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[S. 1004 Reported in Senate (RS)]





                                                       Calendar No. 210

104th CONGRESS

  1st Session

                                S. 1004

                          [Report No. 104-160]

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                                 A BILL

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

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             October 19 (legislative day, October 18), 1995

        Reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute
                                                       Calendar No. 210
104th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1004

                          [Report No. 104-160]

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


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                June 29 (legislative day, June 19), 1995

Mr. Stevens (for himself, Mr. Pressler, , Mr. Hollings, Mr. Kerry, and 
  Mr. Breaux) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
   referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation

             October 19 (legislative day, October 18), 1995

    Reported by Mr. Pressler, with an amendment in the nature of a 
                               substitute
 [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed 
                               in italic]

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                                 A BILL


 
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,

<DELETED>SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    This Act may be cited as the ``Coast Guard Authorization 
Act of 1995''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    The table of contents for this Act is as 
follows:</DELETED>

<DELETED>TITLE I--AUTHORIZATION
                              <DELETED>Sec. 101. Authorization of 
                                        appropriations.
                              <DELETED>Sec. 102. Authorized levels of 
                                        military strength and training.
<DELETED>TITLE II--PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT IMPROVEMENT
                              <DELETED>Sec. 201. Provision of child 
                                        development services.
                              <DELETED>Sec. 202. Hurricane Andrew 
                                        relief.
                              <DELETED>Sec. 203. Dissemination of 
                                        results of 0-6 continuation 
                                        boards.
                              <DELETED>Sec. 204. Exclude certain 
                                        reserves from end-of-year 
                                        strength.
                              <DELETED>Sec. 205. Officer retention 
                                        until retirement eligible.
                              <DELETED>Sec. 206. Contracts for health 
                                        care services.
<DELETED>TITLE III--MARINE SAFETY AND WATERWAY SERVICES MANAGEMENT
                              <DELETED>Sec. 301. Increased penalties 
                                        for documentation violations.
                              <DELETED>Sec. 302. Clerical amendment.
                              <DELETED>Sec. 303. Maritime Drug and 
                                        Alcohol Testing Program Civil 
                                        Penalty.
                              <DELETED>Sec. 304. Renewal of the 
                                        Navigation Safety Advisory 
                                        Council.
                              <DELETED>Sec. 305. Renewal of the 
                                        Commercial Fishing Industry 
                                        Vessel Advisory Committee.
                              <DELETED>Sec. 306. Renewal of Towing 
                                        Safety Advisory Committee.
                              <DELETED>Sec. 307. Electronic filing of 
                                        commercial instruments.
                              <DELETED>Sec. 308. Civil penalties.
<DELETED>TITLE IV--COAST GUARD AUXILIARY AMENDMENTS
                              <DELETED>Sec. 401. Administration of the 
                                        Coast Guard Auxiliary.
                              <DELETED>Sec. 402. Purpose of the Coast 
                                        Guard Auxiliary.
                              <DELETED>Sec. 403. Members of the 
                                        Auxiliary; Status.
                              <DELETED>Sec. 404. Assignment and 
                                        Performance of Duties.
                              <DELETED>Sec. 405. Cooperation with other 
                                        Agencies, States, Territories, 
                                        and Political Subdivisions.
                              <DELETED>Sec. 406. Vessel Deemed Public 
                                        Vessel.
                              <DELETED>Sec. 407. Aircraft Deemed Public 
                                        Aircraft.
                              <DELETED>Sec. 408. Disposal of Certain 
                                        Material.
<DELETED>TITLE V--RECREATIONAL BOATING SAFETY IMPROVEMENT
                              <DELETED>Sec. 501. State recreational 
                                        boating safety grants.
                              <DELETED>Sec. 502. Boating access.
<DELETED>TITLE VI--COAST GUARD REGULATORY REFORM
                              <DELETED>Sec. 601. Short title.
                              <DELETED>Sec. 602. Safety management.
                              <DELETED>Sec. 603. Use of reports, 
                                        documents, records, and 
                                        examinations of other persons.
                              <DELETED>Sec. 604. Equipment approval.
                              <DELETED>Sec. 605. Frequency of 
                                        inspection.
                              <DELETED>Sec. 606. Certificate of 
                                        inspection.
                              <DELETED>Sec. 607. Delegation of 
                                        authority of Secretary to 
                                        classification societies.
<DELETED>TITLE VII--TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.
                              <DELETED>Sec. 701. Amendment of inland 
                                        navigation rules.
                              <DELETED>Sec. 702. Measurement of 
                                        vessels.
                              <DELETED>Sec. 703. Longshore and harbor 
                                        workers compensation.
                              <DELETED>Sec. 704. Radiotelephone 
                                        requirements.
                              <DELETED>Sec. 705. Vessel operating 
                                        requirements.
                              <DELETED>Sec. 706. Merchant Marine Act, 
                                        1920.
                              <DELETED>Sec. 707. Merchant Marine Act, 
                                        1956.
                              <DELETED>Sec. 708. Maritime education and 
                                        training.
                              <DELETED>Sec. 709. General definitions.
                              <DELETED>Sec. 710. Authority to exempt 
                                        certain vessels.
                              <DELETED>Sec. 711. Inspection of vessels.
                              <DELETED>Sec. 712. Regulations.
                              <DELETED>Sec. 713. Penalties--inspection 
                                        of vessels.
                              <DELETED>Sec. 714. Application--tank 
                                        vessels.
                              <DELETED>Sec. 715. Tank vessel 
                                        construction standards.
                              <DELETED>Sec. 716. Tanker minimum 
                                        standards.
                              <DELETED>Sec. 717. Self-propelled tank 
                                        vessel minimum standards.
                              <DELETED>Sec. 718. Definition--
                                        abandonment of barges.
                              <DELETED>Sec. 719. Application--load 
                                        lines.
                              <DELETED>Sec. 720. Licensing of 
                                        individuals.
                              <DELETED>Sec. 721. Able seamen-limited.
                              <DELETED>Sec. 722. Able seamen--offshore 
                                        supply vessels.
                              <DELETED>Sec. 723. Scale of employment--
                                        able seamen.
                              <DELETED>Sec. 724. General requirements--
                                        engine department.
                              <DELETED>Sec. 725. Complement of 
                                        inspected vessels.
                              <DELETED>Sec. 726. Watchmen.
                              <DELETED>Sec. 727. Citizenship and naval 
                                        reserve requirements.
                              <DELETED>Sec. 728. Watches.
                              <DELETED>Sec. 729. Minimum number of 
                                        licensed individuals.
                              <DELETED>Sec. 730. Officers' competency 
                                        certificates convention.
                              <DELETED>Sec. 731. Merchant mariners' 
                                        documents required.
                              <DELETED>Sec. 732. Certain crew 
                                        requirements.
                              <DELETED>Sec. 733. Freight vessels.
                              <DELETED>Sec. 734. Exemptions.
                              <DELETED>Sec. 735. United States 
                                        registered pilot service.
                              <DELETED>Sec. 736. Definitions--merchant 
                                        seamen protection.
                              <DELETED>Sec. 737. Application--foreign 
                                        and intercoastal voyages.
                              <DELETED>Sec. 738. Application--coastwise 
                                        voyages.
                              <DELETED>Sec. 739. Fishing agreements.
                              <DELETED>Sec. 740. Accomodations for 
                                        seamen.
                              <DELETED>Sec. 741. Medicine chests.
                              <DELETED>Sec. 742. Logbook and entry 
                                        requirements.
                              <DELETED>Sec. 743. Coastwise 
                                        endorsements.
                              <DELETED>Sec. 744. Fishery endorsements.
                              <DELETED>Sec. 745. Convention tonnage for 
                                        licenses, certificates, and 
                                        documents.

               <DELETED>TITLE I--AUTHORIZATION</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 101. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) Fiscal Year 1995.--Funds are authorized to be 
appropriated for necessary expenses of the Coast Guard for fiscal year 
1995, as follows:</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) For the operation and maintenance of the Coast 
        Guard, $2,630,505,000, of which $25,000,000 shall be derived 
        from the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) For the acquisition, construction, rebuilding, 
        and improvement of aids to navigation, shore and offshore 
        facilities, vessels, and aircraft, including equipment related 
        thereto, $439,200,000, to re main 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.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) For research, development, test, and 
        evaluation of technologies, materials, and human factors 
        directly relating to improving the performance of the Coast 
        Guard's mission in support of search and rescue, aids to 
        navigation, marine safety, marine environmental protection, 
        enforcement of laws and treaties, ice operations, oceanographic 
        research, and defense readiness, $20,310,000, to remain 
        available until expended, of which $3,150,000 shall be derived 
        from the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (4) For retired pay (including the payment of 
        obligations otherwise chargeable to lapsed appropriations for 
        this purpose), payments under the Retired Serviceman's Family 
        Protection and Survivor Benefit Plans, and payments for medical 
        care of retired personnel and their dependents under chapter 55 
        of title 10, United States Code, $562,585,000.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (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, $12,880,000, to 
        remain available until expended, which may be made available 
        under section 104(e) of title 49, United States Code.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (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.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Fiscal Year 1996.--Funds are authorized to be 
appropriated for necessary expenses of the Coast Guard for fiscal year 
1996, as follows:</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (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.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (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.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (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.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (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.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (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, $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.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (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.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (c) Amounts from the Discretionary Bridge Program.--
Section 104 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at 
the end thereof the following:</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(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.''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 102. AUTHORIZED LEVELS OF MILITARY STRENGTH AND 
              TRAINING.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) Authorized Military Strength Level.--The Coast Guard 
is authorized an end-of-year strength for active duty personnel of--
</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) 39,000 as of September 30, 1995.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) 38,400 as of September 30, 1996.</DELETED>
<DELETED>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.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Authorized Level of Military Training.--The Coast 
Guard is authorized average military training student loads as 
follows:</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) For recruit and special training--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) 2,000 student years for fiscal year 
                1995; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) 1,604 student years for fiscal year 
                1996.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) For flight training--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) 133 student years for fiscal year 
                1995; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) 85 student years for fiscal year 
                1996.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) For professional training in military and 
        civilian institutions--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) 344 student years for fiscal year 
                1995; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) 330 student years for fiscal year 
                1996.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (4) For officer acquisition--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) 955 student years for fiscal year 
                1995; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) 874 student years for fiscal year 
                1996.</DELETED>

   <DELETED>    TITLE II--PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT IMPROVEMENT</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 201. PROVISION OF CHILD DEVELOPMENT SERVICES.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) In General.--Title 14, United States Code, is amended 
by inserting after section 514 the following new section:</DELETED>

<DELETED>    ``Sec. 515. Child development services</DELETED>

<DELETED>    ``(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.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(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.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(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--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) for the purchase of consumable or 
                disposable items for Coast Guard child development 
                centers; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(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.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(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.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(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 shall use for child development services under 
this section an amount equal to the total amount the Commandant 
estimates will be received by the Coast Guard in the fiscal year as 
fees for the provision of those services.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(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.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(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.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(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.A. 490b).''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (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:</DELETED>

                              <DELETED>``515. Child development 
                                        services.''.

<DELETED>SEC. 202. HURRICANE ANDREW RELIEF.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    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.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 203. DISSEMINATION OF RESULTS OF 0-6 CONTINUATION 
              BOARDS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    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.''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 204. EXCLUDE CERTAIN RESERVES FROM END-OF-YEAR 
              STRENGTH.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    Section 712 of title 14, United States Code, is amended by 
adding at the end the following new subsection:</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(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.''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 205. OFFICER RETENTION UNTIL RETIREMENT 
              ELIGIBLE.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    Section 283(b) of title 14, United States Code, is 
amended--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) by inserting ``(1)'' after ``(b)'';</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) by striking the last sentence; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) by adding at the end the following:</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(2) Upon the completion of a term under paragraph (1), 
an officer shall, unless selected for further continuation--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(A) except as provided in subparagraph (B), be 
        honorably discharged with severance pay computed under section 
        286 of this title;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(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</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(C) if eligible for retirement under any law, be 
        retired.''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 206. CONTRACTS FOR HEALTH CARE SERVICES.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) Chapter 17 of title 14, United States Code, is amended 
by inserting after section 644 the following new section:</DELETED>

<DELETED>``Sec.  644a. Contracts for health care services</DELETED>

<DELETED>    ``(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.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(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.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(c)(1) The Secretary shall promulgate regulations to 
assure--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(A) the provision of adequate notice of contract 
        opportunities to individuals residing in the area of a medical 
        treatment facility involved; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(B) consideration of interested individuals 
        solely on the basis of the qualifications established for the 
        contract and the proposed contract price.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(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.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(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).''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (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:</DELETED>

                              <DELETED>``644a. Contracts for health 
                                        care services.''.
<DELETED>    (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.</DELETED>

        <DELETED>TITLE III--MARINE SAFETY AND WATERWAY SERVICES 
                          MANAGEMENT</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 301. INCREASED PENALTIES FOR DOCUMENTATION 
              VIOLATIONS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) Civil Penalty.-- Section 12122(a) of title 46, United 
States Code, is amended by striking ``$500'' and inserting 
``$10,000.''</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Seizure and Forfeiture.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) In general.-- Section 12122(b) of title 46, 
        United States Code, is amended to read as follows:</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(b) A vessel and its equipment are liable to seizure by 
and forfeiture to the United States Government --</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(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;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) when a certificate of documentation is 
        knowingly and fraudulently used for a vessel;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(3) when a vessel is operated after its 
        endorsement has been denied or revoked under section 12123 of 
        this title;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(4) when a vessel is employed in a trade without 
        an appropriate trade endorsement;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(5) when a documented vessel with only a 
        recreational endorsement is operated other than for pleasure; 
        or</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(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.''.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) Conforming amendment.--Section 12122(c) of 
        title 46, United States Code, is repealed.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (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:</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(c) A vessel with only a recreational endorsement may 
not be operated other than for pleasure.''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (d) Termination Of Restriction On Command Of Recreational 
Vessels.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (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</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (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''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 302. CLERICAL AMENDMENT.</DELETED>

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

<DELETED>SEC. 303. MARITIME DRUG AND ALCOHOL TESTING PROGRAM CIVIL 
              PENALTY.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (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:</DELETED>

<DELETED>``Sec. 2115. Civil penalty to enforce alcohol and dangerous 
              drug testing</DELETED>

<DELETED>    ``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 Sec retary 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.''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (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:</DELETED>

<DELETED>``2115. Civil penalty to enforce alcohol and dangerous drug 
                            testing.''

<DELETED>SEC. 304. RENEWAL OF THE NAVIGATION SAFETY ADVISORY 
              COUNCIL.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    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''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 305. RENEWAL OF THE COMMERCIAL FISHING INDUSTRY VESSEL 
              ADVISORY COMMITTEE.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    Subsection (e)(1) of section 4508 of title 46, United 
States Code, is amended by striking ``September 30, 1994'' and 
inserting ``September 30, 2000''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 306. RENEWAL OF TOWING SAFETY ADVISORY 
              COMMITTEE.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    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''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 307. ELECTRONIC FILING OF COMMERCIAL 
              INSTRUMENTS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    Section 31321(a) of title 46, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(4)(A) A bill of sale, conveyance, mortgage, 
        assignment, or related instrument may be filed electronically 
        under regulations prescribed by the Secretary.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(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.''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 308. CIVIL PENALTIES.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (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''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (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''.</DELETED>

           <DELETED>TITLE IV--COAST GUARD AUXILIARY</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 401. ADMINISTRATION OF THE COAST GUARD 
              AUXILIARY.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) Section 821, title 14, United States Code, is amended 
to read as follows:</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(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.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(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.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(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.''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) The section heading for section 821 of title 14, 
United States Code, is amended after ``Administration'' by inserting 
``of the Coast Guard Auxiliary''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (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''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 402. PURPOSE OF THE COAST GUARD AUXILIARY.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) Section 822 of title 14, United States Code, is 
amended by striking the entire text and inserting:</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``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.''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) The section heading for section 822 of title 14, 
United States Code, is amended after ``Purpose'' by inserting ``of the 
Coast Guard Auxiliary''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (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''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 403. MEMBERS OF THE AUXILIARY; STATUS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) Title 14, United States Code, is amended by inserting 
after section 823 the following new section:</DELETED>

<DELETED>``Sec. 823a. Members of the Auxiliary; status</DELETED>

<DELETED>    ``(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.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(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:</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(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;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) compensation for work injuries under chapter 
        81 of title 5, United States Code; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(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).</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(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.''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (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:</DELETED>

<DELETED>``823a. Members of the Auxiliary; status.''.

<DELETED>SEC. 404. ASSIGNMENT AND PERFORMANCE OF DUTIES.</DELETED>

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

<DELETED>SEC. 405. COOPERATION WITH OTHER AGENCIES, STATES, 
              TERRITORIES, AND POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) Section 141 of title 14, United States Code, is 
amended --</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) by striking ``General'' in the section caption 
        and inserting ``Cooperation with other agencies, States, 
        Territories, and political subdivisions'';</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (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</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (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.''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (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.''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 406. VESSEL DEEMED PUBLIC VESSEL.</DELETED>

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

<DELETED>SEC. 407. AIRCRAFT DEEMED PUBLIC AIRCRAFT.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    The text of section 828 of title 14, United States Code, 
is amended to read as follows:</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``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.''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 408. DISPOSAL OF CERTAIN MATERIAL.</DELETED>

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

  <DELETED>TITLE V--RECREATIONAL BOATING SAFETY IMPROVEMENT</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 501. STATE RECREATIONAL BOATING SAFETY GRANTS.--
              </DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) Transfer of Amounts for State Boating Safety 
Programs.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (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:</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(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:</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(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.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(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.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(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--
        </DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(i) grants under section 502(e) of the 
                Coast Guard Authorization Act of 1995; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(ii) grants under section 5604(c) of the 
                Clean Vessel Act of 1992.</DELETED>
<DELETED>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.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(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--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(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</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(ii) $35,000,000.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(iii) for fiscal year 1996 only, 
        $30,000,000.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(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.''.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (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))''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Expenditure of Amounts for State Recreational Boating 
SafetyPrograms.--Section 13106 of title 46, United States Code, is 
amended--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (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</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) by amending subsection (c) to read as 
        follows:</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(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.''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (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)).</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 502. BOATING ACCESS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) Findings.--The Congress makes the following 
findings:</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (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.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) The majority of recreational vessel access 
        facilities constructed with Aquatic Resources Trust Fund moneys 
        benefit trailerable recreational vessels.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) More Aquatic Resources Trust Fund moneys 
        should be spent on recreational vessel access facilities that 
        benefit recreational vessels that are nontrailerable 
        vessels.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Purpose.--The purpose of this section is to provide 
funds to States for the development of public facilities for transient 
nontrailerable vessels.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (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--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) the number and location in the State of all 
        public facilities for transient nontrailerable vessels; 
        and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) the number and areas of operation in the State 
        of all nontrailerable vessels that operate on navigable waters 
        in the State.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (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.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (e) Grant Program.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (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.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) Priority.--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (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 
                (b).</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (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.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (f) Definitions.--For the purpose of this section and 
section 501 of this Act the term--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (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.);</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) ``nontrailerable vessel'' means a recreational 
        vessel greater than 26 feet in length;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (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;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (4) ``recreational vessel'' means a vessel--
        </DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) operated primarily for pleasure; 
                or</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) leased, rented, or chartered to 
                another for the latter's pleasure; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (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.</DELETED>

       <DELETED>TITLE VI--COAST GUARD REGULATORY REFORM</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 601. SHORT TITLE.</DELETED>

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

<DELETED>SEC. 602. SAFETY MANAGEMENT.</DELETED>

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

        <DELETED>    ``CHAPTER 32--MANAGEMENT OF VESSELS
                              <DELETED>``Sec.
                              <DELETED>``3201. Definitions.
                              <DELETED>``3202. Application.
                              <DELETED>``3203. Safety management 
                                        system.
                              <DELETED>``3204. Implementation of safety 
                                        management system.
                              <DELETED>``3205. Certification.

<DELETED>``Sec. 3201. Definitions</DELETED>

<DELETED>    ``In this chapter--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(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;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) `responsible person' means--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) the owner of a vessel to which this 
                chapter applies; or</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) any other person that has--
                </DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(i) assumed the responsibility 
                        for operation of a vessel to which this chapter 
                        applies from the owner; and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(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.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(3) `vessel engaged on a foreign voyage' means a 
        vessel to which this chapter applies--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) arriving at a place under the 
                jurisdiction of the United States from a place in a 
                foreign country;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) making a voyage between places 
                outside the United States; or</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(C) departing from a place under the 
                jurisdiction of the United States for a place in a 
                foreign country.</DELETED>

<DELETED>``Sec. 3202. Application</DELETED>

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

<DELETED>``Sec. 3203. Safety management system</DELETED>

<DELETED>    ``(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--
</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) a safety and environmental protection 
        policy;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) instructions and procedures to ensure safe 
        operation of those vessels and protection of the environment in 
        compliance with international and United States law;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(3) defined levels of authority and lines of 
        communications between, and among, personnel on shore and on 
        the vessel;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(4) procedures for reporting accidents and 
        nonconformities with this chapter;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(5) procedures for preparing for and responding 
        to emergency situations; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(6) procedures for internal audits and 
        management reviews of the system.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(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.</DELETED>

<DELETED>``Sec. 3204. Implementation of safety management 
              system</DELETED>

<DELETED>    ``(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.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(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.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(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.</DELETED>

<DELETED>``Sec. 3205. Certification</DELETED>

<DELETED>    ``(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.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(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.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(c) Verification of Compliance.--The Secretary shall--
</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(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</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(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.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(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.''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (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:</DELETED>

                        <DELETED>``32. Management of vessels... 3201''.
<DELETED>    (c) Study.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (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.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (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--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) the date that final regulations are 
                prescribed under section 3203 of title 46, United 
                States Code (as enacted by subsection (a); or</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) the date that is 1 year after the date 
                of enactment of this Act.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 603. USE OF REPORTS, DOCUMENTS, RECORDS, AND EXAMINATIONS 
              OF OTHER PERSONS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) Reports, Documents, and Records.--Chapter 31 of title 
46, United States Code, is amended by adding the following new 
section:</DELETED>

<DELETED>``Sec. 3103. Use of reports, documents, and records</DELETED>

<DELETED>    ``The Secretary may rely, as evidence of compliance with 
this subtitle, on--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) reports, documents, and records of other 
        persons who have been determined by the Secretary to be 
        reliable; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) other methods the Secretary has determined 
        to be reliable.''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (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:</DELETED>

                              <DELETED>``3103. Use of reports, 
                                        documents, and records.''.
<DELETED>    (c) Examinations.--Section 3308 of title 46, United States 
Code, is amended by inserting ``or have examined'' after 
``examine''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 604. EQUIPMENT APPROVAL.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) In General.--Section 3306(b) of title 46, United 
States Code, is amended to read as follows:</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(b)(1) Equipment and material subject to regulation 
under this section may not be used on any vessel without prior approval 
of the Secretary.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(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--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(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;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(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</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(C) for lifesaving equipment, the 
                foreign government--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(i) has given equivalent 
                        treatment to approvals of lifesaving equipment 
                        by the Secretary; and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(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.''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (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.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (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)''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 605. FREQUENCY OF INSPECTION.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) Frequency of Inspection, Generally.--Section 3307 of 
title 46, United States Code, is amended--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) in paragraph (1)--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (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</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) by adding ``and'' after the semicolon 
                at the end;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) by striking paragraph (2) and redesignating 
        paragraph (3) as paragraph (2); and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) in paragraph (2) (as so redesignated), by 
        striking ``2 years'' and inserting ``5 years''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 3710(b) of title 46, 
United States Code, is amended by striking ``24 months'' and inserting 
``5 years''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 606. CERTIFICATE OF INSPECTION.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    Section 3309(c) of title 46, United States Code, is 
amended by striking ``(but not more than 60 days)''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 607. DELEGATION OF AUTHORITY OF SECRETARY TO 
              CLASSIFICATION SOCIETIES.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) Authority to Delegate.--Section 3316 of title 46, 
United States Code, is amended--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) by striking subsections (a) and (d);</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) by redesignating subsections (b) and (c) as 
        subsections (a) and (b), respectively; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) in subsection (b), as so redesignated, by--
        </DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) redesignating paragraph (2) as 
                paragraph (3); and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) striking so much of the subsection as 
                precedes paragraph (3), as so redesignated, and 
                inserting the following:</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(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--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) review and approve plans required 
                for issuing a certificate of inspection required by 
                this part;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) conduct inspections and 
                examinations; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(C) issue a certificate of inspection 
                required by this part and other related 
                documents.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) The Secretary may make a delegation under 
        paragraph (1) to a foreign classification society only--
        </DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(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</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) if the foreign classification 
                society has offices and maintains records in the United 
                States.''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Conforming Amendments.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) The heading for section 3316 of title 46, 
        United States Code, is amended to read as follows:</DELETED>

<DELETED>``Sec. 3316. Classification societies''.</DELETED>

        <DELETED>    (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:</DELETED>

                              <DELETED>``3316. Classification 
                                        societies.''.

   <DELETED>TITLE VII--TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 701. AMENDMENT OF INLAND NAVIGATION RULES.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    Section 2 of the Inland Navigational Rules Act of 1980 is 
amended--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) by amending Rule 9(e)(i) (33 U.S.C. 
        2009(e)(i)) to read as follows:</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(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).'';</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) in Rule 15(b) (33 U.S.C. 2015(b)) by inserting 
        ``power-driven'' after ``Secretary, a'';</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (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;'';</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (4) by amending Rule 24(f) (33 U.S.C. 2024(f)) to 
        read as follows:</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(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)--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(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;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(ii) a vessel being towed alongside shall 
        exhibit a sternlight and at the forward end, sidelights and a 
        special flashing light; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(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.'';</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (5) in Rule 26 (33 U.S.C 2026)--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (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</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) by amending subsection (d) to read as 
                follows:</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(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</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (6) by amending Rule 34(h) (33 U.S.C. 2034) to 
        read as follows:</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(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.''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 702. MEASUREMENT OF VESSELS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    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:</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(b) If a statute allows for an alternate tonnage to be 
prescribed under this section, the Secretary may prescribe it by 
regulation. Until an alternate tonnage is prescribed, the statutorily 
established tonnage shall apply to vessels measured under chapter 143 
or chapter 145 of this title.''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 703. LONGSHORE AND HARBOR WORKERS COMPENSATION.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    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''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 704. RADIOTELEPHONE REQUIREMENTS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    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,''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 705. VESSEL OPERATING REQUIREMENTS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    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''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 706. MERCHANT MARINE ACT, 1920.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    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,''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 707. MERCHANT MARINE ACT, 1956.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    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''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 708. MARITIME EDUCATION AND TRAINING.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    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''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 709. GENERAL DEFINITIONS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    Section 2101 of title 46, United States Code, is amended--
</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) in paragraph (13), by inserting after ``15 
        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'';</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) in paragraph (13a), by inserting after ``3,500 
        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'';</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) in paragraph (19), by inserting after ``500 
        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'';</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (4) in paragraph (22), by inserting after ``100 
        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'';</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (5) in paragraph (30)(A), by inserting after ``500 
        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'';</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (6) in paragraph (32), by inserting after ``100 
        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'';</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (7) in paragraph (33), 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'';</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (8) in paragraph (35), by inserting after ``100 
        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''; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (9) in paragraph (42), by inserting after ``100 
        gross tons'' each place it appears, 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''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 710. AUTHORITY TO EXEMPT CERTAIN VESSELS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    Section 2113 of title 46, United States Code, is amended--
</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (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 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''; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (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 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''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 711. INSPECTION OF VESSELS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    Section 3302 of title 46, United States Code, is amended--
</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) in subsection (c)(1), by inserting after 
        ``5,000 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'';</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) in subsection (c)(2), by inserting after ``500 
        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'';</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) in subsection (c)(3), by inserting after ``500 
        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'';</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (4) in subsection (c)(4)(A), by inserting after 
        ``500 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'';</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (5) in subsection (d)(1), by inserting after ``150 
        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'';</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (6) in subsection (i)(1)(A), 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''; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (7) in subsection (j), by inserting after ``15 
        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''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 712. REGULATIONS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    Section 3306 of title 46, United States Code, is amended--
</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (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 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''; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (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 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''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 713. PENALTIES--INSPECTION OF VESSELS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    Section 3318 of title 46, United States Code, is amended--
</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) in subsection (a), by inserting after ``100 
        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''; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) in subsection (j)(1), by inserting after 
        ``1,600 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''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 714. APPLICATION--TANK VESSELS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    Section 3702 of title 46, United States Code, is amended--
</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) in subsection (b)(1), by inserting after ``500 
        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'';</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) in subsection (c), by inserting after ``500 
        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''; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) in subsection (d), by inserting after ``5,000 
        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''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 715. TANK VESSEL CONSTRUCTION STANDARDS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    Section 3703a of title 46, United States Code, is 
amended--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) in subsection (b)(2), by inserting after 
        ``5,000 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'';</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) in subsection (c)(2), by inserting after 
        ``5,000 gross tons'' each place it appears 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'';</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) in subsection (c)(3)(A), by inserting after 
        ``15,000 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'';</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (4) in subsection (c)(3)(B), by inserting after 
        ``30,000 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''; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (5) in subsection (c)(3)(C), by inserting after 
        ``30,000 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''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 716. TANKER MINIMUM STANDARDS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    Section 3707 of title 46, United States Code, is amended--
</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) in subsection (a), by inserting after ``10,000 
        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''; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) in subsection (b), by inserting after ``10,000 
        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''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 717. SELF-PROPELLED TANK VESSEL MINIMUM 
              STANDARDS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    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 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''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 718. DEFINITION--ABANDONMENT OF BARGES.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    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 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''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 719. APPLICATION--LOAD LINES.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    Section 5102(b) of title 46, United States Code, is 
amended--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) in paragraph (4), by inserting after ``5,000 
        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'';</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) in paragraph (5), by inserting after ``500 
        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''; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) in paragraph (10), by inserting after ``150 
        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''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 720. LICENSING OF INDIVIDUALS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    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 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''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 721. ABLE SEAMEN--LIMITED.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    Section 7308 of title 46, United States Code, is amended 
by inserting after ``100 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''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 722. ABLE SEAMEN--OFFSHORE SUPPLY VESSELS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    Section 7310 of title 46, United States Code, is amended 
by inserting after ``500 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''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 723. SCALE OF EMPLOYMENT--ABLE SEAMEN.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    Section 7312 of title 46, United States Code, is amended--
</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) in subsection (b), by inserting after ``1,600 
        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'';</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) in subsection (c)(1), by inserting after ``500 
        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'';</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) in subsection (d), by inserting after ``500 
        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'';</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (4) in subsection (f)(1), by inserting after 
        ``5,000 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''; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (5) in subsection (f)(2), by inserting after 
        ``5,000 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''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 724. GENERAL REQUIREMENTS--ENGINE DEPARTMENT.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    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 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''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 725. COMPLEMENT OF INSPECTED VESSELS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    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 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''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 726. WATCHMEN.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    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 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''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 727. CITIZENSHIP AND NAVAL RESERVE 
              REQUIREMENTS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    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 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''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 728. WATCHES.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    Section 8104 of title 46, United States Code, is amended--
</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) in subsection (b), by inserting after ``100 
        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'';</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) in subsection (d), by inserting after ``100 
        gross tons'' and after ``5,000 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'';</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) in subsection (l)(1), by inserting after 
        ``1,600 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'';</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (4) in subsection (m)(1), by inserting after 
        ``1,600 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'';</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (5) in subsection (o)(1), by inserting after ``500 
        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''; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (6) in subsection (o)(2), by inserting after ``500 
        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''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 729. MINIMUM NUMBER OF LICENSED INDIVIDUALS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    Section 8301 of title 46, United States Code, is amended--
</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) in subsection (a)(2), by inserting after 
        ``1,000 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'';</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (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 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'';</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (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 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'';</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (4) in subsection (a)(5), 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''; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (5) in subsection (b), by inserting after ``200 
        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''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 730. OFFICERS' COMPETENCY CERTIFICATES 
              CONVENTION.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    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 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''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 731. MERCHANT MARINERS' DOCUMENTS REQUIRED.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    Section 8701 of title 46, United States Code, is amended--
</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) in subsection (a), by inserting after ``100 
        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''; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) in subsection (a)(6), by inserting after 
        ``1,600 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''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 732. CERTAIN CREW REQUIREMENTS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    Section 8702 of title 46, United States Code, is amended--
</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) in subsection (a), by inserting after ``100 
        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''; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) in subsection (a)(6), by inserting after 
        ``1,600 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''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 733. FREIGHT VESSELS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    Section 8901 of title 46, United States Code, is amended 
by inserting after ``100 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''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 734. EXEMPTIONS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    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 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''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 735. UNITED STATES REGISTERED PILOT SERVICE.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    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 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''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 736. DEFINITIONS--MERCHANT SEAMEN PROTECTION.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    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 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''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 737. APPLICATION--FOREIGN AND INTERCOASTAL 
              VOYAGES.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    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 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''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 738. APPLICATION--COASTWISE VOYAGES.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    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 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''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 739. FISHING AGREEMENTS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    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 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''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 740. ACCOMMODATIONS FOR SEAMEN.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    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 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''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 741. MEDICINE CHESTS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    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 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''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 742. LOGBOOK AND ENTRY REQUIREMENTS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    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 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''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 743. COASTWISE ENDORSEMENTS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    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 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''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 744. FISHERY ENDORSEMENTS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    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 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''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 745. CONVENTION TONNAGE FOR LICENSES, CERTIFICATES, AND 
              DOCUMENTS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) Authority To Use Convention Tonnage.--Chapter 75 of 
title 46, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
following:</DELETED>
<DELETED>``Sec. 7506. Convention tonnage for licenses, certificates, 
              and documents</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``Notwithstanding any provision of section 14302(c) or 
14305 of this title, the Secretary may--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(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</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) issue the license, certificate, or document 
        based on that service.''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The analysis to chapter 75 of 
title 46, United States Code, is amended by adding a new item as 
follows:</DELETED>

<DELETED>``7506. Convention tonnage for licenses, certificates, and 
                            documents.''.

</DELETED>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:

                         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.

       TITLE III--MARINE SAFETY AND WATERWAY SERVICES MANAGEMENT

Sec. 301. Increased penalties for documentation violations.
Sec. 302. Clerical amendment.
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.

                    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. Conveyance of 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.

                        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 consolidation or 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 U.S. documentation requirements.

                         TITLE I--AUTHORIZATION

SEC. 101. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    (a) Fiscal Year 1995.--Funds are authorized to be appropriated for 
necessary expenses of the Coast Guard for fiscal year 1995, as follows:
            (1) For the operation and maintenance of the Coast Guard, 
        $2,630,505,000, of which $25,000,000 shall be derived from the 
        Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund.
            (2) For the acquisition, construction, rebuilding, and 
        improvement of aids to navigation, shore and offshore 
        facilities, vessels, and aircraft, including equipment related 
        thereto, $439,200,000, to remain available until expended, of 
        which--
                    (A) $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; 
                and
                    (B) $880,000 is authorized to carry out design and 
                engineering work on the John F. Limehouse Memorial 
                Bridge.
            (3) For research, development, test, and evaluation of 
        technologies, materials, and human factors directly relating to 
        improving the performance of the Coast Guard's mission in 
        support of search and rescue, aids to navigation, marine 
        safety, marine environmental protection, enforcement of laws 
        and treaties, ice operations, oceanographic research, and 
        defense readiness, $20,310,000, to remain available until 
        expended, of which $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, $562,585,000.
            (5) For alteration or removal of bridges over navigable 
        waters of the United States constituting obstructions to 
        navigation, and for personnel and administrative costs 
        associated with the Bridge Alteration Program, $12,880,000, to 
        remain available until expended, which may be made available 
        under section 104(e) of title 49, United States Code.
            (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) 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, $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.
            (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.
    (c) 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--
            (1) 39,000 as of September 30, 1995.
            (2) 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 student loads as follows:
            (1) For recruit and special training--
                    (A) 2,000 student years for fiscal year 1995; and
                    (B) 1,604 student years for fiscal year 1996.
            (2) For flight training--
                    (A) 133 student years for fiscal year 1995; and
                    (B) 85 student years for fiscal year 1996.
            (3) For professional training in military and civilian 
        institutions--
                    (A) 344 student years for fiscal year 1995; and
                    (B) 330 student years for fiscal year 1996.
            (4) For officer acquisition--
                    (A) 955 student years for fiscal year 1995; and
                    (B) 874 student years for fiscal year 1996.

                 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.''.

       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. CLERICAL AMENDMENT.

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

SEC. 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) Certification.--The Secretary of Transportation shall not 
close, consolidate, or reduce to seasonal status any Coast Guard multi-
mission small boat station unless the Secretary has certified that such 
action will not result in degradation of services that would cause 
significant increased threat to life, property, environment, public 
safety or national security. The certification shall include--
            (1) a description of regional or local weather and marine 
        conditions that could affect the need for Coast Guard Services 
        including water temperature, prevailing weather conditions, and 
        unusual tide and current conditions;
            (2) an evaluation of the level and type of waterborne 
        activities, including activities involving recreational 
        boaters, commercial vessels, and commercial fishermen which was 
        considered in reaching the conclusion that such action will not 
        result in degradation of services that would cause a 
        significant increased threat to life, property, environment, 
        public safety, or national security;
            (3) a detailed comparison of the services provided within 
        the service area and the services to be provided after such 
        action, including but not limited to services related to search 
        and rescue, recreational boating safety, enforcement of laws 
        and treaties, marine environmental safety, port safety and 
        security, aids to navigation, and military readiness; and
            (4) a transition plan, developed in consultation with State 
        and local officials and members of the public for the areas 
        affected by the closure to ensure that the Coast Guard service 
        needs of the area, and the two-hour standard of the Coast Guard 
        for responding to search and rescue requests, continue to be 
        met.
    (b) Public Review.--Each certification decision shall be preceded 
by--
            (1) publication in the Federal Register of a proposed 
        certification; and
            (2) a 60-day period after such publication during which the 
        public may provide comments to the Secretary on the proposed 
        certification.
    (c) Final Decision.--If after consideration of the public comment 
received under subsection (b) the Secretary decides to close, 
consolidate, or reduce to seasonal status any such small-boat station, 
the Secretary shall publish a final certification in the Federal 
Register and submit the certification to the Committee on Commerce, 
Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on 
Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives.

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.''.

                    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 (b).
                    (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; and
            (3) 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. 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''; and
            (5) in subsection (b), by inserting after ``200 gross 
        tons'' the following: ``as measured under section 14502 of this 
        title, or an alternate tonnage measured under section 14302 of 
        this title as prescribed by the Secretary under section 14104 
        of this title''.

SEC. 730. OFFICERS' COMPETENCY CERTIFICATES CONVENTION.

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

SEC. 731. MERCHANT MARINERS' DOCUMENTS REQUIRED.

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

SEC. 732. CERTAIN CREW REQUIREMENTS.

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

SEC. 733. FREIGHT VESSELS.

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

SEC. 734. EXEMPTIONS.

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

SEC. 735. UNITED STATES REGISTERED PILOT SERVICE.

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

SEC. 736. DEFINITIONS--MERCHANT SEAMEN PROTECTION.

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

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

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

SEC. 738. APPLICATION--COASTWISE VOYAGES.

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

SEC. 739. FISHING AGREEMENTS.

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

SEC. 740. ACCOMMODATIONS FOR SEAMEN.

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

SEC. 741. MEDICINE CHESTS.

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

SEC. 742. LOGBOOK AND ENTRY REQUIREMENTS.

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

SEC. 743. COASTWISE ENDORSEMENTS.

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

SEC. 744. FISHERY ENDORSEMENTS.

    Section 12108(c)(1) of title 46, United States Code, is amended by 
striking ``two hundred gross tons'' and inserting ``200 gross tons as 
measured under section 14502 of this title, or an alternate tonnage 
measured under section 14302 of this title as prescribed by the 
Secretary under section 14104 of this title''.

SEC. 745. CONVENTION TONNAGE FOR LICENSES, CERTIFICATES, AND DOCUMENTS.

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

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

SEC. 746. TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS.

    (a) Title 46, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by striking the first section 12123 in chapter 121;
            (2) by striking the first item relating to section 12123 in 
        the table of sections for such chapter 121;
            (3) by striking ``proceeding'' in section 13108(a)(1) and 
        inserting ``preceding''; and
            (4) by striking ``Secertary'' in section 13108(a)(1) and 
        inserting ``Secretary''.
    (b) Section 645 of title 14, United States Code, is amended by 
redesignating the second subsection (d) and subsections (e) through (h) 
as subsection (e) and subsections (f) through (i), respectively.

                    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 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 which a Federal law 
enforcement officer may communicate an order to land to a pilot, 
operator, or person in charge of an aircraft.
    ``(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 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) fail to comply with an order of an authorized Federal 
        law enforcement officer in connection with the boarding of the 
        vessel;
            ``(B) impede or obstruct a boarding or arrest, or other law 
        enforcement action authorized by any Federal law; or
            ``(C) 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 or has reason to know 
        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 5 years; and
            ``(2) a fine as provided in this title.
    ``(g) An aircraft or vessel that is used in violation of this 
section 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 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 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 or had reason to know 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 as defined in 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 fails to comply 
with an order of a Coast Guard commissioned officer, warrant officer, 
or petty officer 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, and communicated according to 
regulations promulgated under section 2237 of title 18, United States 
Code, or according to any applicable, internationally recognized 
standards, or in any other manner reasonably calculated to be received 
and understood, shall be liable for a civil penalty of not more than 
$15,000. For intentional violations of this section, a civil penalty of 
not more than $25,000 shall be assessed.
    ``(b) A vessel or aircraft used to 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 
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, or 
according to any applicable, internationally recognized standards, or 
in any other manner reasonably calculated to be received and 
understood, shall be liable for a civil penalty of not more than 
$15,000. For intentional violations of this section, a civil penalty of 
not more than $25,000 shall be assessed.
    ``(b) An aircraft used to 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-- D23/
                    (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.
            (3) Deadline for conveyance.--The conveyances authorized by 
        this subsection shall take place, if at all, 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:D23/
                    (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 exact acreage and 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, 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, 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, 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, 
        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 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, and 
                associated lighthouse equipment located on the property 
                conveyed, which are active aids to navigation, shall 
                continue to be operated and maintained by the United 
                States for as long as they are needed for this purpose;
                    (B) the Montauk Historical Association may not 
                interfere or allow interference in any manner with such 
                aids to navigation without express written permission 
                from the United States;
                    (C) there is reserved to the United States the 
                right to replace, or add any aids to navigation, or 
                make any changes to the Montauk 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 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 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 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 determines 
        the Point Arena Light Station to be excess to the needs of the 
        Coast Guard, the Secretary of Transportation 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., 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., 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) Definitions.--For purposes of this section--
            (1) 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; and
            (2) the term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of the 
        department in which the Coast Guard is operating.

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

    (a) Authority to Convey.--The Secretary of Transportation, 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 property referred to in 
subsection (a) is real property located in the city of Ketchikan, 
Township 75 south, range 90 east, Copper River Meridian, First Judicial 
District, State of Alaska, and commencing at corner numbered 10, United 
States Survey numbered 1079, the true point of beginning for this 
description: Thence north 24 degrees 04 minutes east, along the 10-11 
line of said survey a distance of 89.76 feet to corner numbered 1 of 
lot 5B; thence south 65 degrees 56 minutes east a distance of 345.18 
feet to corner numbered 2 of lot 5B; thence south 24 degrees 04 minutes 
west a distance of 101.64 feet to corner numbered 3 of lot 5B; thence 
north 64 degrees 01 minute west a distance of 346.47 feet to corner 
numbered 10 of said survey, to the true point of beginning, consisting 
of 0.76 acres (more or less), and all improvements located on that 
property, including buildings, structures, and equipment.
    (c) Reversionary Interest.--In addition to any term or condition 
established pursuant to subsection (a), any conveyance of property 
described in subsection (b) shall be subject to the condition that all 
right, title, and interest in and to the property so conveyed shall 
immediately revert to the United States if the property, or any part 
thereof, ceases to be used as a health or social services facility.

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 property referred to in 
subsection (a) is real property located in the city of Traverse City, 
Grand Traverse County, Michigan, and consisting of that part of the 
southeast 1/4 of Section 12, Township 27 North, Range 11 West, 
described as: Commencing at the southeast 1/4 corner of said Section 
12, thence north 03 degrees 05 minutes 25 seconds east along the East 
line of said Section, 1074.04 feet, thence north 86 degrees 36 minutes 
50 seconds west 207.66 feet, thence north 03 degrees 06 minutes 00 
seconds east 572.83 feet to the point of beginning, thence north 86 
degrees 54 minutes 00 seconds west 1,751.04 feet, thence north 03 
degrees 02 minutes 38 seconds east 330.09 feet, thence north 24 degrees 
04 minutes 40 seconds east 439.86 feet, thence south 86 degrees 56 
minutes 15 seconds east 116.62 feet, thence north 03 degrees 08 minutes 
45 seconds east 200.00 feet, thence south 87 degrees 08 minutes 20 
seconds east 68.52 feet, to the southerly right-of-way of the C & O 
Railroad, thence south 65 degrees 54 minutes 20 seconds east along said 
right-of-way 1508.75 feet, thence south 03 degrees 06 minutes 00 
seconds west 400.61 to the point of beginning, consisting of 27.10 
acres of land, and all improvements located on that property including 
buildings, structures, and equipment.
    (c) Reversionary Interest.--In addition to any term or condition 
established pursuant to subsection (a) 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)) 
shall expeditiously 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 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;
            (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 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).

                        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 
        ``14'';
            (5) by striking ``Game, and Environmental Conservation, 
        Natural Resources, and Commerce and Economic Development'' in 
        subsection (c)(1)(A) and inserting ``Game and Economic 
        Development'';
            (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 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 cummunities 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) Evaluation.--The Advisory Board will request a 
        scientific review of the research program every five years by 
        the National Academy of Sciences which will perform the review 
        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 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 equipped with a double hull before August 12, 
        1992; or
            (2) a barge of less than 1,200 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.
    (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 CONSOLIDATION OR RELOCATION OF HOUSTON AND 
              GALVESTON MARINE SAFETY OFFICES.

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

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) Except as'' 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 vessel is eligible for documentation under 
        section 12102;
            ``(B) the person that owns the vessel, a parent entity of 
        that person, or a subsidiary of a parent entity of that person, 
        is engaged in leasing;
            ``(C) the vessel is under a demise charter to a person 
        qualifying as a citizen of the Untied States for engaging in 
        the coastwise trade under section 2 of the Shipping Act, 1916;
            ``(D) the demise charter is for--
                    ``(i) a period of at least 3 years; or
                    ``(ii) a shorter period as may be prescribed by the 
                Secretary; and
            ``(E) the vessel is otherwise qualified under this section 
        to be employed in the coastwise trade.
    ``(2) Upon default by a bareboat charterer of a demise charter 
required under paragraph (1)(D), 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 terms and conditions as the Secretary may prescribe.
    ``(3) For purposes of section 2 of the Shipping Act, 1916, and 
section 12102(a) of this title, a vessel meeting the criteria of 
subsection is deemed to be owned exclusively by citizens of the United 
States.''.
    (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 U.S. 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 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).
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