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[H.R. 4188 Enrolled Bill (ENR)]

        H.R.4188

                     One Hundred Fourteenth Congress

                                 of the

                        United States of America


                          AT THE SECOND SESSION

           Begun and held at the City of Washington on Monday,
           the fourth day of January, two thousand and sixteen


                                 An Act


 
 To authorize appropriations for the Coast Guard for fiscal years 2016 
                    and 2017, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
    This Act may be cited as the ``Coast Guard Authorization Act of 
2015''.
SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS.
    The table of contents for this Act is as follows:

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

                         TITLE I--AUTHORIZATIONS

Sec. 101. Authorizations.
Sec. 102. Conforming amendments.

                          TITLE II--COAST GUARD

Sec. 201. Vice Commandant.
Sec. 202. Vice admirals.
Sec. 203. Coast Guard remission of indebtedness.
Sec. 204. Acquisition reform.
Sec. 205. Auxiliary jurisdiction.
Sec. 206. Coast Guard communities.
Sec. 207. Polar icebreakers.
Sec. 208. Air facility closures.
Sec. 209. Technical corrections to title 14, United States Code.
Sec. 210. Discontinuance of an aid to navigation.
Sec. 211. Mission performance measures.
Sec. 212. Communications.
Sec. 213. Coast Guard graduate maritime operations education.
Sec. 214. Professional development.
Sec. 215. Senior enlisted member continuation boards.
Sec. 216. Coast Guard member pay.
Sec. 217. Transfer of funds necessary to provide medical care.
Sec. 218. Participation of the Coast Guard Academy in Federal, State, or 
          other educational research grants.
Sec. 219. National Coast Guard Museum.
Sec. 220. Investigations.
Sec. 221. Clarification of eligibility of members of the Coast Guard for 
          combat-related special compensation.
Sec. 222. Leave policies for the Coast Guard.

                   TITLE III--SHIPPING AND NAVIGATION

Sec. 301. Survival craft.
Sec. 302. Vessel replacement.
Sec. 303. Model years for recreational vessels.
Sec. 304. Merchant mariner credential expiration harmonization.
Sec. 305. Safety zones for permitted marine events.
Sec. 306. Technical corrections.
Sec. 307. Recommendations for improvements of marine casualty reporting.
Sec. 308. Recreational vessel engine weights.
Sec. 309. Merchant mariner medical certification reform.
Sec. 310. Atlantic Coast port access route study.
Sec. 311. Certificates of documentation for recreational vessels.
Sec. 312. Program guidelines.
Sec. 313. Repeals.
Sec. 314. Maritime drug law enforcement.
Sec. 315. Examinations for merchant mariner credentials.
Sec. 316. Higher volume port area regulatory definition change.
Sec. 317. Recognition of port security assessments conducted by other 
          entities.
Sec. 318. Fishing vessel and fish tender vessel certification.
Sec. 319. Interagency Coordinating Committee on Oil Pollution Research.
Sec. 320. International port and facility inspection coordination.

                  TITLE IV--FEDERAL MARITIME COMMISSION

Sec. 401. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 402. Duties of the Chairman.
Sec. 403. Prohibition on awards.

                          TITLE V--CONVEYANCES

                  Subtitle A--Miscellaneous Conveyances

Sec. 501. Conveyance of Coast Guard property in Point Reyes Station, 
          California.
Sec. 502. Conveyance of Coast Guard property in Tok, Alaska.

                      Subtitle B--Pribilof Islands

Sec. 521. Short title.
Sec. 522. Transfer and disposition of property.
Sec. 523. Notice of certification.
Sec. 524. Redundant capability.

 Subtitle C--Conveyance of Coast Guard Property at Point Spencer, Alaska

Sec. 531. Findings.
Sec. 532. Definitions.
Sec. 533. Authority to convey land in Point Spencer.
Sec. 534. Environmental compliance, liability, and monitoring.
Sec. 535. Easements and access.
Sec. 536. Relationship to Public Land Order 2650.
Sec. 537. Archeological and cultural resources.
Sec. 538. Maps and legal descriptions.
Sec. 539. Chargeability for land conveyed.
Sec. 540. Redundant capability.
Sec. 541. Port Coordination Council for Point Spencer.

                         TITLE VI--MISCELLANEOUS

Sec. 601. Modification of reports.
Sec. 602. Safe vessel operation in the Great Lakes.
Sec. 603. Use of vessel sale proceeds.
Sec. 604. National Academy of Sciences cost assessment.
Sec. 605. Coastwise endorsements.
Sec. 606. International Ice Patrol.
Sec. 607. Assessment of oil spill response and cleanup activities in the 
          Great Lakes.
Sec. 608. Report on status of technology detecting passengers who have 
          fallen overboard.
Sec. 609. Venue.
Sec. 610. Disposition of infrastructure related to e-loran.
Sec. 611. Parking.
Sec. 612. Inapplicability of load line requirements to certain United 
          States vessels traveling in the Gulf of Mexico.

                        TITLE I--AUTHORIZATIONS

    SEC. 101. AUTHORIZATIONS.
    (a) In General.--Title 14, United States Code, is amended by adding 
at the end the following:

     ``PART III--COAST GUARD AUTHORIZATIONS AND REPORTS TO CONGRESS

``Chap. 
                                                                    Sec.
``27. Authorizations..............................................  2701

``29. Reports..................................................... 2901.

                      ``CHAPTER 27--AUTHORIZATIONS

``Sec.
``2702. Authorization of appropriations.
``2704. Authorized levels of military strength and training.
``Sec. 2702. Authorization of appropriations
    ``Funds are authorized to be appropriated for each of fiscal years 
2016 and 2017 for necessary expenses of the Coast Guard as follows:
        ``(1) For the operation and maintenance of the Coast Guard, not 
    otherwise provided for--
            ``(A) $6,981,036,000 for fiscal year 2016; and
            ``(B) $6,981,036,000 for fiscal year 2017.
        ``(2) For the acquisition, construction, renovation, and 
    improvement of aids to navigation, shore facilities, vessels, and 
    aircraft, including equipment related thereto, and for maintenance, 
    rehabilitation, lease, and operation of facilities and equipment--
            ``(A) $1,945,000,000 for fiscal year 2016; and
            ``(B) $1,945,000,000 for fiscal year 2017.
        ``(3) For the Coast Guard Reserve program, including operations 
    and maintenance of the program, personnel and training costs, 
    equipment, and services--
            ``(A) $140,016,000 for fiscal year 2016; and
            ``(B) $140,016,000 for fiscal year 2017.
        ``(4) For the environmental compliance and restoration 
    functions of the Coast Guard under chapter 19 of this title--
            ``(A) $16,701,000 for fiscal year 2016; and
            ``(B) $16,701,000 for fiscal year 2017.
        ``(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, and for maintenance, 
    rehabilitation, lease, and operation of facilities and equipment--
            ``(A) $19,890,000 for fiscal year 2016; and
            ``(B) $19,890,000 for fiscal year 2017.
``Sec. 2704. 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 each of fiscal 
years 2016 and 2017.
    ``(b) Military Training Student Loads.--The Coast Guard is 
authorized average military training student loads for each of fiscal 
years 2016 and 2017 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.

                         ``CHAPTER 29--REPORTS

``Sec.
``2904. Manpower requirements plan.

``Sec. 2904. Manpower requirements plan
    ``(a) In General.--On the date on which the President submits to 
the Congress a budget for fiscal year 2017 under section 1105 of title 
31, on the date on which the President submits to the 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 a manpower 
requirements plan.
    ``(b) Scope.--A manpower requirements plan submitted under 
subsection (a) shall include for each mission of the Coast Guard--
        ``(1) an assessment of all projected mission requirements for 
    the upcoming fiscal year and for each of the 3 fiscal years 
    thereafter;
        ``(2) the number of active duty, reserve, and civilian 
    personnel assigned or available to fulfill such mission 
    requirements--
            ``(A) currently; and
            ``(B) as projected for the upcoming fiscal year and each of 
        the 3 fiscal years thereafter;
        ``(3) the number of active duty, reserve, and civilian 
    personnel required to fulfill such mission requirements--
            ``(A) currently; and
            ``(B) as projected for the upcoming fiscal year and each of 
        the 3 fiscal years thereafter;
        ``(4) an identification of any capability gaps between mission 
    requirements and mission performance caused by deficiencies in the 
    numbers of personnel available--
            ``(A) currently; and
            ``(B) as projected for the upcoming fiscal year and each of 
        the 3 fiscal years thereafter; and
        ``(5) an identification of the actions the Commandant will take 
    to address capability gaps identified under paragraph (4).
    ``(c) Consideration.--In composing a manpower requirements plan for 
submission under subsection (a), the Commandant shall consider--
        ``(1) the marine safety strategy required under section 2116 of 
    title 46;
        ``(2) information on the adequacy of the acquisition workforce 
    included in the most recent report under section 2903 of this 
    title; and
        ``(3) any other Federal strategic planning effort the 
    Commandant considers appropriate.''.
    (b) Requirement for Prior Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 
662 of title 14, United States Code, is amended--
        (1) by redesignating such section as section 2701;
        (2) by transferring such section to appear before section 2702 
    of such title (as added by subsection (a) of this section); and
        (3) by striking paragraphs (1) through (5) and inserting the 
    following:
        ``(1) For the operation and maintenance of the Coast Guard, not 
    otherwise provided for.
        ``(2) For the acquisition, construction, renovation, and 
    improvement of aids to navigation, shore facilities, vessels, and 
    aircraft, including equipment related thereto, and for maintenance, 
    rehabilitation, lease, and operation of facilities and equipment.
        ``(3) For the Coast Guard Reserve program, including operations 
    and maintenance of the program, personnel and training costs, 
    equipment, and services.
        ``(4) For the environmental compliance and restoration 
    functions of the Coast Guard under chapter 19 of this title.
        ``(5) For research, development, test, and evaluation of 
    technologies, materials, and human factors directly related to 
    improving the performance of the Coast Guard.
        ``(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.''.
    (c) Authorization of Personnel End Strengths.--Section 661 of title 
14, United States Code, is amended--
        (1) by redesignating such section as section 2703; and
        (2) by transferring such section to appear before section 2704 
    of such title (as added by subsection (a) of this section).
    (d) Reports.--
        (1) Transmission of annual coast guard authorization request.--
    Section 662a of title 14, United States Code, is amended--
            (A) by redesignating such section as section 2901;
            (B) by transferring such section to appear before section 
        2904 of such title (as added by subsection (a) of this 
        section); and
            (C) in subsection (b)--
                (i) in paragraph (1) by striking ``described in section 
            661'' and inserting ``described in section 2703''; and
                (ii) in paragraph (2) by striking ``described in 
            section 662'' and inserting ``described in section 2701''.
        (2) Capital investment plan.--Section 663 of title 14, United 
    States Code, is amended--
            (A) by redesignating such section as section 2902; and
            (B) by transferring such section to appear after section 
        2901 of such title (as so redesignated and transferred by 
        paragraph (1) of this subsection).
        (3) Major acquisitions.--Section 569a of title 14, United 
    States Code, is amended--
            (A) by redesignating such section as section 2903;
            (B) by transferring such section to appear after section 
        2902 of such title (as so redesignated and transferred by 
        paragraph (2) of this subsection); and
            (C) in subsection (c)(2) by striking ``of this 
        subchapter''.
    (e) Icebreakers.--
        (1) Icebreaking on the great lakes.--For fiscal years 2016 and 
    2017, the Commandant of the Coast Guard may use funds made 
    available pursuant to section 2702(2) of title 14, United States 
    Code (as added by subsection (a) of this section) for the selection 
    of a design for and the construction of an icebreaker that is 
    capable of buoy tending to enhance icebreaking capacity on the 
    Great Lakes.
        (2) Polar icebreaking.--Of the amounts authorized to be 
    appropriated under section 2702(2) of title 14, United States Code, 
    as amended by subsection (a), there is authorized to be 
    appropriated to the Coast Guard $4,000,000 for fiscal year 2016 and 
    $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2017 for preacquisition activities for 
    a new polar icebreaker, including initial specification development 
    and feasibility studies.
    (f) Additional Submissions.--The Commandant of the Coast Guard 
shall submit to the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of 
Representatives--
        (1) each plan required under section 2904 of title 14, United 
    States Code, as added by subsection (a) of this section;
        (2) each plan required under section 2903(e) of title 14, 
    United States Code, as added by section 206 of this Act;
        (3) each plan required under section 2902 of title 14, United 
    States Code, as redesignated by subsection (d) of this section; and
        (4) each mission need statement required under section 569 of 
    title 14, United States Code.
    SEC. 102. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.
    (a) Analysis for Title 14.--The analysis for title 14, United 
States Code, is amended by adding after the item relating to part II 
the following:

``III. Coast Guard Authorizations and Reports to Congress........2701''.

    (b) Analysis for Chapter 15.--The analysis for chapter 15 of title 
14, United States Code, is amended by striking the item relating to 
section 569a.
    (c) Analysis for Chapter 17.--The analysis for chapter 17 of title 
14, United States Code, is amended by striking the items relating to 
sections 661, 662, 662a, and 663.
    (d) Analysis for Chapter 27.--The analysis for chapter 27 of title 
14, United States Code, as added by section 101(a) of this Act, is 
amended by inserting--
        (1) before the item relating to section 2702 the following:

``2701. Requirement for prior authorization of appropriations.'';

    and
        (2) before the item relating to section 2704 the following:

``2703. Authorization of personnel end strengths.''.

    (e) Analysis for Chapter 29.--The analysis for chapter 29 of title 
14, United States Code, as added by section 101(a) of this Act, is 
amended by inserting before the item relating to section 2904 the 
following:

``2901. Transmission of annual Coast Guard authorization request.
``2902. Capital investment plan.
``2903. Major acquisitions.''.

    (f) Mission Need Statement.--Section 569(b) of title 14, United 
States Code, is amended--
        (1) in paragraph (2) by striking ``in section 569a(e)'' and 
    inserting ``in section 2903''; and
        (2) in paragraph (3) by striking ``under section 663(a)(1)'' 
    and inserting ``under section 2902(a)(1)''.

                         TITLE II--COAST GUARD

    SEC. 201. VICE COMMANDANT.
    (a) Grades and Ratings.--Section 41 of title 14, United States 
Code, is amended by striking ``an admiral,'' and inserting ``admirals 
(two);''.
    (b) Vice Commandant; Appointment.--Section 47 of title 14, United 
States Code, is amended by striking ``vice admiral'' and inserting 
``admiral''.
    (c) Conforming Amendment.--Section 51 of title 14, United States 
Code, is amended--
        (1) in subsection (a) by inserting ``admiral or'' before ``vice 
    admiral,'';
        (2) in subsection (b) by inserting ``admiral or'' before ``vice 
    admiral,'' each place it appears; and
        (3) in subsection (c) by inserting ``admiral or'' before ``vice 
    admiral,''.
    SEC. 202. VICE ADMIRALS.
    Section 50 of title 14, United States Code, is amended--
        (1) in subsection (a)--
            (A) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following:
    ``(1) The President may--
        ``(A) designate, within the Coast Guard, no more than five 
    positions of importance and responsibility that shall be held by 
    officers who, while so serving--
            ``(i) shall have the grade of vice admiral, with the pay 
        and allowances of that grade; and
            ``(ii) shall perform such duties as the Commandant may 
        prescribe, except that if the President designates five such 
        positions, one position shall be the Chief of Staff of the 
        Coast Guard; and
        ``(B) designate, within the executive branch, other than within 
    the Coast Guard or the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
    Administration, positions of importance and responsibility that 
    shall be held by officers who, while so serving, shall have the 
    grade of vice admiral, with the pay and allowances of that 
    grade.''; and
            (B) in paragraph (3)(A) by striking ``under paragraph (1)'' 
        and inserting ``under paragraph (1)(A)''; and
        (2) in subsection (b)(2)--
            (A) in subparagraph (B) by striking ``and'' at the end;
            (B) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as subparagraph (D); 
        and
            (C) by inserting after subparagraph (B) the following:
        ``(C) at the discretion of the Secretary, while awaiting orders 
    after being relieved from the position, beginning on the day the 
    officer is relieved from the position, but not for more than 60 
    days; and''.
    SEC. 203. COAST GUARD REMISSION OF INDEBTEDNESS.
    (a) Expansion of Authority to Remit Indebtedness.--Section 461 of 
title 14, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:
``Sec. 461. Remission of indebtedness
    ``The Secretary may have remitted or cancelled any part of a 
person's indebtedness to the United States or any instrumentality of 
the United States if--
        ``(1) the indebtedness was incurred while the person served on 
    active duty as a member of the Coast Guard; and
        ``(2) the Secretary determines that remitting or cancelling the 
    indebtedness is in the best interest of the United States.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The analysis for chapter 13 of title 14, 
United States Code, is amended by striking the item relating to section 
461 and inserting the following:

``461. Remission of indebtedness.''.
    SEC. 204. ACQUISITION REFORM.
    (a) Minimum Performance Standards.--Section 572(d)(3) of title 14, 
United States Code, is amended--
        (1) by redesignating subparagraphs (C) through (H) as 
    subparagraphs (E) through (J), respectively;
        (2) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as subparagraph (C);
        (3) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the following:
            ``(B) the performance data to be used to determine whether 
        the key performance parameters have been resolved;''; and
        (4) by inserting after subparagraph (C), as redesignated by 
    paragraph (2) of this subsection, the following:
            ``(D) the results during test and evaluation that will be 
        required to demonstrate that a capability, asset, or subsystem 
        meets performance requirements;''.
    (b) Capital Investment Plan.--Section 2902 of title 14, United 
States Code, as redesignated and otherwise amended by this Act, is 
further amended--
        (1) in subsection (a)(1)--
            (A) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``completion;'' and 
        inserting ``completion based on the proposed appropriations 
        included in the budget;''; and
            (B) in subparagraph (D), by striking ``at the projected 
        funding levels;'' and inserting ``based on the proposed 
        appropriations included in the budget;''; and
        (2) by redesignating subsection (b) as subsection (c), and 
    inserting after subsection (a) the following:
    ``(b) New Capital Assets.--In the fiscal year following each fiscal 
year for which appropriations are enacted for a new capital asset, the 
report submitted under subsection (a) shall include--
        ``(1) an estimated life-cycle cost estimate for the new capital 
    asset;
        ``(2) an assessment of the impact the new capital asset will 
    have on--
            ``(A) delivery dates for each capital asset;
            ``(B) estimated completion dates for each capital asset;
            ``(C) the total estimated cost to complete each capital 
        asset; and
            ``(D) other planned construction or improvement projects; 
        and
        ``(3) recommended funding levels for each capital asset 
    necessary to meet the estimated completion dates and total 
    estimated costs included in the such asset's approved acquisition 
    program baseline.''; and
        (3) by amending subsection (c), as so redesignated, to read as 
    follows:
    ``(c) Definitions.--In this section--
        ``(1) the term `unfunded priority' means a program or mission 
    requirement that--
            ``(A) has not been selected for funding in the applicable 
        proposed budget;
            ``(B) is necessary to fulfill a requirement associated with 
        an operational need; and
            ``(C) the Commandant would have recommended for inclusion 
        in the applicable proposed budget had additional resources been 
        available or had the requirement emerged before the budget was 
        submitted; and
        ``(2) the term `new capital asset' means--
            ``(A) an acquisition program that does not have an approved 
        acquisition program baseline; or
            ``(B) the acquisition of a capital asset in excess of the 
        number included in the approved acquisition program 
        baseline.''.
    (c) Days Away From Homeport.--Not later than 1 year after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Commandant of the Coast Guard shall--
        (1) implement a standard for tracking operational days at sea 
    for Coast Guard cutters that does not include days during which 
    such cutters are undergoing maintenance or repair; and
        (2) 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 standard 
    implemented under paragraph (1).
    (d) Fixed Wing Aircraft Fleet Mix Analysis.--Not later than 
September 30, 2016, 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 revised fleet mix analysis of Coast 
Guard fixed wing aircraft.
    (e) Long-Term Major Acquisitions Plan.--Section 2903 of title 14, 
United States Code, as redesignated and otherwise amended by this Act, 
is further amended--
        (1) by redesignating subsection (e) as subsection (g); and
        (2) by inserting after subsection (d) the following:
    ``(e) Long-term Major Acquisitions Plan.--Each report under 
subsection (a) shall include a plan that describes for the upcoming 
fiscal year, and for each of the 20 fiscal years thereafter--
        ``(1) the numbers and types of cutters and aircraft to be 
    decommissioned;
        ``(2) the numbers and types of cutters and aircraft to be 
    acquired to--
            ``(A) replace the cutters and aircraft identified under 
        paragraph (1); or
            ``(B) address an identified capability gap; and
        ``(3) the estimated level of funding in each fiscal year 
    required to--
            ``(A) acquire the cutters and aircraft identified under 
        paragraph (2);
            ``(B) acquire related command, control, communications, 
        computer, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance 
        systems; and
            ``(C) acquire, construct, or renovate shoreside 
        infrastructure.
    ``(f) Quarterly Updates on Risks of Programs.--
        ``(1) In general.--Not later than 15 days after the end of each 
    fiscal year quarter, the Commandant of the Coast Guard shall submit 
    to the committees of Congress specified in subsection (a) an update 
    setting forth a current assessment of the risks associated with all 
    current major acquisition programs.
        ``(2) Elements.--Each update under this subsection shall set 
    forth, for each current major acquisition program, the following:
            ``(A) The top five current risks to such program.
            ``(B) Any failure of such program to demonstrate a key 
        performance parameter or threshold during operational test and 
        evaluation conducted during the fiscal year quarter preceding 
        such update.
            ``(C) Whether there has been any decision during such 
        fiscal year quarter to order full-rate production before all 
        key performance parameters or thresholds are met.
            ``(D) Whether there has been any breach of major 
        acquisition program cost (as defined by the Major Systems 
        Acquisition Manual) during such fiscal year quarter.
            ``(E) Whether there has been any breach of major 
        acquisition program schedule (as so defined) during such fiscal 
        year quarter.''.
    SEC. 205. AUXILIARY JURISDICTION.
    (a) In General.--Section 822 of title 14, United States Code, is 
amended--
        (1) by striking ``The purpose'' and inserting the following:
    ``(a) In General.--The purpose''; and
        (2) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(b) Limitation.--The Auxiliary may conduct a patrol of a 
waterway, or a portion thereof, only if--
        ``(1) the Commandant has determined such waterway, or portion 
    thereof, is navigable for purposes of the jurisdiction of the Coast 
    Guard; or
        ``(2) a State or other proper authority has requested such 
    patrol pursuant to section 141 of this title or section 13109 of 
    title 46.''.
    (b) Notification.--The Commandant of the Coast Guard shall--
        (1) review the waterways patrolled by the Coast Guard Auxiliary 
    in the most recently completed fiscal year to determine whether 
    such waterways are eligible or ineligible for patrol under section 
    822(b) of title 14, United States Code (as added by subsection 
    (a)); and
        (2) not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of 
    this Act, 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 written 
    notification of--
            (A) any waterways determined ineligible for patrol under 
        paragraph (1); and
            (B) the actions taken by the Commandant to ensure Auxiliary 
        patrols do not occur on such waterways.
    SEC. 206. COAST GUARD COMMUNITIES.
    Section 409 of the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 1998 (14 U.S.C. 
639 note) is amended in the second sentence by striking ``90 days'' and 
inserting ``30 days''.
    SEC. 207. POLAR ICEBREAKERS.
    (a) Incremental Funding Authority for Polar Icebreakers.--In fiscal 
year 2016 and each fiscal year thereafter, the Commandant of the Coast 
Guard may enter into a contract or contracts for the acquisition of 
polar icebreakers and associated equipment using incremental funding.
    (b) ``Polar Sea'' Materiel Condition Assessment and Service Life 
Extension.--Section 222 of the Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation 
Act of 2012 (Public Law 112-213; 126 Stat. 1560) is amended--
        (1) by amending subsection (a) to read as follows:
    ``(a) In General.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the 
enactment of the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2015, the Secretary 
of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating shall--
        ``(1) complete a materiel condition assessment with respect to 
    the Polar Sea;
        ``(2) make a determination of whether it is cost effective to 
    reactivate the Polar Sea compared with other options to provide 
    icebreaking services as part of a strategy to maintain polar 
    icebreaking services; and
        ``(3) submit to the Committee on Transportation and 
    Infrastructure and the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology 
    of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, 
    Science, and Transportation of the Senate--
            ``(A) the assessment required under paragraph (1); and
            ``(B) written notification of the determination required 
        under paragraph (2).'';
        (2) in subsection (b) by striking ``analysis'' and inserting 
    ``written notification'';
        (3) by striking subsection (c);
        (4) by redesignating subsections (d) through (h) as subsections 
    (c) through (g), respectively;
        (5) in subsection (c) (as redesignated by paragraph (4) of this 
    section)--
            (A) in paragraph (1)--
                (i) in subparagraph (A) by striking ``based on the 
            analysis required''; and
                (ii) in subparagraph (C) by striking ``analysis'' and 
            inserting ``written notification'';
            (B) in paragraph (2)--
                (i) by striking ``analysis'' each place it appears and 
            inserting ``written notification'';
                (ii) by striking ``subsection (a)'' and inserting 
            ``subsection (a)(3)(B)'';
                (iii) by striking ``subsection (c)'' each place it 
            appears and inserting ``that subsection''; and
                (iv) by striking ``under subsection (a)(5)''; and
            (C) in paragraph (3)--
                (i) by striking ``in the analysis submitted under this 
            section'';
                (ii) by striking ``(a)(5)'' and inserting ``(a)'';
                (iii) by striking ``then'' and all that follows through 
            ``(A)'' and inserting ``then'';
                (iv) by striking ``; or'' and inserting a period; and
                (v) by striking subparagraph (B); and
        (6) in subsection (d) (as redesignated by paragraph (4) of this 
    subsection) by striking ``in subsection (d)'' and inserting ``in 
    subsection (c)''.
    SEC. 208. AIR FACILITY CLOSURES.
    (a) In General.--Chapter 17 of title 14, United States Code, is 
amended by inserting after section 676 the following:
``Sec. 676a. Air facility closures
    ``(a) 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.--Paragraph (1) shall have no force or effect 
    beginning on the later of--
            ``(A) January 1, 2018; or
            ``(B) the date on which the Secretary submits to the 
        Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of 
        Representatives, and to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
        Transportation of the Senate, rotary wing strategic plans 
        prepared in accordance with section 208(b) of the Coast Guard 
        Authorization Act of 2015.
    ``(b) Closures.--
        ``(1) In general.--Beginning on January 1, 2018, the Secretary 
    may not close a Coast Guard air facility, except as specified by 
    this section.
        ``(2) Determinations.--The Secretary may not propose closing or 
    terminating operations at a Coast Guard air facility unless the 
    Secretary determines that--
            ``(A) remaining search and rescue capabilities maintain the 
        safety of the maritime public in the area of the air facility;
            ``(B) regional or local prevailing weather and marine 
        conditions, including water temperatures or unusual tide and 
        current conditions, do not require continued operation of the 
        air facility; and
            ``(C) Coast Guard search and rescue standards related to 
        search and response times are met.
        ``(3) Public notice and comment.--Prior to closing an air 
    facility, the Secretary shall provide opportunities for public 
    comment, including the convening of public meetings in communities 
    in the area of responsibility of the air facility with regard to 
    the proposed closure or cessation of operations at the air 
    facility.
        ``(4) Notice to congress.--Prior to closure, cessation of 
    operations, or any significant reduction in personnel and use of a 
    Coast Guard air facility that is in operation on or after December 
    31, 2015, the Secretary shall--
            ``(A) submit to the Congress a proposal for such closure, 
        cessation, or reduction in operations along with the budget of 
        the President submitted to Congress under section 1105(a) of 
        title 31 for the fiscal year in which the action will be 
        carried out; and
            ``(B) not later than 7 days after the date a proposal for 
        an air facility is submitted pursuant to subparagraph (A), 
        provide written notice of such proposal to each of the 
        following:
                ``(i) Each member of the House of Representatives who 
            represents a district in which the air facility is located.
                ``(ii) Each member of the Senate who represents a State 
            in which the air facility is located.
                ``(iii) Each member of the House of Representatives who 
            represents a district in which assets of the air facility 
            conduct search and rescue operations.
                ``(iv) Each member of the Senate who represents a State 
            in which assets of the air facility conduct search and 
            rescue operations.
                ``(v) The Committee on Appropriations of the House of 
            Representatives.
                ``(vi) The Committee on Transportation and 
            Infrastructure of the House of Representatives.
                ``(vii) The Committee on Appropriations of the Senate.
                ``(viii) The Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
            Transportation of the Senate.
    ``(c) Operational Flexibility.--The Secretary may implement any 
reasonable management efficiencies within the air station and air 
facility network, such as modifying the operational posture of units or 
reallocating resources as necessary to ensure the safety of the 
maritime public nationwide.''.
    (b) Rotary Wing Strategic Plans.--
        (1) In general.--The Secretary of the department in which the 
    Coast Guard is operating shall prepare the plans specified in 
    paragraph (2) to adequately address contingencies arising from 
    potential future aviation casualties or the planned or unplanned 
    retirement of rotary wing airframes to avoid to the greatest extent 
    practicable any substantial gap or diminishment in Coast Guard 
    operational capabilities.
        (2) Rotary wing strategic plans.--
            (A) Rotary wing contingency plan.--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 develop 
        and 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 contingency plan--
                (i) to address the planned or unplanned losses of 
            rotary wing airframes;
                (ii) to reallocate resources as necessary to ensure the 
            safety of the maritime public nationwide; and
                (iii) to ensure the operational posture of Coast Guard 
            units.
            (B) Rotary wing replacement capital investment plan.--
                (i) In general.--Not later than 2 years after the date 
            of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the department 
            in which the Coast Guard is operating shall develop and 
            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 capital investment plan for the acquisition of new 
            rotary wing airframes to replace the Coast Guard's legacy 
            helicopters and fulfil all existing mission requirements.
                (ii) Requirements.--The plan developed under this 
            subparagraph shall provide--

                    (I) a total estimated cost for completion;
                    (II) a timetable for completion of the acquisition 
                project and phased in transition to new airframes; and
                    (III) projected annual funding levels for each 
                fiscal year.

    (c) Technical and Conforming Amendments.--
        (1) Analysis for chapter 17.--The analysis for chapter 17 of 
    title 14, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the 
    item relating to section 676 the following:

``676a. Air facility closures.''.

        (2) Repeal of prohibition.--Section 225 of the Howard Coble 
    Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Act of 2014 (Public Law 
    113-281; 128 Stat. 3022) is amended--
            (A) by striking subsection (b); and
            (B) by striking ``(a) In General.--''.
    SEC. 209. TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS TO TITLE 14, UNITED STATES CODE.
    Title 14, United States Code, as amended by this Act, is further 
amended--
        (1) in the analysis for part I, by striking the item relating 
    to chapter 19 and inserting the following:

``19. Environmental Compliance and Restoration Program............690'';

        (2) in section 46(a), by striking ``subsection'' and inserting 
    ``section'';
        (3) in section 47, in the section heading by striking 
    ``commandant'' and inserting ``Commandant'';
        (4) in section 93(f), by striking paragraph (2) and inserting 
    the following:
        ``(2) Limitation.--The Commandant may lease submerged lands and 
    tidelands under paragraph (1) only if--
            ``(A) the lease is for cash exclusively;
            ``(B) the lease amount is 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;
            ``(C) the lease does not provide authority to or commit the 
        Coast Guard to use or support any improvements to such 
        submerged lands and tidelands, or obtain goods and services 
        from the lessee; and
            ``(D) proceeds from the lease are deposited in the Coast 
        Guard Housing Fund established under section 687.'';
        (5) in the analysis for chapter 9, by striking the item 
    relating to section 199 and inserting the following:

``199. Marine safety curriculum.'';

        (6) in section 427(b)(2), by striking ``this chapter'' and 
    inserting ``chapter 61 of title 10'';
        (7) in the analysis for chapter 15 before the item relating to 
    section 571, by striking the following:

``Sec.'';

        (8) in section 581(5)(B), by striking ``$300,000,0000,'' and 
    inserting ``$300,000,000,'';
        (9) in section 637(c)(3), in the matter preceding subparagraph 
    (A) by inserting ``it is'' before ``any'';
        (10) in section 641(d)(3), by striking ``Guard, installation'' 
    and inserting ``Guard installation'';
        (11) in section 691(c)(3), by striking ``state'' and inserting 
    ``State'';
        (12) in the analysis for chapter 21--
            (A) by striking the item relating to section 709 and 
        inserting the following:

``709. Reserve student aviation pilots; Reserve aviation pilots; 
          appointments in commissioned grade.'';

        and
            (B) by striking the item relating to section 740 and 
        inserting the following:

``740. Failure of selection and removal from an active status.'';

        (13) in section 742(c), by striking ``subsection'' and 
    inserting ``subsections'';
        (14) in section 821(b)(1), by striking ``Chapter 26'' and 
    inserting ``Chapter 171''; and
        (15) in section 823a(b)(1), by striking ``Chapter 26'' and 
    inserting ``Chapter 171''.
    SEC. 210. DISCONTINUANCE OF AN AID TO NAVIGATION.
    (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the department in which the 
Coast Guard is operating shall establish a process for the 
discontinuance of an aid to navigation (other than a seasonal or 
temporary aid) established, maintained, or operated by the Coast Guard.
    (b) Requirement.--The process established under subsection (a) 
shall include procedures to notify the public of any discontinuance of 
an aid to navigation described in that subsection.
    (c) Consultation.--In establishing a process under subsection (a), 
the Secretary shall consult with and consider any recommendations of 
the Navigation Safety Advisory Council.
    (d) Notification.--Not later than 30 days after establishing a 
process under subsection (a), 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 of the process established.
    SEC. 211. MISSION PERFORMANCE MEASURES.
    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 and the Committee on 
Homeland Security of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate an assessment of 
the efficacy of the Coast Guard's Standard Operational Planning Process 
with respect to annual mission performance measures.
    SEC. 212. COMMUNICATIONS.
    (a) In General.--If the Secretary of Homeland Security determines 
that there are at least two communications systems described under 
paragraph (1)(B) and certified under paragraph (2), the Secretary shall 
establish and carry out a pilot program across not less than three 
components of the Department of Homeland Security to assess the 
effectiveness of a communications system that--
        (1) provides for--
            (A) multiagency collaboration and interoperability; and
            (B) wide-area, secure, and peer-invitation- and-acceptance-
        based multimedia communications;
        (2) is certified by the Department of Defense Joint 
    Interoperability Test Center; and
        (3) is composed of commercially available, off-the-shelf 
    technology.
    (b) Assessment.--Not later than 6 months after the date on which 
the pilot program is completed, the Secretary shall submit to the 
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure and the Committee on 
Homeland Security of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
Commerce, Science, and Transportation and the Committee Homeland 
Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate an assessment of the 
pilot program, including the impacts of the program with respect to 
interagency and Coast Guard response capabilities.
    (c) Strategy.--The pilot program shall be consistent with the 
strategy required by the Department of Homeland Security Interoperable 
Communications Act (Public Law 114-29).
    (d) Timing.--The pilot program shall commence within 90 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act or within 60 days after the 
completion of the strategy required by the Department of Homeland 
Security Interoperable Communications Act (Public Law 114-29), 
whichever is later.
    SEC. 213. COAST GUARD GRADUATE MARITIME OPERATIONS EDUCATION.
    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 establish an education program, for members and employees of the 
Coast Guard, that--
        (1) offers a master's degree in maritime operations;
        (2) is relevant to the professional development of such members 
    and employees;
        (3) provides resident and distant education options, including 
    the ability to utilize both options; and
        (4) to the greatest extent practicable, is conducted using 
    existing academic programs at an accredited public academic 
    institution that--
            (A) is located near a significant number of Coast Guard, 
        maritime, and other Department of Homeland Security law 
        enforcement personnel; and
            (B) has an ability to simulate operations normally 
        conducted at a command center.
    SEC. 214. PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT.
    (a) Multirater Assessment.--
        (1) In general.--Chapter 11 of title 14, United States Code, is 
    amended by inserting after section 428 the following:
``Sec. 429. Multirater assessment of certain personnel
    ``(a) Multirater Assessment of Certain Personnel.--
        ``(1) In general.--Commencing not later than one year after the 
    date of the enactment of the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2015, 
    the Commandant of the Coast Guard shall develop and implement a 
    plan to conduct every two years a multirater assessment for each of 
    the following:
            ``(A) Each flag officer of the Coast Guard.
            ``(B) Each member of the Senior Executive Service of the 
        Coast Guard.
            ``(C) Each officer of the Coast Guard nominated for 
        promotion to the grade of flag officer.
        ``(2) Post-assessment elements.--Following an assessment of an 
    individual pursuant to paragraph (1), the individual shall be 
    provided appropriate post-assessment counseling and leadership 
    coaching.
    ``(b) Multirater Assessment Defined.--In this section, the term 
`multirater assessment' means a review that seeks opinion from members 
senior to the reviewee and the peers and subordinates of the 
reviewee.''.
        (2) Clerical amendment.--The analysis at the beginning of such 
    chapter is amended by inserting after the item related to section 
    428 the following:

``429. Multirater assessment of certain personnel.''.

    (b) Training Course on Workings of Congress.--
        (1) In general.--Chapter 3 of title 14, United States Code, is 
    amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 60. Training course on workings of Congress
    ``(a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2015, the Commandant, 
in consultation with the Superintendent of the Coast Guard Academy and 
such other individuals and organizations as the Commandant considers 
appropriate, shall develop a training course on the workings of the 
Congress and offer that training course at least once each year.
    ``(b) Course Subject Matter.--The training course required by this 
section shall provide an overview and introduction to the Congress and 
the Federal legislative process, including--
        ``(1) the history and structure of the Congress and the 
    committee systems of the House of Representatives and the Senate, 
    including the functions and responsibilities of the Committee on 
    Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives 
    and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the 
    Senate;
        ``(2) the documents produced by the Congress, including bills, 
    resolutions, committee reports, and conference reports, and the 
    purposes and functions of those documents;
        ``(3) the legislative processes and rules of the House of 
    Representatives and the Senate, including similarities and 
    differences between the two processes and rules, including--
            ``(A) the congressional budget process;
            ``(B) the congressional authorization and appropriation 
        processes;
            ``(C) the Senate advice and consent process for 
        Presidential nominees;
            ``(D) the Senate advice and consent process for treaty 
        ratification;
        ``(4) the roles of Members of Congress and congressional staff 
    in the legislative process; and
        ``(5) the concept and underlying purposes of congressional 
    oversight within our governance framework of separation of powers.
    ``(c) Lecturers and Panelists.--
        ``(1) Outside experts.--The Commandant shall ensure that not 
    less than 60 percent of the lecturers, panelists, and other 
    individuals providing education and instruction as part of the 
    training course required by this section are experts on the 
    Congress and the Federal legislative process who are not employed 
    by the executive branch of the Federal Government.
        ``(2) Authority to accept pro bono services.--In satisfying the 
    requirement under paragraph (1), the Commandant shall seek, and may 
    accept, educational and instructional services of lecturers, 
    panelists, and other individuals and organizations provided to the 
    Coast Guard on a pro bono basis.
    ``(d) Completion of Required Training.--
        ``(1) Current flag officers and employees.--A Coast Guard flag 
    officer appointed or assigned to a billet in the National Capital 
    Region on the date of the enactment of this section, and a Coast 
    Guard Senior Executive Service employee employed in the National 
    Capital Region on the date of the enactment of this section, shall 
    complete a training course that meets the requirements of this 
    section within 60 days after the date on which the Commandant 
    completes the development of the training course.
        ``(2) New flag officers and employees.--A Coast Guard flag 
    officer who is newly appointed or assigned to a billet in the 
    National Capital Region, and a Coast Guard Senior Executive Service 
    employee who is newly employed in the National Capital Region, 
    shall complete a training course that meets the requirements of 
    this section not later than 60 days after reporting for duty.''.
        (2) Clerical amendment.--The analysis at the beginning of such 
    chapter is amended by adding at the end the following:

``60. Training course on workings of Congress.''.

    (c) Report on Leadership Development.--
        (1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
    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 Coast Guard leadership 
    development.
        (2) Contents.--The report shall include the following:
            (A) An assessment of the feasibility of--
                (i) all officers (other than officers covered by 
            section 429(a) of title 14, United States Code, as amended 
            by this section) completing a multirater assessment;
                (ii) all members (other than officers covered by such 
            section) in command positions completing a multirater 
            assessment;
                (iii) all enlisted members in a supervisory position 
            completing a multirater assessment; and
                (iv) members completing periodic multirater 
            assessments.
            (B) Such recommendations as the Commandant considers 
        appropriate for the implementation or expansion of a multirater 
        assessment in the personnel development programs of the Coast 
        Guard.
            (C) An overview of each of the current leadership 
        development courses of the Coast Guard, an assessment of the 
        feasibility of the expansion of any such course, and a 
        description of the resources, if any, required to expand such 
        courses.
            (D) An assessment on the state of leadership training in 
        the Coast Guard, and recommendations on the implementation of a 
        policy to prevent leadership that has adverse effects on 
        subordinates, the organization, or mission performance, 
        including--
                (i) a description of methods that will be used by the 
            Coast Guard to identify, monitor, and counsel individuals 
            whose leadership may have adverse effects on subordinates, 
            the organization, or mission performance;
                (ii) the implementation of leadership recognition 
            training to recognize such leadership in one's self and 
            others;
                (iii) the establishment of procedures for the 
            administrative separation of leaders whose leadership may 
            have adverse effects on subordinates, the organization, or 
            mission performance; and
                (iv) a description of the resources needed to implement 
            this subsection.
    SEC. 215. SENIOR ENLISTED MEMBER CONTINUATION BOARDS.
    (a) In General.--Section 357 of title 14, United States Code, is 
amended--
        (1) by striking subsections (a) through (h) and subsection (j); 
    and
        (2) in subsection (i), by striking ``(i)''.
    (b) Conforming and Clerical Amendments.--
        (1) Heading amendment.--The heading of such section is amended 
    to read as follows:
``Sec. 357. Retirement of enlisted members: increase in retired pay''
        (2) Clerical amendment.--The analysis at the beginning of 
    chapter 11 of such title is amended by striking the item relating 
    to such section and inserting the following:

``357. Retirement of enlisted members: increase in retired pay.''.
    SEC. 216. COAST GUARD MEMBER PAY.
    (a) Annual Audit of Pay and Allowances of Members Undergoing 
Permanent Change of Station.--
        (1) In general.--Chapter 13 of title 14, United States Code, is 
    amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 519. Annual audit of pay and allowances of members undergoing 
   permanent change of station
    ``The Commandant shall conduct each calendar year an audit of 
member pay and allowances for the members who transferred to new units 
during such calendar year. The audit for a calendar year shall be 
completed by the end of the calendar year.''.
        (2) Clerical amendment.--The analysis at the beginning of such 
    chapter is amended by adding at the end the following:

``519. Annual audit of pay and allowances of members undergoing 
          permanent change of station.''.

    (b) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
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 alternative methods for notifying members 
of the Coast Guard of their monthly earnings. The report shall 
include--
        (1) an assessment of the feasibility of providing members a 
    monthly notification of their earnings, categorized by pay and 
    allowance type; and
        (2) a description and assessment of mechanisms that may be used 
    to provide members with notification of their earnings, categorized 
    by pay and allowance type.
    SEC. 217. TRANSFER OF FUNDS NECESSARY TO PROVIDE MEDICAL CARE.
    (a) Transfer Required.--In lieu of the reimbursement required under 
section 1085 of title 10, United States Code, the Secretary of Homeland 
Security shall transfer to the Secretary of Defense an amount that 
represents the actuarial valuation of treatment or care--
        (1) that the Department of Defense shall provide to members of 
    the Coast Guard, former members of the Coast Guard, and dependents 
    of such members and former members (other than former members and 
    dependents of former members who are a Medicare-eligible 
    beneficiary or for whom the payment for treatment or care is made 
    from the Medicare-Eligible Retiree Health Care Fund) at facilities 
    under the jurisdiction of the Department of Defense or a military 
    department; and
        (2) for which a reimbursement would otherwise be made under 
    section 1085.
    (b) Amount.--The amount transferred under subsection (a) shall be--
        (1) in the case of treatment or care to be provided to members 
    of the Coast Guard and their dependents, derived from amounts 
    appropriated for the operating expenses of the Coast Guard;
        (2) in the case of treatment or care to be provided former 
    members of the Coast Guard and their dependents, derived from 
    amounts appropriated for retired pay;
        (3) determined under procedures established by the Secretary of 
    Defense;
        (4) transferred during the fiscal year in which treatment or 
    care is provided; and
        (5) subject to adjustment or reconciliation as the Secretaries 
    determine appropriate during or promptly after such fiscal year in 
    cases in which the amount transferred is determined excessive or 
    insufficient based on the services actually provided.
    (c) No Transfer When Service in Navy.--No transfer shall be made 
under this section for any period during which the Coast Guard operates 
as a service in the Navy.
    (d) Relationship to TRICARE.--This section shall not be construed 
to require a payment for, or the transfer of an amount that represents 
the value of, treatment or care provided under any TRICARE program.
    SEC. 218. PARTICIPATION OF THE COAST GUARD ACADEMY IN FEDERAL, 
      STATE, OR OTHER EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH GRANTS.
    Section 196 of title 14, United States Code, is amended--
        (1) by inserting ``(a) In General.--'' before the first 
    sentence; and
        (2) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(b) Qualified Organizations.--
        ``(1) In general.--The Commandant of the Coast Guard may--
            ``(A) enter into a contract, cooperative agreement, lease, 
        or licensing agreement with a qualified organization;
            ``(B) allow a qualified organization to use, at no cost, 
        personal property of the Coast Guard; and
            ``(C) notwithstanding section 93, accept funds, supplies, 
        and services from a qualified organization.
        ``(2) Sole-source basis.--Notwithstanding chapter 65 of title 
    31 and chapter 137 of title 10, the Commandant may enter into a 
    contract or cooperative agreement under paragraph (1)(A) on a sole-
    source basis.
        ``(3) Maintaining fairness, objectivity, and integrity.--The 
    Commandant shall ensure that contributions under this subsection do 
    not--
            ``(A) reflect unfavorably on the ability of the Coast 
        Guard, any of its employees, or any member of the armed forces 
        to carry out any responsibility or duty in a fair and objective 
        manner; or
            ``(B) compromise the integrity or appearance of integrity 
        of any program of the Coast Guard, or any individual involved 
        in such a program.
        ``(4) Limitation.--For purposes of this subsection, employees 
    or personnel of a qualified organization shall not be employees of 
    the United States.
        ``(5) Qualified organization defined.--In this subsection the 
    term `qualified organization' means an organization--
            ``(A) described under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal 
        Revenue Code of 1986 and exempt from taxation under section 
        501(a) of that Code; and
            ``(B) established by the Coast Guard Academy Alumni 
        Association solely for the purpose of supporting academic 
        research and applying for and administering Federal, State, or 
        other educational research grants on behalf of the Coast Guard 
        Academy.''.
    SEC. 219. NATIONAL COAST GUARD MUSEUM.
    Section 98(b) of title 14, United States Code, is amended--
        (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``any appropriated Federal 
    funds for'' and insert ``any funds appropriated to the Coast Guard 
    on''; and
        (2) in paragraph (2), by striking ``artifacts.'' and inserting 
    ``artifacts, including the design, fabrication, and installation of 
    exhibits or displays in which such artifacts are included.''.
    SEC. 220. INVESTIGATIONS.
    (a) In General.--Chapter 11 of title 14, United States Code, is 
further amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 430. Investigations of flag officers and Senior Executive 
   Service employees
    ``In conducting an investigation into an allegation of misconduct 
by a flag officer or member of the Senior Executive Service serving in 
the Coast Guard, the Inspector General of the Department of Homeland 
Security shall--
        ``(1) conduct the investigation in a manner consistent with 
    Department of Defense policies for such an investigation; and
        ``(2) consult with the Inspector General of the Department of 
    Defense.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The analysis at the beginning of such 
chapter is further amended by inserting after the item related to 
section 429 the following:

``430. Investigations of flag officers and Senior Executive Service 
          employees.''.
    SEC. 221. CLARIFICATION OF ELIGIBILITY OF MEMBERS OF THE COAST 
      GUARD FOR COMBAT-RELATED SPECIAL COMPENSATION.
    (a) Consideration of Eligibility.--
        (1) In general.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the 
    enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the department is which the 
    Coast Guard is operating shall issue procedures and criteria to use 
    in determining whether the disability of a member of the Coast 
    Guard is a combat-related disability for purposes of the 
    eligibility of such member for combat-related special compensation 
    under section 1413a of title 10, United States Code. Such 
    procedures and criteria shall include the procedures and criteria 
    prescribed by the Secretary of Defense pursuant to subsection 
    (e)(2) of such section. Such procedures and criteria shall apply in 
    determining whether the disability of a member of the Coast Guard 
    is a combat-related disability for purposes of determining the 
    eligibility of such member for combat-related special compensation 
    under such section.
        (2) Disability for which a determination is made.--For the 
    purposes of this section, and in the case of a member of the Coast 
    Guard, a disability under section 1413a(e)(2)(B) of title 10, 
    United States Code, includes a disability incurred during aviation 
    duty, diving duty, rescue swimmer or similar duty, and hazardous 
    service duty onboard a small vessel (such as duty as a surfman)--
            (A) in the performance of duties for which special or 
        incentive pay was paid pursuant to section 301, 301a, 304, 307, 
        334, or 351 of title 37, United States Code;
            (B) in the performance of duties related to a statutory 
        mission of the Coast Guard under paragraph (1) or paragraph (2) 
        of section 888(a) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 
        U.S.C. 468(a)), including--
                (i) law enforcement, including drug or migrant 
            interdiction;
                (ii) defense readiness; or
                (iii) search and rescue; or
            (C) while engaged in a training exercise for the 
        performance of a duty described in subparagraphs (A) and (B).
    (b) Applicability of Procedures and Criteria.--The procedures and 
criteria issued pursuant to subsection (a) shall apply to disabilities 
described in that subsection that are incurred on or after the 
effective date provided in section 636(a)(2) of the Bob Stump National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2003 (Public Law 107-314; 116 
Stat. 2574; 10 U.S.C. 1413a note).
    (c) Reapplication for Compensation.--Any member of the Coast Guard 
who was denied combat-related special compensation under section 1413a 
of title 10, United States Code, during the period beginning on the 
effective date specified in subsection (b) and ending on the date of 
the issuance of the procedures and criteria required by subsection (a) 
may reapply for combat-related special compensation under such section 
on the basis of such procedures and criteria in accordance with such 
procedures as the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard 
is operating shall specify.
    SEC. 222. LEAVE POLICIES FOR THE COAST GUARD.
    (a) In General.--Chapter 11 of title 14, United States Code, is 
further amended by inserting after section 430 the following:
``Sec. 431. Leave policies for the Coast Guard
    ``Not later than 1 year after the date on which the Secretary of 
the Navy promulgates a new rule, policy, or memorandum pursuant to 
section 704 of title 10, United States Code, with respect to leave 
associated with the birth or adoption of a child, the Secretary of the 
department in which the Coast Guard is operating shall promulgate a 
similar rule, policy, or memorandum that provides leave to officers and 
enlisted members of the Coast Guard that is equal in duration and 
compensation to that provided by the Secretary of the Navy.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The analysis at the beginning of such 
chapter is further amended by inserting after the item related to 
section 430 the following:

``431. Leave policies for the Coast Guard.''.

                   TITLE III--SHIPPING AND NAVIGATION

    SEC. 301. SURVIVAL CRAFT.
    (a) In General.--Section 3104 of title 46, United States Code, is 
amended to read as follows:
``Sec. 3104. Survival craft
    ``(a) Requirement To Equip.--The Secretary shall require that a 
passenger vessel be equipped with survival craft that ensures that no 
part of an individual is immersed in water, if--
        ``(1) such vessel is built or undergoes a major conversion 
    after January 1, 2016; and
        ``(2) operates in cold waters as determined by the Secretary.
    ``(b) Higher Standard of Safety.--The Secretary may revise part 117 
or part 180 of title 46, Code of Federal Regulations, as in effect 
before January 1, 2016, if such revision provides a higher standard of 
safety than is provided by the regulations in effect on or before the 
date of the enactment of the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2015.
    ``(c) Innovative and Novel Designs.--The Secretary may, in lieu of 
the requirements set out in part 117 or part 180 of title 46, Code of 
Federal Regulations, as in effect on the date of the enactment of the 
Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2015, allow a passenger vessel to be 
equipped with a life-saving appliance or arrangement of an innovative 
or novel design that--
        ``(1) ensures no part of an individual is immersed in water; 
    and
        ``(2) provides an equal or higher standard of safety than is 
    provided by such requirements as in effect before such date of the 
    enactment.
    ``(d) Built Defined.--In this section, the term `built' has the 
meaning that term has under section 4503(e).''.
    (b) Review; Revision of Regulations.--
        (1) Review.--Not later than December 31, 2016, 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 review of--
            (A) the number of casualties for individuals with 
        disabilities, children, and the elderly as a result of 
        immersion in water, reported to the Coast Guard over the 
        preceding 30-year period, by vessel type and area of operation;
            (B) the risks to individuals with disabilities, children, 
        and the elderly as a result of immersion in water, by passenger 
        vessel type and area of operation;
            (C) the effect that carriage of survival craft that ensure 
        that no part of an individual is immersed in water has on--
                (i) passenger vessel safety, including stability and 
            safe navigation;
                (ii) improving the survivability of individuals, 
            including individuals with disabilities, children, and the 
            elderly; and
                (iii) the costs, the incremental cost difference to 
            vessel operators, and the cost effectiveness of requiring 
            the carriage of such survival craft to address the risks to 
            individuals with disabilities, children, and the elderly;
            (D) the efficacy of alternative safety systems, devices, or 
        measures in improving survivability of individuals with 
        disabilities, children, and the elderly; and
            (E) the number of small businesses and nonprofit vessel 
        operators that would be affected by requiring the carriage of 
        such survival craft on passenger vessels to address the risks 
        to individuals with disabilities, children, and the elderly.
        (2) Scope.--In conducting the review under paragraph (1), the 
    Secretary shall include an examination of passenger vessel 
    casualties that have occurred in the waters of other nations.
        (3) Updates.--The Secretary shall update the review required 
    under paragraph (1) every 5 years.
        (4) Revision.--Based on the review conducted under paragraph 
    (1), including updates thereto, the Secretary shall revise 
    regulations concerning the carriage of survival craft under section 
    3104(c) of title 46, United States Code.
    (c) GAO Study.--
        (1) In general.--Not later than 5 years after the date of 
    enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States 
    shall complete and 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 to 
    determine any adverse or positive changes in public safety after 
    the implementation of the amendments and requirements under this 
    section and section 3104 of title 46, United States Code.
        (2) Requirements.--In completing the report under paragraph 
    (1), the Comptroller General shall examine--
            (A) the number of casualties, by vessel type and area of 
        operation, as the result of immersion in water reported to the 
        Coast Guard for each of the 10 most recent fiscal years for 
        which such data are available;
            (B) data for each fiscal year on--
                (i) vessel safety, including stability and safe 
            navigation; and
                (ii) survivability of individuals, including 
            individuals with disabilities, children, and the elderly;
            (C) the efficacy of alternative safety systems, devices, or 
        measures; and
            (D) any available data on the costs of the amendments and 
        requirements under this section and section 3104 of title 46, 
        United States Code.
    SEC. 302. VESSEL REPLACEMENT.
    (a) Loans and Guarantees.--Chapter 537 of title 46, United States 
Code, is amended--
        (1) in section 53701--
            (A) by redesignating paragraphs (8) through (14) as 
        paragraphs (9) through (15), respectively; and
            (B) by inserting after paragraph (7) the following:
        ``(8) Historical uses.--The term `historical uses' includes--
            ``(A) refurbishing, repairing, rebuilding, or replacing 
        equipment on a fishing vessel, without materially increasing 
        harvesting capacity;
            ``(B) purchasing a used fishing vessel;
            ``(C) purchasing, constructing, expanding, or 
        reconditioning a fishery facility;
            ``(D) refinancing existing debt;
            ``(E) reducing fishing capacity; and
            ``(F) making upgrades to a fishing vessel, including 
        upgrades in technology, gear, or equipment, that improve--
                ``(i) collection and reporting of fishery-dependent 
            data;
                ``(ii) bycatch reduction or avoidance;
                ``(iii) gear selectivity;
                ``(iv) adverse impacts caused by fishing gear; or
                ``(v) safety.''; and
        (2) in section 53702(b), by adding at the end the following:
        ``(3) Minimum obligations available for historic uses.--Of the 
    direct loan obligations issued by the Secretary under this chapter, 
    the Secretary shall make a minimum of $59,000,000 available each 
    fiscal year for historic uses.
        ``(4) Use of obligations in limited access fisheries.--In 
    addition to the other eligible purposes and uses of direct loan 
    obligations provided for in this chapter, the Secretary may issue 
    direct loan obligations for the purpose of--
            ``(A) financing the construction or reconstruction of a 
        fishing vessel in a fishery managed under a limited access 
        system; or
            ``(B) financing the purchase of harvesting rights in a 
        fishery that is federally managed under a limited access 
        system.''.
    (b) Limitation on Application to Certain Fishing Vessels of 
Prohibition Under Vessel Construction Program.--Section 302(b)(2) of 
the Fisheries Financing Act (title III of Public Law 104-297; 46 U.S.C. 
53706 note) is amended--
        (1) in the second sentence--
            (A) by striking ``or in'' and inserting ``, in''; and
            (B) by inserting before the period the following: ``, in 
        fisheries that are under the jurisdiction of the North Pacific 
        Fishery Management Council and managed under a fishery 
        management plan issued under the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery 
        Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.), or in 
        the Pacific whiting fishery that is under the jurisdiction of 
        the Pacific Fishery Management Council and managed under a 
        fishery management plan issued under that Act''; and
        (2) by adding at the end the following: ``Any fishing vessel 
    operated in fisheries under the jurisdiction of the North Pacific 
    Fishery Management Council and managed under a fishery management 
    plan issued under the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and 
    Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.), or in the Pacific whiting 
    fishery under the jurisdiction of the Pacific Fishery Management 
    Council and managed under a fishery management plan issued under 
    that Act, and that is replaced by a vessel that is constructed or 
    rebuilt with a loan or loan guarantee provided by the Federal 
    Government may not be used to harvest fish in any fishery under the 
    jurisdiction of any regional fishery management council, other than 
    a fishery under the jurisdiction of the North Pacific Fishery 
    Management Council or the Pacific Fishery Management Council.''.
    SEC. 303. MODEL YEARS FOR RECREATIONAL VESSELS.
    (a) In General.--Section 4302 of title 46, United States Code is 
amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(e)(1) Under this section, a model year for recreational vessels 
and associated equipment shall, except as provided in paragraph (2)--
        ``(A) begin on June 1 of a year and end on July 31 of the 
    following year; and
        ``(B) be designated by the year in which it ends.
    ``(2) Upon the request of a recreational vessel manufacturer to 
which this chapter applies, the Secretary may alter a model year for a 
model of recreational vessel of the manufacturer and associated 
equipment, by no more than 6 months from the model year described in 
paragraph (1).''.
    (b) Application.--This section shall only apply with respect to 
recreational vessels and associated equipment constructed or 
manufactured, respectively, on or after the date of enactment of this 
Act.
    SEC. 304. MERCHANT MARINER CREDENTIAL EXPIRATION HARMONIZATION.
    (a) In General.--Except as provided in subsection (c) and 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 establish 
a process to harmonize the expiration dates of merchant mariner 
credentials, mariner medical certificates, and radar observer 
endorsements for individuals applying to the Secretary for a new 
merchant mariner credential or for renewal of an existing merchant 
mariner credential.
    (b) Requirements.--The Secretary shall ensure that the process 
established under subsection (a)--
        (1) does not require an individual to renew a merchant mariner 
    credential earlier than the date on which the individual's current 
    credential expires; and
        (2) results in harmonization of expiration dates for merchant 
    mariner credentials, mariner medical certificates, and radar 
    observer endorsements for all individuals by not later than 6 years 
    after the date of the enactment of this Act.
    (c) Exception.--The process established under subsection (a) does 
not apply to individuals--
        (1) holding a merchant mariner credential with--
            (A) an active Standards of Training, Certification, and 
        Watchkeeping endorsement; or
            (B) Federal first-class pilot endorsement; or
        (2) who have been issued a time-restricted medical certificate.
    SEC. 305. SAFETY ZONES FOR PERMITTED MARINE EVENTS.
    Not later than 6 months after the date of the enactment of this 
Act, the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is 
operating shall establish and implement a process to--
        (1) account for the number of safety zones established for 
    permitted marine events;
        (2) differentiate whether the event sponsor who requested a 
    permit for such an event is--
            (A) an individual;
            (B) an organization; or
            (C) a government entity; and
        (3) account for Coast Guard resources utilized to enforce 
    safety zones established for permitted marine events, including 
    for--
            (A) the number of Coast Guard or Coast Guard Auxiliary 
        vessels used; and
            (B) the number of Coast Guard or Coast Guard Auxiliary 
        patrol hours required.
    SEC. 306. TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS.
    (a) Title 46.--Title 46, United States Code, is amended--
        (1) in section 103, by striking ``(33 U.S.C. 151).'' and 
    inserting ``(33 U.S.C. 151(b)).'';
        (2) in section 2118--
            (A) in subsection (a), in the matter preceding paragraph 
        (1), by striking ``title,'' and inserting ``subtitle,''; and
            (B) in subsection (b), by striking ``title'' and inserting 
        ``subtitle'';
        (3) in the analysis for chapter 35--
            (A) by adding a period at the end of the item relating to 
        section 3507; and
            (B) by adding a period at the end of the item relating to 
        section 3508;
        (4) in section 3715(a)(2), by striking ``; and'' and inserting 
    a semicolon;
        (5) in section 4506, by striking ``(a)'';
        (6) in section 8103(b)(1)(A)(iii), by striking ``Academy.'' and 
    inserting ``Academy; and'';
        (7) in section 11113(c)(1)(A)(i), by striking ``under this 
    Act'';
        (8) in the analysis for chapter 701--
            (A) by adding a period at the end of the item relating to 
        section 70107A;
            (B) in the item relating to section 70112, by striking 
        ``security advisory committees.'' and inserting ``Security 
        Advisory Committees.''; and
            (C) in the item relating to section 70122, by striking 
        ``watch program.'' and inserting ``Watch Program.'';
        (9) in section 70105(c)--
            (A) in paragraph (1)(B)(xv)--
                (i) by striking ``18, popularly'' and inserting ``18 
            (popularly''; and
                (ii) by striking ``Act'' and inserting ``Act)''; and
            (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``(D) paragraph'' and 
        inserting ``(D) of paragraph'';
        (10) in section 70107--
            (A) in subsection (b)(2), by striking ``5121(j)(8)),'' and 
        inserting ``5196(j)(8)),''; and
            (B) in subsection (m)(3)(C)(iii), by striking ``that is'' 
        and inserting ``that the applicant'';
        (11) in section 70122, in the section heading, by striking 
    ``watch program'' and inserting ``Watch Program''; and
        (12) in the analysis for chapter 705, by adding a period at the 
    end of the item relating to section 70508.
    (b) General Bridge Statutes.--
        (1) Act of march 3, 1899.--The Act of March 3, 1899, popularly 
    known as the Rivers and Harbors Appropriations Act of 1899, is 
    amended--
            (A) in section 9 (33 U.S.C. 401), by striking ``Secretary 
        of Transportation'' each place it appears and inserting 
        ``Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is 
        operating''; and
            (B) in section 18 (33 U.S.C. 502), by striking ``Secretary 
        of Transportation'' each place it appears and inserting 
        ``Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is 
        operating''.
        (2) Act of march 23, 1906.--The Act of March 23, 1906, 
    popularly known as the Bridge Act of 1906, is amended--
            (A) in the first section (33 U.S.C. 491), by striking 
        ``Secretary of Transportation'' and inserting ``Secretary of 
        the department in which the Coast Guard is operating'';
            (B) in section 4 (33 U.S.C. 494), by striking ``Secretary 
        of Homeland Security'' each place it appears and inserting 
        ``Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is 
        operating''; and
            (C) in section 5 (33 U.S.C. 495), by striking ``Secretary 
        of Transportation'' each place it appears and inserting 
        ``Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is 
        operating''.
        (3) Act of august 18, 1894.--Section 5 of the Act entitled ``An 
    Act making appropriations for the construction, repair, and 
    preservation of certain public works on rivers and harbors, and for 
    other purposes'', approved August 18, 1894 (33 U.S.C. 499) is 
    amended by striking ``Secretary of Transportation'' each place it 
    appears and inserting ``Secretary of the department in which the 
    Coast Guard is operating''.
        (4) Act of june 21, 1940.--The Act of June 21, 1940, popularly 
    known as the Truman-Hobbs Act, is amended--
            (A) in section 1 (33 U.S.C. 511), by striking ``Secretary 
        of Transportation'' and inserting ``Secretary of the department 
        in which the Coast Guard is operating'';
            (B) in section 4 (33 U.S.C. 514), by striking ``Secretary 
        of Transportation'' and inserting ``Secretary of the department 
        in which the Coast Guard is operating'';
            (C) in section 7 (33 U.S.C. 517), by striking ``Secretary 
        of Transportation'' each place it appears and inserting 
        ``Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is 
        operating''; and
            (D) in section 13 (33 U.S.C. 523), by striking ``Secretary 
        of Transportation'' and inserting ``Secretary of the department 
        in which the Coast Guard is operating''.
        (5) General bridge act of 1946.--The General Bridge Act of 1946 
    is amended--
            (A) in section 502(b) (33 U.S.C. 525(b)), by striking 
        ``Secretary of Transportation'' and inserting ``Secretary of 
        the department in which the Coast Guard is operating''; and
            (B) in section 510 (33 U.S.C. 533), by striking ``Secretary 
        of Transportation'' each place it appears and inserting 
        ``Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is 
        operating''.
        (6) International bridge act of 1972.--The International Bridge 
    Act of 1972 is amended--
            (A) in section 5 (33 U.S.C. 535c), by striking ``Secretary 
        of Transportation'' and inserting ``Secretary of the department 
        in which the Coast Guard is operating'';
            (B) in section 8 (33 U.S.C. 535e), by striking ``Secretary 
        of Transportation'' each place it appears and inserting 
        ``Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is 
        operating''; and
            (C) by striking section 11 (33 U.S.C. 535h).
    SEC. 307. RECOMMENDATIONS FOR IMPROVEMENTS OF MARINE CASUALTY 
      REPORTING.
    Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this 
Act, the Commandant of the Coast Guard 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 actions the Commandant will take to implement recommendations on 
improvements to the Coast Guard's marine casualty reporting 
requirements and procedures included in--
        (1) the Department of Homeland Security Office of Inspector 
    General report entitled ``Marine Accident Reporting, 
    Investigations, and Enforcement in the United States Coast Guard'', 
    released on May 23, 2013; and
        (2) the Towing Safety Advisory Committee report entitled 
    ``Recommendations for Improvement of Marine Casualty Reporting'', 
    released on March 26, 2015.
    SEC. 308. RECREATIONAL VESSEL ENGINE WEIGHTS.
    Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this 
Act, the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is 
operating shall issue regulations amending table 4 to subpart H of part 
183 of title 33, Code of Federal Regulations (relating to Weights 
(Pounds) of Outboard Motor and Related Equipment for Various Boat 
Horsepower Ratings) as appropriate to reflect ``Standard 30-Outboard 
Engine and Related Equipment Weights'' published by the American Boat 
and Yacht Council, as in effect on the date of the enactment of this 
Act.
    SEC. 309. MERCHANT MARINER MEDICAL CERTIFICATION REFORM.
    (a) In General.--Chapter 75 of title 46, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 7509. Medical certification by trusted agents
    ``(a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law and 
pursuant to regulations prescribed by the Secretary, a trusted agent 
may issue a medical certificate to an individual who--
        ``(1) must hold such certificate to qualify for a license, 
    certificate of registry, or merchant mariner's document, or 
    endorsement thereto under this part; and
        ``(2) is qualified as to sight, hearing, and physical condition 
    to perform the duties of such license, certificate, document, or 
    endorsement, as determined by the trusted agent.
    ``(b) Process for Issuance of Certificates by Secretary.--A final 
rule implementing this section shall include a process for--
        ``(1) the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard 
    is operating to issue medical certificates to mariners who submit 
    applications for such certificates to the Secretary; and
        ``(2) a trusted agent to defer to the Secretary the issuance of 
    a medical certificate.
    ``(c) Trusted Agent Defined.--In this section the term `trusted 
agent' means a medical practitioner certified by the Secretary to 
perform physical examinations of an individual for purposes of a 
license, certificate of registry, or merchant mariner's document under 
this part.''.
    (b) Deadline.--Not later than 5 years after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the department in which the 
Coast Guard is operating shall issue a final rule implementing section 
7509 of title 46, United States Code, as added by this section.
    (c) Clerical Amendment.--The analysis for such chapter is amended 
by adding at the end the following:

``7509. Medical certification by trusted agents.''.
    SEC. 310. ATLANTIC COAST PORT ACCESS ROUTE STUDY.
    (a) Atlantic Coast Port Access Route Study.--Not later than April 
1, 2016, the Commandant of the Coast Guard shall conclude the Atlantic 
Coast Port Access Route Study and submit the results of such study to 
the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of 
Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
Transportation of the Senate.
    (b) Nantucket Sound.--Not later than December 1, 2016, the 
Commandant of the Coast Guard shall complete and 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 port access route study of Nantucket 
Sound using the standards and methodology of the Atlantic Coast Port 
Access Route Study, to determine whether the Coast Guard should revise 
existing regulations to improve navigation safety in Nantucket Sound 
due to factors such as increased vessel traffic, changing vessel 
traffic patterns, weather conditions, or navigational difficulty in the 
vicinity.
    SEC. 311. CERTIFICATES OF DOCUMENTATION FOR RECREATIONAL VESSELS.
    Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this 
Act, the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is 
operating shall issue regulations that--
        (1) make certificates of documentation for recreational vessels 
    effective for 5 years; and
        (2) require the owner of such a vessel--
            (A) to notify the Coast Guard of each change in the 
        information on which the issuance of the certificate of 
        documentation is based, that occurs before the expiration of 
        the certificate; and
            (B) apply for a new certificate of documentation for such a 
        vessel if there is any such change.
    SEC. 312. PROGRAM GUIDELINES.
    Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment this Act, 
the Secretary of Transportation shall--
        (1) develop guidelines to implement the program authorized 
    under section 304(a) of the Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation 
    Act of 2006 (Public Law 109-241), including specific actions to 
    ensure the future availability of able and credentialed United 
    States licensed and unlicensed seafarers including--
            (A) incentives to encourage partnership agreements with 
        operators of foreign-flag vessels that carry liquified natural 
        gas, that provide no less than one training billet per vessel 
        for United States merchant mariners in order to meet minimum 
        mandatory sea service requirements;
            (B) development of appropriate training curricula for use 
        by public and private maritime training institutions to meet 
        all United States merchant mariner license, certification, and 
        document laws and requirements under the International 
        Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and 
        Watchkeeping for Seafarers, 1978; and
            (C) steps to promote greater outreach and awareness of 
        additional job opportunities for sea service veterans of the 
        United States Armed Forces; and
        (2) submit such guidelines to the Committee Transportation and 
    Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
    Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate.
    SEC. 313. REPEALS.
    (a) Repeals, Merchant Marine Act, 1936.--Sections 601 through 606, 
608 through 611, 613 through 616, 802, and 809 of the Merchant Marine 
Act, 1936 (46 U.S.C. 53101 note) are repealed.
    (b) Conforming Amendments.--Chapter 575 of title 46, United States 
Code, is amended--
        (1) in section 57501, by striking ``titles V and VI'' and 
    inserting ``title V''; and
        (2) in section 57531(a), by striking ``titles V and VI'' and 
    inserting ``title V''.
    (c) Transfer From Merchant Marine Act, 1936.--
        (1) In general.--Section 801 of the Merchant Marine Act, 1936 
    (46 U.S.C. 53101 note) is--
            (A) redesignated as section 57522 of title 46, United 
        States Code, and transferred to appear after section 57521 of 
        such title; and
            (B) as so redesignated and transferred, is amended--
                (i) by striking so much as precedes the first sentence 
            and inserting the following:
``Sec. 57522. Books and records, balance sheets, and inspection and 
     auditing'';
                (ii) by striking ``the provision of title VI or VII of 
            this Act'' and inserting ``this chapter''; and
                (iii) by striking ``: Provided, That'' and all that 
            follows through ``Commission''.
        (2) Clerical amendment.--The analysis for chapter 575, of title 
    46, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item 
    relating to section 57521 the following:

``57522. Books and records, balance sheets, and inspection and 
          auditing.''.

    (d) Repeals, Title 46, U.S.C.--Section 8103 of title 46, United 
States Code, is amended in subsections (c) and (d) by striking ``or 
operating'' each place it appears.
    SEC. 314. MARITIME DRUG LAW ENFORCEMENT.
    (a) Prohibitions.--Section 70503(a) of title 46, United States 
Code, is amended to read as follows:
    ``(a) Prohibitions.--While on board a covered vessel, an individual 
may not knowingly or intentionally--
        ``(1) manufacture or distribute, or possess with intent to 
    manufacture or distribute, a controlled substance;
        ``(2) destroy (including jettisoning any item or scuttling, 
    burning, or hastily cleaning a vessel), or attempt or conspire to 
    destroy, property that is subject to forfeiture under section 
    511(a) of the Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act 
    of 1970 (21 U.S.C. 881(a)); or
        ``(3) conceal, or attempt or conspire to conceal, more than 
    $100,000 in currency or other monetary instruments on the person of 
    such individual or in any conveyance, article of luggage, 
    merchandise, or other container, or compartment of or aboard the 
    covered vessel if that vessel is outfitted for smuggling.''.
    (b) Covered Vessel Defined.--Section 70503 of title 46, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(e) Covered Vessel Defined.--In this section the term `covered 
vessel' means--
        ``(1) a vessel of the United States or a vessel subject to the 
    jurisdiction of the United States; or
        ``(2) any other vessel if the individual is a citizen of the 
    United States or a resident alien of the United States.''.
    (c) Penalties.--Section 70506 of title 46, United States Code, is 
amended--
        (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``A person violating section 
    70503'' and inserting ``A person violating paragraph (1) of section 
    70503(a)''; and
        (2) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(d) Penalty.--A person violating paragraph (2) or (3) of section 
70503(a) shall be fined in accordance with section 3571 of title 18, 
imprisoned not more than 15 years, or both.''.
    (d) Seizure and Forfeiture.--Section 70507(a) of title 46, United 
States Code, is amended by striking ``section 70503'' and inserting 
``section 70503 or 70508''.
    (e) Clerical Amendments.--
        (1) The heading of section 70503 of title 46, United States 
    Code, is amended to read as follows:
``Sec. 70503. Prohibited acts''
        (2) The analysis for chapter 705 of title 46, United States 
    Code, is further amended by striking the item relating to section 
    70503 and inserting the following:

``70503. Prohibited acts.''.
    SEC. 315. EXAMINATIONS FOR MERCHANT MARINER CREDENTIALS.
    (a) Disclosure.--
        (1) In general.--Chapter 75 of title 46, United States Code, is 
    further amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 7510. Examinations for merchant mariner credentials
    ``(a) Disclosure Not Required.--Notwithstanding any other provision 
of law, the Secretary is not required to disclose to the public--
        ``(1) a question from any examination for a merchant mariner 
    credential;
        ``(2) the answer to such a question, including any correct or 
    incorrect answer that may be presented with such question; and
        ``(3) any quality or characteristic of such a question, 
    including--
            ``(A) the manner in which such question has been, is, or 
        may be selected for an examination;
            ``(B) the frequency of such selection; and
            ``(C) the frequency that an examinee correctly or 
        incorrectly answered such question.
    ``(b) Exception for Certain Questions.--Notwithstanding subsection 
(a), the Secretary may, for the purpose of preparation by the general 
public for examinations required for merchant mariner credentials, 
release an examination question and answer that the Secretary has 
retired or is not presently on or part of an examination, or that the 
Secretary determines is appropriate for release.
    ``(c) Exam Review.--
        ``(1) In general.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the 
    enactment of the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2015, and once 
    every two years thereafter, the Commandant of the Coast Guard shall 
    commission a working group to review new questions for inclusion in 
    examinations required for merchant mariner credentials, composed 
    of--
            ``(A) 1 subject matter expert from the Coast Guard;
            ``(B) representatives from training facilities and the 
        maritime industry, of whom--
                ``(i) one-half shall be representatives from approved 
            training facilities; and
                ``(ii) one-half shall be representatives from the 
            appropriate maritime industry;
            ``(C) at least 1 representative from the Merchant Marine 
        Personnel Advisory Committee;
            ``(D) at least 2 representatives from the State maritime 
        academies, of whom one shall be a representative from the deck 
        training track and one shall be a representative of the engine 
        license track;
            ``(E) representatives from other Coast Guard Federal 
        advisory committees, as appropriate, for the industry segment 
        associated with the subject examinations;
            ``(F) at least 1 subject matter expert from the Maritime 
        Administration; and
            ``(G) at least 1 human performance technology 
        representative.
        ``(2) Inclusion of persons knowledgeable about examination 
    type.--The working group shall include representatives 
    knowledgeable about the examination type under review.
        ``(3) Limitation.--The requirement to convene a working group 
    under paragraph (1) does not apply unless there are new examination 
    questions to review.
        ``(4) Baseline review.--
            ``(A) In general.--Within 1 year after the date of the 
        enactment of the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2015, the 
        Secretary shall convene the working group to complete a 
        baseline review of the Coast Guard's Merchant Mariner 
        Credentialing Examination, including review of--
                ``(i) the accuracy of examination questions;
                ``(ii) the accuracy and availability of examination 
            references;
                ``(iii) the length of merchant mariner examinations; 
            and
                ``(iv) the use of standard technologies in 
            administering, scoring, and analyzing the examinations.
            ``(B) Progress report.--The Coast Guard shall provide a 
        progress report to the appropriate congressional committees on 
        the review under this paragraph.
        ``(5) Full membership not required.--The Coast Guard may 
    convene the working group without all members present if any non-
    Coast-Guard representative is present.
        ``(6) Nondisclosure agreement.--The Secretary shall require all 
    members of the working group to sign a nondisclosure agreement with 
    the Secretary.
        ``(7) Treatment of members as federal employees.--A member of 
    the working group who is not a Federal Government employee shall 
    not be considered a Federal employee in the service or the 
    employment of the Federal Government, except that such a member 
    shall be considered a special government employee, as defined in 
    section 202(a) of title 18 for purposes of sections 203, 205, 207, 
    208, and 209 of such title and shall be subject to any 
    administrative standards of conduct applicable to an employee of 
    the department in which the Coast Guard is operating.
        ``(8) Formal exam review.--The Secretary shall ensure that the 
    Coast Guard Performance Technology Center--
            ``(A) prioritizes the review of examinations required for 
        merchant mariner credentials; and
            ``(B) not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of 
        the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2015, completes a formal 
        review, including an appropriate analysis, of the topics and 
        testing methodology employed by the National Maritime Center 
        for merchant seamen licensing.
        ``(9) FACA.--The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App) 
    shall not apply to any working group created under this section to 
    review the Coast Guard's merchant mariner credentialing 
    examinations.
    ``(d) Merchant Mariner Credential Defined.--In this section, the 
term `merchant mariner credential' means a merchant seaman license, 
certificate, or document that the Secretary is authorized to issue 
pursuant to this title.''.
        (2) Clerical amendment.--The analysis for such chapter is 
    further amended by adding at the end the following:

``7510. Examinations for merchant mariner credentials.''.

    (b) Examinations for Merchant Mariner Credentials.--
        (1) In general.--Chapter 71 of title 46, United States Code, is 
    amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 7116. Examinations for merchant mariner credentials
    ``(a) Requirement for Sample Exams.--The Secretary shall develop a 
sample merchant mariner credential examination and outline of merchant 
mariner examination topics on an annual basis.
    ``(b) Public Availability.--Each sample examination and outline of 
topics developed under subsection (a) shall be readily available to the 
public.
    ``(c) Merchant Mariner Credential Defined.--In this section, the 
term `merchant mariner credential' has the meaning that term has in 
section 7510.''.
        (2) Clerical amendment.--The analysis for such chapter is 
    amended by adding at the end the following:

``7116. Examinations for merchant mariner credentials.''.

    (c) Disclosure to Congress.--Nothing in this section may be 
construed to authorize the withholding of information from an 
appropriate inspector general, the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
Transportation of the Senate, or the Committee on Transportation and 
Infrastructure of the House of Representatives.
    SEC. 316. HIGHER VOLUME PORT AREA REGULATORY DEFINITION CHANGE.
    (a) In General.--Subsection (a) of section 710 of the Coast Guard 
Authorization Act of 2010 (Public Law 111-281; 124 Stat. 2986) is 
amended to read as follows:
    ``(a) Higher Volume Ports.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, the requirements of subparts D, F, and G of part 155 of title 33, 
Code of Federal Regulations, that apply to the higher volume port area 
for the Strait of Juan de Fuca at Port Angeles, Washington (including 
any water area within 50 nautical miles seaward), to and including 
Puget Sound, shall apply, in the same manner, and to the same extent, 
to the Strait of Juan de Fuca at Cape Flattery, Washington (including 
any water area within 50 nautical miles seaward), to and including 
Puget Sound.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--Subsection (b) of such section is 
amended by striking ``the modification of the higher volume port area 
definition required by subsection (a).'' and inserting ``higher volume 
port requirements made applicable under subsection (a).''.
    SEC. 317. RECOGNITION OF PORT SECURITY ASSESSMENTS CONDUCTED BY 
      OTHER ENTITIES.
    Section 70108 of title 46, United States Code, is amended by adding 
at the end the following:
    ``(f) Recognition of Assessment Conducted by Other Entities.--
        ``(1) Certification and treatment of assessments.--For the 
    purposes of this section and section 70109, the Secretary may treat 
    an assessment that a foreign government (including, for the 
    purposes of this subsection, an entity of or operating under the 
    auspices of the European Union) or international organization has 
    conducted as an assessment that the Secretary has conducted for the 
    purposes of subsection (a), provided that the Secretary certifies 
    that the foreign government or international organization has--
            ``(A) conducted the assessment in accordance with 
        subsection (b); and
            ``(B) provided the Secretary with sufficient information 
        pertaining to its assessment (including, but not limited to, 
        information on the outcome of the assessment).
        ``(2) Authorization to enter into an agreement.--For the 
    purposes of this section and section 70109, the Secretary, in 
    consultation with the Secretary of State, may enter into an 
    agreement with a foreign government (including, for the purposes of 
    this subsection, an entity of or operating under the auspices of 
    the European Union) or international organization, under which 
    parties to the agreement--
            ``(A) conduct an assessment, required under subsection (a);
            ``(B) share information pertaining to such assessment 
        (including, but not limited to, information on the outcome of 
        the assessment); or
            ``(C) both.
        ``(3) Limitations.--Nothing in this subsection shall be 
    construed to--
            ``(A) require the Secretary to recognize an assessment that 
        a foreign government or an international organization has 
        conducted; or
            ``(B) limit the discretion or ability of the Secretary to 
        conduct an assessment under this section.
        ``(4) Notification to congress.--Not later than 30 days before 
    entering into an agreement or arrangement with a foreign government 
    under paragraph (2), the Secretary shall notify the Committee on 
    Homeland Security and the Committee on Transportation and 
    Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
    Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate of the proposed 
    terms of such agreement or arrangement.''.
    SEC. 318. FISHING VESSEL AND FISH TENDER VESSEL CERTIFICATION.
    (a) Alternative Safety Compliance Programs.--Section 4503 of title 
46, United States Code, is amended--
        (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``this section'' and 
    inserting ``this subsection'';
        (2) in subsection (b), by striking ``This section'' and 
    inserting ``Except as provided in subsection (d), subsection (a)'';
        (3) in subsection (c)--
            (A) by striking ``This section'' and inserting ``(1) Except 
        as provided in paragraph (2), subsection (a)''; and
            (B) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(2) Subsection (a) does not apply to a fishing vessel or fish 
tender vessel to which section 4502(b) of this title applies, if the 
vessel--
        ``(A) is at least 50 feet overall in length, and not more than 
    79 feet overall in length as listed on the vessel's certificate of 
    documentation or certificate of number; and
        ``(B)(i) is built after the date of the enactment of the Coast 
    Guard Authorization Act of 2015; and
        ``(ii) complies with--
            ``(I) the requirements described in subsection (e); or
            ``(II) the alternative requirements established by the 
        Secretary under subsection (f).''; and
        (4) by redesignating subsection (e) as subsection (g), and 
    inserting after subsection (d) the following:
    ``(e) The requirements referred to in subsection (c)(2)(B)(ii)(I) 
are the following:
        ``(1) The vessel is designed by an individual licensed by a 
    State as a naval architect or marine engineer, and the design 
    incorporates standards equivalent to those prescribed by a 
    classification society to which the Secretary has delegated 
    authority under section 3316 or another qualified organization 
    approved by the Secretary for purposes of this paragraph.
        ``(2) Construction of the vessel is overseen and certified as 
    being in accordance with its design by a marine surveyor of an 
    organization accepted by the Secretary.
        ``(3) The vessel--
            ``(A) completes a stability test performed by a qualified 
        individual;
            ``(B) has written stability and loading instructions from a 
        qualified individual that are provided to the owner or 
        operator; and
            ``(C) has an assigned loading mark.
        ``(4) The vessel is not substantially altered without the 
    review and approval of an individual licensed by a State as a naval 
    architect or marine engineer before the beginning of such 
    substantial alteration.
        ``(5) The vessel undergoes a condition survey at least twice in 
    5 years, not to exceed 3 years between surveys, to the satisfaction 
    of a marine surveyor of an organization accepted by the Secretary.
        ``(6) The vessel undergoes an out-of-water survey at least once 
    every 5 years to the satisfaction of a certified marine surveyor of 
    an organization accepted by the Secretary.
        ``(7) Once every 5 years and at the time of a substantial 
    alteration to such vessel, compliance of the vessel with the 
    requirements of paragraph (3) is reviewed and updated as necessary.
        ``(8) For the life of the vessel, the owner of the vessel 
    maintains records to demonstrate compliance with this subsection 
    and makes such records readily available for inspection by an 
    official authorized to enforce this chapter.
    ``(f)(1) Not later than 10 years after the date of the enactment of 
the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2015, 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 provides an analysis of the 
adequacy of the requirements under subsection (e) in maintaining the 
safety of the fishing vessels and fish tender vessels which are 
described in subsection (c)(2) and which comply with the requirements 
of subsection (e).
    ``(2) If the report required under this subsection includes a 
determination that the safety requirements under subsection (e) are not 
adequate or that additional safety measures are necessary, that the 
Secretary may establish an alternative safety compliance program for 
fishing vessels or fish tender vessels (or both) which are described in 
subsection (c)(2) and which comply with the requirements of subsection 
(e).
    ``(3) The alternative safety compliance program established under 
this subsection shall include requirements for--
        ``(A) vessel construction;
        ``(B) a vessel stability test;
        ``(C) vessel stability and loading instructions;
        ``(D) an assigned vessel loading mark;
        ``(E) a vessel condition survey at least twice in 5 years, not 
    to exceed 3 years between surveys;
        ``(F) an out-of-water vessel survey at least once every 5 
    years;
        ``(G) maintenance of records to demonstrate compliance with the 
    program, and the availability of such records for inspection; and
        ``(H) such other aspects of vessel safety as the Secretary 
    considers appropriate.''.
    (b) GAO Report on Commercial Fishing Vessel Safety.--
        (1) In general.--Not later than 12 months 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 commercial 
    fishing vessel safety. The report shall include--
            (A) national and regional trends that can be identified 
        with respect to rates of marine casualties, human injuries, and 
        deaths aboard or involving fishing vessels greater than 79 feet 
        in length that operate beyond the 3-nautical-mile demarcation 
        line;
            (B) a comparison of United States regulations for 
        classification of fishing vessels to those established by other 
        countries, including the vessel length at which such 
        regulations apply;
            (C) the additional costs imposed on vessel owners as a 
        result of the requirement in section 4503(a) of title 46, 
        United States Code, and how the those costs vary in relation to 
        vessel size and from region to region;
            (D) savings that result from the application of the 
        requirement in section 4503(a) of title 46, United States Code, 
        including reductions in insurance rates or reduction in the 
        number of fishing vessels or fish tender vessels lost to major 
        safety casualties, nationally and regionally;
            (E) a national and regional comparison of the additional 
        costs and safety benefits associated with fishing vessels or 
        fish tender vessels that are built and maintained to class 
        through a classification society to the additional costs and 
        safety benefits associated with fishing vessels or fish tender 
        vessels that are built to standards equivalent to 
        classification society construction standards and maintained to 
        standards equivalent to classification society standards with 
        verification by independent surveyors; and
            (F) the impact on the cost of production and availability 
        of qualified shipyards, nationally and regionally, resulting 
        from the application of the requirement in section 4503(a) of 
        title 46, United States Code.
        (2) Consultation requirement.--In preparing the report under 
    paragraph (1), the Comptroller General shall--
            (A) consult with owners and operators of fishing vessels or 
        fish tender vessels, classification societies, shipyards, the 
        National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, the 
        National Transportation Safety Board, the Coast Guard, 
        academics, naval architects, and marine safety nongovernmental 
        organizations; and
            (B) obtain relevant data from the Coast Guard including 
        data collected from enforcement actions, boardings, 
        investigations of marine casualties, and serious marine 
        incidents.
        (3) Treatment of data.--In preparing the report under paragraph 
    (1), the Comptroller General shall--
            (A) disaggregate data regionally for each of the regions 
        managed by the regional fishery management councils established 
        under section 302 of the Magnuson-Stevens Fisheries 
        Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1852), the Atlantic 
        States Marine Fisheries Commission, the Pacific States Marine 
        Fisheries Commission, and the Gulf States Marine Fisheries 
        Commission; and
            (B) include qualitative data on the types of fishing 
        vessels or fish tender vessels included in the report.
    SEC. 319. INTERAGENCY COORDINATING COMMITTEE ON OIL POLLUTION 
      RESEARCH.
    (a) In General.--Section 7001(a)(3) of the Oil Pollution Act of 
1990 (33 U.S.C. 2761(a)(3)) is amended--
        (1) by striking ``Minerals Management Service'' and inserting 
    ``Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement, the Bureau of 
    Ocean Energy Management,''; and
        (2) by inserting ``the United States Arctic Research 
    Commission,'' after ``National Aeronautics and Space 
    Administration,''.
    (b) Technical Amendments.--Section 7001 of the Oil Pollution Act of 
1990 (33 U.S.C. 2761) is amended--
        (1) in subsection (b)(2), in the matter preceding subparagraph 
    (A), by striking ``Department of Transportation'' and inserting 
    ``department in which the Coast Guard is operating''; and
        (2) in subsection (c)(8)(A), by striking ``(1989)'' and 
    inserting ``(2010)''.
    SEC. 320. INTERNATIONAL PORT AND FACILITY INSPECTION COORDINATION.
    Section 825(a) of the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2010 (6 
U.S.C. 945 note; Public Law 111-281) is amended in the matter preceding 
paragraph (1)--
        (1) by striking ``the department in which the Coast Guard is 
    operating'' and inserting ``Homeland Security''; and
        (2) by striking ``they are integrated and conducted by the 
    Coast Guard'' and inserting ``the assessments are coordinated 
    between the Coast Guard and Customs and Border Protection''.

                 TITLE IV--FEDERAL MARITIME COMMISSION

    SEC. 401. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
    (a) In General.--Chapter 3 of title 46, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 308. Authorization of appropriations
    ``There is authorized to be appropriated to the Federal Maritime 
Commission $24,700,000 for each of fiscal years 2016 and 2017 for the 
activities of the Commission authorized under this chapter and subtitle 
IV.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The analysis for chapter 3 of title 46, 
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:

``308. Authorization of appropriations.''.
    SEC. 402. DUTIES OF THE CHAIRMAN.
    Section 301(c)(3)(A) of title 46, United States Code, is amended--
        (1) in clause (ii) by striking ``units, but only after 
    consultation with the other Commissioners;'' and inserting ``units 
    (with such appointments subject to the approval of the 
    Commission);'';
        (2) in clause (iv) by striking ``and'' at the end;
        (3) in clause (v) by striking the period at the end and 
    inserting ``; and''; and
        (4) by adding at the end the following:
                ``(vi) prepare and submit to the President and the 
            Congress requests for appropriations for the Commission 
            (with such requests subject to the approval of the 
            Commission).''.
    SEC. 403. PROHIBITION ON AWARDS.
    Section 307 of title 46, United States Code, is amended--
        (1) by striking ``The Federal Maritime Commission'' and 
    inserting the following:
    ``(a) In General.--The Federal Maritime Commission''; and
        (2) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(b) Prohibition.--Notwithstanding subsection (a), the Federal 
Maritime Commission may not expend any funds appropriated or otherwise 
made available to it to a non-Federal entity to issue an award, prize, 
commendation, or other honor that is not related to the purposes set 
forth in section 40101.''.

                          TITLE V--CONVEYANCES
                 Subtitle A--Miscellaneous Conveyances

    SEC. 501. CONVEYANCE OF COAST GUARD PROPERTY IN POINT REYES 
      STATION, CALIFORNIA.
    (a) Conveyance.--
        (1) In general.--The Commandant of the Coast Guard shall convey 
    to the County of Marin, California all right, title, and interest 
    of the United States in and to the covered property--
            (A) for fair market value, as provided in paragraph (2);
            (B) subject to the conditions required by this section; and
            (C) subject to any other term or condition that the 
        Commandant considers appropriate and reasonable to protect the 
        interests of the United States.
        (2) Fair market value.--The fair market value of the covered 
    property shall be--
            (A) determined by a real estate appraiser who has been 
        selected by the County and is licensed to practice in 
        California; and
            (B) approved by the Commandant.
        (3) Proceeds.--The Commandant shall deposit the proceeds from a 
    conveyance under paragraph (1) in the Coast Guard Housing Fund 
    established by section 687 of title 14, United States Code.
    (b) Condition of Conveyance.--As a condition of any conveyance of 
the covered property under this section, the Commandant shall require 
that all right, title, and interest in and to the covered property 
shall revert to the United States if the covered property or any part 
thereof ceases to be used for affordable housing, as defined by the 
County and the Commandant at the time of conveyance, or to provide a 
public benefit approved by the County.
    (c) Survey.--The exact acreage and legal description of the covered 
property shall be determined by a survey satisfactory to the 
Commandant.
    (d) Rules of Construction.--Nothing in this section may be 
construed to affect or limit the application of or obligation to comply 
with any environmental law, including section 120(h) of the 
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act 
of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9620(h)).
    (e) Covered Property Defined.--In this section, the term ``covered 
property'' means the approximately 32 acres of real property (including 
all improvements located on the property) that are--
        (1) located in Point Reyes Station in the County of Marin, 
    California;
        (2) under the administrative control of the Coast Guard; and
        (3) described as ``Parcel A, Tract 1'', ``Parcel B, Tract 2'', 
    ``Parcel C'', and ``Parcel D'' in the Declaration of Taking (Civil 
    No. C 71-1245 SC) filed June 28, 1971, in the United States 
    District Court for the Northern District of California.
    (f) Expiration.--The authority to convey the covered property under 
this section shall expire on the date that is four years after the date 
of the enactment of this Act.
    SEC. 502. CONVEYANCE OF COAST GUARD PROPERTY IN TOK, ALASKA.
    (a) Conveyance Authorized.--The Commandant of the Coast Guard may 
convey to the Tanana Chiefs' Conference all right, title, and interest 
of the United States in and to the covered property, upon payment to 
the United States of the fair market value of the covered property.
    (b) Survey.--The exact acreage and legal description of the covered 
property shall be determined by a survey satisfactory to the 
Commandant.
    (c) Fair Market Value.--The fair market value of the covered 
property shall be--
        (1) determined by appraisal; and
        (2) subject to the approval of the Commandant.
    (d) Costs of Conveyance.--The responsibility for all reasonable and 
necessary costs, including real estate transaction and environmental 
documentation costs, associated with a conveyance under this section 
shall be determined by the Commandant and the purchaser.
    (e) Additional Terms and Conditions.--The Commandant may require 
such additional terms and conditions in connection with a conveyance 
under this section as the Commandant considers appropriate and 
reasonable to protect the interests of the United States.
    (f) Deposit of Proceeds.--Any proceeds received by the United 
States from a conveyance under this section shall be deposited in the 
Coast Guard Housing Fund established under section 687 of title 14, 
United States Code.
    (g) Covered Property Defined.--
        (1) In general.--In this section, the term ``covered property'' 
    means the approximately 3.25 acres of real property (including all 
    improvements located on the property) that are--
            (A) located in Tok, Alaska;
            (B) under the administrative control of the Coast Guard; 
        and
            (C) described in paragraph (2).
        (2) Description.--The property described in this paragraph is 
    the following:
            (A) Lots 11, 12 and 13, block ``G'', Second Addition to 
        Hartsell Subdivision, Section 20, Township 18 North, Range 13 
        East, Copper River Meridian, Alaska as appears by Plat No. 72-
        39 filed in the Office of the Recorder for the Fairbanks 
        Recording District of Alaska, bearing seal dated 25 September 
        1972, all containing approximately 1.25 acres and commonly 
        known as 2-PLEX - Jackie Circle, Units A and B.
            (B) Beginning at a point being the SE corner of the SE \1/
        4\ of the SE \1/4\ Section 24, Township 18 North, Range 12 
        East, Copper River Meridian, Alaska; thence running westerly 
        along the south line of said SE \1/4\ of the NE \1/4\ 260 feet; 
        thence northerly parallel to the east line of said SE \1/4\ of 
        the NE \1/4\ 335 feet; thence easterly parallel to the south 
        line 260 feet; then south 335 feet along the east boundary of 
        Section 24 to the point of beginning; all containing 
        approximately 2.0 acres and commonly known as 4-PLEX - West 
        ``C'' and Willow, Units A, B, C and D.
    (h) Expiration.--The authority to convey the covered property under 
this section shall expire on the date that is 4 years after the date of 
the enactment of this Act.

                      Subtitle B--Pribilof Islands

    SEC. 521. SHORT TITLE.
    This subtitle may be cited as the ``Pribilof Island Transition 
Completion Act of 2015''.
    SEC. 522. TRANSFER AND DISPOSITION OF PROPERTY.
    (a) Transfer.--To further accomplish the settlement of land claims 
under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.), 
the Secretary of Commerce shall, subject to paragraph (2), and 
notwithstanding section 105(a) of the Pribilof Islands Transition Act 
(16 U.S.C. 1161 note; Public Law 106-562), convey all right, title, and 
interest in the following property to the Alaska native village 
corporation for St. Paul Island:
        (1) Lots 4, 5, and 6A, Block 18, Tract A, U.S. Survey 4943, 
    Alaska, the plat of which was Officially Filed on January 20, 2004, 
    aggregating 13,006 square feet (0.30 acres).
        (2) On the termination of the license described in subsection 
    (b)(3), T. 35 S., R. 131 W., Seward Meridian, Alaska, Tract 43, the 
    plat of which was Officially Filed on May 14, 1986, containing 
    84.88 acres.
    (b) Federal Use.--
        (1) In general.--The Secretary of the department in which the 
    Coast Guard is operating may operate, maintain, keep, locate, 
    inspect, repair, and replace any Federal aid to navigation located 
    on the property described in subsection (a) as long as the aid is 
    needed for navigational purposes.
        (2) Administration.--In carrying out subsection (a), the 
    Secretary may enter the property, at any time for as long as the 
    aid is needed for navigational purposes, without notice to the 
    extent that it is not practicable to provide advance notice.
        (3) License.--The Secretary of the Department in which the 
    Coast Guard is operating may maintain a license in effect on the 
    date of the enactment of this Act with respect to the real property 
    and improvements under subsection (a) until the termination of the 
    license.
        (4) Reports.--Not later than 2 years after the date of the 
    enactment of this Act and not less than once every 2 years 
    thereafter, the Secretary of the department in which the Coast 
    Guard is operating shall submit to the Committee on Natural 
    Resources of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
    Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a report on--
            (A) efforts taken to remediate contaminated soils on tract 
        43 described in subsection (a)(2);
            (B) a schedule for the completion of contaminated soil 
        remediation on tract 43; and
            (C) any use of tract 43 to carry out Coast Guard navigation 
        activities.
    (c) Agreement on Transfer of Other Property on St. Paul Island.--
        (1) In general.--In addition to the property transferred under 
    subsection (a), not later than 60 days after the date of the 
    enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Commerce and the presiding 
    officer of the Alaska native village corporation for St. Paul 
    Island shall enter into an agreement to exchange of property on 
    Tracts 50 and 38 on St. Paul Island and to finalize the recording 
    of deeds, to reflect the boundaries and ownership of Tracts 50 and 
    38 as depicted on a survey of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
    Administration, to be filed with the Office of the Recorder for the 
    Department of Natural Resources for the State of Alaska.
        (2) Easements.--The survey described in subsection (a) shall 
    include respective easements granted to the Secretary and the 
    Alaska native village corporation for the purpose of utilities, 
    drainage, road access, and salt lagoon conservation.
    SEC. 523. NOTICE OF CERTIFICATION.
    Section 105 of the Pribilof Islands Transition Act (16 U.S.C. 1161 
note; Public Law 106-562) is amended--
        (1) in subsection (a)(1), by striking ``The Secretary'' and 
    inserting ``Notwithstanding paragraph (2) and effective beginning 
    on the date the Secretary publishes the notice of certification 
    required by subsection (b)(5), the Secretary'';
        (2) in subsection (b)--
            (A) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking ``section 205 of the 
        Fur Seal Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C. 1165)'' and inserting ``section 
        205(a) of the Fur Seal Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C. 1165(a))''; and
            (B) by adding at the end the following:
        ``(5) Notice of certification.--The Secretary shall promptly 
    publish and submit to the Committee on Natural Resources of the 
    House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
    and Transportation of the Senate notice that the certification 
    described in paragraph (2) has been made.''; and
        (3) in subsection (c)--
            (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking 
        ``makes the certification described in subsection (b)(2)'' and 
        inserting ``publishes the notice of certification required by 
        subsection (b)(5)''; and
            (B) in paragraph (1), by striking ``Section 205'' and 
        inserting ``Subsections (a), (b), (c), and (d) of section 
        205'';
        (4) by redesignating subsection (e) as subsection (g); and
        (5) by inserting after subsection (d) the following:
    ``(e) Notifications.--
        ``(1) In general.--Not later than 30 days after the Secretary 
    makes a determination under subsection (f) that land on St. Paul 
    Island, Alaska, not specified for transfer in the document entitled 
    `Transfer of Property on the Pribilof Islands: Descriptions, Terms 
    and Conditions' or section 522 of the Pribilof Island Transition 
    Completion Act of 2015 is in excess of the needs of the Secretary 
    and the Federal Government, the Secretary shall notify the Alaska 
    native village corporation for St. Paul Island of the 
    determination.
        ``(2) Election to receive.--Not later than 60 days after the 
    date receipt of the notification of the Secretary under subsection 
    (a), the Alaska native village corporation for St. Paul Island 
    shall notify the Secretary in writing whether the Alaska native 
    village corporation elects to receive all right, title, and 
    interest in the land or a portion of the land.
        ``(3) Transfer.--If the Alaska native village corporation 
    provides notice under paragraph (2) that the Alaska native village 
    corporation elects to receive all right, title and interest in the 
    land or a portion of the land, the Secretary shall transfer all 
    right, title, and interest in the land or portion to the Alaska 
    native village corporation at no cost.
        ``(4) Other disposition.--If the Alaska native village 
    corporation does not provide notice under paragraph (2) that the 
    Alaska native village corporation elects to receive all right, 
    title, and interest in the land or a portion of the land, the 
    Secretary may dispose of the land in accordance with other 
    applicable law.
    ``(f) Determination.--
        ``(1) In general.--Not later than 2 years after the date of the 
    enactment of this subsection and not less than once every 5 years 
    thereafter, the Secretary shall determine whether property located 
    on St. Paul Island and not transferred to the Natives of the 
    Pribilof Islands is in excess of the smallest practicable tract 
    enclosing land--
            ``(A) needed by the Secretary for the purposes of carrying 
        out the Fur Seal Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C. 1151 et seq.);
            ``(B) in the case of land withdrawn by the Secretary on 
        behalf of other Federal agencies, needed for carrying out the 
        missions of those agencies for which land was withdrawn; or
            ``(C) actually used by the Federal Government in connection 
        with the administration of any Federal installation on St. Paul 
        Island.
        ``(2) Report of determination.--When a determination is made 
    under subsection (a), the Secretary shall report the determination 
    to--
            ``(A) the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of 
        Representatives;
            ``(B) the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
        Transportation of the Senate; and
            ``(C) the Alaska native village corporation for St. Paul 
        Island.''.
    SEC. 524. REDUNDANT CAPABILITY.
    (a) Rule of Construction.--Except as provided in subsection (b), 
section 681 of title 14, United States Code, as amended by this Act, 
shall not be construed to prohibit any transfer or conveyance of lands 
under this subtitle or any actions that involve the dismantling or 
disposal of infrastructure that supported the former LORAN system that 
are associated with the transfer or conveyance of lands under section 
522.
    (b) Redundant Capability.--If, within the 5-year period beginning 
on the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the 
department in which the Coast Guard is operating determines that a 
facility on Tract 43, if transferred under this subtitle, is 
subsequently required to provide a positioning, navigation, and timing 
system to provide redundant capability in the event GPS signals are 
disrupted, the Secretary may--
        (1) operate, maintain, keep, locate, inspect, repair, and 
    replace such facility; and
        (2) in carrying out the activities described in paragraph (1), 
    enter, at any time, the facility without notice to the extent that 
    it is not possible to provide advance notice, for as long as such 
    facility is needed to provide such capability.

Subtitle C--Conveyance of Coast Guard Property at Point Spencer, Alaska

    SEC. 531. FINDINGS.
    The Congress finds as follows:
        (1) Major shipping traffic is increasing through the Bering 
    Strait, the Bering and Chukchi Seas, and the Arctic Ocean, and will 
    continue to increase whether or not development of the Outer 
    Continental Shelf of the United States is undertaken in the future, 
    and will increase further if such Outer Continental Shelf 
    development is undertaken.
        (2) There is a compelling national, State, Alaska Native, and 
    private sector need for permanent infrastructure development and 
    for a presence in the Arctic region of Alaska by appropriate 
    agencies of the Federal Government, particularly in proximity to 
    the Bering Strait, to support and facilitate search and rescue, 
    shipping safety, economic development, oil spill prevention and 
    response, protection of Alaska Native archaeological and cultural 
    resources, port of refuge, arctic research, and maritime law 
    enforcement on the Bering Sea, the Chukchi Sea, and the Arctic 
    Ocean.
        (3) The United States owns a parcel of land, known as Point 
    Spencer, located between the Bering Strait and Port Clarence and 
    adjacent to some of the best potential deepwater port sites on the 
    coast of Alaska in the Arctic.
        (4) Prudent and effective use of Point Spencer may be best 
    achieved through marshaling the energy, resources, and leadership 
    of the public and private sectors.
        (5) It is in the national interest to develop infrastructure at 
    Point Spencer that would aid the Coast Guard in performing its 
    statutory duties and functions in the Arctic on a more permanent 
    basis and to allow for public and private sector development of 
    facilities and other infrastructure to support purposes that are of 
    benefit to the United States.
    SEC. 532. DEFINITIONS.
    In this subtitle:
        (1) Arctic.--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).
        (2) BSNC.--The term ``BSNC'' means the Bering Straits Native 
    Corporation authorized under section 7 of the Alaska Native Claims 
    Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1606).
        (3) Council.--The term ``Council'' means the Port Coordination 
    Council established under section 541.
        (4) Plan.--The term ``Plan'' means the Port Management 
    Coordination Plan developed under section 541.
        (5) Point spencer.--The term ``Point Spencer'' means the land 
    known as ``Point Spencer'' located in Townships 2, 3, and 4 South, 
    Range 40 West, Kateel River Meridian, Alaska, between the Bering 
    Strait and Port Clarence and withdrawn by Public Land Order 2650 
    (published in the Federal Register on April 12, 1962).
        (6) Secretary.--Except as otherwise specifically provided, the 
    term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of the department in which 
    the Coast Guard is operating.
        (7) State.--The term ``State'' means the State of Alaska.
        (8) Tract.--The term ``Tract'' or ``Tracts'' means any of Tract 
    1, Tract 2, Tract 3, Tract 4, Tract 5, or Tract 6, as appropriate, 
    or any portion of such Tract or Tracts.
        (9) Tracts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6.--The terms ``Tract 1'', 
    ``Tract 2'', ``Tract 3'', ``Tract 4'', ``Tract 5'', and ``Tract 6'' 
    each mean the land generally depicted as Tract 1, Tract 2, Tract 3, 
    Tract 4, Tract 5, or Tract 6, respectively, on the map entitled the 
    ``Point Spencer Land Retention and Conveyance Map'', dated January 
    2015, and on file with the Department of Homeland Security and the 
    Department of the Interior.
    SEC. 533. AUTHORITY TO CONVEY LAND IN POINT SPENCER.
    (a) Authority To Convey Tracts 1, 3, and 4.--Within 1 year after 
the Secretary notifies the Secretary of the Interior that the Coast 
Guard no longer needs to retain jurisdiction of Tract 1, Tract 3, or 
Tract 4 and subject to section 534, the Secretary of the Interior shall 
convey to BSNC or the State, subject to valid existing rights, all 
right, title, and interest of the United States in and to the surface 
and subsurface estates of that Tract in accordance with subsection (d).
    (b) Authority To Convey Tracts 2 and 5.--Within 1 year after the 
date of the enactment of this section and subject to section 534, the 
Secretary of the Interior shall convey, subject to valid existing 
rights, all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to 
the surface and subsurface estates of Tract 2 and Tract 5 in accordance 
with subsection (d).
    (c) Authority to Transfer Tract 6.--Within one year after the date 
of the enactment of this Act and subject to sections 534 and 535, the 
Secretary of the Interior shall convey, subject to valid existing 
rights, all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to 
the surface and subsurface estates of Tract 6 in accordance with 
subsection (e).
    (d) Order of Offer to Convey Tract 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5.--
        (1) Determination and offer.--
            (A) Tract 1, 3, or 4.--If the Secretary makes the 
        determination under subsection (a) and subject to section 534, 
        the Secretary of the Interior shall offer Tract 1, Tract 3, or 
        Tract 4 for conveyance to BSNC under the Alaska Native Claims 
        Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.).
            (B) Tract 2 and 5.--Subject to section 534, the Secretary 
        of the Interior shall offer Tract 2 and Tract 5 to BSNC under 
        the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1601 et 
        seq.).
        (2) Offer to bsnc.--
            (A) Acceptance by bsnc.--If BSNC chooses to accept an offer 
        of conveyance of a Tract under paragraph (1), the Secretary of 
        the Interior shall consider Tract 6 as within BSNC's 
        entitlement under section 14(h)(8) of the Alaska Native Claims 
        Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1613(h)(8)) and shall convey such 
        Tract to BSNC.
            (B) Decline by bsnc.--If BSNC declines to accept an offer 
        of conveyance of a Tract under paragraph (1), the Secretary of 
        the Interior shall offer such Tract for conveyance to the State 
        under the Act of July 7, 1958 (commonly known as the ``Alaska 
        Statehood Act'') (48 U.S.C. note prec. 21; Public Law 85-508).
        (3) Offer to state.--
            (A) Acceptance by state.--If the State chooses to accept an 
        offer of conveyance of a Tract under paragraph (2)(B), the 
        Secretary of the Interior shall consider such Tract as within 
        the State's entitlement under the Act of July 7, 1958 (commonly 
        known as the ``Alaska Statehood Act'') (48 U.S.C. note prec. 
        21; Public Law 85-508) and shall convey such Tract to the 
        State.
            (B) Decline by state.--If the State declines to accept an 
        offer of conveyance of a Tract offered under paragraph (2)(B), 
        such Tract shall be disposed of pursuant to applicable public 
        land laws.
    (e) Order of Offer to Convey Tract 6.--
        (1) Offer.--Subject to section 534, the Secretary of the 
    Interior shall offer Tract 6 for conveyance to the State.
        (2) Offer to state.--
            (A) Acceptance by state.--If the State chooses to accept an 
        offer of conveyance of Tract 6 under paragraph (1), the 
        Secretary of the Interior shall consider Tract 6 as within the 
        State's entitlement under the Act of July 7, 1958 (commonly 
        known as the ``Alaska Statehood Act'') (48 U.S.C. note prec. 
        21; Public Law 85-508) and shall convey Tract 6 to the State.
            (B) Decline by state.--If the State declines to accept an 
        offer of conveyance of Tract 6 under paragraph (1), the 
        Secretary of the Interior shall offer Tract 6 for conveyance to 
        BSNC under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 
        1601 et seq.).
        (3) Offer to bsnc.--
            (A) Acceptance by bsnc.--
                (i) In general.--Subject to clause (ii), if BSNC 
            chooses to accept an offer of conveyance of Tract 6 under 
            paragraph (2)(B), the Secretary of the Interior shall 
            consider Tract 6 as within BSNC's entitlement under section 
            14(h)(8) of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 
            U.S.C. 1613(h)(8)) and shall convey Tract 6 to BSNC.
                (ii) Lease by the state.--The conveyance of Tract 6 to 
            BSNC shall be subject to BSNC negotiating a lease of Tract 
            6 to the State at no cost to the State, if the State 
            requests such a lease.
            (B) Decline by bsnc.--If BSNC declines to accept an offer 
        of conveyance of Tract 6 under paragraph (2)(B), the Secretary 
        of the Interior shall dispose of Tract 6 pursuant to the 
        applicable public land laws.
    SEC. 534. ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE, LIABILITY, AND MONITORING.
    (a) Environmental Compliance.--Nothing in this Act or any amendment 
made by this Act may be construed to affect or limit the application of 
or obligation to comply with any applicable environmental law, 
including section 120(h) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, 
Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9620(h)).
    (b) Liability.--A person to which a conveyance is made under this 
subtitle shall hold the United States harmless from any liability with 
respect to activities carried out on or after the date of the 
conveyance of the real property conveyed. The United States shall 
remain responsible for any liability with respect to activities carried 
out before such date on the real property conveyed.
    (c) Monitoring of Known Contamination.--
        (1) In general.--To the extent practicable and subject to 
    paragraph (2), any contamination in a Tract to be conveyed to the 
    State or BSNC under this subtitle that--
            (A) is identified in writing prior to the conveyance; and
            (B) does not pose an immediate or long-term risk to human 
        health or the environment;
    may be routinely monitored and managed by the State or BSNC, as 
    applicable, through institutional controls.
        (2) Institutional controls.--Institutional controls may be used 
    if--
            (A) the Administrator of the Environmental Protection 
        Agency and the Governor of the State concur that such controls 
        are protective of human health and the environment; and
            (B) such controls are carried out in accordance with 
        Federal and State law.
    SEC. 535. EASEMENTS AND ACCESS.
    (a) Use by Coast Guard.--The Secretary of the Interior shall make 
each conveyance of any relevant Tract under this subtitle subject to an 
easement granting the Coast Guard, at no cost to the Coast Guard--
        (1) use of all existing and future landing pads, airstrips, 
    runways, and taxiways that are located on such Tract; and
        (2) the right to access such landing pads, airstrips, runways, 
    and taxiways.
    (b) Use by State.--For any Tract conveyed to BSNC under this 
subtitle, BSNC shall provide to the State, if requested and pursuant to 
negotiated terms with the State, an easement granting to the State, at 
no cost to the State--
        (1) use of all existing and future landing pads, airstrips, 
    runways, and taxiways located on such Tract; and
        (2) a right to access such landing pads, airstrips, runways, 
    and taxiways.
    (c) Right of Access or Right of Way.--If the State requests a right 
of access or right of way for a road from the airstrip to the southern 
tip of Point Spencer, the location of such right of access or right of 
way shall be determined by the State, in consultation with the 
Secretary and BSNC, so that such right of access or right of way is 
compatible with other existing or planned infrastructure development at 
Point Spencer.
    (d) Access Easement Across Tracts 2, 5, and 6.--In conveyance 
documents to the State and BSNC under this subtitle, the Coast Guard 
shall retain an access easement across Tracts 2, 5, and 6 reasonably 
necessary to afford the Coast Guard with access to Tracts 1, 3, and 4 
for its operations.
    (e) Access.--Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, the Coast Guard shall provide to the State and BSNC, 
access to Tracts for planning, design, and engineering related to 
remediation and use of and construction on those Tracts.
    (f) Public Access Easements.--No public access easements may be 
reserved to the United States under section 17(b) of the Alaska Native 
Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1616(b)) with respect to the land 
conveyed under this subtitle.
    SEC. 536. RELATIONSHIP TO PUBLIC LAND ORDER 2650.
    (a) Tracts Not Conveyed.--Any Tract that is not conveyed under this 
subtitle shall remain withdrawn pursuant to Public Land Order 2650 
(published in the Federal Register on April 12, 1962).
    (b) Tracts Conveyed.--For any Tract conveyed under this subtitle, 
Public Land Order 2650 shall automatically terminate upon issuance of a 
conveyance document issued pursuant to this subtitle for such Tract.
    SEC. 537. ARCHEOLOGICAL AND CULTURAL RESOURCES.
    Conveyance of any Tract under this subtitle shall not affect 
investigations, criminal jurisdiction, and responsibilities regarding 
theft or vandalism of archeological or cultural resources located in or 
on such Tract that took place prior to conveyance under this subtitle.
    SEC. 538. MAPS AND LEGAL DESCRIPTIONS.
    (a) Preparation of Maps and Legal Descriptions.--As soon as 
practicable after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
of the Interior in consultation with the Secretary shall prepare maps 
and legal descriptions of Tract 1, Tract 2, Tract 3, Tract 4, Tract 5, 
and Tract 6. In doing so, the Secretary of the Interior may use metes 
and bounds legal descriptions based upon the official survey plats of 
Point Spencer accepted by the Bureau of Land Management on December 6, 
1978, and on information provided by the Secretary.
    (b) Survey.--Not later than 5 years after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior shall survey Tracts conveyed 
under this subtitle and patent the Tracts in accordance with the 
official plats of survey.
    (c) Legal Effect.--The maps and legal descriptions prepared under 
subsection (a) and the surveys prepared under subsection (b) shall have 
the same force and effect as if the maps and legal descriptions were 
included in this Act.
    (d) Corrections.--The Secretary of the Interior may correct any 
clerical and typographical errors in the maps and legal descriptions 
prepared under subsection (a) and the surveys prepared under subsection 
(b).
    (e) Availability.--Copies of the maps and legal descriptions 
prepared under subsection (a) and the surveys prepared under subsection 
(b) shall be available for public inspection in the appropriate offices 
of--
        (1) the Bureau of Land Management; and
        (2) the Coast Guard.
    SEC. 539. CHARGEABILITY FOR LAND CONVEYED.
    (a) Conveyances to Alaska.--The Secretary of the Interior shall 
charge any conveyance of land conveyed to the State of Alaska pursuant 
to this subtitle against the State's remaining entitlement under 
section 6(b) of the Act of July 7, 1958 (commonly known as the ``Alaska 
Statehood Act''; Public Law 85-508: 72 Stat. 339).
    (b) Conveyances to BSNC.--The Secretary of the Interior shall 
charge any conveyance of land conveyed to BSNC pursuant to this 
subtitle, against BSNC's remaining entitlement under section 14(h)(8) 
of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1613(h)(8)).
    SEC. 540. REDUNDANT CAPABILITY.
    (a) In General.--Except as provided in subsection (b), section 681 
of title 14, United States Code, as amended by this Act, shall not be 
construed to prohibit any transfer or conveyance of lands under this 
subtitle or any actions that involve the dismantling or disposal of 
infrastructure that supported the former LORAN system that are 
associated with the transfer or conveyance of lands under this 
subtitle.
    (b) Continued Access to and Use of Facilities.--If the Secretary of 
the department in which the Coast Guard is operating determines, within 
the 5-year period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, 
that a facility on any of Tract 1, Tract 3, or Tract 4 that is 
transferred under this subtitle is subsequently required to provide a 
positioning, navigation, and timing system to provide redundant 
capability in the event GPS signals are disrupted, the Secretary may, 
for as long as such facility is needed to provide redundant 
capability--
        (1) operate, maintain, keep, locate, inspect, repair, and 
    replace such facility; and
        (2) in carrying out the activities described in paragraph (1), 
    enter, at any time, the facility without notice to the extent that 
    it is not possible to provide advance notice.
    SEC. 541. PORT COORDINATION COUNCIL FOR POINT SPENCER.
    (a) Establishment.--There is established a Port Coordination 
Council for the Port of Point Spencer.
    (b) Membership.--The Council shall consist of a representative 
appointed by each of the following:
        (1) The State.
        (2) BSNC.
    (c) Duties.--The duties of the Council are as follows:
        (1) To develop a Port Management Coordination Plan to help 
    coordinate infrastructure development and operations at the Port of 
    Point Spencer, that includes plans for--
            (A) construction;
            (B) funding eligibility;
            (C) land use planning and development; and
            (D) public interest use and access, emergency preparedness, 
        law enforcement, protection of Alaska Native archaeological and 
        cultural resources, and other matters that are necessary for 
        public and private entities to function in proximity together 
        in a remote location.
        (2) Update the Plan annually for the first 5 years after the 
    date of the enactment of this Act and biennially thereafter.
        (3) Facilitate coordination among BSNC, the State, and the 
    Coast Guard, on the development and use of the land and coastline 
    as such development relates to activities at the Port of Point 
    Spencer.
        (4) Assess the need, benefits, efficacy, and desirability of 
    establishing in the future a port authority at Point Spencer under 
    State law and act upon that assessment, as appropriate, including 
    taking steps for the potential formation of such a port authority.
    (d) Plan.--In addition to the requirements under subsection (c)(1) 
to the greatest extent practicable, the Plan developed by the Council 
shall facilitate and support the statutory missions and duties of the 
Coast Guard and operations of the Coast Guard in the Arctic.
    (e) Costs.--Operations and management costs for airstrips, runways, 
and taxiways at Point Spencer shall be determined pursuant to 
provisions of the Plan, as negotiated by the Council.

                        TITLE VI--MISCELLANEOUS

    SEC. 601. MODIFICATION OF REPORTS.
    (a) Distant Water Tuna Fleet.--Section 421(d) of the Coast Guard 
and Maritime Transportation Act of 2006 (46 U.S.C. 8103 note) is 
amended by striking ``On March 1, 2007, and annually thereafter'' and 
inserting ``Not later than July 1 of each year''.
    (b) Annual Updates on Limits to Liability.--Section 603(c)(3) of 
the Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Act of 2006 (33 U.S.C. 2704 
note) is amended by striking ``on an annual basis.'' and inserting 
``not later than January 30 of the year following each year in which 
occurs an oil discharge from a vessel or nonvessel source that results 
or is likely to result in removal costs and damages (as those terms are 
defined in section 1001 of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (33 U.S.C. 
2701)) that exceed liability limits established under section 1004 of 
the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (33 U.S.C. 2704).''.
    (c) Report.--Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, the Commandant of the Coast Guard shall submit to the 
Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating a 
report detailing the specifications and capabilities for interoperable 
communications the Commandant determines are necessary to allow the 
Coast Guard to successfully carry out its missions that require 
communications with other Federal agencies, State and local 
governments, and nongovernmental entities.
    SEC. 602. SAFE VESSEL OPERATION IN THE GREAT LAKES.
    The Howard Coble Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Act of 
2014 (Public Law 113-281) is amended--
        (1) in section 610, by--
            (A) striking the section enumerator and heading and 
        inserting the following:
    ``SEC. 610. SAFE VESSEL OPERATION IN THE GREAT LAKES.'';
            (B) striking ``existing boundaries and any future expanded 
        boundaries of the Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary and 
        Underwater Preserve'' and inserting ``boundaries of any 
        national marine sanctuary that preserves shipwrecks or maritime 
        heritage in the Great Lakes''; and
            (C) inserting before the period at the end the following: 
        ``, unless the designation documents for such sanctuary do not 
        allow taking up or discharging ballast water in such 
        sanctuary''; and
        (2) in the table of contents in section 2, by striking the item 
    relating to such section and inserting the following:

``Sec. 610. Safe vessel operation in the Great Lakes.''.
    SEC. 603. USE OF VESSEL SALE PROCEEDS.
    (a) Audit.--The Comptroller General of the United States shall 
conduct an audit of funds credited in each fiscal year after fiscal 
year 2004 to the Vessel Operations Revolving Fund that are attributable 
to the sale of obsolete vessels in the National Defense Reserve Fleet 
that were scrapped or sold under sections 57102, 57103, and 57104 of 
title 46, United States Code, including--
        (1) a complete accounting of all vessel sale proceeds 
    attributable to the sale of obsolete vessels in the National 
    Defense Reserve Fleet that were scrapped or sold under sections 
    57102, 57103, and 57104 of title 46, United States Code, in each 
    fiscal year after fiscal year 2004;
        (2) the annual apportionment of proceeds accounted for under 
    paragraph (1) among the uses authorized under section 308704 of 
    title 54, United States Code, in each fiscal year after fiscal year 
    2004, including--
            (A) for National Maritime Heritage Grants, including a list 
        of all annual National Maritime Heritage Grant grant and 
        subgrant awards that identifies the respective grant and 
        subgrant recipients and grant and subgrant amounts;
            (B) for the preservation and presentation to the public of 
        maritime heritage property of the Maritime Administration;
            (C) to the United States Merchant Marine Academy and State 
        maritime academies, including a list of annual awards; and
            (D) for the acquisition, repair, reconditioning, or 
        improvement of vessels in the National Defense Reserve Fleet; 
        and
        (3) an accounting of proceeds, if any, attributable to the sale 
    of obsolete vessels in the National Defense Reserve Fleet that were 
    scrapped or sold under sections 57102, 57103, and 57104 of title 
    46, United States Code, in each fiscal year after fiscal year 2004, 
    that were expended for uses not authorized under section 308704 of 
    title 54, United States Code.
    (b) Submission to Congress.--Not later than 180 days after the date 
of the enactment this Act, the Comptroller General shall submit the 
audit conducted in subsection (a) to the Committee on Armed Services, 
the Committee on Natural Resources, and the Committee on Transportation 
and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate.
    SEC. 604. NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES COST ASSESSMENT.
    (a) Cost Assessment.--The Secretary of the department in which the 
Coast Guard is operating shall seek to enter into an arrangement with 
the National Academy of Sciences under which the Academy, by no later 
than 365 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, shall submit 
to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure and the Committee 
on Science, Space, and Technology of the House of Representatives and 
the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate an 
assessment of the costs incurred by the Federal Government to carry out 
polar icebreaking missions. The assessment shall--
        (1) describe current and emerging requirements for the Coast 
    Guard's polar icebreaking capabilities, taking into account the 
    rapidly changing ice cover in the Arctic environment, national 
    security considerations, and expanding commercial activities in the 
    Arctic and Antarctic, including marine transportation, energy 
    development, fishing, and tourism;
        (2) identify potential design, procurement, leasing, service 
    contracts, crewing, and technology options that could minimize 
    life-cycle costs and optimize efficiency and reliability of Coast 
    Guard polar icebreaker operations in the Arctic and Antarctic; and
        (3) examine--
            (A) Coast Guard estimates of the procurement and operating 
        costs of a Polar icebreaker capable of carrying out Coast Guard 
        maritime safety, national security, and stewardship 
        responsibilities including--
                (i) economies of scale that might be achieved for 
            construction of multiple vessels; and
                (ii) costs of renovating existing polar class 
            icebreakers to operate for a period of no less than 10 
            years.
            (B) the incremental cost to augment the design of such an 
        icebreaker for multiuse capabilities for scientific missions;
            (C) the potential to offset such incremental cost through 
        cost-sharing agreements with other Federal departments and 
        agencies; and
            (D) United States polar icebreaking capability in 
        comparison with that of other Arctic nations, and with nations 
        that conduct research in the Arctic.
    (b) Included Costs.--For purposes of subsection (a), the assessment 
shall include costs incurred by the Federal Government for--
        (1) the lease or operation and maintenance of the vessel or 
    vessels concerned;
        (2) disposal of such vessels at the end of the useful life of 
    the vessels;
        (3) retirement and other benefits for Federal employees who 
    operate such vessels; and
        (4) interest payments assumed to be incurred for Federal 
    capital expenditures.
    (c) Assumptions.--For purposes of comparing the costs of such 
alternatives, the Academy shall assume that--
        (1) each vessel under consideration is--
            (A) capable of breaking out McMurdo Station and conducting 
        Coast Guard missions in the Antarctic, and in the United States 
        territory 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)); and
            (B) operated for a period of 30 years;
        (2) the acquisition of services and the operation of each 
    vessel begins on the same date; and
        (3) the periods for conducting Coast Guard missions in the 
    Arctic are of equal lengths.
    (d) Use of Information.--In formulating cost pursuant to subsection 
(a), the National Academy of Sciences may utilize information from 
other Coast Guard reports, assessments, or analyses regarding existing 
Coast Guard Polar class icebreakers or for the acquisition of a polar 
icebreaker for the Federal Government.
    SEC. 605. COASTWISE ENDORSEMENTS.
    (a) ``Elettra III''.--
        (1) In general.--Notwithstanding sections 12112 and 12132, of 
    title 46, United States Code, and subject to paragraphs (2) and 
    (3), the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is 
    operating may issue a certificate of documentation with a coastwise 
    endorsement for the vessel M/V Elettra III (United States official 
    number 694607).
        (2) Limitation on operation.--Coastwise trade authorized under 
    a certificate of documentation issued under paragraph (1) shall be 
    limited to the carriage of passengers and equipment in association 
    with the operation of the vessel in the Puget Sound region to 
    support marine and maritime science education.
        (3) Termination of effectiveness of certificate.--A certificate 
    of documentation issued under paragraph (1) shall expire on the 
    earlier of--
            (A) the date of the sale of the vessel or the entity that 
        owns the vessel;
            (B) the date any repairs or alterations are made to the 
        vessel outside of the United States; or
            (C) the date the vessel is no longer operated as a vessel 
        in the Puget Sound region to support the marine and maritime 
        science education.
    (b) ``F/V Rondys''.--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 Rondys (O.N. 291085)
    SEC. 606. INTERNATIONAL ICE PATROL.
    (a) Requirement for Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date 
of the 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 and the 
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of the House of 
Representatives a report that describes the current operations to 
perform the International Ice Patrol mission and on alternatives for 
carrying out that mission, including satellite surveillance technology.
    (b) Alternatives.--The report required by subsection (a) shall 
include whether an alternative--
        (1) provides timely data on ice conditions with the highest 
    possible resolution and accuracy;
        (2) is able to operate in all weather conditions or any time of 
    day; and
        (3) is more cost effective than the cost of current operations.
    SEC. 607. ASSESSMENT OF OIL SPILL RESPONSE AND CLEANUP ACTIVITIES 
      IN THE GREAT LAKES.
    (a) Assessment.--The Commandant of the Coast Guard, in consultation 
with the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration and the head of any other agency the Commandant 
determines appropriate, shall conduct an assessment of the 
effectiveness of oil spill response activities specific to the Great 
Lakes. Such assessment shall include--
        (1) an evaluation of new research into oil spill impacts in 
    fresh water under a wide range of conditions; and
        (2) an evaluation of oil spill prevention and clean up 
    contingency plans, in order to improve understanding of oil spill 
    impacts in the Great Lakes and foster innovative improvements to 
    safety technologies and environmental protection systems.
    (b) Report to Congress.--Not later than 2 years after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, the Commandant of the Coast Guard shall 
submit to the Congress a report on the results of the assessment 
required by subsection (a).
    SEC. 608. REPORT ON STATUS OF TECHNOLOGY DETECTING PASSENGERS WHO 
      HAVE FALLEN OVERBOARD.
    Not later than 18 months after the date of the enactment of this 
Act, the Commandant of the Coast Guard shall submit a report to the 
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and 
the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of 
Representatives that--
        (1) describes the status of technology for immediately 
    detecting passengers who have fallen overboard;
        (2) includes a recommendation to cruise lines on the 
    feasibility of implementing technology that immediately detects 
    passengers who have fallen overboard, factoring in cost and the 
    risk of false positives;
        (3) includes data collected from cruise lines on the status of 
    the integration of the technology described in paragraph (2) on 
    cruise ships, including--
            (A) the number of cruise ships that have the technology to 
        capture images of passengers who have fallen overboard; and
            (B) the number of cruise lines that have tested technology 
        that can detect passengers who have fallen overboard; and
        (4) includes information on any other available technologies 
    that cruise ships could integrate to assist in facilitating the 
    search and rescue of a passenger who has fallen overboard.
    SEC. 609. VENUE.
    Section 311(d) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and 
Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1861(d)) is amended by striking the second 
sentence and inserting ``In the case of Hawaii or any possession of the 
United States in the Pacific Ocean, the appropriate court is the United 
States District Court for the District of Hawaii, except that in the 
case of Guam and Wake Island, the appropriate court is the United 
States District Court for the District of Guam, and in the case of the 
Northern Mariana Islands, the appropriate court is the United States 
District Court for the District of the Northern Mariana Islands.''.
    SEC. 610. DISPOSITION OF INFRASTRUCTURE RELATED TO E-LORAN.
    (a)  Disposition of Infrastructure.--
        (1) In general.--Chapter 17 of title 14, United States Code, is 
    amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 681. Disposition of infrastructure related to E-LORAN
    ``(a) In General.--The Secretary may not carry out activities 
related to the dismantling or disposal of infrastructure comprising the 
LORAN-C system until the date on which the Secretary provides to the 
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure and the Committee on 
Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
Commerce, Science, and Transportation and the Committee on 
Appropriations 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 the Global Positioning System signals are disrupted.
    ``(b) Exception.--Subsection (a) does not apply to activities 
necessary for the safety of human life.
    ``(c) Disposition of Property.--
        ``(1) In general.--On any date after the notification is made 
    under subsection (a), the Administrator of General Services, acting 
    on behalf of the Secretary, may, notwithstanding any other 
    provision of law, sell any real and personal property under the 
    administrative control of the Coast Guard and used for the LORAN-C 
    system, subject to such terms and conditions that the Secretary 
    believes to be necessary to protect government interests and 
    program requirements of the Coast Guard.
        ``(2) Availability of proceeds.--
            ``(A) Availability of proceeds.--The proceeds of such 
        sales, less the costs of sale incurred by the General Services 
        Administration, shall be deposited as offsetting collections 
        into the Coast Guard `Environmental Compliance and Restoration' 
        account and, without further appropriation, shall be available 
        until expended for--
                ``(i) environmental compliance and restoration purposes 
            associated with the LORAN-C system;
                ``(ii) the costs of securing and maintaining equipment 
            that may be used as a backup to the Global Positioning 
            System or to meet any other Federal navigation requirement;
                ``(iii) the demolition of improvements on such real 
            property; and
                ``(iv) the costs associated with the sale of such real 
            and personal property, including due diligence 
            requirements, necessary environmental remediation, and 
            reimbursement of expenses incurred by the General Services 
            Administration.
            ``(B) Other environmental compliance and restoration 
        activities.--After the completion of activities described in 
        subparagraph (A), the unexpended balances of such proceeds 
        shall be available for any other environmental compliance and 
        restoration activities of the Coast Guard.''
        (2) Clerical amendment.--The analysis at the beginning of such 
    chapter is amended by adding at the end the following:

``681. Disposition of infrastructure related to E-LORAN.''.

        (3) Conforming repeals.--
            (A) Section 229 of the Howard Coble Coast Guard and 
        Maritime Transportation Act of 2014 (Public Law 113-281; 128 
        Stat. 3040), and the item relating to that section in section 2 
        of such Act, are repealed.
            (B) Subsection 559(e) of the Department of Homeland 
        Security Appropriations Act, 2010 (Public Law 111-83; 123 Stat. 
        2180) is repealed.
    (b) Agreements To Develop Backup Positioning, Navigation, and 
Timing System.--Section 93(a) of title 14, United States Code, is 
amended by striking ``and'' after the semicolon at the end of paragraph 
(23), by striking the period at the end of paragraph (24) and inserting 
``; and'', and by adding at the end the following the following:
        ``(25) 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 to provide redundant capability in 
    the event Global Positioning System signals are disrupted, which 
    may consist of an enhanced LORAN system.''.
    SEC. 611. PARKING.
    Section 611(a) of the Howard Coble Coast Guard and Maritime 
Transportation Act of 2014 (Public Law 113-281; 128 Stat. 3064) is 
amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(3) Reimbursement.--Through September 30, 2017, additional 
parking made available under paragraph (2) shall be made available at 
no cost to the Coast Guard or members and employees of the Coast 
Guard.''.
    SEC. 612. INAPPLICABILITY OF LOAD LINE REQUIREMENTS TO CERTAIN 
      UNITED STATES VESSELS TRAVELING IN THE GULF OF MEXICO.
    Section 5102(b) of title 46, United States Code, is amended by 
adding at the end the following:
        ``(13) a vessel of the United States on a domestic voyage that 
    is within the Gulf of Mexico and operating not more than 15 
    nautical miles seaward of the base line from which the territorial 
    sea of the United States is measured between Crystal Bay, Florida 
    and Hudson Creek, Florida.''.

                               Speaker of the House of Representatives.

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