<enum>I</enum><header>Prevention</header><section id="id393BCE02143E4C43982353E69EE0972D"><enum>101.</enum><header>Clarification of Coast Guard ice operations mission</header><subsection id="id55A3D80874B84EAE9286AFF8FEEF3E93"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Coast Guard provision of Federal icebreaking services</header><text><external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/14/5">Chapter 5</external-xref> of title 14, United States Code, is amended by inserting after <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/14/86">section 86</external-xref> the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide22e0ec754d04b8c8a96d192d8c9d49c" style="USC"><section id="idee569d751aa04fe7a3fe4cc81c0e5867"><enum>87.</enum><header>Provision of icebreaking services</header><subsection id="id84f89099fd7e41f88b11da9ffc876f50"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Notwithstanding any other provision of law, except as provided in subsection (b), the Coast Guard shall be the sole supplier of icebreaking services, on an advance payment or reimbursable basis, to each Federal agency that requires icebreaking services.</text></subsection><subsection id="id11342284aae342a2bc9e8df5dd575afa"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Exception</header><text>In the event that a Federal agency requires icebreaking services and the Coast Guard is unable to provide the services, the Federal agency may acquire icebreaking services from another entity.</text></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection><subsection id="id5F65AB80C17142BCB510E837B68FEB45"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Priority of Coast Guard missions in polar regions</header><paragraph id="id61b6b2b375c44325ae8be3f3c5da8111"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Section 110</header><text>Section 110(b)(2) of the Arctic Research and Policy Act of 1984 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/15/4109">15 U.S.C. 4109(b)(2)</external-xref>) is amended—</text><subparagraph id="idffd34f80c59049ae9b9076b5110c3767"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>to execute the statutory missions of the Coast Guard and</quote> after <quote>needed</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id82ac8dacffc04a4aad49cde8c4ca0e09"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>and all budget authority related to such operations</quote> after <quote>projects,</quote>.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id0fad0f471ee54f379a2dacdbf94f13dc"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Section 312</header><text>Section 312(c) of the Antarctic Marine Living Resources Convention Act of 1984 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/2441">16 U.S.C. 2441(c)</external-xref>) is amended by inserting <quote>to execute the statutory missions of the Coast Guard and</quote> after <quote>needed</quote>.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id58eae5ae88784ea6bd32c9cd4002e26d"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Conforming amendment</header><text>The table of contents for <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/14/5">chapter 5</external-xref> of title 14, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 86 the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idBAC24987753C4FE8B24950E840A6491A" style="OLC"><toc><toc-entry bold="off" level="section">87. Provision of icebreaking services.</toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection></section><section id="idFF4CCCC12448401186EB8110860BD773"><enum>102.</enum><header>Reactivation of Polar Sea</header><subsection id="id3C8A92AD04584AEEB8DE7605041117E4"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Section 222 of the Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Act of 2012 (126 Stat. 1560), is amended—</text><paragraph id="id64E96638F4004A9CB700CD033F5B2CD4"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by amending subsection (d) to read as follows:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id38A733384587498CBAC10721C03506A2" style="OLC"><subsection id="id540407D7361F4DE68ACA70D84E2459B5"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Reactivation of Polar Sea</header><paragraph id="idF07E6E52C4D441DCAB9B01A84CFB27B7"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall—</text><subparagraph id="id00037C50A7964A768C3D927ACE57AD33"><enum>(A)</enum><text>develop a service life extension plan for the reactivation of the Polar Sea, including a timetable for that reactivation; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idC0C68750FEA24B4DA150E1B2819CDC65"><enum>(B)</enum><text>initiate reactivating and extending the service life of the Polar Sea for 7 to 10 years, in accordance with the service life extension plan under subparagraph (A).</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id3F512034179446BEA9923C421E2B8AB7"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Utilization of existing resources</header><text>In the development of the service life extension plan under paragraph (1)(A), the Secretary shall utilize to the greatest extent practicable recent plans, studies, assessments, and analyses regarding the Coast Guard’s icebreakers and high latitude mission needs and operating requirements.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idD046185B58B645BF896F24761DD0D910"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Submission</header><text>The Secretary shall submit the service life extension plan under paragraph (1)(A) to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives not later than 30 days after the date of its completion.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph id="id6203A26605034C6EBFE0230D1C289DB6"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (e)—</text><subparagraph id="idAF6791F2121144BFB8CA81228101BB69"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking <quote>Except as provided in subsection (d), the</quote> and inserting <quote>The</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id3732E76BEAF0446EBADD57AB7B00AEFD"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (1), by inserting <quote>unless it is necessary for purposes of the service life extension plan under subsection (d),</quote> before <quote>transfer</quote>.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="id20C3C662CD27439BBF083634B7A84265"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text>There is authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2015 to the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating such sums as may be necessary to reactivate and extend the service life of the Coast Guard Cutter Polar Sea (WAGB 11) for 7 to 10 years.</text></subsection></section><section id="idb184d1f566a14ef29341f3cf9103ff60"><enum>103.</enum><header>Competitive bidding in heavy polar icebreaker design and construction</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Notwithstanding the requirement of <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/46/3316">section 3316(a)</external-xref> of title 46, United States Code regarding classification services for vessels owned by the United States Government, the Commandant of the Coast Guard, consistent with the requirements of <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/14/15">chapter 15</external-xref> of title 14, United States Code, and other applicable Federal law, as a part of any project or program established for the acquisition of 1 or more new heavy polar icebreakers for the Coast Guard, may solicit bids and proposals and enter into contracts that include the provision of classification services by any classification society to which the Secretary has delegated the authority to provide those services for vessels not owned by the United States Government.</text></section><section id="id6b335b53b917455d9e2b6419e77f3ea9"><enum>104.</enum><header>Vessel requirements for notices of arrival and departure and automatic identification system</header><subsection id="idea8ad448b33649b1a6841a63a5a6dc40"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall publish a final rule implementing the proposed rule <quote>Vessel Requirements for Notices of Arrival and Departure, and Automatic Identification System</quote> (73 Fed. Reg. 76295).</text></subsection><subsection id="id5f015e7206034f10b6eba81fe8a6586f"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Rule of construction</header><text>The Secretary shall ensure, with respect to a final rule issued under subsection (a), that any notice of arrival or notice of departure requirement in the final rule applies to vessels in a manner consistent with the regulations promulgated under section 109(a) of the Security and Accountability for Every Port Act of 2006 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/1223">33 U.S.C. 1223</external-xref> note) and with section 704 of the Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Act of 2012 (126 Stat. 1580).</text></subsection></section><section id="idfdf6a4ec5d34485c8171ef0bd6d9fc05"><enum>105.</enum><header>Improved safety information for vessels</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall establish a permitting process by which an operator of a marine exchange or other non-Federal vessel traffic information service may apply for permission to use the automatic identification system to transmit weather, ice, and other important navigation safety information to vessels.</text></section><section id="id09cd5873d328433e9daa37731fd6521e"><enum>106.</enum><header>Recovery of travel and subsistence costs for prevention services</header><subsection id="id872db7ab72fd46fc9e49d9a8c61447be"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Title 46, United States Code</header><text><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/46/2110">Section 2110</external-xref> of title 46, United States Code, is amended—</text><paragraph id="id57ed284fdad047a9896ba80387265808"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (c), by inserting <quote>appropriate travel and subsistence costs incurred providing a service or thing of value under this subtitle and</quote> after <quote>recover</quote>; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id3E972C80E2244057BD085863A02D061A"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (d), by inserting at the end the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idBB4CCF4D573144A7BC8A2CD5DEEA17E4" style="OLC"><paragraph id="id394A912778CF47458CF028FAD8F0F797"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Amounts received as reimbursement for appropriate travel and subsistence costs incurred providing a service or thing of value under this section may be credited to the account from which expended.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id1620F22E8FE6492A928DE29D6600418B"><enum>(4)</enum><text>Reimbursement for services provided under this section may include in kind reimbursement for transportation, travel, and subsistence.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idcd82d09ef5384141b639bdf485d98219"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Title 14, United States Code</header><text><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/14/664">Section 664</external-xref> of title 14, United States Code, is amended—</text><paragraph id="id487E996A04074000BA098303D5C33155"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (c), by inserting <quote>appropriate travel and subsistence costs incurred by the Coast Guard in providing a service or thing of value,</quote> after <quote>for the fee or charge the</quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id89740C4B077E40F7909F78F330EF8BB9"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (e), by inserting <quote>and, as appropriate, for travel and subsistence costs incurred when providing a service or thing of value</quote> after <quote>charge</quote>; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id9A242337000E47F9902552504B834EE4"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idE0B04CAEBAF141889D4D1CCA2995986C" style="OLC"><subsection id="id2C4F8B57F36C4B15A8F9532624C27385"><enum>(h)</enum><text>Reimbursement for services provided by the Coast Guard may include in-kind reimbursement for transportation, travel, and subsistence.</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection></section>

113 S2131 IS: Coast Guard Arctic Preparedness Act U.S. Senate 2014-03-13 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

Short title; table of contents

(a)

Short title

This Act may be cited as the

Coast Guard Arctic Preparedness Act

.(b)

Table of contents

The table of contents of this Act is as follows:

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.

Sec. 2. Secretary defined.

TITLE I—Prevention

Sec. 101. Clarification of Coast Guard ice operations mission.

Sec. 102. Reactivation of Polar Sea.

Sec. 103. Competitive bidding in heavy polar icebreaker design and construction.

Sec. 104. Vessel requirements for notices of arrival and departure and automatic identification system.

Sec. 105. Improved safety information for vessels.

Sec. 106. Recovery of travel and subsistence costs for prevention services.

TITLE II—Preparedness and response

Sec. 201. Commandant; appointment.

Sec. 202. Active duty for emergency augmentation of regular forces.

Sec. 203. Acquisition workforce expedited hiring authority.

Sec. 204. Transmission of annual Coast Guard authorization request.

Sec. 205. Interagency Arctic fusion center.

Sec. 206. Enhanced national response capability.

Sec. 207. Forward operating facilities.

Sec. 208. Prompt intergovernmental notice of marine casualties.

Sec. 209. Prompt publication of oil spill information.

Sec. 210. Coast Guard centers of expertise.

Sec. 211. Research, development, testing, and evaluation.

Sec. 212. Area contingency plans.

Sec. 213. Coast Guard response plan requirements.

Sec. 214. Protection and fair treatment of seafarers.

TITLE III—Miscellaneous

Sec. 301. Waiver.

Sec. 302. Transportation of oil from Arctic outer continental shelf lands.

Sec. 303. Lease of tidelands and submerged lands under control of the Coast Guard.

Sec. 304. Inflationary adjustment for regional citizens’ advisory council.

Sec. 305. Coast Guard cutters classification by the American Bureau of Shipping.

Sec. 306. Updates to fines and penalties.

Sec. 307. Technical amendment; Coast Guard Academy charges and fees for attendance.

Secretary defined

In this Act, except as otherwise specifically provided, the term Secretary means the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating.

<enum>I</enum><header>Prevention</header><section id="id393BCE02143E4C43982353E69EE0972D"><enum>101.</enum><header>Clarification of Coast Guard ice operations mission</header><subsection id="id55A3D80874B84EAE9286AFF8FEEF3E93"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Coast Guard provision of Federal icebreaking services</header><text><external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/14/5">Chapter 5</external-xref> of title 14, United States Code, is amended by inserting after <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/14/86">section 86</external-xref> the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide22e0ec754d04b8c8a96d192d8c9d49c" style="USC"><section id="idee569d751aa04fe7a3fe4cc81c0e5867"><enum>87.</enum><header>Provision of icebreaking services</header><subsection id="id84f89099fd7e41f88b11da9ffc876f50"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Notwithstanding any other provision of law, except as provided in subsection (b), the Coast Guard shall be the sole supplier of icebreaking services, on an advance payment or reimbursable basis, to each Federal agency that requires icebreaking services.</text></subsection><subsection id="id11342284aae342a2bc9e8df5dd575afa"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Exception</header><text>In the event that a Federal agency requires icebreaking services and the Coast Guard is unable to provide the services, the Federal agency may acquire icebreaking services from another entity.</text></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection><subsection id="id5F65AB80C17142BCB510E837B68FEB45"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Priority of Coast Guard missions in polar regions</header><paragraph id="id61b6b2b375c44325ae8be3f3c5da8111"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Section 110</header><text>Section 110(b)(2) of the Arctic Research and Policy Act of 1984 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/15/4109">15 U.S.C. 4109(b)(2)</external-xref>) is amended—</text><subparagraph id="idffd34f80c59049ae9b9076b5110c3767"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>to execute the statutory missions of the Coast Guard and</quote> after <quote>needed</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id82ac8dacffc04a4aad49cde8c4ca0e09"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>and all budget authority related to such operations</quote> after <quote>projects,</quote>.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id0fad0f471ee54f379a2dacdbf94f13dc"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Section 312</header><text>Section 312(c) of the Antarctic Marine Living Resources Convention Act of 1984 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/2441">16 U.S.C. 2441(c)</external-xref>) is amended by inserting <quote>to execute the statutory missions of the Coast Guard and</quote> after <quote>needed</quote>.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id58eae5ae88784ea6bd32c9cd4002e26d"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Conforming amendment</header><text>The table of contents for <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/14/5">chapter 5</external-xref> of title 14, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 86 the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idBAC24987753C4FE8B24950E840A6491A" style="OLC"><toc><toc-entry bold="off" level="section">87. Provision of icebreaking services.</toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection></section><section id="idFF4CCCC12448401186EB8110860BD773"><enum>102.</enum><header>Reactivation of Polar Sea</header><subsection id="id3C8A92AD04584AEEB8DE7605041117E4"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Section 222 of the Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Act of 2012 (126 Stat. 1560), is amended—</text><paragraph id="id64E96638F4004A9CB700CD033F5B2CD4"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by amending subsection (d) to read as follows:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id38A733384587498CBAC10721C03506A2" style="OLC"><subsection id="id540407D7361F4DE68ACA70D84E2459B5"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Reactivation of Polar Sea</header><paragraph id="idF07E6E52C4D441DCAB9B01A84CFB27B7"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall—</text><subparagraph id="id00037C50A7964A768C3D927ACE57AD33"><enum>(A)</enum><text>develop a service life extension plan for the reactivation of the Polar Sea, including a timetable for that reactivation; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idC0C68750FEA24B4DA150E1B2819CDC65"><enum>(B)</enum><text>initiate reactivating and extending the service life of the Polar Sea for 7 to 10 years, in accordance with the service life extension plan under subparagraph (A).</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id3F512034179446BEA9923C421E2B8AB7"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Utilization of existing resources</header><text>In the development of the service life extension plan under paragraph (1)(A), the Secretary shall utilize to the greatest extent practicable recent plans, studies, assessments, and analyses regarding the Coast Guard’s icebreakers and high latitude mission needs and operating requirements.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idD046185B58B645BF896F24761DD0D910"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Submission</header><text>The Secretary shall submit the service life extension plan under paragraph (1)(A) to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives not later than 30 days after the date of its completion.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph id="id6203A26605034C6EBFE0230D1C289DB6"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (e)—</text><subparagraph id="idAF6791F2121144BFB8CA81228101BB69"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking <quote>Except as provided in subsection (d), the</quote> and inserting <quote>The</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id3732E76BEAF0446EBADD57AB7B00AEFD"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (1), by inserting <quote>unless it is necessary for purposes of the service life extension plan under subsection (d),</quote> before <quote>transfer</quote>.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="id20C3C662CD27439BBF083634B7A84265"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text>There is authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2015 to the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating such sums as may be necessary to reactivate and extend the service life of the Coast Guard Cutter Polar Sea (WAGB 11) for 7 to 10 years.</text></subsection></section><section id="idb184d1f566a14ef29341f3cf9103ff60"><enum>103.</enum><header>Competitive bidding in heavy polar icebreaker design and construction</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Notwithstanding the requirement of <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/46/3316">section 3316(a)</external-xref> of title 46, United States Code regarding classification services for vessels owned by the United States Government, the Commandant of the Coast Guard, consistent with the requirements of <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/14/15">chapter 15</external-xref> of title 14, United States Code, and other applicable Federal law, as a part of any project or program established for the acquisition of 1 or more new heavy polar icebreakers for the Coast Guard, may solicit bids and proposals and enter into contracts that include the provision of classification services by any classification society to which the Secretary has delegated the authority to provide those services for vessels not owned by the United States Government.</text></section><section id="id6b335b53b917455d9e2b6419e77f3ea9"><enum>104.</enum><header>Vessel requirements for notices of arrival and departure and automatic identification system</header><subsection id="idea8ad448b33649b1a6841a63a5a6dc40"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall publish a final rule implementing the proposed rule <quote>Vessel Requirements for Notices of Arrival and Departure, and Automatic Identification System</quote> (73 Fed. Reg. 76295).</text></subsection><subsection id="id5f015e7206034f10b6eba81fe8a6586f"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Rule of construction</header><text>The Secretary shall ensure, with respect to a final rule issued under subsection (a), that any notice of arrival or notice of departure requirement in the final rule applies to vessels in a manner consistent with the regulations promulgated under section 109(a) of the Security and Accountability for Every Port Act of 2006 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/1223">33 U.S.C. 1223</external-xref> note) and with section 704 of the Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Act of 2012 (126 Stat. 1580).</text></subsection></section><section id="idfdf6a4ec5d34485c8171ef0bd6d9fc05"><enum>105.</enum><header>Improved safety information for vessels</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall establish a permitting process by which an operator of a marine exchange or other non-Federal vessel traffic information service may apply for permission to use the automatic identification system to transmit weather, ice, and other important navigation safety information to vessels.</text></section><section id="id09cd5873d328433e9daa37731fd6521e"><enum>106.</enum><header>Recovery of travel and subsistence costs for prevention services</header><subsection id="id872db7ab72fd46fc9e49d9a8c61447be"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Title 46, United States Code</header><text><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/46/2110">Section 2110</external-xref> of title 46, United States Code, is amended—</text><paragraph id="id57ed284fdad047a9896ba80387265808"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (c), by inserting <quote>appropriate travel and subsistence costs incurred providing a service or thing of value under this subtitle and</quote> after <quote>recover</quote>; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id3E972C80E2244057BD085863A02D061A"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (d), by inserting at the end the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idBB4CCF4D573144A7BC8A2CD5DEEA17E4" style="OLC"><paragraph id="id394A912778CF47458CF028FAD8F0F797"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Amounts received as reimbursement for appropriate travel and subsistence costs incurred providing a service or thing of value under this section may be credited to the account from which expended.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id1620F22E8FE6492A928DE29D6600418B"><enum>(4)</enum><text>Reimbursement for services provided under this section may include in kind reimbursement for transportation, travel, and subsistence.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idcd82d09ef5384141b639bdf485d98219"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Title 14, United States Code</header><text><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/14/664">Section 664</external-xref> of title 14, United States Code, is amended—</text><paragraph id="id487E996A04074000BA098303D5C33155"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (c), by inserting <quote>appropriate travel and subsistence costs incurred by the Coast Guard in providing a service or thing of value,</quote> after <quote>for the fee or charge the</quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id89740C4B077E40F7909F78F330EF8BB9"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (e), by inserting <quote>and, as appropriate, for travel and subsistence costs incurred when providing a service or thing of value</quote> after <quote>charge</quote>; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id9A242337000E47F9902552504B834EE4"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idE0B04CAEBAF141889D4D1CCA2995986C" style="OLC"><subsection id="id2C4F8B57F36C4B15A8F9532624C27385"><enum>(h)</enum><text>Reimbursement for services provided by the Coast Guard may include in-kind reimbursement for transportation, travel, and subsistence.</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection></section><enum>II</enum><header>Preparedness and response</header><section id="id5b6b24055cec40cab34c1411272815eb"><enum>201.</enum><header>Commandant; appointment</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline"><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/14/44">Section 44</external-xref> of title 14, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the first sentence the following: <quote>The term of an appointment, and any reappointment, shall begin on June 1 of the current year and end four years later on May 31, except that, in the event of death, retirement, resignation, or reassignment, or when the needs of the Service demand, the Secretary may alter the date on which the term begins or ends.</quote>.</text></section><section id="ided983bf978c845c8b4471be1d8324ba5"><enum>202.</enum><header>Active duty for emergency augmentation of regular forces</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline"><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/14/712">Section 712(a)</external-xref> of title 14, United States Code, is amended—</text><paragraph id="idC14D9848B2A84CC5BF658258395666D2"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking <quote>another</quote> and inserting <quote>any other</quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="ide1f6d5b7ff04432388fa195469603bf9"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking <quote>prevention of</quote> and inserting <quote>prevention of— </quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id76dae24d66f543168ce44e8c17698750"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>(1)</quote> before <quote>an imminent</quote> and indenting accordingly;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id1485e2e2a0694c2a99d4aec2181f33c0"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in paragraph (1), as redesignated, by striking <quote>unit.</quote> and inserting <quote>unit; and</quote>; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id7a07ad39e9234d4f98e9fba64b7d8b60"><enum>(5)</enum><text>by inserting at the end the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida2bd3759cf364f3296ccd2a564b05d48" style="OLC"><paragraph id="id15696ff1a9f84ecea9824353755bd301"><enum>(2)</enum><text>a major disaster or emergency (as defined in section 102 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/5122">42 U.S.C. 5122</external-xref>)), or a discharge (as defined in section 311(a) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1321(a))) that the Commandant has classified as a spill of national significance under the National Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency Plan (part 300 of title 40, Code of Federal Regulations), the Secretary may, without the consent of the member affected, order to active duty for a continuous period of not more than 120 days an organized training unit of the Coast Guard Ready Reserve, a member thereof, or a member not assigned to a unit organized to serve as a unit.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>. </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section><section id="id4b129bca51414a849ecd633244bfb39c"><enum>203.</enum><header>Acquisition workforce expedited hiring authority</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 404(b) of the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2010 (124 Stat. 2951), as amended by section 218 of the Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Act of 2012 (126 Stat. 1558), is amended by striking <quote>2015</quote> and inserting <quote>2017</quote>.</text></section><section id="ide82ce2b864534cc28694cd21b2ecb452"><enum>204.</enum><header>Transmission of annual Coast Guard authorization request</header><subsection id="id2039ba74399741a6bb11492713ca696a"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Title 14, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 662 the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9792855e96cc4f58a60e28d74a841e55" style="USC"><section id="id059438eed5024297a1905fd441ffbdfe"><enum>662a.<?LEXA-Enum 662a.?></enum><header>Transmission of annual Coast Guard authorization request</header><subsection id="id518ba4dd843c4f30b903fb5f6f55ea4f"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 30 days after the date on which the President submits to Congress a budget request for a fiscal year pursuant to <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/31/1105">section 1105</external-xref> of title 31, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a Coast Guard authorization request with respect to that fiscal year.</text></subsection><subsection id="idcce39e5bc78041afa1c59f0045c08f7e"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Coast Guard authorization request defined</header><text>In this section, the term <term>Coast Guard authorization request</term> means proposed legislation that, with respect to the Coast Guard for the relevant fiscal year, includes—</text><paragraph id="ideede347d0dca44c99a022bc3186e3155"><enum>(1)</enum><text>recommended end-of-year strengths for active duty personnel and military training student loads for that fiscal year, as described in section 661;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id3d785d5893964af7849b463766fe17b0"><enum>(2)</enum><text>recommended authorizations of appropriations for that fiscal year, including with respect to matters described in section 662; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id19ce58c099cf4d7f9162cb04bda18fe3"><enum>(3)</enum><text>any other matter the Secretary considers appropriate for inclusion in a Coast Guard authorization bill.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection><subsection id="id3B77A89FAF3C44F59E445D7A1D60AD57"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conforming amendment</header><text>The table of contents for <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/14/17">chapter 17</external-xref> of title 14, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 662 the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB6D19B3EA1644956889ACAFA227A8E9D" style="OLC"><toc><toc-entry bold="off" level="section">662a. Transmission of annual Coast Guard authorization request.</toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection></section><section id="idcdaa36eaef47468abcf2f082a6c53fe3"><enum>205.</enum><header>Interagency Arctic fusion center</header><subsection id="id09BB7B173A054898BEC8C33A921CECDC"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline"><external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/14/7">Chapter 7</external-xref> of title 14, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id75C57E2E03C44585B57DA2A3AFC93EDB" style="USC"><section id="idA3E7C9F8627E42B3AED64CD0368958FF"><enum>154.</enum><header>Interagency Arctic fusion center</header><subsection id="idc5a1cd7e20bf44a58203acb1f463fa46"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment</header><paragraph id="ida295320030444c57a70f190597f834fc"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary is authorized to establish an interagency Arctic fusion center (referred to in this section as the <quote>Center</quote>). The Commandant shall operate the Center.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idca3d0ce9abd04850bea6e766b5ba15b5"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Purpose</header><text>The purpose of the Center shall be to improve maritime domain awareness in the Arctic—</text><subparagraph id="iddeac48c3a1be451682fd6c8bcc1d2762"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by promoting interagency cooperation and coordination;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idfd2401467d334ae784aca41419207c83"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by employing joint, interagency, and international capabilities; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idfa643115856742cbadc94ed4e85f7828"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by facilitating the sharing of information, intelligence, and data related to the Arctic maritime domain between the participating agencies and departments under paragraph (3).</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ida540b16d470f4bcd90ea872845e7c29f"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Participating agencies and departments</header><text>The Center shall coordinate the participation by and sharing of information, intelligence, and data related to the Arctic maritime domain between the following:</text><subparagraph id="id1284aef59850465bb781cdd5c83b3838"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the Department of Homeland Security;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id20cf3425ee114e54a5823c7ed87bcb0a"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the Department of Defense;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idbd7911f743394bd8adbf6eacec3094d6"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the Department of Transportation;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id76a548ece9f94a9da027695bfd2247b5"><enum>(D)</enum><text>the Department of State;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="iddd2e1ddd1d1441c3a1e99052ad72a17d"><enum>(E)</enum><text>the Department of the Interior;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id5572c2bbc3414523b3def37f17301d1c"><enum>(F)</enum><text>the National Aeronautics and Space Administration;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id75ef4240273a42c582b70d0b8c9ab249"><enum>(G)</enum><text>the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id880737886c8c4cbe8eca4ca8ebab7218"><enum>(H)</enum><text>the Environmental Protection Agency; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idc586305a954d46dca761349be46dff53"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the National Science Foundation.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idfff07f4e023c473380a402ec2e4d0ed9"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Organization</header><paragraph id="id7e6173aa189c4fe08135b2ed960e1564"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Staffing and other resources</header><text>The Secretary and the head of an agency or department under subsection (a)(3) may—</text><subparagraph id="id8442a866a7924adaa2b579756f07eda7"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by agreement, on a reimbursable basis or otherwise, provide permanent representation to the Center;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id119431a556944ed89c76e28c120a8505"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by agreement, on a reimbursable basis or otherwise, share personnel, services, equipment (including aircraft and vessels), and facilities with the Center for the purpose under subsection (a)(2); and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id14164c756953427bad355a0ed204c7c4"><enum>(C)</enum><text>to the extent possible, and consistent with applicable law, extend the authorities provided under their enabling statutes to the other participating departments and agencies in furtherance of the purpose under subsection (a)(2).</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id3be36b82054949388998c1c2900b7ae2"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Budget</header><text>The Secretary and the head of each participating agency and department under subsection (a)(3), at their discretion, may develop interagency plans and budgets and engage in interagency financing to establish and maintain the Center.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idf8e9db05fe554c339a0c201f3199aef0"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Information sharing</header><paragraph id="id1658feea1c3c4c44a8e12ea35243e145"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary and the head of each participating agency and department under subsection (a)(3), to the maximum extent permissible under law, shall share through the Center all applicable information, intelligence, and data related to maritime domain awareness in the Arctic.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idcaf0b52ae3974cd0938dfc52f27fed6a"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Collection and use</header><text>Subject to applicable confidentiality and privacy laws, the Secretary, through the Center, shall oversee and coordinate the collection, storage, analysis, and use of all applicable information, intelligence, and data shared under paragraph (1).</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ide3bc606318a744da80cd798d9cfaa3be"><enum>(d)</enum><header>5-Year strategic plan</header><text>Not later than 180 days after the date that the Center is established under subsection (a), the Secretary shall develop a 5-year strategic plan to guide interagency and international intergovernmental cooperation and coordination for the purpose of improving maritime domain awareness in the Arctic. The Secretary shall update the plan at least once every 5 years thereafter.</text></subsection><subsection id="idf2ac49595f654bb6a057b0e5be1e4fa6"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this section—</text><paragraph id="id659d8d2cf09d43bc957f4233f1e5d2ef"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Arctic</header><text>The term <term>Arctic</term> has the meaning given the term in section 112 of the Arctic Research and Policy Act of 1984 (15 U.S.C. 4111).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id3a1bd5ba3cbf44e1911f69ab3df2ce7b"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Maritime domain awareness</header><text>The term <term>maritime domain awareness</term> means the effective understanding of anything associated with the maritime domain that could impact the safety, security, economy, or environment of the United States.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection><subsection id="id076786d5529140a8aa7b670a08c1b5e6"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conforming amendment</header><text>The table of contents for <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/14/7">chapter 7</external-xref> of title 14, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 153 the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id470B56341E5445CA86F41ADCED6414B0" style="OLC"><toc><toc-entry bold="off" level="section">154. Interagency Arctic fusion center.</toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection></section><section id="id25997980d1bb4b578bcd0c2bc0e18e58"><enum>206.</enum><header>Enhanced national response capability</header><subsection id="id51e484ffc90f4f3487526b916e55ecfd"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Section 311 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/1321">33 U.S.C. 1321</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph id="ide5ebea1bb60b46a0b4d262aa31c259bd"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a)(23)—</text><subparagraph id="idd099ba2c3b904ab5b212efadd705412b"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking <quote>Unit</quote> each place it appears and inserting <quote>Functions</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id79db59d9827748729afe7ee10654623e"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking <quote>established</quote> and inserting <quote>maintained</quote>;</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idf5c1f5da4bab469587a9e8b400ba0452"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (j)(2), by striking <quote><header-in-text level="paragraph" style="OLC">National response unit</header-in-text></quote> through <quote>acting through the National Response Unit</quote> and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf0391d9c1c984e38babe33b95b57ce44" style="OLC"><paragraph id="id48c2dcf30c324e439e8a828e127b9c44"><enum></enum><header>National response functions</header><text>The Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating—</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph id="id79c2bc7a27f54f36ba7feed351cf9fc6"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection (j)(4)(C)(vi), by striking <quote>, and into operating procedures of the National Response Unit</quote>.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idedbf48f94e744cb3b75b7c7a8f1e493d"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conforming amendment</header><text>Section 4202(b) of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/1321">33 U.S.C. 1321</external-xref> note) is amended—</text><paragraph id="id91e87bfe007d4e4996af4c0ae3b29c30"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking paragraph (2); and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id2cfc547598df42abb1c60bd855b52192"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by redesignating paragraphs (3) and (4) as paragraphs (2) and (3), respectively.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="id66312030e3ac4f519733f3bf4c84444d"><enum>207.</enum><header>Forward operating facilities</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Secretary is authorized to construct or lease hangar, berthing, and messing facilities in the Arctic Region and Bering Sea-Aleutian Islands operating area. The facilities shall—</text><paragraph id="idbaa0aff043c243b7b5e67ebfb10e7b69"><enum>(1)</enum><text>support aircraft maintenance, including exhaust ventilation, heat, engine wash system, head facilities, fuel, ground support services, and electrical power;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id363386d811d744eab8e036e63144896d"><enum>(2)</enum><text>provide shelter for both current helicopter assets and those projected to be located at Air Station Kodiak, Alaska, for at least 20 years; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idEE520FF948A340AF8265F08E38BA539F"><enum>(3)</enum><text>provide berthing and messing facilities for maintenance and aircrew personnel.</text></paragraph></section><section id="id271682941cd94e74a8be9b0616845050"><enum>208.</enum><header>Prompt intergovernmental notice of marine casualties</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline"><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/46/6101">Section 6101</external-xref> of title 46, United States Code, is amended by inserting after subsection (b) the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idCC4FC9D849744DF88023FAB5F324AB23" style="OLC"><subsection id="id4c8e97eb4ab046099e1ddda2ba577e57"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Notice to State and tribal governments</header><paragraph id="id99df2eb5787f4e6280e61ab897474b61"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Requirement to notify</header><text>Not later than 1 hour after receiving a report of a marine casualty under this section, the Secretary shall forward the report to the designated official of—</text><subparagraph id="id34FA9A5B7D544C6A8696C93E0FD9018D"><enum>(A)</enum><text>each appropriate State agency of a State; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id7657274B2920487A8044A2902C3E791B"><enum>(B)</enum><text>each tribal government of an Indian tribe (as defined in section 102 of the Federally Recognized Indian Tribe List Act of 1994 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/25/479a">25 U.S.C. 479a</external-xref>)) that has jurisdiction concurrent with the United States or is adjacent to waters in which the marine casualty occurred.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id2128139180324222b2b33ab26d286308"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Designated official</header><text>Each State and tribal government referred to in paragraph (1) shall identify for the Secretary the designated official to receive a report under paragraph (1).</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section><section id="id5a551f9e2f124256b19b5c817c942e67"><enum>209.</enum><header>Prompt publication of oil spill information</header><subsection id="id78d969e062a54182b2a7ddffdcafaf27"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>In any response to an oil spill in which the Coast Guard serves as the Federal on-scene coordinator leading a unified command, the Commandant of the Coast Guard shall publish, on a publicly accessible website, all written incident action plans prepared and approved as a part of the response to the oil spill.</text></subsection><subsection id="id73567c740076418982c2746db08530e0"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Timeliness and duration</header><text>The Commandant of the Coast Guard shall—</text><paragraph id="idcffc6f950b784265a9ebe6845b3e1651"><enum>(1)</enum><text>publish each incident action plan under subsection (a) promptly after the incident action plan is approved for implementation by the unified command, but not later than 12 hours after the beginning of the operational period for which the plan is prepared; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idce89c1c064134124829a4779572c740c"><enum>(2)</enum><text>ensure that each incident action plan under subsection (a) remains publicly accessible on the website under subsection (a) for the duration of the response to the applicable oil spill.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idd8231aa689a6430a88a4bbb48d7a8d39"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Redaction of personal information</header><text>The Commandant may redact information from an incident action plans published under subsection (a) to the extent necessary to comply with applicable privacy laws and other laws regarding the protection of personal information.</text></subsection></section><section id="ide4eb8bd343134810ae4cbdfd2529c366"><enum>210.</enum><header>Coast Guard centers of expertise</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline"><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/14/58">Section 58(b)</external-xref> of title 14, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id50101244097A4CF89E21B4C501E0198B" style="OLC"><subsection id="id5765a531607f43079bcc9bbfd4695378"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Missions</header><text>A center shall—</text><paragraph id="ida2cab44a9ba949d090c8bbd8c127de10"><enum>(1)</enum><text>promote, facilitate, and conduct education, training, and research programs;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id98b07ea43d5d4f848cfb70d2f840b616"><enum>(2)</enum><text>develop and maintain a repository of information on operations, practices, and resources; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idc8fb3b1a8f224e8c906f7ad526dc522e"><enum>(3)</enum><text>perform and support any mission of the Coast Guard that the Commandant may specify.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section><section id="idbcdae89e7e44445faf24c2ef5a491a5e"><enum>211.</enum><header>Research, development, testing, and evaluation</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline"><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/14/93">Section 93</external-xref> of title 14, United States Code, is amended—</text><paragraph id="id017550a6f4ce4149bb4d1956e924fb04"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a)(4), by striking <quote>agencies and with private agencies;</quote> and inserting <quote>agencies, private agencies, and, through the Secretary with the concurrence of the Secretary of State, with foreign government agencies; and</quote>; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id8679c2ba4ecd4fa7b6bc37b108c158df"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1a6095f9322b4410a0a828811ba6f31b" style="OLC"><subsection id="idef4ac6046a6f4a588f06b977e633ec74"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Equipment, technology, and techniques</header><text>For the purposes of subsection (a)(4), the Commandant is authorized to possess, use, and consume any personal property or materials of another government agency or a private agency, or a foreign government agency, subject to the conditions regarding foreign government agencies imposed by that subsection, for the purpose of conducting research, development, testing, evaluation, and demonstration of equipment, technology, or a technique.</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section><section id="id337282367e8b46568cc4ce8cfbe488c4"><enum>212.</enum><header>Area contingency plans</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 311(j)(4) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/1321">33 U.S.C. 1321(j)(4)</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph id="idc6795802efdb4c5ab31741714abd2210"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subparagraph (A), by inserting <quote>, and of tribal governments of Indian tribes (as defined in section 102 of the Federally Recognized Indian Tribe List Act of 1994 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/25/429a">25 U.S.C. 429a</external-xref>))</quote> after <quote>and local agencies</quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id9d1d8f3b2cb04fadac6b31f6a71909ab"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subparagraph (B)(ii)—</text><subparagraph id="idfb48ab726fd04886b446693920c5cbbe"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking <quote>and local</quote> and inserting <quote>, local, and tribal</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id25c09a746b3f42e2a25785e9c3f1cb92"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking <quote>wildlife;</quote> and inserting <quote>wildlife, including advance planning with respect to the closing and reopening of fishing grounds following a discharge;</quote>;</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idd09eae476c9140df8e9f611678c427b7"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subparagraph (B)(iii), by striking <quote>and local</quote> and inserting <quote>, local, and tribal</quote>; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id3eee355f7b07455db2322729a525d2b3"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in subparagraph (C)—</text><subparagraph id="idD0003A4DAECF44189EB385D913477228"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in clause (iv), by inserting <quote>and tribal governments of Indian tribes</quote> after <quote>local agencies,</quote>;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idf3be234f760147ed9a05748b30a624a5"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by redesignating clauses (vii) and (viii) as clauses (viii) and (ix), respectively; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id2584d7fae45443dbb95619c16a38ae65"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by inserting after clause (vi) the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7f064223528c4fa2b892ba530acbaab7" style="OLC"><clause id="idd3958b10ccd2484a94ea9d59a556909a"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>develop a framework for advance planning and decisionmaking with respect to the closing and reopening of fishing grounds following a discharge, including protocols and standards for the closing and reopening of fishing areas;</text></clause><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph></section><section id="id3f931532dec449b880efd3279aeb8450"><enum>213.</enum><header>Coast Guard response plan requirements</header><subsection id="ida2885f1ea6d14134b269f1fffbb82f1d"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Response plan updates</header><paragraph id="id6f1d6b2316de47dd900cb179774c5310"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall require that a response plan that is approved by the Coast Guard be updated at least once every 5 years.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id15ded0ccdae448638ebbfc18bc3b47e3"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Best commercially available technology</header><text>Each update under paragraph (1) shall incorporate the best commercially available technology and methods to contain and remove, to the maximum extent practicable, a worst case discharge, including a discharge resulting from fire or explosion, and to mitigate or prevent a substantial threat of such a discharge.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idfecb8cc13fa646fea032615ce4c2122a"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Technology standards</header><text>The Secretary may establish requirements and guidance for utilizing the best commercially available technology and methods. The technology and methods shall be based on measurable standards and capabilities, and planning criteria, whenever practicable.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id6947eb76dc994cb88aed29d949a947d9"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Vessel response plan contents</header><text>The Secretary shall require that each vessel response plan prepared for a mobile offshore drilling unit include information from the facility response plan prepared for the mobile offshore drilling unit regarding the planned response to a worst case discharge, and to a threat of such a discharge.</text></subsection><subsection id="id802f1a61d78d418a82399b78d9ec49ea"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this section:</text><paragraph id="idbf324d7c4b1c42b2bed835e128ba0a1f"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Mobile offshore drilling unit</header><text>The term <term>mobile offshore drilling unit</term> has the meaning given the term in section 1001(18) of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (33 U.S.C. 2701(18)).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idfa214c172cc447898976462f8500d5e0"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Response plan</header><text>The term <term>response plan</term> means a response plan prepared under section 311(j) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1321(j)).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id58a08872a4fa49b1970b0a75094c7128"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Worst case discharge</header><text>The term <term>worst case discharge</term> has the meaning given the term under section 311(a) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1321(a)).</text></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="idca9efee3b6fb46d7a5481c05d79a05cc"><enum>214.</enum><header>Protection and fair treatment of seafarers</header><subsection id="id1a78cf12f96440269d3784d3d57bc584"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text><external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/46/111">Chapter 111</external-xref> of title 46, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id783cd232fff44ea8845ba6364d34f561" style="USC"><section id="id0a6f9da3e19f4d66a365d54319d28793"><enum>11113.</enum><header>Protection and fair treatment of seafarers</header><subsection id="id1139b56995b84733a68269131bf2921b"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Purpose</header><text>The purpose of this section shall be to ensure the protection and fair treatment of seafarers.</text></subsection><subsection id="idde97cadff1ac4411aafd0dbc52b4d18f"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Special fund</header><paragraph id="ide106279af2c142dfbd0f17f4bf5fcf1d"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>There is established in the Treasury a special fund known as the Support of Seafarers Fund.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id597083c9588a40b88088782068ee1a6a"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Use of amounts in fund</header><text>The amounts deposited into the Fund shall be available to the Secretary, without fiscal year limitation—</text><subparagraph id="idc73000ba5ff944f09fcb55ab50d6c023"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to pay necessary support under subsection (c)(1); and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ide66d1c65868c445bb87dab3b95fd39be"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to reimburse a shipowner for necessary support under subsection (c)(2).</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id6a12130800ff45c3a07444d688ce65b9"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Amounts credited to fund</header><text>Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Fund may receive—</text><subparagraph id="idc58e2020f8b248e3a9d59bc2a76bcb21"><enum>(A)</enum><text>any moneys ordered to be paid to the Fund in the form of community service under section 8B1.3 of the United States Sentencing Guidelines Manual or to the extent permitted under paragraph (4); and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idc1876a8a213247ebb08a99ae6c6c76f4"><enum>(B)</enum><text>amounts reimbursed or recovered under subsection (e).</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id61854813de6a4070b6b37adfd1e1c348"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Prerequisite for community service credits</header><text>The Fund may receive credits under paragraph (3)(A) if the unobligated balance of the Fund is less than $5,000,000.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id8143755b46214f0e941eae5f8ce6828e"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriation</header><text>There is authorized to be appropriated, from the Fund, for each fiscal year such sums as may be necessary for the purposes set forth in paragraph (2).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id777a7790be71467d9264e9c758f6728e"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Report required</header><subparagraph id="ida8e50a3828bf4a158c1ed51b677603d8"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall submit to Congress, concurrent with the President's budget submission for a given fiscal year, a report that describes—</text><clause id="idf7fb1806b3cf47b9a2eda324552d05d0"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the amounts credited to the Fund under paragraph (3) for the preceding fiscal year;</text></clause><clause id="id3efab25b1c6e4c88bec7ebc050cdef23"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in detail, the activities for which amounts were charged; and</text></clause><clause id="idcf7d323ea8f74a148bf9d63dc7922b97"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the projected level of expenditures from the Fund for the upcoming fiscal year, based on—</text><subclause id="id51c72d031138421f86c11e21bb5131c8"><enum>(I)</enum><text>on-going activities; and</text></subclause><subclause id="idc1a5d4070d124068bca38f63b23c794e"><enum>(II)</enum><text>new cases, derived from historic data.</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id7eb1dbe9040244e29bd30fa745193235"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Exception</header><text>Subparagraph (A) shall not apply to obligations during the first fiscal year during which amounts are credited to the Fund.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ide23f53a448fb4ef2b0ebbd6ef7529cb0"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Fund manager</header><text>The Secretary shall designate a Fund manager who shall—</text><subparagraph id="idb86ce2942b46443ab1f64ac2dd821632"><enum>(A)</enum><text>ensure the visibility and accountability of transactions utilizing the Fund;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idef5d0ad03177431791043b035439fd99"><enum>(B)</enum><text>prepare the report under paragraph (6);</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idd3581276f3c44fd486b97d110293e63a"><enum>(C)</enum><text>monitor the unobligated balance of the Fund; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id2202d13368df43b185b5c29c3ef2b608"><enum>(D)</enum><text>provide notice to the Secretary and the Attorney General whenever the unobligated balance of the Fund is less than $5,000,000.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id20df2be76c5d407db882d1109e1b5dd1"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Authority</header><text>The Secretary may—</text><paragraph id="id4adae2dc8e024a03baa6b293aa38d8f9"><enum>(1)</enum><text>pay, from amounts appropriated from the Fund, necessary support of—</text><subparagraph id="ida7610a960d2d4b1fbf7a8d84628da821"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a seafarer that—</text><clause id="id4ecb1ebda6444ec3b432ce7f1989fdf9"><enum>(i)</enum><text>enters, remains, or is paroled into the United States; and</text></clause><clause id="id1b5ddd08d1d343b495e06d1e09207abf"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>is involved in an investigation, reporting, documentation, or adjudication of any matter that is related to the administration or enforcement of any treaty, law, or regulation by the Coast Guard; and</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id9ff43191ce4e46b58fd64d5f5b36da02"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a seafarer that the Secretary determines was abandoned in the United States; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idbbf5d4b3bb384cbcad9ffc46e6898229"><enum>(2)</enum><text>reimburse, from amounts appropriated from the Fund, a shipowner that has provided necessary support of a seafarer who has been paroled into the United States to facilitate an investigation, reporting, documentation, or adjudication of any matter that is related to the administration or enforcement of any treaty, law, or regulation by the Coast Guard, for the costs of necessary support if the Secretary determines that reimbursement is necessary to avoid serious injustice.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id8998d58a09b34e3ba8821e784d28da98"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Limitation</header><text>Nothing in this section shall be construed—</text><paragraph id="iddba8f5e38a464db58af8ea0253561b3f"><enum>(1)</enum><text>to create a right, benefit, or entitlement to necessary support; or</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id956d0eaee890444caf70bede5f46c03f"><enum>(2)</enum><text>to compel the Secretary to pay or reimburse the cost of necessary support.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id128113f5da9646678ea29a8f496cdfb3"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Reimbursement; recovery</header><paragraph id="idf85d502b229e4936b63cb0c29a3eaca4"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>A shipowner shall reimburse the Fund an amount equal to the total amount paid from the Fund for necessary support of a seafarer plus a surcharge of 25 percent of the total amount if—</text><subparagraph id="id636f882351b3482d8582de4c0316976a"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the shipowner—</text><clause id="id371998568d6848d98630a5b6c438da5d"><enum>(i)</enum><text>during the course of an investigation, reporting, documentation, or adjudication of any matter that the Coast Guard referred to a United States Attorney or the Attorney General, fails to provide necessary support of a seafarer who was paroled into the United States to facilitate the investigation, reporting, documentation, or adjudication; and</text></clause><clause id="id7e596d6bb81b4e4b9a59f208ea59c3e4"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>subsequently receives a criminal penalty; or</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id2093e754776744d3a4cb4e29d5adcf4a"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the shipowner, under any circumstance, abandons a seafarer in the United States, as determined by the Secretary.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idcb55b8f4d07649fb8c28ea584ad89ed4"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Enforcement</header><text>If a shipowner fails to reimburse the Fund under paragraph (1), the Secretary may—</text><subparagraph id="ida86cacdb15f540279adf532ec31f0894"><enum>(A)</enum><text>proceed in rem against any vessel of the shipowner in the Federal district court for the district in which the vessel is found; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="iddf427a37f7f74e8689cfa7222c36e81f"><enum>(B)</enum><text>withhold or revoke the clearance required under section 60105 of any vessel of the shipowner wherever the vessel is found.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idc4660ec74c54450ab3dce1b16c836339"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Remedy</header><text>A vessel may obtain clearance from the Secretary after it is withheld or revoked under paragraph (2)(B) if the shipowner reimburses the Fund the amount required under paragraph (1).</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id41ab84013dce4c26adb73fe260e36de9"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Bond and surety</header><paragraph id="id80e3e70ca97943f98b354cd8ca9eb800"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Authority</header><text>The Secretary may require a bond or a surety satisfactory as an alternative to withholding or revoking clearance under subsection (e) if, in the opinion of the Secretary, the bond or surety satisfactory is necessary to facilitate an investigation, reporting, documentation, or adjudication of any matter that is related to the administration or enforcement of any treaty, law, or regulation by the Coast Guard.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id3eb0b78a73144da9af5b40100c1bd124"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Surety corporations</header><text>A surety corporation may provide a bond or surety satisfactory under paragraph (1) if the surety corporation is authorized by the Secretary of the Treasury under section 9305 of title 31 to provide surety bonds under <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/31/9304">section 9304</external-xref> of title 31.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id93b9461f32944b6aa96160e9bf3b9a21"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Application</header><text>The authority to require a bond or surety satisfactory or to request the withholding or revocation of the clearance under subsection (e) applies to any investigation, reporting, documentation, or adjudication of any matter that is related to the administration or enforcement of any treaty, law, or regulation by the Coast Guard.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id36a8ed46a3884c2d830994779b2ff44d"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this section:</text><paragraph id="id38d1df19937845ff85ad802c03d43a84"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Abandons; abandoned</header><text>The term <term>abandons</term> or <quote>abandoned</quote> means—</text><subparagraph id="iddfdd5cd981dc428692296a6b87296e82"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a shipowner's unilateral severance of ties with a seafarer; or</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idca2a3bd5ccd54d099e04a92fffc73a8c"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a shipowner's failure to provide necessary support of a seafarer.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id56c3301478f043cd8b826864909c7555"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Fund</header><text>The term <term>Fund</term> means the Support of Seafarers Fund established under this section.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id42a6c25b71d04de982f7ea4007304932"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Necessary support</header><text>The term <term>necessary support</term> means normal wages, lodging, subsistence, clothing, medical care (including hospitalization), repatriation, and any other expense the Secretary considers appropriate.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id7fbb5832d87142298214d072543b9f1b"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Seafarer</header><text>The term <term>seafarer</term> means an alien crewman who is employed or engaged in any capacity on board a vessel subject to the jurisdiction of the United States. A seafarer is a claimant for the purposes of section 30509 of this title.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id0592d59bfd30456aa559996bf97ade25"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Shipowner</header><text>The term <term>shipowner</term> means an individual or entity that owns, has an ownership interest in, or operates a vessel subject to the jurisdiction of the United States.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id13870739530e4c16bfec3864d845d30d"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Vessel subject to the jurisdiction of the United States</header><text>The term <term>vessel subject to the jurisdiction of the United States</term> has the meaning given the term in section 70502(c), except that it excludes—</text><subparagraph id="id9d885fed544a46c2a386605c0b6686f1"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a vessel—</text><clause id="id155da961b7a145beb4e9e093e45f8380"><enum>(i)</enum><text>that is owned by the United States, a State or political subdivision thereof, or a foreign nation; and</text></clause><clause id="id0826a84455fd4f6aa76cc12a0f6da591"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>that is not engaged in commerce; and</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="iddef44d2dfa8946a2bcc232f9fae6e18c"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a bareboat—</text><clause id="id56a34b0b9eef428a934a75b0fe86e0b0"><enum>(i)</enum><text>that is chartered and operated by the United States, a State or political subdivision thereof, or a foreign nation; and</text></clause><clause id="id39f918763c9f40b6bfbec6460797bf0d"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>that is not engaged in commerce.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id21edc6e82a5f4c4d87d5b1d41abd1606"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Regulations</header><text>The Secretary may prescribe regulations to implement this section.</text></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection><subsection id="id94cf30d55867412c8b3f3cf0e076a4ab"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conforming amendment</header><text>The table of contents for <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/46/111">chapter 111</external-xref> of title 46, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 11112 the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id06268D526FFB4429B75D51261C19369A" style="OLC"><toc><toc-entry bold="off" level="section">11113. Protection and fair treatment of seafarers.</toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection><subsection id="idf905f3afe4ea4c33933841c0b4b12cde"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text>There is authorized to be appropriated to the Support of Seafarers Fund $1,500,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 and 2015.</text></subsection></section><enum>III</enum><header>Miscellaneous</header><section id="id51b7af7044bc43978a1c393e0a70c505"><enum>301.</enum><header>Waiver</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Notwithstanding sections 12112 and 12132 and <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/46/551">chapter 551</external-xref> of title 46, United States Code, the Secretary may issue a certificate of documentation with a coastwise endorsement for the F/V WESTERN CHALLENGER (IMO number 5388108).</text></section><section id="id27581fff3c724c058eefdef8d85f0b95"><enum>302.</enum><header>Transportation of oil from Arctic outer continental shelf lands</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 5 of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/43/1334">43 U.S.C. 1334</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc81d4ec36da24b0fb8b01c4b34427d2a" style="OLC"><subsection id="id09f2fb7e78d64cc692ea9f3ad21ac402"><enum>(k)</enum><header>Oil transportation in Arctic waters</header><text>The Secretary shall—</text><paragraph id="id8faf7bf9282545638cf8dcadd29f387a"><enum>(1)</enum><text>require that oil produced from Federal leases in Arctic waters in the Chukchi Sea planning area, Beaufort Sea planning area, or Hope Basin planning area be transported by pipeline to onshore facilities; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idaa53119a70bf48bcbd0aa3d487a0191f"><enum>(2)</enum><text>provide for, and issue appropriate permits for, the transportation of oil from Federal leases in Arctic waters in preproduction phases (including exploration) by means other than pipeline.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section><section id="id03c10765260b465faf47b3424113b417"><enum>303.</enum><header>Lease of tidelands and submerged lands under control of the Coast Guard</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline"><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/14/93">Section 93</external-xref> of title 14, United States Code, as amended by section 211 of this Act, is further amended by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7db839bd7e874227bab22f94b5b64283" style="OLC"><subsection id="id0257026261074c9cb731c94ddf1b92a9"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Lease of tidelands and submerged lands</header><paragraph id="id74D67C42CC8E45719A8D9F128EDD5880"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Exception from maximum lease term</header><text>Notwithstanding subsection (a)(13), a lease described in paragraph (2) may be for such term in excess of 5 years as the Commandant considers appropriate.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id7dfa511e89f0430989f9f788774b345a"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Lease described</header><text>A lease referred to in paragraph (1) is a lease of the following:</text><subparagraph id="id33786a013c01400dbb8adb282d869431"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Tidelands under the control of the Coast Guard.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idaf28ad2408054b3fbb0b7e7f21d811a7"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Submerged lands under the control of the Coast Guard.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section><section id="id7c91bfd6ca614febb3a559e1388ebb81"><enum>304.</enum><header>Inflationary adjustment for regional citizens’ advisory council</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 5002(k)(3) of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/2732">33 U.S.C. 2732(k)(3)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>more than $1,000,000</quote> and inserting <quote>less than $1,400,000</quote>.</text></section><section id="id879608B2E4BA454C8B4AEC8D9F8C7DCB"><enum>305.</enum><header>Coast Guard cutters classification by the American Bureau of Shipping</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline"><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/14/573">Section 573(c)(3)</external-xref> of title 14, United States Code, is amended—</text><paragraph id="id10acecdffc3847848252cf630dfa6454"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking <quote>(A) <header-in-text level="subparagraph" style="USC">In general</header-in-text>.—</quote>; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idd39ab5cffb6445d39696cc6594c6fe3a"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking <quote>before final acceptance</quote> after <quote>Shipping</quote>.</text></paragraph></section><section id="id9ed1b267eed94db99101fb7ed64f5b5c"><enum>306.</enum><header>Updates to fines and penalties</header><subsection id="id4ba07fc013c74c3b87e98d39108e1a1e"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Aids to navigation and false distress messages</header><text><external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/14/5">Chapter 5</external-xref> of title 14, United States Code, is amended—</text><paragraph id="id2db2750bfa6a43f0a176a8e8213054fc"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in section 83, by striking <quote>$100</quote> and inserting <quote>$1,500</quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id89e10f0cc7fe4f97a46ffc0018342304"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in section 84, by striking <quote>$500</quote> and inserting <quote>$5,000</quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id5e594960ecdf40ec86d67d32c4c9568a"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in section 85, by striking <quote>$100</quote> and inserting <quote>$1,500</quote>; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idac6ddbecfe54419cb112e7bf76e7ebb4"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in section 88(c)(2), by striking <quote>$5,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$10,000</quote>.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id87c147a1af694d4598773277411a46ec"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Coast Guard ensigns and pennants</header><text><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/14/638">Section 638(b)</external-xref> of title 14, United States Code, is amended by striking <quote>$5,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$50,000</quote>.</text></subsection><subsection id="id283396627d1b46c78a2f6357f048c9d4"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Unauthorized use of words <quote>Coast Guard</quote></header><text><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/14/639">Section 639</external-xref> of title 14, United States Code, is amended by striking <quote>$1,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$10,000</quote>.</text></subsection></section><section id="id72a04dd7a6244d499cdcda196eb823b3"><enum>307.</enum><header>Technical amendment; Coast Guard Academy charges and fees for attendance</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline"><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/14/197">Section 197(b)</external-xref> of title 14, United States Code, is amended by striking <quote>of Homeland Security</quote>.</text></section>