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IB Union Calendar No. 132 116th CONGRESS1st Session H. R. 3409 [Report No. 116–172] IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 21, 2019 Mr. DeFazio (for himself, Mr. Graves of Missouri, Mr. Sean Patrick Maloney of New York, and Mr. Gibbs) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure July 23, 2019Additional sponsors: Mr. Van Drew, Miss González-Colón of Puerto Rico, and Mr. Cunningham July 23, 2019 Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on June 21, 2019 A BILL To authorize appropriations for the Coast Guard, and for other purposes.
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Short title
This Act may be cited as the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2019.
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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. 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. Coast Guard pay; continuation. Sec. 213. Research projects; transactions other than contracts and grants. Sec. 214. Acquisition workforce authorities. Sec. 215. Coast Guard Housing Fund. Sec. 216. Report on Coast Guard defense readiness resources allocation. Sec. 217. 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. Offshore navigation. Sec. 309. Training; emergency response providers. Sec. 310. Aiming a laser pointer at a vessel. Sec. 311. Maritime transportation assessment. Sec. 312. Safety of special activities. Sec. 313. Engine cut-off switches; use requirement. Sec. 314. Exemptions and equivalents. Sec. 315. Abandoned seafarers fund. Sec. 316. Ice patrol; payments. Sec. 317. Security plans; reviews. Sec. 318. Waiver of navigation and vessel inspection laws. Sec. 319. Requirement for small shipyard grantees. Sec. 320. Independent study on the United States Merchant Marine Academy. Sec. 321. Centers of excellence for domestic maritime workforce training and education. Sec. 322. Renewal of merchant mariner licenses and documents. Title IV—Miscellaneous Sec. 401. Coastwise trade. Sec. 402. Unmanned maritime systems. 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. 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.
<enum>I</enum><header>Authorizations</header> <section commented="no" id="HABBDE940A53C4C82A85047D776A29DF1"><enum>101.</enum><header>Authorizations of appropriations</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 4902 of title 14, United States Code, is amended—</text> <paragraph id="H34AC7E35568043FC89340AC22B83F808"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking <quote>year 2019</quote> and inserting <quote>years 2020 and 2021</quote>;</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H53EA6A8F1D064971BC6C822ADACAC2D0"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (1)(A), by striking <quote>provided for, $7,914,195,000 for fiscal year 2019.</quote> and inserting</text> <quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HPW00" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H88B9FAD5793646A4A8F02B4017CD7CBA" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC"> <text>provided for—</text><clause commented="no" id="H2605119345F44332A94CBF4E7B310C22" indent="up1"><enum>(i)</enum><text>$8,122,912,000 for fiscal year 2020; and</text> </clause><clause commented="no" id="H442C782ADB6F4358A8D844829F8C587C" indent="up1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>$8,538,324,000 for fiscal year 2021.</text></clause><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H91E99F871EAC485C8C0E34A7E1227A10"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in paragraph (1)(B), by striking <quote>subparagraph (A)—</quote> and inserting <quote>subparagraph (A)(i), $17,035,000 shall be for environmental compliance and restoration.</quote>;</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H01C5AB4530794659B969748621C1B8AA"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking paragraphs (1)(B)(i) and (1)(B)(ii);</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H2A3ED07ACE4241F4BD267280DB6163E6"><enum>(5)</enum><text>in paragraph (1), by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HPW00" id="H01A841A5257A4BDEA6FC79F2AE7B35B7" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC"> <subparagraph commented="no" id="HFBF37409C2B84F94B8D137D41D969D80" indent="up1"><enum>(C)</enum><text>Of the amount authorized under subparagraph (A)(ii) $17,376,000 shall be for environmental compliance and restoration.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph><paragraph id="HC08F399CE71E4DB3A9891B660C306213"><enum>(6)</enum><text>in paragraph (2)—</text> <subparagraph id="H64150617B6464A68A3D3A91E5B663E9D"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking <quote>For the procurement</quote> and inserting <quote>(A) For the procurement</quote>;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA6430BD3299C41A386F29FF8A2FF8F36"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking <quote>and equipment, $2,694,745,000 for fiscal year 2019.</quote> and inserting</text> <quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HPW00" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HB49F809131A345DCB33A20DFAF7E0DA0" reported-display-style="italic" style="USC"> <text>and equipment—</text><clause id="H3FCC0DA148E648A9ABC498855FBDE547" indent="up1"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$2,748,640,000 for fiscal year 2020; and</text> </clause><clause id="HD1819DC3C5AB4EEDBD1E8AD95421D773" indent="up1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>$2,803,613,000 for fiscal year 2021.</text></clause><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA6042117D9984CF0959ABA53B5158ECC"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HPW00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H913C75E925034445AFC0E9575DCE5CDE" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC"> <subparagraph id="HBA72A76EBF1E4E5394D6E0047522A43E" indent="up1"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Of the amounts authorized under subparagraph (A), the following amounts shall be for the alteration of bridges:</text> <clause id="H0A7F1948D48440D0B457CE9416AD7F68"><enum>(i)</enum><text>$10,000,000 for fiscal year 2020; and</text> </clause><clause id="HBBA736BBFC414F6D996B1AFA238C9288"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>$20,000,000 for fiscal year 2021.</text></clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HFFB6386204DA4E4E89F49ACE6887EA03"><enum>(7)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (3), by striking <quote>and equipment, $29,141,000 for fiscal year 2019.</quote> and inserting</text> <quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HPW00" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HB51F9174323D410185AE57B1AED2528D" reported-display-style="italic" style="USC"> <text>and equipment—</text><subparagraph commented="no" id="H374FA9D566FC485E86F17C0C0DDAF230"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$13,834,000 for fiscal year 2020; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H0E66A972AA08487581734B83FD1611D7"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$14,111,000 for fiscal year 2021.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph><paragraph id="HF4AF88A018814D0FB6CAC7A37BAFD029"><enum>(8)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HPW00" id="H540B6D9425EE4B52BCB73AF0E11CB57D" reported-display-style="italic" style="USC"> <paragraph id="H541215F9DDD6410BBBFDEDC7506175F3"><enum>(4)</enum><text>For the Coast Guard’s Medicare-eligible retiree health care fund contribution to the Department of Defense—</text> <subparagraph id="H0925B5B6D469474293AF1F41501481CD"><enum>(A)</enum><text>$205,107,000 for fiscal year 2020; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H63E01111C3084E088BDECE74F3303887"><enum>(B)</enum><text>$209,209,000 for fiscal year 2021.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph></section><section commented="no" id="HEE1519CF9E154CFF93F9899CA7364D37"><enum>102.</enum><header>Authorized levels of military strength and training</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 4904 of title 14, United States Code, is amended—</text> <paragraph commented="no" id="HC70E73F78FD24899A2136CAB46D8CCF7"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a), by striking <quote>43,000 for fiscal year 2018 and 44,500 for fiscal year 2019</quote> and inserting <quote>44,500 for each of fiscal years 2020 and 2021</quote>; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H151C845692D542208DB91125E7E178A5"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (b), by striking <quote>fiscal years 2018 and 2019</quote> and inserting <quote>fiscal years 2020 and 2021</quote>.</text> </paragraph></section><enum>II</enum><header>Coast Guard</header> <section commented="no" id="HC32EC212F79A4B14A72028CC4CF7B325"><enum>201.</enum><header>Grade on retirement</header> <subsection commented="no" id="HEA87C4F681964C4683565AEF71B6119E"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Commandant or Vice Commandant</header><text>Section 303 of title 14, United States Code, is amended—</text> <paragraph id="HC0CFE2FCBD8F48E49D538805E823D701"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsections (a) and (b), by striking <quote>A</quote> each place it appears and inserting <quote>Subject to section 2501, a</quote>; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HA1ED4CB0922B4D3E9270503775CA47D0"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (c), by striking <quote>An</quote> and inserting <quote>Subject to section 2501, an</quote>.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="H3D6972B674E64452BF3D10FBC9E58489"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Other officers</header><text>Section 306 of title 14, United States Code, is amended—</text> <paragraph id="H38F394F02B5A409B92564D34ABA0F163"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking <quote>An officer</quote> each place it appears and inserting <quote>Subject to section 2501, an officer</quote>; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HA74BA907D48542588CBA603F90F985FF"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (c), by striking <quote>his</quote> and inserting <quote>the officer’s</quote>.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="HC9D803F51B3F45A9894E06BE9E74EB47"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Commissioned or warrant officer</header><text>Section 2501 of title 14, United States Code, is amended—</text> <paragraph commented="no" id="HB59DF84DC5B94E5C8B251F735015FFCE"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a)—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" id="H3957ECE1CB0D41F9B96D51C7B14BF8E7"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking <quote>Any</quote> and inserting</text> <quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HPW00" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H9C8B3CD1F8144BEA86B137B5D0D8035E" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC"> <text><header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">Commissioned Officer.—</header-in-text></text><paragraph commented="no" id="HF56D6F0A98C141F2974C2EC6DEC1FF92"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HB030D4ACF26843BDB992328C8C653287"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking <quote>him</quote> and inserting <quote>such officer</quote>;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HF990E5514803406AA9C794E1046148BD"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by striking <quote>his</quote> and inserting <quote>the officer’s</quote>; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H8A78F547B25242A19B80F9EEDEB933F3"><enum>(D)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HPW00" id="H4F72E661A99743DAB2513CDFB5538052" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC"> <paragraph commented="no" id="HB0471945978E4B42B4EC8113A05D4476"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Conditional determination</header><text>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).</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H323188BA23F94D1B8FD1D5862DF0622A"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (b)—</text> <subparagraph id="HA145EB1866E2414385C09C4F01E78002"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking <quote>Any</quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">Warrant Officer.—</header-in-text>Any</quote>;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H29F718CBD6F749929DAB1E901F2DA8EE"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking <quote>him</quote> and inserting <quote>such warrant officer</quote>; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H0C686D1541C3456C9B3B35D93C9AF854"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by striking <quote>his</quote> and inserting <quote>the warrant officer’s</quote>; and</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HF22A6E435B0A4A1584FCF04DBC556E02"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HPW00" id="H0C3EA59F508F40C7863F76B11FBA08F1" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC"> <subsection commented="no" id="HBFE12177DBFF42C4891205C1927B4D7C"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Retirement in next lower grade</header> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H059F875496BA402BBF5E133B87E6841F"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Misconduct in lower grade</header><text>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.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H59A4F0CDF81044DEB89735B6C51784C8"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Conditional determination</header><text>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.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H563DBAC425A64DB1B96065AF25A56DC6"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Retired pay; recalculation</header><text>If the retired grade of an officer is reduced, the retired pay of the officer under <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/10/71">chapter 71</external-xref> 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.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="HF7A04A0396B3420192AEDF0671C321C0"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Finality of retired grade determinations</header> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HEEE048E455C9479589B179403E5F1476"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Administrative finality</header><text>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.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H0BD0781844EC4E43A683DBE48D7C6E28"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Reopening determination</header><text>A determination of the retired grade of an officer may be reopened as follows:</text> <subparagraph commented="no" id="HCD8B91C946E4492AB23FA93513F6021F"><enum>(A)</enum><text>If the retirement or retired grade of the officer was procured by fraud.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H4046638C43AF4AA0BE3C93E3FA048AA5"><enum>(B)</enum><text>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.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H79D2556454E44DD9BBB53594D3CD99B4"><enum>(C)</enum><text>If a mistake of law or calculation was made in the determination of the retired grade.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H1FF7E4EFB26A49A8853CD7EEE2DD329A"><enum>(D)</enum><text>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.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H36DD919B93534F13BDDC88F40AC03928"><enum>(E)</enum><text>If the Secretary determines, pursuant to regulations prescribed by the Secretary, that good cause exists to reopen the determination or certification.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H59EEC2646366477B8335FE6FAA2EB809"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Notification of reopening</header><text>If a determination or certification of the retired grade of an officer is reopened, the Secretary—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" id="HD1DDDF63599E4F7EBDF8BF8940FEB700"><enum>(A)</enum><text>shall notify the officer of the reopening; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H2BA22B5281B84FC18F320463812CA2D4"><enum>(B)</enum><text>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.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H895B2CC904924C0D96F340246ADCDB98"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Retired pay; recalculation</header><text>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 <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/10/71">chapter 71</external-xref> 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.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" id="H724149322D9446AC95F13519902DA4F2"><enum>202.</enum><header>Congressional affairs; Director</header> <subsection commented="no" id="HE76583300DB94F3A9BABCC9E14624DCF"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text><external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/14/3">Chapter 3</external-xref> of title 14, United States Code, as amended by this Act, is further amended by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HPW00" id="H46A89065DE2649079BE5EAFF75AE368F" reported-display-style="italic" style="USC"> <section commented="no" id="HAD279DC23FD2489FB40DD21A2E91AB99"><enum>320.</enum><header>Congressional affairs; Director</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">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.</text></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection><subsection commented="no" id="H25DF259EB521406A8A6F1DB7690A1441"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Clerical amendment</header><text>The analysis for <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/14/3">chapter 3</external-xref> of title 14, United States Code, as amended by this Act, is further amended by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HPW00" id="HFBA69D26B3C94FC6B49FD485556242BD" reported-display-style="italic" style="USC"> <toc changed="added" committee-id="HPW00" regeneration="no-regeneration" reported-display-style="italic"> <toc-entry level="section">320. Congressional affairs; Director.</toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection></section><section commented="no" id="H172762C6EC8F45589FF88E61AE63837B"><enum>203.</enum><header>Limitations on claims</header> <subsection commented="no" id="H9EB464FE56A34389A321A5E82DB0811E"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Admiralty claims</header><text>Section 937 of title 14, United States Code, is amended in subsection (a) by striking <quote>$100,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$425,000</quote>.</text> </subsection><subsection commented="no" id="HBD6019528F4745C889A784975CC63111"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Claims for damage to property of the United States</header><text>Section 938 of title 14, United States Code, is amended by striking <quote>$100,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$425,000</quote>.</text> </subsection></section><section commented="no" id="H1F1AFDCC2BB9412F88D4D7BDB7723BCD"><enum>204.</enum><header>Authority for officers to opt out of promotion board consideration</header> <subsection commented="no" id="H24EAF9E0CAEE41FFAF36E0AA2509DAD9"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Eligibility of officers for consideration for promotion</header><text>Section 2113 of title 14, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HPW00" id="H115132D731D24FFDA724AD591262D2A7" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC"> <subsection commented="no" id="H152B71F398A749E7B670A1D82930FEEA"><enum>(g)</enum> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H655D8FE8B76444F7B93A67028FD63A41"><enum>(1)</enum><text>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).</text> </paragraph><paragraph changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="HPW00" id="H39A66704A6924E288C5878CC19859698" indent="up1" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(2)</enum><text>The Commandant shall approve a request under paragraph (1) only if—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" id="H9ACE3F1A711F47F98C2DF129EBC878BA"><enum>(A)</enum><text>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;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HD22A01966B12499CAE9A7D97DFE8AA6A"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the Commandant determines the exclusion from consideration is in the best interest of the Coast Guard; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H21462D7612B5461E84A9C7B36CDBD132"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the officer has not previously failed of selection for promotion to the grade for which the officer requests the exclusion from consideration.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection><subsection commented="no" id="H1B1B5B95DA2744C6AD94FF1EFABD758C"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Eligibility of reserve officer for promotion</header><text>Section 3743 of title 14, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HPW00" id="HFC56ADE5FE274290B132FAD740E336BC" reported-display-style="italic" style="USC"> <section commented="no" id="H744E581FEB9545CC999A6EA908B7796A"><enum>3743.</enum><header>Eligibility for promotion</header> <subsection commented="no" id="HDF9232F9D0384426883BB66FA80211F0"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>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.</text> </subsection><subsection commented="no" id="HD2BD2BDB0F244EA4B621E512284ABC93"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Exception</header><text>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.</text> </subsection><subsection commented="no" id="HFC7CCA63EAF34AAD875F437F59578D78"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Request for exclusion</header> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8D07F4B24F424E189F793599365F44F3"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HCA3E7251CC804B02B0A8BB20019DC668"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Approval of request</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Commandant shall approve a request under paragraph (1) only if—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" id="HE6475C674E58437682585B9E9B13C1EF"><enum>(A)</enum><text>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;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HAE86E61748CA45EB8325FA884F4B8C1F"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Commandant determines the exclusion from consideration is in the best interest of the Coast Guard; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H804DBE0705CC4698BC55E93288FD837F"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the officer has not previously failed of selection for promotion to the grade for which the officer requests the exclusion from consideration.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection></section><section commented="no" id="HFD8F491D341644B8BC5335C154F454A0"><enum>205.</enum><header>Temporary promotion authority for officers in certain grades with critical skills</header> <subsection commented="no" id="H3F973F1739334ADABCE70FC1FBDBF46E"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Subchapter I of <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/14/21">Chapter 21</external-xref> of title 14, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HPW00" id="H1A515A3FACA949C3A7BBE19AFB78D735" reported-display-style="italic" style="USC"> <section commented="no" id="H2DD4C8C8762D47E2BD07CA3A3CBDDEFE"><enum>2130.</enum><header>Promotion to certain grades for officers with critical skills: captain, commander, lieutenant commander, lieutenant</header> <subsection commented="no" id="HBE89F84A28894B959D786A5C95C90435"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>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.</text> </subsection><subsection commented="no" id="H9272D126CB7F480FA28EE96217AF57FD"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Covered officers</header><text>An officer described in this subsection is any officer in a grade specified in subsection (a) who—</text> <paragraph commented="no" id="HF1952EBB45634DCE8C449C3EC34AC4B2"><enum>(1)</enum><text>has a skill in which the Coast Guard has a critical shortage of personnel (as determined by the Secretary); and</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HF718EA8A612945849DEC515F0B90EC15"><enum>(2)</enum><text>is serving in a position (as determined by the Secretary) that—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" id="H4808FB140D5046249CE7CE530C3AF4D2"><enum>(A)</enum><text>is designated to be held by a lieutenant, lieutenant commander, commander, or captain; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H98FC74FF620E49558A07F2CA2247AC3D"><enum>(B)</enum><text>requires that an officer serving in such position have the skill possessed by such officer.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H619F175DCCF541688BF66755E881290C"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Preservation of position and status of officers appointed</header> <paragraph id="HC703206F6EB94A948B49FCE9A3AEBF01"><enum>(1)</enum><text>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.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HCF4854D07A564549B773360EDC7E421F"><enum>(2)</enum><text>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.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="HA607A1F3B7F84DA8A90D483A3C7B372F"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Board recommendation required</header><text>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.</text> </subsection><subsection commented="no" id="H603D1720241742B7B9C9B3A4BF6428C8"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Acceptance and effective date of appointment</header><text>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.</text> </subsection><subsection commented="no" id="H2DEAEE97E8484DF98C80601A6E1F2C35"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Termination of appointment</header><text>Unless sooner terminated, an appointment under this section terminates—</text> <paragraph commented="no" id="H9FF01A1BFF3A4F55A1F4A90F0D785800"><enum>(1)</enum><text>on the date the officer who received the appointment is promoted to the permanent grade of lieutenant, lieutenant commander, commander, or captain;</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H4E127D2AD87141DF8632CBC7CD073A10"><enum>(2)</enum><text>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</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H4449FB09FB124EFEB6158DADB00B9167"><enum>(3)</enum><text>when the appointment officer determines that the officer who received the appointment has engaged in misconduct or has displayed substandard performance.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="HAFD2A5B7BB504BA6B09F6C6B8F4605A1"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Limitation on number of eligible positions</header><text>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:</text> <paragraph commented="no" id="HEDBFA168D50A47E5B199720C483B6B46"><enum>(1)</enum><text>As lieutenant, 0.5 percent.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H91111335C81B478C9C3F14CE8E6EC1FD"><enum>(2)</enum><text>As lieutenant commander, 3.0 percent.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H9C4C26C392754203A14DA22E89893810"><enum>(3)</enum><text>As commander, 2.6 percent.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H9F2FCB8F806E434DB5CDF0AEFDE5AD37"><enum>(4)</enum><text>As captain, 2.6 percent.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection><subsection commented="no" id="HD363C5C6ECD54372B6E49A804500B7AB"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Clerical amendment</header><text>The analysis for such subchapter is amended by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HPW00" id="HBED38CB738674142BD3FECB6AE38373C" reported-display-style="italic" style="USC"> <toc changed="added" committee-id="HPW00" regeneration="no-regeneration" reported-display-style="italic"> <toc-entry level="section">2130. Promotion to certain grades for officers with critical skills: captain, commander, lieutenant commander, lieutenant.</toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection></section><section commented="no" id="H4A5F02C5823D4EFC924F1F55F9DCCA40"><enum>206.</enum><header>Career intermission program</header> <subsection commented="no" id="HC264989A2C324BD59509C462C0817F12"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Subchapter I of <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/14/25">chapter 25</external-xref> of title 14, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HPW00" id="H8DCAEE3E123F40E88454C4097755545E" reported-display-style="italic" style="USC"> <section commented="no" id="H3CE1343475F0466F9451C46086B464EF"><enum>2514.</enum><header>Career flexibility to enhance retention of members</header> <subsection commented="no" id="H58664D1CDACB49159C31EFE7B7C28177"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Programs authorized</header><text>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.</text> </subsection><subsection commented="no" id="HEC16C29834D1413CAFEEBDB23F9C21FA"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Period of inactivation from active service; effect of inactivation</header> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE8F221A7AB93455E8CEEBBABE7E21B04"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 three years.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H3C3C1565AADE42EAB29D203C83CA6DC6"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Exclusion from years of service</header><text>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.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H57069BCA1D274BDA8645996CCC155F81"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Exclusion from retirement</header><text>Any period of participation of a member in a program under this section shall not count toward—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" id="H548E7C0AECE545699381C66DCBA4965C"><enum>(A)</enum><text>eligibility for retirement or transfer to the Ready Reserve under either chapter 571 or 1223 of title 10; or</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HF059DE2953DE42BBB6CB2C189E40BBC4"><enum>(B)</enum><text>computation of retired or retainer pay under chapter 71 or 1223 of title 10.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="H51BFF44BD3AF42AFB88B40B477672925"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Agreement</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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:</text> <paragraph commented="no" id="H6B2AB5546D034473B56955E76B217823"><enum>(1)</enum><text>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.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HFEAB93EDC4D54FF39746131C0C033CC3"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H69410F5E0DB14CE38AA343DA375AED22"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Following completion of the period of the inactivation of the member from active service under the program, to serve two 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.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="HEA976D4F46A645059CBFCE0B65C289FA"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Conditions of release</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text> </subsection><subsection commented="no" id="H9B61D4E78B6F4EA2B883E7EE4A32BEE5"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Order to active service</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text> </subsection><subsection commented="no" id="HA154803029B34A088FCFCE65AE9E956B"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Pay and allowances</header> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBB9E07DB14534CC389AE5D4A17C73446"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Basic pay</header><text>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.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H5032EC2886F34E46A174CC0D84847ABE"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Special or incentive pay or bonus</header> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H56ABE4D177314C13B082BE0E7C4FABCB"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Prohibition</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/37/5">chapter 5</external-xref> of title 37 or section 1925 of this title that is in force when the member commences participation in the program.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HC67484C44C044434842F349E3EBDC365"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Not treated as failure to perform services</header><text>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 <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/37/5">chapter 5</external-xref> of title 37 that is in force when the member commences participation in the program.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HE1F258F716DF4A5D93DB4AA507F8F8A6"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Return to active service</header> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB457A82D35F34C3DAABE75A57AE38F01"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Special or incentive pay or bonus</header><text>Subject to subparagraph (B), upon the return of a member to active service after completion by the member of participation in a program—</text> <clause commented="no" id="HB2804C06328E4D35B35F2D614B712286"><enum>(i)</enum><text>any agreement entered into by the member under <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/37/5">chapter 5</external-xref> 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</text> </clause><clause commented="no" id="HBDF391DED9254A9DA845F3599CDACD8E"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>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).</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HB1C0D8AFD29548AE92915B3E67C65D30"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Limitation</header> <clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB3338B1F8792468AA9F40963860296DE"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>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—</text> <subclause commented="no" id="HA6013799599F4B5CBF4B11BCE23D1E12"><enum>(I)</enum><text>such pay or bonus is no longer authorized by law; or</text> </subclause><subclause commented="no" id="HEFFC9D8DE1534B82BECCA54D947C0658"><enum>(II)</enum><text>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.</text> </subclause></clause><clause commented="no" id="H0F84A5E1CC4E4465B3B93EC3D2004CD5"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Pay or bonus ceases being authorized</header><text>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.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H04469DCC0BC64B09A5828C070998BEAC"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Repayment</header><text>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 <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/37/5">chapter 5</external-xref> of title 37.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H5F61208519454ECCA21C2814093A5551"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Required service is additional</header><text>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).</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H04C5AFAD8EB24D548A17AF27FAF8B89A"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Travel and transportation allowance</header> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1E5B2F21BD604FB588F09B0DE4151D7A"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>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—</text> <clause commented="no" id="H39714B64A2AC44CD9D22849F638C9B2A"><enum>(i)</enum><text>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</text> </clause><clause commented="no" id="HA9BC3654DFB74460B748FF2EEC69FBCC"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>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.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HC88369BCA43D499FAACF736C0A2A2AB7"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Single residence</header><text>An allowance is payable under this paragraph only with respect to travel of a member to and from a single residence.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H5CA5C159758F4B43BF29E1E079E27916"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Leave balance</header><text>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.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="H7A6B39F4A2B74345B6DD6F5A5FE31071"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Promotion</header> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB76B98BC10844452B38596153F118B81"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Officers</header> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H59D1825B7D194FAF86B79951875C42FC"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>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.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H1C9E2E4C6FCD4118BB3F0353AE6D4F90"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Return to service</header><text>Upon the return of an officer to active service after completion by the officer of participation in a program—</text> <clause commented="no" id="H18004EDEBC994277A6BFDAF71C786397"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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</text> </clause><clause commented="no" id="HC8E8EC58924B4B69B0907A65E34F252E"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>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.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H570AEF3B0FFE400DAA3528FA3E2CE51B"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Enlisted members</header><text>An enlisted member participating in a program shall not be eligible for consideration for advancement during the period that—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" id="H93C65694E0F74D0DAA34403FA3506244"><enum>(A)</enum><text>begins on the date of the inactivation of the member from active service under the program; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HBB35091FC1D342C88FF589A750471EE1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>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.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="H09C93464714242C3B49C864209043F98"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Continued entitlements</header><text>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—</text> <paragraph commented="no" id="H1392A47D61D742FA98D3A0C404875DE1"><enum>(1)</enum><text>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</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H4A44401C3C8E4A3CAC537C276F367AB0"><enum>(2)</enum><text>retirement or separation for physical disability under the provisions of <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/10/61">chapter 61</external-xref> of title 10 and chapters 21 and 23 of this title.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection><subsection commented="no" id="H8068FCC6CBEF48F19016025544BA0315"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Clerical amendment</header><text>The analysis for such chapter is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 2513 the following:</text> <quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HPW00" id="H91AF2B8F5CDA4702B5A3C0D4E8A26F55" reported-display-style="italic" style="USC"> <toc changed="added" committee-id="HPW00" regeneration="no-regeneration" reported-display-style="italic"> <toc-entry level="section">2514. Career flexibility to enhance retention of members.</toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection></section><section commented="no" id="HB6122711F1DB45EBB49A83F6B99FCAE0"><enum>207.</enum><header>Major acquisitions; operation and sustainment costs</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 5103(e)(3) of title 14, United States Code, is amended—</text> <paragraph commented="no" id="H82EFD9E9D2EB4A3EA3757FA6DA2515B8"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by redesignating subparagraphs (B) and (C) as subparagraphs (C) and (D) respectively; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HA2D862EA1FAE4275AE77B71CE20C7CD7"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by inserting after subparagraph (A) the following:</text> <quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HPW00" id="HCB694ACCF0C947639FAB1241A5F0E742" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC"> <subparagraph commented="no" id="HA1135BCCDA8D4DE3BEA005221A96084F"><enum>(B)</enum><text>operate and sustain the cutters and aircraft described under paragraph (2);</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph></section><section commented="no" id="HCBABFD8E4FF74529B6184B031E76C805"><enum>208.</enum><header>Employment assistance</header> <subsection commented="no" id="H6DAFBAA835B74838865C11F8FD2261E7"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Subchapter I of <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/14/27">chapter 27</external-xref> of title 14, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HPW00" id="HDD3CDB89081A46A3A1211DA93E653EA8" reported-display-style="italic" style="USC"> <section commented="no" id="HA2100EFD6D124BAAB687F8F939F47250"><enum>2713.</enum><header>Employment assistance</header> <subsection commented="no" id="H2D15BBC45D614527BB1FB8BBDBDE8C20"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>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—</text> <paragraph commented="no" id="H3F28EFABD1FE44E896DA9BAD52342B40"><enum>(1)</enum><text>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</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HAA57BB274AC54EEFAC2EB64A93BDF01F"><enum>(2)</enum><text>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.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="H152412138C1E49DDB54909234453AEBC"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Form of certification or verification</header><text>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.</text> </subsection><subsection commented="no" id="HEC26FA8C401A485FA3E5A8652BBFF62C"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Requests by states</header><text>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.</text></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection><subsection commented="no" id="H78363492C4594F7AB36A85ACC9D87E45"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Clerical amendment</header><text>The analysis for such chapter is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 2712 the following:</text> <quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HPW00" id="HE4FD961EF9064172A96D10AD93F8E263" reported-display-style="italic" style="USC"> <toc changed="added" committee-id="HPW00" regeneration="no-regeneration" reported-display-style="italic"> <toc-entry level="section">2713. Employment assistance.</toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection></section><section id="HFDBEDBAEA63F49FA87DD0B7FECA26307"><enum>209.</enum><header>Reports on gender diversity in the Coast Guard</header> <subsection id="HF5479E24D9D2490FB0F825572EF4E76E"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Action plan</header> <paragraph id="HCA49D2725A4E4901AB48F9B1960B6376"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Commandant of the Coast Guard shall—</text> <subparagraph id="H95C3F44CB58E458EB2B56FD05266AB35"><enum>(A)</enum><text>determine which recommendations in the RAND gender diversity report can practicably be implemented to promote gender diversity in the Coast Guard; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3FB66AD8D53741F4B3D5501953C03D26"><enum>(B)</enum><text>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.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H27554C22DB6743B586D6427E5EC94D8B"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Definition</header><text>In this subsection, the term <quote>RAND diversity report</quote> means the RAND Corporation’s Homeland Security Operational Analysis Center 2019 report entitled <quote>Improving Gender Diversity in the U.S. Coast Guard: Identifying Barriers to Female Retention</quote>.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H7499071717A34E058D5058ED754A2EB2"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Recurring report</header><text><external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/14/51">Chapter 51</external-xref> of title 14, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HPW00" id="H6C5A85D42E9E48D99C29F8756BE3A9D4" reported-display-style="italic" style="USC"> <section id="H2E050DE524344CF3BF60B89486A50D70"><enum>5109.</enum><header>Report on gender diversity in the Coast Guard</header> <subsection id="HC97544C63C504F73B6EAF0895D15086A"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>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.</text> </subsection><subsection id="H4061B92696484514850BEE96ACB3BB52"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Contents</header><text>The report required under subsection (a) shall contain the following:</text> <paragraph id="H73B54CADCC4649F1B732735BCB3F5F3E"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Gender diversity overview</header><text>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.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H07EC41E5F9C74D21AE0BACCF96A3219F"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Recruitment and retention</header> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HDFDE638C5F87450BA818411EF7365405"><enum>(A)</enum><text>An analysis of the changes in the recruitment and retention of women over the previous two years.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph changed="added" committee-id="HPW00" id="HD9893C2E9B2F4B6A807A161924150D53" indent="up1" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(B)</enum><text>A discussion of any changes to Coast Guard recruitment and retention over the previous two years that were aimed at increasing the recruitment and retention of female members.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HD8D562AB79DA438BB550FF43DD694EE6"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Parental leave</header> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H20E9CC4EC939476D9E6A157F461D148D"><enum>(A)</enum><text>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.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph changed="added" committee-id="HPW00" id="H43303FFFBC914C5BA17CF459A6DF0944" indent="up1" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(B)</enum><text>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.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H7EBE92F88F3B4C86BEAE670712EA0968"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Limitations</header><text>An analysis of current gender-based limitations on Coast Guard career opportunities, including discussion of—</text> <subparagraph id="H3539F2F56EB943B5A927BA031A56B738"><enum>(A)</enum><text>shipboard opportunities;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE27CA4F0DB084542A7EDB7F6D0E580B3"><enum>(B)</enum><text>opportunities to serve at remote units; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H41F32986FB6D4940AD7331B4C148082D"><enum>(C)</enum><text>any other limitations on the opportunities of female members.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H6BF466610545482E89F914288AA28AA1"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Progress update</header><text>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.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection><subsection id="HB3A1941E3EE74E91B8698C9F2D5A88C8"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Clerical amendment</header><text>The analysis for such chapter is amended by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HPW00" id="H522862B11CD3468E81C25B7A36DDE606" reported-display-style="italic" style="USC"> <toc changed="added" committee-id="HPW00" regeneration="no-regeneration" reported-display-style="italic"> <toc-entry level="section">5109. Report on gender diversity in the Coast Guard.</toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection></section><section id="H68678DEFF0C64D08848FA05076E6978D"><enum>210.</enum><header>Disposition of infrastructure related to E–LORAN</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 914 of title 14, United States Code, is amended—</text> <paragraph id="H8930088D91AF4F12A041062B9045C343"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a)—</text> <subparagraph id="H24759DCEBCB84D89BF144DF73F814A44"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking <quote>date</quote> and inserting <quote>later of the date of the conveyance of the properties directed under section 533(a) of the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2016 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/114/120">Public Law 114–120</external-xref>) or the date</quote>; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3AC233560BE747C0828DB49BD81000A5"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking <quote>determination by the Secretary</quote> and inserting <quote>determination by the Secretary of Transportation under section 312(d) of title 49</quote>; and</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HBDED802D78B448E3BC3D6530771D7F24"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (c), by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HPW00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H48C04B2D15BE44D0B45CA0CC4C71D005" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="HB81C7E44B4084F31AFDF88A45F2C31C5"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Availability of proceeds</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 and, without further appropriation, shall be available until expended for uses authorized under section 2946 of this title.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph></section><section id="H76920F82A57240139C4ABF478622DB57"><enum>211.</enum><header>Positions of importance and responsibility</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 2103(c)(3) of title 14, United States Code, is amended by striking <quote>rear admiral (lower half)</quote> and inserting <quote>vice admiral</quote>.</text> </section><section id="HF0A40B24DEFC4D32A8FC62FCD4F86982"><enum>212.</enum><header>Coast Guard pay; continuation</header> <subsection id="H9A17C3B258734F43B627BF9B96908C05"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Short title</header><text>This section may be cited as the <quote>Pay Our Coast Guard Parity Act of 2019</quote>.</text> </subsection><subsection id="H0E21BA2BE0E24FCDBCFCF466F79A9D78"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Findings</header><text>The Congress makes the following findings:</text> <paragraph id="H04A5D40953A54B5996C15F2302D6738B"><enum>(1)</enum><text>The Coast Guard is a military service and a branch of the Armed Forces of the United States at all times regardless of whether it operates as a service in the Department of Homeland Security or as a service in the Navy.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HDD08494416ED403E88DBF6CDDAAC12CF"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Notwithstanding respective appropriations and except as otherwise provided in law, members of the Coast Guard should receive treatment equitable to that of other members of the Armed Forces with regard to pay and benefits.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H35C1BD7FD5E54B6CAF717CFD189969FB"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Coast Guard pay; continuation</header> <paragraph id="H717E096A90E64874AA18F683DF22450F"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text><external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/14/27">Chapter 27</external-xref> of title 14, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HPW00" id="HF3D8174FE91E45E4BEC29E46961DEED0" reported-display-style="italic" style="USC"> <section id="H03F502EA3C884E58BDF56345E958AC9F"><enum>2780.</enum><header>Pay; continuation during lapse in appropriations</header> <subsection id="H4CBC24B8F728460EB590A3E889194E4B"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In the case of any period in which there is a Coast Guard-specific funding lapse, there are appropriated such sums as may be necessary—</text> <paragraph id="H3E15E5C284F54D67ACED4E962ADAD073"><enum>(1)</enum><text>to provide pay and allowances to military members of the Coast Guard, including the reserve component thereof, who perform active service or inactive-duty training during such period;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HB1FB99E156384BAEB556749D6201FD5D"><enum>(2)</enum><text>to provide pay and benefits to qualified civilian employees of the Coast Guard;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HAE9BB36FF59A4884B82C87E4E9578811"><enum>(3)</enum><text>to provide pay and benefits to qualified contract employees of the Coast Guard;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H23CC9535D87A4C3985BB6BD7276471C0"><enum>(4)</enum><text>to provide for—</text> <subparagraph id="H8F7CC0F36403462185079397A30F1BB3"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the payment of a death gratuity under sections 1475 through 1477 and 1489 of title 10, with respect to members of the Coast Guard;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA47C6401F29F44C78C60AB29A4A2C184"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the payment or reimbursement of authorized funeral travel and travel related to the dignified transfer of remains and unit memorial services under section 481f of title 37, with respect to members of the Coast Guard; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H396CEEF645A7403889C939C0EBD7CBD5"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the temporary continuation of a basic allowance of housing for dependents of members of the Coast Guard dying on active duty, as authorized by section 403(l) of title 37; and</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HF7BA2360EF0F49E2B1210C97FF322468"><enum>(5)</enum><text>to provide for Coast Guard retired pay, including the payment of obligations otherwise chargeable to lapsed appropriations for this purpose, payments under the Retired Serviceman’s Family Protection and Survivor Benefits Plans, payment for career status bonuses, payment of continuation pay under section 356 of title 37, concurrent receipts, combat-related special compensation, and payments for medical care of retired personnel and their dependents under <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/10/55">chapter 55</external-xref> of title 10.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H071B7ADD54764F28B393D474C8817167"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Coast Guard-Specific funding lapse</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For purposes of this section, a Coast Guard-specific funding lapse occurs in any case in which—</text> <paragraph id="H14983FDBB6D443C6B1A2F89CB8AB9DAC"><enum>(1)</enum><text>a general appropriation bill providing appropriations for the Coast Guard for a fiscal year is not enacted before the beginning of such fiscal year (and no joint resolution making continuing appropriations for the Coast Guard is in effect); and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H245B04A49670450C991D0D9B117E1E61"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a general appropriation bill providing appropriations for the Department of Defense for such fiscal year is enacted before the beginning of such fiscal year (or a joint resolution making continuing appropriations for the Department of Defense is in effect).</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H2B02BF0CE7944991A426482564FE695A"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Termination</header><text>Appropriations and funds made available and authority granted for any fiscal year for any purpose under subsection (a) shall be available until whichever of the following first occurs:</text> <paragraph id="H831D6620B93541C387C10D6BFD6DC9F3"><enum>(1)</enum><text>The enactment into law of an appropriation (including a continuing appropriation) for such purpose.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HC8E652B7EE5540439E3D227FDA5BC11B"><enum>(2)</enum><text>The enactment into law of an appropriation (including a continuing appropriation) for the Coast Guard without provision for such purpose.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H6D394498690141AF907A70473B9BDEEF"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The termination of availability of appropriations for the Department of Defense.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H301986F5641B4ADCA6813FB2142C9FF9"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The date that is 180 days after the beginning of the Coast Guard-specific funding lapse.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HF67FA4E003934EE9B7A43029E23EE890"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Rate for operations; applicability to appropriation acts</header><text>Appropriations made pursuant this section shall be available at a rate for operations and to the extent and in the manner that would be provided by the pertinent appropriations Act.</text> </subsection><subsection id="H2B0C62A5D9614DE895A11D3FD84BE3EB"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Charge to future appropriations</header><text>Expenditures made pursuant to this section shall be charged to the applicable appropriation, fund, or authorization whenever a bill in which such applicable appropriation, fund, or authorization is enacted into law.</text> </subsection><subsection id="HF37FB21F082543FCB4DFF30BF101634E"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Apportionment</header><text>Appropriations and funds made available by or authority granted under this section may be used without regard to the time limitations for submission and approval of apportionments set forth in section 1513 of title 31, but nothing in this section may be construed to waive any other provision of law governing the apportionment of funds.</text> </subsection><subsection id="HEE5414115E3D4CB08AA5B743236D2A5C"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this section:</text> <paragraph id="H2E6DBAE2B1AE47799E7AB9C3650A3231"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Qualified civilian employee</header><text>The term <quote>qualified civilian employee</quote> means a civilian employee of the Coast Guard whom the Commandant determines is—</text> <subparagraph id="H446435EE341748C085786CD0093119B4"><enum>(A)</enum><text>providing support to members of the Coast Guard or another Armed Force; or</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6BF78DF65252427584AF5CB56C353AEC"><enum>(B)</enum><text>performing work as an excepted employee or an employee performing emergency work, as those terms are defined by the Office of Personnel Management.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H1954BF9F76634510BBA752E7121BF815"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Qualified contract employee of the Coast Guard</header><text>The term <quote>qualified contract employee of the Coast Guard</quote> means an individual performing work under a contract whom the Commandant determines is—</text> <subparagraph id="H81B7D87242874A2887CFACF7A7368645"><enum>(A)</enum><text>providing support to military members or qualified civilian employees of the Coast Guard or another Armed Force; or</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="HDD980A1B9CFB460A92B0E16F4E568E4D"><enum>(B)</enum><text>required to perform work during a lapse in appropriations.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph><paragraph id="H789E189318C043D7BB58B9AB913F9AA7"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Clerical amendment</header><text>The analysis for <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/14/27">chapter 27</external-xref> of title 14, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HPW00" id="H59495EC188BA4204A448B5CFF89DF4E9" reported-display-style="italic" style="USC"> <toc changed="added" committee-id="HPW00" regeneration="no-regeneration" reported-display-style="italic"> <toc-entry level="section">2780. Pay; continuation during lapse in appropriations.</toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" id="H250AB128A521420C8A94C2E0B0430059"><enum>213.</enum><header>Research projects; transactions other than contracts and grants</header> <subsection commented="no" id="H2D4FD5F6A99A4BA297AAB706C143812F"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text><external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/14/7">Chapter 7</external-xref> of title 14, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HPW00" id="H337A455C12FA436FA6E82D587329E17F" reported-display-style="italic" style="USC"> <section commented="no" id="H8E231316057E4AB3AF4DE3B810634EBD"><enum>720.</enum><header>Research projects; transactions other than contracts and grants</header> <subsection commented="no" id="HE9ECC0420D9541C4A721713E04B3C83F"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Additional forms of transactions authorized</header><text>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.</text> </subsection><subsection commented="no" id="H56409EE2E861408FB49BD02E5463996E"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Advance payments</header><text>The authority under subsection (a) may be exercised without regard to section 3324 of title 31.</text> </subsection><subsection commented="no" id="HA1AF2146B37D4C12A457290700819B02"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Recovery of funds</header> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA46B065D19B34EDAB1482D90ED364386"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>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.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H1A7D51F54DD047E8B220CD6CB99D898D"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Availability of funds</header><text>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.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="HA08C225707AF4FBEB7031739E6FF161F"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Conditions</header> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA445B634701045E49AF88D0012836BAF"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Commandant shall ensure that—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" id="H8254D97A877947FFB4FCB56EAE13832A"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HC4D77536ED994D6DB15ACC39CC720ABF"><enum>(B)</enum><text>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.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H6A0049CB6DB34CE79D54DE1A1E76299D"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Other agreements not feasible</header><text>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.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="H3C715FD88BDA42E8BC501E2A318F72AD"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Education and training</header><text>The Commandant shall—</text> <paragraph commented="no" id="HFAA7E18E382B4C228D6D596821008583"><enum>(1)</enum><text>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</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H27988E980C624A91B3B5C3E2010F0F0B"><enum>(2)</enum><text>establish minimum levels and requirements for continuous and experiential learning for such personnel, including levels and requirements for acquisition certification programs.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="HCE9615D168564CE9B9A6CE359AE3B729"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Regulations</header><text>The Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating shall prescribe regulations, as necessary, to carry out this section.</text> </subsection><subsection commented="no" id="H4C029AF000784BBB99F62FB1BF27C4BA"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Protection of certain information from disclosure</header> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF392D42FB0AD4FE1A18C586F78489BCD"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Disclosure of information described in paragraph (2) is not required, and may not be compelled, under section 552 of title 5 for five years after the date on which the information is received by the Coast Guard.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H2997173850C148D48DE6F231E3F121CD"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Limitation</header> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H096BF30C306843C583EDA59585D7028E"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>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).</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HE4C121BF0B1645C8849EFA1580C8BDE2"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Information described</header><text>The information referred to in subparagraph (A) is the following:</text> <clause commented="no" id="H4B69CE887E744C49954980C7CB081903"><enum>(i)</enum><text>A proposal, proposal abstract, and supporting documents.</text> </clause><clause commented="no" id="HDB7433A1558B4557A647B9D59314C10F"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>A business plan submitted on a confidential basis.</text> </clause><clause commented="no" id="HD4650DF52F1A49878B72FFF99C87FA9F"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>Technical information submitted on a confidential basis.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H130A389D0932492C9E5BB9687725520F"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Annual report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a report describing each use of the authority provided under this section during the most recently completed fiscal year, including details of each use consisting of—</text> <paragraph id="HD01BB7AF4D404BE09FA7DD587B95FED7"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the amount of each transaction;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H2FA985E0E5214053839D0DB05EF6F780"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the entities or organizations involved;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H594D254E4EC744BDB655857785D5444F"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the product or service received; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H7A65EBDB06C941D3B135968EBB5C8355"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the research project for which the product or service was required.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection><subsection commented="no" id="HD11FB67DF54D42BDA3AE25EFD066D74E"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Clerical amendment</header><text>The analysis for <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/14/7">chapter 7</external-xref> of title 14, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HPW00" id="HE98F2DCF21AD4F5A8F20EF9BCE162970" reported-display-style="italic" style="USC"> <toc changed="added" committee-id="HPW00" regeneration="no-regeneration" reported-display-style="italic"> <toc-entry level="section">720. Research projects; transactions other than contracts and grants.</toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection></section><section commented="no" id="H915D812E97D146409E22BB7AA1757AFE"><enum>214.</enum><header>Acquisition workforce authorities</header> <subsection commented="no" id="HD5CB1A23A5BA454B8E9957D8519D2F88"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text><external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/14/11">Chapter 11</external-xref> of title 14, United States Code, as amended by this Act, is further amended by inserting after section 1110 the following:</text> <quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HPW00" id="H5DDACF67043B4EE0ADBC954EEC680AD4" reported-display-style="italic" style="USC"> <section commented="no" id="HF0B218E198A7485AB11C5796B61B0565"><enum>1111.</enum><header>Acquisition workforce authorities</header> <subsection commented="no" id="HABDA97B7423D499F8F7026597A326A4E"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Expedited hiring authority</header> <paragraph commented="no" id="H2D67935DE73840B2BC77EC442B14B3EC"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>For the purposes of section 3304 of title 5, the Commandant may—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" id="HB72F5FFFED6B463F8DAD20C2C8BFB0DF"><enum>(A)</enum><text>designate any category of acquisition positions within the Coast Guard as shortage category positions; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H9E0E87B43A674E13AAA2BF01AA9EF4CE"><enum>(B)</enum><text>use the authorities in such section to recruit and appoint highly qualified persons directly to positions so designated.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HA40DE319E24E49048B43DEC53962DC71"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Reports</header><text>The Commandant shall include in reports under section 1102 information described in that section regarding positions designated under this subsection.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="H88C5F604010C48D0829DEAEE07459C2A"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Reemployment authority</header> <paragraph commented="no" id="H330B1C4D346E4ACBA47644918D2005D2"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>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 <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/5/84">chapter 84</external-xref> of title 5.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HE761666047E54E6C80DBD23A3407FF9B"><enum>(2)</enum> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HB87AA7A0CA1A414BBFDE29C4B24A4CC8"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Election</header><text>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).</text> <clause changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="HPW00" id="HB502B25AAC714BDFBF11FAD4E27DA2F1" indent="up1" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Deadline</header><text>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.</text> </clause><clause changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="HPW00" id="H061EA041DEB04661A30883B89CD25534" indent="up1" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Coverage</header><text>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.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="HPW00" id="HEFF169F6CD2D42EAB3CD23B8485F736A" indent="up1" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Application</header><text>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).</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection><subsection commented="no" id="H28C72CB6B0F64BC684BF2B5B03926E4C"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Clerical amendment</header><text>The table of contents of <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/14/11">chapter 11</external-xref> of title 14, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/14/1110">section 1110</external-xref> the following:</text> <quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HPW00" id="H156E4EF3F99443E18512B2A5C18B54AD" reported-display-style="italic" style="USC"> <toc changed="added" committee-id="HPW00" regeneration="no-regeneration" reported-display-style="italic"> <toc-entry level="section">1111. Acquisition workforce authorities.</toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection></section><section commented="no" id="HBA0D7805CF6D4574ADEE25D295498BA8"><enum>215.</enum><header>Coast Guard Housing Fund</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 2946 of title 14, United States Code, is amended—</text> <paragraph commented="no" id="H6EC9B7BD0C4248B096FA003487108B0E"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (c) by striking paragraph (2) and redesignating paragraph (1) as paragraph (2);</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HA9507DB7D5DE42798C125751C584778C"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by inserting before paragraph (2), as redesignated by paragraph (1), the following: “</text> <quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HPW00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA5813FA77E8443FB8C057C758A97F313" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC"> <paragraph display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HD3D31B834C6F40B49BA519A6E9AA17C4"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Amounts in the Fund shall be available to the Secretary without further appropriation and shall remain available until expended.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H2E55FF844D6040CBAAD75B77B2552604"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in paragraph (2), as redesignated by paragraph (1), by striking <quote>In such amounts as provided in appropriations Acts, and except</quote> and inserting <quote>Except</quote>.</text> </paragraph></section><section id="H945E20D6AA6D4E04A09FDABF464CB08D"><enum>216.</enum><header>Report on Coast Guard defense readiness resources allocation</header> <subsection id="H7E8E1B98FD474138A1BFCE86D8FF5EF2"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Report required</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text> </subsection><subsection id="H9AB91A1019B74CC290E7C58103AFDC65"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Contents</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The report required by subsection (a) shall include the following elements:</text> <paragraph id="HF93ADCA1098B40E1BFFD38DFB3352A9A"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Funding levels allocated by the Coast Guard to support defense readiness missions for each of the past ten fiscal years.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H7A70456EA68640BE891A24492C739281"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 ten fiscal years.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H3654EC8FBE9F49E9AF4B43E099A60772"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The number of Coast Guard detachments assigned in support of the Coast Guard’s defense readiness mission for each of the past ten fiscal years.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HEF408CFE72E04B6482D6366AE959D948"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Assessment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text> </subsection></section><section id="H6381AA8E163C41BDB2232F3B34E8BF69"><enum>217.</enum><header>Report on the feasibility of liquefied natural gas fueled vessels</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">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:</text> <paragraph id="HCDD02474389943BD95353B3D9BAEB404"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The feasibility, safety, and cost effectiveness of using liquefied natural gas to fuel new Coast Guard vessels.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HC67D72B7374F4D72A8745EB66DB79C83"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The feasibility, safety, and cost effectiveness of converting existing vessels to run on liquefied natural gas fuels.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H6898B37DB0084BA4801E45B87312934A"><enum>(3)</enum><text>The operational benefits of using liquefied natural gas to fuel Coast Guard vessels.</text> </paragraph></section><enum>III</enum><header>Shipping</header> <section id="H805967B7358D47AEBDDD6012323C2DB8"><enum>301.</enum><header>Electronic charts; equivalency</header> <subsection id="H2CA5A3888C1649948E23EE3B96CDE34D"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Requirements</header><text>Section 3105(a)(1) of title 46, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HPW00" id="HF645AF2B7E5D45998CD8564489E07680" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="H26938A8AB2B447EFAE475E0D4B5C91F4"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Electronic charts in lieu of marine charts, charts, and maps</header><text>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:</text> <subparagraph id="H01A7A21EF0434CF1892FBAA1B86DBFB8"><enum>(A)</enum><text>A self-propelled commercial vessel of at least 65 feet overall length.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC14EC4A1D7FA4A37B6E52E89FFD6A4AC"><enum>(B)</enum><text>A vessel carrying more than a number of passengers for hire determined by the Secretary.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0376960C65EC46CE83A025533FE6779C"><enum>(C)</enum><text>A towing vessel of more than 26 feet in overall length and 600 horsepower.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9DC2D4F70BAC4095A490D6C8FE148600"><enum>(D)</enum><text>Any other vessel for which the Secretary decides that electronic charts are necessary for the safe navigation of the vessel.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection><subsection id="HF25161D9FCA545A88DD2C1E987804714"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Exemptions and waivers</header><text>Section 3105(a)(2) of title 46, United States Code, is amended by—</text> <paragraph id="H35D6EB320F4542A18B383D2D534798FF"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subparagraph (A), by striking <quote>operates; and</quote> and inserting <quote>operates;</quote>;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H6472AED371FB46F7AEBFBE58F21FB468"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subparagraph (B), by striking <quote>those waters.</quote> and inserting <quote>those waters; and</quote>; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H5D444CC9C2264D3A8FA92B03F61DDC83"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HPW00" id="HA3E25FAE8D4C42A68F434079B0D229A9" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC"> <subparagraph id="H0B4EDBFF24D94B41AB6C11557F37784C"><enum>(C)</enum><text>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.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph></subsection></section><section id="HA7B583F0DEC34F45BBFBB7D50DD17401"><enum>302.</enum><header>Passenger vessel security and safety requirements; application</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 3507(k)(1) of title 46, United States Code, is amended—</text> <paragraph id="H1F3F679BA7FB4532BD12EB898B4B012E"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subparagraph (B), by adding <quote>and</quote> after the semicolon at the end;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H142E8992FB4B437DA306095BF7C59A2E"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subparagraph (C), by striking <quote>; and</quote> and inserting a period; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HF7D4388B82A640309D7A176678584474"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by striking subparagraph (D).</text> </paragraph></section><section id="H2654ADBD734D40F59A27684171C72B2C"><enum>303.</enum><header>Non-operating individual</header> <subsection id="HFAA077AA2A054987B35D18885A5EE58E"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definition</header><text>Section 2101 of title 46, United States Code, is amended by inserting after paragraph (23) the following:</text> <quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HPW00" id="H55B38611BC0D41279FC7D1F87CA6CCE9" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="H8EE2EAF71E5A455BB93563F67C771160"><enum>(23a)</enum><text><quote>non-operating individual</quote> means an individual who—</text> <subparagraph id="HEB45D5E885C54AC2BA31AE647CAEACB0"><enum>(A)</enum><text>does not perform—</text> <clause id="H0A9D36E724464ADEA7F9C75B29A0836D"><enum>(i)</enum><text>with respect to the operation of a vessel, watchstanding, automated engine room duty watch, navigation, or personnel safety functions;</text> </clause><clause id="H2AE869E6B21443EFA9EA9823A0FC09AD"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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;</text> </clause><clause id="H6D3A2D337A0C40B5BEB40FD0BE49122E"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>vessel maintenance, including any repairs that can be performed by the vessel’s crew or a riding gang; or</text> </clause><clause id="HBA422361127E4D25A9DAF82CCAAA5062"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>safety, security, or environmental protection activities directly related to the operation of the vessel and normally conducted by the vessel’s crew;</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8FDEDF5E7FB2461EB19396CF7B70A060"><enum>(B)</enum><text>does not serve as part of the crew complement required under section 8101;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB9221A7489214C7AADA203DA013C95B0"><enum>(C)</enum><text>does not serve as a riding gang member;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE96C87AFFB5E4752B62C6B7C0EF0C03B"><enum>(D)</enum><text>is not a member of the steward’s department;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD64CA2F39D5747878C785D65C3C71049"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H79493F1930AF401FB724AF211FCCFC61"><enum>(F)</enum><text>is not specifically exempted from the requirement to have a merchant mariner’s document under section 8701(a);</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H10F79FB74F714E2885048D4E4DAD11C3"><enum>(G)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">has not been convicted in any jurisdiction of an offense described in paragraph (2) or (3) of section 7703;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE70D5454A7F54053861318021F6BBEE2"><enum>(H)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">whose license, certificate of registry, or merchant mariner’s document has not been suspended or revoked under section 7704; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8215A8E546154FC880160724F28BABF1"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">who does not otherwise constitute a threat to the safety of the vessel.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection><subsection id="H469327F68D874BCCB7B044C29818C29A"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Citizenship and navy reserve requirements</header><text>Section 8103(j) of title 46, United States Code, is amended by—</text> <paragraph id="H69B23ED3D22E40F3B2D578A88E656389"><enum>(1)</enum><text>striking <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">Riding Gang Member</header-in-text></quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">Riding Gang Member or Non-Operating Individual</header-in-text></quote>; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H879C497079874347A246F506479E315F"><enum>(2)</enum><text>inserting <quote>or a non-operating individual</quote> before the period.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H2976C13831944200BC82F33511EBC228"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Requirements relating to non-Operating individuals</header> <paragraph id="HAB6015C599D4429DA3C049CDAEDF00BB"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text><external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/46/81">Chapter 81</external-xref> of title 46, United States Code, is amended—</text> <subparagraph id="H315715F1F7AD4CEFB7CEC2CCD4243D74"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by redesignating section 8107 as section 8108; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="HCC5BFD0EA9674DFF8B6B0F54B74B1F76"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by inserting after section 8106 the following:</text> <quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HPW00" id="H81B103C112D8417C8CE4333C648FE26D" reported-display-style="italic" style="USC"> <section id="H166FF60B17004EC19A65B48C88567E46"><enum>8107.</enum><header>Requirements relating to non-operating individuals</header> <subsection id="HA036523C4AD5401B974539D784C4F1E5"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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—</text> <paragraph id="H3EAA0CD9D04947BAADC93BC065B0679B"><enum>(1)</enum><text>ensure that—</text> <subparagraph id="HCF2DAAA7FDBE4DA5BEAC625899883EF2"><enum>(A)</enum><text>each non-operating individual on the vessel—</text> <clause id="HF5A53E0208DA49F481FA0664666B88C2"><enum>(i)</enum><text>is a United States citizen or an alien lawfully admitted to the United States for permanent residence; or</text> </clause><clause id="HC0878B670C1B4D2F91FCB7D214D8BFCB"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>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;</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HCCBA377FD6324680963FF3EFCC753AE2"><enum>(B)</enum><text>all required documentation for such individual is kept on the vessel and available for inspection by the Secretary; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="HBDD8350ED87A44CD834C7E67E9100966"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">each non-operating individual is identified on the manifest;</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HC45C9BACF0984EA3AFAFB0C2110A650D"><enum>(2)</enum><text>ensure that—</text> <subparagraph id="HCD3F7AA6B0984B75BC73B44984D3F97E"><enum>(A)</enum><text>each non-operating individual possesses—</text> <clause id="HA15D41E9D3604EA59F6C6A004C85494A"><enum>(i)</enum><text>a merchant mariner’s document;</text> </clause><clause id="HA60745FB41434E558E14CA72A20EAABB"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>a transportation worker identification credential under section 70105; or</text> </clause><clause id="H2CF860786E8B40DF8D3DE0714950CE72"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>a current security clearance issued by a Federal agency; or</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD098FCD8B0CE4BCEA04C0A47BECE32F4"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the employer of such an individual attests in a certificate to the owner or managing operator that—</text> <clause id="H8CD044280418450B97607FBB0E5913B7"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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;;</text> </clause><clause id="H9E8EB9369A2E469C80099A9B90F345B0"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>such examination—</text> <subclause id="H7EA5CAC2926D465E8C2928FD42557629"><enum>(I)</enum><text>met the requirements of section 70105(d)(2), for persons described in paragraph (1)(A)(i) of this subsection; or</text> </subclause><subclause id="HA744688C9A57488EB14A0B3A9B79A391"><enum>(II)</enum><text>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</text> </subclause></clause><clause id="HE9BD32D5B99049EEBCFBC367A400D08D"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the information derived from any such examination is made available to the Secretary upon request;</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HB69D65FAC51347609BE825E969EBED80"><enum>(3)</enum><text>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;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H1BF8CBCDD6DE416D9494F40B90C842E1"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">ensure that each such individual employed on the vessel receives basic safety familiarization and basic safety training approved by the Coast Guard; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H2CD82114DF964AFCB34A65A903F24DFF"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H73EB9096836543A985B8EBEDADCF823D"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Recordkeeping</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text> </subsection><subsection id="H3F8C991B493946B4866FB504ABF51FB2"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Civil penalty</header><text>A person (including an individual) violating this section is liable to the United States Government for a civil penalty of $1,250.</text></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H2AE53A96A2A847DC92735681FC0EA9A0"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Clerical amendments</header><text>The analysis for <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/46/81">chapter 81</external-xref> of title 46, United States Code, is amended by striking the item relating to section 8107 and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HPW00" id="H79A78DF4147F428281D4A93CA4FF62C3" reported-display-style="italic" style="USC"> <toc changed="added" committee-id="HPW00" regeneration="no-regeneration" reported-display-style="italic"> <toc-entry level="section">8107. Requirements relating to non-operating individuals.</toc-entry> <toc-entry level="section">8108. Use of force against piracy.</toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph><paragraph id="HAFAAAC9D8F42469CBCF6694DBB90765F"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Conforming amendments</header> <subparagraph id="HFFE1E10E0B0E4683A6C43935C656E357"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Merchant mariners’ documents required</header><text>Section 8701 of title 46, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HPW00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF876D8D128C34F729B30044483F03F14" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC"> <subsection id="H28F1EE479F5B4D78B0C57501A967E34C"><enum>(e)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">This section does not apply to non-operating individuals.</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H10023B62BDE24C34B6665EF3D8E2E27B"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Training for use of force against piracy</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 51705(4) of title 46, United States Code, is amended by striking <quote>46 U.S.C. 8107 note</quote> and inserting <quote>46 U.S.C. 8108 note</quote>.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H32D21D34182B4748AECA060B8D460D82"><enum>304.</enum><header>Small passenger vessels and uninspected passenger vessels</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 12121 of title 46, United States Code, is amended—</text> <paragraph commented="no" id="HB5CB78B410A449D29A92C5CBD8F5059B"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a)(1), by striking subparagraphs (A) and (B) and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HPW00" id="H2A21448E722741E6841A84F152E49A8B" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC"> <subparagraph commented="no" id="H80BED0E98C3B40619F0C671CB6EA5CA5"><enum>(A)</enum><text>was built in the United States;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H70C4C9D6068E4B15881D9A0418FBC3FF"><enum>(B)</enum><text>was not built in the United States and is at least 3 years old; or</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HCB3E619E45694734AD21344833A987F5"><enum>(C)</enum><text>if rebuilt, was rebuilt—</text> <clause commented="no" id="H194CA1219AAE4DA28925A24BBD394021"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in the United States; or</text> </clause><clause commented="no" id="HD20EF114BEF34A3FB23A098A60EAC3F6"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>outside the United States at least 3 years before the certificate requested under subsection (b) would take effect.</text></clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph><paragraph id="H72DF0873CDB74154969BBFAB2A53715A"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (b), by inserting <quote>12132,</quote> after <quote>12113,</quote>.</text> </paragraph></section><section id="H64075EA366534169B02722E41646BB68"><enum>305.</enum><header>Installation vessels</header> <subsection id="H6BB49D54426A45A7AD59E4BC33F19030"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline"><external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/46/551">Chapter 551</external-xref> of title 46, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section:</text> <quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HPW00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6B72B16CAC0F4A33AFC645B83107A334" reported-display-style="italic" style="USC"> <section id="H8B055709FC8549C4BFA943EECC572553"><enum>55123.</enum><header>Installation vessels</header> <subsection id="H6852AC0B7FA049BDA004D43CD0393CF8"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Initial determination of coastwise qualified vessel</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text> </subsection><subsection id="H2D9973EEC5C74C21A5A7A90EE0A91676"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Application</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text> </subsection><subsection id="H97163DAFE89F4CACA00C78E91E646AD2"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Requests for determinations of coastwise qualified vessels</header> <paragraph id="HB3E7736C70D542FD9647C9367C11C625"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H49A97C6E956F4DABA407F1F51DA49B84"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Application to non-qualified vessels</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the Secretary of Transportation makes a determination under paragraph (1) that a coastwise qualified vessel exists, then—</text> <subparagraph id="H51EEA800F6334CA589B893838A4E32A6"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H62166573C7DC445E9FCC5D5B5BFF9F26"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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).</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H833EBFD8906E49A9955209367F812C9E"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Criteria for determination of availability</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of Transportation shall determine a coastwise qualified vessel is not available if—</text> <subparagraph id="HF58DCE3702BA4A28A8AE994037A52D17"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6734A93CA9C244599D87FEA7FC425FAA"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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—</text> <clause id="H23730CAA9C8F43D7AFB86F783BE24390"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">describing the project and the platform jacket involved;</text> </clause><clause id="H292D4AC477D44130A2745D3600CC3ED1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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</text> </clause><clause id="HEC488FB83CD44AC88EC6861B458F0D86"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H431F61E31D9B455890301D40F010DF0B"><enum>(C)</enum> <clause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H76553E83432241A785A0E526943734FD"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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</text> </clause><clause changed="added" committee-id="HPW00" id="H960D49ED88C740D0BB3B18419801DB7F" indent="up1" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HCD073F22494343BDB007577EA9AB1146"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this section:</text> <paragraph id="HD3F82A5CF809428EB0A9EF3870FBACF1"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Installation vessel</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <quote>installation vessel</quote> means a vessel using a crane suitable for offshore use that—</text> <subparagraph id="H92AF64BDC08C4E9A8462D1CD09DCA06B"><enum>(A)</enum><text>is used to install platform jackets;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1062817D6F44469D85765418B148F445"><enum>(B)</enum><text>has a slewing or luffing capability;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="HDD18FA208E964308B0331175C504D000"><enum>(C)</enum><text>has a lifting capacity of at least 1,000 metric tons; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB1081BB6604440C783CD3BEFCE99DF08"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H1EFD351B39B245C59F4FD9F22E32A44D"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Lifting operations</header><text>The term <quote>lifting operations</quote> 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.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H36E285A8214643ABB80F0EFCDD248175"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Platform jacket</header><text>The term <quote>platform jacket</quote> has the meaning given such term in section 55108(a).</text></paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection><subsection id="H82CBE30FBBE349A68038EA4BCF0CC6C6"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Clerical amendment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The analysis for <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/46/551">chapter 551</external-xref> of title 46, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HPW00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE7747340B3544C4C841F12DEEC4CBEDB" reported-display-style="italic" style="USC"> <toc changed="added" committee-id="HPW00" container-level="quoted-block-container" idref="H6B72B16CAC0F4A33AFC645B83107A334" lowest-bolded-level="division-lowest-bolded" lowest-level="section" quoted-block="no-quoted-block" regeneration="yes-regeneration" reported-display-style="italic"> <toc-entry idref="H8B055709FC8549C4BFA943EECC572553" level="section">55123. Installation vessels.</toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection><subsection id="H65991F6030674CC2B5489C1EC9E27B3F"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Inventory</header><text>Section 12138(b) of title 46, United States Code, is amended—</text> <paragraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC112A10628F74E81843CD6A2E05D1E88"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in the heading, by striking the period and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">, and Installation.</header-in-text></quote>;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H5911977ABC73490BB77F60759DD17F7B"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by amending paragraph (1) to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HPW00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBF500ECD6E5C4DDBA802E276F4EE69CA" reported-display-style="italic" style="USC"> <paragraph id="HE45DD533F1634CDCAAECC3EDE77FD1E9"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of Transportation shall develop, maintain, and periodically update an inventory of vessels that are—</text> <subparagraph id="H12F113DA251B440A9EE629F2BCBDD051"><enum>(A)</enum><text>documented under this chapter;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB126F5C9093544A4906EB0181E812A93"><enum>(B)</enum><text>at least 200 feet in length;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD82E564B96694E0C85DA55CC51640985"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4E8CAA87C8B843E2A6B836154DAF8AF5"><enum>(D)</enum><text>installation vessels within the meaning of such term in section 55123.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph><paragraph id="H9EF88A6F212E42A3BB06C036C05E4DC3"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by amending paragraph (2)(B) to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HPW00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5BE47CD797CF406882D929747338D982" reported-display-style="italic" style="USC"> <subparagraph id="H5607C11701814BF1B0D6C37B0501E7C5"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the abilities and limitations of the vessel with respect to—</text> <clause id="H2AF85623B4D2480581DF8337AAA40A26"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in the case of a vessel required to be inventoried under paragraph (1)(A), laying, maintaining, and repairing a submarine cable; and</text> </clause><clause id="HFB132F1766CB4A8081AF878DFAFCC13E"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in the case of a vessel required to be inventoried under paragraph (1)(B), installing platform jackets; and</text></clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HAA6E719129C948798773D0D6E4C7DEFE"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Notice of modification or revocation</header><text>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.</text> </subsection></section><section id="H3770FCE02972439CAD48CBE5093835E6"><enum>306.</enum><header>Advisory committees</header> <subsection commented="no" id="H0F6590A5EB034066930447DB2FD47D9B"><enum>(a)</enum><header>National Offshore Safety Advisory Committee; representation</header><text>Section 15106(c)(3) of title 46, United States Code, is amended—</text> <paragraph commented="no" id="H14A65DBECC9D44F8A22F97B7511E7A30"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subparagraph (C), by striking <quote>mineral and oil operations, including geophysical services</quote> and inserting <quote>operations</quote>;</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H56911AA8BE534623B87A11397A7BB3A7"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subparagraph (D), by striking <quote>exploration and recovery</quote>;</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H5256AA3042F84A7E812D08F30C252D68"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subparagraph (E), by striking <quote>engaged in diving services related to offshore construction, inspection, and maintenance</quote> and inserting <quote>providing diving services to the offshore industry</quote>;</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H64C2F3E01E3443A3BE82EE04C903AD00"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in subparagraph (F), by striking <quote>engaged in safety and training services related to offshore exploration and construction</quote> and inserting <quote>providing safety and training services to the offshore industry</quote>;</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H632E726945F2491F9AEB80F398ACD636"><enum>(5)</enum><text>in subparagraph (G), by striking <quote>engaged in pipelaying services related to offshore construction</quote> and inserting <quote>providing subsea engineering, construction, or remotely operated vehicle support to the offshore industry</quote>;</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H40EF414B13D44729AFEA5BA6076E3C1E"><enum>(6)</enum><text>in subparagraph (H), by striking <quote>mineral and energy</quote>;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H53C936DB6B134C35B229E913544BCA3A"><enum>(7)</enum><text>in subparagraph (I), by striking <quote>national environmental entities</quote> and inserting <quote>entities providing environmental protection, compliance, or response services to the offshore industry</quote>; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HFE6EA29C2CA3413B8DE449BAD48AE904"><enum>(8)</enum><text>in subparagraph (J), by striking <quote>deepwater ports</quote> and inserting <quote>entities engaged in offshore oil exploration and production on the Outer Continental Shelf adjacent to Alaska</quote>.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="H2F811EF72D9E4C368B52832512F9AFD7"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Advisory committees; testimony</header><text>Section 15109(j)(4) of title 46, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HPW00" id="H467396D5D9BD496898AB1ED46C7EA3B7" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC"> <subparagraph commented="no" id="H9C2B5DCA1C2C45B4818164337A239CD6"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Testimony</header><text>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).</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection><subsection id="H1C79C90CEACF4F19836E95D0B7119C8D"><enum>(c)</enum><header>National Maritime Transportation System Advisory Committee</header> <paragraph id="H089265537126465284E0C5426EBDC74A"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text><external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/46/555">Chapter 555</external-xref> of title 46, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HPW00" id="HC827640A412743EA9EC80F8F5062A1AA" reported-display-style="italic" style="USC"> <section id="HDCC975F87A6E42F8970F36137065307E"><enum>55502.</enum><header>National Maritime Transportation System Advisory Committee</header> <subsection id="H309C603D0D204C0D9D4555A4A3166D94"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>There is established a National Maritime Transportation System Advisory Committee (in this section referred to as the <quote>Committee</quote>).</text> </subsection><subsection id="H716D28EA664E44F6978C2152FEA5C968"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Function</header><text>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.</text> </subsection><subsection id="H0552ACA9773A4636ACEA8E2E0F97D320"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Membership</header> <paragraph id="H6748CCE27C6F4E438B3C99C5D40454C2"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Committee shall consist of 25 members appointed by the Secretary of Transportation in accordance with this section and section 15109.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H1D25F850CC6A454DBA47CAC63CF1E791"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Expertise</header><text>Each member of the Committee shall have particular expertise, knowledge, and experience in matters relating to the function of the Committee.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H64D7CB252FC940F292A2C9DD7CBD8142"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Representation</header><text>Members of the Committee shall be appointed as follows:</text> <subparagraph id="H2F45CAE145124917B572D47660D8AC23"><enum>(A)</enum><text>At least 1 member shall represent the Environmental Protection Agency.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7D130510ED9A412A803179013C1E042A"><enum>(B)</enum><text>At least 1 member shall represent the Department of Commerce.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1DD1BDFF236B49DD91D3C6C09357C599"><enum>(C)</enum><text>At least 1 member shall represent the Army Corps of Engineers.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3DC33C35B1DC45FBB160E7215A7D4950"><enum>(D)</enum><text>At least 1 member shall represent the Coast Guard.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H864F8F5D87F2477D9AEAF6B323EFA7D4"><enum>(E)</enum><text>At least 1 member shall represent Customs and Border Protection.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="HBE274548AF6A42C5BC2F125C0D889431"><enum>(F)</enum><text>At least 1 member shall represent State and local governmental entities.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="HDA0D4F50117048EDA02C97A828069B8D"><enum>(G)</enum><text>Additional members shall represent private sector entities that reflect a cross-section of maritime industries, including port and water stakeholders, academia, and labor.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="HCC030858ABF44E65A8D6BF1AF9418772"><enum>(H)</enum><text>The Secretary may appoint additional representatives from other Federal agencies as the Secretary considers appropriate.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H5F15D9E26C724EEDA46842ECCE6F7C08"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Administration</header><text>For purposes of section 15109—</text> <subparagraph id="H7C4E65BAA176469EBF13ADE446DA14BC"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the Committee shall be treated as a committee established under chapter 151; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2C7F67CE3ED5416DB841FE8631B6DF77"><enum>(B)</enum><text>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.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph><paragraph id="HA167E3AE84F9415FA8D52AFB653771F5"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Treatment of existing committee</header><text>Notwithstanding any other provision of law—</text> <subparagraph id="H297145BBB8DF46B497566E0ED1FA5B9D"><enum>(A)</enum><text>an advisory committee substantially similar to the National Maritime Transportation System Advisory Committee established 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 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</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H739F1C65CCDD434A8234528FFAA2A632"><enum>(B)</enum><text>during such 2-year period—</text> <clause id="H2B5EA7F8698E47A2A7682FB83FE8E923"><enum>(i)</enum><text>requirements relating the National Maritime Transportation System Advisory Committee established by such section shall be treated as satisfied by such substantially similar advisory committee; and</text> </clause><clause id="H2EB87C4A273C413EBB4BEE0580938DC5"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the enactment of this section shall not be the basis—</text> <subclause id="H52A7361DFF834726902EA66D6A6B3DDC"><enum>(I)</enum><text>to deem, find, or declare such committee, including the charter, membership, and other aspects thereof, void, not in force, or not in effect;</text> </subclause><subclause id="H5E3019AE0770410E8DA4F6495360CDC9"><enum>(II)</enum><text>to suspend the activities of such committee; or</text> </subclause><subclause id="HB53B71557B8647E6B9FB3675EFCDB82A"><enum>(III)</enum><text>to bar the members of such committee from a meeting.</text> </subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HF9DF73CBDC5C45E589A52A4217E5F2B6"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Clerical amendment</header><text>The analysis for <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/46/555">chapter 555</external-xref> of title 46, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HPW00" id="H4ED56F4FB934428FA29000DEAB91C51E" reported-display-style="italic" style="USC"> <toc changed="added" committee-id="HPW00" regeneration="no-regeneration" reported-display-style="italic"> <toc-entry level="section">55502. National Maritime Transportation System Advisory Committee.</toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph><paragraph id="H45FB9BB27A124854BFB84A34023D9B9F"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Repeal</header><text>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.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H30757FCC96314BAF820C47FC14FD3F05"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Great Lakes Pilotage Advisory Committee</header> <paragraph id="H0B9480749473473CBD5237733718B2D1"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Title 46, United States Code, is amended by striking section 9307 and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HPW00" id="H8F30F72F0DF049E38ECF00C1FB59FA79" reported-display-style="italic" style="USC"> <section id="HC2F90880E639471985642E3B1F72E453"><enum>9307.</enum><header>Great Lakes Pilotage Advisory Committee</header> <subsection id="H444879763D6D47369CDC5EB8CA1391A2"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>There is established a Great Lakes Pilotage Advisory Committee (in this section referred to as the <quote>Committee</quote>).</text> </subsection><subsection id="H2E33BFDFAEAD4987A5BFC77C1ED1F8D5"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Function</header><text>The Committee—</text> <paragraph id="HF73D94A6340B4BDE9138675A9BC896FC"><enum>(1)</enum><text>may review proposed Great Lakes pilotage regulations and policies and make recommendations to the Secretary that the Committee considers appropriate; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H0E5EFBD1A5EA49F1BCEA44373845430F"><enum>(2)</enum><text>may advise, consult with, report to, and make recommendations to the Secretary on matters relating to Great Lakes pilotage.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HAAC5BB9C431B4C38A7407FCFDA749E7D"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Membership</header> <paragraph id="H3E378FC727614208B2242A5419B15597"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Committee shall consist of 7 members appointed by the Secretary in accordance with this section and section 15109.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H77D4E342B1B5483A94686324934AA856"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Expertise</header><text>Each member of the Committee shall have particular expertise, knowledge, and experience in matters relating to the function of the Committee.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H73B9A1D935624C0982CBCFDF911E997B"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Representation</header><text>Members of the Committee shall be appointed as follows:</text> <subparagraph id="HFE47E63B489B420CBE6BFC44A7ABC7B4"><enum>(A)</enum><text>The President of each of the 3 Great Lakes pilotage districts, or the President’s representative.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF51B05F7D1DE44528AE327100AEF6B3B"><enum>(B)</enum><text>At least 1 member shall represent the interests of vessel operators that contract for Great Lakes pilotage services.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H3560517746794386995BDC05DFEBFBE8"><enum>(C)</enum><text>At least 1 member shall represent the interests of Great Lakes ports.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD2B0B3A653C8410FB73C876A873DC203"><enum>(D)</enum><text>At least 1 member shall represent the interests of shippers whose cargoes are transported through Great Lakes ports.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD4C77D9F0C8F47579DE191DF75303399"><enum>(E)</enum><text>At least 1 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.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HEB9C79370D6643BAA71884FEC192C849"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Administration</header><text>For purposes of section 15109, the Committee shall be treated as a committee established under chapter 151.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph><paragraph id="HC276C487B56740C893614EDBA892CBD7"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Treatment of existing committee</header><text>Notwithstanding any other provision of law—</text> <subparagraph id="H8BEF07A780FA42D5AE71E93FA42832B3"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H66F0060264554F99A8EF40FC94A297BD"><enum>(B)</enum><text>during such 2-year period—</text> <clause id="H4961B0ECF4DE4BC1BE478EFAC483C09D"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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</text> </clause><clause id="HB470CA688FA3404E81051F82122CC253"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the enactment of this section and the amendments made by this section shall not be the basis—</text> <subclause id="HB7DD3F56A5C346BBB04072A8D47DC7C2"><enum>(I)</enum><text>to deem, find, or declare such committee, including the charter, membership, and other aspects thereof, void, not in force, or not in effect;</text> </subclause><subclause id="H8B9D6547EDE8469C965AF8E9127D6675"><enum>(II)</enum><text>to suspend the activities of such committee; or</text> </subclause><subclause id="H9EBA0C1CA25141C4B60A5D09183D40F3"><enum>(III)</enum><text>to bar the members of such committee from a meeting.</text> </subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HE900368EB7EC412FB8593FC4BD3DE401"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Technical corrections</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 15109 of title 46 is amended by inserting <quote>or to which this chapter applies</quote> after <quote>committee established under this chapter</quote> each place it appears.</text> </subsection></section><section id="H2D6B3A2BC3F24348ACA9F775C2151DD6"><enum>307.</enum><header>Expired maritime liens</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 31343(e) of title 46, United States Code, is amended—</text> <paragraph id="H63C5B0434C06413C81FA0544AAB60C00"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>(1)</quote> before <quote>A notice</quote>; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H659D3B70D1D3471793E58693C444AA02"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by inserting after paragraph (1), as so designated by this section, the following:</text> <quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HPW00" id="H7A55329622CE49D495606D9C3975368C" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="HEF191C4C0E544414B2E087A421AE7789" indent="up1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>On expiration of a notice of claim of lien under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall remove such expired notice.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph></section><section id="H49B6E7B74A854A3D8D9C494D1F93FF5F" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>308.</enum><header>Offshore navigation</header> <subsection commented="no" id="H809FF11CB0064A409B35A0A1F29B7042"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Port access routes</header><text>Section 70003(e) of title 46, United States Code, is amended—</text> <paragraph commented="no" id="H3B383C1FDDAC461AB3CF929A032759EB"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (3), by striking <quote>continues; and</quote> and inserting <quote>continues;</quote>;</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H9379F7BFE8174B1F8C608CE42E0975DC"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (4), by striking the period at the end and inserting <quote>; and</quote>; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H3DB8BD1E9B4241998420FE4DB14D92B9"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HPW00" id="HE45234E0651745D7A60B3544ADE277C0" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC"> <paragraph commented="no" id="H6047A74BD50C439099C9B7BA8EF6188B"><enum>(5)</enum><text>shall, unless otherwise authorized by the Secretary, and notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, require—</text> <subparagraph id="H1CE197AB536C4546B1E54EFEDA77EDC6"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a 2-nautical-mile buffer between the parallel outer or seaward boundary of a traffic lane and any offshore structure affixed to the submerged land of the Outer Continental Shelf; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H41A8EFB28DDC410FADE39B9A40B5331E"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a 5-nautical-mile buffer between the entry or exit of any traffic separation scheme and any offshore structure.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H225DB0FA32D94166AF9B2F0707296672"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Navigation; conflict mitigation</header><text>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 implement the recommendations of the Atlantic Coast Port Access Route Study, docket number USCG–2011–0351, dated February 24, 2016, including any recommendations in the appendices thereto.</text> </subsection><subsection id="H4CBB79FBE1FA4A4692B83B8D1F48D718"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Fairways</header><text>Not later than July 1, 2021, the Commandant of the Coast Guard shall conduct a review of navigation on the East Coast of the United States and submit recommendations for new fairways on such coast to facilitate commerce to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate.</text> </subsection><subsection id="HC0D937C3C3F147BEB3C6FF16E4896F7D"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Port Access Route Studies completion dates</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Commandant of the Coast Guard shall complete—</text> <paragraph id="H4D9F9AB801814CC88A91F1E161D02D10"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the Chuckchi Sea, Bering Strait and Bering Sea Port Access Route Study not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HE3A45E5BA1D54175B6507CB9A33FE8AF"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the Alaskan Arctic Coast Port Access Route Study not later than 5 years after the date of the enactment of this Act.</text> </paragraph></subsection></section><section id="HB1C4CFED37C540D59589BD4E2765B0AD"><enum>309.</enum><header>Training; emergency response providers</header> <subsection id="H8D6D2557169A4459BBCB0F30D71713A0"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Security plan implementation grants</header><text>Section 70107 of title 46, United States Code, is amended—</text> <paragraph id="HD55CA3242ED049D38D0F74EC7D438D91"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a), by striking <quote>law enforcement personnel</quote> and inserting <quote>emergency response providers</quote>;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HCED714BED83B4A79A3DC981273C56676"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (b)(8), by striking <quote>law enforcement personnel—</quote> and inserting <quote>emergency response providers—</quote>; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H70128C36E6B4478C9E37A2AE25E067D6"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection (c)(2)(C), by striking <quote>law enforcement agency personnel</quote> and inserting <quote>emergency response providers</quote>.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H23663FAC0080418DB264E37061667ECF"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Credentialing for State and local support</header><text>Section 70132 of title 46, United States Code, is amended—</text> <paragraph id="HE58BA633398C401D9AA3B97263FA0F5D"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a), by striking <quote>law enforcement personnel—</quote> and inserting <quote>emergency response providers—</quote>;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H624C495B42D3419BAC36DCAAAEE418EA"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (b), by striking <quote>law enforcement personnel</quote> each place it appears and inserting <quote>emergency response providers</quote>; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H4567814BAABC420ABC41B0759714DD95"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HPW00" id="HE82571125B5945A6832E59C03F01AD6E" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC"> <subsection id="HB148F1C820614779833226AB88AA6FBB"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Definition</header><text>For the purposes of this section, the term <quote>emergency response providers</quote> has the meaning given that term in section 2 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/6/101">6 U.S.C. 101</external-xref>).</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" id="H371883656EFB4B9B87CA841B77A2047B"><enum>310.</enum><header>Aiming a laser pointer at a vessel</header> <subsection commented="no" id="H4981C671B31F4351838E2ACFA6DB44D1"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Subchapter II of <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/46/700">chapter 700</external-xref> of title 46, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HPW00" id="HC2F479236B1E43568F47C2D4E81407C9" reported-display-style="italic" style="USC"> <section commented="no" id="H8C724B551B1849639038819F1A989E0A"><enum>70014.</enum><header>Aiming a laser pointer at a vessel</header> <subsection commented="no" id="H03573314450F4EA983AB29BCB0C53D79"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Prohibition</header><text>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.</text> </subsection><subsection commented="no" id="HAE0FB93F7FCE4997A83571D3106E27DE"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Exceptions</header><text>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.</text> </subsection><subsection commented="no" id="HC79A1668918746529EE5E3C38A632579"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Laser pointer defined</header><text>In this section the term <quote>laser pointer</quote> 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.</text></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection><subsection commented="no" id="H3745295771CC46E7A1C17382851C7B60"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Clerical amendment</header><text>The analysis for such chapter is amended by adding at the end of the items relating to such subchapter the following:</text> <quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HPW00" id="HA72B00D0CB82484485B11809AC68C2F1" reported-display-style="italic" style="USC"> <toc changed="added" committee-id="HPW00" regeneration="no-regeneration" reported-display-style="italic"> <toc-entry level="section">70014. Aiming a laser pointer at a vessel.</toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block>. </after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection></section><section id="H00C1F95A79474D1A8070B53F967B6248"><enum>311.</enum><header>Maritime transportation assessment</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 55501(e) of title 46, United States Code, is amended—</text> <paragraph id="H38A92F043A2840029EEC106411CA9994"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (2), by striking <quote>an assessment of the condition</quote> and inserting <quote>a conditions and performance analysis</quote>;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H9F963A8631FC41AC8CFAAC31D7E9517F"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (4), by striking <quote>; and</quote> and inserting a semicolon;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H5170B90957C3459DB021F0029BC60BFB"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in paragraph (5) by striking the period and inserting <quote>; and</quote>; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HDD448A8879EB4BE588E53E00863F4EFE"><enum>(4)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HPW00" id="H5F8DB42DA25742998257187C3077308D" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="HF11842874A8747D1BE15D8098307E0EE"><enum>(6)</enum><text>a compendium of the Federal programs engaged in the maritime transportation system.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph></section><section id="HEA71D1CD78544C3DA9D114C55D6C9C16"><enum>312.</enum><header>Safety of special activities</header> <subsection id="HF0CEC7B2182542C9ACB8138043F3EEFD"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Title 46, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 70005 the following:</text> <quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HPW00" id="H4317C4546710424DAAA45ABDAEF81119" reported-display-style="italic" style="USC"> <section id="HAA46E8827EBD48D69AEAD8E21AD577A3"><enum>70006.</enum><header>Safety of special activities</header> <subsection id="H82661F9F86E8438CA8857DA350D75483"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary may establish a safety zone to address special activities in the exclusive economic zone.</text> </subsection><subsection id="HAEEEF0BA0ED147B2B99C8B041945D1EA"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this section:</text> <paragraph id="H3D653B59FB944665B4A41EAE4B251632"><enum>(1)</enum><text>The term <quote>safety zone</quote> has the meaning provided in section 165.20 of title 33, Code of Federal Regulations.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HE095BEC84B464E6D84FD4A824D4DA5E0"><enum>(2)</enum><text>The term <quote>special activities</quote> includes—</text> <subparagraph id="H91FF039DCDD94019990DC7E0EAD45631"><enum>(A)</enum><text>space activities, including launch and reentry, as those terms are defined in section 50902 of title 51, carried out by United States citizens; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8FED4C94ACAA48FBA3374AEC40661E97"><enum>(B)</enum><text>offshore energy development activities, as described in section 8(p)(1)(C) of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/43/1337">43 U.S.C. 1337(p)(1)(C)</external-xref>), on or near a fixed platform.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H87D454D9BC9A4B8EADC9A2297EE6E7A2"><enum>(3)</enum><text>The term <quote>United States citizen</quote> has the meaning given the term <quote>eligible owners</quote> in section 12103.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HC97AFB9CCB364223AD44874E5F158488"><enum>(4)</enum><text>The term <quote>fixed platform</quote> 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.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection><subsection id="H438D2584261E45BCAA11A3CC3E2B7B02"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Clerical amendment</header><text>The analysis for <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/46/700">chapter 700</external-xref> of title 46, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/46/70005">section 70005</external-xref> the following:</text> <quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HPW00" id="H0CD4F40102454E3ABE9F5B7993ADA3E9" reported-display-style="italic" style="USC"> <toc changed="added" committee-id="HPW00" regeneration="no-regeneration" reported-display-style="italic"> <toc-entry level="section">70006. Safety of special activities.</toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection><subsection id="HFC668CA55A684B13B0971456E551A1BB"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Regulations</header> <paragraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC16B6659982A4272B4FC7702225549C1"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>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.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HE8044FE8AF59429F8376BA2BCEB2123A"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Alignment with other regulations</header><text>Such regulations shall align with subchapter C of chapter III of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations.</text> </paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" id="H19EF5CBBB9CF41E1B554934DC2CA37FC"><enum>313.</enum><header>Engine cut-off switches; use requirement</header> <subsection commented="no" id="H77FAE7C95DF84F53A1691AF4ADA4102C"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Section 4312 of title 46, United States Code, is amended—</text> <paragraph commented="no" id="H81B4FA15F258469890C3592BAF4F8261"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by redesignating subsections (b), (c), and (d) as subsections (c), (d), and (e), respectively; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H4E91F457986747A0B7EB47F1317FB036"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by inserting after subsection (a) the following:</text> <quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HPW00" id="HAD05878F1208404094BDCCD569F30AFA" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC"> <subsection id="H0D7DBA760FAD4A3A9A85BD589D0361D7"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Use requirement</header> <paragraph id="HC3CA2928F8D44FE48387EBE614D987BF"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>An individual operating a covered recreational vessel shall use an engine cut-off switch link while operating on plane or above displacement speed.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H43B2F2F012E54F51B0CFF2C16D7E712E"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Exceptions</header><text>The requirement under paragraph (1) shall not apply if—</text> <subparagraph id="H66CC964FD99E44A3ACCC0B2389C6A37F"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the main helm of the covered vessel is installed within an enclosed cabin; or</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H16C9EC8E65434FC888C49E17F96F2ACE"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the vessel does not have an engine cut-off switch and is not required to have one under subsection (a).</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="HFC59A27E47734B48A635D24D95215AA3"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Civil penalty</header><text>Section 4311 of title 46, United States Code, is amended by—</text> <paragraph commented="no" id="H3E44DA31E4544B7596B5EC024F36EBE7"><enum>(1)</enum><text>redesignating subsections (c), (d), (e), (f), and (g) as subsections (d), (e), (f), (g), and (h), respectively; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H10BBB802D80F474A8DEB7E98BB269665"><enum>(2)</enum><text>inserting after subsection (b) the following:</text> <quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HPW00" id="H78377FA958F64CE7B501C62C09697A29" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC"> <subsection id="HCC911C94F11B470595BCC159AD56E1B6"><enum>(c)</enum><text>A person violating section 4312(b) of this title is liable to the United States Government for a civil penalty of not more than—</text> <paragraph id="H38EEE4762B32420D8914586608F30F51"><enum>(1)</enum><text>$100 for the first offense;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H06381D7153C14EBEA0EF3F626ECABC18"><enum>(2)</enum><text>$250 for the second offense; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H1EBD7D69CBE14B4C9F736800F98F10F6"><enum>(3)</enum><text>$500 for any subsequent offense.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H50ACB78033D44302A5BC3387E782FEB6"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Effective date</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text> </subsection></section><section id="HF7FB7D343E864C888EE8E52F4E69A0E5"><enum>314.</enum><header>Exemptions and equivalents</header> <subsection id="H390DE8039D8046FF92C25DF677DE78AF"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Section 4305 of title 46, United States Code, is amended—</text> <paragraph id="HB1DB672D1E6346C2BBCC19AC77FC1D4E"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking the heading and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HPW00" id="HA275F8AD610049318DA2E71017FC0945" reported-display-style="italic" style="USC"> <section id="H1322B9BE59E0492089F855F58AC214CE"><enum>4305.</enum><header>Exemptions and equivalents</header></section><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph><paragraph id="HDA782D89110E4B2AB3C05936ABD35CFC"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking <quote>If the Secretary</quote> and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HPW00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HEBC5A72BE3F844FBBCC8EB9625E0855C" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC"> <subsection id="H0A75D65C1B274FEC9CAE32CE47CCEDDB"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Exemptions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the Secretary</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph><paragraph id="HC517A162115E4D0BA84FA7D19348F7C1"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HPW00" id="H95D33B33556249A698A15C88A18141FC" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC"> <subsection id="H6C0B0011DBFE42E8A2C3549856530E56"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Equivalents</header><text>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.</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HBDEF5DBB26A3449FB5E1E84585F9E4C9"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Clerical amendment</header><text>The analysis for <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/46/43">chapter 43</external-xref> of title 46, United States Code, is amended by striking the item relating to section 4305 and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HPW00" id="HFCB680ACD7F74366B08DA96B72D73C1A" reported-display-style="italic" style="USC"> <toc changed="added" committee-id="HPW00" regeneration="no-regeneration" reported-display-style="italic"> <toc-entry level="section">4305. Exemptions and equivalents.</toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block>. </after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection></section><section id="H954269AA354C47AD9C5FB946C7A4A080"><enum>315.</enum><header>Abandoned seafarers fund</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 11113 of title 46, United States Code, is amended—</text> <paragraph id="HC0F74B2442B743EF82CC1934BD24390B"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a)(2), by striking <quote>may be appropriated to the Secretary</quote> and inserting <quote>shall be available to the Secretary without further appropriation and shall remain available until expended</quote>; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HB9FA5F55DC58430BBD5989FDF9B66373"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking paragraph (4) of subsection (c).</text> </paragraph></section><section id="HE94A90618FF946769768DFB597DEA24A"><enum>316.</enum><header>Ice patrol; payments</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 80301(c) of title 46, United States Code, is amended by striking <quote>operating expenses of the Coast Guard.</quote> and inserting <quote>operations and support of the Coast Guard and shall remain available until expended.</quote>.</text> </section><section commented="no" id="HBFC40A05E41E4253AEA2BE2591D16D7C"><enum>317.</enum><header>Security plans; reviews</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 70103 of title 46, United States Code, is amended—</text> <paragraph commented="no" id="HC5D7536DBF2C43DEBCD55FB6BC76F290"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (b)(3), by inserting <quote>and updates</quote> after <quote>Area Maritime Transportation Security Plans</quote> each place it appears; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H7CD623B65F0E4B94AB6845445D63C712"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (c)(4), by inserting <quote>or update</quote> after <quote>plan</quote> each place it appears.</text> </paragraph></section><section id="H001763B15F12421291F7EF51F55BA1F9"><enum>318.</enum><header>Waiver of navigation and vessel inspection laws</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 501(a) of title 46, United States Code, is amended—</text> <paragraph id="H7ED62E26ECE8478FB9F728AA411104B3"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking <quote>On request</quote> and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HPW00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H51DB974D1E6743F59DD2CED444ED3182" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="H968B7988BF074DF6AD7FED1639DA2868"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">On request</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph><paragraph id="H48042FF3A6554C75940D48B5B28E9F03"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HPW00" id="H4ED2EC406C5844F2A0C270F44000BBC3" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="HE6F7BFF1BE9D4934A28EAD71246A9B6B"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Explanation</header><text>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.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph></section><section id="H82AC86CD4159410FA033ABFD527C5EF6"><enum>319.</enum><header>Requirement for small shipyard grantees</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 54101(d) of title 46, United States Code, is amended—</text> <paragraph id="HCC798C6FD7AE4932AD12B1FEE87AA536"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking <quote>Grants awarded</quote> and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HPW00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5E9C45B211FB4CE488C51F57D897F18E" reported-display-style="italic" style="USC"> <paragraph id="H842AA009EF554F4A8B9DBDCAD0472876"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Grants awarded</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph><paragraph id="H37007822C4D74958BD61803C56157A62"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HPW00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H997EE9BCB6174DA6A2A8560C26B3234D" reported-display-style="italic" style="USC"> <paragraph id="H9C508FD54CA94DDAA248B5D2D9033BDD"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Buy America</header> <subparagraph id="HEFA4E4E04FAE4B84A667131E77C7E4B9"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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—</text> <clause id="H30B2CF2AD8944E5FB4236ED608D197E8"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an unmanufactured article, material, or supply that has been mined or produced in the United States; or</text> </clause><clause id="H6B79A1B544E143378E59FEB734C81D7F"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H746FA1AFB99F40889DFEF40464CB2CC1"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Exceptions</header> <clause id="HDE177936FBFB4E5CBE00D2DB66BDCEF7"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding subparagraph (A), the requirements of that subparagraph shall not apply with respect to a particular product or material if such Administrator determines—</text> <subclause id="H9E041DBFF76C4B4F93BC60C69158177E"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">that the application of those requirements would be inconsistent with the public interest;</text> </subclause><subclause id="HDDB0B4638E9B48EABFE51D7D71ED3097"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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</text> </subclause><subclause id="H5C75AD48AC5F4D4DA47E1B17BB14264F"><enum>(III)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text> </subclause></clause><clause id="HAA60950A0F98469582BA656DF4556185"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Federal Register</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A determination made by such Administrator under this subparagraph shall be published in the Federal Register.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HBD3D9C8C85EB4BA5A3BF0756202DA217"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this paragraph:</text> <clause id="H5D405F28D96440258AE9FE45E0DF4B9D"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Commercially available off-the-shelf item</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <quote>commercially available off-the-shelf item</quote> means—</text> <subclause id="HE008007DD84947E8891351D7993647F5"><enum>(I)</enum><text>any item of supply (including construction material) that is—</text> <item id="H4A104BB9A3D34C8FA1EB72B38251E4E4"><enum>(aa)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a commercial item, as defined by section 2.101 of title 48, Code of Federal Regulations; and</text> </item><item id="HE115AD74E02A43D9B5E736165DED8ACB"><enum>(bb)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">sold in substantial quantities in the commercial marketplace; and</text> </item></subclause><subclause id="H197B1A677C1D44509B17F1F51F589C98"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">does not include bulk cargo, as that term is defined in section 40102(4) of this title, such as agricultural products and petroleum products.</text> </subclause></clause><clause id="H7E6FA673AD4C40F9A3982542242845E2"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Product or Material</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <quote>product or material</quote> 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.</text> </clause><clause id="H5D9FD6B5E67547A7961D8CEEFA1973FD"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>United States</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <quote>United States</quote> includes the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Virgin Islands.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph></section><section id="H92CC0901F9734529A433265AA882652E"><enum>320.</enum><header>Independent study on the United States Merchant Marine Academy</header> <subsection id="H34FA8D97383C437394EA34AFF980C5F5"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text> </subsection><subsection id="H3C3A8BC1F0BA47F69411ECEB26055026"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Study elements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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:</text> <paragraph id="HE065D26BBC8B42C897D281E01D929BEE"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A comprehensive assessment of the United States Merchant Marine Academy’s systems, training, facilities, infrastructure, information technology, and stakeholder engagement.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HDD64D69DCD2C42198824591AA4EE7BC9"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Identification of needs and opportunities for modernization to help the United States Merchant Marine Academy keep pace with more modern campuses.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H47ACD669A46A4FD7AAF53085C988DDFA"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Development of an action plan for the United States Merchant Marine Academy with specific recommendations for—</text> <subparagraph id="HA5318042883B4E4C9FB5AAA241BA0E2C"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">improvements or updates relating to the opportunities described in paragraph (2); and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H96BDB0A8ED4E40FAB3B0A6CEAE6F7E5E"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H0092857CC0164567A1D992A19C30E73A"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Deadline and report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text> </subsection></section><section display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC608399F420D4C70834FAE82E38ACC35" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>321.</enum><header>Centers of excellence for domestic maritime workforce training and education</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 54102 of title 46, United States Code, is amended—</text> <paragraph id="H560CEB55A7454125BDD13616957F17C5"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (b), by inserting <quote>or subsection (d)</quote> after <quote>designated under subsection (a)</quote>; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H71A875B9852B40588C81A0DF94247187"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HPW00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H47EC42077C1F44F7860D88159B5C7A38" reported-display-style="italic" style="USC"> <subsection id="H199427310AA645DD851AB1DD0B9C42CB"><enum>(d)</enum><header>State Maritime Academy</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph></section><section id="H5084FCAA7969471389395FD30E4CB45E"><enum>322.</enum><header>Renewal of merchant mariner licenses and documents</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 7507 of title 46, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HPW00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8DCBCC359C874884B8DCA1B058D9FB91" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC"> <subsection id="H8BE6741EC7044C3DAF0CC2A96304D3CF"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Renewal</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </section><enum>IV</enum><header>Miscellaneous</header> <section id="HDDE9EF3911DF48CDB95689569CE11ABA"><enum>401.</enum><header>Coastwise trade</header> <subsection id="H3A64E4C901624D9681E092713076A580"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>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 <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/46/121">chapter 121</external-xref> 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.</text> </subsection><subsection id="H144D12BE70FD4D4B9DEAAF014E3123D0"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Briefing</header><text>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.</text> </subsection></section><section id="H90424C2967D04B37961C83B213A7CC5F"><enum>402.</enum><header>Unmanned maritime systems</header> <subsection id="H0E50C369D2004B0FA7C45B281D0CA45A"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Assessment</header> <paragraph id="HC3FD723C758145BB918A55ADCD552ECC"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Commandant of the Coast Guard, acting through the Blue Technology Center of Expertise, shall regularly assess available unmanned maritime systems for potential use to support missions of the Coast Guard.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H7CEDFDD8EEF34FF1831BF2DBA50B2AEA"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Consultation</header><text>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.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H3AC20AD35ABA479FB65D2DB35EB28125"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Report</header> <paragraph id="H6543E427CDB5439C87BA3A308E10B5BF"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than one 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 on the mission effectiveness of the Coast Guard.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H08EBD246EBAE4900B442D8B39B6D9B7C"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Contents</header><text>Each report submitted under paragraph (1) shall include the following:</text> <subparagraph id="H93C6DAE8F710419FB2A88C59C22F9448"><enum>(A)</enum><text>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.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7439C3A73B5A476CB3EEC29AE4CF8247"><enum>(B)</enum><text>A prioritized list of Coast Guard mission requirements that could be met with additional unmanned maritime systems, and the estimated costs of acquiring and operating such systems.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HBD0B83A82B5F428CBFDDA389FC9B09C1"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this section:</text> <paragraph id="H8B1D48FDB2F5416D9A97ACDD15A091E6"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Unmanned maritime systems</header> <subparagraph id="H9ED4396D44FE41AC9C4DD0221B8A9D2B"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The term <quote>unmanned maritime systems</quote> 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.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H99DEB87968B64F1DAF0D353DB673FEAF"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Examples</header><text>Such term includes the following:</text> <clause commented="no" id="HB6033B2216D24C8A825048EBFC03F1CF"><enum>(i)</enum><text>Unmanned undersea vehicles.</text> </clause><clause commented="no" id="H3EF69A0397EF45FEBFD86DAD8CD2BD1D"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>Unmanned surface vehicles.</text> </clause><clause commented="no" id="HA5784CD2FAFA470281218DD2E94AFB6D"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>Unmanned aerial vehicles.</text> </clause><clause commented="no" id="H690C4F2EB7544921BFD4D07C613BC1A2"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>Autonomous underwater vehicles.</text> </clause><clause commented="no" id="HDCE02669EF3E4F298C58ACBC749165C4"><enum>(v)</enum><text>Autonomous surface vehicles.</text> </clause><clause commented="no" id="H5ABD2A3F9736463A86C3944478025FD1"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>Autonomous aerial vehicles.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H1A0FB62C85984099B1CFD6776CBBE98C"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Available unmanned maritime systems</header><text>The term <quote>available unmanned maritime systems</quote> includes systems that can be purchased commercially or are in use by the Department of Defense or other Federal agencies.</text> </paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H9DD3B41B9E47419F96486945FD5242D6"><enum>403.</enum><header>Expedited transfer in cases of sexual assault; dependents of members of the Coast Guard</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">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.</text> </section><section id="HC6A719FBDAFC485187C7C3D82B203D6F"><enum>404.</enum><header>Towing vessels; operation outside the boundary line</header> <subsection id="HAA811AD1F8A541F69C05C359B5B061E0"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Interim exemption</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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—</text> <paragraph id="H4A6511B399FF498FBDBA6B7D0D2565F4"><enum>(1)</enum><text>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</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H6B0A603367FE4A5CAA67FAC5E3DADFAA"><enum>(2)</enum><text>is operating outside the Boundary Line solely to perform operations necessary to escort a vessel with limited maneuverability.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H338716D884F2498B9CA1BCE4EFBBDD75"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Applicability</header><text>This section applies to a towing vessel—</text> <paragraph id="H010BC2E5838F42B8BB5ED1367ACA2E84"><enum>(1)</enum><text>that is subject to inspection under <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/46/33">chapter 33</external-xref> of title 46, United States Code, and subchapter M of title 46, Code of Federal Regulations;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HDBD4350E134D4A788FF13ECB72B6F13A"><enum>(2)</enum><text>with only <quote>Lakes, Bays, and Sounds</quote> or <quote>Rivers</quote> routes recorded on such vessel’s certificate of inspection under section 136.230 of title 46, Code of Federal Regulations; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HB143C996356941A6BA90941A913CF027"><enum>(3)</enum> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HDAE964E7F7AE47FA8A65971FB988E8B5"><enum>(A)</enum><text>that, with respect to a vessel that is described in subsection (a)(1), is listed—</text> <clause changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="HPW00" id="HEC46DD9E705B40DE9A54D4702B334897" indent="up1" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(i)</enum><text>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</text> </clause><clause changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="HPW00" id="H445017E35E1742A08F342CED5DB0B625" indent="up1" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by name or reference in the vessel response plan’s geographic-specific appendix on the date of approval of the vessel response plan; or</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph changed="added" committee-id="HPW00" id="H779842007EB04DEF8AEA55E236CA6F73" indent="up1" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(B)</enum><text>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.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H96CDF68970B34B82BE1F1097CCBFEFF6"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Limitations</header><text>A vessel exempted under subsection (a) is subject to the following operating limitations:</text> <paragraph id="HB8BFAC0B56C34A91910FFCAEA2160B59"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Response vessels</header><text>The voyage of a vessel exempted under subsection (a)(1) shall—</text> <subparagraph id="H9982E28463E34D779E51603DE81427E8"><enum>(A)</enum><text>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</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H875B750CCC6C429FAE32FA57391C91FC"><enum>(B)</enum><text>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.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H9540C9DFA58941DE91FDA5BA12062BEB"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Escort vessels</header><text>The voyage of a vessel exempted under subsection (a)(2) shall—</text> <subparagraph id="HCB33DBCB4D97429585FFE7E81DA0A64E"><enum>(A)</enum><text>be less than 12 hours in total duration;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8D9605A2C62C48DBB32748640D92C0F0"><enum>(B)</enum><text>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</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8E3737CE5C6F41809B177CFB121F7B1B"><enum>(C)</enum><text>occur no further than 10 nautical miles from the Boundary Line.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H56C7DAACAE954E8093C41EE243950DB7"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Termination</header><text>The interim exemption provided under subsection (a) shall terminate on July 22, 2023.</text> </subsection><subsection id="HDA011ABDF4694A63AF088683FC89534E"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Restriction</header><text>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.</text> </subsection><subsection id="HFDB2FC28C4014450ACA2C2C60BE2889B"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Briefing</header><text>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:</text> <paragraph id="HEADD242A1EAB4B3AABB178EE048CCC63"><enum>(1)</enum><text>The impacts of the interim exemptions provided under this section.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H725EC2653B6E40AE863C036077BDFAC4"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Any safety concerns regarding the expiration of such interim exemptions.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HF1AF82457C9F44AFAB2C2EDBACF60AE8"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Whether such interim exemptions should be extended or made permanent in the interests of safety.</text> </paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H0A8B6AEA17BF4F62A4FFAE39B4CB4280"><enum>405.</enum><header>Coast Guard authorities study</header> <subsection id="H4E64274695CB4CF29CE7C8AE98E39BA3"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>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.</text> </subsection><subsection id="HE99FAD483B1243698CEB3E6B6F098E72"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Assessment</header><text>The assessment under subsection (a) shall provide—</text> <paragraph id="HEB4DD0E7F42448C7943F0E4F01AADC90"><enum>(1)</enum><text>an examination of emerging issues that may require Coast Guard oversight, regulation, or action;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H8202019E54DE4D58969C2E239FAB3D8E"><enum>(2)</enum><text>a description of potential limitations and shortcomings of relying on current Coast Guard authorities to address emerging issues; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H39874F59241940F887C553C0462965BE"><enum>(3)</enum><text>an overview of adjustments and additions that could be made to existing Coast Guard authorities to fully address emerging issues.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H9598E9FA2C624EBBA16DED9045F1F5CB"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Report to the Congress</header><text>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.</text> </subsection><subsection id="HF65F47CDFE614104A39F2F9C7B3E0C4E"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Emerging issues</header><text>In this section, the term <quote>emerging issues</quote> 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—</text> <paragraph id="H876EB2107F9B432DB90BB955C71C625C"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the introduction of new technologies in the maritime domain;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H675EEDECAE724F6F9AB5FEEDD3ED62F4"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the advent of new processes or operational activities in the maritime domain; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HB5E8274B7A814123B5A5D4EE20328894"><enum>(3)</enum><text>changes in the use of navigable waterways.</text> </paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H5B4F57509ECE4E28B46789935D12330B"><enum>406.</enum><header>Cloud computing strategy</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">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—</text> <paragraph id="H5CE8F621AAFF4478BFBA707F5FFFFBF4"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the goals and acquisition strategies for all proposed enterprise-wide cloud computing service procurements;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HBC26E04B0BD6436A8C163F2BD4E65EF2"><enum>(2)</enum><text>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;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H62F082093FCA4C418F693F48582DE176"><enum>(3)</enum><text>an assessment of potential threats and security vulnerabilities of the strategy, and plans to mitigate such risks; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HD52DF87A4EE34379A0685B0DD28F4D3B"><enum>(4)</enum><text>an estimate of the cost and timeline to implement cloud computing service for all Coast Guard computing.</text> </paragraph></section><section id="HD1405195E38F449896C4DB8EE72CED8D"><enum>407.</enum><header>Report on effects of climate change on Coast Guard</header> <subsection id="H9ED5251F0BE046529AAF785F10D599A1"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>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.</text> </subsection><subsection id="HE6DD50B711A9496282BD6B1F6B5BFAF8"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Elements</header><text>The report under subsection (a) shall include the following:</text> <paragraph id="HE6828EE42EF448A1B1E3946B3C0C1D3F"><enum>(1)</enum><text>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.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H3F7013C8EBEC47A58A6365B4CF94B366"><enum>(2)</enum><text>An overview of—</text> <subparagraph id="HD40F5A5FBD49428FB2B82D287B5F087D"><enum>(A)</enum><text>mitigations that may be necessary to ensure the continued operational viability and to increase the resiliency of the identified vulnerable installations; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H91D73911893B4762885BA5DB49E4655F"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the cost of such mitigations.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H97A42E8FCD54477595F2F06E452CA5A3"><enum>(3)</enum><text>A discussion of the climate-change-related effects on the Coast Guard, including—</text> <subparagraph id="HBEFFCC77712E405987662314459068D0"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the increase in the frequency of humanitarian assistance and disaster relief missions; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="HFC6C13B4898145B7A985C41B36CF7014"><enum>(B)</enum><text>campaign plans, contingency plans, and operational posture of the Coast Guard.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H8E859A40D4E14AFB9CFFB774B682C9F2"><enum>(4)</enum><text>An overview of mitigations that may be necessary to ensure mission resiliency and the cost of such mitigations.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H6FA167D989684C1D8361255863EB14DD"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Form</header><text>The report required under subsection (a) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may contain a classified annex.</text> </subsection></section><section id="HBA3746EDA3FD4156BB1E327BD8E24FEA"><enum>408.</enum><header>Shore infrastructure</header> <subsection id="HC80631B31F404146B1B7EF0737C0D3B6"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Commandant of the Coast Guard shall—</text> <paragraph id="HA5B626A5D74A4DF785C252B55DB1360F"><enum>(1)</enum><text>develop a plan to standardize Coast Guard facility condition assessments;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HEECCDD4027B64BAC8769EEE540310947"><enum>(2)</enum><text>establish shore infrastructure performance goals, measures, and baselines to track the effectiveness of maintenance and repair investments and provide feedback on progress made;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H3A1A51DB17684D3FBD72F939C960179C"><enum>(3)</enum><text>develop a process to routinely align the Coast Guard shore infrastructure portfolio with mission needs, including disposing of unneeded assets;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H8EB9753CC3E84AF4AD24AABB3150D297"><enum>(4)</enum><text>establish guidance for planning boards to document inputs, deliberations, and project prioritization decisions for infrastructure maintenance projects;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H1C928D45E31B4E89A79A215D1A720DB7"><enum>(5)</enum><text>employ models for Coast Guard infrastructure asset lines for—</text> <subparagraph id="H59F88367B97C4C94BDC6C6FBD29049C4"><enum>(A)</enum><text>predicting the outcome of investments in shore infrastructure;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE4ABCF6171444462B967975322C63433"><enum>(B)</enum><text>analyzing tradeoffs; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H690D6860A4124355A486A5A7123FFB69"><enum>(C)</enum><text>optimizing decisions among competing investments;</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HD9CF30CA77744AA38283440560B0C6D3"><enum>(6)</enum><text>include supporting details about competing project alternatives and report tradeoffs in congressional budget requests and related reports; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HC7394F9906FF43629478964EA9DB9384"><enum>(7)</enum><text>explore the development of real property management expertise within the Coast Guard workforce, including members of the Senior Executive Service.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H270D8AC385DB443F9997FA8BC90642D3"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Briefing</header><text>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).</text> </subsection></section><section id="H936563078E5F4B14B9D8160CFCE01E13"><enum>409.</enum><header>Physical access control system report</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">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—</text> <paragraph id="H0E1A2801955E412681DB128A24014694"><enum>(1)</enum><text>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;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HE16C3609FCD34967AF3B73F2836F9D0A"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the status of the selection of a technological solution;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HB20829D8EFA24BB1B385CD261529FBEA"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the estimated phases and timeframe to complete the implementation of such a system; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H1B9575BCD7DA4359A0E28F6634BE6925"><enum>(4)</enum><text>the estimated cost for each phase of the project.</text> </paragraph></section><section id="H0A8948B249EB4549A4F4F99EB6242E21"><enum>410.</enum><header>Coastwise endorsements</header> <subsection id="H2E4514F7640D4CF4B44C430A813E78D2"><enum>(a)</enum><header><quote>Safari voyager</quote></header> <paragraph id="H3166C4C61BCE4530A64229AE9CE1BFB0"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>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).</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H5E881A44FC444675A8A2843C341DB46E"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Revocation of effectiveness of certificate</header><text>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.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H4D68250261534A4AA1A7017DA92E028F"><enum>(b)</enum><header><quote>Pacific provider</quote></header> <paragraph id="HB251938CC1B34A5C93A708DAD9E4B013"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>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).</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HCE0D8C9BE61D4B57BA20EF7FDF7AE277"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Revocation of effectiveness of certificate</header><text>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.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H45369BF3BE3743EDA0A1DB334F9F9F75"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Documentation of LNG tankers</header><text>Section 7(b)(3) of the America’s Cup Act of 2011 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/112/61">Public Law 112–61</external-xref>) is amended by—</text> <paragraph id="HD3B00CFC969A4A7B9A29CFDF1D74653D"><enum>(1)</enum><text>striking <quote>The coastwise endorsement issued</quote> and inserting <quote>No coastwise endorsement shall be issued</quote>; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H82B65F8994D04781B6D3E8CCD37FB8FF"><enum>(2)</enum><text>striking <quote>shall expire on</quote> and inserting <quote>after</quote>.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HDF9470FFBBDE47A8AB4467523D45108E"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Replacement vessel</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding section 208(g)(5) of the American Fisheries Act (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/105/277">Public Law 105–277</external-xref>; <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1851">16 U.S.C. 1851</external-xref> 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.</text> </subsection></section><section id="H0C6F683AC2F54CF3A52DC34F8D79F483"><enum>411.</enum><header>Polar security cutter acquisition report</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Not later than one 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—</text> <paragraph id="H7A9178951BA34B91859C61107ECF0242"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the extent to which specifications, key drawings, and detail design for the Polar Security Cutter are complete before the start of construction;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HCE2440B557E74A3CB4208BD7D7F39235"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the extent to which Polar Security Cutter hulls numbers one, two, and three are science ready; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H48C7C07802914504B9F1C817828F260B"><enum>(3)</enum><text>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 <quote>Acquisition and Operation of Polar Icebreakers: Fulfilling the Nation’s Needs</quote> and dated July 11, 2017.</text> </paragraph></section><section id="H2614042278754220A854BE63234E516A"><enum>412.</enum><header>Sense of the Congress on the need for a new Great Lakes icebreaker</header> <subsection id="H08D78255C86A40E5B6CC7B64D06FCD0C"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Findings</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Congress finds the following:</text> <paragraph id="H23EADADB0B94475297FC34C420DB4E7A"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Great Lakes shipping industry is crucial to the American economy, including the U.S. manufacturing base, providing important economic and national security benefits.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H87BF4EFD02BA45AC8643128B120386E4"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A recent study found that the Great Lakes shipping industry supports 237,000 jobs and tens of billions of dollars in economic activity.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HFD166FD7765A44A38685967F74500488"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H98048F50C8184ACC9C1CBD5DFFB49E5F"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H2E5E0784037A4E3BA216BADB0A5C4408"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H0263FC398A244C57B68CA9ED5987B3C2"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H9B2C39F10A034036AD8B2D287865DF0F"><enum>(7)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H7DF3AA5293B34DC886C1E62C5CDEF968"><enum>(8)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Coast Guard has not initiated a new acquisition program for this Great Lakes icebreaker.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H384855E18EC04F91A4F6502092B9ACDA"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Sense of the Congress</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text> </subsection></section><section id="HCCC03135B66840BC9B462FE065BF6F39"><enum>413.</enum><header>Cargo preference study</header> <subsection id="HAAE2772DDC8643EC8F2922113D5133BD"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct an audit regarding the enforcement of the United States cargo preference program under section 55305 of title 46, United States Code.</text> </subsection><subsection id="H6CDEA47A4F354FE585581DCD5567F95D"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Scope</header><text>The audit conducted under subsection (a) shall include—</text> <paragraph id="H1EF70FDAC2CA4730957B4772D4D3CA0B"><enum>(1)</enum><text>a description of the agencies and organizations required to comply with cargo preference requirements;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H5B46E4A5FBF34AD6B8F08997698F83BF"><enum>(2)</enum><text>an analysis of the compliance or noncompliance of such agencies and organizations with such requirements, including details of—</text> <subparagraph id="HB074D37DAC5E4F80B1DF33441E75A3C6"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the total amount of international oceangoing cargo shipped by each such agency and organization; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="HBC6EE978F02E406CB266A8C7AC1E806B"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the percentage of such cargo shipped on cargo preference-compliant vessels; and</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HC6867BB4BE1246C4A4382C2634B8D412"><enum>(3)</enum><text>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.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HABD9F0853B0A4612B5C5124EF2553E23"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not later than one 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 required under subsection (a) and providing recommendations related to such results.</text> </subsection></section><section id="H8676735D7E11491B803DC69121424DAB"><enum>414.</enum><header>Insider Threat program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">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.</text> </section><section id="HBF86B222914E4F18A24BE62284B5BA89"><enum>415.</enum><header>Fishing safety grants</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">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 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/115/31">Public Law 115–31</external-xref>) for the purpose of making such grants.</text> </section><section id="HF38E7BE03ED2423EB0B71550FC434C25"><enum>416.</enum><header>Plans for demonstration programs</header> <subsection id="H1C5E20FC521242B79F00ECA298287343"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Commandant of the Coast Guard shall develop plans for demonstration programs that will assess the feasibility of using unmanned aircraft systems for surveillance of marine protected areas, the transit zone, and the Arctic to—</text> <paragraph id="H9E8F262148C14751BF4A8AA7D29BB76F"><enum>(1)</enum><text>gather regular maritime domain awareness of such areas;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HFC6EA42A0F1C4FB485E454E49FF2B3A6"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">ensure sufficient response to illegal activities in marine protected areas, the transit zone, and the Arctic; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HAA73BDBAACAF4618A22CED189C51C9E8"><enum>(3)</enum><text>collaborate with local, State, and Tribal authorities and international partners for surveillance permissions over their waters.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H3AE1842A99A540F796C0C1DEFBEB138A"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Requirements</header><text>The plans required under subsection (a) shall include—</text> <paragraph id="H068D8417A25949DEAD23973CB0F5D5F3"><enum>(1)</enum><text>discussion of the feasibility, safety, and cost effectiveness of using unmanned aerial vehicles for the purposes of enhancing maritime domain awareness in marine protected areas;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H099385569CBC4F6D879F3BE8343B55E0"><enum>(2)</enum><text>coordination and communication plans to facilitate coordination with other relevant Federal, State, Tribal, and local agencies, and international partners;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H747E46A34A6449FD94D59EC30C30852C"><enum>(3)</enum><text>consideration of the potential impacts of such a demonstration program on the Coast Guard’s existing unmanned vehicle programs;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H1423B9D8087B4038AC1A16F6D24F8BDD"><enum>(4)</enum><text>an overview of areas that could be surveilled under such program;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HD4FFD0D87ABA4B728CE8B6B153E83F73"><enum>(5)</enum><text>a timeline and technical milestones for the implementation of such a program;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H2F116530BB1D4855914E5EDD98C99326"><enum>(6)</enum><text>resource requirements to implement and sustain such a program; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HE15FBCF7C4C1483DA76B649195EB4E45"><enum>(7)</enum><text>the operational benefits of such a program.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H148073EE662146ADB5BAED2E650EF672"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not later than one 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).</text> </subsection><subsection id="H7FCE5C1C9DE3408AB0D13966CF994A62"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this section:</text> <paragraph id="H5A7514E67AF341529ED10B813F88A8FC"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Arctic</header><text>The term <quote>Arctic</quote> has the meaning given that term in section 112 of the Arctic Research and Policy Act of 1984 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/15/4111">15 U.S.C. 4111</external-xref>).</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H13559E181717443D8BEE06B27F41156E"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Marine protected area</header><text>The term <quote>marine protected area</quote> means any discrete area of the marine environment under a Federal statute.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HA19F847A793641FDA9363C0AB21F5299"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Transit zone</header><text>The term <quote>transit zone</quote> has the meaning given that term in section 1092(a)(8) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/6/223">6 U.S.C. 223(a)(8)</external-xref>).</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H0105EC5017B647D593490AA932ABBFB9"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Unmanned aircraft system</header><text>The term <quote>unmanned aircraft system</quote> has the meaning given that term in section 331 of the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/40101">49 U.S.C. 40101</external-xref> note).</text> </paragraph></subsection></section><section id="HE93ECFBB2C734CE89FDD22E6EB1853C5"><enum>417.</enum><header>Waters deemed not navigable waters of the United States for certain purposes</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">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.</text> </section><section id="HE7EADACE4C5C47789CC8807042387B00"><enum>418.</enum><header>Coast Guard housing; status and authorities briefing</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">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—</text> <paragraph id="HA0B058CA6F6A49F0ABEBEB7417DEA131"><enum>(1)</enum><text>a description of the material condition of Coast Guard housing facilities;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H326ABFC7B4334E319DD8CCB494F1BFB3"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the amount of current Coast Guard housing construction and deferred maintenance backlogs;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H1F09CA272CF74056883A5ACC81DB7CBD"><enum>(3)</enum><text>an overview of the manner in which the Coast Guard manages and maintains housing facilities;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HB7E2307B7BB34CB997FD05862519C423"><enum>(4)</enum><text>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 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/104/324">Public Law 104–324</external-xref>); and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H3282ABEDDAB5421183BDE5F17671F3BE"><enum>(5)</enum><text>recommendations regarding how the Congress could adjust those authorities to prevent mismanagement of Coast Guard housing facilities.</text> </paragraph></section><section id="H50F8BA163E2D4D1C935E575F3E4F6D27"><enum>419.</enum><header>Conveyance of Coast Guard property at Point Spencer, Alaska</header> <paragraph id="HAAC92A85B1EC4490B3B0147C53B17E9D"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 533 of the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2016 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/114/120">Public Law 114–120</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HPW00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1644348C59D442C6BB01B481E1E90F3F" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC"> <subsection id="HFD13DD0D3BF34861960B4B86A56C6356"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Remedial actions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/9620">42 U.S.C. 9620(h)</external-xref>) 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.</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph><paragraph id="HFC7B02D610AC42E78D0C5569D1E18D38"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 534(a) of the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2016 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/114/120">Public Law 114–120</external-xref>) is amended by—</text> <subparagraph id="H7EB013A0B3C0422FAB0E1C8057A993ED"><enum>(A)</enum><text>striking <quote>Nothing</quote> and inserting <quote>After the date on which the Secretary of the Interior conveys land under section 533 of this Act, nothing</quote>; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0ECE2836D08F45FEA18DFAB91D241762"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>, with respect to contaminants on such land prior to the date on which the land is conveyed</quote> before the period.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></section><section id="H615229EA2AAD4614920DB49D23AD11EB"><enum>420.</enum><header>Prohibition</header> <subsection id="HB5199ADF585D48A7B7520625BF550DD1"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/471">33 U.S.C. 471</external-xref>) or <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/46/700">chapter 700</external-xref> 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.</text> </subsection><subsection id="HBB379BDFEC55471B84C0576D773AD38B"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Restriction</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Commandant may not establish or expand any anchorages 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 anchorages.</text> </subsection></section><section id="H14481AC882124B5E851D1284069D46E0"><enum>421.</enum><header>Certificate extensions</header> <subsection id="HBE418F1DC39946A3A02321DEAC9C8EE8"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subchapter I of <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/46/121">chapter 121</external-xref> of title 46, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HPW00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HDDBC5E335D5A4331A689AC7C1C7CE1FF" reported-display-style="italic" style="USC"> <section id="H74ABF99809D8404590F9932D992CE81A"><enum>12108.</enum><header>Authority to extend the duration of vessel certificates</header> <subsection id="H27AA00FDB0C14245BD345A6057627D69"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Certificates</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 one year an expiring–—</text> <paragraph id="H137D3EFDA67F4C6EAA69D268F25912D1"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">certificate of documentation issued for a vessel under chapter 121; or</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H8C4A9250A46241A69BE9FB6C6081D108"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">certificate of financial responsibility required for a vessel by section 1016(a) of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/2716">33 U.S.C. 2716(a)</external-xref>) or Section 108 of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/9608">42 U.S.C. 9608</external-xref>).</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H0B34E11EBB2745EAAABA5F665B90272F"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Determination</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The determination referred to in subsection (a) is a determination that such extension is required to enable the Coast Guard to—</text> <paragraph id="H21D5DBA7F50F44BBB22519AA6BC61782"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">eliminate a backlog in processing applications for such certificates; or</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HCE64742F9C58499DB83E0A62B8100ED1"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">act in response to a national emergency or natural disaster.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H9E6E591F6F714D27A9BCA8D6EA1FBA61"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Manner of extension</header><text>Any extension granted under this section may be granted to individual vessels or to a specifically identified group of vessels.</text></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection><subsection id="H1CBCB4619BFA4AF28C3EFE96D785F105"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Clerical amendment</header><text>The analysis for such subchapter is amended by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HPW00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4E800A09BF7143598AEF40864C0F5E0A" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC"> <toc changed="added" committee-id="HPW00" regeneration="no-regeneration" reported-display-style="italic"> <toc-entry level="section">12108. Authority to extend the duration of vessel certificates.</toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection></section><section id="HAEF6063D3A9E4FD4AAFC2BCED8BAA0DD"><enum>422.</enum><header>Homeland security rotational cybersecurity research program at the Coast Guard Academy</header> <subsection id="H0DA3534CDFF846EF9D690312E21EE295"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Subtitle E of title VIII of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/6/411">6 U.S.C. 411</external-xref> et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HPW00" id="H2C093ACD8ACA45548B72A43692F53AFA" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC"> <section id="H73CBDD44FD5D421FBAF7241FEFFAA4F3"><enum>846.</enum><header>Rotational cybersecurity research program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">To enhance the Department’s cybersecurity capacity, the Secretary may establish a rotational research, development, and training program for—</text> <paragraph id="HDB332C87D1CB41A79A8A106D7B46A304"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HB2F023FA24C7407E914C786E2500238F"><enum>(2)</enum><text>detail to the Coast Guard Academy, as faculty, of individuals with expertise and experience in cybersecurity who are employed by—</text> <subparagraph id="H199DBDCA696740FDAB1F209074BAACEE"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Agency (including the center);</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H15563BE36282462DB3DAE1C531079266"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the Directorate of Science and Technology; or</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H75C20958DA884D13BA522A12862D33E7"><enum>(C)</enum><text>institutions that have been designated by the Department as a Center of Excellence for Cyber Defense, or the equivalent.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection><subsection id="H22D6E70448304A909C6D7980AFB700A0"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Clerical amendment</header><text>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:</text> <quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HPW00" id="H2E7186AB72B84B0E90F46FFB1C25F06B" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC"> <toc changed="added" committee-id="HPW00" regeneration="no-regeneration" reported-display-style="italic"> <toc-entry level="section">Sec. 846. Rotational cybersecurity research program.</toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection></section><section id="H66901019F5C74ABB91719F10DE899F61"><enum>423.</enum><header>Towing vessel inspection fees</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">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—</text> <paragraph id="H97D9A78DBE664762B4E9A47638C60333"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the completion of the review required under section 815 of the Frank LoBiondo Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2018 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/115/282">Public Law 115–282</external-xref>); and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HD8535E2A111C49568E5F956B26A6B3F4"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the promulgation of regulations to establish specific inspection fees for such vessels.</text> </paragraph></section><section id="H87138F3BF8DB457BB23FD5645B073788"><enum>424.</enum><header>Subrogated claims</header> <subsection id="HA48CCBE5D9A7459A97EAA695FD889FF3"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Section 1012(b) of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/2712">33 U.S.C. 2712(b)</external-xref>) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="HC483ACBE9ED74686B2D3A18E3EAC094B"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking <quote>The</quote> and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HPW00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD5B552E1F1B14A24B84D1C4F1C635ABB" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="H4F2D0D5A3EE547C5944A79721507B7B0"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph><paragraph id="HBBEBE5D8B3CE4206B80F3C460154FE27"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HPW00" id="HA5090122DAA24A308FC48C3BB2C5E6A9" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="HE5B9644E47D0474CBA75DCC5D3C95D87"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Subrogated rights</header><text>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.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H95BA848F47934D4386A6B2D340287D08"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Effective date</header><text>This section and the amendments made by this section shall take effect 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act.</text> </subsection></section><section id="H46C4377C4FC34B08B228F7617992674C"><enum>425.</enum><header>Loan provisions under Oil Pollution Act of 1990</header> <subsection id="H2B0C8921E9184FB0AE7BBC607E2BF580"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Section 1013 of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/2713">33 U.S.C. 2713</external-xref>) is amended by striking subsection (f).</text> </subsection><subsection id="H9D5D3BE0AF0D466AAB27F3CC533B8D0C"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conforming amendments</header><text>Section 1012(a) of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/2712">33 U.S.C. 2712(a)</external-xref>) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="HD8202FF7EABC493DBD4CCBFE5A04B230"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (4), by adding <quote>and</quote> after the semicolon at the end;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HACF64E1BDB2A4984B36FE4C205E78FBF"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (5)(D), by striking <quote>; and</quote> and inserting a period; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H0647EC1E8495489DB15E8FC895C47E6C"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by striking paragraph (6).</text> </paragraph></subsection></section><section id="HA8C6978FF6264DC9AE9113E02D9E3B25"><enum>426.</enum><header>Liability limits</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1004(d)(2) of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/2704">33 U.S.C. 2704(d)(2)</external-xref>) is amended to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HPW00" id="HA06A4282444C41CA977E53A5466EBA52" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="HC1887472BB3343E59BD7082DA0FE352A"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Deepwater ports and associated vessels</header> <subparagraph id="H62548ECE200347E58E02CA9720FCCBB9"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H989E108A35C94C7EBEA5F4BD50CFB8B2"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Risk determination</header><text>In determining the risk of oil pollution, the Secretary shall take into account, as applicable—</text> <clause id="HAF35A714906D402889F4D9B5D7443D49"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the size of the deepwater ports and associated vessels;</text> </clause><clause id="HE65D1178921A4F1694B2217D3EFEE095"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">oil storage capacity of the deepwater ports and associated vessels;</text> </clause><clause id="HA7429EAC987442DEA0276F015B2561C7"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">oil handling capacity of the deepwater ports and associated vessels;</text> </clause><clause id="H00719AA091494152A6D7BEF11EDC3A2C"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>oil throughput;</text> </clause><clause id="HB5EA4B7D7F2C4664B80C0EE70F7E0CF2"><enum>(v)</enum><text>proximity to sensitive areas;</text> </clause><clause id="H43EC7DC9B48E400FAFF4F881FF287FAD"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>type of oil handled;</text> </clause><clause id="HEBDC9761FEA04431895E68F151DCD5FB"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>history of oil discharges; and</text> </clause><clause id="H0B836960A71646E9ABF90349ED40B339"><enum>(viii)</enum><text>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.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H27A02FFE45A04F16A8458CBD69B346C8"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Limit of liability; transportation of oil</header><text>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.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2211CD15C1EE4929B3B74CB9802C2D95"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Limit of liability; transportation of natural gas</header><text>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.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>. </after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </section><section id="HD2C1308F8A0E499EAC7F7CBB593A3BA4"><enum>427.</enum><header>Report on drug interdiction in the Caribbean basin</header> <subsection id="HB9063CD4F22A4D3FAA0E59E4A207117A"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text> </subsection><subsection id="HEE7CCD39E83147EDA6CE7EB1CB1DFE01"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Content</header><text>Such report shall include—</text> <paragraph id="HBD1204D6CD0C4B22A2D3966198700963"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a statement of the Coast Guard mission requirements for drug interdiction in the Caribbean basin;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H448E45617E554C12A6FD55FC3F5E44C9"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H9B7A5253D9BC47F49D5D71F2D8996F22"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a determination of whether such hours and assets satisfied the Coast Guard mission requirements for drug interdiction in the Caribbean basin.</text> </paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H7C28F961B75F476CA218A84DCCD8FBE0"><enum>428.</enum><header>Voting Requirement</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 305(i)(1)(G)(iv) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1855">16 U.S.C. 1855(i)(1)(G)(iv)</external-xref>) is amended to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HPW00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H95FFB92D61C247E5B24F2AAE07BFB221" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC"> <clause id="H0672B6A400524A6489B288CC74E3C56B"><enum>(iv)</enum><header>Voting Requirement</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The panel may act only by the affirmative vote of at least five of its members.</text></clause><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </section><enum>V</enum><header>Reorganization</header> <section id="H7B3B19C3F19B4E2492CC5D86B0AA017B"><enum>501.</enum><header>Uninspected commercial fishing industry vessels</header> <subsection id="H6FCCA39EB222401582B25AB1B1E13B32"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Subtitle II of title 46, United States Code, is amended by striking chapter 45 and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HPW00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1221DC58A00A4108B78F7CED4619D646" reported-display-style="italic" style="USC"> <chapter id="HC3A80A7C687F48299FFC5D8FC3C6870D"><enum>45</enum><header>Uninspected Commercial Industry Vessels</header> <toc container-level="chapter-container" idref="HC3A80A7C687F48299FFC5D8FC3C6870D" lowest-bolded-level="division-lowest-bolded" lowest-level="section" quoted-block="no-quoted-block" regeneration="yes-regeneration"> <toc-entry idref="H05096B0FED0B4AB4850BF9F48A0F3BC3" level="section">Sec.</toc-entry> <toc-entry level="section">4501. Application.</toc-entry> <toc-entry idref="H35941FDD9F42422E80DABC635FE956E5" level="section">4502. Definitions.</toc-entry> <toc-entry idref="H32553C9540554C2FAAC341D6E3F0C293" level="section">4503. Safety standards.</toc-entry> <toc-entry idref="H267722EE36D7496AB824AEF9383B9738" level="section">4504. Vessel construction.</toc-entry> <toc-entry idref="H4427CD9E22D542A3A419A1EED8B5CB80" level="section">4505. Operating stability.</toc-entry> <toc-entry idref="H99EA3D3DB67F4FD38BC631E98D7AFE3F" level="section">4506. Training.</toc-entry> <toc-entry idref="HD5E319E42E8347B4BF126F344A9DE67B" level="section">4507. Vessel certification.</toc-entry> <toc-entry idref="HE6B9052572184E92BC6461CA80FC2AD6" level="section">4508. Alternate safety compliance program.</toc-entry> <toc-entry idref="HA196160A86584A37B7339137CAC658F4" level="section">4509. Substitute safety compliance program.</toc-entry> <toc-entry idref="H98E190A3983142BA8735595BB905E141" level="section">4510. Enhanced substitute safety compliance program.</toc-entry> <toc-entry idref="HD2560155396245A4A6C15223C7D28EF5" level="section">4511. Prohibited acts.</toc-entry> <toc-entry idref="H770FBAC8F5F0499CA4E6578C64D8C697" level="section">4512. Termination of unsafe operations.</toc-entry> <toc-entry idref="H42FBE348DB064F5191B9AAC1BB5C7C57" level="section">4513. Penalties.</toc-entry> <toc-entry idref="HF65AA311C2C74F3B84E09940C06D1852" level="section">4514. Compliance; Secretary actions.</toc-entry> <toc-entry idref="H83F5740DDD91469A94511626F83D8871" level="section">4515. Exemptions.</toc-entry> <toc-entry idref="H0D096FEB3A6947A6965937F1E09873BE" level="section">4516. Regulations; considerations and limitations.</toc-entry> <toc-entry idref="H255A6BA073AA4DAFAAA3A6E7688712AB" level="section">4517. Fishing safety grants.</toc-entry></toc> <section id="H05096B0FED0B4AB4850BF9F48A0F3BC3"><enum>4501.</enum><header>Application</header> <subsection id="H6D908FC2A47B4539A1140F6979935ACB"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>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.</text> </subsection><subsection id="H34FA7C822F804AFC86C8AAC192E29E41"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Carriage of bulk dangerous cargoes</header><text>This chapter does not apply to the carriage of bulk dangerous cargoes regulated under chapter 37.</text> </subsection></section><section id="H35941FDD9F42422E80DABC635FE956E5"><enum>4502.</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In this chapter:</text> <paragraph id="HD7BD481F2FC54D5AB2EBB8113FA80B04"><enum>(1)</enum><text>The term <quote>accountable vessel</quote> means a vessel to which this chapter applies that—</text> <subparagraph id="HF5196B81594C4B2097150B3883C2382B"><enum>(A)</enum> <clause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H3F687E36E53F4384BF1523ADF4B3B889"><enum>(i)</enum><text>was built after December 31, 1988, or undergoes a major conversion completed after that date; and</text> </clause><clause changed="added" committee-id="HPW00" id="HF3B72589CE9B4174B4529CBF96A77450" indent="up1" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>operates with more than 16 individuals on board; or</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE62CAF135CAF4A70A3F92B131C74FC25"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in the case of a fish tender vessel, engages in the Aleutian trade.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H7F3363D4FB9B487DAE021633BB2160C4"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <quote>auxiliary craft</quote> means a vessel that is carried onboard a fishing vessel and is normally used to support fishing operations.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HB8B00BD73234400D9E941DF93FDD4531"><enum>(3)</enum> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H5199AB97FB0240DA828B01032295911F"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <quote>built</quote> means, with respect to a vessel, that the vessel’s construction has reached any of the following stages:</text> <clause changed="added" committee-id="HPW00" id="H8FE3327D91514D979878D389D4316C1B" indent="up1" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(i)</enum><text>The vessel’s keel is laid.</text> </clause><clause changed="added" committee-id="HPW00" id="H5EAB12C728294A0BA8E9E222C41DB336" indent="up1" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>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.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph changed="added" committee-id="HPW00" id="HE0497ED6CD734FD3B2352EEBFE8AAC91" indent="up1" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(B)</enum><text>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.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H14E3F9A93BCB49DF8683BD5CD5B6EC61"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <quote>subject vessel</quote> means a vessel to which this chapter applies that—</text> <subparagraph id="HF611C20E742F4CF9839A04A6A385B773"><enum>(A)</enum><text>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;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="HCDBD0FACCE93477289563770FEEC30A0"><enum>(B)</enum><text>operates with more than 16 individuals on board; or</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4FA59970004944B49E6F49544939A1A1"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in the case of a fish tender vessel, engages in the Aleutian trade.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H0FB4D4A01A3143EEB40476F4285403D3"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <quote>substitute-eligible vessel</quote> means a fishing vessel or fish tender vessel that is—</text> <subparagraph id="H37E8515A68094E65AF35BD96B7A737AE"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a subject vessel;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3C9CD5C30B244CB29281A675CA40153A"><enum>(B)</enum><text>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</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H784AAC99B0A247D88D6158A2D2950511"><enum>(C)</enum><text>built after February 8, 2016.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></section><section id="H32553C9540554C2FAAC341D6E3F0C293"><enum>4503.</enum><header>Safety standards</header> <subsection id="HF579766E04E34C178DEA5718195BB2FB"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall prescribe regulations that require that each vessel to which this chapter applies shall be equipped with—</text> <paragraph id="HE901D76704584A82BD6D23DEDC2BC1FA"><enum>(1)</enum><text>readily accessible fire extinguishers capable of promptly and effectively extinguishing a flammable or combustible liquid fuel fire;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H9CE764DE627242D1897C86CC2BC7975A"><enum>(2)</enum><text>at least one readily accessible life preserver or other lifesaving device for each individual on board;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H94735C50A6034E2CB40D8F8F2A8BD7EF"><enum>(3)</enum><text>an efficient flame arrestor, backfire trap, or other similar device on the carburetors of each inboard engine that uses gasoline as fuel;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HDEBB30FA9C654B2ABB26D3B9AC7CE4F7"><enum>(4)</enum><text>the means to properly and efficiently ventilate enclosed spaces, including engine and fuel tank compartments, so as to remove explosive or flammable gases;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H891BD3EBD19C432CB0A799B910748DEE"><enum>(5)</enum><text>visual distress signals;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HF7D3E62DB0444471A575E5799DA4DB45"><enum>(6)</enum><text>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</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H84503855EE0A4A41B7D99F69D82D2D49"><enum>(7)</enum><text>a placard as required by regulations prescribed under section 10603(b).</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H81DB080301F24875A1C7402031860E88"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Subject vessels</header><text>In addition to the requirements of subsection (a), the Secretary shall prescribe regulations requiring that subject vessels install, maintain, and use the following equipment:</text> <paragraph id="HEE222FF0F6F74B75A470C13FBF13D1FE"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Alerting and locating equipment, including emergency position indicating radio beacons.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HA249CE0980DF4063BEB3CAEA9E3BFCD8"><enum>(2)</enum> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H4E55C983EB4C4C5EAF9172C0DD194B0C"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Subject to subparagraph (B), a survival craft that—</text> <clause changed="added" committee-id="HPW00" id="HE2DAFAF598024CD0A92F36ED965FBF92" indent="up1" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">ensures that no part of an individual is immersed in water; and</text> </clause><clause changed="added" committee-id="HPW00" id="HC73D0AB639984C1B8A509D6C81D1A84F" indent="up1" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>is sufficient to accommodate all individuals on board.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph changed="added" committee-id="HPW00" id="H4B733D17F08847C489B0AC9DA7021404" indent="up1" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Except for a nonapplicable vessel, an auxiliary craft shall satisfy the equipment requirement under paragraph (2)(B) if such craft is—</text> <clause id="HCC6369A842A141A59759A7FE28FCE7C0"><enum>(i)</enum><text>necessary for normal fishing operations;</text> </clause><clause id="H3CA67787E0834928AD596DE45393E2E3"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>readily accessible during an emergency; and</text> </clause><clause id="HE243D1CBD5D04E6899E609AF6DD8D227"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>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.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H1BAEB80F1E5C4E5B90E3CE7D2C8B5D63"><enum>(3)</enum><text>At least one readily accessible immersion suit for each individual on board the vessel when operating on the waters described in section 3102.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H47C4C99074E34E0EAA586C45DEBD8052"><enum>(4)</enum><text>Marine radio communications equipment sufficient to effectively communicate with a land-based search and rescue facility.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HA091FE85E5D340DDAE2B2A782D899B5B"><enum>(5)</enum><text>Navigation equipment, including compasses, nautical charts, and publications.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H012603E10B3F4FF3AC2C0DA0D3DEC9CD"><enum>(6)</enum><text>First aid equipment and medical supplies sufficient for the size and area of operation of the vessel.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H4502F2105E174984A310F3B9DD57A27F"><enum>(7)</enum><text>Ground tackle sufficient for the vessel.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H313F1444E0BA49109DE0B072689A7D72"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Accountable vessels</header><text>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—</text> <paragraph id="HB1D7ECA06E514B86AB50ADA52693B26F"><enum>(1)</enum><text>navigation equipment, including radars and fathometers;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HBB9C7E8127F641B2884F7C93C1B880EA"><enum>(2)</enum><text>lifesaving equipment, immersion suits, signaling devices, bilge pumps, bilge alarms, life rails, and grab rails;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HA184E0F7C6964E3ABCBFBB3F95A340A1"><enum>(3)</enum><text>fire protection and firefighting equipment, including fire alarms and portable and semiportable fire extinguishing equipment;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HAA9D0BBB5DE44167AC67A7C239B79DC7"><enum>(4)</enum><text>use and installation of insulation material;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H5294C8A22D18459DAC155BFE7B187DF1"><enum>(5)</enum><text>storage methods for flammable or combustible material; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H701589E44C59406B91C0E084A1B0C7F2"><enum>(6)</enum><text>fuel, ventilation, and electrical systems.</text> </paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H267722EE36D7496AB824AEF9383B9738"><enum>4504.</enum><header>Vessel construction</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">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—</text> <paragraph id="H347F797F32764586AE0FDC5CE426AAA7"><enum>(1)</enum><text>a subject vessel;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H641C6B97110C48C2BFC7FE6DEF735860"><enum>(2)</enum><text>less than 50 feet overall in length; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H26CC090590F94D7A901D9D78C252D5E3"><enum>(3)</enum><text>built after January 1, 2010.</text> </paragraph></section><section id="H4427CD9E22D542A3A419A1EED8B5CB80"><enum>4505.</enum><header>Operating stability</header> <subsection id="HCD23FBEEEA0140CA8F514D6BEFBDCF70"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Regulations</header><text>The Secretary shall prescribe regulations for the operating stability of a vessel to which this chapter applies—</text> <paragraph id="H3C818019D02F40FB805A34C86D4B5DD7"><enum>(1)</enum><text>that was built after December 31, 1989; or</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H6C5335C38E05492E8104BD702FD47B56"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the physical characteristics of which are substantially altered after December 31, 1989, in a manner that affects the vessel’s operating stability.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H9D1D0E907C324F278584C08082A5215D"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Evidence of compliance</header><text>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.</text> </subsection></section><section id="H99EA3D3DB67F4FD38BC631E98D7AFE3F"><enum>4506.</enum><header>Training</header> <subsection id="HFEB91F76934C46C0BB2D2ADA2975C9F8"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>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.</text> </subsection><subsection id="H9CE09F7E233D42B5AE03DD55A0440730"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Training program requirements</header><text>The training program shall—</text> <paragraph id="HF4856B5984BC45009DBC3D2992F001CB"><enum>(1)</enum><text>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;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H57AE7BF9FC6E4ADDA6B07C3CA3CAB097"><enum>(2)</enum><text>require an individual to demonstrate ability to communicate in an emergency situation and understand information found in navigation publications;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HCE964B07858C47CA80CD5E0A8CBFA64D"><enum>(3)</enum><text>recognize and give credit for recent past experience in fishing vessel operation; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H27C20EC7B3BF4361AB619F649E8452F6"><enum>(4)</enum><text>provide for issuance of a certificate to an individual who has successfully completed the program.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H5121C44342064D3BA1C4FDBF9188BBF0"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Regulations</header><text>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.</text> </subsection><subsection id="H70E455C86AC34C11960647711973AC8D"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Electronic database</header><text>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.</text> </subsection></section><section id="HD5E319E42E8347B4BF126F344A9DE67B"><enum>4507.</enum><header>Vessel certification</header> <subsection id="H3D1D7CB71A2D4B4C8C10F161A5F8D5C9"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>A vessel to which this section applies may not be operated unless the vessel—</text> <paragraph id="HB24013210A7F460E8F86F54C68E1E202"><enum>(1)</enum><text>meets all survey and classification requirements prescribed by the American Bureau of Shipping or another similarly qualified organization approved by the Secretary; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H5D531A77A81E4FC2BBF8C4EBC2583D9B"><enum>(2)</enum><text>has on board a certificate issued by the American Bureau of Shipping or such other organization evidencing compliance with this subsection.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H1C2D6D0A255F48929BAED2A5AC0351B5"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Application</header> <paragraph id="H4BA09558AE65473DA13C9FEE9219D908"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Except as provided in section 4509, this section applies to a fish processing vessel to which this chapter applies that—</text> <subparagraph id="H5CEBBD214E5F4F33819AF0BBD8331178"><enum>(A)</enum><text>is built after July 27, 1990; or</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H495971B4EDC7480CB2841199F4789BF7"><enum>(B)</enum><text>undergoes a major conversion completed after that date.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H26C766996B9A4501915F0AF74907859A"><enum>(2)</enum> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HD485528F987F4A99909ABD70F5D2FD2E"><enum>(A)</enum><text>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.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph changed="added" committee-id="HPW00" id="H2114C140237B4A118369E6CAA7D97802" indent="up1" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(B)</enum><text>This section does not apply to a substitute-eligible vessel if such vessel complies with—</text> <clause id="H0B03785385714D9B934F14C0615203D1"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the substitute safety compliance program established under section 4509; or</text> </clause><clause id="HB307927E74784A9AA5E658B6AD9A0AD0"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the enhanced substitute safety compliance program established by the Secretary under section 4510.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="HE6B9052572184E92BC6461CA80FC2AD6"><enum>4508.</enum><header>Alternate safety compliance program</header> <subsection id="HE4C2649872BD4370944989A7F6D15B82"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header> <paragraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0785A667F75D4AA8ABF43B3CA20DD057"><enum>(1)</enum><text>The Secretary shall establish an alternate safety compliance program developed in coordination with the commercial fishing industry.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H6515A0E1422C436FB5EABDD58501CCFD"><enum>(2)</enum><text>The program established under paragraph (1) may include requirements for—</text> <subparagraph id="H7175F57053FF4AA7B8ACF9FFC44C2558"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a specific region or fishery (or both); and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4C2D2708D14644AF9AB53BCFF797EF89"><enum>(B)</enum><text>any combination of regions or fisheries (or both).</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HD2BC17208EA747889C55236FA4CB924E"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Vessels required To comply</header><text>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:</text> <paragraph id="H4D2EE1A6CA1D457AA853E8ADCE9B9885"><enum>(1)</enum><text>A subject vessel that is—</text> <subparagraph id="H32FDEDC348954381AAA310FF80CD3F0E"><enum>(A)</enum><text>at least 50 feet overall in length;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H88547BED67634CF880C9C55468111F10"><enum>(B)</enum><text>built before July 1, 2013; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H04F5CF8272EA4C3FB308A28A531B3199"><enum>(C)</enum><text>25 years of age or older.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H408DA7F9FCF14474AF72C434EEA092EF"><enum>(2)</enum><text>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.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HC994BE71A3284A139B443ACD0B1DFFA1"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Exempt vessels</header> <paragraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H120DE80DB7A0466B9C3571EF86EDE0E5"><enum>(1)</enum><text>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—</text> <subparagraph id="HEA041C8E428E4FBB99F518B17896D2B9"><enum>(A)</enum><text>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</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7A05FCDADD2E45FDB0BFA87AE4A3957C"><enum>(B)</enum><text>is meeting such schedule.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H6910F37DE1814EF09AFB6E4959F9760F"><enum>(2)</enum><text>A subject vessel that was classed before July 1, 2012, is exempt from the requirements of this section if such vessel—</text> <subparagraph id="HC5AA2BE64EF74D0EBF6F34BADBADCD82"><enum>(A)</enum><text>remains subject to the requirements of a classification society approved by the Secretary; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="HCFFE82C4AB8C4AD28D2CE6FDD8B24AD2"><enum>(B)</enum><text>has on board a certificate from that society.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="HA196160A86584A37B7339137CAC658F4"><enum>4509.</enum><header>Substitute safety compliance program</header> <subsection id="H889AC9AB9C694F3F990972184FC84C78"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall establish a substitute safety compliance program for substitute-eligible vessels that includes the following requirements:</text> <paragraph id="HF3B8E7C65D6B4318A15BD91BA6C680BC"><enum>(1)</enum><text>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.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H4C8D98C9657E41B2BC012B80CDF50143"><enum>(2)</enum><text>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.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H6D88EDDF6A5F4DF2AB7B88A684B2404C"><enum>(3)</enum><text>A substitute-eligible vessel shall—</text> <subparagraph id="H71267B24D1874F6DA63886D877C68FAC"><enum>(A)</enum><text>complete a stability test performed by a qualified individual;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H33543ACC84124AF1B29497CE53B55D12"><enum>(B)</enum><text>have written stability and loading instructions from a qualified individual that are provided to the owner or operator; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8F333B2AAD804D1CBDB017A5FE0DE7E2"><enum>(C)</enum><text>have an assigned loading mark.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H0962AE41C54B409298D1F8669291488D"><enum>(4)</enum><text>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.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HD4B38F5A4D2C422AA286B6C9840F379A"><enum>(5)</enum><text>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.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HC1CDA1232B3442DA97136F0BB4FDAE65"><enum>(6)</enum><text>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.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HBD4C14BF9F41459DBEA592448EC6AB9D"><enum>(7)</enum><text>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.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HE97459388051459DBDC8E16DA590BC44"><enum>(8)</enum><text>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.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H72989DAB58FD438889C42C2782931E84"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Compliance</header><text>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.</text> </subsection><subsection id="H3D0B9CAD068A4573AEDBEB5173CAA8C0"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Report</header><text>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.</text> </subsection></section><section id="H98E190A3983142BA8735595BB905E141"><enum>4510.</enum><header>Enhanced substitute safety compliance program</header> <subsection id="H1BD104B0350A4207B8292411665571EF"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>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.</text> </subsection><subsection id="H05DCC2413F7348288A959F38992CE05D"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Requirements</header><text>The enhanced substitute safety compliance program established under this subsection shall include requirements for—</text> <paragraph id="H0E91627275B4420EB5C75B9D5DA1BE87"><enum>(1)</enum><text>vessel construction;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H90EEC35E8100471280FB19EBEA577219"><enum>(2)</enum><text>a vessel stability test;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H5890E214D6894598BFE8E0C599B5F46D"><enum>(3)</enum><text>vessel stability and loading instructions;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H5A343A87F7704BEC92CC013C836FD0E4"><enum>(4)</enum><text>an assigned vessel loading mark;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HC5D75F45F94F40818CE42BE9DE6C14F9"><enum>(5)</enum><text>a vessel condition survey at least twice in 5 years, not more than 3 years apart;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HA6B732EFE0764F3191C627A62EFB8E67"><enum>(6)</enum><text>an out-of-water vessel survey at least once every 5 years;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H0B713E13D1FB416199005A447DC215C8"><enum>(7)</enum><text>maintenance of records to demonstrate compliance with the program, and the availability of such records for inspection; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H74C22CCD131C48898139D8CB35F27F04"><enum>(8)</enum><text>such other aspects of vessel safety as the Secretary considers appropriate.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H5BB570CAC72345968EEA3CF50849C4C8"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Compliance</header><text>Section 4507 shall not apply to a substitute-eligible vessel that complies with the requirements of the program established under this section.</text> </subsection></section><section id="HD2560155396245A4A6C15223C7D28EF5"><enum>4511.</enum><header>Prohibited acts</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">A person may not operate a vessel in violation of this chapter or a regulation prescribed under this chapter.</text> </section><section id="H770FBAC8F5F0499CA4E6578C64D8C697"><enum>4512.</enum><header>Termination of unsafe operations</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">An official authorized to enforce this chapter—</text> <paragraph id="H55537027D8334640B90751B4A08D0680"><enum>(1)</enum><text>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</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HFFAD33B2BE154EE78F9F4B638FE4C9AD"><enum>(2)</enum><text>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.</text> </paragraph></section><section id="H42FBE348DB064F5191B9AAC1BB5C7C57"><enum>4513.</enum><header>Penalties</header> <subsection id="H43587306CCA747FAA3430142D5E3CB93"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Civil penalty</header><text>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.</text> </subsection><subsection id="HA8D59AE896864D00B1EDE19EA86D0953"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Criminal penalties</header><text>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 one year, or both.</text> </subsection></section><section id="HF65AA311C2C74F3B84E09940C06D1852"><enum>4514.</enum><header>Compliance; Secretary actions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">To ensure compliance with the requirements of this chapter, the Secretary—</text> <paragraph id="HAD3B38AD10044339BBB09A93687EFCBA"><enum>(1)</enum><text>shall require the individual in charge of a subject vessel to keep a record of equipment maintenance and required instruction and drills;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H9F05CD60639D4E89ABAC159962CDF0FF"><enum>(2)</enum><text>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</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HBEBA43CE35C64BB8BB73C1C650C17F58"><enum>(3)</enum><text>shall issue a certificate of compliance to a vessel meeting the requirements of this chapter and satisfying the requirements of paragraph (2).</text> </paragraph></section><section id="H83F5740DDD91469A94511626F83D8871"><enum>4515.</enum><header>Exemptions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">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—</text> <paragraph id="HBCAD48C5236E4B50A2DEC5293B8C142C"><enum>(1)</enum><text>good cause exists for granting an exemption; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H393B37CB4EC241109908AE2A90E584D0"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the safety of the vessel and those on board will not be adversely affected.</text> </paragraph></section><section id="H0D096FEB3A6947A6965937F1E09873BE"><enum>4516.</enum><header>Regulations; considerations and limitations</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In prescribing a regulation under this chapter, the Secretary—</text> <paragraph id="HC0C3E0FBFFB243CEA2B50E8D6E019101"><enum>(1)</enum><text>shall consider the specialized nature and economics of the operations and the character, design, and construction of the vessel; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HBE2343C978F7400F8A75BC8468506899"><enum>(2)</enum><text>may not require the alteration of a vessel or associated equipment that was constructed or manufactured before the effective date of such regulation.</text> </paragraph></section><section id="H255A6BA073AA4DAFAAA3A6E7688712AB"><enum>4517.</enum><header>Fishing safety grants</header> <subsection id="HE43E16D30D1A49DAB47F94361B6E59FC"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Safety training grants</header> <paragraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HAD4DBC79424D45D885649E35E09CE0D0"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>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.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HBDB41144E7A243149A0038A7BEFEA862"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Use of funds</header><text>Entities receiving funds under this section may use such funds—</text> <subparagraph id="H06A3A63A01A64B91B752AF94DB4A999D"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to conduct fishing vessel safety training for vessel operators and crewmembers that—</text> <clause id="H1D20B27EB46441C4BBD97B55A344A4E8"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in the case of vessel operators, meets the requirements of section 4506; and</text> </clause><clause id="H05CA0388D2C74EEEB76663FFA5B251F3"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9303F81880C84BF9B5B2423161C376CF"><enum>(B)</enum><text>for purchase of safety equipment and training aids for use in such fishing vessel safety training programs.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H5E5CFA74ACC44402A22F084F00307745"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Award criteria</header><text>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.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H4C58FAB4D51342539253C8BF6F1312DF"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Limitation on Federal share of cost</header><text>The Federal share of the cost of any activity carried out with a grant under this subsection shall not exceed 50 percent.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HA366081F8FDB458BA019ABD670061A7C"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text>There is authorized to be appropriated $3,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2020 and 2021 for grants under this subsection.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H12C7DEDDA500416EA3A8B1D55DEB1406"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Research grant program</header> <paragraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0F8818982937480AA97F708C8DB2531C"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>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.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HDB79732D674949B18ABCDD618EEA7167"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Award criteria</header><text>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.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H29620CF721C842A7953CF05F11FA3D3F"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Limitation on Federal share of cost</header><text>The Federal share of the cost of any activity carried out with a grant under this subsection shall not exceed 50 percent.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H365C090108EE497E81B96A47887EA2D6"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text>There is authorized to be appropriated $3,000,000 for each fiscal year 2020 and 2021 for activities under this subsection.</text></paragraph></subsection></section></chapter><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection><subsection id="H29BC571942A04C38A1F0A786820DE735"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conforming amendment</header><text>Section 3104(d) of title 46, United States Code, is amended by striking <quote>under section 4503(d)</quote> and inserting <quote>under section 4502(3)</quote>.</text> </subsection><subsection display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H26025EE81E9E41D782933ED0A2FEFB16"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Safety standards</header><text>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.</text> </subsection></section><section id="H19A58F6F82A84D329F85EE92976EE5E1" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>502.</enum><header>Transfers</header> <subsection commented="no" id="H17963A18E9F141F2BC979D47DA7B4539"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Transfers of provisions</header> <paragraph commented="no" id="H7F3D3E0EBE1E431BAA0AFEDF673A12CC"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header> <subparagraph commented="no" id="HF1ACE84B7F9D43669E46CC47D72F6E51"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Section 215 of the Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Act of 2004 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/108/293">Public Law 108–293</external-xref>; <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/14/504">14 U.S.C. 504</external-xref> 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.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H768ADD88DD6E4C3DA988188B333CA0D7"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 406 of the Maritime Transportation Security Act of 2002 (Public Law (107–295; <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/14/501">14 U.S.C. 501</external-xref> 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.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HF0CD45B478D247F5983405BAE916088C"><enum>(C)</enum><text>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.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H7F8A8ABC860D4B4AA31957C259BDB313"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Elevation of Disputes to the Chief Acquisition Officer</header> <clause id="H295793FCB1F04B1591D3532E2DAF0946"><enum>(i)</enum><text>Section 401 of the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2010 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/111/281">Public Law 111–281</external-xref>) is amended by striking subsection (e).</text> </clause><clause id="H734230FBD0AF4C97A92A0BABFEB64E2E"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subchapter I of <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/14/11">chapter 11</external-xref> of title 14, United States Code, as amended by this Act, is amended by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HPW00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB5F59E435C404B5AB2368A8D29E83C47" reported-display-style="italic" style="USC"> <section id="HBB9530431ED44710B4F7616D76D9CEE0"><enum>1110.</enum><header>Elevation of Disputes to the Chief Acquisition Officer</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">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.</text></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H072F9C66BDEB4839A64920C8C2867A64"><enum>(E)</enum><text>Section 217 of the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2010 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/111/281">Public Law 111–281</external-xref>; <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/14/504">14 U.S.C. 504</external-xref> note)—</text> <clause commented="no" id="H45E74643FED6491091DA1464591F3FCF"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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</text> </clause><clause commented="no" id="HD2DF427771CE42B09DFFE3DD7BDF2D08"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>is amended—</text> <subclause commented="no" id="H8583B63FF9B7423F9858C71C644D5F69"><enum>(I)</enum><text>by striking the heading and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HPW00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF5C34854EA104809A6CB0D0A807228EF" reported-display-style="italic" style="USC"> <section id="H93994399D34945BCA3E0269488632928"><enum>5111.</enum><header>Sexual assault and sexual harassment in the Coast Guard</header></section><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subclause><subclause commented="no" id="HFCF8D25AFA464548985E8DA141DED65C"><enum>(II)</enum><text>in subsection (b), by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HPW00" id="HDFD6EDDA4C5147C09E5D68125A3F0DBB" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC"> <paragraph commented="no" id="HB2477D2138E246C19AF1419C85ABC13D"><enum>(5)</enum> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H8E4C0270A64246D2A3139A2E7E2FAF8E"><enum>(A)</enum><text>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.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="HPW00" id="H724FE648237E42C4BAAEA0D0FEF9E8CE" indent="up1" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(B)</enum><text>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).</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="HPW00" id="H94E1A047FB2C4D93A486E002EBD022BA" indent="up1" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(C)</enum><text>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).</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="HPW00" id="HF12F72037B694DFBBE3D4269D6EE3550" indent="up1" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(D)</enum><text>In this paragraph, the term <quote>covered individual</quote> means an individual who is identified as a victim of a sexual assault in the case files of a military criminal investigative organization.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>. </after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HECFE64351C814ACC9ED6790FF10961F8"><enum>(F)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 305 of title 46, United States Code, is amended—</text> <clause commented="no" id="H31AE351D19254390A0C1475DE1FE5BC9"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by striking <quote>The Federal</quote> and inserting <quote>(a) <header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">In General.—</header-in-text>The Federal</quote>; and</text> </clause><clause id="H944BE78EA6224B428784D0C6FC2DC6E4"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by inserting after section (a) the following:</text> <quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HPW00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H91F574608CA9426F9A18A2DE3E1A2BA3" reported-display-style="italic" style="USC"> <subsection id="H4C26405239F74CE0A13E15C0EC86DC94"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Transparency</header> <paragraph id="HB8A95291E10046C0BBDF689CFB81A030"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HD1C4818BFB494484BB4806007FD1770A"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Format of reports</header><text>Each report under paragraph (1) shall, among other things, clearly identify for each unfinished regulatory proceeding—</text> <subparagraph id="H3426BCF0080346DF8442C6039FCC0123"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the popular title;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H79BCF16E87F4424AAA7A0BD3762AD050"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the current stage of the proceeding;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H958F9C4DB2674F98A50F79373F66183E"><enum>(C)</enum><text>an abstract of the proceeding;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9F009A5C738C441280AC1D01AF58777D"><enum>(D)</enum><text>what prompted the action in question;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3AEC838752194CD89ECEF4DF2FE3AD62"><enum>(E)</enum><text>any applicable statutory, regulatory, or judicial deadline;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8180BC6E54D542F797EED9AECE029AD2"><enum>(F)</enum><text>the associated docket number;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE69C5531F8D543DFA2BC26A21274C86D"><enum>(G)</enum><text>the date the rulemaking was initiated;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H317AD0B740544570993448BCC2A3D1F4"><enum>(H)</enum><text>a date for the next action; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H89FACE025A1749E191B6520312B9739E"><enum>(I)</enum><text>if a date for the next action identified in the previous report is not met, the reason for the delay.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6B9C0EFF3A2447C79973963A4150C441"><enum>(G)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 7 of the Rivers and Harbors Appropriations Act of 1915 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/471">33 U.S.C. 471</external-xref>) is amended—</text> <clause id="H020FA68516164227A21E096058A79E75"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by transferring such section to appear after section 70006 of title 46, United States Code;</text> </clause><clause id="H29625FF1CA5840928E122AE5FFB3C32D"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking “<header-in-text level="section" other-style="traditional-inline" style="other">Sec. 7.</header-in-text>” and inserting “<header-in-text level="section" style="USC">§70007. Establishment by Secretary of Homeland Security of anchorage grounds and regulations generally</header-in-text>”; and</text> </clause><clause id="HDDBE1C829A944CCFA113A8AB3ED12AA5"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by adjusting the margins with respect to subsections (a) and (b) for the presence of a section heading accordingly.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H5B7C396B1B844211945FB70266E3ADD2"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Clerical amendments</header> <subparagraph commented="no" id="H532F2BCBA78D40F2B8FBE60DDCDEEC7D"><enum>(A)</enum><text>The analysis for <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/14/3">chapter 3</external-xref> of title 14, United States Code, as amended by this Act, is further amended by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HPW00" id="HFC743324A343488AB92F567040DE06DF" reported-display-style="italic" style="USC"> <toc changed="added" committee-id="HPW00" regeneration="no-regeneration" reported-display-style="italic"> <toc-entry level="section">321. Redistricting notification requirement.</toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H14CEDF8081B54B6088D39458B61C9E10"><enum>(B)</enum><text>The analysis for <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/14/7">chapter 7</external-xref> of title 14, United States Code, as amended by this Act, is further amended by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HPW00" id="HA842B7F842254F88BCFE73EB58E31B85" reported-display-style="italic" style="USC"> <toc changed="added" committee-id="HPW00" regeneration="no-regeneration" reported-display-style="italic"> <toc-entry level="section">719. VHF communication services.</toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HF5FDD9EECD804AA48292CF168DFE3373"><enum>(C)</enum><text>The analysis for <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/14/11">chapter 11</external-xref> of title 14, United States Code, is amended by striking the item relating to section 1110 and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HPW00" id="H71136EA85BD84ED8B79A8CB6D3BADF8C" reported-display-style="italic" style="USC"> <toc changed="added" committee-id="HPW00" regeneration="no-regeneration" reported-display-style="italic"> <toc-entry level="section">1110. Elevation of disputes to the Chief Acquisition Officer.</toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HFE4F3963A1604CC29EC70D14A6D3A83F"><enum>(D)</enum><text>The analysis for <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/14/51">chapter 51</external-xref> of title 14, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HPW00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCFED36D2B2114B7A95A5C114CD4505E0" reported-display-style="italic" style="USC"> <toc changed="added" committee-id="HPW00" regeneration="no-regeneration" reported-display-style="italic"> <toc-entry level="section">5110. Mission need statement.</toc-entry> <toc-entry level="section">5111. Sexual assault and sexual harassment in the Coast Guard.</toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H05118FA6F8C642989A4C490FF649C6DC"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The analysis for <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/46/700">chapter 700</external-xref> of title 46, United States Code, as amended by section 312(b), is further amended by inserting after the item relating to section 70006 the following:</text> <quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HPW00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5C0C5A0DF5724DC3B928CF09606EAF35" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC"> <toc changed="added" committee-id="HPW00" regeneration="no-regeneration" reported-display-style="italic"> <toc-entry level="section">70007. Establishment by the Secretary of Homeland Security of anchorage grounds and regulations generally.</toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H4C64F3FA735C449DA72BB8EBBA74C6D4"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Transfers</header> <paragraph id="H4049C8C7DE4F4347A3EB5F66307D6106"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Section 204 of the Marine Transportation Security Act</header> <subparagraph id="H87B573093B8A4C0AB08F35166D98D55F"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Maritime Transportation Security Act of 2002 is amended by striking section 204 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/1902a">33 U.S.C. 1902a</external-xref>).</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H90AD08ACDBE6499AAD62B52A8D12844D"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 3 of the Act to Prevent Pollution from Ships (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/1902">33 U.S.C. 1902</external-xref>)—</text> <clause id="H0F17EAB0A0F8469DB099BB3AB8A0FEB1"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is amended by redesignating subsections (e) through (i) as subsections (f) through (j) respectively; and</text> </clause><clause id="H46FFAB7E5CCA49D69616AAE937F58155"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting after subsection (d) the following:</text> <quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HPW00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H39919A8DE5CC4E69A07A7A000BBC0787" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC"> <subsection id="HDEE804E459C34019924988A550392949"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Discharge of agricultural cargo residue</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/1901">33 U.S.C. 1901</external-xref> et seq.) that implement Annex V to the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships.</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H7977C2045889430698D11A2C1542C114"><enum>(2)</enum><header>LNG Tankers</header> <subparagraph id="H8F39861E2DC249339F1D34B7FF434BFE"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Act of 2006 is amended by striking section 304 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/109/241">Public Law 109–241</external-xref>; 120 Stat. 527).</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3DAEFC826A32410DA8123ABCC663D0D7"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Section 5 of the Deepwater Port Act of 1974 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/1504">33 U.S.C. 1504</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HPW00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1594B7A1B5CB42309B4241338F4076B0" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC"> <subsection id="H7952F4F2EBB4468E80A1023C0E03FBA4"><enum>(j)</enum><header>LNG Tankers</header> <paragraph id="HFF07ABE114464D1BA01A292114A0652B"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Program</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of Transportation shall develop and implement a program to promote the transportation of liquefied natural gas to the United States on United States flag vessels.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HF5D5CDD60497403B80493E9F9856A606"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Information to be provided</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/1504">33 U.S.C. 1504(c)(2)(K)</external-xref>) with respect to vessels reasonably anticipated to be servicing that port.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="HA0AF3833729646DCBB7A59C003895B9D"><enum>503.</enum><header>Repeals</header> <subsection id="H6A2B0724E19C4EE389E4CF804E563261"><enum>(a)</enum><header>License exemptions; repeal of obsolete provisions</header> <paragraph id="H0CBA195999C84E518464F1DAB124D550"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Service under licenses issued without examination</header> <subparagraph id="H8A8494CE864D41668300F1B98B849882"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Repeal</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="HBA4B422E1FD54EDFAA51411F2C2E1A17"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Conforming amendment</header><text>Section 14305(a)(10) of title 46, United States Code, is amended by striking <quote>sections 8303 and 8304</quote> and inserting <quote>section 8304</quote>.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H1E0E2A2B0DFD4E6980386E9A5B0010E2"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Standards for tank vessels of the united states</header><text>Section 9102 of title 46, United States Code, is amended—</text> <subparagraph id="H1AD2DD6772E94A7197D3B5D9994E4542"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking <quote>(a)</quote> before the first sentence; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="HAE8999AD8B0442D0917F211D2621977F"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking subsection (b).</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H5533BAA431074C439A8A32BFCDE3B45C"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Repeal</header><text>Section 343 of the Maritime Transportation Security Act of 2002 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/107/295">Public Law 107–295</external-xref>; 116 Stat. 2106) is repealed.</text> </subsection><subsection id="H62B2358A71BB4A6CB9BE636C0AFF061C"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Accident and incident notification</header><text>Subsection (c) of section 9 of the Pipeline Safety, Regulatory Certainty, and Job Creation Act of 2011 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/112/90">Public Law 112–90</external-xref>; 125 Stat 1912)) is repealed and is deemed not to have been enacted.</text> </subsection></section><enum>VI</enum><header>Technical, Conforming, and Clarifying Amendments</header> <section id="H932674D7FD3142109CF80CB7329AA447"><enum>601.</enum><header>Maritime transportation system</header> <subsection commented="no" id="HA9E81A9CBF944D3CAAAE8A4E74FAF645"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Maritime transportation system</header><text>Section 312(b)(4) of title 14, United States Code, is amended by striking <quote>marine transportation system</quote> and inserting <quote>maritime transportation system</quote>.</text> </subsection><subsection id="HAC473D724ACA41858855E7FF4BF13B6A"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Clarification of reference to marine transportation system programs</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 50307(a) of title 46, United States Code, is amended by striking <quote>marine transportation</quote> and inserting <quote>maritime transportation</quote>.</text> </subsection></section><section id="H7877D442522C44D99B94214362D4F6B2"><enum>602.</enum><header>References to <quote>persons</quote> and <quote>seamen</quote></header> <subsection commented="no" id="HB77382B288F14F1B852EFCC0D56900D0"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Technical correction of references to <quote>persons</quote></header><text>Title 14, United States Code, is amended as follows:</text> <paragraph commented="no" id="H03E9C1E8CF1E4F7E8E14A738809F6179"><enum>(1)</enum><text>In section 312(d), by striking <quote>persons</quote> and inserting <quote>individuals</quote>.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HA9095FCD792C495AB8DFE8A74DDFE3E1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>In section 313(d)(2)(B), by striking <quote>person</quote> and inserting <quote>individual</quote>.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H4DC3A572BBAD4E49961B05A32E50AF84"><enum>(3)</enum><text>In section 504—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" id="HCE5390BC42C44A92B5DFBDF0A4FEEF4C"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subsection (a)(19)(B), by striking <quote>a person</quote> and inserting <quote>an individual</quote>; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HB818F1AA878843C48740DBD623C1A39E"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subsection (c)(4), by striking <quote>seamen;</quote> and inserting <quote>mariners;</quote>.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H83A0652E7A9A414CA44C856059ED9DCC"><enum>(4)</enum><text>In section 521, by striking <quote>persons</quote> each place it appears and inserting <quote>individuals</quote>.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H479885B24A4B41C5B5E9EA423057C7FF"><enum>(5)</enum><text>In section 522—</text> <subparagraph id="H96E87E2DE7D543CFB1D14F5AA641E9DD"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking <quote>a person</quote> and inserting <quote>an individual</quote>; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H06689DEA3D784B7989ECEC2766AC4DAD"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>person</quote> the second and third place it appears and inserting <quote>individual</quote>.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H4707401E8FFC4ED0B56850A3EA9136FB"><enum>(6)</enum><text>In section 525(a)(1)(C)(ii), by striking <quote>person</quote> and inserting <quote>individual</quote>.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H42664E4A6ABC4D4A8F81726FBD39F5F0"><enum>(7)</enum><text>In section 526—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" id="H3FC590562A3F455F9F1EE80BA80C3AE5"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking <quote>person</quote> each place it appears and inserting <quote>individual</quote>;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H070D73A031914E9B8133AA4D7297CA52"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>persons</quote> each place it appears and inserting <quote>individuals</quote>; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF056DFE75C5D4006983C4437D880EF23"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in subsection (b), by striking <quote>person’s</quote> and inserting <quote>individual’s</quote>.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H250425EB8D77401BB70795046D6C089E"><enum>(8)</enum><text>In section 709—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" id="H3E6954ED097D40B7B611F4266B16E99A"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking <quote>persons</quote> and inserting <quote>individuals</quote>; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H20B4EAFDF4BE4CFBAD0ACDEA82DA5BB5"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking <quote>person</quote> and inserting <quote>individual</quote>.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H0D2DC460E78E4B678018521AFC6EA64B"><enum>(9)</enum><text>In section 933(b), by striking <quote>Every person</quote> and inserting <quote>An individual</quote>.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H1AD772AA61534F99B587945B415100EF"><enum>(10)</enum><text>In section 1102(d), by striking <quote>persons</quote> and inserting <quote>individuals</quote>.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H636609F28F384E23BF6EFD1BE33708AD"><enum>(11)</enum><text>In section 1902(b)(3)—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" id="H94F48D339A8F445C99F10365EDDCCE81"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subparagraph (A), by striking <quote>person or persons</quote> and inserting <quote>individual or individuals</quote>; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H2F8C8B1A126D4A14B43DD6A7E94EF3A0"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subparagraph (B), by striking <quote>person</quote> and inserting <quote>individual</quote>.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HDD830E60802B4E0DB59490507F78193F"><enum>(12)</enum><text>In section 1941(b), by striking <quote>persons</quote> and inserting <quote>individuals</quote>.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H40688C1AAA164CF199721377095C7427"><enum>(13)</enum><text>In section 2101(b), by striking <quote>person</quote> and inserting <quote>individual</quote>.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H0A02B857B27B45FFBF9DD6EC9643BA97"><enum>(14)</enum><text>In section 2102(c), by striking <quote>A person</quote> and inserting <quote>An individual</quote>.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H365F19DD15974D9985D0F721CAC0C14E"><enum>(15)</enum><text>In section 2104(b)—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" id="H9485226D2B7A44B2B75897137CED9594"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking <quote>persons</quote> and inserting <quote>individuals</quote>; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H5B772D6D45FB40E59CA32223826428DC"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking <quote>A person</quote> and inserting <quote>An individual</quote>.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H1FAE42D0DD414F09935719DC36AB77A1"><enum>(16)</enum><text>In section 2118(d), by striking <quote>person</quote> and inserting <quote>individual who is</quote>.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H6285D24C10004B58ADDE89016F8AF829"><enum>(17)</enum><text>In section 2147(d), by striking <quote>a person</quote> and inserting <quote>an individual</quote>.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H83C2E7558FE344378BD9A17190868B87"><enum>(18)</enum><text>In section 2150(f), by striking <quote>person</quote> and inserting <quote>individual who is</quote>.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H9CD1DD7AD66541BBB42114CA2AA3F84B"><enum>(19)</enum><text>In section 2161(b), by striking <quote>person</quote> and inserting <quote>individual</quote>.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HF12E4298FE2E4EA4A3321F17A4A92081"><enum>(20)</enum><text>In section 2317—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" id="HE516EE511366400D9D91DB3C56B4BFFA"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking <quote>persons</quote> and inserting <quote>individuals</quote>;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H54BEF3954F004B14B9A409187C2833D6"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking <quote>person</quote> each place it appears and inserting <quote>individual</quote>; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HFDB20A7302CF41D99C434C1AA8E6B47C"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in subsection (c)(2), by striking <quote>person’s</quote> and inserting <quote>individual’s</quote>.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HAFF87BDF6CB64337BBBC991C103B0113"><enum>(21)</enum><text>In section 2531—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" id="H38C8E0747AFE47188EC96BE2E2484A95"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking <quote>person</quote> each place it appears and inserting <quote>individual</quote>; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HAB54E44338E94979A7596103F3DCFDBF"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking <quote>persons</quote> each place it appears and inserting <quote>individuals</quote>.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H485D6A7E1885404CA4CF0F6D1EA53A11"><enum>(22)</enum><text>In section 2709, by striking <quote>persons</quote> and inserting <quote>individuals</quote>.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H3823181157B94AC9AC263B9AF7302BA5"><enum>(23)</enum><text>In section 2710—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" id="H076DCC65B21845DEB95034FC2A10B4D0"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking <quote>persons</quote> and inserting <quote>individuals</quote>; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HDE2F64EEDAEF44B29DA4A4EB0CEB553F"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking <quote>person</quote> each place it appears and inserting <quote>individual</quote>.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H2CD6E367677F4B5785DFBAE476164599"><enum>(24)</enum><text>In section 2711(b), by striking <quote>person</quote> and inserting <quote>individual</quote>.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H72AA5307247A4EB285222753D39B8C53"><enum>(25)</enum><text>In section 2732, by striking <quote>a person</quote> and inserting <quote>an individual</quote>.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H6662059CD03343F9AD881F243AD2EE51"><enum>(26)</enum><text>In section 2733—</text> <subparagraph id="HC98AB2E20C40457F8F9E785E6167DE07"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking <quote>A person</quote> and inserting <quote>An individual</quote>; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE0ACDE78CAE1411B8932D56B15ADE415"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking <quote>that person</quote> and inserting <quote>that individual</quote>.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H5AD1951178BE4503AC49BCD2CAD2712A"><enum>(27)</enum><text>In section 2734, by striking <quote>person</quote> each place it appears and inserting <quote>individual</quote>.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H58AF80167D254C01AB30672E58D64D1C"><enum>(28)</enum><text>In section 2735, by striking <quote>a person</quote> and inserting <quote>an individual</quote>.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H3524C7D8D8524754B4479AA2D403B911"><enum>(29)</enum><text>In section 2736, by striking <quote>person</quote> and inserting <quote>individual</quote>.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HDB4611E5BEA14653913574EC12E8BAF9"><enum>(30)</enum><text>In section 2737, by striking <quote>a person</quote> and inserting <quote>an individual</quote>.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H833502DD424C4E63BB924BFAAF7CB16D"><enum>(31)</enum><text>In section 2738, by striking <quote>person</quote> and inserting <quote>individual</quote>.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HAB2216039D444603B4C6BBAAAEF9173A"><enum>(32)</enum><text>In section 2739, by striking <quote>person</quote> and inserting <quote>individual</quote>.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H05944385802C4DCF8E36DC548AD557D2"><enum>(33)</enum><text>In section 2740—</text> <subparagraph id="H7F1764FE204B49B0805E4EF644C2F714"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking <quote>person</quote> and inserting <quote>individual</quote>; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC7C03618FBB24FF9A95BD2258121BFA6"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking <quote>one</quote> the second place it appears.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HEACEA5BF27FC4197A2DE0148A1ADB705"><enum>(34)</enum><text>In section 2741—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" id="HC78CBC824F0942609015E023A44D6E04"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subsection (a), by striking <quote>a person</quote> and inserting <quote>an individual</quote>;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HBA68F06AC15440669FEEA5196EF81A20"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subsection (b)(1), by striking <quote>person’s</quote> and inserting <quote>individual’s</quote>; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H4889AC035AAF4443901B3503854D1CFE"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in subsection (b)(2), by striking <quote>person</quote> and inserting <quote>individual</quote>.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HA137B86FBF1D4A1397A0CD524F33B8FC"><enum>(35)</enum><text>In section 2743, by striking <quote>person</quote> each place it appears and inserting <quote>individual</quote>.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HE51033001A8843B79658730937CA4876"><enum>(36)</enum><text>In section 2744—</text> <subparagraph id="H0BBD1D927B614F9491530B2277F981EA"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subsection (b), by striking <quote>a person</quote> and inserting <quote>an individual</quote>; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9DDF1B5E25C54794A0242F42D91305CA"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subsections (a) and (c), by striking <quote>person</quote> each place it appears and inserting <quote>individual</quote>.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H66163E8EC222481894F2FEBE908E7AD9"><enum>(37)</enum><text>In section 2745, by striking <quote>person</quote> and inserting <quote>individual</quote>.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H958F40D74CDE4E89BB00164C4BB2339A"><enum>(38)</enum> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H473FCD533C73480198DBDF08506D5278"><enum>(A)</enum><text>In section 2761—</text> <clause changed="added" committee-id="HPW00" id="H0B3F1447ECFB422DAA7BDE1671E92504" indent="up1" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in the section heading, by striking <quote><header-in-text level="section" style="USC">Persons</header-in-text></quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="section" style="USC">Individuals</header-in-text></quote>;</text> </clause><clause changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="HPW00" id="HA7A694FC48C24C82B862F7EFF08FC01E" indent="up1" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by striking <quote>persons</quote> and inserting <quote>individuals</quote>; and</text> </clause><clause changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="HPW00" id="HCBD10DA0D41543B09AEA092A91780DD3" indent="up1" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>by striking <quote>person</quote> and inserting <quote>individual</quote>.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="HPW00" id="H72C08C03A3AE433197460806453184CB" indent="up1" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(B)</enum><text>In the analysis for chapter 27, by striking the item relating to section 2761 and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HPW00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3D9C028A7A1A487E8E16B2953847F838" reported-display-style="italic" style="USC"> <toc changed="added" committee-id="HPW00" regeneration="no-regeneration" reported-display-style="italic"> <toc-entry level="section">2761. Individuals discharged as result of court-martial; allowances to.</toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H29FB0D48DF004C148291BDD899D1B4CB"><enum>(39)</enum> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H4688398CB3F54C7F970F519815F65C89"><enum>(A)</enum><text>In the heading for section 2767, by striking <quote><header-in-text level="section" style="USC">persons</header-in-text></quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="section" style="USC">individuals</header-in-text></quote>.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="HPW00" id="HC76708E6B91E457BAFB1D6DB249A48E9" indent="up1" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In the analysis for chapter 27, by striking the item relating to section 2767 and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HPW00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5F6B114BF86749039B49841721179F01" reported-display-style="italic" style="USC"> <toc changed="added" committee-id="HPW00" regeneration="no-regeneration" reported-display-style="italic"> <toc-entry level="section">2767. Reimbursement for medical-related travel expenses for certain individuals residing on islands in the continental United States.</toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H467790DDA0DF4511AF7B6D95F516213A"><enum>(40)</enum><text>In section 2769—</text> <subparagraph id="HBCEF22FA9AB241FE8224915D5421E50E"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking <quote>a person’s</quote> and inserting <quote>an individual’s</quote>; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD41258C3BE7B4AA196AF139DBB72C8F2"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (1), by striking <quote>person</quote> and inserting <quote>individual</quote>.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H3322FF1466B245629F175A19E49F9663"><enum>(41)</enum><text>In section 2772(a)(2), by striking <quote>person</quote> and inserting <quote>individual</quote>.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H186EEEE977FE48ADA650B1CE76BFE3E1"><enum>(42)</enum><text>In section 2773—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" id="HAF0D583A59874837A014615F8877CAE7"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subsection (b), by striking <quote>persons</quote> each place it appears and inserting <quote>individuals</quote>; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HC2E999CADFB84C079C875D329234DE08"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subsection (d), by striking <quote>a person</quote> and inserting <quote>an individual</quote>.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HAFB85772661B49EEA216C8DD98AADFD5"><enum>(43)</enum><text>In section 2775, by striking <quote>person</quote> each place it appears and inserting <quote>individual</quote>.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HC9CC5945D91D419AB86D17A006AA815A"><enum>(44)</enum><text>In section 2776, by striking <quote>person</quote> and inserting <quote>individual</quote>.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H720627EC002849F684AE04F349E66622"><enum>(45)</enum> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H5684068B94EB40B38FF44FAAC8F7AE4A"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In section 2777—</text> <clause changed="added" committee-id="HPW00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4B482713304F4A49BE0F3FD6C0C2A049" indent="up1" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in the heading, by striking <quote><header-in-text level="section" style="USC">persons</header-in-text></quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="section" style="USC">individuals</header-in-text></quote>; and</text> </clause><clause changed="added" committee-id="HPW00" id="H87E7411C26044F73B25F3C644DB4E527" indent="up1" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by striking <quote>persons</quote> each place it appears and inserting <quote>individuals</quote>.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="HPW00" id="H7A1D9FCDD2174333BE701B275A5E2568" indent="up1" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(B)</enum><text>In the analysis for chapter 27, by striking the item relating to in section 2777 and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HPW00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H30F64B062FA544CF96CC3EC3446033A7" reported-display-style="italic" style="USC"> <toc changed="added" committee-id="HPW00" regeneration="no-regeneration" reported-display-style="italic"> <toc-entry level="section">2777. Clothing for destitute shipwrecked individuals.</toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HD6ED6FD085FA4AC9B6C35652FC1CF7E7"><enum>(46)</enum><text>In section 2779, by striking <quote>persons</quote> each place it appears and inserting <quote>individuals</quote>.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HA438FF39A15C4B07BCD1DD2A3312299F"><enum>(47)</enum><text>In section 2902(c), by striking <quote>person</quote> and inserting <quote>individual</quote>.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HDDC85CB9F5D1468E925C853EE90689AC"><enum>(48)</enum><text>In section 2903(b), by striking <quote>person</quote> and inserting <quote>individual</quote>.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H8BDBB1CE4F0246BC898FEAF209FDFED8"><enum>(49)</enum><text>In section 2904(b)(1)(B), by striking <quote>a person</quote> and inserting <quote>an individual</quote>.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H90E65543865C4DDD9CB5377657333E79"><enum>(50)</enum><text>In section 3706—</text> <subparagraph id="H1A101236D26C4B45ADDBFFFDF2E5F0A5"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking <quote>a person</quote> and inserting <quote>an individual</quote>; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC010FF8DA150478FBBC1BF6C539188A4"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking <quote>person’s</quote> and inserting <quote>individual’s</quote>.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H0369CD5377B94275A7FB6EABC59FDD33"><enum>(51)</enum><text>In section 3707—</text> <subparagraph id="HD48F4D5DAD3B4918BF236F1E841DA792"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subsection (c)—</text> <clause id="HD43FA4121E9E4EBCB3EA382DAA5ED2B3"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by striking <quote>person</quote> and inserting <quote>individual</quote>; and</text> </clause><clause id="HCB4916B193444C9681EC17036201077B"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by striking <quote>person’s</quote> and inserting <quote>individual’s</quote>; and</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4CB4B3650F224139BF42901B80124E33"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (e), by striking <quote>a person</quote> and inserting <quote>an individual</quote>.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HF33D08BF95744132866B17F37A9D5550"><enum>(52)</enum><text>In section 3708, by striking <quote>person</quote> each place it appears and inserting <quote>individual</quote>.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H844B685CC5524791BCDDC708E4108320"><enum>(53)</enum><text>In section 3738—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" id="HF9CAB0DD9AA74B31A9A95DA4E70937CF"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking <quote>a person</quote> each place it appears and inserting <quote>an individual</quote>;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H1B2CC740890C47EAADEAED27FDF2FE3E"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking <quote>person’s</quote> and inserting <quote>individual’s</quote>; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3C50E291999C4697A5355E8E61606F17"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by striking <quote>A person</quote> and inserting <quote>An individual</quote>.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H6ACE79232280496A902D3E5D4EADEC67"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Correction of references to persons and seamen</header> <paragraph id="HE37454988944473F9A95E73151CC587E"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Section 2303a(a) of title 46, United States Code, is amended by striking <quote>persons</quote> and inserting <quote>individuals</quote>.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H1715E791B58D4BD99388FDDBF694C617"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Section 2306(a)(3) of title 46, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HPW00" id="HA6ADD36F76D34B74A023AF47D694C5ED" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="HA1AAFB6050244593AD27A3C14CC8B362" indent="up1"><enum>(3)</enum><text>An owner, charterer, managing operator, or agent of a vessel of the United States notifying the Coast Guard under paragraph (1) or (2) shall—</text> <subparagraph id="H6AD70AB3B26F4981935A84F892558CE7"><enum>(A)</enum><text>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</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="HEE533586587A49F7AC55494D88547EC2"><enum>(B)</enum><text>submit written confirmation to the Coast Guard within 24 hours after nonwritten notification to the Coast Guard under such paragraphs.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H1F96A55F519F4DFE81C7119816CC4714"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Section 7303 of title 46, United States Code, is amended by striking <quote>seaman</quote> each place it appears and inserting <quote>individual</quote>.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HBE495B353C854C4E9CC0A447D1C21946"><enum>(4)</enum><text>Section 7319 of title 46, United States Code, is amended by striking <quote>seaman</quote> each place it appears and inserting <quote>individual</quote>.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H57D0496AEC5446629015EC2FE05AC99C"><enum>(5)</enum><text>Section 7501(b) of title 46, United States Code, is amended by striking <quote>seaman</quote> and inserting <quote>holder</quote>.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HEA7C85EFEBC842FBBDEDCB160D74A45B"><enum>(6)</enum><text>Section 7508(b) of title 46, United States Code, is amended by striking <quote>individual seamen or a specifically identified group of seamen</quote> and inserting <quote>an individual or a specifically identified group of individuals</quote>.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HAE812B4A1DDF463A969D68ACA173935D"><enum>(7)</enum><text>Section 7510 of title 46, United States Code, is amended—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" id="HA4E6FE5E7AE0408487BAF2C3250896D8"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subsection (c)(8)(B), by striking <quote>merchant seamen</quote> and inserting <quote>merchant mariner</quote>; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H6E64C9A3E9C84DDCAADC0845DFFDE098"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subsection (d), by striking <quote>merchant seaman</quote> and inserting <quote>merchant mariner</quote>.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H5065E93A84A14330A886466A60FBC6E6"><enum>(8)</enum><text>Section 8103 of title 46, United States Code, is amended—</text> <subparagraph id="HF1C8063F5350495D8D3DD37F91053FE8"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>seaman</quote> each place it appears and inserting <quote>individual</quote>;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB0EFB748CA2B48F990D635B14C6BA1A0"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking <quote>seamen</quote> each place it appears and inserting <quote>individuals</quote>;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="HEE1DFDA388AC4965BB5A2FE4F10F787E"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in the headings for paragraphs (2) and (3) of subsection (k), by striking <quote><header-in-text level="paragraph" style="OLC">seamen</header-in-text></quote> each place it appears and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="paragraph" style="OLC">individuals</header-in-text></quote>;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H985F76F5152441DA862DF5611C4C69A7"><enum>(D)</enum><text>in subsection (k)(3)(A)(iv)(II), by striking <quote>seaman’s</quote> and inserting <quote>individual’s</quote>; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8ACEF5726BAB4278BF8F62A59DB01AE1"><enum>(E)</enum><text>in subsection (k)(3)(C), by striking <quote>merchant mariners</quote> each place it appears and inserting <quote>merchant mariner’s</quote>.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HABFB6507BE304ADCB9A15D6606E3A890"><enum>(9)</enum><text>Section 8104 of title 46, United States Code, is amended—</text> <subparagraph id="H1878FA0FEEEE48E8A338F8F251548C13"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subsection (c), by striking <quote>a licensed individual or seaman</quote> and inserting <quote>an individual</quote>;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H29947EEB3ED94ABC97464BA2F0D00806"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subsection (d), by striking <quote>A licensed individual or seaman</quote> and inserting <quote>An individual</quote>;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H69750436162E4FF3BFD038B2EA632903"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in subsection (e), by striking <quote>a seaman</quote> each place it appears and inserting <quote>an individual</quote>; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7C3D95D4222B4DA3B82404185845D4BB"><enum>(D)</enum><text>in subsection (j), by striking <quote>seaman</quote> and inserting <quote>individual</quote>.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H4B8911027F2E4B669C9583E06E398C52"><enum>(10)</enum><text>Section 8302(d) of title 46, United States Code, is amended by striking <quote>3 persons</quote> and inserting <quote>3 individuals</quote>.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H931CB0F27288421CB8943E4C4FFE532F"><enum>(11)</enum><text>Section 11201 of title 46, United States Code, is amended by striking <quote>a person</quote> each place it appears and inserting <quote>an individual</quote>.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H50563FAFB2F3478FBEACC22A995CA9DF"><enum>(12)</enum><text>Section 11202 of title 46, United States Code, is amended—</text> <subparagraph id="H0931F504C3B04246B6F25C0801E40E08"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking <quote>a person</quote> and inserting <quote>an individual</quote>; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5643F7998A6E44D1B60B8113D3B4B18F"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking <quote>the person</quote> each place it appears and inserting <quote>the individual</quote>.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H36619BBD7D8F40278862908DD7E1F80A"><enum>(13)</enum><text>Section 11203 of title 46, United States Code, is amended—</text> <subparagraph id="H0323F0E6D08B4FE5965F57180F14AB00"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking <quote>a person</quote> each place it appears and inserting <quote>an individual</quote>; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC8B01BA3EF5D4F1392A132846FE8B4B2"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subsection (a)(2), by striking <quote>that person</quote> and inserting <quote>that individual</quote>.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H647F2B9840DF4BADB3AC7A7A5F9FB899"><enum>(14)</enum><text>Section 15109(i)(2) of title 46, United States Code, is amended by striking <quote>additional persons</quote> and inserting <quote>additional individuals</quote>.</text> </paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H2F64214D69284E8D960017F428FC77FE"><enum>603.</enum><header>Common appropriation structure</header> <subsection commented="no" id="HF12EA954CB144AFD815E3F04109249A6"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Amendments To conform to common appropriations structure</header> <paragraph commented="no" id="HC0F142BE4F3C4A0AB72B3F8FBB634234"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Prospective payment of funds necessary To provide medical care</header><text>Section 506 of title 14, United States Code, is amended—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" id="H172CF4E472854BB5BCFEF9EBDE0DBC6C"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subsection (a)(1), by inserting <quote>established under <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/10/56">chapter 56</external-xref> of title 10</quote> after <quote>Medicare-Eligible Retiree Health Care Fund</quote>; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H4DAFB840B57843C2980846587E71BC4F"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subsection (b)(1), by striking <quote>operating expenses</quote> and inserting <quote>operations and support</quote>.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H27001FD8CC3B4B62B943B37DEF48C2DB"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Use of certain appropriated funds</header><text>Section 903 of title 14, United States Code, is amended—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" id="HAB9A361AA1DD444F85888FAC3C8CB3CC"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subsection (a), by striking <quote>acquisition, construction, and improvement of facilities, for research, development, test, and evaluation;</quote> and inserting <quote>procurement, construction, and improvement of facilities and for research and development</quote>; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H0FA34EE194BA4D76800D0663632C2971"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subsection (d)(1), by striking <quote>operating expenses</quote> and inserting <quote>operations and support</quote>.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HECC51D05F3A94E2FB203FF72ED33E312"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Confidential investigative expenses</header><text>Section 944 of title 14, United States Code, is amended by striking <quote>necessary expenses for the operation</quote> and inserting <quote>operations and support</quote>.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H121B49C4BB25478EAA5D2AD2518A8390"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Procurement of personnel</header><text>Section 2701 of title 14, United States Code, is amended by striking <quote>operating expense</quote> and inserting <quote>operations and support</quote>.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H8B391BF288C548C59B1B06882D407829"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Coast Guard Housing Fund</header><text>Section 2946(b)(2) of title 14, United States Code, is amended by striking <quote>acquisition</quote> and inserting <quote>procurement</quote>.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HE95C31AFA1FF40DD8CCFB2EE7C014A42"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Requirement for prior authorization of appropriations</header><text>Section 4901 of title 14, United States Code, is amended—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" id="H9A6C6ADD38BA449BA576E5EDF52884A1"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1), by striking <quote>maintenance</quote> and inserting <quote>support</quote>;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H5F03935A2C7E41049EFDC422B0AD7EC2"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (2), by striking <quote>acquisition</quote> and inserting <quote>procurement</quote>;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H4D56EBF6618D480FB0D518811D35FD68"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by striking paragraphs (3), (4), and (6);</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H454562AC3AFC498C8FB6E12857651E76"><enum>(D)</enum><text>by redesignating paragraph (5) as paragraph (3); and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H05BA67A7272F4969AB73806973099366"><enum>(E)</enum><text>in paragraph (3), as so redesignated, by striking <quote>research, development, test, and evaluation</quote> and inserting <quote>research and development</quote>.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H0EBA34310C6647B8BA9DA3EC138E9D5C"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Common appropriation structure</header><text>Sections 3317(b), 7504, and 80505(b)(3) of title 46, United States Code, are each amended by striking <quote>operating expenses</quote> and inserting <quote>operations and support</quote>.</text> </subsection><subsection id="H8580AAF7F0ED48579187298FB5254E55"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Common appropriation structure</header> <paragraph id="H626F1F768A3949A6BC97A9E91E11C7CF"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund</header><text>Section 1012(a)(5)(A) of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/2712">33 U.S.C. 2712(a)(5)(A)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>operating expenses</quote> and inserting <quote>operations and support</quote>.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H477883E32DAD45CB8DF25F1AA8E24C54"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Historic Light Station Sales</header><text>Section 305106 of title 54, United States Code, is amended—</text> <subparagraph id="HC8A8D9C5270648E4820E906FD7A29EAD"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subsection (b)(1)(B)(i) by striking <quote>Operating Expenses</quote> and inserting <quote>Operations and Support</quote>; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4744B47EA03E4136BCDCDE0BE94DF359"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subsection (b)(2) by striking <quote>Operating Expense</quote> and inserting <quote>Operations and Support</quote>;</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H55CA398CA08D45B98A2FCE0A5742484D"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Bridge permits</header><text>Section 712(a)(2) of the Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Act of 2012 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/112/213">Public Law 112–213</external-xref>; 126 Stat. 1582) is amended by striking <quote>operating expenses</quote> and inserting <quote>operations and support</quote>.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H801A3D106A304ADB9326EAD981889C73"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Contracts</header><text>Section 557(a) of the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2013 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/113/6">Public Law 113–6</external-xref>; 127 Stat. 377) is amended by striking <quote>Acquisition</quote> and inserting <quote>Procurement</quote>.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HDA8C57ADAD5C47AEAC6DC7E88C2CE2C8"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Child development services</header><text>Section 214(d)(1) of the Howard Coble Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Act of 2014 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/113/281">Public Law 113–281</external-xref>; 128 Stat. 3034) is amended by striking <quote>operating expenses</quote> and inserting <quote>operations and support</quote>.</text> </paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" id="H040A2DEBEABE4DDFB92A468B58D559B0"><enum>604.</enum><header>References to <quote>himself</quote> and <quote>his</quote></header> <subsection id="HED72D6D7842E42E6AC0DC4879EE698D3"><enum>(a)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 1927 of title 14, United States Code, is amended by—</text> <paragraph id="H2794256CE1744B64B76B55E1B436C36D"><enum>(1)</enum><text>striking <quote>of his initial</quote> and inserting <quote>of an initial</quote>; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H7CBC6C1478F04CF48EFF5B11D987406F"><enum>(2)</enum><text>striking <quote>from his pay</quote> and inserting <quote>from the pay of such cadet</quote>.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="HC1F0B51B9A744988A11C15067C262E90"><enum>(b)</enum><text>Section 2108(b) of title 14, United States Code, is amended by striking <quote>himself</quote> and inserting <quote>such officer</quote>.</text> </subsection><subsection commented="no" id="H6DC299EDAF99481AA9DD1B351976AE54"><enum>(c)</enum><text>Section 2732 of title 14, United States Code, as amended by this Act, is further amended—</text> <paragraph commented="no" id="H8589EA54C19348BD93CBCEC56B487D1F"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking <quote>distinguishes himself conspicuously by</quote> and inserting <quote>displays conspicuous</quote>; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H2AC07621C4C8486697B6247C03E93643"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking <quote>his</quote> and inserting <quote>such individual’s</quote>.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="H734091696B1643FEBD1FDBCC0A2B520E"><enum>(d)</enum><text>Section 2736 of title 14, United States Code, as amended by this Act, is further amended by striking <quote>distinguishes himself by</quote> and inserting <quote>performs</quote>.</text> </subsection><subsection commented="no" id="HD79A1964670A485581376589B7EA1381"><enum>(e)</enum><text>Section 2738 of title 14, United States Code, as amended by this Act is further amended by striking <quote>distinguishes himself by</quote> and inserting <quote>displays</quote>.</text> </subsection><subsection commented="no" id="H12B4C7E9B0F24CA8BF6A1E7837910527"><enum>(f)</enum><text>Section 2739 of title 14, United States Code, as amended by this Act, is further amended by striking <quote>distinguishes himself by</quote> and inserting <quote>displays</quote>.</text> </subsection><subsection commented="no" id="HFD96C0C534DC4EB087508000A047F3A8"><enum>(g)</enum><text>Section 2742 of title 14, United States Code, is amended by striking <quote>he distinguished himself</quote> and inserting <quote>of the acts resulting in the consideration of such award</quote>.</text> </subsection><subsection commented="no" id="H3379EEBB093342B3BA0B007C7A930173"><enum>(h)</enum><text>Section 2743 of title 14, United States Code, as amended by this Act, is further amended—</text> <paragraph id="HC143CDA3E83B4F8D9DB758BB074B2165"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking <quote>distinguishes himself</quote>; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HE2277E0B14094C6D8003FAAA8838D84D"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking <quote>he</quote> and inserting <quote>such individual</quote>.</text> </paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H16E86A1ACD1C4D30BE5582D556790685"><enum>605.</enum><header>References to <quote>motorboats</quote> and <quote>yachts</quote></header> <subsection commented="no" id="HFB9CCF81F5CF45B9AE301024D07F1DD6"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Correction of references to motorboats and yachts</header> <paragraph commented="no" id="HAF2A6AFC67BE4C06A91686D4C3A1E160"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Section 3901(d)(4) of title 14, United States Code, is amended by striking <quote>motor boats, yachts,</quote> and inserting <quote>vessels,</quote>.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H138D7E2BDB5149908BCFA70DDCB68F47"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Section 3903(1)(A) of title 14, United States Code, is amended by striking <quote>motorboats, yachts</quote> and inserting <quote>vessels,</quote>.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HA1D31A5EA92446E49308EF7DACBE151C"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Section 3907(a) of title 14, United States Code, is amended—</text> <subparagraph id="H2AF3160F04914C5C8D0E8A8E2566F091"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the heading, by striking <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="USC">Motor boats, yachts,</header-in-text></quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">Vessels,</header-in-text></quote>; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6DE4E5610EC749E4ADF9AB2F320812A5"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking <quote>motorboat, yacht,</quote> and inserting <quote>vessels,</quote>.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H60C462E70CAD492890106577D51A499E"><enum>(4)</enum><text>Section 3908 of title 14, United States Code, is amended by striking <quote>motorboat or yacht</quote> and inserting <quote>vessel</quote>.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H344A7483F2F64F95B581D08A5202217C"><enum>(5)</enum><text>Section 3911(a) of title 14, United States Code, is amended by striking <quote>motorboat, yacht,</quote> each place it appears and inserting <quote>vessel,</quote>.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H654E52EC59F54BD29A3F73930007AAE5"><enum>(6)</enum><text>Section 3912 of title 14, United States Code, is amended by striking <quote>motorboat, yacht,</quote> and inserting <quote>vessel,</quote>.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HF9AF48E743E847AE97114A0CED6FD591"><enum>(7)</enum><text>Section 4101 of title 14, United States Code, is amended by striking <quote>motorboats, yachts,</quote> and inserting <quote>vessels,</quote>.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H2FE07636E50F471FABB4DF897627398E"><enum>(8)</enum><text>Section 4102 of title 14, United States Code, is amended by striking <quote>motorboat, yacht, or any other vessel,</quote> and inserting <quote>or vessel,</quote>.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H11EFA9D85D74473983DFA69FE74B3B58"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conforming references to yachts</header><text>Title 46, United States Code, is amended—</text> <paragraph id="HABFBF6CDACCF4E26A8FA85CF073F0E13"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in parts F and G of subtitle II, by striking <quote>yacht</quote> each place it appears and inserting <quote>recreational vessel</quote>;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H49247D31933D4FD0997D00176BB048E3"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subtitle III—</text> <subparagraph id="HEC59E8D5853543FF84045D2403D9CE47"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in section 30506(a), by striking <quote>pleasure yachts</quote> and inserting <quote>recreational vessels</quote>; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF005605D11D440119AAAECEBF8CAAFFC"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in section 30508(a), by striking <quote>pleasure yachts</quote> and inserting <quote>recreational vessels</quote>; and</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H43B6540E4A3F4F8F850651EEAB5DDCCF"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in section 60504—</text> <subparagraph id="HA9E29BAE68F048A5AAAACC3BE314787F"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking <quote>yachts</quote> each place it appears and inserting <quote>recreational vessels</quote>; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5434FE51928B48DB832E583FA9F13C10"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking <quote>yacht</quote> and inserting <quote>recreational vessel</quote>.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H5A5B7C3D22744A56971C44121C629ECE"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Vessels</header><text>Section 352(a)(4) of the Communications Act of 1934 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/47/352">47 U.S.C. 352(a)(4)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>Yachts</quote> and inserting <quote>Recreational vessels, as defined in section 2101(46) of title 46, United States Code,</quote>.</text> </subsection></section><section id="HB64D9F0A4F064CC6B5B131E5B1CC26C5"><enum>606.</enum><header>Miscellaneous technical corrections</header> <subsection commented="no" id="H6D68FAA30B43485A88C2ECBE586FE3CA"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Miscellaneous technical corrections</header> <paragraph commented="no" id="H8C68AFC0C6D14293B4336B1E70151716"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Section 3305(d)(3)(B) of title 46, United States Code, is amended by striking <quote>Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2017</quote> and inserting <quote>Frank LoBiondo Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2018</quote>.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H5327E81FE6D64B08A96BE7E25EA3CC2F"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Section 4312 of title 46, United States Code, is amended by striking <quote>Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2017</quote> each place it appears and inserting <quote>Frank LoBiondo Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2018 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/115/282">Public Law 115–282</external-xref>)</quote>.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H386842E2B1694AB38EE463CDD192E393"><enum>(3)</enum><text>The analysis for <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/46/700">chapter 700</external-xref> of title 46, United States Code, is amended—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" id="H78800EAF867B48A5A53A7CCEEDE7E00D"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking the item relating to the heading for the first subchapter and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HPW00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H72A027A4F9644C08B1FBD6F7280C42B2" reported-display-style="italic" style="USC"> <toc changed="added" committee-id="HPW00" regeneration="no-regeneration" reported-display-style="italic"> <toc-entry level="subchapter">Subchapter I—Vessel Operations</toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H710458F155CE4208BD58D93CCDDCC8AD"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking the item relating to the heading for the second subchapter and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HPW00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H59A3846457A045248DECA2D1C2BB692C" reported-display-style="italic" style="USC"> <toc changed="added" committee-id="HPW00" regeneration="no-regeneration" reported-display-style="italic"> <toc-entry level="subchapter">Subchapter II—Ports and Waterways Safety</toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HB3BEB8F624F24DD0BFB32C1FC9E43E83"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by striking the items relating to the heading for the third subchapter and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HPW00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H68DB90502A7D4FB389B08D1F915B3941" reported-display-style="italic" style="USC"> <toc changed="added" committee-id="HPW00" regeneration="no-regeneration" reported-display-style="italic"> <toc-entry level="subchapter">Subchapter III—Condition for entry into ports in the United States</toc-entry> <toc-entry level="section">70021. Conditions for Entry Into Ports in the United States.</toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H9FD9D19624734BF9A704F4AD0CF1D4C3"><enum>(D)</enum><text>by striking the item relating to the heading for the fourth subchapter and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HPW00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7C6A44B251164C298EDB8A160EC15708" reported-display-style="italic" style="USC"> <toc changed="added" committee-id="HPW00" regeneration="no-regeneration" reported-display-style="italic"> <toc-entry level="subchapter">Subchapter IV—Definitions Regulations, Enforcement, Investigatory Powers, Applicability</toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HB6F022D5B2A949CB935083F794AB54E8"><enum>(E)</enum><text>by striking the item relating to the heading for the fifth subchapter and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HPW00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5E1B9C8F09A449C5990FCBB359D72252" reported-display-style="italic" style="USC"> <toc changed="added" committee-id="HPW00" regeneration="no-regeneration" reported-display-style="italic"> <toc-entry level="subchapter">Subchapter V—Regattas and Marine Parades</toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subparagraph><continuation-text commented="no" continuation-text-level="paragraph">and</continuation-text><subparagraph commented="no" id="H0627FB649F7C4F6C9A0E0B493E3B41E8"><enum>(F)</enum><text>by striking the item relating to the heading for the sixth subchapter and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HPW00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H791D711D4BBD49E4881F44F897A31DC2" reported-display-style="italic" style="USC"> <toc changed="added" committee-id="HPW00" regeneration="no-regeneration" reported-display-style="italic"> <toc-entry level="subchapter">Subchapter VI—Regulation of Vessels in Territorial Waters of the United States</toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HFDD80AF1D517424BB2828B625E1A12F3"><enum>(4)</enum><text>Section 70031 of title 46, United States Code, is amended by striking <quote>A through C</quote> and inserting <quote>I through III</quote>.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H5ACBDC55BE20413388D768F1016D9F44"><enum>(5)</enum><text>Section 70032 of title 46, United States Code, is amended by striking <quote>A through C</quote> and inserting <quote>I through III</quote>.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H20E7B315CFCA44BEBD81674BAF7962CC"><enum>(6)</enum><text>Section 70033 of title 46, United States Code, is amended by striking <quote>A through C</quote> and inserting <quote>I through III</quote>.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H748004C1EA0B44A4A835602D4B118318"><enum>(7)</enum><text>Section 70034 of title 46, United States Code, is amended by striking <quote>A through C</quote> each place it appears and inserting <quote>I through III</quote>.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H1820EEC2552140C9A992749BB9C8B1CB"><enum>(8)</enum><text>Section 70035(a) of title 46, United States Code, is amended by striking <quote>A through C</quote> and inserting <quote>I through III</quote>.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H53E3F48C594A45EC9725805BBBB5086E"><enum>(9)</enum><text>Section 70036 of title 46, United States Code, is amended by—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" id="H26350A801B1149F4BC5375DF897E68FB"><enum>(A)</enum><text>striking <quote>A through C</quote> each place it appears and inserting <quote>I through III</quote>; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H7629348A92884026905F45F1990E480B"><enum>(B)</enum><text>striking <quote>A, B, or C</quote> each place it appears and inserting <quote>I, II, or III</quote>.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="H51E5E1739BD2454A8951A43FA89E2B71"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Alteration of bridges; technical changes</header><text>The Act of June 21, 1940 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/511">33 U.S.C. 511</external-xref> et seq.), popularly known as the Truman-Hobbs Act, is amended by striking section 12 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/522">33 U.S.C. 522</external-xref>).</text> </subsection><subsection id="H64207A0180C346BD9FD6F6390A1698ED"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Report of determination; technical correction</header><text>Section 105(f)(2) of the Pribilof Islands Transition Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1161">16 U.S.C. 1161</external-xref> note; <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/106/562">Public Law 106–562</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>subsection (a),</quote> and inserting <quote>paragraph (1),</quote>.</text> </subsection><subsection id="H13796CB7808A45BD85A51FD5C2F41501"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Technical corrections to Frank LoBiondo Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2018</header> <paragraph id="H8482847CC2014CDD9814F88378B636DA"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Section 408 of the Frank LoBiondo Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2018 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/115/282">Public Law 115–282</external-xref>) 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.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HBA6D644D569A45AAA996BDE71011D57A"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Section 514(b) of the Frank LoBiondo Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2018 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/115/282">Public Law 115–282</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>Chapter 30</quote> and inserting <quote>Chapter 3</quote>.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H5646FBCCD525461089913E95B6AAA8BA"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Section 810(d) of the Frank LoBiondo Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2018 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/115/282">Public Law 115–282</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>within 30 days after receiving the notice under subsection (a)(1), the Secretary shall, by not later than 60 days after transmitting such notice,</quote> and inserting <quote>in accordance within subsection (a)(2), the Secretary shall</quote>.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H5D5A24C0066E46658ED74FE067805A39"><enum>(4)</enum><text>Section 820(a) of the Frank LoBiondo Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2018 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/115/282">Public Law 115–282</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>years 2018 and</quote> and inserting <quote>year</quote>.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H3FE2B87735C64CA58E27415345071288"><enum>(5)</enum><text>Section 820(b)(2) of the Frank LoBiondo Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2018 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/115/282">Public Law 115–282</external-xref>) is amended by inserting <quote>and the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/115/141">Public Law 115–141</external-xref>)</quote> after <quote>(<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/115/31">Public Law 115–31</external-xref>)</quote>.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H3563652A8F0E4497B26135D417091028"><enum>(6)</enum><text>Section 821(a)(2) of the Frank LoBiondo Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2018 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/115/282">Public Law 115–282</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2017</quote> and inserting <quote>Frank LoBiondo Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2018</quote>.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H79CF7FF097034BE8885E7D223476EBB0"><enum>(7)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">This section shall take effect on the date of the enactment of the Frank LoBiondo Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2018 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/115/282">Public Law 115–282</external-xref>) and apply as if included therein.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H3950BBC54CBD43F095256F479A9CC6F5"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Technical correction</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 533(d)(2)(A) of the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2016 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/114/120">Public Law 114–120</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>Tract 6</quote> and inserting <quote>such Tract</quote>.</text> </subsection><subsection id="HAF984C8A06E14356947F75FA2D4F394B"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Distant water tuna fleet; technical corrections</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 421 of the Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Act of 2006 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/109/241">Public Law 109–241</external-xref>) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="H912A7108584148F3823097D11E4A37FA"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a)—</text> <subparagraph id="H403001B5907143D7B952053BC909BB2D"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking <quote>Notwithstanding</quote> and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HPW00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0B7DEA9173CB43D0BABCC55DB579FBBC" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="HAA5BA0CE63DD443E82248BF5B584AB80"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H871A2F55D9094FD0A9E46900C14D18F9"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HPW00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HDD67B1DBCD4B40359FE65DCD319758E6" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="H03E39BE6AA5B47D3B472CD278B39F92D"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Definition</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this subsection, the term <quote>treaty area</quote> 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 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/109/241">Public Law 109–241</external-xref>).</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H0F780FB32A7944DB8BE611466232F3CF"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (c)—</text> <subparagraph id="HE7354DB19A9F448790AE07FE037AADA4"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking <quote>12.6 or 12.7</quote> and inserting <quote>13.6</quote>; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H028C3FFE9F514CE9BEBCDFFB71BFD52F"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking <quote>and Maritime Transportation Act of 2012</quote> and inserting <quote>Authorization Act of 2019</quote>.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="HBB404D023EEB42629C5E4B7CE0842567"><enum>607.</enum><header>Technical corrections relating to codification of Ports and Waterways Safety Act</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Effective upon the enactment of section 401 of the Frank LoBiondo Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2018 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/115/282">Public Law 115–282</external-xref>), and notwithstanding section 402(e) of such Act—</text> <paragraph id="H105453E5ABAB42FCBA631AA002745E31"><enum>(1)</enum><text>section 16 of the Ports and Waterways Safety Act, as added by section 315 of the Countering America’s Adversaries Through Sanctions Act (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/115/44">Public Law 115–44</external-xref>; 131 Stat. 947)—</text> <subparagraph id="HD7EDF7C546D647B795F6D8031E3EE061"><enum>(A)</enum><text>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</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H23A855C1B3774798B8EB0138AD89BF59"><enum>(B)</enum><text>as so redesignated and transferred, is amended—</text> <clause id="H1EB2E5DA87204A18BC0AC08E8FB344F2"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in subsections (b) and (e), by striking <quote>section 4(a)(5)</quote> each place it appears and inserting <quote>section 70001(a)(5)</quote>;</text> </clause><clause id="H324B3721D7A84AEB84886324BB974324"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in subsection (c)(2), by striking <quote>not later than</quote> and all that follows through <quote>thereafter,</quote> and inserting <quote>periodically</quote>; and</text> </clause><clause id="HD956979A459344DBB74D0380D688C7C7"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>by striking subsection (h); and</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H5D194D51E32E4FD394009115EC7FFC10"><enum>(2)</enum><text><external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/46/700">chapter 700</external-xref> of title 46, United States Code, is amended—</text> <subparagraph id="HA1992BCAAE344E1F9E0C85115E4DD068"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in section 70002(2), by inserting <quote>or 70022</quote> after <quote>section 70021</quote>;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2560C4F167FD46AAB51B9FE8602CD7D0"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in section 70036(e), by inserting <quote>or 70022</quote> after <quote>section 70021</quote>; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2ADC502A23B949DAA61EAD1A3CBC49ED"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in the analysis for such chapter—</text> <clause id="H7AAAB7C4CEB94CCFB9B9579BA341EAD9"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>Sec.</quote> above the section items, in accordance with the style and form of such an entry in other chapter analyses of such title; and</text> </clause><clause id="HC3B39C8C12C248BB9EE72CE5A4174871"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by striking the item relating to section 70021 and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HPW00" id="H0EEE810A01CF4ACCBEC07DBF68BF8721" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC"> <toc changed="added" committee-id="HPW00" regeneration="no-regeneration" reported-display-style="italic"> <toc-entry level="section">70021. Conditions for entry to ports in the United States</toc-entry> <toc-entry level="section">70022. Prohibition on entry and operation</toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph></section><enum>VII</enum><header>Federal Maritime Commission</header> <section id="H05B74CD2610749FEB3008DC12671B023"><enum>701.</enum><header>Short title</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This title may be cited as the <quote><short-title>Federal Maritime Commission Authorization Act of 2019</short-title></quote>.</text> </section><section commented="no" id="H04DD0A053EDB40C1AB43BC7217DB9422"><enum>702.</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 308 of title 46, United States Code, is amended by striking <quote>$28,012,310 for fiscal year 2018 and $28,544,543 for fiscal year 2019</quote> and inserting <quote>$29,086,888 for fiscal year 2020 and $29,639,538 for fiscal year 2021</quote>.</text> </section><enum>VIII</enum><header>Coast Guard Academy Improvement Act</header> <section id="H83A8B59911EC46A19EA826636699E262"><enum>801.</enum><header>Short title</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This Act may be cited as the <quote><short-title>Coast Guard Academy Improvement Act</short-title></quote>.</text> </section><section id="H60EA854D5CAC4C6AA115C669CB0067AD"><enum>802.</enum><header>Coast Guard Academy study</header> <subsection id="H6D3CEA46A53E4117A489CB1225F19AF7"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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—</text> <paragraph id="H6687D38159B84D0BA93FD668F51C2FCE"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HC207C7E6D1C249728F4698286E4E49B4"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">issue recommendations based upon the findings in such assessment.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HD5ECD0F2124F420D82E6445838EBBCDE"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Assessment of cultural competence</header> <paragraph id="HBDA98C5A209743EBAAEFA285C3B73219"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Cultural competence of the Coast Guard Academy</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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).</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H512588FE4FF5489E986011E3A57A5755"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Assessment scope</header><text>The assessment described under subsection (a)(1) shall—</text> <subparagraph id="H4B55D1382B77420ABFC32BC02A932E9B"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H47F0EC501D244C4A826BD9B8AFA22BB6"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">examine potential changes which could be used to further enhance such cultural competence by—</text> <clause id="HACC8C357BF3B4917994DBF690B9AECA6"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">modifying institutional practices, policies, and structures; and</text> </clause><clause id="H6C705BC1709047F19D1286B911B91818"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any other changes deemed appropriate by the National Academy of Public Administration; and</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE6EE8D012309486FB8E2D5D94D84817B"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HE6C8C39A66F34299B7603FBBADFE3183"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Final action memorandum</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than three 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.</text> </subsection><subsection id="H537D4FEEBC3948D9BD9A2195B1DA47AC"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Plan</header> <paragraph id="H1C58066240F6404491E3861401B104CF"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than six 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.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H107A8EB7BDD24302BC11F7C0EFE9AB9D"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Strategy with milestones</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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:</text> <subparagraph id="HADA2C7BA4613444F825E91BA0925D1FA"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H571D740EB4844031965021D752424B6B"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB2DF6A577A5640B083ACF6333B66AA47"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6184CCDEB15847909EEF7764F93B7CF0"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Restructure the admissions office of the Coast Guard Academy to be headed by a civilian with significant relevant higher education recruitment experience.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H301E58DFE1684E9B8331CAB252F628F7"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Implementation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H39173021FD394822BEE61C6D2B5D5E01"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Update</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Commandant of the Coast Guard shall include in the first annual report required under <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/14/51">chapter 51</external-xref> 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.</text> </paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H60583AD782F34F32A7BE43EFBCAF7C5D"><enum>803.</enum><header>Annual report</header> <subsection id="H9275FEEAEF9D471C915BF787F30505A2"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline"><external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/14/51">Chapter 51</external-xref> of title 14, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HPW00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H89D9BA06DE0B44E4896393D21238C4F2" reported-display-style="italic" style="USC"> <section id="H2C063F57B97D48279B7A2AF77F58B6F2"><enum>5112.</enum><header>Report on diversity at the Coast Guard Academy</header> <subsection id="H718919CFFB304283B38BC478905008F0"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text> </subsection><subsection id="H5791EE20C15D4E749F70D9549EB70323"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Contents</header><text>The report required under subsection (a) shall include—</text> <paragraph id="H616F25EF28DA4F1F922B7239993AC916"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the status of the implementation of the plan required section 802 of the Coast Guard Academy Improvement Act;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HFFF3498A43ED4FC8A9476BB8FE0D534A"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H9CEAF3BDD5694484A511BE6CEEEF5B62"><enum>(3)</enum><text>enrollment information about the incoming class, including the gender, race, ethnicity, religion, socioeconomic background, and State of residence of Coast Guard Academy cadets;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H7EC2F762ADF74EBE98195B063880ABB3"><enum>(4)</enum><text>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</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HFEA28CBAB4CE4621B1B1450C80770F5A"><enum>(5)</enum><text>information on efforts to retain diverse cadets, including through professional development and professional advancement programs for staff and faculty.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection><subsection id="H8C5FC6705ECE4218B95431980E8D1175"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Clerical amendment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The analysis for <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/14/51">chapter 51</external-xref> of title 14, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HPW00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7D046442DC2A4EFB8EA07BF4FD1DEA9B" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC"> <toc changed="added" committee-id="HPW00" regeneration="no-regeneration" reported-display-style="italic"> <toc-entry level="section">5112. Report on diversity at the Coast Guard Academy.</toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection></section><section id="H905F2A4CABBF4981B6A92B3E47A09831"><enum>804.</enum><header>Assessment of Coast Guard Academy admission processes</header> <subsection id="HF14DD88BE7BE41808C71CAEF792C23B1"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text> </subsection><subsection id="H2AF995EBEC8346A5AC020C95B5841241"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Assessment scope</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The assessment required to be sought under subsection (a) shall, at a minimum, include—</text> <paragraph id="H6A9F1FFEF8644F0383BBCDB620D9CF83"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a study, or an audit if appropriate, of the process the Coast Guard Academy uses to—</text> <subparagraph id="H99A4B7FA68B04472BB802531282B8CAD"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">identify candidates for recruitment;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H21864484489C4FEFBB0343C5F10B31DD"><enum>(B)</enum><text>recruit applicants;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6B0A175DD07549A1888891412DF96E6A"><enum>(C)</enum><text>assist applicants in the application process;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0181F68D319F4F28900CF6C0CD0EFA06"><enum>(D)</enum><text>evaluate applications; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD96C574646A94F61AFA2F7447E1967C7"><enum>(E)</enum><text>make admissions decisions;</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H45789D4D43914442A22A9ADB57F93A20"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">discussion of the consideration during the admissions process of diversity, including—</text> <subparagraph id="H5E276C2382024E9E952F9B95B7F9C5CA"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">race;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB40E264F177B4CB689015A8B64CB6493"><enum>(B)</enum><text>ethnicity;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6C85F165C7CB466BAB338DDE07318523"><enum>(C)</enum><text>gender;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4DDFC2643AEF45209986520F7A4C3C7F"><enum>(D)</enum><text>religion;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB5261E23D49F4F61BA50777E7CA87D94"><enum>(E)</enum><text>sexual orientation;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2CF457B2022B4C2AABF56F504DDF6721"><enum>(F)</enum><text>socioeconomic background; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H46541709CF214EB3A53CA8596934411E"><enum>(G)</enum><text>geographic origin;</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H99FFE74F328149558BA68592571CEFC4"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an overview of the admissions processes at other Federal service academies, including—</text> <subparagraph id="HFEF6630C20DE42BB8B93FB83CCF698D4"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">discussion of consideration of diversity, including any efforts to attract a diverse pool of applicants, in those processes; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5CEA025E6E4D41ED929D0DAFB6C44C56"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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;</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H3DA7E9BFC7D34D8FA3668A571146D213"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HE81B554C7A354B47BD4E251E7D06477B"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">recommendations for improving Coast Guard Academy admissions processes, including whether a congressional nominations process should be integrated into such processes.</text> </paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H5A1ED50C3D714C3487A8A8E1B86F0944"><enum>805.</enum><header>Coast Guard Academy minority outreach team program</header> <subsection id="H797C92F7B0164AFBB82BAAB085B69DA6"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline"><external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/14/19">Chapter 19</external-xref> of title 14, United States Code, is amended by inserting after <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/14/1904">section 1904</external-xref> the following:</text> <quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HPW00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9439E3419043449BA1A56CA7B2E8B180" reported-display-style="italic" style="USC"> <section id="H50A60BDCF2114A05B1C2E4E78A338F1B"><enum>1905.</enum><header>Coast Guard Academy minority outreach program</header> <subsection id="H27A622361272458ABCB66DEA1AFBD021"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There is established within the Coast Guard Academy a minority outreach team program (in this section referred to as the <quote>Program</quote> ) 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.</text> </subsection><subsection id="H6FAF0E1994F443CE857758C456BB0D4C"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Administration</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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—</text> <paragraph id="H9FCFE7F415F444739A0ADD6710EAFC91"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">overseeing administration of the Program;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H7B058890582541818730C37D0166749F"><enum>(2)</enum><text>serving as a resource to volunteers and outside stakeholders;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H68C478E6AFD04423983D279F0994534E"><enum>(3)</enum><text>advising Academy leadership on recruitment and retention efforts based on recommendations from volunteers and outside stakeholders;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H7C046513DB434A339634AD626BA5238C"><enum>(4)</enum><text>establishing strategic goals and performance metrics for the Program with input from active volunteers and Academy leadership; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H9BFBEDF271744831AA86AACCC51C2091"><enum>(5)</enum><text>reporting annually to the Commandant on academic year and performance outcomes of the goals for the Program before the end of each academic year.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection><subsection id="H7AAC0FE9EE2A44E2AC3CB1CC6A966CD1"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Clerical amendment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The analysis for <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/14/19">chapter 19</external-xref> of title 14, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/14/1904">section 1904</external-xref> the following:</text> <quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HPW00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4749CD17B8924226AB4CBFB72C785455" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC"> <toc changed="added" committee-id="HPW00" regeneration="no-regeneration" reported-display-style="italic"> <toc-entry level="section">1905. Coast Guard Academy minority outreach team program.</toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection></section><section id="HC0DC41C5FAAC4333877F54B0E1F51D34"><enum>806.</enum><header>Coast Guard college student pre-commissioning initiative</header> <subsection id="HAA30662771A945FEB461AC647D4B228F"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subchapter I of <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/14/21">chapter 21</external-xref> of title 14, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HPW00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4FF9AF451E1346C68AB809BC2DDAB191" reported-display-style="italic" style="USC"> <section id="HAA842868DCCF463182DBAA35E9DB40BF"><enum>2131.</enum><header>College student pre-commissioning initiative</header> <subsection id="HB57C9DE72FC34B699C1CFABE0DCD0EE8"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text> </subsection><subsection id="H16D1FE295BD04FA1A5D857921AC9AA2C"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Criteria for selection</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">To be eligible for the program a student must meet the following requirements upon submitting an application:</text> <paragraph id="H757F44061F444312986AE05F68D4B0D1"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Age</header><text>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.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H1625C272436642BC93C80D2804E63FD6"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Character</header> <subparagraph id="HC399E04E7A464B9F9A97079FAD43720C"><enum>(A)</enum><header>All applicants</header><text>All applicants must be of outstanding moral character and meet other character requirements as set forth by the Commandant.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5C5C3F719F52459CA81ED1280EFA5AD6"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Coast Guard Applicants</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H079CC24C496D429DBADE82AEA7C90182"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Citizenship</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A student must be a United States citizen.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H0BF9617D47EC4F3C87A3789D753EF640"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Clearance</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A student must be eligible for a secret clearance.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HDA914F098565411D8B255E47F10EF275"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Dependency</header> <subparagraph id="H5588F6BBD519431C85BD7B2F802BAAE1"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A student may not have more than 2 dependents; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB7293E53A4B74199AC362416A1001F1D"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A student who is single may not have sole or primary custody of dependents.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H093EF2B87D4545D6A04F0F6EDC1C4C42"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Education</header> <subparagraph id="H39A4509CA7CF47EEBFA54AB1395CE864"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Institution</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A student must be an undergraduate sophomore or junior—</text> <clause id="HA9BBE879452143F598EC72E4E9557CC3"><enum>(i)</enum><text>at a historically Black college or university described in section 322(2) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1061">20 U.S.C. 1061(2)</external-xref>) or an institution of higher education described in section 371(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1067q">20 U.S.C. 1067q(a)</external-xref>); or</text> </clause><clause id="HF1EA6D7591C24CDD9E901FB792E5C7F8"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>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 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1001">20 U.S.C. 1001</external-xref>) that is not a historically Black college or university or institution of higher education referred to in clause (i) of this subparagraph.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H55BF97F4B2B94F6B8F4B0DCDACF4BCA6"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Location</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H964533849FBC4A299C5A5BB3D47765AE"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Records</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A student must meet credit and grade point average requirements set forth by the Commandant.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H96066346183A4DBCB856253F6B52C857"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Medical and administrative</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A student must meet other medical and administrative requirements as set forth by the Commandant.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H038930CB49FB486894D8270DCB06FB28"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Enlistment and obligation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Individuals selected and accept to participate in the program shall enlist in the Coast Guard in pay grade E–3 with a four year duty obligation and four year inactive Reserve obligation.</text> </subsection><subsection id="HC7F2344F3E0E40C0A92385A0D6BED87C"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Military activities prior to Officer Candidate School</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Individuals enrolled in the program shall participate in military activities each month, as required by the Commandant, prior to attending Officer Candidate School.</text> </subsection><subsection id="H2E53834B63E049FF82FA918497FEEEBA"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Participation in Officer Candidate School</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Each graduate of the program shall attend the first enrollment of Officer Candidate School that commences after the date of such graduate’s graduation.</text> </subsection><subsection id="H3085CBE9743845F69B41CC4C4FF0CE54"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Commissioning</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Upon graduation from Officer Candidate School, program graduates shall be discharged from enlisted status and commissioned as an O–1 with an initial three-year duty obligation.</text> </subsection><subsection id="HB5A79E02384B4E62B6930873257FCF85"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Briefing</header> <paragraph id="H7FD2C9E05AA64DE391C5F006D03F541E"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HDBE9FDE8338441E6B015CADC3C8B7A44"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Contents</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The briefing required under paragraph (1) shall describe—</text> <subparagraph id="H36F480190C384785B14F8F40AEDF6832"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">outreach and recruitment efforts over the previous year; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0FFCF70C8EA74ED99510DBEBCE67F949"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">demographic information of enrollees including—</text> <clause id="HA60D2B2600504A7E9DE737B17F3264F4"><enum>(i)</enum><text>race;</text> </clause><clause id="H608C9503CF494BC486CF42B2D923A47E"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>ethnicity;</text> </clause><clause id="H812677024A7543BFB1AD83835850496F"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>gender;</text> </clause><clause id="H5E054495CC2B43C7AAB35FA63F79D85C"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>geographic origin; and</text> </clause><clause id="HDC6F6C0A664845B2AA44F39D18D1B1B3"><enum>(v)</enum><text>educational institution.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection><subsection id="H55D29789251641D3B683098C8DDDCF52"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Clerical amendment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The analysis for subchapter I of <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/14/21">chapter 21</external-xref> of title 14, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HPW00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF10A60D79A034584ACBE695203493488" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC"> <toc changed="added" committee-id="HPW00" regeneration="no-regeneration" reported-display-style="italic"> <toc-entry level="section">2131. College Student Pre-Commissioning Initiative.</toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection></section><section id="H919B1E14AC0F4C3C9C9ACAE65C22A29C"><enum>807.</enum><header>Annual board of visitors</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1903(d) of title 14, United States Code, is amended—</text> <paragraph id="HF9492345D4DF4521BF0323D8B9FF25C7"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating paragraphs (2) through (6) as paragraphs (3) through (7), respectively; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H0DBC2BE8C203434CAE525340DCE010F9"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by inserting after paragraph (1) the following:</text> <quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HPW00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE7C4E6313EC944FCAC9CB53D33E6F83B" reported-display-style="italic" style="USC"> <paragraph id="H0D184F9A9424489B90502006EDE22841"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">recruitment and retention;</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph></section> July 23, 2019 Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed