To amend title 46, United States Code, to expand the Cable Security Fleet to not less than 6 vessels, and for other purposes.

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 8808 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8808 To amend title 46, United States Code, to expand the Cable Security Fleet to not less than 6 vessels, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 14, 2026 Mr. Miller of Ohio (for himself, Mr. Luttrell, and Mr. McDowell) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend title 46, United States Code, to expand the Cable Security Fleet to not less than 6 vessels, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Cable Security Fleet Expansion Act''. SEC. 2. CABLE SECURITY FLEET EXPANSION. (a) Establishment of the Cable Security Fleet.--Section 53202(a)(2) of title 46, United States Code, is amended by striking ``two'' and inserting ``not less than 6''. (b) Payments.--Section 53206(a)(1) of title 46, United States Code, is amended by striking ``equal to $5,000,000'' and inserting ``up to $7,000,000''. (c) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 53209 of title 46, United States Code, is amended by striking ``$10,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2021 through 2035'' and inserting ``$56,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2027 through 2040''. <all>