[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
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[H.R. 3409 Engrossed in House (EH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3409

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                                 AN ACT


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

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Coast Guard Authorization Act of 
2019''.

SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS.

    The table of contents for this Act is as follows:

Sec. 1. Short title.
Sec. 2. Table of contents.
                        TITLE I--AUTHORIZATIONS

Sec. 101. Authorizations of appropriations.
Sec. 102. Authorized levels of military strength and training.
Sec. 103. Determination of budgetary effects.
                         TITLE II--COAST GUARD

Sec. 201. Grade on retirement.
Sec. 202. Congressional affairs; Director.
Sec. 203. Limitations on claims.
Sec. 204. Authority for officers to opt out of promotion board 
                            consideration.
Sec. 205. Temporary promotion authority for officers in certain grades 
                            with critical skills.
Sec. 206. Career intermission program.
Sec. 207. Major acquisitions; operation and sustainment costs.
Sec. 208. Employment assistance.
Sec. 209. Reports on gender diversity in the Coast Guard.
Sec. 210. Disposition of infrastructure related to E-LORAN.
Sec. 211. Positions of importance and responsibility.
Sec. 212. Research projects; transactions other than contracts and 
                            grants.
Sec. 213. Acquisition workforce authorities.
Sec. 214. Report on Coast Guard defense readiness resources allocation.
Sec. 215. Report on the feasibility of liquefied natural gas fueled 
                            vessels.
                          TITLE III--SHIPPING

Sec. 301. Electronic charts; equivalency.
Sec. 302. Passenger vessel security and safety requirements; 
                            application.
Sec. 303. Non-operating individual.
Sec. 304. Small passenger vessels and uninspected passenger vessels.
Sec. 305. Installation vessels.
Sec. 306. Advisory committees.
Sec. 307. Expired maritime liens.
Sec. 308. Training; emergency response providers.
Sec. 309. Aiming a laser pointer at a vessel.
Sec. 310. Maritime transportation assessment.
Sec. 311. Safety of special activities.
Sec. 312. Engine cut-off switches; use requirement.
Sec. 313. Exemptions and equivalents.
Sec. 314. Security plans; reviews.
Sec. 315. Waiver of navigation and vessel inspection laws.
Sec. 316. Requirement for small shipyard grantees.
Sec. 317. Independent study on the United States Merchant Marine 
                            Academy.
Sec. 318. Centers of excellence for domestic maritime workforce 
                            training and education.
Sec. 319. Renewal of merchant mariner licenses and documents.
                        TITLE IV--MISCELLANEOUS

Sec. 401. Coastwise trade.
Sec. 402. Unmanned maritime systems and satellite vessel tracking 
                            technologies.
Sec. 403. Expedited transfer in cases of sexual assault; dependents of 
                            members of the Coast Guard.
Sec. 404. Towing vessels; operation outside the boundary line.
Sec. 405. Coast Guard authorities study.
Sec. 406. Cloud computing strategy.
Sec. 407. Report on effects of climate change on Coast Guard.
Sec. 408. Shore infrastructure.
Sec. 409. Physical access control system report.
Sec. 410. Coastwise endorsements.
Sec. 411. Polar security cutter acquisition report.
Sec. 412. Sense of the Congress on the need for a new Great Lakes 
                            icebreaker.
Sec. 413. Cargo preference study.
Sec. 414. Insider Threat program.
Sec. 415. Fishing safety grants.
Sec. 416. Plans for demonstration programs.
Sec. 417. Waters deemed not navigable waters of the United States for 
                            certain purposes.
Sec. 418. Coast Guard housing; status and authorities briefing.
Sec. 419. Conveyance of Coast Guard property at Point Spencer, Alaska.
Sec. 420. Prohibition.
Sec. 421. Certificate extensions.
Sec. 422. Homeland security rotational cybersecurity research program 
                            at the Coast Guard Academy.
Sec. 423. Towing vessel inspection fees.
Sec. 424. Subrogated claims.
Sec. 425. Loan provisions under Oil Pollution Act of 1990.
Sec. 426. Liability limits.
Sec. 427. Report on drug interdiction in the Caribbean basin.
Sec. 428. Voting Requirement.
Sec. 429. Transportation work identification card pilot program.
Sec. 430. Plan for wing-in-ground demonstration plan.
                        TITLE V--REORGANIZATION

Sec. 501. Uninspected commercial fishing industry vessels.
Sec. 502. Transfers.
Sec. 503. Repeals.
       TITLE VI--TECHNICAL, CONFORMING, AND CLARIFYING AMENDMENTS

Sec. 601. Maritime transportation system.
Sec. 602. References to ``persons'' and ``seamen''.
Sec. 603. Common appropriation structure.
Sec. 604. References to ``himself'' and ``his''.
Sec. 605. References to ``motorboats'' and ``yachts''.
Sec. 606. Miscellaneous technical corrections.
Sec. 607. Technical corrections relating to codification of Ports and 
                            Waterways Safety Act.
                 TITLE VII--FEDERAL MARITIME COMMISSION

Sec. 701. Short title.
Sec. 702. Authorization of appropriations.
            TITLE VIII--COAST GUARD ACADEMY IMPROVEMENT ACT

Sec. 801. Short title.
Sec. 802. Coast Guard Academy study.
Sec. 803. Annual report.
Sec. 804. Assessment of Coast Guard Academy admission processes.
Sec. 805. Coast Guard Academy minority outreach team program.
Sec. 806. Coast Guard college student pre-commissioning initiative.
Sec. 807. Annual board of visitors.

                        TITLE I--AUTHORIZATIONS

SEC. 101. AUTHORIZATIONS OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    Section 4902 of title 14, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking 
        ``year 2019'' and inserting ``years 2020 and 2021'';
            (2) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking ``provided for, 
        $7,914,195,000 for fiscal year 2019.'' and inserting ``provided 
        for--
                    ``(i) $8,122,912,000 for fiscal year 2020; and
                    ``(ii) $8,538,324,000 for fiscal year 2021.'';
            (3) in paragraph (1)(B), by striking ``subparagraph (A)--'' 
        and inserting ``subparagraph (A)(i), $17,035,000 shall be for 
        environmental compliance and restoration.'';
            (4) by striking paragraphs (1)(B)(i) and (1)(B)(ii);
            (5) in paragraph (1), by adding at the end the following:
            ``(C) Of the amount authorized under subparagraph (A)(ii) 
        $17,376,000 shall be for environmental compliance and 
        restoration.'';
            (6) in paragraph (2)--
                    (A) by striking ``For the procurement'' and 
                inserting ``(A) For the procurement'';
                    (B) by striking ``and equipment, $2,694,745,000 for 
                fiscal year 2019.'' and inserting ``and equipment--
                    ``(i) $2,748,640,000 for fiscal year 2020; and
                    ``(ii) $2,803,613,000 for fiscal year 2021.''; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(B) Of the amounts authorized under subparagraph (A), the 
        following amounts shall be for the alteration of bridges:
                    ``(i) $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2020; and
                    ``(ii) $20,000,000 for fiscal year 2021.'';
            (7) in paragraph (3), by striking ``and equipment, 
        $29,141,000 for fiscal year 2019.'' and inserting ``and 
        equipment--
                    ``(A) $13,834,000 for fiscal year 2020; and
                    ``(B) $14,111,000 for fiscal year 2021.''; and
            (8) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(4) For the Coast Guard's Medicare-eligible retiree 
        health care fund contribution to the Department of Defense--
                    ``(A) $205,107,000 for fiscal year 2020; and
                    ``(B) $209,209,000 for fiscal year 2021.''.

SEC. 102. AUTHORIZED LEVELS OF MILITARY STRENGTH AND TRAINING.

    Section 4904 of title 14, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``43,000 for fiscal year 
        2018 and 44,500 for fiscal year 2019'' and inserting ``44,500 
        for each of fiscal years 2020 and 2021''; and
            (2) in subsection (b), by striking ``fiscal years 2018 and 
        2019'' and inserting ``fiscal years 2020 and 2021''.

SEC. 103. DETERMINATION OF BUDGETARY EFFECTS.

    The budgetary effects of this Act, for the purpose of complying 
with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, shall be determined by 
reference to the latest statement titled ``Budgetary Effects of PAYGO 
Legislation'' for this Act, submitted for printing in the Congressional 
Record by the Chairman of the House Budget Committee, provided that 
such statement has been submitted prior to the vote on passage.

                         TITLE II--COAST GUARD

SEC. 201. GRADE ON RETIREMENT.

    (a) Commandant or Vice Commandant.--Section 303 of title 14, United 
States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subsections (a) and (b), by striking ``A'' each 
        place it appears and inserting ``Subject to section 2501, a''; 
        and
            (2) in subsection (c), by striking ``An'' and inserting 
        ``Subject to section 2501, an''.
    (b) Other Officers.--Section 306 of title 14, United States Code, 
is amended--
            (1) by striking ``An officer'' each place it appears and 
        inserting ``Subject to section 2501, an officer''; and
            (2) in subsection (c), by striking ``his'' and inserting 
        ``the officer's''.
    (c) Commissioned or Warrant Officer.--Section 2501 of title 14, 
United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) by striking ``Any'' and inserting 
                ``Commissioned Officer.--
            ``(1) In general.--Any'';
                    (B) by striking ``him'' and inserting ``such 
                officer'';
                    (C) by striking ``his'' and inserting ``the 
                officer's''; and
                    (D) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(2) Conditional determination.--When an officer is under 
        investigation for alleged misconduct at the time of retirement, 
        the Secretary may conditionally determine the highest grade of 
        satisfactory service of the officer pending completion of the 
        investigation. Such grade is subject to resolution under 
        subsection (c)(2).'';
            (2) in subsection (b)--
                    (A) by striking ``Any'' and inserting ``Warrant 
                Officer.--Any'';
                    (B) by striking ``him'' and inserting ``such 
                warrant officer''; and
                    (C) by striking ``his'' and inserting ``the warrant 
                officer's''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(c) Retirement in Lower Grade.--
            ``(1) Misconduct in lower grade.--In the case of an officer 
        whom the Secretary determines committed misconduct in a lower 
        grade, the Secretary may determine the officer has not served 
        satisfactorily in any grade equal to or higher than that lower 
        grade.
            ``(2) Conditional determination.--A determination of the 
        retired grade of an officer shall be resolved following a 
        conditional determination under subsection (a)(2) or (b)(2) if 
        the investigation of or personnel action against the officer or 
        warrant officer, as applicable, results in adverse findings.
            ``(3) Retired pay; recalculation.--If the retired grade of 
        an officer is reduced, the retired pay of the officer under 
        chapter 71 of title 10 shall be recalculated, and any 
        modification of the retired pay of the officer shall go into 
        effect on the effective date of the reduction in retired grade.
    ``(d) Finality of Retired Grade Determinations.--
            ``(1) Administrative finality.--Except as otherwise 
        provided by law, a determination of the retired grade of an 
        officer pursuant to this section is administratively final on 
        the day the officer is retired, and may not be reopened.
            ``(2) Reopening determination.--A determination of the 
        retired grade of an officer may be reopened as follows:
                    ``(A) If the retirement or retired grade of the 
                officer was procured by fraud.
                    ``(B) If substantial evidence comes to light after 
                the retirement that could have led to a lower retired 
                grade under this section if known by competent 
                authority at the time of retirement.
                    ``(C) If a mistake of law or calculation was made 
                in the determination of the retired grade.
                    ``(D) In the case of a retired grade following a 
                conditional determination under subsection (a)(2) or 
                (b)(2), if the investigation of or personnel action 
                against the officer, as applicable, results in an 
                adverse finding.
                    ``(E) If the Secretary determines, pursuant to 
                regulations prescribed by the Secretary, that good 
                cause exists to reopen the determination or 
                certification.
            ``(3) Notification of reopening.--If a determination or 
        certification of the retired grade of an officer is reopened, 
        the Secretary--
                    ``(A) shall notify the officer of the reopening; 
                and
                    ``(B) may not make an adverse determination on the 
                retired grade of the officer until the officer has had 
                a reasonable opportunity to respond regarding the basis 
                of the reopening.
            ``(4) Retired pay; recalculation.--If the retired grade of 
        an officer is reduced through the reopening of the officer's or 
        warrant officer's retired grade, the retired pay of the officer 
        under chapter 71 of title 10 shall be recalculated, and any 
        modification of the retired pay of the officer shall go into 
        effect on the effective date of the reduction of the officer's 
        retired grade.''.

SEC. 202. CONGRESSIONAL AFFAIRS; DIRECTOR.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 3 of title 14, United States Code, as 
amended by this Act, is further amended by adding at the end the 
following:
``Sec. 320. Congressional affairs; Director
    ``The Commandant of the Coast Guard shall appoint a Director of 
Congressional Affairs from among officers of the Coast Guard who are in 
a grade above captain.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The analysis for chapter 3 of title 14, 
United States Code, as amended by this Act, is further amended by 
adding at the end the following:

``320. Congressional affairs; Director.''.

SEC. 203. LIMITATIONS ON CLAIMS.

    (a) Admiralty Claims.--Section 937 of title 14, United States Code, 
is amended in subsection (a) by striking ``$100,000'' and inserting 
``$425,000''.
    (b) Claims for Damage to Property of the United States.--Section 
938 of title 14, United States Code, is amended by striking 
``$100,000'' and inserting ``$425,000''.

SEC. 204. AUTHORITY FOR OFFICERS TO OPT OUT OF PROMOTION BOARD 
              CONSIDERATION.

    (a) Eligibility of Officers for Consideration for Promotion.--
Section 2113 of title 14, United States Code, is amended by adding at 
the end the following:
    ``(g)(1) Notwithstanding subsection (a), the Commandant may provide 
that an officer may, upon the officer's request and with the approval 
of the Commandant, be excluded from consideration by a selection board 
convened under section 2106(a).
    ``(2) The Commandant shall approve a request under paragraph (1) 
only if--
            ``(A) the basis for the request is to allow the officer to 
        complete a broadening assignment, advanced education, another 
        assignment of significant value to the Coast Guard, a career 
        progression requirement delayed by the assignment or education, 
        or a qualifying personal or professional circumstance, as 
        determined by the Commandant;
            ``(B) the Commandant determines the exclusion from 
        consideration is in the best interest of the Coast Guard; and
            ``(C) the officer has not previously failed of selection 
        for promotion to the grade for which the officer requests the 
        exclusion from consideration.''.
    (b) Eligibility of Reserve Officer for Promotion.--Section 3743 of 
title 14, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:
``Sec. 3743. Eligibility for promotion
    ``(a) In General.--Except as provided in subsection (b), a Reserve 
officer is eligible for consideration for promotion and for promotion 
under this subchapter, if that officer is in an active status.
    ``(b) Exception.--A Reserve officer who has been considered but not 
recommended for retention in an active status by a board convened under 
subsection 3752(a) of this title, is not eligible for consideration for 
promotion.
    ``(c) Request for Exclusion.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Commandant may provide that an 
        officer may, upon the officer's request and with the approval 
        of the Commandant, be excluded from consideration by a 
        selection board convened under section 3740(b) of this title to 
        consider officers for promotion to the next higher grade.
            ``(2) Approval of request.--The Commandant shall approve a 
        request under paragraph (1) only if--
                    ``(A) the basis for the request is to allow an 
                officer to complete a broadening assignment, advanced 
                education, another assignment of significant value to 
                the Coast Guard, a career progression requirement 
                delayed by the assignment or education, or a qualifying 
                personal or professional circumstance, as determined by 
                the Commandant;
                    ``(B) the Commandant determines the exclusion from 
                consideration is in the best interest of the Coast 
                Guard; and
                    ``(C) the officer has not previously failed of 
                selection for promotion to the grade for which the 
                officer requests the exclusion from consideration.''.

SEC. 205. TEMPORARY PROMOTION AUTHORITY FOR OFFICERS IN CERTAIN GRADES 
              WITH CRITICAL SKILLS.

    (a) In General.--Subchapter I of Chapter 21 of title 14, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 2130. Promotion to certain grades for officers with critical 
              skills: captain, commander, lieutenant commander, 
              lieutenant
    ``(a) In General.--An officer in the grade of lieutenant (junior 
grade), lieutenant, lieutenant commander, or commander, who is 
described in subsection (b) may be temporarily promoted to the grade of 
lieutenant, lieutenant commander, commander, or captain under 
regulations prescribed by the Secretary. Appointments under this 
section shall be made by the President, by and with the advice and 
consent of the Senate.
    ``(b) Covered Officers.--An officer described in this subsection is 
any officer in a grade specified in subsection (a) who--
            ``(1) has a skill in which the Coast Guard has a critical 
        shortage of personnel (as determined by the Secretary); and
            ``(2) is serving in a position (as determined by the 
        Secretary) that--
                    ``(A) is designated to be held by a lieutenant, 
                lieutenant commander, commander, or captain; and
                    ``(B) requires that an officer serving in such 
                position have the skill possessed by such officer.
    ``(c) Preservation of Position and Status of Officers Appointed.--
            ``(1) The temporary positions authorized under this section 
        shall not be counted among or included in the list of positions 
        on the active duty promotion list.
            ``(2) An appointment under this section does not change the 
        position on the active-duty list or the permanent, 
        probationary, or acting status of the officer so appointed, 
        prejudice the officer in regard to other promotions or 
        appointments, or abridge the rights or benefits of the officer.
    ``(d) Board Recommendation Required.--A temporary promotion under 
this section may be made only upon the recommendation of a board of 
officers convened by the Secretary for the purpose of recommending 
officers for such promotions.
    ``(e) Acceptance and Effective Date of Appointment.--Each 
appointment under this section, unless expressly declined, is, without 
formal acceptance, regarded as accepted on the date such appointment is 
made, and a member so appointed is entitled to the pay and allowances 
of the grade of the temporary promotion under this section beginning on 
the date the appointment is made.
    ``(f) Termination of Appointment.--Unless sooner terminated, an 
appointment under this section terminates--
            ``(1) on the date the officer who received the appointment 
        is promoted to the permanent grade of lieutenant, lieutenant 
        commander, commander, or captain;
            ``(2) on the date the officer is detached from a position 
        described in subsection (b)(2), unless the officer is on a 
        promotion list to the permanent grade of lieutenant, lieutenant 
        commander, commander, or captain, in which case the appointment 
        terminates on the date the officer is promoted to that grade; 
        or
            ``(3) when the appointment officer determines that the 
        officer who received the appointment has engaged in misconduct 
        or has displayed substandard performance.
    ``(g) Limitation on Number of Eligible Positions.--An appointment 
under this section may only be made for service in a position 
designated by the Secretary for the purposes of this section. The 
number of positions so designated may not exceed the following 
percentages of the respective grades:
            ``(1) As lieutenant, 0.5 percent.
            ``(2) As lieutenant commander, 3.0 percent.
            ``(3) As commander, 2.6 percent.
            ``(4) As captain, 2.6 percent.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The analysis for such subchapter is 
amended by adding at the end the following:

``2130. Promotion to certain grades for officers with critical skills: 
                            captain, commander, lieutenant commander, 
                            lieutenant.''.

SEC. 206. CAREER INTERMISSION PROGRAM.

    (a) In General.--Subchapter I of chapter 25 of title 14, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 2514. Career flexibility to enhance retention of members
    ``(a) Programs Authorized.--The Commandant may carry out a program 
under which members of the Coast Guard may be inactivated from active 
service in order to meet personal or professional needs and returned to 
active service at the end of such period of inactivation from active 
service.
    ``(b) Period of Inactivation From Active Service; Effect of 
Inactivation.--
            ``(1) In general.--The period of inactivation from active 
        service under a program under this section of a member 
        participating in the program shall be such period as the 
        Commandant shall specify in the agreement of the member under 
        subsection (c), except that such period may not exceed 3 years.
            ``(2) Exclusion from years of service.--Any service by a 
        Reserve officer while participating in a program under this 
        section shall be excluded from computation of the total years 
        of service of that officer pursuant to section 14706(a) of 
        title 10.
            ``(3) Exclusion from retirement.--Any period of 
        participation of a member in a program under this section shall 
        not count toward--
                    ``(A) eligibility for retirement or transfer to the 
                Ready Reserve under either chapter 571 or 1223 of title 
                10; or
                    ``(B) computation of retired or retainer pay under 
                chapter 71 or 1223 of title 10.
    ``(c) Agreement.--Each member of the Coast Guard who participates 
in a program under this section shall enter into a written agreement 
with the Commandant under which that member shall agree as follows:
            ``(1) To accept an appointment or enlist, as applicable, 
        and serve in the Coast Guard Ready Reserve during the period of 
        the inactivation of the member from active service under the 
        program.
            ``(2) To undergo during the period of the inactivation of 
        the member from active service under the program such inactive 
        service training as the Commandant shall require in order to 
        ensure that the member retains proficiency, at a level 
        determined by the Commandant to be sufficient, in the military 
        skills, professional qualifications, and physical readiness of 
        the member during the inactivation of the member from active 
        service.
            ``(3) Following completion of the period of the 
        inactivation of the member from active service under the 
        program, to serve 2 months as a member of the Coast Guard on 
        active service for each month of the period of the inactivation 
        of the member from active service under the program.
    ``(d) Conditions of Release.--The Commandant shall prescribe 
regulations specifying the guidelines regarding the conditions of 
release that must be considered and addressed in the agreement required 
by subsection (c). At a minimum, the Commandant shall prescribe the 
procedures and standards to be used to instruct a member on the 
obligations to be assumed by the member under paragraph (2) of such 
subsection while the member is released from active service.
    ``(e) Order to Active Service.--Under regulations prescribed by the 
Commandant, a member of the Coast Guard participating in a program 
under this section may, in the discretion of the Commandant, be 
required to terminate participation in the program and be ordered to 
active service.
    ``(f) Pay and Allowances.--
            ``(1) Basic pay.--During each month of participation in a 
        program under this section, a member who participates in the 
        program shall be paid basic pay in an amount equal to two-
        thirtieths of the amount of monthly basic pay to which the 
        member would otherwise be entitled under section 204 of title 
        37 as a member of the uniformed services on active service in 
        the grade and years of service of the member when the member 
        commences participation in the program.
            ``(2) Special or incentive pay or bonus.--
                    ``(A) Prohibition.--A member who participates in 
                such a program shall not, while participating in the 
                program, be paid any special or incentive pay or bonus 
                to which the member is otherwise entitled under an 
                agreement under chapter 5 of title 37 or section 1925 
                of this title that is in force when the member 
                commences participation in the program.
                    ``(B) Not treated as failure to perform services.--
                The inactivation from active service of a member 
                participating in a program shall not be treated as a 
                failure of the member to perform any period of service 
                required of the member in connection with an agreement 
                for a special or incentive pay or bonus under chapter 5 
                of title 37 that is in force when the member commences 
                participation in the program.
            ``(3) Return to active service.--
                    ``(A) Special or incentive pay or bonus.--Subject 
                to subparagraph (B), upon the return of a member to 
                active service after completion by the member of 
                participation in a program--
                            ``(i) any agreement entered into by the 
                        member under chapter 5 of title 37 for the 
                        payment of a special or incentive pay or bonus 
                        that was in force when the member commenced 
                        participation in the program shall be revived, 
                        with the term of such agreement after revival 
                        being the period of the agreement remaining to 
                        run when the member commenced participation in 
                        the program; and
                            ``(ii) any special or incentive pay or 
                        bonus shall be payable to the member in 
                        accordance with the terms of the agreement 
                        concerned for the term specified in clause (i).
                    ``(B) Limitation.--
                            ``(i) In general.--Subparagraph (A) shall 
                        not apply to any special or incentive pay or 
                        bonus otherwise covered by that subparagraph 
                        with respect to a member if, at the time of the 
                        return of the member to active service as 
                        described in that subparagraph--
                                    ``(I) such pay or bonus is no 
                                longer authorized by law; or
                                    ``(II) the member does not satisfy 
                                eligibility criteria for such pay or 
                                bonus as in effect at the time of the 
                                return of the member to active service.
                            ``(ii) Pay or bonus ceases being 
                        authorized.--Subparagraph (A) shall cease to 
                        apply to any special or incentive pay or bonus 
                        otherwise covered by that subparagraph with 
                        respect to a member if, during the term of the 
                        revived agreement of the member under 
                        subparagraph (A)(i), such pay or bonus ceases 
                        being authorized by law.
                    ``(C) Repayment.--A member who is ineligible for 
                payment of a special or incentive pay or bonus 
                otherwise covered by this paragraph by reason of 
                subparagraph (B)(i)(II) shall be subject to the 
                requirements for repayment of such pay or bonus in 
                accordance with the terms of the applicable agreement 
                of the member under chapter 5 of title 37.
                    ``(D) Required service is additional.--Any service 
                required of a member under an agreement covered by this 
                paragraph after the member returns to active service as 
                described in subparagraph (A) shall be in addition to 
                any service required of the member under an agreement 
                under subsection (c).
            ``(4) Travel and transportation allowance.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Subject to subparagraph (B), a 
                member who participates in a program is entitled, while 
                participating in the program, to the travel and 
                transportation allowances authorized by section 474 of 
                title 37 for--
                            ``(i) travel performed from the residence 
                        of the member, at the time of release from 
                        active service to participate in the program, 
                        to the location in the United States designated 
                        by the member as the member's residence during 
                        the period of participation in the program; and
                            ``(ii) travel performed to the residence of 
                        the member upon return to active service at the 
                        end of the participation of the member in the 
                        program.
                    ``(B) Single residence.--An allowance is payable 
                under this paragraph only with respect to travel of a 
                member to and from a single residence.
            ``(5) Leave balance.--A member who participates in a 
        program is entitled to carry forward the leave balance existing 
        as of the day on which the member begins participation and 
        accumulated in accordance with section 701 of title 10, but not 
        to exceed 60 days.
    ``(g) Promotion.--
            ``(1) Officers.--
                    ``(A) In general.--An officer participating in a 
                program under this section shall not, while 
                participating in the program, be eligible for 
                consideration for promotion under chapter 21 or 37 of 
                this title.
                    ``(B) Return to service.--Upon the return of an 
                officer to active service after completion by the 
                officer of participation in a program--
                            ``(i) the Commandant may adjust the date of 
                        rank of the officer in such manner as the 
                        Commandant shall prescribe in regulations for 
                        purposes of this section; and
                            ``(ii) the officer shall be eligible for 
                        consideration for promotion when officers of 
                        the same competitive category, grade, and 
                        seniority are eligible for consideration for 
                        promotion.
            ``(2) Enlisted members.--An enlisted member participating 
        in a program shall not be eligible for consideration for 
        advancement during the period that--
                    ``(A) begins on the date of the inactivation of the 
                member from active service under the program; and
                    ``(B) ends at such time after the return of the 
                member to active service under the program that the 
                member is treatable as eligible for promotion by reason 
                of time in grade and such other requirements as the 
                Commandant shall prescribe in regulations for purposes 
                of the program.
    ``(h) Continued Entitlements.--A member participating in a program 
under this section shall, while participating in the program, be 
treated as a member of the Armed Forces on active duty for a period of 
more than 30 days for purposes of--
            ``(1) the entitlement of the member and of the dependents 
        of the member to medical and dental care under the provisions 
        of chapter 55 of this title; and
            ``(2) retirement or separation for physical disability 
        under the provisions of chapter 61 of title 10 and chapters 21 
        and 23 of this title.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The analysis for such chapter is amended 
by inserting after the item relating to section 2513 the following:

``2514. Career flexibility to enhance retention of members.''.

SEC. 207. MAJOR ACQUISITIONS; OPERATION AND SUSTAINMENT COSTS.

    Section 5103(e)(3) of title 14, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by redesignating subparagraphs (B) and (C) as 
        subparagraphs (C) and (D) respectively; and
            (2) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the following:
                    ``(B) operate and sustain the cutters and aircraft 
                described under paragraph (2);''.

SEC. 208. EMPLOYMENT ASSISTANCE.

    (a) In General.--Subchapter I of chapter 27 of title 14, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 2713. Employment assistance
    ``(a) In General.--In order to improve the accuracy and 
completeness of a certification or verification of job skills and 
experience required by section 1143(a)(1) of title 10, the Secretary 
shall--
            ``(1) establish a database to record all training performed 
        by members of the Coast Guard that may have application to 
        employment in the civilian sector; and
            ``(2) make unclassified information regarding such 
        information available to States and other potential employers 
        referred to in section 1143(c) of title 10 so that State and 
        other entities may allow military training to satisfy licensing 
        or certification requirements to engage in a civilian 
        profession.
    ``(b) Form of Certification or Verification.--The Secretary shall 
ensure that a certification or verification of job skills and 
experience required by section 1143(a)(1) of title 10 is rendered in 
such a way that States and other potential employers can confirm the 
accuracy and authenticity of the certification or verification.
    ``(c) Requests by States.--A State may request that the Secretary 
confirm the accuracy and authenticity of a certification or 
verification of jobs skills and experience provided under section 
1143(c) of title 10.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The analysis for such chapter is amended 
by inserting after the item relating to section 2712 the following:

``2713. Employment assistance.''.

SEC. 209. REPORTS ON GENDER DIVERSITY IN THE COAST GUARD.

    (a) Action Plan.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
        the enactment of this Act, the Commandant of the Coast Guard 
        shall--
                    (A) determine which recommendations in the RAND 
                gender diversity report can practicably be implemented 
                to promote gender diversity in the Coast Guard; and
                    (B) submit a report to the Committee on 
                Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of 
                Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
                and Transportation of the Senate on the actions the 
                Coast Guard has taken or plans to take to implement 
                such recommendations.
            (2) Definition.--In this subsection, the term ``RAND 
        diversity report'' means the RAND Corporation's Homeland 
        Security Operational Analysis Center 2019 report entitled 
        ``Improving Gender Diversity in the U.S. Coast Guard: 
        Identifying Barriers to Female Retention''.
    (b) Recurring Report.--Chapter 51 of title 14, United States Code, 
is amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 5109. Report on gender diversity in the Coast Guard
    ``(a) In General.--Not later than January 15, 2022, and biennially 
thereafter, the Commandant shall submit a report on gender diversity in 
the Coast Guard to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
and Transportation of the Senate.
    ``(b) Contents.--The report required under subsection (a) shall 
contain the following:
            ``(1) Gender diversity overview.--An overview of Coast 
        Guard active duty and Reserve members, including the number of 
        officers and enlisted members and the percentages of men and 
        women in each.
            ``(2) Recruitment and retention.--(A) An analysis of the 
        changes in the recruitment and retention of women over the 
        previous 2 years.
            ``(B) A discussion of any changes to Coast Guard 
        recruitment and retention over the previous 2 years that were 
        aimed at increasing the recruitment and retention of female 
        members.
            ``(3) Parental leave.--(A) The number of men and women who 
        took parental leave during each year covered by the report, 
        including the average length of such leave periods.
            ``(B) A discussion of the ways in which the Coast Guard 
        worked to mitigate the impacts of parental leave on Coast Guard 
        operations and on the careers of the members taking such leave.
            ``(4) Limitations.--An analysis of current gender-based 
        limitations on Coast Guard career opportunities, including 
        discussion of--
                    ``(A) shipboard opportunities;
                    ``(B) opportunities to serve at remote units; and
                    ``(C) any other limitations on the opportunities of 
                female members.
            ``(5) Progress update.--An update on the Coast Guard's 
        progress on the implementation of the action plan required 
        under section 209 of the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 
        2019.''.
    (c) Clerical Amendment.--The analysis for such chapter is amended 
by adding at the end the following:

``5109. Report on gender diversity in the Coast Guard.''.

SEC. 210. DISPOSITION OF INFRASTRUCTURE RELATED TO E-LORAN.

    Section 914 of title 14, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) by striking ``date'' and inserting ``later of 
                the date of the conveyance of the properties directed 
                under section 533(a) of the Coast Guard Authorization 
                Act of 2016 (Public Law 114-120) or the date''; and
                    (B) by striking ``determination by the Secretary'' 
                and inserting ``determination by the Secretary of 
                Transportation under section 312(d) of title 49''; and
            (2) in subsection (c), by striking paragraph (2) and 
        inserting the following:
            ``(2) Availability of proceeds.--The proceeds of such 
        sales, less the costs of sale incurred by the General Services 
        Administration, shall be deposited into the Coast Guard Housing 
        Fund for uses authorized under section 2946 of this title.''.

SEC. 211. POSITIONS OF IMPORTANCE AND RESPONSIBILITY.

    Section 2103(c)(3) of title 14, United States Code, is amended by 
striking ``rear admiral (lower half)'' and inserting ``vice admiral''.

SEC. 212. RESEARCH PROJECTS; TRANSACTIONS OTHER THAN CONTRACTS AND 
              GRANTS.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 7 of title 14, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 720. Research projects; transactions other than contracts and 
              grants
    ``(a) Additional Forms of Transactions Authorized.--The Commandant 
may enter into transactions (other than contracts, cooperative 
agreements, and grants) in carrying out basic, applied, and advanced 
research projects. The authority under this subsection is in addition 
to the authority provided in section 717 to use contracts, cooperative 
agreements, and grants in carrying out such projects.
    ``(b) Advance Payments.--The authority under subsection (a) may be 
exercised without regard to section 3324 of title 31.
    ``(c) Recovery of Funds.--
            ``(1) In general.--Subject to subsection (d), a cooperative 
        agreement for performance of basic, applied, or advanced 
        research authorized by section 717, and a transaction 
        authorized by subsection (a), may include a clause that 
        requires a person or other entity to make payments to the Coast 
        Guard or any other department or agency of the Federal 
        Government as a condition for receiving support under the 
        agreement or transaction, respectively.
            ``(2) Availability of funds.--The amount of any payment 
        received by the Federal Government pursuant to a requirement 
        imposed under paragraph (1) may be credited, to the extent 
        authorized by the Commandant, to an appropriate appropriations 
        account. Amounts so credited shall be merged with other funds 
        in the account and shall be available for the same purposes and 
        the same period for which other funds in such account are 
        available.
    ``(d) Conditions.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Commandant shall ensure that--
                    ``(A) to the extent that the Commandant determines 
                practicable, no cooperative agreement containing a 
                clause described in subsection (c)(1), and no 
                transaction entered into under subsection (a), provides 
                for research that duplicates research being conducted 
                under existing programs carried out by the Coast Guard; 
                and
                    ``(B) to the extent that the Commandant determines 
                practicable, the funds provided by the Federal 
                Government under a cooperative agreement containing a 
                clause described in subsection (c)(1), or under a 
                transaction authorized by subsection (a), do not exceed 
                the total amount provided by other parties to the 
                cooperative agreement or other transaction, 
                respectively.
            ``(2) Other agreements not feasible.--A cooperative 
        agreement containing a clause described in subsection (c)(1), 
        or under a transaction authorized by subsection (a), may be 
        used for a research project only if the use of a standard 
        contract, grant, or cooperative agreement for such project is 
        not feasible or appropriate.
    ``(e) Education and Training.--The Commandant shall--
            ``(1) ensure that management, technical, and contracting 
        personnel of the Coast Guard involved in the award or 
        administration of transactions under this section or other 
        innovative forms of contracting are afforded opportunities for 
        adequate education and training; and
            ``(2) establish minimum levels and requirements for 
        continuous and experiential learning for such personnel, 
        including levels and requirements for acquisition certification 
        programs.
    ``(f) Regulations.--The Secretary of the department in which the 
Coast Guard is operating shall prescribe regulations, as necessary, to 
carry out this section.
    ``(g) Protection of Certain Information From Disclosure.--
            ``(1) In general.--Disclosure of information described in 
        paragraph (2) is not required, and may not be compelled, under 
        section 552 of title 5 for 5 years after the date on which the 
        information is received by the Coast Guard.
            ``(2) Limitation.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Paragraph (1) applies to 
                information described in subparagraph (B) that is in 
                the records of the Coast Guard only if the information 
                was submitted to the Coast Guard in a competitive or 
                noncompetitive process having the potential for 
                resulting in an award, to the party submitting the 
                information, of a cooperative agreement for performance 
                of basic, applied, or advanced research authorized by 
                section 717 or another transaction authorized by 
                subsection (a).
                    ``(B) Information described.--The information 
                referred to in subparagraph (A) is the following:
                            ``(i) A proposal, proposal abstract, and 
                        supporting documents.
                            ``(ii) A business plan submitted on a 
                        confidential basis.
                            ``(iii) Technical information submitted on 
                        a confidential basis.
    ``(h) Annual Report.--On the date on which the President submits to 
Congress a budget pursuant to section 1105 of title 31, the Commandant 
shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations and Transportation and 
Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committees on 
Appropriations and Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate 
a report describing each use of the authority provided under this 
section during the most recently completed fiscal year, including 
details of each use consisting of--
            ``(1) the amount of each transaction;
            ``(2) the entities or organizations involved;
            ``(3) the product or service received; and
            ``(4) the research project for which the product or service 
        was required.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The analysis for chapter 7 of title 14, 
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:

``720. Research projects; transactions other than contracts and 
                            grants.''.

SEC. 213. ACQUISITION WORKFORCE AUTHORITIES.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 11 of title 14, United States Code, as 
amended by this Act, is further amended by inserting after section 1110 
the following:
``Sec. 1111. Acquisition workforce authorities
    ``(a) Expedited Hiring Authority.--
            ``(1) In general.--For the purposes of section 3304 of 
        title 5, the Commandant may--
                    ``(A) designate any category of acquisition 
                positions within the Coast Guard as shortage category 
                positions; and
                    ``(B) use the authorities in such section to 
                recruit and appoint highly qualified persons directly 
                to positions so designated.
            ``(2) Reports.--The Commandant shall include in reports 
        under section 1102 information described in that section 
        regarding positions designated under this subsection.
    ``(b) Reemployment Authority.--
            ``(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), if 
        an annuitant receiving an annuity from the Civil Service 
        Retirement and Disability Fund becomes employed in any category 
        of acquisition positions designated by the Commandant under 
        subsection (a), the annuity of the annuitant so employed shall 
        continue. The annuitant so reemployed shall not be considered 
        an employee for purposes of subchapter III of chapter 83 or 
        chapter 84 of title 5.
            ``(2)(A) Election.--An annuitant retired under section 
        8336(d)(1) or 8414(b)(1)(A) of title 5, receiving an annuity 
        from the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund, who 
        becomes employed in any category of acquisition positions 
        designated by the Commandant under subsection (a) after date of 
        enactment of the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2019, may 
        elect to be subject to section 8344 or 8468 of such title (as 
        the case may be).
                    ``(i) Deadline.--An election for coverage under 
                this subsection shall be filed not later than 90 days 
                after the Commandant takes reasonable actions to notify 
                an employee who may file an election.
                    ``(ii) Coverage.--If an employee files an election 
                under this subsection, coverage shall be effective 
                beginning on the first day of the first applicable pay 
                period beginning on or after the date of the filing of 
                the election.
            ``(B) Application.--Paragraph (1) shall apply to an 
        individual who is eligible to file an election under such 
        subparagraph and does not file a timely election under clause 
        (i).''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents of chapter 11 of 
title 14, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item 
relating to section 1110 the following:

``1111. Acquisition workforce authorities.''.

SEC. 214. REPORT ON COAST GUARD DEFENSE READINESS RESOURCES ALLOCATION.

    (a) Report Required.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States 
shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of 
the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
and Transportation of the Senate, a report on the allocation of 
resources by the Coast Guard to support its defense readiness mission.
    (b) Contents.--The report required by subsection (a) shall include 
the following elements:
            (1) Funding levels allocated by the Coast Guard to support 
        defense readiness missions for each of the past 10 fiscal 
        years.
            (2) Funding levels transferred or otherwise provided by the 
        Department of Defense to the Coast Guard in support of the 
        Coast Guard's defense readiness missions for each of the past 
        10 fiscal years.
            (3) The number of Coast Guard detachments assigned in 
        support of the Coast Guard's defense readiness mission for each 
        of the past 10 fiscal years.
    (c) Assessment.--In addition to the elements detailed in subsection 
(b), the report shall include an assessment of the impacts on the Coast 
Guard's non-defense mission readiness and operational capabilities due 
to the annual levels of reimbursement provided by the Department of 
Defense to compensate the Coast Guard for its expenses to fulfill its 
defense readiness mission.

SEC. 215. REPORT ON THE FEASIBILITY OF LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS FUELED 
              VESSELS.

    Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
the Commandant of the Coast Guard shall submit a report to the 
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of 
Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
Transportation of the Senate on the following:
            (1) The feasibility, safety, and cost effectiveness of 
        using liquefied natural gas to fuel new Coast Guard vessels.
            (2) The feasibility, safety, and cost effectiveness of 
        converting existing vessels to run on liquefied natural gas 
        fuels.
            (3) The operational benefits of using liquefied natural gas 
        to fuel Coast Guard vessels.

                          TITLE III--SHIPPING

SEC. 301. ELECTRONIC CHARTS; EQUIVALENCY.

    (a) Requirements.--Section 3105(a)(1) of title 46, United States 
Code, is amended to read as follows:
            ``(1) Electronic charts in lieu of marine charts, charts, 
        and maps.--Subject to paragraph (2), the following vessels, 
        while operating on the navigable waters of the United States, 
        shall be equipped with and operate electronic navigational 
        charts conforming to a standard acceptable to the Secretary in 
        lieu of any marine charts, charts, and maps required by titles 
        33 and 46, Code of Federal Regulations, as in effect on the 
        date of the enactment of this paragraph:
                    ``(A) A self-propelled commercial vessel of at 
                least 65 feet overall length.
                    ``(B) A vessel carrying more than a number of 
                passengers for hire determined by the Secretary.
                    ``(C) A towing vessel of more than 26 feet in 
                overall length and 600 horsepower.
                    ``(D) Any other vessel for which the Secretary 
                decides that electronic charts are necessary for the 
                safe navigation of the vessel.''.
    (b) Exemptions and Waivers.--Section 3105(a)(2) of title 46, United 
States Code, is amended by--
            (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``operates; and'' and 
        inserting ``operates;'';
            (2) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``those waters.'' and 
        inserting ``those waters; and''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(C) permit vessels that operate solely landward 
                of the baseline from which the territorial sea of the 
                United States is measured to utilize software-based, 
                platform-independent electronic chart systems that the 
                Secretary determines are capable of displaying 
                electronic navigational charts with necessary scale and 
                detail to ensure safe navigation for the intended 
                voyage.''.

SEC. 302. PASSENGER VESSEL SECURITY AND SAFETY REQUIREMENTS; 
              APPLICATION.

    Section 3507(k)(1) of title 46, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (B), by adding ``and'' after the 
        semicolon at the end;
            (2) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``; and'' and 
        inserting a period; and
            (3) by striking subparagraph (D).

SEC. 303. NON-OPERATING INDIVIDUAL.

    (a) Definition.--Section 2101 of title 46, United States Code, is 
amended by inserting after paragraph (23) the following:
            ``(23a) `non-operating individual' means an individual 
        who--
                    ``(A) does not perform--
                            ``(i) with respect to the operation of a 
                        vessel, watchstanding, automated engine room 
                        duty watch, navigation, or personnel safety 
                        functions;
                            ``(ii) with respect to the loading and 
                        unloading of merchandise, cargo handling 
                        functions, including any activity relating to 
                        the loading or unloading of cargo, the 
                        operation of cargo-related equipment (whether 
                        or not integral to the vessel), and the 
                        handling of mooring lines on the dock when the 
                        vessel is made fast or let go;
                            ``(iii) vessel maintenance, including any 
                        repairs that can be performed by the vessel's 
                        crew or a riding gang; or
                            ``(iv) safety, security, or environmental 
                        protection activities directly related to the 
                        operation of the vessel and normally conducted 
                        by the vessel's crew;
                    ``(B) does not serve as part of the crew complement 
                required under section 8101;
                    ``(C) does not serve as a riding gang member;
                    ``(D) is not a member of the steward's department;
                    ``(E) is not a citizen or temporary or permanent 
                resident of a country designated by the United States 
                as a sponsor of terrorism or any other country that the 
                Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of State 
                and the heads of other appropriate United States 
                agencies, determines to be a security threat to the 
                United States;
                    ``(F) is not specifically exempted from the 
                requirement to have a merchant mariner's document under 
                section 8701(a);
                    ``(G) has not been convicted in any jurisdiction of 
                an offense described in paragraph (2) or (3) of section 
                7703;
                    ``(H) whose license, certificate of registry, or 
                merchant mariner's document has not been suspended or 
                revoked under section 7704; and
                    ``(I) who does not otherwise constitute a threat to 
                the safety of the vessel.''.
    (b) Citizenship and Navy Reserve Requirements.--Section 8103(j) of 
title 46, United States Code, is amended by--
            (1) striking ``Riding Gang Member'' and inserting ``Riding 
        Gang Member or Non-Operating Individual''; and
            (2) inserting ``or a non-operating individual'' before the 
        period.
    (c) Requirements Relating to Non-Operating Individuals.--
            (1) In general.--Chapter 81 of title 46, United States 
        Code, is amended--
                    (A) by redesignating section 8107 as section 8108; 
                and
                    (B) by inserting after section 8106 the following:
``Sec. 8107. Requirements relating to non-operating individuals
    ``(a) In General.--The owner or managing operator of a merchant 
vessel of the United States of at least 100 gross tons as measured 
under section 14502, or an alternate tonnage measured under section 
14302 as prescribed by the Secretary under section 14104, shall--
            ``(1) ensure that--
                    ``(A) each non-operating individual on the vessel--
                            ``(i) is a United States citizen or an 
                        alien lawfully admitted to the United States 
                        for permanent residence; or
                            ``(ii) possesses a United States non-
                        immigrant visa for individuals desiring to 
                        enter the United States temporarily for 
                        business, employment-related and personal 
                        identifying information, and any other 
                        documentation required by the Secretary;
                    ``(B) all required documentation for such 
                individual is kept on the vessel and available for 
                inspection by the Secretary; and
                    ``(C) each non-operating individual is identified 
                on the manifest;
            ``(2) ensure that--
                    ``(A) each non-operating individual possesses--
                            ``(i) a merchant mariner's document;
                            ``(ii) a transportation worker 
                        identification credential under section 70105; 
                        or
                            ``(iii) a current security clearance issued 
                        by a Federal agency; or
                    ``(B) the employer of such an individual attests in 
                a certificate to the owner or managing operator that--
                            ``(i) the background of such individual has 
                        been examined and found to be free of any 
                        credible information indicating a material risk 
                        to the security of the vessel, the vessel's 
                        cargo, the ports the vessel visits, or other 
                        individuals onboard the vessel;;
                            ``(ii) such examination--
                                    ``(I) met the requirements of 
                                section 70105(d)(2), for persons 
                                described in paragraph (1)(A)(i) of 
                                this subsection; or
                                    ``(II) consisted of a search of all 
                                information reasonably available to the 
                                owner or managing operator in the 
                                individual's country of citizenship and 
                                any other country in which the 
                                individual works, receives employment 
                                referrals, or resides, for persons 
                                described in paragraph (1)(A)(ii) of 
                                this subsection; and
                            ``(iii) the information derived from any 
                        such examination is made available to the 
                        Secretary upon request;
            ``(3) ensure that each non-operating individual of the 
        vessel, while on board the vessel, is subject to the same 
        random chemical testing and reporting regimes as crew members;
            ``(4) ensure that each such individual employed on the 
        vessel receives basic safety familiarization and basic safety 
        training approved by the Coast Guard; and
            ``(5) ensure that every non-operating individual of the 
        vessel is employed on board the vessel under conditions that 
        meet or exceed the minimum international standards of all 
        applicable international labor conventions to which the United 
        States is a party, including all of the merchant seamen 
        protection and relief provided under United States law.
    ``(b) Recordkeeping.--In addition to the requirements of subsection 
(a), the owner or managing operator of a vessel to which subsection (a) 
applies shall ensure that all information necessary to ensure 
compliance with this section, as determined by the Secretary, is 
entered into the vessel's official logbook required by chapter 113.
    ``(c) Civil Penalty.--A person (including an individual) violating 
this section is liable to the United States Government for a civil 
penalty of $1,250.''.
            (2) Clerical amendments.--The analysis for chapter 81 of 
        title 46, United States Code, is amended by striking the item 
        relating to section 8107 and inserting the following:

``8107. Requirements relating to non-operating individuals.
``8108. Use of force against piracy.''.
            (3) Conforming amendments.--
                    (A) Merchant mariners' documents required.--Section 
                8701 of title 46, United States Code, is amended by 
                adding at the end the following:
    ``(e) This section does not apply to non-operating individuals.''.
                    (B) Training for use of force against piracy.--
                Section 51705(4) of title 46, United States Code, is 
                amended by striking ``46 U.S.C. 8107 note'' and 
                inserting ``46 U.S.C. 8108 note''.

SEC. 304. SMALL PASSENGER VESSELS AND UNINSPECTED PASSENGER VESSELS.

    Section 12121 of title 46, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)(1), by striking subparagraphs (A) and 
        (B) and inserting the following:
                    ``(A) was built in the United States;
                    ``(B) was not built in the United States and is at 
                least 3 years old; or
                    ``(C) if rebuilt, was rebuilt--
                            ``(i) in the United States; or
                            ``(ii) outside the United States at least 3 
                        years before the certificate requested under 
                        subsection (b) would take effect.''; and
            (2) in subsection (b), by inserting ``12132,'' after 
        ``12113,''.

SEC. 305. INSTALLATION VESSELS.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 551 of title 46, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following new section:
``Sec. 55123. Installation vessels
    ``(a) Initial Determination of Coastwise Qualified Vessel.--No 
later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this section, 
the Secretary of Transportation shall determine whether an installation 
vessel exists for which a coastwise endorsement has been issued under 
section 12112.
    ``(b) Application.--If the Secretary of Transportation determines 
under subsection (a) that no such coastwise qualified vessel exists, 
then, after the date on which such determination is made, lifting 
operations between a vessel for which a coastwise endorsement has been 
issued under section 12112 and an installation vessel for which no such 
endorsement has been issued is not transportation of merchandise for 
the purposes of section 55102.
    ``(c) Requests for Determinations of Coastwise Qualified Vessels.--
            ``(1) In general.--After the date on which the 
        determination is made under subsection (a), an installation 
        vessel for which a coastwise endorsement has been issued under 
        section 12112, the owner or operator of such installation 
        vessel may seek a new determination from the Secretary of 
        Transportation that an installation vessel for which a 
        coastwise endorsement has been issued under section 12112 
        exists.
            ``(2) Application to non-qualified vessels.--If the 
        Secretary of Transportation makes a determination under 
        paragraph (1) that a coastwise qualified vessel exists, then--
                    ``(A) the owner or operator of an installation 
                vessel for which no coastwise endorsement has been 
                issued under section 12112 shall seek a determination 
                of the availability of a coastwise qualified vessel 
                under paragraph (3) before using such non-coastwise 
                qualified vessel for the transportation of a platform 
                jacket; and
                    ``(B) after the date on which such determination is 
                made, the owner or operator of an installation vessel 
                for which no coastwise endorsement has been issued 
                under section 12112 shall not use such non-coastwise 
                qualified vessel for the transportation of a platform 
                jacket unless the Secretary of Transportation 
                determines a coastwise qualified is not available under 
                paragraph (4).
            ``(3) Criteria for determination of availability.--The 
        Secretary of Transportation shall determine a coastwise 
        qualified vessel is not available if--
                    ``(A) the owner or operator of a non-coastwise 
                qualified vessel submits to the Secretary of 
                Transportation an application for the use of a non-
                coastwise qualified installation vessel for 
                transportation of a platform jacket under this section 
                that includes all relevant information, including 
                engineering details and timing requirements, and such 
                application is submitted not less than 1 year before 
                the date such vessel is required for such use;
                    ``(B) the Secretary provides the application made 
                under subparagraph (A) to the owner of each coastwise 
                qualified vessel listed as an installation vessel in 
                the inventory under section 12138(c) and promptly 
                publishes in the Federal Register a notice--
                            ``(i) describing the project and the 
                        platform jacket involved;
                            ``(ii) advising that all relevant 
                        information reasonably needed to assess the 
                        transportation and installation requirements 
                        for the platform jacket will be made available 
                        to an interested person on request; and
                            ``(iii) requesting that information on the 
                        availability of coastwise qualified vessels be 
                        submitted within a 45-day period beginning on 
                        the date of such publication; and
                    ``(C)(i) within such 45-day period no information 
                is submitted to the Secretary from owners or operators 
                of coastwise qualified installation vessels to meet the 
                requirements of the application required under 
                paragraph (A); or
                    ``(ii) the owner or operator of a coastwise 
                qualified installation vessel submits information to 
                the Secretary asserting that the owner or operator has 
                a suitable coastwise qualified installation vessel 
                available to meet the requirements of the application 
                required under paragraph (A), but the Secretary 
                determines, within 90 days after the notice is first 
                published, that the coastwise qualified installation 
                vessel is not suitable or reasonably available for the 
                transportation.
    ``(d) Definitions.--In this section:
            ``(1) Installation vessel.--The term `installation vessel' 
        means a vessel using a crane suitable for offshore use that--
                    ``(A) is used to install platform jackets;
                    ``(B) has a slewing or luffing capability;
                    ``(C) has a lifting capacity of at least 1,000 
                metric tons; and
                    ``(D) conducts lifting operations to construct or 
                remove offshore facilities or subsea infrastructure or 
                to install and uninstall component parts or materials 
                from offshore facilities or subsea infrastructure.
            ``(2) Lifting operations.--The term `lifting operations' 
        means the lifting of platform jackets by crane from the time 
        that the lifting activity begins when unlading from a vessel or 
        removing offshore facilities or subsea infrastructure until the 
        time that the lifting activities are terminated for a 
        particular unlading, installation, or removal of offshore 
        facilities or subsea infrastructure.
            ``(3) Platform jacket.--The term `platform jacket' has the 
        meaning given such term in section 55108(a).''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The analysis for chapter 551 of title 46, 
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:

``55123. Installation vessels.''.
    (c) Inventory.--Section 12138(b) of title 46, United States Code, 
is amended--
            (1) in the heading, by striking the period and inserting 
        ``, and Installation.'';
            (2) by amending paragraph (1) to read as follows:
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary of Transportation shall 
        develop, maintain, and periodically update an inventory of 
        vessels that are--
                    ``(A) documented under this chapter;
                    ``(B) at least 200 feet in length;
                    ``(C) have the capability to lay, maintain, or 
                repair a submarine cable, without regard to whether a 
                particular vessel is classed as a cable ship or cable 
                vessel; and
                    ``(D) installation vessels within the meaning of 
                such term in section 55123.''; and
            (3) by amending paragraph (2)(B) to read as follows:
                    ``(B) the abilities and limitations of the vessel 
                with respect to--
                            ``(i) in the case of a vessel required to 
                        be inventoried under paragraph (1)(A), laying, 
                        maintaining, and repairing a submarine cable; 
                        and
                            ``(ii) in the case of a vessel required to 
                        be inventoried under paragraph (1)(B), 
                        installing platform jackets; and''.
    (d) Notice of Modification or Revocation.--No later than 30 days 
after the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security, 
acting through the Commissioner of Customs and Border Protection, shall 
issue a notice, including an opportunity for public comment, on the 
modification or revocation of Letter Rulings 101925, 108442, 113841, 
114435, 115185, 115218, 115311, 115487, 115522, 115771, 115938, 116078, 
H004242 with respect to the application of the section 55102 of title 
46, Shipping, United States Code, to certain offshore operations.

SEC. 306. ADVISORY COMMITTEES.

    (a) National Offshore Safety Advisory Committee; Representation.--
Section 15106(c)(3) of title 46, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``mineral and oil 
        operations, including geophysical services'' and inserting 
        ``operations'';
            (2) in subparagraph (D), by striking ``exploration and 
        recovery'';
            (3) in subparagraph (E), by striking ``engaged in diving 
        services related to offshore construction, inspection, and 
        maintenance'' and inserting ``providing diving services to the 
        offshore industry'';
            (4) in subparagraph (F), by striking ``engaged in safety 
        and training services related to offshore exploration and 
        construction'' and inserting ``providing safety and training 
        services to the offshore industry'';
            (5) in subparagraph (G), by striking ``engaged in 
        pipelaying services related to offshore construction'' and 
        inserting ``providing subsea engineering, construction, or 
        remotely operated vehicle support to the offshore industry'';
            (6) in subparagraph (H), by striking ``mineral and 
        energy'';
            (7) in subparagraph (I), by striking ``national 
        environmental entities'' and inserting ``entities providing 
        environmental protection, compliance, or response services to 
        the offshore industry''; and
            (8) in subparagraph (J), by striking ``deepwater ports'' 
        and inserting ``entities engaged in offshore oil exploration 
        and production on the Outer Continental Shelf adjacent to 
        Alaska''.
    (b) Advisory Committees; Testimony.--Section 15109(j)(4) of title 
46, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(C) Testimony.--The members of a committee shall 
                be available to testify before appropriate committees 
                of the Congress with respect to the advice, reports, 
                and recommendations submitted under paragraph (2).''.
    (c) Maritime Transportation System National Advisory Committee.--
            (1) In general.--Chapter 555 of title 46, United States 
        Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 55502. Maritime Transportation System National Advisory 
              Committee
    ``(a) Establishment.--There is established a Maritime 
Transportation System National Advisory Committee (in this section 
referred to as the `Committee').
    ``(b) Function.--The Committee shall advise the Secretary of 
Transportation on matters relating to the United States maritime 
transportation system and its seamless integration with other segments 
of the transportation system, including the viability of the United 
States Merchant Marine.
    ``(c) Membership.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Committee shall consist of 27 
        members appointed by the Secretary of Transportation in 
        accordance with this section and section 15109.
            ``(2) Expertise.--Each member of the Committee shall have 
        particular expertise, knowledge, and experience in matters 
        relating to the function of the Committee.
            ``(3) Representation.--Members of the Committee shall be 
        appointed as follows:
                    ``(A) At least one member shall represent the 
                Environmental Protection Agency.
                    ``(B) At least one member shall represent the 
                Department of Commerce.
                    ``(C) At least one member shall represent the Army 
                Corps of Engineers.
                    ``(D) At least one member shall represent the Coast 
                Guard.
                    ``(E) At least one member shall represent Customs 
                and Border Protection.
                    ``(F) At least one member shall represent State and 
                local governmental entities.
                    ``(G) Additional members shall represent private 
                sector entities that reflect a cross-section of 
                maritime industries, including port and water 
                stakeholders, academia, and labor.
                    ``(H) The Secretary may appoint additional 
                representatives from other Federal agencies as the 
                Secretary considers appropriate.
            ``(4) Administration.--For purposes of section 15109--
                    ``(A) the Committee shall be treated as a committee 
                established under chapter 151; and
                    ``(B) the Secretary of Transportation shall fulfill 
                all duties and responsibilities and have all 
                authorities of the Secretary of Homeland Security with 
                regard to the Committee.''.
            (2) Treatment of existing committee.--Notwithstanding any 
        other provision of law--
                    (A) an advisory committee substantially similar to 
                the Committee established by section 55502 of title 46, 
                United States Code, and that was in force or in effect 
                on the day before the date of the enactment of this 
                Act, including the charter, membership, and other 
                aspects of such committee, may remain in force or in 
                effect for the 2-year period beginning on the date of 
                the enactment of this section; and
                    (B) during such 2-year period--
                            (i) requirements relating the Maritime 
                        Transportation System National Advisory 
                        Committee established by such section shall be 
                        treated as satisfied by such substantially 
                        similar advisory committee; and
                            (ii) the enactment of this section shall 
                        not be the basis--
                                    (I) to deem, find, or declare such 
                                committee, including the charter, 
                                membership, and other aspects thereof, 
                                void, not in force, or not in effect;
                                    (II) to suspend the activities of 
                                such committee; or
                                    (III) to bar the members of such 
                                committee from a meeting.
            (3) Clerical amendment.--The analysis for chapter 555 of 
        title 46, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end 
        the following:

``55502. Maritime Transportation System National Advisory Committee.''.
            (4) Repeal.--Section 55603 of title 46, United States Code, 
        and the item relating to that section in the analysis for 
        chapter 556 of that title, are repealed.
    (d) Great Lakes Pilotage Advisory Committee.--
            (1) In general.--Title 46, United States Code, is amended 
        by striking section 9307 and inserting the following:
``Sec. 9307. Great Lakes Pilotage Advisory Committee
    ``(a) Establishment.--There is established a Great Lakes Pilotage 
Advisory Committee (in this section referred to as the `Committee').
    ``(b) Function.--The Committee--
            ``(1) may review proposed Great Lakes pilotage regulations 
        and policies and make recommendations to the Secretary that the 
        Committee considers appropriate;
            ``(2) may advise, consult with, report to, and make 
        recommendations to the Secretary on matters relating to Great 
        Lakes pilotage; and
            ``(3) may only make recommendations to the Secretary under 
        paragraph (2) if such recommendations have been approved by all 
        but one of the members then serving on such Committee.
    ``(c) Membership.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Committee shall consist of seven 
        members appointed by the Secretary in accordance with this 
        section and section 15109.
            ``(2) Expertise.--Each member of the Committee shall have 
        particular expertise, knowledge, and experience in matters 
        relating to the function of the Committee.
            ``(3) Representation.--Members of the Committee shall be 
        appointed as follows:
                    ``(A) The President of each of the three Great 
                Lakes pilotage districts, or the President's 
                representative.
                    ``(B) At least one member shall represent the 
                interests of vessel operators that contract for Great 
                Lakes pilotage services.
                    ``(C) At least one member shall represent the 
                interests of Great Lakes ports.
                    ``(D) At least one member shall represent the 
                interests of shippers whose cargoes are transported 
                through Great Lakes ports.
                    ``(E) At least one member shall have a background 
                in finance or accounting and must have been recommended 
                to the Secretary by a unanimous vote of the other 
                members of the Committee.
            ``(4) Administration.--For purposes of section 15109, the 
        Committee shall be treated as a committee established under 
        chapter 151.''.
            (2) Treatment of existing committee.--Notwithstanding any 
        other provision of law--
                    (A) an advisory committee substantially similar to 
                the Great Lakes Pilotage Advisory Committee established 
                by section 9307 of title 46, United States Code, as 
                amended by this section, and that was in force or in 
                effect on the day before the date of the enactment of 
                this Act, including the charter, membership, and other 
                aspects of the committee, may remain in force or in 
                effect for a period of 2 years from the date of 
                enactment of this Act; and
                    (B) during such 2-year period--
                            (i) requirements relating to the Great 
                        Lakes Pilotage Advisory Committee established 
                        by section 9307 of title 46, United States 
                        Code, as amended by this section, shall be 
                        treated as satisfied by the substantially 
                        similar advisory committee; and
                            (ii) the enactment of this section and the 
                        amendments made by this section shall not be 
                        the basis--
                                    (I) to deem, find, or declare such 
                                committee, including the charter, 
                                membership, and other aspects thereof, 
                                void, not in force, or not in effect;
                                    (II) to suspend the activities of 
                                such committee; or
                                    (III) to bar the members of such 
                                committee from a meeting.
    (e) Technical Corrections.--Section 15109 of title 46 is amended by 
inserting ``or to which this chapter applies'' after ``committee 
established under this chapter'' each place it appears.

SEC. 307. EXPIRED MARITIME LIENS.

    Section 31343(e) of title 46, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by inserting ``(1)'' before ``A notice''; and
            (2) by inserting after paragraph (1), as so designated by 
        this section, the following:
    ``(2) On expiration of a notice of claim of lien under paragraph 
(1), the Secretary shall remove such expired notice.''.

SEC. 308. TRAINING; EMERGENCY RESPONSE PROVIDERS.

    (a) Security Plan Implementation Grants.--Section 70107 of title 
46, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``law enforcement 
        personnel'' and inserting ``emergency response providers'';
            (2) in subsection (b)(8), by striking ``law enforcement 
        personnel--'' and inserting ``emergency response providers--''; 
        and
            (3) in subsection (c)(2)(C), by striking ``law enforcement 
        agency personnel'' and inserting ``emergency response 
        providers''.
    (b) Credentialing for State and Local Support.--Section 70132 of 
title 46, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``law enforcement 
        personnel--'' and inserting ``emergency response providers--'';
            (2) in subsection (b), by striking ``law enforcement 
        personnel'' each place it appears and inserting ``emergency 
        response providers''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(d) Definition.--For the purposes of this section, the term 
`emergency response providers' has the meaning given that term in 
section 2 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 101).''.

SEC. 309. AIMING A LASER POINTER AT A VESSEL.

    (a) In General.--Subchapter II of chapter 700 of title 46, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 70014. Aiming a laser pointer at a vessel
    ``(a) Prohibition.--It shall be unlawful to cause the beam of a 
laser pointer to strike a vessel operating on the navigable waters of 
the United States.
    ``(b) Exceptions.--This section shall not apply to a member or 
element of the Department of Defense or Department of Homeland Security 
acting in an official capacity for the purpose of research, 
development, operations, testing, or training.
    ``(c) Laser Pointer Defined.--In this section the term `laser 
pointer' means any device designed or used to amplify electromagnetic 
radiation by stimulated emission that emits a beam designed to be used 
by the operator as a pointer or highlighter to indicate, mark, or 
identify a specific position, place, item, or object.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The analysis for such chapter is amended 
by adding at the end of the items relating to such subchapter the 
following:

``70014. Aiming a laser pointer at a vessel.''.

SEC. 310. MARITIME TRANSPORTATION ASSESSMENT.

    Section 55501(e) of title 46, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (2), by striking ``an assessment of the 
        condition'' and inserting ``a conditions and performance 
        analysis'';
            (2) in paragraph (4), by striking ``; and'' and inserting a 
        semicolon;
            (3) in paragraph (5) by striking the period and inserting 
        ``; and''; and
            (4) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(6) a compendium of the Federal programs engaged in the 
        maritime transportation system.''.

SEC. 311. SAFETY OF SPECIAL ACTIVITIES.

    (a) In General.--Title 46, United States Code, is amended by 
inserting after section 70005 the following:
``Sec. 70006. Safety of special activities
    ``(a) In General.--The Secretary may establish a safety zone to 
address special activities in the exclusive economic zone.
    ``(b) Definitions.--In this section:
            ``(1) The term `safety zone' has the meaning provided in 
        section 165.20 of title 33, Code of Federal Regulations.
            ``(2) The term `special activities' includes--
                    ``(A) space activities, including launch and 
                reentry, as those terms are defined in section 50902 of 
                title 51, carried out by United States citizens; and
                    ``(B) offshore energy development activities, as 
                described in section 8(p)(1)(C) of the Outer 
                Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1337(p)(1)(C)), 
                on or near a fixed platform.
            ``(3) The term `United States citizen' has the meaning 
        given the term `eligible owners' in section 12103.
            ``(4) The term `fixed platform' means an artificial island, 
        installation, or structure permanently attached to the sea-bed 
        for the purpose of exploration or exploitation of resources or 
        for other economic purposes.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The analysis for chapter 700 of title 46, 
United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to 
section 70005 the following:

``70006. Safety of special activities.''.
    (c) Regulations.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
        the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the department in 
        which the Coast Guard is operating shall establish regulations 
        to implement this section.
            (2) Alignment with other regulations.--Such regulations 
        shall align with subchapter C of chapter III of title 14, Code 
        of Federal Regulations.

SEC. 312. ENGINE CUT-OFF SWITCHES; USE REQUIREMENT.

    (a) In General.--Section 4312 of title 46, United States Code, is 
amended--
            (1) by redesignating subsections (b), (c), and (d) as 
        subsections (c), (d), and (e), respectively; and
            (2) by inserting after subsection (a) the following:
    ``(b) Use Requirement.--
            ``(1) In general.--An individual operating a covered 
        recreational vessel shall use an engine cut-off switch link 
        while operating on plane or above displacement speed.
            ``(2) Exceptions.--The requirement under paragraph (1) 
        shall not apply if--
                    ``(A) the main helm of the covered vessel is 
                installed within an enclosed cabin; or
                    ``(B) the vessel does not have an engine cut-off 
                switch and is not required to have one under subsection 
                (a).''.
    (b) Civil Penalty.--Section 4311 of title 46, United States Code, 
is amended by--
            (1) redesignating subsections (c), (d), (e), (f), and (g) 
        as subsections (d), (e), (f), (g), and (h), respectively; and
            (2) inserting after subsection (b) the following:
    ``(c) A person violating section 4312(b) of this title is liable to 
the United States Government for a civil penalty of not more than--
            ``(1) $100 for the first offense;
            ``(2) $250 for the second offense; and
            ``(3) $500 for any subsequent offense.''.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made in subsections (a) and (b) 
shall take effect 90 days after the date of the enactment of this 
section, unless the Commandant of the Coast Guard, prior to the date 
that is 90 days after the date of the enactment of this section, 
determines that the use requirement enacted in subsection (a) would not 
promote recreational boating safety.

SEC. 313. EXEMPTIONS AND EQUIVALENTS.

    (a) In General.--Section 4305 of title 46, United States Code, is 
amended--
            (1) by striking the heading and inserting the following:
``Sec. 4305. Exemptions and equivalents'';
            (2) by striking ``If the Secretary'' and inserting the 
        following:
    ``(a) Exemptions.--If the Secretary''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(b) Equivalents.--The Secretary may accept a substitution for 
associated equipment performance or other safety standards for a 
recreational vessel if the substitution provides an equivalent level of 
safety.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The analysis for chapter 43 of title 46, 
United States Code, is amended by striking the item relating to section 
4305 and inserting the following:

``4305. Exemptions and equivalents.''.

SEC. 314. SECURITY PLANS; REVIEWS.

    Section 70103 of title 46, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by amending subsection (b)(3) to read as follows:
            ``(3) The Secretary shall review and approve Area Maritime 
        Transportation Security Plans and updates under this 
        subsection.''; and
            (2) in subsection (c)(4), by inserting ``or update'' after 
        ``plan'' each place it appears.

SEC. 315. WAIVER OF NAVIGATION AND VESSEL INSPECTION LAWS.

    Section 501(a) of title 46, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by striking ``On request'' and inserting the following:
            ``(1) In general.--On request''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(2) Explanation.--Not later than 24 hours after making a 
        request under paragraph (1), the Secretary of Defense shall 
        submit to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure 
        and Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the 
        Committees on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and Armed 
        Services of the Senate a written explanation of the 
        circumstances requiring such a waiver in the interest of 
        national defense, including a confirmation that there are 
        insufficient qualified vessels to meet the needs of national 
        defense without such a waiver.''.

SEC. 316. REQUIREMENT FOR SMALL SHIPYARD GRANTEES.

    Section 54101(d) of title 46, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by striking ``Grants awarded'' and inserting the 
        following:
            ``(1) In general.--Grants awarded''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(2) Buy america.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Subject to subparagraph (B), no 
                funds may be obligated by the Administrator of the 
                Maritime Administration under this section, unless each 
                product and material purchased with those funds 
                (including products and materials purchased by a 
                grantee), and including any commercially available off-
                the-shelf item, is--
                            ``(i) an unmanufactured article, material, 
                        or supply that has been mined or produced in 
                        the United States; or
                            ``(ii) a manufactured article, material, or 
                        supply that has been manufactured in the United 
                        States substantially all from articles, 
                        materials, or supplies mined, produced, or 
                        manufactured in the United States.
                    ``(B) Exceptions.--
                            ``(i) In general.--Notwithstanding 
                        subparagraph (A), the requirements of that 
                        subparagraph shall not apply with respect to a 
                        particular product or material if such 
                        Administrator determines--
                                    ``(I) that the application of those 
                                requirements would be inconsistent with 
                                the public interest;
                                    ``(II) that such product or 
                                material is not available in the United 
                                States in sufficient and reasonably 
                                available quantities, of a satisfactory 
                                quality, or on a timely basis; or
                                    ``(III) that inclusion of a 
                                domestic product or material will 
                                increase the cost of that product or 
                                material by more than 25 percent, with 
                                respect to a certain contract between a 
                                grantee and that grantee's supplier.
                            ``(ii) Federal register.--A determination 
                        made by such Administrator under this 
                        subparagraph shall be published in the Federal 
                        Register.
                    ``(C) Definitions.--In this paragraph:
                            ``(i) Commercially available off-the-shelf 
                        item.--The term `commercially available off-
                        the-shelf item' means--
                                    ``(I) any item of supply (including 
                                construction material) that is--
                                            ``(aa) a commercial item, 
                                        as defined by section 2.101 of 
                                        title 48, Code of Federal 
                                        Regulations; and
                                            ``(bb) sold in substantial 
                                        quantities in the commercial 
                                        marketplace; and
                                    ``(II) does not include bulk cargo, 
                                as that term is defined in section 
                                40102(4) of this title, such as 
                                agricultural products and petroleum 
                                products.
                            ``(ii) Product or material.--The term 
                        `product or material' means an article, 
                        material, or supply brought to the site by the 
                        recipient for incorporation into the building, 
                        work, or project. The term also includes an 
                        item brought to the site preassembled from 
                        articles, materials, or supplies. However, 
                        emergency life safety systems, such as 
                        emergency lighting, fire alarm, and audio 
                        evacuation systems, that are discrete systems 
                        incorporated into a public building or work and 
                        that are produced as complete systems, are 
                        evaluated as a single and distinct construction 
                        material regardless of when or how the 
                        individual parts or components of those systems 
                        are delivered to the construction site.
                            ``(iii) United states.--The term `United 
                        States' includes the District of Columbia, the 
                        Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Northern 
                        Mariana Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the 
                        Virgin Islands.''.

SEC. 317. INDEPENDENT STUDY ON THE UNITED STATES MERCHANT MARINE 
              ACADEMY.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall seek to 
enter into an agreement with the National Academy of Public 
Administration (referred to in this section as the ``Academy'') to 
carry out the activities described in this section.
    (b) Study Elements.--In accordance with the agreement described in 
subsection (a), the Academy shall conduct a study of the United States 
Merchant Marine Academy that consists of the following:
            (1) A comprehensive assessment of the United States 
        Merchant Marine Academy's systems, training, facilities, 
        infrastructure, information technology, and stakeholder 
        engagement.
            (2) Identification of needs and opportunities for 
        modernization to help the United States Merchant Marine Academy 
        keep pace with more modern campuses.
            (3) Development of an action plan for the United States 
        Merchant Marine Academy with specific recommendations for--
                    (A) improvements or updates relating to the 
                opportunities described in paragraph (2); and
                    (B) systemic changes needed to help the United 
                States Merchant Marine Academy achieve its mission of 
                inspiring and educating the next generation of the 
                mariner workforce on a long-term basis.
    (c) Deadline and Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
the agreement described in subsection (a), the Academy shall prepare 
and submit to the Administrator of the Maritime Administration a report 
containing the action plan described in subsection (b)(3), including 
specific findings and recommendations.

SEC. 318. CENTERS OF EXCELLENCE FOR DOMESTIC MARITIME WORKFORCE 
              TRAINING AND EDUCATION.

    Section 54102 of title 46, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subsection (b), by inserting ``or subsection (d)'' 
        after ``designated under subsection (a)''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(d) State Maritime Academy.--The Secretary of Transportation 
shall designate each State maritime academy, as defined in section 
51102(4) of this title, as a center of excellence under this 
section.''.

SEC. 319. RENEWAL OF MERCHANT MARINER LICENSES AND DOCUMENTS.

    Section 7507 of title 46, United States Code, is amended by adding 
at the end the following:
    ``(d) Renewal.--With respect to any renewal of an existing merchant 
mariner credential that is not an extension under subsection (a) or 
(b), such credential shall begin the day after the expiration of the 
credential holder's existing credential.''.

                        TITLE IV--MISCELLANEOUS

SEC. 401. COASTWISE TRADE.

    (a) In General.--The Commandant of the Coast Guard shall review the 
adequacy of and continuing need for provisions in title 46, Code of 
Federal Regulations, that require a United States vessel documented 
under chapter 121 of title 46, United States Code, possessing a 
coastwise endorsement under that chapter, and engaged in coastwise 
trade, to comply with regulations for vessels engaged in an 
international voyage.
    (b) Briefing.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Commandant of the Coast Guard shall provide 
to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of 
Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
Transportation of the Senate a briefing on the findings of the review 
required under subsection (a) and a discussion of how existing laws and 
regulations could be amended to ensure the safety of vessels described 
in subsection (a) while infringing as little as possible on commerce.

SEC. 402. UNMANNED MARITIME SYSTEMS AND SATELLITE VESSEL TRACKING 
              TECHNOLOGIES.

    (a) Assessment.--
            (1) In general.--The Commandant of the Coast Guard, acting 
        through the Blue Technology Center of Expertise, shall 
        regularly assess available unmanned maritime systems and 
        satellite vessel tracking technologies for potential use to 
        support missions of the Coast Guard.
            (2) Consultation.--The Commandant shall make the assessment 
        required under paragraph (1) after consultation with the 
        Department of Defense, other Federal agencies, the academic 
        sector, and developers and manufacturers of unmanned maritime 
        systems and satellite vessel tracking technologies.
    (b) Report.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
        the enactment of this Act, and biennially thereafter, the 
        Commandant shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and 
        Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the 
        Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the 
        Senate a report on the actual and potential effects of the use 
        of then-existing unmanned maritime systems and satellite vessel 
        tracking technologies on the mission effectiveness of the Coast 
        Guard.
            (2) Contents.--Each report submitted under paragraph (1) 
        shall include the following:
                    (A) An inventory of current unmanned maritime 
                systems used by the Coast Guard, an overview of such 
                usage, and a discussion of the mission effectiveness of 
                such systems, including any benefits realized or risks 
                or negative aspects of such usage.
                    (B) An inventory of satellite vessel tracking 
                technologies, and a discussion of the potential mission 
                effectiveness of such technologies, including any 
                benefits or risks or negative aspects of such usage.
                    (C) A prioritized list of Coast Guard mission 
                requirements that could be met with additional unmanned 
                maritime systems, or with satellite vessel tracking 
                technologies, and the estimated costs of accessing, 
                acquiring, or operating such systems.
    (c) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Unmanned maritime systems.--
                    (A) In general.--The term ``unmanned maritime 
                systems'' means remotely operated or autonomous 
                vehicles produced by the commercial sector designed to 
                travel in the air, on or under the ocean surface, on 
                land, or any combination thereof, and that function 
                without an on-board human presence.
                    (B) Examples.--Such term includes the following:
                            (i) Unmanned undersea vehicles.
                            (ii) Unmanned surface vehicles.
                            (iii) Unmanned aerial vehicles.
                            (iv) Autonomous underwater vehicles.
                            (v) Autonomous surface vehicles.
                            (vi) Autonomous aerial vehicles.
            (2) Available unmanned maritime systems.--The term 
        ``available unmanned maritime systems'' includes systems that 
        can be purchased commercially or are in use by the Department 
        of Defense or other Federal agencies.
            (3) Satellite vessel tracking technologies.--The term 
        ``satellite vessel tracking technologies'' means shipboard 
        broadcast systems that use satellites and terrestrial receivers 
        to continually track vessels.

SEC. 403. EXPEDITED TRANSFER IN CASES OF SEXUAL ASSAULT; DEPENDENTS OF 
              MEMBERS OF THE COAST GUARD.

    Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this 
Act, the Commandant of the Coast Guard shall establish a policy to 
allow the transfer of a member of the Coast Guard whose dependent is 
the victim of sexual assault perpetrated by a member of the Armed 
Forces who is not related to the victim.

SEC. 404. TOWING VESSELS; OPERATION OUTSIDE THE BOUNDARY LINE.

    (a) Interim Exemption.--A towing vessel to which this section 
applies is exempt from any additional requirements of subtitle II of 
title 46, United States Code, and chapter I of title 33 and chapter I 
of title 46, Code of Federal Regulations, that would result solely from 
such vessel operating outside the Boundary Line (as such term is 
defined in section 103 of title 46, United States Code) if such 
vessel--
            (1) is listed as a response vessel on a vessel response 
        plan and is operating outside the Boundary Line solely to 
        perform duties of a response vessel; or
            (2) is operating outside the Boundary Line solely to 
        perform operations necessary to escort a vessel with limited 
        maneuverability.
    (b) Applicability.--This section applies to a towing vessel--
            (1) that is subject to inspection under chapter 33 of title 
        46, United States Code, and subchapter M of title 46, Code of 
        Federal Regulations;
            (2) with only ``Lakes, Bays, and Sounds'' or ``Rivers'' 
        routes recorded on such vessel's certificate of inspection 
        under section 136.230 of title 46, Code of Federal Regulations; 
        and
            (3)(A) that, with respect to a vessel that is described in 
        subsection (a)(1), is listed--
                    (i) on a vessel response plan under part 155 of 
                title 33, Code of Federal Regulations, on the date of 
                approval of the vessel response plan; or
                    (ii) by name or reference in the vessel response 
                plan's geographic-specific appendix on the date of 
                approval of the vessel response plan; or
            (B) that, with respect to a vessel described in subsection 
        (a)(2), is regularly engaged in harbor assist operations, 
        including the docking, undocking, mooring, unmooring, and 
        escorting of vessels with limited maneuverability.
    (c) Limitations.--A vessel exempted under subsection (a) is subject 
to the following operating limitations:
            (1) Response vessels.--The voyage of a vessel exempted 
        under subsection (a)(1) shall--
                    (A) be less than 12 hours, or in the case of a 
                voyage in the territorial waters of Alaska, Guam, 
                Hawaii, and American Samoa, have sufficient manning as 
                determined by the Secretary; and
                    (B) originate and end in the inspection zone of a 
                single Officer In-Charge, Marine Inspection, as defined 
                in section 3305(d)(4) of title 46, United States Code.
            (2) Escort vessels.--The voyage of a vessel exempted under 
        subsection (a)(2) shall--
                    (A) be less than 12 hours in total duration;
                    (B) originate and end in the inspection zone of a 
                single Officer In-Charge, Marine Inspection, as such 
                term is defined in section 3305(d)(4) of title 46, 
                United States Code; and
                    (C) occur no further than 10 nautical miles from 
                the Boundary Line.
    (d) Termination.--The interim exemption provided under subsection 
(a) shall terminate on July 22, 2023.
    (e) Restriction.--The Officer In-Charge, Marine Inspection, as 
defined in section 3305(d)(4) of title 46, United States Code, for an 
inspection zone may restrict operations under the exemptions provided 
under subsection (a) for safety purposes.
    (f) Briefing.--Not later than July 22, 2022, the Commandant of the 
Coast Guard shall brief the Committee on Transportation and 
Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate regarding the 
following:
            (1) The impacts of the interim exemptions provided under 
        this section.
            (2) Any safety concerns regarding the expiration of such 
        interim exemptions.
            (3) Whether such interim exemptions should be extended or 
        made permanent in the interests of safety.

SEC. 405. COAST GUARD AUTHORITIES STUDY.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of the department in which the Coast 
Guard is operating shall seek to enter into an arrangement with the 
National Academy of Sciences not later than 60 days after the date of 
the enactment of this Act under which the Academy shall prepare an 
assessment of Coast Guard authorities.
    (b) Assessment.--The assessment under subsection (a) shall 
provide--
            (1) an examination of emerging issues that may require 
        Coast Guard oversight, regulation, or action;
            (2) a description of potential limitations and shortcomings 
        of relying on current Coast Guard authorities to address 
        emerging issues; and
            (3) an overview of adjustments and additions that could be 
        made to existing Coast Guard authorities to fully address 
        emerging issues.
    (c) Report to the Congress.--Not later than 1 year after entering 
into an arrangement with the Secretary under subsection (a), the 
National Academy of Sciences shall submit the assessment under this 
section to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the 
House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
Transportation of the Senate.
    (d) Emerging Issues.--In this section, the term ``emerging issues'' 
means changes in the maritime industry and environment that in the 
determination of the National Academy of Sciences are reasonably likely 
to occur within 10 years after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
including--
            (1) the introduction of new technologies in the maritime 
        domain;
            (2) the advent of new processes or operational activities 
        in the maritime domain; and
            (3) changes in the use of navigable waterways.

SEC. 406. CLOUD COMPUTING STRATEGY.

    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 
Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and 
the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a 
detailed description of the Coast Guard's strategy to implement cloud 
computing for the entire Coast Guard, including--
            (1) the goals and acquisition strategies for all proposed 
        enterprise-wide cloud computing service procurements;
            (2) a strategy to sustain competition and innovation 
        throughout the period of performance of each contract for 
        procurement of cloud-computing goods and services for the Coast 
        Guard, including defining opportunities for multiple cloud-
        service providers and insertion of new technologies;
            (3) an assessment of potential threats and security 
        vulnerabilities of the strategy, and plans to mitigate such 
        risks; and
            (4) an estimate of the cost and timeline to implement cloud 
        computing service for all Coast Guard computing.

SEC. 407. REPORT ON EFFECTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON COAST GUARD.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Commandant of the Coast Guard shall submit 
to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of 
Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
Transportation of the Senate a report on vulnerabilities of Coast Guard 
installations and requirements resulting from climate change over the 
next 20 years.
    (b) Elements.--The report under subsection (a) shall include the 
following:
            (1) A list of the 10 most vulnerable Coast Guard 
        installations based on the effects of climate change, including 
        rising sea tides, increased flooding, drought, desertification, 
        wildfires, thawing permafrost, or any other categories the 
        Commandant determines necessary.
            (2) An overview of--
                    (A) mitigations that may be necessary to ensure the 
                continued operational viability and to increase the 
                resiliency of the identified vulnerable installations; 
                and
                    (B) the cost of such mitigations.
            (3) A discussion of the climate-change-related effects on 
        the Coast Guard, including--
                    (A) the increase in the frequency of humanitarian 
                assistance and disaster relief missions; and
                    (B) campaign plans, contingency plans, and 
                operational posture of the Coast Guard.
            (4) An overview of mitigations that may be necessary to 
        ensure mission resiliency and the cost of such mitigations.
    (c) Form.--The report required under subsection (a) shall be 
submitted in unclassified form, but may contain a classified annex.

SEC. 408. SHORE INFRASTRUCTURE.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Commandant of the Coast Guard shall--
            (1) develop a plan to standardize Coast Guard facility 
        condition assessments;
            (2) establish shore infrastructure performance goals, 
        measures, and baselines to track the effectiveness of 
        maintenance and repair investments and provide feedback on 
        progress made;
            (3) develop a process to routinely align the Coast Guard 
        shore infrastructure portfolio with mission needs, including 
        disposing of unneeded assets;
            (4) establish guidance for planning boards to document 
        inputs, deliberations, and project prioritization decisions for 
        infrastructure maintenance projects;
            (5) employ models for Coast Guard infrastructure asset 
        lines for--
                    (A) predicting the outcome of investments in shore 
                infrastructure;
                    (B) analyzing tradeoffs; and
                    (C) optimizing decisions among competing 
                investments;
            (6) include supporting details about competing project 
        alternatives and report tradeoffs in congressional budget 
        requests and related reports; and
            (7) explore the development of real property management 
        expertise within the Coast Guard workforce, including members 
        of the Senior Executive Service.
    (b) Briefing.--Not later than December 31, 2020, the Commandant of 
the Coast Guard shall brief the Committee on Transportation and 
Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate on the status of 
the actions required under subsection (a).

SEC. 409. PHYSICAL ACCESS CONTROL SYSTEM REPORT.

    Not later 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act and 
annually for each of the 4 years thereafter, the Commandant of the 
Coast Guard shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and 
Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a report regarding 
the status of the Coast Guard's compliance with Homeland Security 
Presidential Directive 12 (HSPD-12) and Federal Information Processing 
Standard 201 (FIPS-201), including--
            (1) the status of Coast Guard efforts to field a 
        comprehensive Physical Access Control System at Coast Guard 
        installations and locations necessary to bring the Service into 
        compliance with HSPD-12 and FIPS-201B;
            (2) the status of the selection of a technological 
        solution;
            (3) the estimated phases and timeframe to complete the 
        implementation of such a system; and
            (4) the estimated cost for each phase of the project.

SEC. 410. COASTWISE ENDORSEMENTS.

    (a) ``Safari Voyager''.--
            (1) In general.--Notwithstanding sections 12112 and 12132 
        of title 46, United States Code, the Secretary of the 
        department in which the Coast Guard is operating shall issue a 
        certificate of documentation with a coastwise endorsement for 
        the vessel Safari Voyager (International Maritime Organization 
        number 8963753).
            (2) Revocation of effectiveness of certificate.--A 
        certificate of documentation issued under paragraph (1) is 
        revoked on the date of the sale of the vessel or the entity 
        that owns the vessel.
    (b) ``Pacific Provider''.--
            (1) In general.--Notwithstanding sections 12112 and 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 vessel Pacific Provider (United States official number 
        597967).
            (2) Revocation of effectiveness of certificate.--A 
        certificate of documentation issued under paragraph (1) is 
        revoked on the date of the sale of the vessel or the entity 
        that owns the vessel.
    (c) Documentation of LNG Tankers.--Section 7(b)(3) of the America's 
Cup Act of 2011 (Public Law 112-61) is amended by--
            (1) striking ``The coastwise endorsement issued'' and 
        inserting ``No coastwise endorsement shall be issued''; and
            (2) striking ``shall expire on'' and inserting ``after''.
    (d) Replacement Vessel.--Notwithstanding section 208(g)(5) of the 
American Fisheries Act (Public Law 105-277; 16 U.S.C. 1851 note), a 
vessel eligible under section 208(e)(21) of such Act that is replaced 
under section 208(g) of such Act shall be subject to a sideboard 
restriction catch limit of zero metric tons in the Bering Sea and 
Aleutian Islands and in the Gulf of Alaska unless that vessel is also a 
replacement vessel under section 679.4(o)(4) of title 50, Code of 
Federal Regulations, in which case such vessel shall not be eligible to 
be a catcher/processor under section 206(b)(2) of such Act.

SEC. 411. POLAR SECURITY CUTTER ACQUISITION REPORT.

    Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
the Commandant of the Coast Guard shall submit a report to the 
Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure and Armed Services of 
the House of Representatives, and the Committees on Commerce, Science 
and Transportation and Armed Services of the Senate on--
            (1) the extent to which specifications, key drawings, and 
        detail design for the Polar Security Cutter are complete before 
        the start of construction;
            (2) the extent to which Polar Security Cutter hulls numbers 
        one, two, and three are science ready; and
            (3) what actions will be taken to ensure that Polar 
        Security Cutter hull number four is science capable, as 
        described in the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, 
        and Medicine's Committee on Polar Icebreaker Cost Assessment 
        letter report entitled ``Acquisition and Operation of Polar 
        Icebreakers: Fulfilling the Nation's Needs'' and dated July 11, 
        2017.

SEC. 412. SENSE OF THE CONGRESS ON THE NEED FOR A NEW GREAT LAKES 
              ICEBREAKER.

    (a) Findings.--The Congress finds the following:
            (1) The Great Lakes shipping industry is crucial to the 
        American economy, including the United States manufacturing 
        base, providing important economic and national security 
        benefits.
            (2) A recent study found that the Great Lakes shipping 
        industry supports 237,000 jobs and tens of billions of dollars 
        in economic activity.
            (3) United States Coast Guard icebreaking capacity is 
        crucial to full utilization of the Great Lakes shipping system, 
        as during the winter icebreaking season up to 15 percent of 
        annual cargo loads are delivered and many industries would have 
        to reduce their production if Coast Guard icebreaking services 
        were not provided.
            (4) Six of the Coast Guard's nine icebreaking cutters in 
        the Great Lakes are more than 30 years old and are frequently 
        inoperable during the winter icebreaking season, including 
        those that have completed a recent service life extension 
        program.
            (5) During the previous 10 winters, Coast Guard Great Lakes 
        icebreaking cutters have been inoperable for an average of 65 
        cutter-days during the winter icebreaking season, with this 
        annual lost capability exceeding 100 cutter-days, with a high 
        of 246 cutter-days during the winter of 2017-2018.
            (6) The 2019 ice season provides further proof that current 
        Coast Guard icebreaking capacity is inadequate for the needs of 
        the Great Lakes shipping industry, as only six of the nine 
        icebreaking cutters are operational and millions of tons of 
        cargo was not loaded or was delayed due to inadequate Coast 
        Guard icebreaking assets during a historically average winter 
        for Great Lakes ice coverage.
            (7) The Congress has authorized the Coast Guard to acquire 
        a new Great Lakes icebreaker as capable as Coast Guard Cutter 
        MACKINAW (WLBB-30), the most capable Great Lakes icebreaker, 
        and $10 million has been appropriated to fund the design and 
        initial acquisition work for this icebreaker.
            (8) The Coast Guard has not initiated a new acquisition 
        program for this Great Lakes icebreaker.
    (b) Sense of the Congress.--It is the sense of the Congress of the 
United States that a new Coast Guard icebreaker as capable as Coast 
Guard Cutter MACKINAW (WLBB-30) is needed on the Great Lakes and the 
Coast Guard should acquire this icebreaker as soon as possible.

SEC. 413. CARGO PREFERENCE STUDY.

    (a) In General.--The Comptroller General of the United States shall 
conduct an audit regarding the enforcement of the United States Cargo 
Preference Laws set forth in sections 55302, 55303, 55304, and 55305 of 
title 46, United States Code, and section 2631 of title 10, United 
States Code (hereinafter in this section referred to as the ``United 
States Cargo Preference Laws'').
    (b) Scope.--The audit conducted under subsection (a) shall include, 
for the period from October 14, 2008, until the date of the enactment 
of this Act--
            (1) a listing of the agencies and organizations required to 
        comply with the United States Cargo Preference Laws;
            (2) an analysis of the compliance or noncompliance of such 
        agencies and organizations with such laws, including--
                    (A) the total amount of oceangoing cargo that each 
                such agency, organization, or contractor procured for 
                its own account or for which financing was in any way 
                provided with Federal funds, including loan guarantees;
                    (B) the percentage of such cargo shipped on 
                privately owned commercial vessels of the United 
                States;
                    (C) an assessment of internal programs and controls 
                used by each such agency or organization to monitor and 
                ensure compliance with the United States Cargo 
                Preference Laws, to include education, training, and 
                supervision of its contracting personnel, and the 
                procedures and controls used to monitor compliance with 
                cargo preference requirements by contractors and 
                subcontractors; and
                    (D) instances in which cargoes are shipped on 
                foreign-flag vessels under non-availability 
                determinations but not counted as such for purposes of 
                calculating cargo preference compliance; and
            (3) an overview of enforcement activities undertaken by the 
        Maritime Administration from October 14, 2008, until the date 
        of the enactment of this Act, including a listing of all bills 
        of lading collected by the Maritime Administration during that 
        period.
    (c) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of 
this Act, the Comptroller General shall submit to the Committee on 
Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and 
the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a 
report detailing the results of the audit and providing recommendations 
related to such results, to include--
            (1) actions that should be taken by agencies and 
        organizations to fully comply with the United States Cargo 
        Preference Laws; and
            (2) Other measures that may compel agencies and 
        organizations, and their contractors and subcontractors, to use 
        United States flag vessels in the international transportation 
        of ocean cargoes as mandated by the United States Cargo 
        Preference Laws.

SEC. 414. INSIDER THREAT PROGRAM.

    Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this 
Act, the Commandant of the Coast Guard shall brief the Committee on 
Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and 
the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate on 
a plan to expand the Coast Guard Insider Threat program to include the 
monitoring of all Coast Guard devices, including mobile devices.

SEC. 415. FISHING SAFETY GRANTS.

    The cap on the Federal share of the cost of any activity carried 
out with a grant under subsections (i) and (j) of section 4502 of title 
46, United States Code, as in effect prior to the date of enactment of 
the Frank LoBiondo Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2018, shall apply 
to any funds appropriated under the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 
2017 (Public Law 115-31) for the purpose of making such grants.

SEC. 416. PLANS FOR DEMONSTRATION PROGRAMS.

    (a) In General.--The Commandant of the Coast Guard shall develop 
plans for demonstration programs that will assess the feasibility of 
using unmanned maritime systems for surveillance of marine protected 
areas, the transit zone, and the Arctic to--
            (1) gather regular maritime domain awareness of marine 
        protected areas, the transit zone, and the Arctic; and
            (2) ensure sufficient response to illegal activities in 
        marine protected areas, the transit zone, and the Arctic.
    (b) Collaboration With Local Authorities.--The Commandant of the 
Coast Guard shall collaborate with local, State, and Tribal authorities 
and international partners for surveillance permissions over their 
waters in conducting any demonstration program under subsection (a).
    (c) Requirements.--The plans required under subsection (a) shall 
include--
            (1) discussion of the feasibility, safety, and cost 
        effectiveness of using unmanned maritime systems for the 
        purposes of enhancing maritime domain awareness in marine 
        protected areas, the transit zone, and the Arctic;
            (2) coordination and communication plans to facilitate 
        coordination with other relevant Federal, State, Tribal, and 
        local agencies, and international partners;
            (3) consideration of the potential impacts of such a 
        demonstration program on the Coast Guard's existing unmanned 
        vehicle programs;
            (4) an overview of areas that could be surveilled under 
        such program;
            (5) a timeline and technical milestones for the 
        implementation of such a program;
            (6) resource requirements to implement and sustain such a 
        program; and
            (7) the operational benefits of such a program.
    (d) Consultation With Stakeholders.--The Commandant of the Coast 
Guard shall consult with relevant stakeholders including the Department 
of Defense, other agencies, the academic sector, and developers and 
manufacturers of unmanned maritime systems on the appropriate 
technologies for successful implementation of any demonstration program 
under subsection (a).
    (e) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, the Commandant shall brief the Committee on Transportation 
and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate on the plans 
required under subsection (a).
    (f) Definitions.--In this section:
            (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) Marine protected area.--The term ``marine protected 
        area'' means any discrete area of the marine environment under 
        a Federal statute.
            (3) Transit zone.--The term ``transit zone'' has the 
        meaning given that term in section 1092(a)(8) of the National 
        Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (6 U.S.C. 
        223(a)(8)).
            (4) Unmanned maritime systems.--The term ``unmanned 
        maritime systems'' has the meaning given such term in section 
        402(c)(1).

SEC. 417. WATERS DEEMED NOT NAVIGABLE WATERS OF THE UNITED STATES FOR 
              CERTAIN PURPOSES.

    The Coalbank Slough in Coos Bay, Oregon, is deemed to not be 
navigable waters of the United States for all purposes of subchapter J 
of Chapter I of title 33, Code of Federal Regulations.

SEC. 418. COAST GUARD HOUSING; STATUS AND AUTHORITIES BRIEFING.

    Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this 
Act, the Commandant of the Coast Guard shall provide to the Committee 
on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives 
and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the 
Senate a briefing on Coast Guard housing, including--
            (1) a description of the material condition of Coast Guard 
        housing facilities;
            (2) the amount of current Coast Guard housing construction 
        and deferred maintenance backlogs;
            (3) an overview of the manner in which the Coast Guard 
        manages and maintains housing facilities;
            (4) a discussion of whether reauthorizing housing 
        authorities for the Coast Guard similar to those provided in 
        section 208 of the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 1996 
        (Public Law 104-324); and
            (5) recommendations regarding how the Congress could adjust 
        those authorities to prevent mismanagement of Coast Guard 
        housing facilities.

SEC. 419. CONVEYANCE OF COAST GUARD PROPERTY AT POINT SPENCER, ALASKA.

            (1) Section 533 of the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 
        2016 (Public Law 114-120) is amended by adding at the end the 
        following:
    ``(f) Remedial Actions.--For purposes of the transfers under this 
section, the remedial actions required under section 120(h) of the 
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act 
of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9620(h)) may be completed by the United States Coast 
Guard after the date of such transfer and a deed entered into for such 
transfer shall include a clause granting the United States Coast Guard 
access to the property in any case in which remedial action or 
corrective action is found to be necessary after the date of such 
transfer.''.
            (2) Section 534(a) of the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 
        2016 (Public Law 114-120) is amended by--
                    (A) striking ``Nothing'' and inserting ``After the 
                date on which the Secretary of the Interior conveys 
                land under section 533 of this Act, nothing''; and
                    (B) by inserting ``, with respect to contaminants 
                on such land prior to the date on which the land is 
                conveyed'' before the period.

SEC. 420. PROHIBITION.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of the department in which the Coast 
Guard is operating shall not establish anchorage grounds on the Hudson 
River between Yonkers, New York, and Kingston, New York, under section 
7 of the Rivers and Harbors Appropriations Act of 1915 (33 U.S.C. 471) 
or chapter 700 of title 46, United States Code, in addition to any 
anchorage grounds in effect in such area on the date of the enactment 
of this Act.
    (b) Restriction.--The Commandant may not establish or expand any 
anchorage grounds outside of the reach on the Hudson River described in 
subsection (a) without first providing notice to the Committee on 
Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and 
the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate 
not later than 180 days prior to the establishment or expansion of any 
such anchorage grounds.
    (c) Savings Clause.--Nothing in this section--
            (1) prevents the master or pilot of a vessel operating on 
        the reach of the Hudson River described in subsection (a) from 
        taking emergency actions necessary to maintain the safety of 
        the vessel or to prevent the loss of life or property; or
            (2) shall be construed as limiting the authority of the 
        Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is 
        operating to exercise authority over the movement of a vessel 
        under section 70002 of title 46, United States Code, or any 
        other applicable laws or regulations governing the safe 
        navigation of a vessel.
    (d) Study.--The Commandant of the Coast Guard, in consultation with 
the Hudson River Safety, Navigation, and Operations Committee, shall 
conduct a study of the Hudson River north of Tarrytown, New York to 
examine--
            (1) the nature of vessel traffic including vessel types, 
        sizes, cargoes, and frequency of transits;
            (2) the risks and benefits of historic practices for 
        commercial vessels anchoring; and
            (3) the risks and benefits of establishing anchorage 
        grounds on the Hudson River.
    (e) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, the Commandant of the Coast Guard shall submit to the 
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of 
Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
Transportation of the Senate a report containing the findings, 
conclusions, and recommendations from the study required under 
subsection (b).

SEC. 421. CERTIFICATE EXTENSIONS.

    (a) In General.--Subchapter I of chapter 121 of title 46, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 12108. Authority to extend the duration of vessel certificates
    ``(a) Certificates.--Provided a vessel is in compliance with 
inspection requirements in section 3313, the Secretary of the 
Department in which in the Coast Guard is operating may, if he makes 
the determination described in subsection (b), extend for a period of 
not more than 1 year an expiring--
            ``(1) certificate of documentation issued for a vessel 
        under chapter 121; or
            ``(2) certificate of financial responsibility required for 
        a vessel by section 1016(a) of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 
        (33 U.S.C. 2716(a)) or Section 108 of the Comprehensive 
        Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 
        (42 U.S.C. 9608).
    ``(b) Determination.--The determination referred to in subsection 
(a) is a determination that such extension is required to enable the 
Coast Guard to--
            ``(1) eliminate a backlog in processing applications for 
        such certificates; or
            ``(2) act in response to a national emergency or natural 
        disaster.
    ``(c) Manner of Extension.--Any extension granted under this 
section may be granted to individual vessels or to a specifically 
identified group of vessels.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The analysis for such subchapter is 
amended by adding at the end the following:

``12108. Authority to extend the duration of vessel certificates.''.

SEC. 422. HOMELAND SECURITY ROTATIONAL CYBERSECURITY RESEARCH PROGRAM 
              AT THE COAST GUARD ACADEMY.

    (a) In General.--Subtitle E of title VIII of the Homeland Security 
Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 411 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the 
following:

``SEC. 846. ROTATIONAL CYBERSECURITY RESEARCH PROGRAM.

    ``To enhance the Department's cybersecurity capacity, the Secretary 
may establish a rotational research, development, and training program 
for--
            ``(1) detail to the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure 
        Security Agency (including the national cybersecurity and 
        communications integration center authorized by section 2209) 
        of Coast Guard Academy graduates and faculty; and
            ``(2) detail to the Coast Guard Academy, as faculty, of 
        individuals with expertise and experience in cybersecurity who 
        are employed by--
                    ``(A) the Agency (including the center);
                    ``(B) the Directorate of Science and Technology; or
                    ``(C) institutions that have been designated by the 
                Department as a Center of Excellence for Cyber Defense, 
                or the equivalent.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents in section 1(b) of 
such Act is amended by adding at the end of the items relating to such 
subtitle the following:

``Sec. 846. Rotational cybersecurity research program.''.

SEC. 423. TOWING VESSEL INSPECTION FEES.

    Notwithstanding section 9701 of title 31, United States Code, and 
section 2110 of title 46, United States Code, the Secretary of the 
department in which the Coast Guard is operating may not charge an 
inspection fee for towing vessels required to have a Certificate of 
Inspection under subchapter M of title 46, Code of Federal Regulations, 
until--
            (1) the completion of the review required under section 815 
        of the Frank LoBiondo Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2018 
        (Public Law 115-282); and
            (2) the promulgation of regulations to establish specific 
        inspection fees for such vessels.

SEC. 424. SUBROGATED CLAIMS.

    (a) In General.--Section 1012(b) of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 
(33 U.S.C. 2712(b)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``The'' and inserting the following:
            ``(1) In general.--The''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(2) Subrogated rights.--Except for a guarantor claim 
        pursuant to a defense under section 1016(f)(1), Fund 
        compensation of any claim by an insurer or other indemnifier of 
        a responsible party or injured third party is subject to the 
        subrogated rights of that responsible party or injured third 
        party to such compensation.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--This section and the amendments made by this 
section shall take effect 180 days after the date of enactment of this 
Act.

SEC. 425. LOAN PROVISIONS UNDER OIL POLLUTION ACT OF 1990.

    (a) In General.--Section 1013 of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (33 
U.S.C. 2713) is amended by striking subsection (f).
    (b) Conforming Amendments.--Section 1012(a) of the Oil Pollution 
Act of 1990 (33 U.S.C. 2712(a)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (4), by adding ``and'' after the semicolon 
        at the end;
            (2) in paragraph (5)(D), by striking ``; and'' and 
        inserting a period; and
            (3) by striking paragraph (6).

SEC. 426. LIABILITY LIMITS.

    Section 1004(d)(2) of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (33 U.S.C. 
2704(d)(2)) is amended to read as follows:
            ``(2) Deepwater ports and associated vessels.--
                    ``(A) In general.--If the Secretary determines that 
                the design and operation of a deepwater port results in 
                a lower risk of oil pollution than the design and 
                operation of such deepwater ports as existed on the 
                date of the enactment of the Coast Guard Authorization 
                Act of 2019, the Secretary may initiate a rulemaking 
                proceeding to lower the limitation of liability under 
                subsection (a)(4) for such deepwater port and each 
                other deepwater port which achieves such lower risk 
                level through such port's design and operation.
                    ``(B) Risk determination.--In determining the risk 
                of oil pollution, the Secretary shall take into 
                account, as applicable--
                            ``(i) the size of the deepwater ports and 
                        associated vessels;
                            ``(ii) oil storage capacity of the 
                        deepwater ports and associated vessels;
                            ``(iii) oil handling capacity of the 
                        deepwater ports and associated vessels;
                            ``(iv) oil throughput;
                            ``(v) proximity to sensitive areas;
                            ``(vi) type of oil handled;
                            ``(vii) history of oil discharges; and
                            ``(viii) such other factors relevant to the 
                        oil pollution risks posed by the class or 
                        category of deepwater port and associated 
                        vessels as the Secretary determines 
                        appropriate.
                    ``(C) Limit of liability; transportation of oil.--
                For deepwater ports used in connection with the 
                transportation of oil, the Secretary may establish a 
                limitation of liability under subparagraph (A) of not 
                more than $350,000,000 and not less than $50,000,000.
                    ``(D) Limit of liability; transportation of natural 
                gas.--For deepwater ports used in connection with the 
                transportation of natural gas, the Secretary may 
                establish a limitation of liability under subparagraph 
                (A) of not more than $350,000,000 and not less than 
                $1,000,000.''.

SEC. 427. REPORT ON DRUG INTERDICTION IN THE CARIBBEAN BASIN.

    (a) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of 
this Act, the Commandant of the Coast Guard shall submit to the 
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of 
Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
Transportation of the Senate a report on drug interdiction in the 
Caribbean basin.
    (b) Content.--Such report shall include--
            (1) a statement of the Coast Guard mission requirements for 
        drug interdiction in the Caribbean basin;
            (2) the number of maritime surveillance hours and Coast 
        Guard assets used in each of fiscal years 2017 through 2019 to 
        counter the illicit trafficking of drugs and other related 
        threats throughout the Caribbean basin; and
            (3) a determination of whether such hours and assets 
        satisfied the Coast Guard mission requirements for drug 
        interdiction in the Caribbean basin.

SEC. 428. VOTING REQUIREMENT.

    Section 305(i)(1)(G)(iv) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery 
Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1855(i)(1)(G)(iv)) is 
amended to read as follows:
                            ``(iv) Voting requirement.--The panel may 
                        act only by the affirmative vote of at least 
                        five of its members.''.

SEC. 429. TRANSPORTATION WORK IDENTIFICATION CARD PILOT PROGRAM.

    Section 70105(g) of title 46, United States Code, is amended by 
striking ``shall concurrently'' and all that follows and inserting the 
following: ``shall--
            ``(1) develop and, no later than 1 year after the date of 
        enactment of the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2019, 
        implement a joint application for merchant mariner's documents 
        under chapter 73 of title 46, United States Code, and for a 
        transportation security card issued under this section; and
            ``(2) upon receipt of a joint application developed under 
        paragraph (1) concurrently process an application from an 
        individual for merchant mariner's documents under chapter 73 of 
        title 46, United States Code, and an application from such 
        individual for a transportation security card under this 
        section.''.

SEC. 430. PLAN FOR WING-IN-GROUND DEMONSTRATION PLAN.

    (a) In General.--(1) The Commandant of the Coast Guard, in 
coordination with the Administrator of the Federal Aviation 
Administration with regard to any regulatory or safety matter regarding 
airspace, air space authorization, or aviation, shall develop plans for 
a demonstration program that will determine whether wing-in-ground 
craft, as that term is defined in section 2101 of title 46, United 
States Code, that is capable of carrying at least one individual, can--
            (A) provide transportation in areas in which energy 
        exploration, development or production activity takes place on 
        the Outer Continental Shelf; and
            (B) under the craft's own power, safely reach helidecks or 
        platforms located on offshore energy facilities.
    (2) Requirements.--The plans required under paragraph (1) shall--
            (A) examine and explain any safety issues with regard to 
        the operation of the such craft as a vessel, or as an aircraft, 
        or both;
            (B) include a timeline and technical milestones for the 
        implementation of such a demonstration program;
            (C) outline resource requirements needed to undertake such 
        a demonstration program;
            (D) describe specific operational circumstances under which 
        the craft may be used, including distance from United States 
        land, altitude, number of individuals, amount of cargo, and 
        speed and weight of vessel;
            (E) describe the operations under which Federal Aviation 
        Administration statutes, regulations, circulars, or orders 
        apply; and
            (F) describe the certifications, permits, or authorizations 
        required to perform any operations.
    (b) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, the Commandant, along with the Administrator of the 
Federal Aviation Administration with regard to any regulatory or safety 
matter regarding airspace, air space authorization, or aviation, shall 
brief the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House 
of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science and 
Transportation of the Senate on the plan developed under subsection 
(a), including--
            (1) any regulatory changes needed regarding inspections and 
        manning, to allow such craft to operate between onshore 
        facilities and offshore energy facilities when such craft is 
        operating as a vessel;
            (2) any regulatory changes that would be necessary to 
        address potential impacts to air traffic control, the National 
        Airspace System, and other aircraft operations, and to ensure 
        safe operations on or near helidecks and platforms located on 
        offshore energy facilities when such craft are operating as 
        aircraft; and
            (3) any other statutory or regulatory changes related to 
        authority of the Federal Aviation Administration over 
        operations of the craft.

                        TITLE V--REORGANIZATION

SEC. 501. UNINSPECTED COMMERCIAL FISHING INDUSTRY VESSELS.

    (a) In General.--Subtitle II of title 46, United States Code, is 
amended by striking chapter 45 and inserting the following:

         ``CHAPTER 45--UNINSPECTED COMMERCIAL INDUSTRY VESSELS

``Sec.
``4501. Application.
``4502. Definitions.
``4503. Safety standards.
``4504. Vessel construction.
``4505. Operating stability.
``4506. Training.
``4507. Vessel certification.
``4508. Alternate safety compliance program.
``4509. Substitute safety compliance program.
``4510. Enhanced substitute safety compliance program.
``4511. Prohibited acts.
``4512. Termination of unsafe operations.
``4513. Penalties.
``4514. Compliance; Secretary actions.
``4515. Exemptions.
``4516. Regulations; considerations and limitations.
``4517. Fishing safety grants.
``Sec. 4501. Application
    ``(a) In General.--Except as provided in subsection (b), this 
chapter applies to an uninspected vessel that is a fishing vessel, fish 
processing vessel, or fish tender vessel.
    ``(b) Carriage of Bulk Dangerous Cargoes.--This chapter does not 
apply to the carriage of bulk dangerous cargoes regulated under chapter 
37.
``Sec. 4502. Definitions
    ``In this chapter:
            ``(1) The term `accountable vessel' means a vessel to which 
        this chapter applies that--
                    ``(A)(i) was built after December 31, 1988, or 
                undergoes a major conversion completed after that date; 
                and
                    ``(ii) operates with more than 16 individuals on 
                board; or
                    ``(B) in the case of a fish tender vessel, engages 
                in the Aleutian trade.
            ``(2) The term `auxiliary craft' means a vessel that is 
        carried onboard a fishing vessel and is normally used to 
        support fishing operations.
            ``(3)(A) The term `built' means, with respect to a vessel, 
        that the vessel's construction has reached any of the following 
        stages:
                    ``(i) The vessel's keel is laid.
                    ``(ii) Construction identifiable with the vessel 
                has begun and assembly of that vessel has commenced 
                comprising of at least 50 metric tons or one percent of 
                the estimated mass of all structural material, 
                whichever is less.
            ``(B) In the case of a vessel greater than 79 feet in 
        overall length, for purposes of subparagraph (A)(i), a keel is 
        deemed to be laid when a marine surveyor affirms that a 
        structure adequate for serving as a keel for such vessel is in 
        place and identified for use in the construction of such 
        vessel.
            ``(4) The term `subject vessel' means a vessel to which 
        this chapter applies that--
                    ``(A) operates beyond 3 nautical miles from the 
                baseline from which the territorial sea of the United 
                States is measured or beyond 3 nautical miles from the 
                coastline of the Great Lakes;
                    ``(B) operates with more than 16 individuals on 
                board; or
                    ``(C) in the case of a fish tender vessel, engages 
                in the Aleutian trade.
            ``(5) The term `substitute-eligible vessel' means a fishing 
        vessel or fish tender vessel that is--
                    ``(A) a subject vessel;
                    ``(B) at least 50 feet overall in length, and not 
                more than 180 feet overall in length as listed on the 
                vessel's certificate of documentation or certificate of 
                number; and
                    ``(C) built after February 8, 2016.
``Sec. 4503. Safety standards
    ``(a) In General.--The Secretary shall prescribe regulations that 
require that each vessel to which this chapter applies shall be 
equipped with--
            ``(1) readily accessible fire extinguishers capable of 
        promptly and effectively extinguishing a flammable or 
        combustible liquid fuel fire;
            ``(2) at least one readily accessible life preserver or 
        other lifesaving device for each individual on board;
            ``(3) an efficient flame arrestor, backfire trap, or other 
        similar device on the carburetors of each inboard engine that 
        uses gasoline as fuel;
            ``(4) the means to properly and efficiently ventilate 
        enclosed spaces, including engine and fuel tank compartments, 
        so as to remove explosive or flammable gases;
            ``(5) visual distress signals;
            ``(6) other equipment required to minimize the risk of 
        injury to the crew during vessel operations, if the Secretary 
        determines that a risk of serious injury exists that can be 
        eliminated or mitigated by that equipment; and
            ``(7) a placard as required by regulations prescribed under 
        section 10603(b).
    ``(b) Subject Vessels.--In addition to the requirements of 
subsection (a), the Secretary shall prescribe regulations requiring 
that subject vessels install, maintain, and use the following 
equipment:
            ``(1) Alerting and locating equipment, including emergency 
        position indicating radio beacons.
            ``(2)(A) Subject to subparagraph (B), a survival craft 
        that--
                    ``(i) ensures that no part of an individual is 
                immersed in water; and
                    ``(ii) is sufficient to accommodate all individuals 
                on board.
            ``(B) Except for a nonapplicable vessel, an auxiliary craft 
        shall satisfy the equipment requirement under paragraph (2)(B) 
        if such craft is--
                    ``(i) necessary for normal fishing operations;
                    ``(ii) readily accessible during an emergency; and
                    ``(iii) capable, in accordance with the Coast Guard 
                capacity rating, when applicable, of safely holding all 
                individuals on board the vessel to which the craft 
                functions as an auxiliary.
            ``(3) At least one readily accessible immersion suit for 
        each individual on board the vessel when operating on the 
        waters described in section 3102.
            ``(4) Marine radio communications equipment sufficient to 
        effectively communicate with a land-based search and rescue 
        facility.
            ``(5) Navigation equipment, including compasses, nautical 
        charts, and publications.
            ``(6) First aid equipment and medical supplies sufficient 
        for the size and area of operation of the vessel.
            ``(7) Ground tackle sufficient for the vessel.
    ``(c) Accountable Vessels.--In addition to the requirements 
described in subsections (a) and (b), the Secretary may prescribe 
regulations establishing minimum safety standards for accountable 
vessels, including standards relating to--
            ``(1) navigation equipment, including radars and 
        fathometers;
            ``(2) lifesaving equipment, immersion suits, signaling 
        devices, bilge pumps, bilge alarms, life rails, and grab rails;
            ``(3) fire protection and firefighting equipment, including 
        fire alarms and portable and semiportable fire extinguishing 
        equipment;
            ``(4) use and installation of insulation material;
            ``(5) storage methods for flammable or combustible 
        material; and
            ``(6) fuel, ventilation, and electrical systems.
``Sec. 4504. Vessel construction
    ``A vessel to which this chapter applies shall be constructed in a 
manner that provides a level of safety equivalent to the minimum safety 
standards the Secretary may establish for recreational vessels under 
section 4302, if the vessel is--
            ``(1) a subject vessel;
            ``(2) less than 50 feet overall in length; and
            ``(3) built after January 1, 2010.
``Sec. 4505. Operating stability
    ``(a) Regulations.--The Secretary shall prescribe regulations for 
the operating stability of a vessel to which this chapter applies--
            ``(1) that was built after December 31, 1989; or
            ``(2) the physical characteristics of which are 
        substantially altered after December 31, 1989, in a manner that 
        affects the vessel's operating stability.
    ``(b) Evidence of Compliance.--The Secretary may accept, as 
evidence of compliance with this section, a certification of compliance 
issued by the person providing insurance for the vessel or by another 
qualified person approved by the Secretary.
``Sec. 4506. Training
    ``(a) In General.--The individual in charge of a subject vessel 
must pass a training program approved by the Secretary that meets the 
requirements of subsection (b) and hold a valid certificate issued 
under that program.
    ``(b) Training Program Requirements.--The training program shall--
            ``(1) be based on professional knowledge and skill obtained 
        through sea service and hands-on training, including training 
        in seamanship, stability, collision prevention, navigation, 
        firefighting and prevention, damage control, personal survival, 
        emergency medical care, emergency drills, and weather;
            ``(2) require an individual to demonstrate ability to 
        communicate in an emergency situation and understand 
        information found in navigation publications;
            ``(3) recognize and give credit for recent past experience 
        in fishing vessel operation; and
            ``(4) provide for issuance of a certificate to an 
        individual who has successfully completed the program.
    ``(c) Regulations.--The Secretary shall prescribe regulations 
implementing this section. The regulations shall require that an 
individual who is issued a certificate under subsection (b)(4) must 
complete refresher training at least once every 5 years as a condition 
of maintaining the validity of the certificate.
    ``(d) Electronic Database.--The Secretary shall establish an 
electronic database listing the names of individuals who have 
participated in and received a certificate confirming successful 
completion of a training program approved by the Secretary under this 
section.
``Sec. 4507. Vessel certification
    ``(a) In General.--A vessel to which this section applies may not 
be operated unless the vessel--
            ``(1) meets all survey and classification requirements 
        prescribed by the American Bureau of Shipping or another 
        similarly qualified organization approved by the Secretary; and
            ``(2) has on board a certificate issued by the American 
        Bureau of Shipping or such other organization evidencing 
        compliance with this subsection.
    ``(b) Application.--
            ``(1) Except as provided in section 4509, this section 
        applies to a fish processing vessel to which this chapter 
        applies that--
                    ``(A) is built after July 27, 1990; or
                    ``(B) undergoes a major conversion completed after 
                that date.
            ``(2)(A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B), this 
        section applies to a subject vessel that is at least 50 feet 
        overall in length and is built after July 1, 2013.
            ``(B) This section does not apply to a substitute-eligible 
        vessel if such vessel complies with--
                    ``(i) the substitute safety compliance program 
                established under section 4509; or
                    ``(ii) the enhanced substitute safety compliance 
                program established by the Secretary under section 
                4510.
``Sec. 4508. Alternate safety compliance program
    ``(a) In General.--
            ``(1) The Secretary shall establish an alternate safety 
        compliance program developed in coordination with the 
        commercial fishing industry.
            ``(2) The program established under paragraph (1) may 
        include requirements for--
                    ``(A) a specific region or fishery (or both); and
                    ``(B) any combination of regions or fisheries (or 
                both).
    ``(b) Vessels Required To Comply.--Beginning on the date that is 3 
years after the date the Secretary prescribes an alternate safety 
compliance program, the following vessels shall comply with such 
program:
            ``(1) A subject vessel that is--
                    ``(A) at least 50 feet overall in length;
                    ``(B) built before July 1, 2013; and
                    ``(C) 25 years of age or older.
            ``(2) A fishing vessel, fish processing vessel, or fish 
        tender vessel built before July 1, 2013, that undergoes a major 
        conversion completed after the date the Secretary prescribes an 
        alternate safety compliance program.
    ``(c) Exempt Vessels.--
            ``(1) Notwithstanding subsection (b), vessels owned by a 
        person that owns more than 30 vessels subject to that 
        subsection are not required to comply with alternate safety 
        compliance program requirements until January 1, 2030, if that 
        owner--
                    ``(A) enters into a compliance agreement with the 
                Secretary that provides for a fixed schedule for all 
                such vessels owned by that person to meet requirements 
                of such paragraph by such date; and
                    ``(B) is meeting such schedule.
            ``(2) A subject vessel that was classed before July 1, 
        2012, is exempt from the requirements of this section if such 
        vessel--
                    ``(A) remains subject to the requirements of a 
                classification society approved by the Secretary; and
                    ``(B) has on board a certificate from that society.
``Sec. 4509. Substitute safety compliance program
    ``(a) In General.--The Secretary shall establish a substitute 
safety compliance program for substitute-eligible vessels that includes 
the following requirements:
            ``(1) A substitute-eligible vessel shall be designed by an 
        individual licensed by a State as a naval architect or marine 
        engineer, and the design shall incorporate standards equivalent 
        to those prescribed by a classification society to which the 
        Secretary has delegated authority under section 3316 or another 
        qualified organization approved by the Secretary for purposes 
        of this paragraph.
            ``(2) Construction of a substitute-eligible vessel shall be 
        overseen and certified as being in accordance with its design 
        by a marine surveyor of an organization accepted by the 
        Secretary.
            ``(3) A substitute-eligible vessel shall--
                    ``(A) complete a stability test performed by a 
                qualified individual;
                    ``(B) have written stability and loading 
                instructions from a qualified individual that are 
                provided to the owner or operator; and
                    ``(C) have an assigned loading mark.
            ``(4) A substitute-eligible vessel shall not be 
        substantially altered without the review and approval of an 
        individual licensed by a State as a naval architect or marine 
        engineer before the beginning of such substantial alteration.
            ``(5) A substitute-eligible vessel shall undergo a 
        condition survey at least twice in 5 years, with not more than 
        3 years between surveys, to the satisfaction of a marine 
        surveyor of an organization accepted by the Secretary.
            ``(6) A substitute-eligible vessel shall undergo an out-of-
        water survey at least once every 5 years to the satisfaction of 
        a certified marine surveyor of an organization accepted by the 
        Secretary.
            ``(7) Once every 5 years, and at the time of a substantial 
        alteration to a substitute-eligible vessel, compliance of the 
        vessel with the requirements of paragraph (3) is reviewed and 
        updated as necessary.
            ``(8) For the life of a substitute-eligible vessel, the 
        owner of the vessel shall maintain records to demonstrate 
        compliance with this subsection and make such records readily 
        available for inspection by an official authorized to enforce 
        this chapter.
    ``(b) Compliance.--Section 4507 of this title shall not apply to a 
substitute-eligible vessel that complies with the requirements of the 
program established under this section.
    ``(c) Report.--Not later than February 8, 2026, the Secretary shall 
submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the 
House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
Transportation of the Senate a report that provides an analysis of the 
adequacy of the substitute safety compliance program requirements 
established under subsection (a) in maintaining the safety of 
substitute-eligible fishing vessels and fish tender vessels and that 
comply with such requirements.
``Sec. 4510. Enhanced substitute safety compliance program
    ``(a) In General.--If the report required under section 4509(c) 
includes a determination that the substitute safety compliance program 
established under section 4509(a) is not adequate or that additional 
safety measures are necessary, then the Secretary may establish an 
enhanced substitute safety compliance program for fishing vessels or 
fish tender vessels (or both) that are substitute-eligible vessels and 
that comply with the requirements of section 4509.
    ``(b) Requirements.--The enhanced substitute safety compliance 
program established under this subsection shall include requirements 
for--
            ``(1) vessel construction;
            ``(2) a vessel stability test;
            ``(3) vessel stability and loading instructions;
            ``(4) an assigned vessel loading mark;
            ``(5) a vessel condition survey at least twice in 5 years, 
        not more than 3 years apart;
            ``(6) an out-of-water vessel survey at least once every 5 
        years;
            ``(7) maintenance of records to demonstrate compliance with 
        the program, and the availability of such records for 
        inspection; and
            ``(8) such other aspects of vessel safety as the Secretary 
        considers appropriate.
    ``(c) Compliance.--Section 4507 shall not apply to a substitute-
eligible vessel that complies with the requirements of the program 
established under this section.
``Sec. 4511. Prohibited acts
    ``A person may not operate a vessel in violation of this chapter or 
a regulation prescribed under this chapter.
``Sec. 4512. Termination of unsafe operations
    ``An official authorized to enforce this chapter--
            ``(1) may direct the individual in charge of a vessel to 
        which this chapter applies to immediately take reasonable steps 
        necessary for the safety of individuals on board the vessel if 
        the official observes the vessel being operated in an unsafe 
        condition that the official believes creates an especially 
        hazardous condition, including ordering the individual in 
        charge to return the vessel to a mooring and to remain there 
        until the situation creating the hazard is corrected or ended; 
        and
            ``(2) may order the individual in charge of an uninspected 
        fish processing vessel that does not have on board the 
        certificate required under section 4507 to return the vessel to 
        a mooring and to remain there until the vessel is in compliance 
        with such section, unless the vessel is required to comply with 
        section 4508.
``Sec. 4513. Penalties
    ``(a) Civil Penalty.--The owner, charterer, managing operator, 
agent, master, and individual in charge of a vessel to which this 
chapter applies that is operated in violation of this chapter or a 
regulation prescribed under this chapter may each be assessed a civil 
penalty by the Secretary of not more than $10,260. Any vessel with 
respect to which a penalty is assessed under this subsection is liable 
in rem for the penalty.
    ``(b) Criminal Penalties.--An individual willfully violating this 
chapter or a regulation prescribed under this chapter shall be fined 
not more than $5,000, imprisoned for not more than 1 year, or both.
``Sec. 4514. Compliance; Secretary actions
    ``To ensure compliance with the requirements of this chapter, the 
Secretary--
            ``(1) shall require the individual in charge of a subject 
        vessel to keep a record of equipment maintenance and required 
        instruction and drills;
            ``(2) shall examine at dockside a subject vessel at least 
        once every 5 years, but may require an exam at dockside every 2 
        years for certain subject vessels if requested by the owner or 
        operator; and
            ``(3) shall issue a certificate of compliance to a vessel 
        meeting the requirements of this chapter and satisfying the 
        requirements of paragraph (2).
``Sec. 4515. Exemptions
    ``The Secretary may exempt a vessel from any part of this chapter 
if, under regulations prescribed by the Secretary (including 
regulations on special operating conditions), the Secretary finds 
that--
            ``(1) good cause exists for granting an exemption; and
            ``(2) the safety of the vessel and those on board will not 
        be adversely affected.
``Sec. 4516. Regulations; considerations and limitations
    ``In prescribing a regulation under this chapter, the Secretary--
            ``(1) shall consider the specialized nature and economics 
        of the operations and the character, design, and construction 
        of the vessel; and
            ``(2) may not require the alteration of a vessel or 
        associated equipment that was constructed or manufactured 
        before the effective date of such regulation.
``Sec. 4517. Fishing safety grants
    ``(a) Safety Training Grants.--
            ``(1) Establishment.--The Secretary of Health and Human 
        Services shall establish a Fishing Safety Training Grant 
        Program to provide funding to municipalities, port authorities, 
        other appropriate public entities, not-for-profit 
        organizations, and other qualified persons that provide 
        commercial fishing safety training.
            ``(2) Use of funds.--Entities receiving funds under this 
        section may use such funds--
                    ``(A) to conduct fishing vessel safety training for 
                vessel operators and crewmembers that--
                            ``(i) in the case of vessel operators, 
                        meets the requirements of section 4506; and
                            ``(ii) in the case of crewmembers, meets 
                        the requirements of sections 4506(b)(1), 
                        4506(b)(4), 4506(c), and 4506(d), and such 
                        requirements of section 4506(b)(2) as are 
                        appropriate for crewmembers; and
                    ``(B) for purchase of safety equipment and training 
                aids for use in such fishing vessel safety training 
                programs.
            ``(3) Award criteria.--The Secretary of Health and Human 
        Services, in consultation with and based on criteria 
        established by the Commandant of the Coast Guard, shall award 
        grants under this subsection on a competitive basis.
            ``(4) Limitation on federal share of cost.--The Federal 
        share of the cost of any activity carried out with a grant 
        under this subsection shall not exceed 50 percent.
            ``(5) Authorization of appropriations.--There is authorized 
        to be appropriated $3,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2020 and 
        2021 for grants under this subsection.
    ``(b) Research Grant Program.--
            ``(1) Establishment.--The Secretary of Health and Human 
        Services shall establish a Fishing Safety Research Grant 
        Program to provide funding to individuals in academia, not-for-
        profit organizations, businesses involved in fishing and 
        maritime matters, and other persons with expertise in fishing 
        safety, to conduct research on methods of improving the safety 
        of the commercial fishing industry, including vessel design, 
        emergency and survival equipment, enhancement of vessel 
        monitoring systems, communications devices, de-icing 
        technology, and severe weather detection.
            ``(2) Award criteria.--The Secretary of Health and Human 
        Services, in consultation with and based on criteria 
        established by the Commandant of the Coast Guard, shall award 
        grants under this subsection on a competitive basis.
            ``(3) Limitation on federal share of cost.--The Federal 
        share of the cost of any activity carried out with a grant 
        under this subsection shall not exceed 50 percent.
            ``(4) Authorization of appropriations.--There is authorized 
        to be appropriated $3,000,000 for each fiscal year 2020 and 
        2021 for activities under this subsection.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 3104(d) of title 46, United 
States Code, is amended by striking ``under section 4503(d)'' and 
inserting ``under section 4502(3)''.
    (c) Safety Standards.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, and without regard to the provisions of chapters 
5 and 6 of title 5, United States Code, the Secretary of the department 
in which the Coast Guard is operating shall promulgate the regulations 
required by section 4503(b) of title 46, United States Code, as amended 
by this section.

SEC. 502. TRANSFERS.

    (a) Transfers of Provisions.--
            (1) In general.--
                    (A) Section 215 of the Coast Guard and Maritime 
                Transportation Act of 2004 (Public Law 108-293; 14 
                U.S.C. 504 note) is redesignated as section 321 of 
                title 14, United States Code, transferred to appear 
                after section 320 of that title, and amended so that 
                the enumerator, section heading, typeface, and 
                typestyle conform to those appearing in other sections 
                in title 14, United States Code.
                    (B) Section 406 of the Maritime Transportation 
                Security Act of 2002 (Public Law 107-295; 14 U.S.C. 501 
                note) is redesignated as section 719 of title 14, 
                United States Code, transferred to appear after section 
                718 of that title, and amended so that the enumerator, 
                section heading, typeface, and typestyle conform to 
                those appearing in other sections in title 14, United 
                States Code.
                    (C) Section 1110 of title 14, United States Code, 
                is redesignated as section 5110 of that title, and 
                transferred to appear after section 5109 of that title.
                    (D) Elevation of disputes to the chief acquisition 
                officer.--
                            (i) Section 401 of the Coast Guard 
                        Authorization Act of 2010 (Public Law 111-281) 
                        is amended by striking subsection (e).
                            (ii) Subchapter I of chapter 11 of title 
                        14, United States Code, as amended by this Act, 
                        is amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 1110. Elevation of Disputes to the Chief Acquisition Officer
    ``If, after 90 days following the elevation to the Chief 
Acquisition Officer of any design or other dispute regarding level 1 or 
level 2 acquisition, the dispute remains unresolved, the Commandant 
shall provide to the appropriate congressional committees a detailed 
description of the issue and the rationale underlying the decision 
taken by the Chief Acquisition Officer to resolve the issue.''.
                    (E) Section 217 of the Coast Guard Authorization 
                Act of 2010 (Public Law 111-281; 14 U.S.C. 504 note)--
                            (i) is redesignated as section 5111 of 
                        title 14, United States Code, transferred to 
                        appear after section 5110 of that title, and 
                        amended so that the enumerator, section 
                        heading, typeface, and typestyle conform to 
                        those appearing in other sections in title 14, 
                        United States Code; and
                            (ii) is amended--
                                    (I) by striking the heading and 
                                inserting the following:
``Sec. 5111. Sexual assault and sexual harassment in the Coast Guard''; 
              and
                                    (II) in subsection (b), by adding 
                                at the end the following:
            ``(5)(A) The number of instances in which a covered 
        individual was accused of misconduct or crimes considered 
        collateral to the investigation of a sexual assault committed 
        against the individual.
            ``(B) The number of instances in which adverse action was 
        taken against a covered individual who was accused of 
        collateral misconduct or crimes as described in subparagraph 
        (A).
            ``(C) The percentage of investigations of sexual assaults 
        that involved an accusation or adverse action against a covered 
        individual as described in subparagraphs (A) and (B).
            ``(D) In this paragraph, the term `covered individual' 
        means an individual who is identified as a victim of a sexual 
        assault in the case files of a military criminal investigative 
        organization.''.
                    (F) Section 305 of title 46, United States Code, is 
                amended--
                            (i) by striking ``The Federal'' and 
                        inserting ``(a) In General.--The Federal''; and
                            (ii) by inserting after section (a) the 
                        following:
    ``(b) Transparency.--
            ``(1) In general.--In conjunction with the transmittal by 
        the President to the Congress of the Budget of the United 
        States for fiscal year 2021 and biennially there-after, the 
        Federal Maritime Commission 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 reports that describe the Commission's progress 
        toward addressing the issues raised in each unfinished 
        regulatory proceeding, regardless of whether the proceeding if 
        subject to a statutory or regulatory deadline.
            ``(2) Format of reports.--Each report under paragraph (1) 
        shall, among other things, clearly identify for each unfinished 
        regulatory proceeding--
                    ``(A) the popular title;
                    ``(B) the current stage of the proceeding;
                    ``(C) an abstract of the proceeding;
                    ``(D) what prompted the action in question;
                    ``(E) any applicable statutory, regulatory, or 
                judicial deadline;
                    ``(F) the associated docket number;
                    ``(G) the date the rulemaking was initiated;
                    ``(H) a date for the next action; and
                    ``(I) if a date for the next action identified in 
                the previous report is not met, the reason for the 
                delay.''.
                    (G) Section 7 of the Rivers and Harbors 
                Appropriations Act of 1915 (33 U.S.C. 471) is amended--
                            (i) by transferring such section to appear 
                        after section 70006 of title 46, United States 
                        Code;
                            (ii) by striking ``Sec. 7.'' and inserting 
                        ``Sec. 70007. Establishment by Secretary of 
                        Homeland Security of anchorage grounds and 
                        regulations generally''; and
                            (iii) by adjusting the margins with respect 
                        to subsections (a) and (b) for the presence of 
                        a section heading accordingly.
            (2) Clerical amendments.--
                    (A) The analysis for chapter 3 of title 14, United 
                States Code, as amended by this Act, is further amended 
                by adding at the end the following:

``321. Redistricting notification requirement.''.
                    (B) The analysis for chapter 7 of title 14, United 
                States Code, as amended by this Act, is further amended 
                by adding at the end the following:

``719. VHF communication services.''.
                    (C) The analysis for chapter 11 of title 14, United 
                States Code, is amended by striking the item relating 
                to section 1110 and inserting the following:

``1110. Elevation of disputes to the Chief Acquisition Officer.''.
                    (D) The analysis for chapter 51 of title 14, United 
                States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
                following:

``5110. Mission need statement.
``5111. Sexual assault and sexual harassment in the Coast Guard.''.
                    (E) The analysis for chapter 700 of title 46, 
                United States Code, as amended by section 311(b), is 
                further amended by inserting after the item relating to 
                section 70006 the following:

``70007. Establishment by the Secretary of Homeland Security of 
                            anchorage grounds and regulations 
                            generally.''.
    (b) Transfers.--
            (1) Section 204 of the marine transportation security 
        act.--
                    (A) The Maritime Transportation Security Act of 
                2002 is amended by striking section 204 (33 U.S.C. 
                1902a).
                    (B) Section 3 of the Act to Prevent Pollution from 
                Ships (33 U.S.C. 1902)--
                            (i) is amended by redesignating subsections 
                        (e) through (i) as subsections (f) through (j) 
                        respectively; and
                            (ii) by inserting after subsection (d) the 
                        following:
    ``(e) Discharge of Agricultural Cargo Residue.--Notwithstanding any 
other provision of law, the discharge from a vessel of any agricultural 
cargo residue material in the form of hold washings shall be governed 
exclusively by the provisions of the Act to Prevent Pollution from 
Ships (33 U.S.C. 1901 et seq.) that implement Annex V to the 
International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships.''.
            (2) LNG tankers.--
                    (A) The Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Act 
                of 2006 is amended by striking section 304 (Public Law 
                109-241; 120 Stat. 527).
                    (B) Section 5 of the Deepwater Port Act of 1974 (33 
                U.S.C. 1504) is amended by adding at the end the 
                following:
    ``(j) LNG Tankers.--
            ``(1) Program.--The Secretary of Transportation shall 
        develop and implement a program to promote the transportation 
        of liquefied natural gas to and from the United States on 
        United States flag vessels.
            ``(2) Information to be provided.--When the Coast Guard is 
        operating as a contributing agency in the Federal Energy 
        Regulatory Commission's shoreside licensing process for a 
        liquefied natural gas or liquefied petroleum gas terminal 
        located on shore or within State seaward boundaries, the Coast 
        Guard shall provide to the Commission the information described 
        in section 5(c)(2)(K) of the Deepwater Port Act of 1974 (33 
        U.S.C. 1504(c)(2)(K)) with respect to vessels reasonably 
        anticipated to be servicing that port.''.

SEC. 503. REPEALS.

    (a) License Exemptions; Repeal of Obsolete Provisions.--
            (1) Service under licenses issued without examination.--
                    (A) Repeal.--Section 8303 of title 46, United 
                States Code, and the item relating to that section in 
                the analysis for chapter 83 of that title, are 
                repealed.
                    (B) Conforming amendment.--Section 14305(a)(10) of 
                title 46, United States Code, is amended by striking 
                ``sections 8303 and 8304'' and inserting ``section 
                8304''.
            (2) Standards for tank vessels of the united states.--
        Section 9102 of title 46, United States Code, is amended--
                    (A) by striking ``(a)'' before the first sentence; 
                and
                    (B) by striking subsection (b).
    (b) Repeal.--Section 343 of the Maritime Transportation Security 
Act of 2002 (Public Law 107-295; 116 Stat. 2106) is repealed.
    (c) Accident and Incident Notification.--Subsection (c) of section 
9 of the Pipeline Safety, Regulatory Certainty, and Job Creation Act of 
2011 (Public Law 112-90; 125 Stat 1912)) is repealed and is deemed not 
to have been enacted.

       TITLE VI--TECHNICAL, CONFORMING, AND CLARIFYING AMENDMENTS

SEC. 601. MARITIME TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM.

    (a) Maritime Transportation System.--Section 312(b)(4) of title 14, 
United States Code, is amended by striking ``marine transportation 
system'' and inserting ``maritime transportation system''.
    (b) Clarification of Reference to Marine Transportation System 
Programs.--Section 50307(a) of title 46, United States Code, is amended 
by striking ``marine transportation'' and inserting ``maritime 
transportation''.

SEC. 602. REFERENCES TO ``PERSONS'' AND ``SEAMEN''.

    (a) Technical Correction of References to ``Persons''.--Title 14, 
United States Code, is amended as follows:
            (1) In section 312(d), by striking ``persons'' and 
        inserting ``individuals''.
            (2) In section 313(d)(2)(B), by striking ``person'' and 
        inserting ``individual''.
            (3) In section 504--
                    (A) in subsection (a)(19)(B), by striking ``a 
                person'' and inserting ``an individual''; and
                    (B) in subsection (c)(4), by striking ``seamen;'' 
                and inserting ``mariners;''.
            (4) In section 521, by striking ``persons'' each place it 
        appears and inserting ``individuals''.
            (5) In section 522--
                    (A) by striking ``a person'' and inserting ``an 
                individual''; and
                    (B) by striking ``person'' the second and third 
                place it appears and inserting ``individual''.
            (6) In section 525(a)(1)(C)(ii), by striking ``person'' and 
        inserting ``individual''.
            (7) In section 526--
                    (A) by striking ``person'' each place it appears 
                and inserting ``individual'';
                    (B) by striking ``persons'' each place it appears 
                and inserting ``individuals''; and
                    (C) in subsection (b), by striking ``person's'' and 
                inserting ``individual's''.
            (8) In section 709--
                    (A) by striking ``persons'' and inserting 
                ``individuals''; and
                    (B) by striking ``person'' and inserting 
                ``individual''.
            (9) In section 933(b), by striking ``Every person'' and 
        inserting ``An individual''.
            (10) In section 1102(d), by striking ``persons'' and 
        inserting ``individuals''.
            (11) In section 1902(b)(3)--
                    (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``person or 
                persons'' and inserting ``individual or individuals''; 
                and
                    (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``person'' and 
                inserting ``individual''.
            (12) In section 1941(b), by striking ``persons'' and 
        inserting ``individuals''.
            (13) In section 2101(b), by striking ``person'' and 
        inserting ``individual''.
            (14) In section 2102(c), by striking ``A person'' and 
        inserting ``An individual''.
            (15) In section 2104(b)--
                    (A) by striking ``persons'' and inserting 
                ``individuals''; and
                    (B) by striking ``A person'' and inserting ``An 
                individual''.
            (16) In section 2118(d), by striking ``person'' and 
        inserting ``individual who is''.
            (17) In section 2147(d), by striking ``a person'' and 
        inserting ``an individual''.
            (18) In section 2150(f), by striking ``person'' and 
        inserting ``individual who is''.
            (19) In section 2161(b), by striking ``person'' and 
        inserting ``individual''.
            (20) In section 2317--
                    (A) by striking ``persons'' and inserting 
                ``individuals'';
                    (B) by striking ``person'' each place it appears 
                and inserting ``individual''; and
                    (C) in subsection (c)(2), by striking ``person's'' 
                and inserting ``individual's''.
            (21) In section 2531--
                    (A) by striking ``person'' each place it appears 
                and inserting ``individual''; and
                    (B) by striking ``persons'' each place it appears 
                and inserting ``individuals''.
            (22) In section 2709, by striking ``persons'' and inserting 
        ``individuals''.
            (23) In section 2710--
                    (A) by striking ``persons'' and inserting 
                ``individuals''; and
                    (B) by striking ``person'' each place it appears 
                and inserting ``individual''.
            (24) In section 2711(b), by striking ``person'' and 
        inserting ``individual''.
            (25) In section 2732, by striking ``a person'' and 
        inserting ``an individual''.
            (26) In section 2733--
                    (A) by striking ``A person'' and inserting ``An 
                individual''; and
                    (B) by striking ``that person'' and inserting 
                ``that individual''.
            (27) In section 2734, by striking ``person'' each place it 
        appears and inserting ``individual''.
            (28) In section 2735, by striking ``a person'' and 
        inserting ``an individual''.
            (29) In section 2736, by striking ``person'' and inserting 
        ``individual''.
            (30) In section 2737, by striking ``a person'' and 
        inserting ``an individual''.
            (31) In section 2738, by striking ``person'' and inserting 
        ``individual''.
            (32) In section 2739, by striking ``person'' and inserting 
        ``individual''.
            (33) In section 2740--
                    (A) by striking ``person'' and inserting 
                ``individual''; and
                    (B) by striking ``one'' the second place it 
                appears.
            (34) In section 2741--
                    (A) in subsection (a), by striking ``a person'' and 
                inserting ``an individual'';
                    (B) in subsection (b)(1), by striking ``person's'' 
                and inserting ``individual's''; and
                    (C) in subsection (b)(2), by striking ``person'' 
                and inserting ``individual''.
            (35) In section 2743, by striking ``person'' each place it 
        appears and inserting ``individual''.
            (36) In section 2744--
                    (A) in subsection (b), by striking ``a person'' and 
                inserting ``an individual''; and
                    (B) in subsections (a) and (c), by striking 
                ``person'' each place it appears and inserting 
                ``individual''.
            (37) In section 2745, by striking ``person'' and inserting 
        ``individual''.
            (38)(A) In section 2761--
                    (i) in the section heading, by striking ``Persons'' 
                and inserting ``Individuals'';
                    (ii) by striking ``persons'' and inserting 
                ``individuals''; and
                    (iii) by striking ``person'' and inserting 
                ``individual''.
            (B) In the analysis for chapter 27, by striking the item 
        relating to section 2761 and inserting the following:

``2761. Individuals discharged as result of court-martial; allowances 
                            to.''.
            (39)(A) In the heading for section 2767, by striking 
        ``persons'' and inserting ``individuals''.
            (B) In the analysis for chapter 27, by striking the item 
        relating to section 2767 and inserting the following:

``2767. Reimbursement for medical-related travel expenses for certain 
                            individuals residing on islands in the 
                            continental United States.''.
            (40) In section 2769--
                    (A) by striking ``a person's'' and inserting ``an 
                individual's''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (1), by striking ``person'' and 
                inserting ``individual''.
            (41) In section 2772(a)(2), by striking ``person'' and 
        inserting ``individual''.
            (42) In section 2773--
                    (A) in subsection (b), by striking ``persons'' each 
                place it appears and inserting ``individuals''; and
                    (B) in subsection (d), by striking ``a person'' and 
                inserting ``an individual''.
            (43) In section 2775, by striking ``person'' each place it 
        appears and inserting ``individual''.
            (44) In section 2776, by striking ``person'' and inserting 
        ``individual''.
            (45)(A) In section 2777--
                    (i) in the heading, by striking ``persons'' and 
                inserting ``individuals''; and
                    (ii) by striking ``persons'' each place it appears 
                and inserting ``individuals''.
            (B) In the analysis for chapter 27, by striking the item 
        relating to in section 2777 and inserting the following:

``2777. Clothing for destitute shipwrecked individuals.''.
            (46) In section 2779, by striking ``persons'' each place it 
        appears and inserting ``individuals''.
            (47) In section 2902(c), by striking ``person'' and 
        inserting ``individual''.
            (48) In section 2903(b), by striking ``person'' and 
        inserting ``individual''.
            (49) In section 2904(b)(1)(B), by striking ``a person'' and 
        inserting ``an individual''.
            (50) In section 3706--
                    (A) by striking ``a person'' and inserting ``an 
                individual''; and
                    (B) by striking ``person's'' and inserting 
                ``individual's''.
            (51) In section 3707--
                    (A) in subsection (c)--
                            (i) by striking ``person'' and inserting 
                        ``individual''; and
                            (ii) by striking ``person's'' and inserting 
                        ``individual's''; and
                    (B) in subsection (e), by striking ``a person'' and 
                inserting ``an individual''.
            (52) In section 3708, by striking ``person'' each place it 
        appears and inserting ``individual''.
            (53) In section 3738--
                    (A) by striking ``a person'' each place it appears 
                and inserting ``an individual'';
                    (B) by striking ``person's'' and inserting 
                ``individual's''; and
                    (C) by striking ``A person'' and inserting ``An 
                individual''.
    (b) Correction of References to Persons and Seamen.--
            (1) Section 2303a(a) of title 46, United States Code, is 
        amended by striking ``persons'' and inserting ``individuals''.
            (2) Section 2306(a)(3) of title 46, United States Code, is 
        amended to read as follows:
    ``(3) An owner, charterer, managing operator, or agent of a vessel 
of the United States notifying the Coast Guard under paragraph (1) or 
(2) shall--
            ``(A) provide the name and identification number of the 
        vessel, the names of individuals on board, and other 
        information that may be requested by the Coast Guard; and
            ``(B) submit written confirmation to the Coast Guard within 
        24 hours after nonwritten notification to the Coast Guard under 
        such paragraphs.''.
            (3) Section 7303 of title 46, United States Code, is 
        amended by striking ``seaman'' each place it appears and 
        inserting ``individual''.
            (4) Section 7319 of title 46, United States Code, is 
        amended by striking ``seaman'' each place it appears and 
        inserting ``individual''.
            (5) Section 7501(b) of title 46, United States Code, is 
        amended by striking ``seaman'' and inserting ``holder''.
            (6) Section 7508(b) of title 46, United States Code, is 
        amended by striking ``individual seamen or a specifically 
        identified group of seamen'' and inserting ``an individual or a 
        specifically identified group of individuals''.
            (7) Section 7510 of title 46, United States Code, is 
        amended--
                    (A) in subsection (c)(8)(B), by striking ``merchant 
                seamen'' and inserting ``merchant mariner''; and
                    (B) in subsection (d), by striking ``merchant 
                seaman'' and inserting ``merchant mariner''.
            (8) Section 8103 of title 46, United States Code, is 
        amended--
                    (A) by striking ``seaman'' each place it appears 
                and inserting ``individual'';
                    (B) by striking ``seamen'' each place it appears 
                and inserting ``individuals'';
                    (C) in the headings for paragraphs (2) and (3) of 
                subsection (k), by striking ``seamen'' each place it 
                appears and inserting ``individuals'';
                    (D) in subsection (k)(3)(A)(iv)(II), by striking 
                ``seaman's'' and inserting ``individual's''; and
                    (E) in subsection (k)(3)(C), by striking ``merchant 
                mariners'' each place it appears and inserting 
                ``merchant mariner's''.
            (9) Section 8104 of title 46, United States Code, is 
        amended--
                    (A) in subsection (c), by striking ``a licensed 
                individual or seaman'' and inserting ``an individual'';
                    (B) in subsection (d), by striking ``A licensed 
                individual or seaman'' and inserting ``An individual'';
                    (C) in subsection (e), by striking ``a seaman'' 
                each place it appears and inserting ``an individual''; 
                and
                    (D) in subsection (j), by striking ``seaman'' and 
                inserting ``individual''.
            (10) Section 8302(d) of title 46, United States Code, is 
        amended by striking ``3 persons'' and inserting ``3 
        individuals''.
            (11) Section 11201 of title 46, United States Code, is 
        amended by striking ``a person'' each place it appears and 
        inserting ``an individual''.
            (12) Section 11202 of title 46, United States Code, is 
        amended--
                    (A) by striking ``a person'' and inserting ``an 
                individual''; and
                    (B) by striking ``the person'' each place it 
                appears and inserting ``the individual''.
            (13) Section 11203 of title 46, United States Code, is 
        amended--
                    (A) by striking ``a person'' each place it appears 
                and inserting ``an individual''; and
                    (B) in subsection (a)(2), by striking ``that 
                person'' and inserting ``that individual''.
            (14) Section 15109(i)(2) of title 46, United States Code, 
        is amended by striking ``additional persons'' and inserting 
        ``additional individuals''.

SEC. 603. COMMON APPROPRIATION STRUCTURE.

    (a) Amendments To Conform to Common Appropriations Structure.--
            (1) Prospective payment of funds necessary to provide 
        medical care.--Section 506 of title 14, United States Code, is 
        amended--
                    (A) in subsection (a)(1), by inserting 
                ``established under chapter 56 of title 10'' after 
                ``Medicare-Eligible Retiree Health Care Fund''; and
                    (B) in subsection (b)(1), by striking ``operating 
                expenses'' and inserting ``operations and support''.
            (2) Use of certain appropriated funds.--Section 903 of 
        title 14, United States Code, is amended--
                    (A) in subsection (a), by striking ``acquisition, 
                construction, and improvement of facilities, for 
                research, development, test, and evaluation;'' and 
                inserting ``procurement, construction, and improvement 
                of facilities and for research and development''; and
                    (B) in subsection (d)(1), by striking ``operating 
                expenses'' and inserting ``operations and support''.
            (3) Confidential investigative expenses.--Section 944 of 
        title 14, United States Code, is amended by striking 
        ``necessary expenses for the operation'' and inserting 
        ``operations and support''.
            (4) Procurement of personnel.--Section 2701 of title 14, 
        United States Code, is amended by striking ``operating 
        expense'' and inserting ``operations and support''.
            (5) Coast guard housing fund.--Section 2946(b)(2) of title 
        14, United States Code, is amended by striking ``acquisition'' 
        and inserting ``procurement''.
            (6) Requirement for prior authorization of 
        appropriations.--Section 4901 of title 14, United States Code, 
        is amended--
                    (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``maintenance'' 
                and inserting ``support'';
                    (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``acquisition'' 
                and inserting ``procurement'';
                    (C) by striking paragraphs (3), (4), and (6);
                    (D) by redesignating paragraph (5) as paragraph 
                (3); and
                    (E) in paragraph (3), as so redesignated, by 
                striking ``research, development, test, and 
                evaluation'' and inserting ``research and 
                development''.
    (b) Common Appropriation Structure.--Sections 3317(b), 7504, and 
80505(b)(3) of title 46, United States Code, are each amended by 
striking ``operating expenses'' and inserting ``operations and 
support''.
    (c) Common Appropriation Structure.--
            (1) Oil spill liability trust fund.--Section 1012(a)(5)(A) 
        of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (33 U.S.C. 2712(a)(5)(A)) is 
        amended by striking ``operating expenses'' and inserting 
        ``operations and support''.
            (2) Historic light station sales.--Section 305106 of title 
        54, United States Code, is amended--
                    (A) in subsection (b)(1)(B)(i) by striking 
                ``Operating Expenses'' and inserting ``Operations and 
                Support''; and
                    (B) in subsection (b)(2) by striking ``Operating 
                Expense'' and inserting ``Operations and Support'';
            (3) Bridge permits.--Section 712(a)(2) of the Coast Guard 
        and Maritime Transportation Act of 2012 (Public Law 112-213; 
        126 Stat. 1582) is amended by striking ``operating expenses'' 
        and inserting ``operations and support''.
            (4) Contracts.--Section 557(a) of the Consolidated and 
        Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2013 (Public Law 113-6; 
        127 Stat. 377) is amended by striking ``Acquisition'' and 
        inserting ``Procurement''.
            (5) Child development services.--Section 214(d)(1) of the 
        Howard Coble Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Act of 
        2014 (Public Law 113-281; 128 Stat. 3034) is amended by 
        striking ``operating expenses'' and inserting ``operations and 
        support''.

SEC. 604. REFERENCES TO ``HIMSELF'' AND ``HIS''.

    (a) Section 1927 of title 14, United States Code, is amended by--
            (1) striking ``of his initial'' and inserting ``of an 
        initial''; and
            (2) striking ``from his pay'' and inserting ``from the pay 
        of such cadet''.
    (b) Section 2108(b) of title 14, United States Code, is amended by 
striking ``himself'' and inserting ``such officer''.
    (c) Section 2732 of title 14, United States Code, as amended by 
this Act, is further amended--
            (1) by striking ``distinguishes himself conspicuously by'' 
        and inserting ``displays conspicuous''; and
            (2) by striking ``his'' and inserting ``such 
        individual's''.
    (d) Section 2736 of title 14, United States Code, as amended by 
this Act, is further amended by striking ``distinguishes himself by'' 
and inserting ``performs''.
    (e) Section 2738 of title 14, United States Code, as amended by 
this Act is further amended by striking ``distinguishes himself by'' 
and inserting ``displays''.
    (f) Section 2739 of title 14, United States Code, as amended by 
this Act, is further amended by striking ``distinguishes himself by'' 
and inserting ``displays''.
    (g) Section 2742 of title 14, United States Code, is amended by 
striking ``he distinguished himself'' and inserting ``of the acts 
resulting in the consideration of such award''.
    (h) Section 2743 of title 14, United States Code, as amended by 
this Act, is further amended--
            (1) by striking ``distinguishes himself''; and
            (2) by striking ``he'' and inserting ``such individual''.

SEC. 605. REFERENCES TO ``MOTORBOATS'' AND ``YACHTS''.

    (a) Correction of References to Motorboats and Yachts.--
            (1) Section 3901(d)(4) of title 14, United States Code, is 
        amended by striking ``motor boats, yachts,'' and inserting 
        ``vessels,''.
            (2) Section 3903(1)(A) of title 14, United States Code, is 
        amended by striking ``motorboats, yachts'' and inserting 
        ``vessels,''.
            (3) Section 3907(a) of title 14, United States Code, is 
        amended--
                    (A) in the heading, by striking ``Motor Boats, 
                Yachts,'' and inserting ``Vessels,''; and
                    (B) by striking ``motorboat, yacht,'' and inserting 
                ``vessels,''.
            (4) Section 3908 of title 14, United States Code, is 
        amended by striking ``motorboat or yacht'' and inserting 
        ``vessel''.
            (5) Section 3911(a) of title 14, United States Code, is 
        amended by striking ``motorboat, yacht,'' each place it appears 
        and inserting ``vessel,''.
            (6) Section 3912 of title 14, United States Code, is 
        amended by striking ``motorboat, yacht,'' and inserting 
        ``vessel,''.
            (7) Section 4101 of title 14, United States Code, is 
        amended by striking ``motorboats, yachts,'' and inserting 
        ``vessels,''.
            (8) Section 4102 of title 14, United States Code, is 
        amended by striking ``motorboat, yacht, or any other vessel,'' 
        and inserting ``or vessel,''.
    (b) Conforming References to Yachts.--Title 46, United States Code, 
is amended--
            (1) in parts F and G of subtitle II, by striking ``yacht'' 
        each place it appears and inserting ``recreational vessel'';
            (2) in subtitle III--
                    (A) in section 30506(a), by striking ``pleasure 
                yachts'' and inserting ``recreational vessels''; and
                    (B) in section 30508(a), by striking ``pleasure 
                yachts'' and inserting ``recreational vessels''; and
            (3) in section 60504--
                    (A) by striking ``yachts'' each place it appears 
                and inserting ``recreational vessels''; and
                    (B) by striking ``yacht'' and inserting 
                ``recreational vessel''.
    (c) Vessels.--Section 352(a)(4) of the Communications Act of 1934 
(47 U.S.C. 352(a)(4)) is amended by striking ``Yachts'' and inserting 
``Recreational vessels, as defined in section 2101(46) of title 46, 
United States Code,''.

SEC. 606. MISCELLANEOUS TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS.

    (a) Miscellaneous Technical Corrections.--
            (1) Section 3305(d)(3)(B) of title 46, United States Code, 
        is amended by striking ``Coast Guard Authorization Act of 
        2017'' and inserting ``Frank LoBiondo Coast Guard Authorization 
        Act of 2018''.
            (2) Section 4312 of title 46, United States Code, is 
        amended by striking ``Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2017'' 
        each place it appears and inserting ``Frank LoBiondo Coast 
        Guard Authorization Act of 2018 (Public Law 115-282)''.
            (3) The analysis for chapter 700 of title 46, United States 
        Code, is amended--
                    (A) by striking the item relating to the heading 
                for the first subchapter and inserting the following:

                  ``subchapter i--vessel operations'';

                    (B) by striking the item relating to the heading 
                for the second subchapter and inserting the following:

             ``subchapter ii--ports and waterways safety'';

                    (C) by striking the items relating to the heading 
                for the third subchapter and inserting the following:

  ``subchapter iii--condition for entry into ports in the united states

``70021. Conditions for Entry Into Ports in the United States.'';
                    (D) by striking the item relating to the heading 
                for the fourth subchapter and inserting the following:

  ``subchapter iv--definitions regulations, enforcement, investigatory 
                        powers, applicability'';

                    (E) by striking the item relating to the heading 
                for the fifth subchapter and inserting the following:

             ``subchapter v--regattas and marine parades'';

        and
                    (F) by striking the item relating to the heading 
                for the sixth subchapter and inserting the following:

  ``subchapter vi--regulation of vessels in territorial waters of the 
                            united states''.

            (4) Section 70031 of title 46, United States Code, is 
        amended by striking ``A through C'' and inserting ``I through 
        III''.
            (5) Section 70032 of title 46, United States Code, is 
        amended by striking ``A through C'' and inserting ``I through 
        III''.
            (6) Section 70033 of title 46, United States Code, is 
        amended by striking ``A through C'' and inserting ``I through 
        III''.
            (7) Section 70034 of title 46, United States Code, is 
        amended by striking ``A through C'' each place it appears and 
        inserting ``I through III''.
            (8) Section 70035(a) of title 46, United States Code, is 
        amended by striking ``A through C'' and inserting ``I through 
        III''.
            (9) Section 70036 of title 46, United States Code, is 
        amended by--
                    (A) striking ``A through C'' each place it appears 
                and inserting ``I through III''; and
                    (B) striking ``A, B, or C'' each place it appears 
                and inserting ``I, II, or III''.
    (b) Alteration of Bridges; Technical Changes.--The Act of June 21, 
1940 (33 U.S.C. 511 et seq.), popularly known as the Truman-Hobbs Act, 
is amended by striking section 12 (33 U.S.C. 522).
    (c) Report of Determination; Technical Correction.--Section 
105(f)(2) of the Pribilof Islands Transition Act (16 U.S.C. 1161 note; 
Public Law 106-562) is amended by striking ``subsection (a),'' and 
inserting ``paragraph (1),''.
    (d) Technical Corrections to Frank LoBiondo Coast Guard 
Authorization Act of 2018.--
            (1) Section 408 of the Frank LoBiondo Coast Guard 
        Authorization Act of 2018 (Public Law 115-282) and the item 
        relating to such section in section 2 of such Act are repealed, 
        and the provisions of law redesignated, transferred, or 
        otherwise amended by section 408 are amended to read as if such 
        section were not enacted.
            (2) Section 514(b) of the Frank LoBiondo Coast Guard 
        Authorization Act of 2018 (Public Law 115-282) is amended by 
        striking ``Chapter 30'' and inserting ``Chapter 3''.
            (3) Section 810(d) of the Frank LoBiondo Coast Guard 
        Authorization Act of 2018 (Public Law 115-282) is amended by 
        striking ``within 30 days after receiving the notice under 
        subsection (a)(1), the Secretary shall, by not later than 60 
        days after transmitting such notice,'' and inserting ``in 
        accordance within subsection (a)(2), the Secretary shall''.
            (4) Section 820(a) of the Frank LoBiondo Coast Guard 
        Authorization Act of 2018 (Public Law 115-282) is amended by 
        striking ``years 2018 and'' and inserting ``year''.
            (5) Section 820(b)(2) of the Frank LoBiondo Coast Guard 
        Authorization Act of 2018 (Public Law 115-282) is amended by 
        inserting ``and the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018 
        (Public Law 115-141)'' after ``(Public Law 115-31)''.
            (6) Section 821(a)(2) of the Frank LoBiondo Coast Guard 
        Authorization Act of 2018 (Public Law 115-282) is amended by 
        striking ``Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2017'' and 
        inserting ``Frank LoBiondo Coast Guard Authorization Act of 
        2018''.
            (7) This section shall take effect on the date of the 
        enactment of the Frank LoBiondo Coast Guard Authorization Act 
        of 2018 (Public Law 115-282) and apply as if included therein.
    (e) Technical Correction.--Section 533(d)(2)(A) of the Coast Guard 
Authorization Act of 2016 (Public Law 114-120) is amended by striking 
``Tract 6'' and inserting ``such Tract''.
    (f) Distant Water Tuna Fleet; Technical Corrections.--Section 421 
of the Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Act of 2006 (Public Law 
109-241) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) by striking ``Notwithstanding'' and inserting 
                the following:
            ``(1) In general.--Notwithstanding''; and
                    (B) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(2) Definition.--In this subsection, the term `treaty 
        area' has the meaning given the term in the Treaty on Fisheries 
        Between the Governments of Certain Pacific Island States and 
        the Government of the United States of America as in effect on 
        the date of the enactment of the Coast Guard and Maritime 
        Transportation Act of 2006 (Public Law 109-241).''; and
            (2) in subsection (c)--
                    (A) by striking ``12.6 or 12.7'' and inserting 
                ``13.6''; and
                    (B) by striking ``and Maritime Transportation Act 
                of 2012'' and inserting ``Authorization Act of 2019''.

SEC. 607. TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS RELATING TO CODIFICATION OF PORTS AND 
              WATERWAYS SAFETY ACT.

    Effective upon the enactment of section 401 of the Frank LoBiondo 
Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2018 (Public Law 115-282), and 
notwithstanding section 402(e) of such Act--
            (1) section 16 of the Ports and Waterways Safety Act, as 
        added by section 315 of the Countering America's Adversaries 
        Through Sanctions Act (Public Law 115-44; 131 Stat. 947)--
                    (A) is redesignated as section 70022 of title 46, 
                United States Code, transferred to appear after section 
                70021 of that title, and amended so that the 
                enumerator, section heading, typeface, and typestyle 
                conform to those appearing in other sections in title 
                46, United States Code; and
                    (B) as so redesignated and transferred, is 
                amended--
                            (i) in subsections (b) and (e), by striking 
                        ``section 4(a)(5)'' each place it appears and 
                        inserting ``section 70001(a)(5)'';
                            (ii) in subsection (c)(2), by striking 
                        ``not later than'' and all that follows through 
                        ``thereafter,'' and inserting ``periodically''; 
                        and
                            (iii) by striking subsection (h); and
            (2) chapter 700 of title 46, United States Code, is 
        amended--
                    (A) in section 70002(2), by inserting ``or 70022'' 
                after ``section 70021'';
                    (B) in section 70036(e), by inserting ``or 70022'' 
                after ``section 70021''; and
                    (C) in the analysis for such chapter--
                            (i) by inserting ``Sec.'' above the section 
                        items, in accordance with the style and form of 
                        such an entry in other chapter analyses of such 
                        title; and
                            (ii) by striking the item relating to 
                        section 70021 and inserting the following:

``70021. Conditions for entry to ports in the United States
``70022. Prohibition on entry and operation''.

                 TITLE VII--FEDERAL MARITIME COMMISSION

SEC. 701. SHORT TITLE.

    This title may be cited as the ``Federal Maritime Commission 
Authorization Act of 2019''.

SEC. 702. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    Section 308 of title 46, United States Code, is amended by striking 
``$28,012,310 for fiscal year 2018 and $28,544,543 for fiscal year 
2019'' and inserting ``$29,086,888 for fiscal year 2020 and $29,639,538 
for fiscal year 2021''.

            TITLE VIII--COAST GUARD ACADEMY IMPROVEMENT ACT

SEC. 801. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Coast Guard Academy Improvement 
Act''.

SEC. 802. COAST GUARD ACADEMY STUDY.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of the department in which the Coast 
Guard is operating shall seek to enter into an arrangement with the 
National Academy of Public Administration not later than 60 days after 
the date of the enactment of the this Act under which the National 
Academy of Public Administration shall--
            (1) conduct an assessment of the cultural competence of the 
        Coast Guard Academy as an organization and of individuals at 
        the Coast Guard Academy to carry out effectively the primary 
        duties of the United States Coast Guard listed in section 102 
        of title 14, United States Code, when interacting with 
        individuals of different races, ethnicities, genders, 
        religions, sexual orientations, socioeconomic backgrounds, or 
        from different geographic origins; and
            (2) issue recommendations based upon the findings in such 
        assessment.
    (b) Assessment of Cultural Competence.--
            (1) Cultural competence of the coast guard academy.--The 
        arrangement described in subsection (a) shall require the 
        National Academy of Public Administration to, not later than 1 
        year after entering into an arrangement with the Secretary 
        under subsection (a), submit to the Committee on Transportation 
        and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the 
        Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the 
        Senate the assessment described under subsection (a)(1).
            (2) Assessment scope.--The assessment described under 
        subsection (a)(1) shall--
                    (A) describe the level of cultural competence 
                described in subsection (a)(1) based on the National 
                Academy of Public Administration's assessment of the 
                Coast Guard Academy's relevant practices, policies, and 
                structures, including an overview of discussions with 
                faculty, staff, students, and relevant Coast Guard 
                Academy affiliated organizations;
                    (B) examine potential changes which could be used 
                to further enhance such cultural competence by--
                            (i) modifying institutional practices, 
                        policies, and structures; and
                            (ii) any other changes deemed appropriate 
                        by the National Academy of Public 
                        Administration; and
                    (C) make recommendations to enhance the cultural 
                competence of the Coast Guard Academy described in 
                subparagraph (A), including any specific plans, 
                policies, milestones, performance measures, or other 
                information necessary to implement such 
                recommendations.
    (c) Final Action Memorandum.--Not later than 3 months after 
submission of the assessment under section 802(b)(1), the Commandant of 
the Coast Guard shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and 
Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate, a final action 
memorandum in response to all recommendations contained in the 
assessment. The Final Action Memorandum shall include the rationale for 
accepting, accepting in part, or rejecting each recommendation, and 
shall specify, where applicable, actions to be taken to implement such 
recommendations, including an explanation of how each action enhances 
the ability of the Coast Guard to carry out the primary duties of the 
United States Coast Guard listed in section 102 of title 14, United 
States Code.
    (d) Plan.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 6 months after the date of 
        the submission of the final action memorandum required under 
        subsection (c), the Commandant of the Coast Guard, in 
        coordination with the Chief Human Capital Officer of the 
        Department of Homeland Security, shall submit a plan to carry 
        out the recommendations or the parts of the recommendations 
        accepted in the Final Action Memorandum to the Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of 
        Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
        Transportation of the Senate.
            (2) Strategy with milestones.--If any recommendation or 
        parts of recommendations accepted in the Final Action 
        Memorandum address any of the following actions, then the plan 
        required in paragraph (1) shall include a strategy with 
        appropriate milestones to carry out such recommendations or 
        parts of recommendations:
                    (A) Improve outreach and recruitment of a more 
                diverse Coast Guard Academy cadet candidate pool based 
                on race, ethnicity, gender, religion, sexual 
                orientation, socioeconomic background, and geographic 
                origin.
                    (B) Modify institutional structures, practices, and 
                policies to foster a more diverse cadet corps body, 
                faculty, and staff workforce based on race, ethnicity, 
                gender, religion, sexual orientation, socioeconomic 
                background, and geographic origin.
                    (C) Modify existing or establish new policies and 
                safeguards to foster the retention of cadets, faculty, 
                and staff of different races, ethnicities, genders, 
                religions, sexual orientations, socioeconomic 
                backgrounds, and geographic origins at the Coast Guard 
                Academy.
                    (D) Restructure the admissions office of the Coast 
                Guard Academy to be headed by a civilian with 
                significant relevant higher education recruitment 
                experience.
            (3) Implementation.--Unless otherwise directed by an Act of 
        Congress, the Commandant of the Coast Guard shall begin 
        implementation of the plan developed under this subsection not 
        later than 180 days after the submission of such plan to 
        Congress.
            (4) Update.--The Commandant of the Coast Guard shall 
        include in the first annual report required under chapter 51 of 
        title 14, United States Code, as amended by this Act, submitted 
        after the date of enactment of this section, the strategy with 
        milestones required in paragraph (2) and shall report annually 
        thereafter on actions taken and progress made in the 
        implementation of such plan.

SEC. 803. ANNUAL REPORT.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 51 of title 14, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 5112. Report on diversity at the Coast Guard Academy
    ``(a) In General.--Not later than January 15, 2021, and annually 
thereafter, the Commandant shall submit a report on diversity at the 
Coast Guard Academy to the Committee on Transportation and 
Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate.
    ``(b) Contents.--The report required under subsection (a) shall 
include--
            ``(1) the status of the implementation of the plan required 
        section 802 of the Coast Guard Academy Improvement Act;
            ``(2) specific information on outreach and recruitment 
        activities for the preceding year, including the effectiveness 
        of the Coast Guard Academy Minority Outreach Team Program 
        described under section 1905 and of outreach and recruitment 
        activities in the territories and other possessions of the 
        United States;
            ``(3) enrollment information about the incoming class, 
        including the gender, race, ethnicity, religion, socioeconomic 
        background, and State of residence of Coast Guard Academy 
        cadets;
            ``(4) information on class retention, outcomes, and 
        graduation rates, including the race, gender, ethnicity, 
        religion, socioeconomic background, and State of residence of 
        Coast Guard Academy cadets; and
            ``(5) information on efforts to retain diverse cadets, 
        including through professional development and professional 
        advancement programs for staff and faculty.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The analysis for chapter 51 of title 14, 
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:

``5112. Report on diversity at the Coast Guard Academy.''.

SEC. 804. ASSESSMENT OF COAST GUARD ACADEMY ADMISSION PROCESSES.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of the department in which the Coast 
Guard is operating shall seek to enter into an arrangement with the 
National Academy of Public Administration under which the National 
Academy of Public Administration shall, not later than 1 year after 
submitting an assessment under section 802(a), submit an assessment of 
the Coast Guard Academy admissions process to the Committee on 
Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and 
the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate.
    (b) Assessment Scope.--The assessment required to be sought under 
subsection (a) shall, at a minimum, include--
            (1) a study, or an audit if appropriate, of the process the 
        Coast Guard Academy uses to--
                    (A) identify candidates for recruitment;
                    (B) recruit applicants;
                    (C) assist applicants in the application process;
                    (D) evaluate applications; and
                    (E) make admissions decisions;
            (2) discussion of the consideration during the admissions 
        process of diversity, including--
                    (A) race;
                    (B) ethnicity;
                    (C) gender;
                    (D) religion;
                    (E) sexual orientation;
                    (F) socioeconomic background; and
                    (G) geographic origin;
            (3) an overview of the admissions processes at other 
        Federal service academies, including--
                    (A) discussion of consideration of diversity, 
                including any efforts to attract a diverse pool of 
                applicants, in those processes; and
                    (B) an analysis of how the congressional 
                nominations requirement in current law related to 
                military service academies and the Merchant Marine 
                Academy impacts those processes and the overall 
                demographics of the student bodies at those academies;
            (4) a determination regarding how a congressional 
        nominations requirement for Coast Guard Academy admissions 
        could impact diversity among the student body and the ability 
        of the Coast Guard to carry out effectively the Service's 
        primary duties described in section 102 of title 14, United 
        States Code; and
            (5) recommendations for improving Coast Guard Academy 
        admissions processes, including whether a congressional 
        nominations process should be integrated into such processes.

SEC. 805. COAST GUARD ACADEMY MINORITY OUTREACH TEAM PROGRAM.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 19 of title 14, United States Code, is 
amended by inserting after section 1904 the following:
``Sec. 1905. Coast Guard Academy minority outreach program
    ``(a) In General.--There is established within the Coast Guard 
Academy a minority outreach team program (in this section referred to 
as the `Program' ) under which officers, including minority officers 
and officers from territories and other possessions of the United 
States, who are Academy graduates may volunteer their time to recruit 
minority students and strengthen cadet retention through mentorship of 
cadets.
    ``(b) Administration.--Not later than July 15, 2020, the 
Commandant, in consultation with Program volunteers and Academy alumni 
that participated in prior programs at the Academy similar to the 
Program, shall appoint a permanent civilian position at the Academy to 
administer the Program by, among other things--
            ``(1) overseeing administration of the Program;
            ``(2) serving as a resource to volunteers and outside 
        stakeholders;
            ``(3) advising Academy leadership on recruitment and 
        retention efforts based on recommendations from volunteers and 
        outside stakeholders;
            ``(4) establishing strategic goals and performance metrics 
        for the Program with input from active volunteers and Academy 
        leadership; and
            ``(5) reporting annually to the Commandant on academic year 
        and performance outcomes of the goals for the Program before 
        the end of each academic year.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The analysis for chapter 19 of title 14, 
United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to 
section 1904 the following:

``1905. Coast Guard Academy minority outreach team program.''.

SEC. 806. COAST GUARD COLLEGE STUDENT PRE-COMMISSIONING INITIATIVE.

    (a) In General.--Subchapter I of chapter 21 of title 14, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 2131. College student pre-commissioning initiative
    ``(a) In General.--There is authorized within the Coast Guard the 
College Student Pre-Commissioning Initiative program (in this section 
referred to as the `program') for eligible undergraduate students to 
enlist and receive a guaranteed commission as an officer in the Coast 
Guard.
    ``(b) Criteria for Selection.--To be eligible for the program a 
student must meet the following requirements upon submitting an 
application:
            ``(1) Age.--A student must be not less than 19 years old 
        and not more than 27 years old as of September 30 of the fiscal 
        year in which the program selection panel selecting such 
        student convenes.
            ``(2) Character.--
                    ``(A) All applicants.--All applicants must be of 
                outstanding moral character and meet other character 
                requirements as set forth by the Commandant.
                    ``(B) Coast guard applicants.--An applicant serving 
                in the Coast Guard may not be commissioned if in the 36 
                months prior to the first Officer Candidate School 
                class convening date in the selection cycle, such 
                applicant was convicted by a court-martial or awarded 
                non-judicial punishment, or did not meet performance or 
                character requirements set forth by the Commandant.
            ``(3) Citizenship.--A student must be a United States 
        citizen.
            ``(4) Clearance.--A student must be eligible for a secret 
        clearance.
            ``(5) Dependency.--
                    ``(A) A student may not have more than two 
                dependents; and
                    ``(B) A student who is single may not have sole or 
                primary custody of dependents.
            ``(6) Education.--
                    ``(A) Institution.--A student must be an 
                undergraduate sophomore or junior--
                            ``(i) at a historically Black college or 
                        university described in section 322(2) of the 
                        Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
                        1061(2)) or an institution of higher education 
                        described in section 371(a) of the Higher 
                        Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1067q(a)); or
                            ``(ii) who is active in minority-serving 
                        organizations and pursuing a degree in science, 
                        technology, engineering, or mathematics at an 
                        institution of higher education described in 
                        section 101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 
                        (20 U.S.C. 1001) that is not a historically 
                        Black college or university or institution of 
                        higher education referred to in clause (i) of 
                        this subparagraph.
                    ``(B) Location.--The institution at which such 
                student is an undergraduate must be within 100 miles of 
                a Coast guard unit or Coast Guard Recruiting Office 
                unless otherwise approved by the Commandant.
                    ``(C) Records.--A student must meet credit and 
                grade point average requirements set forth by the 
                Commandant.
            ``(7) Medical and administrative.--A student must meet 
        other medical and administrative requirements as set forth by 
        the Commandant.
    ``(c) Enlistment and Obligation.--Individuals selected and accept 
to participate in the program shall enlist in the Coast Guard in pay 
grade E-3 with a 4-year duty obligation and 4-year inactive Reserve 
obligation.
    ``(d) Military Activities Prior to Officer Candidate School.--
Individuals enrolled in the program shall participate in military 
activities each month, as required by the Commandant, prior to 
attending Officer Candidate School.
    ``(e) Participation in Officer Candidate School.--Each graduate of 
the program shall attend the first enrollment of Officer Candidate 
School that commences after the date of such graduate's graduation.
    ``(f) Commissioning.--Upon graduation from Officer Candidate 
School, program graduates shall be discharged from enlisted status and 
commissioned as an O-1 with an initial 3-year duty obligation.
    ``(g) Briefing.--
            ``(1) In general.--Not later than August 15 of each year, 
        the Commandant shall provide a briefing to the Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of 
        Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
        Transportation of the Senate on the College Student Pre-
        Commissioning Initiative.
            ``(2) Contents.--The briefing required under paragraph (1) 
        shall describe--
                    ``(A) outreach and recruitment efforts over the 
                previous year; and
                    ``(B) demographic information of enrollees 
                including--
                            ``(i) race;
                            ``(ii) ethnicity;
                            ``(iii) gender;
                            ``(iv) geographic origin; and
                            ``(v) educational institution.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The analysis for subchapter I of chapter 
21 of title 14, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
following:

``2131. College Student Pre-Commissioning Initiative.''.

SEC. 807. ANNUAL BOARD OF VISITORS.

    Section 1903(d) of title 14, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by redesignating paragraphs (2) through (6) as 
        paragraphs (3) through (7), respectively; and
            (2) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following:
            ``(2) recruitment and retention;''.

            Passed the House of Representatives July 24, 2019.

            Attest:

                                                                 Clerk.
116th CONGRESS

  1st Session

                               H. R. 3409

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 AN ACT

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