[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4422 Reported in House (RH)]

                                                 Union Calendar No. 388

103d CONGRESS

  2d Session

                               H. R. 4422

                          [Report No. 103-706]

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                                 A BILL

 To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1995 for the Coast Guard, 
                        and for other purposes.

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                            August 16, 1994

  Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
       House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
                                                 Union Calendar No. 388
103d CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4422

                          [Report No. 103-706]

 To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1995 for the Coast Guard, 
                        and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 12, 1994

   Mr. Tauzin (for himself, Mr. Studds, Mr. Fields of Texas, and Mr. 
    Coble) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
               Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries

                            August 16, 1994

  Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
       House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
 [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed 
                               in italic]
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on May 12, 
                                 1994]

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                                 A BILL


 
 To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1995 for the Coast Guard, 
                        and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Coast Guard Authorization Act of 
1994''.

                        TITLE I--AUTHORIZATIONS

SEC. 101. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    Funds are authorized to be appropriated for necessary expenses of 
the Coast Guard for fiscal year 1995, as follows:
            (1) For the operation and maintenance of the Coast Guard, 
        $2,630,505,000, of which $25,000,000 shall be derived from the 
        Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund.
            (2) For the acquisition, construction, rebuilding, and 
        improvement of aids to navigation, shore and offshore 
        facilities, vessels, and aircraft, including equipment related 
        thereto, $439,200,000, to remain available until expended, of 
        which $32,500,000 shall be derived from the Oil Spill Liability 
        Trust Fund to carry out the purposes of section 1012(a)(5) of 
        the Oil Pollution Act of 1990.
            (3) For research, development, test, and evaluation of 
        technologies, materials, and human factors directly relating to 
        improving the performance of the Coast Guard's mission in 
        support of search and rescue, aids to navigation, marine 
        safety, marine environmental protection, enforcement of laws 
        and treaties, ice operations, oceanographic research, and 
        defense readiness, $20,310,000, to remain available until 
        expended, of which--
                    (A) $3,150,000 shall be derived from the Oil Spill 
                Liability Trust Fund; and
                    (B) $1,500,000 is authorized to conduct, in 
                cooperation with appropriate Federal and State 
                agencies, local maritime education organizations, and 
                local marine industry representatives, a demonstration 
                project on the lower Mississippi River and in the 
                Houston Ship Channel to study the effectiveness of 
                currently available Electronic Chart Display and 
                Information Systems (ECDIS) and Electronic Chart 
                Systems (ECS) for use on commercial vessels.
            (4) For retired pay (including the payment of obligations 
        otherwise chargeable to lapsed appropriations for this 
        purpose), payments under the Retired Serviceman's Family 
        Protection and Survivor Benefit Plans, and payments for medical 
        care of retired personnel and their dependents under chapter 55 
        of title 10, United States Code, $562,585,000.
            (5) For alteration or removal of bridges over navigable 
        waters of the United States constituting obstructions to 
        navigation, and for personnel and administrative costs 
        associated with the Bridge Alteration Program, $13,000,000, to 
        remain available until expended.
            (6) For environmental compliance and restoration at Coast 
        Guard facilities, $25,000,000, to remain available until 
        expended.

SEC. 102. AUTHORIZED LEVELS OF MILITARY STRENGTH AND TRAINING.

    (a) Active Duty Strength.--The Coast Guard is authorized an end-of-
year strength for active duty personnel of 39,000 as of September 30, 
1995. The authorized strength does not include members of the Ready 
Reserve called to active duty for special or emergency augmentation of 
regular Coast Guard forces for periods of 180 days or less.
    (b) Military Training Student Loads.--For fiscal year 1995, the 
Coast Guard is authorized average military training student loads as 
follows:
            (1) For recruit and special training, 2,000 student years.
            (2) For flight training, 133 student years.
            (3) For professional training in military and civilian 
        institutions, 344 student years.
            (4) For officer acquisition, 955 student years.

SEC. 103. DRUG INTERDICTION ACTIVITIES.

    In addition to amounts otherwise authorized by this Act, there are 
authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Transportation for 
operation and maintenance expenses of Coast Guard drug interdiction 
activities $21,000,000 for fiscal year 1995.

               TITLE II--PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT IMPROVEMENT

SEC. 201. HURRICANE ANDREW RELIEF.

    Section 2856 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 1993 (Public Law 102-484) applies to the military personnel of the 
Coast Guard who were assigned to, or employed at or in connection with, 
any Federal facility or installation in the vicinity of Homestead Air 
Force Base, Florida, including the areas of Broward, Collier, Dade, and 
Monroe Counties, on or before August 24, 1992, except that--
            (1) funds available to the Coast Guard, not to exceed a 
        total of $25,000, shall be used; and
            (2) the Secretary of Transportation shall administer that 
        section with respect to such personnel.

SEC. 202. DISSEMINATION OF RESULTS OF 0-6 CONTINUATION BOARDS.

    Section 289(f) of title 14, United States Code, is amended by 
striking ``Upon approval by the President, the names of the officers 
selected for continuation on active duty by the board shall be promptly 
disseminated to the service at large.''.

SEC. 203. EXCLUDE CERTAIN RESERVES FROM END-OF-YEAR STRENGTH.

    Section 712 of title 14, United States Code, is amended by adding 
at the end the following:
    ``(d) Reserve members ordered to active duty under this section 
shall not be counted in computing authorized strength of members on 
active duty or members in grade under this title or under any other 
law.''.

SEC. 204. MARINE CASUALTY INVESTIGATIONS.

    (a) Informal Marine Casualty Investigations.--Title 46, United 
States Code, is amended by inserting after section 6301 the following 
new section:
``Sec. 6301a. Informal marine casualty investigations
    ``(a) The Secretary may conduct informal investigations of marine 
casualties.
    ``(b) Notwithstanding section 6302 of this title, the Secretary is 
not required to hold an informal investigation open to the public.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of 
chapter 63 of title 46, United States Code, is amended by inserting 
after the item related to section 6301 the following:

``6301a. Informal marine casualty investigations.''.

SEC. 205. PROVISION OF CHILD DEVELOPMENT SERVICES.

    (a) In General.--Title 14, United States Code, is amended by 
inserting after section 514 the following new section:
``Sec. 515. Child development services
    ``(a) The Commandant may make child development services available 
for members and civilian employees of the Coast Guard, and thereafter 
as space is available for members of the Armed Forces and Federal 
civilian employees. Child development services benefits provided under 
this section shall be in addition to benefits provided under other 
laws.
    ``(b)(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), the Commandant may 
require that amounts received as fees for the provision of child 
development services under this section at Coast Guard child 
development centers be used only for compensation of Coast Guard child 
development center employees who are directly involved in providing 
child care.
    ``(2) If the Commandant determines that compliance with the 
limitation in paragraph (1) would result in an uneconomical and 
inefficient use of amounts received as such fees, the Commandant may 
(to the extent that such compliance would be uneconomical and 
inefficient) use such amounts--
            ``(A) for the purchase of consumable or disposable items 
        for Coast Guard child development centers; and
            ``(B) if the requirements of such centers for consumable or 
        disposable items for a given fiscal year have been met, for 
        other expenses of those centers.
    ``(c) The Commandant may use Department of Defense or other 
training programs to insure that all child development services 
providers under this section meet minimum standards.
    ``(d) The Commandant may provide assistance to members and civilian 
employees of the Coast Guard for obtaining services of qualified family 
home child development services providers. The cost per child to the 
Coast Guard of obtaining those services may not exceed the average of 
the cost per child incurred by the Coast Guard for child development 
services provided at all Coast Guard child development centers.
    ``(e)(1) Of the amounts available to the Coast Guard each fiscal 
year for operating expenses (and in addition to amounts received as 
fees), the Secretary shall use for child development services under 
this section an amount equal to the total amount the Commandant 
estimates will be received by the Coast Guard in the fiscal year as 
fees for the provision of those services.
    ``(2) The amount of funds used under paragraph (1) each fiscal year 
shall not exceed $1,000,000.
    ``(f) For purposes of this section, the term `Coast Guard child 
development center' does not include a child care services facility for 
which space is allotted under section 616 of the Act of December 22, 
1987 (40 U.S.C. 490b).
    ``(g) The Secretary shall promulgate regulations to implement this 
section. The regulations shall establish fees to be charged for child 
development services provided under this section which are based on 
total family income.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of 
chapter 13 of title 14, United States Code, is amended by inserting 
after the item related to section 514 the following:

``515. Child development services.''.

     TITLE III--NAVIGATION SAFETY AND WATERWAY SERVICES MANAGEMENT

SEC. 301. FOREIGN PASSENGER VESSEL USER FEES.

    Section 3303 of title 46, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a) by striking ``(a) Except as'' and 
        inserting ``Except as''; and
            (2) by striking subsection (b).

SEC. 302. DOCUMENTATION VIOLATIONS.

    (a) Civil Penalties.--Section 12122(a) of title 46, United States 
Code, is amended by striking ``$500'' and inserting ``$25,000''.
    (b) Seizure and Forfeiture.--
            (1) In general.--Section 12122(b) of title 46, United 
        States Code, is amended to read as follows:
    ``(b) A vessel and its equipment are liable to seizure by and 
forfeiture to the United States Government, if--
            ``(1) the owner of the vessel or a representative or agent 
        of the owner knowingly falsifies or conceals a material fact, 
        or makes a false statement or representation about the 
        documentation or in applying for documentation of the vessel;
            ``(2) a certificate of documentation is knowingly and 
        fraudulently used for the vessel;
            ``(3) the vessel is operated after its endorsement has been 
        denied or revoked under section 12123 of this title;
            ``(4) the vessel is employed in a trade without an 
        appropriate trade endorsement; or
            ``(5) in the case of a documented vessel with only a 
        recreational endorsement, the vessel is operated other than for 
        pleasure.''.
            (2) Conforming amendment.--Section 12122(c) of title 46, 
        United States Code, is repealed.
    (c) Limitation on Operation of Vessel With Only Recreational 
Endorsement.--Section 12110(c) of title 46, United States Code, is 
repealed.
    (d) Termination of Restriction on Command of Recreational 
Vessels.--
            (1) Termination of restriction.--Subsection (d) of section 
        12110 of title 46, United States Code, is amended--
                    (A) by inserting ``, other than a vessel with only 
                a recreational endorsement operating within the 
                territorial waters of the United States,'' after ``A 
                documented vessel''; and
                    (B) by redesignating that subsection as subsection 
                (c).
            (2) Conforming amendment.--Section 12111(a)(2) of title 46, 
        United States Code, is amended by inserting before the period 
        the following: ``in violation of section 12110(c) of this 
        title''.

SEC. 303. CLERICAL AMENDMENT.

    Chapter 121 of title 46, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by striking the first section 12123; and
            (2) in the table of sections at the beginning of the 
        chapter by striking the first item relating to section 12123.

SEC. 304. BATON ROUGE RESCUE AND PATROL VESSEL.

    Beginning not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of 
this Act, the Commandant of the Coast Guard shall operate a rescue and 
patrol vessel on the Mississippi River in the vicinity of Baton Rouge, 
Louisiana, to support Coast Guard rescue, law enforcement, marine 
safety, marine environmental protection, and port security missions.

SEC. 305. FLORIDA AVENUE BRIDGE.

    For purposes of the alteration of the Florida Avenue Bridge 
(located approximately 1.63 miles east of the Mississippi River on the 
Gulf Intracoastal Waterway in Orleans Parish, Louisiana) ordered by the 
Secretary of Transportation under the Act of June 21, 1940 (33 U.S.C. 
511 et seq.; popularly known as the Truman-Hobbs Act), the Secretary 
shall treat the drainage siphon that is adjacent to the bridge as an 
appurtenance of the bridge, including with respect to apportionment and 
payment of costs for the removal of the drainage siphon in accordance 
with that Act.

SEC. 306. RENEWAL OF HOUSTON-GALVESTON NAVIGATION SAFETY ADVISORY 
              COMMITTEE AND LOWER MISSISSIPPI RIVER WATERWAY ADVISORY 
              COMMITTEE.

    The Coast Guard Authorization Act of 1991 (Public Law 102-241, 105 
Stat. 2208-2235) is amended--
            (1) in section 18 by adding at the end the following:
    ``(h) The Committee shall terminate on October 1, 1999.''; and
            (2) in section 19 by adding at the end the following:
    ``(g) The Committee shall terminate on October 1, 1999.''.

SEC. 307. LIMITATION ON CONSOLIDATION OF HOUSTON AND GALVESTON MARINE 
              SAFETY OFFICES.

    The Secretary of Transportation may not consolidate the Coast Guard 
Marine Safety Offices in Galveston, Texas, and Houston, Texas.

SEC. 308. RESPONSE EXERCISE PROGRAM AT MASSACHUSETTS MARITIME ACADEMY.

    (a) Transfer.--Within 30 days after the date of enactment of this 
Act, the Coast Guard shall transfer to the Massachusetts Maritime 
Academy $500,000 to continue the oil spill simulator activities at the 
Academy.
    (b) Designation of Center as Regional Facility.--The Coast Guard 
shall designate the Center for Marine Environmental Protection and 
Safety at the Massachusetts Maritime Academy as a regional facility for 
the conduct and evaluation of annual response area management team 
exercises for two response areas in the East Coast in accordance with 
the Preparedness for Response Exercise Program established by the Coast 
Guard.

SEC. 309. PROHIBITION ON DECOMMISSIONING ICEBREAKER MACKINAW.

    (a) Prohibition.--The Secretary of Transportation may not 
decommission the Coast Guard cutter MACKINAW until the later of--
            (1) 1 year after transmitting to the Congress the report 
        required under subsection (d); or
            (2) October 1, 1995.
    (b) Requirement To Maintain Billets.--The Secretary shall during 
fiscal year 1995 maintain on the Coast Guard cutter MACKINAW the same 
number of billets as were maintained on that vessel during fiscal year 
1994.
    (c) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be 
appropriated to the Secretary of Transportation $4,500,000 for fiscal 
year 1995, to remain available until expended, for operations and 
maintenance of the Coast Guard cutter MACKINAW.
    (d) Study and Report.--Not later than 6 months after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall conduct a 
study and submit a report to the Congress containing findings and 
recommendations on the icebreaking needs of the Great Lakes and the 
appropriate size and type of vessel or vessels to meet those needs. In 
conducting the study, the Secretary shall--
            (1) consult with--
                    (A) Great Lakes carriers, shippers, and port 
                authorities, including the Lake Carriers Association;
                    (B) the Great Lakes Commission;
                    (C) the Governors of States bordering the Great 
                Lakes;
                    (D) local governments in States bordering the Great 
                Lakes; and
                    (E) interested private persons;
            (2) determine the average and maximum ice conditions in the 
        Great Lakes over the past 10 years;
            (3) determine the size and type of vessel or vessels 
        necessary to clear shipping channels in the average and maximum 
        ice conditions determined under paragraph (2);
            (4) evaluate whether any Coast Guard vessel stationed on 
        the Great Lakes, other than the MACKINAW, can safely conduct 
        search and rescue missions in 25-foot seas;
            (5) evaluate the feasibility of operating the Coast Guard 
        icebreaker MACKINAW on a seasonal basis;
            (6) evaluate the feasibility of building an ice-
        strengthened Juniper Class buoy tender to replace the 
        icebreaking services performed by the MACKINAW; and
            (7) evaluate the feasibility of entering into a long-term 
        contract for icebreaking services to replace the icebreaking 
        services performed by the MACKINAW.
    (e) Authorization for Recommendations.--If, after transmitting the 
report required in subsection (d), the Secretary determines that--
            (1) in addition to previously authorized Juniper Class buoy 
        tenders, building an ice-strengthened Juniper Class buoy tender 
        is the most feasible means of providing icebreaking service on 
        the Great Lakes, the Secretary may, subject to the availability 
        of appropriations, enter into a contract for the construction 
        of an ice-strengthened Juniper Class buoy tender; or
            (2) entering into a long-term contract for icebreaking 
        services is the most feasible means of providing icebreaking 
        services on the Great Lakes, the Secretary may, subject to the 
        availability of appropriations, enter into such a long-term 
        contract.

SEC. 310. REQUIREMENT TO OPERATE USCGC TACKLE IN CRISFIELD, MARYLAND.

    The Secretary of Transportation shall continue to operate the USCGC 
TACKLE (WYTL 65604) in the vicinity of Crisfield, Maryland, until 
October 1, 1995.

SEC. 311. BUY AMERICAN REQUIREMENT FOR SURFACE SEARCH RADAR SYSTEMS.

    Notwithstanding any other law, at least 51 percent of the 
components of surface search radar systems for Coast Guard vessels 
shall be manufactured in the United States, provided the United States 
manufacturer offers the Coast Guard a competitive price.

SEC. 312. CONVEYANCE OF PROPERTY.

    (a) Requirement.--The Secretary of Transportation (or any other 
official having control over the property described in subsection (b)) 
shall expeditiously convey to the Traverse City Area Public School 
District in Traverse City, Michigan, without consideration, all right, 
title, and interest of the United States in and to the property 
described in subsection (b), subject to all easements and other 
interests in the property held by any other person.
    (b) Property Described.--The property referred to in subsection (a) 
is a parcel of land consisting of approximately 27.10 acres identified 
by the Traverse City School District in the northwest corner of the 
Coast Guard Air Station at Traverse City, Michigan.
    (c) Reversionary Interest.--In addition to any term or condition 
established pursuant to subsection (a), any conveyance of property 
described in subsection (b) shall be subject to the condition that all 
right, title, and interest in and to the property so conveyed shall 
immediately revert to the United States if the property, or any part 
thereof, ceases to be used by the Traverse City School District.

                        TITLE IV--MISCELLANEOUS

SEC. 401. SPECIAL RECRUITING AUTHORITY TO ACHIEVE DIVERSITY.

    (a) Findings.--The Congress makes the following findings:
            (1) Women and minorities have historically been 
        underrepresented in the Coast Guard officer corps and at the 
        United States Coast Guard Academy.
            (2) The number of women and minorities occupying leadership 
        positions in the United States Coast Guard should reflect the 
        proportion of women and minorities in the total population.
            (3) Notwithstanding application of traditional recruiting 
        programs, the Coast Guard has not been able to rectify the 
        historic underrepresentation of women and minorities in the 
        service and at the Academy.
            (4) Cultural bias in standardized testing or grading 
        procedures may adversely affect the ability of minorities to 
        compete successfully for admission to the United States Coast 
        Guard Academy.
            (5) The education and professional training provided at the 
        United States Coast Guard Academy will be enhanced by the 
        benefits that flow from a diverse student body.
    (b) New Authority.--Section 93 of title 14, United States Code, is 
amended--
            (1) in paragraph (t)(2) by striking ``and'' after the 
        semicolon;
            (2) in paragraph (u) by striking the period and inserting 
        ``; and''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(v) for the purposes of rectifying underrepresentation or 
        underutilization of women and minorities in the Coast Guard and 
        meeting identified personnel resource requirements and training 
        needs--
                    ``(1) conduct studies and analyses on Coast Guard 
                personnel resource and training needs; and
                    ``(2) employ special programs for recruiting women 
                and minorities, including, subject to appropriations, 
                provision of financial assistance by grant, cooperative 
                agreement, contract, or otherwise, to public or private 
                associations, organizations, or individuals to 
                implement national or local outreach programs.''.

SEC. 402. OFFICER RETENTION UNTIL RETIREMENT ELIGIBLE.

    Section 283(b) of title 14, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by inserting ``(1)'' after ``(b)'';
            (2) by striking the last sentence; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(2) Upon the completion of a term under paragraph (1), an officer 
shall, unless selected for further continuation--
            ``(A) except as provided in subparagraph (B), be honorably 
        discharged with severance pay computed under section 286 of 
        this title;
            ``(B) in the case of an officer who has completed at least 
        18 years of active service on the date of discharge under 
        subparagraph (A), be retained on active duty and retired on the 
        last day of the month in which the officer completes 20 years 
        of active service, unless earlier removed under another 
        provision of law; or
            ``(C) if eligible for retirement under any law, be 
        retired.''.

SEC. 403. REPORT RECOMMENDING ACTIONS FOR THE PROTECTION OF THE 
              ENDANGERED NORTHERN RIGHT WHALE.

    Not later than 6 months after the date of the enactment of this 
Act, the Secretary of Transportation, in consultation with the 
Secretary of Commerce, shall submit a report to the Committee on 
Merchant Marine and Fisheries of the House of Representatives and the 
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate 
recommending actions to prevent mortalities of the northern right whale 
from vessel collisions in the Great South Channel off Cape Cod, 
Massachusetts. The report shall include--
            (1) recommendations for actions that could be undertaken by 
        the Coast Guard and the International Maritime Organization, 
        including--
                    (A) the designation of 1 or more areas to be 
                avoided;
                    (B) the shifting of the traffic separation scheme 
                in the Great South Channel; or
                    (C) other measures the Secretary considers 
                appropriate; and
            (2) if appropriate, a schedule for submitting those 
        recommendations to the International Maritime Organization.

SEC. 404. CONTINUING OBLIGATION TO PROVIDE DOCUMENTATION INFORMATION AT 
              EXISTING LOCATIONS.

    The Secretary of Transportation shall, until October 1, 1999, 
maintain an ability, at Coast Guard offices that are located in the 
immediate vicinity of former regional vessel documentation offices, to 
assist the public with information on obtaining, altering, and renewing 
the documentation of a vessel and on vessel documentation laws and 
regulations generally.

SEC. 405. PROHIBITION ON STATION CLOSURES AND VESSEL AND AIRCRAFT 
              DECOMMISSIONINGS IN FY 1995.

    In fiscal year 1995, the Secretary of Transportation may not close 
or consolidate any shore unit, including any multimission small boat 
station, and may not decommission any vessel or aircraft, based in 
whole or in part on the increased costs resulting from inclusion of the 
Coast Guard in the military pay raise for fiscal year 1995 or the cost-
of-living allowance for members of the uniformed services assigned to 
high cost areas in the continental United States under the National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1995.

SEC. 406. CONTINUATION OF THE COMMERCIAL FISHING INDUSTRY VESSEL 
              ADVISORY COMMITTEE.

    Subsection (e)(1) of section 4508 of title 46, United States Code, 
is amended by striking ``September 30, 1994'' and inserting ``October 
1, 1999''.

SEC. 407. PROHIBITION ON DIVERSION OF DRUG INTERDICTION FUNDS.

    The Secretary of Transportation may not reduce the level of Coast 
Guard drug interdiction below the level proposed by the President in 
the Fiscal Year 1995 budget.

SEC. 408. PROHIBITION ON STATION CLOSURES.

    (a) Prohibition.--The Secretary of Transportation may not close or 
consolidate any multimission small boat station in fiscal year 1995 
until the Secretary has submitted a list of proposed station closures 
to the Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries of the House of 
Representatives and to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
Transportation of the Senate.
    (b) Deadline for Submission.--The Secretary shall submit such list 
at least 60 days prior to any such closure or consolidation.

SEC. 409. RENEWAL OF THE NAVIGATION SAFETY ADVISORY COUNCIL.

    Section 5 of the Inland Navigational Rules Act of 1980 (33 U.S.C. 
2073) is amended in subsection (d) by striking ``September 30, 1995'' 
and inserting ``September 30, 2000''.

SEC. 410. 47-FOOT MOTOR LIFEBOAT ACQUISITION PROGRAM.

    The Secretary of Transportation shall ensure that the Coast Guard 
47-foot Motor Lifeboat acquisition is accomplished in accordance with 
the laws and regulations applicable to small business set asides.

SEC. 411. COAST GUARD RESERVE PEACETIME REQUIREMENTS PLAN.

    No later than February 1, 1995, the Secretary of Transportation 
shall submit to the Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries of the 
House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
Transportation of the Senate a plan to more fully utilize the Coast 
Guard Selected Reserve to augment peacetime operations. As part of the 
plan, the Secretary shall include--
            (1) methods to deliver more cost-effective Coast Guard 
        services by supplementing active duty personnel with Coast 
        Guard reservists while preserving the current level of service 
        to the public;
            (2) methods to more fully integrate the Coast Guard Reserve 
        in peacetime Coast Guard programs, including, but not limited 
        to, search and rescue, marine safety, and marine environmental 
        protection;
            (3) the most effective command structure for the Coast 
        Guard Reserve; and
            (4) a specific estimate of the number of reservists needed 
        to augment peacetime Coast Guard missions under the plan.

SEC. 412. TRANSFER OF COAST GUARD PROPERTY.

    (a) Conveyance Requirement.--The Secretary of Transportation shall 
convey to the Ketchikan Indian Corporation in Ketchikan, Alaska, 
without reimbursement and by no later than 120 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act, all right, title, and interest of the United 
States in and to the property known as the ``Former Marine Safety 
Detachment'' as identified in Report of Excess Number CG-689 (GSA 
Control Number 9-U-AK-0747) and described in subsection (b), for use by 
the Ketchikan Indian Corporation as a Native health clinic.
    (b) Property Described.--The property referred to in subsection (a) 
is real property located in the city of Ketchikan, Township 75 south, 
range 90 east, Copper River Meridian, First Judicial District, State of 
Alaska, and commencing at corner numbered 10, United States Survey 
numbered 1079, the true point of beginning for this description: Thence 
north 24 degrees 04 minutes east, along the 10-11 line of said survey a 
distance of 89.76 feet to corner numbered 1 of lot 5B; thence south 65 
degrees 56 minutes east a distance of 345.18 feet to corner numbered 2 
of lot 5B; thence south 24 degrees 04 minutes west a distance of 101.64 
feet to corner numbered 3 of lot 5B; thence north 64 degrees 01 minute 
west a distance of 346.47 feet to corner numbered 10 of said survey, to 
the true point of beginning, consisting of 0.76 acres (more or less), 
and all improvements located on that property, including buildings, 
structures, and equipment.
    (c) Reversionary Interest.--In addition to any term or condition 
established pursuant to subsection (a), any conveyance of property 
described in subsection (b) shall be subject to the condition that all 
right, title, and interest in and to the property so conveyed shall 
immediately revert to the United States if the property, or any part 
thereof, ceases to be used by the Ketchikan Indian Corporation as a 
Native health clinic.

SEC. 413. REPORT ON COSTS OF VESSEL INSPECTIONS OUTSIDE UNITED STATES.

    (a) Report Requirement.--Not later than January 1, 1995, the 
Secretary of Transportation shall submit to the Committee on Merchant 
Marine and Fisheries of the House of Representatives and the Committee 
on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a report 
describing in detail the costs incurred by the United States in fiscal 
year 1994 for the performance by Coast Guard personnel of vessel 
inspections outside the 50 States and the District of Columbia, 
including travel expenses, subsistence pay, compensation, and all other 
costs associated with those inspections.
    (b) Itemization of Costs.--The report required by subsection (a) 
shall include--
            (1) a description and the costs of the various types of 
        activities in which Coast Guard inspectors engaged outside the 
        United States in fiscal year 1994 with respect to repair and 
        construction of vessels in foreign countries;
            (2) the number and costs of inspections of vessels 
        documented in the United States that did not visit ports in the 
        United States in fiscal year 1994 (including the number of such 
        vessels inspected);
            (3) the number and costs of inspections of mobile offshore 
        drilling units (as that term is defined in section 2101 of 
        title 46, United States Code) that are documented in the United 
        States and that did not operate in waters of the United States 
        in fiscal year 1994; and
            (4) the number and cost of Coast Guard inspectors 
        permanently stationed in foreign countries.

SEC. 414. CONVEYANCE OF LIGHT STATION MONTAUK POINT, NEW YORK.

    (a) Conveyance Requirement.--
            (1) Requirement.--The Secretary of Transportation shall 
        convey to the Montauk Historical Association in Montauk, New 
        York, by an appropriate means of conveyance, all right, title, 
        and interest of the United States in and to property comprising 
        Light Station Montauk Point, located at Montauk, New York.
            (2) Determination of property.--The Secretary may identify, 
        describe, and determine the property to be conveyed pursuant to 
        this section.
    (b) Terms of Conveyance.--
            (1) In general.--A conveyance of property pursuant to this 
        section shall be made--
                    (A) without the payment of consideration; and
                    (B) subject to the conditions required by 
                paragraphs (3) and (4) and such other terms and 
                conditions as the Secretary may consider appropriate.
            (2) Reversionary interest.--In addition to any term or 
        condition established pursuant to paragraph (1), any conveyance 
        of property comprising the Montauk Light Station pursuant to 
        subsection (a) shall be subject to the condition that all 
        right, title, and interest in and to the property so conveyed 
        shall immediately revert to the United States if the property, 
        or any part thereof--
                    (A) ceases to be maintained as a nonprofit center 
                for public benefit for the interpretation and 
                preservation of the material culture of the United 
                States Coast Guard, the maritime history of Montauk, 
                New York, and Native American and colonial history;
                    (B) ceases to be maintained in a manner that 
                ensures its present or future use as a Coast Guard aid 
                to navigation; or
                    (C) ceases to be maintained in a manner consistent 
                with the provisions of the National Historic 
                Preservation Act (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.).
            (3) Maintenance of navigation and functions.--Any 
        conveyance of property pursuant to this section shall be 
        subject to such conditions as the Secretary considers to be 
        necessary to assure that--
                    (A) the light, antennas, sound signal, and 
                associated lighthouse equipment located on the property 
                conveyed, which are active aids to navigation, shall 
                continue to be operated and maintained by the United 
                States for as long as they are needed for this purpose;
                    (B) the Montauk Historical Association may not 
                interfere or allow interference in any manner with such 
                aids to navigation without express written permission 
                from the United States;
                    (C) there is reserved to the United States the 
                right to replace, or add any aids to navigation, or 
                make any changes to the Montauk Lighthouse as may be 
                necessary for navigation purposes;
                    (D) the United States shall have the right, at any 
                time, to enter the property conveyed without notice for 
                the purpose of maintaining navigation aids;
                    (E) the United States shall have an easement of 
                access to such property for the purpose of maintaining 
                the navigational aids in use on the property; and
                    (F) the Montauk Light Station shall revert to the 
                United States at the end of the 30-day period beginning 
                on any date on which the Secretary of Transportation 
                provides written notice to the Montauk Historical 
                Association that the Montauk Light Station is needed 
                for national security purposes.
            (4) Maintenance of light station.--Any conveyance of 
        property under this section shall be subject to the condition 
        that the Montauk Historical Association shall maintain the 
        Montauk Light Station in accordance with the provisions of the 
        National Historic Preservation Act (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.) and 
        other applicable laws.
            (5) Limitation on obligations of montauk historical 
        association.--The Montauk Historical Association shall not have 
        any obligation to maintain any active aid to navigation 
        equipment on property conveyed pursuant to this section.
    (c) For purposes of this section--
            (1) The term ``Montauk Light Station'' means the Coast 
        Guard light station known as Light Station Montauk Point, 
        located at Montauk, New York, including the keeper's dwellings, 
        adjacent Coast Guard rights of way, the World War II submarine 
        spotting tower, the lighthouse tower, and the paint locker; and
            (2) the term ``Montauk Lighthouse'' means the Coast Guard 
        lighthouse located at the Montauk Light Station.

SEC. 415. CAPE ANN LIGHTHOUSE.

    (a) Authority To Convey.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary of Transportation shall 
        convey to the town of Rockport, Massachusetts, by an 
        appropriate means of conveyance, all right, title, and interest 
        of the United States in and to the property comprising the Cape 
        Ann Lighthouse, located on Thachers Island, Massachusetts.
            (2) Identification of property.--The Secretary may 
        identify, describe, and determine the property to be conveyed 
        pursuant to this subsection.
    (b) Terms of Conveyance.--
            (1) In general.--The conveyance of property pursuant to 
        this section shall be made--
                    (A) without payment of consideration; and
                    (B) subject to the conditions required by 
                paragraphs (3) and (4) and other terms and conditions 
                the Secretary may consider appropriate.
            (2) Reversionary interest.--In addition to any term or 
        condition established pursuant to paragraph (1), the conveyance 
        of property pursuant to this section shall be subject to the 
        condition that all right, title, and interest in the Cape Ann 
        Lighthouse shall immediately revert to the United States if the 
        Cape Ann Lighthouse, or any part of the property--
                    (A) ceases to be used as a nonprofit center for the 
                interpretation and preservation of maritime history;
                    (B) ceases to be maintained in a manner that 
                ensures its present or future use as a Coast Guard aid 
                to navigation; or
                    (C) ceases to be maintained in a manner consistent 
                with the provisions of the National Historic 
                Preservation Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.).
            (3) Maintenance and navigation functions.--The conveyance 
        of property pursuant to this section shall be made subject to 
        the conditions that the Secretary considers to be necessary to 
        assure that--
                    (A) the lights, antennas, and associated equipment 
                located on the property conveyed, which are active aids 
                to navigation, shall continue to be operated and 
                maintained by the United States;
                    (B) the town of Rockport may not interfere or allow 
                interference in any manner with aids to navigation 
                without express written permission from the Secretary 
                of Transportation;
                    (C) there is reserved to the United States the 
                right to relocate, replace, or add any aid to 
                navigation or make any changes to the Cape Ann 
                Lighthouse as may be necessary for navigational 
                purposes;
                    (D) the United States shall have the right, at any 
                time, to enter the property without notice for the 
                purpose of maintaining aids to navigation; and
                    (E) the United States shall have an easement of 
                access to the property for the purpose of maintaining 
                the aids to navigation in use on the property.
            (4) Obligation limitation.--The town of Rockport is not 
        required to maintain any active aid to navigation equipment on 
        property conveyed pursuant to this section.
            (5) Property to be maintained in accordance with certain 
        laws.--The town of Rockport shall maintain the Cape Ann 
        Lighthouse in accordance with the National Historic 
        Preservation Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.), and other 
        applicable laws.
    (c) Definitions.--For purposes of this section, the term ``Cape Ann 
Lighthouse'' means the Coast Guard property located on Thachers Island, 
Massachusetts, except any historical artifact, including any lens or 
lantern, located on the property at or before the time of the 
conveyance.

SEC. 416. TRANSFER OF OCRACOKE LIGHT STATION TO SECRETARY OF THE 
              INTERIOR.

    The Secretary of Transportation shall transfer administrative 
jurisdiction over the Federal property, consisting of approximately 2 
acres, known as the Ocracoke Light Station, to the Secretary of the 
Interior, subject to such reservations, terms, and conditions as may be 
necessary for Coast Guard purposes. All property so transferred shall 
be included in and administered as part of the Cape Hatteras National 
Seashore.

SEC. 417. PROHIBITION ON OVERHAUL, REPAIR, AND MAINTENANCE OF COAST 
              GUARD VESSELS IN FOREIGN SHIPYARDS.

    (a) Prohibition.--Chapter 5 of title 14, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 96. Prohibition on overhaul, repair, and maintenance of Coast 
              Guard vessels in foreign shipyards
    ``A Coast Guard vessel may not be overhauled, repaired, or 
maintained in any shipyard located outside the United States, except 
that this section does not apply to emergency repairs.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--Title 14, United States Code, is amended 
in the analysis at the beginning of chapter 5 by adding at the end the 
following:

``96. Prohibition on overhaul, repair, and maintenance of Coast Guard 
                            vessels in foreign shipyards.''.

SEC. 418. STUDY OF IMPLICATIONS FOR VESSEL SAFETY IN NAVIGABLE WATERS 
              NEAR HOUSTON, TEXAS, OF TRADE AGREEMENTS.

    (a) Study.--Not later than July 1, 1996, the Secretary of 
Transportation, acting through the Coast Guard office in Houston, 
Texas, and subject to the availability of appropriations, shall conduct 
a study of the implications for vessel safety in the navigable waters 
near Houston, Texas, of increased shipping traffic resulting from--
            (1) the North American Free Trade Agreement Implementation 
        Act; and
            (2) legislation necessary to implement the Uruguay Round of 
        the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade.
    (b) Content.--The study under subsection (a) shall include--
            (1) examination of implications for vessel safety in the 
        Port of Houston and the Houston ship channel; and
            (2) development of recommendations for--
                    (A) responding to vessel accidents in those 
                waterways,
                    (B) removal of vessels damaged in those accidents, 
                and
                    (C) ways to improve the overall safety of the Port 
                of Houston and the Houston ship channel, including 
                recommendations of restrictions on vessel movements 
                within that Port or channel if necessary to ensure 
                safety.
    (c) Report.--Not later than July 1, 1996, the Secretary of 
Transportation shall submit to the Congress a report on the findings 
and recommendations developed by the study under subsection (a).
    (d) Authorization of Appropriations.--For carrying out the study 
and preparing the report required by this section, there are authorized 
to be appropriated to the Secretary of Transportation $300,000 for 
fiscal year 1995 and such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 
1996.
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