<enum>I</enum><header>Maritime Administration authorization</header> <section id="iddb05bfea528246f7b3abb051af8223c6"><enum>101.</enum><header>Authorization of the Maritime Administration</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">There are authorized to be appropriated to the Department of Transportation for fiscal year 2017, to be available without fiscal year limitation if so provided in appropriations Acts, for programs of the United States Maritime Administration associated with maintaining national security aspects of the merchant marine, the following amounts:</text> <paragraph id="id581fd5b97fc04f31a1054b7b42fabf4c"><enum>(1)</enum><text>For expenses necessary for operations of the United States Merchant Marine Academy, $99,902,000, of which—</text> <subparagraph id="id7d6641a1644f4201b40852fa34da5300"><enum>(A)</enum><text>$74,851,000 shall be for Academy operations; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ida8ff3354ccd9423f8f15128a73649fb3"><enum>(B)</enum><text>$25,051,000 shall remain available until expended for capital asset management at the Academy.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id3e5d75c0094e4c8c9ef62d9943689fd9"><enum>(2)</enum><text>For expenses necessary to support the State maritime academies, $29,550,000, of which—</text> <subparagraph id="id1086c3581fe84df3b888fb80a2b4bfe9"><enum>(A)</enum><text>$2,400,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2018, for the Student Incentive Program;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id3d8af2cc30304331886512322448d940"><enum>(B)</enum><text>$3,000,000 shall remain available until expended for direct payments to such academies;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id65394d53e05646a493d4411fa30130be"><enum>(C)</enum><text>$22,000,000 shall remain available until expended for maintenance and repair of State maritime academy training vessels;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id1deb2e2cb14a40a784b45d46a6438a6f"><enum>(D)</enum><text>$1,800,000 shall remain available until expended for training ship fuel assistance; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id5F2F80B5AF184ECE99EB36569DE1AE09"><enum>(E)</enum><text>$350,000 shall remain available until expended for expenses to improve the monitoring of the service obligations of graduates.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idcfb6e575486f45a498cb9a705268a7f9"><enum>(3)</enum><text>For expenses necessary to support the National Security Multi-Mission Vessel Program, $6,000,000, which shall remain available until expended.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="idad29b90bc3494cbcb876a51b2ba0eaf7"><enum>(4)</enum><text>For expenses necessary to support Maritime Administration operations and programs, $57,142,000.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id0fd44f70b4d5407bbb9b08a54b3f550c"><enum>(5)</enum><text>For expenses necessary to dispose of vessels in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, $20,000,000, which shall remain available until expended.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id7ec2d9c65af7472a85c4ea383365fd6b"><enum>(6)</enum><text>For the cost (as defined in section 502(5) of the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/2/661a">2 U.S.C. 661a(5)</external-xref>)) of loan guarantees under the program authorized by <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/46/537">chapter 537</external-xref> of title 46, United States Code, $3,000,000, which shall remain available until expended for administrative expenses of the program.</text> </paragraph></section><section id="id3623dd8521364d4f983329c3cd393d9b"><enum>102.</enum><header>Maritime Administration authorization request</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 109 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id05eb8893de7441a5a479e2dfc0dc297c" style="OLC"> <subsection id="idba682e8a539f43f0aaec2c6d1c054948"><enum>(k)</enum><header>Submission of annual Maritime Administration authorization request</header> <paragraph id="id8ce3c81ac13d4df7b1138e566323194b"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 30 days after the date on which the President submits to Congress a budget for a fiscal year pursuant to section 1105 of title 31, the Maritime Administrator shall submit a Maritime Administration authorization request with respect to such fiscal year to the <committee-name committee-id="SSCM00">Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate</committee-name> and the <committee-name committee-id="">Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives</committee-name>.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="idee5362a628664ba9bef7560a3471fe6d"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Defined term</header><text>In this subsection, the term <term>Maritime Administration authorization request</term> means a proposal for legislation that, with respect to the Maritime Administration for the relevant fiscal year—</text> <subparagraph id="id08070d6247b14be780e5ab398dae9676"><enum>(A)</enum><text>recommends authorizations of appropriations for that fiscal year; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id2642c50497f04bd78daa9a77da714dfd"><enum>(B)</enum><text>addresses any other matter that the Maritime Administrator determines is appropriate for inclusion in a Maritime Administration authorization bill.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </section>

114 S2829 IS: Maritime Administration Authorization and Enhancement Act for Fiscal Year 2017 U.S. Senate 2016-04-20 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

Maritime Administration Authorization and Enhancement Act for Fiscal Year 2017

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Table of contents

The table of contents for this Act is as follows:

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.

TITLE I—Maritime Administration authorization

Sec. 101. Authorization of the Maritime Administration.

Sec. 102. Maritime Administration authorization request.

TITLE II—Prevention of sexual harassment and assault at the United States Merchant Marine Academy

Sec. 201. Actions to address sexual harassment and sexual assault at the United States Merchant Marine Academy.

Sec. 202. Sexual assault response coordinators and sexual assault victim advocates.

Sec. 203. Report from the Department of Transportation Inspector General.

Sec. 204. Sexual assault prevention and response working group.

TITLE III—Maritime Administration enhancement

Sec. 301. Status of National Defense Reserve Fleet vessels.

Sec. 302. Port infrastructure development.

Sec. 303. Use of State academy training vessels.

Sec. 304. State maritime academy physical standards and reporting.

Sec. 305. Authority to extend certain age restrictions relating to vessels participating in the Maritime Security Fleet.

Sec. 306. Appointments.

Sec. 307. High-speed craft.

TITLE IV—Implementation of workforce management improvements

Sec. 401. Workforce plans and onboarding policies.

Sec. 402. Drug and alcohol policy.

Sec. 403. Vessel transfers.

TITLE V—Technical amendments

Sec. 501. Clarifying amendment; continuation boards.

Sec. 502. Prospective payment of funds necessary to provide medical care.

Sec. 503. Technical corrections to title 46 of the United States Code.

<enum>I</enum><header>Maritime Administration authorization</header> <section id="iddb05bfea528246f7b3abb051af8223c6"><enum>101.</enum><header>Authorization of the Maritime Administration</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">There are authorized to be appropriated to the Department of Transportation for fiscal year 2017, to be available without fiscal year limitation if so provided in appropriations Acts, for programs of the United States Maritime Administration associated with maintaining national security aspects of the merchant marine, the following amounts:</text> <paragraph id="id581fd5b97fc04f31a1054b7b42fabf4c"><enum>(1)</enum><text>For expenses necessary for operations of the United States Merchant Marine Academy, $99,902,000, of which—</text> <subparagraph id="id7d6641a1644f4201b40852fa34da5300"><enum>(A)</enum><text>$74,851,000 shall be for Academy operations; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ida8ff3354ccd9423f8f15128a73649fb3"><enum>(B)</enum><text>$25,051,000 shall remain available until expended for capital asset management at the Academy.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id3e5d75c0094e4c8c9ef62d9943689fd9"><enum>(2)</enum><text>For expenses necessary to support the State maritime academies, $29,550,000, of which—</text> <subparagraph id="id1086c3581fe84df3b888fb80a2b4bfe9"><enum>(A)</enum><text>$2,400,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2018, for the Student Incentive Program;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id3d8af2cc30304331886512322448d940"><enum>(B)</enum><text>$3,000,000 shall remain available until expended for direct payments to such academies;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id65394d53e05646a493d4411fa30130be"><enum>(C)</enum><text>$22,000,000 shall remain available until expended for maintenance and repair of State maritime academy training vessels;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id1deb2e2cb14a40a784b45d46a6438a6f"><enum>(D)</enum><text>$1,800,000 shall remain available until expended for training ship fuel assistance; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id5F2F80B5AF184ECE99EB36569DE1AE09"><enum>(E)</enum><text>$350,000 shall remain available until expended for expenses to improve the monitoring of the service obligations of graduates.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idcfb6e575486f45a498cb9a705268a7f9"><enum>(3)</enum><text>For expenses necessary to support the National Security Multi-Mission Vessel Program, $6,000,000, which shall remain available until expended.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="idad29b90bc3494cbcb876a51b2ba0eaf7"><enum>(4)</enum><text>For expenses necessary to support Maritime Administration operations and programs, $57,142,000.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id0fd44f70b4d5407bbb9b08a54b3f550c"><enum>(5)</enum><text>For expenses necessary to dispose of vessels in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, $20,000,000, which shall remain available until expended.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id7ec2d9c65af7472a85c4ea383365fd6b"><enum>(6)</enum><text>For the cost (as defined in section 502(5) of the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/2/661a">2 U.S.C. 661a(5)</external-xref>)) of loan guarantees under the program authorized by <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/46/537">chapter 537</external-xref> of title 46, United States Code, $3,000,000, which shall remain available until expended for administrative expenses of the program.</text> </paragraph></section><section id="id3623dd8521364d4f983329c3cd393d9b"><enum>102.</enum><header>Maritime Administration authorization request</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 109 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id05eb8893de7441a5a479e2dfc0dc297c" style="OLC"> <subsection id="idba682e8a539f43f0aaec2c6d1c054948"><enum>(k)</enum><header>Submission of annual Maritime Administration authorization request</header> <paragraph id="id8ce3c81ac13d4df7b1138e566323194b"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 30 days after the date on which the President submits to Congress a budget for a fiscal year pursuant to section 1105 of title 31, the Maritime Administrator shall submit a Maritime Administration authorization request with respect to such fiscal year to the <committee-name committee-id="SSCM00">Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate</committee-name> and the <committee-name committee-id="">Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives</committee-name>.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="idee5362a628664ba9bef7560a3471fe6d"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Defined term</header><text>In this subsection, the term <term>Maritime Administration authorization request</term> means a proposal for legislation that, with respect to the Maritime Administration for the relevant fiscal year—</text> <subparagraph id="id08070d6247b14be780e5ab398dae9676"><enum>(A)</enum><text>recommends authorizations of appropriations for that fiscal year; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id2642c50497f04bd78daa9a77da714dfd"><enum>(B)</enum><text>addresses any other matter that the Maritime Administrator determines is appropriate for inclusion in a Maritime Administration authorization bill.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </section><enum>II</enum><header>Prevention of sexual harassment and assault at the United States Merchant Marine Academy</header> <section id="id7f4159dee49e4a43a25a494a1babf4b0"><enum>201.</enum><header>Actions to address sexual harassment and sexual assault at the United States Merchant Marine Academy</header> <subsection id="id48729706A9974A5CB7F03F4B870A47AE"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Policy</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline"><external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/46/513">Chapter 513</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="id9de7713e98dd455ea34d0c95aeaf7ba7" style="USC"> <section id="ida14eadbba54143899a6b070f424580ec"><enum>51318.</enum><header>Policy on sexual harassment and sexual assault</header> <subsection id="id87D4E0C63024499FB97B60489717CD4D"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Required policy</header> <paragraph id="id0DBC85497C0D4E2194F03D9B1369AB8E"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary of Transportation shall direct the Superintendent of the United States Merchant Marine Academy to prescribe a policy on sexual harassment and sexual assault applicable to the cadets and other personnel of the Academy.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id82a6cca42d4e42d5b4d00d7e336b2ac0"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Matters to be specified in policy</header><text>The policy on sexual harassment and sexual assault prescribed under this subsection shall include—</text> <subparagraph id="id5fb12e85fa9140ae9efcf0947724ed8c"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a program to promote awareness of the incidence of rape, acquaintance rape, and other sexual offenses of a criminal nature that involve cadets or other Academy personnel;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id677fa56c5da84f119ba3c71be2933e5f"><enum>(B)</enum><text>procedures that a cadet should follow in the case of an occurrence of sexual harassment or sexual assault, including—</text> <clause id="id64077900e1a04e86b4623bc237e6f068"><enum>(i)</enum><text>specifying the person or persons to whom an alleged occurrence of sexual harassment or sexual assault should be reported by a cadet and the options for confidential reporting;</text> </clause><clause id="idc42c220312034edaa58b6b51fa385511"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>specifying any other person whom the victim should contact; and</text> </clause><clause id="id09d1477e1b5c45f99e6758a82d207135"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>procedures on the preservation of evidence potentially necessary for proof of criminal sexual assault;</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idf99ec5e604b74dd48216c24ab4267362"><enum>(C)</enum><text>a procedure for disciplinary action in cases of alleged criminal sexual assault involving a cadet or other Academy personnel;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id5d1706eba39a461792d109bd75d64d42"><enum>(D)</enum><text>any other sanction authorized to be imposed in a substantiated case of sexual harassment or sexual assault involving a cadet or other Academy personnel in rape, acquaintance rape, or any other criminal sexual offense, whether forcible or nonforcible; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id9e2c6371ad2949dd90ea23bae0c8cbfd"><enum>(E)</enum><text>required training on the policy for all cadets and other Academy personnel, including the specific training required for personnel who process allegations of sexual harassment or sexual assault involving Academy personnel.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ide5e774256a1a4712a54faad520c9dcc5"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Availability of policy</header><text>The Secretary shall ensure that the policy developed under this subsection is available to—</text> <subparagraph id="id21fd06de1d78400d89e4322a54f33893"><enum>(A)</enum><text>all cadets and employees of the Academy; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id4e3403e3827342abaef290589dc16a17"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the public.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb5496f7fb0bc4f749521434b4f907f2b"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Consultation and assistance</header><text>In developing the policy under this subsection, the Secretary may consult or receive assistance from such Federal, State, local, and national organizations and subject matter experts as the Secretary considers appropriate.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id6e960420fc3e45b39f747bfdcc94c72a"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Development program</header> <paragraph id="idBECAA3C0A3B84B8A88370C276BC10318"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary of Transportation shall ensure that the development program of the United States Merchant Marine Academy includes a section that—</text> <subparagraph id="idDC84B27DD7064D2E987B1E3151BCD929"><enum>(A)</enum><text>describes the relationship between honor, respect, and character development and the prevention of sexual harassment and sexual assault at the Academy; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idACEEF537C66B45C493A8C10C0DFC9EAE"><enum>(B)</enum><text>includes a brief history of the problem of sexual harassment and sexual assault in the merchant marine, in the Armed Forces, and at the Academy; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idF4AAA6E4A14E468E802ACE9B83B30E4E"><enum>(C)</enum><text>includes information relating to reporting sexual harassment and sexual assault, victims’ rights, and dismissal for offenders.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id39788C46C6164BCFBB446F8A1EAF45E2"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Training</header><text>The Superintendent of the Academy shall ensure that all cadets receive the training described in paragraph (1)—</text> <subparagraph id="idF8CBD48890204A98AD73F05BD823BB5E"><enum>(A)</enum><text>not later than 21 days after their initial arrival at the Academy; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id921BF250A9964FA0BE55D272F9A2C2E4"><enum>(B)</enum><text>annually thereafter until they graduate or leave the Academy.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ida26937ff8f784848bab3927222d04e52"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Annual assessment</header> <paragraph id="idea2ae2db623d428a8006ccbcff4cb4f3"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary of Transportation, in cooperation with the Superintendent of the Academy, shall conduct an assessment at the Academy during each Academy program year to determine the effectiveness of the policies, procedures, and training of the Academy with respect to sexual harassment and sexual assault involving cadets or other Academy personnel.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id636a4265cdca4653ae939d8111cc4f5a"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Biennial survey</header><text>For each assessment of the Academy under paragraph (1) during an Academy program year that begins in an odd-numbered calendar year, the Secretary shall conduct a survey of cadets and other Academy personnel—</text> <subparagraph id="ida139fdd95aa34d38a54171c48b03fbf9"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to measure—</text> <clause id="id5a9aa3ef36ef40ec93dfe51423e98f33"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the incidence, during that program year, of sexual harassment and sexual assault events, on or off the Academy campus, that have been reported to officials of the Academy; and</text> </clause><clause id="idbf262e5ff7f1465494fa6c363485a86f"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the incidence, during that program year, of sexual harassment and sexual assault events, on or off the Academy campus, that have not been reported to officials of the Academy; and</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id49075df690234397addd41dee6df166c"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to assess the perceptions of cadets and other Academy personnel on—</text> <clause id="id36f0a409543e422eb781217580c26aee"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the policies, procedures, and training on sexual harassment and sexual assault involving cadets or Academy personnel;</text> </clause><clause id="idcd8392dcbcc64b9cb7d6496f2198a7df"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the enforcement of the policies described in clause (i);</text> </clause><clause id="id3de323eb86c24ad49569f0dd1b7f31e6"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the incidence of sexual harassment and sexual assault involving cadets or Academy personnel; and</text> </clause><clause id="id9cb2aeb7de074c30a1b3a3c250158503"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>any other issues relating to sexual harassment and sexual assault involving cadets or Academy personnel.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id5d938a7d869a4c3aaa2a5e2e98db7090"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Focus groups for years when survey not required</header> <text>In any year in which the Secretary of Transportation is not required to conduct the survey described in paragraph (2), the Secretary shall conduct focus groups at the Academy for the purposes of ascertaining information relating to sexual assault and sexual harassment issues at the Academy.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id961231010cd2403a83adc53a2e9b8197"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Annual report</header> <paragraph id="idad6b108a4356467e89249298cc64d63a"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Superintendent of the Academy shall submit a report to the Secretary of Transportation that provides information about sexual harassment and sexual assault involving cadets or other personnel at the Academy for each Academy program year.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id9f989d5d54e04e4cbd4021cab1cffd18"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Contents</header><text>Each report submitted under paragraph (1) shall include, for the Academy program year covered by the report—</text> <subparagraph id="id098790ea6f424894ab3a44f02933677f"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the number of sexual assaults, rapes, and other sexual offenses involving cadets or other Academy personnel that have been reported to Academy officials;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idAF6D29F71EF645C5ABEF860560049B3C"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the number of the reported cases described in subparagraph (A) that have been substantiated;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id163b6495360b4ac4a84d75f8cb0cae9b"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the policies, procedures, and training implemented by the Superintendent and the leadership of the Academy in response to sexual harassment and sexual assault involving cadets or other Academy personnel; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id02e2b0494db04f69b77a1119d9c10ff5"><enum>(D)</enum><text>a plan for the actions that will be taken in the following Academy program year regarding prevention of, and response to, sexual harassment and sexual assault involving cadets or other Academy personnel.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idcbeac893e77144aaa8e35c64a6a36d65"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Survey and focus group results</header> <subparagraph id="id86150D70391E40529465966429F8B848"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Survey results</header><text>Each report under paragraph (1) for an Academy program year that begins in an odd-numbered calendar year shall include the results of the survey conducted in that program year under subsection (c)(2).</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id89026B9B27B9454EB1797D00412177AE"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Focus group results</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Each report under paragraph (1) for an Academy program year in which the Secretary of Transportation is not required to conduct the survey described (c)(2) shall include the results of the focus group conducted in that program year under subsection (c)(3).</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id91b90990204647fbaa6b1d59a75579cb"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Reporting requirement</header> <subparagraph commented="no" id="id1dc7bc12f99940f8a3e0059ab2fb7a33"><enum>(A)</enum><header>By the superintendent</header><text>For each incident of sexual harassment or sexual assault reported to the Superintendent under this subsection, the Superintendent shall provide the Secretary of Transportation and the Board of Visitors of the Academy with a report that includes—</text> <clause commented="no" id="id59BDE72901AB4E2DB3780A3BA627C657"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the facts surrounding the incident, except for any details that would reveal the identities of the people involved; and</text> </clause><clause commented="no" id="idA9FD1147F21E4845BC141F934245F5BB"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the Academy’s response to the incident.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id21a70cddfc0042e18725b20b42fc0d22"><enum>(B)</enum><header>By the secretary</header><text>The Secretary shall submit a copy of each report received under subparagraph (A) and the Secretary’s comments on the report to the <committee-name committee-id="SSCM00">Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate</committee-name> and the <committee-name committee-id="">Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives</committee-name>.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection><subsection id="id53A369504A124F5F9F334851600055FA"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Clerical amendment</header><text>The table of sections for <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/46/513">chapter 513</external-xref> of title 46, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block id="idb30da9c2-d37b-4562-8429-0c7d14e7d16e" style="USC"><toc><toc-entry idref="ida14eadbba54143899a6b070f424580ec" level="section">51318. Policy on sexual harassment and sexual assault.</toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection></section><section id="id84d5a04f3e5e49299413621a1541656a"><enum>202.</enum><header>Sexual assault response coordinators and sexual assault victim advocates</header> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id82EECE2BBA004813B894DE3BAD4198FA"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Coordinators and advocates</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline"><external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/46/513">Chapter 513</external-xref> of title 46, United States Code, as amended by section 201, is further amended by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id749EC901C1B9472E92077AE4FDA4DF5C" style="USC"> <section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC3D6A2C2CBBC4401A999BC2BA5DE2CFB"><enum>51319.</enum><header>Sexual assault response coordinators and sexual assault victim advocates</header> <subsection id="id2fea39977f134f3d8d41f51ba89c24ae"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Sexual assault response coordinators</header><text>The United States Merchant Marine Academy shall employ or contract with at least 1 full-time sexual assault response coordinator who shall reside on or near the Academy. The Secretary of Transportation may assign additional full-time or part-time sexual assault response coordinators at the Academy as may be necessary.</text> </subsection><subsection id="idf89b452c56d54e59ba1d8eb31785e5a1"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Volunteer sexual assault victim advocates</header> <paragraph id="id08e4968fac184da493da566448dd7b4a"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary of Transportation, acting through the Superintendent of the United States Merchant Marine Academy, shall designate 1 or more permanent employees who volunteer to serve as advocates for victims of sexual assaults involving—</text> <subparagraph id="idA6A5F1BFC92A4D2C8594C898D8C5ED45"><enum>(A)</enum><text>cadets of the Academy; or</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idB01D394BCE5D461390A59B7C3A7CD6C7"><enum>(B)</enum><text>individuals who work with or conduct business on behalf of the Academy.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idc1fe9203c5e34d82a21563022cba2af1"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Training; other duties</header><text>Each victim advocate designated under this subsection shall—</text> <subparagraph id="id66666144df9d4845b9f6bd28f3d43b84"><enum>(A)</enum><text>have or receive training in matters relating to sexual assault and the comprehensive policy developed under section 51318 of title 46, United States Code, as added by section 201; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id05bf57c2ac804f54abbc3d0798663011"><enum>(B)</enum><text>serve as a victim advocate voluntarily, in addition to the individual’s other duties as an employee of the Academy.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id309807a9192447219bf58a3939b40c64"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Primary duties</header><text>While performing the duties of a victim advocate under this subsection, a designated employee shall—</text> <subparagraph id="id70ba4f091d50425b94433546a829e0dc"><enum>(A)</enum><text>support victims of sexual assault by informing them of the rights and resources available to them as victims;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idae4bdb29cde64dfeafe61e8a85d0d9d0"><enum>(B)</enum><text>identify additional resources to ensure the safety of victims of sexual assault; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id8a8e6a8fa3f343cd98c642e3e56f619f"><enum>(C)</enum><text>connect victims of sexual assault to an Academy sexual assault response coordinator, or full-time or part-time victim advocate, who shall act as a companion in navigating investigative, medical, mental and emotional health, and recovery processes relating to sexual assault.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5259169A119F44C8822C00B2D97023AC"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Companion</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">At least 1 victim advocate designated under this subsection, while performing the duties of a victim advocate, shall act as a companion in navigating investigative, medical, mental and emotional health, and recovery processes relating to sexual assault.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id97bc918321884de8bc5dd17c8fb6153f"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Hotline</header> <text>The Secretary shall establish a 24-hour hotline through which the victim of a sexual assault can receive victim support services.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="idc462d02decee47d4b1d5f72d37e26b81"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Formal relationships with other entities</header><text>The Secretary may enter into formal relationships with other entities to make available additional victim advocates or to implement paragraphs (3), (4), and (5).</text> </paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection><subsection id="id00F8A06C6A854C56A6FEDB6AB426272B"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Clerical amendment</header><text>The table of sections for <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/46/513">chapter 513</external-xref> of title 46, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block id="id360C21B2535E4FA3B48CE209378D8448" style="USC"><toc><toc-entry idref="ida14eadbba54143899a6b070f424580ec" level="section">51319. Sexual assault response coordinators and sexual assault victim advocates.</toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection></section><section id="id8b1667a7eb574136841cabe76cd2013c"><enum>203.</enum><header>Report from the Department of Transportation Inspector General</header> <subsection id="idbeec30222ce44b8eb51a8805d9777d3d"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than March 31, 2018, the Inspector General of the Department of Transportation shall submit a report to the <committee-name committee-id="SSCM00">Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate</committee-name> and the <committee-name committee-id="">Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives</committee-name> that describes the effectiveness of the sexual harassment and sexual assault prevention and response program at the United States Merchant Marine Academy.</text> </subsection><subsection id="id2fa66b7cb7c1432385b8033094b2a1ff"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Contents</header><text>The report required under subsection (a) shall—</text> <paragraph id="ida1c7cd03eab743bb9f89d107d59c489d"><enum>(1)</enum><text>assess progress toward addressing any outstanding recommendations;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id551acefa524f4798bb2a4e8aa3e07025"><enum>(2)</enum><text>include any recommendations to reduce the number of sexual assaults involving members of the United States Merchant Marine Academy, whether a member is the victim, the alleged assailant, or both;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="idc83cf6d2e1014f8fb80e9775c1e494c6"><enum>(3)</enum><text>include any recommendations to improve the response of the Department of Transportation and the United States Merchant Marine Academy to reports of sexual assaults involving members of the Academy, whether a members is the victim, the alleged assailant, or both.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id0930b1497e4a4a0aba00e68ca8155b23"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Expertise</header><text>In compiling the report required under this section, the inspection teams acting under the direction of the Inspector General shall—</text> <paragraph id="idddd13f1f21864372954ebf49eb7f2d4f"><enum>(1)</enum><text>include at least 1 member with expertise and knowledge of sexual assault prevention and response policies; or</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id4b575d8c45bf480f9d3097a6a9605093"><enum>(2)</enum><text>consult with subject matter experts in the prevention of and response to sexual assaults.</text> </paragraph></subsection></section><section id="id0f98ff7beaf04c478ec98e15caeaf073"><enum>204.</enum><header>Sexual assault prevention and response working group</header> <subsection id="id8c4301b249674bf7a926a4d780577705"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Maritime Administrator shall convene a working group to examine methods to improve the prevention of, and response to, any sexual harassment or sexual assault that occurs during a Cadet’s Sea Year experience with the United States Merchant Marine Academy.</text> </subsection><subsection id="idc8c895d92c5043e6af47e1fd48f69ee3"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Membership</header><text>The Maritime Administrator shall designate individuals to serve as members of the working group convened pursuant to subsection (a). Membership in the working group shall consist of—</text> <paragraph id="id688874b3131040b4a19027d30ac549db"><enum>(1)</enum><text>a representative of the Maritime Administration, which shall serve as chair of the working group;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id97d89e1a21be4f39a22daef698cee74c"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the Superintendent of the Academy, or designee;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="idbdfcc85cf26a41dd81e0fc861cec8803"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the sexual assault response coordinator appointed under section 51319 of title 46, United States Code;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id29f14ef291814156a36c886fc13a09fb"><enum>(4)</enum><text>a subject matter expert from the United States Coast Guard;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ida59cfe44ed214c59bb92328fba8c0e42"><enum>(5)</enum><text>a subject matter expert from the Military Sealift Command;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="iddb0d52b5b1b44e429ceee5eb3d743506"><enum>(6)</enum><text>at least 1 representative from each of the State maritime academies;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="idd121a2f75c744ded81f98e0c468c0e1f"><enum>(7)</enum><text>at least 1 representative from each private contracting party participating in the maritime security program;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id2B8A69C6604D42EBBD610C680E791A99"><enum>(8)</enum><text>at least 1 representative from each nonprofit labor organization representing a class or craft of employees employed on vessels in the Maritime Security Fleet;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ide5bc0a85b932438f83a2993ee513b339"><enum>(9)</enum><text>at least 2 representatives from approved maritime training institutions; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="idCD4BFCDFA8AC4F06BEA10A4005201621"><enum>(10)</enum><text>at least 1 representative from companies that—</text> <subparagraph id="id90956D454EA5428B8ACCC254571D2D08"><enum>(A)</enum><text>participate in sea training of Academy cadets; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idAE426C5BDB344D26A69CDE20325994F9"><enum>(B)</enum><text>do not participate in the maritime security program.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id9339cfe5967247838a1580f0c9dd511c"><enum>(c)</enum><header>No quorum requirement</header><text>The Maritime Administration may convene the working group without all members present.</text> </subsection><subsection id="id4171628d7c854ed5a946ff95f22e9f6f"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Responsibilities</header><text>The working group shall—</text> <paragraph id="id6377ed04126146bfb2772895f48831ae"><enum>(1)</enum><text>evaluate options that could promote a climate of honor and respect, and a culture that is intolerant of sexual harassment and sexual assault and those who commit it, across the United States flag fleet;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id55e5030647474dc2b4c83e32f7851214"><enum>(2)</enum><text>raise awareness of the United States Merchant Marine Academy’s sexual assault prevention and response program across the United States flag fleet;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id2d7654e09a3249e3a3170ee51417a2ab"><enum>(3)</enum><text>assess options that could be implemented by the United States flag fleet that would remove any barriers to the reporting of sexual harassment and sexual assault response that occur during a Cadet’s Sea Year experience and protect the victim’s confidentiality;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id553155218f5642f5be5e8b3fd8bdcd96"><enum>(4)</enum><text>assess a potential program or policy, applicable to all participants of the maritime security program, to improve the prevention of, and response to, sexual harassment and sexual assault incidents;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id07a7a744fab745d594393191eaef8a74"><enum>(5)</enum><text>assess a potential program or policy, applicable to all vessels operating in the United States flag fleet that participate in the Maritime Security Fleet under section 53101 of title 46, United States Code, which carry cargos to which chapter 531 of such title applies, or are chartered by a Federal agency, requiring crews to complete a sexual harassment and sexual assault prevention and response training program before the Cadet’s Sea Year that includes—</text> <subparagraph id="id9da4a3873b2d44bca13880b75e6b730d"><enum>(A)</enum><text>fostering a shipboard climate—</text> <clause id="idE7FD85C52A9E4C1CA1BFD0795DABD3BB"><enum>(i)</enum><text>that does not tolerate sexual harassment and sexual assault;</text> </clause><clause id="id3D5421C50BA2411F8E3839FFB1A23EA6"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in which persons assigned to vessel crews are encouraged to intervene to prevent potential incidents of sexual harassment or sexual assault; and</text> </clause><clause id="id9878AD3E13E747E1922BCE6442A4500B"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>that encourages victims of sexual assault to report any incident of sexual harassment or sexual assault; and</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id448107cdd6654c1c9ee8edf14067ab25"><enum>(B)</enum><text>understanding the needs of, and the resources available to, a victim after an incident of sexual harassment or sexual assault;</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id6d124ed2fc9147a9bddc6dbb6862c17a"><enum>(6)</enum><text>assess whether the United States Merchant Marine Academy should continue with sea year training on privately owned vessels or change its curricula to provide alternative training; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id2A3FDABEB4F94B6FBC08AA3590CFC215"><enum>(7)</enum><text>assess how vessel operators could ensure the confidentiality of a report of sexual harassment or sexual assault in order to protect the victim and prevent retribution.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id425a5775b30c4544a9b782fb5ce4652f"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not later than 15 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the working group shall submit a report to the <committee-name committee-id="SSCM00">Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate</committee-name> and the <committee-name committee-id="">Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives</committee-name> that includes—</text> <paragraph id="id71b20a3ad8d643268f4370eb5061bc35"><enum>(1)</enum><text>recommendations on each of the working group’s responsibilities described in subsection (d);</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id9e4dc5d8059e47c0b9efdd730e877a97"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the trade-offs, opportunities, and challenges associated with the recommendations made in paragraph (1); and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="idd28b82dfb95b4e5ab0b8adcbe8293285"><enum>(3)</enum><text>any other information the working group determines appropriate.</text> </paragraph></subsection></section><enum>III</enum><header>Maritime Administration enhancement</header> <section id="id21B8B18EB42D4DEF8AD86B8A0ED59E78"><enum>301.</enum><header>Status of National Defense Reserve Fleet vessels</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 4405 of title 50, United States Code, is amended—</text> <paragraph id="idE29E7B76CBB8425096E89F71CBCA8AED"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a), by adding at the end the following: <quote>Vessels in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, including vessels loaned to State maritime academies, shall be considered public vessels of the United States.</quote>; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="idB398DB6D586A4CF4A3246E68A6B8F03B"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idDAF19C78C6F9432F80AEEEEB331CD735" style="OLC"> <subsection id="id3A15773953614DFF9B0054600E805A31"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Vessel status</header><text>Ships or other watercraft in the National Defense Reserve Fleet determined by the Maritime Administration to be of insufficient value to remain in the National Defense Reserve Fleet—</text> <paragraph id="idAD1E1182D3154B1C914ABC58ED87D426"><enum>(1)</enum><text>shall remain vessels (as defined in section 3 of title 1); and</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB2A849D83E984BE6B121932BE16298E0"><enum>(2)</enum><text>shall remain subject to the rights and responsibilities of a vessel under admiralty law until such time as the vessel is delivered to a dismantling facility or is otherwise disposed of from the National Defense Reserve Fleet.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph></section><section id="id36FA10B454444CC3B42F68DE98336CD1"><enum>302.</enum><header>Port infrastructure development</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 50302(c)(4) of title 46, United States Code, is amended—</text> <paragraph id="id065FBF73ECF14144A31DC81A6EEBE25C"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>There are authorized</quote> and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0BB69B231F9D451FB6C0DF4C1F6AB386" style="OLC"> <subparagraph id="idB82A8E7F0A6C4F4FB192AC7B96910E63"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There are authorized</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph><paragraph id="id553C34D400234873B0F7479FB679E70C"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idECACE9C064DB42238F760D7FDB1BE357" style="OLC"> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id82C0814F02AC464E8EFA4FE06634D2E1"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Administrative expenses</header><text>Except as otherwise provided by law, the Administrator may use not more than 3 percent of the amounts appropriated to carry out this section for the administrative expenses of the program.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph></section><section id="idA5739A4F81FB48809C62D6652F4BC9C8"><enum>303.</enum><header>Use of State academy training vessels</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 51504(g) of title 46, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1CCFD74E97F1471A85FF49EA6E60DAB3" style="OLC"> <subsection id="idE311DF8438524E6FA573F9D4A14C45C8"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Vessel sharing</header><text>The Secretary, after consulting with the affected State maritime academies, may implement a program requiring a State maritime academy to share its training vessel with another State maritime academy if the vessel of another State maritime academy—</text> <paragraph id="idFC22CB2A7F644F279772A803172F12D8"><enum>(1)</enum><text>is being used during a humanitarian assistance or disaster response activity;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ida96e63174e544fc9b41a9a32303e7093"><enum>(2)</enum><text>is incapable of being maintained in good repair as required under section 51504(c) of title 46, United States Code;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id610bb3ca9bc14020a86bab4c04d8dcec"><enum>(3)</enum><text>requires maintenance or repair for an extended period;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id3fbbff03bfc9467686179b2b04dd4b19"><enum>(4)</enum><text>is activated as a National Defense Reserve Fleet vessel pursuant to section 4405 of title 50, United States Code;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="idd19d51d0a73947b99ee5c0adf0a0799e"><enum>(5)</enum><text>loses its United States Coast Guard Certificate of Inspection or its classification; or</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id4d0baf2f9a68485791995af07b3aba7c"><enum>(6)</enum><text>does not comply with applicable environmental regulations.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </section><section id="id2AD6271C60F446B990E262382827602C"><enum>304.</enum><header>State maritime academy physical standards and reporting</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 51506 of title 46, United States Code, is amended—</text> <paragraph id="id9CC4A897B34F4FDCABCC6F93639E3BD4"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a)—</text> <subparagraph id="id1BB00757DAA941E8853AB96B800DFFF6"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking <quote>must</quote> and inserting <quote>shall</quote>;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id8F665FBB22734B5BB7A15CE717B92288"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (2), by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id6F1606FEB07F4E80B4368E0E2383D64E"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in paragraph (3), by striking the period at the end and inserting <quote>; and</quote>; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idFB0211AD90EC4D458C8493D3FEFC186A"><enum>(D)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idbdba68451ef044acadaa8f613ac28903" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="idbd7eb1da9f1c40fa86c0aac2168a1985"><enum>(4)</enum><text>agree that any individual enrolled at such State maritime academy in a merchant marine officer preparation program—</text> <subparagraph id="ide8c980e0475c4a54ba7eb3ed18b8e65c"><enum>(A)</enum><text>shall, not later than 9 months after each such individual’s date of enrollment, pass an examination in form and substance satisfactory to the Secretary that demonstrates that such individual meets the medical and physical requirements—</text> <clause id="idc47d7a1a1a0449919441b18bafcfaac4"><enum>(i)</enum><text>required for the issuance of an original license under section 7101; or</text> </clause><clause id="id52df1f572524490db6b7c09e3a2ae8d7"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>set by the United States Coast Guard for issuing merchant mariners’ documentation under section 7302, with no limit to his or her operational authority;</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idef6c7e43cf794cc1a760258d77ef8fdc"><enum>(B)</enum><text>following passage of the examination under subparagraph (A), shall continue to meet the requirements or standards described in subparagraph (A) throughout the remainder of their respective enrollments at the State maritime academy; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idbf580d98ed7e408ea9c1a0551b3bfa1d"><enum>(C)</enum><text>if the individual has a medical or physical condition that disqualifies him or her from meeting the requirements or standards referred to in subparagraph (A), shall be transferred to a program other than a merchant marine officer preparation program, or otherwise appropriately disenrolled from such State maritime academy, until the individual demonstrates to the Secretary that the individual meets such requirements or standards.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id0A4B155E5A934620B347B50AE13FD187"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id23C1EB1155CB4081B4834192759E5EA8" style="OLC"> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idFE2EECA16A924605BF6EF29F905BD4F2"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Secretarial waiver authority</header><text>The Secretary is authorized to modify or waive any of the terms set forth in subsection (a)(4) with respect to any individual or State maritime academy.</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph></section><section id="id58CA1D53D5B44AA0AE857A9475CBF372"><enum>305.</enum><header>Authority to extend certain age restrictions relating to vessels participating in the Maritime Security Fleet</header> <subsection id="idB2432E40D8E9498E8E58EBF1614D5855"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header> <text>Section 53102 of title 46, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA8BB6C157B474E398D49672E7B85A0BB" style="OLC"> <subsection id="id18B61F6E288943D7B93A355738AD4905"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Authority for extension of maximum service age for a participating fleet vessel</header><text>The Secretary of Defense, in conjunction with the Secretary of Transportation, may extend the maximum age restrictions under sections 53101(5)(A)(ii) and 53106(c)(3) for a particular participating fleet vessel for up to 5 years if the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Transportation jointly determine that such extension is in the national interest.</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection><subsection id="id5F52484D7DF145EB9B51D110E44C4B56"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Repeal of unnecessary age limitation</header><text>Section 53106(c)(3) of such title is amended—</text> <paragraph id="id07C9449EF1654E85B0910A631EF848CA"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subparagraph (A), by striking <quote>or (C);</quote> and inserting <quote>; or</quote>;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id5362ABD138194023BA110B8DA2A936F5"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subparagraph (B), by striking <quote>; or</quote> at the end and inserting a period; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="idA453CF13058D4E699C73551244C8DD06"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by striking subparagraph (C).</text> </paragraph></subsection></section><section id="id1ffe3f5cad08454dbc6d014b2601d43a"><enum>306.</enum><header>Appointments</header> <subsection id="ida8a40d9e0a354cba94bd1241783c3df3"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Section 51303 of title 46, United States Code, is amended by striking <quote>40</quote> and inserting <quote>50</quote>.</text> </subsection><subsection id="id10348D30093C484CB98C719C2CD1C44E"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Class profile</header><text>Not later than August 31 of each year, the Superintendent of the United States Merchant Marine Academy shall post on the Academy’s public website a summary profile of each class at the Academy.</text> </subsection><subsection id="ide231621918ff4ae9a16f36381317ead8"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Contents</header><text>Each summary profile posted under subsection (b) shall include, for the incoming class and for the 4 classes that precede the incoming class, the number and percentage of students—</text> <paragraph id="iddf1c4f5d7c024169b55e3d6676bbe212"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by State;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="idcabe39b7fbb948bf979f75b32343503a"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by country;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id0913938ccc6d4d6b82fc64a1f8a999e7"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by gender;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id976a00a98510479a8bf3e95449533f4f"><enum>(4)</enum><text>by race and ethnicity; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="idC42576A3994A4923B654B76181753029"><enum>(5)</enum><text>with prior military service.</text> </paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2709E41646514503A44840F4FEEFE7F0" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>307.</enum><header>High-speed craft</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Notwithstanding section 3316(a) of title 46, United States Code, the Secretary of the Navy may select a classification society recognized and authorized by the Secretary to provide a classification for high-speed craft.</text> </section><enum>IV</enum><header>Implementation of workforce management improvements</header> <section id="id4120CFC3086140779277999046872D51"><enum>401.</enum><header>Workforce plans and onboarding policies</header> <subsection id="idC5A2B27412B54183BFB27C4E418862DF"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Workforce plans</header><text>Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the United States Maritime Administration shall review the Maritime Administration’s workforce plans, including its Strategic Human Capital Plan and Leadership Succession Plan, and fully implement competency models for mission-critical occupations, including—</text> <paragraph id="id5E0E2D53B72D49EFA26DECC1DF9FF4E3"><enum>(1)</enum><text>leadership positions;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id127DC09B2D474EF9A6E5B99D9D1B966D"><enum>(2)</enum><text>human resources positions; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id1A35006F2A91405A867C5AFA739ABEB6"><enum>(3)</enum><text>transportation specialist positions.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id96618341DADC4688B6071A5E25E083C3"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Onboarding policies</header><text>Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall—</text> <paragraph id="id2A341B724EC94D3AA6650EC8ACBA0A21"><enum>(1)</enum><text>review the Maritime Administration’s policies related to new hire orientation, training, and misconduct policies;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id80F8C8782EC647E58A37D87BAB8D77FC"><enum>(2)</enum><text>align the onboarding policies and procedures at headquarters and the field offices to ensure consistent implementation and provision of critical information across the Maritime Administration; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="idAC7788FEBCCD44E2BD1717B4B612BCAB"><enum>(3)</enum><text>update the Maritime Administration’s training policies and training systems to include controls that ensure that all completed training is tracked in a standardized training repository.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idC4BEDAD4904F4E25915C600055AB5B05"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Onboarding policies</header><text>Not later than 9 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall submit a report to the <committee-name committee-id="SSCM00">Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate</committee-name> and the <committee-name committee-id="">Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives</committee-name> that describes the Maritime Administration’s compliance with the requirements under this section.</text> </subsection></section><section id="id68B726CAF2364F33B1C254F5B82DC377"><enum>402.</enum><header>Drug and alcohol policy</header> <subsection id="id04DB68B171534CD8B6854357DEF00337"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Review</header><text>Not later than 9 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Maritime Administrator shall—</text> <paragraph id="id459D8DB31E5C4BBB96195AB00641CD4B"><enum>(1)</enum><text>review the Maritime Administration’s drug and alcohol policies, procedures, and training practices;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="idE249BA59E5C0468BADD12DB2950BB201"><enum>(2)</enum><text>ensure that all fleet managers have received training on the Department of Transportation’s drug and alcohol policy, including the testing procedures used by the Department and the Maritime Administration in cases of reasonable suspicion; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id2008CA3163C840BFBD4A960929B0037F"><enum>(3)</enum><text>institute a system for tracking all drug and alcohol policy training conducted under paragraph (2) in a standardized training repository.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idA876E68F35DD4BFD8BA1489F4CA2874E"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall submit a report to the <committee-name committee-id="SSCM00">Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate</committee-name> and the <committee-name committee-id="">Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives</committee-name> that describes the Maritime Administration’s compliance with the requirements under this section.</text> </subsection></section><section id="idDD9EAACEBEC942EEABF631C1B4192E4B"><enum>403.</enum><header>Vessel transfers</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Not later than 9 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Maritime Administrator shall submit a report to the <committee-name committee-id="SSCM00">Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate</committee-name> and the <committee-name committee-id="">Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives</committee-name> that describes the policies and procedures for vessel transfer, including—</text> <paragraph id="idB148FEA2954F428797D1ECECDCDE2407"><enum>(1)</enum><text>a summary of the actions taken to update the Vessel Transfer Office procedures manual to reflect the current range of program responsibilities and processes; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="idB19835A65746443F889B0E02213509C0"><enum>(2)</enum><text>a copy of the updated Vessel Transfer Office procedures to process vessel transfer applications.</text> </paragraph></section><enum>V</enum><header>Technical amendments</header> <section id="id337802423E8D419D9A4C76124C7C6BDD"><enum>501.</enum><header>Clarifying amendment; continuation boards</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 290(a) of title 14, United States Code, is amended by striking <quote>five officers serving in the grade of vice admiral</quote> and inserting <quote>5 officers (other than the Commandant) serving in the grade of admiral or vice admiral</quote>.</text> </section><section id="id5BC3666FA97B4D54A741575725F27FEA"><enum>502.</enum><header>Prospective payment of funds necessary to provide medical care</header> <subsection id="id0CFEB6C609524A48A501B329C56340C5"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text><external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/14/13">Chapter 13</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="idDF4E151843AD451BAC7A3710B1E30A31" style="USC"> <section id="id048ED5B5201D4BDDA670FD0CAB088ABE"><enum>520.</enum><header>Prospective payment of funds necessary to provide medical care</header> <subsection id="id732C01227675434695450869F8868A6F"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Prospective payment required</header><text>In lieu of the reimbursement required under section 1085 of title 10, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall make a prospective payment to the Secretary of Defense of an amount that represents the actuarial valuation of treatment or care—</text> <paragraph id="idDC8B6B802199404C974A931935A75EB8"><enum>(1)</enum><text>that the Department of Defense shall provide to members of the Coast Guard, former members of the Coast Guard, and dependents of such members and former members (other than former members and dependents of former members who are a Medicare-eligible beneficiary or for whom the payment for treatment or care is made from the Medicare-Eligible Retiree Health Care Fund) at facilities under the jurisdiction of the Department of Defense or a military department; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id3D86B31F1DB14A179FE121AC04066887"><enum>(2)</enum><text>for which a reimbursement would otherwise be made under such section 1085.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idE56935F9B75947EF975E61539141DA0F"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Amount</header><text>The amount of the prospective payment under subsection (a)—</text> <paragraph id="idF7866CEC9C13429F88B71C6C7F6AB0BB"><enum>(1)</enum><text>shall be derived from amounts appropriated for the operating expenses of the Coast Guard for treatment or care provided to members of the Coast Guard and their dependents;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id8DC2EB39C9F44E4B90302F626C9D0055"><enum>(2)</enum><text>shall be derived from amounts appropriated for retired pay for treatment or care provided to former members of the Coast Guard and their dependents;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="idFD9FD871FE32407E8BF22C1FA2FDE5C6"><enum>(3)</enum><text>shall be determined under procedures established by the Secretary of Defense;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id3BAFB3EB84E849F7B8D8AD967E143DD4"><enum>(4)</enum><text>shall be paid during the fiscal year in which treatment or care is provided; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id50406379EC814CA49B6B12A4B342B756"><enum>(5)</enum><text>shall be subject to adjustment or reconciliation, as the Secretary of Homeland Security and the Secretary of Defense jointly determine appropriate, during or promptly after such fiscal year if the prospective payment is determined excessive or insufficient based on the services actually provided.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id5F54229FDFC34E4EBBCB5EBB4ED46E79"><enum>(c)</enum><header>No prospective payment when service in Navy</header><text>No prospective payment shall be made under this section for any period during which the Coast Guard operates as a service in the Navy.</text> </subsection><subsection id="idAD3D1CADA33944D28A7006FE1CEDA269"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Relationship to TRICARE</header><text>This section shall not be construed to require a payment for, or the prospective payment of an amount that represents the value of, treatment or care provided under any TRICARE program.</text></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection><subsection id="idFA783132E1B343A19CBA3525D64BDF1F"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Clerical amendment</header><text>The analysis for <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/14/13">chapter 13</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="id714886BCB95F49208BE6B0B3D5A5766D" style="OLC"><toc><toc-entry bold="off" level="section">520. Prospective payment of funds necessary to provide medical care.</toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection><subsection id="id3B317D93020A43138DFC1BE34F43486D"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Repeal</header><text>Section 217 of the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2016 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/114/120">Public Law 114–120</external-xref>) and the item relating to that section in the table of contents in section 2 of such Act, are repealed.</text> </subsection></section><section id="id02002B158A1746F9A6E8B15AB99518AF"><enum>503.</enum><header>Technical corrections to title 46 of the United States Code</header> <subsection id="id98E5BA36B7E14924A1D5E4BA2198BEFE"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Title 46, United States Code, is amended—</text> <paragraph id="id091A9BFC1DB944AAA2494F90F3C9275D"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in section 4503(f)(2), by striking <quote>that</quote> after <quote>necessary,</quote>; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id36289EC1BFA4486EB2BAAB8E0136748B"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in section 7510(c)—</text> <subparagraph id="id3090CD1C201F40B69476232A587D2845"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1)(D), by striking <quote>engine</quote> and inserting <quote>engineer</quote>; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idDACB0EBA12AA4982AE8676B684AF59F2"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (9), by inserting a period after <quote>App</quote>.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6D9CCE09B237440DBDAC330B115C98E6"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Effective date</header><text>The amendments made by subsection (a) shall take effect on the date of the enactment of the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2015 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/114/120">Public Law 114–120</external-xref>).</text></subsection></section>