115 HR 2741 RH: Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2023
U.S. House of Representatives
2023-06-27
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1.Short title; table of contents(a)This Act may be cited as the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2023
.(b)The table of contents for this Act is as follows: Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.Sec. 2. Commandant defined.Title I—Authorization of AppropriationsSec. 101. Authorization of appropriations.Sec. 102. Shoreside infrastructure and facilities and information technology.Sec. 103. Availability of amounts for acquisition of additional vessels and aircraft.Sec. 104. Authorization for certain programs and services.Sec. 105. Fishing vessel safety.Sec. 106. Authorized levels of military strength and training.Title II—Coast GuardSec. 201. Prohibition on use of lead systems integrators.Sec. 202. Ports and waterways safety.Sec. 203. Minor construction increase.Sec. 204. Tsunami evacuation plans.Sec. 205. Study on Bering Strait vessel traffic projections and emergency response posture at the Port of Point Spencer, Alaska.Sec. 206. Service life extension programs.Sec. 207. Underwater inspections brief.Sec. 208. St. Lucie River railroad bridge.Sec. 209. Online incident reporting system.Sec. 210. Maritime Domain Awareness in Coast Guard Sector for Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands.Sec. 211. Public availability of information on monthly drug and migrant interdictions.Sec. 212. Report on establishment of an unmanned systems capabilities office.Sec. 213. Rulemaking regarding port access routes.Sec. 214. Great Lakes icebreaker.Title III— MaritimeSubtitle A— American Samoa Mariners Act of 2023Sec. 301. Merchant seamen licenses, certificates, and documents; manning of vessels.Subtitle B—Vessel OperationsSec. 311. Definitions.Sec. 312. Notification.Sec. 313. Publication of fines and penalties.Subtitle C—Merchant Mariner CredentialingSec. 321. Revising merchant mariner deck training requirements.Sec. 322. Technical amendments.Sec. 323. Renewal of merchant mariner licenses and documents.Subtitle D—Vessel SafetySec. 331. Grossly negligent operations of a vessel.Sec. 332. Administrative procedure for security risks.Sec. 333. Requirements for DUKW amphibious passenger vessels.Sec. 334. Inspection and examination.Subtitle E—Other MattersSec. 341. Anchor handling activities.Sec. 342. Establishment of a national advisory committee on autonomous maritime systems.Sec. 343. Controlled substance onboard vessels.Sec. 344. Nonoperating individual.Sec. 345. Information on type approval certificates.Sec. 346. Manning and crewing requirements for certain vessels, vehicles, and structures.Sec. 347. Classification societies.Title IV—Oil Pollution Incident LiabilitySec. 401. Vessel response plans.Sec. 402. Use of marine casualty investigations.Sec. 403. Timing of review.Title V—Technical, Conforming, and Clarifying AmendmentsSec. 501. Technical and conforming amendments.2.In this Act, the term Commandant
means the Commandant of the Coast Guard. <enum>I</enum><header>Authorization of Appropriations</header><section id="HCCE6C4119A3D4F74BB8A5B097B7FE538"><enum>101.</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 4902 of title 14, United States Code, is amended—</text><paragraph id="HBF7748F5B78A49C2A3BC9072DA1754DA"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in the matter preceding paragraph (1) by striking <quote>fiscal years 2022 and 2023</quote> and inserting <quote>fiscal years 2024 and 2025</quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H0151404B8A8F4D4E940449E6635DB258"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (1)—</text><subparagraph id="HD063C57B8B934EBDADD25988212FA6B6"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subparagraph (A) by striking clauses (i) and (ii) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block id="HC82015D7AA304294A629FC5A6B2C5313" style="USC" changed="added" reported-display-style="italic" committee-id="HPW00"><clause id="H954BB83542D441758D609BE603191C91" indent="up1"><enum>(i)</enum><text>$10,750,000,000 for fiscal year 2024; and</text></clause><clause id="H9971FEDBA64F4354B20878ED08E4EB92" indent="up1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>$11,287,500,000 for fiscal year 2025.</text></clause><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6E6FA0B4F93943FBB6D1D865CCB7E992"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subparagraph (B) by striking <quote>$23,456,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$24,353,000</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC9D31A0211DD4652AAEBDC992CC7E19B"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in subparagraph (C) by striking <quote>$24,353,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$25,570,000</quote>;</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H132204663E85430E9FF00A5B8BBE41B5"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in paragraph (2)—</text><subparagraph id="H63B7DCBAAC5C4AA0A0AAEC27DE31EA6E"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subparagraph (A) by striking clauses (i) and (ii) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block id="H9188EA27E6A6446DB00F21BEB67D7679" style="USC" changed="added" reported-display-style="italic" committee-id="HPW00"><clause id="H45E15DAD70D4406CA2C0342BB0B5BA59" indent="up1"><enum>(i)</enum><text>$3,477,600,000 for fiscal year 2024; and</text></clause><clause id="H6D2CA7F9A672482399CEBF7EB6E95971" indent="up1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>$3,477,600,000 for fiscal year 2025.</text></clause><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7551AC1E56734F2BA49B59962B84544D"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subparagraph (B) by striking clauses (i) and (ii) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block id="H521D0845148940B9B9BCBF4899963724" style="USC" changed="added" reported-display-style="italic" committee-id="HPW00"><clause id="HBAB459A0E75043D1BE5662D57132E4C9" indent="up1"><enum>(i)</enum><text>$20,808,000 for fiscal year 2024; and</text></clause><clause id="HDD04B4A3224A4B958CD9D6437D1127CC" indent="up1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>$20,808,000 for fiscal year 2025.</text></clause><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HB0F6019FBE8C4A27B4D84D853631E039"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in paragraph (3) by striking subparagraphs (A) and (B) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block id="H87E07D64A3B149969E34B1C0426FB67C" style="USC" changed="added" reported-display-style="italic" committee-id="HPW00"><subparagraph id="H9F37A0ECB19642619137FEF40713D560"><enum>(A)</enum><text>$14,681,084 for fiscal year 2024; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HFC96BE1BFCAF4148921578E131333F6B"><enum>(B)</enum><text>$15,415,000 for fiscal year 2025.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph id="HED6C5DB0231247C1959E3C3F1D229580"><enum>(5)</enum><text>by striking paragraph (4) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block id="HF7F57507DFF04B04B8CA346151C939C2" style="USC" changed="added" reported-display-style="italic" committee-id="HPW00"><paragraph id="H6A9DE08D73514D4386E91C77BDE8DDB7"><enum>(4)</enum><text>For 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 the dependents of such personnel under <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/10/55">chapter 55</external-xref> of title 10, $1,147,244,000 for fiscal year 2024.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section><section id="H42AD7AF9229647108E97762F501A4078"><enum>102.</enum><header>Shoreside infrastructure and facilities and information technology</header><subsection id="H027189D29C644FB49CFA0B8F9C166F21"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Of the amounts authorized to be appropriated under section 4902(2)(A) of title 14, United States Code—</text><paragraph id="H980B608085074D14B478CA9529684B3E"><enum>(1)</enum><text>for fiscal year 2024, $36,300,000 is authorized to modernize the information technology systems of the Coast Guard; and </text></paragraph><paragraph id="H3146AB2955A2441691A435AFBFC8BEE6"><enum>(2)</enum><text>for each of fiscal years 2024 and 2025, $400,000,000 is authorized to fund maintenance, construction, and repairs for Coast Guard shoreside infrastructure.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H9BDF791D121F4E9CA81B52BEAA87CDE2"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Information technology set-asides</header><text>Of the amounts authorized under subsection (a)(1), $11,000,000 is authorized to fund the acquisition, development, and implementation of a new credentialing system for the merchant mariner credentialing program.</text></subsection><subsection id="H66454B0161704A35B30DF933BF780D19"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Shoreside infrastructure</header><text>Of the amounts authorized to be appropriated under section 4902(2)(A) of title 14, United States Code—</text><paragraph id="H42AF2EE3E4BD434DBBDC835D43FCBFE8"><enum>(1)</enum><text>for the purposes of improvements to facilities at the United States Coast Guard Training Center Cape May in Cape May, New Jersey—</text><subparagraph id="HDE15A1C9A0F64D96ADB66DE0C345FB92" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>for fiscal year 2024—</text><clause id="H8BF0934A432044AB958D9211BF72B912" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$130,000,000 is authorized to fund the construction of a new indoor multipurpose recruit training facility; and </text></clause><clause id="H62637056652843CAA8E865E395449E7E" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>$70,000,000 is authorized to fund Phase II of the barracks’ recapitalization; and </text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HDFB9B58E806046A2B3EA7FD1DC8F6303"><enum>(B)</enum><text>for fiscal year 2025, $70,000,000 is authorized to fund Phase III of the barracks’ recapitalization; </text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H92BA907A2A944338A3822B9DDBC728C6"><enum>(2)</enum><text>for each of fiscal years 2024 and 2025, $30,000,000 is authorized to fund Phase I construction of a ship handling facility in the United States Coast Guard Yard in Baltimore, Maryland; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H1E394BC4A4F54CADAC6AD1AB62C40B4C"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">for fiscal year 2024, $130,000,000 is authorized to fund Phase I of waterfront improvements of Coast Guard Base Seattle, including environmental remediation consisting of dredging and structural improvements to piers and wharfs necessary to complete the expansion of Base Seattle to homeport 3 Polar Security Cutters in Seattle, Washington.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H9C9356DCA6EA42D4BBF0AFD299FC2DB0"><enum>103.</enum><header>Availability of amounts for acquisition of additional vessels and aircraft</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Of the amounts authorized to be appropriated under section 4902(2)(A) of title 14, United States Code, for fiscal year 2024—</text><paragraph id="H0E1AD67C3F4A4193B1CA014FF75665C0"><enum>(1)</enum><text>$400,000,000 is authorized for the acquisition of 4 Fast Response Cutters;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HA653763E2CED48D2B2A7AB6086ECE30A"><enum>(2)</enum><text>$125,000,000 is authorized for the acquisition or procurement of an available commercial icebreaker; </text></paragraph><paragraph id="HA148569DD04143ED9014117C18711F83"><enum>(3)</enum><text>$55,000,000 is authorized for the acquisition of a Great Lakes icebreaker at least as capable as Coast Guard Cutter Mackinaw (WLBB-30);</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H823612DCDF90463099C77D6E3875FA0F"><enum>(4)</enum><text>$20,000,000 is authorized to procure long lead time materials for a Great Lakes icebreaker at least as capable as Coast Guard Cutter Mackinaw (WLBB–30);</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HF8AC6DE3F97B480988FEE32CF2019210"><enum>(5)</enum><text>$30,500,000 is authorized for the program management, design, and acquisition of Pacific Northwest heavy weather boats that are at least as capable as the Coast Guard 52-foot motor surfboat;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HBF169E59B4E04D7E93CF4B743CEE3820"><enum>(6)</enum><text>$138,500,000 is authorized for the acquisition or procurement of 1 missionized HC-130J aircraft; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H9748165962D5471AB137E654FE234BF7"><enum>(7)</enum><text>$113,000,000 is authorized to outfit and assemble 4 MH-60T Jayhawk aircraft.</text></paragraph></section><section id="HA5FD21770A4D4B2080E22A7DE945CFBA"><enum>104.</enum><header>Authorization for certain programs and services</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Of the amounts authorized to be appropriated under section 4902(1)(A) of title 14, United States Code, for each of fiscal years 2024 and 2025—</text><paragraph id="HC2AD8E81CB70436B87F8B608A1A03137"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$11,978,000 is authorized to fund additional recruiting personnel and offices for the Coast Guard Recruiting Command; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H76014F5681DB4AB2A6E39E4734155A1C"><enum>(2)</enum><text>$9,000,000 is authorized to enhance Coast Guard recruiting capabilities.</text></paragraph></section><section id="HC1EA6C5F9E4449F69B9E73302F72CBA1"><enum>105.</enum><header>Fishing vessel safety</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 4502 of title 46, United States Code, is amended—</text><paragraph id="H91F7DBF72E3A476F82355E0C293B977F"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (i) by striking paragraph (4) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block style="USC" id="HE465B09DDDA54E8A93836C9593FB5535" display-inline="no-display-inline" changed="added" reported-display-style="italic" committee-id="HPW00"><paragraph id="HE7C78A206E1046068FE350D6346D5D12"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Out of funds made available under section 4902(1)(A) of title 14, $3,000,000 shall be available for each of fiscal years 2024 and 2025 for grants under this subsection. </text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph id="HDAECC56B6DA4436FBD559DCEF9D5CC9E"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (j) by striking paragraph (4) and inserting the following: </text><quoted-block style="USC" id="H8221263962184E138A0014D0E72A9577" display-inline="no-display-inline" changed="added" reported-display-style="italic" committee-id="HPW00"><paragraph id="H8D3AE8D6C3C24AA68D616DF65A7B87B4"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Out of funds made available under section 4902(1)(A) of title 14, $3,000,000 shall be available for each of fiscal years 2024 and 2025 for grants under this subsection. </text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section><section id="H3DCF3D5A6BFE41AE9F8B943E9AD83869"><enum>106.</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 id="H501A7F8D18BF45AEB411DC6B10878885"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a) by striking <quote>fiscal years 2022 and 2023</quote> and inserting <quote>fiscal years 2024 and 2025</quote>; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H3CC0FFDB717F414C9FC9FBD4FB9DE474"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (b) by striking <quote>fiscal years 2022 and 2023</quote> and inserting <quote>fiscal years 2024 and 2025</quote>.</text></paragraph></section><enum>II</enum><header>Coast Guard</header><section id="H2716D38CF57B41A094FD2A641AFE39AD"><enum>201.</enum><header>Prohibition on use of lead systems integrators</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1105 of title 14, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block id="H68AB3FB58DB44A03B1A4CA89DC657905" style="USC" changed="added" reported-display-style="italic" committee-id="HPW00"><subsection id="H3E4784C1A9CD49A08E76531FDD00FB58"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Definition</header><text>In this section, the term <quote>lead systems integrator</quote> has the meaning given such term in section 805(c) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/109/163">Public Law 109–163</external-xref>).</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section><section id="HB8D71FF90A4A4174BFEA64291D5584AE"><enum>202.</enum><header>Ports and waterways safety</header><subsection id="H1840E62DFACF4CB28453E0319572B5C3"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Waterfront safety</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 70011(a) of title 46, United States Code, is amended—</text><paragraph id="H73AFB71570FB48959724FC7FA85E5803"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (1) by inserting <quote>, including damage or destruction resulting from cyber incidents, transnational organized crime, or foreign state threats</quote> after <quote>adjacent to such waters</quote>; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H8F1110214FDD4BA58970473A7210885A"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (2) by inserting <quote>or harm resulting from cyber incidents, transnational organized crime, or foreign state threats</quote> after <quote>loss</quote>. </text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H196A1C6262854D3C99756CDB8661BF78"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Regulation of anchorage and movement of vessels during national emergency</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 70051 of title 46, United States Code, is amended by inserting <quote>or cyber incidents, or transnational organized crime, or foreign state threats,</quote> after <quote>threatened war, or invasion, or insurrection, or subversive activity,</quote>.</text></subsection><subsection id="H14F8BDAB79F842E79CA39C24FC4200AD"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Facility visit by state sponsor of terrorism</header><text>Section 70011(b) of title 46, United States Code, is amended—</text><paragraph id="HEA1C373AC2464B788002B460F41FC1AA"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (3) by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H818C65CEBBAA49328DD8005B037FBB23"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (4) by striking the period at the end and inserting <quote>; and</quote>; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H51BEA8220A034CBFA0C23BA3D4821AC1"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="USC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H56B915B7C21F46BD9CDFDF8564D85E7C" changed="added" reported-display-style="italic" committee-id="HPW00"><paragraph id="H128BE754256646B3913E34B48BDDFA77"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">prohibiting a representative of a government of country that the Secretary of State has determined has repeatedly provided support for acts of international terrorism under section 620A of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/22/2371">22 U.S.C. 2371</external-xref>) from visiting a facility for which a facility security plan is required under section 70103(c).</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H2CBC8967FBFD4D36AD618647B1ACF0AF"><enum>203.</enum><header>Minor construction increase</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 903(d)(1) of title 14, United States Code, is amended by striking <quote>$1,500,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$2,000,000</quote>.</text></section><section id="H8DEC215586CF43D7809BB7C75781B5D4" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>204.</enum><header>Tsunami evacuation plans</header><subsection id="H354289A614E64A409E879222A9AAD8A3"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Tsunami evacuation plans</header><paragraph id="HBDEF69E119164920A4B08C8CE4F2EC15"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commandant, in consultation with the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, shall establish location specific tsunami evacuation plans for each unit and sector of the Coast Guard that has facilities, personnel, or assets located within areas—</text><subparagraph id="H444580A743F04CD987B21804CAD450C3"><enum>(A)</enum><text>designated by the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration as high risk or very high risk of a United States tsunami hazard; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF39AACB4314943CDBAA92EAABB5F455E"><enum>(B)</enum><text>that are located inside a tsunami inundation zone.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H126C661420FA45009B237390CED302E1"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Evacuation plans</header><text>In establishing the evacuation plans under paragraph (1), the Commandant shall ensure that such plans—</text><subparagraph id="H0DD5C56090E3404BBA7B9FE5C8A72FD2"><enum>(A)</enum><text>are included in the emergency action plans for each unit or sector located inside of a tsunami inundation zone;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2A6D3FB4E128466887444EB13102984E"><enum>(B)</enum><text>designate an evacuation route to an assembly area located outside of a tsunami inundation zone;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD57A4AA70D654D429069ACA31ABDADBD"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">include a map or diagram of all tsunami inundation zone evacuation routes;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB02A0F2C4CD74175AA094AA4139A5CA4"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">include evacuation routes for all Coast Guard personnel and dependents of such personnel living in Coast Guard housing;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8C8933E9BA2B4CF79C8F88C4F179963F"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">are feasible for all servicemembers and dependents of such servicemembers present on Coast Guard property or living in Coast Guard provided housing; </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H51980DC6B2CF4FB6A8D2105F2C423C71"><enum>(F)</enum><text>include procedures to begin evacuations once a major seismic event is detected;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H526430D96F1E431F9A452336B0415D15"><enum>(G)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">include evacuation plans for air and water assets that do not impinge on the safety of human life;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5F36EB744EAC413DB641B9430C8D7B62"><enum>(H)</enum><text>are able to be completely executed within 15 minutes of detection of a seismic event or, if not possible within 15 minutes, within a reasonable timeframe;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HEDC96C74D11C4096B2FD6BFA18D42B4B"><enum>(I)</enum><text>are able to be completely executed by servicemembers on foot from any location within the tsunami inundation zone;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H90485848351242268242F2905E2826E5"><enum>(J)</enum><text>are exercised biennially by each unit and sector located in a tsunami inundation zone; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD75DDEA695E44C82B58BE23EAAA73043"><enum>(K)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">are evaluated by leadership at each unit and sector located in a tsunami inundation zone annually.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HBC91472BC68A4D339F34F43FD8764DD9"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Consultation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In establishing the evacuation plans under paragraph (1), the Commandant shall consult local governments. </text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HDE167494547D426194386B2DD15FD2DD"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, 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, and provide a briefing to each such Committee on, a report on—</text><paragraph id="HDB91DEBC47EE4544A11EAAC3EBDA0842"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the status of the implementation and feasibility of the plans established under subsection (a)(1);</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H3E1257C942B5413DA0CBED6726ADCA2A"><enum>(2)</enum><text>a risk evaluation and vulnerability assessment of the infrastructure and assets located within tsunami inundation zones;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HE8035234DAE14EE58189BE0107776F8D"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the need for vertical evacuation structures for units and sectors in which an evacuation of a tsunami inundation zone cannot be completed on foot within 15 minutes of the detection of a seismic event; and </text></paragraph><paragraph id="H0C3CD260782D455FA93CC3A0A0718CBB"><enum>(4)</enum><text>whether the plans established under subsection (a)(1) achieve the purpose to protect human life and ensure the ability for the Coast Guard to provide search and rescue operations following a tsunami event in the area. </text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HD229AB2E6ABA4FD0A2631841D9A2510D"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this section:</text><paragraph id="H69A32D0996104149BB1991CDE5583C14"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Seismic event</header><text>The term <quote>seismic event</quote> means an earthquake, volcanic eruption, submarine landslide, coastal rockfall, or other event with the magnitude to cause a tsunami. </text></paragraph><paragraph id="HD6A38584F86B4AF3A3C97BAA2BBADED2"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Tsunami inundation zone</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <quote>tsunami inundation zone</quote> means an area of inland flooding modeled, predicted, or forecasted as a potential result of a tsunami or seismic event.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H8566000927604D918BE0BB9C783EF7CD"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Vertical evacuation structure</header><text>The term <quote>vertical evacuation structure</quote> means an elevated structure above the tsunami inundation zone designated as a place of refuge from flood waters.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="HC4350C0E20A9486492F52451FEF2E825"><enum>205.</enum><header>Study on Bering Strait vessel traffic projections and emergency response posture at the Port of Point Spencer, Alaska</header><subsection id="H138A49A52BDB4DF5A18C4A011C4F097F"><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 Commandant shall seek to enter into an agreement with the National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine, under which the Marine Board of the Transportation Research Board (in this section referred to as the <quote>Board</quote>) shall conduct a study to—</text><paragraph id="H98E238D5F0C546B7A5942E23ED9686DD"><enum>(1)</enum><text>analyze commercial vessel traffic that transits through the Bering Strait and projections for the growth of such traffic during the 10-year period beginning after such date of enactment; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H30D87B75CD4544CCB5BA1B73A7A9460D"><enum>(2)</enum><text>assess the adequacy of emergency response capabilities and infrastructure at the Port of Point Spencer, Alaska, to address navigation safety risks and geographic challenges necessary to conduct emergency maritime response operations in the Arctic environment.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H03D14FDC34FE4296AE72FF8BB312E7EA"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Elements</header><text>The study required under subsection (a) shall include the following:</text><paragraph id="HE0B5DD0BD4694CAB8C6D5C51C882BAD5" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An analysis of the volume and types of domestic and international commercial vessel traffic through the Bering Strait and the projected growth of such traffic, including a summary of—</text><subparagraph id="H5852FD1C2878442696AB60EB3A780E22" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the sizes, ages, and flag states of vessels; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H90BF5F9EFFDD4161B1A65962CE7D8030" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the oil and product tankers that are—</text><clause id="H7EE627DC9A854042BADC68717702055F" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in transit to or from Russia or China; or</text></clause><clause id="H50223DB47E634C7DA1B089A45FE58233" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>owned or operated by a Russian or Chinese entity.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HAABA111795D94731AD0CA432746988A4"><enum>(2)</enum><text>An assessment of the state and adequacy of vessel traffic services and oil spill and emergency response capabilities in the vicinity of the Bering Strait, including its approaches.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H020F699D0B0845B5891C3B6EE5636260"><enum>(3)</enum><text>A risk assessment of the projected growth in commercial vessel traffic in the Bering Strait and higher probability of increased frequency in the number of maritime accidents, including spill events, and the potential impacts to the Arctic maritime environment and Native Alaskan village communities in the vicinity of the Bering Strait.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HFB703CB80CD34FC3BA489854707EC35D"><enum>(4)</enum><text>An evaluation of the ability of the Port of Point Spencer, Alaska to serve as a port of refuge and as a staging, logistics, and operations center to conduct and support maritime emergency and spill response activities.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H8FDFD1EEB6F944A492C4A6363DEA8570"><enum>(5)</enum><text>Recommendations for practical actions that can be taken by the Congress, Federal agencies, the State of Alaska, vessel carriers and operators, the marine salvage and emergency response industry, and other relevant stakeholders to mitigate risks, upgrade infrastructure, and improve the posture of the Port of Point Spencer, Alaska, to function as a strategic staging and logistics center for maritime emergency and spill response operations in the Bering Strait region.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HC1AB55BDCFDE49A58101677D8241A7EC"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Consultation</header><text>In conducting the study required under subsection (a), the Board shall consult with—</text><paragraph id="H48B7E59F8F0044268F53D83B3780B660"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the Department of Transportation;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H74698AD6EA8245C2A4D4FA1B8221EBFC"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Corps of Engineers; </text></paragraph><paragraph id="H989CD9C2F0A742D8B68CBACA2F678769"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the National Transportation Safety Board; </text></paragraph><paragraph id="H32471B79C1DF4ABCB2E2D4138612B566"><enum>(4)</enum><text>relevant ministries of the government of Canada; </text></paragraph><paragraph id="HFBCAF43798EB4D98951B3EE5363E2698"><enum>(5)</enum><text>the Port Coordination Council for the Port of Point Spencer; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H9AC2DD177B5646948018E3381B261C4A"><enum>(6)</enum><text>non-government entities with relevant expertise in monitoring and characterizing vessel traffic in the Arctic.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H09183C9045404CE99565991F8083C534"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 1 year after initiating the study under subsection (a), the Board shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report containing the findings and recommendations of the study.</text></subsection><subsection id="HD255F9FEA4374850B47FE65515428752"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this section:</text><paragraph id="H276F5D5AEF6B4B5B9D2819789B880018"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Appropriate committees of Congress</header><text>The term <quote>appropriate committees of Congress</quote> means—</text><subparagraph id="H4EC5D6D18EB74B438C9459F78D40F628"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0C30B567BCBF437CB3A8E11ADD8FC8F3"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H35F6AF5E0B7A4DBF8C8EC4478AAD9FD1"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Arctic</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <quote>Arctic</quote> has the meaning given such 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="H0A49815B31FA4E2FB58D64645D1945F1"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Port Coordination Council for the Port of Point Spencer</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <quote>Port Coordination Council for the Port of Point Spencer</quote> means the Council established under section 541 of the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2015 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/114/120">Public Law 114–120</external-xref>).</text></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H65CCF76E83A04ED8943E0B7E38984A92"><enum>206.</enum><header>Service life extension programs</header><subsection id="HD30F5D93523E434C8A48918E79329687"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subchapter II 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 adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="USC" id="H95066CDC8DFF44CF9E5CBD35B84B3362" display-inline="no-display-inline" changed="added" reported-display-style="italic" committee-id="HPW00"><section id="HF1593B5A8CFD4CD78FAD3CA4C5716A69"><enum>1138.</enum><header>Service life extension programs</header><subsection id="H6B1D361F196E4F7CA26E969B16C963E1"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Requirements for a Level 1 or Level 2 acquisition project or program under sections 1131 through 1134 shall not apply to an acquisition by the Coast Guard that is a service life extension program.</text></subsection><subsection id="H1F7F3C30D0044CA7B92601BB264D078F"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Definition</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section, the term <quote>service life extension program</quote> means a capital investment that is solely intended to extend the service life and address obsolescence of components or systems of a particular capability or asset.</text></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection><subsection id="H12770D46EFEE4CEE86CE9C5C2194D570"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Clerical amendment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The analysis for chapter 11 of such title is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 1137 the following:</text><quoted-block style="USC" id="H6381CAF540FA4E43AB781AE952C552D2" display-inline="no-display-inline" changed="added" reported-display-style="italic" committee-id="HPW00"><toc regeneration="no-regeneration" changed="added" reported-display-style="italic" committee-id="HPW00"><toc-entry level="section">1138. Service life extension programs.</toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection></section><section id="H32F72EFE213A484E8CE65494CC792915"><enum>207.</enum><header>Underwater inspections brief</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commandant, or a designated individual, 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 underwater inspection in lieu of drydock program established under section 176.615 of title 46, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on the date of enactment of this Act). </text></section><section id="HDDE524B3EF014264BBA31989B3B953FB"><enum>208.</enum><header>St. Lucie River railroad bridge</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Regarding Docket Number USCG-2022-0222, before adopting a final rule, the Commandant of the Coast Guard shall conduct an independent boat traffic study at mile 7.4 of the St. Lucie River.</text></section><section id="HAFA85876CCA64E1EADFE6A0720CF45A5"><enum>209.</enum><header>Online incident reporting system</header><subsection id="H8E98D4A7C6934D12BD74F0F4F6E68188"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the National Response Center shall—</text><paragraph id="H504F441784804A32B4F772E4B7E84CBE"><enum>(1)</enum><text>develop an online capacity through a web-based application to receive a notification of an oil discharge or release of a hazardous substance; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H721767C3429645D89DBE3039EC9F6145"><enum>(2)</enum><text>allow any such notification to the National Response Center that is required under Federal law or regulation to be made online using the application.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H6CB5F60B693B41D49E1CD7E536EE316B"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Use of application</header><text>In carrying out subsection (a), the National Response Center may not require the notification of an oil discharge or release of a hazardous substance to be made using the application developed under such subsection. </text></subsection></section><section id="HE8298BE701144866BA89B5CA2D2EBFB8" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>210.</enum><header>Maritime Domain Awareness in Coast Guard Sector for Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, 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 containing—</text><paragraph id="H5CCC878FE4D447879EF311E44C3466E7"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an overview of the maritime domain awareness in the area of responsibility of the Coast Guard sector responsible for Puerto Rico and the United States Virgin Islands, including—</text><subparagraph id="HED3527DD32AA4ED79A1761553D13F9DC"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the average volume of known maritime traffic that transited the area during fiscal years 2020 through 2023;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1229EDC3DC054A0EB52C7B0C80DA44D4"><enum>(B)</enum><text>current sensor platforms deployed by such sector to monitor illicit activity occurring at sea in such area;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H688D93FFF2DE49AEBA75EFD0F058BD52"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the number of illicit activity incidents at sea in such area that the sector responded to during fiscal years 2020 through 2023;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA8385EB806AC4714A1936A97A840BE0B"><enum>(D)</enum><text>an estimate of the volume of traffic engaged in illicit activity at sea in such area and the type and description of any vessels used to carry out illicit activities that such sector responded to during fiscal years 2020 through 2023; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6F6CC9C8C08846279DDC052C5FD14579"><enum>(E)</enum><text>the maritime domain awareness requirements to effectively meet the mission of such sector;</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HB553E2A0B2CA4D1D99195D32331F3D6E"><enum>(2)</enum><text>a description of current actions taken by the Coast Guard to partner with Federal, regional, State, and local entities to meet the maritime domain awareness needs of such area;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HE4334EB92C8D4729808781A0ED3F8615"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a description of any gaps in maritime domain awareness within the area of responsibility of such sector resulting from an inability to meet the enduring maritime domain awareness requirements of the sector or adequately respond to maritime disorder, including illicit drug and migrant activity; </text></paragraph><paragraph id="H0BE12AEC497B45A68BECEF7CD75FD99C"><enum>(4)</enum><text>an identification of current technology and assets the Coast Guard has to mitigate the gaps identified in paragraph (3);</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H36FB54FA16464416AD07DC51631A5905"><enum>(5)</enum><text>an identification of capabilities needed to mitigate such gaps, including any capabilities the Coast Guard currently possesses that can be deployed to the sector;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HCC2A6D19703F43B18F997311F8F63B15"><enum>(6)</enum><text>an identification of technology and assets the Coast Guard does not currently possess and are needed to acquire in order to address such gaps; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H00EC025F3BA448C584D6963EBBEE5030"><enum>(7)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an identification of any financial obstacles that prevent the Coast Guard from deploying existing commercially available sensor technology to address such gaps.</text></paragraph></section><section id="HF13603D58B9840E19E0C63AF934923E6" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>211.</enum><header>Public availability of information on monthly drug and migrant interdictions</header><subsection id="H1C43F7CCB6254EDE9FEED1260B61CAE1"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 11269 of the Don Young Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2022 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/117/263">Public Law 117–263</external-xref>) is—</text><paragraph id="H4C92E17CE8A442D78231CD5C572E1AE9"><enum>(1)</enum><text>transferred to appear at the end of subchapter II of <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/14/5">chapter 5</external-xref> of title 14, United States Code;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H274DCEE5AD1E4DC7BE9493FA3666C376"><enum>(2)</enum><text>redesignated as section 529; and </text></paragraph><paragraph id="H696AF475ED2749DA8F4B84C7ACCA2D75"><enum>(3)</enum><text>amended—</text><subparagraph id="H4A7F98D4D53C44E1B99B65383031BA45"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking the section enumerator and heading and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block style="USC" id="H7B9B518A9E83439B8C52FAF31678C609" display-inline="no-display-inline" changed="added" reported-display-style="italic" committee-id="HPW00"><section id="H6FC7DCB85B674BC69EBEF0285DEB920F"><enum>529.</enum><header> Public availability of information on monthly drug and migrant interdictions</header></section><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HFB4297F6445D4AE2869514A5D09D0AB2"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking <quote>Not later than</quote> and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block style="USC" id="H40373EC762EF43D4957092FA50295C4A" display-inline="no-display-inline" changed="added" reported-display-style="italic" committee-id="HPW00"><subsection id="H5A7A55AB885D44F380EAACED04453E02"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H83DACA768C1F40C993F14CEA45FA1D72"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>drug and</quote> before <quote>migrant interdictions</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H41925649A9634A699BF8A4AB46DF5573"><enum>(D)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="USC" id="H935A99CDAFBC44C4AB93DEA8D742972A" display-inline="no-display-inline" changed="added" reported-display-style="italic" committee-id="HPW00"><subsection id="H244995C0707C4BB8AD4FDC724098B5C9"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Contents</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In making information about interdictions publicly available under subsection (a), the Commandant shall include a description of the following:</text><paragraph id="H93F596F8814C4122872680E6FF94BADB"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The number of incidents in which drugs were interdicted, the amount and type of drugs interdicted, and the Coast Guard sectors and geographic areas of responsibility in which such incidents occurred. </text></paragraph><paragraph id="H3FC05743B1F149948E1E459E5396FC93"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The number of incidents in which migrants were interdicted, the number of migrants interdicted, and the Coast Guard sectors and geographic areas of responsibility in which such incidents occurred.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H4A59CE1236304F889697FC0D9605230A"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Clerical amendments</header><paragraph id="HE0CB71272F7B4CDAA5C035607D4AB4B5"><enum>(1)</enum><text>The analysis for <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/14/5">chapter 5</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/14/528">section 528</external-xref> the following: </text><quoted-block style="USC" id="H90C5FFEA2A454FDD90F3BDE48062D28A" display-inline="no-display-inline" changed="added" reported-display-style="italic" committee-id="HPW00"><toc regeneration="no-regeneration" changed="added" reported-display-style="italic" committee-id="HPW00"><toc-entry level="section">529. Public availability of information on monthly drug and migrant interdictions.</toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph id="H95CF8883030A47A4A953F08041217482"><enum>(2)</enum><text>The table of sections in section 11001(b) of the Don Young Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2022 (division K of <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/117/263">Public Law 117–263</external-xref>) is amended by striking the item relating to section 11269.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H8D795C1808FF4DF99FC75A18E419A8E1" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>212.</enum><header>Report on establishment of an unmanned systems capabilities office</header><subsection id="H9EB8288CF56745A08802C6AAF640D756"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commandant shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a report that outlines a plan for establishing an unmanned systems capabilities office within the Coast Guard responsible for the acquisition and development of unmanned system and counter-unmanned system technologies and to expand the capabilities of the Coast Guard with respect to such technologies</text></subsection><subsection id="H930DD20130D04C1CBAB141A596A8F72C"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Contents</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The report required under subsection (a) shall include the following: </text><paragraph id="H136634F7D46C4387995EC2F81B0B7DDB"><enum>(1)</enum><text>A management strategy for the acquisition, development, and deployment of unmanned system and counter-unmanned system technologies.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H6585FAF700B640468E45C2884174B944"><enum>(2)</enum><text>A service-wide coordination strategy to synchronize and integrate efforts across the Coast Guard in order to—</text><subparagraph id="HFE414CCD75184CC1AF7407EF4707E3DD"><enum>(A)</enum><text>support the primary duties of the Coast Guard pursuant to section 102 of title 14, United States Code; and </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5310203E4E5147E4823D747436CBFB1C"><enum>(B)</enum><text>pursue expanded research, development, testing, and evaluation opportunities and funding to expand and accelerate identification and transition of unmanned system and counter-unmanned system technologies.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HA3A8ED9C99544D309054BA5338AE9332"><enum>(3)</enum><text>The identification of contracting and acquisition authorities needed to expedite the development and deployment of unmanned system and counter-unmanned system technologies.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H4A685E6D761E453790B5E43EDEFBE3CB"><enum>(4)</enum><text>A detailed list of commercially available unmanned system and counter-unmanned system technologies with capabilities determined to be useful for the Coast Guard.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HE91DE9C7CA904A5DB4038690A087EF31"><enum>(5)</enum><text>A cross-agency collaboration plan to engage with the Department of Homeland Security, the Department of Defense, and other relevant agencies to identify common requirements and opportunities to partner in acquiring, contracting, and sustaining unmanned system and counter-unmanned system capabilities.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H7B60880B4AB444FA92661CB00167902B"><enum>(6)</enum><text>Opportunities to obtain and share unmanned system data from government and commercial sources to improve maritime domain awareness.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H4D0CB331553543D58D626560AB572A76"><enum>(7)</enum><text>The development of a concept of operations for a data ecosystem that supports and integrates unmanned system and counter-unmanned system technologies with key enablers, including enterprise communications networks, data storage and management, artificial intelligence and machine learning tools, and information sharing and dissemination capabilities.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HD72E9B7D021146B0BFB0DD4B262C1DA1"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section:</text><paragraph id="HABBEA31ABB184DFFABB1208ABCF71F13"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Counter-unmanned system</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <quote>counter-unmanned system</quote> means a system or device capable of lawfully and safely disabling, disrupting, or seizing control of an unmanned system, including a counter-UAS system (as defined in section 44801 of title 49, United States Code).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HC6194ED1F76E4E7795ABBCE6DE0F4F38"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Unmanned system</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <quote>unmanned system</quote> means an unmanned surface, undersea, or aircraft and associated elements (including communication links and the components that control the unmanned system) that are required for the operator to operate the system safely and efficiently, including an unmanned aircraft system (as defined in section 44801 of title 49, United States Code).</text></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="HFCF1546BD21748BFA97B5142DBE62F81"><enum>213.</enum><header>Rulemaking regarding port access routes</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Not later than December 31, 2023, the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating shall issue a final rule for the Atlantic Coast Port Route Access Study for which an Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking title <quote>Shipping Safety Fairways Along the Atlantic Coast</quote> was issued on June 19, 2020. </text></section><section id="H33C025277B40491EBB160D07BBEE62B6"><enum>214.</enum><header>Great Lakes icebreaker</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act, 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 strategy detailing how the Coast Guard will complete design and construction of the Great Lakes icebreaker at least as capable as the Coast Guard Cutter Mackinaw (WLBB–30) in not more than 3 years after funding is provided for such icebreaker.</text></section><enum>III</enum><header> Maritime</header><subtitle id="H10197B39AEFE44309B34696B881EF15C"><enum>A</enum><header> American Samoa Mariners Act of 2023</header><section id="H7631E1991E0449C9BE843C18F57133C5" commented="no"><enum>301.</enum><header>Merchant seamen licenses, certificates, and documents; manning of vessels</header><subsection id="H70594B5254DA411789CED2546C0F6B3D" commented="no"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Citizenship or noncitizen nationality</header><paragraph id="HD929F694A65D4C7C879EB4979292C78A" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Section 7102 of title 46, United States Code, is amended—</text><subparagraph id="HCC78B1143F6C46458A428295C84FA9EB" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the section heading by inserting <quote><header-in-text level="section" style="USC">or noncitizen nationality</header-in-text></quote> after <quote><header-in-text level="section" style="USC">Citizenship</header-in-text></quote>; and </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H33330BF847344DDEB7D7E9565A582BA0" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>or noncitizen nationals (as such term is described in section 308 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/8/1408">8 U.S.C. 1408</external-xref>)</quote> after <quote>citizens</quote>.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H6B31C80CA9074C4FA2084F8B8673C1D8" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Clerical amendment</header><text>The analysis for <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/46/71">chapter 71</external-xref> of title 46, United States Code, is amended by striking the item relating to section 7102 and inserting the following: </text><quoted-block style="USC" id="H92E1BB2091584540946E1F0A7D7AA3D5" display-inline="no-display-inline" changed="added" reported-display-style="italic" committee-id="HPW00"><toc regeneration="no-regeneration" changed="added" reported-display-style="italic" committee-id="HPW00"><toc-entry level="section">7102. Citizenship or noncitizen nationality. </toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H524CB82D5A0A4127BFF0E28FB25ACD8D" commented="no"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Citizenship or noncitizen nationality notation on merchant mariners’ documents</header><paragraph id="H9FECE98BF10E4ECD99D5139484EF7E94" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Section 7304 of title 46, United States Code, is amended—</text><subparagraph id="H471C6134C14B4876989144CFBC1BDFFD" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the section heading by inserting <quote><header-in-text level="section" style="USC">or noncitizen nationality</header-in-text></quote> after <quote><header-in-text level="section" style="USC">Citizenship</header-in-text></quote>; and </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H56D0AC43E10F4E0A8B68DCD17AE2C1BC" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>or noncitizen national (as such term is described in section 308 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/8/1408">8 U.S.C. 1408</external-xref>)</quote> after <quote>citizen</quote>.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H3F2889773DE04B9998DA79304ED47FD9" display-inline="no-display-inline" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Clerical amendment</header><text>The analysis for <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/46/73">chapter 73</external-xref> of title 46, United States Code, is amended by striking the item relating to section 7304 and inserting the following: </text><quoted-block style="USC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0AEC6C97B5B342B89D19863FD77E993C" changed="added" reported-display-style="italic" committee-id="HPW00"><toc regeneration="no-regeneration" changed="added" reported-display-style="italic" committee-id="HPW00"><toc-entry level="section">7304. Citizenship or nationalization notation on merchant mariners’ documents. </toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H2860369FB1BC4E769BB8465520974CC9" commented="no"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Citizenship or noncitizen nationality</header><paragraph id="HA52186D2416E4481953F56483072BA99" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Section 8103 of title 46, United States Code, is amended—</text><subparagraph id="H74B5F1FFC873497286E33CA2341A9F76" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the section heading by inserting <quote><header-in-text level="section" style="USC">or noncitizen nationality</header-in-text></quote> after <quote><header-in-text level="section" style="USC">Citizenship</header-in-text></quote>;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HEA122956018046AE928FE068F9400AD7" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (a) by inserting <quote>or noncitizen national</quote> after <quote>citizen</quote>;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H042BFF8307DB49A2983E03C47B9AEDF7" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in subsection (b)—</text><clause id="HAF81A5F1663E4CF7AF7A7AA516036C84" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (1)(A)(i) by inserting <quote>or noncitizen national</quote> after <quote>citizen</quote>;</text></clause><clause id="H811FAAC99EAC4711AFECAA4470837A1B" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in paragraph (3) by inserting <quote>or noncitizen nationality</quote> after <quote>citizenship</quote>; and</text></clause><clause id="H84FE9FC38BFF4BA98683294859D6BB3A" commented="no"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (3)(C) by inserting <quote>or noncitizen nationals</quote> after <quote>citizens</quote>;</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H41B5547243B142688E6C500F46B3DD1B" commented="no"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (c) by inserting <quote>or noncitizen nationals</quote> after <quote>citizens</quote>;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H407FB465D44A4E92A6784AF87A361D95" commented="no"><enum>(E)</enum><text>in subsection (d)—</text><clause id="H4357FF02B8494FA1898B99D391923888" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in paragraph (1) by inserting <quote>or noncitizen nationals</quote> after <quote>citizens</quote>; and </text></clause><clause id="H42FC41BE0CE048078CDC04175003692F" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in paragraph (2) by inserting <quote>or noncitizen national</quote> after <quote>citizen</quote> each place it appears;</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4DE5D0EDD3D747988F024B5215418A2A" commented="no"><enum>(F)</enum><text>in subsection (e) by inserting <quote>or noncitizen national</quote> after <quote>citizen</quote> each place it appears;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H347222D4156946668183B719CDF6F248" commented="no"><enum>(G)</enum><text>in subsection (i)(1)(A) by inserting <quote>or noncitizen national</quote> after <quote>citizen</quote>; </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H66F553AEDE5649F3A03049D15232B338" commented="no"><enum>(H)</enum><text>in subsection (k)(1)(A) by inserting <quote>or noncitizen national</quote> after <quote>citizen</quote>; and </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HEA444BC2368B4865BA7903FF2D3E002D" commented="no"><enum>(I)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following: </text><quoted-block style="USC" id="HA88F5191611D4A9DB3C7C222CE2CF36B" display-inline="no-display-inline" changed="added" reported-display-style="italic" committee-id="HPW00"><subsection id="H70BA53D9BAD146E49F6DDE0831EC9554" commented="no"><enum>(l)</enum><header>Noncitizen national defined</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section, the term <quote>noncitizen national</quote> means an individual described in section 308 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/8/1408">8 U.S.C. 1408</external-xref>). </text></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HF18B51A5EF0E48FEB1C9D3C1A827D458" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Clerical amendment</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 8103 and inserting the following: </text><quoted-block style="USC" id="HF05AF25E9B874733B20227AE71D2B45C" display-inline="no-display-inline" changed="added" reported-display-style="italic" committee-id="HPW00"><toc regeneration="no-regeneration" changed="added" reported-display-style="italic" committee-id="HPW00"><toc-entry level="section">8103. Citizenship or noncitizen nationality and Navy Reserve requirements.</toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H341644BC62534D2EB87BFD81895C4FF0" commented="no"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Command of documented vessels</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 12131(a) of title 46, United States Code, is amended by inserting <quote>or noncitizen national (as such term is described in section 308 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/8/1408">8 U.S.C. 1408</external-xref>))</quote> after <quote>citizen</quote>.</text></subsection><subsection id="H2AC596A9A5FC4E0185A2A3DBE88A07EF" commented="no"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Invalidation of certificates of documentation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 12135(2) of title 46, United States Code, is amended by inserting <quote>or noncitizen national (as such term is described in section 308 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/8/1408">8 U.S.C. 1408</external-xref>))</quote> after <quote>citizen</quote>.</text></subsection></section></subtitle><subtitle id="H2B4296FDA6744ADB8A0B0D1ED1A0AD32"><enum>B</enum><header>Vessel Operations</header><section id="H14DFF6C6881E48A28EBDAB9941C3951D"><enum>311.</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In this subtitle:</text><paragraph id="H658BCD84391248F5A1E95107E5ABA308"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Outer continental shelf</header><text>The term <quote>outer Continental Shelf</quote> has the meaning given such term in section 2 of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/43/1331">43 U.S.C. 1331</external-xref>).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HF2B1C59C6DCD478294775C0DF8046BD6"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Ruling letter</header><text>The term <quote>ruling letter</quote> means any ruling letter or headquarters ruling letter relating to the enforcement of chapters 121 and 551 of title 46, United States Code (commonly referred to as the <quote>Jones Act</quote>), issued by the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection pursuant to sections 502(a) or 625 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/19/1502">19 U.S.C. 1502(a)</external-xref> and 1625).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H149C99232AC34CC2961A8C42CA9CD019"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Secretary</header><text>The term <quote>Secretary</quote> means the Secretary of Homeland Security, acting through the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection.</text></paragraph></section><section id="H5F83D03A9C4642E1AB14A3A769CD10A8"><enum>312.</enum><header>Notification</header><subsection id="H4D79E2D5FD1E4CF4B9276A1F3381972B"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Advance notification required</header><text>Prior to engaging in any activity or operations on the outer Continental Shelf, the operator of a foreign vessel used in such activity or operations shall file with the Secretary a notification describing all activities and operations to be performed on the outer Continental Shelf and an identification of applicable ruling letters issued by the Secretary that have approved the use of a foreign vessel in a substantially similar activity or operation.</text></subsection><subsection id="H99944F710DF042A294CBE062BD213FA0"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Publication of notices</header><paragraph id="H6A73CFDC867E48598BD884383FB665E1"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Publication</header><text>The Secretary shall publish a notification under subsection (a) in the Customs Bulletin and Decisions within 14 days of receipt of such notification.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HECF96D78C955414EBF97F9A54A462DAB"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Confidential information</header><text>The Secretary shall redact any information exempt from disclosure under section 552 of title 5, United States Code, in a notification published under paragraph (1).</text></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H35C60094274D487CBE12569B0580DD50"><enum>313.</enum><header>Publication of fines and penalties</header><subsection id="H320ED56006E244CA81825FCF6A4A7D33"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Section 55102 of title 46, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block id="H9DA89A4C409141C5A9110A34CC8303B2" style="USC" changed="added" reported-display-style="italic" committee-id="HPW00"><subsection id="H22A94685D81A495F93E3E66E19A58E86"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Publication of penalty</header><paragraph id="H6A38386CA62F40B6BDD16CDBBE466AB1"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 14 days after the issuance of a pre-penalty notice or a penalty, including a settlement, under subsection (c), the Secretary of Homeland Security shall publish such pre-penalty notice or a notification of such penalty in the Customs Bulletin and Decisions to the party impacted by the penalty.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H968A2D0E536147999DA21302F60A4B55"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Contents</header><text>A pre-penalty notice or penalty notification published under paragraph (1) shall include—</text><subparagraph id="HD25DB593AB8D47C49A62E0FABC342DB3"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the name and the International Maritime Organization identification number of the vessel that is the subject of the penalty;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3469DFBDA42244ABBA1D1A1DC0865AB5"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the name of the owner of the vessel that is the subject of the penalty;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3CBA41C0611D4ACC8C6FC5BA0D3FF887"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the amount of the fine or value of merchandise seized; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H750FE9350BBA4754A19288E401707EAB"><enum>(D)</enum><text>a summary of the alleged misconduct and justification for imposing a penalty.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection><subsection id="HE0B029C041404B9C80FFD13C5985251A"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Rulemaking</header><text>Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall issue such regulations as are necessary to implement the amendments made by subsection (a), including—</text><paragraph id="H35D05CE16A34426D8803A8E6220BACBC"><enum>(1)</enum><text>regulations regarding the information to be contained in a penalty notification under section 55102(d) of title 46, United States Code (as amended by such subsection); and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HBEC9A2B81AD043878C747230F65050B5"><enum>(2)</enum><text>any changes to existing regulations relating to penalties issued by the Secretary.</text></paragraph></subsection></section></subtitle><subtitle id="HF7961CD2896C4EAA9C346805C4B2248F"><enum>C</enum><header>Merchant Mariner Credentialing</header><section id="H6A79BE78756A43A09F4EAA47AC97E720"><enum>321.</enum><header>Revising merchant mariner deck training requirements</header><subsection id="H44CC0FE402C54EE1AAD89EC32C3CC5BF"><enum>(a)</enum><header>General definitions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 2101 of title 46, United States Code, is amended—</text><paragraph id="H4365168B7BCE456CAF1F4F400D851312"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by redesignating paragraphs (20) through (56) as paragraphs (21) through (57), respectively; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H0E274AB64AF94229B2C49BC47A9D9859"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by inserting after paragraph (19) the following: </text><quoted-block style="USC" id="HEA2CF8304D7940088A30C69A205C08B3" display-inline="no-display-inline" changed="added" reported-display-style="italic" committee-id="HPW00"><paragraph id="HB33EE9A750F54B1A92B94217CA243463"><enum>(20)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline"><quote>merchant mariner credential</quote> means a merchant mariner license, certificate, or document that the Secretary is authorized to issue pursuant to this title. </text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HA27AE89D011142889CCB59E616C0DCE6" commented="no"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Examinations</header><text>Section 7116 of title 46, United States Code, is amended by striking subsection (c). </text></subsection><subsection id="H86394AA9410549E78A1DBA510427190E"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Merchant mariners documents</header><paragraph id="HEAC8CABF0FFC488C86895F9CB20D8983"><enum>(1)</enum><header>General requirements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 7306 of title 46, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:</text><quoted-block style="USC" id="HA8688DE4427245F28E9616F56DDD1D21" display-inline="no-display-inline" changed="added" reported-display-style="italic" committee-id="HPW00"><section id="H137A81D600F04E37926B1D59BFB33B0C"><enum>7306.</enum><header>General requirements and classifications for members of deck departments</header><subsection id="H9B433A58562B413CB0A217D01132E386"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may issue a merchant mariner credential, to members of the deck department in the following classes:</text><paragraph id="HD9CEA2F7DFB74DB0A65AC00B05B7012C"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Able Seaman-Unlimited.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H39116BAC2E564CFAB496D7F00BB38766"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Able Seaman-Limited.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H363EA85062484FDD9A2069EDBC3447B6"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Able Seaman-Special.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H296D8E3FDAEB4F8D814B15652AA87F56"><enum>(4)</enum><text>Able Seaman-Offshore Supply Vessels.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H98E953A26D924AB68910011FB521DF78"><enum>(5)</enum><text>Able Seaman-Sail.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H3649ED43042749A4876353D187BEB7FD"><enum>(6)</enum><text>Able Seaman-Fishing Industry.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H6D372C73BB9D4B78A9DED2CAA7B483D9"><enum>(7)</enum><text>Ordinary Seaman.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H3B862F2651E5446CBA4E90BF8C0B1614"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Classification of credentials</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may classify the merchant mariner credential issued under subsection (a) based on—</text><paragraph id="H0B5316C4AC4E4004948F719F25479AC9"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the tonnage and means of propulsion of vessels;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H17C938ADAC08413D9B9F94390A34616E"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the waters on which vessels are to be operated; or</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H94B1304A6B5843D08B716A7E00031515"><enum>(3)</enum><text>other appropriate standards.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H7F6FA493C1504D18AE48915684C08D54"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Considerations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In issuing the credential under subsection (a), the Secretary may consider the following qualifications of the merchant mariner:</text><paragraph id="H688FF76175E741CDB92BBE98200CD6E7"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Age.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HA4485D35374A4BBAB3E03A68F212AC64"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Character.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H5D92838C04244F27957BC7A969C15CF0"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Habits of life.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H693B8A898F154BC4B4F0EC6D34572305"><enum>(4)</enum><text>Experience.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HC5C12BAC78FC475E9297597940E06E01"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Professional qualifications demonstrated by satisfactory completion of applicable examinations or other educational requirements.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H05E67535B99649E2AB8F21FFE56D16A2"><enum>(6)</enum><text>Physical condition, including sight and hearing.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HD15E5F2DF9034438B073C8FC1AA01FDB"><enum>(7)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Other requirements established by the Secretary, including career patterns and service appropriate to the particular service, industry, or job functions the individual is engaged.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph id="HE8C9D6FBD83945D9B1762BED6831BA78"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Clerical amendment</header><text>The analysis for <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/46/73">chapter 73</external-xref> of title 46, United States Code, is amended by striking the item relating to section 7306 and inserting the following: </text><quoted-block style="USC" id="HCF9E2731A96545A49736F3531C61B649" display-inline="no-display-inline" changed="added" reported-display-style="italic" committee-id="HPW00"><toc regeneration="no-regeneration" changed="added" reported-display-style="italic" committee-id="HPW00"><toc-entry level="section">7306. General requirements and classifications for members of deck departments. </toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph id="H5BCB3893E90A4F57B5E7816F5001A939"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Able seamen-unlimited</header><text>Section 7307 of title 46, United States Code, is amended by striking <quote>3 years’</quote> and inserting <quote>18 months’</quote>.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H9E6E7A002C604C1EAC5A78086319C1B6"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Able seamen-limited</header><text>Section 7308 of title 46, United States Code, is amended by striking <quote>18 months’</quote> and inserting <quote>12 months’</quote>.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H5E9369D7719E4B73857A939DC4FA2352"><enum>(5)</enum><header>General requirements for members of engine departments</header><text>Section 7313(b) of title 46, United States Code, is amended by striking <quote>and coal passer</quote>.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HCE3F5B2F36DD4719843665ADA7A7DF9B"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Training</header><text>Section 7315 of title 46, United States Code, is amended—</text><subparagraph id="H17D24F0E0C1B45018AC689515040925C"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by amending subsection (a) to read as follows: </text><quoted-block style="USC" id="HCAD24B15B0D24F39A712D1AD3E19E56B" display-inline="no-display-inline" changed="added" reported-display-style="italic" committee-id="HPW00"><subsection id="H9DDCC75B06754C88874DACD235468ADC"><enum>(a)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Graduation from a nautical school program approved by the Secretary may be substituted for the service requirements under sections 7307–7312 and 7314. </text></subsection><after-quoted-block>; </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1A5FDDC95B0F46B49B560E2F289EC4D6"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subsection (b)—</text><clause id="H5010BB04191D444593A51C1C426E490F"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by striking <quote>one-third</quote> and inserting <quote>one-half</quote>; and</text></clause><clause id="H9DB88771C1204397874D7934EDBF8DEB"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by striking <quote>7307–7311 of this title</quote> and inserting <quote>7307–7312 and 7314</quote>; and</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H91913548104349BA94D7B5FC3280F05D"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by striking subsection (c). </text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H536C6BDA13114B33A594D411699E5EF9" commented="no"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Merchant mariner credentials</header><text>Section 7510 of title 46, United States Code, is amended by striking subsection (d).</text></subsection><subsection id="H7F61D7EB0CD64FC59C650017FF33A166"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Implementation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating shall implement the amended requirements under subsections (c)(3), (c)(4), and (c)(6) of this section without regard to chapters 5 and 6 of title 5, United States Code, and Executive Orders 12866 and 13563 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/601">5 U.S.C. 601</external-xref> note).</text></subsection></section><section id="H92E7B88F11C64FC38E7A1CB6E59ECD32"><enum>322.</enum><header>Technical amendments</header><subsection id="H3D9E593D9280441EB4A2C6A2DB1D0D3A" commented="no"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The heading for part E of subtitle II of title 46, United States Code, is amended by striking <quote><header-in-text level="part" style="USC">Merchant Seamen Licenses, Certificates, and Documents</header-in-text></quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="part" style="USC">Merchant Mariner Credentials</header-in-text></quote>.</text></subsection><subsection id="H510D5CD754E743A4BC89480FC750B0D7"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Able seafarers—unlimited</header><paragraph id="H399E8ABEE97943FBBA78FD448A69E62D"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The section heading for section 7307 of title 46, United States Code, is amended by striking <quote><header-in-text level="section" style="USC">seamen</header-in-text></quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="section" style="USC">seafarers</header-in-text></quote>.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H2E5EE383610D4501835DD16CCC8AF95B"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Clerical amendment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The analysis for <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/46/73">chapter 73</external-xref> of title 46, United States Code, is further amended in the item relating to section 7307 by striking <quote>seamen</quote> and inserting <quote>seafarers</quote>.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H4B365B46B80649239061B86FFFED65C7"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Able seamen—limited</header><paragraph id="H750641A20EDC4DB794483A01B382AFE4"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The section heading for section 7308 of title 46, United States Code, is amended by striking <quote><header-in-text level="section" style="USC">seamen</header-in-text></quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="section" style="USC">seafarers</header-in-text></quote>.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HA7838CF8116F4E419895E9D5D5244AA8"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Clerical amendment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The analysis for <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/46/73">chapter 73</external-xref> of title 46, United States Code, is further amended in the item relating to section 7308 by striking <quote>seamen</quote> and inserting <quote>seafarers</quote>.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H0C5326B80CFC4E0F9BAD650693CFC9D6"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Able seafarers—special</header><paragraph id="HDB074713564B4F7EB9683AC33F132EF8"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The section heading for section 7309 of title 46, United States Code, is amended by striking <quote><header-in-text level="section" style="USC">seamen</header-in-text></quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="section" style="USC">seafarers</header-in-text></quote>.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H91F97E43440D45698510E769EACBE4B4"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Clerical amendment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The analysis for <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/46/73">chapter 73</external-xref> of title 46, United States Code, is further amended in the item relating to section 7309 by striking <quote>seamen</quote> and inserting <quote>seafarers</quote>.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HF7091BC8290D4E698686B18F4E730157"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Able seafarers—offshore supply vessels</header><paragraph id="HF302ACB4ABF2476191972FB4D2027075"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The section heading for section 7310 of title 46, United States Code, is amended by striking <quote><header-in-text level="section" style="USC">seamen</header-in-text></quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="section" style="USC">seafarers</header-in-text></quote>.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H53CBA420D30644129F7DF1359A927DB2"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Clerical amendment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The analysis for <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/46/73">chapter 73</external-xref> of title 46, United States Code, is further amended in the item relating to section 7310 by striking <quote>seamen</quote> and inserting <quote>seafarers</quote>.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H6D09C77CF6194A9B83B89256633AC59D"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Able seafarers—sail</header><paragraph id="HBDB224DF5C014DD8B65040AEEFB5C680"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The section heading for section 7311 of title 46, United States Code, is amended by striking <quote><header-in-text level="section" style="USC">seamen</header-in-text></quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="section" style="USC">seafarers</header-in-text></quote>.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H25173C42EB364FAE9DF6D446900D8275"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Clerical amendment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The analysis for <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/46/73">chapter 73</external-xref> of title 46, United States Code, is further amended in the item relating to section 7311 by striking <quote>seamen</quote> and inserting <quote>seafarers</quote>.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HFB8941ECD53049DD848A75CE1E579B4A"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Able seamen—fishing industry</header><paragraph id="H7F732595281D4563B22C3E902A6E05AC"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The section heading for section 7311a of title 46, United States Code, is amended by striking <quote><header-in-text level="section" style="USC">seamen</header-in-text></quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="section" style="USC">seafarers</header-in-text></quote>.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H0450A3246D1C4D8B82FE54BD4C8FED9D"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Clerical amendment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The analysis for <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/46/73">chapter 73</external-xref> of title 46, United States Code, is further amended in the item relating to section 7311a by striking <quote>seamen</quote> and inserting <quote>seafarers</quote>.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H6E98A686B0864F7399F0BD4A3C17A817"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Parts E and F</header><text>Parts E and F of subtitle II of title 46, United States Code, is amended—</text><paragraph id="H988FB69735034B17A5B07F06B1A43F1F"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking <quote>seaman</quote> and inserting <quote>seafarer</quote> each place it appears; and </text></paragraph><paragraph id="H4FC4A957FC5B42C3969355AF4CBA93A5"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking <quote>seamen</quote> and inserting <quote>seafarers</quote> each place it appears.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H43F6B25F791D455EADB5F32866863460"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Clerical amendments</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The analysis for subtitle II of title 46, United States Code, is amended—</text><paragraph id="H3E2169C8AFBC4C8AA12F9E781FA9154D"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in the item relating to subtitle II by striking <quote><header-in-text level="subtitle" style="USC">Seamen</header-in-text></quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="subtitle" style="USC">Seafarer</header-in-text></quote>; and </text></paragraph><paragraph id="HC436300E5B544F448288024A61B1754E"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in the item relating to part E by striking <quote><header-in-text level="part" style="USC">Merchant Seamen Licenses, Certificates, and Documents</header-in-text></quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="part" style="USC">Merchant Mariner Credentials</header-in-text></quote>.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H0F03944C06C444F4873D637A6386275C"><enum>323.</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 style="USC" id="H4C92F9098AB947AEB50F38278BA68746" display-inline="no-display-inline" changed="added" reported-display-style="italic" committee-id="HPW00"><subsection id="HC2CB8A7D74DB4A7E804D19604420871C" commented="no"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Renewal</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">With respect to any renewal of an active merchant mariner credential issued under this part that is not an extension under subsection (a) or (b), such credential shall begin the day after the expiration of the active credential of the credential holder.</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section></subtitle><subtitle id="H634FD34717314F4FBAAD0AA560CFB789"><enum>D</enum><header>Vessel Safety</header><section id="H702D8DDD639F4F62A41660F674E21DCD"><enum>331.</enum><header>Grossly negligent operations of a vessel</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 2302(b) of title 46, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: </text><quoted-block style="USC" id="H4C5C8E4C969D4533B01B7AB31A0D6B7C" display-inline="no-display-inline" changed="added" reported-display-style="italic" committee-id="HPW00"><subsection id="H2D63A2D3998F4F0B9B88C4D7A8149ECC"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Grossly negligent operation</header><paragraph id="H01181658CA0C4F43B8124AFB1B46C313"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Misdemeanor</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A person operating a vessel in a grossly negligent manner that endangers the life, limb, or property of a person commits a class A misdemeanor.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HB10A8739F74241E0AD90A3FCC09F67A5"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Felony</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A person operating a vessel in a grossly negligent manner that results in serious bodily injury, as defined in section 1365(h)(3) of title 18—</text><subparagraph id="H1A27809FE78D4CAFA5FDDFB9CEDBEA5D"><enum>(A)</enum><text>commits a class E felony; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7D0E8630119E4410A826DAE8D2A02935"><enum>(B)</enum><text>may be assessed a civil penalty of not more than $35,000. </text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section><section id="H3E9575E918BA4A52A14850210B8EF229"><enum>332.</enum><header>Administrative procedure for security risks</header><subsection id="H06137715FD6143288033CA0D727FC241"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Security risk</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 7702(d)(1) of title 46, United States Code, is amended—</text><paragraph id="H8CAE7ABF47F8424CB8C57090B794AD82"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (B) by redesignating clauses (i) through (iv) as subclauses (I) through (IV), respectively (and by conforming the margins accordingly);</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H14B8C0B34F7748F59FE739740650E594"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating subparagraphs (A) and (B) as clauses (i) and (ii), respectively (and by conforming the margins accordingly);</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H9B3C13602B4D429ABD43FAC6F020A80C"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by striking <quote>an individual if—</quote> and inserting the following: </text><quoted-block style="USC" id="HF338C28090CA4E19952D413BA8A7473F" display-inline="yes-display-inline" changed="added" reported-display-style="italic" committee-id="HPW00"><text>an individual—</text><subparagraph id="H7C2D1DE953914CCEB392837DC7BDA602" indent="up1"><enum>(A)</enum><text>if—</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; and </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph id="H7813EE3B27F4467B9237DDFC7F5812F8"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in subparagraph (A)(ii)(IV), as so redesignated, by striking the period at the end and inserting <quote>; or</quote>; and </text></paragraph><paragraph id="H146BA574146B4BB7AD624A10FD3D3389"><enum>(5)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following: </text><quoted-block style="USC" id="HED46329E1BE94BCEBABBCAEA57AEB53B" display-inline="no-display-inline" changed="added" reported-display-style="italic" committee-id="HPW00"><subparagraph id="H3D2FBE979FBA4F25BD576F7905F39E69" indent="up1"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">if there is probable cause to believe that the individual has violated company policy and is a security risk that poses a threat to other individuals on the vessel. </text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H9E5726D7258D42A984F92908935B860B"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Technical amendment</header><text>Section 2101(47)(B) of title 46, United States Code (as so redesignated), is amended by striking <quote>; and</quote> and inserting <quote>; or</quote>. </text></subsection></section><section id="HB6FC025181504482BAF07E72F76D8EC7"><enum>333.</enum><header>Requirements for DUKW amphibious passenger vessels</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 11502 of the James H. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/117/263">Public Law 117–263</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph id="H0FB9F4D46A554B9EA41A5B624F4EAEDA"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in the section header by striking <quote><header-in-text level="section" style="OLC">DUKW amphibious passenger vessels</header-in-text></quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="section" style="OLC">commercial amphibious small passenger vessels</header-in-text></quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H129497DA7D0C4C45AECF5BADCFE37595"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>DUKW amphibious passenger vessel</quote> each place it appears and inserting <quote>commercial amphibious small passenger vessel</quote>; </text></paragraph><paragraph id="H8FB8909DDDD442968CE680C8E63E8F34"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>DUKW amphibious passenger vessels</quote> each place it appears and inserting <quote>commercial amphibious small passenger vessels</quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H993E0752196A401FB4E4228F62E3983E" commented="no"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in subsection (h)—</text><subparagraph id="HC99B970B2A45495F855192FF5E4C9AB8" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="USC">Definitions</header-in-text></quote> and all that follows through <quote>The term <quote>appropriate congressional committees</quote></quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="USC">Appropriate congressional committees defined.—</header-in-text>In this section, the term <quote>appropriate congressional committees</quote></quote>; and </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H03B9A7B5F0AC4899B20C2657AD37B00E" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking paragraph (2); and </text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H3C5828B831544097B692EF4635674BCD" commented="no"><enum>(5)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following: </text><quoted-block style="OLC" id="H3336B5E8078841D2B0F1B9A2A7B04EF9" display-inline="no-display-inline" changed="added" reported-display-style="italic" committee-id="HPW00"><subsection id="H6233CF2F885A49FB98638A133EF0413F" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Application</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">This section shall apply to amphibious vessels operating as a small passenger vessel in waters subject to the jurisdiction of the United States, as such term is defined in section 2.38 of title 33, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on the date of enactment of the <short-title>Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2023</short-title>).</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section><section id="H52374E58F281486183A8EEA0E0CC0803" section-type="subsequent-section" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>334.</enum><header>Inspection and examination</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 3714 of title 46, United States Code, is amended—</text><paragraph id="HF009C95EC58A4E8B917EA21D49E00D25"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a)(1) by striking <quote>The Secretary</quote> and inserting <quote>Except as provided in subsection (c), the Secretary</quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H057FBFFB39954AD5915F6C49E9B59419"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (d); and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H9D485F40212E4CE886952CD3D6B4292B"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by inserting after subsection (b) the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" id="H8DECE04BB7C8465BB4BC9A4017DC7910" display-inline="no-display-inline" changed="added" reported-display-style="italic" committee-id="HPW00"><subsection id="HD38B66626A1C49FABE9DA5E48627AD0B"><enum>(c)</enum><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H3F316A90C3274F8CA0F5C3BE62E758A8"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">With respect to examinations of liquefied natural gas tank vessels and vessels that carry bulk liquefied gases as cargo, including examinations under section 153.808 and part 154 of title 46, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on the date of enactment of the <short-title>Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2023</short-title>), the Secretary may adopt a risk-based examination schedule to which such vessels are to be examined and the frequency with which such examinations occur.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H2DCF876031D74128B0A08878F520C5DE" indent="up1"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may not adopt a risk-based examination schedule under paragraph (1) until the Secretary has—</text><subparagraph id="HB51A38D8A64C4D9F863A30AF69A89C32"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">received and reviewed the National Academies study required under section 8254(b) of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/116/283">Public Law 116–283</external-xref>);</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2CDA30E82ECE4C95B62AEB7FB3F0EE93"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">conducted the assessment recommended in the Government Accountability Office report submitted under section 8254(a) of such Act;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H140166DE8DAB4E0CA50F96954994A65E"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">concluded through such assessment that a risk-based examination schedule provides not less than the level of safety provided by the annual examinations required under subsection (a)(1); and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H560D129B14F44987BBFEA7F01B22D1EE"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">provided the results of such assessment to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate. </text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>. </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section></subtitle><subtitle id="H3E87998D6B4C4C599583E2E49839293D"><enum>E</enum><header>Other Matters</header><section id="H7FE8AE8905B84BE88AC6F15D44639B5B" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>341.</enum><header>Anchor handling activities</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 12111(d)(1) of title 46, United States Code, is amended—</text><paragraph id="H012D2E3BD6B448D2BD3A8B8441932A06"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subparagraph (A) by inserting <quote>or other energy production or transmission facility, or vessel engaged in the launch, recovery, or support of commercial space transportation or space exploration activities</quote> after <quote>drilling unit</quote>; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HED45087BE2F449DFAACB9677EF290060"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (B) by inserting <quote>or other energy production or transmission facility, or vessel engaged in the launch, recovery, or support of commercial space transportation or space exploration activities</quote> after <quote>drilling unit</quote>.</text></paragraph></section><section id="H0BCFC546D92A4C5BA486674C17687342"><enum>342.</enum><header>Establishment of a national advisory committee on autonomous maritime systems</header><subsection id="H49D5B4BA7B364FF794065173D9C7E90C"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline"><external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/46/151">Chapter 151</external-xref> of title 46, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="USC" id="H906B457F27DE4C13A0BC31A581DB16AB" display-inline="no-display-inline" changed="added" reported-display-style="italic" committee-id="HPW00"><section id="H136E44C61F2A466DBB8A2AABF9AA77E0"><enum>15110.</enum><header>Establishment of a national advisory committee on autonomous maritime systems</header><subsection id="H4175FBAB40BC408B95B7076DB6810520"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There is established a National Advisory Committee on Autonomous Maritime Systems (in this section referred to as the <quote>Committee</quote>).</text></subsection><subsection id="HCA7DE5346E1544BE84BDD63B3B1C54BB"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Function</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Committee shall advise the Secretary on matters relating to the regulation and use of Autonomous Systems within the territorial waters of the United States.</text></subsection><subsection id="H04F420D2AA224896B6CDCEE92C95C9BD"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Membership</header><paragraph id="HD21A39BA00064FE5892EB6F61FCD2B2B"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Committee shall consist of 8 members appointed by the Secretary in accordance with this section and section 15109.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H8A4D2D034E544CDF8E54789FD8B302A6"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Expertise</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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="HEDAC0DFC1DB146B5BE5AAC3858578601" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Representation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Each of the following groups shall be represented by at least 1 member on the Committee:</text><subparagraph id="H6AE58C5847FB4F2493D18898913FFBE5" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Marine safety or security entities.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1C8EDEC0785242498F38FFB3806DE1A2" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Vessel design and construction entities. </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HDF6EF4A452164476B85C8EEE4CAF47E8" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><text>Entities engaged in the production or research of unmanned vehicles, including drones, autonomous or semi-autonomous vehicles, or any other product or service integral to the provision, maintenance, or management of such products or services.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB087EF29D234454398AC089794270C10" commented="no"><enum>(D)</enum><text>Port districts, authorities, or terminal operators.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8D313C10F88A4FE89EAD45F4892CCBA5" commented="no"><enum>(E)</enum><text>Vessel operators.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H516FB18F7BD14ACCBA594299490E2F75" commented="no"><enum>(F)</enum><text>National labor unions representing merchant mariners.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA924D86EE032421FB75BC8766357DFBF" commented="no"><enum>(G)</enum><text>Maritime pilots.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H779BD9F4A04F43E39FA861F6224789F5" commented="no"><enum>(H)</enum><text>Commercial space transportation operators.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H215F542936EB424B92E54DF6261BFA53"><enum>(I)</enum><text>Academic institutions. </text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection><subsection id="HC5BEF1A2666140FEA1F7843E43B6C96D"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Clerical amendments</header><text>The analysis for <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/46/151">chapter 151</external-xref> of title 46, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: </text><quoted-block style="USC" id="H3CF8C751CB5B42EAA005D3EF0F387B6C" display-inline="no-display-inline" changed="added" reported-display-style="italic" committee-id="HPW00"><toc regeneration="no-regeneration" changed="added" reported-display-style="italic" committee-id="HPW00"><toc-entry level="section">15110. Establishment of a national advisory committee on autonomous maritime systems.</toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection><subsection id="HF46AB935AD634126AF91BE996D26DBE4"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating shall establish the Committee under section 15110 of title 46, United States Code (as added by this section). </text></subsection></section><section id="H313D81D9DBDB489E85B2A1B7CA27E3DC" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>343.</enum><header>Controlled substance onboard vessels</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 70503(a) of title 46, United States Code, is amended—</text><paragraph id="H89488A9FB7E44FC8BA7C5FA5ACEBADEC" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in the matter preceding paragraph (1) by striking <quote>While on board a covered vessel, an individual</quote> and inserting <quote>An individual</quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H334777FD490745068BF80F164C943973" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by amending paragraph (1) to read as follows:</text><quoted-block id="H2D952009673D4A0D9B378DD1B215C0C6" style="USC" changed="added" reported-display-style="italic" committee-id="HPW00"><paragraph id="H515059CAF0C348879900A6683F9D48F4" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text>manufacture or distribute, possess with intent to manufacture or distribute, or place or cause to be placed with intent to manufacture or distribute a controlled substance on board a covered vessel;</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph id="HD65F037E57D24BD195BCD3D1E6E8745A" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in paragraph (2) by inserting <quote>aboard a covered vessel</quote> after <quote>Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act of 1970 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/21/881">21 U.S.C. 881(a)</external-xref>)</quote>.</text></paragraph></section><section id="HBCBAC251A96A4B11B06600081047949A"><enum>344.</enum><header>Nonoperating individual</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 8313(b) of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116– 283) is amended by striking <quote>2025</quote> and inserting <quote>2027</quote>.</text></section><section id="HE9DC3E1C49E54253902AC4DAD48146D8"><enum>345.</enum><header>Information on type approval certificates</header><subsection id="H06A1F744A5BC49F1B5BDDCC04344661A"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Title IX 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 adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" id="HA15A252E04BB498CA6F2D6CD1F0912C6" display-inline="no-display-inline" changed="added" reported-display-style="italic" committee-id="HPW00"><section id="H945B4924CCF44C549242E0F9DBC5AA92"><enum>904.</enum><header>Information on type approval certificates</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Commandant of the Coast Guard shall, upon request by any State, the District of Columbia, or any territory of the United States, provide all data possessed by the Coast Guard pertaining to challenge water quality characteristics, challenge water biological organism concentrations, post-treatment water quality characteristics, and post-treatment biological organism concentrations data for a ballast water management system with a type approval certificate approved by the Coast Guard pursuant to subpart 162.060 of title 46, Code of Federal Regulations.</text></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection><subsection id="HF674361778E3437493F0B00F883D9FA0"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Clerical amendment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The table of contents for 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 after the item relating to section 903 the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" id="HAF03D56D720A44CCB6936D451502AFCF" display-inline="no-display-inline" changed="added" reported-display-style="italic" committee-id="HPW00"><toc regeneration="no-regeneration" changed="added" reported-display-style="italic" committee-id="HPW00"><toc-entry level="section">Sec. 904. Information on type approval certificates.</toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection></section><section id="HFA949DB5D84046CB991323489C7F2995" section-type="subsequent-section" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>346.</enum><header>Manning and crewing requirements for certain vessels, vehicles, and structures</header><subsection id="H40FB69C7F22847999A12CFB92E6227FF"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Authorization of limited exemptions from manning and crew requirement</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 by adding at the end the following: </text><quoted-block id="HF350F1F9C7AC4441BD422BB3454634E1" style="USC" changed="added" reported-display-style="italic" committee-id="HPW00"><section id="HC4CDEE38417242828F7D640232F44868"><enum>8109.</enum><header>Exemptions from manning and crew requirements </header><subsection id="HBA28CE42F1264E938D5D11AFCE02296D"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may provide an exemption described in subsection (b) to the owner or operator of a covered facility if each individual who is manning or crewing the covered facility is—</text><paragraph id="H5FFC8C66B7184FBCB5D2337911BFFC96"><enum>(1)</enum><text>a citizen of the United States;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H17FA9DB6FCCC4F2DB4518AA3FF958E5A"><enum>(2)</enum><text>an alien lawfully admitted to the United States for permanent residence; or</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H93FF32F947514A1BBD2A814676EE2E36"><enum>(3)</enum><text>a citizen of the nation under the laws of which the vessel is documented.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HB6F00396CC504C669629C186B018F801"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Requirements for eligibility for exemption</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An exemption under this subsection is an exemption from the regulations established pursuant to section 302(a)(3) of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/43/1356">43 U.S.C. 1356(a)(3)</external-xref>).</text></subsection><subsection id="H5212223B1B16483190ADB01AF99D2301"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Limitations</header><text>An exemption under this section— </text><paragraph id="HB3042205D02547BAACC2B659B2F2C7B8"><enum>(1)</enum><text>shall provide that the number of individuals manning or crewing the covered facility who are described in paragraphs (2) and (3) of subsection (a) may not exceed two and one- half times the number of individuals required to man or crew the covered facility under the laws of the nation under the laws of which the covered facility is documented; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HC83FB700C67B40AE88876D855441B9DB"><enum>(2)</enum><text>shall be effective for not more than 12 months, but may be renewed by application to and approval by the Secretary.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H19B5F0B0ED7D4EB3B5DF9E34ACC564AA"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Application</header><text>To be eligible for an exemption or a renewal of an exemption under this section, the owner or operator of a covered facility shall apply to the Secretary with an application that includes a sworn statement by the applicant of all information required for the issuance of the exemption.</text></subsection><subsection id="HB60DE1658370475E838D9C2705454E93"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Revocation</header><paragraph id="HD5ACEE48E57A4E20A08810EAE4238738"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary—</text><subparagraph id="H899280F2CB13474182E2A7B3C674CA95"><enum>(A)</enum><text>may revoke an exemption for a covered facility under this section if the Secretary determines that information provided in the application for the exemption was false or incomplete, or is no longer true or complete; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H376F27984F8348CCBA6AED59C14E9DA0"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">shall immediately revoke such an exemption if the Secretary determines that the covered facility, in the effective period of the exemption, was manned or crewed in a manner not authorized by the exemption.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H14232D92F7A04D8B9AC96CAADE2E9499"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Notice required</header><text>The Secretary shall provides notice of a determination under subparagraph (A) or (B) of paragraph (1) to the owner or operator of the covered facility.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H15664F6D40CA4ED188DA5995B67D6F6E"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Review of compliance</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall periodically, but not less than once annually, inspect each covered facility that operates under an exemption under this section to verify the owner or operator of the covered facility’s compliance with the exemption. During an inspection under this subsection, the Secretary shall require all crew members serving under the exemption to hold a valid transportation security card issued under section 70105.</text></subsection><subsection id="H5C00DCC425B14AAABC508E759BE3BA56"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Penalty</header><text>In addition to revocation under subsection (e), the Secretary may impose on the owner or operator of a covered facility a civil penalty of $10,000 per day for each day the covered facility—</text><paragraph id="HF5861852603540CBB2A1E3F61F227280"><enum>(1)</enum><text>is manned or crewed in violation of an exemption under this subsection; or</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H30F2BE33348E4476B94A0B74BF8A547E"><enum>(2)</enum><text>operated under an exemption under this subsection that the Secretary determines was not validly obtained.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H96C566EF41BA4AE79A57E17931C73023"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Notification of Secretary of State</header><text>The Secretary shall notify the Secretary of State of each exemption issued under this section, including the effective period of the exemption.</text></subsection><subsection id="H2A48D28A18124D7BB855C1F876B4346E"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section:</text><paragraph id="H37B83EDFB9FB4A348ED7F0939C316A2E"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Covered facility</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <quote>covered facility</quote> means any vessel, rig, platform, or other vehicle or structure, over 50 percent of which is owned by citizens of a foreign nation or with respect to which the citizens of a foreign nation have the right effectively to control, except to the extent and to the degree that the President determines that the government of such foreign nation or any of its political subdivisions has implemented, by statute, regulation, policy, or practice, a national manning requirement for equipment engaged in the exploring for, developing, or producing resources, including non-mineral energy resources in its offshore areas.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H1B256FE5B3CF4CDF9286368E731C27F9"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Secretary</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <quote>Secretary</quote> means the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection><subsection id="H408A254A140A4F86A8ED7EB1A865B1AD" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Annual report</header><paragraph id="H6CE5AB02EAF34ADA82D8D183302E0E3A"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report containing information on each letter of nonapplicability of section 8109 of title 46, United States Code, with respect to a covered facility that was issued by the Secretary during the preceding year.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HEEA4CC48917548678F636C743569660C"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Contents</header><text>The report under paragraph (1) shall include, for each covered facility—</text><subparagraph id="H2AC9C8D4C8E44340A6184D26B4010E9B"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the name and International Maritime Organization number;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H33B2192A78EF4CD483C347FAD1A42342"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the nation in which the covered facility is documented;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0D8A4EBAA9C34AE2ADEDA79267824B94"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the nationality of owner or owners; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H20B21A5A4CA64A158789484DCCE4002D"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">for any covered facility that was previously issued a letter of nonapplicability in a prior year, any changes in the information described in subparagraphs (A) through (C).</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H0A3C2EE210A3470EB9259984EECC803A"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Regulations</header><text>Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall promulgate regulations that specify the documentary and other requirements for the issuance of an exemption under the amendment made by this section.</text></subsection><subsection id="H49107D6FE9254E4682EFAE761A08C259"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Existing exemptions</header><paragraph id="H95E92A0714EA41A1BF76892EB94B47BD"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Effect of amendments; termination</header><text>Each exemption under section 30(c)(2) of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/43/1356">43 U.S.C. 1356(c)(2)</external-xref>) issued before the date of the enactment of this Act—</text><subparagraph id="H235F15B306A747BBB0E116AA61330CC4"><enum>(A)</enum><text>shall not be affected by the amendments made by this section during the 120-day period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9F391290592C44E29E14443534B252F8"><enum>(B)</enum><text>shall not be effective after such period.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H77D066CBDAA5431389A5A8288A652A54"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Notification of holders</header><text>Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall notify all persons that hold such an exemption that it will expire as provided in paragraph (1).</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H7A138258D0C24C5E80D1A68917939926"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Clerical amendment</header><text>The analysis for chapter 81 of the title 46, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: </text><quoted-block style="USC" id="H53AFAD3AB43247C9869A4AF2D003426D" display-inline="no-display-inline" changed="added" reported-display-style="italic" committee-id="HPW00"><toc regeneration="no-regeneration" changed="added" reported-display-style="italic" committee-id="HPW00"><toc-entry level="section">8109. Exemptions from manning and crew requirements.</toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection></section><section id="HBB0603EEC37E4F59A7EFD92D81B6E95B" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>347.</enum><header>Classification societies</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 3316(d) of title 46, United States Code, is amended—</text><paragraph id="HC5A08E9576904776B9D863934CA24279"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by amending paragraph (2)(B)(i) to read as follows:</text><quoted-block style="USC" id="H78EBDD5084174F708363265A33B1F1AD" display-inline="no-display-inline" changed="added" reported-display-style="italic" committee-id="HPW00"><clause id="HA7AF3644633745EA8FD32A35F4790CB6" display-inline="no-display-inline" indent="up2"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the government of the foreign country in which the foreign society is headquartered—</text><subclause id="H91FAF725786E417687813D4B2D83806C"><enum>(I)</enum><text>delegates that authority to the American Bureau of Shipping; or</text></subclause><subclause id="H9B6E494720DA45C6AFFD448C50EA8EE4"><enum>(II)</enum><text>does not delegate that authority to any classification society; or</text></subclause></clause><after-quoted-block>; and </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph id="H9F13E2D99B3146D581B2BD44A6F17391"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following: </text><quoted-block style="USC" id="H28AE5759E5DC45889E5DADA8DDDCF935" display-inline="no-display-inline" changed="added" reported-display-style="italic" committee-id="HPW00"><paragraph id="H559D1B22A79D4A2BA9954369FC666770"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Clarification on authority</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nothing in this subsection authorizes the Secretary to make a delegation under paragraph (2) to a classification society from the People’s Republic of China.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section></subtitle><enum>IV</enum><header>Oil Pollution Incident Liability</header><section id="HCA389E85BAD744B6A048282FAF0D0C9D"><enum>401.</enum><header>Vessel response plans</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 311(j)(6) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/1321">33 U.S.C. 1321(j)(6)</external-xref>) is amended to read as follows:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" id="H7504F0C6DC0E4096A69A5992F812A25C" display-inline="no-display-inline" changed="added" reported-display-style="italic" committee-id="HPW00"><paragraph id="H32DF4D32575F4AB999F15A61FBF54779"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Equipment requirements, verification, and inspection</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The President may require—</text><subparagraph id="H5DDFAF9AD2E7436C92A70928CD874F79"><enum>(A)</enum><text>periodic inspection of containment booms, skimmers, vessels, and other major equipment used to remove discharges;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H94EC887E08A04BB7B2EDCA77E5B752E3"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">periodic inspection of vessels, salvage and marine firefighting equipment, and other major equipment used to respond to vessel casualties and prevent discharges;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5D77E43A6AA7489DB21B1ED72580BE66"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">periodic verification of capabilities to appropriately, and in a timely manner, respond to a worst case discharge, or a substantial threat of a discharge, including—</text><clause id="HCF70E447A93842FC88770897D7363619"><enum>(i)</enum><text>drills, with or without prior notice;</text></clause><clause id="HC11D652BE37D44DA8744688845D9D419"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>review of contracts and relevant third-party agreements;</text></clause><clause id="H4540111901D244D5A74BA2F0018A42D8"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>testing of equipment;</text></clause><clause id="H9D403779FB494097808CE36BF85BBA84"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>review of training; and</text></clause><clause id="HD96641B9A91E459C8C6BCFB4E0459DC2"><enum>(v)</enum><text>other evaluations of response capabilities, as determined appropriate by the President; and</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HDC9CAD7D06AB41248E31EF24B9E60261"><enum>(D)</enum><text>vessels operating on navigable waters and carrying oil or a hazardous substance in bulk as cargo, and nontank vessels carrying oil of any kind as fuel for main propulsion, to carry appropriate removal equipment that employs the best technology economically feasible and that is compatible with the safe operation of the vessel.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section><section id="H080954B1A4A3463C85856A3AD283B7BB"><enum>402.</enum><header>Use of marine casualty investigations</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 6308 of title 46, United States Code, is amended—</text><paragraph id="H1FBBABE58CFC4293BDFB44A1640DA892"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a) by striking <quote>initiated</quote> and inserting <quote>conducted</quote>; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H733F1E439B744ED896464A2112A112D2"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block id="H2B092F6132C14B12800143CCC81A01EB" style="OLC" changed="added" reported-display-style="italic" committee-id="HPW00"><subsection id="HD35A6055968A4A398C68128CC3ED5597"><enum>(e)</enum><text>For purposes of this section, an administrative proceeding conducted by the United States includes proceedings under section 7701 and claims adjudicated under 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>).</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section><section id="H689B3DE6529342F4A8FD2BCF2FD9EA89"><enum>403.</enum><header>Timing of review</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1017 of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/2717">33 U.S.C. 2717</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the end the following: </text><quoted-block style="OLC" id="H549ED19113564B52A3F396D754674960" changed="added" reported-display-style="italic" committee-id="HPW00"><subsection id="HD4EF1BFFBFA74343964A8576028FA443"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Timing of review</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Before the date of completion of a removal action, no person may bring an action under this Act, section 311 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/1321">33 U.S.C. 1321</external-xref>), or <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/5/7">chapter 7</external-xref> of title 5, United States Code, challenging any decision relating to such removal action that is made by an on-scene coordinator appointed under the National Contingency Plan.</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>. </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section><enum>V</enum><header>Technical, Conforming, and Clarifying Amendments</header><section id="HBA2E31055B5F43C795E9B46348C9ECE9"><enum>501.</enum><header>Technical and conforming amendments</header><subsection id="H41D0A459DD7C4194B7721E6130BB0FA4"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Prohibition on entry and operation</header><text>Section 70022(b)(1) of title 46, United States Code, is amended by striking <quote>Federal Register</quote> and inserting <quote>the Federal Register</quote>.</text></subsection><subsection id="H89E9A89CDD764515BE9E8726102DF18C"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Port, harbor, and coastal facility security</header><text>Section 70116(b) of title 46, United States Code, is amended—</text><paragraph id="H1A66E857EA1240DE8C87A3FE31B03ECC"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (1) by striking <quote>terrorism cyber</quote> and inserting <quote>terrorism, cyber</quote>; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H7F77047979594A919A0B3F0F67EE8C86"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (2) by inserting a comma after <quote>acts of terrorism</quote>. </text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H79A5CF1401704EC5BAB291B4D2CF8BEB"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Enforcement by State and local officers</header><text>Section 70118(a) of title 46, United States Code, is amended—</text><paragraph id="H31147368EFB14E3D8D75F83CEA03DBDA"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking <quote>section 1 of title II of the Act of June 15, 1917 (chapter 30; <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/50/191">50 U.S.C. 191</external-xref>)</quote> and inserting <quote>section 70051</quote>; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HC1057B66597A40A5A96E9C432D4A7C52"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking <quote>section 7(b) of the Ports and Waterways Safety Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/1226">33 U.S.C. 1226(b)</external-xref>)</quote> and inserting <quote>section 70116(b)</quote>.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HEFC69BF981A444FF8570D86F8DF9262C"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Chapter 701 definitions</header><text>Section 70131(2) of title 46, United States Code, is amended—</text><paragraph id="HB220770CDF7F4B8C9F2A9BC57EB329E5"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking <quote>section 1 of title II of the Act of June 15, 1917 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/50/191">50 U.S.C. 191</external-xref>)</quote> and inserting <quote>section 70051</quote>; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HADECED4D1D74457BAF88E2221797AFDD"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking <quote>section 7(b) of the Ports and Waterways Safety Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/1226">33 U.S.C. 1226(b)</external-xref>)</quote> and inserting <quote>section 70116(b)</quote>.</text></paragraph></subsection></section>June 27, 2023Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed