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[S. 2444 Enrolled Bill (ENR)]

        S.2444

                     One Hundred Thirteenth Congress

                                 of the

                        United States of America


                          AT THE SECOND SESSION

           Begun and held at the City of Washington on Friday,
           the third day of January, two thousand and fourteen


                                 An Act


 
 To authorize appropriations for the Coast Guard for fiscal year 2015, 
                         and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
    This Act may be cited as the ``Howard Coble Coast Guard and 
Maritime Transportation Act of 2014''.
SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS.
    The table of contents for this Act is the following:

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. Commissioned officers.
Sec. 202. Commandant; appointment.
Sec. 203. Prevention and response workforces.
Sec. 204. Centers of expertise.
Sec. 205. Penalties.
Sec. 206. Agreements.
Sec. 207. Tuition assistance program coverage of textbooks and other 
          educational materials.
Sec. 208. Coast Guard housing.
Sec. 209. Lease authority.
Sec. 210. Notification of certain determinations.
Sec. 211. Annual Board of Visitors.
Sec. 212. Flag officers.
Sec. 213. Repeal of limitation on medals of honor.
Sec. 214. Coast Guard family support and child care.
Sec. 215. Mission need statement.
Sec. 216. Transmission of annual Coast Guard authorization request.
Sec. 217. Inventory of real property.
Sec. 218. Retired service members and dependents serving on advisory 
          committees.
Sec. 219. Active duty for emergency augmentation of regular forces.
Sec. 220. Acquisition workforce expedited hiring authority.
Sec. 221. Coast Guard administrative savings.
Sec. 222. Technical corrections to title 14.
Sec. 223. Multiyear procurement authority for Offshore Patrol Cutters.
Sec. 224. Maintaining Medium Endurance Cutter mission capability.
Sec. 225. Aviation capability.
Sec. 226. Gaps in writings on Coast Guard history.
Sec. 227. Officer evaluation reports.
Sec. 228. Improved safety information for vessels.
Sec. 229. E-LORAN.
Sec. 230. Analysis of resource deficiencies with respect to maritime 
          border security.
Sec. 231. Modernization of National Distress and Response System.
Sec. 232. Report reconciling maintenance and operational priorities on 
          the Missouri River.
Sec. 233. Maritime Search and Rescue Assistance Policy assessment.

                   TITLE III--SHIPPING AND NAVIGATION

Sec. 301. Repeal.
Sec. 302. Donation of historical property.
Sec. 303. Small shipyards.
Sec. 304. Drug testing reporting.
Sec. 305. Opportunities for sea service veterans.
Sec. 306. Clarification of high-risk waters.
Sec. 307. Technical corrections.
Sec. 308. Report.
Sec. 309. Fishing safety grant programs.
Sec. 310. Establishment of Merchant Marine Personnel Advisory Committee.
Sec. 311. Travel and subsistence.
Sec. 312. Prompt intergovernmental notice of marine casualties.
Sec. 313. Area Contingency Plans.
Sec. 314. International ice patrol reform.
Sec. 315. Offshore supply vessel third-party inspection.
Sec. 316. Watches.
Sec. 317. Coast Guard response plan requirements.
Sec. 318. Regional Citizens' Advisory Council.
Sec. 319. Uninspected passenger vessels in the United States Virgin 
          Islands.
Sec. 320. Treatment of abandoned seafarers.
Sec. 321. Website.
Sec. 322. Coast Guard regulations.

                  TITLE IV--FEDERAL MARITIME COMMISSION

Sec. 401. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 402. Award of reparations.
Sec. 403. Terms of Commissioners.

                 TITLE V--ARCTIC MARITIME TRANSPORTATION

Sec. 501. Arctic maritime transportation.
Sec. 502. Arctic maritime domain awareness.
Sec. 503. IMO Polar Code negotiations.
Sec. 504. Forward operating facilities.
Sec. 505. Icebreakers.
Sec. 506. Icebreaking in polar regions.

                         TITLE VI--MISCELLANEOUS

Sec. 601. Distant water tuna fleet.
Sec. 602. Extension of moratorium.
Sec. 603. National maritime strategy.
Sec. 604. Waivers.
Sec. 605. Competition by United States flag vessels.
Sec. 606. Vessel requirements for notices of arrival and departure and 
          automatic identification system.
Sec. 607. Conveyance of Coast Guard property in Rochester, New York.
Sec. 608. Conveyance of certain property in Gig Harbor, Washington.
Sec. 609. Vessel determination.
Sec. 610. Safe vessel operation in Thunder Bay.
Sec. 611. Parking facilities.

                         TITLE I--AUTHORIZATION

    SEC. 101. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
    Funds are authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2015 for 
necessary expenses of the Coast Guard as follows:
        (1) For the operation and maintenance of the Coast Guard, 
    $6,981,036,000.
        (2) For the acquisition, construction, rebuilding, and 
    improvement of aids to navigation, shore and offshore facilities, 
    vessels, and aircraft, including equipment related thereto, 
    $1,546,448,000, to remain available until expended.
        (3) For the Coast Guard Reserve program, including personnel 
    and training costs, equipment, and services, $140,016,000.
        (4) For environmental compliance and restoration of Coast Guard 
    vessels, aircraft, and facilities (other than parts and equipment 
    associated with operation and maintenance), $16,701,000, to remain 
    available until expended.
        (5) To the Commandant of the Coast Guard for research, 
    development, test, and evaluation of technologies, materials, and 
    human factors directly related to improving the performance of the 
    Coast Guard's mission with respect to search and rescue, aids to 
    navigation, marine safety, marine environmental protection, 
    enforcement of laws and treaties, ice operations, oceanographic 
    research, and defense readiness, $19,890,000.
        (6) 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 
    Alteration of Bridges Program, $16,000,000.
    SEC. 102. AUTHORIZED LEVELS OF MILITARY STRENGTH AND TRAINING.
    (a) Active Duty Strength.--The Coast Guard is authorized an end-of-
year strength for active duty personnel of 43,000 for fiscal year 2015.
    (b) Military Training Student Loads.--The Coast Guard is authorized 
average military training student loads for fiscal year 2015 as 
follows:
        (1) For recruit and special training, 2,500 student years.
        (2) For flight training, 165 student years.
        (3) For professional training in military and civilian 
    institutions, 350 student years.
        (4) For officer acquisition, 1,200 student years.

                         TITLE II--COAST GUARD

    SEC. 201. COMMISSIONED OFFICERS.
    Section 42(a) of title 14, United States Code, is amended by 
striking ``7,200'' and inserting ``6,900''.
    SEC. 202. COMMANDANT; APPOINTMENT.
    Section 44 of title 14, United States Code, is amended by inserting 
after the first sentence the following: ``The term of an appointment, 
and any reappointment, shall begin on June 1 of the appropriate year 
and end on May 31 of the appropriate year, except that, in the event of 
death, retirement, resignation, or reassignment, or when the needs of 
the Service demand, the Secretary may alter the date on which a term 
begins or ends if the alteration does not result in the term exceeding 
a period of 4 years.''.
    SEC. 203. PREVENTION AND RESPONSE WORKFORCES.
    Section 57 of title 14, United States Code, is amended--
        (1) in subsection (b)--
            (A) in paragraph (2) by striking ``or'' at the end;
            (B) in paragraph (3) by striking the period at the end and 
        inserting a semicolon; and
            (C) by adding at the end the following:
        ``(4) waterways operations manager shall have knowledge, skill, 
    and practical experience with respect to marine transportation 
    system management; or
        ``(5) port and facility safety and security specialist shall 
    have knowledge, skill, and practical experience with respect to the 
    safety, security, and environmental protection responsibilities 
    associated with maritime ports and facilities.'';
        (2) in subsection (c) by striking ``or marine safety engineer'' 
    and inserting ``marine safety engineer, waterways operations 
    manager, or port and facility safety and security specialist''; and
        (3) in subsection (f)(2) by striking ``investigator or marine 
    safety engineer.'' and inserting ``investigator, marine safety 
    engineer, waterways operations manager, or port and facility safety 
    and security specialist.''.
    SEC. 204. CENTERS OF EXPERTISE.
    Section 58(b) of title 14, United States Code, is amended to read 
as follows:
    ``(b) Missions.--Any center established under subsection (a) 
shall--
        ``(1) promote, facilitate, and conduct--
            ``(A) education;
            ``(B) training; and
            ``(C) activities authorized under section 93(a)(4);
        ``(2) be a repository of information on operations, practices, 
    and resources related to the mission for which the center was 
    established; and
        ``(3) perform and support the mission for which the center was 
    established.''.
    SEC. 205. PENALTIES.
    (a) Aids to Navigation and False Distress Messages.--Chapter 5 of 
title 14, United States Code, is amended--
        (1) in section 83 by striking ``$100'' and inserting 
    ``$1,500'';
        (2) in section 84 by striking ``$500'' and inserting 
    ``$1,500'';
        (3) in section 85 by striking ``$100'' and inserting 
    ``$1,500''; and
        (4) in section 88(c)(2) by striking ``$5,000'' and inserting 
    ``$10,000''.
    (b) Unauthorized Use of Words ``Coast Guard''.--Section 639 of 
title 14, United States Code, is amended by striking ``$1,000'' and 
inserting ``$10,000''.
    SEC. 206. AGREEMENTS.
    (a) In General.--Section 93(a)(4) of title 14, United States Code, 
is amended--
        (1) by striking ``, investigate'' and inserting ``and 
    investigate''; and
        (2) by striking ``, and cooperate and coordinate such 
    activities with other Government agencies and with private 
    agencies''.
    (b) Authority.--Chapter 5 of title 14, United States Code, as 
amended by this Act, is further amended by adding at the end the 
following:
``Sec. 102. Agreements
    ``(a) In General.--In carrying out section 93(a)(4), the Commandant 
may--
        ``(1) enter into cooperative agreements, contracts, and other 
    agreements with--
            ``(A) Federal entities;
            ``(B) other public or private entities in the United 
        States, including academic entities; and
            ``(C) foreign governments with the concurrence of the 
        Secretary of State; and
        ``(2) impose on and collect from an entity subject to an 
    agreement or contract under paragraph (1) a fee to assist with 
    expenses incurred in carrying out such section.
    ``(b) Deposit and Use of Fees.--Fees collected under this section 
shall be deposited in the general fund of the Treasury as offsetting 
receipts. The fees may be used, to the extent provided in advance in an 
appropriation law, only to carry out activities under section 
93(a)(4).''.
    (c) Clerical Amendment.--The analysis for such chapter is amended 
by adding at the end the following:

``102. Agreements.''.
    SEC. 207. TUITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM COVERAGE OF TEXTBOOKS AND 
      OTHER EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS.
    Section 93(a)(7) of title 14, United States Code, is amended by 
inserting ``and the textbooks, manuals, and other materials required as 
part of such training or course of instruction'' after ``correspondence 
courses''.
    SEC. 208. COAST GUARD HOUSING.
    (a) Commandant; General Powers.--Section 93(a)(13) of title 14, 
United States Code, is amended by striking ``the Treasury'' and 
inserting ``the fund established under section 687''.
    (b) Lighthouse Property.--Section 672a(b) of title 14, United 
States Code, is amended by striking ``the Treasury'' and inserting 
``the fund established under section 687''.
    (c) Conforming Amendment.--Section 687(b) of title 14, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
        ``(4) Monies received under section 93(a)(13).
        ``(5) Amounts received under section 672a(b).''.
    SEC. 209. LEASE AUTHORITY.
    Section 93 of title 14, United States Code, is amended by adding at 
the end the following:
    ``(f) Leasing of Tidelands and Submerged Lands.--
        ``(1) Authority.--The Commandant may lease under subsection 
    (a)(13) submerged lands and tidelands under the control of the 
    Coast Guard without regard to the limitation under that subsection 
    with respect to lease duration.
        ``(2) Limitation.--The Commandant may lease submerged lands and 
    tidelands under paragraph (1) only if--
            ``(A) lease payments are--
                ``(i) received exclusively in the form of cash;
                ``(ii) equal to the fair market value of the use of the 
            leased submerged lands or tidelands for the period during 
            which such lands are leased, as determined by the 
            Commandant; and
                ``(iii) deposited in the fund established under section 
            687; and
            ``(B) the lease does not provide authority to or commit the 
        Coast Guard to use or support any improvements to such 
        submerged lands or tidelands, or obtain goods or services from 
        the lessee.''.
    SEC. 210. NOTIFICATION OF CERTAIN DETERMINATIONS.
    (a) In General.--Chapter 5 of title 14, United States Code, as 
amended by this Act, is further amended by adding at the end the 
following:
``Sec. 103. Notification of certain determinations
    ``(a) In General.--At least 90 days prior to making a final 
determination that a waterway, or a portion thereof, is navigable for 
purposes of the jurisdiction of the Coast Guard, the Commandant shall 
provide notification regarding the proposed determination to--
        ``(1) the Governor of each State in which such waterway, or 
    portion thereof, is located;
        ``(2) the public; and
        ``(3) the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of 
    the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
    of the House of Representatives.
    ``(b) Content Requirement.--Each notification provided under 
subsection (a) to an entity specified in paragraph (3) of that 
subsection shall include--
        ``(1) an analysis of whether vessels operating on the waterway, 
    or portion thereof, subject to the proposed determination are 
    subject to inspection or similar regulation by State or local 
    officials;
        ``(2) an analysis of whether operators of commercial vessels on 
    such waterway, or portion thereof, are subject to licensing or 
    similar regulation by State or local officials; and
        ``(3) an estimate of the annual costs that the Coast Guard may 
    incur in conducting operations on such waterway, or portion 
    thereof.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The analysis for such chapter, as amended 
by this Act, is further amended by adding at the end the following:

``103. Notification of certain determinations.''.
    SEC. 211. ANNUAL BOARD OF VISITORS.
    Section 194 of title 14, United States Code, is amended to read as 
follows:
``Sec. 194. Annual Board of Visitors
    ``(a) In General.--A Board of Visitors to the Coast Guard Academy 
is established to review and make recommendations on the operation of 
the Academy.
    ``(b) Membership.--
        ``(1) In general.--The membership of the Board shall consist of 
    the following:
            ``(A) The chairman of the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
        and Transportation of the Senate, or the chairman's designee.
            ``(B) The chairman of the Committee on Transportation and 
        Infrastructure of the House of Representatives, or the 
        chairman's designee.
            ``(C) 3 Members of the Senate designated by the Vice 
        President.
            ``(D) 4 Members of the House of Representatives designated 
        by the Speaker of the House of Representatives.
            ``(E) 6 individuals designated by the President.
        ``(2) Length of service.--
            ``(A) Members of congress.--A Member of Congress designated 
        under subparagraph (C) or (D) of paragraph (1) as a member of 
        the Board shall be designated as a member in the First Session 
        of a Congress and serve for the duration of that Congress.
            ``(B) Individuals designated by the president.--Each 
        individual designated by the President under subparagraph (E) 
        of paragraph (1) shall serve as a member of the Board for 3 
        years, except that any such member whose term of office has 
        expired shall continue to serve until a successor is appointed.
        ``(3) Death or resignation of a member.--If a member of the 
    Board dies or resigns, a successor shall be designated for any 
    unexpired portion of the term of the member by the official who 
    designated the member.
    ``(c) Academy Visits.--
        ``(1) Annual visit.--The Board shall visit the Academy annually 
    to review the operation of the Academy.
        ``(2) Additional visits.--With the approval of the Secretary, 
    the Board or individual members of the Board may make other visits 
    to the Academy in connection with the duties of the Board or to 
    consult with the Superintendent of the Academy.
    ``(d) Scope of Review.--The Board shall review, with respect to the 
Academy--
        ``(1) the state of morale and discipline;
        ``(2) the curriculum;
        ``(3) instruction;
        ``(4) physical equipment;
        ``(5) fiscal affairs; and
        ``(6) other matters relating to the Academy that the Board 
    determines appropriate.
    ``(e) Report.--Not later than 60 days after the date of an annual 
visit of the Board under subsection (c)(1), the Board shall submit to 
the Secretary, the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation 
of the Senate, and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
of the House of Representatives a report on the actions of the Board 
during such visit and the recommendations of the Board pertaining to 
the Academy.
    ``(f) Advisors.--If approved by the Secretary, the Board may 
consult with advisors in carrying out this section.
    ``(g) Reimbursement.--Each member of the Board and each adviser 
consulted by the Board under subsection (f) shall be reimbursed, to the 
extent permitted by law, by the Coast Guard for actual expenses 
incurred while engaged in duties as a member or adviser.''.
    SEC. 212. FLAG OFFICERS.
    (a) In General.--Title 14, United States Code, is amended by 
inserting after section 295 the following:
``Sec. 296. Flag officers
    ``During any period in which the Coast Guard is not operating as a 
service in the Navy, section 1216(d) of title 10 does not apply with 
respect to flag officers of the Coast Guard.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The analysis for chapter 11 of title 14, 
United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to 
section 295 the following:

``296. Flag officers.''.
    SEC. 213. REPEAL OF LIMITATION ON MEDALS OF HONOR.
    Section 494 of title 14, United States Code, is amended by striking 
``medal of honor,'' each place it appears.
    SEC. 214. COAST GUARD FAMILY SUPPORT AND CHILD CARE.
    (a) In General.--Title 14, United States Code, as amended by this 
Act, is further amended by inserting after chapter 13 the following:

        ``CHAPTER 14--COAST GUARD FAMILY SUPPORT AND CHILD CARE

                    ``subchapter i--general provisions

``Sec.
``531. Work-life policies and programs.
``532. Surveys of Coast Guard families.

               ``subchapter ii--coast guard family support

``542. Education and training opportunities for Coast Guard spouses.
``543. Youth sponsorship initiatives.

                 ``subchapter iii--coast guard child care

``551. Definitions.
``553. Child development center standards and inspections.
``554. Child development center employees.
``555. Parent partnerships with child development centers.

                   ``SUBCHAPTER I--GENERAL PROVISIONS

``Sec. 531. Work-life policies and programs
    ``The Commandant is authorized--
        ``(1) to establish an office for the purpose of developing, 
    promulgating, and coordinating policies, programs, and activities 
    related to the families of Coast Guard members;
        ``(2) to implement and oversee policies, programs, and 
    activities described in paragraph (1) as the Commandant considers 
    necessary; and
        ``(3) to perform such other duties as the Commandant considers 
    necessary.
``Sec. 532. Surveys of Coast Guard families
    ``(a) Authority.--The Commandant, in order to determine the 
effectiveness of Federal policies, programs, and activities related to 
the families of Coast Guard members, may survey--
        ``(1) any Coast Guard member;
        ``(2) any retired Coast Guard member;
        ``(3) the immediate family of any Coast Guard member or retired 
    Coast Guard member; and
        ``(4) any survivor of a deceased Coast Guard member.
    ``(b) Voluntary Participation.--Participation in any survey 
conducted under subsection (a) shall be voluntary.
    ``(c) Federal Recordkeeping.--Each person surveyed under subsection 
(a) shall be considered an employee of the United States for purposes 
of section 3502(3)(A)(i) of title 44.

              ``SUBCHAPTER II--COAST GUARD FAMILY SUPPORT

``Sec. 542. Education and training opportunities for Coast Guard 
   spouses
    ``(a) Tuition Assistance.--The Commandant may provide, subject to 
the availability of appropriations, tuition assistance to an eligible 
spouse to facilitate the acquisition of--
        ``(1) education and training required for a degree or 
    credential at an accredited college, university, or technical 
    school in the United States that expands employment and portable 
    career opportunities for the spouse; or
        ``(2) education prerequisites and a professional license or 
    credential required, by a government or government-sanctioned 
    licensing body, for an occupation that expands employment and 
    portable career opportunities for the spouse.
    ``(b) Definitions.--In this section, the following definitions 
apply:
        ``(1) Eligible spouse.--
            ``(A) In general.--The term `eligible spouse' means the 
        spouse of a member of the Coast Guard who is serving on active 
        duty and includes a spouse who receives transitional 
        compensation under section 1059 of title 10.
            ``(B) Exclusion.--The term `eligible spouse' does not 
        include a person who--
                ``(i) is married to, but legally separated from, a 
            member of the Coast Guard under a court order or statute of 
            any State or territorial possession of the United States; 
            or
                ``(ii) is eligible for tuition assistance as a member 
            of the Armed Forces.
        ``(2) Portable career.--The term `portable career' includes an 
    occupation that requires education, training, or both that results 
    in a credential that is recognized by an industry, profession, or 
    specific type of business.
``Sec. 543. Youth sponsorship initiatives
    ``(a) In General.--The Commandant is authorized to establish, 
within any Coast Guard unit, an initiative to help integrate into new 
surroundings the dependent children of members of the Coast Guard who 
received permanent change of station orders.
    ``(b) Description of Initiative.--An initiative established under 
subsection (a) shall--
        ``(1) provide for the involvement of a dependent child of a 
    member of the Coast Guard in the dependent child's new Coast Guard 
    community; and
        ``(2) primarily focus on preteen and teenaged children.
    ``(c) Authority.--In carrying out an initiative under subsection 
(a), the Commandant may--
        ``(1) provide to a dependent child of a member of the Coast 
    Guard information on youth programs and activities available in the 
    dependent child's new Coast Guard community; and
        ``(2) enter into agreements with nonprofit entities to provide 
    youth programs and activities to such child.

                ``SUBCHAPTER III--COAST GUARD CHILD CARE

``Sec. 551. Definitions
    ``In this subchapter, the following definitions apply:
        ``(1) Child abuse and neglect.--The term `child abuse and 
    neglect' has the meaning given that term in section 3 of the Child 
    Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (42 U.S.C. 5101 note).
        ``(2) Child development center employee.--The term `child 
    development center employee' means a civilian employee of the Coast 
    Guard who is employed to work in a Coast Guard child development 
    center without regard to whether the employee is paid from 
    appropriated or nonappropriated funds.
        ``(3) Coast guard child development center.--The term `Coast 
    Guard child development center' means a facility on Coast Guard 
    property or on property under the jurisdiction of the commander of 
    a Coast Guard unit at which child care services are provided for 
    members of the Coast Guard.
        ``(4) Competitive service position.--The term `competitive 
    service position' means a position in the competitive service (as 
    defined in section 2102 of title 5).
        ``(5) Family home daycare.--The term `family home daycare' 
    means home-based child care services provided for a member of the 
    Coast Guard by an individual who--
            ``(A) is certified by the Commandant as qualified to 
        provide home-based child care services; and
            ``(B) provides home-based child care services on a regular 
        basis in exchange for monetary compensation.
``Sec. 553. Child development center standards and inspections
    ``(a) Standards.--The Commandant shall require each Coast Guard 
child development center to meet standards that the Commandant 
considers appropriate to ensure the health, safety, and welfare of the 
children and employees at the center.
    ``(b) Inspections.--The Commandant shall provide for regular and 
unannounced inspections of each Coast Guard child development center to 
ensure compliance with this section.
    ``(c) National Reporting.--
        ``(1) In general.--The Commandant shall maintain and publicize 
    a means by which an individual can report, with respect to a Coast 
    Guard child development center or a family home daycare--
            ``(A) any suspected violation of--
                ``(i) standards established under subsection (a); or
                ``(ii) any other applicable law or standard;
            ``(B) suspected child abuse or neglect; or
            ``(C) any other deficiency.
        ``(2) Anonymous reporting.--The Commandant shall ensure that an 
    individual making a report pursuant to paragraph (1) may do so 
    anonymously if so desired by the individual.
        ``(3) Procedures.--The Commandant shall establish procedures 
    for investigating reports made pursuant to paragraph (1).
``Sec. 554. Child development center employees
    ``(a) Training.--
        ``(1) In general.--The Commandant shall establish a training 
    program for Coast Guard child development center employees and 
    satisfactory completion of the training program shall be a 
    condition of employment for each employee of a Coast Guard child 
    development center.
        ``(2) Timing for new hires.--The Commandant shall require each 
    employee of a Coast Guard child development center to complete the 
    training program established under paragraph (1) not later than 6 
    months after the date on which the employee is hired.
        ``(3) Minimum requirements.--The training program established 
    under paragraph (1) shall include, at a minimum, instruction with 
    respect to--
            ``(A) early childhood development;
            ``(B) activities and disciplinary techniques appropriate to 
        children of different ages;
            ``(C) child abuse and neglect prevention and detection; and
            ``(D) cardiopulmonary resuscitation and other emergency 
        medical procedures.
        ``(4) Use of department of defense programs.--The Commandant 
    may use Department of Defense training programs, on a reimbursable 
    or nonreimbursable basis, for purposes of this subsection.
    ``(b) Training and Curriculum Specialists.--
        ``(1) Specialist required.--The Commandant shall require that 
    at least 1 employee at each Coast Guard child development center be 
    a specialist in training and curriculum development with 
    appropriate credentials and experience.
        ``(2) Duties.--The duties of the specialist described in 
    paragraph (1) shall include--
            ``(A) special teaching activities;
            ``(B) daily oversight and instruction of other child care 
        employees;
            ``(C) daily assistance in the preparation of lesson plans;
            ``(D) assisting with child abuse and neglect prevention and 
        detection; and
            ``(E) advising the director of the center on the 
        performance of the other child care employees.
        ``(3) Competitive service.--Each specialist described in 
    paragraph (1) shall be an employee in a competitive service 
    position.
``Sec. 555. Parent partnerships with child development centers
    ``(a) Parent Boards.--
        ``(1) Formation.--The Commandant shall require that there be 
    formed at each Coast Guard child development center a board of 
    parents, to be composed of parents of children attending the 
    center.
        ``(2) Functions.--Each board of parents formed under paragraph 
    (1) shall--
            ``(A) meet periodically with the staff of the center at 
        which the board is formed and the commander of the unit served 
        by the center, for the purpose of discussing problems and 
        concerns; and
            ``(B) be responsible, together with the staff of the 
        center, for coordinating any parent participation initiative 
        established under subsection (b).
        ``(3) FACA.--The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) 
    does not apply to a board of parents formed under paragraph (1).
    ``(b) Parent Participation Initiative.--The Commandant is 
authorized to establish a parent participation initiative at each Coast 
Guard child development center to encourage and facilitate parent 
participation in educational and related activities at the center.''.
    (b) Transfer of Provisions.--
        (1) In general.--
            (A) Reimbursement for adoption expenses.--Section 514 of 
        title 14, United States Code, is redesignated as section 541 
        and transferred to appear before section 542 of such title, as 
        added by subsection (a) of this section.
            (B) Child development services.--Section 515 of title 14, 
        United States Code--
                (i) is redesignated as section 552 and transferred to 
            appear after section 551 of such title, as added by 
            subsection (a) of this section; and
                (ii) is amended--

                    (I) in subsection (b)(2)(B) by inserting ``and 
                whether a family is participating in an initiative 
                established under section 555(b)'' after ``family 
                income'';
                    (II) by striking subsections (c) and (e); and
                    (III) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection 
                (c).

            (C) Dependent school children.--Section 657 of title 14, 
        United States Code--
                (i) is redesignated as section 544 and transferred to 
            appear after section 543 of such title, as added by 
            subsection (a) of this section; and
                (ii) is amended in subsection (a) by striking ``Except 
            as otherwise'' and all that follows through ``the Secretary 
            may'' and inserting ``The Secretary may''.
        (2) Conforming amendments.--
            (A) Part i.--The analysis for part I of title 14, United 
        States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to 
        chapter 13 the following:

``14. Coast Guard Family Support and Child Care...................531''.

            (B) Chapter 13.--The analysis for chapter 13 of title 14, 
        United States Code, is amended--
                (i) by striking the item relating to section 514; and
                (ii) by striking the item relating to section 515.
            (C) Chapter 14.--The analysis for chapter 14 of title 14, 
        United States Code, as added by subsection (a) of this section, 
        is amended by inserting--
                (i) before the item relating to section 542 the 
            following:

``541. Reimbursement for adoption expenses.'';

                (ii) after the item relating to section 551 the 
            following:

``552. Child development services.''; and

                (iii) after the item relating to section 543 the 
            following:

``544. Dependent school children.''.

            (D) Chapter 17.--The analysis for chapter 17 of title 14, 
        United States Code, is amended by striking the item relating to 
        section 657.
    (c) Commandant; General Powers.--Section 93(a)(7) of title 14, 
United States Code, as amended by this Act, is further amended by 
inserting ``, and to eligible spouses as defined under section 542,'' 
after ``Coast Guard''.
    (d) Sense of Congress.--
        (1) In general.--It is the sense of Congress that the amount of 
    funds appropriated for a fiscal year for operating expenses related 
    to Coast Guard child development services should not be less than 
    the amount of the child development center fee receipts estimated 
    to be collected by the Coast Guard during that fiscal year.
        (2) Child development center fee receipts defined.--In this 
    subsection, the term ``child development center fee receipts'' 
    means fees paid by members of the Coast Guard for child care 
    services provided at Coast Guard child development centers.
    SEC. 215. MISSION NEED STATEMENT.
    (a) In General.--Section 569 of title 14, United States Code, is 
amended to read as follows:
``Sec. 569. Mission need statement
    ``(a) In General.--On the date on which the President submits to 
Congress a budget for fiscal year 2016 under section 1105 of title 31, 
on the date on which the President submits to Congress a budget for 
fiscal year 2019 under such section, and every 4 years thereafter, the 
Commandant 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 an integrated major 
acquisition mission need statement.
    ``(b) Definitions.--In this section, the following definitions 
apply:
        ``(1) Integrated major acquisition mission need statement.--The 
    term `integrated major acquisition mission need statement' means a 
    document that--
            ``(A) identifies current and projected gaps in Coast Guard 
        mission capabilities using mission hour targets;
            ``(B) explains how each major acquisition program addresses 
        gaps identified under subparagraph (A) if funded at the levels 
        provided for such program in the most recently submitted 
        capital investment plan; and
            ``(C) describes the missions the Coast Guard will not be 
        able to achieve, by fiscal year, for each gap identified under 
        subparagraph (A).
        ``(2) Major acquisition program.--The term `major acquisition 
    program' has the meaning given that term in section 569a(e).
        ``(3) Capital investment plan.--The term `capital investment 
    plan' means the plan required under section 663(a)(1).''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The analysis for chapter 15 of title 14, 
United States Code, is amended by striking the item relating to section 
569 and inserting the following:

``569. Mission need statement.''.
    SEC. 216. TRANSMISSION OF ANNUAL COAST GUARD AUTHORIZATION REQUEST.
    (a) In General.--Title 14, United States Code, as amended by this 
Act, is further amended by inserting after section 662 the following:
``Sec. 662a. Transmission of annual Coast Guard authorization request
    ``(a) In General.--Not later than 30 days after the date on which 
the President submits to Congress a budget for a fiscal year pursuant 
to section 1105 of title 31, the Secretary 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 Coast Guard authorization request with 
respect to such fiscal year.
    ``(b) Coast Guard Authorization Request Defined.--In this section, 
the term `Coast Guard authorization request' means a proposal for 
legislation that, with respect to the Coast Guard for the relevant 
fiscal year--
        ``(1) recommends end strengths for personnel for that fiscal 
    year, as described in section 661;
        ``(2) recommends authorizations of appropriations for that 
    fiscal year, including with respect to matters described in section 
    662; and
        ``(3) addresses any other matter that the Secretary determines 
    is appropriate for inclusion in a Coast Guard authorization 
    bill.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The analysis for chapter 17 of title 14, 
United States Code, as amended by this Act, is further amended by 
inserting after the item relating to section 662 the following:

``662a. Transmission of annual Coast Guard authorization request.''.
    SEC. 217. INVENTORY OF REAL PROPERTY.
    (a) In General.--Chapter 17 of title 14, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 679. Inventory of real property
    ``(a) In General.--Not later than September 30, 2015, the 
Commandant shall establish an inventory of all real property, including 
submerged lands, under the control of the Coast Guard, which shall 
include--
        ``(1) the size, the location, and any other appropriate 
    description of each unit of such property;
        ``(2) an assessment of the physical condition of each unit of 
    such property, excluding lands;
        ``(3) a determination of whether each unit of such property 
    should be--
            ``(A) retained to fulfill a current or projected Coast 
        Guard mission requirement; or
            ``(B) subject to divestiture; and
        ``(4) other information the Commandant considers appropriate.
    ``(b) Inventory Maintenance.--The Commandant shall--
        ``(1) maintain the inventory required under subsection (a) on 
    an ongoing basis; and
        ``(2) update information on each unit of real property included 
    in such inventory not later than 30 days after any change relating 
    to the control of such property.
    ``(c) Recommendations to Congress.--Not later than March 30, 2016, 
and every 5 years thereafter, the Commandant 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 that includes--
        ``(1) a list of all real property under the control of the 
    Coast Guard and the location of such property by property type;
        ``(2) recommendations for divestiture with respect to any units 
    of such property; and
        ``(3) recommendations for consolidating any units of such 
    property, including--
            ``(A) an estimate of the costs or savings associated with 
        each recommended consolidation; and
            ``(B) a discussion of the impact that such consolidation 
        would have on Coast Guard mission effectiveness.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The analysis for such chapter, as amended 
by this Act, is further amended by adding at the end the following:

``679. Inventory of real property.''.
    SEC. 218. RETIRED SERVICE MEMBERS AND DEPENDENTS SERVING ON 
      ADVISORY COMMITTEES.
    (a) In General.--Chapter 17 of title 14, United States Code, as 
amended by this Act, is further amended by adding at the end the 
following:
``Sec. 680. Retired service members and dependents serving on advisory 
   committees
    ``A committee that--
        ``(1) advises or assists the Coast Guard with respect to a 
    function that affects a member of the Coast Guard or a dependent of 
    such a member; and
        ``(2) includes in its membership a retired Coast Guard member 
    or a dependent of such a retired member;
shall not be considered an advisory committee under the Federal 
Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) solely because of such 
membership.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The analysis for such chapter, as amended 
by this Act, is further amended by inserting after the item relating to 
section 679 the following:

``680. Retired service members and dependents serving on advisory 
          committees.''.
    SEC. 219. ACTIVE DUTY FOR EMERGENCY AUGMENTATION OF REGULAR FORCES.
    Section 712(a) of title 14, United States Code, is amended by 
striking ``not more than 60 days in any 4-month period and''.
    SEC. 220. ACQUISITION WORKFORCE EXPEDITED HIRING AUTHORITY.
    Section 404(b) of the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2010 (Public 
Law 111-281; 124 Stat. 2951) is amended by striking ``2015'' and 
inserting ``2017''.
    SEC. 221. COAST GUARD ADMINISTRATIVE SAVINGS.
    (a) Elimination of Outdated and Duplicative Reports.--
        (1) Marine industry training.--Section 59 of title 14, United 
    States Code, is amended--
            (A) by striking ``(a) In General.--The Commandant'' and 
        inserting ``The Commandant''; and
            (B) by striking subsection (b).
        (2) Operations and expenditures.--Section 651 of title 14, 
    United States Code, and the item relating to such section in the 
    analysis for chapter 17 of such title, are repealed.
        (3) Drug interdiction.--Section 103 of the Coast Guard 
    Authorization Act of 1996 (14 U.S.C. 89 note), and the item 
    relating to that section in the table of contents in section 2 of 
    that Act, are repealed.
        (4) National defense.--Section 426 of the Maritime 
    Transportation Security Act of 2002 (14 U.S.C. 2 note), and the 
    item relating to that section in the table of contents in section 
    1(b) of that Act, are repealed.
        (5) Living marine resources.--Section 4(b) of the Cruise Vessel 
    Security and Safety Act of 2010 (16 U.S.C. 1828 note) is amended by 
    adding at the end the following: ``No report shall be required 
    under this subsection, including that no report shall be required 
    under section 224 of the Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation 
    Act of 2004 or section 804 of the Coast Guard and Maritime 
    Transportation Act of 2006, for fiscal years beginning after fiscal 
    year 2014.''.
    (b) Consolidation and Reform of Reporting Requirements.--
        (1) Marine safety.--
            (A) In general.--Section 2116(d)(2)(B) of title 46, United 
        States Code, is amended to read as follows:
            ``(B) on the program's mission performance in achieving 
        numerical measurable goals established under subsection (b), 
        including--
                ``(i) the number of civilian and military Coast Guard 
            personnel assigned to marine safety positions; and
                ``(ii) an identification of marine safety positions 
            that are understaffed to meet the workload required to 
            accomplish each activity included in the strategy and plans 
            under subsection (a); and''.
            (B) Conforming amendment.--Section 57 of title 14, United 
        States Code, as amended by this Act, is further amended--
                (i) by striking subsection (e); and
                (ii) by redesignating subsections (f), (g), and (h) as 
            subsections (e), (f), and (g) respectively.
        (2) Minor construction.--Section 656(d)(2) of title 14, United 
    States Code, is amended to read as follows:
        ``(2) Report.--Not later than the date on which the President 
    submits to Congress a budget under section 1105 of title 31 each 
    year, the Secretary 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 describing each project carried out under paragraph (1), in 
    the most recently concluded fiscal year, for which the amount 
    expended under such paragraph for such project was more than 
    $1,000,000. If no such project was carried out during a fiscal 
    year, no report under this paragraph shall be required with respect 
    to that fiscal year.''.
    SEC. 222. TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS TO TITLE 14.
    Title 14, United States Code, as amended by this Act, is further 
amended--
        (1) in section 93(b)(1) by striking ``Notwithstanding 
    subsection (a)(14)'' and inserting ``Notwithstanding subsection 
    (a)(13)''; and
        (2) in section 197(b) by striking ``of Homeland Security''.
    SEC. 223. MULTIYEAR PROCUREMENT AUTHORITY FOR OFFSHORE PATROL 
      CUTTERS.
    In fiscal year 2015 and each fiscal year thereafter, the Secretary 
of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating may enter into, 
in accordance with section 2306b of title 10, United States Code, 
multiyear contracts for the procurement of Offshore Patrol Cutters and 
associated equipment.
    SEC. 224. MAINTAINING MEDIUM ENDURANCE CUTTER MISSION CAPABILITY.
    Not later than 120 days after the date of 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 that includes--
        (1) a schedule and plan for decommissioning, not later than 
    September 30, 2029, each of the 210-foot, Reliance-Class Cutters 
    operated by the Coast Guard on the date of enactment of this Act;
        (2) a schedule and plan for enhancing the maintenance or 
    extending the service life of each of the 270-foot, Famous-Class 
    Cutters operated by the Coast Guard on the date of enactment of 
    this Act--
            (A) to maintain the capability of the Coast Guard to carry 
        out sea-going missions with respect to such Cutters at the 
        level of capability existing on September 30, 2013; and
            (B) for the period beginning on the date of enactment of 
        this Act and ending on the date on which the final Offshore 
        Patrol Cutter is scheduled to be commissioned under paragraph 
        (4);
        (3) an identification of the number of Offshore Patrol Cutters 
    capable of sea state 5 operations that, if 8 National Security 
    Cutters are commissioned, are necessary to return the sea state 5 
    operating capability of the Coast Guard to the level of capability 
    that existed prior to the decommissioning of the first High 
    Endurance Cutter in fiscal year 2011;
        (4) a schedule and plan for commissioning the number of 
    Offshore Patrol Cutters identified under paragraph (3); and
        (5) a schedule and plan for commissioning, not later than 
    September 30, 2034, a number of Offshore Patrol Cutters not capable 
    of sea state 5 operations that is equal to--
            (A) 25; less
            (B) the number of Offshore Patrol Cutters identified under 
        paragraph (3).
    SEC. 225. AVIATION CAPABILITY.
    (a) In General.--The Secretary of the department in which the Coast 
Guard is operating may--
        (1) request and accept through a direct military-to-military 
    transfer under section 2571 of title 10, United States Code, such 
    H-60 helicopters as may be necessary to establish a year-round 
    operational capability in the Coast Guard's Ninth District; and
        (2) use funds provided under section 101 of this Act to convert 
    such helicopters to Coast Guard MH-60T configuration.
    (b) Prohibition.--
        (1) In general.--The Coast Guard may not--
            (A) close a Coast Guard air facility that was in operation 
        on November 30, 2014; or
            (B) retire, transfer, relocate, or deploy an aviation asset 
        from an air facility described in subparagraph (A) for the 
        purpose of closing such facility.
        (2) Sunset.--This subsection is repealed effective January 1, 
    2016.
    SEC. 226. GAPS IN WRITINGS ON COAST GUARD HISTORY.
    Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the 
Commandant of the Coast Guard 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 
report on any gaps that exist in writings on the history of the Coast 
Guard. The report shall address, at a minimum, operations, broad 
topics, and biographies with respect to the Coast Guard.
    SEC. 227. OFFICER EVALUATION REPORTS.
    (a) Assessment Required.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Commandant of the Coast Guard shall provide 
to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate 
and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of 
Representatives a written assessment of the Coast Guard's officer 
evaluation reporting system.
    (b) Contents of Assessment.--The assessment required under 
subsection (a) shall include, at a minimum, an analysis of--
        (1) the extent to which the Coast Guard's officer evaluation 
    reports differ in length, form, and content from the officer 
    fitness reports used by the Navy and other branches of the Armed 
    Forces;
        (2) the extent to which differences determined pursuant to 
    paragraph (1) are the result of inherent differences between--
            (A) the Coast Guard and the Navy; and
            (B) the Coast Guard and other branches of the Armed Forces;
        (3) the feasibility of more closely aligning and conforming the 
    Coast Guard's officer evaluation reports with the officer fitness 
    reports of the Navy and other branches of the Armed Forces; and
        (4) the costs and benefits of the alignment and conformity 
    described in paragraph (3), including with respect to--
            (A) Coast Guard administrative efficiency;
            (B) fairness and equity for Coast Guard officers; and
            (C) carrying out the Coast Guard's statutory mission of 
        defense readiness, including when operating as a service in the 
        Navy.
    SEC. 228. IMPROVED SAFETY INFORMATION FOR VESSELS.
    Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the 
Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating shall 
establish a process that allows an operator of a marine exchange or 
other non-Federal vessel traffic information service to use the 
automatic identification system to transmit weather, ice, and other 
important navigation safety information to vessels.
    SEC. 229. E-LORAN.
    (a) In General.--The Secretary of the department in which the Coast 
Guard is operating may not carry out activities related to the 
dismantling or disposal of infrastructure that supported the former 
LORAN system until the later of--
        (1) the date that is 1 year after the date of enactment of this 
    Act; or
        (2) the date on which the Secretary provides to the Committee 
    on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of 
    Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
    Transportation of the Senate notice of a determination by the 
    Secretary that such infrastructure is not required to provide a 
    positioning, navigation, and timing system to provide redundant 
    capability in the event GPS signals are disrupted.
    (b) Exception.--Subsection (a) does not apply to activities 
necessary for the safety of human life.
    (c) Agreements.--The Secretary may enter into cooperative 
agreements, contracts, and other agreements with Federal entities and 
other public or private entities, including academic entities, to 
develop a positioning, navigation, and timing system, including an 
enhanced LORAN system, to provide redundant capability in the event GPS 
signals are disrupted.
    SEC. 230. ANALYSIS OF RESOURCE DEFICIENCIES WITH RESPECT TO 
      MARITIME BORDER SECURITY.
    (a) In General.--Not later than 120 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Commandant of the Coast Guard shall provide 
to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate 
and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure and the 
Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives a report 
describing any Coast Guard resource deficiencies related to--
        (1) securing maritime borders with respect to the Great Lakes 
    and the coastal areas of the Southeastern and Southwestern United 
    States, including with respect to Florida, California, Puerto Rico, 
    and the United States Virgin Islands;
        (2) patrolling and monitoring maritime approaches to the areas 
    described in paragraph (1); and
        (3) patrolling and monitoring relevant portions of the Western 
    Hemisphere Drug Transit Zone.
    (b) Scope.--In preparing the report under subsection (a), the 
Commandant shall consider, at a minimum--
        (1) the Coast Guard's statutory missions with respect to 
    migrant interdiction, drug interdiction, defense readiness, living 
    marine resources, and ports, waterways, and coastal security;
        (2) whether Coast Guard missions are being executed to meet 
    national performance targets set under the National Drug Control 
    Strategy;
        (3) the number and types of cutters and other vessels required 
    to effectively execute Coast Guard missions;
        (4) the number and types of aircraft, including unmanned 
    aircraft, required to effectively execute Coast Guard missions;
        (5) the number of assets that require upgraded sensor and 
    communications systems to effectively execute Coast Guard missions;
        (6) the Deployable Specialized Forces required to effectively 
    execute Coast Guard missions; and
        (7) whether additional shoreside facilities are required to 
    accommodate Coast Guard personnel and assets in support of Coast 
    Guard missions.
    SEC. 231. MODERNIZATION OF NATIONAL DISTRESS AND RESPONSE SYSTEM.
    (a) Report.--Not later than 60 days after the date of 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 Rescue 21 project in Alaska and in Coast Guard 
sectors Upper Mississippi River, Lower Mississippi River, and Ohio 
River Valley.
    (b) Contents.--The report required under subsection (a) shall--
        (1) describe what improvements are being made to the distress 
    response system in the areas specified in subsection (a), including 
    information on which areas will receive digital selective calling 
    and direction finding capability;
        (2) describe the impediments to installing digital selective 
    calling and direction finding capability in areas where such 
    technology will not be installed;
        (3) identify locations in the areas specified in subsection (a) 
    where communication gaps will continue to present a risk to 
    mariners after completion of the Rescue 21 project;
        (4) include a list of all reported marine accidents, 
    casualties, and fatalities occurring in the locations identified 
    under paragraph (3) since 1990; and
        (5) provide an estimate of the costs associated with installing 
    the technology necessary to close communication gaps in the 
    locations identified under paragraph (3).
    SEC. 232. REPORT RECONCILING MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONAL PRIORITIES 
      ON THE MISSOURI RIVER.
    Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the 
Commandant of the Coast Guard 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 
report that outlines a course of action to reconcile general 
maintenance priorities for cutters with operational priorities on the 
Missouri River.
    SEC. 233. MARITIME SEARCH AND RESCUE ASSISTANCE POLICY ASSESSMENT.
    (a) In General.--The Commandant of the Coast Guard shall assess the 
Maritime Search and Rescue Assistance Policy as it relates to State and 
local responders.
    (b) Scope.--The assessment under subsection (a) shall consider, at 
a minimum--
        (1) the extent to which Coast Guard search and rescue 
    coordinators have entered into domestic search and rescue 
    agreements with State and local responders under the National 
    Search and Rescue Plan;
        (2) whether the domestic search and rescue agreements include 
    the Maritime Search and Rescue Assistance Policy; and
        (3) the extent to which Coast Guard sectors coordinate with 911 
    emergency centers, including ensuring the dissemination of 
    appropriate maritime distress check-sheets.
    (c) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of 
this Act, the Commandant of the Coast Guard shall submit a report on 
the assessment under subsection (a) to the Committee on Commerce, 
Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on 
Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives.

                   TITLE III--SHIPPING AND NAVIGATION

    SEC. 301. REPEAL.
    Chapter 555 of title 46, United States Code, is amended--
        (1) by repealing section 55501;
        (2) by redesignating section 55502 as section 55501; and
        (3) in the analysis by striking the items relating to sections 
    55501 and 55502 and inserting the following:

``55501. United States Committee on the Marine Transportation System.''.
    SEC. 302. DONATION OF HISTORICAL PROPERTY.
    Section 51103 of title 46, United States Code, is amended by adding 
at the end the following:
    ``(e) Donation for Historical Purposes.--
        ``(1) In general.--The Secretary may convey the right, title, 
    and interest of the United States Government in any property 
    administered by the Maritime Administration, except real estate or 
    vessels, if--
            ``(A) the Secretary determines that such property is not 
        needed by the Maritime Administration; and
            ``(B) the recipient--
                ``(i) is a nonprofit organization, a State, or a 
            political subdivision of a State;
                ``(ii) agrees to hold the Government harmless for any 
            claims arising from exposure to hazardous materials, 
            including asbestos, polychlorinated biphenyls, or lead 
            paint, after conveyance of the property;
                ``(iii) provides a description and explanation of the 
            intended use of the property to the Secretary for approval;
                ``(iv) has provided to the Secretary proof, as 
            determined by the Secretary, of resources sufficient to 
            accomplish the intended use provided under clause (iii) and 
            to maintain the property;
                ``(v) agrees that when the recipient no longer requires 
            the property, the recipient shall--

                    ``(I) return the property to the Secretary, at the 
                recipient's expense and in the same condition as 
                received except for ordinary wear and tear; or
                    ``(II) subject to the approval of the Secretary, 
                retain, sell, or otherwise dispose of the property in a 
                manner consistent with applicable law; and

                ``(vi) agrees to any additional terms the Secretary 
            considers appropriate.
        ``(2) Reversion.--The Secretary shall include in any conveyance 
    under this subsection terms under which all right, title, and 
    interest conveyed by the Secretary shall revert to the Government 
    if the Secretary determines the property has been used other than 
    as approved by the Secretary under paragraph (1)(B)(iii).''.
    SEC. 303. SMALL SHIPYARDS.
    Section 54101(i) of title 46, United States Code, is amended by 
striking ``2009 through 2013'' and inserting ``2015 through 2017''.
    SEC. 304. DRUG TESTING REPORTING.
    Section 7706 of title 46, United States Code, is amended--
        (1) in subsection (a), by inserting ``an applicant for 
    employment by a Federal agency,'' after ``Federal agency,''; and
        (2) in subsection (c), by--
            (A) inserting ``or an applicant for employment by a Federal 
        agency'' after ``an employee''; and
            (B) striking ``the employee.'' and inserting ``the employee 
        or the applicant.''.
    SEC. 305. OPPORTUNITIES FOR SEA SERVICE VETERANS.
    (a) Endorsements for Veterans.--Section 7101 of title 46, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(j) The Secretary may issue a license under this section in a 
class under subsection (c) to an applicant that--
        ``(1) has at least 3 months of qualifying service on vessels of 
    the uniformed services (as that term is defined in section 101(a) 
    of title 10) of appropriate tonnage or horsepower within the 7-year 
    period immediately preceding the date of application; and
        ``(2) satisfies all other requirements for such a license.''.
    (b) Sea Service Letters.--
        (1) In general.--Title 14, United States Code, is amended by 
    inserting after section 427 the following:
``Sec. 428. Sea service letters
    ``(a) In General.--The Secretary shall provide a sea service letter 
to a member or former member of the Coast Guard who--
        ``(1) accumulated sea service on a vessel of the armed forces 
    (as such term is defined in section 101(a) of title 10); and
        ``(2) requests such letter.
    ``(b) Deadline.--Not later than 30 days after receiving a request 
for a sea service letter from a member or former member of the Coast 
Guard under subsection (a), the Secretary shall provide such letter to 
such member or former member if such member or former member satisfies 
the requirement under subsection (a)(1).''.
        (2) Clerical amendment.--The analysis for chapter 11 of title 
    14, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item 
    relating to section 427 the following:

``428. Sea service letters.''.

    (c) Crediting of United States Armed Forces Service, Training, and 
Qualifications.--
        (1) Maximizing creditability.--The Secretary of the department 
    in which the Coast Guard is operating, in implementing United 
    States merchant mariner license, certification, and document laws 
    and the International Convention on Standards of Training, 
    Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers, 1978, shall maximize 
    the extent to which United States Armed Forces service, training, 
    and qualifications are creditable toward meeting the requirements 
    of such laws and such Convention.
        (2) Notification.--Not later than 90 days after the date of 
    enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall notify the Committee on 
    Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives 
    and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the 
    Senate on the steps taken to implement this subsection.
    (d) Merchant Marine Post-Service Career Opportunities.--Not later 
than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commandant 
of the Coast Guard shall take steps to promote better awareness, on an 
ongoing basis, among Coast Guard personnel regarding post-service use 
of Coast Guard training, education, and practical experience in 
satisfaction of requirements for merchant mariner credentials under 
section 11.213 of title 46, Code of Federal Regulations.
    SEC. 306. CLARIFICATION OF HIGH-RISK WATERS.
    Section 55305(e) of title 46, United States Code, is amended--
        (1) in paragraph (1)--
            (A) by striking ``provide armed personnel aboard'' and 
        inserting ``reimburse, subject to the availability of 
        appropriations, the owners or operators of''; and
            (B) by inserting ``for the cost of providing armed 
        personnel aboard such vessels'' before ``if''; and
        (2) by striking paragraphs (2) and (3) and inserting the 
    following:
        ``(2) In this subsection, the term `high-risk waters' means 
    waters so designated by the Commandant of the Coast Guard in the 
    maritime security directive issued by the Commandant and in effect 
    on the date on which an applicable voyage begins, if the Secretary 
    of Transportation--
            ``(A) determines that an act of piracy occurred in the 12-
        month period preceding the date the voyage begins; or
            ``(B) in such period, issued an advisory warning that an 
        act of piracy is possible in such waters.''.
    SEC. 307. TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS.
    (a) Title 46.--Section 2116(b)(1)(D) of title 46, United States 
Code, is amended by striking ``section 93(c)'' and inserting ``section 
93(c) of title 14''.
    (b) Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Act of 2006.--Section 
304(a) of the Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Act of 2006 
(Public Law 109-241; 33 U.S.C. 1503 note) is amended by inserting ``and 
from'' before ``the United States''.
    (c) Deepwater Port Act of 1974.--Section 4(i) of the Deepwater Port 
Act of 1974 (33 U.S.C. 1503(i)) is amended by inserting ``or that will 
supply'' after ``be supplied with''.
    SEC. 308. REPORT.
    Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
the Comptroller General of the United States 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 number of jobs, including 
vessel construction and vessel operating jobs, that would be created in 
the United States maritime industry each year in 2015 through 2025 if 
liquified natural gas exported from the United States were required to 
be carried--
        (1) before December 31, 2018, on vessels documented under the 
    laws of the United States; and
        (2) on and after such date, on vessels documented under the 
    laws of the United States and constructed in the United States.
    SEC. 309. FISHING SAFETY GRANT PROGRAMS.
    (a) Fishing Safety Training Grant Program.--Section 4502(i)(4) of 
title 46, United States Code, is amended by striking ``2010 through 
2014'' and inserting ``2015 through 2017''.
    (b) Fishing Safety Research Grant Program.--Section 4502(j)(4) of 
title 46, United States Code, is amended by striking ``2010 through 
2014'' and inserting ``2015 through 2017''.
    SEC. 310. ESTABLISHMENT OF MERCHANT MARINE PERSONNEL ADVISORY 
      COMMITTEE.
    (a) Establishment.--Chapter 81 of title 46, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 8108. Merchant Marine Personnel Advisory Committee
    ``(a) Establishment.--The Secretary shall establish a Merchant 
Marine Personnel Advisory Committee (in this section referred to as 
`the Committee'). The Committee--
        ``(1) shall act solely in an advisory capacity to the Secretary 
    through the Commandant of the Coast Guard on matters relating to 
    personnel in the United States merchant marine, including training, 
    qualifications, certification, documentation, and fitness 
    standards, and other matters as assigned by the Commandant;
        ``(2) shall review and comment on proposed Coast Guard 
    regulations and policies relating to personnel in the United States 
    merchant marine, including training, qualifications, certification, 
    documentation, and fitness standards;
        ``(3) may be given special assignments by the Secretary and may 
    conduct studies, inquiries, workshops, and fact finding in 
    consultation with individuals and groups in the private sector and 
    with State or local governments;
        ``(4) shall advise, consult with, and make recommendations 
    reflecting its independent judgment to the Secretary;
        ``(5) shall meet not less than twice each year; and
        ``(6) may make available to Congress recommendations that the 
    Committee makes to the Secretary.
    ``(b) Membership.--
        ``(1) In general.--The Committee shall consist of not more than 
    19 members who are appointed by and serve terms of a duration 
    determined by the Secretary. Before filling a position on the 
    Committee, the Secretary shall publish a notice in the Federal 
    Register soliciting nominations for membership on the Committee.
        ``(2) Required members.--Subject to paragraph (3), the 
    Secretary shall appoint as members of the Committee--
            ``(A) 9 United States citizens with active licenses or 
        certificates issued under chapter 71 or merchant mariner 
        documents issued under chapter 73, including--
                ``(i) 3 deck officers who represent the viewpoint of 
            merchant marine deck officers, of whom--

                    ``(I) 2 shall be licensed for oceans any gross 
                tons;
                    ``(II) 1 shall be licensed for inland river route 
                with a limited or unlimited tonnage;
                    ``(III) 2 shall have a master's license or a master 
                of towing vessels license;
                    ``(IV) 1 shall have significant tanker experience; 
                and
                    ``(V) to the extent practicable--

                        ``(aa) 1 shall represent the viewpoint of 
                    labor; and
                        ``(bb) another shall represent a management 
                    perspective;
                ``(ii) 3 engineering officers who represent the 
            viewpoint of merchant marine engineering officers, of 
            whom--

                    ``(I) 2 shall be licensed as chief engineer any 
                horsepower;
                    ``(II) 1 shall be licensed as either a limited 
                chief engineer or a designated duty engineer; and
                    ``(III) to the extent practicable--

                        ``(aa) 1 shall represent a labor viewpoint; and
                        ``(bb) another shall represent a management 
                    perspective;
                ``(iii) 2 unlicensed seamen, of whom--

                    ``(I) 1 shall represent the viewpoint of able-
                bodied seamen; and
                    ``(II) another shall represent the viewpoint of 
                qualified members of the engine department; and

                ``(iv) 1 pilot who represents the viewpoint of merchant 
            marine pilots;
            ``(B) 6 marine educators, including--
                ``(i) 3 marine educators who represent the viewpoint of 
            maritime academies, including--

                    ``(I) 2 who represent the viewpoint of State 
                maritime academies and are jointly recommended by such 
                State maritime academies; and
                    ``(II) 1 who represents either the viewpoint of the 
                State maritime academies or the United States Merchant 
                Marine Academy; and

                ``(ii) 3 marine educators who represent the viewpoint 
            of other maritime training institutions, 1 of whom shall 
            represent the viewpoint of the small vessel industry;
            ``(C) 2 individuals who represent the viewpoint of shipping 
        companies employed in ship operation management; and
            ``(D) 2 members who are appointed from the general public.
        ``(3) Consultation.--The Secretary shall consult with the 
    Secretary of Transportation in making an appointment under 
    paragraph (2)(B)(i)(II).
    ``(c) Chairman and Vice Chairman.--The Secretary shall designate 
one member of the Committee as the Chairman and one member of the 
Committee as the Vice Chairman. The Vice Chairman shall act as Chairman 
in the absence or incapacity of the Chairman, or in the event of a 
vacancy in the office of the Chairman.
    ``(d) Subcommittees.--The Committee may establish and disestablish 
subcommittees and working groups for any purpose consistent with this 
section, subject to conditions imposed by the Committee. Members of the 
Committee and additional persons drawn from the general public may be 
assigned to such subcommittees and working groups. Only Committee 
members may chair subcommittee or working groups.
    ``(e) Termination.--The Committee shall terminate on September 30, 
2020.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The analysis for such chapter is amended 
by adding at the end the following:

``8108. Merchant Marine Personnel Advisory Committee.''.
    SEC. 311. TRAVEL AND SUBSISTENCE.
    (a) Title 46, United States Code.--Section 2110 of title 46, United 
States Code, is amended--
        (1) by amending subsection (b) to read as follows:
    ``(b)(1) In addition to the collection of fees and charges 
established under subsection (a), in providing a service or thing of 
value under this subtitle the Secretary may accept in-kind 
transportation, travel, and subsistence.
    ``(2) The value of in-kind transportation, travel, and subsistence 
accepted under this paragraph may not exceed applicable per diem rates 
set forth in regulations prescribed under section 464 of title 37.''; 
and
        (2) in subsection (c), by striking ``subsections (a) and (b),'' 
    and inserting ``subsection (a),''.
    (b) Title 14, United States Code.--Section 664 of title 14, United 
States Code, is amended by redesignating subsections (e) though (g) as 
subsections (f) through (h), respectively, and by inserting after 
subsection (d) the following:
    ``(e)(1) In addition to the collection of fees and charges 
established under this section, in the provision of a service or thing 
of value by the Coast Guard the Secretary may accept in-kind 
transportation, travel, and subsistence.
    ``(2) The value of in-kind transportation, travel, and subsistence 
accepted under this paragraph may not exceed applicable per diem rates 
set forth in regulations prescribed under section 464 of title 37.''.
    (c) Limitation.--The Secretary of the Department in which the Coast 
Guard is operating may not accept in-kind transportation, travel, or 
subsistence under section 664(e) of title 14, United States Code, or 
section 2110(d)(4) of title 46, United States Code, as amended by this 
section, until the Commandant of the Coast Guard--
        (1) amends the Standards of Ethical Conduct for members and 
    employees of the Coast Guard to include regulations governing the 
    acceptance of in-kind reimbursements; and
        (2) notifies the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
    Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation 
    and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives of the 
    amendments made under paragraph (1).
    SEC. 312. PROMPT INTERGOVERNMENTAL NOTICE OF MARINE CASUALTIES.
    Section 6101 of title 46, United States Code, is amended--
        (1) by inserting after subsection (b) the following:
    ``(c) Notice to State and Tribal Governments.--Not later than 24 
hours after receiving a notice of a major marine casualty under this 
section, the Secretary shall notify each State or federally recognized 
Indian tribe that is, or may reasonably be expected to be, affected by 
such marine casualty.'';
        (2) in subsection (h)--
            (A) by striking ``(1)''; and
            (B) by redesignating subsection (h)(2) as subsection (i) of 
        section 6101, and in such subsection--
                (i) by striking ``paragraph,'' and inserting 
            ``section,''; and
                (ii) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) through (D) as 
            paragraphs (1) through (4); and
        (3) by redesignating the last subsection as subsection (j).
    SEC. 313. AREA CONTINGENCY PLANS.
    Section 311(j)(4) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 
U.S.C. 1321(j)(4)) is amended--
        (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``qualified personnel of 
    Federal, State, and local agencies.'' and inserting ``qualified--
            ``(i) personnel of Federal, State, and local agencies; and
            ``(ii) members of federally recognized Indian tribes, where 
        applicable.'';
        (2) in subparagraph (B)(ii)--
            (A) by striking ``and local'' and inserting ``, local, and 
        tribal''; and
            (B) by striking ``wildlife;'' and inserting ``wildlife, 
        including advance planning with respect to the closing and 
        reopening of fishing areas following a discharge;'';
        (3) in subparagraph (B)(iii), by striking ``and local'' and 
    inserting ``, local, and tribal''; and
        (4) in subparagraph (C)--
            (A) in clause (iv), by striking ``and Federal, State, and 
        local agencies'' and inserting ``, Federal, State, and local 
        agencies, and tribal governments'';
            (B) by redesignating clauses (vii) and (viii) as clauses 
        (viii) and (ix), respectively; and
            (C) by inserting after clause (vi) the following:
            ``(vii) include a framework for advance planning and 
        decisionmaking with respect to the closing and reopening of 
        fishing areas following a discharge, including protocols and 
        standards for the closing and reopening of fishing areas;''.
    SEC. 314. INTERNATIONAL ICE PATROL REFORM.
    (a) In General.--Chapter 803 of title 46, United States Code, is 
amended--
        (1) in section 80301, by adding at the end the following:
    ``(c) Payments.--Payments received pursuant to subsection (b)(1) 
shall be credited to the appropriation for operating expenses of the 
Coast Guard.'';
        (2) in section 80302--
            (A) in subsection (b), by striking ``An ice patrol vessel'' 
        and inserting ``The ice patrol'';
            (B) in subsection (c)(1), by striking ``An ice patrol 
        vessel'' and inserting ``The ice patrol''; and
            (C) in the first sentence of subsection (d), by striking 
        ``vessels'' and inserting ``aircraft''; and
        (3) by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 80304. Limitation on ice patrol data
    ``Notwithstanding sections 80301 and 80302, data collected by an 
ice patrol conducted by the Coast Guard under this chapter may not be 
disseminated to a vessel unless such vessel is--
        ``(1) documented under the laws of the United States; or
        ``(2) documented under the laws of a foreign country that made 
    the payment or contribution required under section 80301(b) for the 
    year preceding the year in which the data is collected.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The analysis for such chapter is amended 
by adding at the end the following:

``80304. Limitation on ice patrol data.''.

    (c) Effective Date.--This section shall take effect on January 1, 
2017.
    SEC. 315. OFFSHORE SUPPLY VESSEL THIRD-PARTY INSPECTION.
    Section 3316 of title 46, United States Code, is amended by 
redesignating subsection (f) as subsection (g), and by inserting after 
subsection (e) the following:
    ``(f)(1) Upon request of an owner or operator of an offshore supply 
vessel, the Secretary shall delegate the authorities set forth in 
paragraph (1) of subsection (b) with respect to such vessel to a 
classification society to which a delegation is authorized under that 
paragraph. A delegation by the Secretary under this subsection shall be 
used for any vessel inspection and examination function carried out by 
the Secretary, including the issuance of certificates of inspection and 
all other related documents.
    ``(2) If the Secretary determines that a certificate of inspection 
or related document issued under authority delegated under paragraph 
(1) of this subsection with respect to a vessel has reduced the 
operational safety of that vessel, the Secretary may terminate the 
certificate or document, respectively.
    ``(3) Not later than 2 years after the date of the enactment of the 
Howard Coble Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Act of 2014, and 
for each year of the subsequent 2-year period, the Secretary shall 
provide 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 describing--
        ``(A) the number of vessels for which a delegation was made 
    under paragraph (1);
        ``(B) any savings in personnel and operational costs incurred 
    by the Coast Guard that resulted from the delegations; and
        ``(C) based on measurable marine casualty and other data, any 
    impacts of the delegations on the operational safety of vessels for 
    which the delegations were made, and on the crew on those 
    vessels.''.
    SEC. 316. WATCHES.
    Section 8104 of title 46, United States Code, is amended--
        (1) in subsection (d), by striking ``coal passers, firemen, 
    oilers, and water tenders'' and inserting ``and oilers''; and
        (2) in subsection (g)(1), by striking ``(except the coal 
    passers, firemen, oilers, and water tenders)''.
    SEC. 317. COAST GUARD RESPONSE PLAN REQUIREMENTS.
    (a) Vessel Response Plan Contents.--The Secretary of the department 
in which the Coast Guard is operating shall require that each vessel 
response plan prepared for a mobile offshore drilling unit includes 
information from the facility response plan prepared for the mobile 
offshore drilling unit regarding the planned response to a worst case 
discharge, and to a threat of such a discharge.
    (b) Definitions.--In this section:
        (1) Mobile offshore drilling unit.--The term ``mobile offshore 
    drilling unit'' has the meaning given that term in section 1001 of 
    the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (33 U.S.C. 2701).
        (2) Response plan.--The term ``response plan'' means a response 
    plan prepared under section 311(j) of the Federal Water Pollution 
    Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1321(j)).
        (3) Worst case discharge.--The term ``worst case discharge'' 
    has the meaning given that term under section 311(a) of the Federal 
    Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1321(a)).
    (c) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be 
construed to require the Coast Guard to review or approve a facility 
response plan for a mobile offshore drilling unit.
    SEC. 318. REGIONAL CITIZENS' ADVISORY COUNCIL.
    Section 5002(k)(3) of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (33 U.S.C. 
2732(k)(3)) is amended by striking ``not more than $1,000,000'' and 
inserting ``not less than $1,400,000''.
    SEC. 319. UNINSPECTED PASSENGER VESSELS IN THE UNITED STATES VIRGIN 
      ISLANDS.
    (a) In General.--Section 4105 of title 46, United States Code, is 
amended--
        (1) by redesignating subsection (b) as subsection (c); and
        (2) by inserting after subsection (a) the following:
    ``(b)(1) In applying this title with respect to an uninspected 
vessel of less than 24 meters overall in length that carries passengers 
to or from a port in the United States Virgin Islands, the Secretary 
shall substitute `12 passengers' for `6 passengers' each place it 
appears in section 2101(42) if the Secretary determines that the vessel 
complies with, as applicable to the vessel--
            ``(A) the Code of Practice for the Safety of Small 
        Commercial Motor Vessels (commonly referred to as the `Yellow 
        Code'), as published by the U.K. Maritime and Coastguard Agency 
        and in effect on January 1, 2014; or
            ``(B) the Code of Practice for the Safety of Small 
        Commercial Sailing Vessels (commonly referred to as the `Blue 
        Code'), as published by such agency and in effect on such date.
        ``(2) If the Secretary establishes standards to carry out this 
    subsection--
            ``(A) such standards shall be identical to those 
        established in the Codes of Practice referred to in paragraph 
        (1); and
            ``(B) on any dates before the date on which such standards 
        are in effect, the Codes of Practice referred to in paragraph 
        (1) shall apply with respect to the vessels referred to in 
        paragraph (1).''.
    (b) Technical Correction.--Section 4105(c) of title 46, United 
States Code, as redesignated by subsection (a)(1) of this section, is 
amended by striking ``Within twenty-four months of the date of 
enactment of this subsection, the'' and inserting ``The''.
    SEC. 320. TREATMENT OF ABANDONED SEAFARERS.
    (a) In General.--Chapter 111 of title 46, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 11113. Treatment of abandoned seafarers
    ``(a) Abandoned Seafarers Fund.--
        ``(1) Establishment.--There is established in the Treasury a 
    separate account to be known as the Abandoned Seafarers Fund.
        ``(2) Authorized uses.--Amounts in the Fund may be appropriated 
    to the Secretary for use--
            ``(A) to pay necessary support of a seafarer--
                ``(i) who--

                    ``(I) was paroled into the United States under 
                section 212(d)(5) of the Immigration and Nationality 
                Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(d)(5)), or for whom the Secretary 
                has requested parole under such section; and
                    ``(II) is involved in an investigation, reporting, 
                documentation, or adjudication of any matter that is 
                related to the administration or enforcement of law by 
                the Coast Guard; or

                ``(ii) who--

                    ``(I) is physically present in the United States;
                    ``(II) the Secretary determines was abandoned in 
                the United States; and
                    ``(III) has not applied for asylum under the 
                Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101 et 
                seq.); and

            ``(B) to reimburse a vessel owner or operator for the costs 
        of necessary support of a seafarer who has been paroled into 
        the United States to facilitate an investigation, reporting, 
        documentation, or adjudication of any matter that is related to 
        the administration or enforcement of law by the Coast Guard, 
        if--
                ``(i) the vessel owner or operator is not convicted of 
            a criminal offense related to such matter; or
                ``(ii) the Secretary determines that reimbursement is 
            appropriate.
        ``(3) Crediting of amounts to fund.--
            ``(A) In general.--Except as provided in subparagraph (B), 
        there shall be credited to the Fund the following:
                ``(i) Penalties deposited in the Fund under section 9 
            of the Act to Prevent Pollution from Ships (33 U.S.C. 
            1908).
                ``(ii) Amounts reimbursed or recovered under subsection 
            (c).
            ``(B) Limitation.--Amounts may be credited to the Fund 
        under subparagraph (A) only if the unobligated balance of the 
        Fund is less than $5,000,000.
        ``(4) Report required.--On the date on which the President 
    submits each budget for a fiscal year pursuant to section 1105 of 
    title 31, the Secretary 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 that describes--
            ``(A) the amounts credited to the Fund under paragraph (2) 
        for the preceding fiscal year; and
            ``(B) amounts in the Fund that were expended for the 
        preceding fiscal year.
    ``(b) Limitation.--Nothing in this section shall be construed--
        ``(1) to create a private right of action or any other right, 
    benefit, or entitlement to necessary support for any person; or
        ``(2) to compel the Secretary to pay or reimburse the cost of 
    necessary support.
    ``(c) Reimbursement; Recovery.--
        ``(1) In general.--A vessel owner or operator shall reimburse 
    the Fund an amount equal to the total amount paid from the Fund for 
    necessary support of a seafarer, if--
            ``(A) the vessel owner or operator--
                ``(i) during the course of an investigation, reporting, 
            documentation, or adjudication of any matter under this Act 
            that the Coast Guard referred to a United States attorney 
            or the Attorney General, fails to provide necessary support 
            of a seafarer who was paroled into the United States to 
            facilitate the investigation, reporting, documentation, or 
            adjudication; and
                ``(ii) subsequently is--

                    ``(I) convicted of a criminal offense related to 
                such matter; or
                    ``(II) required to reimburse the Fund pursuant to a 
                court order or negotiated settlement related to such 
                matter; or

            ``(B) the vessel owner or operator abandons a seafarer in 
        the United States, as determined by the Secretary based on 
        substantial evidence.
        ``(2) Enforcement.--If a vessel owner or operator fails to 
    reimburse the Fund under paragraph (1) within 60 days after 
    receiving a written, itemized description of reimbursable expenses 
    and a demand for payment, the Secretary may--
            ``(A) proceed in rem against the vessel on which the 
        seafarer served in the Federal district court for the district 
        in which the vessel is found; and
            ``(B) withhold or revoke the clearance required under 
        section 60105 for the vessel and any other vessel operated by 
        the same operator (as that term is defined in section 2(9)(a) 
        of the Act to Prevent Pollution from Ships (33 U.S.C. 
        1901(9)(a)) as the vessel on which the seafarer served.
        ``(3) Obtaining clearance.--A vessel may obtain clearance from 
    the Secretary after it is withheld or revoked under paragraph 
    (2)(B) if the vessel owner or operator--
            ``(A) reimburses the Fund the amount required under 
        paragraph (1); or
            ``(B) provides a bond, or other evidence of financial 
        responsibility, sufficient to meet the amount required to be 
        reimbursed under paragraph (1).
        ``(4) Notification required.--The Secretary shall notify the 
    vessel at least 72 hours before taking any action under paragraph 
    (2)(B).
    ``(d) Definitions.--In this section:
        ``(1) Abandons; abandoned.--Each of the terms `abandons' and 
    `abandoned' means--
            ``(A) a vessel owner's or operator's unilateral severance 
        of ties with a seafarer; or
            ``(B) a vessel owner's or operator's failure to provide 
        necessary support of a seafarer.
        ``(2) Fund.--The term `Fund' means the Abandoned Seafarers Fund 
    established under this section.
        ``(3) Necessary support.--The term `necessary support' means 
    normal wages and expenses the Secretary considers reasonable for 
    lodging, subsistence, clothing, medical care (including 
    hospitalization), repatriation, and any other support the Secretary 
    considers to be appropriate.
        ``(4) Seafarer.--The term `seafarer' means an alien crew member 
    who is employed or engaged in any capacity on board a vessel 
    subject to the jurisdiction of the United States.
        ``(5) Vessel subject to the jurisdiction of the united 
    states.--The term `vessel subject to the jurisdiction of the United 
    States' has the meaning given that term in section 70502(c), except 
    that it does not include a vessel that is--
            ``(A) owned, or operated under a bareboat charter, by the 
        United States, a State or political subdivision thereof, or a 
        foreign nation; and
            ``(B) not engaged in commerce.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The analysis for such chapter is amended 
by adding at the end the following:

``11113. Treatment of abandoned seafarers.''.

    (c) Conforming Amendment.--Section 9 of the Act to Prevent 
Pollution from Ships (33 U.S.C. 1908) is amended by adding at the end 
the following:
    ``(g) Any penalty collected under subsection (a) or (b) that is not 
paid under that subsection to the person giving information leading to 
the conviction or assessment of such penalties shall be deposited in 
the Abandoned Seafarers Fund established under section 11113 of title 
46, United States Code.''.
    SEC. 321. WEBSITE.
    (a) Reports to Secretary of Transportation; Incidents and 
Details.--Section 3507(g)(3)(A) of title 46, United States Code, is 
amended--
        (1) in clause (ii) by striking ``the incident to an Internet 
    based portal maintained by the Secretary'' and inserting ``each 
    incident specified in clause (i) to the Internet website maintained 
    by the Secretary of Transportation under paragraph (4)(A)''; and
        (2) in clause (iii) by striking ``based portal maintained by 
    the Secretary'' and inserting ``website maintained by the Secretary 
    of Transportation under paragraph (4)(A)''.
    (b) Availability of Incident Data on Internet.--Section 3507(g)(4) 
of title 46, United States Code, is amended--
        (1) by striking subparagraph (A) and inserting the following:
            ``(A) Website.--
                ``(i) In general.--The Secretary of Transportation 
            shall maintain a statistical compilation of all incidents 
            on board a cruise vessel specified in paragraph (3)(A)(i) 
            on an Internet website that provides a numerical accounting 
            of the missing persons and alleged crimes reported under 
            that paragraph without regard to the investigative status 
            of the incident.
                ``(ii) Updates and other requirements.--The compilation 
            under clause (i) shall--

                    ``(I) be updated not less frequently than 
                quarterly;
                    ``(II) be able to be sorted by cruise line;
                    ``(III) identify each cruise line by name;
                    ``(IV) identify each crime or alleged crime 
                committed or allegedly committed by a passenger or 
                crewmember;
                    ``(V) identify the number of individuals alleged 
                overboard; and
                    ``(VI) include the approximate number of passengers 
                and crew carried by each cruise line during each 
                quarterly reporting period.

                ``(iii) User-friendly format.--The Secretary of 
            Transportation shall ensure that the compilation, data, and 
            any other information provided on the Internet website 
            maintained under this subparagraph are in a user-friendly 
            format. The Secretary shall, to the greatest extent 
            practicable, use existing commercial off the shelf 
            technology to transfer and establish the website, and shall 
            not independently develop software, or acquire new hardware 
            in operating the site.''; and
        (2) in subparagraph (B) by striking ``Secretary'' and inserting 
    ``Secretary of Transportation''.
    SEC. 322. COAST GUARD REGULATIONS.
    (a) In General.--Not later than 1 year 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 Commerce, 
Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on 
Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives an 
analysis of the Coast Guard's proposed promulgation of safety and 
environmental management system requirements for vessels engaged in 
Outer Continental Shelf activities. The analysis shall include--
        (1) a discussion of any new operational, management, design and 
    construction, financial, and other mandates that would be imposed 
    on vessel owners and operators;
        (2) an estimate of all associated direct and indirect 
    operational, management, personnel, training, vessel design and 
    construction, record keeping, and other costs;
        (3) an identification and justification of any of such proposed 
    requirements that exceed those in international conventions 
    applicable to the design, construction, operation, and management 
    of vessels engaging in United States Outer Continental Shelf 
    activities; and
        (4) an identification of exemptions to the proposed 
    requirements, that are based upon vessel classification, tonnage, 
    offshore activity or function, alternative certifications, or any 
    other appropriate criteria.
    (b) Limitation.--The Secretary may not issue proposed regulations 
relating to safety and environmental management system requirements for 
vessels on the United States Outer Continental Shelf for which noticed 
was published on September 10, 2013 (78 Fed. Reg. 55230) earlier than 6 
months after the submittal of the analysis required by subsection (a).

                 TITLE IV--FEDERAL MARITIME COMMISSION

    SEC. 401. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
    There is authorized to be appropriated to the Federal Maritime 
Commission $24,700,000 for fiscal year 2015.
    SEC. 402. AWARD OF REPARATIONS.
    Section 41305 of title 46, United States Code, is amended--
        (1) in subsection (b), by striking ``, plus reasonable attorney 
    fees''; and
        (2) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(e) Attorney Fees.--In any action brought under section 41301, 
the prevailing party may be awarded reasonable attorney fees.''.
    SEC. 403. TERMS OF COMMISSIONERS.
    (a) In General.--Section 301(b) of title 46, United States Code, is 
amended--
        (1) by amending paragraph (2) to read as follows:
        ``(2) Terms.--The term of each Commissioner is 5 years. When 
    the term of a Commissioner ends, the Commissioner may continue to 
    serve until a successor is appointed and qualified, but for a 
    period not to exceed one year. Except as provided in paragraph (3), 
    no individual may serve more than 2 terms.''; and
        (2) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (5), and 
    inserting after paragraph (2) the following:
        ``(3) Vacancies.--A vacancy shall be filled in the same manner 
    as the original appointment. An individual appointed to fill a 
    vacancy is appointed only for the unexpired term of the individual 
    being succeeded. An individual appointed to fill a vacancy may 
    serve 2 terms in addition to the remainder of the term for which 
    the predecessor of that individual was appointed.
        ``(4) Conflicts of interest.--
            ``(A) Limitation on relationships with regulated 
        entities.--A Commissioner may not have a pecuniary interest in, 
        hold an official relation to, or own stocks or bonds of any 
        entity the Commission regulates under chapter 401 of this 
        title.
            ``(B) Limitation on other activities.--A Commissioner may 
        not engage in another business, vocation, or employment.''.
    (b) Applicability.--The amendment made by subsection (a)(1) does 
not apply with respect to a Commissioner of the Federal Maritime 
Commission appointed and confirmed by the Senate before the date of the 
enactment of this Act.

                TITLE V--ARCTIC MARITIME TRANSPORTATION

    SEC. 501. ARCTIC MARITIME TRANSPORTATION.
    (a) Arctic Maritime Transportation.--Chapter 5 of title 14, United 
States Code, is amended by inserting after section 89 the following:
``Sec. 90. Arctic maritime transportation
    ``(a) Purpose.--The purpose of this section is to ensure safe and 
secure maritime shipping in the Arctic including the availability of 
aids to navigation, vessel escorts, spill response capability, and 
maritime search and rescue in the Arctic.
    ``(b) International Maritime Organization Agreements.--To carry out 
the purpose of this section, the Secretary is encouraged to enter into 
negotiations through the International Maritime Organization to 
conclude and execute agreements to promote coordinated action among the 
United States, Russia, Canada, Iceland, Norway, and Denmark and other 
seafaring and Arctic nations to ensure, in the Arctic--
        ``(1) placement and maintenance of aids to navigation;
        ``(2) appropriate marine safety, tug, and salvage capabilities;
        ``(3) oil spill prevention and response capability;
        ``(4) maritime domain awareness, including long-range vessel 
    tracking; and
        ``(5) search and rescue.
    ``(c) Coordination by Committee on the Maritime Transportation 
System.--The Committee on the Maritime Transportation System 
established under section 55501 of title 46, United States Code, shall 
coordinate the establishment of domestic transportation policies in the 
Arctic necessary to carry out the purpose of this section.
    ``(d) Agreements and Contracts.--The Secretary may, subject to the 
availability of appropriations, enter into cooperative agreements, 
contracts, or other agreements with, or make grants to, individuals and 
governments to carry out the purpose of this section or any agreements 
established under subsection (b).
    ``(e) Icebreaking.--The Secretary shall promote safe maritime 
navigation by means of icebreaking where necessary, feasible, and 
effective to carry out the purposes of this section.
    ``(f) Arctic Definition.--In this section, the term `Arctic'? has 
the meaning given such term in section 112 of the Arctic Research and 
Policy Act of 1984 (15 U.S.C. 4111).''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The analysis for such chapter is amended 
by inserting after the item relating to section 89 the following:

``90. Arctic maritime transportation''.

    (c) Conforming Amendment.--Section 307 of the Coast Guard 
Authorization Act of 2010 (Public Law 111-281; 14 U.S.C. 92 note) is 
repealed.
    SEC. 502. ARCTIC MARITIME DOMAIN AWARENESS.
    (a) In General.--Chapter 7 of title 14, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 154. Arctic maritime domain awareness
    ``(a) In General.--The Commandant shall improve maritime domain 
awareness in the Arctic--
        ``(1) by promoting interagency cooperation and coordination;
        ``(2) by employing joint, interagency, and international 
    capabilities; and
        ``(3) by facilitating the sharing of information, intelligence, 
    and data related to the Arctic maritime domain between the Coast 
    Guard and departments and agencies listed in subsection (b).
    ``(b) Coordination.--The Commandant shall seek to coordinate the 
collection, sharing, and use of information, intelligence, and data 
related to the Arctic maritime domain between the Coast Guard and the 
following:
        ``(1) The Department of Homeland Security.
        ``(2) The Department of Defense.
        ``(3) The Department of Transportation.
        ``(4) The Department of State.
        ``(5) The Department of the Interior.
        ``(6) The National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
        ``(7) The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
        ``(8) The Environmental Protection Agency.
        ``(9) The National Science Foundation.
        ``(10) The Arctic Research Commission.
        ``(11) Any Federal agency or commission or State the Commandant 
    determines is appropriate.
    ``(c) Cooperation.--The Commandant and the head of a department or 
agency listed in subsection (b) may by agreement, on a reimbursable 
basis or otherwise, share personnel, services, equipment, and 
facilities to carry out the requirements of this section.
    ``(d) 5-year Strategic Plan.--Not later than January 1, 2016 and 
every 5 years thereafter, the Commandant 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 5-year strategic plan to guide interagency and 
international intergovernmental cooperation and coordination for the 
purpose of improving maritime domain awareness in the Arctic.
    ``(e) Definitions.--In this section the term `Arctic' has the 
meaning given that term in section 112 of the Arctic Research and 
Policy Act of 1984 (15 U.S.C. 4111).''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The analysis for such chapter is amended 
by inserting after the item relating to section 153 the following:

``154. Arctic maritime domain awareness.''.
    SEC. 503. IMO POLAR CODE NEGOTIATIONS.
    Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
and thereafter with the submission of the budget proposal submitted for 
each of fiscal years 2016, 2017, and 2018 under section 1105 of title 
31, United States Code, 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--
        (1) the status of the negotiations at the International 
    Maritime Organization regarding the establishment of a draft 
    international code of safety for ships operating in polar waters, 
    popularly known as the Polar Code, and any amendments proposed by 
    such a code to be made to the International Convention for the 
    Safety of Life at Sea and the International Convention for the 
    Prevention of Pollution from Ships;
        (2) the coming into effect of such a code and such amendments 
    for nations that are parties to those conventions;
        (3) impacts, for coastal communities located in the Arctic (as 
    that term is defined in the section 112 of the Arctic Research and 
    Policy Act of 1984 (15 U.S.C. 4111)) of such a code or such 
    amendments, on--
            (A) the costs of delivering fuel and freight; and
            (B) the safety of maritime transportation; and
        (4) actions the Secretary must take to implement the 
    requirements of such a code and such amendments.
    SEC. 504. FORWARD OPERATING FACILITIES.
    The Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is 
operating may construct facilities in the Arctic (as that term is 
defined in section 112 of the Arctic Research and Policy Act of 1984 
(15 U.S.C. 4111). The facilities shall--
        (1) support aircraft maintenance, including exhaust 
    ventilation, heat, an engine wash system, fuel, ground support 
    services, and electrical power;
        (2) provide shelter for both current helicopter assets and 
    those projected to be located at Air Station Kodiak, Alaska, for at 
    least 20 years; and
        (3) include accommodations for personnel.
    SEC. 505. ICEBREAKERS.
    (a) Coast Guard Polar Icebreakers.--Section 222 of the Coast Guard 
and Maritime Transportation Act of 2012 (Public Law 112-213; 126 Stat. 
1560) is amended--
        (1) in subsection (d)(2)--
            (A) in the paragraph heading by striking ``; bridging 
        strategy''; and
            (B) by striking ``Commandant of the Coast Guard'' and all 
        that follows through the period at the end and inserting 
        ``Commandant of the Coast Guard may decommission the Polar 
        Sea.'';
        (2) by adding at the end of subsection (d) the following:
        ``(3) Result of no determination.--If in the analysis submitted 
    under this section the Secretary does not make a determination 
    under subsection (a)(5) regarding whether it is cost effective to 
    reactivate the Polar Sea, then--
            ``(A) the Commandant of the Coast Guard may decommission 
        the Polar Sea; or
            ``(B) the Secretary may make such determination, not later 
        than 90 days after the date of the enactment of Howard Coble 
        Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Act of 2014, and take 
        actions in accordance with this subsection as though such 
        determination was made in the analysis previously submitted.'';
        (3) by redesignating subsections (e), (f), and (g) as 
    subsections (f), (g), and (h), respectively; and
        (4) by inserting after subsection (d) the following:
    ``(e) Strategies.--
        ``(1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date on 
    which the analysis required under subsection (a) is submitted, the 
    Commandant of the Coast Guard 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) unless the Secretary makes a determination under this 
        section that it is cost effective to reactivate the Polar Sea, 
        a bridging strategy for maintaining the Coast Guard's polar 
        icebreaking services until at least September 30, 2024;
            ``(B) a strategy to meet the Coast Guard's Arctic ice 
        operations needs through September 30, 2050; and
            ``(C) a strategy to meet the Coast Guard's Antarctic ice 
        operations needs through September 30, 2050
        ``(2) Requirement.--The strategies required under paragraph (1) 
    shall include a business case analysis comparing the leasing and 
    purchasing of icebreakers to maintain the needs and services 
    described in that paragraph.''.
    (b) Cutter ``Polar Sea''.--Upon the submission of a service life 
extension plan in accordance with section 222(d)(1)(C) of the Coast 
Guard and Maritime Transportation Act of 2012 (Public Law 112-213; 126 
Stat. 1560), the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard 
is operating may use funds authorized under section 101 of this Act to 
conduct a service life extension of 7 to 10 years for the Coast Guard 
Cutter Polar Sea (WAGB 11) in accordance with such plan.
    (c) Limitation.--
        (1) In general.--The Secretary of the department in which the 
    Coast Guard is operating may not expend amounts appropriated for 
    the Coast Guard for any of fiscal years 2015 through 2024, for--
            (A) design activities related to a capability of a Polar-
        Class Icebreaker that is based solely on an operational 
        requirement of another Federal department or agency, except for 
        amounts appropriated for design activities for a fiscal year 
        before fiscal year 2016; or
            (B) long-lead-time materials, production, or post-delivery 
        activities related to such a capability.
        (2) Other amounts.--Amounts made available to the Secretary 
    under an agreement with another Federal department or agency and 
    expended on a capability of a Polar-Class Icebreaker that is based 
    solely on an operational requirement of that or another Federal 
    department or agency shall not be treated as amounts expended by 
    the Secretary for purposes of the limitation established under 
    paragraph (1).
    SEC. 506. ICEBREAKING IN POLAR REGIONS.
    (a) In General.--Chapter 5 of title 14, United States Code, is 
amended by inserting after section 86 the following:
``Sec. 87. Icebreaking in polar regions
    ``The President shall facilitate planning for the design, 
procurement, maintenance, deployment, and operation of icebreakers as 
needed to support the statutory missions of the Coast Guard in the 
polar regions by allocating all funds to support icebreaking operations 
in such regions, except for recurring incremental costs associated with 
specific projects, to the Coast Guard.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The analysis for such chapter is amended 
by inserting after the item relating to section 86 the following:

``87. Icebreaking in polar regions.''.

                        TITLE VI--MISCELLANEOUS

    SEC. 601. DISTANT WATER TUNA FLEET.
    Section 421 of the Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Act of 
2006 (46 U.S.C. 8103 note) is amended--
        (1) by striking subsections (c) and (e); and
        (2) by redesignating subsections (d) and (f) as subsections (c) 
    and (d), respectively.
    SEC. 602. EXTENSION OF MORATORIUM.
    Section 2(a) of Public Law 110-299 (33 U.S.C. 1342 note) is amended 
by striking ``2014'' and inserting ``2017''.
    SEC. 603. NATIONAL MARITIME STRATEGY.
    (a) In General.--Not later than 60 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation, in consultation 
with 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 national maritime 
strategy.
    (b) Contents.--The strategy required under subsection (a) shall--
        (1) identify--
            (A) Federal regulations and policies that reduce the 
        competitiveness of United States flag vessels in international 
        transportation markets; and
            (B) the impact of reduced cargo flow due to reductions in 
        the number of members of the United States Armed Forces 
        stationed or deployed outside of the United States; and
        (2) include recommendations to--
            (A) make United States flag vessels more competitive in 
        shipping routes between United States and foreign ports;
            (B) increase the use of United States flag vessels to carry 
        cargo imported to and exported from the United States;
            (C) ensure compliance by Federal agencies with chapter 553 
        of title 46, United States Code;
            (D) increase the use of third-party inspection and 
        certification authorities to inspect and certify vessels;
            (E) increase the use of short sea transportation routes, 
        including routes designated under section 55601(c) of title 46, 
        United States Code, to enhance intermodal freight movements; 
        and
            (F) enhance United States shipbuilding capability.
    SEC. 604. WAIVERS.
    (a) ``John Craig''.--
        (1) In general.--Section 8902 of title 46, United States Code, 
    shall not apply to the vessel John Craig (United States official 
    number D1110613) when such vessel is operating on the portion of 
    the Kentucky River, Kentucky, located at approximately mile point 
    158, in Pool Number 9, between Lock and Dam Number 9 and Lock and 
    Dam Number 10.
        (2) Application.--Paragraph (1) shall apply on and after the 
    date on which the Secretary of the department in which the Coast 
    Guard is operating determines that a licensing requirement has been 
    established under Kentucky State law that applies to an operator of 
    the vessel John Craig.
    (b) ``F/V Western Challenger''.--Notwithstanding section 12132 of 
title 46, United States Code, the Secretary of the department in which 
the Coast Guard is operating may issue a certificate of documentation 
with a coastwise endorsement for the F/V Western Challenger (IMO number 
5388108).
    SEC. 605. COMPETITION BY UNITED STATES FLAG VESSELS.
    (a) In General.--The Commandant of the Coast Guard shall enter into 
an arrangement with the National Academy of Sciences to conduct an 
assessment of authorities under subtitle II of title 46, United States 
Code, that have been delegated to the Coast Guard and that impact the 
ability of vessels documented under the laws of the United States to 
effectively compete in international transportation markets.
    (b) Review of Differences With IMO Standards.--The assessment under 
subsection (a) shall include a review of differences between United 
States laws, policies, regulations, and guidance governing the 
inspection of vessels documented under the laws of the United States 
and standards set by the International Maritime Organization governing 
the inspection of vessels.
    (c) Deadline.--Not later than 180 days after the date on which the 
Commandant enters into an arrangement with the National Academy of 
Sciences under subsection (a), the Commandant 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 the assessment required under such 
subsection.
    SEC. 606. VESSEL REQUIREMENTS FOR NOTICES OF ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE 
      AND AUTOMATIC IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM.
    Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating 
shall notify the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the 
House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
Transportation of the Senate of the status of the final rule that 
relates to the notice of proposed rulemaking titled ``Vessel 
Requirements for Notices of Arrival and Departure, and Automatic 
Identification System'' and published in the Federal Register on 
December 16, 2008 (73 Fed. Reg. 76295).
    SEC. 607. CONVEYANCE OF COAST GUARD PROPERTY IN ROCHESTER, NEW 
      YORK.
    (a) Conveyance Authorized.--The Commandant of the Coast Guard is 
authorized to convey, at fair market value, all right, title, and 
interest of the United States in and to a parcel of real property, 
consisting of approximately 0.2 acres, that is under the administrative 
control of the Coast Guard and located at 527 River Street in 
Rochester, New York.
    (b) Right of First Refusal.--The City of Rochester, New York, shall 
have the right of first refusal with respect to the purchase, at fair 
market value, of the real property described in subsection (a).
    (c) Survey.--The exact acreage and legal description of the 
property described in subsection (a) shall be determined by a survey 
satisfactory to the Commandant.
    (d) Fair Market Value.--The fair market value of the property 
described in subsection (a) shall--
        (1) be determined by appraisal; and
        (2) be subject to the approval of the Commandant.
    (e) Costs of Conveyance.--The responsibility for all reasonable and 
necessary costs, including real estate transaction and environmental 
documentation costs, associated with a conveyance under subsection (a) 
shall be determined by the Commandant and the purchaser.
    (f) Additional Terms and Conditions.--The Commandant may require 
such additional terms and conditions in connection with a conveyance 
under subsection (a) as the Commandant considers appropriate and 
reasonable to protect the interests of the United States.
    (g) Deposit of Proceeds.--Any proceeds from a conveyance under 
subsection (a) shall be deposited in the fund established under section 
687 of title 14, United States Code.
    SEC. 608. CONVEYANCE OF CERTAIN PROPERTY IN GIG HARBOR, WASHINGTON.
    (a) Definitions.--In this section, the following definitions apply:
        (1) City.--The term ``City'' means the city of Gig Harbor, 
    Washington.
        (2) Property.--The term ``Property'' means the parcel of real 
    property, together with any improvements thereon, consisting of 
    approximately 0.86 acres of fast lands commonly identified as tract 
    65 of lot 1 of section 8, township 21 north, range 2 east, 
    Willamette Meridian, on the north side of the entrance of Gig 
    Harbor, narrows of Puget Sound, Washington.
        (3) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of 
    the Interior.
    (b) Conveyance.--
        (1) Authority to convey.--Not later than 30 days after the date 
    on which the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard 
    is operating relinquishes the reservation of the Property for 
    lighthouse purposes, at the request of the City and subject to the 
    requirements of this section, the Secretary shall convey to the 
    City all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to 
    the Property, notwithstanding the land use planning requirements of 
    sections 202 and 203 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act 
    of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1712, 1713).
        (2) Terms of conveyance.--A conveyance made under paragraph (1) 
    shall be made--
            (A) subject to valid existing rights;
            (B) at the fair market value as described in subsection 
        (c); and
            (C) subject to any other condition that the Secretary may 
        consider appropriate to protect the interests of the United 
        States.
        (3) Costs.--The City shall pay any transaction or 
    administrative costs associated with a conveyance under paragraph 
    (1), including the costs of the appraisal, title searches, maps, 
    and boundary and cadastral surveys.
        (4) Conveyance is not a major federal action.--A conveyance 
    under paragraph (1) shall not be considered a major Federal action 
    for purposes of section 102(2) of the National Environmental Policy 
    Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4332(2)).
    (c) Fair Market Value.--
        (1) Determination.--The fair market value of the Property shall 
    be--
            (A) determined by an appraisal conducted by an independent 
        appraiser selected by the Secretary; and
            (B) approved by the Secretary in accordance with paragraph 
        (3).
        (2) Requirements.--An appraisal conducted under paragraph (1) 
    shall--
            (A) be conducted in accordance with nationally recognized 
        appraisal standards, including--
                (i) the Uniform Appraisal Standards for Federal Land 
            Acquisitions; and
                (ii) the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal 
            Practice; and
            (B) shall reflect the equitable considerations described in 
        paragraph (3).
        (3) Equitable considerations.--In approving the fair market 
    value of the Property under this subsection, the Secretary shall 
    take into consideration matters of equity and fairness, including 
    the City's past and current lease of the Property, any maintenance 
    or improvements by the City to the Property, and such other factors 
    as the Secretary considers appropriate.
    (d) Revocation; Reversion.--Effective on and after the date on 
which a conveyance of the Property is made under subsection (b)(1)--
        (1) Executive Order 3528, dated August 9, 1921, is revoked; and
        (2) the use of the tide and shore lands belonging to the State 
    of Washington and adjoining and bordering the Property, that were 
    granted to the Government of the United States pursuant to the Act 
    of the Legislature, State of Washington, approved March 13, 1909, 
    the same being chapter 110 of the Session Laws of 1909, shall 
    revert to the State of Washington.
    SEC. 609. VESSEL DETERMINATION.
    The vessel assigned United States official number 1205366 is deemed 
a new vessel effective on the date of delivery of the vessel after 
January 1, 2012, from a privately owned United States shipyard, if no 
encumbrances are on record with the Coast Guard at the time of the 
issuance of the new certificate of documentation for the vessel.
    SEC. 610. SAFE VESSEL OPERATION IN THUNDER BAY.
    The Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is 
operating and the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency 
may not prohibit a vessel operating within the existing boundaries and 
any future expanded boundaries of the Thunder Bay National Marine 
Sanctuary and Underwater Preserve from taking up or discharging ballast 
water to allow for safe and efficient vessel operation if the uptake or 
discharge meets all Federal and State ballast water management 
requirements that would apply if the area were not a marine sanctuary.
    SEC. 611. PARKING FACILITIES.
    (a) Allocation and Assignment.--
        (1) In general.--Subject to the requirements of this section, 
    the Administrator of General Services, in coordination with the 
    Commandant of the Coast Guard, shall allocate and assign the spaces 
    in parking facilities at the Department of Homeland Security St. 
    Elizabeths Campus to allow any member or employee of the Coast 
    Guard, who is assigned to the Campus, to use such spaces.
        (2) Timing.--In carrying out paragraph (1), and in addition to 
    the parking spaces allocated and assigned to Coast Guard members 
    and employees in fiscal year 2014, the Administrator shall allocate 
    and assign not less than--
            (A) 300 parking spaces not later than September 30, 2015;
            (B) 700 parking spaces not later than September 30, 2016; 
        and
            (C) 1,042 parking spaces not later than September 30, 2017.
    (b) Transportation Management Report.--Not later than 1 year after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, and each fiscal year thereafter 
in which spaces are allocated and assigned under subsection (a)(2), the 
Administrator shall provide to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and 
Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a report on--
        (1) the impact of assigning and allocating parking spaces under 
    subsection (a) on the congestion of roads connecting the St. 
    Elizabeths Campus to the portions of Suitland Parkway and I-295 
    located in the Anacostia section of the District of Columbia; and
        (2) progress made toward completion of essential transportation 
    improvements identified in the Transportation Management Program 
    for the St. Elizabeths Campus.
    (c) Reallocation.--Notwithstanding subsection (a), the 
Administrator may revise the allocation and assignment of spaces to 
members and employees of the Coast Guard made under subsection (a) as 
necessary to accommodate employees of the Department of Homeland 
Security, other than the Coast Guard, when such employees are assigned 
to the St. Elizabeths Campus.

                               Speaker of the House of Representatives.

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