109 HR 889 RH: Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Act of 2005
U.S. House of Representatives
2005-07-29
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1.This Act may be cited as the Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Act of 2005
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2.The table of contents for this Act is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title
Sec. 2. Table of contents
Title I—Authorization
Sec. 101. Authorization of appropriations
Sec. 102. Authorized levels of military strength and training
Title II—Coast Guard
Sec. 201. Extension of Coast Guard vessel anchorage and movement authority
Sec. 202. International training and technical assistance
Sec. 203. Officer promotion
Sec. 204. Coast Guard band director
Sec. 205. Authority for one-step turnkey design-build contracting
Sec. 206. Reserve recall authority
Sec. 207. Reserve officer distribution
Sec. 208. Expansion of use of auxiliary equipment to support coast guard missions
Sec. 209. Coast Guard history fellowships
Title III—Shipping and Navigation
Sec. 301. Treatment of ferries as passenger vessels
Sec. 302. Great Lakes pilotage annual ratemaking
Sec. 303. Certification of vessel nationality in drug smuggling cases
Sec. 304. LNG Tankers
Title IV—Miscellaneous
Sec. 401. Technical corrections
Sec. 402. Authorization of junior reserve officers training program pilot program
Sec. 403. Transfer
Sec. 404. Long-range vessel tracking system
Sec. 405. Report
Sec. 406. Training of cadets at United States Merchant Marine Academy
Sec. 407. Marine casualty investigations study
Sec. 408. Conveyance of decommissioned Coast Guard Cutter MACKINAW
Sec. 409. Deepwater implementation report
Sec. 410. Helicopters
Sec. 411. Reports from mortgagees of vessels
Sec. 412. Newtown Creek, New York City, New York
<enum>I</enum><header>Authorization</header>
<section id="HD28BF2A8F7FF4949889CC1C444583B06"><enum>101.</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Funds are authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2006 for necessary expenses of the Coast Guard as follows:</text>
<paragraph id="HFDD07E8374F0440CB31BC6F7717E2B99"><enum>(1)</enum><text>For the operation and maintenance of the Coast Guard, $5,586,400,000, of which $24,500,000 is authorized to 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.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H9A69FEB1F8854AC59C14CDABC6493F1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>For the acquisition, construction, rebuilding, and improvement of aids to navigation, shore and offshore facilities, vessels, and aircraft, including equipment related thereto, $1,903,821,000, of which—</text>
<subparagraph id="H0BCFBD8D97924A2B922688AAD9537921"><enum>(A)</enum><text>$20,000,000 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), to remain available until expended;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H582A8C7E8AE64126A5BC820888FD67A"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$1,316,300,000 is authorized for acquisition and construction of shore and offshore facilities, vessels, and aircraft, including equipment related thereto, and other activities that constitute the Integrated Deepwater Systems; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H556D049DBC834AB5A4D3B6F3D2DAC9AD"><enum>(C)</enum><text>$284,369,000 is authorized for sustainment of legacy vessels and aircraft, including equipment related thereto, and other activities that constitute the Integrated Deepwater Systems.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H9214E5E8BA624D8795C5BAB2BAE928F9"><enum>(3)</enum><text>To the Commandant of the Coast Guard 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 search and rescue, aids to navigation, marine safety, marine environmental protection, enforcement of laws and treaties, ice operations, oceanographic research, and defense readiness, $24,000,000, to remain available until expended, of which $3,500,000 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.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H590113113A7F44B3B37945E9E1C063B"><enum>(4)</enum><text>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 <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/10/55">chapter 55</external-xref> of title 10, United States Code, $1,014,080,000, to remain available until expended.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HCEB503DB95EC4ED683D7253E4B7C92ED"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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, $35,900,000.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H2AADB4C193E546559CAB81A93D47C3FE"><enum>(6)</enum><text>For environmental compliance and restoration at Coast Guard facilities (other than parts and equipment associated with operation and maintenance), $12,000,000, to remain available until expended.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HB2040A43713A4FFAB0864BBEBC324651"><enum>(7)</enum><text>For the Coast Guard Reserve program, including personnel and training costs, equipment, and services, $119,000,000.</text></paragraph></section>
<section id="HAC01A910B8F84EB68C8010EFE300671E"><enum>102.</enum><header>Authorized levels of military strength and training</header>
<subsection id="HA18522A1B79A43DD81A2CC4DFC89D464"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Active duty strength</header><text>The Coast Guard is authorized an end-of-year strength for active duty personnel of 45,500 for the years ending on September 30, 2005, and September 30, 2006.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="HB4543ED12D794E5E8E8BCD195DC25FCD"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Military training student loads</header><text>The Coast Guard is authorized average military training student loads as follows:</text>
<paragraph id="HCC4A7064B6F2412E8007293E9F1C951E"><enum>(1)</enum><text>For recruit and special training for fiscal year 2006, 2,500 student years.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H8A16970BD5BF4CB59E2FAF7500BA4300"><enum>(2)</enum><text>For flight training for fiscal year 2006, 125 student years.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H98BC4DA6200440429F3C9CE645F6FC23"><enum>(3)</enum><text>For professional training in military and civilian institutions for fiscal year 2006, 350 student years.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H939D9A0D091F42A782DB68E17B24BAE"><enum>(4)</enum><text>For officer acquisition for fiscal year 2006, 1,200 student years.</text></paragraph></subsection></section>
<enum>II</enum><header>Coast Guard</header>
<section id="H7B7A22FA688B4682B0BC4B4F00C90003"><enum>201.</enum><header>Extension of Coast Guard vessel anchorage and movement authority</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline"> <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/14/91">Section 91</external-xref> of title 14, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:</text>
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<subsection id="H03869F2C61174CC69D589B4073D832F8"><enum>(d)</enum><text>As used in this section <quote>navigable waters of the United States</quote> includes all waters of the territorial sea of the United States as described in Presidential Proclamation No. 5928 of December 27, 1988.</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section>
<section id="H2956841C80A14734B38300A44FF83C77"><enum>202.</enum><header>International training and technical assistance</header>
<subsection id="H9EAD4B8AFEC8476BA4D2C0A98B00E623"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/14/149">Section 149</external-xref> of title 14, United States Code, is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HEC7D3474CB534036AE1D910042C18317"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by amending the section heading to read as follows:</text>
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<section id="HF60F8E3AB3BF4EAFAF5F45D634E6739B"><enum>149.</enum><header>Assistance to foreign governments and maritime authorities</header></section><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H2CB10E5A31644F919B20628B1CD7ECD0"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting before the existing undesignated text the following new subsection designation and heading: “(a) <header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">Detail of members to assist foreign governments</header-in-text>.—”; and </text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H621EB8E5748B4928801FF0A9EB0E964"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following new subsection:</text>
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<subsection id="H8AF5682012EF476200942F4627D00172"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Technical Assistance to Foreign Maritime Authorities</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Commandant, in coordination with the Secretary of State, may, in conjunction with regular Coast Guard operations, provide technical assistance, including law enforcement and maritime safety and security training, to foreign navies, coast guards, and other maritime authorities.</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HFFEA7F36094646E1A4520078F58EB09"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Clerical amendment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The item related to such section in the analysis at the beginning of <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/14/7">chapter 7</external-xref> of title 14, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:</text>
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<toc-entry level="section">149. Assistance to foreign governments and maritime authorities</toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection></section>
<section id="HCC0E3BED61514808A366CCF4A1358F09"><enum>203.</enum><header>Officer promotion</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline"> <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/14/257">Section 257</external-xref> of title 14, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:</text>
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<subsection id="HDF01110F31064792887F1000D0ECFC53"><enum>(f)</enum><text>The Secretary may waive subsection (a) of this section to the extent necessary to allow officers described therein to have at least two opportunities for consideration for promotion to the next higher grade as officers below the promotion zone.</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section>
<section id="H6CF91800BDF84FA88EDA97AF18001C52"><enum>204.</enum><header>Coast Guard band director</header>
<subsection id="HA4464AF7528245CA86A3650067EE5893"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Band director appointment and grade</header><text><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/14/336">Section 336</external-xref> of title 14, United States Code, is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HF8C660AEB049457080994E3014566689"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (b)—</text>
<subparagraph id="HF0F60182F3574AD491F973AF7B678F85"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by amending the first sentence to read as follows: <quote>The Secretary may designate as the director any individual determined by the Secretary to possess the necessary qualifications.</quote>; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H5A603534EB0D4C75BECCC186CADE412C"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in the second sentence, by striking <quote>a member so designated</quote> and inserting <quote>an individual so designated</quote>;</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H68E066C5897B4979A8DCABF94E4E7CA4"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (c)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H05640F4C890E4774948916E9A295CD1B"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking <quote>of a member</quote> and inserting <quote>of an individual</quote>; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H84DCF08E4C2B4CF6ACB93899B6ECAEFC"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking <quote>of lieutenant (junior grade) or lieutenant</quote> and inserting <quote>determined by the Secretary to be most appropriate to the qualifications and experience of the appointed individual</quote>;</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H9CF51C31425E400AA7921BBE40E9B246"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection (d), by striking <quote>A member</quote> and inserting <quote>An individual</quote>; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H0760234D01BE45B8BD7F53EDE2E45EDE"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in subsection (e)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H5AB44A64E2DD48AB91B9CC26DCB73ECA"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking <quote>When a member’s designation is revoked,</quote> and inserting <quote>When an individual’s designation is revoked,</quote>; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HBABE717054024EA9B1D3D689F943EEC2"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking <quote>option:</quote> and inserting <quote>option—</quote>. </text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H61659FD4FE504D4492696844B65E6B29"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Current director</header><text>The individual serving as Coast Guard band director on the date of the enactment of this Act may be immediately promoted to a commissioned grade, not to exceed captain, determined by the Secretary to be most appropriate to the qualifications and experience of that individual.</text></subsection></section>
<section id="H0BA5E0BA348C49E0B78E9FDCD0E3887D"><enum>205.</enum><header>Authority for one-step turnkey design-build contracting</header>
<subsection id="H341A10E83DD74839BC8FB8BAF68F42A8"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text><external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/14/17">Chapter 17</external-xref> of title 14, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section:</text>
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<section id="HC105A36B8BD24AEF8601C9DCF33E51D7"><enum>677.</enum><header>Turnkey selection procedures</header>
<subsection id="H4A8177C683EE4A2B008D00429514E9A9"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Authority to use</header><text>The Secretary may use one-step turnkey selection procedures for the purpose of entering into contracts for construction projects.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H256743960E04490B0034A200E86F0000"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this section:</text>
<paragraph id="H51A038A9316D4BB0907C372F35188DF5"><enum>(1)</enum><text>The term <term>one-step turn-key selection procedures</term> means procedures used for the selection of a contractor on the basis of price and other evaluation criteria to perform, in accordance with the provisions of a firm fixed-price contract, both the design and construction of a facility using performance specifications supplied by the Secretary.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HC6609E28D8D14F32A96CC644CA2CAE4"><enum>(2)</enum><text>The term <term>construction</term> includes the construction, procurement, development, conversion, or extension, of any facility.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H12614C130B854DDBA2C398A936A739B3"><enum>(3)</enum><text>The term <term>facility</term> means a building, structure, or other improvement to real property.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection>
<subsection id="HA008305E49D741EAA119D79C2BC2E9"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Clerical amendment</header><text>The analysis at the beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 676 the following:</text>
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<section id="HCDA65A521FB747E1B023E388238288F0"><enum>206.</enum><header>Reserve recall authority</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline"> <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/14/712">Section 712(a)</external-xref> of title 14, United States Code, is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HE08EA8E8DD2C4ACEAD7800D807E2E100"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>, or to aid in prevention of an imminent,</quote> after <quote>during</quote>;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H659F0CB062324956B4E7E307A3865B90"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking <quote>or</quote> before <quote>catastrophe</quote>;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H47F5034C9F474BC48893E853A6D9F6CD"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>, act of terrorism as defined in section 2(15) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/6/101">6 U.S.C. 101(15)</external-xref>), or transportation security incident as defined in <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/46/70101">section 70101</external-xref> of title 46</quote> after <quote>catastrophe</quote>;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H89BB271AE3BE450AA3A3D2E89CBDEAD7"><enum>(4)</enum><text>by striking <quote>thirty days in any four-month period</quote> and inserting <quote>60 days in any 4-month period</quote>; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H4F989971F96040139B579953D500368C"><enum>(5)</enum><text>by striking <quote>sixty days in any two-year period</quote> and inserting <quote>120 days in any 2-year period</quote>.</text></paragraph></section>
<section id="HEA2F33A5CF3A4E46B4A510C6FFA0818C"><enum>207.</enum><header>Reserve officer distribution</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline"> <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/14/724">Section 724</external-xref> of title 14, United States Code, is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HD6EE603B3A894A41B13173DDD91BC080"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a), by inserting after the first sentence the following: <quote>Reserve officers on an active-duty list shall not be counted as part of the authorized number of officers in the Reserve.</quote>; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H2C597B330282490B8829E0000E494D2"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (b), by striking so much as precedes paragraph (2) and inserting the following:</text>
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<subsection id="H0FA87CEFEB2344DEA4969C8DEF24B73"><enum>(b)</enum>
<paragraph id="H4CD0E2CB6021448EB900CAC5A795005B" display-inline="yes-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><text>The Secretary shall, at least once each year, make a computation to determine the number of Reserve officers in an active status authorized to be serving in each grade. The number in each grade shall be computed by applying the applicable percentage to the total number of such officers serving in an active status on the date the computation is made. The number of Reserve officers in an active status below the grade of rear admiral (lower half) shall be distributed by pay grade so as not to exceed percentages of commissioned officers authorized by section 42(b) of this title. When the actual number of Reserve officers in an active status in a particular pay grade is less than the maximum percentage authorized, the difference may be applied to the number in the next lower grade. A Reserve officer may not be reduced in rank or grade solely because of a reduction in an authorized number as provided for in this subsection, or because an excess results directly from the operation of law.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section>
<section id="HE372C7B347524641AF4BF268C6CDABAF"><enum>208.</enum><header>Expansion of use of auxiliary equipment to support coast guard missions</header>
<subsection id="HF15707CF81A34F2B81007FB83772EAF7"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Use of motorized vehicles</header><text><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/14/826">Section 826</external-xref> of title 14, United States Code, is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HF0670F0DC7A048E0BBAC63641B3DA200"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by designating the existing undesignated text as subsection (a); and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H8300D4FA514C472A95385851B261E767"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following new subsection:</text>
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<subsection id="HCE67429DA5484577B39077C64BD560E4"><enum>(b)</enum><text>The Coast Guard may utilize to carry out its functions and duties as authorized by the Secretary any motorized vehicle placed at its disposition by any member of the Auxiliary, by any corporation, partnership, or association, or by any State or political subdivision thereof, to tow Federal Government property.</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HB2C4E7F0D5C54BE7B7D24F1774445B21"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Appropriations for facilities</header><text><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/14/830">Section 830(a)</external-xref> of title 14, United States Code, is amended by striking <quote>or radio station</quote> and inserting <quote>radio station, or motorized vehicle</quote> each place it appears.</text></subsection></section>
<section id="H815337A71A2D465385E770CB9D9D5133"><enum>209.</enum><header>Coast Guard history fellowships</header>
<subsection id="H0D3635A74AB94E7294E334A9325674D7"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Fellowships authorized</header><text><external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/14/9">Chapter 9</external-xref> of title 14, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
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<section id="H7CDA63E9339A49A0BD6E3F6E55C83BD5"><enum>197.</enum><header>Coast Guard history fellowships</header>
<subsection id="H19C6031C8EC94280AEDA8D8883460011"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Fellowships</header><text>The Commandant of the Coast Guard shall prescribe regulations under which the Commandant may award fellowships in Coast Guard history to individuals who are eligible under subsection (b).</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H01509090BC4F41ED98AFCC619E5FEF67"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Eligible individuals</header><text>An individual shall be eligible under this subsection if the individual is a citizen or national of the United States and—</text>
<paragraph id="HF9789C4B71F94B3D817D46AE7D444707"><enum>(1)</enum><text>is a graduate student in United States history;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H4A472D3EA9DC47E481423EC6BCA9100"><enum>(2)</enum><text>has completed all requirements for a doctoral degree other than preparation of a dissertation; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H6CE544CBC5284A9BB860FD06E408BE7"><enum>(3)</enum><text>agrees to prepare a dissertation in a subject area of Coast Guard history determined by the Commandant.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H481EE5B31A2E4ECEB3D7D4E8783DF71D"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Regulations</header><text>The regulations prescribed under this section shall include—</text>
<paragraph id="HE94702ECEC3A42799CF90122AD6DC438"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the criteria for award of fellowships;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HCA37D38BADA240FF886484680683A7CF"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the procedures for selecting recipients of fellowships;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H402C24372C74456AAC3FCAB656B9731D"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the basis for determining the amount of a fellowship; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H11674B5081B447C9B2797200BB94DA1D"><enum>(4)</enum><text>subject to the availability of appropriations, the total amount that may be awarded as fellowships during an academic year.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection>
<subsection id="H482C8E0CE845444A80368642B059D900"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Clerical amendment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The analysis at the beginning of such chapter is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
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<enum>III</enum><header>Shipping and Navigation</header>
<section id="H4629DF1911944C6D93CA4903936B9DE8" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>301.</enum><header>Treatment of ferries as passenger vessels</header>
<subsection id="H8C10B3D3AE784CB6A336ECFBF708DF3D"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Ferry defined</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline"><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/46/2101">Section 2101</external-xref> of title 46, United States Code, is amended by inserting after paragraph (10a) the following: </text>
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<paragraph id="HCB1F78F68B864CE195D6B2E00BC95F8"><enum>(10b)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">‘ferry’ means a vessel that is used on a regular schedule—</text>
<subparagraph id="HC080998D055A4A09ACBBB22EF691FBD6"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to provide transportation only between places that are not more than 300 miles apart, and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H8120607E55354AE2AA2BB741D13BACC"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to transport only—</text>
<clause id="H19C73E9D041A4601B0D987271586F9CD"><enum>(i)</enum><text>passengers, or</text></clause>
<clause id="HF0EB00739EA34660A391C2141CC1A9ED"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>vehicles, or railroad cars, that are being used, or have been used, in transporting passengers or goods.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection>
<subsection id="H32CB62822E0D41DA00486D9DF8235BF"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Passenger vessels that are ferries</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline"><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/46/2101">Section 2101(22)</external-xref> of title 46, United States Code, is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H9D7D816485DD47349FEF3426E0A627AC"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking “or” after the semicolon at the end of subparagraph (B); </text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H29959126B1F34BFA8838666CB23005D"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (C) and inserting “; or”; and </text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H88279482AB8A4C5DAD01BC9E4D00BDB7"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text>
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<subparagraph id="H8CEE08E701A0415783236F342CE40E3"><enum>(D)</enum><text>that is a ferry carrying a passenger.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HF65F5F7E4FF34B18ACA36CB5E6DC6BA"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Small passenger vessels that are ferries</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline"><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/46/2101">Section 2101(35)</external-xref> of title 46, United States Code, is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H6F4EDB4AC090442BAE00A77241DFDBA4"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking “or” after the semicolon at the end of subparagraph (C);</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H29D99BBA372D4092B7AFA7ADAB68488F"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (D) and inserting “; or”; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H716AB08B58624460A41906C75ED59B74"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text>
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<subparagraph id="HEE9DCC9138A4465494A6AB269D2FBED2"><enum>(E)</enum><text>that is a ferry carrying more than 6 passengers.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection></section>
<section id="HA6E9EF6FA32B4F3B8E5DF12B497E81EB" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>302.</enum><header>Great Lakes pilotage annual ratemaking</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline"> <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/46/9303">Section 9303</external-xref> of title 46, United States Code, is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H48C496751D914A24B57BD700F7B8AFC8"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (f) by striking <quote>The</quote> and inserting <quote>Before March 1 of each year, the</quote>; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H4B63770086A544A08D30D76479406153"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text>
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<subsection id="H0AF12CDC5A344637B060F3E75D82B8E"><enum>(g)</enum><text>The Secretary shall ensure that the number of full-time equivalent employees assigned to carry out this section is not less than 4.</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section>
<section id="H5676103799AF449E812EA5D040207BA6" commented="no"><enum>303.</enum><header>Certification of vessel nationality in drug smuggling cases</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline"> Section 3(c)(2) of the Maritime Drug Law Enforcement Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc-appendix" parsable-cite="usc-appendix/46/1903">46 U.S.C. App. 1903(c)(2)</external-xref>) is amended in the matter following subparagraph (C) by striking <quote>denial of such claim of registry</quote> and inserting <quote>response</quote>.</text></section>
<section id="HD4ED0123375E45DFAE6953EFD5BD6634" section-type="subsequent-section" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>304.</enum><header>LNG Tankers</header>
<subsection id="H697BB998BA354470812860995C1CE572"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Program</header><text>The Secretary of Transportation shall develop and implement a program to promote the transportation of liquefied natural gas to the United States on United States-flag vessels.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="HF5300AC4C8F0490CBCAEAC5DA0B64691"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Amendment to Deepwater Port Act</header><text>Section 4 of the Deepwater Port Act of 1974 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/1503">33 U.S.C. 1503</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
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<subsection id="H75CE1BBB3F2345B79B0028D6B7D4551"><enum>(i)</enum><text>To promote the security of the United States, the Secretary shall give top priority to the processing of a license under this Act for liquefied natural gas facilities that will be supplied with liquefied natural gas by United States flag-vessels.</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection>
<subsection id="H7D73DFC868C348CAAFD0751F37235CAC"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Within 6 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit a report to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate on the implementation of this section.</text></subsection></section>
<enum>IV</enum><header>Miscellaneous</header>
<section id="H9B687D5CE7834DC8B04568079CB7A0F2"><enum>401.</enum><header>Technical corrections</header>
<subsection id="H8F15885A263A4DFEBDB2A46FD225BD00"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Requirements for cooperative agreements for voluntary services</header><text><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/14/93">Section 93(a)(19)</external-xref> of title 14, United States Code, as amended by section 201 of the Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Act of 2004 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/108/293">Public Law 108–293</external-xref>; 118 Stat. 1031), is amended by redesignating subparagraphs (1) and (2) in order as subparagraphs (A) and (B).</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H62AF8C7EB3DB49A6B1A0946D4420004B"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Correction of amendment to chapter analysis</header><text>Section 212(b) of the Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Act of 2004 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/108/293">Public Law 108–293</external-xref>; 118 Stat. 1037) is amended by inserting <quote>of title 14</quote> after <quote>chapter 17</quote>.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H26828508E4B74008AA4B72F000B75B8B"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Recommendations to Congress by Commandant of the Coast Guard</header><text><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/14/93">Section 93(a)</external-xref> of title 14, United States Code, as amended by sections 201 and 217 of the Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Act of 2004 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/108/293">Public Law 108–293</external-xref>; 118 Stat. 1031, 1038), is amended by redesignating paragraph (y) as paragraph (24).</text></subsection>
<subsection id="HA118DCB47C2F4BF2A23D9B2F49407273"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Correction of reference to Ports and Waterways Safety Act</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 302 of the Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Act of 2004 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/108/293">Public Law 108–293</external-xref>; 118 Stat. 1041) is amended by striking <quote>of 1972</quote>. </text></subsection>
<subsection id="H36A3CECC2A0045F9B551F264111F4989"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Technical correction of penalty</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline"><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/46/4311">Section 4311(b)</external-xref> of title 46, United States Code, as amended by section 406 of the Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Act of 2004 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/108/293">Public Law 108–293</external-xref>; 118 Stat. 1043), is amended by striking <quote>4307(a)of</quote> and inserting <quote>4307(a) of</quote>. </text></subsection>
<subsection id="H87674D3683B54DEFBA19D0B4D10535C1"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Determining adequacy of potable water</header><text><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/46/3305">Section 3305(a)</external-xref> of title 46, United States Code, as amended by section 416(b)(3) of the Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Act of 2004 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/108/293">Public Law 108–293</external-xref>; 118 Stat. 1047), is amended by moving paragraph (2) two ems to the left, so that the material preceding subparagraph (A) of such paragraph aligns with the left-hand margin of paragraph (1) of such section.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H34C207BC4CAA49BAB8092F3FCC529245"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Renewal of advisory group</header><text>Section 418(a) of the Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Act of 2004 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/108/293">Public Law 108–293</external-xref>; 118 Stat. 1049) is amended by striking <quote>of September 30, 2005</quote> and inserting <quote>on September 30, 2005</quote>.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="HB0396942CDA44F76A05733CFA1003D99"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Technical corrections relating to references to National Driver Register</header>
<paragraph id="H292352D9A52C4693A53FADF6D6F00357"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Amendment instruction</header><text>Section 609(1) of the Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Act of 2004 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/108/293">Public Law 108–293</external-xref>; 118 Stat. 1058) is amended in the matter preceding subparagraph (A) by striking <quote>7302</quote> and inserting <quote>7302(c)</quote>.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HEC2BE9DA7BD94E7C9B742D9115277E1F"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Omitted word</header><text><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/46/7302">Section 7302(c)</external-xref> of title 46, United States Code, as amended by section 609(1) of the Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Act of 2004 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/108/293">Public Law 108–293</external-xref>; 118 Stat. 1058), is amended—</text>
<subparagraph id="H48B86C00B94248BB862491EB747BFFE7"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>section</quote> before <quote>30305(b)(5)</quote>; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H1292E419C36D4C18956BBCCE3B9E1E91"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>section</quote> before <quote>30304(a)(3)(A)</quote>.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H9F515206F0244EFA9CC8E701D853CF7B"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Extraneous U.S.C. reference</header><text><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/46/7703">Section 7703(3)</external-xref> of title 46, United States Code, as amended by section 609(3) of the Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Act of 2004 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/108/293">Public Law 108–293</external-xref>; 118 Stat. 1058), is amended by striking <quote>(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/23/401">23 U.S.C. 401</external-xref> note)</quote>. </text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H9A7682E4BB7747ECB769B65E3771FEB1"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Vessel response plans for nontank vessels</header>
<paragraph id="H691B9F7082AB4E25B5779C438FB91242"><enum>(1)</enum><header>correction of vessel references</header><text>Section 311 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/1321">33 U.S.C. 1321</external-xref>), as amended by section 701 of the Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Act of 2004 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/108/293">Public Law 108–293</external-xref>; 118 Stat. 1067), is amended by striking <quote>non-tank</quote> each place it appears and inserting <quote>nontank</quote>.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H8D58EEA402D74F56B07000BC67592600"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Punctuation error</header><text>Section 701(b)(9) of the Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Act of 2004 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/108/293">Public Law 108–293</external-xref>; 118 Stat. 1068) is amended by inserting close quotation marks after <quote>each tank vessel</quote>. </text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H225C018B62864E5194530045837F8163"><enum>(j)</enum><header>Punctuation error</header><text>Section 5006(c) of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/2736">33 U.S.C. 2736(c)</external-xref>), as amended by section 704(1) of the Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Act of 2004 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/108/293">Public Law 108–293</external-xref>; 118 Stat. 1075), is amended by inserting a comma after <quote>October 1, 2012</quote>. </text></subsection>
<subsection id="HCC79B30F71BB422DBBC30000CAF242C"><enum>(k)</enum><header>Correction to subtitle designation</header>
<paragraph id="H3FEB55FA3005421A99E1F23EA9F3967"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Redesignation</header><text>Title 46, United States Code, is amended by redesignating subtitle VI as subtitle VII.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H8EB30333B6C04D300049D57516E3148D"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Clerical Amendment</header><text>The table of subtitles at the beginning of title 46, United States Code, is amended by striking the item relating to subtitle VI and inserting the following:</text>
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<multi-column-toc-entry level="subtitle"><toc-enum>VII.</toc-enum><level-header level="subtitle">MISCELLANEOUS</level-header><target>70101</target></multi-column-toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H8C7E9B891FA948518E6BC400360400F8"><enum>(l)</enum><header>Corrections to <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/46/701">chapter 701</external-xref> of title 46, United States Code</header><text><external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/46/701">Chapter 701</external-xref> of title 46, United States Code, is amended as follows:</text>
<paragraph id="HD6C43E736F0B4EE7B000F89950E25698"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Sections 70118 and 70119, as added by section 801 of the Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Act of 2004 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/108/293">Public Law 108–293</external-xref>; 118 Stat. 1078), are redesignated as sections 70117 and 70118, respectively, and moved to appear immediately after <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/46/70116">section 70116</external-xref> of title 46, United States Code.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H76DC17C8235341A682072411EE725205"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Sections 70117 and 70118, as added by section 802 of such Act (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/108/293">Public Law 108–293</external-xref>; 118 Stat. 1078), are redesignated as sections 70120 and 70121, respectively, and moved to appear immediately after <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/46/70119">section 70119</external-xref> of title 46, United States Code.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H8736D8C739414AB4AE7CDE9FA8D1DCF4"><enum>(3)</enum><text>In section 70120(a), as redesignated by paragraph (2) of this section, by striking <quote>section 70120</quote> and inserting <quote>section 70119</quote>.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HA23421EFFEF94FFD8ECB530011B58D43"><enum>(4)</enum><text>In section 70121(a), as redesignated by paragraph (2) of this section, by striking <quote>section 70120</quote> and inserting <quote>section 70119</quote>.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H5F1589F9C4F44950894C87FF71004713"><enum>(5)</enum><text>In the analysis at the beginning of the chapter, by striking the items relating to sections 70117 through the second 70119 and inserting the following:</text>
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<toc-entry level="section">70117. Firearms, arrests, and seizure of property</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">70118. Enforcement by State and local officers</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">70119. Civil penalty</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">70120. In rem liability for civil penalties and certain costs</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">70121. Withholding of clearance</toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H3A44D8CBFC2744F79221A03D71E96D2"><enum>(m)</enum><header>Area Maritime Security Advisory Committees; margin alignment</header><text><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/46/70112">Section 70112(b)</external-xref> of title 46, United States Code, as amended by section 806 of the Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Act of 2004 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/108/293">Public Law 108–293</external-xref>; 118 Stat. 1082), is amended by moving paragraph (5) two ems to the left, so that the left-hand margin of paragraph (5) aligns with the left-hand margin of paragraph (4) of such section.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H0F45C255E736468387DCA88EFAEC9953"><enum>(n)</enum><header>Technical correction regarding tank vessel environmental equivalency evaluation index</header><text>Section 4115(e)(3) of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/46/3703a">46 U.S.C. 3703a</external-xref> note) is amended by striking <quote>hull</quote> the second place it appears.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H82CB106892144B26949F3808FC008439"><enum>(o)</enum><header>Effective date</header><text>This section shall take effect August 9, 2004.</text></subsection></section>
<section id="H913FCF04D67E4040A5FDBD4D621DF48D" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>402.</enum><header>Authorization of junior reserve officers training program pilot program</header>
<subsection id="H0C2CB89C4C444C11909CBDB37BD2FAEF"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating (in this section referred to as the <quote>Secretary</quote>) may carry out a pilot program to establish and maintain a junior reserve officers training program in cooperation with the Camden County High School in Camden County, North Carolina.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="HAC3B8B6625864B4895FC76C7D9DA15D3"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Program requirements</header><text>A pilot program carried out by the Secretary under this section shall provide to students at Camden County High School—</text>
<paragraph id="H4DA54104F9C643DFBE65A17E00AB4D87"><enum>(1)</enum><text>instruction in subject areas relating to operations of the Coast Guard; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H5181EDC03A0B46BAB8F8649BF9572479"><enum>(2)</enum><text>training in skills which are useful and appropriate for a career in the Coast Guard.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HE367E23ED9CF4E2E9F08F8700A9739C"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Provision of additional support</header><text>To carry out a pilot program under this section, the Secretary may provide to Camden County High School—</text>
<paragraph id="HA32642DE878C45FE9E02273F72655FD9"><enum>(1)</enum><text>assistance in course development, instruction, and other support activities;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H0B92218E7C0A46EF9600381488A947FE"><enum>(2)</enum><text>commissioned, warrant, and petty officers of the Coast Guard to serve as administrators and instructors; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H4D7D07B8B9784CE9BBD45937DD7EABE7"><enum>(3)</enum><text>necessary and appropriate course materials, equipment, and uniforms.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HAB383CE4960E4238928CF0C858A8EE4B"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Employment of retired Coast Guard personnel</header>
<paragraph id="H1DC391397C47445F9E7CDBEDB78A100"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection, the Secretary may authorize the Camden County High School to employ as administrators and instructors for the pilot program retired Coast Guard and Coast Guard Reserve commissioned, warrant, and petty officers who request that employment and who are approved by the Secretary and Camden County High School.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HB1BAC07B01804502846F2ED882711373"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Authorized pay</header>
<subparagraph id="H58DB78BAB99D4FF9B7673EA6D1A0DAD5" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Retired members employed under paragraph (1) of this subsection are entitled to receive their retired or retainer pay and an additional amount of not more than the difference between—</text>
<clause id="H7F58AB23D3D2423D82C3B74200CB7DF6"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the amount the individual would be paid as pay and allowance if they were considered to have been ordered to active duty during that period of employment; and</text></clause>
<clause id="H2DC2FAEAD0734D4BB7F86F829EBC1484"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the amount of retired pay the individual is entitled to receive during that period.</text></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H2C74926E0AFE4EAE8DB6926D64B64EFD"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Payment to school</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall pay to Camden County High School an amount equal to one half of the amount described in subparagraph (A) of this paragraph, from funds appropriated for that purpose.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HB431CC4E001F4E4AB0494836D4E9700"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Not duty or duty training</header><text>Notwithstanding any other law, while employed under this subsection, an individual is not considered to be on active duty or inactive duty training.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section>
<section id="H826C091A05D1498BBFBFE4EBA1DEB4" section-type="subsequent-section" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>403.</enum><header>Transfer</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 602(b)(2) of the Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Act of 2004 (118 Stat. 1051) is amended by striking <quote>to be conveyed</quote> and all that follows through the period and inserting <quote>to be conveyed to CAS Foundation, Inc. (a nonprofit corporation under the laws of the State of Indiana.</quote>. </text></section>
<section id="HDC2244BAC1EA4D32BB74B272407BCA9E"><enum>404.</enum><header>Long-range vessel tracking system</header>
<subsection id="H0F5481E6DDAF446EB946B700005004AC"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Pilot project</header><text>Subject to the availability of appropriations, the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating, acting through the Commandant of the Coast Guard, shall conduct a pilot program for long range tracking of up to 2,000 vessels using satellite systems pursuant to <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/46/70115">section 70115</external-xref> of title 46, United States Code.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H63F98DB1B0484E44917C03F900426FDC"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text>There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating $4,000,000 for fiscal year 2006 to carry out the pilot program authorized under subsection (a).</text></subsection></section>
<section id="H6BC6A84871464CC4A7B8A77B098CCA83" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>405.</enum><header>Report</header>
<subsection id="H5B8FF35D8E85405C9FB73E014E6EA4D5"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Commandant of the Coast Guard shall review the adequacy of assets described in subsection (b) to carry out the Coast Guard’s missions including search and rescue, illegal drug and migrant interdiction, and fisheries law enforcement. Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Commandant shall submit a report to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate that includes the findings of that review and any recommendations to enhance mission capabilities in those areas.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="HC39C0F06982C432E8CCE56C491BAD447"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Areas of review</header><text>The report under subsection (a) shall provide information and recommendations on the following assets:</text>
<paragraph id="H68E393735CA5467FB93F4EE8D67C5FA3"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Coast Guard aircraft, including helicopters, stationed at Air Station Detroit in the State of Michigan.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HE13C350D72AD414181A6CC25342075AF"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Coast Guard vessels and aircraft stationed in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HEF6F195BBF47466A8EF9FB406D8FB313"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Coast Guard vessels and aircraft stationed in the State of Louisiana along the Lower Mississippi River between the Port of New Orleans and the Red River.</text></paragraph></subsection></section>
<section id="HF7DFA339FEF547838C941FD941E8F5A" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>406.</enum><header>Training of cadets at United States Merchant Marine Academy</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline"> Section 1303(f) of the Merchant Marine Act, 1936 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc-appendix" parsable-cite="usc-appendix/46/1295b">46 App. U.S.C. 1295b(f)</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H6DDA9C50C5E64EF890A42B218FD7C0F4"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (2) by striking <quote>and</quote> after the semicolon at the end;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H387C4C9036D94783BCDF2BC85C005FD"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (3) by striking the period at the end and inserting <quote>; and</quote>; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H8A25A0A8FA66471500581779EC35DC8"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="H77AB404E967D40D1A7B39B83E930A9EC" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="HF76E7F70B61E48438BA4AE9454DF4750"><enum>(4)</enum><text>on any other vessel considered necessary or appropriate or in the national interest.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section>
<section id="H138775F3974F4D169D14294F9400BFD1"><enum>407.</enum><header>Marine casualty investigations study</header>
<subsection id="H61327891664847E494FE133700DFB297"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Study</header><text>Within 3 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commandant of the Coast Guard shall enter into an agreement with National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health for a study of the Coast Guard marine casualty investigation program to examine the extent to which marine casualty investigations and reports—</text>
<paragraph id="HCCF060C6C97C4EC9A402E5EF5E42B3C"><enum>(1)</enum><text>result in information and recommendations that prevent similar casualties;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HD48457EC871D438B9BC1374020BC74F9"><enum>(2)</enum><text>minimize the effect of similar casualties, given that it has occurred; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H782A7710CD9B471296E20835B557B9F2"><enum>(3)</enum><text>maximize lives saved in similar casualties, given that the vessel has become uninhabitable.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HC78BF7858F61419887FC0455FF097067"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Included elements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">To promote the safety of all those who work on or travel by water and to protect the marine environment, the study shall include consideration of—</text>
<paragraph id="H92A776AF441444BDBA89848000382D65"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the adequacy of resources devoted to marine casualty investigations considering caseload, training and experience of marine casualty investigators, and duty assignment practices;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H2AC00D0F829249CCBCB8D2C5060981E"><enum>(2)</enum><text>investigation standards and methods, including a comparison of the formal and informal investigation processes;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H94B8FF9CA5B24F3D9BD83F91578E2322"><enum>(3)</enum><text>use of best investigation practices considering transportation investigation practices used by other Federal agencies and foreign governments, including the British MAIB program;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H56BD72A4EEA846BFA9CB9106DD442B96"><enum>(4)</enum><text>marine casualty data base management and use of casualty data and information as an input to marine casualty prevention programs; </text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H7ADAE8E1F2C44AD58CC6E8CB2D5DE119"><enum>(5)</enum><text>the extent to which marine casualty data and information have been used to improve the survivability and habitability of vessels involved in marine casualties; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H5C876A88AE77420583B041829F57C00"><enum>(6)</enum><text>any changes to current statutes that would clarify Coast Guard responsibilities for marine casualty investigations and report.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H7698B6DAAAA44451BD6CA235F10572D5"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Report to Congress</header><text>The study, along with its findings and recommendations, shall be provided to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate within 18 months after entering into a contract with the Institute.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H5BFB33BDFBB443D4B5B3CA5066FCDFB"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text>There is authorized to be appropriated $625,000 to carry out the study required by this section.</text></subsection></section>
<section id="HE12AF0CB0CD1498EB026495FD7FD24A9"><enum>408.</enum><header>Conveyance of decommissioned Coast Guard Cutter MACKINAW</header>
<subsection id="H79A28357BECB43409E2767AB56ABB761"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Upon the scheduled decommissioning of the Coast Guard Cutter MACKINAW, the Commandant of the Coast Guard shall convey all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to that vessel to the City and County of Cheboygan, Michigan, without consideration, if—</text>
<paragraph id="H8835D79F7D134E25841BB8CF2D99D154"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the recipient agrees—</text>
<subparagraph id="H2A7E07C06E2A44C094F6B9D84481BBA0"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to use the vessel for purposes of a museum;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H1173D2523AEE4FF2A535C3CC30F97F77"><enum>(B)</enum><text>not to use the vessel for commercial transportation purposes;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H0E1FFCBD83504E7285F9F7B14C444575"><enum>(C)</enum><text>to make the vessel available to the United States Government if needed for use by the Commandant in time of war or a national emergency; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H281913D0D5624F48BCB315602D004DC6"><enum>(D)</enum><text>to hold the Government harmless for any claims arising from exposure to hazardous materials, including asbestos and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), after conveyance of the vessel, except for claims arising from the use by the Government under subparagraph (C);</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H6BEC896C8E404F7FB700004200B45D1D"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the recipient has funds available that will be committed to operate and maintain the vessel conveyed in good working condition, in the form of cash, liquid assets, or a written loan commitment, and in an amount of at least $700,000; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HDD6869FEE0374A9A9734CFAA4827F90"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the recipient agrees to any other conditions the Commandant considers appropriate.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H78DF109E2B5B4B2E99C992C6A4325142"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Maintenance and delivery of vessel</header><text>Prior to conveyance of the vessel under this section, the Commandant shall, to the extent practical, and subject to other Coast Guard mission requirements, make every effort to maintain the integrity of the vessel and its equipment until the time of delivery. If a conveyance is made under this section, the Commandant shall deliver the vessel at the place where the vessel is located, in its present condition, and without cost to the Government. The conveyance of the vessel under this section shall not be considered a distribution in commerce for purposes of section 6(e) of <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/94/469">Public Law 94–469</external-xref> (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/15/2605">15 U.S.C. 2605(e)</external-xref>).</text></subsection>
<subsection id="HBBA1783EB140476886F24DF284837F3E"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Other excess equipment</header><text>The Commandant may convey to the recipient any excess equipment or parts from other decommissioned Coast Guard vessels for use to enhance the vessel’s operability and function for purposes of a museum.</text></subsection></section>
<section id="HC94CA87E97054E959DF3536B59DFCBE0"><enum>409.</enum><header>Deepwater implementation report</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Within 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a report on the implementation of the Integrated Deepwater Program that includes—</text>
<paragraph id="HC406D6B6ADFB499A89E84C4FE99A348"><enum>(1)</enum><text>a complete timeline for the acquisition of each new Deepwater asset and the phase-out of legacy assets for the life of such program;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H9DC31DB55A8141C193B29D83C42CCBCC"><enum>(2)</enum><text>a projection of the remaining operational lifespan of each legacy asset;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H0B8A1085139A4ACDA1695B2FC24B79AB"><enum>(3)</enum><text>a detailed justification for each modification in each Integrated Deepwater Program asset that fulfills the revised mission needs statement for the program; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H1D98785FF9CA4415986F2507C5E47F3D"><enum>(4)</enum><text>a total cost of the program that aligns with the revised mission needs statement for the program.</text></paragraph></section>
<section id="H79B1CB64512B414998392900BEC398EF"><enum>410.</enum><header>Helicopters</header>
<subsection id="H4E1B288180C0403D8137A5D576055C62"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating may in accordance with this section acquire or lease up to four previously used HH–65 helicopters or airframes (or any combination thereof) that were not under the administrative control of the Coast Guard on January 1, 2005.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="HDBBFAA64C80F442EA7C8EF588D9C5752"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Determination and certification</header><text>The Secretary shall not acquire or lease any previously used HH–65 helicopters or airframes under subsection (a), until the end of the 90-day period beginning on the date the Secretary notifies the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate that the Secretary has—</text>
<paragraph id="H97E11DF142DB4E288CF7F38C004F7001"><enum>(1)</enum><text>determined that acquiring or leasing such previously used helicopters or airframes, and making any modifications to such helicopters or airframes that are needed to ensure those helicopters and airframes meet the design, construction, and equipment standards that apply to H–65 helicopters under the administrative control of the Coast Guard on May 18, 2005, is more cost-effective than acquiring or leasing an equal number of MH-68 helicopters; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H3E8BD41BAFF24A0F9C1B6BB3390006D0"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">certified that the helicopters and airframes will meet all applicable Coast Guard safety requirements.</text></paragraph></subsection></section>
<section id="H6A82578985594D8D883CF544E6D886E" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>411.</enum><header>Reports from mortgagees of vessels</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline"><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/46/12120">Section 12120</external-xref> of title 46, United States Code, is amended by striking <quote>owners, masters, and charterers</quote> and inserting <quote>owners, masters, charterers, and mortgagees</quote>.</text></section>
<section id="HCBCE61DA5AA446A8904646F6A03123DC"><enum>412.</enum><header>Newtown Creek, New York City, New York</header>
<subsection id="HA68EEE94DAE44B6D8DB5658EB2882E00"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Study</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Of the amounts provided under section 1012 of the Oil Pollution Act, the Coast Guard shall conduct a study of public health and safety concerns related to the pollution of Newtown Creek, New York City, New York, caused by seepage of oil into Newtown Creek from 17,000,000 gallons of underground oil spills in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, New York.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="HFA79C38CF8C74FEDB6E24D261FFAA184"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Coast Guard shall transmit to Congress a report containing the results of the study.</text></subsection></section>
July 29, 2005
Committee on Homeland Security discharged; committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed