[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1004 Engrossed in Senate (ES)]

  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
104th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1004

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                                 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 
1995''.

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.
               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. Contracts for health care services.
Sec. 207. Recruiting.
Sec. 208. Access to National Driver Register information on certain 
                            Coast Guard personnel.
Sec. 209. Coast Guard housing authorities.
Sec. 210. Board for correction of military records deadline.
       TITLE III--MARINE SAFETY AND WATERWAY SERVICES MANAGEMENT

Sec. 301. Increased penalties for documentation violations.
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. Restrictions on closure of 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.
                    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--RECREATIONAL BOATING SAFETY IMPROVEMENT

Sec. 501. State recreational boating safety grants.
Sec. 502. Boating access.
Sec. 503. Personal flotation devices required for children.
Sec. 504. Marine Casualty Reporting.
                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.
                    TITLE VIII--POLLUTION FROM SHIPS

Sec. 801. Prevention of pollution from ships.
Sec. 802. Marine plastic pollution research and control.
                 TITLE IX--LAW ENFORCEMENT ENHANCEMENT

Sec. 901. Sanctions for failure to land or to bring to; sanctions for 
                            obstruction of boarding and providing false 
                            information.
Sec. 902. FAA summary revocation authority.
Sec. 903. Coast Guard air interdiction authority.
Sec. 904. Coast Guard civil penalty provisions.
Sec. 905. Customs orders.
Sec. 906. Customs civil penalty provisions.
                          TITLE X--CONVEYANCES

Sec. 1001. Conveyance of property in Massachusetts.
Sec. 1002. Conveyance of certain lighthouses located in Maine.
Sec. 1003. Conveyance of Squirrel Point Light.
Sec. 1004. Conveyance of Montauk Light Station, New York.
Sec. 1005. Conveyance of Point Arena Light Station.
Sec. 1006. Conveyance of property in Ketchikan, Alaska.
Sec. 1007. Conveyance of property in Traverse City, Michigan.
Sec. 1008. Transfer of Coast Guard property in New Shoreham, Rhode 
                            Island.
Sec. 1009. Conveyance of property in Santa Cruz, California.
Sec. 1010. Conveyance of vessel S/S RED OAK VICTORY.
Sec. 1011. Conveyance of equipment.
Sec. 1012. Property exchange.
                        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. Sense of the Congress regarding passengers aboard commercial 
                            vessels.
Sec. 1106. California cruise industry revitalization.
Sec. 1107. Lower Columbia River marine fire and safety activities.
Sec. 1108. Oil pollution research and 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 Canadian oil spill response and recovery 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.

                         TITLE I--AUTHORIZATION

SEC. 101. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    (a) Fiscal Year 1996.--Funds are authorized to be appropriated for 
necessary expenses of the Coast Guard for fiscal year 1996, as follows:
            (1) For the operation and maintenance of the Coast Guard, 
        $2,618,316,000, of which $25,000,000 shall be derived from the 
        Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund.
            (2) For the acquisition, construction, rebuilding, and 
        improvement of aids to navigation, shore and offshore 
        facilities, vessels, and aircraft, including equipment related 
        thereto, $428,200,000, to remain available until expended, of 
        which $32,500,000 shall be derived from the Oil Spill Liability 
        Trust fund to carry out the purposes of section 1012(a)(5) of 
        the Oil Pollution Act of 1990.
            (3) For research, development, test, and evaluation of 
        technologies, materials, and human factors directly relating to 
        improving the performance of the Coast Guard's mission in 
        support of search and rescue, aids to navigation, marine 
        safety, marine environmental protection, enforcement of laws 
        and treaties, ice operations, oceanographic research, and 
        defense readiness, $22,500,000, to remain available until 
        expended, of which $3,150,000 shall be derived 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, $582,022,000.
            (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) $16,200,000, to remain available until 
                expended, of which up to $14,200,000 may be made 
                available under section 104(e) of title 49, United 
                States Code; and
                    (B) for fiscal year 1995, $12,880,000, which may be 
                made available under that section.
            (6) For environmental compliance and restoration at Coast 
        Guard facilities (other than parts and equipment associated 
        with operations and maintenance), $25,000,000, to remain 
        available until expended.
    (b) Amounts From the Discretionary Bridge Program.--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.''.

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

    (a) Authorized Military Strength Level.--The Coast Guard is 
authorized an end-of-year strength for active duty personnel of 38,400 
as of September 30, 1996. The authorized strength does not include 
members of the Ready Reserve called to active duty for special or 
emergency augmentation of regular Coast Guard forces for periods of 180 
days or less.
    (b) Authorized Level of Military Training.--The Coast Guard is 
authorized average military training study loads for fiscal year 1996 
as follows:
            (1) For recruit and special training, 1,604 student years.
            (2) For flight training, 85 student years.
            (3) For professional training in military and civilian 
        institutions, 330 student years.
            (4) For officer acquisition, 874 student years.

               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 new subsection:
    ``(d) Members ordered to active duty under this section shall not 
be counted in computing authorized strength in 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. CONTRACTS FOR HEALTH CARE SERVICES.

    (a) Chapter 17 of title 14, United States Code, is amended by 
inserting after section 644 the following new section:
``Sec. 644a. Contracts for health care services
    ``(a) Subject to the availability of appropriations for this 
purpose; the Commandant may enter into personal services and other 
contracts to carry out health care responsibilities pursuant to section 
93 of this title and other applicable provisions of law pertaining to 
the provision of health care services to Coast Guard personnel and 
covered beneficiaries. The authority provided in this subsection is in 
addition to any other contract authorities of the Commandant provided 
by law or as delegated to the Commandant from time to time by the 
Secretary, including but not limited to authority relating to the 
management of health care facilities and furnishing of health care 
services pursuant to title 10 and this title.
    ``(b) The total amount of compensation paid to an individual in any 
year under a personal services contract entered into under subsection 
(a) shall not exceed the amount of annual compensation (excluding 
allowances for expenses) allowable for such contracts entered into by 
the Secretary of Defense pursuant to section 1091 of title 10.
    ``(c)(1) The Secretary shall promulgate regulations to assure--
            ``(A) the provision of adequate notice of contract 
        opportunities to individuals residing in the area of a medical 
        treatment facility involved; and
            ``(B) consideration of interested individuals solely on the 
        basis of the qualifications established for the contract and 
        the proposed contract price.
    ``(2) Upon establishment of the procedures under paragraph (1), the 
Secretary may exempt personal services contracts covered by this 
section from the competitive contracting requirements specified in 
section 2304 of title 10, or any other similar requirements of law.
    ``(d) The procedures and exemptions provided under subsection (c) 
shall not apply to personal services contracts entered into under 
subsection (a) with entities other than individuals or to any contract 
that is not an authorized personal services contract under subsection 
(a).''.
    (b) The table of sections for chapter 17 of title 14, United States 
Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 644 
the following:

``644a. Contracts for health care services.''.
    (c) The amendments made by this section shall take effect on the 
date of enactment of this Act. Any personal services contract entered 
into on behalf of the Coast Guard in reliance upon the authority of 
section 1091 of title 10 before that date is confirmed and ratified and 
shall remain in effect in accordance with the terms of the contract.

SEC. 207. 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) Special Recruiting Authority.--Section 93 of title 14, United 
States Code, is amended--
            (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (t);
            (2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (u) and 
        inserting a semicolon and the word ``and''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(v) employ special recruiting programs, including, 
        subject to appropriations Acts, the provision of financial 
        assistance by grant, cooperative agreement, or contract to 
        public or private associations, organizations, and individuals 
        (including academic scholarships for individuals), to meet 
        identified personnel resource requirements.''.

SEC. 208. ACCESS TO NATIONAL DRIVER REGISTER INFORMATION ON CERTAIN 
              COAST GUARD PERSONNEL.

    (a) Amendment to Title 14.--Section 93 of title 14, United States 
Code, as amended by section 203, is further amended--
            (1) by striking ``and'' after the semicolon at the end of 
        paragraph (u);
            (2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (v) and 
        inserting ``; and''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(w) require that any 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 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. 209. COAST GUARD HOUSING AUTHORITIES.

    (a) In General.--Part I of title 14, United States Code, is amended 
by inserting after chapter 17 the following new chapter:

             ``CHAPTER 18--COAST GUARD HOUSING AUTHORITIES

                             ``subchapter a

``Section
``671. Definitions.
``672. General Authority.
``673. Direct loans and loan guarantees.
``674. Leasing of housing to be constructed.
``675. Investments in nongovernmental entities.
``676. Rental guarantees.
``677. Differential lease payments.
``678. Conveyance or lease of existing property and facilities.
``679. Interim leases.
``680. Unit size and type.
``681. Support facilities.
``682. Assignment of members of the armed forces to housing units.
``683. Coast Guard Housing Improvement Fund.
``684. Reports.
``685. Expiration of authority.
                             ``subchapter b

``691. Conveyance of damaged or deteriorated military family housing; 
                            use of proceeds.
``692. Limited partnerships with private developers of housing.

                             ``SUBCHAPTER A

``Sec. 671. Definitions
    ``In this subchapter the term `support facilities' means facilities 
relating to military housing units, including child care centers, day 
care centers, community centers, housing offices, maintenance 
complexes, dining facilities, unit offices, fitness centers, parks, and 
other similar facilities for the support of military housing.
``Sec. 672. General authority
    ``In addition to any other authority provided for the acquisition, 
construction, or improvement of military family housing or military 
unaccompanied housing, the Secretary may exercise any authority or any 
combination of authorities provided under this subchapter in order to 
provide for the acquisition, construction, improvement or 
rehabilitation 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.
``Sec. 673. Direct loans and loan guarantees
    ``(a) Direct Loans.--(1) Subject to subsection (c), the Secretary 
may make direct loans to persons in the private sector in order to 
provide funds to such persons for the acquisition, construction, 
improvement, or rehabilitation of housing units that the Secretary 
determines are suitable for use as military family housing or as 
military unaccompanied housing.
    ``(2) The Secretary shall establish such terms and conditions with 
respect to loans made under this subsection as the Secretary considers 
appropriate to protect the interests of the United States, including 
the period and frequency for repayment of such loans and the 
obligations of the obligors on such loans upon default.
    ``(b) Loan Guarantees.--(1) Subject to subsection (c), 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, 
construct, improve, or rehabilitate 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) the amount equal to 80 percent of the value of the 
        project; or
            ``(B) the amount of 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 obligors of such loans and the 
rights and obligations of the United States with respect to such 
guarantees.
    ``(c) Limitation on Direct Loan and Guarantee Authority.--Direct 
loans and 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 direct loans or 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 direct loans and guarantees made 
under this section.
``Sec. 674. Leasing of housing to be constructed
    ``(a) Build and Lease Authorized.--The Secretary may enter into 
contracts for the lease of family housing units or unaccompanied 
housing units to be constructed, improved, or rehabilitated under this 
subchapter.
    ``(b) Lease Terms.--A contract under this section may be for any 
period that the Secretary determines appropriate.
``Sec. 675. Investments in nongovernmental entities
    ``(a) Investments Authorized.--The Secretary may make investments 
in nongovernmental entities carrying out projects for the acquisition, 
construction, improvement, or rehabilitation of housing units suitable 
for use as military family housing or as military unaccompanied 
housing.
    ``(b) Forms of Investment.--An investment under this section may 
take the form of a direct investment by the United States, an 
acquisition of a limited partnership interest by the United States, a 
purchase of stock or other equity instruments by the United States, a 
purchase of bonds or other debt instruments by the United States, or 
any combination of such forms of investment.
    ``(c) Limitation on Value of Investment.--(1) The cash amount of an 
investment under this section in a nongovernmental entity may not 
exceed an amount equal to 35 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, construction, improvement, or 
rehabilitation of housing, means the total amount of the costs included 
in the basis of the housing for Federal income tax purposes.
    ``(d) Collateral Incentive Agreements.--The Secretary may 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 
in the lease or purchase, as the case may be, of a reasonable number of 
the housing units covered by the investment.
``Sec. 676. Rental guarantees
    ``The Secretary may enter into agreements with private persons that 
acquire, construct, improve, or rehabilitate family housing units or 
unaccompanied housing units under this subchapter in order to assure--
            ``(1) the occupancy of such units at levels specified in 
        the agreements; or
            ``(2) rental income derived from rental of such units at 
        levels specified in the agreements.
``Sec. 677. Differential lease payments
    ``The Secretary, pursuant to an agreement entered into by the 
Secretary and a private lessor of family housing or unaccompanied 
housing to members of the armed forces, may pay the lessor an amount in 
addition to the rental payments for the housing made by the members as 
the Secretary determines appropriate to encourage the lessor to make 
the housing available to members of the armed forces as family housing 
or as unaccompanied housing.
``Sec. 678. Conveyance or lease of existing property and facilities
    ``(a) Conveyance or Lease Authorized.--The Secretary may convey or 
lease property or facilities (including support facilities) to private 
persons for purposes of using the proceeds of such conveyance or lease 
to carry out activities under this subchapter.
    ``(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 subchapter 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 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. 679. Interim leases
    ``Pending completion of a project to acquire, construct, improve, 
or rehabilitate family housing units or unaccompanied housing units 
under this subchapter, the Secretary may provide for the interim lease 
of such units of the project as are complete. The term of a lease under 
this section may not extend beyond the date of the completion of the 
project concerned.
``Sec. 680. Unit size and type
    ``The Secretary shall ensure that the room patterns and floor areas 
of family housing units and unaccompanied housing units acquired, 
constructed, improved, or rehabilitated under this subchapter are 
generally comparable to the room patterns and floor areas of similar 
housing units in the locality concerned.
``Sec. 681. Support facilities
    ``Any project for the acquisition, construction, improvement, or 
rehabilitation of family housing units or unaccompanied housing units 
under this subchapter may include the acquisition, construction, or 
improvement of support facilities for the housing units concerned.
``Sec. 682. 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, constructed, improved, or 
rehabilitated under this subchapter.
    ``(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, constructed, improved, or rehabilitated under this subchapter 
to make lease payments for such housing pursuant to allotments of the 
pay of such members under section 701 of title 37.
``Sec. 683. Coast Guard Housing Improvement Fund
    ``(a) Establishment.--There is hereby established on the books of 
the Treasury an account to be known as the Coast Guard Housing 
Improvement Fund (in this section referred to as the `Fund').
    ``(b) Credits to Fund.--There shall be credited to the Fund the 
following:
            ``(1) Funds appropriated to the Fund.
            ``(2) Any funds that the Secretary may, to the extent 
        provided in appropriation Acts, transfer to the Fund from funds 
        appropriated to the Department of Transportation or Coast Guard 
        for family housing, except that such funds may be transferred 
        only after the Secretary transmits written notice of, and 
        justification for, such transfer to the appropriate committees 
        of Congress.
            ``(3) Any funds that the Secretary may, to the extent 
        provided in appropriations Acts, transfer to the Fund from 
        funds appropriated to the Department of Transportation or Coast 
        Guard for military unaccompanied housing or for the operation 
        and maintenance of military unaccompanied housing, except that 
        such funds may be transferred only after the Secretary 
        transmits written notice of, and justification for, such 
        transfer to the appropriate committees of Congress.
            ``(4) Proceeds from the conveyance or lease of property or 
        facilities under section 678 of this title.
            ``(5) Income from any activities under this subchapter, 
        including interest on loans made under section 673 of this 
        title, income and gains realized from investments under section 
        675 of this title, and any return of capital invested as part 
        of such investments.
    ``(c) Use of Funds.--(1) To the extent provided in appropriations 
Acts and except as provided in paragraphs (2) and (3), the Secretary 
may use amounts in the Fund to carry out activities under this 
subchapter (including activities required in connection with the 
planning, execution, and administration of contracts or agreements 
entered into under the authority of this subchapter).
    ``(2)(A) Funds in the Fund that are derived from appropriations or 
transfers of funds for military family housing, or from income from 
activities under this subchapter with respect to such housing, may be 
used in accordance with paragraph (1) only to carry out activities 
under this subchapter with respect to military family housing.
    ``(B) Funds in the Fund that are derived from appropriations or 
transfers of funds for military unaccompanied housing, or from income 
from activities under this subchapter with respect to such housing, may 
be used in accordance with paragraph (1) only to carry out activities 
under this subchapter with respect to military unaccompanied housing.
    ``(3) The Secretary may not enter into a contract or agreement to 
carry out activities under this subchapter unless the Fund contains 
sufficient amounts, as of the time the contract or agreement is entered 
into, to satisfy the total obligations to be incurred by the United 
States under the contract or agreement.
    ``(d) Limitation on Amount of Budget Authority.--The total value in 
budget authority of all contracts, agreements, and investments 
undertaken using the authorities provided in this subchapter shall not 
exceed $60,000,000.
``Sec. 684. 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, United States Code, 
the following:
            ``(1) A report on the amount and nature of the deposits 
        into, and the expenditures from, the Coast Guard Housing 
        Improvement Fund established under section 683 of this title 
        during the preceding fiscal year.
            ``(2) A report on each contract or agreement for a project 
        for the acquisition, construction, improvement, or 
        rehabilitation of family housing units or unaccompanied housing 
        units that the Secretary proposes to solicit under this 
        subchapter, describing the project and the method of 
        participation of the United States in the project and providing 
        justification of such method of participation.
            ``(3) A methodology for evaluating the extent and 
        effectiveness of the use of the authorities under this 
        subchapter 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. 685. Expiration of authority
    ``The authority to enter into a transaction under this subchapter 
shall expire 5 years after the date of the enactment of the Coast Guard 
Authorization Act of 1995.

                             ``SUBCHAPTER B

``Sec. 691. Conveyance of damaged or deteriorated military family 
              housing; use of proceeds
    ``(a) Authority to Convey.--
            ``(1) Subject to paragraph (2), the Secretary may convey 
        any family housing facility that, due to damage or 
        deterioration, is in a condition that is uneconomical to 
        repair. Any conveyance of a family housing facility under this 
        section may include a conveyance of the real property 
        associated with the facility conveyed.
            ``(2) The aggregate total value of the family housing 
        facilities conveyed by the Secretary under the authority in 
        this subsection in any fiscal year may not exceed $5,000,000.
            ``(3) For purposes of this subsection, a family housing 
        facility is in a condition that is uneconomical to repair if 
        the cost of the necessary repairs for the facility would exceed 
        the amount equal to 70 percent of the cost of constructing a 
        family housing facility to replace such a facility.
    ``(b) Consideration.--
            ``(1) As consideration for the conveyance of a family 
        housing facility under subsection (a), the person to whom the 
        facility is conveyed shall pay the United States an amount 
        equal to the fair market value of the facility conveyed, 
        including any real property conveyed along with the facility.
            ``(2) The Secretary shall determine the fair market value 
        of any family housing facility and associated real property 
        that is conveyed under subsection (a). Such determinations 
        shall be final.
    ``(c) Notice and Wait Requirements.--The Secretary may not enter 
into an agreement to convey a family housing facility under this 
section until--
            ``(1) the Secretary submits to the appropriate committees 
        of Congress, in writing, a justification for the conveyance 
        under the agreement, including--
                    ``(A) an estimate of the consideration to be 
                provided the United States under the agreement;
                    ``(B) an estimate of the cost of repairing the 
                family housing facility to be conveyed; and
                    ``(C) an estimate of the cost of replacing the 
                family housing facility to be conveyed; and
            ``(2) a period of 21 calendar days has elapsed after the 
        date on which the justification is received by the committees.
    ``(d) Inapplicability of Certain Property Disposal Laws.--The 
following provisions of law do not apply to the conveyance of a family 
housing facility under this section:
            ``(1) The provisions of the Federal Property and 
        Administrative Services Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C. 471 et seq.).
            ``(2) The provisions of the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless 
        Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11301 et seq.).
    ``(e) Use of Proceeds.--(1) The proceeds of any conveyance of a 
family housing facility under this section shall be credited to the 
Coast Guard Housing Improvement Fund (Fund) established under section 
683 of this title and available for the purposes described in paragraph 
(2).
    ``(2) The proceeds of a conveyance of a family housing facility 
under this section may be used for the following purposes:
            ``(A) To construct family housing units to replace the 
        family housing facility conveyed under this section, but only 
        to the extent that the number of units constructed with such 
        proceeds does not exceed the number of units of military family 
        housing of the facility conveyed.
            ``(B) To repair or restore existing military family 
        housing.
            ``(C) To reimburse the Secretary for the costs incurred by 
        the Secretary in conveying the family housing facility.
    ``(3) Notwithstanding section 683(c) of this title, proceeds in the 
account under this subsection shall be available under paragraph (1) 
for purposes described in paragraph (2) without any further 
appropriation.
    ``(f) Description of Property.--The exact acreage and legal 
description of any family housing facility conveyed under this section, 
including any real property associated with such facility, shall be 
determined by such means as the Secretary considers satisfactory, 
including by survey in the case of real property.
    ``(g) Additional Terms and Conditions.--The Secretary may require 
such additional terms and conditions in connection with the conveyance 
of family housing facilities under this section as the Secretary 
considers appropriate to protect the interests of the United States.
``Sec. 692. Limited partnerships with private developers of housing
    ``(a) Limited Partnerships.--(1) In order to meet the housing 
requirements of members of the Coast Guard, and the dependents of such 
members, at a military installation described in paragraph (2), the 
Secretary of Transportation may enter into a limited partnership with 
one or more private developers to encourage the construction of housing 
and accessory structures within commuting distance of the installation. 
The Secretary may contribute not more than 35 percent of the 
development costs under a limited partnership.
    ``(2) Paragraph (1) applies to a military installation under the 
jurisdiction of the Secretary at which there is a shortage of suitable 
housing to meet the requirements of members and dependents referred to 
in such paragraph.
    ``(b) Collateral Incentive Agreements.--The Secretary may also 
enter into collateral incentive agreements with private developers who 
enter into a limited partnership under subsection (a) to ensure that, 
where appropriate--
            ``(1) a suitable preference will be afforded members of the 
        Coast Guard in the lease or purchase, as the case may be, of a 
        reasonable number of the housing units covered by the limited 
        partnership; or
            ``(2) the rental rates or sale prices, as the case may be, 
        for some or all of such units will be affordable for such 
        members.
    ``(c) Selection of Investment Opportunities.--
            ``(1) The Secretary shall use publicly advertised, 
        competitively bid or competitively negotiated, contracting 
        procedures, as provided in chapter 137 of title 10, United 
        States Code, to enter into limited partnerships under 
        subsection (a).
            ``(2) When a decision is made to enter into a limited 
        partnership under subsection (a), the Secretary shall submit a 
        report in writing to the appropriate committees of Congress on 
        that decision. Each such report shall include the justification 
        for the limited partnership, the terms and conditions of the 
        limited partnership, a description of the development costs for 
        projects under the limited partnership, and a description of 
        the share of such costs to be incurred by the Secretary. The 
        Secretary may then enter into the limited partnership only 
        after the end of the 21-day period beginning on the date the 
        report is received by such committees.
    ``(d) Funds.--(1) Any proceeds received by the Secretary from the 
repayment of investments or profits on investments of the Secretary 
under subsection (a) shall be deposited into the Coast Guard Housing 
Improvement Fund established under section 683 of this title.
    ``(2) From such amounts as is provided in advance in appropriation 
Acts, funds in the Coast Guard Housing Improvement Fund shall be 
available to the Secretary for contracts, investments, and expenses 
necessary for the implementation of this section.
    ``(3) The Secretary may not enter into a contract in connection 
with a limited partnership under subsection (a) or a collateral 
incentive agreement under subsection (b) unless a sufficient amount of 
the unobligated balance of the funds in the Coast Guard Housing 
Improvement Fund is available to the Secretary, as of the time the 
contract is entered into, to satisfy the total obligations to be 
incurred by the United States under the contract.
    ``(e) Transfer of Lands Prohibited.--Nothing in this section shall 
be construed to permit the Secretary, as part of a limited partnership 
entered into under this section, to transfer the right, title, or 
interest of the United States in any real property under the 
jurisdiction of the Secretary.
    ``(f) Expiration and Termination of Authorities.--The authority to 
enter into a transaction under this section shall expire 5 years after 
the date of the enactment of the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 
1995.''.
    (b) Final Report.--Not later than March 1, 2000, the Secretary 
shall submit to Congress a report on the use by the Secretary of the 
authorities provided by subchapter A of chapter 18 of title 14, United 
States Code, as added by subsection (a) of this section. 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, is amended by inserting after the item relating to 
chapter 17 the following:

                        ``18. Coast Guard Housing Authorities.. 671.''.

SEC. 210. BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS DEADLINE.

    (a) 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 of 
        Transportation; 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, 
                United States Code, directing final action be taken 
                within 30 days from the date the order is entered; and
                    (B) from amounts appropriated to the Department of 
                Transportation, the costs of obtaining the order, 
                including a reasonable attorney's fee.
    (b) Existing Deadline Mandatory.--The 10-month deadline established 
in section 212 of the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 1989 (Public Law 
101-225; 103 Stat. 1914) is mandatory.
    (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 Transportation on or after June 
12, 1990, who files with the board an application for relief under this 
section. If a recommended decision was modified or reversed on review 
with final agency action occurring after expiration of the 10-month 
deadline, 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.

       TITLE III--MARINE SAFETY AND WATERWAY SERVICES MANAGEMENT

SEC. 301. INCREASED PENALTIES FOR DOCUMENTATION VIOLATIONS.

    (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 operating within the 
        territorial waters of the United States, 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 
        operating within the territorial waters of the United States,'' 
        after ``A documented vessel''; and
            (2) Conforming amendment.--Section 12111(a)(2) of title 46, 
        United States Code, is amended by inserting before the period 
        the following: ``in violation of section 12110(d) of this 
        title''.

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, 105 Stat. 
2208-2235) 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, 105 Stat. 2208-
2235) is amended by adding at the end of section 19 the following:
    ``(g) The Committee shall terminate on September 30, 2000.''.

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 three 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. RESTRICTIONS ON CLOSURE OF SMALL BOAT STATIONS.

    (a) Prohibition.-- The Secretary of Transportation (hereinafter in 
this section referred to as the ``Secretary'') shall not close any 
Coast Guard multi-mission small boat station or subunit before October 
1, 1996.
    (b) Closure Requirements.--After October 1, 1996, the Secretary 
shall not close any Coast Guard multi-mission small boat station or 
subunit unless the following requirements have been met:
            (1) The Secretary shall determine that--
                    (A) adequate search-and-rescue capabilities will 
                maintain the safety of the maritime public in the area 
                of the station or subunit; and
                    (B) the closure will not result in degradation of 
                services (including but not limited to search and 
                rescue, enforcement of fisheries and other laws and 
                treaties, recreational boating safety, port safety and 
                security, aids to navigation, and military readiness) 
                that would cause significant increased threat to life, 
                property, environment, public safety or national 
                security.
            (2) In making the decision to close a station or subunit, 
        the Secretary shall assess--
                    (A) the benefit of the station or subunit in 
                deterring or preventing violations of applicable laws 
                and regulations;
                    (B) unique regional or local prevailing weather and 
                marine conditions including water temperature and 
                unusual tide and current conditions; and
                    (C) other Federal, State, and local government 
                capabilities which could fully or partially substitute 
                for services provided by such station or subunit.
            (4) The Secretary shall develop a transition plan for the 
        area affected by the closure to ensure the Coast Guard service 
        needs of the area continue to be met.
            (5) The Secretary shall implement a process to--
                    (A) notify the public of the intended closure;
                    (B) make available to the public information used 
                in making the determination and assessment under this 
                section; and
                    (C) provide an opportunity for public 
                participation, including public meetings and the 
                submission of and summary response to written comments, 
                with regard to the decision to close the station or 
                subunit and the development of a transition plan.
    (c) Notification.--If, after the requirements of subsection (b) are 
met and after consideration of public comment, the Secretary decides to 
close a small-boat station or subunit, the Secretary shall provide 
notification of that decision, at least 60 days before the closure is 
effected, to the public, the Committee on Commerce, Science and 
Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and 
Infrastructure of the House of Representatives.
    (d) Operational Flexibility.--Notwithstanding the requirements of 
this section, the Secretary may implement any management efficiencies 
within the small boat system, such as modifying the operational posture 
of units or reallocating resources as necessary to ensure the safety of 
the maritime public nationwide, provided that no stations or subunits 
are closed.

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 that knowingly alters lifesaving, fire 
        safety, or any other equipment subject to this part, so that 
        the equipment altered is so defective as to be insufficient to 
        accomplish the purpose for which it is intended, commits a 
        class D felony.''.

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 may not be overhauled, repaired, or 
maintained in any shipyard located outside the United States, except 
that this section does not apply to emergency repairs.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--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 
person 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 person 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 U.S.C. App. 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 
person 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 person 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 U.S.C. App. 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 
person 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 person 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 U.S.C. App. 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 person 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 person 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 U.S.C. App. 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.''.

                    TITLE IV--COAST GUARD AUXILIARY

SEC. 401. ADMINISTRATION OF THE COAST GUARD AUXILIARY.

    (a) Section 821, title 14, United States Code, is amended to read 
as follows:
    ``(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 
(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 Federal Tort Claims Act (28 U.S.C. 2671, et 
seq.), the Military Claims Act (10 U.S.C. 2733), the Public Vessels Act 
(46 U.S.C. App. 781-790), the Suits in Admiralty Act (46 U.S.C. App. 
741-752), the Admiralty Extension Act (46 U.S.C. App. 740), and for 
other noncontractual civil liability purposes.
    ``(c) The national board of the Auxiliary, and any Auxiliary 
district or region, may form a corporation under State law, provided 
that the formation of such a corporation is in accordance with policies 
established by the Commandant.''.
    (b) The section heading for section 821 of title 14, United States 
Code, is amended after ``Administration'' by inserting ``of the Coast 
Guard Auxiliary''.
    (c) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 23 of title 
14, United States Code, is amended in the item relating to section 821, 
after ``Administration'' by inserting ``of the Coast Guard Auxiliary''.

SEC. 402. PURPOSE OF THE COAST GUARD AUXILIARY.

    (a) Section 822 of title 14, United States Code, is amended by 
striking the entire text and inserting:
    ``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) The section heading for section 822 of title 14, United States 
Code, is amended after ``Purpose'' by inserting ``of the Coast Guard 
Auxiliary''.
    (c) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 23 of title 
14, United States Code, is amended in the item relating to section 822, 
after ``Purpose'' by inserting ``of the Coast Guard Auxiliary''.

SEC. 403. MEMBERS OF THE AUXILIARY; STATUS.

    (a) 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 deemed 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) the Federal Tort Claims Act (28 U.S.C. 2671 et seq.), 
        the Military Claims Act (10 U.S.C. 2733), the Public Vessels 
        Act (46 U.S.C. App. 781-790), the Suits in Admiralty Act (46 
        U.S.C. App. 741-752), the Admiralty Extension Act (46 U.S.C. 
        App. 740), and for other noncontractual civil liability 
        purposes;
            ``(2) compensation for work injuries under chapter 81 of 
        title 5, United States Code; and
            ``(3) 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, 
United States Code.''.
    (b) 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.

    Title 14, United States Code, is amended by striking ``specific'' 
each place it appears in sections 830, 831, and 832.

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

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

SEC. 406. VESSEL DEEMED PUBLIC VESSEL.

    The text of section 827 of title 14, United States Code, is amended 
to read as follows:
    ``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.

    The text of section 828 of title 14, United States Code, is amended 
to read as follows:
    ``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 ``to the Coast Guard Auxiliary, including 
        any incorporated unit thereof,'' after ``with or without 
        charge,''; and
            (2) by striking ``to any incorporated unit of the Coast 
        Guard Auxiliary,'' after ``America,''.

            TITLE V--RECREATIONAL BOATING SAFETY IMPROVEMENT

SEC. 501. STATE RECREATIONAL BOATING SAFETY GRANTS.

    (a) Transfer of Amounts for State Boating Safety Programs.--
            (1) Transfers.--Section 4(b) of the Act of August 9, 1950 
        (16 U.S.C. 777c(b); commonly referred to as the ``Dingell-
        Johnson Sport Fish Restoration Act'') is amended to read as 
        follows:
    ``(b)(1) Of the balance of each annual appropriation remaining 
after making the distribution under subsection (a), an amount equal to 
$15,000,000 for fiscal year 1995, $40,000,000 for fiscal year 1996, 
$55,000,000 for fiscal year 1997, and $69,000,000 for each of fiscal 
years 1998 and 1999, shall, subject to paragraph (2), be used as 
follows:
            ``(A) A sum equal to $7,500,000 of the amount available for 
        fiscal year 1995, and a sum equal to $10,000,000 of the amount 
        available for each of fiscal years 1996 and 1997, shall be 
        available for use by the Secretary of the Interior for grants 
        under section 5604(c) of the Clean Vessel Act of 1992. Any 
        portion of such a sum available for a fiscal year that is not 
        obligated for those grants before the end of the following 
        fiscal year shall be transferred to the Secretary of 
        Transportation and shall be expended by the Secretary of 
        Transportation for State recreational boating safety programs 
        under section 13106 of title 46, United States Code.
            ``(B) A sum equal to $7,500,000 of the amount available for 
        fiscal year 1995, $30,000,000 of the amount available for 
        fiscal year 1996, $45,000,000 of the amount available for 
        fiscal year 1997, and $59,000,000 of the amount available for 
        each of fiscal years 1998 and 1999, shall be transferred to the 
        Secretary of Transportation and shall be expended by the 
        Secretary of Transportation for recreational boating safety 
        programs under section 13106 of title 46, United States Code.
            ``(C) A sum equal to $10,000,000 of the amount available 
        for each of fiscal years 1998 and 1999 shall be available for 
        use by the Secretary of the Interior for--
                    ``(i) grants under section 502(e) of the Coast 
                Guard Authorization Act of 1995; and
                    ``(ii) grants under section 5604(c) of the Clean 
                Vessel Act of 1992.
Any portion of such a sum available for a fiscal year that is not 
obligated for those grants before the end of the following fiscal year 
shall be transferred to the Secretary of Transportation and shall be 
expended by the Secretary of Transportation for State recreational 
boating safety programs under section 13106 of title 46, United States 
Code.
    ``(2)(A) Beginning with fiscal year 1996, the amount transferred 
under paragraph (1)(B) for a fiscal year shall be reduced by the lesser 
of--
            ``(i) the amount appropriated for that fiscal year from the 
        Boat Safety Account in the Aquatic Resources Trust Fund 
        established under section 9504 of the Internal Revenue Code of 
        1986 to carry out the purposes of section 13106 of title 46, 
        United States Code; or
            ``(ii) $35,000,000.
            ``(iii) for fiscal year 1996 only, $30,000,000.
    ``(B) The amount of any reduction under subparagraph (A) shall be 
apportioned among the several States under subsection (d) of this 
section by the Secretary of the Interior.''.
            (2) Conforming Amendment.--Section 5604(c)(1) of the Clean 
        Vessel Act of 1992 (33 U.S.C. 1322 note) is amended by striking 
        ``section 4(b)(2) of the Act of August 9, 1950 (16 U.S.C. 
        777c(b)(2), as amended by this Act)'' and inserting ``section 
        4(b)(1) of the Act of August 9, 1950 (16 U.S.C. 777c(b)(1))''.
    (b) Expenditure of Amounts for State Recreational Boating Safety 
Programs.--Section 13106 of title 46, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by striking the first sentence of subsection (a)(1) and 
        inserting the following: ``Subject to paragraph (2), the 
        Secretary shall expend under contracts with States under this 
        chapter in each fiscal year for State recreational boating 
        safety programs an amount equal to the sum of the amount 
        appropriated from the Boat Safety Account for that fiscal year 
        plus the amount transferred to the Secretary under section 
        4(b)(1) of the Act of August 9, 1950 (16 U.S.C. 777c(b)(1)) for 
        that fiscal year.''; and
            (2) by amending subsection (c) to read as follows:
    ``(c) For expenditure under this chapter for State recreational 
boating safety programs there are authorized to be appropriated to the 
Secretary of Transportation from the Boat Safety Account established 
under section 9504 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. 
9504) not more than $35,000,000 each fiscal year.''.
    (c) Excess FY 1995 Boat Safety Account Funds Transfer.--
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, $20,000,000 of the annual 
appropriation from the Sport Fish Restoration Account in fiscal year 
1996 made in accordance with the provisions of section 3 of the Act of 
August 9, 1950 (16 U.S.C. 777b) shall be excluded from the calculation 
of amounts to be distributed under section 4(a) of such Act (16 U.S.C. 
777c(a)).

SEC. 502. BOATING ACCESS.

    (a) Findings.--The Congress makes the following findings:
            (1) Nontrailerable recreational motorboats contribute 15 
        percent of the gasoline taxes deposited in the Aquatic 
        Resources Trust Fund while constituting less than 5 percent of 
        the recreational vessels in the United States.
            (2) The majority of recreational vessel access facilities 
        constructed with Aquatic Resources Trust Fund moneys benefit 
        trailerable recreational vessels.
            (3) More Aquatic Resources Trust Fund moneys should be 
        spent on recreational vessel access facilities that benefit 
        recreational vessels that are nontrailerable vessels.
    (b) Purpose.--The purpose of this section is to provide funds to 
States for the development of public facilities for transient 
nontrailerable vessels.
    (c) Survey.--Within 18 months after the date of the enactment of 
this Act, any State may complete and submit to the Secretary of the 
Interior a survey which identifies--
            (1) the number and location in the State of all public 
        facilities for transient nontrailerable vessels; and
            (2) the number and areas of operation in the State of all 
        nontrailerable vessels that operate on navigable waters in the 
        State.
    (d) Plan.--Within 6 months after submitting a survey to the 
Secretary of the Interior in accordance with subsection (c), an 
eligible State may develop and submit to the Secretary of the Interior 
a plan for the construction and renovation of public facilities for 
transient nontrailerable vessels to meet the needs of nontrailerable 
vessels operating on navigable waters in the State.
    (e) Grant Program.--
            (1) Matching grants.--The Secretary of the Interior shall 
        obligate not less than one-half of the amount made available 
        for each of fiscal years 1998 and 1999 under section 4(b)(1)(C) 
        of the Act of August 9, 1950, as amended by section 501(a)(1) 
        of this Act, to make grants to any eligible State to pay not 
        more than 75 percent of the cost of constructing or renovating 
        public facilities for transient nontrailerable vessels.
            (2) Priority.--
                    (A) In general.--In awarding grants under this 
                subsection, the Secretary of the Interior shall give 
                priority to projects that consist of the construction 
                or renovation of public facilities for transient 
                nontrailerable vessels in accordance with a plan 
                submitted by a State submitted under subsection (d).
                    (B) Within state.--In awarding grants under this 
                subsection for projects in a particular State, the 
                Secretary of the Interior shall give priority to 
                projects that are likely to serve the greatest number 
                of nontrailerable vessels.
    (f) Definitions.--For the purpose of this section and section 501 
of this Act the term--
            (1) ``Act of August 9, 1950'' means the Act entitled ``An 
        Act to provide that the United States shall aid the States in 
        fish restoration and management projects, and for other 
        purposes'', approved August 9, 1950 (16 U.S.C. 777a et seq.);
            (2) ``nontrailerable vessel'' means a recreational vessel 
        greater than 26 feet in length;
            (3) ``public facilities for transient nontrailerable 
        vessels'' means mooring buoys, day-docks, seasonal slips or 
        similar structures located on navigable waters, that are 
        available to the general public and designed for temporary use 
        by nontrailerable vessels;
            (4) ``recreational vessel'' means a vessel--
                    (A) operated primarily for pleasure; or
                    (B) leased, rented, or chartered to another for the 
                latter's pleasure; and
            (5) ``State'' means each of the several States of the 
        United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of 
        Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the United States Virgin 
        Islands, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas.

SEC. 503. PERSONAL FLOTATION DEVICES REQUIRED FOR CHILDREN.

    (a) Prohibition.--Section 4307(a) of title 46, United States Code, 
is amended--
            (1) by striking ``or'' after the semicolon in paragraph 
        (2);
            (2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (3) and 
        inserting a semicolon and ``or''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(4) operate a recreational vessel under 26 feet in length 
        unless each individual 6 years of age or younger wears a Coast 
        Guard approved personal flotation device when the individual is 
        on an open deck of the vessel.''.
    (b) State Authority Preserved.--Section 4307 of title 46, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end thereof the following:
    ``(c) Subsection (a)(4) shall not be construed to limit the 
authority of a State to establish requirements relating to the wearing 
of personal flotation devices on recreational vessels that are more 
stringent than the requirements of that subsection.''.
    (c) Penalty.--Section 4311 of title 46, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(h) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, in the 
case of a person violating section 4307(a)(4) of this title--
            ``(1) the maximum penalty assessable under subsection (a) 
        is a fine of $100 with no imprisonment; and
            ``(2) the maximum civil penalty assessable under subsection 
        (c) is $100.''.

SEC. 504. 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 VI--COAST GUARD REGULATORY REFORM

SEC. 601. SHORT TITLE.

    This title may be cited as the ``Coast Guard Regulatory Reform Act 
of 1995''.

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 ``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.''.

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 U.S.C. App. 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 U.S.C. App. 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)(3), 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 (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'';
            (5) 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'';
            (6) 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
            (7) 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'';
            (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''; and
            (6) by inserting ``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'' after ``200 gross tons'' in subsection (e)(3).

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.

                    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 1995, 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 1995, 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 1995, 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 Protection, Research, 
and Sanctuaries Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 2803) 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 (42 U.S.C. 6981 note) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``for a period of at least 3 years,'' in 
        the matter preceding paragraph (1)(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--LAW ENFORCEMENT ENHANCEMENT

SEC. 901. SANCTIONS FOR FAILURE TO LAND OR TO BRING TO; SANCTIONS FOR 
              OBSTRUCTION OF BOARDING AND PROVIDING FALSE INFORMATION.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 109 of title 18, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end new section 2237 to read as follows:
``Sec. 2237. Sanctions for failure to land or to bring to; sanctions 
              for obstruction of boarding and providing false 
              information
    ``(a)(1) It shall be unlawful for the pilot, operator, or person in 
charge of an aircraft which has crossed the border of the United 
States, or an aircraft subject to the jurisdiction of the United States 
operating outside the United States, to knowingly fail to obey an order 
to land by an authorized Federal law enforcement officer who is 
enforcing the laws of the United States relating to controlled 
substances, as that term is defined in section 102(6) of the Controlled 
Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 802(6)), or relating to money laundering 
(sections 1956-57 of this title).
    ``(2) The Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration, in 
consultation with the Commissioner of Customs and the Attorney General, 
shall prescribe regulations governing the means by, and circumstances 
under which a Federal law enforcement officer may communicate an order 
to land to a pilot, operator, or person in charge of an aircraft. Such 
regulations shall ensure that any such order is clearly communicated in 
accordance with applicable international standards. Further, such 
regulations shall establish guidelines based on observed conduct, prior 
information, or other circumstances for determining when an officer may 
use the authority granted under paragraph (1).
    ``(b)(1) It shall be unlawful for the master, operator, or person 
in charge of a vessel of the United States or a vessel subject to the 
jurisdiction of the United States, to knowingly fail to obey an order 
to bring to that vessel on being ordered to do so by an authorized 
Federal law enforcement officer.
    ``(2) It shall be unlawful for any person on board a vessel of the 
United States or a vessel subject to the jurisdiction of the United 
States to--
            ``(A) forcibly assault, resist, oppose, prevent, impede, 
        intimidate, or interfere with a boarding or other law 
        enforcement action authorized by any Federal law, or to resist 
        a lawful arrest; or
            ``(B) provide information to a Federal law enforcement 
        officer during a boarding of a vessel regarding the vessel's 
        destination, origin, ownership, registration, nationality, 
        cargo, or crew, which that person knows is false.
    ``(c) This section does not limit in any way the preexisting 
authority of a customs officer under section 581 of the Tariff Act of 
1930 or any other provision of law enforced or administered by the 
Customs Service, or the preexisting authority of any Federal law 
enforcement officer under any law of the United States to order an 
aircraft to land or a vessel to bring to.
    ``(d) A foreign nation may consent or waive objection to the 
enforcement of United States law by the United States under this 
section by radio, telephone, or similar oral or electronic means. 
Consent or waiver may be proven by certification of the Secretary of 
State or the Secretary's designee.
    ``(e) For purposes of this section--
            ``(1) A `vessel of the United States' and a `vessel subject 
        to the jurisdiction of the United States' have the meaning set 
        forth for these terms in the Maritime Drug Law Enforcement Act 
        (46 App. U.S.C. 1903);
            ``(2) an aircraft `subject to the jurisdiction of the 
        United States' includes--
                    ``(A) an aircraft located over the United States or 
                the customs waters of the United States;
                    ``(B) an aircraft located in the airspace of a 
                foreign nation, where that nation consents to the 
                enforcement of United States law by the United States; 
                and
                    ``(C) over the high seas, an aircraft without 
                nationality, an aircraft of United States registry, or 
                an aircraft registered in a foreign nation that has 
                consented or waived objection to the enforcement of 
                United States law by the United States;
            ``(3) an aircraft `without nationality' includes--
                    ``(A) an aircraft aboard which the pilot, operator, 
                or person in charge makes a claim of registry, which 
                claim is denied by the nation whose registry is 
                claimed; and
                    ``(B) an aircraft aboard which the pilot, operator, 
                or person in charge fails, upon request of an officer 
                of the United States empowered to enforce applicable 
                provisions of United States law, to make a claim of 
                registry for that aircraft.
            ``(4) the term `bring to' means to cause a vessel to slow 
        or come to a stop to facilitate a law enforcement boarding by 
        adjusting the course and speed of the vessel to account for the 
        weather conditions and sea state; and
            ``(5) the term `Federal law enforcement officer' has the 
        meaning set forth in section 115 of this title.
    ``(f) Any person who intentionally violates the provisions of this 
section shall be subject to--
            ``(1) imprisonment for not more than 1 year; and
            ``(2) a fine as provided in this title.
    ``(g) An aircraft that is used in violation of this section may be 
seized and forfeited. A vessel that is used in violation of subsection 
(b)(1) or subsection (b)(2)(A) may be seized and forfeited. The laws 
relating to the seizure, summary and judicial forfeiture, and 
condemnation of property for violation of the customs laws, the 
disposition of such property or the proceeds from the sale thereof, the 
remission or mitigation of such forfeitures, and the compromise of 
claims, shall apply to seizures and forfeitures undertaken, or alleged 
to have been undertaken, under any of the provisions of this section; 
except that such duties as are imposed upon the customs officer or any 
other person with respect to the seizure and forfeiture of property 
under the customs laws shall be performed with respect to seizures and 
forfeitures of property under this section by such officers, agents, or 
other persons as may be authorized or designated for that purpose. A 
vessel or aircraft that is used in violation of this section is also 
liable in rem for any fine or civil penalty imposed under this 
section.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The analysis at the beginning of chapter 
109, title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting the 
following new item after the item for section 2236:

``2237. Sanctions for failure to land or to bring to; sanctions for 
                            obstruction of boarding or providing false 
                            information.''.

SEC. 902. FAA SUMMARY REVOCATION AUTHORITY.

    (a) Title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding after 
section 44106 the following new section:
``Sec. 44106a. Summary revocation of aircraft certificate
    ``(a) The registration of an aircraft shall be immediately revoked 
upon the knowing failure of the pilot, operator, or person in charge of 
the aircraft to follow the order of a Federal law enforcement officer 
to land an aircraft, as provided in section 2237 of title 18, United 
States Code. The Administrator shall as soon as possible notify the 
owner of the aircraft that the owner no longer holds United States 
registration for that aircraft.
    ``(b) The Administrator shall establish procedures for the owner of 
the aircraft to show cause--
            ``(1) why the registration was not revoked, as a matter of 
        law, by operation of subsection (a); or
            ``(2) why circumstances existed pursuant to which the 
        Administrator should determine that, notwithstanding subsection 
        (a), it would be in the public interest to issue a new 
        certificate of registration to the owner to be effective 
        concurrent with the revocation occasioned by operation of 
        subsection (a).''.
    (b) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 441 of title 
49, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating 
to section 44106 the following:

``44106a. Summary revocation of aircraft certificate.''.
    (c) Title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding after 
section 44710 the following new section:
``Sec. 44710a. Failure to follow order to land aircraft
    ``(a) The Administrator shall issue an order revoking the airman 
certificate of any person if the Administrator finds that--
            ``(1) such person, while acting as the pilot, operator, or 
        person in charge of an aircraft knowingly failed to follow the 
        order of a Federal law enforcement officer to land the aircraft 
        as provided in section 2237 of title 18, United States Code, 
        and
            ``(2) such person knew that he had been ordered to land the 
        aircraft.
    ``(b) If the Administrator determines that extenuating 
circumstances existed, such as safety of flight, which justified a 
deviation by the airman from the order to land, the provisions of 
subsection (a) of this section shall not apply.
    ``(c) The provisions of subsections (c) and (d) of section 44710 
shall apply to any revocation of the airman certificate of any person 
for failing to follow the order of a Federal law enforcement officer to 
land an aircraft.''.
    (d) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 447 of title 
49, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating 
to section 44710 the following:

``44710a. Failure to follow order to land aircraft.''.

SEC. 903. COAST GUARD AIR INTERDICTION AUTHORITY.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 5 of title 14, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following new section:
``Sec. 96. Air interdiction authority
    ``The Coast Guard may issue orders and make inquiries, searches, 
seizures, and arrests with respect to violations of laws of the United 
States occurring aboard any aircraft subject to the jurisdiction of the 
United States in accordance with section 2237 of title 18, United 
States Code. Any order issued under this section to land an aircraft 
shall be communicated pursuant to regulations promulgated pursuant to 
section 2237 of title 18, United States Code.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The analysis at the beginning of chapter 5 
of title 14, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
following new item:

``96. Air interdiction authority.''.

SEC. 904. COAST GUARD CIVIL PENALTY PROVISIONS.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 17 of title 14, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following new section:
``Sec. 673. Civil penalty for failure to comply with a lawful boarding, 
              order to land, obstruction of boarding, or providing 
              false information
    ``(a) The master, operator, or person in charge of a vessel, or the 
pilot, operator, or person in charge of an aircraft who knowingly fails 
to comply with an order of a Coast Guard commissioned officer, warrant 
officer, or petty officer under the authority of section 2237 of title 
18, United States Code, or section 96 of this title, and communicated 
according to regulations promulgated under section 2237 of title 18, 
United States Code, or, in the case of a vessel, according to any 
applicable, internationally recognized standards, or other manner 
reasonably calculated to be received and understood, shall be liable 
for a civil penalty of not more than $15,000.
    ``(b) A vessel or aircraft used to knowingly violate an order 
relating to the boarding of a vessel or landing of an aircraft issued 
under the authority of section 2237 of title 18, United States Code, or 
Section 96 of this Title, is also liable in rem and may be seized, 
forfeited, and sold in accordance with Customs law, specifically 
section 1594 of Title 19, United States Code.''.
    (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 item:

``673. Civil penalty for failure to comply with a lawful boarding, 
                            order to land, obstruction of boarding, or 
                            providing false information.''.

SEC. 905. CUSTOMS ORDERS.

    Section 581 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1581) is amended 
by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(i) As used in this section, the term `authorized place' includes 
--
            ``(1) with respect to a vehicle, a location in a foreign 
        country at which United States customs officers are permitted 
        to conduct inspections, examinations, or searches; and
            ``(2) with respect to aircraft to which this section 
        applies by virtue of section 644 of this Act (19 U.S.C. 1644), 
        or regulations issued thereunder, or section 2237 of title 18, 
        United States Code, any location outside of the United States, 
        including a foreign country at which United States customs 
        officers are permitted to conduct inspections, examinations, or 
        searches.''.

SEC. 906. CUSTOMS CIVIL PENALTY PROVISIONS.

    Part V of title IV of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1581 et 
seq.) is amended by adding a new section 591 (19 U.S.C. 1591) as 
follows:

``SEC. 591. CIVIL PENALTY FOR FAILURE TO OBEY AN ORDER TO LAND.

    ``(a) The pilot, operator, or person in charge of an aircraft who 
knowingly fails to comply with an order of an authorized Federal law 
enforcement officer relating to the landing of an aircraft issued under 
the authority of section 581 of this Act, or section 2237 of title 18, 
United States Code, and communicated according to regulations 
promulgated under section 2237 of title 18, United States Code, shall 
be liable for a civil penalty of not more than $15,000.
    ``(b) An aircraft used to knowingly violate an order relating to 
the landing of an aircraft issued under the authority of section 581 of 
this Act, or section 2237 of title 18, United States Code, is also 
liable in rem and may be seized, forfeited, and sold in accordance with 
Customs law, specifically section 1594 of Title 19, United States 
Code.''.

                          TITLE X--CONVEYANCES

SEC. 1001. CONVEYANCE OF PROPERTY IN MASSACHUSETTS.

    (a) Authority to Convey.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary shall convey, by an 
        appropriate means of conveyance, all right, title, and interest 
        of the United States in and to the properties described in 
        paragraph (3) to the persons to whom each such property is to 
        be conveyed under that paragraph.
            (2) Identification of property.--The Secretary may 
        identify, describe, and determine each property to be conveyed 
        pursuant to this subsection.
            (3) Properties conveyed.--
                    (A) Cape ann lighthouse.--The Secretary shall 
                convey to the town of Rockport, Massachusetts, by an 
                appropriate means of conveyance, all right, title, and 
                interest of the United States in and to the property 
                comprising the Cape Ann Lighthouse, located on Thacher 
                Island, Massachusetts.
                    (B) Coast guard property in gosnold, 
                massachusetts.--The Secretary 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'' 
                located in the town of Gosnold, Massachusetts.
    (b) Terms of Conveyance.--
            (1) In general.--The conveyance of property pursuant to 
        this section shall be made--
                    (A) without payment of consideration; and
                    (B) subject to the conditions required by 
                paragraphs (3), (4), and (5) and other terms and 
                conditions the Secretary may consider appropriate.
            (2) Reversionary interest.--In addition to any term or 
        condition established pursuant to paragraph (1), the conveyance 
        of property pursuant to this section shall be subject to the 
        condition that all right, title, and interest in the property 
        conveyed shall immediately revert to the United States if the 
        property, or any part of the property
                    (A) ceases to be maintained in a manner that 
                ensures its present or future use as a Coast Guard aid 
                to navigation; or
                    (B) ceases to be maintained in a manner consistent 
                with the provisions of the National Historic 
                Preservation Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.).
            (3) Maintenance of navigation functions.--The conveyance of 
        property pursuant to this section shall be made subject to the 
        conditions that the Secretary considers to be necessary to 
        assure that--
                    (A) the lights, antennas, and associated equipment 
                located on the property conveyed, which are active aids 
                to navigation, shall continue to be operated and 
                maintained by the United States;
                    (B) the person to which the property is conveyed 
                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 the property conveyed 
                as may be necessary for navigational purposes;
                    (D) the United States shall have the right, at any 
                time, to enter the property without notice for the 
                purpose of maintaining aids to navigation; and
                    (E) the United States shall have an easement of 
                access to the property for the purpose of maintaining 
                the aids to navigation in use on the property.
            (4) Obligation limitation.--The person to which the 
        property is conveyed is not required to maintain any active aid 
        to navigation equipment on property conveyed pursuant to this 
        section.
            (5) Maintenance of property.--The person to which the 
        property is conveyed 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) Definitions.--For purposes of this section--
            (1) the term ``Cape Ann Lighthouse'' means the Coast Guard 
        property located on Thacher Island, Massachusetts, except any 
        historical artifact, including any lens or lantern, located on 
        the property at or before the time of the conveyance;
            (2) the term ``United States Coast Guard Cuttyhunk 
        Boathouse and Wharf'' means real property located in the town 
        of Gosnold, Massachusetts (including all buildings, structures, 
        equipment, and other improvements), as determined by the 
        Secretary of Transportation; and
            (3) the term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of 
        Transportation.

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'') may convey to the 
        Island Institute, Rockland, Maine, (in this section referred to 
        as the ``Institute''), 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) Whitehead Island Light.
                    (B) Deer Island Thorofare (Mark Island) Light.
                    (C) Burnt Island Light.
                    (D) Rockland Harbor Breakwater Light.
                    (E) Monhegan Island Light.
                    (F) Eagle Island Light.
                    (G) Curtis Island Light.
                    (H) Moose Peak Light.
                    (I) Great Duck Island Light.
                    (J) Goose Rocks Light.
                    (K) Isle au Haut Light.
                    (L) Goat Island Light.
                    (M) Wood Island Light.
                    (N) Doubling Point Light.
                    (O) Doubling Point Front Range Light.
                    (P) Doubling Point Rear Range Light.
                    (Q) Little River Light.
                    (R) Spring Point Ledge Light.
                    (S) Ram Island Light (Boothbay).
                    (T) Seguin Island Light.
                    (U) Marshall Point Light.
                    (V) Fort Point Light.
                    (W) West Quoddy Head Light.
                    (X) Brown's Head Light.
                    (Y) Cape Neddick Light.
                    (Z) Halfway Rock Light.
                    (AA) Ram Island Ledge Light.
                    (BB) Mount Desert Rock Light.
                    (CC) Whitlock's Mill Light.
                    (DD) Nash Island Light.
                    (EE) Manana Island Fog Signal Station.
            (3) Deadline for conveyance.--The conveyances authorized by 
        this subsection shall take place not later than 5 years after 
        the date of the enactment of this Act.
            (4) Additional conveyances to united states fish and 
        wildlife service.--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, directly to the United States Fish and 
        Wildlife Service:
                    (A) Two Bush Island Light.
                    (B) Egg Rock Light.
                    (C) Libby Island Light.
                    (D) Matinicus Rock 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 
                paragraphs (2) and (3) 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, and associated equipment 
                located on the property conveyed, which are active aids 
                to navigation, shall continue to be operated and 
                maintained by the United States;
                    (B) the 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 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 the Institute conveys a lighthouse 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 paragraph (1), 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;
                    (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.); or
                    (D) the Secretary determines that--
                            (i) the Institute is unable to identify an 
                        entity eligible for the conveyance of the 
                        lighthouse under subsection (d) within the 3-
                        year period beginning on the date of the 
                        conveyance of the lighthouse to the Institute 
                        under subsection (a); or
                            (ii) in the event that the Institute 
                        identifies an entity eligible for the 
                        conveyance within that period--
                                    (I) the entity is unable or 
                                unwilling to accept the conveyance and 
                                the Institute is unable to identify 
                                another entity eligible for the 
                                conveyance within that period; or
                                    (II) the Maine Lighthouse Selection 
                                Committee established under subsection 
                                (d)(3)(A) disapproves of the entity 
                                identified by the Institute and the 
                                Institute is unable to identify another 
                                entity eligible for the conveyance 
                                within that period.
    (c) Inspection.--The State Historic Preservation Officer of the 
State of Maine may inspect any lighthouse, and any real property and 
improvements associated therewith, that is conveyed under this section 
at any time, without notice, for purposes of ensuring that the 
lighthouse is being maintained in the manner required under subsection 
(b). The Institute, and any subsequent conveyee of the Institute under 
subsection (d), shall cooperate with the official referred to in the 
preceding sentence in the inspections of that official under this 
subsection.
    (d) Subsequent Conveyance.--
            (1) Requirement.--
                    (A) In general.--Except as provided in subparagraph 
                (B), the Institute shall convey, without consideration, 
                all right, title, and interest of the Institute in and 
                to the lighthouses conveyed to the Institute under 
                subsection (a), 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).
                    (B) Exception.--The Institute, with the concurrence 
                of the Maine Lighthouse Selection Committee and in 
                accordance with the terms and conditions of subsection 
                (b), may retain right, title, and interest in and to 
                the following lighthouses conveyed to the Institute:
                            (i) Whitehead Island Light.
                            (ii) Deer Island Thorofare (Mark Island) 
                        Light.
            (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 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 3 
                                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 Institute 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.
                            (iii) Disapproval.--If the Committee 
                        disapproves of the entities, the Committee 
                        shall notify the Institute and, subject to 
                        subsection (b)(4)(D)(ii), 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 U.S.C. App.) 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 8 
                years from the date of the enactment of this Act.
            (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 Institute 
        shall, with the consent of the entity, convey the lighthouse to 
        the entity.
            (5) Responsibilities of conveyees.--Each entity to which 
        the Institute 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.
    (f) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, and annually thereafter for the next 7 years, the 
Secretary shall submit to Congress a report on the conveyance of 
lighthouses under this section. The report shall include a description 
of the implementation of the provisions of this section, and the 
requirements arising under such provisions, in--
            (1) providing for the use and maintenance of the 
        lighthouses conveyed under this section in accordance with 
        subsection (b);
            (2) providing for public access to such lighthouses; and
            (3) achieving the conveyance of lighthouses to appropriate 
        entities under subsection (d).

SEC. 1003. CONVEYANCE OF SQUIRREL POINT LIGHT.

    (a) Authority to Convey.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary of Transportation (in this 
        section referred to as the ``Secretary'') shall convey to 
        Squirrel Point Associates, Incorporated, by an appropriate 
        means of conveyance, all right, title, and interest of the 
        United States in and to the property comprising the Squirrel 
        Point Light, located in the town of Arrowsic, Maine.
            (2) Identification of property.--The Secretary may 
        identify, describe, and determine the property to be conveyed 
        pursuant to this subsection.
    (b) Terms of Conveyance.--
            (1) In general.--The conveyance of property pursuant to 
        this section shall be made--
                    (A) without payment of consideration; and
                    (B) subject to the conditions required by 
                paragraphs (3) and (4) and other terms and conditions 
                the Secretary may consider appropriate.
            (2) Reversionary interest.--In addition to any term or 
        condition established pursuant to paragraph (1), the conveyance 
        of property pursuant to this section shall be subject to the 
        condition that all right, title, and interest in the Squirrel 
        Point Light shall immediately revert to the United States if 
        the Squirrel Point Light, or any part of the property--
                    (A) ceases to be used as a nonprofit center for the 
                interpretation and preservation of maritime history;
                    (B) ceases to be maintained in a manner that 
                ensures its present or future use as a Coast Guard aid 
                to navigation; or
                    (C) ceases to be maintained in a manner consistent 
                with the provisions of the National Historic 
                Preservation Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.).
            (3) Maintenance of navigation function.--The conveyance of 
        property pursuant to this section shall be made subject to the 
        conditions that the Secretary considers to be necessary to 
        assure that--
                    (A) the lights, antennas, and associated equipment 
                located on the property conveyed, which are active aids 
                to navigation, shall continue to be operated and 
                maintained by the United States;
                    (B) Squirrel Point Associates, Incorporated, or any 
                successor or assign, 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 the Squirrel Point 
                Light as may be necessary for navigational purposes;
                    (D) the United States shall have the right, at any 
                time, to enter the property without notice for the 
                purpose of maintaining aids to navigation; and
                    (E) the United States shall have an easement of 
                access to the property for the purpose of maintaining 
                the aids to navigation in use on the property.
            (4) Obligation limitation.--The Squirrel Point Associates, 
        Incorporated, or any successor or assign, is not required to 
        maintain any active aid to navigation equipment on property 
        conveyed pursuant to this section.
            (5) Maintenance of property.--The Squirrel Point 
        Associates, Incorporated, or any successor or assign, shall 
        maintain the Squirrel Point Light in accordance with the 
        National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C. 470 et 
        seq.), and other applicable laws.
    (c) Definitions.--For purposes of this section, the term ``Squirrel 
Point Light'' means the Coast Guard light station located in the town 
of Arrowsic, Sagadahoc County, Maine--
            (1) including the light tower, dwelling, boat house, oil 
        house, barn, any other ancillary buildings and such land as may 
        be necessary to enable Squirrel Point Associates, Incorporated, 
        or any successor or assign, to operate a non-profit center for 
        public benefit; and
            (2) except any historical artifact, including any lens or 
        lantern, located on the property at or before the time of the 
        conveyance.

SEC. 1004. CONVEYANCE OF MONTAUK LIGHT STATION, NEW YORK.

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

SEC. 1005. CONVEYANCE OF POINT ARENA LIGHT STATION.

    (a) Authority to Convey.--
            (1) In general.--At such time as the Secretary of 
        Transportation (referred to in this section as the 
        ``Secretary'') determines the Point Arena Light Station to be 
        excess to the needs of the Coast Guard, the Secretary shall 
        convey to the Point Arena Lighthouse Keepers, Inc., by an 
        appropriate means of conveyance, all right, title, and interest 
        of the United States in and to The Point Arena Lighthouse, 
        located in Mendocino County, California, except that the Coast 
        Guard shall retain all right, title, and interest in any 
        historical artifact, including any lens or lantern, on the 
        property conveyed pursuant to this section, or belonging to the 
        property, whether located on the property or elsewhere, except 
        that such lens must be retained within the boundary of the 
        State of California.
            (2) Identification of property.--The Secretary may 
        identify, describe, and determine the property to be conveyed 
        pursuant to this section.
    (b) Terms of Conveyance.--
            (1) In general.--A conveyance of property pursuant to this 
        section shall be made--
                    (A) without the payment of consideration; and
                    (B) subject to such terms and conditions as the 
                Secretary may consider appropriate.
            (2) Reversionary interest.--In addition to any term or 
        condition established pursuant to paragraph (1), any conveyance 
        of property comprising the Point Arena Light Station pursuant 
        to subsection (a) shall be subject to the condition that all 
        right, title, and interest in and to the property so conveyed 
        shall immediately revert to the United States if the property, 
        or any part thereof ceases to be maintained as a nonprofit 
        center for public benefit for the interpretation and 
        preservation of the maritime history of Point Arena, 
        California.
            (3) Maintenance of navigation functions.--Any conveyance of 
        property pursuant to this section shall be subject to such 
        conditions as the Secretary considers to be necessary to assure 
        that--
                    (A) the light, antennas, sound signal, and 
                associated lighthouse equipment located on the property 
                conveyed, which are active aids to navigation, shall 
                continue to be operated and maintained by the United 
                States for as long as they are needed for this purpose;
                    (B) the Point Arena Lighthouse Keepers, Inc., or 
                any successors or assigns, 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 to the Point Arena 
                Light Station as may be necessary for navigation 
                purposes;
                    (D) the United States shall have the right, at any 
                time, to enter the property conveyed without notice for 
                the purpose of maintaining navigation aids;
                    (E) the United States shall have an easement of 
                access to such property for the purpose of maintaining 
                the navigational aids in use on the property; and
                    (F) the Point Arena Light Station shall revert to 
                the United States at the end of the 30-day period 
                beginning on any date on which the Secretary of 
                Transportation provides written notice to the Point 
                Arena Lighthouse Keepers, Inc., or any successor or 
                assign, that the Point Arena Light Station is needed 
                for national security purposes.
            (4) Maintenance of property.--Any conveyance of property 
        under this section shall be subject to the condition that the 
        Point Arena Lighthouse Keepers, Inc., or any successor or 
        assign, shall maintain the Point Arena Light Station in 
        accordance with the provisions of the National Historic 
        Preservation Act (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.) and other applicable 
        laws.
            (5) Obligation limitation.--The Point Arena Lighthouse 
        Keepers, Inc., or any successors or assigns, shall not have any 
        obligation to maintain any active aid to navigation equipment 
        on property conveyed pursuant to this section.
    (c) Maintenance Standard.--The Point Arena Lighthouse Keepers, 
Inc., or any successor or assign, at its own cost and expense, shall 
maintain, in a proper, substantial and workmanlike manner, all 
properties conveyed.
    (d) Point Arena Light Station Defined.--For purposes of this 
section, the term ``Point Arena Light Station'' means the Coast Guard 
property and improvements located at Point Arena, California, including 
the light tower building, fog signal building, 2 small shelters, 4 
residential quarters, and a restroom facility.

SEC. 1006. CONVEYANCE OF PROPERTY IN KETCHIKAN, ALASKA.

    (a) Authority to Convey.--The Secretary of Transportation (referred 
to in this section as the ``Secretary''), in cooperation with the 
Administrator of the General Services Administration, 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 shall identify, 
describe, and determine the property to be conveyed pursuant to this 
section.
    (c) Reversionary Interest.--The conveyance of property described in 
subsection (b) shall be subject to the condition that such property, 
and all right, title and interest in such property, shall transfer to 
the City of Ketchikan if, within 18 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 and 
received approval from the City of Ketchikan for such plans or the 
written consent of the City to exceed this period.
    (d) In the event that 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.

SEC. 1007. 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 
described in 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. 1008. 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. 1009. 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. 1010. 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 asbestos after 
        conveyance of the vessel, except for claims arising from use by 
        the Government under paragraph (3); and
            (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.
    (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. 1011. 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. 1012. 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.

                        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)(2)(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 1995''; and
            (16) 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), 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.
    ``(c) Use for Section 1012.--Beginning with the eleventh year 
following the date of enactment of the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 
1995, 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.

    (a) In General.--The double hull construction requirements of 
section 3703a of title 46, United States Code, do not apply to--
            (1) a vessel documented under chapter 121 of title 46, 
        United States Code, that was equipped with a double hull before 
        August 12, 1992;
            (2) a barge of less than 1,500 gross tons 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
            (3) a vessel in the National Defense Reserve Fleet pursuant 
        to section 11 of the Merchant Ship Sales Act of 1946 (50 U.S.C. 
        App. 1744).
    (b) Authority of the Secretary of Transportation.--
            (1) Operation of barges in other waters.--The operation of 
        barges described in subsection (a)(2) outside waters described 
        in that subsection shall be on such conditions as the Secretary 
        of Transportation may require.
            (2) No effect on other authority of the Secretary.--Except 
        as provided in subsection (a), nothing in this section affects 
        the authority of the Secretary of Transportation to regulate 
        the construction, operation, or manning of barges and vessels 
        in accordance with applicable laws and regulations.
    (c) Barge Defined.--For purposes of this section, the term 
``barge'' has the meaning given that term in section 2101 of title 46, 
United States Code.

SEC. 1104. OIL SPILL RESPONSE VESSELS.

    (a) Description.--Section 2101 of title 46, United States Code, is 
amended--
            (1) by redesignating paragraph (20a) as (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;
                    ``(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. SENSE OF THE CONGRESS REGARDING PASSENGERS ABOARD COMMERCIAL 
              VESSELS.

    It is the sense of the Congress that section 521(a)(1) of Public 
Law 103-182 (19 U.S.C. 58c(a)(5)) was intended to require the 
collection and remission of a fee from each passenger only one time in 
the course of a single voyage aboard a commercial vessel.

SEC. 1106. 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.''.

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

    The Secretary of Transportation is authorized to expend out of the 
amounts appropriated for the Coast Guard for fiscal year 1996 not more 
than $491,000 for lower Columbia River marine, fire, oil, and toxic 
spill response communications, training, equipment, and program 
administration activities conducted by the Marine 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, is amended in 
subsection (c)(3)(A) by adding ``(including fishery-related products)'' 
after the word ``cargo''.

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) Findings.--The Congress finds the following:
            (1) The Secretary of Transportation is authorized under 
        subsection 10401(g) of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 
        1990 (46 U.S.C. 2110(g)) to exempt persons from the requirement 
        to pay Coast Guard inspection user fees if it is in the public 
        interest to do so.
            (2) Publicly-owned ferries serve the public interest by 
        providing necessary, and in many cases, the only available, 
        transportation between locations divided by bodies of water.
            (3) Small passenger vessels serve the public interest by 
        providing vital small business opportunities in virtually every 
        coastal city of the United States and by providing important 
        passenger vessels services.
            (4) During the Coast Guard inspection user fee rulemaking 
        process, small passenger vessel operators informed the Coast 
        Guard that proposed user fees were excessive and would force 
        small passenger operators out of business, leaving many areas 
        without small passenger vessel services required by the public.
            (5) The Secretary of Transportation failed to adequately 
        protect the public interest and failed to follow Congressional 
        intent by establishing Coast Guard inspection user fees for 
        small passenger vessels which exceed the ability of these small 
        businesses to pay the fees and by establishing Coast Guard 
        inspection user fees for publicly-owned ferries.
    (b) 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. 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) Documentation Citizen Eligible Mortgagee.--Section 
31322(a)(1)(D) of title 46, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by striking ``or'' at the end of clause (v);
            (2) by striking the period at the end of clause (vi) and 
        inserting ``; or''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(vii) a person eligible to own a documented 
                vessel under chapter 121 of this title.''.
    (b) Amendment to Trustee Restrictions.--Section 31328(a) of title 
46, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by striking ``or'' at the end of paragraph (3);
            (2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (4) and 
        inserting ``; or''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(5) is a person eligible to own a documented vessel under 
        chapter 121 of this title.''.
    (c) 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 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;
            ``(B) the vessel is under a demise charter to a person 
        qualifying as a citizen of the United States for engaging in 
        the coastwise trade under section 2 of the Shipping Act, 1916, 
        and it is certified that there are no other agreements, 
        arrangements, or understandings between the vessel owner and 
        the demise charterer with respect to the operation or 
        management of the vessel;
            ``(C) the demise charter--
                    ``(i) is for a period of at least 3 years or a 
                shorter period as may be prescribed by the Secretary; 
                and
                    ``(ii) charter hire is not significantly greater 
                than that prevailing in the commercial market; and
            ``(D) the vessel is otherwise eligible for documentation 
        under section 12102.
    ``(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 default 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.
    ``(5) A vessel eligible for documentation or to be endorsed with a 
coastwise endorsement under this subsection is not eligible for a 
fishery endorsement under section 12108.''.
    (d) Conforming Amendment.--Section 9(c) of the Shipping Act, 1916, 
as amended (46 U.S.C. App. 808(c)) is amended by striking ``sections 
31322(a)(1)(D)'' and inserting ``sections 12106(e), 31322(a)(1)(D),''.

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 United States vessel operating between ports on the Great 
Lakes or between ports on the Great Lakes and the St. Lawrence River 
carrying no cargo obtained from a foreign port outside of the Great 
Lakes or carrying no cargo bound for a foreign port outside of the 
Great Lakes, 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) RAINBOW HOPE (United States official number 622178).
            (2) IOWA TRADER (United States official number 642934).
            (3) KANSAS TRADER (United States official number 634621).
            (4) MV PLATTE (United States official number number 
        653210).
            (5) SOUTHERN (United States official number 591902).
            (6) ARZEW (United States official number 598727).
            (7) LAKE CHARLES (United States official number 619531).
            (8) LOUISIANA (United States official number 619532).
            (9) GAMMA (United States official number 598730).

SEC. 1117. USE OF CANADIAN OIL SPILL RESPONSE AND RECOVERY VESSELS.

    Notwithstanding any other provision of law, oil spill response and 
recovery vessels of Canadian registry may operate in waters of the 
United States adjacent to the border between Canada and the State of 
Maine, 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 such waters, if an 
adequate number and type of oil spill response and recovery 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.

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, and section 27 of the 
Merchant Marine Act, 1920 (46 U.S.C. App. 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) ALPHA TANGO (United States official number 945782).
            (2) AURA (United States official number 1027807).
            (3) BABS (United States official number 1030028).
            (4) BAGGER (State of Hawaii registration number HA1809E).
            (5) BILLY BUCK (United States official number 939064).
            (6) CAPTAIN DARYL (United States official number 580125).
            (7) CHRISSY (State of Maine registration number 4778B).
            (8) CONSORTIUM (United States official number 303328).
            (9) DRAGONESSA (United States official number 646512).
            (10) EMERALD AYES (United States official number 986099).
            (11) ENDEAVOUR (United States official number 947869).
            (12) EVENING STAR (Hull identification number HA2833700774 
        and State of Hawaii registration number HA8337D).
            (13) EXPLORER (United States official number 918080).
            (14) FOCUS (United States official number 909293).
            (15) FREJA VIKING (Danish registration number A395).
            (16) GLEAM (United States official number 921594).
            (17) GOD'S GRACE II (State of Alaska registration number 
        AK5916B).
            (18) HALCYON (United States official number 690219).
            (19) IDUN VIKING (Danish registration number A433).
            (20) INTREPID (United States official number 508185).
            (21) ISABELLE (United States official number 600655).
            (22) JAJO (Hull identification number R1Z200207H280 and 
        State of Rhode Island registration number 388133).
            (23) LADY HAWK (United States official number 961095).
            (24) LIV VIKING (Danish registration number A394).
            (25) MAGIC CARPET (United States official number 278971).
            (26) MARANTHA (United States official number 638787).
            (27) OLD HAT (United States official number 508299).
            (28) ONRUST (United States official number 515058).
            (29) PERSEVERANCE (Serial number 77NS8901).
            (30) PRIME TIME (United States official number 660944).
            (31) QUIETLY (United States official number 658315).
            (32) RESOLUTION (Serial number 77NS8701).
            (33) ROYAL AFFAIRE (United States official number 649292).
            (34) SARAH-CHRISTEN (United States official number 542195).
            (35) SEA MISTRESS (United States official number 696806).
            (36) SERENITY (United States official number 1021393).
            (37) SHAMROCK V (United States official number 900936).
            (38) SHOOTER (United States official number 623333).
            (39) SISU (United States official number 293648).
            (40) SUNRISE (United States official number 950381).
            (41) TOO MUCH FUN (United States official number 936565).
            (42) TRIAD (United States official number 988602).
            (43) WEST FJORD (Hull identification number X-53-109).
            (44) WHY NOT (United States official number 688570).
            (45) WOLF GANG II (United States official number 984934).
            (46) YES DEAR (United States official number 578550).
            (47) 14 former United States Army hovercraft with serial 
        numbers LACV-30-04, LACV-30-05, LACV 30-07, LACV-30-09, LACV-
        30-10, LACV-30-13, LACV-30-14, LACV-30-15, LACV-30-16, LACV-30-
        22, LACV-30-23, LACV-30-24, LACV-30-25, and LACV-30-26.
    (b) M/V Twin Drill.--Section 601(d) of the Coast Guard 
Authorization Act of 1993 (Public Law 103-206, 107 Stat. 2445) is 
amended--
            (1) by striking ``June 30, 1995'' in paragraph (3) and 
        inserting ``June 30, 1996''; and
            (2) by striking ``12 months'' in paragraph (4) and 
        inserting ``24 months''.
    (c) Certificates of Documentation for Gallant Lady.--
            (1) In general.--Notwithstanding section 27 of the Merchant 
        Marine Act, 1920 (46 U.S.C. App. 883), section 8 of the Act of 
        June 19, 1886 (24 Stat. 81, chapter 421; 46 U.S.C. App. 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, 1997,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, 1997, 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 
U.S.C. App. 883), the Act of June 19, 1886 (46 U.S.C. App. 289), 
section 12106 of title 46, United States Code, section 506 of the 
Merchant Marine Act, 1936 (46 U.S.C. App. 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 ISLES (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.

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

    The vessel, an approximately 96 meter twin screw motor yacht for 
which construction commenced in October, 1993, and which has been 
assigned the builder's number 13583 (to be named the LIMITLESS), 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 it does not--
            (1) carry cargo or passengers for hire; or
            (2) engage in commercial fisheries or oceanographic 
        research.

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, 1998.
    (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 U.S.C. App. 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(c)(1) of the 
Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (33 U.S.C. 2716(c)(1)) is amended 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 inland waters, such as 
                        coastal 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, or producing oil, or for 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 in subparagraph (A) is--
                            ``(i) $35,000,000 for offshore facilities 
                        located seaward of the seaward boundary of a 
                        State; or
                            ``(ii) $10,000,000 for offshore facilities 
                        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 
                subparagraphs (B) and (D) is justified by the relative 
                operational, environmental, human health, and other 
                risks posed by the quantity or quality of oil that is 
                explored for, drilled for, produced, stored, handled, 
                transferred, processed 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 the 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) State jurisdiction.--The requirements of this 
                paragraph shall not apply if an offshore facility 
                located landward of the seaward boundary of a State is 
                required by such State to establish and maintain 
                evidence of financial responsibility in a manner 
                comparable to, and in an amount equal to or greater 
                than, the requirements of this paragraph.
                    ``(F) Definition.--For the purpose of this 
                paragraph, the phrase ``seaward boundary of a State'' 
                shall mean the boundaries described in section 2(b) of 
                the Submerged Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1301(b)).''.

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.

            Passed the Senate November 17 (legislative day, November 
      16), 1995.

            Attest:

                                                             Secretary.
104th CONGRESS

  1st Session

                                S. 1004

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                                 AN ACT

To authorize appropriations for the United States Coast Guard, and for 
                            other purposes.

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