[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
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[S. 1611 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

114th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1611

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


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             June 18, 2015

  Mr. Thune (for himself, Mr. Nelson, Mr. Rubio, Mr. Booker, and Mr. 
   Sullivan) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
   referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation

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                                 A BILL


 
 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; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

    (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Coast Guard 
Authorization Act of 2015''.
    (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as 
follows:

Sec. 1. Short title; 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. Professional development.
Sec. 204. Senior enlisted member continuation boards.
Sec. 205. Coast Guard member pay.
Sec. 206. Recall.
Sec. 207. Exchange of medical goods and services.
Sec. 208. Coast Guard remission of indebtedness.
Sec. 209. Coast Guard communities.
Sec. 210. Major acquisition programs.
Sec. 211. Major acquisitions assessment.
Sec. 212. Polar Icebreakers.
Sec. 213. Participation of the Coast Guard Academy in Federal, State, 
                            or other educational research grants.
Sec. 214. Venue.
Sec. 215. National Coast Guard Museum.
Sec. 216. Investigations.
Sec. 217. Technical and clerical amendments to title 14, United States 
                            Code.
                   TITLE III--SHIPPING AND NAVIGATION

Sec. 301. Whistleblower protections.
Sec. 302. Maritime drug law enforcement.
Sec. 303. Carriage of liquid dangerous cargo.
Sec. 304. Maritime transportation of hazardous material.
Sec. 305. Recreational vessel operator education.
Sec. 306. Nondisclosure of certain information.
Sec. 307. Higher volume port area regulatory definition change.
Sec. 308. Recognition of port security assessments conducted by other 
                            entities.
Sec. 309. Model years for recreational vessels.
Sec. 310. Recreational vessel engine weights.
Sec. 311. Vessel replacement.
Sec. 312. Fishing vessel and fish tender vessel certification.
Sec. 313. Title 46, United States Code, technical corrections.
                 TITLE IV--FEDERAL MARITIME COMMISSION

Sec. 401. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 402. Duties of the chairman.
    TITLE V--SPORTFISH RESTORATION AND RECREATIONAL BOATING SAFETY 
                            REAUTHORIZATION

Sec. 501. Short title.
Sec. 502. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 503. Division of annual appropriations.
Sec. 504. Extension of exception to limitation on transfers to fund.
Sec. 505. Recreational boating safety allocations.
Sec. 506. Recreational boating safety.
Sec. 507. National Boating Safety Advisory Council.
Sec. 508. Plan evaluation.
Sec. 509. Report to Congress.
              TITLE VI--CONVEYANCE OF COAST GUARD PROPERTY

Subtitle A--Conveyance of Coast Guard Property in Point Spencer, Alaska

Sec. 601. Findings.
Sec. 602. Definitions.
Sec. 603. Authority to convey land in Point Spencer.
Sec. 604. Port Coordination Advisory Council for Point Spencer.
Sec. 605. Waiver.
          Subtitle B--Other Conveyance of Coast Guard Property

Sec. 611. Conveyance of Coast Guard property in Point Reyes Station, 
                            California.
Sec. 612. Conveyance of Coast Guard property in Tok, Alaska.
                        TITLE VII--MISCELLANEOUS

Sec. 701. Interagency Coordinating Committee on Oil Pollution Research.
Sec. 702. Accident and incident notification.
Sec. 703. Technical corrections relating to bridges.
Sec. 704. International port and facility inspection coordination.
Sec. 705. Reports.
Sec. 706. Safe vessel operation in the Great Lakes.
Sec. 707. Coastwise endorsement.
Sec. 708. International Ice Patrol.

                        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) $1,546,448,000 for fiscal year 2016; and
                    ``(B) $1,546,448,000 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.''.
    (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 as the 
                first section in chapter 29 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) 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 adding after ``Sec.'' 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) In General.--Chapter 3 of title 14, United States Code, is 
amended--
            (1) in section 41, by striking ``an admiral,'' and 
        inserting ``admirals;'';
            (2) in section 47, by striking ``vice admiral'' in the 
        fourth sentence and inserting ``admiral''; and
            (3) in section 51--
                    (A) in subsection (a), by striking inserting 
                ``admiral or'' before ``vice admiral,'';
                    (B) in subsection (b), by inserting ``admiral or'' 
                before ``vice admiral,'' both places it appears; and
                    (C) in subsection (c), by inserting ``admiral or'' 
                before ``vice admiral,''.
    (b) Treatment of Incumbent; Transition.--Notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, the officer who, on the date of the enactment of this 
Act, is serving as Vice Commandant of the Coast Guard--
            (1) shall continue to serve as Vice Commandant;
            (2) shall have the grade of admiral with pay and allowances 
        of that grade; and
            (3) shall not be required to be reappointed by reason of 
        the enactment of this Act.

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 new paragraph (1):
    ``(1) The President may--
            ``(A) designate, within the Coast Guard, no more than 5 
        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 shall 
        perform such duties as the Commandant may prescribe (and if the 
        President designates 5 such positions, 1 position shall be the 
        Chief of Staff of the Coast Guard); and
            ``(B) designate within the Executive branch, other than 
        within the Coast Guard, 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. PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT.

    (a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that toxic 
leadership can have an adverse effect on subordinates and the service, 
and result in degraded mission performance and the Coast Guard should 
develop policies consistent with those of the Department of Defense to 
prevent, identify, and correct toxic leadership.
    (b) Report on Leadership Development.--
            (1) In general.--Chapter 11 of title 14, United States 
        Code, is amended by adding 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 Staff of 
                the Coast Guard.
                    ``(C) Each officer of the Coast Guard nominated for 
                promotion to the grade of captain.
            ``(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) Report on Leadership Development.--Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 
2015, the Commandant shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, 
Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on 
Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a 
report on the feasibility of including a multirater assessment as part 
of the personnel development programs of the Coast Guard. The report 
shall include the following:
            ``(1) An assessment of the feasibility of--
                    ``(A) all officers (other than officers covered by 
                subsection (a)) completing a multirater assessment;
                    ``(B) all members (other than officers covered by 
                subsection (a)) in command positions completing a 
                multirater assessment;
                    ``(C) all enlisted members in a supervisory 
                position completing a multirater assessment; and
                    ``(D) members completing periodic multirater 
                assessments.
            ``(2) 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.
            ``(3) 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.
            ``(4) An assessment on the state of leadership training in 
        the Coast Guard, and recommendations on the implementation of a 
        policy to combat toxic leadership including--
                    ``(A) a description of methods that will be used by 
                the Coast Guard to identify, monitor, and counsel 
                individuals who may be identified as toxic leaders;
                    ``(B) the implementation of toxic leadership 
                recognition training (in self and others);
                    ``(C) the establishment of procedures for the 
                administrative separation of toxic leaders; and
                    ``(D) a description of the resources needed to 
                implement this section.
    ``(c) 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 table of sections at the 
        beginning of chapter 11 of such title is amended by inserting 
        after the item related to section 428 the following new item:

``Sec. 429. Multirater assessment of certain personnel.''.
    (c) 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 new section:
``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 civilian and permanent commissioned teaching 
staff of the Department of Humanities at the Coast Guard Academy and 
such other individuals and organizations as the Commandant considers 
appropriate, shall develop an annual training course for all Coast 
Guard flag officers newly appointed or assigned to billets in the 
National Capital Region and all Coast Guard senior executive service 
personnel employed in the National Capital Region to educate them on 
the workings of Congress.
    ``(b) Course Subject Matter.--The training course required by this 
section shall cover a variety of subjects related to Congress and the 
Federal legislative process, including--
            ``(1) the history and structure of 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 used by Congress, including bills, 
        resolutions, committee reports, and conference reports, and the 
        purposes they serve;
            ``(3) the legislative processes of the House of 
        Representatives and the Senate, including similarities and 
        differences between the two processes;
            ``(4) the roles of Members of Congress and congressional 
        staff in the legislative process;
            ``(5) the congressional budget process;
            ``(6) the congressional authorization-appropriation 
        process;
            ``(7) the Senate advice and consent process for 
        presidential nominees;
            ``(8) the Senate advice and consent process for treaty 
        ratification;
            ``(9) the concept and underlying purposes of congressional 
        oversight; and
            ``(10) best practices that promote effective and successful 
        interactions with Congress.
    ``(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 
        Congress and the Federal legislative process who are not 
        employed by the executive branch of the Federal Government, 
        such as the Congressional Research Service.
            ``(2) Authority to accept pro bono services.--In satisfying 
        the requirement under paragraph (1), the Commandant shall seek, 
        and is authorized to 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 of 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 table of sections at the 
        beginning of chapter 4 of such title is amended by adding at 
        the end the following new item:

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

SEC. 204. 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);
            (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 table of sections at the 
        beginning of chapter 11 of such title is amended by striking 
        the item relating to section 357 and inserting the following 
        new item:

``357. Retirement of enlisted members: increase in retired pay.''.

SEC. 205. COAST GUARD MEMBER PAY.

    (a) 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 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.
    (b) 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 new 
        section:
``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 table of sections at the 
        beginning of chapter 13 of such title is amended adding at the 
        end the following new item:

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

SEC. 206. RECALL.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 11 of title 14, United States Code, is 
amended by inserting after section 421 the following new section:
``Sec. 421. Involuntary recall to active duty
    ``The Commandant may recall a retired member of the Coast Guard who 
is subject to section 802 of title 10 and order that member to active 
duty, without the member's consent, for the purpose of any of the 
following:
            ``(1) A preliminary hearing under section 832 of title 10.
            ``(2) Trial by court-martial under chapter 47 of title 10.
            ``(3) Nonjudicial punishment under section 815 of title 
        10.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of 
chapter 11 of such title is amended by inserting after the item 
relating to section 421 the following new item:

``421a. Involuntary recall to active duty.''.

SEC. 207. EXCHANGE OF MEDICAL GOODS AND SERVICES.

    Notwithstanding section 1085 of title 10, United States Code, the 
Secretary of Homeland Security shall, in lieu of reimbursement, 
transfer, from amounts appropriated for the operating expenses of the 
Coast Guard, an amount, determined by the Department of Defense Board 
of Actuaries established pursuant to section 183 of title 10 United 
States Code, that represents the value of care that the Department of 
Defense or a military department, during the fiscal year in which funds 
are made available, provides to a member or former member of the Coast 
Guard (or a dependent of such member or former member).

SEC. 208. 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 table of sections at the beginning of 
chapter 14 of such title is amended by striking the item relating to 
section 461 and inserting the following new item:

``461. Remission of indebtedness.''.

SEC. 209. COAST GUARD COMMUNITIES.

    Section 409 of the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 1998 (14 U.S.C. 
639 note) is amended by striking ``90 days'' in the second sentence and 
inserting ``30 days''.

SEC. 210. MAJOR ACQUISITION PROGRAMS.

    Section 569a of title 14, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by redesignating subsection (e) as subsection (f); and
            (2) by inserting after subsection (d) the following new 
        subsection (e):
    ``(e) Quarterly Reports on Risks of Programs.--
            ``(1) In general.--Not later than 15 days after the end of 
        each fiscal year quarter, the Commandant shall submit to the 
        committees of Congress specified in subsection (a) a report 
        setting forth a current assessment of the risks associated with 
        all current major acquisition programs.
            ``(2) Elements.--Each report 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 report.
                    ``(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. 211. MAJOR ACQUISITIONS ASSESSMENT.

    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 that assesses the effect of any new major acquisition on the 
stated Program of Record and the Capital Investment Plan of the Coast 
Guard. The report shall include life-cycle funding requirements, an 
assessment of impact on delivery dates of current acquisitions projects 
and programs, an assessment of impact on planned construction or 
improvement projects, and recommendations on funding levels necessary 
to simultaneously support any proposed and current acquisitions 
projects and programs.

SEC. 212. POLAR ICEBREAKERS.

    (a) Classification of Polar Icebreakers.--Section 573(c) of title 
14, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (3)(A), by inserting ``or Polar 
        Icebreaker'' after ``National Security Cutter''; and
            (2) in paragraph (4), by inserting ``or Polar Icebreaker'' 
        after ``National Security Cutter''.
    (b) Incremental Funding Authority for Polar Class Icebreakers.--In 
fiscal year 2016 and each fiscal year thereafter, the Commandant of the 
Coast Guard is granted the authority to enter into a contract or 
contracts for the acquisition of Polar Icebreakers and associated 
equipment using incremental funding.
    (c) ``Polar Sea'' Materiel Condition Assessment and Service Life 
Extension Decision.--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 270 days 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 whether it is cost effective to 
        reactivate the Polar Sea when 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 of the House of Representative 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) by amending paragraph (2) to read as follows:
            ``(2) Decommissioning.--If the Secretary makes a 
        determination under subsection (a) that it is not cost 
        effective to reactivate the Polar Sea, then, not later than 180 
        days after written notification of that determination is 
        submitted under that subsection, the Commandant of the Coast 
        Guard may decommission the Polar Sea.''; and
                    (C) by amending paragraph (3) to read as follows:
            ``(3) Result of no determination.--If the Secretary does 
        not make a determination under subsection (a) regarding whether 
        it is cost effective to reactivate the Polar Sea, then the 
        Commandant of the Coast Guard may decommission the Polar 
        Sea.'';
            (6) in subsection (d)(1) (as redesignated by paragraph (4) 
        of this section) by striking ``analysis'' and inserting 
        ``written notification''; and
            (7) in subsection (e) (as redesignated by paragraph (4) of 
        this section) by striking ``in subsection (d)'' and inserting 
        ``in subsection (c)''.

SEC. 213. 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 
        ``Notwithstanding''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(b) Authority.--
            ``(1) Contract or cooperative agreement.--Notwithstanding 
        chapter 63 of title 31 and chapter 137 of title 10, the 
        Commandant may enter into a contract or cooperative agreement 
        with a nonprofit organization, described under section 
        501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and exempt from 
        taxation under section 501(a) of that Code, that the Coast 
        Guard Academy Alumni Association may establish 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. Notwithstanding 
        any other provision of law or policy to the contrary, the 
        Commandant may enter such contract or cooperative agreement on 
        a sole source basis.
            ``(2) Lease or license.--The Commandant may enter into a 
        lease or license with a nonprofit organization, described under 
        section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and 
        exempt from taxation under section 501(a) of that Code, that 
        the Coast Guard Academy Alumni Association may establish 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.
    ``(c) Use of Coast Guard Personal Property.--The Commandant may 
allow a nonprofit organization, described under section 501(c)(3) of 
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and exempt from taxation under 
section 501(a) of that Code, that the Coast Guard Academy Alumni 
Association may establish to use, at no cost, personal property of the 
Coast Guard to assist the non-profit organization in supporting 
academic research and applying for and administering Federal, State, or 
other educational research grants on behalf of the Coast Guard Academy.
    ``(d) Acceptance of Support.--
            ``(1) Support received from a 501(c)(3) nonprofit 
        organization.--Notwithstanding section 93 of this title, the 
        Commandant may accept funds, supplies, and services from a 
        nonprofit organization, described under section 501(c)(3) of 
        the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and exempt from taxation 
        under section 501(a) of that Code, that the Coast Guard Academy 
        Alumni Association may establish for the support of academic 
        research and applying for and administering Federal, State, or 
        other educational research grants on behalf of the Coast Guard 
        Academy. For purposes of this subsection, employees or 
        personnel of such nonprofit organization shall not be employees 
        of the United States.
            ``(2) Limitation.--The Commandant shall ensure that 
        contributions under this subsection do not 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 compromise the 
        integrity or appearance of integrity of any program of the 
        Coast Guard, or any individual involved in such a program.
    ``(e) Retention and Use of Funds.--Funds received under this 
section may be retained for use in support of academic research and 
applying for and administering Federal, State, or other educational 
research grants on behalf of the Coast Guard Academy and shall remain 
available until expended.
    ``(f) Conditions.--The authority provided in this section with 
respect to a nonprofit organization, described under section 501(c)(3) 
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and exempt from taxation under 
section 501(a) of that Code, that the Coast Guard Academy Alumni 
Association may establish is valid only so long as such nonprofit 
organization continues to--
            ``(1) qualify as a nonprofit organization, 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 
        operates in accordance with this section, the laws of the State 
        of Connecticut, and the constitution and bylaws of the 
        nonprofit organization; and
            ``(2) operate exclusively to support academic research and 
        applying for and administering Federal, State, or other 
        educational research grants on behalf of the Coast Guard 
        Academy.''.

SEC. 214. 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. 215. NATIONAL COAST GUARD MUSEUM.

    Section 98 of title 14, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by striking subsection (b); and
            (2) by redesignating subsections (c) and (d) as subsections 
        (b) and (c), respectively.

SEC. 216. INVESTIGATIONS.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 11 of title 14, United States Code, as 
amended by section 203(b), is further amended by adding after section 
429 the following:
``Sec. 430. Investigations of Flag Officers and Senior Executive 
              Service
    ``The Commandant shall consult with the Inspector General of the 
Department of Defense anytime a report of allegations of misconduct are 
made against senior officials. Investigations into allegations of 
senior official misconduct shall be consistent with Department of 
Defense policies.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of 
chapter 11 of such title, as amended by section 203(b), is further 
amended by inserting after the item related to section 429 the 
following new item:

``Sec. 430. Investigations of Flag Officers and Senior Executive 
                            Service.''.

SEC. 217. TECHNICAL AND CLERICAL AMENDMENTS TO TITLE 14, UNITED STATES 
              CODE.

    Title 14, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in the table of chapters at the beginning of part I, by 
        striking ``Coast Guard'' in the item relating to chapter 19;
            (2) in section 46(a), by striking ``subsection'' and 
        inserting ``section'';
            (3) in section 47, by striking the section heading and 
        inserting the following new section heading:
``Sec. 47. Vice Commandant; appointment'';
            (4) in the table of sections at the beginning of chapter 9, 
        by striking ``Safety'' in the item relating to section 199 and 
        inserting ``safety'';
            (5) in section 427(b)(2), by striking ``this chapter'' and 
        inserting ``chapter 61 of title 10'';
            (6) in the table of sections at the beginning of chapter 
        15, by striking ``Sec.'' that follows the heading for 
        subchapter II;
            (7) in section 581(5)(B), by striking ``$300,000,0000,'' 
        and inserting ``$300,000,000,'';
            (8) in section 637(c)(3), by inserting ``it is'' before 
        ``any'' in the matter preceding subparagraph (A);
            (9) in section 641(d)(3), by striking ``Guard, 
        installation'' and inserting ``Guard installation'';
            (10) in section 691(c)(3), by striking ``state'' and 
        inserting ``State'';
            (11) in the table of sections at the beginning of chapter 
        21--
                    (A) by striking ``reserve'' in the item relating to 
                section 709 and inserting ``Reserve''; and
                    (B) by striking ``from active'' in the item 
                relating to section 740 and inserting ``from an 
                active'';
            (12) in section 742(c), by striking ``subsection (a)and'' 
        and inserting ``subsections (a) and'';
            (13) in section 821(b)(1), by striking ``26'' and inserting 
        ``171''; and
            (14) in section 823a(b)(1), by striking ``26'' and 
        inserting ``171''.

                   TITLE III--SHIPPING AND NAVIGATION

SEC. 301. WHISTLEBLOWER PROTECTIONS.

    Subparagraph (A) of section 2114(a)(1) of title 46, United States 
Code, is amended to read as follows:
            ``(A) the seaman in good faith has reported or is about to 
        report to the Coast Guard, another appropriate Federal 
        department or agency, the vessel owner, the vessel operator, or 
        the seaman's employer that the seaman believes that a violation 
        of a maritime safety or maritime environmental protection law 
        or regulation prescribed under that law or regulation has 
        occurred;''.

SEC. 302. MARITIME DRUG LAW ENFORCEMENT.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 705 of title 46, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 70509. Destruction of evidence during maritime counter-drug 
              operations
    ``(a) In General.--Whoever, while on board a vessel used to commit, 
or to facilitate the commission of, an offense under section 70503 of 
this title, knowingly or intentionally destroys (including jettisoning 
any item or scuttling, burning, or hastily cleaning a vessel), or 
attempts or conspires 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)) shall be fined in 
accordance with section 3571 of title 18, imprisoned not more than 15 
years, or both.
    ``(b) Prima Facie Evidence of Violation.--Practices commonly 
recognized as smuggling tactics may provide prima facie evidence of 
intent to use a vessel to commit, or to facilitate the commission of, 
an offense under section 70503 of this title, even in the absence of 
controlled substances aboard the vessel. The following indicia, among 
others, may be considered, in the totality of the circumstances, to be 
prima facie evidence that a vessel is intended to be used to commit, or 
to facilitate the commission of, such an offense:
            ``(1) The construction or adaptation of the vessel in a 
        manner that facilitates smuggling, including--
                    ``(A) the configuration of the vessel to ride low 
                in the water or present a low hull profile to avoid 
                being detected visually or by radar;
                    ``(B) the presence of any compartment or equipment 
                that is built or fitted out for smuggling, not 
                including items such as a safe or lock-box reasonably 
                used for the storage of personal valuables;
                    ``(C) the presence of an auxiliary tank not 
                installed in accordance with applicable law or 
                installed in such a manner as to enhance the vessel's 
                smuggling capability;
                    ``(D) the presence of engines that are excessively 
                overpowered in relation to the design and size of the 
                vessel;
                    ``(E) the presence of materials used to reduce or 
                alter the heat or radar signature of the vessel and 
                avoid detection;
                    ``(F) the presence of a camouflaging paint scheme, 
                or of materials used to camouflage the vessel, to avoid 
                detection; or
                    ``(G) the display of false vessel registration 
                numbers, false indicia of vessel nationality, false 
                vessel name, or false vessel homeport.
            ``(2) The presence or absence of equipment, personnel, or 
        cargo inconsistent with the type or declared purpose of the 
        vessel.
            ``(3) The presence of excessive fuel, lube oil, food, 
        water, or spare parts, inconsistent with legitimate vessel 
        operation, inconsistent with the construction or equipment of 
        the vessel, or inconsistent with the character of the vessel's 
        stated purpose.
            ``(4) The operation of the vessel without lights during 
        times lights are required to be displayed under applicable law 
        or regulation and in a manner of navigation consistent with 
        smuggling tactics used to avoid detection by law enforcement 
        authorities.
            ``(5) The failure of the vessel to stop or respond or heave 
        to when hailed by government authority, especially where the 
        vessel conducts evasive maneuvering when hailed.
            ``(6) The declaration to government authority of false 
        information about the vessel, crew, or voyage or the failure to 
        identify the vessel by name or country of registration when 
        requested to do so by government authority.
            ``(7) The presence of controlled substance residue on the 
        vessel, on an item aboard the vessel, or on an individual 
        aboard the vessel, of a quantity or other nature that 
        reasonably indicates manufacturing or distribution activity.
            ``(8) The use of petroleum products or other substances on 
        the vessel to foil the detection of controlled substance 
        residue.
            ``(9) The presence of a controlled substance in the water 
        in the vicinity of the vessel, where given the currents, 
        weather conditions, and course and speed of the vessel, the 
        quantity or other nature is such that it reasonably indicates 
        that the controlled substance was transported in the subject 
        vessel.
    ``(c) Extension Beyond Territorial Jurisdiction.--Subsection (a) 
applies even though the act is committed outside the territorial 
jurisdiction of the United States.
``Sec. 70510. Maritime bulk cash smuggling
    ``(a) Criminal Offense.--Whoever, while aboard a vessel used to 
commit, or to facilitate the commission of, an offense under section 
70503 of this title, or whoever, while aboard a vessel outfitted for 
smuggling, knowingly conceals, attempts to conceal, or conspires 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 such 
vessel shall be fined in accordance with section 3571 of title 18, 
imprisoned not more than 15 years, or both.
    ``(b) Prima Facie Evidence of Violation.--Practices commonly 
recognized as smuggling tactics may provide prima facie evidence of 
intent to use a vessel to commit, or to facilitate the commission of, 
an offense under section 70503 of this title or prima facie evidence of 
a vessel outfitted for smuggling, even in the absence of controlled 
substances aboard the vessel. The following indicia, among others, may 
be considered, in the totality of the circumstances, to be prima facie 
evidence that a vessel is intended to be used to commit, or to 
facilitate the commission of, such an offense or is outfitted for 
smuggling:
            ``(1) The construction or adaptation of the vessel in a 
        manner that facilitates smuggling, including--
                    ``(A) the configuration of the vessel to ride low 
                in the water or present a low hull profile to avoid 
                being detected visually or by radar;
                    ``(B) the presence of any compartment or equipment 
                that is built or fitted out for smuggling, not 
                including items such as a safe or lock-box reasonably 
                used for the storage of personal valuables;
                    ``(C) the presence of an auxiliary tank not 
                installed in accordance with applicable law or 
                installed in such a manner as to enhance the vessel's 
                smuggling capability;
                    ``(D) the presence of engines that are excessively 
                overpowered in relation to the design and size of the 
                vessel;
                    ``(E) the presence of materials used to reduce or 
                alter the heat or radar signature of the vessel and 
                avoid detection;
                    ``(F) the presence of a camouflaging paint scheme, 
                or of materials used to camouflage the vessel, to avoid 
                detection; or
                    ``(G) the display of false vessel registration 
                numbers, false indicia of vessel nationality, false 
                vessel name, or false vessel homeport.
            ``(2) The presence or absence of equipment, personnel, or 
        cargo inconsistent with the type or declared purpose of the 
        vessel.
            ``(3) The presence of excessive fuel, lube oil, food, 
        water, or spare parts, inconsistent with legitimate vessel 
        operation, inconsistent with the construction or equipment of 
        the vessel, or inconsistent with the character of the vessel's 
        stated purpose.
            ``(4) The operation of the vessel without lights during 
        times lights are required to be displayed under applicable law 
        or regulation and in a manner of navigation consistent with 
        smuggling tactics used to avoid detection by law enforcement 
        authorities.
            ``(5) The failure of the vessel to stop or respond or heave 
        to when hailed by government authority, especially where the 
        vessel conducts evasive maneuvering when hailed.
            ``(6) The declaration to government authority of false 
        information about the vessel, crew, or voyage or the failure to 
        identify the vessel by name or country of registration when 
        requested to do so by government authority.
    ``(c) Forfeiture.--
            ``(1) Criminal forfeiture.--The court in imposing sentence 
        for any violation of subsection (a), or any attempt or 
        conspiracy to commit such violation, shall order the defendant 
        to forfeit all property, real or personal, involved in the 
        offence and any property traceable thereto. Forfeitures under 
        this paragraph shall be governed by the procedures established 
        in section 413 of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 
        853).
            ``(2) Civil forfeiture.--Any property, real or personal, 
        involved in a violation of subsection (a), or the attempt or a 
        conspiracy to commit such violation, and any property, real or 
        personal, traceable to such violation or conspiracy, may be 
        seized and forfeited to the United States. Forfeitures under 
        this paragraph shall be governed by the procedures governing 
        civil forfeitures in money laundering cases pursuant to section 
        981(a)(1)(A) of title 18, United States Code.
    ``(d) Extension Beyond Territorial Jurisdiction.--Subsection (a) 
applies even though the act is committed outside the territorial 
jurisdiction of the United States.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The analysis for chapter 705 of title 46, 
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:

``70509. Destruction of evidence during maritime counter-drug 
                            operations.
``70510. Maritime bulk cash smuggling.''.

SEC. 303. CARRIAGE OF LIQUID DANGEROUS CARGO.

    Section 3702(c) of title 46, United States Code, is amended to read 
as follows:
    ``(c)(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), this chapter does not 
apply to a fishing or fish tender vessel of not more than 500 gross 
tons as measured under section 14502 of this title, or an alternate 
tonnage measured under section 14302 of this title as prescribed by the 
Secretary under section 14104 of this title when engaged only in the 
fishing industry.
    ``(2) A vessel described in paragraph (1) is subject to regulation 
by the Secretary under this chapter if the vessel is carrying flammable 
or combustible liquid cargoes in bulk.''.

SEC. 304. MARITIME TRANSPORTATION OF HAZARDOUS MATERIAL.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 51 of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 5129. Maritime transportation of hazardous material
    ``For the purposes of enforcing this chapter, the Secretary and the 
Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating shall 
establish policies and practices to ensure that the authorities set 
forth in this chapter are enforced in the same manner and to the same 
extent, and the civil and criminal penalties are assessed or 
recommended in the same manner and to the same extent.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The analysis for such chapter is amended 
by adding at the end the following new item:

``5129. Maritime Transportation of Hazardous Material.''.

SEC. 305. RECREATIONAL VESSEL OPERATOR EDUCATION.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 131 of title 46, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 13111. Recreational vessel operator education
    ``(a) Authority To Develop Model Curriculum.--The Secretary may 
develop and propose a model for a national recreational vessel training 
curriculum and education standards for operators of recreational 
vessels equipped with propulsion machinery of any kind.
    ``(b) Purpose.--The purpose of the model curriculum developed under 
subsection (a) is to promote uniformity of boating safety awareness and 
education and improve reciprocity of recreational vessel operator 
certificates and licenses among the States.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The analysis for such chapter is amended 
by adding at the end the following new item:

``13111. Recreational vessel operator education.''.

SEC. 306. NONDISCLOSURE OF CERTAIN INFORMATION.

    (a) Inapplicability of Disclosure Requirement.--
            (1) In general.--The requirement to make information 
        available under section 552 of title 5, United States Code, 
        shall not apply to--
                    (A) a question from any examination for a merchant 
                seamen license, certificate, or document that the 
                Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is 
                operating is authorized to issue pursuant to title 46, 
                United States Code;
                    (B) the answer to such question, including any 
                correct or incorrect answer that may be presented with 
                such question; and
                    (C) any quality or characteristic of such question, 
                including--
                            (i) the manner in which such question has 
                        been, is, or may be selected for an 
                        examination;
                            (ii) the frequency of such selection; and
                            (iii) the frequency that an examinee 
                        correctly or incorrectly answered such 
                        question.
            (2) Statutory construction.--This section constitutes a 
        specific exemption within the meaning of section 552(b)(3) of 
        title 5, United States Code.
    (b) Authority To Release Certain Exam Questions.--Notwithstanding 
subsection (a), the Secretary of the department in which the Coast 
Guard is operating is authorized, for the purpose of exam preparation 
by the general public, to release an exam question and answer that the 
Secretary has retired, is not presently on or part of an exam, or that 
the Secretary determines is appropriate for release.
    (c) Examinations for Merchant Seaman Licenses, Certificates, and 
Documents.--
            (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 seaman licenses, certificates, 
              and documents
    ``(a) Requirement for Sample Exams.--The Secretary shall develop a 
sample merchant mariner exam and outline of merchant mariner exam 
topics on an annual basis.
    ``(b) Public Availability.--Each sample exam and outline of topics 
developed under subsection (a) shall be readily available to the 
public.''.
            (2) Clerical amendment.--The analysis for such chapter is 
        amended by adding at the end the following new item:

``7116. Examinations for merchant seaman licenses, certificates, and 
                            documents.''.
    (d) Disclosure to Congress.--Nothing in this section may be 
construed to authorize the withholding of information from an 
appropriate inspector general or the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation 
and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives.

SEC. 307. 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.--
            ``(1) In general.--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 be 
        deemed to 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.
            ``(2) Effective date.--This subsection shall take effect on 
        the date of the enactment of the Coast Guard Authorization Act 
        of 2015.''.
    (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. 308. 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.''.

SEC. 309. 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) If in prescribing regulations under this section the 
Secretary establishes a model year for recreational vessels and 
associated equipment, such model year 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.--The amendment made by subsection shall only apply 
with respect to recreational vessels and associated equipment 
constructed or manufactured, respectively, on or after June 1, 2015.
    (c) Guidance.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the department in which the 
Coast Guard is operating shall publish guidance to implement subsection 
(e)(2) of section 4302 of title 46, United States Code, as added by 
subsection (a).

SEC. 310. 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 (related 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. 311. 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 is 
        authorized to 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. 312. FISHING VESSEL AND FISH TENDER VESSEL CERTIFICATION.

    Section 4503(c) of title 46, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by designating the existing matter as paragraph (1); 
        and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(2) This section does not apply to a fishing or fish tender 
vessel to which section 4502(b) of this title applies, if--
            ``(A) the vessel is at least 50 feet overall in length, and 
        not more than 190 feet overall in length;
            ``(B) the vessel is built after January 1, 2016;
            ``(C) the vessel is designed by a registered professional 
        engineer, and the design incorporates standards equivalent to 
        those prescribed by a classification society designated under 
        section 3316 of this title or another qualified organization 
        approved by the Secretary;
            ``(D) construction of such vessel is overseen and certified 
        as being in accordance with its design by a marine surveyor of 
        an organization accepted by the Secretary; and
            ``(E) the vessel--
                    ``(i) completes a stability test performed by a 
                qualified individual;
                    ``(ii) has written stability and loading 
                instructions from a qualified individual that are 
                provided to the owner or operator; and
                    ``(iii) has an assigned loading mark.
    ``(3) The person who owns a vessel meeting the requirements of 
paragraph (2) shall--
            ``(A) not modify or substantially change such vessel unless 
        such modification or change is reviewed and approved by a 
        registered professional engineer prior to beginning any 
        modification or change;
            ``(B) complete a condition survey at least biennially to 
        the satisfaction of a marine surveyor of an organization 
        accepted by the Secretary;
            ``(C) complete an out-of-water survey at least once every 
        five years to the satisfaction of a certified marine surveyor 
        of an organization accepted by the Secretary;
            ``(D) update the requirements specified in paragraph (2)(E) 
        once every five years or at the time of a modification or 
        substantial change to such vessel; and
            ``(E) for the life of the vessel, maintain records to 
        demonstrate compliance with this subsection, and make such 
        records readily available for inspection by an official 
        authorized to enforce this chapter.''.

SEC. 313. TITLE 46, UNITED STATES CODE, TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS.

    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'' at the end;
            (5) in section 4506, by striking ``(a)'';
            (6) in section 8103(b)(1)(A)(iii), by striking ``Academy.'' 
        and inserting ``Academy; and'';
            (7) 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 committee.'' and inserting 
                ``Security Advisory Committee.''; and
                    (C) in the item relating to section 70122, by 
                striking ``watch program.'' and inserting ``Watch 
                Program.'';
            (8) 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'';
            (9) in section 70107--
                    (A) in paragraph (b)(2), by striking 
                ``5121(j)(8)),'' and inserting ``5196(j)(8)),''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (m)(3)(C)(iii), by striking ``that 
                is'' and inserting ``that the applicant'';
            (10) in section 70122, in the section header, by striking 
        ``watch program'' and inserting ``Watch Program''; and
            (11) in the analysis for chapter 705, by adding a period at 
        the end of the item relating to section 70508.

                 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 Congress requests for appropriations for 
                        the Commission (with such requests subject to 
                        the approval of the Commission).''.

    TITLE V--SPORTFISH RESTORATION AND RECREATIONAL BOATING SAFETY 
                            REAUTHORIZATION

SEC. 501. SHORT TITLE.

    This title may be cited as the ``Sport Fish Restoration and 
Recreational Boating Safety Act''.

SEC. 502. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    Section 3 of the Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish Restoration Act (16 
U.S.C. 777b) is amended by striking ``57 percent'' and inserting 
``57.42 percent''.

SEC. 503. DIVISION OF ANNUAL APPROPRIATIONS.

    (a) In General.--Section 4 of the Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish 
Restoration Act (16 U.S.C. 777c) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by 
                striking ``2014 and for the period beginning on October 
                1, 2014, and ending on May 31, 2015,'' and inserting 
                ``2023,'';
                    (B) in paragraph (1), by striking ``18.5 percent'' 
                and inserting ``18.54 percent'';
                    (C) in paragraph (2), by striking ``18.5 percent'' 
                and inserting ``18.04 percent''; and
                    (D) in paragraph (3), by adding at the end ``Not 
                more than 25 percent of such amount may be used for 
                capital improvement and infrastructure projects to 
                support facilities that meet State requirements for 
                minimizing the introduction of pollutants into the 
                waterways.'';
            (2) by amending the heading in subsection (b) to read as 
        follows: ``Set-Asides.--'';
            (3) in subsection (b)(1)--
                    (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``2014, and 
                for the period beginning on October 1, 2014, and ending 
                on May 31, 2015,'' and inserting ``2023,'';
                    (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking clauses (i), 
                (ii), and (iii), and inserting the following:
                            ``(i) for each of the fiscal years 2016 
                        through 2023, 1.8468 percent of total annual 
                        collections under this Act for such fiscal 
                        year; and
                            ``(ii) not withstanding clause (i), an 
                        amount that is less than or equal to 
                        $12,299,000.''; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(C) Set-aside for boating safety.--
                            ``(i) In general.--From the annual 
                        appropriation made in accordance with section 
                        3, for each fiscal year through 2023, the 
                        Secretary shall transfer to the Secretary of 
                        the department in which the Coast Guard is 
                        operating--
                                    ``(I)(aa) 0.3435 percent of total 
                                annual collections under this Act to 
                                pay the costs of investigations, 
                                personnel, and activities related to 
                                administering those programs under 
                                section 4(a)(2) (16 U.S.C. 777c(a)(2)); 
                                and
                                    ``(bb) notwithstanding item (aa), 
                                an amount that is less than or equal to 
                                $2,300,000; and
                                    ``(II) $1,500,000 shall be made 
                                available for the National Recreational 
                                Boating Survey, that shall be available 
                                until expended and may be awarded as a 
                                contract or grant by the Secretary.
                            ``(ii) Limitation.--The amounts specified 
                        in clause (i) for a fiscal year may not be 
                        included in the amount of the annual 
                        appropriation distributed under subsection (a) 
                        of this section for the fiscal year.'';
            (4) in subsection (b)(2)--
                    (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``under 
                paragraph (1) shall remain available for obligation for 
                use under that paragraph'' and inserting ``under 
                paragraph (1)(B) shall remain available for obligation 
                for use under paragraph (1)(A)''; and
                    (B) in subparagraph (B)--
                            (i) by striking ``under paragraph (1)'' and 
                        inserting ``under paragraph (1)(B)''; and
                            (ii) by striking ``subsection (e)'' and 
                        inserting ``subsection (c)'';
            (5) in subsection (c), by striking ``57 percent'' and 
        inserting ``57.42 percent'';
            (6) in subsection (d), by striking ``So much of any sum not 
        allocated'' and inserting ``Except as otherwise provided in 
        this section, so much of any sum not allocated''; and
            (7) in subsection (e)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``those 
                subsections'' and inserting ``those paragraphs'';
                    (B) by amending paragraph (2) to read as follows:
            ``(2) Maximum amount.--For fiscal year 2016, the Secretary 
        of the Interior may use not more than $1,200,000 in accordance 
        with paragraph (1). For each fiscal year thereafter, the 
        maximum amount that the Secretary of the Interior may use in 
        accordance with paragraph (1) shall be determined under 
        paragraph (3).''; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(3) Annual adjusted maximum amount.--The maximum amount 
        referred to in paragraph (2) for fiscal year 2016 and each 
        fiscal year thereafter shall be the sum of--
                    ``(A) the available maximum amount for the 
                preceding fiscal year; and
                    ``(B) the amount determined by multiplying--
                            ``(i) the available maximum amount for the 
                        preceding fiscal year; and
                            ``(ii) the change, relative to the 
                        preceding fiscal year, in the Consumer Price 
                        Index for All Urban Consumers published by the 
                        Department of Labor.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 9 of the Dingell-Johnson Sport 
Fish Restoration Act (16 U.S.C. 777h) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``section 4(b)'' and 
        inserting ``section 4(b)(1)(B)''; and
            (2) in subsection (b)(1), by striking ``section 4(b)'' and 
        inserting ``section 4(b)(1)(B)''.

SEC. 504. EXTENSION OF EXCEPTION TO LIMITATION ON TRANSFERS TO FUND.

    Section 9504(d)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended 
by striking ``June 1, 2015,'' and inserting ``October 1, 2023,''.

SEC. 505. RECREATIONAL BOATING SAFETY ALLOCATIONS.

    Section 13104 of title 46, United States Code, is amended by 
striking subsection (c).

SEC. 506. RECREATIONAL BOATING SAFETY.

    Section 13107 of title 46, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``(1) Subject to 
                paragraph (2) and subsection (c),'' and inserting 
                ``Subject to subsection (c),''; and
                    (B) by striking paragraph (2); and
            (2) in subsection (c)(1), by striking ``title,'' and all 
        that follows through the end and inserting ``title--
                    ``(A) including the funding of the National Boating 
                Safety Advisory Council established under section 13110 
                of this title and the authorized activities of the 
                Council, including travel for the council; and
                    ``(B) of the funds referred to in paragraph (1), 
                not less than $2,500,000 shall be available to the 
                Secretary only to ensure compliance with chapter 43 of 
                this title.''.

SEC. 507. NATIONAL BOATING SAFETY ADVISORY COUNCIL.

    Section 13110(e) of title 46, United States Code, is amended by 
striking ``2020'' and inserting ``2023''.

SEC. 508. PLAN EVALUATION.

    Section 303(b)(7) of the Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection and 
Restoration Act (16 U.S.C. 3952(b)(7)) is amended by inserting ``and 
improvements made to the quality of fish and wildlife habitat 
conditions'' after ``enhancing coastal wetlands''.

SEC. 509. REPORT TO CONGRESS.

    The Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service shall 
annually evaluate and report on the administrative services of such 
Service for the trust fund to the States and the sportfishing 
community, including the following categories of information:
            (1) The percent of grant actions completed within 45 days 
        of receipt, average number of days to process new grants, and 
        average number of days to process grant amendments.
            (2) Which wildlife and sport fish restoration policies are 
        currently being updated, the start time for each update, and 
        the anticipated completion time.
            (3) The number of Federal assistance workshops held with 
        States and such Service in efforts to communicate fiscal 
        policies and procedures with the State agencies.
            (4) The response time to States based on initial 
        notification or assistance requests initiated by a State.
            (5) The number of States with unresolved reconciliation of 
        land records and number of corrective action plans with open 
        actions.
            (6) The number of employees of such Service with grants 
        management training and outstanding training requirements and 
        the percent of State fish and wildlife staff to have received 
        training from Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Fund Program 
        of such Service.
            (7) The number of full-time equivalents contributing to 
        grant processing and related grant management in each region.
            (8) The number of in-field state project reviews and site 
        visits by the Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Fund Program.
            (9) The number of audits per year originating from such 
        Service and response time to related actions and 
        correspondence.

              TITLE VI--CONVEYANCE OF COAST GUARD PROPERTY

Subtitle A--Conveyance of Coast Guard Property in Point Spencer, Alaska

SEC. 601. FINDINGS.

    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. 602. 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 Advisory Council established under section 604(a).
            (4) Plan.--The term ``Plan'' means the Port Management 
        Coordination Plan developed under section 604(c).
            (5) Point spencer.--The term ``Point Spencer'' means the 
        land known as ``Point Spencer'' located between the Bering 
        Strait and Port Clarence and withdrawn by Public Land Order 
        2650 (published in the Federal Register on April 12, 1962), and 
        located in Townships 2, 3, and 4 South, Range 40 West, Kateel 
        River Meridian, Alaska.
            (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'' means Tract 1, Tract 2, 
        Tract 3, Tract 4, Tract 5, or Tract 6, as appropriate.
            (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, and generally depicted as 
        such Tract 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. 603. AUTHORITY TO CONVEY LAND IN POINT SPENCER.

    (a) Authority To Convey Tracts 1, 3, and 4.--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 1, Tract 3, and Tract 4 in accordance with 
subsection (d) if the Secretary notifies the Secretary of the Interior 
that the Coast Guard no longer needs to retain jurisdiction over any 
portion of Tract 1, Tract 3, or Tract 4 and the requirements of 
subsection (f) are met for each such Tract to be conveyed.
    (b) Authority To Convey Tracts 2 and 5.--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) if the requirements of subsection (f) are met for each such Tract 
to be conveyed.
    (c) Authority To Transfer Tract 6.--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) if the 
requirements of subsection (f) are met.
    (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 the requirements 
                of subsection (f) are met for Tract 1, 3, or 4, or a 
                portion of such Tract, the Secretary of the Interior 
                shall offer such Tract or portion of such Tract for 
                conveyance to BSNC under the Alaska Native Claims 
                Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.).
                    (B) Tract 2 or 5.--If the requirements of 
                subsection (f) are met for Tract 2 or Tract 5, the 
                Secretary of the Interior shall offer such Tract for 
                conveyance 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 such Tract 
                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.--If the requirements under subsection (f) are 
        met for Tract 6, the Secretary of the Interior shall offer such 
        Tract 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.
    (f) Terms of Conveyance.--
            (1) Environmental compliance.--
                    (A) Tract 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, or 6.--
                            (i) In general.--The Secretary of the 
                        Interior shall not convey Tract 1, Tract 2, 
                        Tract 3, Tract 4, Tract 5, or Tract 6 under 
                        this section until--
                                    (I) the Secretary certifies that 
                                the applicable requirements under 
                                section 120(h) of the Comprehensive 
                                Environmental Response, Compensation, 
                                and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 
                                9620(h)) and other applicable 
                                environmental laws have been satisfied 
                                for land in such Tract; or
                                    (II) the Board of Directors of BSNC 
                                adopts and submits to the Secretary of 
                                the Interior a resolution stating that 
                                BSNC is willing to accept Tract 1, 
                                Tract 2, Tract 3, Tract 4, Tract 5, or 
                                Tract 6, as appropriate, ``as is'' at 
                                the time of such conveyance, based on 
                                known contamination.
                            (ii) As is.--In this subparagraph, the term 
                        ``as is'' means the physical condition of Tract 
                        1, Tract 2, Tract 3, Tract 4, Tract 5, or Tract 
                        6, as appropriate, at the time of the 
                        conveyance of such Tract, including with 
                        respect to any known contamination by hazardous 
                        materials or substances.
                    (B) Land to be conveyed to the state or bsnc.--
                            (i) Environmental compliance.--To the 
                        extent cleanup and remediation of hazardous 
                        substances on land in a Tract to be conveyed to 
                        the State or to BSNC are required by existing 
                        law, all environmental compliance activities 
                        pursuant to section 120(h) of the Comprehensive 
                        Environmental Response, Compensation, and 
                        Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9620(h)) and 
                        other applicable environmental laws shall be 
                        satisfied.
                            (ii) Monitoring of known contamination.--
                        Notwithstanding section 120(h) of the 
                        Comprehensive Environmental Response, 
                        Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 and 
                        other applicable environmental laws, any known 
                        contamination in a Tract to be conveyed that 
                        does not pose an immediate or long-term health 
                        or environmental risk may be routinely 
                        monitored and managed by the State or BSNC, as 
                        applicable, through institutional controls in 
                        accordance with the laws of the State.
                            (iii) Later found contamination.--If 
                        preexisting contamination from hazardous 
                        materials and substances are found to be 
                        present in a Tract after the date the Tract is 
                        conveyed to the State or BSNC, responsibility 
                        for cleanup and remediation of such 
                        contamination shall continue to be governed by 
                        section 120(h)(3) of the Comprehensive 
                        Environmental Response, Compensation, and 
                        Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9620(h)(3)), 
                        applicable provisions of chapter 19 of title 
                        14, United States Code, and applicable laws of 
                        the State.
                    (C) Land to be retained by the coast guard.--With 
                respect to land in Tract 1, Tract 3, or Tract 4 to be 
                retained by the Coast Guard, nothing in this section 
                may be construed to limit the obligation of the Coast 
                Guard to comply with applicable environmental law, 
                including section 120(h) of the Comprehensive 
                Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act 
                of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9620(h)).
            (2) Airstrip use.--
                    (A) Use by coast guard.--All conveyances under this 
                section shall be subject to--
                            (i) an easement granting unlimited use of 
                        all existing and future landing pads, 
                        airstrips, runways, and taxiways that are 
                        located on such Tract conveyed, at no cost to 
                        the Coast Guard; and
                            (ii) the right to access such landing pads, 
                        airstrips, runways, and taxiways, at no cost to 
                        the Coast Guard.
                    (B) Use by state.--
                            (i) In general.--For any Tract conveyed to 
                        BSNC under this section, BSNC shall provide to 
                        the State, if requested and pursuant to 
                        negotiated terms with the State, for no 
                        compensation--
                                    (I) an easement over all existing 
                                and future airstrips, runways, and 
                                taxiways located on such Tract; and
                                    (II) a right of access to and from 
                                such airstrips, runways, and taxiways.
                            (ii) Right of access.--If the State 
                        requests a right of access for a road from the 
                        airstrip to the southern tip of Point Spencer, 
                        the location of such right of access shall be 
                        determined by the State, in consultation with 
                        the Secretary and BSNC, so that such access is 
                        compatible with other existing or planned 
                        infrastructure development at Point Spencer.
            (3) Relationship to public land order 2650.--
                    (A) Tracts not conveyed.--Any Tract that is not 
                conveyed under this section 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 section, Public Land Order 2650 shall 
                automatically terminate upon issuance of a conveyance 
                document for such Tract.
            (4) Archeological and cultural resources.--Conveyance of 
        any Tract under this section shall not affect criminal 
        jurisdiction and responsibilities regarding the potential theft 
        or vandalism of archeological or cultural resources located in 
        or on such tracts.
            (5) Personal property.--
                    (A) Cash sales authorized.--The Secretary of 
                Homeland Security is authorized to make cash sales of 
                personal property that is located on Tract 4 to BSNC or 
                to the State.
                    (B) Value.--The total value of the personal 
                property referred to in subparagraph (A) shall be 
                deemed to be $5,580,000.
                    (C) Proceeds.--Pursuant to section 559 of the 
                Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 
                2010 (Public Law 111-83; 123 Stat. 2180), the proceeds 
                from the sale of Coast Guard property referred to in 
                subparagraph (A)--
                            (i) shall be deposited as offsetting 
                        collections into the Coast Guard Environmental 
                        Compliance and Restoration Account;
                            (ii) shall be available without further 
                        appropriation for environmental compliance and 
                        restoration activities associated with any 
                        tract conveyed or to be conveyed under this 
                        Act; and
                            (iii) shall remain available until 
                        expended.
                    (D) Unexpended balances.--If unexpended balances 
                remain in the Coast Guard Environmental Compliance and 
                Restoration Account after the completion of the 
                activities described in subparagraph (C)(ii), such 
                balances may be expended for any other environmental 
                compliance and restoration activities of the Coast 
                Guard.
    (g) Maps and Legal Descriptions.--
            (1) Preparation of maps and legal description.--As soon as 
        practicable after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
        Secretary of the Interior 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 on December 6, 1978.
            (2) Legal effect.--The maps and legal descriptions shall 
        have the same force and effect as if the maps and legal 
        descriptions were included in this Act, except that the 
        Secretary of the Interior may correct any clerical and 
        typographical errors in the maps and legal descriptions.
            (3) Availability.--Copies of the maps and legal 
        descriptions shall be available for public inspection in the 
        appropriate offices of--
                    (A) the Bureau of Land Management; and
                    (B) the United States Coast Guard.
            (4) Survey.--Not later than 5 years after the date of the 
        enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior shall 
        survey Tracts conveyed and patent the Tracts in accordance with 
        the official plats of survey.
    (h) 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 Act.

SEC. 604. PORT COORDINATION ADVISORY COUNCIL FOR POINT SPENCER.

    (a) Establishment.--There is established the Port Coordination 
Advisory 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 stakeholders at Point 
        Spencer, including 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.--The Plan shall be developed and implemented by the 
Council in such a manner so as to facilitate and support, and not 
interfere with nor impede, the statutory missions, duties, 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.

SEC. 605. WAIVER.

    Section 229 of the Howard Coble Coast Guard and Maritime 
Transportation Act of 2014 (Public Law 113-281; 128 Stat. 3040) shall 
not be construed to prohibit any transfer or conveyance of lands under 
to this Act 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.

          Subtitle B--Other Conveyance of Coast Guard Property

SEC. 611. CONVEYANCE OF COAST GUARD PROPERTY IN POINT REYES STATION, 
              CALIFORNIA.

    (a) Conveyance.--
            (1) In general.--The Commandant of the Coast Guard may 
        convey to the County of Marin all right, title, and interest of 
        the United States in and to the covered property--
                    (A) for fair market value, provided for 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 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, who shall base such 
                approval on considerations of equity and fairness, 
                including the use required under this section of the 
                covered property.
            (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 
covered property under this section, the Commandant shall require that 
all right, title, and interest in and to the covered property 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 conveyance, or to provide a public benefit approved by 
the County.
    (c) 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)).
    (d) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Commandant.--The term ``Commandant'' means the 
        Commandant of the Coast Guard.
            (2) County.--The term ``County'' means the County of Marin, 
        California.
            (3) Covered property.--The term ``covered property'' means 
        the 32 acres of Federal land (including all buildings, 
        structures, utilities, and miscellaneous facilities on the 
        land) that are located in Point Reyes Station in the County of 
        Marin, California, and that are under the administrative 
        control of the Coast Guard and identified by the Coast Guard as 
        ``CAMSPAC Housing''.
    (e) 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. 612. CONVEYANCE OF COAST GUARD PROPERTY IN TOK, ALASKA.

    (a) Conveyance Authorized.--The Commandant of the Coast Guard may 
convey 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) Right of First Refusal.--The Tanana Chiefs' Conference shall 
have the right of first refusal with respect to purchase of the covered 
property under this section.
    (c) Survey.--The exact acreage and legal description of the covered 
property shall be determined by a survey satisfactory to the 
Commandant.
    (d) 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.
    (e) Costs of Conveyance.--The responsibility for all reasonable and 
necessary costs, including real estate transaction and environmental 
documentation costs, associated with a conveyance under this section 
shall be determined by the Commandant and the purchaser.
    (f) Additional Terms and Conditions.--The Commandant may require 
such additional terms and conditions in connection with a conveyance 
under this section as the Commandant considers appropriate and 
reasonable to protect the interests of the United States.
    (g) 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.
    (h) 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.

                        TITLE VII--MISCELLANEOUS

SEC. 701. INTERAGENCY COORDINATING COMMITTEE ON OIL POLLUTION RESEARCH.

    (a) In General.--Section 7001(a) of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 
(33 U.S.C. 2761(a)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (3)--
                    (A) by striking ``Minerals Management Service'' and 
                inserting ``Bureau of Safety and Environmental 
                Enforcement, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management,''; 
                and
                    (B) by inserting ``the United States Arctic 
                Research Commission,'' after ``National Aeronautics and 
                Space Administration,''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(5) Vice chairperson.--A representative of the National 
        Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, a representative of the 
        Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement, and a 
        representative of the Environmental Protection Agency shall 
        serve, on a rotating basis, as vice chairperson of the 
        Committee.''.
    (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. 702. ACCIDENT AND INCIDENT NOTIFICATION.

    Section 9 of the Pipeline Safety, Regulatory Certainty, and Job 
Creation Act of 2011 (49 U.S.C. 60117 note; Public Law 112-90) is 
amended by striking subsection (c), and that subsection shall be deemed 
not to have been enacted.

SEC. 703. TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS RELATING TO BRIDGES.

    (a) Act of March 3, 1899.--The Act of March 3, 1899 (commonly known 
as the ``Rivers and Harbors Appropriation Act of 1899''), is amended--
            (1) 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'';
            (2) in section 12 (33 U.S.C. 406)--
                    (A) by striking the section designation and all 
                that follows through the first sentence and inserting 
                the following:

``SEC. 12. PENALTY FOR WRONGFUL CONSTRUCTION; REMOVAL OF STRUCTURES.

    ``(a) Penalty for Wrongful Construction.--Each individual or entity 
that violates an applicable provision of section 9, 10, or 11, or any 
rule or regulation promulgated by the Secretary of the department in 
which the Coast Guard is operating pursuant to section 9 or the 
Secretary of the Army pursuant to section 11, shall be--
            ``(1) guilty of a misdemeanor; and
            ``(2) on conviction, punished by, at the discretion of the 
        applicable court--
                    ``(A) a fine of not less than $500 nor more than 
                $2,500;
                    ``(B) imprisonment (in the case of an individual) 
                for not more than 1 year; or
                    ``(C) both the punishments described in 
                subparagraphs (A) and (B).''; and
                    (B) in the second sentence--
                            (i) by striking ``And further, the 
                        removal'' and inserting the following:
    ``(b) Removal of Structures.--The removal''; and
                            (ii) by striking ``the provisions of'' and 
                        all that follows through ``exercising'' and 
                        inserting ``a provision described in subsection 
                        (a) may be enforced by the injunction of any 
                        district court exercising''; and
            (3) in subsections (a) and (c) of 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''.
    (b) Act of March 23, 1906.--The Act of March 23, 1906 (commonly 
known as the ``Bridge Act of 1906''), is amended--
            (1) 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'';
            (2) 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
            (3) 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''.
    (c) Act of August 18, 1894.--Section 5 of the Act of 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''.
    (d) Act of June 21, 1940.--The Act of June 21, 1940 (commonly known 
as the ``Truman-Hobbs Act''), is amended--
            (1) 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'';
            (2) in section 3 (33 U.S.C. 513)--
                    (A) in the section heading, by striking ``hearing'' 
                and inserting ``meeting'';
                    (B) in the first sentence--
                            (i) by striking ``hearing'' and inserting 
                        ``meeting''; and
                            (ii) by striking ``evidence'' and inserting 
                        ``supporting data''; and
                    (C) in the second sentence, by striking ``hearing'' 
                and inserting ``a meeting'';
            (3) 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'';
            (4) 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
            (5) in section 13 (33 U.S.C. 523), in the proviso, by 
        striking ``Secretary of Transportation'' and inserting 
        ``Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is 
        operating''.
    (e) Act of July 16, 1952.--Section 3 of the Act of July 16, 1952 
(33 U.S.C. 524), is amended by striking ``hearings'' and inserting 
``meetings''.
    (f) General Bridge Act of 1946.--The General Bridge Act 1946 is 
amended--
            (1) 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
            (2) 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''.
    (g) International Bridge Act of 1972.--The International Bridge Act 
of 1972 is amended--
            (1) 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'';
            (2) in section 8 (33 U.S.C. 535e)--
                    (A) by striking ``Secretary of Transportation'' 
                each place it appears and inserting ``the department in 
                which the Coast Guard is operating''; and
                    (B) in subsection (b), in the second sentence, by 
                striking ``, and the provisions of section 6 of this 
                Act shall not apply''; and
            (3) by striking section 11 (33 U.S.C. 535h).

SEC. 704. 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''.

SEC. 705. REPORTS.

    (a) Distant Water Tuna Fleet.--Section 421(d) of the Coast Guard 
and Maritime Transportation Act of 2006 (Public Law 109-241; 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) Elimination of Reports.--
            (1) 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 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).''.
            (2) International bridge act of 1972.--The International 
        Bridge Act of 1972 is amended by striking section 11 (33 U.S.C. 
        535h).

SEC. 706. 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) by 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 section 610 and inserting the following:

``Sec. 610. Safe vessel operation in the Great Lakes.''.

SEC. 707. COASTWISE ENDORSEMENT.

    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. 708. 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 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.
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