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        S.1004

                       One Hundred Fourth Congress

                                 of the

                        United States of America


                          AT THE SECOND SESSION

         Begun and held at the City of Washington on Wednesday,
   the third day of January, one thousand nine hundred and ninety-six


                                 An Act


 
 To authorize appropriations for the United States 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 
1996''.

SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS.

    The table of contents for this Act is as follows:

Sec. 1. Short title.
Sec. 2. Table of contents.

                         TITLE I--AUTHORIZATION

Sec. 101. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 102. Authorized levels of military strength and training.
Sec. 103. Quarterly reports on drug interdiction.
Sec. 104. Sense of the Congress regarding funding for Coast Guard.

               TITLE II--PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT IMPROVEMENT

Sec. 201. Provision of child development services.
Sec. 202. Hurricane Andrew relief.
Sec. 203. Dissemination of results of 0-6 continuation boards.
Sec. 204. Exclude certain reserves from end-of-year strength.
Sec. 205. Officer retention until retirement eligible.
Sec. 206. Recruiting.
Sec. 207. Access to National Driver Register information on certain 
          Coast Guard personnel.
Sec. 208. Coast Guard housing authorities.
Sec. 209. Board for Correction of Military Records deadline.
Sec. 210. Repeal temporary promotion of warrant officers.
Sec. 211. Appointment of temporary officers.
Sec. 212. Information to be provided to officer selection boards.
Sec. 213. Rescue diver training for selected Coast Guard personnel.
Sec. 214. Special authorities regarding Coast Guard.

        TITLE III--MARINE SAFETY AND WATERWAY SERVICES MANAGEMENT

Sec. 301. Changes to documentation laws.
Sec. 302. Nondisclosure of port security plans.
Sec. 303. Maritime drug and alcohol testing program civil penalty.
Sec. 304. Renewal of advisory groups.
Sec. 305. Electronic filing of commercial instruments.
Sec. 306. Civil penalties.
Sec. 307. Amendment to require EPIRBs on the Great Lakes.
Sec. 308. Report on LORAN-C requirements.
Sec. 309. Small boat stations.
Sec. 310. Penalty for alteration of marine safety equipment.
Sec. 311. Prohibition on overhaul, repair, and maintenance of Coast 
          Guard vessels in foreign shipyards.
Sec. 312. Withholding vessel clearance for violation of certain Acts.
Sec. 313. Information barred in legal proceedings.
Sec. 314. Marine casualty reporting.

                     TITLE IV--COAST GUARD AUXILIARY

Sec. 401. Administration of the Coast Guard auxiliary.
Sec. 402. Purpose of the Coast Guard auxiliary.
Sec. 403. Members of the auxiliary; status.
Sec. 404. Assignment and performance of duties.
Sec. 405. Cooperation with other agencies, States, territories, and 
          political subdivisions.
Sec. 406. Vessel deemed public vessel.
Sec. 407. Aircraft deemed public aircraft.
Sec. 408. Disposal of certain material.

                  TITLE V--DEEPWATER PORT MODERNIZATION

Sec. 501. Short title.
Sec. 502. Declarations of purpose and policy.
Sec. 503. Definitions.
Sec. 504. Licenses.
Sec. 505. Informational filings.
Sec. 506. Antitrust review.
Sec. 507. Operation.
Sec. 508. Marine environmental protection and navigational safety.

                 TITLE VI--COAST GUARD REGULATORY REFORM

Sec. 601. Short title.
Sec. 602. Safety management.
Sec. 603. Use of reports, documents, records, and examinations of other 
          persons.
Sec. 604. Equipment approval.
Sec. 605. Frequency of inspection.
Sec. 606. Certificate of inspection.
Sec. 607. Delegation of authority of Secretary to classification 
          societies.

             TITLE VII--TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS

Sec. 701. Amendment of inland navigation rules.
Sec. 702. Measurement of vessels.
Sec. 703. Longshore and harbor workers compensation.
Sec. 704. Radiotelephone requirements.
Sec. 705. Vessel operating requirements.
Sec. 706. Merchant Marine Act, 1920.
Sec. 707. Merchant Marine Act, 1956.
Sec. 708. Maritime education and training.
Sec. 709. General definitions.
Sec. 710. Authority to exempt certain vessels.
Sec. 711. Inspection of vessels.
Sec. 712. Regulations.
Sec. 713. Penalties--Inspection of vessels.
Sec. 714. Application--Tank vessels.
Sec. 715. Tank vessel construction standards.
Sec. 716. Tanker minimum standards.
Sec. 717. Self-propelled tank vessel minimum standards.
Sec. 718. Definition--Abandonment of barges.
Sec. 719. Application--Load lines.
Sec. 720. Licensing of individuals.
Sec. 721. Able seamen--Limited.
Sec. 722. Able seamen--Offshore supply vessels.
Sec. 723. Scale of employment--Able seamen.
Sec. 724. General requirements--Engine department.
Sec. 725. Complement of inspected vessels.
Sec. 726. Watchmen.
Sec. 727. Citizenship and Naval Reserve requirements.
Sec. 728. Watches.
Sec. 729. Minimum number of licensed individuals.
Sec. 730. Officers' competency certificates convention.
Sec. 731. Merchant mariners' documents required.
Sec. 732. Certain crew requirements.
Sec. 733. Freight vessels.
Sec. 734. Exemptions.
Sec. 735. United States registered pilot service.
Sec. 736. Definitions--Merchant seamen protection.
Sec. 737. Application--Foreign and intercoastal voyages.
Sec. 738. Application--Coastwise voyages.
Sec. 739. Fishing agreements.
Sec. 740. Accommodations for seamen.
Sec. 741. Medicine chests.
Sec. 742. Logbook and entry requirements.
Sec. 743. Coastwise endorsements.
Sec. 744. Fishery endorsements.
Sec. 745. Convention tonnage for licenses, certificates, and documents.
Sec. 746. Technical corrections.
Sec. 747. Technical corrections to references to ICC.

                    TITLE VIII--POLLUTION FROM SHIPS

Sec. 801. Prevention of pollution from ships.
Sec. 802. Marine plastic pollution research and control.

                     TITLE IX--TOWING VESSEL SAFETY

Sec. 901. Reduction of oil spills from non-self-propelled tank vessels.
Sec. 902. Requirement for fire suppression devices.
Sec. 903. Studies addressing various sources of oil spill risk.

                          TITLE X--CONVEYANCES

Sec. 1001. Conveyance of lighthouses.
Sec. 1002. Conveyance of certain lighthouses located in Maine.
Sec. 1003. Transfer of Coast Guard property in Gosnold, Massachusetts.
Sec. 1004. Conveyance of property in Ketchikan, Alaska.
Sec. 1005. Conveyance of property in Traverse City, Michigan.
Sec. 1006. Transfer of Coast Guard property in New Shoreham, Rhode 
          Island.
Sec. 1007. Conveyance of property in Santa Cruz, California.
Sec. 1008. Conveyance of vessel S/S RED OAK VICTORY.
Sec. 1009. Conveyance of equipment.
Sec. 1010. Property exchange.
Sec. 1011. Authority to convey Whitefish Point Light Station land.
Sec. 1012. Conveyance of Parramore Beach Coast Guard Station, Virginia.
Sec. 1013. Conveyance of Jeremiah O'Brien.

                         TITLE XI--MISCELLANEOUS

Sec. 1101. Florida Avenue Bridge.
Sec. 1102. Oil Spill Recovery Institute.
Sec. 1103. Limited double hull exemptions.
Sec. 1104. Oil spill response vessels.
Sec. 1105. Service in certain suits in admiralty.
Sec. 1106. Amendments to the Johnson Act.
Sec. 1107. Lower Columbia River maritime fire and safety activities.
Sec. 1108. Oil pollution research training.
Sec. 1109. Limitation on relocation of Houston and Galveston marine 
          safety offices.
Sec. 1110. Uninspected fish tender vessels.
Sec. 1111. Foreign passenger vessel user fees.
Sec. 1112. Coast Guard user fees.
Sec. 1113. Vessel financing.
Sec. 1114. Manning and watch requirements on towing vessels on the Great 
          Lakes.
Sec. 1115. Repeal of Great Lakes endorsements.
Sec. 1116. Relief from United States documentation requirements.
Sec. 1117. Use of foreign registry oil spill response vessels.
Sec. 1118. Judicial sale of certain documented vessels to aliens.
Sec. 1119. Improved authority to sell recyclable material.
Sec. 1120. Documentation of certain vessels.
Sec. 1121. Vessel deemed to be a recreational vessel.
Sec. 1122. Small passenger vessel pilot inspection program with the 
          State of Minnesota.
Sec. 1123. Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands fishing.
Sec. 1124. Availability of extrajudicial remedies for default on 
          preferred mortgage liens on vessels.
Sec. 1125. Offshore facility financial responsibility requirements.
Sec. 1126. Deauthorization of navigation project, Cohasset Harbor, 
          Massachusetts.
Sec. 1127. Sense of Congress; requirement regarding notice.
Sec. 1128. Requirement for procurement of buoy chain.
Sec. 1129. Cruise ship liability.
Sec. 1130. Sense of Congress on the implementation of regulations 
          regarding animal fats and vegetable oils.
Sec. 1131. Term of Director of the Bureau of Transportation Statistics.
Sec. 1132. Waiver of certain requirements for historic former 
          Presidential Yacht Sequoia.
Sec. 1133. Vessel requirements.
Sec. 1134. Existing tank vessel research.
Sec. 1135. Plan for the engineering, design, and retrofitting of the 
          Icebreaker Mackinaw.
Sec. 1136. Cross-border financing.
Sec. 1137. Vessel standards.
Sec. 1138. Vessels subject to the jurisdiction of the United States.
Sec. 1139. Reactivation of closed shipyards.
Sec. 1140. Sakonnet Point Light.
Sec. 1141. Dredging of Rhode Island Waterways.
Sec. 1142. Interim payments.
Sec. 1143. Oil spill information.
Sec. 1144. Compliance with oil spill response plans.
Sec. 1145. Bridge deemed to unreasonably obstruct navigation.
Sec. 1146. Fishing vessel exemption.

                         TITLE I--AUTHORIZATION

SEC. 101. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    (a) In General.--Funds are authorized to be appropriated for 
necessary expenses of the Coast Guard, as follows:
        (1) For the operation and maintenance of the Coast Guard--
            (A) for fiscal year 1996, $2,618,316,000; and
            (B) for fiscal year 1997, $2,637,800,000;
    of which $25,000,000 shall be derived each fiscal year 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--
            (A) for fiscal year 1996, $428,200,000; and
            (B) for fiscal year 1997, $411,600,000;
    to remain available until expended, of which $32,500,000 for fiscal 
    year 1996 and $20,000,000 for fiscal year 1997 shall be derived 
    each fiscal year 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--
            (A) for fiscal year 1996, $22,500,000; and
            (B) for fiscal year 1997, $20,300,000;
    to remain available until expended, of which $3,150,000 for fiscal 
    year 1996 and $5,020,000 for fiscal year 1997 shall be derived each 
    fiscal year from the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund.
        (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--
            (A) for fiscal year 1996, $582,022,000; and
            (B) for fiscal year 1997, $608,100,000.
        (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--
            (A) for fiscal year 1996, $25,300,000, to remain available 
        until expended; and
            (B) for fiscal year 1997, $25,100,000, to remain available 
        until expended.
        (6) For environmental compliance and restoration at Coast Guard 
    facilities (other than parts and equipment associated with 
    operations and maintenance), $25,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
    1996 and 1997, to remain available until expended.
    (b) Amounts From the Discretionary Bridge Program.--(1) Section 104 
of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end 
thereof the following:
    ``(e) Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 101(d) and 144 of 
title 23, highway bridges determined to be unreasonable obstructions to 
navigation under the Truman-Hobbs Act may be funded from amounts set 
aside from the discretionary bridge program. The Secretary shall 
transfer these allocations and the responsibility for administration of 
these funds to the United States Coast Guard.''.
    (2) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of 
Transportation shall allocate out of funds available, $9,100,000 for 
the John F. Limehouse Memorial Bridge, Charleston, South Carolina. The 
allocation shall be deposited in the Truman-Hobbs bridge program 
account. The Secretary shall transfer this allocation and 
responsibility for administration of these funds to the United States 
Coast Guard.
    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--
        (1) 38,400 as of September 30, 1996; and
        (2) 37,561 as of September 30, 1997.
    (b) Military Training Student Loads.--The Coast Guard is authorized 
average military training student loads as follows:
        (1) For recruit and special training--
            (A) for fiscal year 1996, 1604 student years; and
            (B) for fiscal year 1997, 1604 student years.
        (2) For flight training--
            (A) for fiscal year 1996, 85 student years; and
            (B) for fiscal year 1997, 95 student years.
        (3) For professional training in military and civilian 
    institutions--
            (A) for fiscal year 1996, 330 student years; and
            (B) for fiscal year 1997, 295 student years.
        (4) For officer acquisition--
            (A) for fiscal year 1996, 874 student years; and
            (B) for fiscal year 1997, 878 student years.

SEC. 103. QUARTERLY REPORTS ON DRUG INTERDICTION.

    Not later than 30 days after the end of each fiscal year quarter, 
the Secretary of Transportation shall submit to the Committee on 
Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and 
the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a 
report on all expenditures related to drug interdiction activities of 
the Coast Guard during that quarter.
    SEC. 104. SENSE OF THE CONGRESS REGARDING FUNDING FOR COAST GUARD.
    It is the sense of the Congress that in appropriating amounts for 
the Coast Guard, the Congress should appropriate amounts adequate to 
enable the Coast Guard to carry out all extraordinary functions and 
duties the Coast Guard is required to undertake in addition to its 
normal functions established by law.

               TITLE II--PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT IMPROVEMENT

SEC. 201. 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 service benefits provided under 
the authority of 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 services 
under this section at Coast Guard child development centers be used 
only for compensation of employees at those centers 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 such fee receipts, the Commandant may (to the extent 
that such compliance would be uneconomical and inefficient) use such 
receipts--
        ``(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 shall provide for regular and unannounced 
inspections of each child development center under this section and may 
use Department of Defense or other training programs to ensure that all 
child development center employees under this section meet minimum 
standards of training with respect to early childhood development, 
activities and disciplinary techniques appropriate to children of 
different ages, child abuse prevention and detection, and appropriate 
emergency medical procedures.
    ``(d) Of the amounts available to the Coast Guard each fiscal year 
for operating expenses (and in addition to amounts received as fees), 
the Secretary may use for child development services under this section 
an amount not to exceed 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.
    ``(e) The Commandant may use appropriated funds available to the 
Coast Guard to provide assistance to family home day care providers so 
that family home day care services can be provided to uniformed service 
members and civilian employees of the Coast Guard at a cost comparable 
to the cost of services provided by Coast Guard child development 
centers.
    ``(f) 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 take into 
consideration total family income.
    ``(g) For purposes of this section, the term `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).''.
    (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.''.

SEC. 202. HURRICANE ANDREW RELIEF.

    Section 2856 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 1993 (Pub. L. 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 funds 
available to the Coast Guard, not to exceed $25,000, shall be used. The 
Secretary of Transportation shall administer the provisions of section 
2856 for the Coast Guard.
    SEC. 203. 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. 204. 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. 205. 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, on the date specified for the officer's discharge 
    under this section, the officer has completed at least 20 years of 
    active service or is eligible for retirement under any law, be 
    retired on that date.''.

SEC. 206. RECRUITING.

    (a) Campus Recruiting.--Section 558 of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1995 (108 Stat. 2776) is amended--
        (1) by inserting ``or the Department of Transportation'' in 
    subsection (a)(1) after ``the Department of Defense'';
        (2) by inserting ``or the Secretary of Transportation'' after 
    ``the Secretary of Defense'' in subsection (a)(1); and
        (3) by inserting ``and the Secretary of Transportation'' after 
    ``the Secretary of Education'' in subsection (b).
    (b) Funds for Recruiting.--The text of section 468 of title 14, 
United States Code, is amended to read as follows:
    ``The Coast Guard may expend operating expense funds for recruiting 
activities, including but not limited to advertising and entertainment, 
in order to--
        ``(1) obtain recruits for the Service and cadet applicants; and
        ``(2) gain support of recruiting objectives from those who may 
    assist in the recruiting effort.''.
    (c) Recruitment of Women and Minorities.--Not later than January 
31, 1997, the Commandant of the Coast Guard shall report to the 
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of 
Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
Transportation of the Senate, on the status of and the problems in 
recruitment of women and minorities into the Coast Guard. The report 
shall contain specific plans to increase the recruitment of women and 
minorities and legislative recommendations needed to increase the 
recruitment of women and minorities.
    SEC. 207. ACCESS TO NATIONAL DRIVER REGISTER INFORMATION ON CERTAIN 
      COAST GUARD PERSONNEL.
    (a) Amendment to Title 14.--Section 93 of title 14, United States 
Code, is amended--
        (1) by striking ``and'' after the semicolon at the end of 
    paragraph (t);
        (2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (u) and 
    inserting ``; and''; and
        (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
        ``(v) require that any member of the Coast Guard or Coast Guard 
    Reserve (including a cadet or an applicant for appointment or 
    enlistment to any of the foregoing and any member of a uniformed 
    service who is assigned to the Coast Guard) request that all 
    information contained in the National Driver Register pertaining to 
    the individual, as described in section 30304(a) of title 49, be 
    made available to the Commandant under section 30305(a) of title 
    49, may receive that information, and upon receipt, shall make the 
    information available to the individual.''.
    (b) Amendment to Title 49.--Section 30305(b) of title 49, United 
States Code, is amended by redesignating paragraph (7) as paragraph (8) 
and inserting after paragraph (6) the following new paragraph:
    ``(7) An individual who is an officer, chief warrant officer, or 
enlisted member of the Coast Guard or Coast Guard Reserve (including a 
cadet or an applicant for appointment or enlistment of any of the 
foregoing and any member of a uniformed service who is assigned to the 
Coast Guard) may request the chief driver licensing official of a State 
to provide information about the individual under subsection (a) of 
this section to the Commandant of the Coast Guard. The Commandant may 
receive the information and shall make the information available to the 
individual. Information may not be obtained from the Register under 
this paragraph if the information was entered in the Register more than 
3 years before the request, unless the information is about a 
revocation or suspension still in effect on the date of the request.''.

SEC. 208. COAST GUARD HOUSING AUTHORITIES.

    (a) In General.--Title 14, United States Code, is amended by adding 
after chapter 17 the following new chapter:

             ``CHAPTER 18--COAST GUARD HOUSING AUTHORITIES

``Sec.
``680. Definitions.
``681. General authority.
``682. Loan guarantees.
``683. Leasing of housing to be constructed.
``684. Limited partnerships in nongovernmental entities.
``685. Conveyance or lease of existing property and facilities.
``686. Assignment of members of the armed forces to housing units.
``687. Coast Guard Housing Fund.
``688. Reports.
``689. Expiration of authority.

``Sec. 680. Definitions

    ``In this chapter:
        ``(1) The term `construction' means the construction of 
    military housing units and ancillary supporting facilities or the 
    improvement or rehabilitation of existing units or ancillary 
    supporting facilities.
        ``(2) The term `contract' includes any contract, lease, or 
    other agreement entered into under the authority of this chapter.
        ``(3) The term `military unaccompanied housing' means military 
    housing intended to be occupied by members of the armed forces 
    serving a tour of duty unaccompanied by dependents.
        ``(4) The term `United States' includes the Commonwealth of 
    Puerto Rico, Guam, the United States Virgin Islands, and the 
    District of Columbia.

``Sec. 681. General authority

    ``(a) Authority.--In addition to any other authority providing for 
the acquisition or construction of military family housing or military 
unaccompanied housing, the Secretary may exercise any authority or any 
combination of authorities provided under this chapter in order to 
provide for the acquisition or construction by private persons of the 
following:
        ``(1) Family housing units on or near Coast Guard installations 
    within the United States and its territories and possessions.
        ``(2) Unaccompanied housing units on or near such Coast Guard 
    installations.
    ``(b) Limitation on Appropriations.--No appropriation shall be made 
to acquire or construct military family housing or military 
unaccompanied housing under this chapter if that acquisition or 
construction has not been approved by resolutions adopted by the 
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of 
Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
Transportation of the Senate.

``Sec. 682. Loan guarantees

    ``(a) Loan Guarantees.--
        ``(1) Subject to subsection (b), the Secretary may guarantee a 
    loan made to any person in the private sector if the proceeds of 
    the loan are to be used by the person to acquire, or construct 
    housing units that the Secretary determines are suitable for use as 
    military family housing or as military unaccompanied housing.
        ``(2) The amount of a guarantee on a loan that may be provided 
    under paragraph (1) may not exceed the amount equal to the lesser 
    of--
            ``(A) 80 percent of the value of the project; or
            ``(B) the outstanding principal of the loan.
        ``(3) The Secretary shall establish such terms and conditions 
    with respect to guarantees of loans under this subsection as the 
    Secretary considers appropriate to protect the interests of the 
    United States, including the rights and obligations of the United 
    States with respect to such guarantees.
        ``(4) The funds for the loan guarantees entered into under this 
    section shall be held in the Coast Guard Housing Fund under section 
    687 of this title. The Secretary is authorized to purchase mortgage 
    insurance to guarantee loans in lieu of guaranteeing loans directly 
    against funds held in the Coast Guard Housing Fund.
    ``(b) Limitation on Guarantee Authority.--Loan guarantees may be 
made under this section only to the extent that appropriations of 
budget authority to cover their cost (as defined in section 502(5) of 
the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990 (2 U.S.C. 661a(5))) are made in 
advance, or authority is otherwise provided in appropriations Acts. If 
such appropriation or other authority is provided, there may be 
established a financing account (as defined in section 502(7) of such 
Act (2 U.S.C. 661a(7))) which shall be available for the disbursement 
of payment of claims for payment on loan guarantees under this section 
and for all other cash flows to and from the Government as a result of 
guarantees made under this section.

``Sec. 683. Leasing of housing to be constructed

    ``(a) Build and Lease Authorized.--The Secretary may enter into 
contracts for the lease of military family housing units or military 
unaccompanied housing units to be constructed under this chapter.
    ``(b) Lease Terms.--A contract under this section may be for any 
period that the Secretary determines appropriate and may provide for 
the owner of the leased property to operate and maintain the property.

``Sec. 684. Limited partnerships with nongovernmental entities

    ``(a) Limited Partnerships Authorized.--The Secretary may enter 
into limited partnerships with nongovernmental entities carrying out 
projects for the acquisition or construction of housing units suitable 
for use as military family housing or as military unaccompanied 
housing.
    ``(b) Limitation on Value of Investment in Limited Partnership.--
(1) The cash amount of an investment under this section in a 
nongovernmental entity may not exceed an amount equal to 33\1/3\ 
percent of the capital cost (as determined by the Secretary) of the 
project or projects that the entity proposes to carry out under this 
section with the investment.
    ``(2) If the Secretary conveys land or facilities to a 
nongovernmental entity as all or part of an investment in the entity 
under this section, the total value of the investment by the Secretary 
under this section may not exceed an amount equal to 45 percent of the 
capital cost (as determined by the Secretary) of the project or 
projects that the entity proposes to carry out under this section with 
the investment.
    ``(3) In this subsection, the term `capital cost', with respect to 
a project for the acquisition or construction of housing, means the 
total amount of the costs included in the basis of the housing for 
Federal income tax purposes.
    ``(c) Collateral Incentive Agreements.--The Secretary shall enter 
into collateral incentive agreements with nongovernmental entities in 
which the Secretary makes an investment under this section to ensure 
that a suitable preference will be afforded members of the armed forces 
and their dependents in the lease or purchase, as the case may be, of a 
reasonable number of the housing units covered by the investment.

``Sec. 685. Conveyance or lease of existing property and facilities

    ``(a) Conveyance or Lease Authorized.--The Secretary may convey or 
lease property or facilities (including ancillary support facilities) 
to private persons for purposes of using the proceeds of such 
conveyance or lease to carry out activities under this chapter.
    ``(b) Terms and Conditions.--(1) The conveyance or lease of 
property or facilities under this section shall be for such 
consideration and upon such terms and conditions as the Secretary 
considers appropriate for the purposes of this chapter and to protect 
the interests of the United States.
    ``(2) As part or all of the consideration for a conveyance or lease 
under this section, the purchaser or lessor (as the case may be) may 
enter into an agreement with the Secretary to ensure that a suitable 
preference will be afforded members of the armed forces and their 
dependents in the lease or sublease of a reasonable number of the 
housing units covered by the conveyance or lease, as the case may be, 
or in the lease of other suitable housing units made available by the 
purchaser or lessee.
    ``(c) Inapplicability of Certain Property Management Laws.--The 
conveyance or lease of property or facilities under this section shall 
not be subject to the following provisions of law:
        ``(1) The Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 
    1949 (40 U.S.C. 471 et seq.).
        ``(2) Section 321 of the Act of June 30, 1932 (commonly known 
    as the Economy Act) (47 Stat. 412, chapter 314; 40 U.S.C. 303b).
        ``(3) The Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act (42 
    U.S.C. 11301 et seq.).

``Sec. 686. Assignment of members of the armed forces to housing units

    ``(a) In General.--The Secretary may assign members of the armed 
forces to housing units acquired or constructed under this chapter.
    ``(b) Effect of Certain Assignments on Entitlement to Housing 
Allowances.--(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), housing referred 
to in subsection (a) shall be considered as quarters of the United 
States or a housing facility under the jurisdiction of a uniformed 
service for purposes of section 403(b) of title 37.
    ``(2) A member of the armed forces who is assigned in accordance 
with subsection (a) to a housing unit not owned or leased by the United 
States shall be entitled to a basic allowance for quarters under 
section 403 of title 37, and, if in a high housing cost area, a 
variable housing allowance under section 403a of that title.
    ``(c) Lease Payments Through Pay Allotments.--The Secretary may 
require members of the armed forces who lease housing in housing units 
acquired or constructed under this chapter to make lease payments for 
such housing pursuant to allotments of the pay of such members under 
section 701 of title 37.

``Sec. 687. Coast Guard Housing Fund

    ``(a) Establishment.--There is hereby established on the books of 
the Treasury an account to be known as the Coast Guard Housing Fund (in 
this section referred to as the `Fund').
    ``(b) Credits to Fund.--There shall be credited to the Fund the 
following:
        ``(1) Amounts authorized for and appropriated to that Fund.
        ``(2) Subject to subsection (e), any amounts that the Secretary 
    transfers, in such amounts as provided in appropriation Acts, to 
    that Fund from amounts authorized and appropriated to the 
    Department of Transportation or Coast Guard for the acquisition or 
    construction of military family housing or unaccompanied housing.
        ``(3) Proceeds from the conveyance or lease of property or 
    facilities under section 685 of this title for the purpose of 
    carrying out activities under this chapter with respect to military 
    family and military unaccompanied housing.
        ``(4) Income from any activities under this chapter, including 
    interest on loan guarantees made under section 682 of this title, 
    income and gains realized from investments under section 684 of 
    this title, and any return of capital invested as part of such 
    investments.
    ``(c) Use of Amounts in Fund.--(1) In such amounts as provided in 
appropriation Acts and except as provided in subsection (d), the 
Secretary may use amounts in the Coast Guard Housing Fund to carry out 
activities under this chapter with respect to military family and 
military unaccompanied housing units, including activities required in 
connection with the planning, execution, and administration of 
contracts entered into under the authority of this chapter.
    ``(2) Amounts made available under this subsection shall remain 
available until expended.
    ``(d) Limitation on Obligations.--The Secretary may not incur an 
obligation under a contract or other agreements entered into under this 
chapter in excess of the unobligated balance, at the time the contract 
is entered into, of the Fund required to be used to satisfy the 
obligation.
    ``(e) Notification Required for Transfers.--A transfer of 
appropriated amounts to the Fund under subsection (b)(2) or (b)(3) of 
this section may be made only after the end of a 30-day period 
beginning on the date the Secretary submits written notice of, and 
justification for, the transfer to the appropriate committees of 
Congress.
    ``(f) Limitation on Amount of Budget Authority.--The total value in 
budget authority of all contracts and investments undertaken using the 
authorities provided in this chapter shall not exceed $20,000,000.

``Sec. 688. Reports

    ``The Secretary shall include each year in the materials the 
Secretary submits to the Congress in support of the budget submitted by 
the President pursuant to section 1105 of title 31, the following:
        ``(1) A report on each contract or agreement for a project for 
    the acquisition or construction of military family or military 
    unaccompanied housing units that the Secretary proposes to solicit 
    under this chapter, describing the project and the method of 
    participation of the United States in the project and providing 
    justification of such method of participation.
        ``(2) A report describing each conveyance or lease proposed 
    under section 685 of this title.
        ``(3) A methodology for evaluating the extent and effectiveness 
    of the use of the authorities under this chapter during such 
    preceding fiscal year.
        ``(4) A description of the objectives of the Department of 
    Transportation for providing military family housing and military 
    unaccompanied housing for members of the Coast Guard.

``Sec. 689. Expiration of authority

    ``The authority to enter into a transaction under this chapter 
shall expire October 1, 2001.''.
    (b) Final Report.--Not later than March 1, 2000, the Secretary of 
the department in which the Coast Guard is operating shall submit to 
the Congress a report on the use by the Secretary of the authorities 
provided by chapter 18 of title 14, United States Code, as added by 
subsection (a). The report shall assess the effectiveness of such 
authority in providing for the construction and improvement of military 
family housing and military unaccompanied housing.
    (c) Clerical Amendment.--The table of chapters at the beginning of 
part I of title 14, United States Code, is amended by inserting after 
the item relating to chapter 17 the following:

``18. Coast Guard Housing Authorities.............................680''.

    (d) Pilot Project.--Notwithstanding section 681(b) of title 14, 
United States Code, as amended by this Act, and subject to the other 
requirements of chapter 18 of such title, as amended by this Act, the 
Secretary of Transportation may use the authority provided in sections 
682, 683, 684, 685, and 686 of such chapter to provide for the 
acquisition or construction of up to 60 family housing units and 
unaccompanied housing units on or near Coast Guard Integrated Support 
Command, Ketchikan, Alaska.

SEC. 209. BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS DEADLINE.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 11 of title 14, United States Code, is 
amended by inserting after section 424 the following new section:

``Sec. 425. Board for Correction of Military Records deadline

    ``(a) Deadline for Completion of Action.--The Secretary shall 
complete processing of an application for correction of military 
records under section 1552 of title 10 by not later than 10 months 
after the date the Secretary receives the completed application.
    ``(b) Remedies Deemed Exhausted.--Ten months after a complete 
application for correction of military records is received by the Board 
for Correction of Military Records of the Coast Guard, administrative 
remedies are deemed to have been exhausted, and--
        ``(1) if the Board has rendered a recommended decision, its 
    recommendation shall be final agency action and not subject to 
    further review or approval within the department in which the Coast 
    Guard is operating; or
        ``(2) if the Board has not rendered a recommended decision, 
    agency action is deemed to have been unreasonably delayed or 
    withheld and the applicant is entitled to--
            ``(A) an order under section 706(1) of title 5, directing 
        final action be taken within 30 days from the date the order is 
        entered; and
            ``(B) from amounts appropriated to the department in which 
        the Coast Guard is operating, the costs of obtaining the order, 
        including a reasonable attorney's fee.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of 
chapter 11 of title 14, United States Code, is amended by inserting 
after the item relating to section 424 the following new item:
``425. Board for Correction of Military Records deadline.''.

    (c) Special Right of Applications Under This Section.--This section 
applies to any applicant who had an application filed with or pending 
before the Board or the Secretary of the department in which the Coast 
Guard is operating on or after June 12, 1990, who files with the Board 
for Correction of Military Records of the Coast Guard an application 
for relief under the amendment made by subsection (a). If a recommended 
decision was modified or reversed on review with final agency action 
occurring after expiration of the 10-month deadline under that 
amendment, an applicant who so requests shall have the order in the 
final decision vacated and receive the relief granted in the 
recommended decision if the Coast Guard has the legal authority to 
grant such relief. The recommended decision shall otherwise have no 
effect as precedent.
    (d) Effective Date.--This section shall be effective on and after 
June 12, 1990.

SEC. 210. REPEAL TEMPORARY PROMOTION OF WARRANT OFFICERS.

    (a) Repeal.--Section 277 of title 14, United States Code, is 
repealed. The repeal of such section shall not be construed to affect 
the status of any warrant officer currently serving under a temporary 
promotion.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning 
of chapter 11 of title 14, United States Code, is amended by striking 
the item relating to section 277.

SEC. 211. APPOINTMENT OF TEMPORARY OFFICERS.

    (a) In General.--Section 214 of title 14, United States Code, is 
amended--
        (1) in the heading by striking ``Original appointment'' and 
    inserting ``Appointment'';
        (2) by redesignating subsections (d), (e), and (f) in order as 
    subsections (b), (c), and (d); and
        (3) in subsection (c), as so redesignated, by inserting ``, or 
    a subsequent promotion appointment of a temporary officer,'' after 
    ``section''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning 
of chapter 11 of title 14, United States Code, is amended in the item 
relating to section 214 by striking ``Original appointment'' and 
inserting ``Appointment''.
    SEC. 212. INFORMATION TO BE PROVIDED TO OFFICER SELECTION BOARDS.
    Section 258(2) of title 14, United States Code, is amended by 
striking ``, with identification of those officers who are in the 
promotion zone''.
    SEC. 213. RESCUE DIVER TRAINING FOR SELECTED COAST GUARD PERSONNEL.
    (a) In General.--Section 88 of title 14, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(d) The Secretary shall establish a helicopter rescue swimming 
program for the purpose of training selected Coast Guard personnel in 
rescue swimming skills, which may include rescue diver training.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 9 of the Coast Guard 
Authorization Act of 1984 (98 Stat. 2862; 14 U.S.C. 88 note) is 
repealed.

SEC. 214. SPECIAL AUTHORITIES REGARDING COAST GUARD.

    (a) Reimbursement of Expenses for Mess Operations.--Section 1011 of 
title 37, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
following new subsection:
    ``(d) When the Coast Guard is not operating as a service in the 
Navy, the Secretary of Transportation shall establish rates for meals 
sold at Coast Guard dining facilities, provide for reimbursement of 
operating expenses and food costs to the appropriations concerned, and 
reduce the rates for such meals when the Secretary determines that it 
is in the best interest of the United States to do so.''.
    (b) Severable Services Contracts Crossing Fiscal Years.--Section 
2410a of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
        (1) by striking ``Funds'' and inserting ``(a) Funds''; and
        (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(b) The Secretary of Transportation with respect to the Coast 
Guard when it is not operating as a service in the Navy, may enter into 
a contract for procurement of severable services for a period that 
begins in one fiscal year and ends in the next fiscal year if (without 
regard to any option to extend the period of the contract) the contract 
period does not exceed one year. Funds made available for a fiscal year 
may be obligated for the total amount of a contract entered into under 
the authority of this subsection.''.

       TITLE III--MARINE SAFETY AND WATERWAY SERVICES MANAGEMENT

SEC. 301. CHANGES TO DOCUMENTATION LAWS.

    (a) Civil Penalty.-- Section 12122(a) of title 46, United States 
Code, is amended by striking ``$500'' and inserting ``$10,000''.
    (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--
        ``(1) when the owner of a vessel or the representative or agent 
    of the owner knowingly falsifies or conceals a material fact, or 
    knowingly makes a false statement or representation about the 
    documentation or when applying for documentation of the vessel;
        ``(2) when a certificate of documentation is knowingly and 
    fraudulently used for a vessel;
        ``(3) when a vessel is operated after its endorsement has been 
    denied or revoked under section 12123 of this title;
        ``(4) when a vessel is employed in a trade without an 
    appropriate trade endorsement;
        ``(5) when a documented vessel with only a recreational 
    endorsement is operated other than for pleasure; or
        ``(6) when a documented vessel, other than a vessel with only a 
    recreational endorsement, is placed under the command of a person 
    not a citizen of the United States.''.
        (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 
amended to read as follows:
    ``(c) A vessel with only a recreational endorsement may not be 
operated other than for pleasure.''.
    (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 by inserting ``, 
    other than a vessel with only a recreational endorsement,'' after 
    ``A documented vessel''; and
        (2) Conforming amendments.--
            (A) Section 12111(a)(2) of title 46, United States Code, is 
        amended by inserting before the period the following: ``in 
        violation of section 12110(d) of this title''.
            (B) Section 317 of Public Law 101-595 is amended by 
        striking ``and 12111'' and inserting ``12111, and 12122(b)''.
    (e) Fishery Endorsements.--Section 12108 of title 46, United States 
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(d) A vessel purchased by the Secretary of Commerce through a 
fishing capacity reduction program under the Magnuson Fishery 
Conservation Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.) or section 308 of 
the Interjurisdictional Fisheries Act (16 U.S.C. 4107) is not eligible 
for a fishery endorsement, and any fishery endorsement issued for that 
vessel is invalid.''.

SEC. 302. NONDISCLOSURE OF PORT SECURITY PLANS.

    Section 7 of the Ports and Waterways Safety Act (33 U.S.C. 1226), 
is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection (c):
    ``(c) Nondisclosure of Port Security Plans.--Notwithstanding any 
other provision of law, information related to security plans, 
procedures, or programs for passenger vessels or passenger terminals 
authorized under this Act is not required to be disclosed to the 
public.''.
    SEC. 303. MARITIME DRUG AND ALCOHOL TESTING PROGRAM CIVIL PENALTY.
    (a) In General.--Chapter 21 of title 46, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end a new section 2115 to read as follows:

``Sec. 2115. Civil penalty to enforce alcohol and dangerous drug 
            testing

    ``Any person who fails to implement or conduct, or who otherwise 
fails to comply with the requirements prescribed by the Secretary for, 
chemical testing for dangerous drugs or for evidence of alcohol use, as 
prescribed under this subtitle or a regulation prescribed by the 
Secretary to carry out the provisions of this subtitle, is liable to 
the United States Government for a civil penalty of not more than 
$1,000 for each violation. Each day of a continuing violation shall 
constitute a separate violation.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning 
of chapter 21 of title 46, United States Code, is amended by inserting 
after the item relating to section 2114 the following:
``2115. Civil penalty to enforce alcohol and dangerous drug testing.''.

SEC. 304. RENEWAL OF ADVISORY GROUPS.

    (a) Navigation Safety Advisory Council.--Section 5(d) of the Inland 
Navigational Rules Act of 1980 (33 U.S.C. 2073) is amended by striking 
``September 30, 1995'' and inserting ``September 30, 2000''.
    (b) 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 ``September 
30, 2000''.
    (c) Towing Safety Advisory Committee.--Subsection (e) of the Act to 
Establish A Towing Safety Advisory Committee in the Department of 
Transportation (33 U.S.C. 1231a(e)) is amended by striking ``September 
30, 1995'' and inserting ``September 30, 2000''.
    (d) Houston-Galveston Navigation Safety Advisory Committee.--The 
Coast Guard Authorization Act of 1991 (Public Law 102-241) is amended 
by adding at the end of section 18 the following:
    ``(h) The Committee shall terminate on September 30, 2000.''.
    (e) Lower Mississippi River Waterway Advisory Committee.--The Coast 
Guard Authorization Act of 1991 (Public Law 102-241) is amended by 
adding at the end of section 19 the following:
    ``(g) The Committee shall terminate on September 30, 2000.''.
    (f) National Boating Safety Advisory Council.--Section 13110(e) of 
title 46, United States Code, is amended by striking ``September 30, 
1996'' and inserting ``September 30, 2000''.
    (g) Clerical Amendment.--The section heading for section 5(d) of 
the Inland Navigational Rules Act of 1980 (33 U.S.C. 2073) is amended 
by striking ``Rules of the Road Advisory Council'' and inserting 
``Navigation Safety Advisory Council''.

SEC. 305. ELECTRONIC FILING OF COMMERCIAL INSTRUMENTS.

    Section 31321(a) of title 46, United States Code, is amended by 
adding at the end the following new paragraph:
    ``(4)(A) A bill of sale, conveyance, mortgage, assignment, or 
related instrument may be filed electronically under regulations 
prescribed by the Secretary.
    ``(B) A filing made electronically under subparagraph (A) shall not 
be effective after the 10-day period beginning on the date of the 
filing unless the original instrument is provided to the Secretary 
within that 10-day period.''.

SEC. 306. CIVIL PENALTIES.

    (a) Penalty for Failure To Report a Casualty.--Section 6103(a) of 
title 46, United States Code is amended by striking ``$1,000'' and 
inserting ``not more than $25,000''.
    (b) Operation of Uninspected Towing Vessel in Violation of Manning 
Requirements.--Section 8906 of title 46, United States Code, is amended 
by striking ``$1,000'' and inserting ``not more than $25,000''.

SEC. 307. AMENDMENT TO REQUIRE EPIRBS ON THE GREAT LAKES.

    Paragraph (7) of section 4502(a) of title 46, United States Code, 
is amended by inserting ``or beyond 3 nautical miles from the coastline 
of the Great Lakes'' after ``high seas''.

SEC. 308. REPORT ON LORAN-C REQUIREMENTS.

    Not later than 6 months after the date of enactment of this Act, 
the Secretary of Transportation, in cooperation with the Secretary of 
Commerce, shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and 
Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a plan prepared in 
consultation with users of the LORAN-C radionavigation system defining 
the future use of and funding for operations, maintenance, and upgrades 
of the LORAN-C radionavigation system. The plan shall provide for--
        (1) mechanisms to make full use of compatible satellite and 
    LORAN-C technology by all modes of transportation, the 
    telecommunications industry, and the National Weather Service;
        (2) an appropriate timetable for transition from ground-based 
    radionavigation technology after it is determined that satellite-
    based technology is available as a sole means of safe and efficient 
    navigation and taking into consideration the need to ensure that 
    LORAN-C technology purchased by the public before the year 2000 has 
    a useful economic life; and
        (3) agencies in the Department of Transportation and other 
    relevant Federal agencies to share the Federal Government's costs 
    related to LORAN-C technology.

SEC. 309. SMALL BOAT STATIONS.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 17 of title 14, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following:

``Sec. 673. Small boat station rescue capability

    ``The Secretary of Transportation shall ensure that each Coast 
Guard small boat station (including a seasonally operated station) 
maintains, within the area of responsibility for the station, at least 
1 vessel that is fully capable of performing offshore rescue 
operations, taking into consideration prevailing weather, marine 
conditions, and depositional geologic features such as sand bars.

``Sec. 674. Small boat station closures

    ``(a) Closures.--The Secretary of Transportation may not close a 
Coast Guard multimission small boat station or subunit unless the 
Secretary--
        ``(1) determines that--
            ``(A) remaining search and rescue capabilities maintain the 
        safety of the maritime public in the area of the station or 
        subunit;
            ``(B) regional or local prevailing weather and marine 
        conditions, including water temperature or unusual tide and 
        current conditions, do not require continued operation of the 
        station or subunit; and
            ``(C) Coast Guard search and rescue standards related to 
        search and rescue response times are met; and
        ``(2) provides an opportunity for public comment and for public 
    meetings in the area of the station or subunit with regard to the 
    decision to close the station or subunit.
    ``(b) Operational Flexibility.--The Secretary may implement any 
management efficiencies within the small boat station system, such as 
modifying the operational posture of units or reallocating resources as 
necessary to ensure the safety of the maritime public nationwide. No 
stations or subunits may be closed under this subsection except in 
accordance with subsection (a).''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The analysis at the beginning of chapter 
17 of title 14, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
following new items:
``673. Small boat station rescue capability.
``674. Small boat station closures.''.

SEC. 310. PENALTY FOR ALTERATION OF MARINE SAFETY EQUIPMENT.

    Section 3318(b) of title 46, United States Code, is amended--
        (1) by inserting ``(1)'' before ``A person''; and
        (2) by adding at the end thereof the following:
    ``(2) A person commits a class D felony if the person--
        ``(A) alters or services lifesaving, fire safety, or any other 
    equipment subject to this part for compensation; and
        ``(B) by that alteration or servicing, intentionally renders 
    that equipment unsafe and unfit for the purpose for which it is 
    intended.''.
    SEC. 311. 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 the home port of which is in a State of the 
United States may not be overhauled, repaired, or maintained in a 
shipyard outside the United States, other than in the case of voyage 
repairs.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The chapter analysis for chapter 5 of 
title 14, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
following:
``96. Prohibition on overhaul, repair, and maintenance of Coast Guard 
          vessels in foreign shipyards.''.
    SEC. 312. WITHHOLDING VESSEL CLEARANCE FOR VIOLATION OF CERTAIN 
      ACTS.
    (a) Title 49, United States Code.--Section 5122 of title 49, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
subsection:
    ``(c) Withholding of Clearance.--(1) If any owner, operator, or 
individual in charge of a vessel is liable for a civil penalty under 
section 5123 of this title or for a fine under section 5124 of this 
title, or if reasonable cause exists to believe that such owner, 
operator, or individual in charge may be subject to such a civil 
penalty or fine, the Secretary of the Treasury, upon the request of the 
Secretary, shall with respect to such vessel refuse or revoke any 
clearance required by section 4197 of the Revised Statutes of the 
United States (46 App. U.S.C. 91).
    ``(2) Clearance refused or revoked under this subsection may be 
granted upon the filing of a bond or other surety satisfactory to the 
Secretary.''.
    (b) Port and Waterways Safety Act.--Section 13(f) of the Ports and 
Waterways Safety Act (33 U.S.C. 1232(f)) is amended to read as follows:
    ``(f) Withholding of Clearance.--(1) If any owner, operator, or 
individual in charge of a vessel is liable for a penalty or fine under 
this section, or if reasonable cause exists to believe that the owner, 
operator, or individual in charge may be subject to a penalty or fine 
under this section, the Secretary of the Treasury, upon the request of 
the Secretary, shall with respect to such vessel refuse or revoke any 
clearance required by section 4197 of the Revised Statutes of the 
United States (46 App. U.S.C. 91).
    ``(2) Clearance refused or revoked under this subsection may be 
granted upon filing of a bond or other surety satisfactory to the 
Secretary.''.
    (c) Inland Navigation Rules Act of 1980.--Section 4(d) of the 
Inland Navigational Rules Act of 1980 (33 U.S.C. 2072(d)) is amended to 
read as follows:
    ``(d) Withholding of Clearance.--(1) If any owner, operator, or 
individual in charge of a vessel is liable for a penalty under this 
section, or if reasonable cause exists to believe that the owner, 
operator, or individual in charge may be subject to a penalty under 
this section, the Secretary of the Treasury, upon the request of the 
Secretary, shall with respect to such vessel refuse or revoke any 
clearance required by section 4197 of the Revised Statutes of the 
United States (46 App. U.S.C. 91).
    ``(2) Clearance or a permit refused or revoked under this 
subsection may be granted upon filing of a bond or other surety 
satisfactory to the Secretary.''.
    (d) Title 46, United States Code.--Section 3718(e) of title 46, 
United States Code, is amended to read as follows:
    ``(e)(1) If any owner, operator, or individual in charge of a 
vessel is liable for any penalty or fine under this section, or if 
reasonable cause exists to believe that the owner, operator, or 
individual in charge may be subject to any penalty or fine under this 
section, the Secretary of the Treasury, upon the request of the 
Secretary, shall with respect to such vessel refuse or revoke any 
clearance required by section 4197 of the Revised Statutes of the 
United States (46 App. U.S.C. 91).
    ``(2) Clearance or a permit refused or revoked under this 
subsection may be granted upon filing of a bond or other surety 
satisfactory to the Secretary.''.

SEC. 313. INFORMATION BARRED IN LEGAL PROCEEDINGS.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 63 of title 46, United States Code, is 
amended by inserting after section 6307 the following:

``Sec. 6308. Information barred in legal proceedings

    ``(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no part of a 
report of a marine casualty investigation conducted under section 6301 
of this title, including findings of fact, opinions, recommendations, 
deliberations, or conclusions, shall be admissible as evidence or 
subject to discovery in any civil or administrative proceedings, other 
than an administrative proceeding initiated by the United States. Any 
employee of the Department of Transportation, and any member of the 
Coast Guard, investigating a marine casualty pursuant to section 6301 
of this title, shall not be subject to deposition or other discovery, 
or otherwise testify in such proceedings relevant to a marine casualty 
investigation, without the permission of the Secretary of 
Transportation. The Secretary shall not withhold permission for such 
employee or member to testify, either orally or upon written questions, 
on solely factual matters at a time and place and in a manner 
acceptable to the Secretary if the information is not available 
elsewhere or is not obtainable by other means.
    ``(b) Nothing in this section prohibits the United States from 
calling the employee or member as an expert witness to testify on its 
behalf. Further, nothing in this section prohibits the employee or 
member from being called as a fact witness in any case in which the 
United States is a party. If the employee or member is called as an 
expert or fact witness, the applicable Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 
govern discovery. If the employee or member is called as a witness, the 
report of a marine casualty investigation conducted under section 6301 
of this title shall not be admissible, as provided in subsection (a), 
and shall not be considered the report of an expert under the Federal 
Rules of Civil Procedure.
    ``(c) The information referred to in subsections (a) and (b) of 
this section shall not be considered an admission of liability by the 
United States or by any person referred to in those conclusions and 
statements.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of 
chapter 63 of title 46, United States Code, is amended by adding after 
the item relating to section 6307 the following new item:
``6308. Information barred in legal proceedings.''.

SEC. 314. MARINE CASUALTY REPORTING.

    (a) Submission of Plan.--Not later than one year after enactment of 
this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall, in consultation with 
appropriate State agencies, submit to the Committee on Resources of the 
House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
Transportation of the Senate a plan to increase reporting of vessel 
accidents to appropriate State law enforcement officials.
    (b) Penalties for Violating Reporting Requirements.--Section 
6103(a) of title 46, United States Code, is amended by inserting ``or 
6102'' after ``6101'' the second place it appears.

                    TITLE IV--COAST GUARD AUXILIARY

SEC. 401. ADMINISTRATION OF THE COAST GUARD AUXILIARY.

    (a) In General.--Section 821 of title 14, United States Code, is 
amended to read as follows:

``Sec. 821. Administration of the Coast Guard Auxiliary

    ``(a) The Coast Guard Auxiliary is a nonmilitary organization 
administered by the Commandant under the direction of the Secretary. 
For command, control, and administrative purposes, the Auxiliary shall 
include such organizational elements and units as are approved by the 
Commandant, including but not limited to, a national board and staff 
(to be known as the `Auxiliary headquarters unit'), districts, regions, 
divisions, flotillas, and other organizational elements and units. The 
Auxiliary organization and its officers shall have such rights, 
privileges, powers, and duties as may be granted to them by the 
Commandant, consistent with this title and other applicable provisions 
of law. The Commandant may delegate to officers of the Auxiliary the 
authority vested in the Commandant by this section, in the manner and 
to the extent the Commandant considers necessary or appropriate for the 
functioning, organization, and internal administration of the 
Auxiliary.
    ``(b) Each organizational element or unit of the Coast Guard 
Auxiliary organization (but excluding any corporation formed by an 
organizational element or unit of the Auxiliary under subsection (c) of 
this section), shall, except when acting outside the scope of section 
822, at all times be deemed to be an instrumentality of the United 
States, for purposes of the following:
        ``(1) Chapter 26 of title 28 (popularly known as the Federal 
    Tort Claims Act).
        ``(2) Section 2733 of title 10 (popularly known as the Military 
    Claims Act).
        ``(3) The Act of March 3, 1925 (46 App. U.S.C. 781-790; 
    popularly known as the Public Vessels Act).
        ``(4) The Act of March 9, 1920 (46 App. U.S.C. 741-752; 
    popularly known as the Suits in Admiralty Act).
        ``(5) The Act of June 19, 1948 (46 App. U.S.C. 740; popularly 
    known as the Admiralty Extension Act).
        ``(6) Other matters related to noncontractual civil liability.
    ``(c) The national board of the Auxiliary, and any Auxiliary 
district or region, may form a corporation under State law in 
accordance with policies established by the Commandant.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of 
chapter 23 of title 14, United States Code, is amended by striking the 
item relating to section 821, and inserting the following:
``821. Administration of the Coast Guard Auxiliary.''.

SEC. 402. PURPOSE OF THE COAST GUARD AUXILIARY.

    (a) In General.--Section 822 of title 14, United States Code, is 
amended to read as follows:

``Sec. 822. Purpose of the Coast Guard Auxiliary

    ``The purpose of the Auxiliary is to assist the Coast Guard as 
authorized by the Commandant, in performing any Coast Guard function, 
power, duty, role, mission, or operation authorized by law.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of 
chapter 23 of title 14, United States Code, is amended by striking the 
item relating to section 822 and inserting the following:
``822. Purpose of the Coast Guard Auxiliary.''.

SEC. 403. MEMBERS OF THE AUXILIARY; STATUS.

    (a) In General.--Title 14, United States Code, is amended by 
inserting after section 823 the following new section:

``Sec. 823a. Members of the Auxiliary; status

    ``(a) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, a member of the 
Coast Guard Auxiliary shall not be considered to be a Federal employee 
and shall not be subject to the provisions of law relating to Federal 
employment, including those relating to hours of work, rates of 
compensation, leave, unemployment compensation, Federal employee 
benefits, ethics, conflicts of interest, and other similar criminal or 
civil statutes and regulations governing the conduct of Federal 
employees. However, nothing in this subsection shall constrain the 
Commandant from prescribing standards for the conduct and behavior of 
members of the Auxiliary.
    ``(b) A member of the Auxiliary while assigned to duty shall be 
deemed to be a Federal employee only for the purposes of the following:
        ``(1) Chapter 26 of title 28 (popularly known as the Federal 
    Tort Claims Act).
        ``(2) Section 2733 of title 10 (popularly known as the Military 
    Claims Act).
        ``(3) The Act of March 3, 1925 (46 App. U.S.C. 781-790; 
    popularly known as the Public Vessels Act).
        ``(4) The Act of March 9, 1920 (46 App. U.S.C. 741-752; 
    popularly known as the Suits in Admiralty Act).
        ``(5) The Act of June 19, 1948 (46 App. U.S.C. 740; popularly 
    known as the Admiralty Extension Act).
        ``(6) Other matters related to noncontractual civil liability.
        ``(7) Compensation for work injuries under chapter 81 of title 
    5.
        ``(8) The resolution of claims relating to damage to or loss of 
    personal property of the member incident to service under the 
    Military Personnel and Civilian Employees' Claims Act of 1964 (31 
    U.S.C. 3721).
    ``(c) A member of the Auxiliary, while assigned to duty, shall be 
deemed to be a person acting under an officer of the United States or 
an agency thereof for purposes of section 1442(a)(1) of title 28.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for chapter 23 of 
title 14, United States Code, is amended by inserting the following new 
item after the item relating to section 823:
``823a. Members of the Auxiliary; status.''.

SEC. 404. ASSIGNMENT AND PERFORMANCE OF DUTIES.

    (a) Travel and Subsistence Expense.--Section 830(a) of title 14, 
United States Code, is amended by striking ``specific''.
    (b) Assignment of General Duties.--Section 831 of title 14, United 
States Code, is amended by striking ``specific'' each place it appears.
    (c) Benefits for Injury or Death.--Section 832 of title 14, United 
States Code, is amended by striking ``specific'' each place it appears.

SEC. 405. COOPERATION WITH OTHER AGENCIES, STATES, TERRITORIES, AND 
              POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS.

    (a) In General.--Section 141 of title 14, United States Code, is 
amended--
        (1) by striking the section heading and inserting the 
    following:

``Sec. 141. Cooperation with other agencies, States, territories, and 
            political subdivisions'';

        (2) in the first sentence of subsection (a), by inserting after 
    ``personnel and facilities'' the following: ``(including members of 
    the Auxiliary and facilities governed under chapter 23)''; and
        (3) by adding at the end of subsection (a) the following new 
    sentence: ``The Commandant may prescribe conditions, including 
    reimbursement, under which personnel and facilities may be provided 
    under this subsection.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of 
chapter 7 of title 14, United States Code, is amended by striking the 
item relating to section 141 and inserting the following:
``141. Cooperation with other agencies, States, territories, and 
          political subdivisions.''.

SEC. 406. VESSEL DEEMED PUBLIC VESSEL.

    Section 827 of title 14, United States Code, is amended to read as 
follows:

``Sec. 827. Vessel deemed public vessel

    ``While assigned to authorized Coast Guard duty, any motorboat or 
yacht shall be deemed to be a public vessel of the United States and a 
vessel of the Coast Guard within the meaning of sections 646 and 647 of 
this title and other applicable provisions of law.''.

SEC. 407. AIRCRAFT DEEMED PUBLIC AIRCRAFT.

    Section 828 of title 14, United States Code, is amended to read as 
follows:

``Sec. 828. Aircraft deemed public aircraft

    ``While assigned to authorized Coast Guard duty, any aircraft shall 
be deemed to be a Coast Guard aircraft, a public vessel of the United 
States, and a vessel of the Coast Guard within the meaning of sections 
646 and 647 of this title and other applicable provisions of law. 
Subject to the provisions of sections 823a and 831 of this title, while 
assigned to duty, qualified Auxiliary pilots shall be deemed to be 
Coast Guard pilots.''.

SEC. 408. DISPOSAL OF CERTAIN MATERIAL.

    Section 641(a) of title 14, United States Code, is amended--
        (1) by inserting after ``with or without charge,'' the 
    following: ``to the Coast Guard Auxiliary, including any 
    incorporated unit thereof,''; and
        (2) by striking ``to any incorporated unit of the Coast Guard 
    Auxiliary,''.

                 TITLE V--DEEPWATER PORT MODERNIZATION

SEC. 501. SHORT TITLE.

    This title may be cited as the ``Deepwater Port Modernization 
Act''.

SEC. 502. DECLARATIONS OF PURPOSE AND POLICY.

    (a) Purposes.--The purposes of this title are to--
        (1) update and improve the Deepwater Port Act of 1974;
        (2) assure that the regulation of deepwater ports is not more 
    burdensome or stringent than necessary in comparison to the 
    regulation of other modes of importing or transporting oil;
        (3) recognize that deepwater ports are generally subject to 
    effective competition from alternative transportation modes and 
    eliminate, for as long as a port remains subject to effective 
    competition, unnecessary Federal regulatory oversight or 
    involvement in the ports' business and economic decisions; and
        (4) promote innovation, flexibility, and efficiency in the 
    management and operation of deepwater ports by removing or reducing 
    any duplicative, unnecessary, or overly burdensome Federal 
    regulations or license provisions.
    (b) Policy.--Section 2(a) of the Deepwater Port Act of 1974 (33 
U.S.C. 1501(a)) is amended--
        (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (3);
        (2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (4) and 
    inserting a semicolon; and
        (3) by inserting at the end the following:
        ``(5) promote the construction and operation of deepwater ports 
    as a safe and effective means of importing oil into the United 
    States and transporting oil from the outer continental shelf while 
    minimizing tanker traffic and the risks attendant thereto; and
        ``(6) promote oil production on the outer continental shelf by 
    affording an economic and safe means of transportation of outer 
    continental shelf oil to the United States mainland.''.

SEC. 503. DEFINITIONS.

    (a) Antitrust Laws.--Section 3 of the Deepwater Port Act of 1974 
(33 U.S.C. 1502) is amended--
        (1) by striking paragraph (3); and
        (2) by redesignating paragraphs (4) through (19) as paragraphs 
    (3) through (18), respectively.
    (b) Deepwater Port.--The first sentence of section 3(9) of such 
Act, as redesignated by subsection (a), is amended by striking ``such 
structures,'' and all that follows through ``section 23.'' and 
inserting the following: ``structures, located beyond the territorial 
sea and off the coast of the United States and which are used or 
intended for use as a port or terminal for the transportation, storage, 
and further handling of oil for transportation to any State, except as 
otherwise provided in section 23, and for other uses not inconsistent 
with the purposes of this title, including transportation of oil from 
the United States outer continental shelf.''.

SEC. 504. LICENSES.

    (a) Elimination of Utilization Restrictions.--Section 4(a) of the 
Deepwater Port Act of 1974 (33 U.S.C. 1503(a)) is amended by striking 
all that follows the second sentence.
    (b) Elimination of Precondition to Licensing.--Section 4(c) of such 
Act is amended--
        (1) by striking paragraph (7); and
        (2) by redesignating paragraphs (8), (9), and (10) as 
    paragraphs (7), (8), and (9), respectively.
    (c) Conditions Prescribed by Secretary.--Section 4(e)(1) of such 
Act is amended by striking the first sentence and inserting the 
following: ``In issuing a license for the ownership, construction, and 
operation of a deepwater port, the Secretary shall prescribe those 
conditions which the Secretary deems necessary to carry out the 
provisions and requirements of this title or which are otherwise 
required by any Federal department or agency pursuant to the terms of 
this title. To the extent practicable, conditions required to carry out 
the provisions and requirements of this title shall be addressed in 
license conditions rather than by regulation and, to the extent 
practicable, the license shall allow a deepwater port's operating 
procedures to be stated in an operations manual, approved by the Coast 
Guard, in accordance with section 10(a) of this title, rather than in 
detailed and specific license conditions or regulations; except that 
basic standards and conditions shall be addressed in regulations.''.
    (d) Elimination of Restriction on Transfers.--Section 4(e)(2) of 
such Act is amended by striking ``application'' and inserting 
``license''.
    (e) Findings Required for Transfers.--Section 4(f) of such Act is 
amended to read as follows:
    ``(f) Amendments, Transfers, and Reinstatements.--The Secretary may 
amend, transfer, or reinstate a license issued under this title if the 
Secretary finds that the amendment, transfer, or reinstatement is 
consistent with the requirements of this Act.''.

SEC. 505. INFORMATIONAL FILINGS.

    Section 5(c) of the Deepwater Port Act of 1974 (33 U.S.C. 1504(c)) 
is amended by adding the following:
    ``(3) Upon written request of any person subject to this 
subsection, the Secretary may make a determination in writing to exempt 
such person from any of the informational filing provisions enumerated 
in this subsection or the regulations implementing this section if the 
Secretary determines that such information is not necessary to 
facilitate the Secretary's determinations under section 4 of this Act 
and that such exemption will not limit public review and evaluation of 
the deepwater port project.''.

SEC. 506. ANTITRUST REVIEW.

    Section 7 of the Deepwater Port Act of 1974 (33 U.S.C. 1506) is 
repealed.

SEC. 507. OPERATION.

    (a) As Common Carrier.--Section 8(a) of the Deepwater Port Act of 
1974 (33 U.S.C. 1507(a)) is amended by inserting after ``subtitle IV of 
title 49, United States Code,'' the following: ``and shall accept, 
transport, or convey without discrimination all oil delivered to the 
deepwater port with respect to which its license is issued,''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 8(b) of such Act is amended by 
striking the first sentence and the first 3 words of the second 
sentence and inserting the following: ``A licensee is not 
discriminating under this section and''.
    SEC. 508. MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND NAVIGATIONAL SAFETY.
    Section 10(a) of the Deepwater Port Act of 1974 (33 U.S.C. 1509(a)) 
is amended--
        (1) by inserting after ``international law'' the following: 
    ``and the provision of adequate opportunities for public 
    involvement''; and
        (2) by striking ``shall prescribe by regulation and enforce 
    procedures with respect to any deepwater port, including, but not 
    limited to,'' and inserting the following: ``shall prescribe and 
    enforce procedures, either by regulation (for basic standards and 
    conditions) or by the licensee's operations manual, with respect 
    to''.

                TITLE VI--COAST GUARD REGULATORY REFORM

SEC. 601. SHORT TITLE.

    This title may be cited as the ``Coast Guard Regulatory Reform Act 
of 1996''.

SEC. 602. SAFETY MANAGEMENT.

    (a) Management of Vessels.--Title 46, United States Code, is 
amended by adding after chapter 31 the following new chapter:

                  ``CHAPTER 32--MANAGEMENT OF VESSELS

``Sec.
``3201. Definitions.
``3202. Application.
``3203. Safety management system.
``3204. Implementation of safety management system.
``3205. Certification.

``Sec. 3201. Definitions

    ``In this chapter--
        ``(1) `International Safety Management Code' has the same 
    meaning given that term in chapter IX of the Annex to the 
    International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea, 1974;
        ``(2) `responsible person' means--
            ``(A) the owner of a vessel to which this chapter applies; 
        or
            ``(B) any other person that has--
                ``(i) assumed the responsibility for operation of a 
            vessel to which this chapter applies from the owner; and
                ``(ii) agreed to assume with respect to the vessel 
            responsibility for complying with all the requirements of 
            this chapter and the regulations prescribed under this 
            chapter.
        ``(3) `vessel engaged on a foreign voyage' means a vessel to 
    which this chapter applies--
            ``(A) arriving at a place under the jurisdiction of the 
        United States from a place in a foreign country;
            ``(B) making a voyage between places outside the United 
        States; or
            ``(C) departing from a place under the jurisdiction of the 
        United States for a place in a foreign country.

``Sec. 3202. Application

    ``(a) Mandatory Application.--This chapter applies to the following 
vessels engaged on a foreign voyage:
        ``(1) Beginning July 1, 1998--
            ``(A) a vessel transporting more than 12 passengers 
        described in section 2101(21)(A) of this title; and
            ``(B) a tanker, bulk freight vessel, or high-speed freight 
        vessel, of at least 500 gross tons.
        ``(2) Beginning July 1, 2002, a freight vessel and a self-
    propelled mobile offshore drilling unit of at least 500 gross tons.
    ``(b) Voluntary Application.--This chapter applies to a vessel not 
described in subsection (a) of this section if the owner of the vessel 
requests the Secretary to apply this chapter to the vessel.
    ``(c) Exception.--Except as provided in subsection (b) of this 
section, this chapter does not apply to--
        ``(1) a barge;
        ``(2) a recreational vessel not engaged in commercial service;
        ``(3) a fishing vessel;
        ``(4) a vessel operating on the Great Lakes or its tributary 
    and connecting waters; or
        ``(5) a public vessel.

``Sec. 3203. Safety management system

    ``(a) In General.--The Secretary shall prescribe regulations which 
establish a safety management system for responsible persons and 
vessels to which this chapter applies, including--
        ``(1) a safety and environmental protection policy;
        ``(2) instructions and procedures to ensure safe operation of 
    those vessels and protection of the environment in compliance with 
    international and United States law;
        ``(3) defined levels of authority and lines of communications 
    between, and among, personnel on shore and on the vessel;
        ``(4) procedures for reporting accidents and nonconformities 
    with this chapter;
        ``(5) procedures for preparing for and responding to emergency 
    situations; and
        ``(6) procedures for internal audits and management reviews of 
    the system.
    ``(b) Compliance With Code.--Regulations prescribed under this 
section shall be consistent with the International Safety Management 
Code with respect to vessels engaged on a foreign voyage.

``Sec. 3204. Implementation of safety management system

    ``(a) Safety Management Plan.--Each responsible person shall 
establish and submit to the Secretary for approval a safety management 
plan describing how that person and vessels of the person to which this 
chapter applies will comply with the regulations prescribed under 
section 3203(a) of this title.
    ``(b) Approval.--Upon receipt of a safety management plan submitted 
under subsection (a), the Secretary shall review the plan and approve 
it if the Secretary determines that it is consistent with and will 
assist in implementing the safety management system established under 
section 3203.
    ``(c) Prohibition on Vessel Operation.--A vessel to which this 
chapter applies under section 3202(a) may not be operated without 
having on board a Safety Management Certificate and a copy of a 
Document of Compliance issued for the vessel under section 3205 of this 
title.

``Sec. 3205. Certification

    ``(a) Issuance of Certificate and Document.--After verifying that 
the responsible person for a vessel to which this chapter applies and 
the vessel comply with the applicable requirements under this chapter, 
the Secretary shall issue for the vessel, on request of the responsible 
person, a Safety Management Certificate and a Document of Compliance.
    ``(b) Maintenance of Certificate and Document.--A Safety Management 
Certificate and a Document of Compliance issued for a vessel under this 
section shall be maintained by the responsible person for the vessel as 
required by the Secretary.
    ``(c) Verification of Compliance.--The Secretary shall--
        ``(1) periodically review whether a responsible person having a 
    safety management plan approved under section 3204(b) and each 
    vessel to which the plan applies is complying with the plan; and
        ``(2) revoke the Secretary's approval of the plan and each 
    Safety Management Certificate and Document of Compliance issued to 
    the person for a vessel to which the plan applies, if the Secretary 
    determines that the person or a vessel to which the plan applies 
    has not complied with the plan.
    ``(d) Enforcement.--At the request of the Secretary, the Secretary 
of the Treasury shall withhold or revoke the clearance required by 
section 4197 of the Revised Statutes (46 U.S.C. App. 91) of a vessel 
that is subject to this chapter under section 3202(a) of this title or 
to the International Safety Management Code, if the vessel does not 
have on board a Safety Management Certificate and a copy of a Document 
of Compliance for the vessel. Clearance may be granted on filing a bond 
or other surety satisfactory to the Secretary.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of chapters at the beginning of 
subtitle II of title 46, United States Code, is amended by inserting 
after the item relating to chapter 31 the following:

``32. Management of vessels.......................................
                                                                 3201''.

    (c) Study.--
        (1) In general.--The Secretary of the department in which the 
    Coast Guard is operating shall conduct, in cooperation with the 
    owners, charterers, and managing operators of vessels documented 
    under chapter 121 of title 46, United States Code, and other 
    interested persons, a study of the methods that may be used to 
    implement and enforce the International Management Code for the 
    Safe Operation of Ships and for Pollution Prevention under chapter 
    IX of the Annex to the International Convention for the Safety of 
    Life at Sea, 1974.
        (2) Report.--The Secretary shall submit to the Congress a 
    report of the results of the study required under paragraph (1) 
    before the earlier of--
            (A) the date that final regulations are prescribed under 
        section 3203 of title 46, United States Code (as enacted by 
        subsection (a); or
            (B) the date that is 1 year after the date of enactment of 
        this Act.
    SEC. 603. USE OF REPORTS, DOCUMENTS, RECORDS, AND EXAMINATIONS OF 
      OTHER PERSONS.
    (a) Reports, Documents, and Records.--Chapter 31 of title 46, 
United States Code, is amended by adding the following new section:

``Sec. 3103. Use of reports, documents, and records

    ``The Secretary may rely, as evidence of compliance with this 
subtitle, on--
        ``(1) reports, documents, and records of other persons who have 
    been determined by the Secretary to be reliable; and
        ``(2) other methods the Secretary has determined to be 
    reliable.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for chapter 31 of 
title 46, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
following:
``3103. Use of reports, documents, and records.''.

    (c) Examinations.--Section 3308 of title 46, United States Code, is 
amended by inserting ``or have examined'' after ``examine''.

SEC. 604. EQUIPMENT APPROVAL.

    (a) In General.--Section 3306(b) of title 46, United States Code, 
is amended to read as follows:
    ``(b)(1) Equipment and material subject to regulation under this 
section may not be used on any vessel without prior approval of the 
Secretary.
    ``(2) Except with respect to use on a public vessel, the Secretary 
may treat an approval of equipment or materials by a foreign government 
as approval by the Secretary for purposes of paragraph (1) if the 
Secretary determines that--
        ``(A) the design standards and testing procedures used by that 
    government meet the requirements of the International Convention 
    for the Safety of Life at Sea, 1974;
        ``(B) the approval of the equipment or material by the foreign 
    government will secure the safety of individuals and property on 
    board vessels subject to inspection; and
        ``(C) for lifesaving equipment, the foreign government--
            ``(i) has given equivalent treatment to approvals of 
        lifesaving equipment by the Secretary; and
            ``(ii) otherwise ensures that lifesaving equipment approved 
        by the Secretary may be used on vessels that are documented and 
        subject to inspection under the laws of that country.''.
    (b) Foreign Approvals.--The Secretary of Transportation, in 
consultation with other interested Federal agencies, shall work with 
foreign governments to have those governments approve the use of the 
same equipment and materials on vessels documented under the laws of 
those countries that the Secretary requires on United States documented 
vessels.
    (c) Technical Amendment.--Section 3306(a)(4) of title 46, United 
States Code, is amended by striking ``clauses (1)-(3)'' and inserting 
``paragraphs (1), (2), and (3)''.

SEC. 605. FREQUENCY OF INSPECTION.

    (a) Frequency of Inspection, Generally.--Section 3307 of title 46, 
United States Code, is amended--
        (1) in paragraph (1)--
            (A) by striking ``and nautical school vessel'' and 
        inserting ``, nautical school vessel, and small passenger 
        vessel allowed to carry more than 12 passengers on a foreign 
        voyage''; and
            (B) by adding ``and'' after the semicolon at the end;
        (2) by striking paragraph (2) and redesignating paragraph (3) 
    as paragraph (2); and
        (3) in paragraph (2) (as so redesignated), by striking ``2 
    years'' and inserting ``5 years''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 3710(b) of title 46, United 
States Code, is amended by striking ``24 months'' and inserting ``5 
years''.

SEC. 606. CERTIFICATE OF INSPECTION.

    Section 3309(c) of title 46, United States Code, is amended by 
striking ``(but not more than 60 days)''.
    SEC. 607. DELEGATION OF AUTHORITY OF SECRETARY TO CLASSIFICATION 
      SOCIETIES.
    (a) Authority to Delegate.--Section 3316 of title 46, United States 
Code, is amended--
        (1) by striking subsections (a) and (d);
        (2) by redesignating subsections (b) and (c) as subsections (a) 
    and (b), respectively;
        (3) by striking ``Bureau'' in subsection (a), as redesignated, 
    and inserting ``American Bureau of Shipping''; and
        (4) in subsection (b), as so redesignated, by--
            (A) redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (3); and
            (B) striking so much of the subsection as precedes 
        paragraph (3), as so redesignated, and inserting the following:
    ``(b)(1) The Secretary may delegate to the American Bureau of 
Shipping or another classification society recognized by the Secretary 
as meeting acceptable standards for such a society, for a vessel 
documented or to be documented under chapter 121 of this title, the 
authority to--
        ``(A) review and approve plans required for issuing a 
    certificate of inspection required by this part;
        ``(B) conduct inspections and examinations; and
        ``(C) issue a certificate of inspection required by this part 
    and other related documents.
    ``(2) The Secretary may make a delegation under paragraph (1) to a 
foreign classification society only--
        ``(A) to the extent that the government of the foreign country 
    in which the society is headquartered delegates authority and 
    provides access to the American Bureau of Shipping to inspect, 
    certify, and provide related services to vessels documented in that 
    country; and
        ``(B) if the foreign classification society has offices and 
    maintains records in the United States.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendments.--
        (1) The heading for section 3316 of title 46, United States 
    Code, is amended to read as follows:

``Sec. 3316. Classification societies''.

        (2) The table of sections for chapter 33 of title 46, United 
    States Code, is amended by striking the item relating to section 
    3316 and inserting the following:
``3316. Classification societies.''.

             TITLE VII--TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS

SEC. 701. AMENDMENT OF INLAND NAVIGATION RULES.

    Section 2 of the Inland Navigational Rules Act of 1980 is amended--
        (1) by amending Rule 9(e)(i) (33 U.S.C. 2009(e)(i)) to read as 
    follows:
    ``(i) In a narrow channel or fairway when overtaking, the power-
driven vessel intending to overtake another power-driven vessel shall 
indicate her intention by sounding the appropriate signal prescribed in 
Rule 34(c) and take steps to permit safe passing. The power-driven 
vessel being overtaken, if in agreement, shall sound the same signal 
and may, if specifically agreed to take steps to permit safe passing. 
If in doubt she shall sound the danger signal prescribed in Rule 
34(d).'';
        (2) in Rule 15(b) (33 U.S.C. 2015(b)) by inserting ``power-
    driven'' after ``Secretary, a'';
        (3) in Rule 23(a)(i) (33 U.S.C. 2023(a)(i)) after ``masthead 
    light forward''; by striking ``except that a vessel of less than 20 
    meters in length need not exhibit this light forward of amidships 
    but shall exhibit it as far forward as is practicable;'';
        (4) by amending Rule 24(f) (33 U.S.C. 2024(f)) to read as 
    follows:
    ``(f) Provided that any number of vessels being towed alongside or 
pushed in a group shall be lighted as one vessel, except as provided in 
paragraph (iii)--
        ``(i) a vessel being pushed ahead, not being part of a 
    composite unit, shall exhibit at the forward end, sidelights and a 
    special flashing light;
        ``(ii) a vessel being towed alongside shall exhibit a 
    sternlight and at the forward end, sidelights and a special 
    flashing light; and
        ``(iii) when vessels are towed alongside on both sides of the 
    towing vessels a stern light shall be exhibited on the stern of the 
    outboard vessel on each side of the towing vessel, and a single set 
    of sidelights as far forward and as far outboard as is practicable, 
    and a single special flashing light.'';
        (5) in Rule 26 (33 U.S.C. 2026)--
            (A) in each of subsections (b)(i) and (c)(i) by striking 
        ``a vessel of less than 20 meters in length may instead of this 
        shape exhibit a basket;''; and
            (B) by amending subsection (d) to read as follows:
    ``(d) The additional signals described in Annex II to these Rules 
apply to a vessel engaged in fishing in close proximity to other 
vessels engaged in fishing.''; and
        (6) by amending Rule 34(h) (33 U.S.C. 2034) to read as follows:
    ``(h) A vessel that reaches agreement with another vessel in a 
head-on, crossing, or overtaking situation, as for example, by using 
the radiotelephone as prescribed by the Vessel Bridge-to-Bridge 
Radiotelephone Act (85 Stat. 164; 33 U.S.C. 1201 et seq.), is not 
obliged to sound the whistle signals prescribed by this rule, but may 
do so. If agreement is not reached, then whistle signals shall be 
exchanged in a timely manner and shall prevail.''.

SEC. 702. MEASUREMENT OF VESSELS.

    Section 14104 of title 46, United States Code, is amended by 
redesignating the existing text after the section heading as subsection 
(a) and by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(b) If a statute allows for an alternate tonnage to be prescribed 
under this section, the Secretary may prescribe it by regulation. Any 
such regulation shall be considered to be an interpretive regulation 
for purposes of section 553 of title 5. Until an alternate tonnage is 
prescribed, the statutorily established tonnage shall apply to vessels 
measured under chapter 143 or chapter 145 of this title.
    ``(c) The head of each Federal agency shall ensure that regulations 
issued by the agency that specify particular tonnages comply with the 
alternate tonnages implemented by the Secretary.''.

SEC. 703. LONGSHORE AND HARBOR WORKERS COMPENSATION.

    Section 3(d)(3)(B) of the Longshore and Harbor Workers' 
Compensation Act (33 U.S.C. 903(d)(3)(B)) is amended by inserting after 
``1,600 tons gross'' the following: ``as measured under section 14502 
of title 46, United States Code, or an alternate tonnage measured under 
section 14302 of that title as prescribed by the Secretary under 
section 14104 of that title''.

SEC. 704. RADIOTELEPHONE REQUIREMENTS.

    Section 4(a)(2) of the Vessel Bridge-to-Bridge Radiotelephone Act 
(33 U.S.C. 1203(a)(2)) is amended by inserting after ``one hundred 
gross tons'' the following: ``as measured under section 14502 of title 
46, United States Code, or an alternate tonnage measured under section 
14302 of that title as prescribed by the Secretary under section 14104 
of that title,''.

SEC. 705. VESSEL OPERATING REQUIREMENTS.

    Section 4(a)(3) of the Ports and Waterways Safety Act (33 U.S.C. 
1223(a)(3)) is amended by inserting after ``300 gross tons'' the 
following: ``as measured under section 14502 of title 46, United States 
Code, or an alternate tonnage measured under section 14302 of that 
title as prescribed by the Secretary under section 14104 of that 
title''.

SEC. 706. MERCHANT MARINE ACT, 1920.

    Section 27A of the Merchant Marine Act, 1920 (46 App. U.S.C. 883-
1), is amended by inserting after ``five hundred gross tons'' the 
following: ``as measured under section 14502 of title 46, United States 
Code, or an alternate tonnage measured under section 14302 of that 
title as prescribed by the Secretary under section 14104 of that 
title,''.

SEC. 707. MERCHANT MARINE ACT, 1956.

    Section 2 of the Act of June 14, 1956 (46 App. U.S.C. 883a), is 
amended by inserting after ``five hundred gross tons'' the following: 
``as measured under section 14502 of title 46, United States Code, or 
an alternate tonnage measured under section 14302 of that title as 
prescribed by the Secretary under section 14104 of that title''.

SEC. 708. MARITIME EDUCATION AND TRAINING.

    Section 1302(4)(A) of the Merchant Marine Act, 1936 (46 U.S.C. App. 
1295a(4)(a)) is amended by inserting after ``1,000 gross tons or more'' 
the following: ``as measured under section 14502 of title 46, United 
States Code, or an alternate tonnage measured under section 14302 of 
that title as prescribed by the Secretary under section 14104 of that 
title''.

SEC. 709. GENERAL DEFINITIONS.

    Section 2101 of title 46, United States Code, is amended--
        (1) in paragraph (13), by inserting after ``15 gross tons'' the 
    following: ``as measured under section 14502 of this title, or an 
    alternate tonnage measured under section 14302 of this title as 
    prescribed by the Secretary under section 14104 of this title'';
        (2) in paragraph (13a), by inserting after ``3,500 gross tons'' 
    the following: ``as measured under section 14502 of this title, or 
    an alternate tonnage measured under section 14302 of this title as 
    prescribed by the Secretary under section 14104 of this title'';
        (3) in paragraph (19), by inserting after ``500 gross tons'' 
    the following: ``as measured under section 14502 of this title, or 
    an alternate tonnage measured under section 14302 of this title as 
    prescribed by the Secretary under section 14104 of this title'';
        (4) in paragraph (22), by inserting after ``100 gross tons'' 
    the following: ``as measured under section 14502 of this title, or 
    an alternate tonnage measured under section 14302 of this title as 
    prescribed by the Secretary under section 14104 of this title'';
        (5) in paragraph (30)(A), by inserting after ``500 gross tons'' 
    the following: ``as measured under section 14502 of this title, or 
    an alternate tonnage measured under section 14302 of this title as 
    prescribed by the Secretary under section 14104 of this title'';
        (6) in paragraph (32), by inserting after ``100 gross tons'' 
    the following: ``as measured under section 14502 of this title, or 
    an alternate tonnage measured under section 14302 of this title as 
    prescribed by the Secretary under section 14104 of this title'';
        (7) in paragraph (33), by inserting after ``300 gross tons'' 
    the following: ``as measured under section 14502 of this title, or 
    an alternate tonnage measured under section 14302 of this title as 
    prescribed by the Secretary under section 14104 of this title'';
        (8) in paragraph (35), by inserting after ``100 gross tons'' 
    the following: ``as measured under section 14502 of this title, or 
    an alternate tonnage measured under section 14302 of this title as 
    prescribed by the Secretary under section 14104 of this title''; 
    and
        (9) in paragraph (42), by inserting after ``100 gross tons'' 
    each place it appears, the following: ``as measured under section 
    14502 of this title, or an alternate tonnage measured under section 
    14302 of this title as prescribed by the Secretary under section 
    14104 of this title''.

SEC. 710. AUTHORITY TO EXEMPT CERTAIN VESSELS.

    Section 2113 of title 46, United States Code, is amended--
        (1) in paragraph (4), by inserting after ``at least 100 gross 
    tons but less than 300 gross tons'' the following: ``as measured 
    under section 14502 of this title, or an alternate tonnage measured 
    under section 14302 of this title as prescribed by the Secretary 
    under section 14104 of this title''; and
        (2) in paragraph (5), by inserting after ``at least 100 gross 
    tons but less than 500 gross tons'' the following: ``as measured 
    under section 14502 of this title, or an alternate tonnage measured 
    under section 14302 of this title as prescribed by the Secretary 
    under section 14104 of this title''.

SEC. 711. INSPECTION OF VESSELS.

    Section 3302 of title 46, United States Code, is amended--
        (1) in subsection (c)(1), by inserting after ``5,000 gross 
    tons'' the following: ``as measured under section 14502 of this 
    title, or an alternate tonnage measured under section 14302 of this 
    title as prescribed by the Secretary under section 14104 of this 
    title'';
        (2) in subsection (c)(2), by inserting after ``500 gross tons'' 
    the following: ``as measured under section 14502 of this title, or 
    an alternate tonnage measured under section 14302 of this title as 
    prescribed by the Secretary under section 14104 of this title'';
        (3) in subsection (c)(4)(A), by inserting after ``500 gross 
    tons'' the following: ``as measured under section 14502 of this 
    title, or an alternate tonnage measured under section 14302 of this 
    title as prescribed by the Secretary under section 14104 of this 
    title'';
        (4) in subsection (d)(1), by inserting after ``150 gross tons'' 
    the following: ``as measured under section 14502 of this title, or 
    an alternate tonnage measured under section 14302 of this title as 
    prescribed by the Secretary under section 14104 of this title'';
        (5) in subsection (i)(1)(A), by inserting after ``300 gross 
    tons'' the following: ``as measured under section 14502 of this 
    title, or an alternate tonnage measured under section 14302 of this 
    title as prescribed by the Secretary under section 14104 of this 
    title''; and
        (6) in subsection (j), by inserting after ``15 gross tons'' the 
    following: ``as measured under section 14502 of this title, or an 
    alternate tonnage measured under section 14302 of this title as 
    prescribed by the Secretary under section 14104 of this title''.

SEC. 712. REGULATIONS.

    Section 3306 of title 46, United States Code, is amended--
        (1) in subsection (h), by inserting after ``at least 100 gross 
    tons but less than 300 gross tons'' the following: ``as measured 
    under section 14502 of this title, or an alternate tonnage measured 
    under section 14302 of this title as prescribed by the Secretary 
    under section 14104 of this title''; and
        (2) in subsection (i), by inserting after ``at least 100 gross 
    tons but less than 500 gross tons'' the following: ``as measured 
    under section 14502 of this title, or an alternate tonnage measured 
    under section 14302 of this title as prescribed by the Secretary 
    under section 14104 of this title''.

SEC. 713. PENALTIES--INSPECTION OF VESSELS.

    Section 3318 of title 46, United States Code, is amended--
        (1) in subsection (a), by inserting after ``100 gross tons'' 
    the following: ``as measured under section 14502 of this title, or 
    an alternate tonnage measured under section 14302 of this title as 
    prescribed by the Secretary under section 14104 of this title''; 
    and
        (2) in subsection (j)(1), by inserting after ``1,600 gross 
    tons'' the following: ``as measured under section 14502 of this 
    title, or an alternate tonnage measured under section 14302 of this 
    title as prescribed by the Secretary under section 14104 of this 
    title''.

SEC. 714. APPLICATION--TANK VESSELS.

    Section 3702 of title 46, United States Code, is amended--
        (1) in subsection (b)(1), by inserting after ``500 gross tons'' 
    the following: ``as measured under section 14502 of this title, or 
    an alternate tonnage measured under section 14302 of this title as 
    prescribed by the Secretary under section 14104 of this title'';
        (2) in subsection (c), by inserting after ``500 gross tons'' 
    the following: ``as measured under section 14502 of this title, or 
    an alternate tonnage measured under section 14302 of this title as 
    prescribed by the Secretary under section 14104 of this title''; 
    and
        (3) in subsection (d), by inserting after ``5,000 gross tons'' 
    the following: ``as measured under section 14502 of this title, or 
    an alternate tonnage measured under section 14302 of this title as 
    prescribed by the Secretary under section 14104 of this title''.

SEC. 715. TANK VESSEL CONSTRUCTION STANDARDS.

    Section 3703a of title 46, United States Code, is amended--
        (1) in subsection (b)(2), by inserting after ``5,000 gross 
    tons'' the following: ``as measured under section 14502 of this 
    title, or an alternate tonnage measured under section 14302 of this 
    title as prescribed by the Secretary under section 14104 of this 
    title'';
        (2) in subsection (c)(2), by inserting after ``5,000 gross 
    tons'' each place it appears the following: ``as measured under 
    section 14502 of this title, or an alternate tonnage measured under 
    section 14302 of this title as prescribed by the Secretary under 
    section 14104 of this title'';
        (3) in subsection (c)(3)(A), by inserting after ``15,000 gross 
    tons'' the following: ``as measured under section 14502 of this 
    title, or an alternate tonnage measured under section 14302 of this 
    title as prescribed by the Secretary under section 14104 of this 
    title'';
        (4) in subsection (c)(3)(B), by inserting after ``30,000 gross 
    tons'' the following: ``as measured under section 14502 of this 
    title, or an alternate tonnage measured under section 14302 of this 
    title as prescribed by the Secretary under section 14104 of this 
    title''; and
        (5) in subsection (c)(3)(C), by inserting after ``30,000 gross 
    tons'' the following: ``as measured under section 14502 of this 
    title, or an alternate tonnage measured under section 14302 of this 
    title as prescribed by the Secretary under section 14104 of this 
    title''.

SEC. 716. TANKER MINIMUM STANDARDS.

    Section 3707 of title 46, United States Code, is amended--
        (1) in subsection (a), by inserting after ``10,000 gross tons'' 
    the following: ``as measured under section 14502 of this title, or 
    an alternate tonnage measured under section 14302 of this title as 
    prescribed by the Secretary under section 14104 of this title''; 
    and
        (2) in subsection (b), by inserting after ``10,000 gross tons'' 
    the following: ``as measured under section 14502 of this title, or 
    an alternate tonnage measured under section 14302 of this title as 
    prescribed by the Secretary under section 14104 of this title''.

SEC. 717. SELF-PROPELLED TANK VESSEL MINIMUM STANDARDS.

    Section 3708 of title 46, United States Code, is amended by 
inserting after ``10,000 gross tons'' the following: ``as measured 
under section 14502 of this title, or an alternate tonnage measured 
under section 14302 of this title as prescribed by the Secretary under 
section 14104 of this title''.

SEC. 718. DEFINITION--ABANDONMENT OF BARGES.

    Section 4701(1) of title 46, United States Code, is amended by 
inserting after ``100 gross tons'' the following: ``as measured under 
section 14502 of this title, or an alternate tonnage measured under 
section 14302 of this title as prescribed by the Secretary under 
section 14104 of this title''.

SEC. 719. APPLICATION--LOAD LINES.

    Section 5102(b) of title 46, United States Code, is amended--
        (1) in paragraph (4), by inserting after ``5,000 gross tons'' 
    the following: ``as measured under section 14502 of this title, or 
    an alternate tonnage measured under section 14302 of this title as 
    prescribed by the Secretary under section 14104 of this title'';
        (2) in paragraph (5), by inserting after ``500 gross tons'' the 
    following: ``as measured under section 14502 of this title, or an 
    alternate tonnage measured under section 14302 of this title as 
    prescribed by the Secretary under section 14104 of this title''; 
    and
        (3) in paragraph (10), by inserting after ``150 gross tons'' 
    the following: ``as measured under section 14502 of this title, or 
    an alternate tonnage measured under section 14302 of this title as 
    prescribed by the Secretary under section 14104 of this title''.

SEC. 720. LICENSING OF INDIVIDUALS.

    Section 7101(e)(3) of title 46, United States Code, is amended by 
inserting after ``1,600 gross tons'' the following: ``as measured under 
section 14502 of this title, or an alternate tonnage measured under 
section 14302 of this title as prescribed by the Secretary under 
section 14104 of this title''.

SEC. 721. ABLE SEAMEN--LIMITED.

    Section 7308 of title 46, United States Code, is amended by 
inserting after ``100 gross tons'' the following: ``as measured under 
section 14502 of this title, or an alternate tonnage measured under 
section 14302 of this title as prescribed by the Secretary under 
section 14104 of this title''.

SEC. 722. ABLE SEAMEN--OFFSHORE SUPPLY VESSELS.

    Section 7310 of title 46, United States Code, is amended by 
inserting after ``500 gross tons'' the following: ``as measured under 
section 14502 of this title, or an alternate tonnage measured under 
section 14302 of this title as prescribed by the Secretary under 
section 14104 of this title''.

SEC. 723. SCALE OF EMPLOYMENT--ABLE SEAMEN.

    Section 7312 of title 46, United States Code, is amended--
        (1) in subsection (b), by inserting after ``1,600 gross tons'' 
    the following: ``as measured under section 14502 of this title, or 
    an alternate tonnage measured under section 14302 of this title as 
    prescribed by the Secretary under section 14104 of this title'';
        (2) in subsection (c)(1), by inserting after ``500 gross tons'' 
    the following: ``as measured under section 14502 of this title, or 
    an alternate tonnage measured under section 14302 of this title as 
    prescribed by the Secretary under section 14104 of this title'';
        (3) in subsection (d), by inserting after ``500 gross tons'' 
    the following: ``as measured under section 14502 of this title, or 
    an alternate tonnage measured under section 14302 of this title as 
    prescribed by the Secretary under section 14104 of this title'';
        (4) in subsection (f)(1), by inserting after ``5,000 gross 
    tons'' the following: ``as measured under section 14502 of this 
    title, or an alternate tonnage measured under section 14302 of this 
    title as prescribed by the Secretary under section 14104 of this 
    title''; and
        (5) in subsection (f)(2), by inserting after ``5,000 gross 
    tons'' the following: ``as measured under section 14502 of this 
    title, or an alternate tonnage measured under section 14302 of this 
    title as prescribed by the Secretary under section 14104 of this 
    title''.

SEC. 724. GENERAL REQUIREMENTS--ENGINE DEPARTMENT.

    Section 7313(a) of title 46, United States Code, is amended by 
inserting after ``100 gross tons'' the following: ``as measured under 
section 14502 of this title, or an alternate tonnage measured under 
section 14302 of this title as prescribed by the Secretary under 
section 14104 of this title''.

SEC. 725. COMPLEMENT OF INSPECTED VESSELS.

    Section 8101(h) of title 46, United States Code, is amended by 
inserting after ``100 gross tons'' the following: ``as measured under 
section 14502 of this title, or an alternate tonnage measured under 
section 14302 of this title as prescribed by the Secretary under 
section 14104 of this title''.

SEC. 726. WATCHMEN.

    Section 8102(b) of title 46, United States Code, is amended by 
inserting after ``100 gross tons'' the following: ``as measured under 
section 14502 of this title, or an alternate tonnage measured under 
section 14302 of this title as prescribed by the Secretary under 
section 14104 of this title''.

SEC. 727. CITIZENSHIP AND NAVAL RESERVE REQUIREMENTS.

    Section 8103(b)(3)(A) of title 46, United States Code, is amended 
by inserting after ``1,600 gross tons'' the following: ``as measured 
under section 14502 of this title, or an alternate tonnage measured 
under section 14302 of this title as prescribed by the Secretary under 
section 14104 of this title''.

SEC. 728. WATCHES.

    Section 8104 of title 46, United States Code, is amended--
        (1) in subsection (b), by inserting after ``100 gross tons'' 
    the following: ``as measured under section 14502 of this title, or 
    an alternate tonnage measured under section 14302 of this title as 
    prescribed by the Secretary under section 14104 of this title'';
        (2) in subsection (d), by inserting after ``100 gross tons'' 
    and after ``5,000 gross tons'' the following: ``as measured under 
    section 14502 of this title, or an alternate tonnage measured under 
    section 14302 of this title as prescribed by the Secretary under 
    section 14104 of this title'';
        (3) in subsection (l)(1), by inserting after ``1,600 gross 
    tons'' the following: ``as measured under section 14502 of this 
    title, or an alternate tonnage measured under section 14302 of this 
    title as prescribed by the Secretary under section 14104 of this 
    title'';
        (4) in subsection (m)(1), by inserting after ``1,600 gross 
    tons'' the following: ``as measured under section 14502 of this 
    title, or an alternate tonnage measured under section 14302 of this 
    title as prescribed by the Secretary under section 14104 of this 
    title'';
        (5) in subsection (o)(1), by inserting after ``500 gross tons'' 
    the following: ``as measured under section 14502 of this title, or 
    an alternate tonnage measured under section 14302 of this title as 
    prescribed by the Secretary under section 14104 of this title''; 
    and
        (6) in subsection (o)(2), by inserting after ``500 gross tons'' 
    the following: ``as measured under section 14502 of this title, or 
    an alternate tonnage measured under section 14302 of this title as 
    prescribed by the Secretary under section 14104 of this title''.

SEC. 729. MINIMUM NUMBER OF LICENSED INDIVIDUALS.

    Section 8301 of title 46, United States Code, is amended--
        (1) in subsection (a)(2), by inserting after ``1,000 gross 
    tons'' the following: ``as measured under section 14502 of this 
    title, or an alternate tonnage measured under section 14302 of this 
    title as prescribed by the Secretary under section 14104 of this 
    title'';
        (2) in subsection (a)(3), by inserting after ``at least 200 
    gross tons but less than 1,000 gross tons'' the following: ``as 
    measured under section 14502 of this title, or an alternate tonnage 
    measured under section 14302 of this title as prescribed by the 
    Secretary under section 14104 of this title'';
        (3) in subsection (a)(4), by inserting after ``at least 100 
    gross tons but less than 200 gross tons'' the following: ``as 
    measured under section 14502 of this title, or an alternate tonnage 
    measured under section 14302 of this title as prescribed by the 
    Secretary under section 14104 of this title'';
        (4) in subsection (a)(5), by inserting after ``300 gross tons'' 
    the following: ``as measured under section 14502 of this title, or 
    an alternate tonnage measured under section 14302 of this title as 
    prescribed by the Secretary under section 14104 of this title''; 
    and
        (5) in subsection (b), by inserting after ``200 gross tons'' 
    the following: ``as measured under section 14502 of this title, or 
    an alternate tonnage measured under section 14302 of this title as 
    prescribed by the Secretary under section 14104 of this title''.

SEC. 730. OFFICERS' COMPETENCY CERTIFICATES CONVENTION.

    Section 8304(b)(4) of title 46, United States Code, is amended by 
inserting after ``200 gross tons'' the following: ``as measured under 
section 14502 of this title, or an alternate tonnage measured under 
section 14302 of this title as prescribed by the Secretary under 
section 14104 of this title''.

SEC. 731. MERCHANT MARINERS' DOCUMENTS REQUIRED.

    Section 8701 of title 46, United States Code, is amended--
        (1) in subsection (a), by inserting after ``100 gross tons'' 
    the following: ``as measured under section 14502 of this title, or 
    an alternate tonnage measured under section 14302 of this title as 
    prescribed by the Secretary under section 14104 of this title''; 
    and
        (2) in subsection (a)(6), by inserting after ``1,600 gross 
    tons'' the following: ``as measured under section 14502 of this 
    title, or an alternate tonnage measured under section 14302 of this 
    title as prescribed by the Secretary under section 14104 of this 
    title''.

SEC. 732. CERTAIN CREW REQUIREMENTS.

    Section 8702 of title 46, United States Code, is amended--
        (1) in subsection (a), by inserting after ``100 gross tons'' 
    the following: ``as measured under section 14502 of this title, or 
    an alternate tonnage measured under section 14302 of this title as 
    prescribed by the Secretary under section 14104 of this title''; 
    and
        (2) in subsection (a)(6), by inserting after ``1,600 gross 
    tons'' the following: ``as measured under section 14502 of this 
    title, or an alternate tonnage measured under section 14302 of this 
    title as prescribed by the Secretary under section 14104 of this 
    title''.

SEC. 733. FREIGHT VESSELS.

    Section 8901 of title 46, United States Code, is amended by 
inserting after ``100 gross tons'' the following: ``as measured under 
section 14502 of this title, or an alternate tonnage measured under 
section 14302 of this title as prescribed by the Secretary under 
section 14104 of this title''.

SEC. 734. EXEMPTIONS.

    Section 8905(b) of title 46, United States Code, is amended by 
inserting after ``200 gross tons'' the following: ``as measured under 
section 14502 of this title, or an alternate tonnage measured under 
section 14302 of this title as prescribed by the Secretary under 
section 14104 of this title''.

SEC. 735. UNITED STATES REGISTERED PILOT SERVICE.

    Section 9303(a)(2) of title 46, United States Code, is amended by 
inserting after ``4,000 gross tons'' the following: ``as measured under 
section 14502 of this title, or an alternate tonnage measured under 
section 14302 of this title as prescribed by the Secretary under 
section 14104 of this title''.

SEC. 736. DEFINITIONS--MERCHANT SEAMEN PROTECTION.

    Section 10101(4)(B) of title 46, United States Code, is amended by 
inserting after ``1,600 gross tons'' the following: ``as measured under 
section 14502 of this title, or an alternate tonnage measured under 
section 14302 of this title as prescribed by the Secretary under 
section 14104 of this title''.

SEC. 737. APPLICATION--FOREIGN AND INTERCOASTAL VOYAGES.

    Section 10301(a)(2) of title 46, United States Code, is amended by 
inserting after ``75 gross tons'' the following: ``as measured under 
section 14502 of this title, or an alternate tonnage measured under 
section 14302 of this title as prescribed by the Secretary under 
section 14104 of this title''.

SEC. 738. APPLICATION--COASTWISE VOYAGES.

    Section 10501(a) of title 46, United States Code, is amended by 
inserting after ``50 gross tons'' the following: ``as measured under 
section 14502 of this title, or an alternate tonnage measured under 
section 14302 of this title as prescribed by the Secretary under 
section 14104 of this title''.

SEC. 739. FISHING AGREEMENTS.

    Section 10601(a)(1) of title 46, United States Code, is amended by 
inserting after ``20 gross tons'' the following: ``as measured under 
section 14502 of this title, or an alternate tonnage measured under 
section 14302 of this title as prescribed by the Secretary under 
section 14104 of this title''.

SEC. 740. ACCOMMODATIONS FOR SEAMEN.

    Section 11101(a) of title 46, United States Code, is amended by 
inserting after ``100 gross tons'' the following: ``as measured under 
section 14502 of this title, or an alternate tonnage measured under 
section 14302 of this title as prescribed by the Secretary under 
section 14104 of this title''.

SEC. 741. MEDICINE CHESTS.

    Section 11102(a) of title 46, United States Code, is amended by 
inserting after ``75 gross tons'' the following: ``as measured under 
section 14502 of this title, or an alternate tonnage measured under 
section 14302 of this title as prescribed by the Secretary under 
section 14104 of this title''.

SEC. 742. LOGBOOK AND ENTRY REQUIREMENTS.

    Section 11301(a)(2) of title 46, United States Code, is amended by 
inserting after ``100 gross tons'' the following: ``as measured under 
section 14502 of this title, or an alternate tonnage measured under 
section 14302 of this title as prescribed by the Secretary under 
section 14104 of this title''.

SEC. 743. COASTWISE ENDORSEMENTS.

    Section 12106(c)(1) of title 46, United States Code, is amended by 
striking ``two hundred gross tons'' and inserting ``200 gross tons as 
measured under section 14502 of this title, or an alternate tonnage 
measured under section 14302 of this title as prescribed by the 
Secretary under section 14104 of this title''.

SEC. 744. FISHERY ENDORSEMENTS.

    Section 12108(c)(1) of title 46, United States Code, is amended by 
striking ``two hundred gross tons'' and inserting ``200 gross tons as 
measured under section 14502 of this title, or an alternate tonnage 
measured under section 14302 of this title as prescribed by the 
Secretary under section 14104 of this title''.
    SEC. 745. CONVENTION TONNAGE FOR LICENSES, CERTIFICATES, AND 
      DOCUMENTS.
    (a) Authority To Use Convention Tonnage.--Chapter 75 of title 46, 
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:

``Sec. 7506. Convention tonnage for licenses, certificates, and 
            documents

    ``Notwithstanding any provision of section 14302(c) or 14305 of 
this title, the Secretary may--
        ``(1) evaluate the service of an individual who is applying for 
    a license, a certificate of registry, or a merchant mariner's 
    document by using the tonnage as measured under chapter 143 of this 
    title for the vessels on which that service was acquired, and
        ``(2) issue the license, certificate, or document based on that 
    service.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The analysis to chapter 75 of title 46, 
United States Code, is amended by adding a new item as follows:
``7506. Convention tonnage for licenses, certificates, and documents.''.

SEC. 746. TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS.

    (a) Title 46, United States Code, is amended--
        (1) by striking the first section 12123 in chapter 121;
        (2) by striking the first item relating to section 12123 in the 
    table of sections for such chapter 121;
        (3) by striking ``proceeding'' in section 13108(a)(1) and 
    inserting ``preceding''; and
        (4) by striking ``Secertary'' in section 13108(a)(1) and 
    inserting ``Secretary''.
    (b) Section 645 of title 14, United States Code, is amended by 
redesignating the second subsection (d) and subsections (e) through (h) 
as subsection (e) and subsections (f) through (i), respectively.
    (c) Effective September 30, 1996, the Act of November 6, 1966 
(Public Law 89-777), is amended--
        (1) in section 2(d) (46 U.S.C. App. 817d(d)) by striking 
    ``Shipping Act, 1916,'' and inserting ``Shipping Act of 1984''; and
        (2) in section 3(d) (46 U.S.C. App. 817e(d)) by striking 
    ``Shipping Act, 1916,'' and inserting ``Shipping Act of 1984''.
    (d) Section 672 of title 14, United States Code, is amended by 
striking the section heading and inserting the following:

``Sec. 672. Long-term lease authority for navigation and communications 
            systems sites''.

SEC. 747. TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS TO REFERENCES TO ICC.

    Section 27 of the Merchant Marine Act, 1920 (46 App. U.S.C. 883), 
is amended--
        (1) in the third proviso--
            (A) by striking ``Interstate Commerce Commission'' and 
        inserting ``Surface Transportation Board''; and
            (B) by striking ``said Commission'' and inserting ``the 
        Board''; and
        (2) in the fifth proviso--
            (A) by striking ``Interstate Commerce Commission'' the 
        first place it appears and inserting ``Surface Transportation 
        Board''; and
            (B) by striking ``Interstate Commerce Commission'' the 
        second place it appears and inserting ``Board''.

                    TITLE VIII--POLLUTION FROM SHIPS

SEC. 801. PREVENTION OF POLLUTION FROM SHIPS.

    (a) In General.--Section 6 of the Act to Prevent Pollution From 
Ships (33 U.S.C. 1905) is amended--
        (1) by striking ``(2) If'' in subsection (c)(2) and inserting 
    ``(2)(A) Subject to subparagraph (B), if''; and
        (2) by adding at the end of subsection (c)(2) the following:
    ``(B) The Secretary may not issue a certificate attesting to the 
adequacy of reception facilities under this paragraph unless, prior to 
the issuance of the certificate, the Secretary conducts an inspection 
of the reception facilities of the port or terminal that is the subject 
of the certificate.
    ``(C) The Secretary may, with respect to certificates issued under 
this paragraph prior to the date of enactment of the Coast Guard 
Authorization Act of 1996, prescribe by regulation differing periods of 
validity for such certificates.'';
        (3) by striking subsection (c)(3)(A) and inserting the 
    following:
        ``(A) is valid for the 5-year period beginning on the date of 
    issuance of the certificate, except that if--
            ``(i) the charge for operation of the port or terminal is 
        transferred to a person or entity other than the person or 
        entity that is the operator on the date of issuance of the 
        certificate--
                ``(I) the certificate shall expire on the date that is 
            30 days after the date of the transfer; and
                ``(II) the new operator shall be required to submit an 
            application for a certificate before a certificate may be 
            issued for the port or terminal; or
            ``(ii) the certificate is suspended or revoked by the 
        Secretary, the certificate shall cease to be valid; and''; and
        (4) by striking subsection (d) and inserting the following:
    ``(d)(1) The Secretary shall maintain a list of ports or terminals 
with respect to which a certificate issued under this section--
        ``(A) is in effect; or
        ``(B) has been revoked or suspended.
    ``(2) The Secretary shall make the list referred to in paragraph 
(1) available to the general public.''.
    (b) Reception Facility Placards.--Section 6(f) of the Act to 
Prevent Pollution From Ships (33 U.S.C. 1905(f)) is amended--
        (1) by inserting ``(1)'' before ``The Secretary''; and
        (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
    ``(2)(A) Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of 
the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 1996, the Secretary shall 
promulgate regulations that require the operator of each port or 
terminal that is subject to any requirement of the MARPOL Protocol 
relating to reception facilities to post a placard in a location that 
can easily be seen by port and terminal users. The placard shall state, 
at a minimum, that a user of a reception facility of the port or 
terminal should report to the Secretary any inadequacy of the reception 
facility.''.

SEC. 802. MARINE PLASTIC POLLUTION RESEARCH AND CONTROL.

    (a) Compliance Reports.--Section 2201(a) of the Marine Plastic 
Pollution Research and Control Act of 1987 (33 U.S.C. 1902 note) is 
amended--
        (1) by striking ``for a period of 6 years''; and
        (2) by inserting before the period at the end the following: 
    ``and, not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the 
    Coast Guard Authorization Act of 1996, and annually thereafter, 
    shall publish in the Federal Register a list of the enforcement 
    actions taken against any domestic or foreign ship (including any 
    commercial or recreational ship) pursuant to the Act to Prevent 
    Pollution from Ships (33 U.S.C. 1901 et seq.)''.
    (b) Coordination.--Section 2203 of the Marine Plastic Pollution 
Research and Control Act of 1987 (101 Stat. 1466) is amended to read as 
follows:

``SEC. 2203. COORDINATION.

    ``(a) Establishment of Marine Debris Coordinating Committee.--The 
Secretary of Commerce shall establish a Marine Debris Coordinating 
Committee.
    ``(b) Membership.--The Committee shall include a senior official 
from--
        ``(1) the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, who 
    shall serve as the Chairperson of the Committee;
        ``(2) the Environmental Protection Agency;
        ``(3) the United States Coast Guard;
        ``(4) the United States Navy; and
        ``(5) such other Federal agencies that have an interest in 
    ocean issues or water pollution prevention and control as the 
    Secretary of Commerce determines appropriate.
    ``(c) Meetings.--The Committee shall meet at least twice a year to 
provide a forum to ensure the coordination of national and 
international research, monitoring, education, and regulatory actions 
addressing the persistent marine debris problem.
    ``(d) Monitoring.--The Secretary of Commerce, acting through the 
Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
in cooperation with the Administrator of the Environmental Protection 
Agency, shall utilize the marine debris data derived under title V of 
the Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 
2801 et seq.) to assist--
        ``(1) the Committee in ensuring coordination of research, 
    monitoring, education and regulatory actions; and
        ``(2) the United States Coast Guard in assessing the 
    effectiveness of this Act and the Act to Prevent Pollution from 
    Ships in ensuring compliance under section 2201.''.
    (c) Public Outreach Program.--Section 2204(a) of the Marine Plastic 
Pollution Research and Control Act of 1987 (42 U.S.C. 6981 note) is 
amended--
        (1) by striking ``for a period of at least 3 years,'' in 
    paragraph (1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A);
        (2) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (1)(C);
        (3) by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (1)(D) 
    and inserting ``; and'';
        (4) by adding at the end of paragraph (1) the following:
        ``(E) the requirements under this Act and the Act to Prevent 
    Pollution from Ships (33 U.S.C. 1901 et seq.) with respect to ships 
    and ports, and the authority of citizens to report violations of 
    this Act and the Act to Prevent Pollution from Ships (33 U.S.C. 
    1901 et seq.).''; and
        (5) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following:
        ``(2) Authorized activities.--
            ``(A) Public outreach program.--A public outreach program 
        under paragraph (1) may include--
                ``(i) developing and implementing a voluntary boaters' 
            pledge program;
                ``(ii) workshops with interested groups;
                ``(iii) public service announcements;
                ``(iv) distribution of leaflets and posters; and
                ``(v) any other means appropriate to educating the 
            public.
            ``(B) Grants and cooperative agreements.--To carry out this 
        section, the Secretary of the department in which the Coast 
        Guard is operating, the Secretary of Commerce, and the 
        Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency are 
        authorized to award grants, enter into cooperative agreements 
        with appropriate officials of other Federal agencies and 
        agencies of States and political subdivisions of States and 
        with public and private entities, and provide other financial 
        assistance to eligible recipients.
            ``(C) Consultation.--In developing outreach initiatives for 
        groups that are subject to the requirements of this title and 
        the Act to Prevent Pollution from Ships (33 U.S.C. 1901 et 
        seq.), the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard 
        is operating, in consultation with the Secretary of Commerce, 
        acting through the Administrator of the National Oceanic and 
        Atmospheric Administration, and the Administrator of the 
        Environmental Protection Agency, shall consult with--
                ``(i) the heads of State agencies responsible for 
            implementing State boating laws; and
                ``(ii) the heads of other enforcement agencies that 
            regulate boaters or commercial fishermen.''.

                     TITLE IX--TOWING VESSEL SAFETY

    SEC. 901. REDUCTION OF OIL SPILLS FROM NON-SELF-PROPELLED TANK 
      VESSELS.
    (a) In General.--Chapter 37 of title 46, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following new section:

``Sec. 3719. Reduction of oil spills from single hull non-self-
            propelled tank vessels

    ``The Secretary shall, in consultation with the Towing Safety 
Advisory Committee and taking into consideration the characteristics, 
methods of operation, and the size and nature of service of single hull 
non-self-propelled tank vessels and towing vessels, prescribe 
regulations requiring a single hull non-self-propelled tank vessel that 
operates in the open ocean or coastal waters, or the vessel towing it, 
to have at least one of the following:
        ``(1) A crew member and an operable anchor on board the tank 
    vessel that together are capable of arresting the tank vessel 
    without additional assistance under reasonably foreseeable sea 
    conditions.
        ``(2) An emergency system on the tank vessel or towing vessel 
    that without additional assistance under reasonably foreseeable sea 
    conditions will allow the tank vessel to be retrieved by the towing 
    vessel if the tow line ruptures.
        ``(3) Any other measure or combination of measures that the 
    Secretary determines will provide protection against grounding of 
    the tank vessel comparable to that provided by the measures 
    described in paragraph (1) or (2).''.
    (b) Deadline.--The Secretary of the department in which the Coast 
Guard is operating shall issue regulations required under section 3719 
of title 46, United States Code, as added by subsection (a), by not 
later than October 1, 1997.
    (c) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of 
chapter 37 of title 46, United States Code, is amended by adding at the 
end the following new item:
``3719. Reduction of oil spills from non-self-propelled tank vessels.''.

SEC. 902. REQUIREMENT FOR FIRE SUPPRESSION DEVICES.

    (a) In General.--Section 4102 of title 46, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(f)(1) The Secretary, in consultation with the Towing Safety 
Advisory Committee and taking into consideration the characteristics, 
methods of operation, and nature of service of towing vessels, may 
require the installation, maintenance, and use of a fire suppression 
system or other measures to provide adequate assurance that fires on 
board towing vessels can be suppressed under reasonably foreseeable 
circumstances.
    ``(2) The Secretary shall require under paragraph (1) the use of a 
fire suppression system or other measures to provide adequate assurance 
that a fire on board a towing vessel that is towing a non-self-
propelled tank vessel can be suppressed under reasonably foreseeable 
circumstances.''.
    (b) Regulations.--The Secretary of the department in which the 
Coast Guard is operating shall issue regulations establishing the 
requirement described in subsection (f)(2) of section 4102 of title 46, 
United States Code, as added by this section, by not later than October 
1, 1997.

SEC. 903. STUDIES ADDRESSING VARIOUS SOURCES OF OIL SPILL RISK.

    (a) Study of Group-5 Fuel Oil Spills.--
        (1) Definition.--In this subsection, the term ``group-5 fuel 
    oil'' means a petroleum-based oil that has a specific gravity of 
    greater than 1.0.
        (2) Coordination of study.--The Secretary of Transportation 
    shall coordinate with the Marine Board of the National Research 
    Council to conduct a study of the relative environmental and public 
    health risks posed by discharges of group-5 fuel oil.
        (3) Matters to be included.--The study under this subsection 
    shall include a review and analysis of--
            (A) the specific risks posed to the public health or 
        welfare of the United States, including fish, shellfish and 
        wildlife, public and private property, shorelines, beaches, 
        habitat, and other natural resources under the jurisdiction or 
        control of the United States, as a result of an actual or 
        threatened discharge of group-5 fuel oil from a vessel or 
        facility;
            (B) cleanup technologies currently available to address 
        actual or threatened discharge of group-5 fuel oil; and
            (C) any technological and financial barriers that prevent 
        the prompt remediation of discharges of group-5 fuel oil.
        (4) Report.--Not later than 18 months after the date of 
    enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall submit 
    to the Committee on Environment and Public Works and the Committee 
    on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate, and the 
    Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of 
    Representatives a report on the results of the study under this 
    subsection.
        (5) Rulemaking.--If the Secretary of Transportation determines, 
    based on the results of the study under this subsection, that there 
    are significant risks to public health or the environment resulting 
    from the actual or threatened discharge of group-5 fuel oil from a 
    vessel or facility that cannot be technologically or economically 
    addressed by existing or anticipated cleanup efforts, the Secretary 
    may initiate a rulemaking to take such action as is necessary to 
    abate the threat.
    (b) Study of Automatic Fueling Shutoff Equipment.--
        (1) Coordination of study.--The Secretary of Transportation 
    shall coordinate with the Marine Board of the National Research 
    Council to conduct a study of the unintentional or accidental 
    discharge of fuel oil during lightering or fuel loading or off-
    loading activity.
        (2) Matters to be included.--The study under this subsection 
    shall include a review and analysis of current monitoring and 
    fueling practices to determine the need for automatic fuel shutoff 
    equipment to prevent the accidental discharge of fuel oil, and 
    whether such equipment is needed as a supplement to or replacement 
    of existing preventive equipment or procedures.
        (3) Report.--Not later than 18 months after the date of 
    enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall submit 
    to the Committee on Environment and Public Works and the Committee 
    on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the 
    Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of 
    Representatives a report on the results of the study under this 
    subsection.
        (4) Rulemaking.--If the Secretary of Transportation determines, 
    based on the results of the study conducted under this subsection, 
    that the use of automatic oil shutoff equipment is necessary to 
    prevent the actual or threatened discharge of oil during lightering 
    or fuel loading or off loading activity, the Secretary may initiate 
    a rulemaking to take such action as is necessary to abate a threat 
    to public health or the environment.
    (c) Lightering Study.--The Secretary of Transportation shall 
coordinate with the Marine Board of the National Research Council on a 
study into the actual incidence and risk of oil spills from lightering 
operations off the coast of the United States. Among other things, the 
study shall address the manner in which existing regulations are 
serving to reduce oil spill risks. The study shall take into account 
current or proposed international rules and standards and also include 
recommendations on measures that would be likely to further reduce the 
risks of oil spills from lightering operations. Not later than 18 
months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 
submit a report on the study to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and 
Infrastructure of the House of Representatives.

                          TITLE X--CONVEYANCES

SEC. 1001. CONVEYANCE OF LIGHTHOUSES.

    (a) Authority To Convey.--
        (1) In general.--The Secretary of Transportation or the 
    Secretary of the Interior, as appropriate, shall convey, by an 
    appropriate means of conveyance, all right, title, and interest of 
    the United States in and to each of the following properties:
            (A) Cape Ann Lighthouse, located on Thacher Island, 
        Massachusetts, to the town of Rockport, Massachusetts.
            (B) Light Station Montauk Point, located at Montauk, New 
        York, to the Montauk Historical Association in Montauk, New 
        York.
            (C) Squirrel Point Light, located in Arrowsic, Maine, to 
        Squirrel Point Associates, Incorporated.
            (D) Point Arena Light Station, located in Mendocino County, 
        California, to the Point Arena Lighthouse Keepers, 
        Incorporated.
            (E) Saint Helena Island Light Station, located in Mackinac 
        County, Moran Township, Michigan, to the Great Lakes Lighthouse 
        Keepers Association.
            (F) Presque Isle Light Station, located in Presque Isle 
        Township, Michigan, to Presque Isle Township, Presque Isle 
        County, Michigan.
            (G) Cove Point Lighthouse, located in Calvert County, 
        Maryland, to Calvert County, Maryland.
        (2) Identification of property.--The Secretary may identify, 
    describe, and determine the property to be conveyed under this 
    subsection.
        (3) Exception.--The Secretary may not convey any historical 
    artifact, including any lens or lantern, located on the property at 
    or before the time of the conveyance.
    (b) Terms of Conveyance.--
        (1) In general.--The conveyance of property under this section 
    shall be made--
            (A) without payment of consideration; and
            (B) subject to the conditions required by this section and 
        other terms and conditions the Secretary may consider 
        appropriate.
        (2) Reversionary interest.--In addition to any term or 
    condition established under this section, the conveyance of 
    property under this subsection shall be subject to the condition 
    that all right, title, and interest in the property shall 
    immediately revert to the United States if--
            (A) the property, or any part of the property--
                (i) ceases to be used as a nonprofit center for the 
            interpretation and preservation of maritime history;
                (ii) ceases to be maintained in a manner that ensures 
            its present or future use as a Coast Guard aid to 
            navigation; or
                (iii) 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.); or
            (B) at least 30 days before that reversion, the Secretary 
        of Transportation provides written notice to the owner that the 
        property is needed for national security purposes.
        (3) Maintenance of navigation functions.--A conveyance of 
    property under this section shall be made subject to the conditions 
    that the Secretary of Transportation considers to be necessary to 
    assure that--
            (A) the lights, antennas, sound signal, electronic 
        navigation equipment, 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 owner of the property 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 property 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 
        and across the property for the purpose of maintaining the aids 
        to navigation in use on the property.
        (4) Obligation limitation.--The owner of property conveyed 
    under this section is not required to maintain any active aid to 
    navigation equipment on the property.
        (5) Property to be maintained in accordance with certain 
    laws.--The owner of property conveyed under this section shall 
    maintain the property in accordance with the National Historic 
    Preservation Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.) and other 
    applicable laws.
    (c) Maintenance Standard.--The owner of any property conveyed under 
this section, at its own cost and expense, shall maintain the property 
in a proper, substantial, and workmanlike manner.
    (d) Definitions.--For purposes of this section:
        (1) The term ``Montauk Light Station'' includes the keeper's 
    dwellings, adjacent Coast Guard rights-of-way, the World War II 
    submarine spotting tower, the lighthouse tower, and the paint 
    locker.
        (2) The term ``owner'' means the person identified in 
    subsection (a)(1) (A) through (G), and includes any successor of 
    assign of that person.
        (3) The term ``Point Arena Light Station'' includes the light 
    tower building, fog signal building, 2 small shelters, 4 
    residential quarters, and a restroom facility.
        (4) The term ``Squirrel Point Light'' includes the light tower, 
    dwelling, boat house, oil house, barn, any other ancillary 
    buildings, and any other land as may be necessary for the owner to 
    operate a nonprofit center for public benefit.
        (5) The term ``Presque Isle Light Station'' includes the light 
    tower, attached dwelling, detached dwelling, 3-car garage, and any 
    other improvements on that parcel of land.

SEC. 1002. CONVEYANCE OF CERTAIN LIGHTHOUSES LOCATED IN MAINE.

    (a) Authority To Convey.--
        (1) In general.--The Secretary of Transportation (in this 
    section referred to as the ``Secretary'') shall convey to an entity 
    recommended by the Island Institute, Rockland, Maine (in this 
    section referred to as the ``Institute''), and approved by the 
    Selection Committee established in subsection (d)(3)(A), by an 
    appropriate means of conveyance, all right, title, and interest of 
    the United States in and to any of the facilities and real property 
    and improvements described in paragraph (2).
        (2) Identification of properties.--Paragraph (1) applies to 
    lighthouses, together with any real property and other improvements 
    associated therewith, located in the State of Maine as follows:
            (A) Burnt Island Light.
            (B) Rockland Harbor Breakwater Light.
            (C) Monhegan Island Light.
            (D) Eagle Island Light.
            (E) Curtis Island Light.
            (F) Moose Peak Light.
            (G) Great Duck Island Light.
            (H) Goose Rocks Light.
            (I) Isle au Haut Light.
            (J) Goat Island Light.
            (K) Wood Island Light.
            (L) Doubling Point Light.
            (M) Doubling Point Front Range Light.
            (N) Doubling Point Rear Range Light.
            (O) Little River Light.
            (P) Spring Point Ledge Light.
            (Q) Ram Island Light (Boothbay).
            (R) Seguin Island Light.
            (S) Marshall Point Light.
            (T) Fort Point Light.
            (U) West Quoddy Head Light.
            (V) Brown's Head Light.
            (W) Cape Neddick Light.
            (X) Halfway Rock Light.
            (Y) Ram Island Ledge Light.
            (Z) Mount Desert Rock Light.
            (AA) Whitlock's Mill Light.
            (BB) Nash Island Light.
            (CC) Manana Island Fog Signal Station.
            (DD) Franklin Island Light.
        (3) Deadline for conveyance.--(A) The conveyances authorized by 
    this subsection shall take place not later than 2 years after the 
    date of the enactment of this Act.
        (B) During the period described in subparagraph (A), the 
    Secretary may not transfer or convey any right, title, or interest 
    in the properties listed in paragraph (2) in any manner that is 
    inconsistent with this section, nor shall the Secretary transfer 
    these properties to the General Services Administration for 
    disposal, unless the Selection Committee notifies the Secretary 
    that an eligible entity referred to in subsection (d)(2) will not 
    be identified during that period.
        (C) During the period described in subparagraph (A), no other 
    provision of law concerning the disposal of Federal property that 
    is inconsistent in any manner with the provisions of this section 
    shall apply to the properties listed in paragraph (2).
        (4) Additional conveyances.--The Secretary may transfer, in 
    accordance with the terms and conditions of subsection (b), the 
    following lighthouses, together with any real property and 
    improvements associated therewith--
            (A) directly to the United States Fish and Wildlife 
        Service:
                (i) Two Bush Island Light.
                (ii) Egg Rock Light.
                (iii) Libby Island Light.
                (iv) Matinicus Rock Light.
            (B) to the Institute, with the concurrence of the Maine 
        Lighthouse Selection Committee:
                (i) Whitehead Island Light.
                (ii) Deer Island Thorofare (Mark Island) Light.
    (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 this section and 
        other terms and conditions the Secretary may consider 
        appropriate.
        (2) Maintenance of navigation function.--The conveyance of 
    property pursuant to this section shall be made subject to the 
    conditions that the Secretary considers necessary to assure that--
            (A) the lights, antennas, sound signal, electronic 
        navigation equipment, 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;
            (B) the Institute, the United States Fish and Wildlife 
        Service, and an entity to which property is conveyed under this 
        section may not interfere or allow interference in any manner 
        with aids to navigation without express written permission from 
        the Secretary;
            (C) there is reserved to the United States the right to 
        relocate, replace, or add any aid to navigation or make any 
        changes to property conveyed under this section as may be 
        necessary for navigational purposes;
            (D) the United States shall have the right, at any time, to 
        enter property conveyed under this section without notice for 
        the purpose of maintaining aids to navigation; and
            (E) the United States shall have an easement of access to 
        and across property conveyed under this section for the purpose 
        of maintaining the aids to navigation in use on the property.
        (3) Obligation limitation.--The Institute, or any entity to 
    which a lighthouse is conveyed under subsection (d), is not 
    required to maintain any active aid to navigation equipment on a 
    property conveyed under this section.
        (4) Reversionary interest.--In addition to any term or 
    condition established pursuant to this section, the conveyance of 
    property pursuant to this section shall be subject to the condition 
    that all right, title, and interest in such property shall 
    immediately revert to the United States if--
            (A) such property or any part of such property ceases to be 
        used for educational, historic, recreational, cultural, and 
        wildlife conservation programs for the general public and for 
        such other uses as the Secretary determines to be not 
        inconsistent or incompatible with such uses;
            (B) such property or any part of such property ceases to be 
        maintained in a manner that ensures its present or future use 
        as a Coast Guard aid to navigation; or
            (C) such property or any part of such property 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.).
    (c) Inspection.--The State Historic Preservation Officer of the 
State of Maine may at any time inspect any lighthouse, and any real 
property and improvements associated therewith, that is conveyed under 
this section to an entity that is not a Federal agency, without notice, 
for purposes of ensuring that the lighthouse is being maintained in the 
manner required under subsection (b). The Institute, and conveyees 
under subsection (d) that are not Federal agencies, shall cooperate 
with the official referred to in the preceding sentence in the 
inspections of that official under this subsection.
    (d) Conveyance of Lighthouses.--
        (1) Requirement.--The Secretary shall convey, without 
    consideration, all right, title, and interest of the United States 
    in and to the lighthouses identified in subsection (a)(2), together 
    with any real property and improvements associated therewith, to 
    one or more entities identified under paragraph (2) and approved by 
    the committee established under paragraph (3) in accordance with 
    the provisions of such paragraph (3).
        (2) Identification of eligible entities.--
            (A) In general.--Subject to subparagraph (B), the Institute 
        shall identify entities eligible for the conveyance of a 
        lighthouse under this subsection. Such entities shall include 
        any department or agency of the Federal Government, any 
        department or agency of the government of the State of Maine, 
        any local government in that State, or any nonprofit 
        corporation, educational agency, or community development 
        organization that--
                (i) is financially able to maintain the lighthouse (and 
            any real property and improvements conveyed therewith) in 
            accordance with the conditions set forth in subsection (b);
                (ii) has agreed to permit the inspections referred to 
            in subsection (c); and
                (iii) has agreed to comply with the conditions set 
            forth in subsection (b); and to have such conditions 
            recorded with the deed of title to the lighthouse and any 
            real property and improvements that may be conveyed 
            therewith.
            (B) Order of priority.--In identifying entities eligible 
        for the conveyance of a lighthouse under this paragraph, the 
        Institute shall give priority to entities in the following 
        order, which are also the exclusive entities eligible for the 
        conveyance of a lighthouse under this section:
                (i) Agencies of the Federal Government.
                (ii) Entities of the government of the State of Maine.
                (iii) Entities of local governments in the State of 
            Maine.
                (iv) Nonprofit corporations, educational agencies, and 
            community development organizations.
        (3) Selection of conveyees among eligible entities.--
            (A) Committee.--
                (i) In general.--There is hereby established a 
            committee to be known as the Maine Lighthouse Selection 
            Committee (in this paragraph referred to as the 
            ``Committee'').
                (ii) Membership.--The Committee shall consist of five 
            members appointed by the Secretary, in consultation with 
            the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, as follows:

                    (I) One member, who shall serve as the Chairman of 
                the Committee, shall be appointed from among 
                individuals recommended by the Governor of the State of 
                Maine.
                    (II) One member shall be the State Historic 
                Preservation Officer of the State of Maine, with the 
                consent of that official, or a designee of that 
                official.
                    (III) One member shall be appointed from among 
                individuals recommended by State and local 
                organizations in the State of Maine that are concerned 
                with lighthouse preservation or maritime heritage 
                matters.
                    (IV) One member shall be appointed from among 
                individuals recommended by officials of local 
                governments of the municipalities in which the 
                lighthouses are located.
                    (V) One member shall be appointed from among 
                individuals recommended by the Secretary of the 
                Interior.

                (iii) Appointment deadline.--The Secretary shall 
            appoint the members of the Committee not later than 90 days 
            after the date of the enactment of this Act.
                (iv) Membership term.--

                    (I) Members of the Committee shall serve for such 
                terms not longer than 2 years as the Secretary shall 
                provide. The Secretary may stagger the terms of initial 
                members of the Committee in order to ensure continuous 
                activity by the Committee.
                    (II) Any member of the Committee may serve after 
                the expiration of the term of the member until a 
                successor to the member is appointed. A vacancy in the 
                Committee shall be filled in the same manner in which 
                the original appointment was made.

                (v) Voting.--The Committee shall act by an affirmative 
            vote of a majority of the members of the Committee.
            (B) Responsibilities.--
                (i) In general.--The Committee shall--

                    (I) review the entities identified by the Institute 
                under paragraph (2) as entities eligible for the 
                conveyance of a lighthouse; and
                    (II) approve one such entity, or disapprove all 
                such entities, as entities to which the Secretary may 
                make the conveyance of the lighthouse under this 
                subsection.

                (ii) Approval.--If the Committee approves an entity for 
            the conveyance of a lighthouse, the Committee shall notify 
            the Institute of such approval. The Institute shall forward 
            such recommendations to the Secretary.
                (iii) Disapproval.--If the Committee disapproves of the 
            entities, the Committee shall notify the Institute and the 
            Institute shall identify other entities eligible for the 
            conveyance of the lighthouse under paragraph (2). The 
            Committee shall review and approve or disapprove entities 
            identified pursuant to the preceding sentence in accordance 
            with this subparagraph and the criteria set forth in 
            subsection (b).
            (C) Exemption from faca.--The Federal Advisory Committee 
        Act (5 App. U.S.C.) shall not apply to the Committee, however, 
        all meetings of the Committee shall be open to the public and 
        preceded by appropriate public notice.
            (D) Termination.--The Committee shall terminate 2 years 
        from the date of the enactment of this Act.
            (E) Funding.--Nothing in this section shall imply a 
        commitment or obligation of any department or agency of the 
        Federal Government to fund the expenses of the Committee.
        (4) Conveyance.--Upon notification under paragraph (3)(B)(ii) 
    of the approval of an identified entity for conveyance of a 
    lighthouse under this subsection, the Secretary shall, with the 
    consent of the entity, convey the lighthouse to the entity.
        (5) Responsibilities of conveyees.--Each entity to which the 
    Secretary conveys a lighthouse under this subsection, or any 
    successor or assign of such entity in perpetuity, shall--
            (A) use and maintain the lighthouse in accordance with 
        subsection (b) and have such terms and conditions recorded with 
        the deed of title to the lighthouse and any real property 
        conveyed therewith; and
            (B) permit the inspections referred to in subsection (c).
    (e) Description of Property.--The legal description of any 
lighthouse, and any real property and improvements associated 
therewith, conveyed under subsection (a) shall be determined by the 
Secretary. The Secretary shall retain all right, title, and interest of 
the United States in and to any historical artifact, including any lens 
or lantern, that is associated with the lighthouses conveyed under this 
subsection, whether located at the lighthouse or elsewhere. The 
Secretary shall identify any equipment, system, or object covered by 
this paragraph.

SEC. 1003. TRANSFER OF COAST GUARD PROPERTY IN GOSNOLD, MASSACHUSETTS.

    (a) Conveyance Requirement.--The Secretary of Transportation may 
convey to the town of Gosnold, Massachusetts, 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 ``United States Coast Guard Cuttyhunk Boathouse and 
Wharf'', as described in subsection (c).
    (b) Conditions.--Any conveyance of property under subsection (a) 
shall be subject to the condition that the Coast Guard shall retain in 
perpetuity and at no cost--
        (1) the right of access to, over, and through the boathouse, 
    wharf, and land comprising the property at all times for the 
    purpose of berthing vessels, including vessels belonging to members 
    of the Coast Guard Auxiliary; and
        (2) the right of ingress to and egress from the property for 
    purposes of access to Coast Guard facilities and performance of 
    Coast Guard functions.
    (c) Property Described.--The property referred to in subsection (a) 
is real property located in the town of Gosnold, Massachusetts 
(including all buildings, structures, equipment, and other 
improvements), as determined by the Secretary of Transportation.

SEC. 1004. CONVEYANCE OF PROPERTY IN KETCHIKAN, ALASKA.

    (a) Authority To Convey.--The Secretary of Transportation or the 
Administrator of General Services, as appropriate, 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 as a health or social 
services facility.
    (b) Identification of Property.--The Secretary or the 
Administrator, as appropriate, shall identify, describe, and determine 
the property to be conveyed pursuant to this section.
    (c) Reversionary Interest.--(1) The conveyance of property 
described in subsection (b) shall be subject to the conditions that--
        (A) the existing buildings on such property shall be demolished 
    and removed by not later than July 3, 1997; and
        (B) such property, and all right, title and interest in such 
    property, shall transfer to the City of Ketchikan if, within 24 
    months of the date of enactment of this Act, the Ketchikan Indian 
    Corporation has not completed design and construction plans for a 
    health and social services facility (including local permitting 
    requirements, but not financing plans) and received approval from 
    the City of Ketchikan for such plans or the written consent of the 
    City to exceed this period.
    (2) If the property described in subsection (b) is transferred to 
the City of Ketchikan under subsection (c), the transfer shall be 
subject to the condition that all right, title, and interest in and to 
the property shall immediately revert to the United States if the 
property ceases to be used by the City of Ketchikan in a health-related 
or hospital-related capacity.

SEC. 1005. CONVEYANCE OF PROPERTY IN TRAVERSE CITY, MICHIGAN.

    (a) Authority To Convey.--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 
identified, described, and determined by the Secretary under subsection 
(b), subject to all easements and other interests in the property held 
by any other person.
    (b) Identification of Property.--The Secretary shall identify, 
describe, and determine the property to be conveyed pursuant to this 
section.
    (c) Reversionary Interest.--In addition to any term or condition 
established pursuant to subsection (a) or (d), 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 Area Public School 
District.
    (d) Terms of Conveyance.--The conveyance of property under this 
section shall be subject to such conditions as the Secretary considers 
to be necessary to assure that--
        (1) the pump room located on the property shall continue to be 
    operated and maintained by the United States for as long as it is 
    needed for this purpose;
        (2) the United States shall have an easement of access to the 
    property for the purpose of operating and maintaining the pump 
    room; and
        (3) the United States shall have the right, at any time, to 
    enter the property without notice for the purpose of operating and 
    maintaining the pump room.

SEC. 1006. TRANSFER OF COAST GUARD PROPERTY IN NEW SHOREHAM, RHODE 
              ISLAND.

    (a) Requirement.--The Secretary of Transportation (or any other 
official having control over the property described in subsection (b)) 
may convey to the town of New Shoreham, Rhode Island, without 
consideration, all right, title, and interest of the United States in 
and to the property known as the United States Coast Guard Station 
Block Island, as described in subsection (b), subject to all easements 
and other interest in the property held by any other person.
    (b) Property Described.--The property referred to in subsection (a) 
is real property (including buildings and improvements) located on the 
west side of Block Island, Rhode Island, at the entrance to the Great 
Salt Pond and referred to in the books of the Tax Assessor of the town 
of New Shoreham, Rhode Island, as lots 10 and 12, comprising 
approximately 10.7 acres.
    (c) Reversionary Interest.--In addition to any term or condition 
established pursuant to subsection (a), any conveyance of property 
under 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, ceases to be used by the town of New Shoreham, Rhode Island.

SEC. 1007. CONVEYANCE OF PROPERTY IN SANTA CRUZ, CALIFORNIA.

    (a) Authority To Convey.--
        (1) In general.--The Secretary of Transportation (referred to 
    in this section as the ``Secretary'') may convey to the Santa Cruz 
    Port District by an appropriate means of conveyance, all right, 
    title, and interest of the United States in and to the property 
    described in paragraph (2).
        (2) Identification of property.--The Secretary may identify, 
    describe, and determine the property to be conveyed pursuant to 
    this section.
    (b) Consideration.--Any conveyance of property pursuant to this 
section shall be made without payment of consideration.
    (c) Condition.--The conveyance provided for in subsection (a) may 
be made contingent upon agreement by the Port District that--
        (1) the utility systems, building spaces, and facilities or any 
    alternate, suitable facilities and buildings on the harbor premises 
    would be available for joint use by the Port District and the Coast 
    Guard when deemed necessary by the Coast Guard; and
        (2) the Port District would be responsible for paying the cost 
    of maintaining, operating, and replacing (as necessary) the utility 
    systems and any buildings and facilities located on the property as 
    described in subsection (a) or on any alternate, suitable property 
    on the harbor premises set aside for use by the Coast Guard.
    (d) Reversionary Interest.--Any conveyance of property pursuant to 
this section shall be subject to the condition that all right, title, 
and interest in Subunit Santa Cruz shall immediately revert to the 
United States--
        (1) if Subunit Santa Cruz ceases to be maintained as a 
    nonprofit center for education, training, administration, and other 
    public service to include use by the Coast Guard; or
        (2) at the end of the thirty day period beginning on any date 
    on which the Secretary provides written notice to the Santa Cruz 
    Port District that Subunit Santa Cruz is needed for national 
    security purposes.
    (e) Additional Terms and Conditions.--The Secretary may require 
such additional terms and conditions in connection with the conveyance 
under subsection (a) as the Secretary considers appropriate to protect 
the interests of the United States.
    (f) Definitions.--For purposes of this section--
        (1) ``Subunit Santa Cruz'' means the Coast Guard property and 
    improvements located at Santa Cruz, California;
        (2) ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of the department in 
    which the Coast Guard is operating; and
        (3) ``Port District'' means the Santa Cruz Port District, or 
    any successor or assign.

SEC. 1008. CONVEYANCE OF VESSEL S/S RED OAK VICTORY.

    (a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other law, the Secretary of 
Transportation (referred to in this section as the ``Secretary'') may 
convey the right, title, and interest of the United States Government 
in and to the vessel S/S RED OAK VICTORY (Victory Ship VCS-AP2; United 
States Navy Hull No. AK235) to the City of Richmond Museum Association, 
Inc., located in Richmond, California (in this section referred to as 
``the recipient''), if--
        (1) the recipient agrees to use the vessel for the purposes of 
    a monument to the wartime accomplishments of the City of Richmond;
        (2) the vessel is not used for commercial transportation 
    purposes;
        (3) the recipient agrees to make the vessel available to the 
    Government if the Secretary requires use of the vessel by the 
    Government for war or a national emergency;
        (4) the recipient agrees to hold the Government harmless for 
    any claims arising from exposure to hazardous materials, including 
    asbestos and PCB's, after conveyance of the vessel, except for 
    claims arising from use by the Government under paragraph (3);
        (5) the recipient has available, for use to restore the vessel, 
    in the form of cash, liquid assets, or a written loan commitment, 
    financial resources of at least $100,000; and
        (6) the recipient agrees to any other conditions the Secretary 
    considers appropriate.
    (b) Delivery of Vessel.--If a conveyance is made under this 
section, the Secretary shall deliver the vessel at the place where the 
vessel is located on the date of enactment of this Act, in its present 
condition, without cost to the Government.
    (c) Other Unneeded Equipment.--The Secretary may convey to the 
recipient any unneeded equipment from other vessels in the National 
Defense Reserve Fleet for use to restore the S/S RED OAK VICTORY to 
museum quality.
    (d) Retention of Vessel in NDRF.--The Secretary shall retain in the 
National Defense Reserve Fleet the vessel authorized to be conveyed 
under subsection (a), until the earlier of--
        (1) 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act; or
        (2) the date of conveyance of the vessel under subsection (a).

SEC. 1009. CONVEYANCE OF EQUIPMENT.

    The Secretary of Transportation may convey any unneeded equipment 
from other vessels in the National Defense Reserve Fleet to the JOHN W. 
BROWN and other qualified United States memorial ships in order to 
maintain their operating condition.

SEC. 1010. PROPERTY EXCHANGE.

    (a) Property Acquisition.--The Secretary may, by means of an 
exchange of property, acceptance as a gift, or other means that does 
not require the use of appropriated funds, acquire all right, title, 
and interest in and to a parcel or parcels of real property and any 
improvements thereto located within the limits of the City and Borough 
of Juneau, Alaska.
    (b) Acquisition Through Exchange.--For the purposes of acquiring 
property under subsection (a) by means of an exchange, the Secretary 
may convey all right, title, and interest of the United States in and 
to a parcel or parcels of real property and any improvements thereto 
located within the limits of the City and Borough of Juneau, Alaska and 
in the control of the Coast Guard if the Secretary determines that the 
exchange is in the best interest of the Coast Guard.
    (c) Terms and Conditions.--The Secretary may require such terms and 
conditions under this section as the Secretary considers appropriate to 
protect the interests of the United States.

SEC. 1011. AUTHORITY TO CONVEY WHITEFISH POINT LIGHT STATION LAND.

    (a) Authority To Convey.--
        (1) In general.--Except as otherwise provided in this section, 
    the Secretary of the Interior (in this section referred to as the 
    ``Secretary'') may convey, by an appropriate means of conveyance, 
    all right, title, and interest of the United States in 1 of the 3 
    parcels comprising the land on which the United States Coast Guard 
    Whitefish Point Light Station is situated (in this section referred 
    to as the ``Property''), to each of the Great Lakes Shipwreck 
    Historical Society, located in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, the 
    United States Fish and Wildlife Service, and the Michigan Audubon 
    Society (each of which is referred to in this section as a 
    ``recipient''), subject to all easements, conditions, reservations, 
    exceptions, and restrictions contained in prior conveyances of 
    record.
        (2) Limitation.--Notwithstanding paragraph (1), the Secretary 
    shall retain for the United States all right, title, and interest 
    in--
            (A) any historical artifact, including any lens or lantern, 
        and
            (B) the light, antennas, sound signal, towers, associated 
        lighthouse equipment, and any electronic navigation equipment, 
        which are active aids to navigation,
    which is located on the Property, or which relates to the Property.
        (3) Identification of the property.--The Secretary may 
    identify, describe, and determine the parcels to be conveyed 
    pursuant to this section.
        (4) Rights of access.--If necessary to ensure access to a 
    public roadway for a parcel conveyed under this section, the 
    Secretary shall convey with the parcel an appropriate appurtenant 
    easement over another parcel conveyed under this section.
        (5) Easement for public along shoreline.--In each conveyance 
    under this section of property located on the shoreline of Lake 
    Superior, the Secretary shall retain for the public, for public 
    walkway purposes, a right-of-way along the shoreline that extends 
    30 feet inland from the mean high water line.
    (b) Terms and Conditions.--
        (1) In general.--Any conveyance pursuant to subsection (a) 
    shall be made--
            (A) without payment of consideration; and
            (B) subject to such terms and conditions as the Secretary 
        considers appropriate.
        (2) Maintenance of navigation functions.--The Secretary shall 
    ensure that any conveyance pursuant to this section is subject to 
    such conditions as the Secretary considers to be necessary to 
    assure that--
            (A) the light, antennas, sound signal, towers, and 
        associated lighthouse equipment, and any electronic navigation 
        equipment, which are located on the Property and 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 recipients 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 
        relocate, replace, or add any aids to navigation, or make any 
        changes on any portion of the Property as may be necessary for 
        navigation 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;
            (E) the United States shall have--
                (i) an easement of access to and across the Property 
            for the purpose of maintaining the aids to navigation and 
            associated equipment in use on the Property; and
                (ii) an easement for an arc of visibility; and
            (F) the United States shall not be responsible for the cost 
        and expense of maintenance, repair, and upkeep of the Property.
        (3) Maintenance obligation.--The recipients shall not have any 
    obligation to maintain any active aid to navigation equipment on 
    any parcel conveyed pursuant to this section.
    (c) Property To Be Maintained in Accordance With Certain Laws.--
Each recipient shall maintain the parcel conveyed to the recipient 
pursuant to subsection (a) in accordance with the provisions of the 
National Historic Preservation Act (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.), and other 
applicable laws.
    (d) Maintenance Standard.--Each recipient shall maintain the parcel 
conveyed to the recipient pursuant to subsection (a), at its own cost 
and expense, in a proper, substantial, and workmanlike manner, 
including the easements of access, the easement for an arc of 
visibility, the nuisance easement, and the underground easement.
    (e) Shared Use and Occupancy Agreement.--The Secretary shall 
require, as a condition of each conveyance of property under this 
section, that all of the recipients have entered into the same 
agreement governing the shared use and occupancy of the existing 
Whitefish Point Light Station facilities. The agreement shall be 
drafted by the recipients and shall include--
        (1) terms governing building occupancy and access of recipient 
    staff and public visitors to public restrooms, the auditorium, and 
    the parking lot; and
        (2) terms requiring that each recipient shall be responsible 
    for paying a pro rata share of the costs of operating and 
    maintaining the existing Whitefish Point Light Station facilities, 
    that is based on the level of use and occupancy of the facilities 
    by the recipient.
    (f) Limitations on Development and Impairing Uses.--It shall be a 
term of each conveyance under this section that--
        (1) no development of new facilities or expansion of existing 
    facilities or infrastructure on property conveyed under this 
    section may occur, except for purposes of implementing the 
    Whitefish Point Comprehensive Plan of October 1992 or for a gift 
    shop, unless--
            (A) each of the recipients consents to the development or 
        expansion in writing;
            (B) there has been a reasonable opportunity for public 
        comment on the development or expansion, and full consideration 
        has been given to such public comment as is provided; and
            (C) the development or expansion is consistent with 
        preservation of the Property in its predominantly natural, 
        scenic, historic, and forested condition; and
        (2) any use of the Property or any structure located on the 
    Property which may impair or interfere with the conservation values 
    of the Property is expressly prohibited.
    (g) Reversionary Interest.--
        (1) In general.--All right, title, and interests in and to 
    property and interests conveyed under this section shall revert to 
    the United States and thereafter be administered by the Secretary 
    of the Interior acting through the Director of the United States 
    Fish and Wildlife Service, if--
            (A) in the case of such property and interests conveyed to 
        the Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society, the property or 
        interests cease to be used for the purpose of historical 
        interpretation;
            (B) in the case of such property and interests conveyed to 
        the Michigan Audubon Society, the property or interests cease 
        to be used for the purpose of environmental protection, 
        research, and interpretation; or
            (C) in the case of any property and interests conveyed to a 
        recipient referred to in subparagraph (A) or (B)--
                (i) there is any violation of any term or condition of 
            the conveyance to that recipient; or
                (ii) the recipient has ceased to exist.
        (2) Authority to enforce reversionary interest.--The Secretary 
    of the Interior, acting through the Director of the United States 
    Fish and Wildlife Service, shall have the authority--
            (A) to determine for the United States Government whether 
        any act or omission of a recipient results in a reversion of 
        property and interests under paragraph (1); and
            (B) to initiate a civil action to enforce that reversion, 
        after notifying the recipient of the intent of the Secretary of 
        the Interior to initiate that action.
        (3) Maintenance of navigation functions.--In the event of a 
    reversion of property under this subsection, the Secretary of the 
    Interior shall administer the property subject to any conditions 
    the Secretary of Transportation considers to be necessary to 
    maintain the navigation functions.

SEC. 1012. CONVEYANCE OF PARRAMORE BEACH COAST GUARD STATION, VIRGINIA.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of the department in which the Coast 
Guard is operating shall convey to the Nature Conservancy (a nonprofit 
corporation established under the laws of the District of Columbia and 
holder of ownership interest in Parramore Island, Virginia), by not 
later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act and 
without consideration, all right, title, and interest of the United 
States in and to all real property comprising the Parramore Beach Coast 
Guard Station, located on Parramore's Island near the town of 
Wachapreague in Accomack County, Virginia.
    (b) Completion of Environmental Reviews, Assessments, and 
Cleanup.--
        (1) Authority to convey before completion.--Notwithstanding any 
    other provision of law that would require completion of an 
    environmental review, assessment, or cleanup with respect to the 
    Parramore Beach Coast Guard Station before the conveyance under 
    subsection (a), the Secretary may make that conveyance before the 
    completion of that review, assessment, or cleanup, as applicable.
        (2) Time for completion.--Any environmental review, assessment, 
    or cleanup with respect to the Parramore Beach Coast Guard Station 
    shall be completed by as soon as practicable after the date of the 
    enactment of this Act.

SEC. 1013. CONVEYANCE OF JEREMIAH O'BRIEN.

    (a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
Secretary of Transportation (in this section referred to as the 
``Secretary'') may convey, subject to the conditions set forth in 
subsection (b), the right, title, and interest of the United States 
Government in the vessel JEREMIAH O'BRIEN (United States official 
number 243622; in this section referred to as the ``Vessel''), to a 
nonprofit corporation (in this section referred to as the 
``Recipient'') for use as a merchant marine memorial museum, if on the 
date of enactment of this Act the Recipient has at least 10 consecutive 
years experience in restoring and operating a Liberty Ship as a 
merchant marine memorial museum.
    (b) Conditions.--The conveyance of the Vessel under subsection (a) 
shall be subject to the following conditions:
        (1) The Recipient agrees--
            (A) to use the Vessel as a nonprofit merchant marine 
        memorial museum;
            (B) not to use the Vessel for commercial transportation 
        purposes;
            (C) to make the Vessel available to the Government without 
        cost if and when the Secretary requires use of the Vessel by 
        the Government;
            (D) in the event the Recipient no longer requires the 
        Vessel for use as a merchant marine memorial museum, to--
                (i) reconvey, at the discretion of the Secretary, the 
            Vessel to the Government in as good condition as when it 
            was received from the Government, except for ordinary wear 
            and tear; and
                (ii) deliver the Vessel to the Government at the place 
            where the Vessel was delivered to the Recipient;
            (E) to hold the Government harmless for any claims founded 
        on occurrences after conveyance of the Vessel, except for 
        claims against the Government arising from use by the 
        Government under subparagraphs (C) and (D) of this paragraph, 
        which claims shall include any claims resulting from exposure 
        to asbestos and other substances; and
            (F) to any other conditions the Secretary considers 
        appropriate.
        (2) If a conveyance is made under this section, the Secretary 
    shall deliver the Vessel to the Recipient at the place where the 
    Vessel is located on the date of enactment of this Act, in its 
    present condition, without cost to the Government.
    (c) Conveyance of Equipment and Material.--The Secretary may convey 
to the Recipient any unneeded equipment and material from other vessels 
at any time in the National Defense Reserve Fleet in order to assist in 
placing and maintaining the Vessel in operating condition.
    (d) Expiration of Authority.--The authority of the Secretary to 
convey the Vessel under this section shall expire 2 years after the 
date of enactment of this Act.

                        TITLE XI--MISCELLANEOUS

SEC. 1101. 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.), 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. 1102. OIL SPILL RECOVERY INSTITUTE.

    (a) Advisory Board and Executive Committee.--Section 5001 of the 
Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (33 U.S.C. 2731) is amended--
        (1) by striking ``to be administered by the Secretary of 
    Commerce'' in subsection (a);
        (2) by striking ``and located'' in subsection (a) and inserting 
    ``located'';
        (3) by striking ``the EXXON VALDEZ oil spill'' each place it 
    appears in subsection (b)(2) and inserting ``Arctic or Subarctic 
    oil spills'';
        (4) by striking ``18'' in subsection (c)(1) and inserting 
    ``16'';
        (5) by striking ``, Natural Resources, and Commerce and 
    Economic Development'' in subsection (c)(1)(A) and inserting a 
    comma and ``and Natural Resources'';
        (6) by striking subsection (c)(1) (B), (C), and (D);
        (7) by redesignating subparagraphs (E) and (F) of subsection 
    (c)(1) as subparagraphs (G) and (H), respectively;
        (8) by inserting after subparagraph (A) of subsection (c)(1) 
    the following:
            ``(B) One representative appointed by each of the 
        Secretaries of Commerce, the Interior, and Transportation, who 
        shall be Federal employees.
            ``(C) Two representatives from the fishing industry 
        appointed by the Governor of the State of Alaska from among 
        residents of communities in Alaska that were affected by the 
        EXXON VALDEZ oil spill, who shall serve terms of 2 years each. 
        Interested organizations from within the fishing industry may 
        submit the names of qualified individuals for consideration by 
        the Governor.
            ``(D) Two Alaska Natives who represent Native entities 
        affected by the EXXON VALDEZ oil spill, at least one of whom 
        represents an entity located in Prince William Sound, appointed 
        by the Governor of Alaska from a list of 4 qualified 
        individuals submitted by the Alaska Federation of Natives, who 
        shall serve terms of 2 years each.
            ``(E) Two representatives from the oil and gas industry to 
        be appointed by the Governor of the State of Alaska who shall 
        serve terms of 2 years each. Interested organizations from 
        within the oil and gas industry may submit the names of 
        qualified individuals for consideration by the Governor.
            ``(F) Two at-large representatives from among residents of 
        communities in Alaska that were affected by the EXXON VALDEZ 
        oil spill who are knowledgeable about the marine environment 
        and wildlife within Prince William Sound, and who shall serve 
        terms of 2 years each, appointed by the remaining members of 
        the Advisory Board. Interested parties may submit the names of 
        qualified individuals for consideration by the Advisory 
        Board.'';
        (9) adding at the end of subsection (c) the following:
        ``(4) Scientific review.--The Advisory Board may request a 
    scientific review of the research program every five years by the 
    National Academy of Sciences which shall perform the review, if 
    requested, as part of its responsibilities under section 
    7001(b)(2).'';
        (10) by striking ``the EXXON VALDEZ oil spill'' in subsection 
    (d)(2) and inserting ``Arctic or Subarctic oil spills'';
        (11) by striking ``Secretary of Commerce'' in subsection (e) 
    and inserting ``Advisory Board'';
        (12) by striking ``, the Advisory Board,'' in the second 
    sentence of subsection (e);
        (13) by striking ``Secretary's'' in subsection (e) and 
    inserting ``Advisory Board's'';
        (14) by inserting ``authorization in section 5006(b) providing 
    funding for the'' in subsection (i) after ``The'';
        (15) by striking ``this Act'' in subsection (i) and inserting 
    ``the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 1996'';
        (16) by striking the first sentence of subsection (j); and
        (17) by inserting ``The Advisory Board may compensate its 
    Federal representatives for their reasonable travel costs.'' in 
    subsection (j) after ``Institute.''.
    (b) Funding.--Section 5006 of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (33 
U.S.C. 2736) is amended by--
        (1) striking subsection (a) and redesignating subsection (b) as 
    subsection (a);
        (2) striking ``5003'' in the caption of subsection (a), as 
    redesignated, and inserting ``5001, 5003,'';
        (3) inserting ``to carry out section 5001 in the amount as 
    determined in section 5006(b), and'' after ``limitation,'' in the 
    text of subsection (a), as redesignated; and
        (4) adding at the end thereof the following:
    ``(b) Use of Interest Only.--The amount of funding to be made 
available annually to carry out section 5001 shall be the interest 
produced by the Fund's investment of the $22,500,000 remaining funding 
authorized for the Prince William Sound Oil Spill Recovery Institute 
and currently deposited in the Fund and invested by the Secretary of 
the Treasury in income producing securities along with other funds 
comprising the Fund. The National Pollution Funds Center shall transfer 
all such accrued interest, including the interest earned from the date 
funds in the Trans-Alaska Liability Pipeline Fund were transferred into 
the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund pursuant to section 
8102(a)(2)(B)(ii), to the Prince William Sound Oil Spill Recovery 
Institute annually, beginning 60 days after the date of enactment of 
the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 1996.
    ``(c) Use for Section 1012.--Beginning with the eleventh year 
following the date of enactment of the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 
1996, the funding authorized for the Prince William Sound Oil Spill 
Recovery Institute and deposited in the Fund shall thereafter be made 
available for purposes of section 1012 in Alaska.''.
    (c) Conforming Amendments.--
        (1) Section 6002(b) of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (33 U.S.C. 
    2752(b)) is amended by striking ``5006(b)'' and inserting ``5006''.
        (2) Section 7001(c)(9) the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (33 U.S.C. 
    2761(c)(9)) is amended by striking the period at the end thereof 
    and inserting ``until the authorization for funding under section 
    5006(b) expires.''.

SEC. 1103. LIMITED DOUBLE HULL EXEMPTIONS.

    Section 3703a of title 46, United States Code, is amended--
        (1) in subsection (b), by--
            (A) striking ``or'' at the end of paragraph (2);
            (B) striking the period at the end of paragraph (3) and 
        inserting a semicolon; and
            (C) adding at the end the following new paragraphs:
        ``(4) a vessel documented under chapter 121 of this title that 
    was equipped with a double hull before August 12, 1992;
        ``(5) a barge of less than 1,500 gross tons (as measured under 
    chapter 145 of this title) carrying refined petroleum product in 
    bulk as cargo in or adjacent to waters of the Bering Sea, Chukchi 
    Sea, and Arctic Ocean and waters tributary thereto and in the 
    waters of the Aleutian Islands and the Alaskan Peninsula west of 
    155 degrees west longitude; or
        ``(6) a vessel in the National Defense Reserve Fleet pursuant 
    to section 11 of the Merchant Ship Sales Act of 1946 (50 App. 
    U.S.C. 1744).''; and
        (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(d) The operation of barges described in subsection (b)(5) 
outside waters described in that subsection shall be on any conditions 
as the Secretary may require.''.

SEC. 1104. OIL SPILL RESPONSE VESSELS.

    (a) Description.--Section 2101 of title 46, United States Code, is 
amended--
        (1) by redesignating paragraph (20a) as paragraph (20b); and
        (2) by inserting after paragraph (20) the following new 
    paragraph:
        ``(20a) `oil spill response vessel' means a vessel that is 
    designated in its certificate of inspection as such a vessel, or 
    that is adapted to respond to a discharge of oil or a hazardous 
    material.''.
    (b) Exemption From Liquid Bulk Carriage Requirements.--Section 3702 
of title 46, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end 
thereof the following:
    ``(f) This chapter does not apply to an oil spill response vessel 
if--
        ``(1) the vessel is used only in response-related activities; 
    or
        ``(2) the vessel is--
            ``(A) not more than 500 gross tons as measured under 
        section 14502 of this title, or an alternate tonnage measured 
        under section 14302 of this title as prescribed by the 
        Secretary under section 14104 of this title;
            ``(B) designated in its certificate of inspection as an oil 
        spill response vessel; and
            ``(C) engaged in response-related activities.''.
    (c) Manning.--Section 8104(p) of title 46, United States Code, is 
amended to read as follows:
    ``(p) The Secretary may prescribe the watchstanding and work hours 
requirements for an oil spill response vessel.''.
    (d) Minimum Number of Licensed Individuals.--Section 8301(e) of 
title 46, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:
    ``(e) The Secretary may prescribe the minimum number of licensed 
individuals for an oil spill response vessel.''.
    (e) Merchant Mariner Document Requirements.--Section 8701(a) of 
title 46, United States Code, is amended--
        (1) by striking ``and'' after the semicolon at the end of 
    paragraph (7),
        (2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (8) and 
    inserting a semicolon and ``and''; and
        (3) by adding at the end thereof the following new paragraph:
        ``(9) the Secretary may prescribe the individuals required to 
    hold a merchant mariner's document serving onboard an oil spill 
    response vessel.''.
    (f) Exemption From Towing Vessel Requirement.--Section 8905 of 
title 46, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
following new subsection:
    ``(c) Section 8904 of this title does not apply to an oil spill 
response vessel while engaged in oil spill response or training 
activities.''.
    (g) Inspection Requirement.--Section 3301 of title 46, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph:
        ``(14) oil spill response vessels.''.

SEC. 1105. SERVICE IN CERTAIN SUITS IN ADMIRALTY.

    Section 2 of the Act of March 9, 1920 (popularly known as the Suits 
in Admiralty Act; 46 App. U.S.C. 742), is amended by striking ``The 
libelant'' and all that follows through ``and such corporation.''.

SEC. 1106. AMENDMENTS TO THE JOHNSON ACT.

    (a) California Cruise Industry Revitalization.--Section 5(b)(2) of 
the Act of January 2, 1951 (15 U.S.C. 1175(b)(2)), commonly referred to 
as the ``Johnson Act'', is amended by adding at the end thereof the 
following:
            ``(C) Exclusion of certain voyages and segments.--Except 
        for a voyage or segment of a voyage that occurs within the 
        boundaries of the State of Hawaii, a voyage or segment of a 
        voyage is not described in subparagraph (B) if it includes or 
        consists of a segment--
                ``(i) that begins and ends in the same State;
                ``(ii) that is part of a voyage to another State or to 
            a foreign country; and
                ``(iii) in which the vessel reaches the other State or 
            foreign country within 3 days after leaving the State in 
            which it begins.''.
    (b) Authority of the State of Indiana Over Vessels on Voyages in 
the Territorial Jurisdiction of the State of Indiana.--Section 5(b)(1) 
of the Act of January 2, 1951 (15 U.S.C. 1175(b)(1)), commonly known as 
the ``Johnson Act'', is amended--
        (1) in subparagraph (A) by striking ``or'' after the semicolon 
    at the end;
        (2) in subparagraph (B) by striking the period at the end and 
    inserting ``; or''; and
        (3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
            ``(C) the repair, transport, possession, or use of a 
        gambling device on a vessel on a voyage that begins in the 
        State of Indiana and that does not leave the territorial 
        jurisdiction of that State, including such a voyage on Lake 
        Michigan.''.
    (c) Applicability to Certain Voyages in Alaska.--Section 5 of the 
Act of January 2, 1951 (15 U.S.C. 1175), commonly referred to as the 
``Johnson Act'', is amended by adding at the end the following new 
subsection:
    ``(c) Exception.--(1) With respect to a vessel operating in Alaska, 
this section does not prohibit, nor may the State of Alaska make it a 
violation of law for there to occur, the repair, transport, possession, 
or use of any gambling device on board a vessel which provides sleeping 
accommodations for all of its passengers and that is on a voyage or 
segment of a voyage described in paragraph (2), except that such State 
may, within its boundaries--
        ``(A) prohibit the use of a gambling device on a vessel while 
    it is docked or anchored or while it is operating within 3 nautical 
    miles of a port at which it is scheduled to call; and
        ``(B) require the gambling devices to remain on board the 
    vessel.
    ``(2) A voyage referred to in paragraph (1) is a voyage that--
        ``(A) includes a stop in Canada or in a State other than the 
    State of Alaska;
        ``(B) includes stops in at least 2 different ports situated in 
    the State of Alaska; and
        ``(C) is of at least 60 hours duration.''.

SEC. 1107. LOWER COLUMBIA RIVER MARITIME FIRE AND SAFETY ACTIVITIES.

    The Secretary of Transportation is authorized to expend out of the 
amounts appropriated for the Coast Guard not more than $940,000 for 
lower Columbia River marine, fire, oil, and toxic spill response 
communications, training, equipment, and program administration 
activities conducted by the Maritime Fire and Safety Association.

SEC. 1108. OIL POLLUTION RESEARCH TRAINING.

    Section 7001(c)(2)(D) of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (33 U.S.C. 
2761(c)(2)(D)) is amended by striking ``Texas;'' and inserting ``Texas, 
and the Center for Marine Training and Safety in Galveston, Texas;''.

SEC. 1109. LIMITATION ON RELOCATION OF HOUSTON AND GALVESTON MARINE 
              SAFETY OFFICES.

    The Secretary of Transportation may not relocate the Coast Guard 
Marine Safety Offices in Galveston, Texas, and Houston, Texas. Nothing 
in this section prevents the consolidation of management functions of 
these Coast Guard authorities.

SEC. 1110. UNINSPECTED FISH TENDER VESSELS.

    Section 3302 of title 46, United States Code, as amended by this 
Act, is further amended as follows:
        (1) Subsection (b) is amended by striking ``A fishing vessel,'' 
    and inserting ``Except as provided in subsection (c)(3) of this 
    section, a fishing vessel''.
        (2) Subsection (c)(1) is amended by striking ``A fish 
    processing vessel'' and inserting ``Except as provided in paragraph 
    (3) of this subsection, a fish processing vessel''.
        (3) Subsection (c)(2) is amended by striking ``A fish tender 
    vessel'' and inserting ``Except as provided in paragraphs (3) and 
    (4) of this subsection, a fish tender vessel''.
        (4) Subsection (c)(3) is amended to read as follows:
    ``(3)(A) A fishing vessel or fish processing vessel is exempt from 
section 3301 (1), (6), and (7) of this title when transporting cargo 
(including fisheries-related cargo) to or from a place in Alaska if--
        ``(i) that place does not receive weekly common carrier service 
    by water from a place in the United States;
        ``(ii) that place receives such common carrier service and the 
    cargo is of a type not accepted by that common carrier service; or
        ``(iii) the cargo is proprietary cargo owned by the owner of 
    the vessel or any affiliated entity or subsidiary.
    ``(B) A fish tender vessel of not more than 500 gross tons as 
measured under section 14502 of this title, or an alternate tonnage 
measured under section 14302 of this title as prescribed by the 
Secretary under section 14104 of this title, which is qualified to 
engage in the Aleutian trade is exempt from section 3301 (1), (6), and 
(7) of this title when transporting cargo (including fisheries-related 
cargo) to or from a place in Alaska outside the Aleutian trade 
geographic area if--
        ``(i) that place does not receive weekly common carrier service 
    by water from a place in the United States;
        ``(ii) that place receives such common carrier service and the 
    cargo is of a type not accepted by that common carrier service; or
        ``(iii) the cargo is proprietary cargo owned by the owner of 
    the vessel or any affiliated entity or subsidiary.
    ``(C) In this paragraph, the term `proprietary cargo' means cargo 
that--
        ``(i) is used by the owner of the vessel or any affiliated 
    entity or subsidiary in activities directly related to fishing or 
    the processing of fish;
        ``(ii) is consumed by employees of the owner of the vessel or 
    any affiliated entity or subsidiary who are engaged in fishing or 
    in the processing of fish; or
        ``(iii) consists of fish or fish products harvested or 
    processed by the owner of the vessel or any affiliated entity or 
    subsidiary.
    ``(D) Notwithstanding the restrictions in subparagraph (B) of this 
paragraph, vessels qualifying under subparagraph (B) may transport 
cargo (including fishery-related products) from a place in Alaska 
receiving weekly common carrier service by water to a final destination 
in Alaska not receiving weekly service by water from common 
carriers.''.

SEC. 1111. FOREIGN PASSENGER VESSEL USER FEES.

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

SEC. 1112. COAST GUARD USER FEES.

    (a) Limits on User Fees.--Section 10401(g) of the Omnibus Budget 
Reconciliation Act of 1990 (46 U.S.C. 2110(a)(2)) is amended by adding 
after ``annually.'' the following: ``The Secretary may not establish a 
fee or charge under paragraph (1) for inspection or examination of a 
small passenger vessel under this title that is more than $300 annually 
for such vessels under 65 feet in length, or more than $600 annually 
for such vessels 65 feet in length and greater.''.
    (b) Ferry Exemption.--Such section is further amended by adding at 
the end the following: ``The Secretary may not establish a fee or 
charge under paragraph (1) for inspection or examination under this 
title for any publicly-owned ferry.''.

SEC. 1113. VESSEL FINANCING.

    (a) Elimination of Mortgagee Restrictions.--Section 31322(a) of 
title 46, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:
    ``(a) A preferred mortgage is a mortgage, whenever made, that--
        ``(1) includes the whole of the vessel;
        ``(2) is filed in substantial compliance with section 31321 of 
    this title; and
        ``(3)(A) covers a documented vessel; or
        ``(B) covers a vessel for which an application for 
    documentation is filed that is in substantial compliance with the 
    requirements of chapter 121 of this title and the regulations 
    prescribed under that chapter.''.
    (b) Elimination of Trustee Restrictions.--
        (1) Repeal.--Section 31328 of title 46, United States Code, is 
    repealed.
        (2) Conforming amendments.--Section 31330(b) of title 46, 
    United States Code, is amended in paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) by 
    striking ``31328 or'' each place it appears.
        (3) Clerical amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning 
    of chapter 313 of title 46, United States Code, is amended by 
    striking the item relating to section 31328.
    (c) Removal of Mortgage Restrictions.--Section 9 of the Shipping 
Act, 1916 (46 App. U.S.C. 808), is amended--
        (1) in subsection (c)--
            (A) by striking ``31328'' and inserting ``12106(e)''; and
            (B) in paragraph (1) by striking ``mortgage,'' each place 
        it appears; and
        (2) in subsection (d)--
            (A) in paragraph (1) by striking ``transfer, or mortgage'' 
        and inserting ``or transfer'';
            (B) in paragraph (2) by striking ``transfers, or 
        mortgages'' and inserting ``or transfers'';
            (C) in paragraph (3)(B) by striking ``transfers, or 
        mortgages'' and inserting ``or transfers''; and
            (D) in paragraph (4) by striking ``transfers, or 
        mortgages'' and inserting ``or transfers''.
    (d) Leasing.--Section 12106 of title 46, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(e)(1) A certificate of documentation for a vessel may be 
endorsed with a coastwise endorsement if--
        ``(A) the vessel is eligible for documentation;
        ``(B) the person that owns the vessel, a parent entity of that 
    person, or a subsidiary of a parent entity of that person, is 
    primarily engaged in leasing or other financing transactions;
        ``(C) the vessel is under a demise charter to a person that 
    certifies to the Secretary that the person is a citizen of the 
    United States for engaging in the coastwise trade under section 2 
    of the Shipping Act, 1916;
        ``(D) the demise charter is for a period of at least 3 years or 
    a shorter period as may be prescribed by the Secretary; and
        ``(E) the vessel is otherwise eligible for documentation under 
    this section.
    ``(2) The demise charter and any amendments to that charter shall 
be filed with the certificate required by this subsection, or within 10 
days following the filing of an amendment to the charter, and such 
charter and amendments shall be made available to the public.
    ``(3) Upon termination by a demise charterer required under 
paragraph (1)(C), the coastwise endorsement of the vessel may, in the 
sole discretion of the Secretary, be continued after the termination 
for default of the demise charter for a period not to exceed 6 months 
on such terms and conditions as the Secretary may prescribe.
    ``(4) For purposes of section 2 of the Shipping Act, 1916, and 
section 12102(a) of this title, a vessel meeting the criteria of this 
subsection is deemed to be owned exclusively by citizens of the United 
States.''.
    (e) Conforming Amendment.--Section 9(c) of the Shipping Act, 1916, 
as amended (46 App. U.S.C. 808(c)) is amended by striking ``sections 
31322(a)(1)(D)'' and inserting ``sections 12106(e), 31322(a)(1)(D),''.
    (f) Study and Report.--
        (1) Study.--The Secretary of Transportation shall conduct a 
    study of the methods for leasing, demise chartering, and financing 
    of vessels operating in the coastal trades of other countries and 
    whether the laws of other countries provide reciprocity for United 
    States banks, leasing companies, or other financial institutions 
    with respect to the rights granted under the amendment made by 
    subsection (d). The study shall develop recommendations whether 
    additional laws requiring reciprocity should be considered for non-
    United States banks, leasing companies, or other financial 
    institutions.
        (2) Report.--The Secretary shall submit to the Congress a 
    report 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act of the 
    results of the study required under paragraph (1), including 
    recommendations developed in the study.

SEC. 1114. MANNING AND WATCH REQUIREMENTS ON TOWING VESSELS ON THE 
              GREAT LAKES.

    (a) Section 8104(c) of title 46, United States Code, is amended--
        (1) by striking ``or permitted''; and
        (2) by inserting after ``day'' the following: ``or permitted to 
    work more than 15 hours in any 24-hour period, or more than 36 
    hours in any 72-hour period''.
    (b) Section 8104(e) of title 46, United States Code, is amended by 
striking ``subsections (c) and (d)'' and inserting ``subsection (d)''.
    (c) Section 8104(g) of title 46, United States Code, is amended by 
striking ``(except a vessel to which subsection (c) of this section 
applies)''.

SEC. 1115. REPEAL OF GREAT LAKES ENDORSEMENTS.

    (a) Repeal.--Section 12107 of title 46, United States Code, is 
repealed.
    (b) Conforming Amendments.--
        (1) The analysis at the beginning of chapter 121 of title 46, 
    United States Code, is amended by striking the item relating to 
    section 12107.
        (2) Section 12101(b)(3) of title 46, United States Code, is 
    repealed.
        (3) Section 4370(a) of the Revised Statutes of the United 
    States (46 App. U.S.C. 316(a)) is amended by striking ``or 12107''.
        (4) Section 2793 of the Revised Statutes of the United States 
    (46 App. U.S.C. 111, 123) is amended--
            (A) by striking ``coastwise, Great Lakes endorsement'' and 
        all that follows through ``foreign ports,'' and inserting 
        ``registry endorsement, engaged in foreign trade on the Great 
        Lakes or their tributary or connecting waters in trade with 
        Canada,''; and
            (B) by striking ``, as if from or to foreign ports''.
        (5) Section 9302(a)(1) of title 46, United States Code, is 
    amended by striking ``subsections (d) and (e)'' and inserting 
    ``subsections (d), (e), and (f)''.
        (6) Section 9302(e) of title 46, United States Code, is amended 
    by striking ``subsections (a) and (b)'' and inserting ``subsection 
    (a)''.
        (7) Section 9302 of title 46, United States Code, is amended by 
    adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(f) A documented vessel regularly operating on the Great Lakes or 
between ports on the Great Lakes and the St. Lawrence River is exempt 
from the requirements of subsection (a) of this section.''.

SEC. 1116. RELIEF FROM UNITED STATES DOCUMENTATION REQUIREMENTS.

    (a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other law or any agreement 
with the United States Government, a vessel described in subsection (b) 
may be transferred to or placed under a foreign registry or sold to a 
person that is not a citizen of the United States and transferred to or 
placed under a foreign registry.
    (b) Vessels Described.--The vessels referred to in subsection (a) 
are the following:
        (1) MV PLATTE (United States official number 653210).
        (2) SOUTHERN (United States official number 591902).
        (3) ARZEW (United States official number 598727).
        (4) LAKE CHARLES (United States official number 619531).
        (5) LOUISIANA (United States official number 619532).
        (6) GAMMA (United States official number 598730).
        (7) BAY RIDGE (United States official number 600128).
        (8) COASTAL GOLDEN (United States official number 598731).

SEC. 1117. USE OF FOREIGN REGISTRY OIL SPILL RESPONSE VESSELS.

    Notwithstanding any other provision of law, an oil spill response 
vessel documented under the laws of a foreign country may operate in 
waters of the United States on an emergency and temporary basis, for 
the purpose of recovering, transporting, and unloading in a United 
States port oil discharged as a result of an oil spill in or near those 
waters, if--
        (1) an adequate number and type of oil spill response vessels 
    documented under the laws of the United States cannot be engaged to 
    recover oil from an oil spill in or near those waters in a timely 
    manner, as determined by the Federal On-Scene Coordinator for a 
    discharge or threat of a discharge of oil; and
        (2) that foreign country has by its laws accorded to vessels of 
    the United States the same privileges accorded to vessels of that 
    foreign country under this section.

SEC. 1118. JUDICIAL SALE OF CERTAIN DOCUMENTED VESSELS TO ALIENS.

    Section 31329 of title 46, United States Code, is amended by adding 
at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(f) This section does not apply to a documented vessel that has 
been operated only for pleasure.''.

SEC. 1119. IMPROVED AUTHORITY TO SELL RECYCLABLE MATERIAL.

    Section 641(c)(2) of title 14, United States Code, is amended by 
inserting before the period the following: ``, except that the 
Commandant may conduct sales of materials for which the proceeds of 
sale will not exceed $5,000 under regulations prescribed by the 
Commandant''.

SEC. 1120. DOCUMENTATION OF CERTAIN VESSELS.

    (a) General Certificates.--Notwithstanding sections 12106, 12107, 
and 12108 of title 46, United States Code, section 8 of the Act of June 
19, 1886 (24 Stat. 81; chapter 421; 46 App. U.S.C. 289), and section 27 
of the Merchant Marine Act, 1920 (46 App. U.S.C. 883), as applicable on 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation may 
issue a certificate of documentation with appropriate endorsement for 
employment in the coastwise trade for the following vessels:
        (1) ABORIGINAL (United States official number 942118).
        (2) ALPHA TANGO (United States official number 945782).
        (3) ANNAPOLIS (United States official number 999008).
        (4) ARK (United States official number 912726).
        (5) AURA (United States official number 1027807).
        (6) BABS (United States official number 1030028).
        (7) BAGGER (State of Hawaii registration number HA1809E).
        (8) BAREFOOT'N (United States official number 619766).
        (9) BARGE 76 (United States official number 1030612).
        (10) BARGE 77 (United States official number 1030613).
        (11) BARGE 78 (United States official number 1030614).
        (12) BARGE 100 (United States official number 1030615).
        (13) BEACON (United States official number 501539).
        (14) BEAR (United States official number 695002).
        (15) BEULA LEE (United States official number 928211).
        (16) BEWILDERED (United States official number 902354).
        (17) BIG DAD (United States official number 565022).
        (18) BILLY BUCK (United States official number 939064).
        (19) BROKEN PROMISE (United States official number 904435).
        (20) CAPTAIN DARYL (United States official number 580125).
        (21) CAROLYN (State of Tennessee registration number TN1765C).
        (22) CHARLOTTE (State of Maryland certification number 
    MD1397AM).
        (23) CHESAPEAKE (United States official number 999010).
        (24) CHRISSY (State of Maine registration certification number 
    ME4778B).
        (25) COLT INTERNATIONAL (United States official number 913637).
        (26) CONSORT (United States official number 999005).
        (27) CONSORTIUM (British registration number 303328).
        (28) COURIER SERVICE (Vanuatu registration number 688).
        (29) CURTIS BAY (United States official number 999007).
        (30) DAMN YANKEE (United States official number 263611).
        (31) DANTE (United States official number 556188).
        (32) DELTA KING (United States official number 225874).
        (33) DORDY III (United States official number 286553).
        (34) DRAGONESSA (United States official number 646512).
        (35) EAGLE MAR (United States official number 575349).
        (36) EMERALD AYES (United States official number 986099)
        (37) EMMA (United States official number 946449).
        (38) EMPRESS (United States official number 975018).
        (39) ENDEAVOUR (United States official number 947869).
        (40) EVENING STAR (State of Hawaii registration number 
    HA8337D).
        (41) EXPLORER (United States official number 918080).
        (42) EXTREME (United States official number 1022278).
        (43) EXUBERANCE (United States official number 698516).
        (44) FIFTY ONE (United States official number 1020419).
        (45) FINESSE (State of Florida registration number 7148).
        (46) FOCUS (United States official number 909293).
        (47) FREJA VIKING (Danish registration number A395).
        (48) 3 barges owned by the Harbor Maine Corporation (a 
    corporation organized under the laws of the State of Rhode Island) 
    and referred to by that company as Harbor 221, Harbor 223, and Gene 
    Elizabeth.
        (49) GIBRALTAR (United States official number 668634).
        (50) GLEAM (United States official number 921594).
        (51) GOD'S GRACE II (State of Alaska registration number 
    AK5916B).
        (52) HALCYON (United States official number 690219).
        (53) HAMPTON ROADS (United States official number 999009).
        (54) HERCO TYME (United States official number 911599).
        (55) HER WEIGH (United States official number 919074).
        (56) HIGH HOPES (United States official number 935174).
        (57) HIGH HOPES II (United States official number 959439).
        (58) HOPTOAD (Hull Identification number 528162 NET 12).
        (59) HOT WATER (United States official number 965985).
        (60) IDUN VIKING (Danish registration number A433).
        (61) INTREPID (United States official number 508185).
        (62) ISABELLE (United States official number 600655).
        (63) ISLAND STAR (United States official number 673537).
        (64) JAJO (Hull ID number R1Z200207H280).
        (65) JAMESTOWN (United States official number 999006).
        (66) JIVE DEVIL (United States official number 685348).
        (67) JOAN MARIE (State of North Carolina registration number 
    NC2319AV).
        (68) KALYPSO (United States official number 566349).
        (69) KARMA (United States official number 661709).
        (70) LADY HAWK (United States official number 961095).
        (71) LIBERTY (United States official number 375248).
        (72) LIV VIKING (Danish registration number A394).
        (73) M/V MARION C II (United States official number 570892).
        (74) MAGIC CARPET (United States official number 278971).
        (75) MAGIC MOMENTS (United States official number 653689).
        (76) MADRINE (United States official number 663842).
        (77) MARALINDA (State of Florida registration number C023203-
    97).
        (78) MARANTHA (United States official number 638787).
        (79) MARSH GRASS II (Hull ID number AUKEV51139K690).
        (80) MEMORY MAKER (Hull No 3151059, State of Maryland 
    registration number MD8867AW).
        (81) MOONRAKER (United States official number 645981).
        (82) MORGAN (State of Ohio registration number OH-0358-EA).
        (83) MOVIN ON (United States official number 585100).
        (84) MY LITTLE SHIP (State of Washington registration number 
    WN9979MF5).
        (85) NAMASTE (United States official number 594472).
        (86) OLD HAT (United States official number 508299).
        (87) ONRUST (United States official number 515058).
        (88) PAUL JOHANSEN (United States official number 1033607).
        (89) PHOENIX (United States official number 940997).
        (90) PLAY HARD (State of North Carolina registration number 
    NC1083CE).
        (91) POLICY MAKER III (United States official number 569223).
        (92) PRIME TIME (United States official number 660944).
        (93) QUIET SQUAW (United States official number 998717).
        (94) QUIETLY (United States official number 658315).
        (95) QUINTESSENCE (United States official number 934393).
        (96) RAFFLES LIGHT (United States official number 501584).
        (97) RAINBOW'S END (United States official number 1026899; Hull 
    ID number MY13708C787).
        (98) RATTLESNAKE (Canadian registration number 802702).
        (99) REEL TOY (United States official number 698383).
        (100) RELENTLESS (United States official number 287008).
        (101) 2 barges owned by Roen Salvage (a corporation organized 
    under the laws of the State of Wisconsin) and numbered by that 
    company as barge 103 and barge 203.
        (102) ROYAL AFFAIRE (United States official number 649292).
        (103) SALLIE D (State of Maryland registration number MD2655A).
        (104) SARAH-CHRISTEN (United States official number 342195).
        (105) SEA MISTRESS (United States official number 696806).
        (106) SEA SISTER (United States official number 951817).
        (107) SERENITY (United States official number 1021393).
        (108) SHAKA MARU (United States official number 983176).
        (109) SHAMROCK V (United States official number 900936).
        (110) SHOGUN (United States official number 577839).
        (111) SISU (United States official number 293648).
        (112) SMALLEY (6808 Amphibious Dredge: State of Florida 
    registration number FL1855FF).
        (113) SNOW HAWK (United States official number 955-637).
        (114) SOUTHERN CRUZ (United States official number 556797).
        (115) SUNDOWN (United States official number 293434).
        (116) SUNRISE (United States official number 950381).
        (117) TECUMSEH (United States official number 668633).
        (118) THE SUMMER WIND (United States official number 905819).
        (119) TIVOLI (United States official number 582516).
        (120) TOO MUCH FUN (United States official number 936565).
        (121) TOP GUN (United States official number 623642).
        (122) TRIAD (United States official number 988602).
        (123) TWO CAN (United States official number 932361).
        (124) VICTORIA CLIPPER II (United States official number 
    725338).
        (125) WATERFRONT PROPERTY (United States official number 
    987686).
        (126) WESTFJORD (Hull ID number X-53-109).
        (127) WESTERN ATLANTIC (Panamanian registration number 10484-
    80-CEO).
        (128) WHITE WING (United States official number 283818).
        (129) WHY KNOT (United States official number 688570).
        (130) WOLF GANG II (United States official number 984934).
        (131) YES DEAR (United States official number 578550).
        (132) Former United States military vessels, as follows:
            (A) LACV-30 hovercraft hulls numbered 1 through 26.
            (B) AP-188 hovercraft hulls numbered 8701 and 8901.
    For the purposes of chapter 121 of title 46, United States Code, 
    and section 27 of the Merchant Marine Act, 1920 (46 App. U.S.C. 
    883), the engine twin paks, the thrust and lift engines, and all 
    spare parts, appurtenances, and accessories transferred by the 
    United States with the vessels referred to in this paragraph are 
    deemed to have been built in the United States.
    (b) M/V Twin Drill.--Section 601(d) of the Coast Guard 
Authorization Act of 1993 (Public Law 103-206) is amended--
        (1) in paragraph (3) by striking ``June 30, 1995'' and 
    inserting ``June 30, 1998''; and
        (2) in paragraph (4)--
            (A) by striking ``12 months'' and inserting ``36 months''; 
        and
            (B) by inserting ``or convert under the same terms and 
        conditions as provided in paragraphs (1) and (2)'' after 
        ``construct''; and
        (3) in paragraph (5) by striking ``constructed'' and inserting 
    ``delivered''.
    (c) Certificates of Documentation for Gallant Lady.--
        (1) In general.--Notwithstanding section 27 of the Merchant 
    Marine Act, 1920 (46 App. U.S.C. 883), section 8 of the Act of June 
    19, 1886 (24 Stat. 81, chapter 421; 46 App. U.S.C. 289), and 
    section 12106 of title 46, United States Code, and subject to 
    paragraph (2), the Secretary of Transportation may issue a 
    certificate of documentation with an appropriate endorsement for 
    employment in coastwise trade for each of the following vessels:
            (A) GALLANT LADY (Feadship hull number 645, approximately 
        130 feet in length).
            (B) GALLANT LADY (Feadship hull number 651, approximately 
        172 feet in length).
        (2) Limitation on operation.--Coastwise trade authorized under 
    a certificate of documentation issued for a vessel under this 
    section shall be limited to the carriage of passengers in 
    association with contributions to charitable organizations no 
    portion of which is received, directly or indirectly, by the owner 
    of the vessel.
        (3) Condition.--The Secretary may not issue a certificate of 
    documentation for a vessel under paragraph (1) unless, not later 
    than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the owner of 
    the vessel referred to in paragraph (1)(B) submits to the Secretary 
    a letter expressing the intent of the owner to, before April 1, 
    1998, enter into a contract for the construction in the United 
    States of a passenger vessel of at least 130 feet in length.
        (4) Effective date of certificates.--A certificate of 
    documentation issued under paragraph (1) shall take effect--
            (A) for the vessel referred to in paragraph (1)(A), on the 
        date of the issuance of the certificate; and
            (B) for the vessel referred to in paragraph (1)(B), on the 
        date of delivery of the vessel to the owner.
        (5) Termination of effectiveness of certificates.--A 
    certificate of documentation issued for a vessel under paragraph 
    (1) shall expire--
            (A) on the date of the sale of the vessel by the owner;
            (B) on April 1, 1998, if the owner of the vessel referred 
        to in paragraph (1)(B) has not entered into a contract for 
        construction of a vessel in accordance with the letter of 
        intent submitted to the Secretary under paragraph (3); or
            (C) on such date as a contract referred to in paragraph (2) 
        is breached, rescinded, or terminated (other than for 
        completion of performance of the contract) by the owner of the 
        vessel referred to in paragraph (1)(B).
    (d) Certificates of Documentation for Enchanted Isle and Enchanted 
Seas.--Notwithstanding section 27 of the Merchant Marine Act, 1920 (46 
App. U.S.C. 883), the Act of June 19, 1886 (46 App. U.S.C. 289), 
section 12106 of title 46, United States Code, section 506 of the 
Merchant Marine Act, 1936 (46 App. U.S.C. 1156), and any agreement with 
the United States Government, the Secretary of Transportation may issue 
certificates of documentation with a coastwise endorsement for the 
vessels ENCHANTED ISLE (Panamanian official number 14087-84B) and 
ENCHANTED SEAS (Panamanian official number 14064-84D), except that the 
vessels may not operate between or among islands in the State of 
Hawaii.
    (e) Exception to Chain of Title Restriction.--Section 27 of the 
Merchant Marine Act, 1920 (46 App. U.S.C. 883) is amended in the first 
proviso after ``no vessel'' by inserting ``of more than 200 gross tons 
(as measured under chapter 143 of title 46, United States Code)''.
    (f) Certificate of Documentation for a Liquified Gas Tanker.--
Notwithstanding section 27 of the Merchant Marine Act, 1920 (46 App. 
U.S.C. 883), section 12106 of title 46, United States Code, section 506 
of the Merchant Marine Act, 1936 (46 App. U.S.C. 1156) and any 
agreement with the United States Government, the Secretary of 
Transportation may issue a certificate of documentation with a 
coastwise endorsement for a vessel to transport liquified natural gas 
or liquified petroleum gas to the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico from 
other ports in the United States, if the vessel--
        (1) is a foreign built vessel that was built prior to the date 
    of enactment of this Act; or
        (2) is documented under chapter 121 of title 46, United States 
    Code, before the date of enactment of this Act, even if the vessel 
    is placed under a foreign registry and subsequently redocumented 
    under that chapter for operation under this section.
    (g) Vessels Deemed Constructed in United States.--Notwithstanding 
any other provision of law, the coastwise qualified vessels COASTAL SEA 
(United States official number 666754), COASTAL NOMAD (United States 
official number 686157), and COASTAL MERCHANT (United States official 
number 1038382) are deemed to have been constructed in the United 
States as of the date of their original delivery.
    (h) Limited Waiver for the Tug MV Janis Guzzle.--Notwithstanding 
any other law or any agreement with the United States Government, the 
tug MV JANIS GUZZLE (ex-G.R. MOIR; United States official number 
608018) may be permanently operated in the domestic trade of the United 
States upon the repayment of $1,140,619 to the Secretary of 
Transportation.
    (i) Regent Rainbow.--Notwithstanding section 27 of the Merchant 
Marine Act, 1920 (46 App. U.S.C. 883), section 8 of the Act of June 19, 
1886 (46 App. U.S.C. 289), section 12106 of title 46, United States 
Code, section 506 of the Merchant Marine Act, 1936 (46 App. U.S.C. 
1156), and any agreement with the United States Government, the 
Secretary of Transportation may issue a certificate of documentation 
with appropriate endorsement for employment in the coastwise trade for 
the vessel REGENT RAINBOW (Bahamas official number 715557), after the 
completion of the sale of the REGENT RAINBOW to an operator of another 
passenger vessel measuring more that 20,000 gross tons that on the day 
before the date of the enactment of this Act is in operation with a 
coastwise endorsement.
    (j) Military Hovercraft.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, the Administrator of General Services shall waive all conditions 
and restrictions relating to transfer or use of the property described 
in subsection (a)(132) (including the engine twin paks, the thrust and 
lift engines, and all spare parts, appurtenances, and accessories 
referred to in that subsection) and shall transfer unconditional and 
unrestricted title to all such property to the recipient eligible 
donee.

SEC. 1121. VESSEL DEEMED TO BE A RECREATIONAL VESSEL.

    (a) In General.--The vessel described in subsection (b) is deemed 
for all purposes, including title 46, United States Code, and all 
regulations thereunder, to be a recreational vessel of less than 300 
gross tons, if--
        (1) it does not carry cargo or passengers for hire; and
        (2) it does not engage in commercial fisheries or oceanographic 
    research.
    (b) Vessel Described.--The vessel referred to in subsection (a) is 
an approximately 96 meter twin screw motor yacht, the construction of 
which commenced in October, 1993, and that has been assigned the 
builder's number 13583 (to be named the LIMITLESS).

SEC. 1122. SMALL PASSENGER VESSEL PILOT INSPECTION PROGRAM WITH THE 
              STATE OF MINNESOTA.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary may enter into an agreement with the 
State under which the State may inspect small passenger vessels 
operating in waters of that State designated by the Secretary, if--
        (1) the State plan for the inspection of small passenger 
    vessels meets such requirements as the Secretary may require to 
    ensure the safety and operation of such vessels in accordance with 
    the standards that would apply if the Coast Guard were inspecting 
    such vessels; and
        (2) the State will provide such information obtained through 
    the inspection program to the Secretary annually in such form and 
    in such detail as the Secretary may require.
    (b) Fees.--The Secretary may adjust or waive the user fee imposed 
under section 3317 of title 46, United States Code, for the inspection 
of small passenger vessels inspected under the State program.
    (c) Termination.--The authority provided by subsection (a) 
terminates on December 31, 1999.
    (d) Definitions.--For purposes of this section--
        (1) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of 
    the department in which the Coast Guard is operating.
        (2) State.--The term ``State'' means the State of Minnesota.
        (3) Small passenger vessel.--The term ``small passenger 
    vessel'' means a small passenger vessel (as defined in section 
    2101(35) of title 46, United States Code) of not more than 40 feet 
    overall in length.

SEC. 1123. COMMONWEALTH OF THE NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS FISHING.

    Section 8103(i)(1) of title 46, United States Code, is amended--
        (1) by striking ``or'' in subparagraph (B);
        (2) by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (C) and 
    inserting a semicolon and ``or''; and
        (3) by adding at the end thereof the following:
        ``(D) an alien allowed to be employed under the immigration 
    laws of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands if the 
    vessel is permanently stationed at a port within the Commonwealth 
    and the vessel is engaged in the fisheries within the exclusive 
    economic zone surrounding the Commonwealth or another United States 
    territory or possession.''.

SEC. 1124. AVAILABILITY OF EXTRAJUDICIAL REMEDIES FOR DEFAULT ON 
              PREFERRED MORTGAGE LIENS ON VESSELS.

    (a) Availability of Extrajudicial Remedies.--Section 31325(b) of 
title 46, United States Code, is amended--
        (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1) by striking 
    ``mortgage may'' and inserting ``mortgagee may'';
        (2) in paragraph (1) by--
            (A) striking ``perferred'' and inserting ``preferred''; and
            (B) striking ``; and'' and inserting a semicolon; and
        (3) by adding at the end the following:
        ``(3) enforce the preferred mortgage lien or a claim for the 
    outstanding indebtedness secured by the mortgaged vessel, or both, 
    by exercising any other remedy (including an extrajudicial remedy) 
    against a documented vessel, a vessel for which an application for 
    documentation is filed under chapter 121 of this title, a foreign 
    vessel, or a mortgagor, maker, comaker, or guarantor for the amount 
    of the outstanding indebtedness or any deficiency in full payment 
    of that indebtedness, if--
            ``(A) the remedy is allowed under applicable law; and
            ``(B) the exercise of the remedy will not result in a 
        violation of section 9 or 37 of the Shipping Act, 1916 (46 App. 
        U.S.C. 808, 835).''.
    (b) Notice.--Section 31325 of title 46, United States Code, is 
further amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(f)(1) Before title to the documented vessel or vessel for which 
an application for documentation is filed under chapter 121 is 
transferred by an extrajudicial remedy, the person exercising the 
remedy shall give notice of the proposed transfer to the Secretary, to 
the mortgagee of any mortgage on the vessel filed in substantial 
compliance with section 31321 of this title before notice of the 
proposed transfer is given to the Secretary, and to any person that 
recorded a notice of a claim of an undischarged lien on the vessel 
under section 31343(a) or (d) of this title before notice of the 
proposed transfer is given to the Secretary.
    ``(2) Failure to give notice as required by this subsection shall 
not affect the transfer of title to a vessel. However, the rights of 
any holder of a maritime lien or a preferred mortgage on the vessel 
shall not be affected by a transfer of title by an extrajudicial remedy 
exercised under this section, regardless of whether notice is required 
by this subsection or given.
    ``(3) The Secretary shall prescribe regulations establishing the 
time and manner for providing notice under this subsection.''.
    (c) Rule of Construction.--The amendments made by subsections (a) 
and (b) may not be construed to imply that remedies other than judicial 
remedies were not available before the date of enactment of this 
section to enforce claims for outstanding indebtedness secured by 
mortgaged vessels.
SEC. 1125. OFFSHORE FACILITY FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY REQUIREMENTS.
    (a) Amount of Financial Responsibility.--Section 1016 of the Oil 
Pollution Act of 1990 (33 U.S.C. 2716) is amended--
        (1) by amending subsection (c)(1) to read as follows:
        ``(1) In general.--
            ``(A) Evidence of financial responsibility required.--
        Except as provided in paragraph (2), a responsible party with 
        respect to an offshore facility that--
                ``(i)(I) is located seaward of the line of ordinary low 
            water along that portion of the coast that is in direct 
            contact with the open sea and the line marking the seaward 
            limit of inland waters; or
                ``(II) is located in coastal inland waters, such as 
            bays or estuaries, seaward of the line of ordinary low 
            water along that portion of the coast that is not in direct 
            contact with the open sea;
                ``(ii) is used for exploring for, drilling for, 
            producing, or transporting oil from facilities engaged in 
            oil exploration, drilling, or production; and
                ``(iii) has a worst-case oil spill discharge potential 
            of more than 1,000 barrels of oil (or a lesser amount if 
            the President determines that the risks posed by such 
            facility justify it),
        shall establish and maintain evidence of financial 
        responsibility in the amount required under subparagraph (B) or 
        (C), as applicable.
            ``(B) Amount required generally.--Except as provided in 
        subparagraph (C), the amount of financial responsibility for 
        offshore facilities that meet the criteria of subparagraph (A) 
        is--
                ``(i) $35,000,000 for an offshore facility located 
            seaward of the seaward boundary of a State; or
                ``(ii) $10,000,000 for an offshore facility located 
            landward of the seaward boundary of a State.
            ``(C) Greater amount.--If the President determines that an 
        amount of financial responsibility for a responsible party 
        greater than the amount required by subparagraph (B) is 
        justified based on the relative operational, environmental, 
        human health, and other risks posed by the quantity or quality 
        of oil that is explored for, drilled for, produced, or 
        transported by the responsible party, the evidence of financial 
        responsibility required shall be for an amount determined by 
        the President not exceeding $150,000,000.
            ``(D) Multiple facilities.--In a case in which a person is 
        a responsible party for more than one facility subject to this 
        subsection, evidence of financial responsibility need be 
        established only to meet the amount applicable to the facility 
        having the greatest financial responsibility requirement under 
        this subsection.
            ``(E) Definition.--For the purpose of this paragraph, the 
        seaward boundary of a State shall be determined in accordance 
        with section 2(b) of the Submerged Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 
        1301(b)).'';
        (2) by amending subsection (f) to read as follows:
    ``(f) Claims Against Guarantor.--
        ``(1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), a claim for which 
    liability may be established under section 1002 may be asserted 
    directly against any guarantor providing evidence of financial 
    responsibility for a responsible party liable under that section 
    for removal costs and damages to which the claim pertains. In 
    defending against such a claim, the guarantor may invoke--
            ``(A) all rights and defenses which would be available to 
        the responsible party under this Act;
            ``(B) any defense authorized under subsection (e); and
            ``(C) the defense that the incident was caused by the 
        willful misconduct of the responsible party.
    The guarantor may not invoke any other defense that might be 
    available in proceedings brought by the responsible party against 
    the guarantor.
        ``(2) Further requirement.--A claim may be asserted pursuant to 
    paragraph (1) directly against a guarantor providing evidence of 
    financial responsibility under subsection (c)(1) with respect to an 
    offshore facility only if--
            ``(A) the responsible party for whom evidence of financial 
        responsibility has been provided has denied or failed to pay a 
        claim under this Act on the basis of being insolvent, as 
        defined under section 101(32) of title 11, United States Code, 
        and applying generally accepted accounting principles;
            ``(B) the responsible party for whom evidence of financial 
        responsibility has been provided has filed a petition for 
        bankruptcy under title 11, United States Code; or
            ``(C) the claim is asserted by the United States for 
        removal costs and damages or for compensation paid by the Fund 
        under this Act, including costs incurred by the Fund for 
        processing compensation claims.
        ``(3) Rulemaking authority.--Not later than 1 year after the 
    date of enactment of this paragraph, the President shall promulgate 
    regulations to establish a process for implementing paragraph (2) 
    in a manner that will allow for the orderly and expeditious 
    presentation and resolution of claims and effectuate the purposes 
    of this Act.''; and
        (3) by amending subsection (g) to read as follows:
    ``(g) Limitation on Guarantor's Liability.--Nothing in this Act 
shall impose liability with respect to an incident on any guarantor for 
damages or removal costs which exceed, in the aggregate, the amount of 
financial responsibility which that guarantor has provided for a 
responsible party pursuant to this section. The total liability of the 
guarantor on direct action for claims brought under this Act with 
respect to an incident shall be limited to that amount.''.
    (b) Limitation on Application.--The amendment made by subsection 
(a)(2) shall not apply to any final rule issued before the date of 
enactment of this section.

SEC. 1126. DEAUTHORIZATION OF NAVIGATION PROJECT, COHASSET HARBOR, 
              MASSACHUSETTS.

    The following portions of the project for navigation, Cohasset 
Harbor, Massachusetts, authorized by section 2 of the Act entitled ``An 
Act authorizing the construction, repair, and preservation of certain 
public works on rivers and harbors, and for other purposes'', approved 
March 2, 1945 (59 Stat. 12), or carried out pursuant to section 107 of 
the River and Harbor Act of 1960 (33 U.S.C. 577), are deauthorized: A 
7-foot deep anchorage and a 6-foot deep anchorage; beginning at site 1, 
starting at a point N453510.15, E792664.63, thence running south 53 
degrees 07 minutes 05.4 seconds west 307.00 feet to a point N453325.90, 
E792419.07, thence running north 57 degrees 56 minutes 36.8 seconds 
west 201.00 feet to a point N453432.58, E792248.72, thence running 
south 88 degrees 57 minutes 25.6 seconds west 50.00 feet to a point 
N453431.67, E792198.73, thence running north 01 degree 02 minutes 52.3 
seconds west 66.71 feet to a point N453498.37, E792197.51, thence 
running north 69 degrees 12 minutes 52.3 seconds east 332.32 feet to a 
point N453616.30, E792508.20, thence running south 55 degrees 50 
minutes 24.1 seconds east 189.05 feet to point of origin; then site 2, 
starting at a point, N452886.64, E791287.83, thence running south 00 
degrees 00 minutes 00.0 seconds west 56.04 feet to a point, N452830.60, 
E791287.83, thence running north 90 degrees 00 minutes 00.0 seconds 
west 101.92 feet to a point, N452830.60, E791185.91, thence running 
north 52 degrees 12 minutes 49.7 seconds east 89.42 feet to a point, 
N452885.39, E791256.58, thence running north 87 degrees 42 minutes 33.8 
seconds east 31.28 feet to point of origin; and site 3, starting at a 
point, N452261.08, E792040.24, thence running north 89 degrees 07 
minutes 19.5 seconds east 118.78 feet to a point, N452262.90, 
E792159.01, thence running south 43 degrees 39 minutes 06.8 seconds 
west 40.27 feet to a point, N452233.76, E792131.21, thence running 
north 74 degrees 33 minutes 29.1 seconds west 94.42 feet to a point, 
N452258.90, E792040.20, thence running north 01 degree 03 minutes 04.3 
seconds east 2.18 feet to point of origin.

SEC. 1127. SENSE OF CONGRESS; REQUIREMENT REGARDING NOTICE.

    (a) Purchase of American-Made Equipment and Products.--It is the 
sense of the Congress that, to the greatest extent practicable, all 
equipment and products purchased with funds made available under this 
Act should be American-made.
    (b) Notice to Recipients of Assistance.--In providing financial 
assistance under this Act, the official responsible for providing the 
assistance, to the greatest extent practicable, shall provide to each 
recipient of the assistance a notice describing the statement made in 
subsection (a) by the Congress.

SEC. 1128. REQUIREMENT FOR PROCUREMENT OF BUOY CHAIN.

    (a) Requirement.--Chapter 5 of title 14, United States Code, as 
amended by section 311 of this Act, is further amended by adding at the 
end the following:

``Sec. 97. Procurement of buoy chain

    ``(a) Except as provided in subsection (b), the Coast Guard may not 
procure buoy chain--
        ``(1) that is not manufactured in the United States; or
        ``(2) substantially all of the components of which are not 
    produced or manufactured in the United States.
    ``(b) The Coast Guard may procure buoy chain that is not 
manufactured in the United States if the Secretary determines that--
        ``(1) the price of buoy chain manufactured in the United States 
    is unreasonable; or
        ``(2) emergency circumstances exist.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for chapter 5 of 
title 14, United States Code, as amended by section 311 of this Act, is 
further amended by adding at the end the following:
``97. Procurement of buoy chain.''.

SEC. 1129. CRUISE SHIP LIABILITY.

    (a) Applicability of Statutory Limitations.--Section 4283 of the 
Revised Statutes (46 App. U.S.C. 183) is amended by adding at the end 
the following new subsection:
    ``(g) In a suit by any person in which the operator or owner of a 
vessel or employer of a crewmember is claimed to have vicarious 
liability for medical malpractice with regard to a crewmember occurring 
at a shoreside facility, and to the extent the damages resulted from 
the conduct of any shoreside doctor, hospital, medical facility, or 
other health care provider, such operator, owner, or employer shall be 
entitled to rely upon any and all statutory limitations of liability 
applicable to the doctor, hospital, medical facility, or other health 
care provider in the State of the United States in which the shoreside 
medical care was provided.''.
    (b) Contract Limitations Allowed.--Section 4283b of the Revised 
Statutes of the United States (46 App. U.S.C. 183c) is amended by 
redesignating the existing text as subsection (a) and by adding at the 
end the following new subsection:
    ``(b)(1) Subsection (a) shall not prohibit provisions or 
limitations in contracts, agreements, or ticket conditions of carriage 
with passengers which relieve a crewmember, manager, agent, master, 
owner, or operator of a vessel from liability for infliction of 
emotional distress, mental suffering, or psychological injury so long 
as such provisions or limitations do not limit such liability if the 
emotional distress, mental suffering, or psychological injury was--
        ``(A) the result of physical injury to the claimant caused by 
    the negligence or fault of a crewmember or the manager, agent, 
    master, owner, or operator;
        ``(B) the result of the claimant having been at actual risk of 
    physical injury, and such risk was caused by the negligence or 
    fault of a crewmember or the manager, agent, master, owner, or 
    operator; or
        ``(C) intentionally inflicted by a crewmember or the manager, 
    agent, master, owner, or operator.
    ``(2) Nothing in this subsection is intended to limit the liability 
of a crewmember or the manager, agent, master, owner, or operator of a 
vessel in a case involving sexual harassment, sexual assault, or 
rape.''.
SEC. 1130. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF REGULATIONS 
REGARDING ANIMAL FATS AND VEGETABLE OILS.
    (a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that, in an 
effort to reduce unnecessary regulatory burdens, a regulation issued or 
enforced and an interpretation or guideline established pursuant to 
Public Law 104-55 should in any manner possible recognize and provide 
for the differences in the physical, chemical, biological, and other 
properties, and in the environmental effects, of the classes of fats, 
oils, and greases described under that law.
    (b) Report.--Within 60 days after the date of enactment of this 
section and on January 1 of each year thereafter, the Secretary of 
Transportation shall submit a report to Congress on the extent to which 
the implementation by the United States Coast Guard of regulations 
issued or enforced, or interpretations or guidelines established, 
pursuant to Public Law 104-55, carry out the intent of Congress and 
recognize and provide for the differences in the physical, chemical, 
biological, and other properties, and in the environmental effects, of 
the classes of fats, oils, and greases described under that law.
SEC. 1131. TERM OF DIRECTOR OF THE BUREAU OF TRANSPORTATION STATISTICS.
    Section 111(b)(4) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by 
adding at the end the following sentence: ``The Director may continue 
to serve after the expiration of the term until a successor is 
appointed and confirmed.''.
SEC. 1132. WAIVER OF CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS FOR HISTORIC FORMER 
PRESIDENTIAL YACHT SEQUOIA.
    The vessel M/V SEQUOIA (United States official number 225115) is 
deemed to be less than 100 gross tons, and the Secretary of 
Transportation may exempt that vessel from certain requirements of 
section 3306 of title 46, United States Code, and the regulations 
thereunder. The Secretary may impose special operating restrictions on 
that vessel as to route, service, manning, and equipment, necessary for 
the safe operation of that vessel.

SEC. 1133. VESSEL REQUIREMENTS.

    Section 3503(a) of title 46, United States Code, is amended by 
striking the last sentence and inserting in lieu thereof the following: 
``Before November 1, 2008, this section does not apply to any vessel in 
operation before January 1, 1968, and operating only within the 
Boundary Line.''.

SEC. 1134. EXISTING TANK VESSEL RESEARCH.

    (a) Funding.--The Secretary of Transportation shall take steps to 
allocate funds appropriated for research, development, testing, and 
evaluation, including the combination of funds from any source 
available and authorized for this purpose, to ensure that any 
Government-sponsored project intended to evaluate double hull 
alternatives that provide equal or greater protection to the marine 
environment, or interim solutions to remediate potential environmental 
damage resulting from oil spills from existing tank vessels, commenced 
prior to the date of enactment of this section, is fully funded for 
completion by the end of fiscal year 1997. Any vessel construction or 
repair necessary to carry out the purpose of this section must be 
performed in a shipyard located in the United States.
    (b) Use of Public Vessels.--The Secretary may provide vessels owned 
by, or demise chartered to, and operated by the Government and not 
engaged in commercial service, without reimbursement, for use in and 
the support of projects sponsored by the Government for research, 
development, testing, evaluation, and demonstration of new or improved 
technologies that are effective in preventing or mitigating oil 
discharges and protecting the environment.
SEC. 1135. PLAN FOR THE ENGINEERING, DESIGN, AND RETROFITTING OF THE 
ICEBREAKER MACKINAW.
    (a) In General.--Not later than May 1, 1997, the Secretary of the 
department in which the Coast Guard is operating shall submit to the 
Committees a plan and cost estimate for the engineering, design, and 
retrofitting of the icebreaker MACKINAW (WAGB-83) to equip the vessel 
with new engines, command and control features, habitability 
improvements, and other features needed to allow operation of the 
vessel by a significantly reduced crew, including 24-hour continuous 
operation when necessary.
    (b) Committees Defined.--In subsection (a), the term ``Committees'' 
means the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House 
of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
Transportation of the Senate.

SEC. 1136. CROSS-BORDER FINANCING.

    (a) Documentation of Vessels Owned by Trusts.--Section 12102 of 
title 46, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
following new subsection:
    ``(d)(1) For the issuance of a certificate of documentation with 
only a registry endorsement, subsection (a)(2)(A) of this section does 
not apply to a beneficiary of a trust that is qualified under paragraph 
(2) of this subsection if the vessel is subject to a charter to a 
citizen of the United States.
    ``(2)(A) Subject to subparagraph (B) of this paragraph, a trust is 
qualified under this paragraph with respect to a vessel only if--
        ``(i) each of the trustees is a citizen of the United States; 
    and
        ``(ii) the application for documentation of the vessel includes 
    the affidavit of each trustee stating that the trustee is not aware 
    of any reason involving a beneficiary of the trust that is not a 
    citizen of the United States, or involving any other person that is 
    not a citizen of the United States, as a result of which the 
    beneficiary or other person would hold more than 25 percent of the 
    aggregate power to influence or limit the exercise of the authority 
    of the trustee with respect to matters involving any ownership or 
    operation of the vessel that may adversely affect the interests of 
    the United States.
    ``(B) If any person that is not a citizen of the United States has 
authority to direct or participate in directing a trustee for a trust 
in matters involving any ownership or operation of the vessel that may 
adversely affect the interests of the United States or in removing a 
trustee for a trust without cause, either directly or indirectly 
through the control of another person, the trust is not qualified under 
this paragraph unless the trust instrument provides that persons who 
are not citizens of the United States may not hold more than 25 percent 
of the aggregate authority to so direct or remove a trustee.
    ``(3) Paragraph (2) of this subsection shall not be considered to 
prohibit a person who is not a citizen of the United States from 
holding more than 25 percent of the beneficial interest in a trust.
    ``(4) If a person chartering a vessel from a trust that is 
qualified under paragraph (2) of this subsection is a citizen of the 
United States under section 2 of the Shipping Act, 1916 (46 App. U.S.C. 
802), then the vessel is deemed to be owned by a citizen of the United 
States for purposes of that section and related laws, except for 
subtitle B of title VI of the Merchant Marine Act, 1936.''.
    (b) Approval of Certain Vessel Transactions Before Documentation of 
the Vessel.--Section 9 of the Shipping Act, 1916 (46 App. U.S.C. 808) 
is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(e) To promote financing with respect to a vessel to be 
documented under chapter 121 of title 46, United States Code, the 
Secretary may grant approval under subsection (c) before the date the 
vessel is documented.''.
    (c) Trust Charterers.--Notwithstanding section 12102(d)(4) of title 
46, United States Code, as amended by this section, for purposes of 
subtitle B of title VI of the Merchant Marine Act, 1936 a vessel is 
deemed to be owned and operated by a citizen of the United States (as 
that term is used in that subtitle) if--
        (1) the person chartering the vessel from a trust under section 
    12102(d)(2) of that title is a citizen of the United States under 
    section 2 of the Shipping Act, 1916 (46 App. U.S.C. 802); and
        (2)(A) the vessel--
            (i) is delivered by a shipbuilder, following completion of 
        construction, on or after May 1, 1995 and before January 31, 
        1996; or
            (ii) is owned by a citizen of the United States under 
        section 2 of the Shipping Act, 1916 on September 1, 1996, or is 
        a replacement for such a vessel; or
        (B) payments have been made with respect to the vessel under 
    subtitle B of title VI of the Merchant Marine Act, 1936 for at 
    least 1 year.
    (d) Indirect Vessel Owners.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, for purposes of subtitle B of title VI of the Merchant Marine Act, 
1936 the following vessels are deemed to be owned and operated by a 
citizen of the United States (as that term is used in that subtitle) if 
the vessels are owned, directly or indirectly, by a person that is a 
citizen of the United States under section 2 of the Shipping Act, 1916 
(46 App. U.S.C. 802):
        (1) Any vessel constructed under a shipbuilding contract signed 
    on December 21, 1995, and having hull number 3077, 3078, 3079, or 
    3080.
        (2) Any vessel delivered by a shipbuilder, following completion 
    of construction, on or after May 1, 1995, and before January 31, 
    1996.
        (3) Any vessel owned on September 1, 1996, by a person that is 
    a citizen of the United States under section 2 of the Shipping Act, 
    1916, or a replacement for such a vessel.
        (4) Any vessel with respect to which payments have been made 
    under subtitle B of title VI of the Merchant Marine Act, 1936 for 
    at least 1 year.

SEC. 1137. VESSEL STANDARDS.

    (a) Certificate of Inspection.--A vessel used to provide 
transportation service as a common carrier which the Secretary of 
Transportation determines meets the criteria of section 651(b) of the 
Merchant Marine Act, 1936, but which on the date of enactment of this 
Act is not a documented vessel (as that term is defined in section 2101 
of title 46, United States Code), shall be eligible for a certificate 
of inspection if the Secretary determines that--
        (1) the vessel is classed by and designed in accordance with 
    the rules of the American Bureau of Shipping or another 
    classification society accepted by the Secretary;
        (2) the vessel complies with applicable international 
    agreements and associated guidelines, as determined by the country 
    in which the vessel was documented immediately before becoming a 
    documented vessel (as defined in that section); and
        (3) that country has not been identified by the Secretary as 
    inadequately enforcing international vessel regulations as to that 
    vessel.
    (b) Continued Eligibility for Certificate.--Subsection (a) does not 
apply to a vessel after any date on which the vessel fails to comply 
with the applicable international agreements and associated guidelines 
referred to in subsection (a)(2).
    (c) Reliance on Classification Society.--
        (1) In general.--The Secretary may rely on a certification from 
    the American Bureau of Shipping or, subject to paragraph (2), 
    another classification society accepted by the Secretary to 
    establish that a vessel is in compliance with the requirements of 
    subsections (a) and (b).
        (2) Foreign classification society.--The Secretary may accept 
    certification from a foreign classification society under paragraph 
    (1) only--
            (A) to the extent that the government of the foreign 
        country in which the society is headquartered provides access 
        on a reciprocal basis to the American Bureau of Shipping; and
            (B) if the foreign classification society has offices and 
        maintains records in the United States.

SEC. 1138. VESSELS SUBJECT TO THE JURISDICTION OF THE UNITED STATES.

    (a) In General.--Section 3 of the Maritime Drug Law Enforcement Act 
(46 App. U.S.C. 1903) is amended--
        (1) in subsection (c)(2) by striking ``and'' after the 
    semicolon in subparagraph (A), by striking the period at the end of 
    subparagraph (B) and inserting ``; and'', and by adding at the end 
    the following new subparagraph:
            ``(C) a vessel aboard which the master or person in charge 
        makes a claim of registry and the claimed nation of registry 
        does not affirmatively and unequivocally assert that the vessel 
        is of its nationality.'';
        (2) in subsection (c)(1) by striking ``and may be'' and 
    inserting ``and is conclusively'';
        (3) in subsection (c)(2) by striking ``nation may be'' and 
    inserting ``nation is conclusively'';
        (4) in subsection (d) by inserting before the first sentence 
    the following: ``Any person charged with a violation of this 
    section shall not have standing to raise the claim of failure to 
    comply with international law as a basis for a defense.''; and
        (5) by adding at the end of subsection (f) the following: 
    ``Jurisdiction of the United States with respect to vessels subject 
    to this chapter is not an element of any offense. All 
    jurisdictional issues arising under this chapter are preliminary 
    questions of law to be determined solely by the trial judge.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--Subsection (c) of such section is 
amended by inserting ``or (C)'' after ``under subparagraph (A)''.

SEC. 1139. REACTIVATION OF CLOSED SHIPYARDS.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary may issue a guarantee or a 
commitment to guarantee obligations under title XI of the Merchant 
Marine Act, 1936 (46 App. U.S.C. 1271 et seq.), upon such terms as the 
Secretary may prescribe, to assist in the reactivation and 
modernization of any shipyard in the United States that is closed on 
the date of the enactment of this Act, if the Secretary finds that--
        (1) the closed shipyard historically built military vessels and 
    responsible entities now seek to reopen it as an internationally 
    competitive commercial shipyard;
        (2)(A) the closed shipyard has been designated by the President 
    as a public-private partnership project; or
        (B) has a reuse plan approved by the Navy in which commercial 
    shipbuilding and repair are primary activities and has a revolving 
    economic conversion fund approved by the Department of Defense; and
        (3) the State in which the shipyard is located, and each other 
    involved State, or a State-chartered agency, is making a 
    significant financial investment in the overall cost of 
    reactivation and modernization as its contribution to the 
    reactivation and modernization project, in addition to the funds 
    required by subsection (d)(2) of this section.
    (b) Waivers.--Notwithstanding any other provision of title XI of 
the Merchant Marine Act, 1936 (46 App. U.S.C. 1271 et seq.), the 
Secretary shall not apply the requirements of section 1104A(d) of that 
Act when issuing a guarantee or a commitment to guarantee an obligation 
under this section.
    (c) Conditions.--The Secretary shall impose such conditions on the 
issuance of a guarantee or a commitment to guarantee under this section 
as are necessary to protect the interests of the United States from the 
risk of a default. The Secretary shall consider the interdependency of 
such shipyard modernization and reactivation projects and related 
vessel loan guarantee requests pending under title XI of the Merchant 
Marine Act, 1936 (46 App. U.S.C. 1271 et seq.) before issuing a 
guarantee or a commitment to guarantee under this section.
    (d) Funding Provisions.--
        (1) The Secretary may not guarantee or commit to guarantee 
    obligations under this section that exceed $100,000,000 in the 
    aggregate.
        (2) The amount of appropriated funds required by the Federal 
    Credit Reform Act of 1990 (2 U.S.C. 661a et seq.) in advance of the 
    Secretary's issuance of a guarantee or a commitment to guarantee 
    under this section shall be provided by the State in which the 
    shipyard is located, and other involved States, or by a State-
    chartered agency, and deposited by the Secretary in the financing 
    account established under the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990 (2 
    U.S.C. 661a et seq.) for loan guarantees issued by the Secretary 
    under title XI of the Merchant Marine Act of 1936 (46 App. U.S.C. 
    1271 et seq.). No federally appropriated funds shall be available 
    for this purpose. The funds deposited into that financing account 
    shall be held and applied by the Secretary in accordance with the 
    provisions of the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990 (2 U.S.C. 661a 
    et seq.), except that, unless the Secretary shall have earlier paid 
    an obligee or been required to pay an obligee pursuant to the terms 
    of a loan guarantee, the funds deposited in that financing account 
    shall be returned, upon the expiration of the Secretary's loan 
    guarantee, to the State, States, or State-chartered agency which 
    originally provided the funds to the Secretary.
        (3) Notwithstanding the provisions of any other law or 
    regulation, the cost (as that term is defined by the Federal Credit 
    Reform Act of 1990 (2 U.S.C. 661a et seq.)) of a guarantee or 
    commitment to guarantee issued under this section--
            (A) may only be determined with reference to the merits of 
        the specific closed shipyard reactivation project which is the 
        subject of that guarantee or commitment to guarantee, without 
        reference to any other project, type of project, or averaged 
        risk; and
            (B) may not be used in determining the cost of any other 
        project, type of project, or averaged risk applicable to 
        guarantees or commitments to guarantee issued under title XI of 
        the Merchant Marine Act, 1936 (46 App. U.S.C. 1271 et seq.).
    (e) Sunset.--No commitment to guarantee obligations under this 
section shall be issued by the Secretary after one year after the date 
of enactment of this section.
    (f) Definition.--As used in this section, the term ``Secretary'' 
means the Secretary of Transportation.

SEC. 1140. SAKONNET POINT LIGHT.

    Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any action in admiralty 
brought against a private nonprofit organization (including any 
officer, director, employee, or agent of such organization) for damages 
or injuries resulting from an incident occurring after the date of 
enactment of this Act, and arising from the operation, maintenance, or 
malfunctioning of an aid to navigation operated by the Coast Guard on 
or within property or a structure owned by such nonprofit organization 
at Sakonnet Point, Little Compton, Rhode Island, shall be determined 
exclusively according to the law of the State in which such property or 
structure is located.

SEC. 1141. DREDGING OF RHODE ISLAND WATERWAYS.

    The Chief of Engineers of the Army Corps of Engineers, in 
conjunction with the Secretary of Transportation and other relevant 
agencies, shall--
        (1) review the report of the commission convened by the 
    Governor of Rhode Island on dredging Rhode Island waterways; and
        (2) not later than 120 days after the date of enactment of this 
    section, submit to the Committee on Environment and Public Works of 
    the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
    of the House of Representatives any recommendations that the Chief 
    of Engineers may have concerning the feasibility and environmental 
    effects of the dredging.

SEC. 1142. INTERIM PAYMENTS.

    (a) Damages for Loss of Profits or Impairment of Earning 
Capacity.--Section 1005 of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (33 U.S.C. 
2705) is amended by--
        (1) in the title inserting ``; PARTIAL PAYMENT OF CLAIMS'' 
    before the period; and
        (2) adding at the end of subsection (a) the following: ``The 
    responsible party shall establish a procedure for the payment or 
    settlement of claims for interim, short-term damages. Payment or 
    settlement of a claim for interim, short-term damages representing 
    less than the full amount of damages to which the claimant 
    ultimately may be entitled shall not preclude recovery by the 
    claimant for damages not reflected in the paid or settled partial 
    claim.''.
    (b) Clarification of Claims Procedure.--Section 1013(d) of the Oil 
Pollution Act of 1990 (33 U.S.C. 2713(d)) is amended by striking 
``section'' and inserting the following: ``section, including a claim 
for interim, short-term damages representing less than the full amount 
of damages to which the claimant ultimately may be entitled,''.
    (c) Advertisement.--Section 1014(b) of the Oil Pollution Act of 
1990 (33 U.S.C. 2714(b)) is amended--
        (1) by inserting ``(1)'' before ``If''; and
        (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
    ``(2) An advertisement under paragraph (1) shall state that a 
claimant may present a claim for interim, short-term damages 
representing less than the full amount of damages to which the claimant 
ultimately may be entitled and that payment of such a claim shall not 
preclude recovery for damages not reflected in the paid or settled 
partial claim.''.
    (d) Clarification of Subrogation.--Section 1015(a) of the Oil 
Pollution Act of 1990 (33 U.S.C. 2715(a)) is amended--
        (1) by redesignating subsection (b) as subsection (c); and
        (2) by inserting after subsection (a) the following:
    ``(b) Interim Damages.--
        ``(1) In general.--If a responsible party, a guarantor, or the 
    Fund has made payment to a claimant for interim, short-term damages 
    representing less than the full amount of damages to which the 
    claimant ultimately may be entitled, subrogation under subsection 
    (a) shall apply only with respect to the portion of the claim 
    reflected in the paid interim claim.
        ``(2) Final damages.--Payment of such a claim shall not 
    foreclose a claimant's right to recovery of all damages to which 
    the claimant otherwise is entitled under this Act or under any 
    other law.''.

SEC. 1143. OIL SPILL INFORMATION.

    Section 311 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 
1321) is amended--
        (1) in subsection (j)(2)(A) by inserting after ``paragraph 
    (4),'' the following: ``and of information regarding previous 
    spills, including data from universities, research institutions, 
    State governments, and other nations, as appropriate, which shall 
    be disseminated as appropriate to response groups and area 
    committees, and''; and
        (2) in subsection (j)(4)(C)(v) by inserting before ``describe'' 
    the following: ``compile a list of local scientists, both inside 
    and outside Federal Government service, with expertise in the 
    environmental effects of spills of the types of oil typically 
    transported in the area, who may be contacted to provide 
    information or, where appropriate, participate in meetings of the 
    scientific support team convened in response to a spill, and''.

SEC. 1144. COMPLIANCE WITH OIL SPILL RESPONSE PLANS.

    Section 311(c)(3)(B) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 
U.S.C. 1321(c)(3)(B)) is amended by striking ``President'' and 
inserting ``President, except that the owner or operator may deviate 
from the applicable response plan if the President or the Federal On-
Scene Coordinator determines that deviation from the response plan 
would provide for a more expeditious or effective response to the spill 
or mitigation of its environmental effects''.

SEC. 1145. BRIDGE DEEMED TO UNREASONABLY OBSTRUCT NAVIGATION.

    The Sooline & Milwaukee Road Swing Bridge, located in Oshkosh, 
Wisconsin, is deemed to unreasonably obstruct navigation for purposes 
of the Act of June 21, 1940 (popularly known as the Hobbs Bridge Act; 
33 U.S.C. 511 et seq.).

SEC. 1146. FISHING VESSEL EXEMPTION.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 81 of title 46, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following new section:

``Sec. 8105.Fishing vessel exemption

    ``Notwithstanding any other provision of law, neither the 
International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and 
Watchkeeping for Seafarers, 1978, nor any amendment to such convention, 
shall apply to a fishing vessel, including a fishing vessel used as a 
fish tender vessel.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for chapter 81 of 
title 46, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
following:
``8105. Fishing vessel exemption.''.

                               Speaker of the House of Representatives.

                            Vice President of the United States and    
                                               President of the Senate.