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[S. 140 Engrossed Amendment Senate (EAS)]

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                  In the Senate of the United States,

                                                     November 14, 2018.
    Resolved, That the Senate agree to the amendment of the House of 
Representatives to the bill (S. 140) entitled ``An Act to amend the 
White Mountain Apache Tribe Water Rights Quantification Act of 2010 to 
clarify the use of amounts in the WMAT Settlement Fund.'', with the 
following

                  SENATE AMENDMENT TO HOUSE AMENDMENT:

            In lieu of the matter proposed to be inserted by the House 
      amendment to the text of the bill, insert the following:

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Frank LoBiondo Coast Guard 
Authorization Act of 2018''.

SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS.

    The table of contents of this Act is as follows:

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

        TITLE I--REORGANIZATION OF TITLE 14, UNITED STATES CODE

Sec. 101. Initial matter.
Sec. 102. Subtitle I.
Sec. 103. Chapter 1.
Sec. 104. Chapter 3.
Sec. 105. Chapter 5.
Sec. 106. Chapter 7.
Sec. 107. Chapter 9.
Sec. 108. Chapter 11.
Sec. 109. Subtitle II.
Sec. 110. Chapter 19.
Sec. 111. Part II.
Sec. 112. Chapter 21.
Sec. 113. Chapter 23.
Sec. 114. Chapter 25.
Sec. 115. Part III.
Sec. 116. Chapter 27.
Sec. 117. Chapter 29.
Sec. 118. Subtitle III and chapter 37.
Sec. 119. Chapter 39.
Sec. 120. Chapter 41.
Sec. 121. Subtitle IV and chapter 49.
Sec. 122. Chapter 51.
Sec. 123. References.
Sec. 124. Rule of construction.

                        TITLE II--AUTHORIZATIONS

Sec. 201. Amendments to title 14, United States Code, as amended by 
                            title I of this Act.
Sec. 202. Authorizations of appropriations.
Sec. 203. Authorized levels of military strength and training.
Sec. 204. Authorization of amounts for Fast Response Cutters.
Sec. 205. Authorization of amounts for shoreside infrastructure.
Sec. 206. Authorization of amounts for aircraft improvements.

                         TITLE III--COAST GUARD

Sec. 301. Amendments to title 14, United States Code, as amended by 
                            title I of this Act.
Sec. 302. Primary duties.
Sec. 303. National Coast Guard Museum.
Sec. 304. Unmanned aircraft.
Sec. 305. Coast Guard health-care professionals; licensure portability.
Sec. 306. Training; emergency response providers.
Sec. 307. Incentive contracts for Coast Guard yard and industrial 
                            establishments.
Sec. 308. Confidential investigative expenses.
Sec. 309. Regular captains; retirement.
Sec. 310. Conversion, alteration, and repair projects.
Sec. 311. Contracting for major acquisitions programs.
Sec. 312. Officer promotion zones.
Sec. 313. Cross reference.
Sec. 314. Commissioned service retirement.
Sec. 315. Leave for birth or adoption of child.
Sec. 316. Clothing at time of discharge.
Sec. 317. Unfunded priorities list.
Sec. 318. Safety of vessels of the Armed Forces.
Sec. 319. Air facilities.

                  TITLE IV--PORTS AND WATERWAYS SAFETY

Sec. 401. Codification of Ports and Waterways Safety Act.
Sec. 402. Conforming amendments.
Sec. 403. Transitional and savings provisions.
Sec. 404. Rule of construction.
Sec. 405. Advisory committee: repeal.
Sec. 406. Regattas and marine parades.
Sec. 407. Regulation of vessels in territorial waters of United States.
Sec. 408. Port, harbor, and coastal facility security.

                TITLE V--MARITIME TRANSPORTATION SAFETY

Sec. 501. Consistency in marine inspections.
Sec. 502. Uninspected passenger vessels in St. Louis County, Minnesota.
Sec. 503. Engine cut-off switch requirements.
Sec. 504. Exception from survival craft requirements.
Sec. 505. Safety standards.
Sec. 506. Fishing safety grants.
Sec. 507. Fishing, fish tender, and fish processing vessel 
                            certification.
Sec. 508. Deadline for compliance with alternate safety compliance 
                            program.
Sec. 509. Termination of unsafe operations; technical correction.
Sec. 510. Technical corrections: Licenses, certificates of registry, 
                            and merchant mariner documents.
Sec. 511. Clarification of logbook entries.
Sec. 512. Certificates of documentation for recreational vessels.
Sec. 513. Numbering for undocumented barges.
Sec. 514. Backup national timing system.
Sec. 515. Scientific personnel.
Sec. 516. Transparency.

                     TITLE VI--ADVISORY COMMITTEES

Sec. 601. National maritime transportation advisory committees.
Sec. 602. Maritime Security Advisory Committees.

                 TITLE VII--FEDERAL MARITIME COMMISSION

Sec. 701. Short title.
Sec. 702. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 703. Reporting on impact of alliances on competition.
Sec. 704. Definition of certain covered services.
Sec. 705. Reports filed with the Commission.
Sec. 706. Public participation.
Sec. 707. Ocean transportation intermediaries.
Sec. 708. Common carriers.
Sec. 709. Negotiations.
Sec. 710. Injunctive relief sought by the Commission.
Sec. 711. Discussions.
Sec. 712. Transparency.
Sec. 713. Study of bankruptcy preparation and response.
Sec. 714. Agreements unaffected.

                       TITLE VIII--MISCELLANEOUS

Sec. 801. Repeal of obsolete reporting requirement.
Sec. 802. Corrections to provisions enacted by Coast Guard 
                            Authorization Acts.
Sec. 803. Officer evaluation report.
Sec. 804. Extension of authority.
Sec. 805. Coast Guard ROTC program.
Sec. 806. Currency detection canine team program.
Sec. 807. Center of expertise for Great Lakes oil spill search and 
                            response.
Sec. 808. Public safety answering points and maritime search and rescue 
                            coordination.
Sec. 809. Ship shoal lighthouse transfer: repeal.
Sec. 810. Land exchange, Ayakulik Island, Alaska.
Sec. 811. Use of Tract 43.
Sec. 812. Coast Guard maritime domain awareness.
Sec. 813. Monitoring.
Sec. 814. Reimbursements for non-Federal construction costs of certain 
                            aids to navigation.
Sec. 815. Towing safety management system fees.
Sec. 816. Oil spill disbursements auditing and report.
Sec. 817. Fleet requirements assessment and strategy.
Sec. 818. National Security Cutter.
Sec. 819. Acquisition plan for inland waterway and river tenders and 
                            bay-class icebreakers.
Sec. 820. Great Lakes icebreaker acquisition.
Sec. 821. Polar icebreakers.
Sec. 822. Strategic assets in the Arctic.
Sec. 823. Arctic planning criteria.
Sec. 824. Vessel response plan audit.
Sec. 825. Waters deemed not navigable waters of the United States for 
                            certain purposes.
Sec. 826. Documentation of recreational vessels.
Sec. 827. Equipment requirements; exemption from throwable personal 
                            flotation devices requirement.
Sec. 828. Visual distress signals and alternative use.
Sec. 829. Radar refresher training.
Sec. 830. Commercial fishing vessel safety national communications 
                            plan.
Sec. 831. Atlantic Coast port access route study recommendations.
Sec. 832. Drawbridges.
Sec. 833. Waiver.
Sec. 834. Fire-retardant materials.
Sec. 835. Vessel waiver.
Sec. 836. Temporary limitations.
Sec. 837. Transfer of Coast Guard property in Jupiter Island, Florida, 
                            for inclusion in Hobe Sound National 
                            Wildlife Refuge.
Sec. 838. Emergency response.
Sec. 839. Drawbridges consultation.

               TITLE IX--VESSEL INCIDENTAL DISCHARGE ACT

Sec. 901. Short title.
Sec. 902. Purposes; findings.
Sec. 903. Standards for discharges incidental to normal operation of 
                            vessels.

            TITLE X--HYDROGRAPHIC SERVICES AND OTHER MATTERS

Sec. 1001. Reauthorization of Hydrographic Services Improvement Act of 
                            1998.
Sec. 1002. System for tracking and reporting all-inclusive cost of 
                            hydrographic surveys.
Sec. 1003. Homeport of certain research vessels.

        TITLE I--REORGANIZATION OF TITLE 14, UNITED STATES CODE

SEC. 101. INITIAL MATTER.

    Title 14, United States Code, is amended by striking the title 
designation, the title heading, and the table of parts at the beginning 
and inserting the following:

                        ``TITLE 14--COAST GUARD

``Subtitle                                                        Sec. 
``I. Establishment, Powers, Duties, and Administration......       101 
``II. Personnel.............................................      1901 
``III. Coast Guard Reserve and Auxiliary....................      3701 
``IV. Coast Guard Authorizations and Reports to Congress....    4901''.

SEC. 102. SUBTITLE I.

    Part I of title 14, United States Code, is amended by striking the 
part designation, the part heading, and the table of chapters at the 
beginning and inserting the following:

    ``Subtitle I--Establishment, Powers, Duties, and Administration

``Chap.                                                           Sec. 
``1. Establishment and Duties...............................       101 
``3. Composition and Organization...........................       301 
``5. Functions and Powers...................................       501 
``7. Cooperation............................................       701 
``9. Administration.........................................       901 
``11. Acquisitions..........................................    1101''.

SEC. 103. CHAPTER 1.

    (a) Initial Matter.--Chapter 1 of title 14, United States Code, is 
amended by striking the chapter designation, the chapter heading, and 
the table of sections at the beginning and inserting the following:

                 ``CHAPTER 1--ESTABLISHMENT AND DUTIES

``Sec.
``101. Establishment of Coast Guard.
``102. Primary duties.
``103. Department in which the Coast Guard operates.
``104. Removing restrictions.
``105. Secretary defined.
``106. Commandant defined.''.
    (b) Redesignations and Transfers.--
            (1) Requirement.--The sections of title 14, United States 
        Code, identified in the table provided in paragraph (2) are 
        amended--
                    (A) by redesignating the sections as described in 
                the table; and
                    (B) by transferring the sections, as necessary, so 
                that the sections appear after the table of sections 
                for chapter 1 of such title (as added by subsection 
                (a)), in the order in which the sections are presented 
                in the table.
            (2) Table.--The table referred to in paragraph (1) is the 
        following:


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   Title 14                                                   Title 14
   section            Section heading (provided for           section
number before   identification purposes only-not amended)   number after
redesignation                                              redesignation
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           1   Establishment of Coast Guard..............           101
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           2   Primary duties............................           102
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           3   Department in which the Coast Guard                  103
                operates.................................
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         652   Removing restrictions.....................           104
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           4   Secretary defined.........................           105
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           5   Commandant defined........................           106
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SEC. 104. CHAPTER 3.

    (a) Initial Matter.--Chapter 3 of title 14, United States Code, is 
amended by striking the chapter designation, the chapter heading, and 
the table of sections at the beginning and inserting the following:

               ``CHAPTER 3--COMPOSITION AND ORGANIZATION

``Sec.
``301. Grades and ratings.
``302. Commandant; appointment.
``303. Retirement of Commandant or Vice Commandant.
``304. Vice Commandant; appointment.
``305. Vice admirals.
``306. Retirement.
``307. Vice admirals and admiral, continuity of grade.
``308. Chief Acquisition Officer.
``309. Office of the Coast Guard Reserve; Director.
``310. Chief of Staff to President: appointment.
``311. Captains of the port.
``312. Prevention and response workforces.
``313. Centers of expertise for Coast Guard prevention and response.
``314. Marine industry training program.
``315. Training course on workings of Congress.
``316. National Coast Guard Museum.
``317. United States Coast Guard Band; composition; director.
``318. Environmental Compliance and Restoration Program.''.
    (b) Redesignations and Transfers.--
            (1) Requirement.--The sections of title 14, United States 
        Code, identified in the table provided in paragraph (2) are 
        amended--
                    (A) by redesignating the sections as described in 
                the table; and
                    (B) by transferring the sections, as necessary, so 
                that the sections appear after the table of sections 
                for chapter 3 of such title (as added by subsection 
                (a)), in the order in which the sections are presented 
                in the table.
            (2) Table.--The table referred to in paragraph (1) is the 
        following:


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   Title 14                                                   Title 14
   section            Section heading (provided for           section
number before   identification purposes only-not amended)   number after
redesignation                                              redesignation
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          41   Grades and ratings........................           301
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          44   Commandant; appointment...................           302
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          46   Retirement of Commandant or Vice                     303
                Commandant...............................
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          47   Vice Commandant; appointment..............           304
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          50   Vice admirals.............................           305
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          51   Retirement................................           306
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          52   Vice admirals and admiral, continuity of             307
                grade....................................
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          56   Chief Acquisition Officer.................           308
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          53   Office of the Coast Guard Reserve;                   309
                Director.................................
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          54   Chief of Staff to President: appointment..           310
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          57   Prevention and response workforces........           312
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          58   Centers of expertise for Coast Guard                 313
                prevention and response..................
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          59   Marine industry training program..........           314
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          60   Training course on workings of Congress...           315
------------------------------------------------------------------------
          98   National Coast Guard Museum...............           316
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         336   United States Coast Guard Band;                      317
                composition; director....................
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    (c) Additional Changes.--
            (1) In general.--Chapter 3 of title 14, United States Code, 
        is further amended--
                    (A) by inserting after section 310 (as so 
                redesignated and transferred under subsection (b)) the 
                following:
``Sec. 311. Captains of the port
    ``Any officer, including any petty officer, may be designated by 
the Commandant as captain of the port or ports or adjacent high seas or 
waters over which the United States has jurisdiction, as the Commandant 
deems necessary to facilitate execution of Coast Guard duties.''; and
                    (B) by inserting after section 317 (as so 
                redesignated and transferred under subsection (b)) the 
                following:
``Sec. 318. Environmental Compliance and Restoration Program
    ``(a) Definitions.--For the purposes of this section--
            ``(1) `environment', `facility', `person', `release', 
        `removal', `remedial', and `response' have the same meaning 
        they have in section 101 of the Comprehensive Environmental 
        Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (42 U.S.C. 9601);
            ``(2) `hazardous substance' has the same meaning it has in 
        section 101 of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, 
        Compensation, and Liability Act (42 U.S.C. 9601), except that 
        it also includes the meaning given `oil' in section 311 of the 
        Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1321); and
            ``(3) `pollutant' has the same meaning it has in section 
        502 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 
        1362).
    ``(b) Program.--
            ``(1) The Secretary shall carry out a program of 
        environmental compliance and restoration at current and former 
        Coast Guard facilities.
            ``(2) Program goals include:
                    ``(A) Identifying, investigating, and cleaning up 
                contamination from hazardous substances and pollutants.
                    ``(B) Correcting other environmental damage that 
                poses an imminent and substantial danger to the public 
                health or welfare or to the environment.
                    ``(C) Demolishing and removing unsafe buildings and 
                structures, including buildings and structures at 
                former Coast Guard facilities.
                    ``(D) Preventing contamination from hazardous 
                substances and pollutants at current Coast Guard 
                facilities.
            ``(3)(A) The Secretary shall respond to releases of 
        hazardous substances and pollutants--
                    ``(i) at each Coast Guard facility the United 
                States owns, leases, or otherwise possesses;
                    ``(ii) at each Coast Guard facility the United 
                States owned, leased, or otherwise possessed when the 
                actions leading to contamination from hazardous 
                substances or pollutants occurred; and
                    ``(iii) on each vessel the Coast Guard owns or 
                operates.
            ``(B) Subparagraph (A) of this paragraph does not apply to 
        a removal or remedial action when a potentially responsible 
        person responds under section 122 of the Comprehensive 
        Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (42 
        U.S.C. 9622).
            ``(C) The Secretary shall pay a fee or charge imposed by a 
        State authority for permit services for disposing of hazardous 
        substances or pollutants from Coast Guard facilities to the 
        same extent that nongovernmental entities are required to pay 
        for permit services. This subparagraph does not apply to a 
        payment that is the responsibility of a lessee, contractor, or 
        other private person.
            ``(4) The Secretary may agree with another Federal agency 
        for that agency to assist in carrying out the Secretary's 
        responsibilities under this section. The Secretary may enter 
        into contracts, cooperative agreements, and grant agreements 
        with State and local governments to assist in carrying out the 
        Secretary's responsibilities under this section. Services that 
        may be obtained under this paragraph include identifying, 
        investigating, and cleaning up off-site contamination that may 
        have resulted from the release of a hazardous substance or 
        pollutant at a Coast Guard facility.
            ``(5) Section 119 of the Comprehensive Environmental 
        Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (42 U.S.C. 9619) 
        applies to response action contractors that carry out response 
        actions under this section. The Coast Guard shall indemnify 
        response action contractors to the extent that adequate 
        insurance is not generally available at a fair price at the 
        time the contractor enters into the contract to cover the 
        contractor's reasonable, potential, long-term liability.
    ``(c) Amounts Recovered for Response Actions.--
            ``(1) All sums appropriated to carry out the Coast Guard's 
        environmental compliance and restoration functions under this 
        section or another law shall be credited or transferred to an 
        appropriate Coast Guard account, as determined by the 
        Commandant and remain available until expended.
            ``(2) Funds may be obligated or expended from such account 
        to carry out the Coast Guard's environmental compliance and 
        restoration functions under this section or another law.
            ``(3) In proposing the budget for any fiscal year under 
        section 1105 of title 31, the President shall set forth 
        separately the amount requested for the Coast Guard's 
        environmental compliance and restoration activities under this 
        section or another law.
            ``(4) Amounts recovered under section 107 of the 
        Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and 
        Liability Act (42 U.S.C. 9607) for the Secretary's response 
        actions at current and former Coast Guard facilities shall be 
        credited to an appropriate Coast Guard account, as determined 
        by the Commandant.
    ``(d) Annual List of Projects to Congress.--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 prioritized list of projects eligible 
for environmental compliance and restoration funding for each fiscal 
year concurrent with the President's budget submission for that fiscal 
year.''.
            (2) Conforming repeals.--Sections 634, 690, 691, 692, and 
        693 of title 14, United States Code, are repealed.

SEC. 105. CHAPTER 5.

    (a) Initial Matter.--Chapter 5 of title 14, United States Code, is 
amended by striking the chapter designation, the chapter heading, and 
the table of sections at the beginning and inserting the following:

                   ``CHAPTER 5--FUNCTIONS AND POWERS

                     ``subchapter i--general powers

``Sec.
``501. Secretary; general powers.
``502. Delegation of powers by the Secretary.
``503. Regulations.
``504. Commandant; general powers.
``505. Functions and powers vested in the Commandant.
``506. Prospective payment of funds necessary to provide medical care.
``507. Appointment of judges.

      ``subchapter ii--life saving and law enforcement authorities

``521. Saving life and property.
``522. Law enforcement.
``523. Enforcement authority.
``524. Enforcement of coastwise trade laws.
``525. Special agents of the Coast Guard Investigative Service law 
                            enforcement authority.
``526. Stopping vessels; indemnity for firing at or into vessel.
``527. Safety of naval vessels.
``528. Protecting against unmanned aircraft.

                  ``subchapter iii--aids to navigation

``541. Aids to navigation authorized.
``542. Unauthorized aids to maritime navigation; penalty.
``543. Interference with aids to navigation; penalty.
``544. Aids to maritime navigation; penalty.
``545. Marking of obstructions.
``546. Deposit of damage payments.
``547. Rewards for apprehension of persons interfering with aids to 
                            navigation.

                     ``subchapter iv--miscellaneous

``561. Icebreaking in polar regions.
``562. Appeals and waivers.
``563. Notification of certain determinations.''.
    (b) Redesignations and Transfers.--
            (1) Requirement.--The sections of title 14, United States 
        Code, identified in the table provided in paragraph (2) are 
        amended--
                    (A) by redesignating the sections as described in 
                the table; and
                    (B) by transferring the sections, as necessary, so 
                that the sections appear after the table of sections 
                for chapter 5 of such title (as added by subsection 
                (a)), in the order in which the sections are presented 
                in the table.
            (2) Table.--The table referred to in paragraph (1) is the 
        following:


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   Title 14                                                   Title 14
   section            Section heading (provided for           section
number before   identification purposes only-not amended)   number after
redesignation                                              redesignation
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          92   Secretary; general powers.................           501
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         631   Delegation of powers by the Secretary.....           502
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         633   Regulations...............................           503
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          93   Commandant; general powers................           504
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         632   Functions and powers vested in the                   505
                Commandant...............................
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         520   Prospective payment of funds necessary to            506
                provide medical care.....................
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         153   Appointment of judges.....................           507
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          88   Saving life and property..................           521
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          89   Law enforcement...........................           522
------------------------------------------------------------------------
          99   Enforcement authority.....................           523
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         100   Enforcement of coastwise trade laws.......           524
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          95   Special agents of the Coast Guard                    525
                Investigative Service law enforcement
                authority................................
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         637   Stopping vessels; indemnity for firing at            526
                or into vessel...........................
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          91   Safety of naval vessels...................           527
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         104   Protecting against unmanned aircraft......           528
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          81   Aids to navigation authorized.............           541
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          83   Unauthorized aids to maritime navigation;            542
                penalty..................................
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          84   Interference with aids to navigation;                543
                penalty..................................
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          85   Aids to maritime navigation; penalty......           544
------------------------------------------------------------------------
          86   Marking of obstructions...................           545
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         642   Deposit of damage payments................           546
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         643   Rewards for apprehension of persons                  547
                interfering with aids to navigation......
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          87   Icebreaking in polar regions..............           561
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         101   Appeals and waivers.......................           562
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         103   Notification of certain determinations....           563
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    (c) Additional Changes.--Chapter 5 of title 14, United States Code, 
is further amended--
            (1) by inserting before section 501 (as so redesignated and 
        transferred under subsection (b)) the following:

                   ``SUBCHAPTER I--GENERAL POWERS'';

            (2) by inserting before section 521 (as so redesignated and 
        transferred under subsection (b)) the following:

    ``SUBCHAPTER II--LIFE SAVING AND LAW ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITIES'';

            (3) by inserting before section 541 (as so redesignated and 
        transferred under subsection (b)) the following:

                ``SUBCHAPTER III--AIDS TO NAVIGATION'';

        and
            (4) by inserting before section 561 (as so redesignated and 
        transferred under subsection (b)) the following:

                   ``SUBCHAPTER IV--MISCELLANEOUS''.

SEC. 106. CHAPTER 7.

    (a) Initial Matter.--Chapter 7 of title 14, United States Code, is 
amended by striking the chapter designation, the chapter heading, and 
the table of sections at the beginning and inserting the following:

                        ``CHAPTER 7--COOPERATION

``Sec.
``701. Cooperation with other agencies, States, territories, and 
                            political subdivisions.
``702. State Department.
``703. Treasury Department.
``704. Department of the Army and Department of the Air Force.
``705. Navy Department.
``706. United States Postal Service.
``707. Department of Commerce.
``708. Department of Health and Human Services.
``709. Maritime instruction.
``710. Assistance to foreign governments and maritime authorities.
``711. Coast Guard officers as attaches to missions.
``712. Contracts with Government-owned establishments for work and 
                            material.
``713. Nonappropriated fund instrumentalities: contracts with other 
                            agencies and instrumentalities to provide 
                            or obtain goods and services.
``714. Arctic maritime domain awareness.
``715. Oceanographic research.
``716. Arctic maritime transportation.
``717. Agreements.''.
    (b) Redesignations and Transfers.--
            (1) Requirement.--The sections of title 14, United States 
        Code, identified in the table provided in paragraph (2) are 
        amended--
                    (A) by redesignating the sections as described in 
                the table; and
                    (B) by transferring the sections, as necessary, so 
                that the sections appear after the table of sections 
                for chapter 7 of such title (as added by subsection 
                (a)), in the order in which the sections are presented 
                in the table.
            (2) Table.--The table referred to in paragraph (1) is the 
        following:


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   Title 14                                                   Title 14
   section            Section heading (provided for           section
number before   identification purposes only-not amended)   number after
redesignation                                              redesignation
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         141   Cooperation with other agencies, States,             701
                territories, and political subdivisions..
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         142   State Department..........................           702
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         143   Treasury Department.......................           703
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         144   Department of the Army and Department of             704
                the Air Force............................
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         145   Navy Department...........................           705
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         146   United States Postal Service..............           706
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         147   Department of Commerce....................           707
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        147a   Department of Health and Human Services...           708
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         148   Maritime instruction......................           709
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         149   Assistance to foreign governments and                710
                maritime authorities.....................
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         150   Coast Guard officers as attaches to                  711
                missions.................................
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         151   Contracts with Government-owned                      712
                establishments for work and material.....
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         152   Nonappropriated fund instrumentalities:              713
                contracts with other agencies and
                instrumentalities to provide or obtain
                goods and services.......................
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         154   Arctic maritime domain awareness..........           714
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          94   Oceanographic research....................           715
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          90   Arctic maritime transportation............           716
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         102   Agreements................................           717
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SEC. 107. CHAPTER 9.

    (a) Initial Matter.--Chapter 9 of title 14, United States Code, is 
amended by striking the chapter designation, the chapter heading, and 
the table of sections at the beginning and inserting the following:

                      ``CHAPTER 9--ADMINISTRATION

               ``subchapter i--real and personal property

``Sec.
``901. Disposal of certain material.
``902. Employment of draftsmen and engineers.
``903. Use of certain appropriated funds.
``904. Local hire.
``905. Procurement authority for family housing.
``906. Air Station Cape Cod Improvements.
``907. Long-term lease of special purpose facilities.
``908. Long-term lease authority for lighthouse property.
``909. Small boat station rescue capability.
``910. Small boat station closures.
``911. Search and rescue center standards.
``912. Air facility closures.
``913. Turnkey selection procedures.
``914. Disposition of infrastructure related to E-LORAN.

                     ``subchapter ii--miscellaneous

``931. Oaths required for boards.
``932. Administration of oaths.
``933. Coast Guard ensigns and pennants.
``934. Penalty for unauthorized use of words `Coast Guard'.
``935. Coast Guard band recordings for commercial sale.
``936. Confidentiality of medical quality assurance records; qualified 
                            immunity for participants.
``937. Admiralty claims against the United States.
``938. Claims for damage to property of the United States.
``939. Accounting for industrial work.
``940. Supplies and equipment from stock.
``941. Coast Guard Supply Fund.
``942. Public and commercial vessels and other watercraft; sale of 
                            fuel, supplies, and services.
``943. Arms and ammunition; immunity from taxation.
``944. Confidential investigative expenses.
``945. Assistance to film producers.
``946. User fees.
``947. Vessel construction bonding requirements.
``948. Contracts for medical care for retirees, dependents, and 
                            survivors: alternative delivery of health 
                            care.
``949. Telephone installation and charges.
``950. Designation, powers, and accountability of deputy disbursing 
                            officials.
``951. Aircraft accident investigations.''.
    (b) Redesignations and Transfers.--
            (1) Requirement.--The sections of title 14, United States 
        Code, identified in the table provided in paragraph (2) are 
        amended--
                    (A) by redesignating the sections as described in 
                the table; and
                    (B) by transferring the sections, as necessary, so 
                that the sections appear after the table of sections 
                for chapter 9 of such title (as added by subsection 
                (a)), in the order in which the sections are presented 
                in the table.
            (2) Table.--The table referred to in paragraph (1) is the 
        following:


------------------------------------------------------------------------
   Title 14                                                   Title 14
   section            Section heading (provided for           section
number before   identification purposes only-not amended)   number after
redesignation                                              redesignation
------------------------------------------------------------------------
         641   Disposal of certain material..............           901
------------------------------------------------------------------------
         653   Employment of draftsmen and engineers.....           902
------------------------------------------------------------------------
         656   Use of certain appropriated funds.........           903
------------------------------------------------------------------------
         666   Local hire................................           904
------------------------------------------------------------------------
         670   Procurement authority for family housing..           905
------------------------------------------------------------------------
         671   Air Station Cape Cod Improvements.........           906
------------------------------------------------------------------------
         672   Long-term lease of special purpose                   907
                facilities...............................
------------------------------------------------------------------------
        672a   Long-term lease authority for lighthouse             908
                property.................................
------------------------------------------------------------------------
         674   Small boat station rescue capability......           909
------------------------------------------------------------------------
         675   Small boat station closures...............           910
------------------------------------------------------------------------
         676   Search and rescue center standards........           911
------------------------------------------------------------------------
        676a   Air facility closures.....................           912
------------------------------------------------------------------------
         677   Turnkey selection procedures..............           913
------------------------------------------------------------------------
         681   Disposition of infrastructure related to E-          914
                LORAN....................................
------------------------------------------------------------------------
         635   Oaths required for boards.................           931
------------------------------------------------------------------------
         636   Administration of oaths...................           932
------------------------------------------------------------------------
         638   Coast Guard ensigns and pennants..........           933
------------------------------------------------------------------------
         639   Penalty for unauthorized use of words                934
                ``Coast Guard''..........................
------------------------------------------------------------------------
         640   Coast Guard band recordings for commercial           935
                sale.....................................
------------------------------------------------------------------------
         645   Confidentiality of medical quality                   936
                assurance records; qualified immunity for
                participants.............................
------------------------------------------------------------------------
         646   Admiralty claims against the United States           937
------------------------------------------------------------------------
         647   Claims for damage to property of the                 938
                United States............................
------------------------------------------------------------------------
         648   Accounting for industrial work............           939
------------------------------------------------------------------------
         649   Supplies and equipment from stock.........           940
------------------------------------------------------------------------
         650   Coast Guard Supply Fund...................           941
------------------------------------------------------------------------
         654   Public and commercial vessels and other              942
                watercraft; sale of fuel, supplies, and
                services.................................
------------------------------------------------------------------------
         655   Arms and ammunition; immunity from                   943
                taxation.................................
------------------------------------------------------------------------
         658   Confidential investigative expenses.......           944
------------------------------------------------------------------------
         659   Assistance to film producers..............           945
------------------------------------------------------------------------
         664   User fees.................................           946
------------------------------------------------------------------------
         667   Vessel construction bonding requirements..           947
------------------------------------------------------------------------
         668   Contracts for medical care for retirees,             948
                dependents, and survivors: alternative
                delivery of health care..................
------------------------------------------------------------------------
         669   Telephone installation and charges........           949
------------------------------------------------------------------------
         673   Designation, powers, and accountability of           950
                deputy disbursing officials..............
------------------------------------------------------------------------
         678   Aircraft accident investigations..........           951
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    (c) Additional Changes.--Chapter 9 of title 14, United States Code, 
is further amended--
            (1) by inserting before section 901 (as so redesignated and 
        transferred under subsection (b)) the following:

             ``SUBCHAPTER I--REAL AND PERSONAL PROPERTY'';

        and
            (2) by inserting before section 931 (as so redesignated and 
        transferred under subsection (b)) the following:

                   ``SUBCHAPTER II--MISCELLANEOUS''.

SEC. 108. CHAPTER 11.

    (a) Initial Matter.--Chapter 11 of title 14, United States Code, is 
amended by striking the chapter designation, the chapter heading, and 
the table of sections at the beginning and inserting the following:

                       ``CHAPTER 11--ACQUISITIONS

                   ``subchapter i--general provisions

``Sec.
``1101. Acquisition directorate.
``1102. Improvements in Coast Guard acquisition management.
``1103. Role of Vice Commandant in major acquisition programs.
``1104. Recognition of Coast Guard personnel for excellence in 
                            acquisition.
``1105. Prohibition on use of lead systems integrators.
``1106. Required contract terms.
``1107. Extension of major acquisition program contracts.
``1108. Department of Defense consultation.
``1109. Undefinitized contractual actions.
``1110. Mission need statement.

      ``subchapter ii--improved acquisition process and procedures

``1131. Identification of major system acquisitions.
``1132. Acquisition.
``1133. Preliminary development and demonstration.
``1134. Acquisition, production, deployment, and support.
``1135. Acquisition program baseline breach.
``1136. Acquisition approval authority.

                      ``subchapter iii--procurement

``1151. Restriction on construction of vessels in foreign shipyards.
``1152. Advance procurement funding.
``1153. Prohibition on overhaul, repair, and maintenance of Coast Guard 
                            vessels in foreign shipyards.
``1154. Procurement of buoy chain.
``1155. Contract termination.

                      ``subchapter iv--definitions

``1171. Definitions.''.
    (b) Redesignations and Transfers.--
            (1) Requirement.--The sections of title 14, United States 
        Code, identified in the table provided in paragraph (2) are 
        amended--
                    (A) by redesignating the sections as described in 
                the table; and
                    (B) by transferring the sections, as necessary, so 
                that the sections appear after the table of sections 
                for chapter 11 of such title (as added by subsection 
                (a)), in the order in which the sections are presented 
                in the table.
            (2) Table.--The table referred to in paragraph (1) is the 
        following:


------------------------------------------------------------------------
   Title 14                                                   Title 14
   section            Section heading (provided for           section
number before   identification purposes only-not amended)   number after
redesignation                                              redesignation
------------------------------------------------------------------------
         561   Acquisition directorate...................          1101
------------------------------------------------------------------------
         562   Improvements in Coast Guard acquisition             1102
                management...............................
------------------------------------------------------------------------
         578   Role of Vice Commandant in major                    1103
                acquisition programs.....................
------------------------------------------------------------------------
         563   Recognition of Coast Guard personnel for            1104
                excellence in acquisition................
------------------------------------------------------------------------
         564   Prohibition on use of lead systems                  1105
                integrators..............................
------------------------------------------------------------------------
         565   Required contract terms...................          1106
------------------------------------------------------------------------
         579   Extension of major acquisition program              1107
                contracts................................
------------------------------------------------------------------------
         566   Department of Defense consultation........          1108
------------------------------------------------------------------------
         567   Undefinitized contractual actions.........          1109
------------------------------------------------------------------------
         569   Mission need statement....................          1110
------------------------------------------------------------------------
         571   Identification of major system                      1131
                acquisitions.............................
------------------------------------------------------------------------
         572   Acquisition...............................          1132
------------------------------------------------------------------------
         573   Preliminary development and demonstration.          1133
------------------------------------------------------------------------
         574   Acquisition, production, deployment, and            1134
                support..................................
------------------------------------------------------------------------
         575   Acquisition program baseline breach.......          1135
------------------------------------------------------------------------
         576   Acquisition approval authority............          1136
------------------------------------------------------------------------
         665   Restriction on construction of vessels in           1151
                foreign shipyards........................
------------------------------------------------------------------------
         577   Advance procurement funding...............          1152
------------------------------------------------------------------------
          96   Prohibition on overhaul, repair, and                1153
                maintenance of Coast Guard vessels in
                foreign shipyards........................
------------------------------------------------------------------------
          97   Procurement of buoy chain.................          1154
------------------------------------------------------------------------
         657   Contract termination......................          1155
------------------------------------------------------------------------
         581   Definitions...............................          1171
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    (c) Additional Changes.--Chapter 11 of title 14, United States 
Code, is further amended--
            (1) by striking all subdivision designations and headings 
        in such chapter, except for--
                    (A) the chapter designation and heading added by 
                subsection (a);
                    (B) the subchapter designations and headings added 
                by this subsection; and
                    (C) any designation or heading of a section or a 
                subdivision of a section;
            (2) by inserting before section 1101 (as so redesignated 
        and transferred under subsection (b)) the following:

                 ``SUBCHAPTER I--GENERAL PROVISIONS'';

            (3) by inserting before section 1131 (as so redesignated 
        and transferred under subsection (b)) the following:

    ``SUBCHAPTER II--IMPROVED ACQUISITION PROCESS AND PROCEDURES'';

            (4) by inserting before section 1151 (as so redesignated 
        and transferred under subsection (b)) the following:

                    ``SUBCHAPTER III--PROCUREMENT'';

        and
            (5) by inserting before section 1171 (as so redesignated 
        and transferred under subsection (b)) the following:

                    ``SUBCHAPTER IV--DEFINITIONS''.

SEC. 109. SUBTITLE II.

    (a) Initial Matter.--Title 14, United States Code, is further 
amended by inserting after chapter 11 (as amended by section 108) the 
following:

                        ``Subtitle II--Personnel

``Chap.                                                           Sec. 
``19. Coast Guard Academy...................................      1901 
``21. Personnel; Officers...................................      2101 
``23. Personnel; Enlisted...................................      2301 
``25. Personnel; General Provisions.........................      2501 
``27. Pay, Allowances, Awards, and Other Rights and Benefits      2701 
``29. Coast Guard Family Support, Child Care, and Housing...    2901''.
    (b) Reserved Chapter Numbers.--
            (1) Chapter 13.--Chapter 13 of title 14, United States 
        Code, is amended by striking the chapter designation, the 
        chapter heading, and the table of sections at the beginning.
            (2) Chapter 14.--Chapter 14 of title 14, United States 
        Code, is amended--
                    (A) by striking the chapter designation, the 
                chapter heading, and the table of sections at the 
                beginning; and
                    (B) by striking the subchapter designation and the 
                subchapter heading for each of the subchapters of such 
                chapter.
            (3) Chapter 15.--Chapter 15 of title 14, United States 
        Code, is amended--
                    (A) by striking the chapter designation, the 
                chapter heading, and the table of sections at the 
                beginning; and
                    (B) by striking the subchapter designation and the 
                subchapter heading for each of the subchapters of such 
                chapter.
            (4) Chapter 17.--Chapter 17 of title 14, United States 
        Code, is amended by striking the chapter designation, the 
        chapter heading, and the table of sections at the beginning.
            (5) Chapter 18.--Chapter 18 of title 14, United States 
        Code, is amended by striking the chapter designation, the 
        chapter heading, and the table of sections at the beginning.

SEC. 110. CHAPTER 19.

    (a) Initial Matter.--Chapter 19 of title 14, United States Code, is 
amended by striking the chapter designation, the chapter heading, and 
the table of sections at the beginning and inserting the following:

                   ``CHAPTER 19--COAST GUARD ACADEMY

                     ``subchapter i--administration

``Sec.
``1901. Administration of Academy.
``1902. Policy on sexual harassment and sexual violence.
``1903. Annual Board of Visitors.
``1904. Participation in Federal, State, or other educational research 
                            grants.

                         ``subchapter ii--cadets

``1921. Corps of Cadets authorized strength.
``1922. Appointments.
``1923. Admission of foreign nationals for instruction; restrictions; 
                            conditions.
``1924. Conduct.
``1925. Agreement.
``1926. Cadet applicants; preappointment travel to Academy.
``1927. Cadets; initial clothing allowance.
``1928. Cadets; degree of bachelor of science.
``1929. Cadets; appointment as ensign.
``1930. Cadets: charges and fees for attendance; limitation.

                        ``subchapter iii--faculty

``1941. Civilian teaching staff.
``1942. Permanent commissioned teaching staff; composition.
``1943. Appointment of permanent commissioned teaching staff.
``1944. Grade of permanent commissioned teaching staff.
``1945. Retirement of permanent commissioned teaching staff.
``1946. Credit for service as member of civilian teaching staff.
``1947. Assignment of personnel as instructors.
``1948. Marine safety curriculum.''.
    (b) Redesignations and Transfers.--
            (1) Requirement.--The sections of title 14, United States 
        Code, identified in the table provided in paragraph (2) are 
        amended--
                    (A) by redesignating the sections as described in 
                the table; and
                    (B) by transferring the sections, as necessary, so 
                that the sections appear after the table of sections 
                for chapter 19 of such title (as added by subsection 
                (a)), in the order in which the sections are presented 
                in the table.
            (2) Table.--The table referred to in paragraph (1) is the 
        following:


------------------------------------------------------------------------
   Title 14                                                   Title 14
   section            Section heading (provided for           section
number before   identification purposes only-not amended)   number after
redesignation                                              redesignation
------------------------------------------------------------------------
         181   Administration of Academy.................          1901
------------------------------------------------------------------------
         200   Policy on sexual harassment and sexual              1902
                violence.................................
------------------------------------------------------------------------
         194   Annual Board of Visitors..................          1903
------------------------------------------------------------------------
         196   Participation in Federal, State, or other           1904
                educational research grants..............
------------------------------------------------------------------------
         195   Admission of foreign nationals for                  1923
                instruction; restrictions; conditions....
------------------------------------------------------------------------
        181a   Cadet applicants; preappointment travel to          1926
                Academy..................................
------------------------------------------------------------------------
         183   Cadets; initial clothing allowance........          1927
------------------------------------------------------------------------
         184   Cadets; degree of bachelor of science.....          1928
------------------------------------------------------------------------
         185   Cadets; appointment as ensign.............          1929
------------------------------------------------------------------------
         197   Cadets: charges and fees for attendance;            1930
                limitation...............................
------------------------------------------------------------------------
         186   Civilian teaching staff...................          1941
------------------------------------------------------------------------
         187   Permanent commissioned teaching staff;              1942
                composition..............................
------------------------------------------------------------------------
         188   Appointment of permanent commissioned               1943
                teaching staff...........................
------------------------------------------------------------------------
         189   Grade of permanent commissioned teaching            1944
                staff....................................
------------------------------------------------------------------------
         190   Retirement of permanent commissioned                1945
                teaching staff...........................
------------------------------------------------------------------------
         191   Credit for service as member of civilian            1946
                teaching staff...........................
------------------------------------------------------------------------
         192   Assignment of personnel as instructors....          1947
------------------------------------------------------------------------
         199   Marine safety curriculum..................          1948
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    (c) Additional Changes.--
            (1) In general.--Chapter 19 of title 14, United States 
        Code, is further amended--
                    (A) by inserting before section 1901 (as so 
                redesignated and transferred under subsection (b)) the 
                following:

                   ``SUBCHAPTER I--ADMINISTRATION'';

                    (B) by inserting before section 1923 (as so 
                redesignated and transferred under subsection (b)) the 
                following:

                        ``SUBCHAPTER II--CADETS

``Sec. 1921. Corps of Cadets authorized strength
    ``The number of cadets appointed annually to the Academy shall be 
as determined by the Secretary but the number appointed in any one year 
shall not exceed six hundred.
``Sec. 1922. Appointments
    ``Appointments to cadetships shall be made under regulations 
prescribed by the Secretary, who shall determine age limits, methods of 
selection of applicants, term of service as a cadet before graduation, 
and all other matters affecting such appointments. In the 
administration of this section, the Secretary shall take such action as 
may be necessary and appropriate to insure that female individuals 
shall be eligible for appointment and admission to the Coast Guard 
Academy, and that the relevant standards required for appointment, 
admission, training, graduation, and commissioning of female 
individuals shall be the same as those required for male individuals, 
except for those minimum essential adjustments in such standards 
required because of physiological differences between male and female 
individuals.'';
                    (C) by inserting before section 1926 (as so 
                redesignated and transferred under subsection (b)) the 
                following:
``Sec. 1924. Conduct
    ``The Secretary may summarily dismiss from the Coast Guard any 
cadet who, during his cadetship, is found unsatisfactory in either 
studies or conduct, or may be deemed not adapted for a career in the 
Coast Guard. Cadets shall be subject to rules governing discipline 
prescribed by the Commandant.
``Sec. 1925. Agreement
    ``(a) Each cadet shall sign an agreement with respect to the 
cadet's length of service in the Coast Guard. The agreement shall 
provide that the cadet agrees to the following:
            ``(1) That the cadet will complete the course of 
        instruction at the Coast Guard Academy.
            ``(2) That upon graduation from the Coast Guard Academy the 
        cadet--
                    ``(A) will accept an appointment, if tendered, as a 
                commissioned officer of the Coast Guard; and
                    ``(B) will serve on active duty for at least five 
                years immediately after such appointment.
            ``(3) That if an appointment described in paragraph (2) is 
        not tendered or if the cadet is permitted to resign as a 
        regular officer before the completion of the commissioned 
        service obligation of the cadet, the cadet--
                    ``(A) will accept an appointment as a commissioned 
                officer in the Coast Guard Reserve; and
                    ``(B) will remain in that reserve component until 
                completion of the commissioned service obligation of 
                the cadet.
    ``(b)(1) The Secretary may transfer to the Coast Guard Reserve, and 
may order to active duty for such period of time as the Secretary 
prescribes (but not to exceed four years), a cadet who breaches an 
agreement under subsection (a). The period of time for which a cadet is 
ordered to active duty under this paragraph may be determined without 
regard to section 651(a) of title 10.
    ``(2) A cadet who is transferred to the Coast Guard Reserve under 
paragraph (1) shall be transferred in an appropriate enlisted grade or 
rating, as determined by the Secretary.
    ``(3) For the purposes of paragraph (1), a cadet shall be 
considered to have breached an agreement under subsection (a) if the 
cadet is separated from the Coast Guard Academy under circumstances 
which the Secretary determines constitute a breach by the cadet of the 
cadet's agreement to complete the course of instruction at the Coast 
Guard Academy and accept an appointment as a commissioned officer upon 
graduation from the Coast Guard Academy.
    ``(c) The Secretary shall prescribe regulations to carry out this 
section. Those regulations shall include--
            ``(1) standards for determining what constitutes, for the 
        purpose of subsection (b), a breach of an agreement under 
        subsection (a);
            ``(2) procedures for determining whether such a breach has 
        occurred; and
            ``(3) standards for determining the period of time for 
        which a person may be ordered to serve on active duty under 
        subsection (b).
    ``(d) In this section, `commissioned service obligation', with 
respect to an officer who is a graduate of the Academy, means the 
period beginning on the date of the officer's appointment as a 
commissioned officer and ending on the sixth anniversary of such 
appointment or, at the discretion of the Secretary, any later date up 
to the eighth anniversary of such appointment.
    ``(e)(1) This section does not apply to a cadet who is not a 
citizen or national of the United States.
    ``(2) In the case of a cadet who is a minor and who has parents or 
a guardian, the cadet may sign the agreement required by subsection (a) 
only with the consent of the parent or guardian.
    ``(f) A cadet or former cadet who does not fulfill the terms of the 
obligation to serve as specified under section (a), or the alternative 
obligation imposed under subsection (b), shall be subject to the 
repayment provisions of section 303a(e) of title 37.''; and
                    (D) by inserting before section 1941 (as so 
                redesignated and transferred under subsection (b)) the 
                following:

                      ``SUBCHAPTER III--FACULTY''.

            (2) Conforming repeal.--Section 182 of title 14, United 
        States Code, is repealed.

SEC. 111. PART II.

    Part II of title 14, United States Code, is amended by striking the 
part designation, the part heading, and the table of chapters at the 
beginning.

SEC. 112. CHAPTER 21.

    (a) Initial Matter.--Chapter 21 of title 14, United States Code, is 
amended by striking the chapter designation, the chapter heading, and 
the table of sections at the beginning and inserting the following:

                   ``CHAPTER 21--PERSONNEL; OFFICERS

                ``subchapter i--appointment and promotion

``Sec.
``2101. Original appointment of permanent commissioned officers.
``2102. Active duty promotion list.
``2103. Number and distribution of commissioned officers on active duty 
                            promotion list.
``2104. Appointment of temporary officers.
``2105. Rank of warrant officers.
``2106. Selection boards; convening of boards.
``2107. Selection boards; composition of boards.
``2108. Selection boards; notice of convening; communication with 
                            board.
``2109. Selection boards; oath of members.
``2110. Number of officers to be selected for promotion.
``2111. Promotion zones.
``2112. Promotion year; defined.
``2113. Eligibility of officers for consideration for promotion.
``2114. United States Deputy Marshals in Alaska.
``2115. Selection boards; information to be furnished boards.
``2116. Officers to be recommended for promotion.
``2117. Selection boards; reports.
``2118. Selection boards; submission of reports.
``2119. Failure of selection for promotion.
``2120. Special selection boards; correction of errors.
``2121. Promotions; appointments.
``2122. Removal of officer from list of selectees for promotion.
``2123. Promotions; acceptance; oath of office.
``2124. Promotions; pay and allowances.
``2125. Wartime temporary service promotions.
``2126. Promotion of officers not included on active duty promotion 
                            list.
``2127. Recall to active duty during war or national emergency.
``2128. Recall to active duty with consent of officer.
``2129. Aviation cadets; appointment as Reserve officers.

  ``subchapter ii--discharges; retirements; revocation of commissions; 
                          separation for cause

``2141. Revocation of commissions during first five years of 
                            commissioned service.
``2142. Regular lieutenants (junior grade); separation for failure of 
                            selection for promotion.
``2143. Regular lieutenants; separation for failure of selection for 
                            promotion; continuation.
``2144. Regular Coast Guard; officers serving under temporary 
                            appointments.
``2145. Regular lieutenant commanders and commanders; retirement for 
                            failure of selection for promotion.
``2146. Discharge in lieu of retirement; separation pay.
``2147. Regular warrant officers: separation pay.
``2148. Separation for failure of selection for promotion or 
                            continuation; time of.
``2149. Regular captains; retirement.
``2150. Captains; continuation on active duty; involuntary retirement.
``2151. Rear admirals and rear admirals (lower half); continuation on 
                            active duty; involuntary retirement.
``2152. Voluntary retirement after twenty years' service.
``2153. Voluntary retirement after thirty years' service.
``2154. Compulsory retirement.
``2155. Retirement for physical disability after selection for 
                            promotion; grade in which retired.
``2156. Deferment of retirement or separation for medical reasons.
``2157. Flag officers.
``2158. Review of records of officers.
``2159. Boards of inquiry.
``2160. Boards of review.
``2161. Composition of boards.
``2162. Rights and procedures.
``2163. Removal of officer from active duty; action by Secretary.
``2164. Officers considered for removal; retirement or discharge; 
                            separation benefits.
``2165. Relief of retired officer promoted while on active duty.

                  ``subchapter iii--general provisions

``2181. Physical fitness of officers.
``2182. Multirater assessment of certain personnel.''.
    (b) Redesignations and Transfers.--
            (1) Requirement.--The sections of title 14, United States 
        Code, identified in the table provided in paragraph (2) are 
        amended--
                    (A) by redesignating the sections as described in 
                the table; and
                    (B) by transferring the sections, as necessary, so 
                that the sections appear after the table of sections 
                for chapter 21 of such title (as added by subsection 
                (a)), in the order in which the sections are presented 
                in the table.
            (2) Table.--The table referred to in paragraph (1) is the 
        following:


------------------------------------------------------------------------
   Title 14                                                   Title 14
   section            Section heading (provided for           section
number before   identification purposes only-not amended)   number after
redesignation                                              redesignation
------------------------------------------------------------------------
         211   Original appointment of permanent                   2101
                commissioned officers....................
------------------------------------------------------------------------
         41a   Active duty promotion list................          2102
------------------------------------------------------------------------
          42   Number and distribution of commissioned             2103
                officers on active duty promotion list...
------------------------------------------------------------------------
         214   Appointment of temporary officers.........          2104
------------------------------------------------------------------------
         215   Rank of warrant officers..................          2105
------------------------------------------------------------------------
         251   Selection boards; convening of boards.....          2106
------------------------------------------------------------------------
         252   Selection boards; composition of boards...          2107
------------------------------------------------------------------------
         253   Selection boards; notice of convening;              2108
                communication with board.................
------------------------------------------------------------------------
         254   Selection boards; oath of members.........          2109
------------------------------------------------------------------------
         255   Number of officers to be selected for               2110
                promotion................................
------------------------------------------------------------------------
         256   Promotion zones...........................          2111
------------------------------------------------------------------------
        256a   Promotion year; defined...................          2112
------------------------------------------------------------------------
         257   Eligibility of officers for consideration           2113
                for promotion............................
------------------------------------------------------------------------
         258   Selection boards; information to be                 2115
                furnished boards.........................
------------------------------------------------------------------------
         259   Officers to be recommended for promotion..          2116
------------------------------------------------------------------------
         260   Selection boards; reports.................          2117
------------------------------------------------------------------------
         261   Selection boards; submission of reports...          2118
------------------------------------------------------------------------
         262   Failure of selection for promotion........          2119
------------------------------------------------------------------------
         263   Special selection boards; correction of             2120
                errors...................................
------------------------------------------------------------------------
         271   Promotions; appointments..................          2121
------------------------------------------------------------------------
         272   Removal of officer from list of selectees           2122
                for promotion............................
------------------------------------------------------------------------
         273   Promotions; acceptance; oath of office....          2123
------------------------------------------------------------------------
         274   Promotions; pay and allowances............          2124
------------------------------------------------------------------------
         275   Wartime temporary service promotions......          2125
------------------------------------------------------------------------
         276   Promotion of officers not included on               2126
                active duty promotion list...............
------------------------------------------------------------------------
         331   Recall to active duty during war or                 2127
                national emergency.......................
------------------------------------------------------------------------
         332   Recall to active duty with consent of               2128
                officer..................................
------------------------------------------------------------------------
         373   Aviation cadets; appointment as Reserve             2129
                officers.................................
------------------------------------------------------------------------
         281   Revocation of commissions during first              2141
                five years of commissioned service.......
------------------------------------------------------------------------
         282   Regular lieutenants (junior grade);                 2142
                separation for failure of selection for
                promotion................................
------------------------------------------------------------------------
         283   Regular lieutenants; separation for                 2143
                failure of selection for promotion;
                continuation.............................
------------------------------------------------------------------------
         284   Regular Coast Guard; officers serving               2144
                under temporary appointments.............
------------------------------------------------------------------------
         285   Regular lieutenant commanders and                   2145
                commanders; retirement for failure of
                selection for promotion..................
------------------------------------------------------------------------
         286   Discharge in lieu of retirement;                    2146
                separation pay...........................
------------------------------------------------------------------------
        286a   Regular warrant officers: separation pay..          2147
------------------------------------------------------------------------
         287   Separation for failure of selection for             2148
                promotion or continuation; time of.......
------------------------------------------------------------------------
         288   Regular captains; retirement..............          2149
------------------------------------------------------------------------
         289   Captains; continuation on active duty;              2150
                involuntary retirement...................
------------------------------------------------------------------------
         290   Rear admirals and rear admirals (lower              2151
                half); continuation on active duty;
                involuntary retirement...................
------------------------------------------------------------------------
         291   Voluntary retirement after twenty years'            2152
                service..................................
------------------------------------------------------------------------
         292   Voluntary retirement after thirty years'            2153
                service..................................
------------------------------------------------------------------------
         293   Compulsory retirement.....................          2154
------------------------------------------------------------------------
         294   Retirement for physical disability after            2155
                selection for promotion; grade in which
                retired..................................
------------------------------------------------------------------------
         295   Deferment of retirement or separation for           2156
                medical reasons..........................
------------------------------------------------------------------------
         296   Flag officers.............................          2157
------------------------------------------------------------------------
         321   Review of records of officers.............          2158
------------------------------------------------------------------------
         322   Boards of inquiry.........................          2159
------------------------------------------------------------------------
         323   Boards of review..........................          2160
------------------------------------------------------------------------
         324   Composition of boards.....................          2161
------------------------------------------------------------------------
         325   Rights and procedures.....................          2162
------------------------------------------------------------------------
         326   Removal of officer from active duty;                2163
                action by Secretary......................
------------------------------------------------------------------------
         327   Officers considered for removal;                    2164
                retirement or discharge; separation
                benefits.................................
------------------------------------------------------------------------
         333   Relief of retired officer promoted while            2165
                on active duty...........................
------------------------------------------------------------------------
         335   Physical fitness of officers..............          2181
------------------------------------------------------------------------
         429   Multirater assessment of certain personnel          2182
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    (c) Additional Changes.--Chapter 21 of title 14, United States 
Code, is further amended--
            (1) by striking all subchapter designations and headings in 
        such chapter, except for the subchapter designations and 
        headings added by this subsection;
            (2) by inserting before section 2101 (as so redesignated 
        and transferred under subsection (b)) the following:

              ``SUBCHAPTER I--APPOINTMENT AND PROMOTION'';

            (3) by inserting before section 2115 (as so redesignated 
        and transferred under subsection (b)) the following:
``Sec. 2114. United States Deputy Marshals in Alaska
    ``Commissioned officers may be appointed as United States Deputy 
Marshals in Alaska.'';
            (4) by inserting before section 2141 (as so redesignated 
        and transferred under subsection (b)) the following:

 ``SUBCHAPTER II--DISCHARGES; RETIREMENTS; REVOCATION OF COMMISSIONS; 
                        SEPARATION FOR CAUSE'';

        and
            (5) by inserting before section 2181 (as so redesignated 
        and transferred under subsection (b)) the following:

                ``SUBCHAPTER III--GENERAL PROVISIONS''.

SEC. 113. CHAPTER 23.

    (a) Initial Matter.--Chapter 23 of title 14, United States Code, is 
amended by striking the chapter designation, the chapter heading, and 
the table of sections at the beginning and inserting the following:

                   ``CHAPTER 23--PERSONNEL; ENLISTED

``Sec.
``2301. Recruiting campaigns.
``2302. Enlistments; term, grade.
``2303. Promotion.
``2304. Compulsory retirement at age of sixty-two.
``2305. Voluntary retirement after thirty years' service.
``2306. Voluntary retirement after twenty years' service.
``2307. Retirement of enlisted members: increase in retired pay.
``2308. Recall to active duty during war or national emergency.
``2309. Recall to active duty with consent of member.
``2310. Relief of retired enlisted member promoted while on active 
                            duty.
``2311. Retirement in cases where higher grade or rating has been held.
``2312. Extension of enlistments.
``2313. Retention beyond term of enlistment in case of disability.
``2314. Detention beyond term of enlistment.
``2315. Inclusion of certain conditions in enlistment contract.
``2316. Discharge within three months before expiration of enlistment.
``2317. Aviation cadets; procurement; transfer.
``2318. Aviation cadets; benefits.
``2319. Critical skill training bonus.''.
    (b) Redesignations and Transfers.--
            (1) Requirement.--The sections of title 14, United States 
        Code, identified in the table provided in paragraph (2) are 
        amended--
                    (A) by redesignating the sections as described in 
                the table; and
                    (B) by transferring the sections, as necessary, so 
                that the sections appear after the table of sections 
                for chapter 23 of such title (as added by subsection 
                (a)), in the order in which the sections are presented 
                in the table.
            (2) Table.--The table referred to in paragraph (1) is the 
        following:


------------------------------------------------------------------------
   Title 14                                                   Title 14
   section            Section heading (provided for           section
number before   identification purposes only-not amended)   number after
redesignation                                              redesignation
------------------------------------------------------------------------
         350   Recruiting campaigns......................          2301
------------------------------------------------------------------------
         351   Enlistments; term, grade..................          2302
------------------------------------------------------------------------
         352   Promotion.................................          2303
------------------------------------------------------------------------
         353   Compulsory retirement at age of sixty-two.          2304
------------------------------------------------------------------------
         354   Voluntary retirement after thirty years'            2305
                service..................................
------------------------------------------------------------------------
         355   Voluntary retirement after twenty years'            2306
                service..................................
------------------------------------------------------------------------
         357   Retirement of enlisted members: increase            2307
                in retired pay...........................
------------------------------------------------------------------------
         359   Recall to active duty during war or                 2308
                national emergency.......................
------------------------------------------------------------------------
         360   Recall to active duty with consent of               2309
                member...................................
------------------------------------------------------------------------
         361   Relief of retired enlisted member promoted          2310
                while on active duty.....................
------------------------------------------------------------------------
         362   Retirement in cases where higher grade or           2311
                rating has been held.....................
------------------------------------------------------------------------
         365   Extension of enlistments..................          2312
------------------------------------------------------------------------
         366   Retention beyond term of enlistment in              2313
                case of disability.......................
------------------------------------------------------------------------
         367   Detention beyond term of enlistment.......          2314
------------------------------------------------------------------------
         369   Inclusion of certain conditions in                  2315
                enlistment contract......................
------------------------------------------------------------------------
         370   Discharge within three months before                2316
                expiration of enlistment.................
------------------------------------------------------------------------
         371   Aviation cadets; procurement; transfer....          2317
------------------------------------------------------------------------
         372   Aviation cadets; benefits.................          2318
------------------------------------------------------------------------
         374   Critical skill training bonus.............          2319
------------------------------------------------------------------------

SEC. 114. CHAPTER 25.

    (a) Initial Matter.--Chapter 25 of title 14, United States Code, is 
amended by striking the chapter designation, the chapter heading, and 
the table of sections at the beginning and inserting the following:

              ``CHAPTER 25--PERSONNEL; GENERAL PROVISIONS

                   ``subchapter i--general provisions

``Sec.
``2501. Grade on retirement.
``2502. Retirement.
``2503. Status of recalled personnel.
``2504. Computation of retired pay.
``2505. Limitations on retirement and retired pay.
``2506. Suspension of payment of retired pay of members who are absent 
                            from the United States to avoid 
                            prosecution.
``2507. Board for Correction of Military Records deadline.
``2508. Emergency leave retention authority.
``2509. Prohibition of certain involuntary administrative separations.
``2510. Sea service letters.
``2511. Investigations of flag officers and Senior Executive Service 
                            employees.
``2512. Leave policies for the Coast Guard.
``2513. Computation of length of service.

                   ``subchapter ii--lighthouse service

``2531. Personnel of former Lighthouse Service.''.
    (b) Redesignations and Transfers.--
            (1) Requirement.--The sections of title 14, United States 
        Code, identified in the table provided in paragraph (2) are 
        amended--
                    (A) by redesignating the sections as described in 
                the table; and
                    (B) by transferring the sections, as necessary, so 
                that the sections appear after the table of sections 
                for chapter 25 of such title (as added by subsection 
                (a)), in the order in which the sections are presented 
                in the table.
            (2) Table.--The table referred to in paragraph (1) is the 
        following:


------------------------------------------------------------------------
   Title 14                                                   Title 14
   section            Section heading (provided for           section
number before   identification purposes only-not amended)   number after
redesignation                                              redesignation
------------------------------------------------------------------------
         334   Grade on retirement.......................          2501
------------------------------------------------------------------------
         421   Retirement................................          2502
------------------------------------------------------------------------
         422   Status of recalled personnel..............          2503
------------------------------------------------------------------------
         423   Computation of retired pay................          2504
------------------------------------------------------------------------
         424   Limitations on retirement and retired pay.          2505
------------------------------------------------------------------------
        424a   Suspension of payment of retired pay of             2506
                members who are absent from the United
                States to avoid prosecution..............
------------------------------------------------------------------------
         425   Board for Correction of Military Records            2507
                deadline.................................
------------------------------------------------------------------------
         426   Emergency leave retention authority.......          2508
------------------------------------------------------------------------
         427   Prohibition of certain involuntary                  2509
                administrative separations...............
------------------------------------------------------------------------
         428   Sea service letters.......................          2510
------------------------------------------------------------------------
         430   Investigations of flag officers and Senior          2511
                Executive Service employees..............
------------------------------------------------------------------------
         431   Leave policies for the Coast Guard........          2512
------------------------------------------------------------------------
         467   Computation of length of service..........          2513
------------------------------------------------------------------------
         432   Personnel of former Lighthouse Service....          2531
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    (c) Additional Changes.--Chapter 25 of title 14, United States 
Code, is further amended--
            (1) by inserting before section 2501 (as so redesignated 
        and transferred under subsection (b)) the following:

                 ``SUBCHAPTER I--GENERAL PROVISIONS'';

        and
            (2) by inserting before section 2531 (as so redesignated 
        and transferred under subsection (b)) the following:

                 ``SUBCHAPTER II--LIGHTHOUSE SERVICE''.

SEC. 115. PART III.

    Part III of title 14, United States Code, is amended by striking 
the part designation, the part heading, and the table of chapters at 
the beginning.

SEC. 116. CHAPTER 27.

    (a) Initial Matter.--Chapter 27 of title 14, United States Code, is 
amended by striking the chapter designation, the chapter heading, and 
the table of sections at the beginning and inserting the following:

  ``CHAPTER 27--PAY, ALLOWANCES, AWARDS, AND OTHER RIGHTS AND BENEFITS

              ``subchapter i--personnel rights and benefits

``Sec.
``2701. Procurement of personnel.
``2702. Training.
``2703. Contingent expenses.
``2704. Equipment to prevent accidents.
``2705. Clothing at time of discharge for good of service.
``2706. Right to wear uniform.
``2707. Protection of uniform.
``2708. Clothing for officers and enlisted personnel.
``2709. Procurement and sale of stores to members and civilian 
                            employees.
``2710. Disposition of effects of decedents.
``2711. Deserters; payment of expenses incident to apprehension and 
                            delivery; penalties.
``2712. Payment for the apprehension of stragglers.

                         ``subchapter ii--awards

``2731. Delegation of powers to make awards; rules and regulations.
``2732. Medal of honor.
``2733. Medal of honor: duplicate medal.
``2734. Medal of honor: presentation of Medal of Honor Flag.
``2735. Coast Guard cross.
``2736. Distinguished service medal.
``2737. Silver star medal.
``2738. Distinguished flying cross.
``2739. Coast Guard medal.
``2740. Insignia for additional awards.
``2741. Time limit on award; report concerning deed.
``2742. Honorable subsequent service as condition to award.
``2743. Posthumous awards.
``2744. Life-saving medals.
``2745. Replacement of medals.
``2746. Award of other medals.
``2747. Awards and insignia for excellence in service or conduct.
``2748. Presentation of United States flag upon retirement.

                       ``subchapter iii--payments

``2761. Persons discharged as result of court-martial; allowances to.
``2762. Shore patrol duty; payment of expenses.
``2763. Compensatory absence from duty for military personnel at 
                            isolated duty stations.
``2764. Monetary allowance for transportation of household effects.
``2765. Retroactive payment of pay and allowances delayed by 
                            administrative error or oversight.
``2766. Travel card management.
``2767. Reimbursement for medical-related travel expenses for certain 
                            persons residing on islands in the 
                            continental United States.
``2768. Annual audit of pay and allowances of members undergoing 
                            permanent change of station.
``2769. Remission of indebtedness.
``2770. Special instruction at universities.
``2771. Attendance at professional meetings.
``2772. Education loan repayment program.
``2773. Rations or commutation therefor in money.
``2774. Sales of ration supplies to messes.
``2775. Flight rations.
``2776. Payments at time of discharge for good of service.
``2777. Clothing for destitute shipwrecked persons.
``2778. Advancement of public funds to personnel.
``2779. Transportation to and from certain places of employment.''.
    (b) Redesignations and Transfers.--
            (1) Requirement.--The sections of title 14, United States 
        Code, identified in the table provided in paragraph (2) are 
        amended--
                    (A) by redesignating the sections as described in 
                the table; and
                    (B) by transferring the sections, as necessary, so 
                that the sections appear after the table of sections 
                for chapter 27 of such title (as added by subsection 
                (a)), in the order in which the sections are presented 
                in the table.
            (2) Table.--The table referred to in paragraph (1) is the 
        following:


------------------------------------------------------------------------
   Title 14                                                   Title 14
   section            Section heading (provided for           section
number before   identification purposes only-not amended)   number after
redesignation                                              redesignation
------------------------------------------------------------------------
         468   Procurement of personnel..................          2701
------------------------------------------------------------------------
         469   Training..................................          2702
------------------------------------------------------------------------
         476   Contingent expenses.......................          2703
------------------------------------------------------------------------
         477   Equipment to prevent accidents............          2704
------------------------------------------------------------------------
         482   Clothing at time of discharge for good of           2705
                service..................................
------------------------------------------------------------------------
         483   Right to wear uniform.....................          2706
------------------------------------------------------------------------
         484   Protection of uniform.....................          2707
------------------------------------------------------------------------
         485   Clothing for officers and enlisted                  2708
                personnel................................
------------------------------------------------------------------------
         487   Procurement and sale of stores to members           2709
                and civilian employees...................
------------------------------------------------------------------------
         507   Disposition of effects of decedents.......          2710
------------------------------------------------------------------------
         508   Deserters; payment of expenses incident to          2711
                apprehension and delivery; penalties.....
------------------------------------------------------------------------
         644   Payment for the apprehension of stragglers          2712
------------------------------------------------------------------------
         499   Delegation of powers to make awards; rules          2731
                and regulations..........................
------------------------------------------------------------------------
         491   Medal of honor............................          2732
------------------------------------------------------------------------
         504   Medal of honor: duplicate medal...........          2733
------------------------------------------------------------------------
         505   Medal of honor: presentation of Medal of            2734
                Honor Flag...............................
------------------------------------------------------------------------
        491a   Coast Guard cross.........................          2735
------------------------------------------------------------------------
         492   Distinguished service medal...............          2736
------------------------------------------------------------------------
        492a   Silver star medal.........................          2737
------------------------------------------------------------------------
        492b   Distinguished flying cross................          2738
------------------------------------------------------------------------
         493   Coast Guard medal.........................          2739
------------------------------------------------------------------------
         494   Insignia for additional awards............          2740
------------------------------------------------------------------------
         496   Time limit on award; report concerning              2741
                deed.....................................
------------------------------------------------------------------------
         497   Honorable subsequent service as condition           2742
                to award.................................
------------------------------------------------------------------------
         498   Posthumous awards.........................          2743
------------------------------------------------------------------------
         500   Life-saving medals........................          2744
------------------------------------------------------------------------
         501   Replacement of medals.....................          2745
------------------------------------------------------------------------
         502   Award of other medals.....................          2746
------------------------------------------------------------------------
         503   Awards and insignia for excellence in               2747
                service or conduct.......................
------------------------------------------------------------------------
         516   Presentation of United States flag upon             2748
                retirement...............................
------------------------------------------------------------------------
         509   Persons discharged as result of court-              2761
                martial; allowances to...................
------------------------------------------------------------------------
         510   Shore patrol duty; payment of expenses....          2762
------------------------------------------------------------------------
         511   Compensatory absence from duty for                  2763
                military personnel at isolated duty
                stations.................................
------------------------------------------------------------------------
         512   Monetary allowance for transportation of            2764
                household effects........................
------------------------------------------------------------------------
         513   Retroactive payment of pay and allowances           2765
                delayed by administrative error or
                oversight................................
------------------------------------------------------------------------
         517   Travel card management....................          2766
------------------------------------------------------------------------
         518   Reimbursement for medical-related travel            2767
                expenses for certain persons residing on
                islands in the continental United States.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
         519   Annual audit of pay and allowances of               2768
                members undergoing permanent change of
                station..................................
------------------------------------------------------------------------
         461   Remission of indebtedness.................          2769
------------------------------------------------------------------------
         470   Special instruction at universities.......          2770
------------------------------------------------------------------------
         471   Attendance at professional meetings.......          2771
------------------------------------------------------------------------
         472   Education loan repayment program..........          2772
------------------------------------------------------------------------
         478   Rations or commutation therefor in money..          2773
------------------------------------------------------------------------
         479   Sales of ration supplies to messes........          2774
------------------------------------------------------------------------
         480   Flight rations............................          2775
------------------------------------------------------------------------
         481   Payments at time of discharge for good of           2776
                service..................................
------------------------------------------------------------------------
         486   Clothing for destitute shipwrecked persons          2777
------------------------------------------------------------------------
         488   Advancement of public funds to personnel..          2778
------------------------------------------------------------------------
         660   Transportation to and from certain places           2779
                of employment............................
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    (c) Additional Changes.--Chapter 27 of title 14, United States 
Code, is further amended--
            (1) by inserting before section 2701 (as so redesignated 
        and transferred under subsection (b)) the following:

            ``SUBCHAPTER I--PERSONNEL RIGHTS AND BENEFITS'';

            (2) by inserting before section 2731 (as so redesignated 
        and transferred under subsection (b)) the following:

                       ``SUBCHAPTER II--AWARDS'';

        and
            (3) by inserting before section 2761 (as so redesignated 
        and transferred under subsection (b)) the following:

                     ``SUBCHAPTER III--PAYMENTS''.

SEC. 117. CHAPTER 29.

    (a) Initial Matter.--Chapter 29 of title 14, United States Code, is 
amended by striking the chapter designation, the chapter heading, and 
the table of sections at the beginning and inserting the following:

   ``CHAPTER 29--COAST GUARD FAMILY SUPPORT, CHILD CARE, AND HOUSING

                  ``subchapter i--coast guard families

``Sec.
``2901. Work-life policies and programs.
``2902. Surveys of Coast Guard families.
``2903. Reimbursement for adoption expenses.
``2904. Education and training opportunities for Coast Guard spouses.
``2905. Youth sponsorship initiatives.
``2906. Dependent school children.

                 ``subchapter ii--coast guard child care

``2921. Definitions.
``2922. Child development services.
``2923. Child development center standards and inspections.
``2924. Child development center employees.
``2925. Parent partnerships with child development centers.

                        ``subchapter iii--housing

``2941. Definitions.
``2942. General authority.
``2943. Leasing and hiring of quarters; rental of inadequate housing.
``2944. Retired service members and dependents serving on advisory 
                            committees.
``2945. Conveyance of real property.
``2946. Coast Guard Housing Fund.
``2947. Reports.''.
    (b) Redesignations and Transfers.--
            (1) Requirement.--The sections of title 14, United States 
        Code, identified in the table provided in paragraph (2) are 
        amended--
                    (A) by redesignating the sections as described in 
                the table; and
                    (B) by transferring the sections, as necessary, so 
                that the sections appear after the table of sections 
                for chapter 29 of such title (as added by subsection 
                (a)), in the order in which the sections are presented 
                in the table.
            (2) Table.--The table referred to in paragraph (1) is the 
        following:


------------------------------------------------------------------------
   Title 14                                                   Title 14
   section            Section heading (provided for           section
number before   identification purposes only-not amended)   number after
redesignation                                              redesignation
------------------------------------------------------------------------
         531   Work-life policies and programs...........          2901
------------------------------------------------------------------------
         532   Surveys of Coast Guard families...........          2902
------------------------------------------------------------------------
         541   Reimbursement for adoption expenses.......          2903
------------------------------------------------------------------------
         542   Education and training opportunities for            2904
                Coast Guard spouses......................
------------------------------------------------------------------------
         543   Youth sponsorship initiatives.............          2905
------------------------------------------------------------------------
         544   Dependent school children.................          2906
------------------------------------------------------------------------
         551   Definitions...............................          2921
------------------------------------------------------------------------
         552   Child development services................          2922
------------------------------------------------------------------------
         553   Child development center standards and              2923
                inspections..............................
------------------------------------------------------------------------
         554   Child development center employees........          2924
------------------------------------------------------------------------
         555   Parent partnerships with child development          2925
                centers..................................
------------------------------------------------------------------------
         680   Definitions...............................          2941
------------------------------------------------------------------------
         681   General authority.........................          2942
------------------------------------------------------------------------
         475   Leasing and hiring of quarters; rental of           2943
                inadequate housing.......................
------------------------------------------------------------------------
         680   Retired service members and dependents              2944
                serving on advisory committees...........
------------------------------------------------------------------------
         685   Conveyance of real property...............          2945
------------------------------------------------------------------------
         687   Coast Guard Housing Fund..................          2946
------------------------------------------------------------------------
         688   Reports...................................          2947
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    (c) Additional Changes.--Chapter 29 of title 14, United States 
Code, is further amended--
            (1) by inserting before section 2901 (as so redesignated 
        and transferred under subsection (b)) the following:

                ``SUBCHAPTER I--COAST GUARD FAMILIES'';

            (2) by inserting before section 2921 (as so redesignated 
        and transferred under subsection (b)) the following:

               ``SUBCHAPTER II--COAST GUARD CHILD CARE'';

        and
            (3) by inserting before section 2941 (as so redesignated 
        and transferred under subsection (b)) the following:

                      ``SUBCHAPTER III--HOUSING''.

SEC. 118. SUBTITLE III AND CHAPTER 37.

    (a) Initial Matter.--Title 14, United States Code, is further 
amended by adding after chapter 29 (as amended by section 117) the 
following:

           ``Subtitle III--Coast Guard Reserve and Auxiliary

``Chap.                                                            Sec.
``37. Coast Guard Reserve...................................       3701
``39. Coast Guard Auxiliary.................................       3901
``41. General Provisions for Coast Guard Reserve and               4101
                            Auxiliary.

                    ``CHAPTER 1--COAST GUARD RESERVE

                     ``subchapter i--administration

``Sec.
``3701. Organization.
``3702. Authorized strength.
``3703. Coast Guard Reserve Boards.
``3704. Grades and ratings; military authority.
``3705. Benefits.
``3706. Temporary members of the Reserve; eligibility and compensation.
``3707. Temporary members of the Reserve; disability or death benefits.
``3708. Temporary members of the Reserve; certificate of honorable 
                            service.
``3709. Reserve student aviation pilots; Reserve aviation pilots; 
                            appointments in commissioned grade.
``3710. Reserve student pre-commissioning assistance program.
``3711. Appointment or wartime promotion; retention of grade upon 
                            release from active duty.
``3712. Exclusiveness of service.
``3713. Active duty for emergency augmentation of regular forces.
``3714. Enlistment of members engaged in schooling.

                       ``subchapter ii--personnel

``3731. Definitions.
``3732. Applicability of this subchapter.
``3733. Suspension of this subchapter in time of war or national 
                            emergency.
``3734. Effect of this subchapter on retirement and retired pay.
``3735. Authorized number of officers.
``3736. Precedence.
``3737. Running mates.
``3738. Constructive credit upon initial appointment.
``3739. Promotion of Reserve officers on active duty.
``3740. Promotion; recommendations of selection boards.
``3741. Selection boards; appointment.
``3742. Establishment of promotion zones under running mate system.
``3743. Eligibility for promotion.
``3744. Recommendation for promotion of an officer previously removed 
                            from an active status.
``3745. Qualifications for promotion.
``3746. Promotion; acceptance; oath of office.
``3747. Date of rank upon promotion; entitlement to pay.
``3748. Type of promotion; temporary.
``3749. Effect of removal by the President or failure of consent of the 
                            Senate.
``3750. Failure of selection for promotion.
``3751. Failure of selection and removal from an active status.
``3752. Retention boards; removal from an active status to provide a 
                            flow of promotion.
``3753. Maximum ages for retention in an active status.
``3754. Rear admiral and rear admiral (lower half); maximum service in 
                            grade.
``3755. Appointment of a former Navy or Coast Guard officer.
``3756. Grade on entry upon active duty.
``3757. Recall of a retired officer; grade upon release.''.
    (b) Redesignations and Transfers.--
            (1) Requirement.--The sections of title 14, United States 
        Code, identified in the table provided in paragraph (2) are 
        amended--
                    (A) by redesignating the sections as described in 
                the table; and
                    (B) by transferring the sections, as necessary, so 
                that the sections appear after the table of sections 
                for chapter 37 of such title (as added by subsection 
                (a)), in the order in which the sections are presented 
                in the table.
            (2) Table.--The table referred to in paragraph (1) is the 
        following:


------------------------------------------------------------------------
   Title 14                                                   Title 14
   section            Section heading (provided for           section
number before   identification purposes only-not amended)   number after
redesignation                                              redesignation
------------------------------------------------------------------------
         701   Organization..............................          3701
------------------------------------------------------------------------
         702   Authorized strength.......................          3702
------------------------------------------------------------------------
         703   Coast Guard Reserve Boards................          3703
------------------------------------------------------------------------
         704   Grades and ratings; military authority....          3704
------------------------------------------------------------------------
         705   Benefits..................................          3705
------------------------------------------------------------------------
         706   Temporary members of the Reserve;                   3706
                eligibility and compensation.............
------------------------------------------------------------------------
         707   Temporary members of the Reserve;                   3707
                disability or death benefits.............
------------------------------------------------------------------------
         708   Temporary members of the Reserve;                   3708
                certificate of honorable service.........
------------------------------------------------------------------------
         709   Reserve student aviation pilots; Reserve            3709
                aviation pilots; appointments in
                commissioned grade.......................
------------------------------------------------------------------------
        709a   Reserve student pre-commissioning                   3710
                assistance program.......................
------------------------------------------------------------------------
         710   Appointment or wartime promotion;                   3711
                retention of grade upon release from
                active duty..............................
------------------------------------------------------------------------
         711   Exclusiveness of service..................          3712
------------------------------------------------------------------------
         712   Active duty for emergency augmentation of           3713
                regular forces...........................
------------------------------------------------------------------------
         713   Enlistment of members engaged in schooling          3714
------------------------------------------------------------------------
         720   Definitions...............................          3731
------------------------------------------------------------------------
         721   Applicability of this subchapter..........          3732
------------------------------------------------------------------------
         722   Suspension of this subchapter in time of            3733
                war or national emergency................
------------------------------------------------------------------------
         723   Effect of this subchapter on retirement             3734
                and retired pay..........................
------------------------------------------------------------------------
         724   Authorized number of officers.............          3735
------------------------------------------------------------------------
         725   Precedence................................          3736
------------------------------------------------------------------------
         726   Running mates.............................          3737
------------------------------------------------------------------------
         727   Constructive credit upon initial                    3738
                appointment..............................
------------------------------------------------------------------------
         728   Promotion of Reserve officers on active             3739
                duty.....................................
------------------------------------------------------------------------
         729   Promotion; recommendations of selection             3740
                boards...................................
------------------------------------------------------------------------
         730   Selection boards; appointment.............          3741
------------------------------------------------------------------------
         731   Establishment of promotion zones under              3742
                running mate system......................
------------------------------------------------------------------------
         732   Eligibility for promotion.................          3743
------------------------------------------------------------------------
         733   Recommendation for promotion of an officer          3744
                previously removed from an active status.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
         734   Qualifications for promotion..............          3745
------------------------------------------------------------------------
         735   Promotion; acceptance; oath of office.....          3746
------------------------------------------------------------------------
         736   Date of rank upon promotion; entitlement            3747
                to pay...................................
------------------------------------------------------------------------
         737   Type of promotion; temporary..............          3748
------------------------------------------------------------------------
         738   Effect of removal by the President or               3749
                failure of consent of the Senate.........
------------------------------------------------------------------------
         739   Failure of selection for promotion........          3750
------------------------------------------------------------------------
         740   Failure of selection and removal from an            3751
                active status............................
------------------------------------------------------------------------
         741   Retention boards; removal from an active            3752
                status to provide a flow of promotion....
------------------------------------------------------------------------
         742   Maximum ages for retention in an active             3753
                status...................................
------------------------------------------------------------------------
         743   Rear admiral and rear admiral (lower                3754
                half); maximum service in grade..........
------------------------------------------------------------------------
         744   Appointment of a former Navy or Coast               3755
                Guard officer............................
------------------------------------------------------------------------
         745   Grade on entry upon active duty...........          3756
------------------------------------------------------------------------
         746   Recall of a retired officer; grade upon             3757
                release..................................
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    (c) Additional Changes.--Chapter 37 of title 14, United States 
Code, is further amended--
            (1) by inserting before section 3701 (as so redesignated 
        and transferred under subsection (b)) the following:

                   ``SUBCHAPTER I--ADMINISTRATION'';

        and
            (2) by inserting before section 3731 (as so redesignated 
        and transferred under subsection (b)) the following:

                     ``SUBCHAPTER II--PERSONNEL''.

SEC. 119. CHAPTER 39.

    (a) Initial Matter.--Title 14, United States Code, is further 
amended by adding after chapter 37 (as added by section 118) the 
following:

                  ``CHAPTER 39--COAST GUARD AUXILIARY

``Sec.
``3901. Administration of the Coast Guard Auxiliary.
``3902. Purpose of the Coast Guard Auxiliary.
``3903. Eligibility; enrollments.
``3904. Members of the Auxiliary; status.
``3905. Disenrollment.
``3906. Membership in other organizations.
``3907. Use of member's facilities.
``3908. Vessel deemed public vessel.
``3909. Aircraft deemed public aircraft.
``3910. Radio station deemed government station.
``3911. Availability of appropriations.
``3912. Assignment and performance of duties.
``3913. Injury or death in line of duty.''.
    (b) Redesignations and Transfers.--
            (1) Requirement.--The sections of title 14, United States 
        Code, identified in the table provided in paragraph (2) are 
        amended--
                    (A) by redesignating the sections as described in 
                the table; and
                    (B) by transferring the sections, as necessary, so 
                that the sections appear after the table of sections 
                for chapter 39 of such title (as added by subsection 
                (a)), in the order in which the sections are presented 
                in the table.
            (2) Table.--The table referred to in paragraph (1) is the 
        following:


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   Title 14                                                   Title 14
   section            Section heading (provided for           section
number before   identification purposes only-not amended)   number after
redesignation                                              redesignation
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         821   Administration of the Coast Guard                   3901
                Auxiliary................................
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         822   Purpose of the Coast Guard Auxiliary......          3902
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         823   Eligibility; enrollments..................          3903
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        823a   Members of the Auxiliary; status..........          3904
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         824   Disenrollment.............................          3905
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         825   Membership in other organizations.........          3906
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         826   Use of member's facilities................          3907
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         827   Vessel deemed public vessel...............          3908
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         828   Aircraft deemed public aircraft...........          3909
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         829   Radio station deemed government station...          3910
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         830   Availability of appropriations............          3911
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         831   Assignment and performance of duties......          3912
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         832   Injury or death in line of duty...........          3913
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SEC. 120. CHAPTER 41.

    (a) Initial Matter.--Title 14, United States Code, is further 
amended by adding after chapter 39 (as added by section 119) the 
following:

 ``CHAPTER 41--GENERAL PROVISIONS FOR COAST GUARD RESERVE AND AUXILIARY

``Sec.
``4101. Flags; pennants; uniforms and insignia.
``4102. Penalty.
``4103. Limitation on rights of members of the Auxiliary and temporary 
                            members of the Reserve.
``4104. Availability of facilities and appropriations.''.
    (b) Redesignations and Transfers.--
            (1) Requirement.--The sections of title 14, United States 
        Code, identified in the table provided in paragraph (2) are 
        amended--
                    (A) by redesignating the sections as described in 
                the table; and
                    (B) by transferring the sections, as necessary, so 
                that the sections appear after the table of sections 
                for chapter 41 of such title (as added by subsection 
                (a)), in the order in which the sections are presented 
                in the table.
            (2) Table.--The table referred to in paragraph (1) is the 
        following:


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   Title 14                                                   Title 14
   section            Section heading (provided for           section
number before   identification purposes only-not amended)   number after
redesignation                                              redesignation
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         891   Flags; pennants; uniforms and insignia....          4101
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         892   Penalty...................................          4102
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         893   Limitation on rights of members of the              4103
                Auxiliary and temporary members of the
                Reserve..................................
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         894   Availability of facilities and                      4104
                appropriations...........................
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SEC. 121. SUBTITLE IV AND CHAPTER 49.

    (a) Initial Matter.--Title 14, United States Code, is further 
amended by adding after chapter 41 (as added by section 120) the 
following:

   ``Subtitle IV--Coast Guard Authorizations and Reports to Congress

``Chap.                                                            Sec.
``49. Authorizations........................................       4901
``51. Reports...............................................       5101

                      ``CHAPTER 49--AUTHORIZATIONS

``Sec.
``4901. Requirement for prior authorization of appropriations.
``4902. Authorization of appropriations.
``4903. Authorization of personnel end strengths.
``4904. Authorized levels of military strength and training.''.
    (b) Redesignations and Transfers.--
            (1) Requirement.--The sections of title 14, United States 
        Code, identified in the table provided in paragraph (2) are 
        amended--
                    (A) by redesignating the sections as described in 
                the table; and
                    (B) by transferring the sections, as necessary, so 
                that the sections appear after the table of sections 
                for chapter 49 of such title (as added by subsection 
                (a)), in the order in which the sections are presented 
                in the table.
            (2) Table.--The table referred to in paragraph (1) is the 
        following:


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   Title 14                                                   Title 14
   section            Section heading (provided for           section
number before   identification purposes only-not amended)   number after
redesignation                                              redesignation
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        2701   Requirement for prior authorization of              4901
                appropriations...........................
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        2702   Authorization of appropriations...........          4902
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        2703   Authorization of personnel end strengths..          4903
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        2704   Authorized levels of military strength and          4904
                training.................................
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SEC. 122. CHAPTER 51.

    (a) Initial Matter.--Title 14, United States Code, is further 
amended by adding after chapter 49 (as added by section 121) the 
following:

                         ``CHAPTER 51--REPORTS

``Sec.
``5101. Transmission of annual Coast Guard authorization request.
``5102. Capital investment plan.
``5103. Major acquisitions.
``5104. Manpower requirements plan.
``5105. Inventory of real property.
``5106. Annual performance report.
``5107. Major acquisition risk assessment.''.
    (b) Redesignations and Transfers.--
            (1) Requirement.--The sections of title 14, United States 
        Code, identified in the table provided in paragraph (2) are 
        amended--
                    (A) by redesignating the sections as described in 
                the table; and
                    (B) by transferring the sections, as necessary, so 
                that the sections appear after the table of sections 
                for chapter 51 of such title (as added by subsection 
                (a)), in the order in which the sections are presented 
                in the table.
            (2) Table.--The table referred to in paragraph (1) is the 
        following:


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   Title 14                                                   Title 14
   section            Section heading (provided for           section
number before   identification purposes only-not amended)   number after
redesignation                                              redesignation
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        2901   Transmission of annual Coast Guard                  5101
                authorization request....................
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        2902   Capital investment plan...................          5102
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        2903   Major acquisitions........................          5103
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        2904   Manpower requirements plan................          5104
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         679   Inventory of real property................          5105
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        2905   Annual performance report.................          5106
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        2906   Major acquisition risk assessment.........          5107
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SEC. 123. REFERENCES.

    (a) Definitions.--In this section, the following definitions apply:
            (1) Redesignated section.--The term ``redesignated 
        section'' means a section of title 14, United States Code, that 
        is redesignated by this title, as that section is so 
        redesignated.
            (2) Source section.--The term ``source section'' means a 
        section of title 14, United States Code, that is redesignated 
        by this title, as that section was in effect before the 
        redesignation.
    (b) Reference to Source Section.--
            (1) Treatment of reference.--A reference to a source 
        section, including a reference in a regulation, order, or other 
        law, is deemed to refer to the corresponding redesignated 
        section.
            (2) Title 14.--In title 14, United States Code, each 
        reference in the text of such title to a source section is 
        amended by striking such reference and inserting a reference to 
        the appropriate, as determined using the tables located in this 
        title, redesignated section.
    (c) Other Conforming Amendments.--
            (1) Reference to section 182.--Section 1923(c) of title 14, 
        United States Code, as so redesignated by this title, is 
        further amended by striking ``section 182'' and inserting 
        ``section 1922''.
            (2) References to chapter 11.--Title 14, United States 
        Code, is further amended--
                    (A) in section 2146(d), as so redesignated by this 
                title, by striking ``chapter 11 of this title'' and 
                inserting ``this chapter''; and
                    (B) in section 3739, as so redesignated by this 
                title, by striking ``chapter 11'' each place that it 
                appears and inserting ``chapter 21''.
            (3) Reference to chapter 13.--Section 3705(b) of title 14, 
        United States Code, as so redesignated by this title, is 
        further amended by striking ``chapter 13'' and inserting 
        ``chapter 27''.
            (4) Reference to chapter 15.--Section 308(b)(3) of title 
        14, United States Code, as so redesignated by this title, is 
        further amended by striking ``chapter 15'' and inserting 
        ``chapter 11''.
            (5) References to chapter 19.--Title 14, United States 
        Code, is further amended--
                    (A) in section 4901(4), as so redesignated by this 
                title, by striking ``chapter 19'' and inserting 
                ``section 318''; and
                    (B) in section 4902(4), as so redesignated by this 
                title, by striking ``chapter 19'' and inserting 
                ``section 318''.
            (6) Reference to chapter 23.--Section 701(a) of title 14, 
        United States Code, as so redesignated by this title, is 
        further amended by striking ``chapter 23'' and inserting 
        ``chapter 39''.

SEC. 124. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.

    This title, including the amendments made by this title, is 
intended only to reorganize title 14, United States Code, and may not 
be construed to alter--
            (1) the effect of a provision of title 14, United States 
        Code, including any authority or requirement therein;
            (2) a department or agency interpretation with respect to 
        title 14, United States Code; or
            (3) a judicial interpretation with respect to title 14, 
        United States Code.

                        TITLE II--AUTHORIZATIONS

SEC. 201. AMENDMENTS TO TITLE 14, UNITED STATES CODE, AS AMENDED BY 
              TITLE I OF THIS ACT.

    Except as otherwise expressly provided, whenever in this title an 
amendment or repeal is expressed in terms of an amendment to, or a 
repeal of, a section or other provision of title 14, United States 
Code, the reference shall be considered to be made to title 14, United 
States Code, as amended by title I of this Act.

SEC. 202. AUTHORIZATIONS OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    (a) In General.--Section 4902 of title 14, United States Code, is 
amended to read as follows:
``Sec. 4902. Authorizations of appropriations
    ``(a) Fiscal Year 2018.--Funds are authorized to be appropriated 
for fiscal year 2018 for necessary expenses of the Coast Guard as 
follows:
            ``(1) For the operation and maintenance of the Coast Guard, 
        not otherwise provided for, $7,210,313,000 for fiscal year 
        2018.
            ``(2) For the acquisition, construction, renovation, and 
        improvement of aids to navigation, shore facilities, vessels, 
        aircraft, and systems, including equipment related thereto, and 
        for maintenance, rehabilitation, lease, and operation of 
        facilities and equipment, $2,694,745,000 for fiscal year 2018.
            ``(3) For the Coast Guard Reserve program, including 
        operations and maintenance of the program, personnel and 
        training costs, equipment, and services, $114,875,000 for 
        fiscal year 2018.
            ``(4) For the environmental compliance and restoration 
        functions of the Coast Guard under chapter 3 of this title, 
        $13,397,000 for fiscal year 2018.
            ``(5) To the Commandant for research, development, test, 
        and evaluation of technologies, materials, and human factors 
        directly related to improving the performance of the Coast 
        Guard's mission with respect to search and rescue, aids to 
        navigation, marine safety, marine environmental protection, 
        enforcement of laws and treaties, ice operations, oceanographic 
        research, and defense readiness, and for maintenance, 
        rehabilitation, lease, and operation of facilities and 
        equipment, $29,141,000 for fiscal year 2018.
    ``(b) Fiscal Year 2019.--Funds are authorized to be appropriated 
for fiscal year 2019 for necessary expenses of the Coast Guard as 
follows:
            ``(1)(A) For the operation and maintenance of the Coast 
        Guard, not otherwise provided for, $7,914,195,000 for fiscal 
        year 2019.
            ``(B) Of the amount authorized under subparagraph (A)--
                    ``(i) $16,701,000 shall be for environmental 
                compliance and restoration; and
                    ``(ii) $199,360,000 shall be for the Coast Guard's 
                Medicare-eligible retiree health care fund contribution 
                to the Department of Defense.
            ``(2) For the procurement, construction, renovation, and 
        improvement of aids to navigation, shore facilities, vessels, 
        aircraft, and systems, including equipment related thereto, and 
        for maintenance, rehabilitation, lease, and operation of 
        facilities and equipment, $2,694,745,000 for fiscal year 2019.
            ``(3) To the Commandant for research, development, test, 
        and evaluation of technologies, materials, and human factors 
        directly related to improving the performance of the Coast 
        Guard's mission with respect to search and rescue, aids to 
        navigation, marine safety, marine environmental protection, 
        enforcement of laws and treaties, ice operations, oceanographic 
        research, and defense readiness, and for maintenance, 
        rehabilitation, lease, and operation of facilities and 
        equipment, $29,141,000 for fiscal year 2019.''.
    (b) Repeal.--On October 1, 2018--
            (1) section 4902(a) of title 14, United States Code, as 
        amended by subsection (a), shall be repealed; and
            (2) subsection 4902(b) of title 14, United States Code, as 
        amended by subsection (a), shall be amended by striking ``(b) 
        Fiscal Year 2019.--''.

SEC. 203. AUTHORIZED LEVELS OF MILITARY STRENGTH AND TRAINING.

    Section 4904 of title 14, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``for each of fiscal 
        years 2016 and 2017'' and inserting ``for fiscal year 2018 and 
        44,500 for fiscal year 2019''; and
            (2) in subsection (b), by striking ``fiscal years 2016 and 
        2017'' and inserting ``fiscal years 2018 and 2019''.

SEC. 204. AUTHORIZATION OF AMOUNTS FOR FAST RESPONSE CUTTERS.

    (a) In General.--Of the amounts authorized under section 4902 of 
title 14, United States Code, as amended by this Act, for each of 
fiscal years 2018 and 2019 up to $167,500,000 is authorized for the 
acquisition of 3 Fast Response Cutters.
    (b) Treatment of Acquired Cutters.--Any cutters acquired pursuant 
to subsection (a) shall be in addition to the 58 cutters approved under 
the existing acquisition baseline.

SEC. 205. AUTHORIZATION OF AMOUNTS FOR SHORESIDE INFRASTRUCTURE.

    Of the amounts authorized under section 4902 of title 14, United 
States Code, as amended by this Act, for each of fiscal years 2018 and 
2019 up to $167,500,000 is authorized for the Secretary of the 
department in which the Coast Guard is operating to fund the 
acquisition, construction, rebuilding, or improvement of Coast Guard 
shoreside infrastructure and facilities necessary to support Coast 
Guard operations and readiness.

SEC. 206. AUTHORIZATION OF AMOUNTS FOR AIRCRAFT IMPROVEMENTS.

    Of the amounts authorized under section 4902 of title 14, United 
States Code, as amended by this Act, for each of fiscal years 2018 and 
2019 up to $3,500,000 is authorized for the Secretary of the department 
in which the Coast Guard is operating to fund analysis and program 
development for improvements to or the replacement of rotary-wing 
aircraft.

                         TITLE III--COAST GUARD

SEC. 301. AMENDMENTS TO TITLE 14, UNITED STATES CODE, AS AMENDED BY 
              TITLE I OF THIS ACT.

    Except as otherwise expressly provided, whenever in this title an 
amendment or repeal is expressed in terms of an amendment to, or a 
repeal of, a section or other provision of title 14, United States 
Code, the reference shall be considered to be made to title 14, United 
States Code, as amended by title I of this Act.

SEC. 302. PRIMARY DUTIES.

    Section 102(7) of title 14, United States Code, is amended to read 
as follows:
            ``(7) maintain a state of readiness to assist in the 
        defense of the United States, including when functioning as a 
        specialized service in the Navy pursuant to section 103.''.

SEC. 303. NATIONAL COAST GUARD MUSEUM.

    Section 316 of title 14, United States Code, is amended to read as 
follows:
``Sec. 316. National Coast Guard Museum
    ``(a) Establishment.--The Commandant may establish a National Coast 
Guard Museum, on lands which will be federally owned and administered 
by the Coast Guard, and are located in New London, Connecticut, at, or 
in close proximity to, the Coast Guard Academy.
    ``(b) Limitation on Expenditures.--
            ``(1) The Secretary shall not expend any funds appropriated 
        to the Coast Guard on the construction of any museum 
        established under this section.
            ``(2) The Secretary shall fund the National Coast Guard 
        Museum with nonappropriated and non-Federal funds to the 
        maximum extent practicable. The priority use of Federal funds 
        should be to preserve and protect historic Coast Guard 
        artifacts, including the design, fabrication, and installation 
        of exhibits or displays in which such artifacts are included.
            ``(3) The Secretary may expend funds appropriated to the 
        Coast Guard on the engineering and design of a National Coast 
        Guard Museum.
    ``(c) Funding Plan.--Before the date on which the Commandant 
establishes a National Coast Guard Museum under subsection (a), the 
Commandant shall provide to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and 
Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a plan for constructing, 
operating, and maintaining such a museum, including--
            ``(1) estimated planning, engineering, design, 
        construction, operation, and maintenance costs;
            ``(2) the extent to which appropriated, nonappropriated, 
        and non-Federal funds will be used for such purposes, including 
        the extent to which there is any shortfall in funding for 
        engineering, design, or construction; and
            ``(3) a certification by the Inspector General of the 
        department in which the Coast Guard is operating that the 
        estimates provided pursuant to paragraphs (1) and (2) are 
        reasonable and realistic.
    ``(d) Authority.--The Commandant may not establish a National Coast 
Guard museum except as set forth in this section.''.

SEC. 304. UNMANNED AIRCRAFT.

    (a) Land-based Unmanned Aircraft System Program.--Chapter 3 of 
title 14, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
following:
``Sec. 319. Land-based unmanned aircraft system program
    ``(a) In General.--Subject to the availability of appropriations, 
the Secretary shall establish a land-based unmanned aircraft system 
program under the control of the Commandant.
    ``(b) Unmanned Aircraft System Defined.--In this section, the term 
`unmanned aircraft system' has the meaning given that term in section 
331 of the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 (49 U.S.C. 40101 
note).''.
    (b) Limitation on Unmanned Aircraft Systems.--Chapter 11 of title 
14, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 1155 the 
following:
``Sec. 1156. Limitation on unmanned aircraft systems
    ``(a) In General.--During any fiscal year for which funds are 
appropriated for the design or construction of an Offshore Patrol 
Cutter, the Commandant--
            ``(1) may not award a contract for design of an unmanned 
        aircraft system for use by the Coast Guard; and
            ``(2) may lease, acquire, or acquire the services of an 
        unmanned aircraft system only if such system--
                    ``(A) has been part of a program of record of, 
                procured by, or used by a Federal entity (or funds for 
                research, development, test, and evaluation have been 
                received from a Federal entity with regard to such 
                system) before the date on which the Commandant leases, 
                acquires, or acquires the services of the system; and
                    ``(B) is leased, acquired, or utilized by the 
                Commandant through an agreement with a Federal entity, 
                unless such an agreement is not practicable or would be 
                less cost-effective than an independent contract action 
                by the Coast Guard.
    ``(b) Small Unmanned Aircraft Exemption.--Subsection (a)(2) does 
not apply to small unmanned aircraft.
    ``(c) Definitions.--In this section, the terms `small unmanned 
aircraft' and `unmanned aircraft system' have the meanings given those 
terms in section 331 of the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 
(49 U.S.C. 40101 note).''.
    (c) Clerical Amendments.--
            (1) Chapter 3.--The analysis for chapter 3 of title 14, 
        United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
        following:

``319. Land-based unmanned aircraft system program.''.
            (2) Chapter 11.--The analysis for chapter 11 of title 14, 
        United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item 
        relating to section 1155 the following:

``1156. Limitation on unmanned aircraft systems.''.
    (d) Conforming Amendment.--Subsection (c) of section 1105 of title 
14, United States Code, is repealed.

SEC. 305. COAST GUARD HEALTH-CARE PROFESSIONALS; LICENSURE PORTABILITY.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 5 of title 14, United States Code, is 
amended by inserting after section 507 the following:
``Sec. 508. Coast Guard health-care professionals; licensure 
              portability
    ``(a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law 
regarding the licensure of health-care providers, a health-care 
professional described in subsection (b) may practice the health 
profession or professions of the health-care professional at any 
location in any State, the District of Columbia, or a Commonwealth, 
territory, or possession of the United States, regardless of where such 
health-care professional or the patient is located, if the practice is 
within the scope of the authorized Federal duties of such health-care 
professional.
    ``(b) Described Individuals.--A health-care professional described 
in this subsection is an individual--
            ``(1) who is--
                    ``(A) a member of the Coast Guard;
                    ``(B) a civilian employee of the Coast Guard;
                    ``(C) a member of the Public Health Service who is 
                assigned to the Coast Guard; or
                    ``(D) any other health-care professional 
                credentialed and privileged at a Federal health-care 
                institution or location specially designated by the 
                Secretary; and
            ``(2) who--
                    ``(A) has a current license to practice medicine, 
                osteopathic medicine, dentistry, or another health 
                profession; and
                    ``(B) is performing authorized duties for the Coast 
                Guard.
    ``(c) Definitions.--In this section, the terms `license' and 
`health-care professional' have the meanings given those terms in 
section 1094(e) of title 10.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The analysis for chapter 5 of title 14, 
United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to 
section 507 the following:

``508. Coast Guard health-care professionals; licensure portability.''.
    (c) Electronic Health Records.--
            (1) System.--The Commandant of the Coast Guard is 
        authorized to procure for the Coast Guard an electronic health 
        record system that--
                    (A) has been competitively awarded by the 
                Department of Defense; and
                    (B) ensures full integration with the Department of 
                Defense electronic health record systems.
            (2) Support services.--
                    (A) In general.--The Commandant is authorized to 
                procure support services for the electronic health 
                record system procured under paragraph (1) necessary to 
                ensure full integration with the Department of Defense 
                electronic health record systems.
                    (B) Scope.--Support services procured pursuant to 
                this paragraph may include services for the following:
                            (i) System integration support.
                            (ii) Hosting support.
                            (iii) Training, testing, technical, and 
                        data migration support.
                            (iv) Hardware support.
                            (v) Any other support the Commandant 
                        considers appropriate.
            (3) Authorized procurement actions.--The Commandant is 
        authorized to procure an electronic health record system under 
        this subsection through the following:
                    (A) A task order under the Department of Defense 
                electronic health record contract.
                    (B) A sole source contract award.
                    (C) An agreement made pursuant to sections 1535 and 
                1536 of title 31, United States Code.
                    (D) A contract or other procurement vehicle 
                otherwise authorized.
            (4) Competition in contracting; exemption.--Procurement of 
        an electronic health record system and support services 
        pursuant to this subsection shall be exempt from the 
        competition requirements of section 2304 of title 10, United 
        States Code.

SEC. 306. TRAINING; EMERGENCY RESPONSE PROVIDERS.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 7 of title 14, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 718. Training; emergency response providers
    ``(a) In General.--The Commandant may, on a reimbursable or a non-
reimbursable basis, make a training available to emergency response 
providers whenever the Commandant determines that--
            ``(1) a member of the Coast Guard, who is scheduled to 
        participate in such training, is unable or unavailable to 
        participate in such training;
            ``(2) no other member of the Coast Guard, who is assigned 
        to the unit to which the member of the Coast Guard who is 
        unable or unavailable to participate in such training is 
        assigned, is able or available to participate in such training; 
        and
            ``(3) such training, if made available to such emergency 
        response providers, would further the goal of interoperability 
        among Federal agencies, non-Federal governmental agencies, or 
        both.
    ``(b) Emergency Response Providers Defined.--In this section, the 
term `emergency response providers' has the meaning given that term in 
section 2 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 101).
    ``(c) Treatment of Reimbursement.--Any reimbursements for a 
training that the Coast Guard receives under this section shall be 
credited to the appropriation used to pay the costs for such training.
    ``(d) Status; Limitation on Liability.--
            ``(1) Status.--Any individual to whom, as an emergency 
        response provider, training is made available under this 
        section, who is not otherwise a Federal employee, shall not, 
        because of that training, be considered a Federal employee for 
        any purpose (including the purposes of chapter 81 of title 5 
        (relating to compensation for injury) and sections 2671 through 
        2680 of title 28 (relating to tort claims)).
            ``(2) Limitation on liability.--The United States shall not 
        be liable for actions taken by an individual in the course of 
        training made available under this section.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The analysis for chapter 7 of title 14, 
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:

``718. Training; emergency response providers.''.

SEC. 307. INCENTIVE CONTRACTS FOR COAST GUARD YARD AND INDUSTRIAL 
              ESTABLISHMENTS.

    Section 939 of title 14, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by inserting before ``The Secretary may'' the 
        following: ``(a) In General.--'';
            (2) in subsection (a), as so designated by paragraph (1) of 
        this section, by striking the period at the end of the last 
        sentence and inserting ``or in accordance with subsection 
        (b).''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(b) Incentive Contracts.--
            ``(1) The parties to an order for industrial work to be 
        performed by the Coast Guard Yard or a Coast Guard industrial 
        establishment designated under subsection (a) may enter into an 
        order or a cost-plus-incentive-fee order in accordance with 
        this subsection.
            ``(2) If such parties enter into such an order or a cost-
        plus-incentive-fee order, an agreed-upon amount of any 
        adjustment described in subsection (a) may be distributed as an 
        incentive to the wage-grade industrial employees who complete 
        the order.
            ``(3) Before entering into such an order or cost-plus-
        incentive-fee order such parties must agree that the wage-grade 
        employees of the Coast Guard Yard or Coast Guard industrial 
        establishment will take action to improve the delivery schedule 
        or technical performance agreed to in the order for industrial 
        work to which such parties initially agreed.
            ``(4) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, if the 
        industrial workforce of the Coast Guard Yard or Coast Guard 
        industrial establishment satisfies the performance target 
        established in such an order or cost-plus-incentive-fee order--
                    ``(A) the adjustment to be made pursuant to 
                subsection (a) shall be reduced by an agreed-upon 
                amount and distributed to such wage-grade industrial 
                employees; and
                    ``(B) the remainder of the adjustment shall be 
                credited to the appropriation for such order current at 
                that time.''.

SEC. 308. CONFIDENTIAL INVESTIGATIVE EXPENSES.

    Section 944 of title 14, United States Code, is amended by striking 
``$45,000'' and inserting ``$250,000''.

SEC. 309. REGULAR CAPTAINS; RETIREMENT.

    Section 2149(a) of title 14, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by striking ``zone is'' and inserting ``zone, or from 
        being placed at the top of the list of selectees promulgated by 
        the Secretary under section 2121(a) of this title, is''; and
            (2) by striking the period at the end and inserting ``or 
        placed at the top of the list of selectees, as applicable.''.

SEC. 310. CONVERSION, ALTERATION, AND REPAIR PROJECTS.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 9 of title 14, United States Code, as 
amended by this Act, is further amended by inserting after section 951 
the following:
``Sec. 952. Construction of Coast Guard vessels and assignment of 
              vessel projects
    ``The assignment of Coast Guard vessel conversion, alteration, and 
repair projects shall be based on economic and military considerations 
and may not be restricted by a requirement that certain parts of Coast 
Guard shipwork be assigned to a particular type of shipyard or 
geographical area or by a similar requirement.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The analysis for chapter 9 of title 14, 
United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to 
section 951 the following:

``952. Construction of Coast Guard vessels and assignment of vessel 
                            projects.''.

SEC. 311. CONTRACTING FOR MAJOR ACQUISITIONS PROGRAMS.

    (a) General Acquisition Authority.--Section 501(d) of title 14, 
United States Code, is amended by inserting ``aircraft, and systems,'' 
after ``vessels,''.
    (b) Contracting Authority.--Chapter 11 of title 14, United States 
Code, as amended by this Act, is further amended by inserting after 
section 1136 the following:
``Sec. 1137. Contracting for major acquisitions programs
    ``(a) In General.--In carrying out authorities provided to the 
Secretary to design, construct, accept, or otherwise acquire assets and 
systems under section 501(d), the Secretary, acting through the 
Commandant or the head of an integrated program office established for 
a major acquisition program, may enter into contracts for a major 
acquisition program.
    ``(b) Authorized Methods.--Contracts entered into under subsection 
(a)--
            ``(1) may be block buy contracts;
            ``(2) may be incrementally funded;
            ``(3) may include combined purchases, also known as 
        economic order quantity purchases, of--
                    ``(A) materials and components; and
                    ``(B) long lead time materials; and
            ``(4) as provided in section 2306b of title 10, may be 
        multiyear contracts.
    ``(c) Subject to Appropriations.--Any contract entered into under 
subsection (a) shall provide that any obligation of the United States 
to make a payment under the contract is subject to the availability of 
amounts specifically provided in advance for that purpose in subsequent 
appropriations Acts.''.
    (c) Clerical Amendment.--The analysis for chapter 11 of title 14, 
United States Code, as amended by this Act, is further amended by 
inserting after the item relating to section 1136 the following:

``1137. Contracting for major acquisitions programs.''.
    (d) Conforming Amendments.--The following provisions are repealed:
            (1) Section 223 of the Howard Coble Coast Guard and 
        Maritime Transportation Act of 2014 (14 U.S.C. 1152 note), and 
        the item relating to that section in the table of contents in 
        section 2 of such Act.
            (2) Section 221(a) of the Coast Guard and Maritime 
        Transportation Act of 2012 (14 U.S.C. 1133 note).
            (3) Section 207(a) of the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 
        2016 (14 U.S.C. 561 note).
    (e) Internal Regulations and Policy.--Not later than 180 days after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the department in 
which the Coast Guard is operating shall establish the internal 
regulations and policies necessary to exercise the authorities provided 
under this section, including the amendments made in this section.
    (f) Multiyear Contracts.--The Secretary of the department in which 
the Coast Guard is operating is authorized to enter into a multiyear 
contract for the procurement of a tenth, eleventh, and twelfth National 
Security Cutter and associated government-furnished equipment.

SEC. 312. OFFICER PROMOTION ZONES.

    Section 2111(a) of title 14, United States Code, is amended by 
striking ``six-tenths.'' and inserting ``one-half.''.

SEC. 313. CROSS REFERENCE.

    Section 2129(a) of title 14, United States Code, is amended by 
inserting ``designated under section 2317'' after ``cadet''.

SEC. 314. COMMISSIONED SERVICE RETIREMENT.

    For Coast Guard officers who retire in fiscal year 2018 or 2019, 
the President may reduce the period of active commissioned service 
required under section 2152 of title 14, United States Code, to a 
period of not less than 8 years.

SEC. 315. LEAVE FOR BIRTH OR ADOPTION OF CHILD.

    (a) Policy.--Section 2512 of title 14, United States Code, is 
amended--
            (1) by striking ``Not later than 1 year'' and inserting the 
        following:
    ``(a) In General.--Except as provided in subsection (b), not later 
than 1 year''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(b) Leave Associated With Birth or Adoption of Child.--
Notwithstanding subsection (a), sections 701 and 704 of title 10, or 
any other provision of law, all officers and enlisted members of the 
Coast Guard shall be authorized leave associated with the birth or 
adoption of a child during the 1-year period immediately following such 
birth or adoption and, at the discretion of the Commanding Officer, 
such officer or enlisted member shall be permitted--
            ``(1) to take such leave in increments; and
            ``(2) to use flexible work schedules (pursuant to a program 
        established by the Secretary in accordance with chapter 61 of 
        title 5).''.
    (b) Flexible Work Schedules.--Not later than 180 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the department in which 
the Coast Guard is operating shall ensure that a flexible work schedule 
program under chapter 61 of title 5, United States Code, is in place 
for officers and enlisted members of the Coast Guard.

SEC. 316. CLOTHING AT TIME OF DISCHARGE.

    Section 2705 of title 14, United States Code, and the item relating 
to that section in the analysis for chapter 27 of that title, are 
repealed.

SEC. 317. UNFUNDED PRIORITIES LIST.

    (a) In General.--Section 5102 of title 14, United States Code, is 
amended--
            (1) by striking subsection (a) and inserting the following:
    ``(a) In General.--Not later than 60 days after the date on which 
the President submits to Congress a budget pursuant to section 1105 of 
title 31, the Commandant shall submit to the Committee on 
Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and 
the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a 
capital investment plan for the Coast Guard that identifies for each 
capital asset for which appropriations are proposed in that budget--
            ``(1) the proposed appropriations included in the budget;
            ``(2) the total estimated cost of completion based on the 
        proposed appropriations included in the budget;
            ``(3) projected funding levels for each fiscal year for the 
        next 5 fiscal years or until project completion, whichever is 
        earlier;
            ``(4) an estimated completion date based on the proposed 
        appropriations included in the budget;
            ``(5) an acquisition program baseline, as applicable; and
            ``(6) projected commissioning and decommissioning dates for 
        each asset.''; and
            (2) by striking subsection (c) and inserting the following:
    ``(c) Definitions.--In this section, the term `new capital asset' 
means--
            ``(1) an acquisition program that does not have an approved 
        acquisition program baseline; or
            ``(2) the acquisition of a capital asset in excess of the 
        number included in the approved acquisition program 
        baseline.''.
    (b) Unfunded Priorities.--Chapter 51 of title 14, United States 
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 5108. Unfunded priorities list
    ``(a) In General.--Not later than 60 days after the date on which 
the President submits to Congress a budget pursuant to section 1105 of 
title 31, the Commandant shall submit to the Committee on 
Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and 
the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a 
list of each unfunded priority for the Coast Guard.
    ``(b) Prioritization.--The list required under subsection (a) shall 
present the unfunded priorities in order from the highest priority to 
the lowest, as determined by the Commandant.
    ``(c) Unfunded Priority Defined.--In this section, the term 
`unfunded priority' means a program or mission requirement that--
            ``(1) has not been selected for funding in the applicable 
        proposed budget;
            ``(2) is necessary to fulfill a requirement associated with 
        an operational need; and
            ``(3) the Commandant would have recommended for inclusion 
        in the applicable proposed budget had additional resources been 
        available or had the requirement emerged before the budget was 
        submitted.''.
    (c) Clerical Amendment.--The analysis for chapter 51 of title 14, 
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:

``5108. Unfunded priorities list.''.

SEC. 318. SAFETY OF VESSELS OF THE ARMED FORCES.

    (a) In General.--Section 527 of title 14, United States Code, is 
amended--
            (1) in the heading, by striking ``naval vessels'' and 
        inserting ``vessels of the Armed Forces'';
            (2) in subsection (a), by striking ``United States naval 
        vessel'' and inserting ``vessel of the Armed Forces'';
            (3) in subsection (b)--
                    (A) by striking ``senior naval officer present in 
                command'' and inserting ``senior officer present in 
                command''; and
                    (B) by striking ``United States naval vessel'' and 
                inserting ``vessel of the Armed Forces''; and
            (4) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(e) For purposes of this title, the term `vessel of the Armed 
Forces' means--
            ``(1) any vessel owned or operated by the Department of 
        Defense or the Coast Guard, other than a time- or voyage-
        chartered vessel; and
            ``(2) any vessel owned and operated by the Department of 
        Transportation that is designated by the Secretary of the 
        department in which the Coast Guard is operating as a vessel 
        equivalent to a vessel described in paragraph (1).''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The analysis for chapter 5 of title 14, 
United States Code, is further amended by striking the item relating to 
section 527 and inserting the following:

``527. Safety of vessels of the Armed Forces.''.
    (c) Conforming Amendments.--Section 2510(a)(1) of title 14, United 
States Code, is amended--
            (1) by striking ``armed forces'' and inserting ``Armed 
        Forces''; and
            (2) by striking ``section 101(a) of title 10'' and 
        inserting ``section 527(e)''.

SEC. 319. AIR FACILITIES.

    Section 912 of title 14, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by striking subsection (a);
            (2) by redesignating subsections (b) and (c) as subsections 
        (a) and (b), respectively;
            (3) in subsection (a) as redesignated--
                    (A) by amending paragraph (3) to read as follows:
            ``(3) Public notice and comment.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Prior to closing an air 
                facility, the Secretary shall provide opportunities for 
                public comment, including the convening of public 
                meetings in communities in the area of responsibility 
                of the air facility with regard to the proposed closure 
                or cessation of operations at the air facility.
                    ``(B) Public meetings.--Prior to convening a public 
                meeting under subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall 
                notify each congressional office representing any 
                portion of the area of responsibility of the air 
                station that is the subject to such public meeting of 
                the schedule and location of such public meeting.'';
                    (B) in paragraph (4)--
                            (i) in the matter preceding subparagraph 
                        (A) by striking ``2015'' and inserting 
                        ``2017''; and
                            (ii) by amending subparagraph (A) to read 
                        as follows:
                    ``(A) submit to the Congress a proposal for such 
                closure, cessation, or reduction in operations along 
                with the budget of the President submitted to Congress 
                under section 1105(a) of title 31 that includes--
                            ``(i) a discussion of the determination 
                        made by the Secretary pursuant to paragraph 
                        (2); and
                            ``(ii) a report summarizing the public 
                        comments received by the Secretary under 
                        paragraph (3)''; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(5) Congressional review.--The Secretary may not close, 
        cease operations, or significantly reduce personnel and use of 
        a Coast Guard air facility for which a written notice is 
        provided under paragraph (4)(A) until a period of 18 months 
        beginning on the date on which such notice is provided has 
        elapsed.''.

                  TITLE IV--PORTS AND WATERWAYS SAFETY

SEC. 401. CODIFICATION OF PORTS AND WATERWAYS SAFETY ACT.

    (a) Codification.--Subtitle VII of title 46, United States Code, is 
amended by inserting before chapter 701 the following:

               ``CHAPTER 700--PORTS AND WATERWAYS SAFETY

                    ``subchapter a--vessel operations

``70001. Vessel traffic services.
``70002. Special powers.
``70003. Port access routes.
``70004. Considerations by Secretary.
``70005. International agreements.

               ``subchapter b--ports and waterways safety

``70011. Waterfront safety.
``70012. Navigational hazards.
``70013. Requirement to notify Coast Guard of release of objects into 
                            the navigable waters of the United States.

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

``70021. Conditions for entry to ports in the united states.

  ``subchapter d--definitions, regulations, enforcement, investigatory 
                         powers, applicability

``70031. Definitions.
``70032. Saint Lawrence Seaway.
``70033. Limitation on application to foreign vessels.
``70034. Regulations.
``70035. Investigatory powers.
``70036. Enforcement.

                   ``SUBCHAPTER I--VESSEL OPERATIONS

``Sec. 70001. Vessel traffic services
    ``(a) Subject to the requirements of section 70004, the Secretary--
            ``(1) in any port or place under the jurisdiction of the 
        United States, in the navigable waters of the United States, or 
        in any area covered by an international agreement negotiated 
        pursuant to section 70005, may construct, operate, maintain, 
        improve, or expand vessel traffic services, that consist of 
        measures for controlling or supervising vessel traffic or for 
        protecting navigation and the marine environment and that may 
        include one or more of reporting and operating requirements, 
        surveillance and communications systems, routing systems, and 
        fairways;
            ``(2) shall require appropriate vessels that operate in an 
        area of a vessel traffic service to utilize or comply with that 
        service;
            ``(3)(A) may require vessels to install and use specified 
        navigation equipment, communications equipment, electronic 
        relative motion analyzer equipment, or any electronic or other 
        device necessary to comply with a vessel traffic service or 
        that is necessary in the interests of vessel safety.
            ``(B) Notwithstanding subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall 
        not require fishing vessels under 300 gross tons as measured 
        under section 14502, or an alternate tonnage measured under 
        section 14302 as prescribed by the Secretary under section 
        14104, or recreational vessels 65 feet or less to possess or 
        use the equipment or devices required by this subsection solely 
        under the authority of this chapter;
            ``(4) may control vessel traffic in areas subject to the 
        jurisdiction of the United States that the Secretary determines 
        to be hazardous, or under conditions of reduced visibility, 
        adverse weather, vessel congestion, or other hazardous 
        circumstances, by--
                    ``(A) specifying times of entry, movement, or 
                departure;
                    ``(B) establishing vessel traffic routing schemes;
                    ``(C) establishing vessel size, speed, or draft 
                limitations and vessel operating conditions; and
                    ``(D) restricting operation, in any hazardous area 
                or under hazardous conditions, to vessels that have 
                particular operating characteristics or capabilities 
                that the Secretary considers necessary for safe 
                operation under the circumstances;
            ``(5) may require the receipt of prearrival messages from 
        any vessel, destined for a port or place subject to the 
        jurisdiction of the United States, in sufficient time to permit 
        advance vessel traffic planning before port entry, which shall 
        include any information that is not already a matter of record 
        and that the Secretary determines necessary for the control of 
        the vessel and the safety of the port or the marine 
        environment; and
            ``(6) may prohibit the use on vessels of electronic or 
        other devices that interfere with communication and navigation 
        equipment, except that such authority shall not apply to 
        electronic or other devices certified to transmit in the 
        maritime services by the Federal Communications Commission and 
        used within the frequency bands 157.1875-157.4375 MHz and 
        161.7875-162.0375 MHz.
    ``(b) Cooperative Agreements.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary may enter into cooperative 
        agreements with public or private agencies, authorities, 
        associations, institutions, corporations, organizations, or 
        other persons to carry out the functions under subsection 
        (a)(1).
            ``(2) Limitation.--
                    ``(A) A nongovernmental entity may not under this 
                subsection carry out an inherently governmental 
                function.
                    ``(B) As used in this paragraph, the term 
                `inherently governmental function' means any activity 
                that is so intimately related to the public interest as 
                to mandate performance by an officer or employee of the 
                Federal Government, including an activity that requires 
                either the exercise of discretion in applying the 
                authority of the Government or the use of judgment in 
                making a decision for the Government.
    ``(c) Limitation of Liability for Coast Guard Vessel Traffic 
Service Pilots and Non-Federal Vessel Traffic Service Operators.--
            ``(1) Coast guard vessel traffic service pilots.--Any 
        pilot, acting in the course and scope of his or her duties 
        while at a Coast Guard Vessel Traffic Service, who provides 
        information, advice, or communication assistance while under 
        the supervision of a Coast Guard officer, member, or employee 
        shall not be liable for damages caused by or related to such 
        assistance unless the acts or omissions of such pilot 
        constitute gross negligence or willful misconduct.
            ``(2) Non-federal vessel traffic service operators.--An 
        entity operating a non-Federal vessel traffic information 
        service or advisory service pursuant to a duly executed written 
        agreement with the Coast Guard, and any pilot acting on behalf 
        of such entity, is not liable for damages caused by or related 
        to information, advice, or communication assistance provided by 
        such entity or pilot while so operating or acting unless the 
        acts or omissions of such entity or pilot constitute gross 
        negligence or willful misconduct.
``Sec. 70002. Special powers
    ``The Secretary may order any vessel, in a port or place subject to 
the jurisdiction of the United States or in the navigable waters of the 
United States, to operate or anchor in a manner the Secretary directs 
if--
            ``(1) the Secretary has reasonable cause to believe such 
        vessel does not comply with any regulation issued under section 
        70034 or any other applicable law or treaty;
            ``(2) the Secretary determines such vessel does not satisfy 
        the conditions for port entry set forth in section 70021 of 
        this title; or
            ``(3) by reason of weather, visibility, sea conditions, 
        port congestion, other hazardous circumstances, or the 
        condition of such vessel, the Secretary is satisfied such 
        direction is justified in the interest of safety.
``Sec. 70003. Port access routes
    ``(a) Authority To Designate.--Except as provided in subsection (b) 
and subject to the requirements of subsection (c), in order to provide 
safe access routes for the movement of vessel traffic proceeding to or 
from ports or places subject to the jurisdiction of the United States, 
the Secretary shall designate necessary fairways and traffic separation 
schemes for vessels operating in the territorial sea of the United 
States and in high seas approaches, outside the territorial sea, to 
such ports or places. Such a designation shall recognize, within the 
designated area, the paramount right of navigation over all other uses.
    ``(b) Limitation.--
            ``(1) In general.--No designation may be made by the 
        Secretary under this section if--
                    ``(A) the Secretary determines such a designation, 
                as implemented, would deprive any person of the 
                effective exercise of a right granted by a lease or 
                permit executed or issued under other applicable 
                provisions of law; and
                    ``(B) such right has become vested before the time 
                of publication of the notice required by paragraph (1) 
                of subsection (c).
            ``(2) Consultation required.--The Secretary shall make the 
        determination under paragraph (1)(A) after consultation with 
        the head of the agency responsible for executing the lease or 
        issuing the permit.
    ``(c) Consideration of Other Uses.--Before making a designation 
under subsection (a), and in accordance with the requirements of 
section 70004, the Secretary shall--
            ``(1) undertake a study of the potential traffic density 
        and the need for safe access routes for vessels in any area for 
        which fairways or traffic separation schemes are proposed or 
        that may otherwise be considered and publish notice of such 
        undertaking in the Federal Register;
            ``(2) in consultation with the Secretary of State, the 
        Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary of Commerce, the 
        Secretary of the Army, and the Governors of affected States, as 
        their responsibilities may require, take into account all other 
        uses of the area under consideration, including, as 
        appropriate, the exploration for, or exploitation of, oil, gas, 
        or other mineral resources, the construction or operation of 
        deepwater ports or other structures on or above the seabed or 
        subsoil of the submerged lands or the Outer Continental Shelf 
        of the United States, the establishment or operation of marine 
        or estuarine sanctuaries, and activities involving recreational 
        or commercial fishing; and
            ``(3) to the extent practicable, reconcile the need for 
        safe access routes with the needs of all other reasonable uses 
        of the area involved.
    ``(d) Study.--In carrying out the Secretary's responsibilities 
under subsection (c), the Secretary shall--
            ``(1) proceed expeditiously to complete any study 
        undertaken; and
            ``(2) after completion of such a study, promptly--
                    ``(A) issue a notice of proposed rulemaking for the 
                designation contemplated; or
                    ``(B) publish in the Federal Register a notice that 
                no designation is contemplated as a result of the study 
                and the reason for such determination.
    ``(e) Implementation of Designation.--In connection with a 
designation made under this section, the Secretary--
            ``(1) shall issue reasonable rules and regulations 
        governing the use of such designated areas, including rules and 
        regulations regarding the applicability of rules 9 and 10 of 
        the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea, 
        1972, relating to narrow channels and traffic separation 
        schemes, respectively, in waters where such regulations apply;
            ``(2) to the extent that the Secretary finds reasonable and 
        necessary to effectuate the purposes of the designation, make 
        the use of designated fairways and traffic separation schemes 
        mandatory for specific types and sizes of vessels, foreign and 
        domestic, operating in the territorial sea of the United States 
        and for specific types and sizes of vessels of the United 
        States operating on the high seas beyond the territorial sea of 
        the United States;
            ``(3) may, from time to time, as necessary, adjust the 
        location or limits of designated fairways or traffic separation 
        schemes in order to accommodate the needs of other uses that 
        cannot be reasonably accommodated otherwise, except that such 
        an adjustment may not, in the judgment of the Secretary, 
        unacceptably adversely affect the purpose for which the 
        existing designation was made and the need for which continues; 
        and
            ``(4) shall, through appropriate channels--
                    ``(A) notify cognizant international organizations 
                of any designation, or adjustment thereof; and
                    ``(B) take action to seek the cooperation of 
                foreign States in making it mandatory for vessels under 
                their control to use, to the same extent as required by 
                the Secretary for vessels of the United States, any 
                fairway or traffic separation scheme designated under 
                this section in any area of the high seas.
``Sec. 70004. Considerations by Secretary
    ``In carrying out the duties of the Secretary under sections 70001, 
70002, and 70003, the Secretary shall--
            ``(1) take into account all relevant factors concerning 
        navigation and vessel safety, protection of the marine 
        environment, and the safety and security of United States ports 
        and waterways, including--
                    ``(A) the scope and degree of the risk or hazard 
                involved;
                    ``(B) vessel traffic characteristics and trends, 
                including traffic volume, the sizes and types of 
                vessels involved, potential interference with the flow 
                of commercial traffic, the presence of any unusual 
                cargoes, and other similar factors;
                    ``(C) port and waterway configurations and 
                variations in local conditions of geography, climate, 
                and other similar factors;
                    ``(D) the need for granting exemptions for the 
                installation and use of equipment or devices for use 
                with vessel traffic services for certain classes of 
                small vessels, such as self-propelled fishing vessels 
                and recreational vessels;
                    ``(E) the proximity of fishing grounds, oil and gas 
                drilling and production operations, or any other 
                potential or actual conflicting activity;
                    ``(F) environmental factors;
                    ``(G) economic impact and effects;
                    ``(H) existing vessel traffic services; and
                    ``(I) local practices and customs, including 
                voluntary arrangements and agreements within the 
                maritime community; and
            ``(2) at the earliest possible time, consult with and 
        receive and consider the views of representatives of the 
        maritime community, ports and harbor authorities or 
        associations, environmental groups, and other persons who may 
        be affected by the proposed actions.
``Sec. 70005. International agreements
    ``(a) Transmittal of Regulations.--The Secretary shall transmit, 
via the Secretary of State, to appropriate international bodies or 
forums, any regulations issued under this subchapter, for consideration 
as international standards.
    ``(b) Agreements.--The President is authorized and encouraged to--
            ``(1) enter into negotiations and conclude and execute 
        agreements with neighboring nations, to establish compatible 
        vessel standards and vessel traffic services, and to establish, 
        operate, and maintain international vessel traffic services, in 
        areas and under circumstances of mutual concern; and
            ``(2) enter into negotiations, through appropriate 
        international bodies, and conclude and execute agreements to 
        establish vessel traffic services in appropriate areas of the 
        high seas.
    ``(c) Operations.--The Secretary, pursuant to any agreement 
negotiated under subsection (b) that is binding upon the United States 
in accordance with constitutional requirements, may--
            ``(1) require vessels operating in an area of a vessel 
        traffic service to utilize or to comply with the vessel traffic 
        service, including the carrying or installation of equipment 
        and devices as necessary for the use of the service; and
            ``(2) waive, by order or regulation, the application of any 
        United States law or regulation concerning the design, 
        construction, operation, equipment, personnel qualifications, 
        and manning standards for vessels operating in waters over 
        which the United States exercises jurisdiction if such vessel 
        is not en route to or from a United States port or place, and 
        if vessels en route to or from a United States port or place 
        are accorded equivalent waivers of laws and regulations of the 
        neighboring nation, when operating in waters over which that 
        nation exercises jurisdiction.
    ``(d) Ship Reporting Systems.--The Secretary, in cooperation with 
the International Maritime Organization, may implement and enforce two 
mandatory ship reporting systems, consistent with international law, 
with respect to vessels subject to such reporting systems entering the 
following areas of the Atlantic Ocean:
            ``(1) Cape Cod Bay, Massachusetts Bay, and Great South 
        Channel (in the area generally bounded by a line starting from 
        a point on Cape Ann, Massachusetts at 42 deg. 39' N., 70 deg. 
        37' W; then northeast to 42 deg. 45' N., 70 deg. 13' W; then 
        southeast to 42 deg. 10' N., 68 deg. 31' W, then south to 41 
        deg. 00' N., 68 deg. 31' W; then west to 41 deg. 00' N., 69 
        deg. 17' W; then northeast to 42 deg. 05' N., 70 deg. 02' W, 
        then west to 42 deg. 04' N., 70 deg. 10' W; and then along the 
        Massachusetts shoreline of Cape Cod Bay and Massachusetts Bay 
        back to the point on Cape Ann at 42 deg. 39' N., 70 deg. 37' 
        W).
            ``(2) In the coastal waters of the Southeastern United 
        States within about 25 nm along a 90 nm stretch of the Atlantic 
        seaboard (in an area generally extending from the shoreline 
        east to longitude 80 deg. 51.6' W with the southern and 
        northern boundary at latitudes 30 deg. 00' N., 31 deg. 27' N., 
        respectively).

              ``SUBCHAPTER II--PORTS AND WATERWAYS SAFETY

``Sec. 70011. Waterfront safety
    ``(a) In General.--The Secretary may take such action as is 
necessary to--
            ``(1) prevent damage to, or the destruction of, any bridge 
        or other structure on or in the navigable waters of the United 
        States, or any land structure or shore area immediately 
        adjacent to such waters; and
            ``(2) protect the navigable waters and the resources 
        therein from harm resulting from vessel or structure damage, 
        destruction, or loss.
    ``(b) Actions Authorized.--Actions authorized by subsection (a) 
include--
            ``(1) establishing procedures, measures, and standards for 
        the handling, loading, unloading, storage, stowage, and 
        movement on a structure (including the emergency removal, 
        control, and disposition) of explosives or other dangerous 
        articles and substances, including oil or hazardous material as 
        those terms are defined in section 2101;
            ``(2) prescribing minimum safety equipment requirements for 
        a structure to assure adequate protection from fire, explosion, 
        natural disaster, and other serious accidents or casualties;
            ``(3) establishing water or waterfront safety zones, or 
        other measures, for limited, controlled, or conditional access 
        and activity when necessary for the protection of any vessel, 
        structure, waters, or shore area; and
            ``(4) establishing procedures for examination to assure 
        compliance with the requirements prescribed under this section.
    ``(c) State Law.--Nothing in this section, with respect to 
structures, prohibits a State or political subdivision thereof from 
prescribing higher safety equipment requirements or safety standards 
than those that may be prescribed by regulations under this section.
``Sec. 70012. Navigational hazards
    ``(a) Reporting Procedure.--The Secretary shall establish a program 
to encourage fishermen and other vessel operators to report potential 
or existing navigational hazards involving pipelines to the Secretary 
through Coast Guard field offices.
    ``(b) Secretary's Response.--
            ``(1) Notification by the operator of a pipeline.--Upon 
        notification by the operator of a pipeline of a hazard to 
        navigation with respect to that pipeline, the Secretary shall 
        immediately notify Coast Guard headquarters, the Pipeline and 
        Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, other affected 
        Federal and State agencies, and vessel owners and operators in 
        the pipeline's vicinity.
            ``(2) Notification by other persons.--Upon notification by 
        any other person of a hazard or potential hazard to navigation 
        with respect to a pipeline, the Secretary shall promptly 
        determine whether a hazard exists, and if so shall immediately 
        notify Coast Guard headquarters, the Pipeline and Hazardous 
        Materials Safety Administration, other affected Federal and 
        State agencies, vessel owners and operators in the pipeline's 
        vicinity, and the owner and operator of the pipeline.
    ``(c) Pipeline Defined.--For purposes of this section, the term 
`pipeline' has the meaning given the term `pipeline facility' in 
section 60101(a)(18) of title 49.
``Sec. 70013. Requirement to notify Coast Guard of release of objects 
              into the navigable waters of the United States
    ``(a) Requirement.--As soon as a person has knowledge of any 
release from a vessel or facility into the navigable waters of the 
United States of any object that creates an obstruction prohibited 
under section 10 of the Act of March 3, 1899, popularly known as the 
Rivers and Harbors Appropriations Act of 1899 (33 U.S.C. 403), such 
person shall notify the Secretary and the Secretary of the Army of such 
release.
    ``(b) Restriction on Use of Notification.--Any notification 
provided by an individual in accordance with subsection (a) may not be 
used against such individual in any criminal case, except a prosecution 
for perjury or for giving a false statement.

 ``SUBCHAPTER III--CONDITION FOR ENTRY INTO PORTS IN THE UNITED STATES

``Sec. 70021. Conditions for entry to ports in the United States
    ``(a) In General.--No vessel that is subject to chapter 37 shall 
operate in the navigable waters of the United States or transfer cargo 
or residue in any port or place under the jurisdiction of the United 
States, if such vessel--
            ``(1) has a history of accidents, pollution incidents, or 
        serious repair problems that, as determined by the Secretary, 
        creates reason to believe that such vessel may be unsafe or may 
        create a threat to the marine environment;
            ``(2) fails to comply with any applicable regulation issued 
        under section 70034, chapter 37, or any other applicable law or 
        treaty;
            ``(3) discharges oil or hazardous material in violation of 
        any law of the United States or in a manner or quantities 
        inconsistent with any treaty to which the United States is a 
        party;
            ``(4) does not comply with any applicable vessel traffic 
        service requirements;
            ``(5) is manned by one or more officers who are licensed by 
        a certificating State that the Secretary has determined, 
        pursuant to section 9101 of title 46, does not have standards 
        for licensing and certification of seafarers that are 
        comparable to or more stringent than United States standards or 
        international standards that are accepted by the United States;
            ``(6) is not manned in compliance with manning levels as 
        determined by the Secretary to be necessary to insure the safe 
        navigation of the vessel; or
            ``(7) while underway, does not have at least one licensed 
        deck officer on the navigation bridge who is capable of clearly 
        understanding English.
    ``(b) Exceptions.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary may allow provisional 
        entry of a vessel that is not in compliance with subsection 
        (a), if the owner or operator of such vessel proves, to the 
        satisfaction of the Secretary, that such vessel is not unsafe 
        or a threat to the marine environment, and if such entry is 
        necessary for the safety of the vessel or persons aboard.
            ``(2) Provisions not applicable.--Paragraphs (1), (2), (3), 
        and (4) of subsection (a) of this section shall not apply to a 
        vessel allowed provisional entry under paragraph (1) if the 
        owner or operator of such vessel proves, to the satisfaction of 
        the Secretary, that such vessel is no longer unsafe or a threat 
        to the marine environment, and is no longer in violation of any 
        applicable law, treaty, regulation, or condition, as 
        appropriate.

 ``SUBCHAPTER IV--DEFINITIONS, REGULATIONS, ENFORCEMENT, INVESTIGATORY 
                         POWERS, APPLICABILITY

``Sec. 70031. Definitions
    ``As used in subchapters A through C and this subchapter, unless 
the context otherwise requires:
            ``(1) The term `marine environment' means--
                    ``(A) the navigable waters of the United States and 
                the land and resources therein and thereunder;
                    ``(B) the waters and fishery resources of any area 
                over which the United States asserts exclusive fishery 
                management authority;
                    ``(C) the seabed and subsoil of the Outer 
                Continental Shelf of the United States, the resources 
                thereof, and the waters superjacent thereto; and
                    ``(D) the recreational, economic, and scenic values 
                of such waters and resources.
            ``(2) The term `Secretary' means the Secretary of the 
        department in which the Coast Guard is operating, except that 
        such term means the Secretary of Transportation with respect to 
        the application of this chapter to the Saint Lawrence Seaway.
            ``(3) The term `navigable waters of the United States' 
        includes all waters of the territorial sea of the United States 
        as described in Presidential Proclamation No. 5928 of December 
        27, 1988.
``Sec. 70032. Saint Lawrence Seaway
    ``The authority granted to the Secretary under sections 70001, 
70002, 70003, 70004, and 70011 may not be delegated with respect to the 
Saint Lawrence Seaway to any agency other than the Saint Lawrence 
Seaway Development Corporation. Any other authority granted the 
Secretary under subchapters A through C and this subchapter shall be 
delegated by the Secretary to the Saint Lawrence Seaway Development 
Corporation to the extent the Secretary determines such delegation is 
necessary for the proper operation of the Saint Lawrence Seaway.
``Sec. 70033. Limitation on application to foreign vessels
    ``Except pursuant to international treaty, convention, or 
agreement, to which the United States is a party, subchapters A through 
C and this subchapter shall not apply to any foreign vessel that is not 
destined for, or departing from, a port or place subject to the 
jurisdiction of the United States and that is in--
            ``(1) innocent passage through the territorial sea of the 
        United States; or
            ``(2) transit through the navigable waters of the United 
        States that form a part of an international strait.
``Sec. 70034. Regulations
    ``(a) In General.--In accordance with section 553 of title 5, the 
Secretary shall issue, and may from time to time amend or repeal, 
regulations necessary to implement subchapters A through C and this 
subchapter.
    ``(b) Consultation.--In the exercise of the regulatory authority 
under subchapters A through C and this subchapter, the Secretary shall 
consult with, and receive and consider the views of all interested 
persons, including--
            ``(1) interested Federal departments and agencies;
            ``(2) officials of State and local governments;
            ``(3) representatives of the maritime community;
            ``(4) representatives of port and harbor authorities or 
        associations;
            ``(5) representatives of environmental groups;
            ``(6) any other interested persons who are knowledgeable or 
        experienced in dealing with problems involving vessel safety, 
        port and waterways safety, and protection of the marine 
        environment; and
            ``(7) advisory committees consisting of all interested 
        segments of the public when the establishment of such 
        committees is considered necessary because the issues involved 
        are highly complex or controversial.
``Sec. 70035. Investigatory powers
    ``(a) Secretary.--The Secretary may investigate any incident, 
accident, or act involving the loss or destruction of, or damage to, 
any structure subject to subchapters A through C and this subchapter, 
or that affects or may affect the safety or environmental quality of 
the ports, harbors, or navigable waters of the United States.
    ``(b) Powers.--In an investigation under this section, the 
Secretary may issue subpoenas to require the attendance of witnesses 
and the production of documents or other evidence relating to such 
incident, accident, or act. If any person refuses to obey a subpoena, 
the Secretary may request the Attorney General to invoke the aid of the 
appropriate district court of the United States to compel compliance 
with the subpoena. Any district court of the United States may, in the 
case of refusal to obey a subpoena, issue an order requiring compliance 
with the subpoena, and failure to obey the order may be punished by the 
court as contempt. Witnesses may be paid fees for travel and attendance 
at rates not exceeding those allowed in a district court of the United 
States.
``Sec. 70036. Enforcement
    ``(a) Civil Penalty.--
            ``(1) In general.--Any person who is found by the 
        Secretary, after notice and an opportunity for a hearing, to 
        have violated subchapters A through C or this subchapter or a 
        regulation issued under subchapters A through C or this 
        subchapter shall be liable to the United States for a civil 
        penalty, not to exceed $25,000 for each violation. Each day of 
        a continuing violation shall constitute a separate violation. 
        The amount of such civil penalty shall be assessed by the 
        Secretary, or the Secretary's designee, by written notice. In 
        determining the amount of such penalty, the Secretary shall 
        take into account the nature, circumstances, extent, and 
        gravity of the prohibited acts committed and, with respect to 
        the violator, the degree of culpability, any history of prior 
        offenses, ability to pay, and such other matters as justice may 
        require.
            ``(2) Compromise, modification, or remission.--The 
        Secretary may compromise, modify, or remit, with or without 
        conditions, any civil penalty that is subject to imposition or 
        that has been imposed under this section.
            ``(3) Failure to pay penalty.--If any person fails to pay 
        an assessment of a civil penalty after it has become final, the 
        Secretary may refer the matter to the Attorney General of the 
        United States, for collection in any appropriate district court 
        of the United States.
    ``(b) Criminal Penalty.--
            ``(1) Class d felony.--Any person who willfully and 
        knowingly violates subchapters A through C or this subchapter 
        or any regulation issued thereunder commits a class D felony.
            ``(2) Class c felony.--Any person who, in the willful and 
        knowing violation of subchapters A through C or this subchapter 
        or of any regulation issued thereunder, uses a dangerous 
        weapon, or engages in conduct that causes bodily injury or fear 
        of imminent bodily injury to any officer authorized to enforce 
        the provisions of such a subchapter or the regulations issued 
        under such subchapter, commits a class C felony.
    ``(c) In Rem Liability.--Any vessel that is used in violation of 
subchapters A, B, or C or this subchapter, or any regulations issued 
under such subchapter, shall be liable in rem for any civil penalty 
assessed pursuant to subsection (a) and may be proceeded against in the 
United States district court for any district in which such vessel may 
be found.
    ``(d) Injunction.--The United States district courts shall have 
jurisdiction to restrain violations of subchapter A, B, or C or this 
subchapter or of regulations issued under such subchapter, for cause 
shown.
    ``(e) Denial of Entry.--Except as provided in section 70021, the 
Secretary may, subject to recognized principles of international law, 
deny entry by any vessel that is not in compliance with subchapter A, 
B, or C or this subchapter or the regulations issued under such 
subchapter--
            ``(1) into the navigable waters of the United States; or
            ``(2) to any port or place under the jurisdiction of the 
        United States.
    ``(f) Withholding of Clearance.--
            ``(1) In general.--If any owner, operator, or individual in 
        charge of a vessel is liable for a penalty or fine under this 
        section, or if reasonable cause exists to believe that the 
        owner, operator, or individual in charge may be subject to a 
        penalty or fine under this section, the Secretary of the 
        Treasury, upon the request of the Secretary, shall with respect 
        to such vessel refuse or revoke any clearance required by 
        section 60105 of title 46.
            ``(2) Granting clearance refused or revoked.--Clearance 
        refused or revoked under this subsection may be granted upon 
        filing of a bond or other surety satisfactory to the 
        Secretary.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The analysis at the beginning of such 
subtitle is amended by inserting before the item relating to chapter 
701 the following:

``700. Ports and Waterways Safety...........................  70001.''.

SEC. 402. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.

    (a) Electronic Charts.--
            (1) Transfer of provision.--Section 4A of the Ports and 
        Waterways Safety Act (33 U.S.C. 1223a)--
                    (A) is redesignated as section 3105 of title 46, 
                United States Code, and transferred to appear after 
                section 3104 of that title; and
                    (B) is amended by striking subsection (b) and 
                inserting the following:
    ``(b) Limitation on Application.--Except pursuant to an 
international treaty, convention, or agreement, to which the United 
States is a party, this section shall not apply to any foreign vessel 
that is not destined for, or departing from, a port or place subject to 
the jurisdiction of the United States and that is in--
            ``(1) innocent passage through the territorial sea of the 
        United States; or
            ``(2) transit through the navigable waters of the United 
        States that form a part of an international strait.''.
            (2) Clerical amendment.--The analysis at the beginning of 
        chapter 31 of such title is amended by adding at the end the 
        following:

``3105. Electronic charts.''.
    (b) Port, Harbor, and Coastal Facility Security.--
            (1) Transfer of provisions.--So much of section 7 of the 
        Ports and Waterways Safety Act (33 U.S.C. 1226) as precedes 
        subsection (c) of that section is redesignated as section 70116 
        of title 46, United States Code, and transferred to section 
        70116 of that title.
            (2) Definitions, administration, and enforcement.--Section 
        70116 of title 46, United States Code, as amended by paragraph 
        (1) of this subsection, is amended by adding at the end the 
        following:
    ``(c) Definitions, Administration, and Enforcement.--This section 
shall be treated as part of chapter 700 for purposes of sections 70031, 
70032, 70034, 70035, and 70036.''.
            (3) Clerical amendment.--The analysis at the beginning of 
        chapter 701 of such title is amended by striking the item 
        relating to section 70116 and inserting the following:

``70116. Port, harbor, and coastal facility security.''.
    (c) Nondisclosure of Port Security Plans.--Subsection (c) of 
section 7 of the Ports and Waterways Safety Act (33 U.S.C. 1226), as so 
designated before the application of subsection (b)(1) of this 
section--
            (1) is redesignated as subsection (f) of section 70103 of 
        title 46, United States Code, and transferred so as to appear 
        after subsection (e) of such section; and
            (2) is amended by striking ``this Act'' and inserting 
        ``this chapter''.
    (d) Repeal.--Section 2307 of title 46, United States Code, and the 
item relating to that section in the analysis at the beginning of 
chapter 23 of that title, are repealed.
    (e) Repeal.--The Ports and Waterways Safety Act (33 U.S.C. 1221-
1231, 1232-1232b), as amended by this Act, is repealed.

SEC. 403. TRANSITIONAL AND SAVINGS PROVISIONS.

    (a) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Source provision.--The term ``source provision'' means 
        a provision of law that is replaced by a title 46 provision 
        under this title.
            (2) Title 46 provision.--The term ``title 46 provision'' 
        means a provision of title 46, United States Code, that is 
        enacted by section 402.
    (b) Cutoff Date.--The title 46 provisions replace certain 
provisions of law enacted before the date of the enactment of this Act. 
If a law enacted after that date amends or repeals a source provision, 
that law is deemed to amend or repeal, as the case may be, the 
corresponding title 46 provision. If a law enacted after that date is 
otherwise inconsistent with a title 46 provision or a provision of this 
title, that law supersedes the title 46 provision or provision of this 
title to the extent of the inconsistency.
    (c) Original Date of Enactment Unchanged.--For purposes of 
determining whether one provision of law supersedes another based on 
enactment later in time, a title 46 provision is deemed to have been 
enacted on the date of enactment of the source provision that the title 
46 provision replaces.
    (d) References to Title 46 Provisions.--A reference to a title 46 
provision, including a reference in a regulation, order, or other law, 
is deemed to refer to the corresponding source provision.
    (e) References to Source Provisions.--A reference to a source 
provision, including a reference in a regulation, order, or other law, 
is deemed to refer to the corresponding title 46 provision.
    (f) Regulations, Orders, and Other Administrative Actions.--A 
regulation, order, or other administrative action in effect under a 
source provision continues in effect under the corresponding title 46 
provision.
    (g) Actions Taken and Offenses Committed.--An action taken or an 
offense committed under a source provision is deemed to have been taken 
or committed under the corresponding title 46 provision.

SEC. 404. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.

    This title, including the amendments made by this title, is 
intended only to transfer provisions of the Ports and Waterways Safety 
Act to title 46, United States Code, and may not be construed to 
alter--
            (1) the effect of a provision of the Ports and Waterways 
        Safety Act, including any authority or requirement therein;
            (2) a department or agency interpretation with respect to 
        the Ports and Waterways Safety Act; or
            (3) a judicial interpretation with respect to the Ports and 
        Waterways Safety Act.

SEC. 405. ADVISORY COMMITTEE: REPEAL.

    Section 18 of the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 1991 (Public Law 
102-241; 105 Stat. 2213) is repealed.

SEC. 406. REGATTAS AND MARINE PARADES.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 700 of title 46, United States Code, as 
established by section 401 of this Act, is amended by adding at the end 
the following:

              ``SUBCHAPTER V--REGATTAS AND MARINE PARADES

``Sec. 70041. Regattas and marine parades
    ``(a) In General.--The Commandant of the Coast Guard may issue 
regulations to promote the safety of life on navigable waters during 
regattas or marine parades.
    ``(b) Detail and Use of Vessels.--To enforce regulations issued 
under this section--
            ``(1) the Commandant may detail any public vessel in the 
        service of the Coast Guard and make use of any private vessel 
        tendered gratuitously for that purpose; and
            ``(2) upon the request of the Commandant, the head of any 
        other Federal department or agency may enforce the regulations 
        by means of any public vessel of such department and any 
        private vessel tendered gratuitously for that purpose.
    ``(c) Transfer of Authority.--The authority of the Commandant under 
this section may be transferred by the President for any special 
occasion to the head of another Federal department or agency whenever 
in the President's judgment such transfer is desirable.
    ``(d) Penalties.--
            ``(1) In general.--For any violation of regulations issued 
        pursuant to this section the following penalties shall be 
        incurred:
                    ``(A) A licensed officer shall be liable to 
                suspension or revocation of license in the manner 
                prescribed by law for incompetency or misconduct.
                    ``(B) Any person in charge of the navigation of a 
                vessel other than a licensed officer shall be liable to 
                a penalty of $5,000.
                    ``(C) The owner of a vessel (including any 
                corporate officer of a corporation owning the vessel) 
                actually on board shall be liable to a penalty of 
                $5,000, unless the violation of regulations occurred 
                without the owner's knowledge.
                    ``(D) Any other person shall be liable to a penalty 
                of $2,500.
            ``(2) Mitigation or remission.--The Commandant may mitigate 
        or remit any penalty provided for in this subsection in the 
        manner prescribed by law for the mitigation or remission of 
        penalties for violation of the navigation laws.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The analysis for chapter 700 of title 46, 
United States Code, as established by section 401 of this Act, is 
amended by adding at the end the following:

              ``subchapter e--regattas and marine parades

``70041. Regattas and marine parades.''.
    (c) Repeal.--The Act of April 28, 1908 (35 Stat. 69, chapter 151; 
33 U.S.C. 1233 et seq.), is repealed.

SEC. 407. REGULATION OF VESSELS IN TERRITORIAL WATERS OF UNITED STATES.

    (a) Establishment of Subchapter F.--Chapter 700 of title 46, United 
States Code, as established by section 401 of this Act, is amended by 
adding at the end the following:

``SUBCHAPTER VI--REGULATION OF VESSELS IN TERRITORIAL WATERS OF UNITED 
                                 STATES

``Sec. 70054. Definitions
    ``In this subchapter:
            ``(1) United states.--The term `United States' includes all 
        territory and waters, continental or insular, subject to the 
        jurisdiction of the United States.
            ``(2) Territorial waters.--The term `territorial waters of 
        the United States' includes all waters of the territorial sea 
        of the United States as described in Presidential Proclamation 
        5928 of December 27, 1988.''.
    (b) Regulation of Anchorage and Movement of Vessels During National 
Emergency.--Section 1 of title II of the Act of June 15, 1917 (40 Stat. 
220, chapter 30; 50 U.S.C. 191), is amended--
            (1) by striking the section designation and all that 
        follows before ``by proclamation'' and inserting the following:
``Sec. 70051. Regulation of anchorage and movement of vessels during 
              national emergency
    ``Whenever the President'';
            (2) by striking ``of the Treasury'';
            (3) by striking ``of the department in which the Coast 
        Guard is operating'';
            (4) by striking ``this title'' and inserting ``this 
        subchapter''; and
            (5) by transferring the section so that the section appears 
        before section 70054 of title 46, United States Code (as added 
        by subsection (a) of this section).
    (c) Seizure and Forfeiture of Vessel; Fine and Imprisonment.--
Section 2 of title II of the Act of June 15, 1917 (40 Stat. 220, 
chapter 30; 50 U.S.C. 192), is amended--
            (1) by striking the section designation and all that 
        follows before ``agent,'' and inserting the following:
``Sec. 70052. Seizure and forfeiture of vessel; fine and imprisonment
    ``(a) In General.--If any owner,'';
            (2) by striking ``this title'' each place it appears and 
        inserting ``this subchapter''; and
            (3) by transferring the section so that the section appears 
        after section 70051 of title 46, United States Code (as 
        transferred by subsection (b) of this section).
    (d) Enforcement Provisions.--Section 4 of title II of the Act of 
June 15, 1917 (40 Stat. 220, chapter 30; 50 U.S.C. 194), is amended--
            (1) by striking all before ``may employ'' and inserting the 
        following:
``Sec. 70053. Enforcement provisions
    ``The President'';
            (2) by striking ``the purpose of this title'' and inserting 
        ``this subchapter''; and
            (3) by transferring the section so that the section appears 
        after section 70052 of title 46, United States Code (as 
        transferred by subsection (c) of this section).
    (e) Clerical Amendment.--The analysis for chapter 700 of title 46, 
United States Code, as established by section 401 of this Act, is 
amended by adding at the end the following:

 ``subchapter f--regulation of vessels in territorial waters of united 
                                 states

``70051. Regulation of anchorage and movement of vessels during 
                            national emergency.
``70052. Seizure and forfeiture of vessel; fine and imprisonment.
``70053. Enforcement provisions.
``70054. Definitions.''.

SEC. 408. PORT, HARBOR, AND COASTAL FACILITY SECURITY.

    (a) Transfer of Provisions.--So much of section 7 of the Ports and 
Waterways Safety Act (33 U.S.C. 1226) as precedes subsection (c) of 
that section is redesignated as section 70102a of title 46, United 
States Code, and transferred so as to appear after section 70102 of 
that title.
    (b) Definitions, Administration, and Enforcement.--Section 70102a 
of title 46, United States Code, as amended by paragraph (1) of this 
subsection, is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(c) Definitions, Administration, and Enforcement.--This section 
shall be treated as part of chapter 700 for purposes of sections 70031, 
70032, 70034, 70035, and 70036.''.
    (c) Clerical Amendment.--The analysis at the beginning of chapter 
701 of such title is amended by inserting after the item relating to 
section 70102 the following:

``70102a. Port, harbor, and coastal facility security.''.
    (d) Nondisclosure of Port Security Plans.--Subsection (c) of 
section 7 of the Ports and Waterways Safety Act (33 U.S.C. 1226), as so 
designated before the application of subsection (b)(1) of this 
section--
            (1) is redesignated as subsection (f) of section 70103 of 
        title 46, United States Code, and transferred so as to appear 
        after subsection (e) of such section; and
            (2) is amended by striking ``this Act'' and inserting 
        ``this chapter''.

                TITLE V--MARITIME TRANSPORTATION SAFETY

SEC. 501. CONSISTENCY IN MARINE INSPECTIONS.

    (a) In General.--Section 3305 of title 46, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(d)(1) The Commandant of the Coast Guard shall ensure that 
Officers in Charge, Marine Inspections consistently interpret 
regulations and standards under this subtitle and chapter 700 to avoid 
disruption and undue expense to industry.
    ``(2)(A) Subject to subparagraph (B), in the event of a 
disagreement regarding the condition of a vessel or the interpretation 
of a regulation or standard referred to in subsection (a) between a 
local Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection conducting an inspection of 
the vessel and the Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection that issued the 
most recent certificate of inspection for the vessel, such Officers 
shall seek to resolve such disagreement.
    ``(B) If a disagreement described in subparagraph (A) involves 
vessel design or plan review, the Coast Guard marine safety center 
shall be included in all efforts to resolve such disagreement.
    ``(C) If a disagreement described in subparagraph (A) or (B) cannot 
be resolved, the local Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection shall 
submit to the Commandant of the Coast Guard, through the cognizant 
Coast Guard district commander, a request for a final agency 
determination of the matter in disagreement.
    ``(3) The Commandant of the Coast Guard shall--
            ``(A) provide to each person affected by a decision or 
        action by an Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection or by the 
        Coast Guard marine safety center all information necessary for 
        such person to exercise any right to appeal such decision or 
        action; and
            ``(B) if such an appeal is filed, process such appeal under 
        parts 1 through 4 of title 46, Code of Federal Regulations, as 
        in effect on the date of enactment of the Coast Guard 
        Authorization Act of 2017.
    ``(4) In this section, the term `Officer in Charge, Marine 
Inspection' means any person from the civilian or military branch of 
the Coast Guard who--
            ``(A) is designated as such by the Commandant; and
            ``(B) under the superintendence and direction of the 
        cognizant Coast Guard district commander, is in charge of an 
        inspection zone for the performance of duties with respect to 
        the inspections under, and enforcement and administration of, 
        subtitle II, chapter 700, and regulations under such laws.''.
    (b) Report on Marine Inspector Training.--Not later than 1 year 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Commandant of the 
Coast Guard shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and 
Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a report on the 
training, experience, and qualifications required for assignment as a 
marine inspector under section 312 of title 14, United States Code, 
including--
            (1) a description of any continuing education requirement, 
        including a specific list of the required courses;
            (2) a description of the training, including a specific 
        list of the included courses, offered to a journeyman or an 
        advanced journeyman marine inspector to advance inspection 
        expertise;
            (3) a description of any training that was offered in the 
        15-year period before the date of the enactment of this Act, 
        but is no longer required or offered, including a specific list 
        of the included courses, including the senior marine inspector 
        course and any plan review courses;
            (4) a justification for why a course described in paragraph 
        (3) is no longer required or offered; and
            (5) a list of the course content the Commandant considers 
        necessary to promote consistency among marine inspectors in an 
        environment of increasingly complex vessels and vessel systems.

SEC. 502. UNINSPECTED PASSENGER VESSELS IN ST. LOUIS COUNTY, MINNESOTA.

    Section 4105 of title 46, United States Code, amended--
            (1) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (d); and
            (2) by inserting after subsection (b) the following:
    ``(c) In applying this title with respect to an uninspected vessel 
of less than 25 feet overall in length that carries passengers on Crane 
Lake or waters contiguous to such lake in St. Louis County, Minnesota, 
the Secretary shall substitute `12 passengers' for `6 passengers' each 
place it appears in section 2101(51).''.

SEC. 503. ENGINE CUT-OFF SWITCH REQUIREMENTS.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 43 of title 46, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 4312. Engine cut-off switches
    ``(a) Installation Requirement.--A manufacturer, distributor, or 
dealer that installs propulsion machinery and associated starting 
controls on a covered recreational vessel shall equip such vessel with 
an engine cut-off switch and engine cut-off switch link that meet 
American Boat and Yacht Council Standard A-33, as in effect on the date 
of the enactment of the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2017.
    ``(b) Education on Cut-off Switches.--The Commandant of the Coast 
Guard, through the National Boating Safety Advisory Committee 
established under section 15105, may initiate a boating safety program 
on the use and benefits of cut-off switches for recreational vessels.
    ``(c) Availability of Standard for Inspection.--
            ``(1) In general.--Not later than 90 days after the date of 
        the enactment of this section, the Commandant shall transmit 
        American Boat and Yacht Council Standard A-33, as in effect on 
        the date of enactment of the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 
        2017, to--
                    ``(A) the Committee on Transportation and 
                Infrastructure of the House of Representatives;
                    ``(B) the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
                Transportation of the Senate; and
                    ``(C) the Coast Guard Office of Design and 
                Engineering Standards; and
                    ``(D) the National Archives and Records 
                Administration.
            ``(2) Availability.--The standard submitted under paragraph 
        (1) shall be kept on file and available for public inspection 
        at such Coast Guard office and the National Archives and 
        Records Administration.
    ``(d) Definitions.--In this section:
            ``(1) Covered recreational vessel.--The term `covered 
        recreational vessel' means a recreational vessel that is--
                    ``(A) less than 26 feet overall in length; and
                    ``(B) capable of developing 115 pounds or more of 
                static thrust.
            ``(2) Dealer.--The term `dealer' means any person who is 
        engaged in the sale and distribution of recreational vessels or 
        associated equipment to purchasers whom the seller in good 
        faith believes to be purchasing any such vessel or associated 
        equipment for purposes other than resale.
            ``(3) Distributor.--The term `distributor' means any person 
        engaged in the sale and distribution of recreational vessels 
        and associated equipment for the purposes of resale.
            ``(4) Manufacturer.--The term `equipment manufacturer' 
        means any person engaged in the manufacture, construction, or 
        assembly of recreational vessels or associated equipment, or 
        the importation of recreational vessels into the United States 
        for subsequent sale.
            ``(5) Propulsion machinery.--The term `propulsion 
        machinery' means a self-contained propulsion system, and 
        includes, but is not limited to, inboard engines, outboard 
        motors, and sterndrive engines.
            ``(6) Static thrust.--The term `static thrust' means the 
        forward or backwards thrust developed by propulsion machinery 
        while stationary.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The analysis at the beginning of such 
chapter is amended by adding at the end the following:

``4312. Engine cut-off switches.''.
    (c) Effective Date.--Section 4312 of title 46, United States Code, 
as amended by this section, shall take effect one year after the date 
of the enactment of this Act.

SEC. 504. EXCEPTION FROM SURVIVAL CRAFT REQUIREMENTS.

    Section 4502(b) of title 46, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (2)(B), by striking ``a survival craft'' 
        and inserting ``subject to paragraph (3), a survival craft'';
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(3) Except for a nonapplicable vessel, an auxiliary craft 
        shall satisfy the equipment requirement under paragraph (2)(B) 
        if such craft is--
                    ``(A) necessary for normal fishing operations;
                    ``(B) readily accessible during an emergency; and
                    ``(C) capable, in accordance with the Coast Guard 
                capacity rating, when applicable, of safely holding all 
                individuals on board the vessel to which the craft 
                functions as an auxiliary.''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(k) For the purposes of this section, the term `auxiliary craft' 
means a vessel that is carried onboard a fishing vessel and is normally 
used to support fishing operations.''.

SEC. 505. SAFETY STANDARDS.

    Section 4502(f) of title 46, United States Code, is amended by 
striking paragraphs (2) and (3) and inserting the following:
            ``(2) shall examine at dockside a vessel described in 
        subsection (b) at least once every 5 years, but may require an 
        exam at dockside every 2 years for certain vessels described in 
        subsection (b) if requested by the owner or operator; and
            ``(3) shall issue a certificate of compliance to a vessel 
        meeting the requirements of this chapter and satisfying the 
        requirements in paragraph (2).''.

SEC. 506. FISHING SAFETY GRANTS.

    Section 4502 of title 46, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subsections (i) and (j), by striking ``Secretary'' 
        each place it appears and inserting ``Secretary of Health and 
        Human Services'';
            (2) in subsection (i)(2), as amended by paragraph (1), by 
        inserting ``, in consultation with and based on criteria 
        established by the Commandant of the Coast Guard'' after 
        ``Health and Human Services'';
            (3) in subsection (i)(3), by striking ``75'' and inserting 
        ``50'';
            (4) in subsection (i)(4), by striking ``$3,000,000 for each 
        of fiscal years 2015 through 2017'' and inserting ``$3,000,000 
        for each of fiscal years 2018 through 2019'';
            (5) in subsection (j)(2), as amended by paragraph (1), by 
        inserting ``, in consultation with and based on criteria 
        established by the Commandant of the Coast Guard,'' after 
        ``Health and Human Services'';
            (6) in subsection (j)(3), by striking ``75'' and inserting 
        ``50''; and
            (7) in subsection (j)(4), by striking ``$3,000,000 for each 
        fiscal years 2015 through 2017'' and inserting ``$3,000,000 for 
        each of fiscal years 2018 through 2019''.

SEC. 507. FISHING, FISH TENDER, AND FISH PROCESSING VESSEL 
              CERTIFICATION.

    (a) Nonapplication.--Section 4503(c)(2)(A) of title 46, United 
States Code, is amended by striking ``79'' and inserting ``180''.
    (b) Determining When Keel Is Laid.--Section 4503(f) of title 46, 
United States Code, as redesignated by section 508 of this Act, is 
further amended to read as follows:
    ``(f)(1) For purposes of this section and section 4503a, the term 
`built' means, with respect to a vessel, that the vessel's construction 
has reached any of the following stages:
            ``(A) The vessel's keel is laid.
            ``(B) Construction identifiable with the vessel has begun 
        and assembly of that vessel has commenced comprising of at 
        least 50 metric tons or one percent of the estimated mass of 
        all structural material, whichever is less.
    ``(2) In the case of a vessel greater than 79 feet overall in 
length, for purposes of paragraph (1)(A) a keel is deemed to be laid 
when a marine surveyor affirms that a structure adequate for serving as 
a keel for such vessel is in place and identified for use in the 
construction of such vessel.''.

SEC. 508. DEADLINE FOR COMPLIANCE WITH ALTERNATE SAFETY COMPLIANCE 
              PROGRAM.

    (a) In General.--Section 4503(d) of title 46, United States Code, 
is redesignated as section 4503a and transferred to appear after 
section 4503 of such title.
    (b) Fishing, Fish Tender, and Fish Processing Vessel 
Certification.--Section 4503 of title 46, United States Code, is 
amended--
            (1) by redesignating subsections (e), (f), and (g) as 
        subsections (d), (e), and (f), respectively;
            (2) in subsection (b), by striking ``subsection (d)'' and 
        inserting ``section 4503a'';
            (3) in subsection (c)(2)(B)(ii)(I), by striking 
        ``subsection (e)'' and inserting ``subsection (d)'';
            (4) in subsection (c)(2)(B)(ii)(II), by striking 
        ``subsection (f)'' and inserting ``subsection (e)'';
            (5) in subsection (e)(1), as amended by paragraph (1) of 
        this subsection, by striking ``subsection (e)'' each place it 
        appears and inserting ``subsection (d)''; and
            (6) in subsection (e)(2), as amended by paragraph (1) of 
        this subsection, by striking ``subsection (e)'' each place it 
        appears and inserting ``subsection (d)'';
    (c) Alternate Safety Compliance Program.--Section 4503a of title 
46, United States Code, as redesignated and transferred by subsection 
(a) of this section, is amended--
            (1) by redesignating paragraphs (1), (2), (3), (4), and (5) 
        as subsections (a), (b), (c), (d), and (e), respectively;
            (2) by inserting before subsection (a), as so redesignated, 
        the following:
``Sec. 4503a. Alternate safety compliance program'';
            (3) in subsection (a), as redesignated by paragraph (1) of 
        this subsection, by striking ``After January 1, 2020,'' and all 
        that follows through ``the Secretary, if'' and inserting 
        ``Subject to subsection (c), beginning on the date that is 3 
        years after the date that the Secretary prescribes an alternate 
        safety compliance program, a fishing vessel, fish processing 
        vessel, or fish tender vessel to which section 4502(b) of this 
        title applies shall comply with such an alternate safety 
        compliance program, if'';
            (4) in subsection (a), as so redesignated, by redesignating 
        subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C) as paragraphs (1), (2), and 
        (3), respectively;
            (5) in subsection (b), as so redesignated, by striking 
        ``establishes standards for an alternate safety compliance 
        program, shall comply with such an alternative safety 
        compliance program that is developed in cooperation with the 
        commercial fishing industry and prescribed by the Secretary'' 
        and inserting ``prescribes an alternate safety compliance 
        program under subsection (a), shall comply with such an 
        alternate safety compliance program'';
            (6) by amending subsection (c), as so redesignated, to read 
        as follows:
    ``(c) For purposes of subsection (a), a separate alternate safety 
compliance program may be developed for a specific region or specific 
fishery.'';
            (7) in subsection (d), as so redesignated--
                    (A) by striking ``paragraph (1)'' and inserting 
                ``subsection (a)''; and
                    (B) by striking ``that paragraph'' each place it 
                appears and inserting ``that subsection'';
            (8) in subsection (e), as so redesignated, by--
                    (A) inserting ``is not eligible to participate in 
                an alternative safety compliance program prescribed 
                under subsection (a) and'' after ``July 1, 2012''; and
                    (B) redesignating subparagraphs (A) and (B) as 
                paragraphs (1) and (2), respectively;
            (9) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(f) For the purposes of this section, the term `built' has the 
meaning given that term in section 4503(f).''.
    (d) Clerical Amendment.--The analysis at the beginning of chapter 
45 of such title is amended by inserting after the item relating to 
section 4503 the following

``4503a. Alternate safety compliance program.''.
    (e) Conforming Amendment.--Section 3104 of title 46, United States 
Code, is amended by striking ``section 4503(e)'' and inserting 
``section 4503(d)''.
    (f) Final Rule.--Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard 
is operating shall issue a final rule implementing the requirements 
enumerated in section 4503(d) of title 46, as amended by subsection 
(b)(1) of this section.
    (g) Alternate Safety Compliance Program Status Report.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than January 1, 2020, the 
        Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is 
        operating shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and 
        Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the 
        Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the 
        Senate a report on the status of the development of the 
        alternate safety compliance program directed by section 4503a 
        of title 46, United States Code, as redesignated by subsection 
        (c).
            (2) Contents.--The report required under paragraph (1) 
        shall include discussion of--
                    (A) steps taken in the rulemaking process to 
                establish the alternate safety compliance program;
                    (B) communication and collaboration between the 
                Coast Guard, the department in which the Coast Guard is 
                operating, and the commercial fishing vessel industry 
                regarding the development of the alternate safety 
                compliance program;
                    (C) consideration given to developing alternate 
                safety compliance programs for specific regions and 
                fisheries, as authorized in section 4503a(c) of such 
                title, as redesignated by subsection (c);
                    (D) any identified legislative changes necessary to 
                implement an effective alternate safety compliance 
                program; and
                    (E) the timeline and planned actions that will be 
                taken to implement regulations necessary to fully 
                establish an alternate safety compliance program before 
                January 1, 2020.

SEC. 509. TERMINATION OF UNSAFE OPERATIONS; TECHNICAL CORRECTION.

    Section 4505(2) of title 46, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by striking ``4503(1)'' and inserting ``4503(a)(2)''; 
        and
            (2) by inserting before the period the following: ``, 
        except that this paragraph shall not apply with respect to a 
        vessel to which section 4503a applies''.

SEC. 510. TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS: LICENSES, CERTIFICATES OF REGISTRY, 
              AND MERCHANT MARINER DOCUMENTS.

    Title 46, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in section 7106(b), by striking ``merchant mariner's 
        document,'' and inserting ``license,'';
            (2) in section 7107(b), by striking ``merchant mariner's 
        document,'' and inserting ``certificate of registry,'';
            (3) in section 7507(b)(1), by striking ``licenses or 
        certificates of registry'' and inserting ``merchant mariner 
        documents''; and
            (4) in section 7507(b)(2) by striking ``merchant mariner's 
        document.'' and inserting ``license or certificate of 
        registry.''.

SEC. 511. CLARIFICATION OF LOGBOOK ENTRIES.

    (a) In General.--Section 11304 of title 46, United States Code, is 
amended--
            (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``an official logbook, 
        which'' and inserting ``a logbook, which may be in any form, 
        including electronic, and''; and
            (2) in subsection (b), by amending paragraph (3) to read as 
        follows:
            ``(3) Each illness of, and injury to, a seaman of the 
        vessel, the nature of the illness or injury, and the medical 
        treatment provided for the injury or illness.''.
    (b) Technical Amendment.--Section 11304(b) is amended by striking 
``log book'' and inserting ``logbook''.

SEC. 512. CERTIFICATES OF DOCUMENTATION FOR RECREATIONAL VESSELS.

    Section 12105 of title 46, United States Code, is amended by adding 
at the end the following:
    ``(e) Effective Period.--
            ``(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraphs (2) and 
        (3), a certificate of documentation issued under this part is 
        valid for a 1-year period and may be renewed for additional 1-
        year periods.
            ``(2) Recreational vessels.--
                    ``(A) In general.--A certificate of documentation 
                for a recreational vessel and the renewal of such a 
                certificate shall be effective for a 5-year period.
                    ``(B) Phase-in period.--During the period beginning 
                January 1, 2019, and ending December 31, 2021, the 
                owner or operator of a recreational vessel may choose a 
                period of effectiveness of between 1 and 5 years for 
                such a certificate of documentation for such vessel or 
                the renewal thereof.
                    ``(C) Fees.--
                            ``(i) Requirement.--The Secretary shall 
                        assess and collect a fee--
                                    ``(I) for the issuance of a 
                                certificate of documentation for a 
                                recreational vessel that is equivalent 
                                to the fee established for the issuance 
                                of a certificate of documentation under 
                                section 2110; and
                                    ``(II) for the renewal of a 
                                certificate of documentation for a 
                                recreational vessel that is equivalent 
                                to the number of years of effectiveness 
                                of the certificate of documentation 
                                multiplied by the fee established for 
                                the renewal of a certificate of 
                                documentation under section 2110.
                            ``(ii) Treatment.--Fees collected under 
                        this subsection--
                                    ``(I) shall be credited to the 
                                account from which the costs of such 
                                issuance or renewal were paid; and
                                    ``(II) may remain available until 
                                expended.
            ``(3) Notice of change in information.--
                    ``(A) Requirement.--The owner of a vessel shall 
                notify the Coast Guard of each change in the 
                information on which the issuance of the certificate of 
                documentation for the vessel is based that occurs 
                before the expiration of the certificate under this 
                subsection, by not later than 30 days after such 
                change.
                    ``(B) Termination of certificate.--The certificate 
                of documentation for a vessel shall terminate upon the 
                expiration of such 30-day period if the owner has not 
                notified the Coast Guard of such change before the end 
                of such period.
            ``(4) State and local authority to remove abandoned and 
        derelict vessels.--Nothing in this section shall be construed 
        to limit the authority of a State or local authority from 
        taking action to remove an abandoned or derelict vessel.''.

SEC. 513. NUMBERING FOR UNDOCUMENTED BARGES.

    Section 12301(b) of title 46, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by striking ``shall'' and inserting ``may''; and
            (2) by inserting ``of'' after ``barge''.

SEC. 514. BACKUP NATIONAL TIMING SYSTEM.

    (a) Short Title.--This section may be cited as the ``National 
Timing Resilience and Security Act of 2018''.
    (b) In General.--Chapter 30 of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 312. Alternative timing system
    ``(a) In General.--Subject to the availability of appropriations, 
the Secretary of Transportation shall provide for the establishment, 
sustainment, and operation of a land-based, resilient, and reliable 
alternative timing system--
            ``(1) to reduce critical dependencies and provide a 
        complement to and backup for the timing component of the Global 
        Positioning System (referred to in this section as `GPS'); and
            ``(2) to ensure the availability of uncorrupted and non-
        degraded timing signals for military and civilian users in the 
        event that GPS timing signals are corrupted, degraded, 
        unreliable, or otherwise unavailable.
    ``(b) Establishment of Requirements.--
            ``(1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date 
        of enactment of the National Timing Resilience and Security Act 
        of 2018, the Secretary of Transportation shall establish 
        requirements for the procurement of the system required by 
        subsection (a) as a complement to and backup for the timing 
        component of GPS in accordance with the timing requirements 
        study required by section 1618 of the National Defense 
        Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114-328; 130 
        Stat. 2595).
            ``(2) Requirements.--The Secretary of Transportation shall 
        ensure, to the maximum extent practicable, that the system 
        established under subsection (a) will--
                    ``(A) be wireless;
                    ``(B) be terrestrial;
                    ``(C) provide wide-area coverage;
                    ``(D) be synchronized with coordinated universal 
                time;
                    ``(E) be resilient and extremely difficult to 
                disrupt or degrade;
                    ``(F) be able to penetrate underground and inside 
                buildings;
                    ``(G) be capable of deployment to remote locations;
                    ``(H) be developed, constructed, and operated 
                incorporating applicable private sector expertise;
                    ``(I) work in concert with and complement any other 
                similar positioning, navigation, and timing systems, 
                including enhanced long-range navigation systems and 
                Nationwide Differential GPS systems;
                    ``(J) be available for use by Federal and non-
                Federal government agencies for public purposes at no 
                net cost to the Federal Government within 10 years of 
                initiation of operation;
                    ``(K) be capable of adaptation and expansion to 
                provide position and navigation capabilities;
                    ``(L) incorporate the recommendations from any GPS 
                back-up demonstration program initiated and completed 
                by the Secretary, in coordination with other Federal 
                agencies, before the date specified in subsection 
                (c)(1); and
                    ``(M) incorporate such other elements as the 
                Secretary considers appropriate.
    ``(c) Implementation Plan.--
            ``(1) Plan required.--Not later than 180 days after the 
        date of enactment of the National Timing Resilience and 
        Security Act of 2018, the Secretary of Transportation 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 setting forth the following:
                    ``(A) A plan to develop, construct, and operate the 
                system required by subsection (a).
                    ``(B) A description and assessment of the 
                advantages of a system to provide a follow-on 
                complementary and backup positioning and navigation 
                capability to the timing component of GPS.
            ``(2) Deadline for commencement of operation.--The system 
        required by subsection (a) shall be in operation by not later 
        than 2 years after the date of enactment of the National Timing 
        Resilience and Security Act of 2018.
            ``(3) Minimum duration of operational capability.--The 
        system required by subsection (a) shall be designed to be fully 
        operational for not less than 20 years.
    ``(d) LORAN Facilities.--
            ``(1) In general.--If the Secretary of Transportation 
        determines that any LORAN infrastructure, including the 
        underlying real property and any spectrum associated with 
        LORAN, in the possession of the Coast Guard is required by the 
        Department of Transportation for the purpose of establishing 
        the system required by subsection (a), the Commandant shall 
        transfer such property, spectrum, and equipment to the 
        Secretary.
            ``(2) CERCLA not affected.--This subsection shall not be 
        construed to limit the application of or otherwise affect 
        section 120(h) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, 
        Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9620(h)) 
        with respect to the Federal Government facilities described in 
        paragraph (1).
    ``(e) Cooperative Agreement.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary of Transportation may 
        enter into a cooperative agreement (as that term is described 
        in section 6305 of title 31) with an entity upon such terms and 
        conditions as the Secretary of Transportation determines will 
        fulfill the purpose and requirements of this section and be in 
        the public interest.
            ``(2) Requirements.--The cooperative agreement under 
        paragraph (1) shall, at a minimum, require the Secretary of 
        Transportation to--
                    ``(A) authorize the entity to sell timing and other 
                services to commercial and non-commercial third 
                parties, subject to any national security requirements 
                determined by the Secretary, in consultation with the 
                Secretary of Defense;
                    ``(B) require the entity to develop, construct, and 
                operate at private expense the backup timing system in 
                accordance with this section;
                    ``(C) allow the entity to make any investments in 
                technologies necessary over the life of such agreement 
                to meet future requirements for advanced timing 
                resilience and technologies;
                    ``(D) require the entity to share 25 percent of the 
                gross proceeds received by the entity from the sale of 
                timing services to third parties with the Secretary for 
                at least 10 years after the date upon which the 
                Secretary enters into the cooperative agreement;
                    ``(E) require the entity--
                            ``(i) to assume all financial risk for the 
                        completion and operational capability of the 
                        system, after the Secretary provides any LORAN 
                        facilities necessary for the system under 
                        subsection (d), if required for the alternative 
                        timing system; and
                            ``(ii) to furnish performance and payment 
                        bonds in connection with the system in a 
                        reasonable amount as determined by the 
                        Secretary; and
                    ``(F) require the entity to make any investments in 
                technologies necessary over the life of the agreement 
                to meet future requirements for advanced timing 
                resiliency.
            ``(3) Competition required.--The Secretary shall use 
        competitive procedures similar to those authorized under 
        section 2667 of title 10 in selecting an entity to enter into a 
        cooperative agreement pursuant to this subsection.
            ``(4) Authorization to purchase services.--The Secretary 
        may not purchase timing system services from the entity for use 
        by the Department of Transportation or for provision to other 
        Federal and non-Federal governmental agencies until the system 
        achieves operational status, and then only if the necessary 
        funds for such purchases are provided for in subsequent yearly 
        appropriations acts made available to the Secretary for each 
        and every year in which such purchases are made.
            ``(5) Determination requirement.--The Secretary may not 
        enter into a cooperative agreement under this subsection unless 
        the Secretary determines that the cooperative agreement is in 
        the best financial interest of the Federal Government. The 
        Secretary shall notify the Committee on Committee on Commerce, 
        Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of 
        Representatives of such determination not later than 30 days 
        after the date of the determination.
            ``(6) Definition.--In this subsection the term `entity' 
        means a non-Federal entity with the demonstrated technical 
        expertise and requisite administrative and financial resources 
        to meet any terms and conditions established by the Secretary 
        for purposes of this subsection.''.
    (c) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for chapter 3 of 
title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
following:

``312. Alternative timing system.''.

SEC. 515. SCIENTIFIC PERSONNEL.

    Section 2101(41) of title 46, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by inserting ``(A) Subject to subparagraph (B),'' 
        before the text; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(B)(i) Such term includes an individual who is on board 
        an oceanographic research vessel only to--
                    ``(I) engage in scientific research;
                    ``(II) instruct in oceanography or limnology; or
                    ``(III) receive instruction in oceanography or 
                limnology.
            ``(ii) For purposes of clause (i), the age of an individual 
        may not be considered in determining whether the individual is 
        described in such clause.''.

SEC. 516. TRANSPARENCY.

    (a) In General.--The Commandant of the Coast Guard shall publish 
any letter of determination issued by the Coast Guard National Vessel 
Documentation Center after the date of the enactment of this Act on the 
National Vessel Documentation Center website not later than 30 days 
after the date of issuance of such letter of determination.
    (b) Audit.--
            (1) In general.--The Comptroller General of the United 
        States shall conduct an audit, the results of which shall be 
        made publicly available, of--
                    (A) the method or process by which the Coast Guard 
                National Vessel Documentation Center develops policy 
                for and documents compliance with the requirements of 
                section 67.97 of title 46, Code of Federal Regulations, 
                for the purpose of issuing endorsements under section 
                12112 and 12113 of title 46, United States Code;
                    (B) the coordination between the Coast Guard and 
                U.S. Customs and Border Protection with respect to the 
                enforcement of such requirements; and
                    (C) the extent to which the Secretary of the 
                department in which the Coast Guard is operating and 
                the Secretary of Transportation, through the Maritime 
                Administration, have published and disseminated 
                information to promote compliance with applicable 
                vessel construction requirements.
            (2) Report.--Not later than 90 days after the audit under 
        paragraph (1) is complete, the Comptroller General of the 
        United States 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 regarding the results of and 
        recommendations made pursuant to such audit.
    (c) Outline.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
submission of the Comptroller General of the United States report 
required under subsection (b), the Commandant of the Coast Guard shall 
submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the 
Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the 
House of Representatives an outline of plans--
            (1) to enhance the transparency of the documentation 
        process, and communications with the maritime industry 
        regarding such process over the next 5 years; and
            (2) to implement the recommendations made by the 
        Comptroller General of the United States in the report required 
        under subsection (b)(2).

                     TITLE VI--ADVISORY COMMITTEES

SEC. 601. NATIONAL MARITIME TRANSPORTATION ADVISORY COMMITTEES.

    (a) In General.--Subtitle II of title 46, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following:

     ``PART K--NATIONAL MARITIME TRANSPORTATION ADVISORY COMMITTEES

  ``CHAPTER 151--NATIONAL MARITIME TRANSPORTATION ADVISORY COMMITTEES

``Sec.
``15101. National Chemical Transportation Safety Advisory Committee.
``15102. National Commercial Fishing Safety Advisory Committee.
``15103. National Merchant Marine Personnel Advisory Committee.
``15104. National Merchant Mariner Medical Advisory Committee.
``15105. National Boating Safety Advisory Committee.
``15106. National Offshore Safety Advisory Committee.
``15107. National Navigation Safety Advisory Committee.
``15108. National Towing Safety Advisory Committee.
``15109. Administration.
``Sec. 15101. National Chemical Transportation Safety Advisory 
              Committee
    ``(a) Establishment.--There is established a National Chemical 
Transportation Safety Advisory Committee (in this section referred to 
as the `Committee').
    ``(b) Function.--The Committee shall advise the Secretary on 
matters relating to the safe and secure marine transportation of 
hazardous materials.
    ``(c) Membership.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Committee shall consist of not more 
        than 25 members appointed by the Secretary in accordance with 
        this section and section 15109 of this chapter.
            ``(2) Expertise.--Each member of the Committee shall have 
        particular expertise, knowledge, and experience in matters 
        relating to the function of the Committee.
            ``(3) Representation.--Each member of the Committee shall 
        represent 1 of the following:
                    ``(A) Chemical manufacturing entities.
                    ``(B) Entities related to marine handling or 
                transportation of chemicals.
                    ``(C) Vessel design and construction entities.
                    ``(D) Marine safety or security entities.
                    ``(E) Marine environmental protection entities.
            ``(4) Distribution.--The Secretary shall, based on the 
        needs of the Coast Guard, determine the number of members of 
        the Committee who represent each entity specified in paragraph 
        (3). Neither this paragraph nor any other provision of law 
        shall be construed to require an equal distribution of members 
        representing each entity specified in paragraph (3).
``Sec. 15102. National Commercial Fishing Safety Advisory Committee
    ``(a) Establishment.--There is established a National Commercial 
Fishing Safety Advisory Committee (in this section referred to as the 
`Committee').
    ``(b) Function.--The Committee shall--
            ``(1) advise the Secretary on matters relating to the safe 
        operation of vessels to which chapter 45 of this title applies, 
        including the matters of--
                    ``(A) navigation safety;
                    ``(B) safety equipment and procedures;
                    ``(C) marine insurance;
                    ``(D) vessel design, construction, maintenance, and 
                operation; and
                    ``(E) personnel qualifications and training; and
            ``(2) review regulations proposed under chapter 45 of this 
        title (during preparation of the regulations).
    ``(c) Membership.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Committee shall consist of 18 
        members appointed by the Secretary in accordance with this 
        section and section 15109 of this chapter.
            ``(2) Expertise.--Each member of the Committee shall have 
        particular expertise, knowledge, and experience in matters 
        relating to the function of the Committee.
            ``(3) Representation.--Members of the Committee shall be 
        appointed as follows:
                    ``(A) 10 members shall represent the commercial 
                fishing industry and--
                            ``(i) as a group, shall together reflect a 
                        regional and representational balance; and
                            ``(ii) as individuals, shall each have 
                        experience--
                                    ``(I) in the operation of vessels 
                                to which chapter 45 of this title 
                                applies; or
                                    ``(II) as a crew member or 
                                processing line worker on a fish 
                                processing vessel.
                    ``(B) 1 member shall represent naval architects and 
                marine engineers.
                    ``(C) 1 member shall represent manufacturers of 
                equipment for vessels to which chapter 45 of this title 
                applies.
                    ``(D) 1 member shall represent education and 
                training professionals related to fishing vessel, fish 
                processing vessel, and fish tender vessel safety and 
                personnel qualifications.
                    ``(E) 1 member shall represent underwriters that 
                insure vessels to which chapter 45 of this title 
                applies.
                    ``(F) 1 member shall represent owners of vessels to 
                which chapter 45 of this title applies.
                    ``(G) 3 members shall represent the general public 
                and, to the extent possible, shall include--
                            ``(i) an independent expert or consultant 
                        in maritime safety;
                            ``(ii) a marine surveyor who provides 
                        services to vessels to which chapter 45 of this 
                        title applies; and
                            ``(iii) a person familiar with issues 
                        affecting fishing communities and the families 
                        of fishermen.
``Sec. 15103. National Merchant Marine Personnel Advisory Committee
    ``(a) Establishment.--There is established a National Merchant 
Marine Personnel Advisory Committee (in this section referred to as the 
`Committee').
    ``(b) Function.--The Committee shall advise the Secretary on 
matters relating to personnel in the United States merchant marine, 
including the training, qualifications, certification, documentation, 
and fitness of mariners.
    ``(c) Membership.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Committee shall consist of 19 
        members appointed by the Secretary in accordance with this 
        section and section 15109 of this chapter.
            ``(2) Expertise.--Each member of the Committee shall have 
        particular expertise, knowledge, and experience in matters 
        relating to the function of the Committee.
            ``(3) Representation.--Members of the Committee shall be 
        appointed as follows:
                    ``(A) 9 members shall represent mariners and, of 
                the 9--
                            ``(i) each shall--
                                    ``(I) be a citizen of the United 
                                States; and
                                    ``(II) hold an active license or 
                                certificate issued under chapter 71 of 
                                this title or a merchant mariner 
                                document issued under chapter 73 of 
                                this title;
                            ``(ii) 3 shall be deck officers who 
                        represent merchant marine deck officers and, of 
                        the 3--
                                    ``(I) 2 shall be licensed for 
                                oceans any gross tons;
                                    ``(II) 1 shall be licensed for 
                                inland river route with a limited or 
                                unlimited tonnage;
                                    ``(III) 2 shall have a master's 
                                license or a master of towing vessels 
                                license;
                                    ``(IV) 1 shall have significant 
                                tanker experience; and
                                    ``(V) to the extent practicable--
                                            ``(aa) 1 shall represent 
                                        labor; and
                                            ``(bb) 1 shall represent 
                                        management;
                            ``(iii) 3 shall be engineering officers who 
                        represent merchant marine engineering officers 
                        and, of the 3--
                                    ``(I) 2 shall be licensed as chief 
                                engineer any horsepower;
                                    ``(II) 1 shall be licensed as 
                                either a limited chief engineer or a 
                                designated duty engineer; and
                                    ``(III) to the extent practicable--
                                            ``(aa) 1 shall represent 
                                        labor; and
                                            ``(bb) 1 shall represent 
                                        management;
                            ``(iv) 2 shall be unlicensed seamen who 
                        represent merchant marine unlicensed seaman 
                        and, of the 2--
                                    ``(I) 1 shall represent able-bodied 
                                seamen; and
                                    ``(II) 1 shall represent qualified 
                                members of the engine department; and
                            ``(v) 1 shall be a pilot who represents 
                        merchant marine pilots.
                    ``(B) 6 members shall represent marine educators 
                and, of the 6--
                            ``(i) 3 shall be marine educators who 
                        represent maritime academies and, of the 3--
                                    ``(I) 2 shall represent State 
                                maritime academies (and are jointly 
                                recommended by such academies); and
                                    ``(II) 1 shall represent either 
                                State maritime academies or the United 
                                States Merchant Marine Academy; and
                            ``(ii) 3 shall be marine educators who 
                        represent other maritime training institutions 
                        and, of the 3, 1 shall represent the small 
                        vessel industry.
                    ``(C) 2 members shall represent shipping companies 
                employed in ship operation management.
                    ``(D) 2 members shall represent the general public.
``Sec. 15104. National Merchant Mariner Medical Advisory Committee
    ``(a) Establishment.--There is established a National Merchant 
Mariner Medical Advisory Committee (in this section referred to as the 
`Committee').
    ``(b) Function.--The Committee shall advise the Secretary on 
matters relating to--
            ``(1) medical certification determinations for the issuance 
        of licenses, certification of registry, and merchant mariners' 
        documents with respect to merchant mariners;
            ``(2) medical standards and guidelines for the physical 
        qualifications of operators of commercial vessels;
            ``(3) medical examiner education; and
            ``(4) medical research.
    ``(c) Membership.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Committee shall consist of 14 
        members appointed by the Secretary in accordance with this 
        section and section 15109 of this chapter.
            ``(2) Expertise.--Each member of the Committee shall have 
        particular expertise, knowledge, and experience in matters 
        relating to the function of the Committee.
            ``(3) Representation.--Members of the Committee shall be 
        appointed as follows:
                    ``(A) 9 shall represent health-care professionals 
                and have particular expertise, knowledge, and 
                experience regarding the medical examinations of 
                merchant mariners or occupational medicine.
                    ``(B) 5 shall represent professional mariners and 
                have particular expertise, knowledge, and experience in 
                occupational requirements for mariners.
``Sec. 15105. National Boating Safety Advisory Committee
    ``(a) Establishment.--There is established a National Boating 
Safety Advisory Committee (in this section referred to as the 
`Committee').
    ``(b) Function.--The Committee shall advise the Secretary on 
matters relating to national boating safety.
    ``(c) Membership.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Committee shall consist of 21 
        members appointed by the Secretary in accordance with this 
        section and section 15109 of this chapter.
            ``(2) Expertise.--Each member of the Committee shall have 
        particular expertise, knowledge, and experience in matters 
        relating to the function of the Committee.
            ``(3) Representation.--Members of the Committee shall be 
        appointed as follows:
                    ``(A) 7 members shall represent State officials 
                responsible for State boating safety programs.
                    ``(B) 7 members shall represent recreational vessel 
                and associated equipment manufacturers.
                    ``(C) 7 members shall represent the general public 
                or national recreational boating organizations and, of 
                the 7, at least 5 shall represent national recreational 
                boating organizations.
``Sec. 15106. National Offshore Safety Advisory Committee
    ``(a) Establishment.--There is established a National Offshore 
Safety Advisory Committee (in this section referred to as the 
`Committee').
    ``(b) Function.--The Committee shall advise the Secretary on 
matters relating to activities directly involved with, or in support 
of, the exploration of offshore mineral and energy resources, to the 
extent that such matters are within the jurisdiction of the Coast 
Guard.
    ``(c) Membership.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Committee shall consist of 15 
        members appointed by the Secretary in accordance with this 
        section and section 15109 of this chapter.
            ``(2) Expertise.--Each member of the Committee shall have 
        particular expertise, knowledge, and experience in matters 
        relating to the function of the Committee.
            ``(3) Representation.--Members of the Committee shall be 
        appointed as follows:
                    ``(A) 2 members shall represent entities engaged in 
                the production of petroleum.
                    ``(B) 2 members shall represent entities engaged in 
                offshore drilling.
                    ``(C) 2 members shall represent entities engaged in 
                the support, by offshore supply vessels or other 
                vessels, of offshore mineral and oil operations, 
                including geophysical services.
                    ``(D) 1 member shall represent entities engaged in 
                the construction of offshore exploration and recovery 
                facilities.
                    ``(E) 1 member shall represent entities engaged in 
                diving services related to offshore construction, 
                inspection, and maintenance.
                    ``(F) 1 member shall represent entities engaged in 
                safety and training services related to offshore 
                exploration and construction.
                    ``(G) 1 member shall represent entities engaged in 
                pipelaying services related to offshore construction.
                    ``(H) 2 members shall represent individuals 
                employed in offshore operations and, of the 2, 1 shall 
                have recent practical experience on a vessel or 
                offshore unit involved in the offshore mineral and 
                energy industry.
                    ``(I) 1 member shall represent national 
                environmental entities.
                    ``(J) 1 member shall represent deepwater ports.
                    ``(K) 1 member shall represent the general public 
                (but not a specific environmental group).
``Sec. 15107. National Navigation Safety Advisory Committee
    ``(a) Establishment.--There is established a National Navigation 
Safety Advisory Committee (in this section referred to as the 
`Committee').
    ``(b) Function.--The Committee shall advise the Secretary on 
matters relating to maritime collisions, rammings, and groundings, 
Inland Rules of the Road, International Rules of the Road, navigation 
regulations and equipment, routing measures, marine information, and 
aids to navigation systems.
    ``(c) Membership.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Committee shall consist of not more 
        than 21 members appointed by the Secretary in accordance with 
        this section and section 15109 of this chapter.
            ``(2) Expertise.--Each member of the Committee shall have 
        particular expertise, knowledge, and experience in matters 
        relating to the function of the Committee.
            ``(3) Representation.--Each member of the Committee shall 
        represent 1 of the following:
                    ``(A) Commercial vessel owners or operators.
                    ``(B) Professional mariners.
                    ``(C) Recreational boaters.
                    ``(D) The recreational boating industry.
                    ``(E) State agencies responsible for vessel or port 
                safety.
                    ``(F) The Maritime Law Association.
            ``(4) Distribution.--The Secretary shall, based on the 
        needs of the Coast Guard, determine the number of members of 
        the Committee who represent each entity specified in paragraph 
        (3). Neither this paragraph nor any other provision of law 
        shall be construed to require an equal distribution of members 
        representing each entity specified in paragraph (3).
``Sec. 15108. National Towing Safety Advisory Committee
    ``(a) Establishment.--There is established a National Towing Safety 
Advisory Committee (in this section referred to as the `Committee').
    ``(b) Function.--The Committee shall advise the Secretary on 
matters relating to shallow-draft inland navigation, coastal waterway 
navigation, and towing safety.
    ``(c) Membership.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Committee shall consist of 18 
        members appointed by the Secretary in accordance with this 
        section and section 15109 of this chapter.
            ``(2) Expertise.--Each member of the Committee shall have 
        particular expertise, knowledge, and experience in matters 
        relating to the function of the Committee.
            ``(3) Representation.--Members of the Committee shall be 
        appointed as follows:
                    ``(A) 7 members shall represent the barge and 
                towing industry, reflecting a regional geographic 
                balance.
                    ``(B) 1 member shall represent the offshore mineral 
                and oil supply vessel industry.
                    ``(C) 1 member shall represent masters and pilots 
                of towing vessels who hold active licenses and have 
                experience on the Western Rivers and the Gulf 
                Intracoastal Waterway.
                    ``(D) 1 member shall represent masters of towing 
                vessels in offshore service who hold active licenses.
                    ``(E) 1 member shall represent masters of active 
                ship-docking or harbor towing vessels.
                    ``(F) 1 member shall represent licensed and 
                unlicensed towing vessel engineers with formal training 
                and experience.
                    ``(G) 2 members shall represent port districts, 
                authorities, or terminal operators.
                    ``(H) 2 members shall represent shippers and, of 
                the 2, 1 shall be engaged in the shipment of oil or 
                hazardous materials by barge.
                    ``(I) 2 members shall represent the general public.
``Sec. 15109. Administration
    ``(a) Meetings.--Each committee established under this chapter 
shall, at least once each year, meet at the call of the Secretary or a 
majority of the members of the committee.
    ``(b) Employee Status.--A member of a committee established under 
this chapter shall not be considered an employee of the Federal 
Government by reason of service on such committee, except for the 
purposes of the following:
            ``(1) Chapter 81 of title 5.
            ``(2) Chapter 171 of title 28 and any other Federal law 
        relating to tort liability.
    ``(c) Compensation.--Notwithstanding subsection (b), a member of a 
committee established under this chapter, when actually engaged in the 
performance of the duties of such committee, may--
            ``(1) receive compensation at a rate established by the 
        Secretary, not to exceed the maximum daily rate payable under 
        section 5376 of title 5; or
            ``(2) if not compensated in accordance with paragraph (1)--
                    ``(A) be reimbursed for actual and reasonable 
                expenses incurred in the performance of such duties; or
                    ``(B) be allowed travel expenses, including per 
                diem in lieu of subsistence, as authorized by section 
                5703 of title 5.
    ``(d) Acceptance of Volunteer Services.--A member of a committee 
established under this chapter may serve on such committee on a 
voluntary basis without pay without regard to section 1342 of title 31 
or any other law.
    ``(e) Status of Members.--
            ``(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), 
        with respect to a member of a committee established under this 
        chapter whom the Secretary appoints to represent an entity or 
        group--
                    ``(A) the member is authorized to represent the 
                interests of the applicable entity or group; and
                    ``(B) requirements under Federal law that would 
                interfere with such representation and that apply to a 
                special Government employee (as defined in section 
                202(a) of title 18), including requirements relating to 
                employee conduct, political activities, ethics, 
                conflicts of interest, and corruption, do not apply to 
                the member.
            ``(2) Exception.--Notwithstanding subsection (b), a member 
        of a committee established under this chapter shall be treated 
        as a special Government employee for purposes of the committee 
        service of the member if--
                    ``(A) the Secretary appointed the member to 
                represent the general public; or
                    ``(B) the member, without regard to service on the 
                committee, is a special Government employee.
    ``(f) Service on Committee.--
            ``(1) Solicitation of nominations.--Before appointing an 
        individual as a member of a committee established under this 
        chapter, the Secretary shall publish, in the Federal Register, 
        a timely notice soliciting nominations for membership on such 
        committee.
            ``(2) Appointments.--
                    ``(A) In general.--After considering nominations 
                received pursuant to a notice published under paragraph 
                (1), the Secretary may, as necessary, appoint a member 
                to the applicable committee established under this 
                chapter.
                    ``(B) Prohibition.--The Secretary shall not seek, 
                consider, or otherwise use information concerning the 
                political affiliation of a nominee in making an 
                appointment to any committee established under this 
                chapter.
            ``(3) Service at pleasure of the secretary.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Each member of a committee 
                established under this chapter shall serve at the 
                pleasure of the Secretary.
                    ``(B) Exception.--Notwithstanding subparagraph (A), 
                a member of the committee established under section 
                15102 may only be removed prior to the end of the term 
                of that member for just cause.
            ``(4) Security background examinations.--The Secretary may 
        require an individual to have passed an appropriate security 
        background examination before appointment to a committee 
        established under this chapter.
            ``(5) Prohibition.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Except as provided in 
                subparagraph (B), a Federal employee may not be 
                appointed as a member of a committee established under 
                this chapter.
                    ``(B) Special rule for national merchant marine 
                personnel advisory committee.--The Secretary may 
                appoint a Federal employee to serve as a member of the 
                National Merchant Marine Personnel Advisory Committee 
                to represent the interests of the United States 
                Merchant Marine Academy and, notwithstanding paragraphs 
                (1) and (2), may do so without soliciting, receiving, 
                or considering nominations for such appointment.
            ``(6) Terms.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The term of each member of a 
                committee established under this chapter shall expire 
                on December 31 of the third full year after the 
                effective date of the appointment.
                    ``(B) Continued service after term.--When the term 
                of a member of a committee established under this 
                chapter ends, the member, for a period not to exceed 1 
                year, may continue to serve as a member until a 
                successor is appointed.
            ``(7) Vacancies.--A vacancy on a committee established 
        under this chapter shall be filled in the same manner as the 
        original appointment.
            ``(8) Special rule for reappointments.--Notwithstanding 
        paragraphs (1) and (2), the Secretary may reappoint a member of 
        a committee established under this chapter for any term, other 
        than the first term of the member, without soliciting, 
        receiving, or considering nominations for such appointment.
    ``(g) Staff Services.--The Secretary shall furnish to each 
committee established under this chapter any staff and services 
considered by the Secretary to be necessary for the conduct of the 
committee's functions.
    ``(h) Chairman; Vice Chairman.--
            ``(1) In general.--Each committee established under this 
        chapter shall elect a Chairman and Vice Chairman from among the 
        committee's members.
            ``(2) Vice chairman acting as chairman.--The Vice Chairman 
        shall act as Chairman in the absence or incapacity of, or in 
        the event of a vacancy in the office of, the Chairman.
    ``(i) Subcommittees and Working Groups.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Chairman of a committee established 
        under this chapter may establish and disestablish subcommittees 
        and working groups for any purpose consistent with the function 
        of the committee.
            ``(2) Participants.--Subject to conditions imposed by the 
        Chairman, members of a committee established under this chapter 
        and additional persons drawn from entities or groups designated 
        by this chapter to be represented on the committee or the 
        general public may be assigned to subcommittees and working 
        groups established under paragraph (1).
            ``(3) Chair.--Only committee members may chair 
        subcommittees and working groups established under paragraph 
        (1).
    ``(j) Consultation, Advice, Reports, and Recommendations.--
            ``(1) Consultation.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Before taking any significant 
                action, the Secretary shall consult with, and consider 
                the information, advice, and recommendations of, a 
                committee established under this chapter if the 
                function of the committee is to advise the Secretary on 
                matters related to the significant action.
                    ``(B) Inclusion.--For purposes of this paragraph, 
                regulations proposed under chapter 45 of this title are 
                significant actions.
            ``(2) Advice, reports, and recommendations.--Each committee 
        established under this chapter shall submit, in writing, to the 
        Secretary its advice, reports, and recommendations, in a form 
        and at a frequency determined appropriate by the committee.
            ``(3) Explanation of actions taken.--Not later than 60 days 
        after the date on which the Secretary receives recommendations 
        from a committee under paragraph (2), the Secretary shall--
                    ``(A) publish the recommendations on a website 
                accessible at no charge to the public;
                    ``(B) if the recommendations are from the committee 
                established under section 15102, establish a mechanism 
                for the submission of public comments on the 
                recommendations; and
                    ``(C) respond, in writing, to the committee 
                regarding the recommendations, including by providing 
                an explanation of actions taken regarding the 
                recommendations.
            ``(4) Submission to congress.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The Secretary shall submit to 
                the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of 
                the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
                Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate the 
                advice, reports, and recommendations received from 
                committees under paragraph (2).
                    ``(B) Additional submission.--With respect to a 
                committee established under section 70112 and to which 
                this section applies, the Secretary shall submit the 
                advice, reports, and recommendations received from the 
                committee under paragraph (2) to the Committee on 
                Homeland Security of the House of Representatives in 
                addition to the committees specified in subparagraph 
                (A).
    ``(k) Observers.--Any Federal agency with matters under such 
agency's administrative jurisdiction related to the function of a 
committee established under this chapter may designate a representative 
to--
            ``(1) attend any meeting of such committee; and
            ``(2) participate as an observer at meetings of such 
        committee that relate to such a matter.
    ``(l) Termination.--Each committee established under this chapter 
shall terminate on September 30, 2027.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The analysis for subtitle II of title 46, 
United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to 
chapter 147 the following:

     ``Part K-National Maritime Transportation Advisory Committees

``151. National Maritime Transportation Advisory Committees.   15101''.
    (c) Conforming Amendments.--
            (1) Commercial fishing safety advisory committee.--Section 
        4508 of title 46, United States Code, and the item relating to 
        that section in the analysis for chapter 45 of that title, are 
        repealed.
            (2) Merchant mariner medical advisory committee.--Section 
        7115 of title 46, United States Code, and the item relating to 
        that section in the analysis for chapter 71 of that title, are 
        repealed.
            (3) Merchant marine personnel advisory committee.--
                    (A) Repeal.--Section 8108 of title 46, United 
                States Code, and the item relating to that section in 
                the analysis for chapter 81 of that title, are 
                repealed.
                    (B) Conforming amendment.--Section 7510(c)(1)(C) of 
                title 46, United States Code, is amended by inserting 
                ``National'' before ``Merchant Marine''.
            (4) National boating safety advisory council.--
                    (A) Repeal.--Section 13110 of title 46, United 
                States Code, and the item relating to that section in 
                the analysis for chapter 131 of that title, are 
                repealed.
                    (B) Conforming amendments.--
                            (i) Regulations.--Section 4302(c)(4) of 
                        title 46, United States Code, is amended by 
                        striking ``Council established under section 
                        13110 of this title'' and inserting ``Committee 
                        established under section 15105 of this 
                        title''.
                            (ii) Repair and replacement of defects.--
                        Section 4310(f) of title 46, United States 
                        Code, is amended by striking ``Advisory 
                        Council'' and inserting ``Advisory Committee''.
            (5) Navigation safety advisory council.--Section 5 of the 
        Inland Navigational Rules Act of 1980 (33 U.S.C. 2073) is 
        repealed.
            (6) Towing safety advisory committee.--
                    (A) Repeal.--Public Law 96-380 (33 U.S.C. 1231a) is 
                repealed.
                    (B) Conforming amendments.--
                            (i) Reduction of oil spills from single 
                        hull non-self-propelled tank vessels.--Section 
                        3719 of title 46, United States Code, is 
                        amended by inserting ``National'' before 
                        ``Towing Safety''.
                            (ii) Safety equipment.--Section 4102(f)(1) 
                        of title 46, United States Code, is amended by 
                        inserting ``National'' before ``Towing 
                        Safety''.
    (d) Treatment of Existing Councils and Committees.--Notwithstanding 
any other provision of law--
            (1) an advisory council or committee substantially similar 
        to an advisory committee established under chapter 151 of title 
        46, United States Code, as added by this Act, and that was in 
        force or in effect on the day before the date of enactment of 
        this section, including a council or committee the authority 
        for which was repealed under subsection (c), may remain in 
        force or in effect for a period of 2 years from the date of 
        enactment of this section, including that the charter, 
        membership, and other aspects of the council or committee may 
        remain in force or in effect; and
            (2) during the 2-year period referenced in paragraph (1)--
                    (A) requirements relating to the applicable 
                advisory committee established under chapter 151 of 
                title 46, United States Code, shall be treated as 
                satisfied by the substantially similar advisory council 
                or committee; and
                    (B) the enactment of this section, including the 
                amendments made in this section, shall not be the 
                basis--
                            (i) to deem, find, or declare such council 
                        or committee, including the charter, 
                        membership, and other aspects thereof, void, 
                        not in force, or not in effect;
                            (ii) to suspend the activities of such 
                        council or committee; or
                            (iii) to bar the members of such council or 
                        committee from meeting.

SEC. 602. MARITIME SECURITY ADVISORY COMMITTEES.

    (a) In General.--Section 70112 of title 46, United States Code, is 
amended to read as follows:
``Sec. 70112. Maritime Security Advisory Committees
    ``(a) National Maritime Security Advisory Committee.--
            ``(1) Establishment.--There is established a National 
        Maritime Security Advisory Committee (in this subsection 
        referred to as the `Committee').
            ``(2) Function.--The Committee shall advise the Secretary 
        on matters relating to national maritime security, including on 
        enhancing the sharing of information related to cybersecurity 
        risks that may cause a transportation security incident, 
        between relevant Federal agencies and--
                    ``(A) State, local, and tribal governments;
                    ``(B) relevant public safety and emergency response 
                agencies;
                    ``(C) relevant law enforcement and security 
                organizations;
                    ``(D) maritime industry;
                    ``(E) port owners and operators; and
                    ``(F) terminal owners and operators.
            ``(3) Membership.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The Committee shall consist of 
                at least 8 members, but not more than 21 members, 
                appointed by the Secretary in accordance with this 
                subsection and section 15109 of this title.
                    ``(B) Expertise.--Each member of the Committee 
                shall have particular expertise, knowledge, and 
                experience in matters relating to the function of the 
                Committee.
                    ``(C) Representation.--Each of the following shall 
                be represented by at least 1 member of the Committee:
                            ``(i) Port authorities.
                            ``(ii) Facilities owners and operators.
                            ``(iii) Terminal owners and operators.
                            ``(iv) Vessel owners and operators.
                            ``(v) Maritime labor organizations.
                            ``(vi) The academic community.
                            ``(vii) State and local governments.
                            ``(viii) The maritime industry.
                    ``(D) Distribution.--If the Committee consists of 
                at least 8 members who, together, satisfy the minimum 
                representation requirements of subparagraph (C), the 
                Secretary shall, based on the needs of the Coast Guard, 
                determine the number of additional members of the 
                Committee who represent each entity specified in that 
                subparagraph. Neither this subparagraph nor any other 
                provision of law shall be construed to require an equal 
                distribution of members representing each entity 
                specified in subparagraph (C).
            ``(4) Administration.--For purposes of section 15109 of 
        this title, the Committee shall be treated as a committee 
        established under chapter 151 of such title.
    ``(b) Area Maritime Security Advisory Committees.--
            ``(1) In general.--
                    ``(A) Establishment.--The Secretary may--
                            ``(i) establish an Area Maritime Security 
                        Advisory Committee for any port area of the 
                        United States; and
                            ``(ii) request such a committee to review 
                        the proposed Area Maritime Transportation 
                        Security Plan developed under section 70103(b) 
                        and make recommendations to the Secretary that 
                        the committee considers appropriate.
                    ``(B) Additional functions and meetings.--A 
                committee established under this subsection for an 
                area--
                            ``(i) may advise, consult with, report to, 
                        and make recommendations to the Secretary on 
                        matters relating to maritime security in that 
                        area;
                            ``(ii) may make available to the Congress 
                        recommendations that the committee makes to the 
                        Secretary; and
                            ``(iii) shall meet at the call of--
                                    ``(I) the Secretary, who shall call 
                                such a meeting at least once during 
                                each calendar year; or
                                    ``(II) a majority of the committee.
            ``(2) Membership.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Each committee established under 
                this subsection shall consist of at least 7 members 
                appointed by the Secretary, each of whom has at least 5 
                years practical experience in maritime security 
                operations.
                    ``(B) Terms.--The term of each member of a 
                committee established under this subsection shall be 
                for a period of not more than 5 years, specified by the 
                Secretary.
                    ``(C) Notice.--Before appointing an individual to a 
                position on a committee established under this 
                subsection, the Secretary shall publish a notice in the 
                Federal Register soliciting nominations for membership 
                on the committee.
                    ``(D) Background examinations.--The Secretary may 
                require an individual to have passed an appropriate 
                security background examination before appointment to a 
                committee established under this subsection.
                    ``(E) Representation.--Each committee established 
                under this subsection shall be composed of individuals 
                who represent the interests of the port industry, 
                terminal operators, port labor organizations, and other 
                users of the port areas.
            ``(3) Chairperson and vice chairperson.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Each committee established under 
                this subsection shall elect 1 of the committee's 
                members as the Chairperson and 1 of the committee's 
                members as the Vice Chairperson.
                    ``(B) Vice chairperson acting as chairperson.--The 
                Vice Chairperson shall act as Chairperson in the 
                absence or incapacity of the Chairperson, or in the 
                event of a vacancy in the office of the Chairperson.
            ``(4) Observers.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The Secretary shall, and the 
                head of any other interested Federal agency may, 
                designate a representative to participate as an 
                observer with a committee established under this 
                subsection.
                    ``(B) Role.--The Secretary's designated 
                representative to a committee established under this 
                subsection shall act as the executive secretary of the 
                committee and shall perform the duties set forth in 
                section 10(c) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 
                U.S.C. App.).
            ``(5) Consideration of views.--The Secretary shall consider 
        the information, advice, and recommendations of each committee 
        established under this subsection in formulating policy 
        regarding matters affecting maritime security.
            ``(6) Compensation and expenses.--
                    ``(A) In general.--A member of a committee 
                established under this subsection, when attending 
                meetings of the committee or when otherwise engaged in 
                the business of the committee, is entitled to receive--
                            ``(i) compensation at a rate fixed by the 
                        Secretary, not exceeding the daily equivalent 
                        of the current rate of basic pay in effect for 
                        GS-15 of the General Schedule under section 
                        5332 of title 5 including travel time; and
                            ``(ii) travel or transportation expenses 
                        under section 5703 of title 5.
                    ``(B) Status.--A member of a committee established 
                under this subsection shall not be considered to be an 
                officer or employee of the United States for any 
                purpose based on the receipt of any payment under this 
                paragraph.
            ``(7) FACA.--The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. 
        App.) does not apply to a committee established under this 
        subsection.''.
    (b) Treatment of Existing Committee.--Notwithstanding any other 
provision of law--
            (1) an advisory committee substantially similar to the 
        National Maritime Security Advisory Committee established under 
        section 70112(a) of title 46, United States Code, as amended by 
        this section, and that was in force or in effect on the day 
        before the date of enactment of this section, may remain in 
        force or in effect for a period of 2 years from the date of 
        enactment of this section, including that the charter, 
        membership, and other aspects of the committee may remain in 
        force or in effect; and
            (2) during the 2-year period referenced in paragraph (1)--
                    (A) requirements relating to the National Maritime 
                Security Advisory Committee established under section 
                70112(a) of title 46, United States Code, as amended by 
                this section, shall be treated as satisfied by the 
                substantially similar advisory committee; and
                    (B) the enactment of this section, including the 
                amendments made in this section, shall not be the 
                basis--
                            (i) to deem, find, or declare such 
                        committee, including the charter, membership, 
                        and other aspects thereof, void, not in force, 
                        or not in effect;
                            (ii) to suspend the activities of such 
                        committee; or
                            (iii) to bar the members of such committee 
                        from meeting.

                 TITLE VII--FEDERAL MARITIME COMMISSION

SEC. 701. SHORT TITLE.

    This title may be cited as the ``Federal Maritime Commission 
Authorization Act of 2017''.

SEC. 702. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    Section 308 of title 46, United States Code, is amended by striking 
``$24,700,000 for each of fiscal years 2016 and 2017'' and inserting 
``$28,012,310 for fiscal year 2018 and $28,544,543 for fiscal year 
2019''.

SEC. 703. REPORTING ON IMPACT OF ALLIANCES ON COMPETITION.

    Section 306 of title 46, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subsection (b)--
                    (A) in paragraph (4), by striking ``; and'' and 
                inserting a semicolon;
                    (B) in paragraph (5), by striking the period at the 
                end and inserting ``; and''; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(6) an analysis of the impacts on competition for the 
        purchase of certain covered services by alliances of ocean 
        common carriers acting pursuant to an agreement under this part 
        between or among ocean common carriers, including a summary of 
        actions, including corrective actions, taken by the Commission 
        to promote such competition.''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(c) Definition of Certain Covered Services.--In this section, the 
term `certain covered services' has the meaning given the term in 
section 40102.''.

SEC. 704. DEFINITION OF CERTAIN COVERED SERVICES.

    Section 40102 of title 46, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by redesignating paragraphs (5) through (25) as 
        paragraphs (6) through (26), respectively; and
            (2) by inserting after paragraph (4), the following:
            ``(5) Certain covered services.--For purposes of sections 
        41105 and 41307, the term `certain covered services' means, 
        with respect to a vessel--
                    ``(A) the berthing or bunkering of the vessel;
                    ``(B) the loading or unloading of cargo to or from 
                the vessel to or from a point on a wharf or terminal;
                    ``(C) the positioning, removal, or replacement of 
                buoys related to the movement of the vessel; and
                    ``(D) with respect to injunctive relief under 
                section 41307, towing vessel services provided to such 
                a vessel.''.

SEC. 705. REPORTS FILED WITH THE COMMISSION.

    Section 40104(a) of title 46, United States Code, is amended to 
read as follows:
    ``(a) Reports.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Federal Maritime Commission may 
        require a common carrier or marine terminal operator, or an 
        officer, receiver, trustee, lessee, agent, or employee of the 
        common carrier or marine terminal operator to file with the 
        Commission a periodical or special report, an account, record, 
        rate, or charge, or a memorandum of facts and transactions 
        related to the business of the common carrier or marine 
        terminal operator, as applicable.
            ``(2) Requirements.--Any report, account, record, rate, 
        charge, or memorandum required to be filed under paragraph (1) 
        shall--
                    ``(A) be made under oath if the Commission 
                requires; and
                    ``(B) be filed in the form and within the time 
                prescribed by the Commission.
            ``(3) Limitation.--The Commission shall--
                    ``(A) limit the scope of any filing ordered under 
                this section to fulfill the objective of the order; and
                    ``(B) provide a reasonable period of time for 
                respondents to respond based upon their capabilities 
                and the scope of the order.''.

SEC. 706. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION.

    (a) Notice of Filing.--Section 40304(a) of title 46, United States 
Code, is amended to read as follows:
    ``(a) Notice of Filing.--Not later than 7 days after the date an 
agreement is filed, the Federal Maritime Commission shall--
            ``(1) transmit a notice of the filing to the Federal 
        Register for publication; and
            ``(2) request interested persons to submit relevant 
        information and documents.''.
    (b) Request for Information and Documents.--Section 40304(d) of 
title 46, United States Code, is amended by striking ``section'' and 
inserting ``part''.
    (c) Saving Clause.--Nothing in this section, or the amendments made 
by this section, may be construed--
            (1) to prevent the Federal Maritime Commission from 
        requesting from a person, at any time, any additional 
        information or documents the Commission considers necessary to 
        carry out chapter 403 of title 46, United States Code;
            (2) to prescribe a specific deadline for the submission of 
        relevant information and documents in response to a request 
        under section 40304(a)(2) of title 46, United States Code; or
            (3) to limit the authority of the Commission to request 
        information under section 40304(d) of title 46, United States 
        Code.

SEC. 707. OCEAN TRANSPORTATION INTERMEDIARIES.

    (a) License Requirement.--Section 40901(a) of title 46, United 
States Code, is amended by inserting ``advertise, hold oneself out, 
or'' after ``may not''.
    (b) Applicability.--Section 40901 of title 46, United States Code, 
is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(c) Applicability.--Subsection (a) and section 40902 do not apply 
to a person that performs ocean transportation intermediary services on 
behalf of an ocean transportation intermediary for which it is a 
disclosed agent.''.
    (c) Financial Responsibility.--Section 40902(a) of title 46, United 
States Code, is amended by inserting ``advertise, hold oneself out, 
or'' after ``may not''.

SEC. 708. COMMON CARRIERS.

    (a) Section 41104 of title 46, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by inserting 
        ``(a) In General.--'' before ``A common carrier'';
            (2) in subsection (a), as designated--
                    (A) by amending paragraph (11) to read as follows:
            ``(11) knowingly and willfully accept cargo from or 
        transport cargo for the account of a non-vessel-operating 
        common carrier that does not have a tariff as required by 
        section 40501 of this title, or an ocean transportation 
        intermediary that does not have a bond, insurance, or other 
        surety as required by section 40902 of this title;'';
                    (B) in paragraph (12), by striking the period at 
                the end and inserting ``; or''; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(13) continue to participate simultaneously in a rate 
        discussion agreement and an agreement to share vessels, in the 
        same trade, if the interplay of the authorities exercised by 
        the specified agreements is likely, by a reduction in 
        competition, to produce an unreasonable reduction in 
        transportation service or an unreasonable increase in 
        transportation cost.''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(b) Rule of Construction.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, there is no private right of action to enforce the prohibition 
under subsection (a)(13).
    ``(c) Agreement Violation.--Participants in an agreement found by 
the Commission to violate subsection (a)(13) shall have 90 days from 
the date of such Commission finding to withdraw from the agreement as 
necessary to comply with that subsection.''.
    (b) Application.--Section 41104(a)(13) of title 46, United States 
Code, as amended, shall apply to any agreement filed or with an 
effective date before, on, or after the date of enactment of this Act.

SEC. 709. NEGOTIATIONS.

    (a) Concerted Action.--Section 41105 of title 46, United States 
Code, is amended--
            (1) by redesignating paragraphs (5) through (8) as 
        paragraphs (7) through (10), respectively; and
            (2) by inserting after paragraph (4) the following:
            ``(5) negotiate with a tug or towing vessel service 
        provider on any matter relating to rates or services provided 
        within the United States by those tugs or towing vessels;
            ``(6) with respect to a vessel operated by an ocean common 
        carrier within the United States, negotiate for the purchase of 
        certain covered services, unless the negotiations and any 
        resulting agreements are not in violation of the antitrust laws 
        and are consistent with the purposes of this part, except that 
        this paragraph does not prohibit the setting and publishing of 
        a joint through rate by a conference, joint venture, or 
        association of ocean common carriers;''.
    (b) Authority.--Chapter 411 of title 46, United States Code, is 
amended--
            (1) by inserting after section 41105 the following:
``Sec. 41105A. Authority
    ``Nothing in section 41105, as amended by the Federal Maritime 
Commission Authorization Act of 2017, shall be construed to limit the 
authority of the Department of Justice regarding antitrust matters.''; 
and
            (2) in the analysis at the beginning of chapter 411, by 
        inserting after the item relating to section 41105 the 
        following:

``41105A. Authority.''.
    (c) Exemption.--Section 40307(b)(1) of title 46, United States 
Code, is amended by inserting ``tug operators,'' after ``motor 
carriers,''.

SEC. 710. INJUNCTIVE RELIEF SOUGHT BY THE COMMISSION.

    (a) In General.--Section 41307(b) of title 46, United States Code 
is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1) by inserting ``or to substantially 
        lessen competition in the purchasing of certain covered 
        services'' after ``transportation cost''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(4) Competition factors.--In making a determination under 
        this subsection regarding whether an agreement is likely to 
        substantially lessen competition in the purchasing of certain 
        covered services, the Commission may consider any relevant 
        competition factors in affected markets, including, without 
        limitation, the competitive effect of agreements other than the 
        agreement under review.''.
    (b) Application.--Section 41307(b) of title 46, United States Code, 
as amended, shall apply to any agreement filed or with an effective 
date before, on, or after the date of enactment of this Act.

SEC. 711. DISCUSSIONS.

    (a) In General.--Section 303 of title 46, United States Code, is 
amended to read as follows:
``Sec. 303. Meetings
    ``(a) In General.--The Federal Maritime Commission shall be deemed 
to be an agency for purposes of section 552b of title 5.
    ``(b) Record.--The Commission, through its secretary, shall keep a 
record of its meetings and the votes taken on any action, order, 
contract, or financial transaction of the Commission.
    ``(c) Nonpublic Collaborative Discussions.--
            ``(1) In general.--Notwithstanding section 552b of title 5, 
        a majority of the Commissioners may hold a meeting that is not 
        open to public observation to discuss official agency business 
        if--
                    ``(A) no formal or informal vote or other official 
                agency action is taken at the meeting;
                    ``(B) each individual present at the meeting is a 
                Commissioner or an employee of the Commission;
                    ``(C) at least 1 Commissioner from each political 
                party is present at the meeting, if applicable; and
                    ``(D) the General Counsel of the Commission is 
                present at the meeting.
            ``(2) Disclosure of nonpublic collaborative discussions.--
        Except as provided under paragraph (3), not later than 2 
        business days after the conclusion of a meeting under paragraph 
        (1), the Commission shall make available to the public, in a 
        place easily accessible to the public--
                    ``(A) a list of the individuals present at the 
                meeting; and
                    ``(B) a summary of the matters discussed at the 
                meeting, except for any matters the Commission properly 
                determines may be withheld from the public under 
                section 552b(c) of title 5.
            ``(3) Exception.--If the Commission properly determines 
        matters may be withheld from the public under section 555b(c) 
        of title 5, the Commission shall provide a summary with as much 
        general information as possible on those matters withheld from 
        the public.
            ``(4) Ongoing proceedings.--If a meeting under paragraph 
        (1) directly relates to an ongoing proceeding before the 
        Commission, the Commission shall make the disclosure under 
        paragraph (2) on the date of the final Commission decision.
            ``(5) Preservation of open meetings requirements for agency 
        action.--Nothing in this subsection may be construed to limit 
        the applicability of section 552b of title 5 with respect to a 
        meeting of the Commissioners other than that described in this 
        subsection.
            ``(6) Statutory construction.--Nothing in this subsection 
        may be construed--
                    ``(A) to limit the applicability of section 552b of 
                title 5 with respect to any information which is 
                proposed to be withheld from the public under paragraph 
                (2)(B) of this subsection; or
                    ``(B) to authorize the Commission to withhold from 
                any individual any record that is accessible to that 
                individual under section 552a of title 5.''.
    (b) Table of Contents.--The analysis at the beginning of chapter 3 
of title 46, United States Code, is amended by amending the item 
relating to section 303 to read as follows:

``303. Meetings.''.

SEC. 712. TRANSPARENCY.

    (a) In General.--Beginning not later than 60 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Federal Maritime Commission shall submit to 
the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate 
and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of 
Representatives biannual reports that describe the Commission's 
progress toward addressing the issues raised in each unfinished 
regulatory proceeding, regardless of whether the proceeding is subject 
to a statutory or regulatory deadline.
    (b) Format of Reports.--Each report under subsection (a) shall, 
among other things, clearly identify for each unfinished regulatory 
proceeding--
            (1) the popular title;
            (2) the current stage of the proceeding;
            (3) an abstract of the proceeding;
            (4) what prompted the action in question;
            (5) any applicable statutory, regulatory, or judicial 
        deadline;
            (6) the associated docket number;
            (7) the date the rulemaking was initiated;
            (8) a date for the next action; and
            (9) if a date for next action identified in the previous 
        report is not met, the reason for the delay.

SEC. 713. STUDY OF BANKRUPTCY PREPARATION AND RESPONSE.

    (a) Study.--The Comptroller General of the United States shall 
conduct a study that examines the immediate aftermath of a major ocean 
carrier bankruptcy and its impact through the supply chain. The study 
shall consider any financial mechanisms that could be used to mitigate 
the impact of any future bankruptcy events on the supply chain.
    (b) Report.--No later than 1 year after the date of enactment of 
this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States 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 containing the findings, conclusions, and 
recommendations, if any, from the study required under subsection (a).

SEC. 714. AGREEMENTS UNAFFECTED.

    Nothing in this Act may be construed--
            (1) to limit or amend the definition of ``agreement'' in 
        section 40102(1) of title 46, United States Code, with respect 
        to the exclusion of maritime labor agreements; or
            (2) to apply to a maritime labor agreement (as defined in 
        section 40102(15) of that title).

                       TITLE VIII--MISCELLANEOUS

SEC. 801. REPEAL OF OBSOLETE REPORTING REQUIREMENT.

    Subsection (h) of section 888 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 
(6 U.S.C. 468) is repealed.

SEC. 802. CORRECTIONS TO PROVISIONS ENACTED BY COAST GUARD 
              AUTHORIZATION ACTS.

    Section 604(b) of the Howard Coble Coast Guard and Maritime 
Transportation Act of 2014 (Public Law 113-281; 128 Stat. 3061) is 
amended by inserting ``and fishery endorsement'' after ``endorsement''.

SEC. 803. OFFICER EVALUATION REPORT.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 3 years after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Commandant of the Coast Guard shall reduce 
lieutenant junior grade evaluation reports to the same length as an 
ensign or place lieutenant junior grade evaluations on an annual 
schedule.
    (b) Surveys.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, the Commandant of the Coast Guard shall conduct surveys 
of--
            (1) outgoing promotion board members and assignment 
        officers to determine, at a minimum--
                    (A) which sections of the officer evaluation report 
                were most useful;
                    (B) which sections of the officer evaluation report 
                were least useful;
                    (C) how to better reflect high performers; and
                    (D) any recommendations for improving the officer 
                evaluation report; and
            (2) at least 10 percent of the officers from each grade of 
        officers from O1 to O6 to determine how much time each member 
        of the rating chain spends on that member's portion of the 
        officer evaluation report.
    (c) Revisions.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 4 years after the date of 
        the completion of the surveys required by subsection (b), the 
        Commandant of the Coast Guard shall revise the officer 
        evaluation report, and provide corresponding directions, taking 
        into account the requirements under paragraph (2).
            (2) Requirements.--In revising the officer evaluation 
        report under paragraph (1), the Commandant shall--
                    (A) consider the findings of the surveys under 
                subsection (b);
                    (B) improve administrative efficiency;
                    (C) reduce and streamline performance dimensions 
                and narrative text;
                    (D) eliminate redundancy with the officer specialty 
                management system and any other record information 
                systems that are used during the officer assignment or 
                promotion process;
                    (E) provide for fairness and equity for Coast Guard 
                officers with regard to promotion boards, selection 
                panels, and the assignment process; and
                    (F) ensure officer evaluation responsibilities can 
                be accomplished within normal working hours--
                            (i) to minimize any impact to officer 
                        duties; and
                            (ii) to eliminate any need for an officer 
                        to take liberty or leave for administrative 
                        purposes.
    (d) Report.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 545 days after the date of 
        the enactment of this Act, the Commandant of the Coast Guard 
        shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
        Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of 
        Representatives a report on the findings of the surveys under 
        subsection (b).
            (2) Format.--The report under paragraph (1) shall be 
        formatted by each rank, type of board, and position, as 
        applicable.

SEC. 804. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY.

    Section 404 of the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2010 (Public 
Law 111-281; 124 Stat. 2950) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a), in the text preceding paragraph (1), 
        by striking ``sections 3304, 5333, and 5753'' and inserting 
        ``section 3304''; and
            (2) by striking subsection (b), and redesignating 
        subsection (c) as subsection (b).

SEC. 805. COAST GUARD ROTC PROGRAM.

    Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the 
Commandant of the Coast Guard shall submit to the Committee on 
Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee 
on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a 
report on the costs and benefits of creating a Coast Guard Reserve 
Officers' Training Corps Program based on the other Armed Forces 
programs.

SEC. 806. CURRENCY DETECTION CANINE TEAM PROGRAM.

    (a) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Canine currency detection team.--The term ``canine 
        currency detection team'' means a canine and a canine handler 
        that are trained to detect currency.
            (2) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating.
    (b) Establishment.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall establish a program to allow 
the use of canine currency detection teams for purposes of Coast Guard 
maritime law enforcement, including underway vessel boardings.
    (c) Operation.--The Secretary may cooperate with, or enter into an 
agreement with, the head of another Federal agency to meet the 
requirements under subsection (b).

SEC. 807. CENTER OF EXPERTISE FOR GREAT LAKES OIL SPILL SEARCH AND 
              RESPONSE.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Commandant of the Coast Guard shall establish a Center 
of Expertise for Great Lakes Oil Spill Preparedness and Response 
(referred to in this section as the ``Center of Expertise'') in 
accordance with section 313 of title 14, United States Code, as amended 
by this Act.
    (b) Location.--The Center of Expertise shall be located in close 
proximity to--
            (1) critical crude oil transportation infrastructure on and 
        connecting the Great Lakes, such as submerged pipelines and 
        high-traffic navigation locks; and
            (2) an institution of higher education with adequate 
        aquatic research laboratory facilities and capabilities and 
        expertise in Great Lakes aquatic ecology, environmental 
        chemistry, fish and wildlife, and water resources.
    (c) Functions.--The Center of Expertise shall--
            (1) monitor and assess, on an ongoing basis, the current 
        state of knowledge regarding freshwater oil spill response 
        technologies and the behavior and effects of oil spills in the 
        Great Lakes;
            (2) identify any significant gaps in Great Lakes oil spill 
        research, including an assessment of major scientific or 
        technological deficiencies in responses to past spills in the 
        Great Lakes and other freshwater bodies, and seek to fill those 
        gaps;
            (3) conduct research, development, testing, and evaluation 
        for freshwater oil spill response equipment, technologies, and 
        techniques to mitigate and respond to oil spills in the Great 
        Lakes;
            (4) educate and train Federal, State, and local first 
        responders located in Coast Guard District 9 in--
                    (A) the incident command system structure;
                    (B) Great Lakes oil spill response techniques and 
                strategies; and
                    (C) public affairs; and
            (5) work with academic and private sector response training 
        centers to develop and standardize maritime oil spill response 
        training and techniques for use on the Great Lakes.
    (d) Definition.--In this section, the term ``Great Lakes'' means 
Lake Superior, Lake Michigan, Lake Huron, Lake Erie, and Lake Ontario.

SEC. 808. PUBLIC SAFETY ANSWERING POINTS AND MARITIME SEARCH AND RESCUE 
              COORDINATION.

    Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this 
Act--
            (1) the Secretary of the department in which the Coast 
        Guard is operating acting through the Commandant of the Coast 
        Guard shall review Coast Guard policies and procedures for 
        public safety answering points and search-and-rescue 
        coordination with State and local law enforcement entities in 
        order to--
                    (A) further minimize the possibility of maritime 
                911 calls being improperly routed; and
                    (B) assure the Coast Guard is able to effectively 
                carry out the Coast Guard's maritime search and rescue 
                mission; and
            (2) the Commandant shall--
                    (A) formulate a national maritime public safety 
                answering points policy; and
                    (B) submit a report to the Congress on such 
                assessment and policy, which shall include an update to 
                the report submitted in accordance with section 233 of 
                the Howard Coble Coast Guard and Maritime 
                Transportation Act of 2014.

SEC. 809. SHIP SHOAL LIGHTHOUSE TRANSFER: REPEAL.

    Effective January 1, 2021, section 27 of the Coast Guard 
Authorization Act of 1991 (Public Law 102-241; 105 Stat. 2218) is 
repealed.

SEC. 810. LAND EXCHANGE, AYAKULIK ISLAND, ALASKA.

    (a) Land Exchange; Ayakulik Island, Alaska.--If the owner of 
Ayakulik Island, Alaska, offers to exchange the Island for the Tract--
            (1) within 10 days after receiving such offer, the 
        Secretary shall provide notice of the offer to the Commandant;
            (2) within 90 days after receiving the notice under 
        paragraph (1), the Commandant shall develop and transmit to the 
        Secretary proposed operational restrictions on commercial 
        activity conducted on the Tract, including the right of the 
        Commandant to--
                    (A) order the immediate termination, for a period 
                of up to 72 hours, of any activity occurring on or from 
                the Tract that violates or threatens to violate one or 
                more of such restrictions; or
                    (B) commence a civil action for appropriate relief, 
                including a permanent or temporary injunction enjoining 
                the activity that violates or threatens to violate such 
                restrictions;
            (3) within 90 days after receiving the proposed operational 
        restrictions from the Commandant, the Secretary shall transmit 
        such restrictions to the owner of Ayakulik Island; and
            (4) within 30 days after transmitting the proposed 
        operational restrictions to the owner of Ayakulik Island, and 
        if the owner agrees to such restrictions, the Secretary shall 
        convey all right, title, and interest of the United States in 
        and to the Tract to the owner, subject to an easement granted 
        to the Commandant to enforce such restrictions, in exchange for 
        all right, title, and interest of such owner in and to Ayakulik 
        Island.
    (b) Boundary Revisions.--The Secretary may make technical and 
conforming revisions to the boundaries of the Tract before the date of 
the exchange.
    (c) Public Land Order.--Effective on the date of an exchange under 
subsection (a), Public Land Order 5550 shall have no force or effect 
with respect to submerged lands that are part of the Tract.
    (d) Failure to Timely Respond to Notice.--If the Commandant does 
not transmit proposed operational restrictions to the Secretary within 
30 days after receiving the notice under subsection (a)(1), the 
Secretary shall, by not later than 60 days after transmitting such 
notice, convey all right, title, and interest of the United States in 
and to the Tract to the owner of Ayakulik Island in exchange for all 
right, title, and interest of such owner in and to Ayakulik Island.
    (e) CERCLA Not Affected.--This section and an exchange under this 
section shall not be construed to limit the application of or otherwise 
affect section 120(h) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, 
Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9620(h)).
    (f) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Commandant.--The term ``Commandant'' means the 
        Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is 
        operating, acting through the Commandant of the Coast Guard.
            (2) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of the Interior.
            (3) Tract.--The term ``Tract'' means the land (including 
        submerged land) depicted as ``PROPOSED PROPERTY EXCHANGE AREA'' 
        on the survey titled ``PROPOSED PROPERTY EXCHANGE PARCEL'' and 
        dated 3/22/17.

SEC. 811. USE OF TRACT 43.

    Section 524(e)(2) of the Pribilof Island Transition Completion Act 
of 2016 (Public Law 114-120), as amended by section 3533 of the 
Pribilof Island Transition Completion Amendments Act of 2016 (subtitle 
B of title XXXV of Public Law 114-328), is amended by--
            (1) striking ``each month'' and inserting ``each April and 
        October''; and
            (2) striking ``previous month'' and inserting ``previous 
        six months''.

SEC. 812. COAST GUARD MARITIME DOMAIN AWARENESS.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of the department in which the Coast 
Guard is operating shall seek to enter into an arrangement with the 
National Academy of Sciences not later than 60 days after the date of 
the enactment of this Act under which the Academy shall prepare an 
assessment of available unmanned, autonomous, or remotely controlled 
maritime domain awareness technologies for use by the Coast Guard.
    (b) Assessment.--The assessment shall--
            (1) describe the potential limitations of current and 
        emerging unmanned technologies used in the maritime domain 
        for--
                    (A) ocean observation;
                    (B) vessel monitoring and identification;
                    (C) weather observation;
                    (D) to the extent practicable for consideration by 
                the Academy, intelligence gathering, surveillance, and 
                reconnaissance; and
                    (E) communications;
            (2) examine how technologies described in paragraph (1) can 
        help prioritize Federal investment by examining;
                    (A) affordability, including acquisition, 
                operations, and maintenance;
                    (B) reliability;
                    (C) versatility;
                    (D) efficiency; and
                    (E) estimated service life and persistence of 
                effort; and
            (3) analyze whether the use of new and emerging maritime 
        domain awareness technologies can be used to--
                    (A) carry out Coast Guard missions at lower costs;
                    (B) expand the scope and range of Coast Guard 
                maritime domain awareness;
                    (C) allow the Coast Guard to more efficiently and 
                effectively allocate Coast Guard vessels, aircraft, and 
                personnel; and
                    (D) identify adjustments that would be necessary in 
                Coast Guard policies, procedures, and protocols to 
                incorporate unmanned technologies to enhance 
                efficiency.
    (c) Report to Congress.--Not later than 1 year after entering into 
an arrangement with the Secretary under subsection (a), the National 
Academy of Sciences shall submit the assessment prepared under this 
section to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure and 
Homeland Security of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate.
    (d) Use of Information.--In formulating costs pursuant to 
subsection (b), the National Academy of Sciences may utilize 
information from other Coast Guard reports, assessments, or analyses 
regarding existing Coast Guard manpower requirements or other reports, 
assessments, or analyses for the acquisition of unmanned, autonomous, 
or remotely controlled technologies by the Federal Government.

SEC. 813. MONITORING.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of the department in which the Coast 
Guard is operating shall conduct a 1-year pilot program to determine 
the impact of persistent use of different types of surveillance systems 
on illegal maritime activities, including illegal, unreported, and 
unregulated fishing, in the Western Pacific region.
    (b) Requirements.--The pilot program shall--
            (1) consider the use of light aircraft-based detection 
        systems that can identify potential illegal activity from high 
        altitudes and produce enforcement-quality evidence at low 
        altitudes; and
            (2) be directed at detecting and deterring illegal maritime 
        activities, including illegal, unreported, and unregulated 
        fishing, and enhancing maritime domain awareness.

SEC. 814. REIMBURSEMENTS FOR NON-FEDERAL CONSTRUCTION COSTS OF CERTAIN 
              AIDS TO NAVIGATION.

    (a) In General.--Subject to the availability of amounts 
specifically provided in advance in subsequent appropriations Acts and 
in accordance with this section, the Commandant of the Coast Guard may 
reimburse a non-Federal entity for costs incurred by the entity for a 
covered project.
    (b) Conditions.--The Commandant may not provide reimbursement under 
subsection (a) with respect to a covered project unless--
            (1) the need for the project is a result of the completion 
        of construction with respect to a federally authorized 
        navigation channel;
            (2) the Commandant determines, through an appropriate 
        navigation safety analysis, that the project is necessary to 
        ensure safe marine transportation;
            (3) the Commandant approves the design of the project to 
        ensure that it meets all applicable Coast Guard aids-to-
        navigation standards and requirements;
            (4) the non-Federal entity agrees to transfer the project 
        upon completion to the Coast Guard for operation and 
        maintenance by the Coast Guard as a Federal aid to navigation;
            (5) the non-Federal entity carries out the project in 
        accordance with the same laws and regulations that would apply 
        to the Coast Guard if the Coast Guard carried out the project, 
        including obtaining all permits required for the project under 
        Federal and State law; and
            (6) the Commandant determines that the project satisfies 
        such additional requirements as may be established by the 
        Commandant.
    (c) Limitations.--Reimbursements under subsection (a) may not 
exceed the following:
            (1) For a single covered project, $5,000,000.
            (2) For all covered projects in a single fiscal year, 
        $5,000,000.
    (d) Expiration.--The authority granted under this section shall 
expire on the date that is 4 years after the date of enactment of this 
section.
    (e) Covered Project Defined.--In this section, the term ``covered 
project'' means a project carried out--
            (1) by a non-Federal entity to construct and establish an 
        aid to navigation that facilitates safe and efficient marine 
        transportation on a Federal navigation project authorized by 
        title I of the Water Resources Development Act of 2007 (Public 
        Law 110-114); and
            (2) in an area that was affected by Hurricane Harvey.

SEC. 815. TOWING SAFETY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FEES.

    (a) Review.--The Commandant of the Coast Guard shall--
            (1) review and compare the costs to the Government of--
                    (A) towing vessel inspections performed by the 
                Coast Guard; and
                    (B) such inspections performed by a third party; 
                and
            (2) based on such review and comparison, determine whether 
        the costs to the Government of such inspections performed by a 
        third party are different than the costs to the Government of 
        such inspections performed by the Coast Guard.
    (b) Revision of Fees.--If the Commandant determines under 
subsection (a) that the costs to the Government of such inspections 
performed by a third party are different than the costs to the 
Government of such inspections performed by the Coast Guard, then the 
Commandant shall revise the fee assessed by the Coast Guard for such 
inspections as necessary to conform to the requirements under section 
9701 of title 31, United States Code, that such fee be based on the 
cost to the Government of such inspections and accurately reflect such 
costs.

SEC. 816. OIL SPILL DISBURSEMENTS AUDITING AND REPORT.

    Section 1012 of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (33 U.S.C. 2712) is 
amended--
            (1) by repealing subsection (g);
            (2) in subsection (l)(1), by striking ``Within one year 
        after the date of enactment of the Coast Guard Authorization 
        Act of 2010, and annually thereafter,'' and inserting ``Each 
        year, on the date on which the President submits to Congress a 
        budget under section 1105 of title 31, United States Code,''; 
        and
            (3) by amending subsection (l)(2) to read as follows:
            ``(2) Contents.--The report shall include--
                    ``(A) a list of each incident that--
                            ``(i) occurred in the preceding fiscal 
                        year; and
                            ``(ii) resulted in disbursements from the 
                        Fund, for removal costs and damages, totaling 
                        $500,000 or more;
                    ``(B) a list of each incident that--
                            ``(i) occurred in the fiscal year preceding 
                        the preceding fiscal year; and
                            ``(ii) resulted in disbursements from the 
                        Fund, for removal costs and damages, totaling 
                        $500,000 or more; and
                    ``(C) an accounting of any amounts reimbursed to 
                the Fund in the preceding fiscal year that were 
                recovered from a responsible party for an incident that 
                resulted in disbursements from the Fund, for removal 
                costs and damages, totaling $500,000 or more.''.

SEC. 817. FLEET REQUIREMENTS ASSESSMENT AND STRATEGY.

    (a) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of 
this Act, the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is 
operating, in consultation with interested Federal and non-Federal 
stakeholders, 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 including--
            (1) an assessment of Coast Guard at-sea operational fleet 
        requirements to support its statutory missions established in 
        the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 101 et seq.); and
            (2) a strategic plan for meeting the requirements 
        identified under paragraph (1).
    (b) Contents.--The report under subsection (a) shall include--
            (1) an assessment of--
                    (A) the extent to which the Coast Guard at-sea 
                operational fleet requirements referred to in 
                subsection (a)(1) are currently being met;
                    (B) the Coast Guard's current fleet, its 
                operational lifespan, and how the anticipated changes 
                in the age and distribution of vessels in the fleet 
                will impact the ability to meet at-sea operational 
                requirements;
                    (C) fleet operations and recommended improvements 
                to minimize costs and extend operational vessel life 
                spans; and
                    (D) the number of Fast Response Cutters, Offshore 
                Patrol Cutters, and National Security Cutters needed to 
                meet at-sea operational requirements as compared to 
                planned acquisitions under the current programs of 
                record;
            (2) an analysis of--
                    (A) how the Coast Guard at-sea operational fleet 
                requirements are currently met, including the use of 
                the Coast Guard's current cutter fleet, agreements with 
                partners, chartered vessels, and unmanned vehicle 
                technology; and
                    (B) whether existing and planned cutter programs of 
                record (including the Fast Response Cutter, Offshore 
                Patrol Cutter, and National Security Cutter) will 
                enable the Coast Guard to meet at-sea operational 
                requirements; and
            (3) a description of--
                    (A) planned manned and unmanned vessel acquisition; 
                and
                    (B) how such acquisitions will change the extent to 
                which the Coast Guard at-sea operational requirements 
                are met.
    (c) Consultation and Transparency.--
            (1) Consultation.--In consulting with the Federal and non-
        Federal stakeholders under subsection (a), the Secretary of the 
        department in which the Coast Guard is operating shall--
                    (A) provide the stakeholders with opportunities for 
                input--
                            (i) prior to initially drafting the report, 
                        including the assessment and strategic plan; 
                        and
                            (ii) not later than 3 months prior to 
                        finalizing the report, including the assessment 
                        and strategic plan, for submission; and
                    (B) document the input and its disposition in the 
                report.
            (2) Transparency.--All input provided under paragraph (1) 
        shall be made available to the public.
    (d) Ensuring Maritime Coverage.--In order to meet Coast Guard 
mission requirements for search and rescue, ports, waterways, and 
coastal security, and maritime environmental response during 
recapitalization of Coast Guard vessels, the Coast Guard shall ensure 
continuity of the coverage, to the maximum extent practicable, in the 
locations that may lose assets.

SEC. 818. NATIONAL SECURITY CUTTER.

    (a) Standard Method for Tracking.--The Commandant of the Coast 
Guard may not certify an eighth National Security Cutter as Ready for 
Operations before the date on which the Commandant provides to the 
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of 
Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
Transportation of the Senate--
            (1) a notification of a new standard method for tracking 
        operational employment of Coast Guard major cutters that does 
        not include time during which such a cutter is away from its 
        homeport for maintenance or repair; and
            (2) a report analyzing cost and performance for different 
        approaches to achieving varied levels of operational employment 
        using the standard method required by paragraph (1) that, at a 
        minimum--
                    (A) compares over a 30-year period the average 
                annualized baseline cost and performances for a 
                certified National Security Cutter that operated for 
                185 days away from homeport or an equivalent 
                alternative measure of operational tempo--
                            (i) against the cost of a 15 percent 
                        increase in days away from homeport or an 
                        equivalent alternative measure of operational 
                        tempo for a National Security Cutter; and
                            (ii) against the cost of the acquisition 
                        and operation of an additional National 
                        Security Cutter; and
                    (B) examines the optimal level of operational 
                employment of National Security Cutters to balance 
                National Security Cutter cost and mission performance.
    (b) Conforming Amendments.--
            (1) Section 221(b) of the Coast Guard and Maritime 
        Transportation Act of 2012 (126 Stat. 1560) is repealed.
            (2) Section 204(c)(1) of the Coast Guard Authorization Act 
        of 2016 (130 Stat. 35) is repealed.

SEC. 819. ACQUISITION PLAN FOR INLAND WATERWAY AND RIVER TENDERS AND 
              BAY-CLASS ICEBREAKERS.

    (a) Acquisition Plan.--Not later than 270 days after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, the Commandant of the Coast Guard shall 
submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the 
Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the 
House of Representatives a plan to replace or extend the life of the 
Coast Guard fleet of inland waterway and river tenders, and the Bay-
class icebreakers.
    (b) Contents.--The plan under subsection (a) shall include--
            (1) an analysis of the work required to extend the life of 
        vessels described in subsection (a);
            (2) recommendations for which, if any, such vessels it is 
        cost effective to undertake a ship-life extension or enhanced 
        maintenance program;
            (3) an analysis of the aids to navigation program to 
        determine if advances in navigation technology may reduce the 
        needs for physical aids to navigation;
            (4) recommendations for changes to physical aids to 
        navigation and the distribution of such aids that reduce the 
        need for the acquisition of vessels to replace the vessels 
        described in subsection (a);
            (5) a schedule for the acquisition of vessels to replace 
        the vessels described in subsection (a), including the date on 
        which the first vessel will be delivered;
            (6) the date such acquisition will be complete;
            (7) a description of the order and location of replacement 
        vessels;
            (8) an estimate of the cost per vessel and of the total 
        cost of the acquisition program of record; and
            (9) an analysis of whether existing vessels can be used.

SEC. 820. GREAT LAKES ICEBREAKER ACQUISITION.

    (a) Icebreaking on the Great Lakes.--For fiscal years 2018 and 
2019, the Commandant of the Coast Guard may use funds made available 
pursuant to section 4902 of title 14, United States Code, as amended by 
this Act, for the construction of an icebreaker that is at least as 
capable as the Coast Guard Cutter Mackinaw to enhance icebreaking 
capacity on the Great Lakes.
    (b) Acquisition Plan.--Not later than 45 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Commandant shall submit a plan to the 
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and 
the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of 
Representatives for acquiring an icebreaker described in subsections 
(a) and (b). Such plan shall include--
            (1) the details and schedule of the acquisition activities 
        to be completed; and
            (2) a description of how the funding for Coast Guard 
        acquisition, construction, and improvements that was 
        appropriated under the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2017 
        (Public Law 115-31) will be allocated to support the 
        acquisition activities referred to in paragraph (1).

SEC. 821. POLAR ICEBREAKERS.

    (a) Enhanced Maintenance Program for the Polar Star.--
            (1) In general.--Subject to the availability of 
        appropriations, the Commandant of the Coast Guard shall conduct 
        an enhanced maintenance program on Coast Guard Cutter Polar 
        Star (WAGB-10) to extend the service life of such vessel until 
        at least December 31, 2025.
            (2) Requirement for report.--Not later than 180 days after 
        the date of the enactment of the Coast Guard Authorization Act 
        of 2017, the Secretary of the department in which the Coast 
        Guard is operating, in consultation with Naval Sea Systems 
        Command, shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
        and Transportation and the Committee on Armed Services of the 
        Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
        and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of 
        Representatives a detailed report describing a plan to extend 
        the service life of the Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star (WAGB-10) 
        until at least December 31, 2025, through an enhanced 
        maintenance program.
            (3) Content.--The report required by paragraph (2) shall 
        include the following:
                    (A) An assessment and discussion of the enhanced 
                maintenance program recommended by the National 
                Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine's 
                Committee on Polar Icebreaker Cost Assessment in the 
                letter report ``Acquisition and Operation of Polar 
                Icebreakers: Fulfilling the Nation's Needs''.
                    (B) An assessment and discussion of the Government 
                Accountability Office's concerns and recommendations 
                regarding service life extension work on Coast Guard 
                Cutter Polar Star (WAGB-10) in the report ``Status of 
                the Coast Guard's Polar Icebreaking Fleet Capability 
                and Recapitalization Plan''.
                    (C) Based upon a materiel condition assessment of 
                the Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star (WAGB-10)--
                            (i) a description of the service life 
                        extension needs of the vessel;
                            (ii) detailed information regarding planned 
                        shipyard work for each fiscal year to meet such 
                        needs; and
                            (iii) an estimate of the amount needed to 
                        be appropriated to complete the enhanced 
                        maintenance program.
                    (D) A plan to ensure the vessel will maintain 
                seasonally operational status during the enhanced 
                maintenance program.
            (4) Authorization of appropriations.--The Commandant of the 
        Coast Guard may use funds made available pursuant to section 
        4902 of title 14, United States Code, as amended by section 202 
        of this Act, for the enhanced maintenance program described in 
        the report required by subsection (a).
    (b) Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Act of 2012; 
Amendment.--Section 222 of the Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation 
Act of 2012 (Public Law 112-213), as amended, is further amended as 
follows:
            (1) by striking subsections (a) through (d);
            (2) by redesignating subsections (e) through (g) as 
        subsections (a) through (c), respectively;
            (3) in subsection (a), as redesignated--
                    (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by 
                striking ``Except as provided in subsection (c), the 
                Commandant'' and inserting ``The Commandant'';
                    (B) in paragraph (1) by striking ``Polar Sea or'';
                    (C) in paragraph (2) by striking ``either of the 
                vessels'' and inserting ``the Polar Star or the Polar 
                Sea''; and
                    (D) in paragraph (3) by striking ``either of the 
                vessels'' each place it appears and inserting ``the 
                Polar Star''.

SEC. 822. STRATEGIC ASSETS IN THE ARCTIC.

    (a) Definition of Arctic.--In this section, the term ``Arctic'' has 
the meaning given the term in section 112 of the Arctic Research and 
Policy Act of 1984 (15 U.S.C. 4111).
    (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
            (1) the Arctic continues to grow in significance to both 
        the national security interests and the economic prosperity of 
        the United States; and
            (2) the Coast Guard must ensure it is positioned to respond 
        to any accident, incident, or threat with appropriate assets.
    (c) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of 
this Act, the Commandant of the Coast Guard, in consultation with the 
Secretary of Defense and taking into consideration the Department of 
Defense 2016 Arctic Strategy, shall submit to the Committee on 
Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee 
on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a 
report on the progress toward implementing the strategic objectives 
described in the United States Coast Guard Arctic Strategy dated May 
2013.
    (d) Contents.--The report under subsection (c) shall include--
            (1) a description of the Coast Guard's progress toward each 
        strategic objective identified in the United States Coast Guard 
        Arctic Strategy dated May 2013;
            (2) an assessment of the assets and infrastructure 
        necessary to meet the strategic objectives identified in the 
        United States Coast Guard Arctic Strategy dated May 2013 based 
        on factors such as--
                    (A) response time;
                    (B) coverage area;
                    (C) endurance on scene;
                    (D) presence; and
                    (E) deterrence;
            (3) an analysis of the sufficiency of the distribution of 
        National Security Cutters, Offshore Patrol Cutters, and Fast 
        Response Cutters both stationed in various Alaskan ports and in 
        other locations to meet the strategic objectives identified in 
        the United States Coast Guard Arctic Strategy, dated May 2013;
            (4) plans to provide communications throughout the entire 
        Coastal Western Alaska Captain of the Port zone to improve 
        waterway safety and mitigate close calls, collisions, and other 
        dangerous interactions between the shipping industry and 
        subsistence hunters;
            (5) plans to prevent marine casualties, when possible, by 
        ensuring vessels avoid environmentally sensitive areas and 
        permanent security zones;
            (6) an explanation of--
                    (A) whether it is feasible to establish a vessel 
                traffic service, using existing resources or otherwise; 
                and
                    (B) whether an Arctic Response Center of Expertise 
                is necessary to address the gaps in experience, skills, 
                equipment, resources, training, and doctrine to 
                prepare, respond to, and recover spilled oil in the 
                Arctic; and
            (7) an assessment of whether sufficient agreements are in 
        place to ensure the Coast Guard is receiving the information it 
        needs to carry out its responsibilities.

SEC. 823. ARCTIC PLANNING CRITERIA.

    (a) Alternative Planning Criteria.--
            (1) In general.--For purposes of the Oil Pollution Act of 
        1990 (33 U.S.C. 2701 et seq.), the Commandant of the Coast 
        Guard may approve a vessel response plan under section 311 of 
        the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1321) for a 
        vessel operating in any area covered by the Captain of the Port 
        Zone (as established by the Commandant) that includes the 
        Arctic, if the Commandant verifies that--
                    (A) equipment required to be available for response 
                under the plan has been tested and proven capable of 
                operating in the environmental conditions expected in 
                the area in which it is intended to be operated; and
                    (B) the operators of such equipment have conducted 
                training on the equipment within the area covered by 
                such Captain of the Port Zone.
            (2) Post-approval requirements.--In approving a vessel 
        response plan under paragraph (1), the Commandant shall--
                    (A) require that the oil spill removal organization 
                identified in the vessel response plan conduct regular 
                exercises and drills using the response resources 
                identified in the plan in the area covered by the 
                Captain of the Port Zone that includes the Arctic; and
                    (B) allow such oil spill removal organization to 
                take credit for a response to an actual spill or 
                release in the area covered by such Captain of the Port 
                Zone, instead of conducting an exercise or drill 
                required under subparagraph (A), if the oil spill 
                removal organization--
                            (i) documents which exercise or drill 
                        requirements were met during the response; and
                            (ii) submits a request for credit to, and 
                        receives approval from, the Commandant.
    (b) Report.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 120 days after the date of 
        enactment of this Act, the Commandant of the Coast Guard shall 
        submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
        Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of 
        Representatives a report on the oil spill prevention and 
        response capabilities for the area covered by the Captain of 
        the Port Zone (as established by the Commandant) that includes 
        the Arctic.
            (2) Contents.--The report submitted under paragraph (1) 
        shall include the following:
                    (A) A description of equipment and assets available 
                for response under the vessel response plans approved 
                for vessels operating in the area covered by the 
                Captain of the Port Zone, including details on any 
                providers of such equipment and assets.
                    (B) A description of the location of such equipment 
                and assets, including an estimate of the time to deploy 
                the equipment and assets.
                    (C) A determination of how effectively such 
                equipment and assets are distributed throughout the 
                area covered by the Captain of the Port Zone.
                    (D) A statement regarding whether the ability to 
                maintain and deploy such equipment and assets is taken 
                into account when measuring the equipment and assets 
                available throughout the area covered by the Captain of 
                the Port Zone.
                    (E) A validation of the port assessment visit 
                process and response resource inventory for response 
                under the vessel response plans approved for vessels 
                operating in the area covered by the Captain of the 
                Port Zone.
                    (F) A determination of the compliance rate with 
                Federal vessel response plan regulations in the area 
                covered by the Captain of the Port Zone during the 
                previous 3 years.
                    (G) A description of the resources needed 
                throughout the area covered by the Captain of the Port 
                Zone to conduct port assessments, exercises, response 
                plan reviews, and spill responses.
    (c) Definition of Arctic.--In this section, the term ``Arctic'' has 
the meaning given the term under section 112 of the Arctic Research and 
Policy Act of 1984 (15 U.S.C. 4111).

SEC. 824. VESSEL RESPONSE PLAN AUDIT.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall 
complete and 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 comprehensive review 
of the processes and resources used by the Coast Guard to implement 
vessel response plan requirements under section 311 of the Federal 
Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1321).
    (b) Required Elements of Review.--The review required under 
subsection (a) shall, at a minimum, include--
            (1) a study, or an audit if appropriate, of the processes 
        the Coast Guard uses--
                    (A) to approve the vessel response plans referred 
                to in subsection (a);
                    (B) to approve alternate planning criteria used in 
                lieu of National Planning Criteria in approving such 
                plans;
                    (C) to verify compliance with such plans; and
                    (D) to act in the event of a failure to comply with 
                the requirements of such plans;
            (2) an examination of all Federal and State agency 
        resources used by the Coast Guard in carrying out the processes 
        identified under paragraph (1), including--
                    (A) the current staffing model and organization;
                    (B) data, software, simulators, systems, or other 
                technology, including those pertaining to weather, oil 
                spill trajectory modeling, and risk management;
                    (C) the total amount of time per fiscal year 
                expended by Coast Guard personnel to approve and verify 
                compliance with vessel response plans; and
                    (D) the average amount of time expended by the 
                Coast Guard for approval of, and verification of 
                compliance with, a single vessel response plan;
            (3) an analysis of how, including by what means or methods, 
        the processes identified under paragraph (1)--
                    (A) ensure compliance with applicable law;
                    (B) are implemented by the Coast Guard, including 
                at the district and sector levels;
                    (C) are informed by public comment and engagement 
                with States, Indian Tribes, and other regional 
                stakeholders;
                    (D) ensure availability and adequate operational 
                capability and capacity of required assets and 
                equipment, including in cases in which contractual 
                obligations may limit the availability of such assets 
                and equipment for response;
                    (E) provide for adequate asset and equipment 
                mobilization time requirements, particularly with 
                respect to--
                            (i) calculation and establishment of such 
                        requirements;
                            (ii) verifying compliance with such 
                        requirements; and
                            (iii) factoring in weather, including 
                        specific regional adverse weather as defined in 
                        section 155.1020 of title 33, Code of Federal 
                        Regulations, in calculating, establishing, and 
                        verifying compliance with such requirements;
                    (F) ensure response plan updates and vessel 
                compliance when changes occur in response planning 
                criteria, asset and equipment mobilization times, or 
                regional response needs, such as trends in 
                transportation of high gravity oils or changes in 
                vessel traffic volume; and
                    (G) enable effective action by the Coast Guard in 
                the event of a failure to comply with response plan 
                requirements;
            (4) a determination regarding whether asset and equipment 
        mobilization time requirements under approved vessel response 
        plans can be met by the vessels to which they apply; and
            (5) recommendations for improving the processes identified 
        under paragraph (1), including recommendations regarding the 
        sufficiency of Coast Guard resources dedicated to those 
        processes.

SEC. 825. WATERS DEEMED NOT NAVIGABLE WATERS OF THE UNITED STATES FOR 
              CERTAIN PURPOSES.

    For purposes of the application of subtitle II of title 46, United 
States Code, to the Volunteer (Hull Number CCA4108), the Illinois and 
Michigan Canal is deemed to not be navigable waters of the United 
States.

SEC. 826. DOCUMENTATION OF RECREATIONAL VESSELS.

    Coast Guard personnel performing nonrecreational vessel 
documentation functions under subchapter II of chapter 121 of title 46, 
United States Code, may perform recreational vessel documentation under 
section 12114 of such title in any fiscal year in which--
            (1) funds available for Coast Guard operating expenses may 
        not be used for expenses incurred for recreational vessel 
        documentation;
            (2) fees collected from owners of yachts and credited to 
        such use are insufficient to pay expenses of recreational 
        vessel documentation; and
            (3) there is a backlog of applications for recreational 
        vessel documentation.

SEC. 827. EQUIPMENT REQUIREMENTS; EXEMPTION FROM THROWABLE PERSONAL 
              FLOTATION DEVICES REQUIREMENT.

    Not later than one year after the date of enactment of this Act, 
the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating 
shall--
            (1) prescribe regulations in part 160 of title 46, Code of 
        Federal Regulations, that treat a marine throw bag, as that 
        term is commonly used in the commercial whitewater rafting 
        industry, as a type of lifesaving equipment; and
            (2) revise section 175.17 of title 33, Code of Federal 
        Regulations, to exempt rafts that are 16 feet or more overall 
        in length from the requirement to carry an additional throwable 
        personal flotation device when such a marine throw bag is 
        onboard and accessible.

SEC. 828. VISUAL DISTRESS SIGNALS AND ALTERNATIVE USE.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of the department in which the Coast 
Guard is operating shall develop a performance standard for the 
alternative use and possession of visual distress alerting and locating 
signals as mandated by carriage requirements for recreational boats in 
subpart C of part 175 of title 33, Code of Federal Regulations.
    (b) Regulations.--Not later than 180 days after the performance 
standard for alternative use and possession of visual distress alerting 
and locating signals is finalized, the Secretary shall revise part 175 
of title 33, Code of Federal Regulations, to allow for carriage of such 
alternative signal devices.

SEC. 829. RADAR REFRESHER TRAINING.

    Not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the 
Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating shall 
prescribe a final rule eliminating the requirement that a mariner 
actively using the mariner's credential complete an approved refresher 
or recertification course to maintain a radar observer endorsement. 
This rulemaking shall be exempt from chapters 5 and 6 of title 5, 
United States Code, and Executive Orders 12866 and 13563.

SEC. 830. COMMERCIAL FISHING VESSEL SAFETY NATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS 
              PLAN.

    (a) Requirement for Plan.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the department in which the 
Coast Guard is operating shall develop and submit to the Committee on 
Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee 
on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a 
national communications plan for the purposes of--
            (1) disseminating information to the commercial fishing 
        vessel industry;
            (2) conducting outreach with the commercial fishing vessel 
        industry;
            (3) facilitating interaction with the commercial fishing 
        vessel industry; and
            (4) releasing information collected under section 15102 of 
        title 46, United States Code, as added by this Act, to the 
        commercial fishing vessel industry.
    (b) Content.--The plan required by subsection (a), and each annual 
update, shall--
            (1) identify staff, resources, and systems available to the 
        Secretary to ensure the widest dissemination of information to 
        the commercial fishing vessel industry;
            (2) include a means to document all communication and 
        outreach conducted with the commercial fishing vessel industry; 
        and
            (3) include a mechanism to measure effectiveness of such 
        plan.
    (c) Implementation.--Not later than one year after submission of 
the initial plan, the Secretary of the department in which the Coast 
Guard is operating shall implement the plan and shall at a minimum--
            (1) leverage Coast Guard staff, resources, and systems 
        available;
            (2) monitor implementation nationwide to ensure adherence 
        to plan contents;
            (3) allow each Captain of the Port to adopt the most 
        effective strategy and means to communicate with commercial 
        fishing vessel industry in that Captain of the Port Zone;
            (4) document communication and outreach; and
            (5) solicit feedback from the commercial fishing vessel 
        industry.
    (d) Report and Updates.--The Secretary of the department in which 
the Coast Guard is operating shall--
            (1) submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
        Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of 
        Representatives a report on the effectiveness of the plan to 
        date and any updates to ensure maximum impact of the plan one 
        year after the date of enactment of this Act, and every 4 years 
        thereafter; and
            (2) include in such report input from individual Captains 
        of the Port and any feedback received from the commercial 
        fishing vessel industry.

SEC. 831. ATLANTIC COAST PORT ACCESS ROUTE STUDY RECOMMENDATIONS.

    Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of the Act, 
the Commandant of the Coast Guard shall notify the Committee on 
Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and 
the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate of 
action taken to carry out the recommendations contained in the final 
report issued by the Atlantic Coast Port Access Route Study (ACPARS) 
workgroup for which notice of availability was published March 14, 2016 
(81 Fed. Reg. 13307).

SEC. 832. DRAWBRIDGES.

    Section 5 of the Act entitled ``An Act making appropriations for 
the construction, repair, and preservation of certain public works on 
rivers and harbors, and for other purposes'', approved August 18, 1894 
(33 U.S.C. 499), is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(d) Temporary Changes to Drawbridge Operating Schedules.--
Notwithstanding section 553 of title 5, United States Code, whenever a 
temporary change to the operating schedule of a drawbridge, lasting 180 
days or less--
            ``(1) is approved--
                    ``(A) the Secretary of the department in which the 
                Coast Guard is operating shall--
                            ``(i) issue a deviation approval letter to 
                        the bridge owner; and
                            ``(ii) announce the temporary change in--
                                    ``(I) the Local Notice to Mariners;
                                    ``(II) a broadcast notice to 
                                mariners and through radio stations; or
                                    ``(III) such other local media as 
                                the Secretary considers appropriate; 
                                and
                    ``(B) the bridge owner, except a railroad bridge 
                owner, shall notify--
                            ``(i) the public by publishing notice of 
                        the temporary change in a newspaper of general 
                        circulation published in the place where the 
                        bridge is located;
                            ``(ii) the department, agency, or office of 
                        transportation with jurisdiction over the 
                        roadway that abuts the approaches to the 
                        bridge; and
                            ``(iii) the law enforcement organization 
                        with jurisdiction over the roadway that abuts 
                        the approaches to the bridge; or
            ``(2) is denied, the Secretary of the department in which 
        the Coast Guard is operating shall--
                    ``(A) not later than 10 days after the date of 
                receipt of the request, provide the bridge owner in 
                writing the reasons for the denial, including any 
                supporting data and evidence used to make the 
                determination; and
                    ``(B) provide the bridge owner a reasonable 
                opportunity to address each reason for the denial and 
                resubmit the request.
    ``(e) Drawbridge Movements.--The Secretary of the department in 
which the Coast Guard is operating--
            ``(1) shall require a drawbridge operator to record each 
        movement of the drawbridge in a logbook;
            ``(2) may inspect the logbook to ensure drawbridge movement 
        is in accordance with the posted operating schedule;
            ``(3) shall review whether deviations from the posted 
        operating schedule are impairing vehicular and pedestrian 
        traffic; and
            ``(4) may determine if the operating schedule should be 
        adjusted for efficiency of maritime or vehicular and pedestrian 
        traffic.
    ``(f) Requirements.--
            ``(1) Logbooks.--An operator of a drawbridge built across a 
        navigable river or other water of the United States--
                    ``(A) that opens the draw of such bridge for the 
                passage of a vessel, shall record in a logbook--
                            ``(i) the bridge identification and date of 
                        each opening;
                            ``(ii) the bridge tender or operator for 
                        each opening;
                            ``(iii) each time it is opened for 
                        navigation;
                            ``(iv) each time it is closed for 
                        navigation;
                            ``(v) the number and direction of vessels 
                        passing through during each opening;
                            ``(vi) the types of vessels passing through 
                        during each opening;
                            ``(vii) an estimated or known size (height, 
                        length, and beam) of the largest vessel passing 
                        through during each opening;
                            ``(viii) for each vessel, the vessel name 
                        and registration number if easily observable; 
                        and
                            ``(ix) all maintenance openings, 
                        malfunctions, or other comments; and
                    ``(B) that remains open to navigation but closes to 
                allow for trains to cross, shall record in a logbook--
                            ``(i) the bridge identification and date of 
                        each opening and closing;
                            ``(ii) the bridge tender or operator;
                            ``(iii) each time it is opened to 
                        navigation;
                            ``(iv) each time it is closed to 
                        navigation; and
                            ``(v) all maintenance openings, closings, 
                        malfunctions, or other comments.
            ``(2) Maintenance of logbooks.--A drawbridge operator shall 
        maintain logbooks required under paragraph (1) for not less 
        than 5 years.
            ``(3) Submission of logbooks.--At the request of the 
        Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is 
        operating, a drawbridge operator shall submit to the Secretary 
        the logbook required under paragraph (1) as the Secretary 
        considers necessary to carry out this section.
            ``(4) Exemption.--The requirements under paragraph (1) 
        shall be exempt from sections 3501 to 3521 of title 44, United 
        States Code.''.

SEC. 833. WAIVER.

    Section 8902 of title 46, United States Code, shall not apply to 
the chain ferry DIANE (United States official number CG002692) when 
such vessel is operating on the Kalamazoo River in Saugatuck, Michigan.

SEC. 834. FIRE-RETARDANT MATERIALS.

    Section 3503 of title 46, United States Code, is amended to read as 
follows:
``Sec. 3503. Fire-retardant materials
    ``(a)(1) A passenger vessel of the United States having berth or 
stateroom accommodations for at least 50 passengers shall be granted a 
certificate of inspection only if--
                    ``(A) the vessel is constructed of fire-retardant 
                materials; and
                    ``(B) the vessel--
                            ``(i) is operating engines, boilers, main 
                        electrical distribution panels, fuel tanks, oil 
                        tanks, and generators that meet current Coast 
                        Guard regulations; and
                            ``(ii) is operating boilers and main 
                        electrical generators that are contained within 
                        noncombustible enclosures equipped with fire 
                        suppression systems.
            ``(2) Before December 1, 2028, this subsection does not 
        apply to any vessel in operation before January 1, 1968, and 
        operating only within the Boundary Line.
    ``(b)(1) The owner or managing operator of an exempted vessel 
described in subsection (a)(2) shall--
                    ``(A) notify in writing prospective passengers, 
                prior to purchase, and each crew member that the vessel 
                does not comply with applicable fire safety standards 
                due primarily to the wooden construction of passenger 
                berthing areas;
                    ``(B) display in clearly legible font prominently 
                throughout the vessel, including in each state room the 
                following: `THIS VESSEL FAILS TO COMPLY WITH SAFETY 
                RULES AND REGULATIONS OF THE U.S. COAST GUARD.';
                    ``(C) acquire prior to the vessel entering service, 
                and maintain, liability insurance in an amount to be 
                prescribed by the Federal Maritime Commission;
                    ``(D) make annual structural alteration to not less 
                than 10 percent of the areas of the vessel that are not 
                constructed of fire retardant materials;
                    ``(E) prioritize alterations in galleys, 
                engineering areas of the vessel, including all spaces 
                and compartments containing, or adjacent to spaces and 
                compartments containing, engines, boilers, main 
                electrical distribution panels, fuel tanks, oil tanks, 
                and generators;
                    ``(F) ensure, to the satisfaction of the Secretary, 
                that the combustible fire-load has been reduced 
                pursuant to subparagraph (D) during each annual 
                inspection for certification;
                    ``(G) ensure the vessel has multiple forms of 
                egress off the vessel's bow and stern;
                    ``(H) provide advance notice to the Coast Guard 
                regarding the structural alterations made pursuant to 
                subparagraph (D) and comply with any noncombustible 
                material requirements prescribed by the Coast Guard;
                    ``(I) annually notify all ports of call and State 
                emergency management offices of jurisdiction that the 
                vessel does not comply with the requirement under 
                subsection (a)(1);
                    ``(J) provide crewmembers manning such vessel 
                shipboard training that--
                            ``(i) is specialized for exempted vessels;
                            ``(ii) exceeds requirements related to 
                        standards for firefighting training under 
                        chapter I of title 46, Code of Federal 
                        Regulations, as in effect on October 1, 2017; 
                        and
                            ``(iii) is approved by the Coast Guard; and
                    ``(K) to the extent practicable, take all steps to 
                retain previously trained crew knowledgeable of such 
                vessel or to hire crew trained in operations aboard 
                exempted vessels.
            ``(2) The owner or managing operator of an exempted vessel 
        described in subsection (a)(2) may not disclaim liability to a 
        passenger or crew member of such vessel for death, injury, or 
        any other loss caused by fire due to the negligence of the 
        owner or managing operator.
            ``(3) The Secretary shall--
                    ``(A) conduct an annual audit and inspection of 
                each exempted vessel described in subsection (a)(2);
                    ``(B) in implementing subparagraph (b)(1)(F), 
                consider, to the extent practicable, the goal of 
                preservation of the historic integrity of such vessel 
                in areas carrying or accessible to passengers or 
                generally visible to the public; and
                    ``(C) prescribe regulations to carry out this 
                section, including to prescribe the manner in which 
                prospective passengers are to be notified under 
                paragraph (1)(A).
            ``(4) The penalties provided in section 3504(c) of this 
        title shall apply to a violation of this subsection.
    ``(c) In addition to otherwise applicable penalties, the Secretary 
may immediately withdraw a certificate of inspection for an exempted 
vessel described in subsection (a)(2) that does not comply with any 
requirement under subsection (b).''.

SEC. 835. VESSEL WAIVER.

    (a) In General.--Upon the date of enactment of this Act and 
notwithstanding sections 12112(a)(2)(A) and 12113(a)(2) of title 46, 
United States Code, the Secretary shall issue a certificate of 
documentation with coastwise and fishery endorsements to the 
certificated vessel.
    (b) Replacement Vessel.--The certificated vessel shall qualify as a 
replacement vessel for the vessel ``AMERICA NO.1'' (United States 
official number 610654) and not be precluded from operating as an 
Amendment 80 replacement vessel under the provisions of part 679 of 
title 50, Code of Federal Regulations.
    (c) Coast Guard Review and Determination.--
            (1) Review.--Not later than 30 days after the date of 
        enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall conduct a review of 
        the use of certain foreign fabricated steel components in the 
        hull or superstructure of the certificated vessel.
            (2) Determination.--Based on the review conducted under 
        paragraph (1), the Secretary shall determine whether the 
        shipyard that constructed the certificated vessel or the 
        purchaser of the certificated vessel knew before such 
        components were procured or installed that the use of such 
        components would violate requirements under sections 
        12112(a)(2)(A) and 12113(a)(2) of title 46, United States Code.
            (3) Revocation.--If the Secretary determines under 
        paragraph (2) that the shipyard that constructed the 
        certificated vessel or the purchaser of the certificated vessel 
        knew before such components were procured or installed that the 
        use of such components would violate requirements under 
        sections 12112(a)(2)(A) and 12113(a)(2) of title 46, United 
        States Code, the Secretary shall immediately revoke the 
        certificate of documentation issued under subsection (a).
            (4) Use of documents.--In conducting the review required 
        under paragraph (1), the Secretary may request and review any 
        information, correspondence, or documents related to the 
        construction of the certificated vessel, including from the 
        shipyard that constructed the certificated vessel and the 
        purchaser of the certificated vessel.
    (d) Termination.--If the contract for purchase of the certificated 
vessel that is in effect on the date of enactment of this Act is 
terminated, the purchasing party to that contract shall be prohibited 
from entering into a subsequent contract or agreement for purchase of 
such vessel.
    (e) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Certificated vessel.--The term ``certificated vessel'' 
        means the vessel America's Finest (United States official 
        number 1276760).
            (2) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating, acting 
        through the Commandant of the Coast Guard.

SEC. 836. TEMPORARY LIMITATIONS.

    (a) Limitations.--
            (1) In general.--Upon the Coast Guard issuing a certificate 
        of documentation with coastwise and fishery endorsements for 
        the vessel ``AMERICA'S FINEST'' (United States official number 
        1276760) and during any period such certificate is in effect, 
        and subject to subsection (b), the total amount of groundfish 
        harvested with respect to subparagraph (A) or the total amount 
        of deliveries processed from other vessels with respect to 
        subparagraph (B) by the vessels described in paragraph (2) 
        shall not collectively exceed--
                    (A) the percentage of the harvest available in any 
                Gulf of Alaska groundfish fisheries (other than 
                fisheries subject to a limited access privilege program 
                created by the North Pacific Fishery Management 
                Council) that is equivalent to the total harvest by the 
                vessels described in paragraph (2) in those fisheries 
                in the calendar years that a vessel described in 
                paragraph (2) had harvest from 2012 through 2017 
                relative to the total allowable catch available to such 
                vessels in the calendar years 2012 through 2017; or
                    (B) the percentage of processing of deliveries from 
                other vessels in any Bering Sea, Aleutian Islands, and 
                Gulf of Alaska groundfish fisheries (including 
                fisheries subject to a limited access privilege program 
                created by the North Pacific Fishery Management 
                Council, or community development quotas as described 
                in section 305(i) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery 
                Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1855(i))) 
                that is equivalent to the total processing of such 
                deliveries by the vessels described in paragraph (2) in 
                those fisheries in the calendar years 2012 through 2017 
                relative to the total allowable catch available in the 
                calendar years 2012 through 2017.
            (2) Applicable vessels.--The limitations described in 
        paragraph (1) shall apply, in the aggregate, to--
                    (A) the vessel AMERICA'S FINEST (United States 
                official number 1276760);
                    (B) the vessel US INTREPID (United States official 
                number 604439);
                    (C) the vessel AMERICAN NO. 1 (United States 
                official number 610654);
                    (D) any replacement of a vessel described in 
                subparagraph (A), (B), or (C); and
                    (E) any vessel assigned license number LLG3217 
                under the license limitation program under part 679 of 
                title 50, Code of Federal Regulations.
    (b) Expiration.--The limitations described in subsection (a) shall 
apply to a groundfish species in Bering Sea, Aleutian Islands, and Gulf 
of Alaska only until the earlier of--
            (1) the end of the 6-year period beginning on the date of 
        enactment of this Act; or
            (2) the date on which the Secretary of Commerce issues a 
        final rule, based on recommendations developed by the North 
        Pacific Fishery Management Council consistent with the 
        Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (16 
        U.S.C. 1801 et seq.), that limits processing deliveries of that 
        groundfish species from other vessels in any Bering Sea, 
        Aleutian Islands, and Gulf of Alaska groundfish fisheries that 
        are not subject to conservation and management measures under 
        section 206 of the American Fisheries Act (16 U.S.C. 1851 
        note).
    (c) Existing Authority.--Except for the measures required by this 
section, nothing in this title shall be construed to limit the 
authority of the North Pacific Fishery Management Council or the 
Secretary of Commerce under the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation 
and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.).

SEC. 837. TRANSFER OF COAST GUARD PROPERTY IN JUPITER ISLAND, FLORIDA, 
              FOR INCLUSION IN HOBE SOUND NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE.

    (a) Transfer.--Administrative jurisdiction over the property 
described in subsection (b) is transferred to the Secretary of the 
Interior.
    (b) Property Described.--The property described in this subsection 
is real property administered by the Coast Guard in the Town of Jupiter 
Island, Florida, comprising Parcel #35-38-42-004-000-02590-6 (Bon Air 
Beach lots 259 and 260 located at 83 North Beach Road) and Parcel #35-
38-42-004-000-02610-2 (Bon Air Beach lots 261 to 267), including any 
improvements thereon that are not authorized or required by another 
provision of law to be conveyed to another person.
    (c) Administration.--The property described in subsection (b) is 
included in Hobe Sound National Wildlife Refuge, and shall be 
administered by the Secretary of the Interior acting through the United 
States Fish and Wildlife Service.

SEC. 838. EMERGENCY RESPONSE.

    Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the 
Commandant of the Coast Guard shall request the National Offshore 
Safety Advisory Committee to examine whether there are unnecessary 
regulatory barriers to the use of small passenger vessels, crewboats, 
and offshore supply vessels in disaster response and provide 
recommendations, as appropriate, to reduce such barriers.

SEC. 839. DRAWBRIDGES CONSULTATION.

    (a) Consultation.--In addition and subsequent to any rulemaking 
conducted under section 117.8 of title 33, Code of Federal Regulations, 
related to permanent changes to drawbridge openings that result from 
Amtrak service between New Orleans, Louisiana and Orlando, Florida, the 
Commandant shall consult with owners or operators of rail lines used 
for Amtrak passenger service between New Orleans, Louisiana and 
Orlando, Florida and affected waterway users on changes to drawbridge 
operating schedules necessary to facilitate the On Time Performance of 
passenger trains. These changes to schedules shall not impact Coast 
Guard response times to operational missions.
    (b) Timing.--Consultation in subsection (a) shall occur after 
commencement of Amtrak passenger service on the rail lines between New 
Orleans, Louisiana and Orlando, Florida at the following intervals:
            (1) Not less than 3 months following the commencement of 
        Amtrak passenger service.
            (2) Not less than 6 months following the commencement of 
        Amtrak passenger service.
    (c) Report.--If after conducting the consultations required by 
subsection (b)(2), the Commandant finds that permanent changes to 
drawbridge operations are necessary to mitigate delays in the movement 
of trains described in subsection (a) and that those changes do not 
unreasonably obstruct the navigability of the affected waterways, then 
the Commandant shall submit those findings to the Committee on 
Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee 
on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives.

               TITLE IX--VESSEL INCIDENTAL DISCHARGE ACT

SEC. 901. SHORT TITLE.

    This title may be cited as the ``Vessel Incidental Discharge Act of 
2018''.

SEC. 902. PURPOSES; FINDINGS.

    (a) Purposes.--The purposes of this title are--
            (1) to provide for the establishment of uniform, 
        environmentally sound standards and requirements for the 
        management of discharges incidental to the normal operation of 
        a vessel;
            (2) to charge the Environmental Protection Agency with 
        primary responsibility for establishing standards relating to 
        the discharge of pollutants from vessels;
            (3) to charge the Coast Guard with primary responsibility 
        for prescribing, administering, and enforcing regulations, 
        consistent with the discharge standards established by the 
        Environmental Protection Agency, for the design, construction, 
        installation, and operation of the equipment and management 
        practices required onboard vessels; and
            (4) to preserve the flexibility of States, political 
        subdivisions, and certain regions with respect to the 
        administration and enforcement of standards relating to the 
        discharge of pollutants from vessels engaged in maritime 
        commerce and transportation.
    (b) Findings.--Congress finds that--
            (1) the Environmental Protection Agency is the principal 
        Federal authority charged under the Federal Water Pollution 
        Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.) with regulating through 
        the issuance of permits for the discharge of pollutants into 
        the navigable waters of the United States;
            (2) the Coast Guard is the principal Federal authority 
        charged with administering, enforcing, and prescribing 
        regulations relating to the discharge of pollutants from 
        vessels; and
            (3) during the period of 1973 to 2010--
                    (A) the Environmental Protection Agency promulgated 
                regulations exempting certain discharges incidental to 
                the normal operation of vessels from otherwise 
                applicable permitting requirements of the Federal Water 
                Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.); and
                    (B) Congress enacted laws on numerous occasions 
                governing the regulation of discharges incidental to 
                the normal operation of vessels, including--
                            (i) the Act to Prevent Pollution from Ships 
                        (33 U.S.C. 1901 et seq.);
                            (ii) the Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance 
                        Prevention and Control Act of 1990 (16 U.S.C. 
                        4701 et seq.);
                            (iii) the National Invasive Species Act of 
                        1996 (16 U.S.C. 4701 note; Public Law 104-332);
                            (iv) section 415 of the Coast Guard 
                        Authorization Act of 1998 (Public Law 105-383; 
                        112 Stat. 3434) and section 623 of the Coast 
                        Guard and Maritime Transportation Act of 2004 
                        (33 U.S.C. 1901 note; Public Law 108-293), 
                        which established interim and permanent 
                        requirements, respectively, for the regulation 
                        of vessel discharges of certain bulk cargo 
                        residue;
                            (v) title XIV of division B of Appendix D 
                        of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2001 
                        (Public Law 106-554; 114 Stat. 2763A-315), 
                        which prohibited or limited certain vessel 
                        discharges in certain areas of Alaska;
                            (vi) section 204 of the Maritime 
                        Transportation Security Act of 2002 (33 U.S.C. 
                        1902a), which established requirements for the 
                        regulation of vessel discharges of agricultural 
                        cargo residue material in the form of hold 
                        washings; and
                            (vii) title X of the Coast Guard 
                        Authorization Act of 2010 (33 U.S.C. 3801 et 
                        seq.), which provided for the implementation of 
                        the International Convention on the Control of 
                        Harmful Anti-Fouling Systems on Ships, 2001.

SEC. 903. STANDARDS FOR DISCHARGES INCIDENTAL TO NORMAL OPERATION OF 
              VESSELS.

    (a) Uniform National Standards.--
            (1) In general.--Section 312 of the Federal Water Pollution 
        Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1322) is amended by adding at the end 
        the following:
    ``(p) Uniform National Standards for Discharges Incidental to 
Normal Operation of Vessels.--
            ``(1) Definitions.--In this subsection:
                    ``(A) Aquatic nuisance species.--The term `aquatic 
                nuisance species' means a nonindigenous species that 
                threatens--
                            ``(i) the diversity or abundance of a 
                        native species;
                            ``(ii) the ecological stability of--
                                    ``(I) waters of the United States; 
                                or
                                    ``(II) waters of the contiguous 
                                zone; or
                            ``(iii) a commercial, agricultural, 
                        aquacultural, or recreational activity that is 
                        dependent on--
                                    ``(I) waters of the United States; 
                                or
                                    ``(II) waters of the contiguous 
                                zone.
                    ``(B) Ballast water.--
                            ``(i) In general.--The term `ballast water' 
                        means any water, suspended matter, and other 
                        materials taken onboard a vessel--
                                    ``(I) to control or maintain trim, 
                                draught, stability, or stresses of the 
                                vessel, regardless of the means by 
                                which any such water or suspended 
                                matter is carried; or
                                    ``(II) during the cleaning, 
                                maintenance, or other operation of a 
                                ballast tank or ballast water 
                                management system of the vessel.
                            ``(ii) Exclusion.--The term `ballast water' 
                        does not include any substance that is added to 
                        the water described in clause (i) that is 
                        directly related to the operation of a properly 
                        functioning ballast water management system.
                    ``(C) Ballast water discharge standard.--The term 
                `ballast water discharge standard' means--
                            ``(i) the numerical ballast water discharge 
                        standard established by section 151.1511 or 
                        151.2030 of title 33, Code of Federal 
                        Regulations (or successor regulations); or
                            ``(ii) if a standard referred to in clause 
                        (i) is superseded by a numerical standard of 
                        performance under this subsection, that 
                        superseding standard.
                    ``(D) Ballast water exchange.--The term `ballast 
                water exchange' means the replacement of water in a 
                ballast water tank using 1 of the following methods:
                            ``(i) Flow-through exchange, in which 
                        ballast water is flushed out by pumping in 
                        midocean water at the bottom of the tank if 
                        practicable, and continuously overflowing the 
                        tank from the top, until 3 full volumes of 
                        water have been changed to minimize the number 
                        of original organisms remaining in the tank.
                            ``(ii) Empty and refill exchange, in which 
                        ballast water taken on in ports, estuarine 
                        waters, or territorial waters is pumped out 
                        until the pump loses suction, after which the 
                        ballast tank is refilled with midocean water.
                    ``(E) Ballast water management system.--The term 
                `ballast water management system' means any marine 
                pollution control device (including all ballast water 
                treatment equipment, ballast tanks, pipes, pumps, and 
                all associated control and monitoring equipment) that 
                processes ballast water--
                            ``(i) to kill, render nonviable, or remove 
                        organisms; or
                            ``(ii) to avoid the uptake or discharge of 
                        organisms.
                    ``(F) Best available technology economically 
                achievable.--The term `best available technology 
                economically achievable' means--
                            ``(i) best available technology 
                        economically achievable (within the meaning of 
                        section 301(b)(2)(A));
                            ``(ii) best available technology (within 
                        the meaning of section 304(b)(2)(B)); and
                            ``(iii) best available technology, as 
                        determined in accordance with section 
                        125.3(d)(3) of title 40, Code of Federal 
                        Regulations (or successor regulations).
                    ``(G) Best conventional pollutant control 
                technology.--The term `best conventional pollutant 
                control technology' means--
                            ``(i) best conventional pollutant control 
                        technology (within the meaning of section 
                        301(b)(2)(E));
                            ``(ii) best conventional pollutant control 
                        technology (within the meaning of section 
                        304(b)(4)); and
                            ``(iii) best conventional pollutant control 
                        technology, as determined in accordance with 
                        section 125.3(d)(2) of title 40, Code of 
                        Federal Regulations (or successor regulations).
                    ``(H) Best management practice.--
                            ``(i) In general.--The term `best 
                        management practice' means a schedule of 
                        activities, prohibitions of practices, 
                        maintenance procedures, and other management 
                        practices to prevent or reduce the pollution 
                        of--
                                    ``(I) the waters of the United 
                                States; or
                                    ``(II) the waters of the contiguous 
                                zone.
                            ``(ii) Inclusions.--The term `best 
                        management practice' includes any treatment 
                        requirement, operating procedure, or practice 
                        to control--
                                    ``(I) vessel runoff;
                                    ``(II) spillage or leaks;
                                    ``(III) sludge or waste disposal; 
                                or
                                    ``(IV) drainage from raw material 
                                storage.
                    ``(I) Best practicable control technology currently 
                available.--The term `best practicable control 
                technology currently available' means--
                            ``(i) best practicable control technology 
                        currently available (within the meaning of 
                        section 301(b)(1)(A));
                            ``(ii) best practicable control technology 
                        currently available (within the meaning of 
                        section 304(b)(1)); and
                            ``(iii) best practicable control technology 
                        currently available, as determined in 
                        accordance with section 125.3(d)(1) of title 
                        40, Code of Federal Regulations (or successor 
                        regulations).
                    ``(J) Captain of the port zone.--The term `Captain 
                of the Port Zone' means a Captain of the Port Zone 
                established by the Secretary pursuant to sections 92, 
                93, and 633 of title 14, United States Code.
                    ``(K) Empty ballast tank.--The term `empty ballast 
                tank' means a tank that--
                            ``(i) has previously held ballast water 
                        that has been drained to the limit of the 
                        functional or operational capabilities of the 
                        tank (such as loss of suction);
                            ``(ii) is recorded as empty on a vessel 
                        log; and
                            ``(iii) contains unpumpable residual 
                        ballast water and sediment.
                    ``(L) Great lakes commission.--The term `Great 
                Lakes Commission' means the Great Lakes Commission 
                established by article IV A of the Great Lakes Compact 
                to which Congress granted consent in the Act of July 
                24, 1968 (Public Law 90-419; 82 Stat. 414).
                    ``(M) Great lakes state.--The term `Great Lakes 
                State' means any of the States of--
                            ``(i) Illinois;
                            ``(ii) Indiana;
                            ``(iii) Michigan;
                            ``(iv) Minnesota;
                            ``(v) New York;
                            ``(vi) Ohio;
                            ``(vii) Pennsylvania; and
                            ``(viii) Wisconsin.
                    ``(N) Great lakes system.--The term `Great Lakes 
                System' has the meaning given the term in section 
                118(a)(3).
                    ``(O) Internal waters.--The term `internal waters' 
                has the meaning given the term in section 2.24 of title 
                33, Code of Federal Regulations (or a successor 
                regulation).
                    ``(P) Marine pollution control device.--The term 
                `marine pollution control device' means any equipment 
                or management practice (or combination of equipment and 
                a management practice), for installation or use onboard 
                a vessel, that is--
                            ``(i) designed to receive, retain, treat, 
                        control, or discharge a discharge incidental to 
                        the normal operation of a vessel; and
                            ``(ii) determined by the Administrator and 
                        the Secretary to be the most effective 
                        equipment or management practice (or 
                        combination of equipment and a management 
                        practice) to reduce the environmental impacts 
                        of the discharge, consistent with the factors 
                        for consideration described in paragraphs (4) 
                        and (5).
                    ``(Q) Nonindigenous species.--The term 
                `nonindigenous species' means an organism of a species 
                that enters an ecosystem beyond the historic range of 
                the species.
                    ``(R) Organism.--The term `organism' includes--
                            ``(i) an animal, including fish and fish 
                        eggs and larvae;
                            ``(ii) a plant;
                            ``(iii) a pathogen;
                            ``(iv) a microbe;
                            ``(v) a virus;
                            ``(vi) a prokaryote (including any archean 
                        or bacterium);
                            ``(vii) a fungus; and
                            ``(viii) a protist.
                    ``(S) Pacific region.--
                            ``(i) In general.--The term `Pacific 
                        Region' means any Federal or State water--
                                    ``(I) adjacent to the State of 
                                Alaska, California, Hawaii, Oregon, or 
                                Washington; and
                                    ``(II) extending from shore.
                            ``(ii) Inclusion.--The term `Pacific 
                        Region' includes the entire exclusive economic 
                        zone (as defined in section 1001 of the Oil 
                        Pollution Act of 1990 (33 U.S.C. 2701)) 
                        adjacent to each State described in clause 
                        (i)(I).
                    ``(T) Port or place of destination.--The term `port 
                or place of destination' means a port or place to which 
                a vessel is bound to anchor or moor.
                    ``(U) Render nonviable.--The term `render 
                nonviable', with respect to an organism in ballast 
                water, means the action of a ballast water management 
                system that renders the organism permanently incapable 
                of reproduction following treatment.
                    ``(V) Saltwater flush.--
                            ``(i) In general.--The term `saltwater 
                        flush' means--
                                    ``(I)(aa) the addition of as much 
                                midocean water into each empty ballast 
                                tank of a vessel as is safe for the 
                                vessel and crew; and
                                    ``(bb) the mixing of the flushwater 
                                with residual ballast water and 
                                sediment through the motion of the 
                                vessel; and
                                    ``(II) the discharge of that mixed 
                                water, such that the resultant residual 
                                water remaining in the tank--
                                            ``(aa) has the highest 
                                        salinity possible; and
                                            ``(bb) is at least 30 parts 
                                        per thousand.
                            ``(ii) Multiple sequences.--For purposes of 
                        clause (i), a saltwater flush may require more 
                        than 1 fill-mix-empty sequence, particularly if 
                        only small quantities of water can be safely 
                        taken onboard a vessel at 1 time.
                    ``(W) Secretary.--The term `Secretary' means the 
                Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is 
                operating.
                    ``(X) Small vessel general permit.--The term `Small 
                Vessel General Permit' means the permit that is the 
                subject of the notice of final permit issuance entitled 
                `Final National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System 
                (NPDES) Small Vessel General Permit for Discharges 
                Incidental to the Normal Operation of Vessels Less Than 
                79 Feet' (79 Fed. Reg. 53702 (September 10, 2014)).
                    ``(Y) Small vessel or fishing vessel.--The term 
                `small vessel or fishing vessel' means a vessel that 
                is--
                            ``(i) less than 79 feet in length; or
                            ``(ii) a fishing vessel, fish processing 
                        vessel, or fish tender vessel (as those terms 
                        are defined in section 2101 of title 46, United 
                        States Code), regardless of the length of the 
                        vessel.
                    ``(Z) Vessel general permit.--The term `Vessel 
                General Permit' means the permit that is the subject of 
                the notice of final permit issuance entitled `Final 
                National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) 
                General Permit for Discharges Incidental to the Normal 
                Operation of a Vessel' (78 Fed. Reg. 21938 (April 12, 
                2013)).
            ``(2) Applicability.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Except as provided in 
                subparagraph (B), this subsection applies to--
                            ``(i) any discharge incidental to the 
                        normal operation of a vessel; and
                            ``(ii) any discharge incidental to the 
                        normal operation of a vessel (such as most 
                        graywater) that is commingled with sewage, 
                        subject to the conditions that--
                                    ``(I) nothing in this subsection 
                                prevents a State from regulating sewage 
                                discharges; and
                                    ``(II) any such commingled 
                                discharge shall comply with all 
                                applicable requirements of--
                                            ``(aa) this subsection; and
                                            ``(bb) any law applicable 
                                        to discharges of sewage.
                    ``(B) Exclusion.--This subsection does not apply to 
                any discharge incidental to the normal operation of a 
                vessel--
                            ``(i) from--
                                    ``(I) a vessel of the Armed Forces 
                                subject to subsection (n);
                                    ``(II) a recreational vessel 
                                subject to subsection (o);
                                    ``(III) a small vessel or fishing 
                                vessel, except that this subsection 
                                shall apply to any discharge of ballast 
                                water from a small vessel or fishing 
                                vessel; or
                                    ``(IV) a floating craft that is 
                                permanently moored to a pier, including 
                                a `floating' casino, hotel, restaurant, 
                                or bar;
                            ``(ii) of ballast water from a vessel--
                                    ``(I) that continuously takes on 
                                and discharges ballast water in a flow-
                                through system, if the Administrator 
                                determines that system cannot 
                                materially contribute to the spread or 
                                introduction of an aquatic nuisance 
                                species into waters of the United 
                                States;
                                    ``(II) in the National Defense 
                                Reserve Fleet that is scheduled for 
                                disposal, if the vessel does not have 
                                an operable ballast water management 
                                system;
                                    ``(III) that discharges ballast 
                                water consisting solely of water taken 
                                onboard from a public or commercial 
                                source that, at the time the water is 
                                taken onboard, meets the applicable 
                                requirements or permit requirements of 
                                the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 
                                300f et seq.);
                                    ``(IV) that carries all permanent 
                                ballast water in sealed tanks that are 
                                not subject to discharge; or
                                    ``(V) that only discharges ballast 
                                water into a reception facility; or
                            ``(iii) that results from, or contains 
                        material derived from, an activity other than 
                        the normal operation of the vessel, such as 
                        material resulting from an industrial or 
                        manufacturing process onboard the vessel.
            ``(3) Continuation in effect of existing requirements.--
                    ``(A) Vessel general permit.--Notwithstanding the 
                expiration date of the Vessel General Permit or any 
                other provision of law, all provisions of the Vessel 
                General Permit shall remain in force and effect, and 
                shall not be modified, until the applicable date 
                described in subparagraph (C).
                    ``(B) Nonindigenous aquatic nuisance prevention and 
                control act regulations.--Notwithstanding section 
                903(a)(2)(A) of the Vessel Incidental Discharge Act of 
                2018, all regulations promulgated by the Secretary 
                pursuant to section 1101 of the Nonindigenous Aquatic 
                Nuisance Prevention and Control Act of 1990 (16 U.S.C. 
                4711) (as in effect on the day before the date of 
                enactment of this subsection), including the 
                regulations contained in subparts C and D of part 151 
                of title 33, Code of Federal Regulations, and subpart 
                162.060 of part 162 of title 46, Code of Federal 
                Regulations (as in effect on the day before that date 
                of enactment), shall remain in force and effect until 
                the applicable date described in subparagraph (C).
                    ``(C) Repeal on existence of final, effective, and 
                enforceable requirements.--Effective beginning on the 
                date on which the requirements promulgated by the 
                Secretary under subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C) of 
                paragraph (5) with respect to every discharge 
                incidental to the normal operation of a vessel that is 
                subject to regulation under this subsection are final, 
                effective, and enforceable, the requirements of the 
                Vessel General Permit and the regulations described in 
                subparagraph (B) shall have no force or effect.
            ``(4) National standards of performance for marine 
        pollution control devices and water quality orders.--
                    ``(A) Establishment.--
                            ``(i) In general.--Not later than 2 years 
                        after the date of enactment of this subsection, 
                        the Administrator, in concurrence with the 
                        Secretary (subject to clause (ii)), and in 
                        consultation with interested Governors (subject 
                        to clause (iii)), shall promulgate Federal 
                        standards of performance for marine pollution 
                        control devices for each type of discharge 
                        incidental to the normal operation of a vessel 
                        that is subject to regulation under this 
                        subsection.
                            ``(ii) Concurrence with secretary.--
                                    ``(I) Request.--The Administrator 
                                shall submit to the Secretary a request 
                                for written concurrence with respect to 
                                a proposed standard of performance 
                                under clause (i).
                                    ``(II) Effect of failure to 
                                concur.--A failure by the Secretary to 
                                concur with the Administrator under 
                                clause (i) by the date that is 60 days 
                                after the date on which the 
                                Administrator submits a request for 
                                concurrence under subclause (I) shall 
                                not prevent the Administrator from 
                                promulgating the relevant standard of 
                                performance in accordance with the 
                                deadline under clause (i), subject to 
                                the condition that the Administrator 
                                shall include in the administrative 
                                record of the promulgation--
                                            ``(aa) documentation of the 
                                        request submitted under 
                                        subclause (I); and
                                            ``(bb) the response of the 
                                        Administrator to any written 
                                        objections received from the 
                                        Secretary relating to the 
                                        proposed standard of 
                                        performance during the 60-day 
                                        period beginning on the date of 
                                        submission of the request.
                            ``(iii) Consultation with governors.--
                                    ``(I) In general.--The 
                                Administrator, in promulgating a 
                                standard of performance under clause 
                                (i), shall develop the standard of 
                                performance--
                                            ``(aa) in consultation with 
                                        interested Governors; and
                                            ``(bb) in accordance with 
                                        the deadlines under that 
                                        clause.
                                    ``(II) Process.--The Administrator 
                                shall develop a process for soliciting 
                                input from interested Governors, 
                                including information sharing relevant 
                                to such process, to allow interested 
                                Governors to inform the development of 
                                standards of performance under clause 
                                (i).
                                    ``(III) Objection by governors.--
                                            ``(aa) Submission.--An 
                                        interested Governor that 
                                        objects to a proposed standard 
                                        of performance under clause (i) 
                                        may submit to the Administrator 
                                        in writing a detailed objection 
                                        to the proposed standard of 
                                        performance, describing the 
                                        scientific, technical, or 
                                        operational factors that form 
                                        the basis of the objection.
                                            ``(bb) Response.--Before 
                                        finalizing a standard of 
                                        performance under clause (i) 
                                        that is subject to an objection 
                                        under item (aa) from 1 or more 
                                        interested Governors, the 
                                        Administrator shall provide a 
                                        written response to each 
                                        interested Governor that 
                                        submitted an objection under 
                                        that item that details the 
                                        scientific, technical, or 
                                        operational factors that form 
                                        the basis for that standard of 
                                        performance.
                                            ``(cc) Judicial review.--A 
                                        response of the Administrator 
                                        under item (bb) shall not be 
                                        subject to judicial review.
                            ``(iv) Procedure.--The Administrator shall 
                        promulgate the standards of performance under 
                        this subparagraph in accordance with--
                                    ``(I) this paragraph; and
                                    ``(II) section 553 of title 5, 
                                United States Code.
                    ``(B) Stringency.--
                            ``(i) In general.--Subject to clause (iii), 
                        the standards of performance promulgated under 
                        this paragraph shall require--
                                    ``(I) with respect to conventional 
                                pollutants, toxic pollutants, and 
                                nonconventional pollutants (including 
                                aquatic nuisance species), the 
                                application of the best practicable 
                                control technology currently available;
                                    ``(II) with respect to conventional 
                                pollutants, the application of the best 
                                conventional pollutant control 
                                technology; and
                                    ``(III) with respect to toxic 
                                pollutants and nonconventional 
                                pollutants (including aquatic nuisance 
                                species), the application of the best 
                                available technology economically 
                                achievable for categories and classes 
                                of vessels, which shall result in 
                                reasonable progress toward the national 
                                goal of eliminating discharges of all 
                                pollutants.
                            ``(ii) Best management practices.--The 
                        Administrator shall require the use of best 
                        management practices to control or abate any 
                        discharge incidental to the normal operation of 
                        a vessel if--
                                    ``(I) numeric standards of 
                                performance are infeasible under clause 
                                (i); or
                                    ``(II) the best management 
                                practices are reasonably necessary--
                                            ``(aa) to achieve the 
                                        standards of performance; or
                                            ``(bb) to carry out the 
                                        purpose and intent of this 
                                        subsection.
                            ``(iii) Minimum requirements.--Subject to 
                        subparagraph (D)(ii)(II), the combination of 
                        any equipment or best management practice 
                        comprising a marine pollution control device 
                        shall not be less stringent than the following 
                        provisions of the Vessel General Permit:
                                    ``(I) All requirements contained in 
                                parts 2.1 and 2.2 (relating to effluent 
                                limits and related requirements), 
                                including with respect to waters 
                                subject to Federal protection, in whole 
                                or in part, for conservation purposes.
                                    ``(II) All requirements contained 
                                in part 5 (relating to vessel class-
                                specific requirements) that concern 
                                effluent limits and authorized 
                                discharges (within the meaning of that 
                                part), including with respect to waters 
                                subject to Federal protection, in whole 
                                or in part, for conservation purposes.
                    ``(C) Classes, types, and sizes of vessels.--The 
                standards promulgated under this paragraph may 
                distinguish--
                            ``(i) among classes, types, and sizes of 
                        vessels; and
                            ``(ii) between new vessels and existing 
                        vessels.
                    ``(D) Review and revision.--
                            ``(i) In general.--Not less frequently than 
                        once every 5 years, the Administrator, in 
                        consultation with the Secretary, shall--
                                    ``(I) review the standards of 
                                performance in effect under this 
                                paragraph; and
                                    ``(II) if appropriate, revise those 
                                standards of performance--
                                            ``(aa) in accordance with 
                                        subparagraphs (A) through (C); 
                                        and
                                            ``(bb) as necessary to 
                                        establish requirements for any 
                                        discharge that is subject to 
                                        regulation under this 
                                        subsection.
                            ``(ii) Maintaining protectiveness.--
                                    ``(I) In general.--Except as 
                                provided in subclause (II), the 
                                Administrator shall not revise a 
                                standard of performance under this 
                                subsection to be less stringent than an 
                                applicable existing requirement.
                                    ``(II) Exceptions.--The 
                                Administrator may revise a standard of 
                                performance to be less stringent than 
                                an applicable existing requirement--
                                            ``(aa) if information 
                                        becomes available that--

                                                    ``(AA) was not 
                                                reasonably available 
                                                when the Administrator 
                                                promulgated the initial 
                                                standard of performance 
                                                or comparable 
                                                requirement of the 
                                                Vessel General Permit, 
                                                as applicable 
                                                (including the 
                                                subsequent scarcity or 
                                                unavailability of 
                                                materials used to 
                                                control the relevant 
                                                discharge); and

                                                    ``(BB) would have 
                                                justified the 
                                                application of a less-
                                                stringent standard of 
                                                performance at the time 
                                                of promulgation; or

                                            ``(bb) if the Administrator 
                                        determines that a material 
                                        technical mistake or 
                                        misinterpretation of law 
                                        occurred when promulgating the 
                                        existing standard of 
                                        performance or comparable 
                                        requirement of the Vessel 
                                        General Permit, as applicable.
                    ``(E) Best management practices for aquatic 
                nuisance species emergencies and further protection of 
                water quality.--
                            ``(i) In general.--Notwithstanding any 
                        other provision of this subsection, the 
                        Administrator, in concurrence with the 
                        Secretary (subject to clause (ii)), and in 
                        consultation with States, may require, by 
                        order, the use of an emergency best management 
                        practice for any region or category of vessels 
                        in any case in which the Administrator 
                        determines that such a best management 
                        practice--
                                    ``(I) is necessary to reduce the 
                                reasonably foreseeable risk of 
                                introduction or establishment of an 
                                aquatic nuisance species; or
                                    ``(II) will mitigate the adverse 
                                effects of a discharge that contributes 
                                to a violation of a water quality 
                                requirement under section 303, other 
                                than a requirement based on the 
                                presence of an aquatic nuisance 
                                species.
                            ``(ii) Concurrence with secretary.--
                                    ``(I) Request.--The Administrator 
                                shall submit to the Secretary a request 
                                for written concurrence with respect to 
                                an order under clause (i).
                                    ``(II) Effect of failure to 
                                concur.--A failure by the Secretary to 
                                concur with the Administrator under 
                                clause (i) by the date that is 60 days 
                                after the date on which the 
                                Administrator submits a request for 
                                concurrence under subclause (I) shall 
                                not prevent the Administrator from 
                                issuing the relevant order, subject to 
                                the condition that the Administrator 
                                shall include in the administrative 
                                record of the issuance--
                                            ``(aa) documentation of the 
                                        request submitted under 
                                        subclause (I); and
                                            ``(bb) the response of the 
                                        Administrator to any written 
                                        objections received from the 
                                        Secretary relating to the 
                                        proposed order during the 60-
                                        day period beginning on the 
                                        date of submission of the 
                                        request.
                            ``(iii) Duration.--An order issued by the 
                        Administrator under clause (i) shall expire not 
                        later than the date that is 4 years after the 
                        date of issuance.
                            ``(iv) Extensions.--The Administrator may 
                        reissue an order under clause (i) for such 
                        subsequent periods of not longer than 4 years 
                        as the Administrator determines to be 
                        appropriate.
            ``(5) Implementation, compliance, and enforcement 
        requirements.--
                    ``(A) Establishment.--
                            ``(i) In general.--As soon as practicable, 
                        but not later than 2 years, after the date on 
                        which the Administrator promulgates any new or 
                        revised standard of performance under paragraph 
                        (4) with respect to a discharge, the Secretary, 
                        in consultation with States, shall promulgate 
                        the regulations required under this paragraph 
                        with respect to that discharge.
                            ``(ii) Minimum requirements.--Subject to 
                        subparagraph (C)(ii)(II), the regulations 
                        promulgated under this paragraph shall not be 
                        less stringent with respect to ensuring, 
                        monitoring, and enforcing compliance than--
                                    ``(I) the requirements contained in 
                                part 3 of the Vessel General Permit 
                                (relating to corrective actions);
                                    ``(II) the requirements contained 
                                in part 4 of the Vessel General Permit 
                                (relating to inspections, monitoring, 
                                reporting, and recordkeeping), 
                                including with respect to waters 
                                subject to Federal protection, in whole 
                                or in part, for conservation purposes;
                                    ``(III) the requirements contained 
                                in part 5 of the Vessel General Permit 
                                (relating to vessel class-specific 
                                requirements) regarding monitoring, 
                                inspection, and educational and 
                                training requirements (within the 
                                meaning of that part), including with 
                                respect to waters subject to Federal 
                                protection, in whole or in part, for 
                                conservation purposes; and
                                    ``(IV) any comparable, existing 
                                requirements promulgated under the 
                                Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance 
                                Prevention and Control Act of 1990 (16 
                                U.S.C. 4701 et seq.) (including section 
                                1101 of that Act (16 U.S.C. 4711) (as 
                                in effect on the day before the date of 
                                enactment of this subsection)) 
                                applicable to that discharge.
                            ``(iii) Coordination with states.--The 
                        Secretary, in coordination with the Governors 
                        of the States, shall develop, publish, and 
                        periodically update inspection, monitoring, 
                        data management, and enforcement procedures for 
                        the enforcement by States of Federal standards 
                        and requirements under this subsection.
                            ``(iv) Effective date.--In determining the 
                        effective date of a regulation promulgated 
                        under this paragraph, the Secretary shall take 
                        into consideration the period of time 
                        necessary--
                                    ``(I) to communicate to affected 
                                persons the applicability of the 
                                regulation; and
                                    ``(II) for affected persons 
                                reasonably to comply with the 
                                regulation.
                            ``(v) Procedure.--The Secretary shall 
                        promulgate the regulations under this 
                        subparagraph in accordance with--
                                    ``(I) this paragraph; and
                                    ``(II) section 553 of title 5, 
                                United States Code.
                    ``(B) Implementation regulations for marine 
                pollution control devices.--The Secretary shall 
                promulgate such regulations governing the design, 
                construction, testing, approval, installation, and use 
                of marine pollution control devices as are necessary to 
                ensure compliance with the standards of performance 
                promulgated under paragraph (4).
                    ``(C) Compliance assurance.--
                            ``(i) In general.--The Secretary shall 
                        promulgate requirements (including requirements 
                        for vessel owners and operators with respect to 
                        inspections, monitoring, reporting, sampling, 
                        and recordkeeping) to ensure, monitor, and 
                        enforce compliance with--
                                    ``(I) the standards of performance 
                                promulgated by the Administrator under 
                                paragraph (4); and
                                    ``(II) the implementation 
                                regulations promulgated by the 
                                Secretary under subparagraph (B).
                            ``(ii) Maintaining protectiveness.--
                                    ``(I) In general.--Except as 
                                provided in subclause (II), the 
                                Secretary shall not revise a 
                                requirement under this subparagraph or 
                                subparagraph (B) to be less stringent 
                                with respect to ensuring, monitoring, 
                                or enforcing compliance than an 
                                applicable existing requirement.
                                    ``(II) Exceptions.--The Secretary 
                                may revise a requirement under this 
                                subparagraph or subparagraph (B) to be 
                                less stringent than an applicable 
                                existing requirement--
                                            ``(aa) in accordance with 
                                        this subparagraph or 
                                        subparagraph (B), as 
                                        applicable;
                                            ``(bb) if information 
                                        becomes available that--

                                                    ``(AA) the 
                                                Administrator 
                                                determines was not 
                                                reasonably available 
                                                when the Administrator 
                                                promulgated the 
                                                existing requirement of 
                                                the Vessel General 
                                                Permit, or that the 
                                                Secretary determines 
                                                was not reasonably 
                                                available when the 
                                                Secretary promulgated 
                                                the existing 
                                                requirement under the 
                                                Nonindigenous Aquatic 
                                                Nuisance Prevention and 
                                                Control Act of 1990 (16 
                                                U.S.C. 4701 et seq.) or 
                                                the applicable existing 
                                                requirement under this 
                                                subparagraph, as 
                                                applicable (including 
                                                subsequent scarcity or 
                                                unavailability of 
                                                materials used to 
                                                control the relevant 
                                                discharge); and

                                                    ``(BB) would have 
                                                justified the 
                                                application of a less-
                                                stringent requirement 
                                                at the time of 
                                                promulgation; or

                                            ``(cc) if the Administrator 
                                        determines that a material 
                                        technical mistake or 
                                        misinterpretation of law 
                                        occurred when promulgating an 
                                        existing requirement of the 
                                        Vessel General Permit, or if 
                                        the Secretary determines that a 
                                        material mistake or 
                                        misinterpretation of law 
                                        occurred when promulgating an 
                                        existing requirement under the 
                                        Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance 
                                        Prevention and Control Act of 
                                        1990 (16 U.S.C. 4701 et seq.) 
                                        or this subsection.
                    ``(D) Data availability.--Beginning not later than 
                1 year after the date of enactment of this subsection, 
                the Secretary shall provide to the Governor of a State, 
                on request by the Governor, access to Automated 
                Identification System arrival data for inbound vessels 
                to specific ports or places of destination in the 
                State.
            ``(6) Additional provisions regarding ballast water.--
                    ``(A) In general.--In addition to the other 
                applicable requirements of this subsection, the 
                requirements of this paragraph shall apply with respect 
                to any discharge incidental to the normal operation of 
                a vessel that is a discharge of ballast water.
                    ``(B) Empty ballast tanks.--
                            ``(i) Requirements.--Except as provided in 
                        clause (ii), the owner or operator of a vessel 
                        with empty ballast tanks bound for a port or 
                        place of destination subject to the 
                        jurisdiction of the United States shall, prior 
                        to arriving at that port or place of 
                        destination, conduct a ballast water exchange 
                        or saltwater flush--
                                    ``(I) not less than 200 nautical 
                                miles from any shore for a voyage 
                                originating outside the United States 
                                or Canadian exclusive economic zone; or
                                    ``(II) not less than 50 nautical 
                                miles from any shore for a voyage 
                                originating within the United States or 
                                Canadian exclusive economic zone.
                            ``(ii) Exceptions.--Clause (i) shall not 
                        apply--
                                    ``(I) if the unpumpable residual 
                                waters and sediments of an empty 
                                ballast tank were subject to treatment, 
                                in compliance with applicable 
                                requirements, through a type-approved 
                                ballast water management system 
                                approved by the Secretary;
                                    ``(II) except as otherwise required 
                                under this subsection, if the 
                                unpumpable residual waters and 
                                sediments of an empty ballast tank were 
                                sourced within--
                                            ``(aa) the same port or 
                                        place of destination; or
                                            ``(bb) contiguous portions 
                                        of a single Captain of the Port 
                                        Zone;
                                    ``(III) if complying with an 
                                applicable requirement of clause (i)--
                                            ``(aa) would compromise the 
                                        safety of the vessel; or
                                            ``(bb) is otherwise 
                                        prohibited by any Federal, 
                                        Canadian, or international law 
                                        (including regulations) 
                                        pertaining to vessel safety;
                                    ``(IV) if design limitations of the 
                                vessel prevent a ballast water exchange 
                                or saltwater flush from being conducted 
                                in accordance with clause (i); or
                                    ``(V) if the vessel is operating 
                                exclusively within the internal waters 
                                of the United States or Canada.
                    ``(C) Period of use of installed ballast water 
                management systems.--
                            ``(i) In general.--Except as provided in 
                        clause (ii), a vessel shall be deemed to be in 
                        compliance with a standard of performance for a 
                        marine pollution control device that is a 
                        ballast water management system if the ballast 
                        water management system--
                                    ``(I) is maintained in proper 
                                working condition, as determined by the 
                                Secretary;
                                    ``(II) is maintained and used in 
                                accordance with manufacturer 
                                specifications;
                                    ``(III) continues to meet the 
                                ballast water discharge standard 
                                applicable to the vessel at the time of 
                                installation, as determined by the 
                                Secretary; and
                                    ``(IV) has in effect a valid type-
                                approval certificate issued by the 
                                Secretary.
                            ``(ii) Limitation.--Clause (i) shall cease 
                        to apply with respect to any vessel on, as 
                        applicable--
                                    ``(I) the expiration of the service 
                                life, as determined by the Secretary, 
                                of--
                                            ``(aa) the ballast water 
                                        management system; or
                                            ``(bb) the vessel;
                                    ``(II) the completion of a major 
                                conversion (as defined in section 2101 
                                of title 46, United States Code) of the 
                                vessel; or
                                    ``(III) a determination by the 
                                Secretary that there are other type-
                                approved systems for the vessel or 
                                category of vessels, with respect to 
                                the use of which the environmental, 
                                health, and economic benefits would 
                                exceed the costs.
                    ``(D) Review of ballast water management system 
                type-approval testing methods.--
                            ``(i) Definition of live; living.--
                        Notwithstanding any other provision of law 
                        (including regulations), for purposes of 
                        section 151.1511 of title 33, and part 162 of 
                        title 46, Code of Federal Regulations (or 
                        successor regulations), the terms `live' and 
                        `living' shall not--
                                    ``(I) include an organism that has 
                                been rendered nonviable; or
                                    ``(II) preclude the consideration 
                                of any method of measuring the 
                                concentration of organisms in ballast 
                                water that are capable of reproduction.
                            ``(ii) Draft policy.--Not later than 180 
                        days after the date of enactment of this 
                        subsection, the Secretary, in coordination with 
                        the Administrator, shall publish a draft policy 
                        letter, based on the best available science, 
                        describing type-approval testing methods and 
                        protocols for ballast water management systems, 
                        if any, that--
                                    ``(I) render nonviable organisms in 
                                ballast water; and
                                    ``(II) may be used in addition to 
                                the methods established under subpart 
                                162.060 of title 46, Code of Federal 
                                Regulations (or successor 
                                regulations)--
                                            ``(aa) to measure the 
                                        concentration of organisms in 
                                        ballast water that are capable 
                                        of reproduction;
                                            ``(bb) to certify the 
                                        performance of each ballast 
                                        water management system under 
                                        this subsection; and
                                            ``(cc) to certify 
                                        laboratories to evaluate 
                                        applicable treatment 
                                        technologies.
                            ``(iii) Public comment.--The Secretary 
                        shall provide a period of not more than 60 days 
                        for public comment regarding the draft policy 
                        letter published under clause (ii).
                            ``(iv) Final policy.--
                                    ``(I) In general.--Not later than 1 
                                year after the date of enactment of 
                                this subsection, the Secretary, in 
                                coordination with the Administrator, 
                                shall publish a final policy letter 
                                describing type-approval testing 
                                methods, if any, for ballast water 
                                management systems that render 
                                nonviable organisms in ballast water.
                                    ``(II) Method of evaluation.--The 
                                ballast water management systems under 
                                subclause (I) shall be evaluated by 
                                measuring the concentration of 
                                organisms in ballast water that are 
                                capable of reproduction based on the 
                                best available science that may be used 
                                in addition to the methods established 
                                under subpart 162.060 of title 46, Code 
                                of Federal Regulations (or successor 
                                regulations).
                                    ``(III) Revisions.--The Secretary 
                                shall revise the final policy letter 
                                under subclause (I) in any case in 
                                which the Secretary, in coordination 
                                with the Administrator, determines that 
                                additional testing methods are capable 
                                of measuring the concentration of 
                                organisms in ballast water that have 
                                not been rendered nonviable.
                            ``(v) Factors for consideration.--In 
                        developing a policy letter under this 
                        subparagraph, the Secretary, in coordination 
                        with the Administrator--
                                    ``(I) shall take into consideration 
                                a testing method that uses organism 
                                grow-out and most probable number 
                                statistical analysis to determine the 
                                concentration of organisms in ballast 
                                water that are capable of reproduction; 
                                and
                                    ``(II) shall not take into 
                                consideration a testing method that 
                                relies on a staining method that 
                                measures the concentration of--
                                            ``(aa) organisms greater 
                                        than or equal to 10 
                                        micrometers; and
                                            ``(bb) organisms less than 
                                        or equal to 50 micrometers.
                    ``(E) Intergovernmental response framework.--
                            ``(i) In general.--The Secretary, in 
                        consultation with the Administrator and acting 
                        in coordination with, or through, the Aquatic 
                        Nuisance Species Task Force established by 
                        section 1201(a) of the Nonindigenous Aquatic 
                        Nuisance Prevention and Control Act of 1990 (16 
                        U.S.C. 4721(a)), shall establish a framework 
                        for Federal and intergovernmental response to 
                        aquatic nuisance species risks from discharges 
                        from vessels subject to ballast water and 
                        incidental discharge compliance requirements 
                        under this subsection, including the 
                        introduction, spread, and establishment of 
                        aquatic nuisance species populations.
                            ``(ii) Ballast discharge risk response.--
                        The Administrator, in coordination with the 
                        Secretary and taking into consideration 
                        information from the National Ballast 
                        Information Clearinghouse developed under 
                        section 1102(f) of the Nonindigenous Aquatic 
                        Nuisance Prevention and Control Act of 1990 (16 
                        U.S.C. 4712(f)), shall establish a risk 
                        assessment and response framework using ballast 
                        water discharge data and aquatic nuisance 
                        species monitoring data for the purposes of--
                                    ``(I) identifying and tracking 
                                populations of aquatic invasive 
                                species;
                                    ``(II) evaluating the risk of any 
                                aquatic nuisance species population 
                                tracked under subclause (I) 
                                establishing and spreading in waters of 
                                the United States or waters of the 
                                contiguous zone; and
                                    ``(III) establishing emergency best 
                                management practices that may be 
                                deployed rapidly, in a local or 
                                regional manner, to respond to emerging 
                                aquatic nuisance species threats.
            ``(7) Petitions by governors for review.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The Governor of a State (or a 
                designee) may submit to the Administrator or the 
                Secretary a petition--
                            ``(i) to issue an order under paragraph 
                        (4)(E); or
                            ``(ii) to review any standard of 
                        performance, regulation, or policy promulgated 
                        under paragraph (4), (5), or (6), respectively, 
                        if there exists new information that could 
                        reasonably result in a change to--
                                    ``(I) the standard of performance, 
                                regulation, or policy; or
                                    ``(II) a determination on which the 
                                standard of performance, regulation, or 
                                policy was based.
                    ``(B) Inclusion.--A petition under subparagraph (A) 
                shall include a description of any applicable 
                scientific or technical information that forms the 
                basis of the petition.
                    ``(C) Determination.--
                            ``(i) Timing.--The Administrator or the 
                        Secretary, as applicable, shall grant or deny--
                                    ``(I) a petition under subparagraph 
                                (A)(i) by not later than the date that 
                                is 180 days after the date on which the 
                                petition is submitted; and
                                    ``(II) a petition under 
                                subparagraph (A)(ii) by not later than 
                                the date that is 1 year after the date 
                                on which the petition is submitted.
                            ``(ii) Effect of grant.--If the 
                        Administrator or the Secretary determines under 
                        clause (i) to grant a petition--
                                    ``(I) in the case of a petition 
                                under subparagraph (A)(i), the 
                                Administrator shall immediately issue 
                                the relevant order under paragraph 
                                (4)(E); or
                                    ``(II) in the case of a petition 
                                under subparagraph (A)(ii), the 
                                Administrator or Secretary shall 
                                publish in the Federal Register, by not 
                                later than 30 days after the date of 
                                that determination, a notice of 
                                proposed rulemaking to revise the 
                                relevant standard, requirement, 
                                regulation, or policy under paragraph 
                                (4), (5), or (6), as applicable.
                            ``(iii) Notice of denial.--If the 
                        Administrator or the Secretary determines under 
                        clause (i) to deny a petition, the 
                        Administrator or Secretary shall publish in the 
                        Federal Register, by not later than 30 days 
                        after the date of that determination, a 
                        detailed explanation of the scientific, 
                        technical, or operational factors that form the 
                        basis of the determination.
                            ``(iv) Review.--A determination by the 
                        Administrator or the Secretary under clause (i) 
                        to deny a petition shall be--
                                    ``(I) considered to be a final 
                                agency action; and
                                    ``(II) subject to judicial review 
                                in accordance with section 509, subject 
                                to clause (v).
                            ``(v) Exceptions.--
                                    ``(I) Venue.--Notwithstanding 
                                section 509(b), a petition for review 
                                of a determination by the Administrator 
                                or the Secretary under clause (i) to 
                                deny a petition submitted by the 
                                Governor of a State under subparagraph 
                                (A) may be filed in any United States 
                                district court of competent 
                                jurisdiction.
                                    ``(II) Deadline for filing.--
                                Notwithstanding section 509(b), a 
                                petition for review of a determination 
                                by the Administrator or the Secretary 
                                under clause (i) shall be filed by not 
                                later than 180 days after the date on 
                                which the justification for the 
                                determination is published in the 
                                Federal Register under clause (iii).
            ``(8) Prohibition.--
                    ``(A) In general.--It shall be unlawful for any 
                person to violate--
                            ``(i) a provision of the Vessel General 
                        Permit in force and effect under paragraph 
                        (3)(A);
                            ``(ii) a regulation promulgated pursuant to 
                        section 1101 of the Nonindigenous Aquatic 
                        Nuisance Prevention and Control Act of 1990 (16 
                        U.S.C. 4711) (as in effect on the day before 
                        the date of enactment of this subsection) in 
                        force and effect under paragraph (3)(B); or
                            ``(iii) an applicable requirement or 
                        regulation under this subsection.
                    ``(B) Compliance with regulations.--Effective 
                beginning on the effective date of a regulation 
                promulgated under paragraph (4), (5), (6), or (10), as 
                applicable, it shall be unlawful for the owner or 
                operator of a vessel subject to the regulation--
                            ``(i) to discharge any discharge incidental 
                        to the normal operation of the vessel into 
                        waters of the United States or waters of the 
                        contiguous zone, except in compliance with the 
                        regulation; or
                            ``(ii) to operate in waters of the United 
                        States or waters of the contiguous zone, if the 
                        vessel is not equipped with a required marine 
                        pollution control device that complies with the 
                        requirements established under this subsection, 
                        unless--
                                    ``(I) the owner or operator of the 
                                vessel denotes in an entry in the 
                                official logbook of the vessel that the 
                                equipment was not operational; and
                                    ``(II) either--
                                            ``(aa) the applicable 
                                        discharge was avoided; or
                                            ``(bb) an alternate 
                                        compliance option approved by 
                                        the Secretary as meeting the 
                                        applicable standard was 
                                        employed.
                    ``(C) Affirmative defense.--No person shall be 
                found to be in violation of this paragraph if--
                            ``(i) the violation was in the interest of 
                        ensuring the safety of life at sea, as 
                        determined by the Secretary; and
                            ``(ii) the applicable emergency 
                        circumstance was not the result of negligence 
                        or malfeasance on the part of--
                                    ``(I) the owner or operator of the 
                                vessel;
                                    ``(II) the master of the vessel; or
                                    ``(III) the person in charge of the 
                                vessel.
                    ``(D) Treatment.--Each day of continuing violation 
                of an applicable requirement of this subsection shall 
                constitute a separate offense.
                    ``(E) In rem liability.--A vessel operated in 
                violation of this subsection is liable in rem for any 
                civil penalty assessed for the violation.
                    ``(F) Revocation of clearance.--The Secretary shall 
                withhold or revoke the clearance of a vessel required 
                under section 60105 of title 46, United States Code, if 
                the owner or operator of the vessel is in violation of 
                this subsection.
            ``(9) Effect on other laws.--
                    ``(A) State authority.--
                            ``(i) In general.--Except as provided in 
                        clauses (ii) through (v) and paragraph (10), 
                        effective beginning on the date on which the 
                        requirements promulgated by the Secretary under 
                        subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C) of paragraph 
                        (5) with respect to every discharge incidental 
                        to the normal operation of a vessel that is 
                        subject to regulation under this subsection are 
                        final, effective, and enforceable, no State, 
                        political subdivision of a State, or interstate 
                        agency may adopt or enforce any law, 
                        regulation, or other requirement of the State, 
                        political subdivision, or interstate agency 
                        with respect to any such discharge.
                            ``(ii) Identical or lesser state laws.--
                        Clause (i) shall not apply to any law, 
                        regulation, or other requirement of a State, 
                        political subdivision of a State, or interstate 
                        agency in effect on or after the date of 
                        enactment of this subsection--
                                    ``(I) that is identical to a 
                                Federal requirement under this 
                                subsection applicable to the relevant 
                                discharge; or
                                    ``(II) compliance with which would 
                                be achieved concurrently in achieving 
                                compliance with a Federal requirement 
                                under this subsection applicable to the 
                                relevant discharge.
                            ``(iii) State enforcement of federal 
                        requirements.--A State may enforce any standard 
                        of performance or other Federal requirement of 
                        this subsection in accordance with subsection 
                        (k) or other applicable Federal authority.
                            ``(iv) Exception for certain fees.--
                                    ``(I) In general.--Subject to 
                                subclauses (II) and (III), a State that 
                                assesses any fee pursuant to any State 
                                or Federal law relating to the 
                                regulation of a discharge incidental to 
                                the normal operation of a vessel before 
                                the date of enactment of this 
                                subsection may assess or retain a fee 
                                to cover the costs of administration, 
                                inspection, monitoring, and enforcement 
                                activities by the State to achieve 
                                compliance with the applicable 
                                requirements of this subsection.
                                    ``(II) Maximum amount.--
                                            ``(aa) In general.--Except 
                                        as provided in item (bb), a 
                                        State may assess a fee for 
                                        activities under this clause 
                                        equal to not more than $1,000 
                                        against the owner or operator 
                                        of a vessel that--

                                                    ``(AA) has operated 
                                                outside of that State; 
                                                and

                                                    ``(BB) arrives at a 
                                                port or place of 
                                                destination in the 
                                                State (excluding 
                                                movement entirely 
                                                within a single port or 
                                                place of destination).

                                            ``(bb) Vessels engaged in 
                                        coastwise trade.--A State may 
                                        assess against the owner or 
                                        operator of a vessel registered 
                                        in accordance with applicable 
                                        Federal law and lawfully 
                                        engaged in the coastwise trade 
                                        not more than $5,000 in fees 
                                        under this clause per vessel 
                                        during a calendar year.
                                    ``(III) Adjustment for inflation.--
                                            ``(aa) In general.--A State 
                                        may adjust the amount of a fee 
                                        authorized under this clause 
                                        not more frequently than once 
                                        every 5 years to reflect the 
                                        percentage by which the 
                                        Consumer Price Index for All 
                                        Urban Consumers published by 
                                        the Department of Labor for the 
                                        month of October immediately 
                                        preceding the date of 
                                        adjustment exceeds the Consumer 
                                        Price Index for All Urban 
                                        Consumers published by the 
                                        Department of Labor for the 
                                        month of October that 
                                        immediately precedes the date 
                                        that is 5 years before the date 
                                        of adjustment.
                                            ``(bb) Effect of 
                                        subclause.--Nothing in this 
                                        subclause prevents a State from 
                                        adjusting a fee in effect 
                                        before the date of enactment of 
                                        this subsection to the 
                                        applicable maximum amount under 
                                        subclause (II).
                                            ``(cc) Applicability.--This 
                                        subclause applies only to 
                                        increases in fees to amounts 
                                        greater than the applicable 
                                        maximum amount under subclause 
                                        (II).
                            ``(v) Alaska graywater.--Clause (i) shall 
                        not apply with respect to any discharge of 
                        graywater (as defined in section 1414 of the 
                        Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2001 (Public 
                        Law 106-554; 114 Stat. 2763A-323)) from a 
                        passenger vessel (as defined in section 2101 of 
                        title 46, United States Code) in the State of 
                        Alaska (including all waters in the Alexander 
                        Archipelago) carrying 50 or more passengers.
                            ``(vi) Preservation of authority.--Nothing 
                        in this subsection preempts any State law, 
                        public initiative, referendum, regulation, 
                        requirement, or other State action, except as 
                        expressly provided in this subsection.
                    ``(B) Established regimes.--Except as expressly 
                provided in this subsection, nothing in this subsection 
                affects the applicability to a vessel of any other 
                provision of Federal law, including--
                            ``(i) this section;
                            ``(ii) section 311;
                            ``(iii) the Act to Prevent Pollution from 
                        Ships (33 U.S.C. 1901 et seq.); and
                            ``(iv) title X of the Coast Guard 
                        Authorization Act of 2010 (33 U.S.C. 3801 et 
                        seq.).
                    ``(C) Permitting.--Effective beginning on the date 
                of enactment of this subsection--
                            ``(i) the Small Vessel General Permit is 
                        repealed; and
                            ``(ii) the Administrator, or a State in the 
                        case of a permit program approved under section 
                        402, shall not require, or in any way modify, a 
                        permit under that section for--
                                    ``(I) any discharge that is subject 
                                to regulation under this subsection;
                                    ``(II) any discharge incidental to 
                                the normal operation of a vessel from a 
                                small vessel or fishing vessel, 
                                regardless of whether that discharge is 
                                subject to regulation under this 
                                subsection; or
                                    ``(III) any discharge described in 
                                paragraph (2)(B)(ii).
                    ``(D) No effect on civil or criminal actions.--
                Nothing in this subsection, or any standard, 
                regulation, or requirement established under this 
                subsection, modifies or otherwise affects, preempts, or 
                displaces--
                            ``(i) any cause of action; or
                            ``(ii) any provision of Federal or State 
                        law establishing a remedy for civil relief or 
                        criminal penalty.
                    ``(E) No effect on certain secretarial authority.--
                Nothing in this subsection affects the authority of the 
                Secretary of Commerce or the Secretary of the Interior 
                to administer any land or waters under the 
                administrative control of the Secretary of Commerce or 
                the Secretary of the Interior, respectively.
                    ``(F) No limitation on state inspection 
                authority.--Nothing in this subsection limits the 
                authority of a State to inspect a vessel pursuant to 
                paragraph (5)(A)(iii) in order to monitor compliance 
                with an applicable requirement of this section.
            ``(10) Additional regional requirements.--
                    ``(A) Minimum great lakes system requirements.--
                            ``(i) In general.--Except as provided in 
                        clause (ii), the owner or operator of a vessel 
                        entering the St. Lawrence Seaway through the 
                        mouth of the St. Lawrence River shall conduct a 
                        complete ballast water exchange or saltwater 
                        flush--
                                    ``(I) not less than 200 nautical 
                                miles from any shore for a voyage 
                                originating outside the United States 
                                or Canadian exclusive economic zone; or
                                    ``(II) not less than 50 nautical 
                                miles from any shore for a voyage 
                                originating within the United States or 
                                Canadian exclusive economic zone.
                            ``(ii) Exceptions.--Clause (i) shall not 
                        apply to a vessel if--
                                    ``(I) complying with an applicable 
                                requirement of clause (i)--
                                            ``(aa) would compromise the 
                                        safety of the vessel; or
                                            ``(bb) is otherwise 
                                        prohibited by any Federal, 
                                        Canadian, or international law 
                                        (including regulations) 
                                        pertaining to vessel safety;
                                    ``(II) design limitations of the 
                                vessel prevent a ballast water exchange 
                                from being conducted in accordance with 
                                an applicable requirement of clause 
                                (i);
                                    ``(III) the vessel--
                                            ``(aa) is certified by the 
                                        Secretary as having no residual 
                                        ballast water or sediments 
                                        onboard; or
                                            ``(bb) retains all ballast 
                                        water while in waters subject 
                                        to the requirement; or
                                    ``(IV) empty ballast tanks on the 
                                vessel are sealed and certified by the 
                                Secretary in a manner that ensures 
                                that--
                                            ``(aa) no discharge or 
                                        uptake occurs; and
                                            ``(bb) any subsequent 
                                        discharge of ballast water is 
                                        subject to the requirement.
                    ``(B) Enhanced great lakes system requirements.--
                            ``(i) Petitions by governors for proposed 
                        enhanced standards and requirements.--
                                    ``(I) In general.--The Governor of 
                                a Great Lakes State (or a State 
                                employee designee) may submit a 
                                petition in accordance with subclause 
                                (II) to propose that other Governors of 
                                Great Lakes States endorse an enhanced 
                                standard of performance or other 
                                requirement with respect to any 
                                discharge that--
                                            ``(aa) is subject to 
                                        regulation under this 
                                        subsection; and
                                            ``(bb) occurs within the 
                                        Great Lakes System.
                                    ``(II) Submission.--A Governor 
                                shall submit a petition under subclause 
                                (I), in writing, to--
                                            ``(aa) the Executive 
                                        Director of the Great Lakes 
                                        Commission, in such manner as 
                                        may be prescribed by the Great 
                                        Lakes Commission;
                                            ``(bb) the Governor of each 
                                        other Great Lakes State; and
                                            ``(cc) the Director of the 
                                        Great Lakes National Program 
                                        Office established by section 
                                        118(b).
                                    ``(III) Preliminary assessment by 
                                great lakes commission.--
                                            ``(aa) In general.--After 
                                        the date of receipt of a 
                                        petition under subclause 
                                        (II)(aa), the Great Lakes 
                                        Commission (acting through the 
                                        Great Lakes Panel on Aquatic 
                                        Nuisance Species, to the 
                                        maximum extent practicable) may 
                                        develop a preliminary 
                                        assessment regarding each 
                                        enhanced standard of 
                                        performance or other 
                                        requirement described in the 
                                        petition.
                                            ``(bb) Provisions.--The 
                                        preliminary assessment 
                                        developed by the Great Lakes 
                                        Commission under item (aa)--

                                                    ``(AA) may be 
                                                developed in 
                                                consultation with 
                                                relevant experts and 
                                                stakeholders;

                                                    ``(BB) may be 
                                                narrative in nature;

                                                    ``(CC) may include 
                                                the preliminary views, 
                                                if any, of the Great 
                                                Lakes Commission on the 
                                                propriety of the 
                                                proposed enhanced 
                                                standard of performance 
                                                or other requirement;

                                                    ``(DD) shall be 
                                                submitted, in writing, 
                                                to the Governor of each 
                                                Great Lakes State and 
                                                the Director of the 
                                                Great Lakes National 
                                                Program Office and 
                                                published on the 
                                                internet website of the 
                                                Great Lakes National 
                                                Program Office; and

                                                    ``(EE) except as 
                                                provided in clause 
                                                (iii), shall not be 
                                                taken into 
                                                consideration, or 
                                                provide a basis for 
                                                review, by the 
                                                Administrator or the 
                                                Secretary for purposes 
                                                of that clause.

                            ``(ii) Proposed enhanced standards and 
                        requirements.--
                                    ``(I) Publication in federal 
                                register.--
                                            ``(aa) Request by 
                                        governor.--Not earlier than the 
                                        date that is 90 days after the 
                                        date on which the Executive 
                                        Director of the Great Lakes 
                                        Commission receives from a 
                                        Governor of a Great Lakes State 
                                        a petition under clause 
                                        (i)(II)(aa), the Governor may 
                                        request the Director of the 
                                        Great Lakes National Program 
                                        Office to publish, for a period 
                                        requested by the Governor of 
                                        not less than 30 days, and the 
                                        Director shall so publish, in 
                                        the Federal Register for public 
                                        comment--

                                                    ``(AA) a copy of 
                                                the petition; and

                                                    ``(BB) if 
                                                applicable as of the 
                                                date of publication, 
                                                any preliminary 
                                                assessment of the Great 
                                                Lakes Commission 
                                                developed under clause 
                                                (i)(III) relating to 
                                                the petition.

                                            ``(bb) Review of public 
                                        comments.--On receipt of a 
                                        written request of a Governor 
                                        of a Great Lakes State, the 
                                        Director of the Great Lakes 
                                        National Program Office shall 
                                        make available all public 
                                        comments received in response 
                                        to the notice under item (aa).
                                            ``(cc) No response 
                                        required.--Notwithstanding any 
                                        other provision of law, a 
                                        Governor of a Great Lakes State 
                                        or the Director of the Great 
                                        Lakes National Program Office 
                                        shall not be required to 
                                        provide a response to any 
                                        comment received in response to 
                                        the publication of a petition 
                                        or preliminary assessment under 
                                        item (aa).
                                            ``(dd) Purpose.--Any public 
                                        comments received in response 
                                        to the publication of a 
                                        petition or preliminary 
                                        assessment under item (aa) 
                                        shall be used solely for the 
                                        purpose of providing 
                                        information and feedback to the 
                                        Governor of each Great Lakes 
                                        State regarding the decision to 
                                        endorse the proposed standard 
                                        or requirement.
                                            ``(ee) Effect of 
                                        petition.--A proposed standard 
                                        or requirement developed under 
                                        subclause (II) may differ from 
                                        the proposed standard or 
                                        requirement described in a 
                                        petition published under item 
                                        (aa).
                                    ``(II) Coordination to develop 
                                proposed standard or requirement.--
                                After the expiration of the public 
                                comment period for the petition under 
                                subclause (I), any interested Governor 
                                of a Great Lakes State may work in 
                                coordination with the Great Lakes 
                                Commission to develop a proposed 
                                standard of performance or other 
                                requirement applicable to a discharge 
                                referred to in the petition.
                                    ``(III) Requirements.--A proposed 
                                standard of performance or other 
                                requirement under subclause (II)--
                                            ``(aa) shall be developed--

                                                    ``(AA) in 
                                                consultation with 
                                                representatives from 
                                                the Federal and 
                                                provincial governments 
                                                of Canada;

                                                    ``(BB) after notice 
                                                and opportunity for 
                                                public comment on the 
                                                petition published 
                                                under subclause (I); 
                                                and

                                                    ``(CC) taking into 
                                                consideration the 
                                                preliminary assessment, 
                                                if any, of the Great 
                                                Lakes Commission under 
                                                clause (i)(III);

                                            ``(bb) shall be 
                                        specifically endorsed in 
                                        writing by--

                                                    ``(AA) the Governor 
                                                of each Great Lakes 
                                                State, if the proposed 
                                                standard or requirement 
                                                would impose any 
                                                additional equipment 
                                                requirement on a 
                                                vessel; or

                                                    ``(BB) not fewer 
                                                than 5 Governors of 
                                                Great Lakes States, if 
                                                the proposed standard 
                                                or requirement would 
                                                not impose any 
                                                additional equipment 
                                                requirement on a 
                                                vessel; and

                                            ``(cc) in the case of a 
                                        proposed requirement to 
                                        prohibit 1 or more types of 
                                        discharge regulated under this 
                                        subsection, whether treated or 
                                        not treated, into waters within 
                                        the Great Lakes System, shall 
                                        not apply outside the waters of 
                                        the Great Lakes States of the 
                                        Governors endorsing the 
                                        proposed requirement under item 
                                        (bb).
                            ``(iii) Promulgation by administrator and 
                        secretary.--
                                    ``(I) Submission.--
                                            ``(aa) In general.--The 
                                        Governors endorsing a proposed 
                                        standard or requirement under 
                                        clause (ii)(III)(bb) may 
                                        jointly submit to the 
                                        Administrator and the Secretary 
                                        for approval each proposed 
                                        standard of performance or 
                                        other requirement developed and 
                                        endorsed pursuant to clause 
                                        (ii).
                                            ``(bb) Inclusion.--Each 
                                        submission under item (aa) 
                                        shall include an explanation 
                                        regarding why the applicable 
                                        standard of performance or 
                                        other requirement is--

                                                    ``(AA) at least as 
                                                stringent as a 
                                                comparable standard of 
                                                performance or other 
                                                requirement under this 
                                                subsection;

                                                    ``(BB) in 
                                                accordance with 
                                                maritime safety; and

                                                    ``(CC) in 
                                                accordance with 
                                                applicable maritime and 
                                                navigation laws and 
                                                regulations.

                                            ``(cc) Withdrawal.--

                                                    ``(AA) In 
                                                general.--The Governor 
                                                of any Great Lakes 
                                                State that endorses a 
                                                proposed standard or 
                                                requirement under 
                                                clause (ii)(III)(bb) 
                                                may withdraw the 
                                                endorsement by not 
                                                later than the date 
                                                that is 90 days after 
                                                the date on which the 
                                                Administrator and the 
                                                Secretary receive the 
                                                proposed standard or 
                                                requirement.

                                                    ``(BB) Effect on 
                                                federal review.--If, 
                                                after the withdrawal of 
                                                an endorsement under 
                                                subitem (AA), the 
                                                proposed standard or 
                                                requirement does not 
                                                have the applicable 
                                                number of endorsements 
                                                under clause 
                                                (ii)(III)(bb), the 
                                                Administrator and the 
                                                Secretary shall 
                                                terminate the review 
                                                under this clause.

                                            ``(dd) Dissenting 
                                        opinions.--The Governor of a 
                                        Great Lakes State that does not 
                                        endorse a proposed standard or 
                                        requirement under clause 
                                        (ii)(III)(bb) may submit to the 
                                        Administrator and the Secretary 
                                        any dissenting opinions of the 
                                        Governor.
                                    ``(II) Joint notice.--On receipt of 
                                a proposed standard of performance or 
                                other requirement under subclause (I), 
                                the Administrator and the Secretary 
                                shall publish in the Federal Register a 
                                joint notice that, at minimum--
                                            ``(aa) states that the 
                                        proposed standard or 
                                        requirement is publicly 
                                        available; and
                                            ``(bb) provides an 
                                        opportunity for public comment 
                                        regarding the proposed standard 
                                        or requirement during the 90-
                                        day period beginning on the 
                                        date of receipt by the 
                                        Administrator and the Secretary 
                                        of the proposed standard or 
                                        requirement.
                                    ``(III) Review.--
                                            ``(aa) In general.--As soon 
                                        as practicable after the date 
                                        of publication of a joint 
                                        notice under subclause (II)--

                                                    ``(AA) the 
                                                Administrator shall 
                                                commence a review of 
                                                each proposed standard 
                                                of performance or other 
                                                requirement covered by 
                                                the notice to determine 
                                                whether that standard 
                                                or requirement is at 
                                                least as stringent as 
                                                comparable standards 
                                                and requirements under 
                                                this subsection; and

                                                    ``(BB) the 
                                                Secretary shall 
                                                commence a review of 
                                                each proposed standard 
                                                of performance or other 
                                                requirement covered by 
                                                the notice to determine 
                                                whether that standard 
                                                or requirement is in 
                                                accordance with 
                                                maritime safety and 
                                                applicable maritime and 
                                                navigation laws and 
                                                regulations.

                                            ``(bb) Consultation.--In 
                                        carrying out item (aa), the 
                                        Administrator and the 
                                        Secretary--

                                                    ``(AA) shall 
                                                consult with the 
                                                Governor of each Great 
                                                Lakes State and 
                                                representatives from 
                                                the Federal and 
                                                provincial governments 
                                                of Canada;

                                                    ``(BB) shall take 
                                                into consideration any 
                                                relevant data or public 
                                                comments received under 
                                                subclause (II)(bb); and

                                                    ``(CC) shall not 
                                                take into consideration 
                                                any preliminary 
                                                assessment by the Great 
                                                Lakes Commission under 
                                                clause (i)(III), or any 
                                                dissenting opinion 
                                                under subclause 
                                                (I)(dd), except to the 
                                                extent that such an 
                                                assessment or opinion 
                                                is relevant to the 
                                                criteria for the 
                                                applicable 
                                                determination under 
                                                item (aa).

                                    ``(IV) Approval or disapproval.--
                                Not later than 180 days after the date 
                                of receipt of each proposed standard of 
                                performance or other requirement under 
                                subclause (I), the Administrator and 
                                the Secretary shall--
                                            ``(aa) determine, as 
                                        applicable, whether each 
                                        proposed standard or other 
                                        requirement satisfies the 
                                        criteria under subclause 
                                        (III)(aa);
                                            ``(bb) approve each 
                                        proposed standard or other 
                                        requirement, unless the 
                                        Administrator or the Secretary, 
                                        as applicable, determines under 
                                        item (aa) that the proposed 
                                        standard or other requirement 
                                        does not satisfy the criteria 
                                        under subclause (III)(aa); and
                                            ``(cc) submit to the 
                                        Governor of each Great Lakes 
                                        State, and publish in the 
                                        Federal Register, a notice of 
                                        the determination under item 
                                        (aa).
                                    ``(V) Action on disapproval.--
                                            ``(aa) Rationale and 
                                        recommendations.--If the 
                                        Administrator and the Secretary 
                                        disapprove a proposed standard 
                                        of performance or other 
                                        requirement under subclause 
                                        (IV)(bb), the notices under 
                                        subclause (IV)(cc) shall 
                                        include--

                                                    ``(AA) a 
                                                description of the 
                                                reasons why the 
                                                standard or requirement 
                                                is, as applicable, less 
                                                stringent than a 
                                                comparable standard or 
                                                requirement under this 
                                                subsection, 
                                                inconsistent with 
                                                maritime safety, or 
                                                inconsistent with 
                                                applicable maritime and 
                                                navigation laws and 
                                                regulations; and

                                                    ``(BB) any 
                                                recommendations 
                                                regarding changes the 
                                                Governors of the Great 
                                                Lakes States could make 
                                                to conform the 
                                                disapproved portion of 
                                                the standard or 
                                                requirement to the 
                                                requirements of this 
                                                subparagraph.

                                            ``(bb) Review.--Disapproval 
                                        of a proposed standard or 
                                        requirement by the 
                                        Administrator and the Secretary 
                                        under this subparagraph shall 
                                        be considered to be a final 
                                        agency action subject to 
                                        judicial review under section 
                                        509.
                                    ``(VI) Action on approval.--On 
                                approval by the Administrator and the 
                                Secretary of a proposed standard of 
                                performance or other requirement under 
                                subclause (IV)(bb)--
                                            ``(aa) the Administrator 
                                        shall establish, by regulation, 
                                        the proposed standard or 
                                        requirement within the Great 
                                        Lakes System in lieu of any 
                                        comparable standard or other 
                                        requirement promulgated under 
                                        paragraph (4); and
                                            ``(bb) the Secretary shall 
                                        establish, by regulation, any 
                                        requirements necessary to 
                                        implement, ensure compliance 
                                        with, and enforce the standard 
                                        or requirement under item (aa), 
                                        or to apply the proposed 
                                        requirement, within the Great 
                                        Lakes System in lieu of any 
                                        comparable requirement 
                                        promulgated under paragraph 
                                        (5).
                                    ``(VII) No judicial review for 
                                certain actions.--An action or inaction 
                                of a Governor of a Great Lakes State or 
                                the Great Lakes Commission under this 
                                subparagraph shall not be subject to 
                                judicial review.
                                    ``(VIII) Great lakes compact.--
                                Nothing in this subsection limits, 
                                alters, or amends the Great Lakes 
                                Compact to which Congress granted 
                                consent in the Act of July 24, 1968 
                                (Public Law 90-419; 82 Stat. 414).
                                    ``(IX) Authorization of 
                                appropriations.--There is authorized to 
                                be appropriated to the Great Lakes 
                                Commission $5,000,000, to be available 
                                until expended.
                    ``(C) Minimum pacific region requirements.--
                            ``(i) Definition of commercial vessel.--In 
                        this subparagraph, the term `commercial vessel' 
                        means a vessel operating between--
                                    ``(I) 2 ports or places of 
                                destination within the Pacific Region; 
                                or
                                    ``(II) a port or place of 
                                destination within the Pacific Region 
                                and a port or place of destination on 
                                the Pacific Coast of Canada or Mexico 
                                north of parallel 20 degrees north 
                                latitude, inclusive of the Gulf of 
                                California.
                            ``(ii) Ballast water exchange.--
                                    ``(I) In general.--Except as 
                                provided in subclause (II) and clause 
                                (iv), the owner or operator of a 
                                commercial vessel shall conduct a 
                                complete ballast water exchange in 
                                waters more than 50 nautical miles from 
                                shore.
                                    ``(II) Exemptions.--Subclause (I) 
                                shall not apply to a commercial 
                                vessel--
                                            ``(aa) using, in compliance 
                                        with applicable requirements, a 
                                        type-approved ballast water 
                                        management system approved by 
                                        the Secretary; or
                                            ``(bb) voyaging--

                                                    ``(AA) between or 
                                                to a port or place of 
                                                destination in the 
                                                State of Washington, if 
                                                the ballast water to be 
                                                discharged from the 
                                                commercial vessel 
                                                originated solely from 
                                                waters located between 
                                                the parallel 46 degrees 
                                                north latitude, 
                                                including the internal 
                                                waters of the Columbia 
                                                River, and the internal 
                                                waters of Canada south 
                                                of parallel 50 degrees 
                                                north latitude, 
                                                including the waters of 
                                                the Strait of Georgia 
                                                and the Strait of Juan 
                                                de Fuca;

                                                    ``(BB) between 
                                                ports or places of 
                                                destination in the 
                                                State of Oregon, if the 
                                                ballast water to be 
                                                discharged from the 
                                                commercial vessel 
                                                originated solely from 
                                                waters located between 
                                                the parallel 40 degrees 
                                                north latitude and the 
                                                parallel 50 degrees 
                                                north latitude;

                                                    ``(CC) between 
                                                ports or places of 
                                                destination in the 
                                                State of California 
                                                within the San 
                                                Francisco Bay area east 
                                                of the Golden Gate 
                                                Bridge, including the 
                                                Port of Stockton and 
                                                the Port of Sacramento, 
                                                if the ballast water to 
                                                be discharged from the 
                                                commercial vessel 
                                                originated solely from 
                                                ports or places within 
                                                that area;

                                                    ``(DD) between the 
                                                Port of Los Angeles, 
                                                the Port of Long Beach, 
                                                and the El Segundo 
                                                offshore marine oil 
                                                terminal, if the 
                                                ballast water to be 
                                                discharged from the 
                                                commercial vessel 
                                                originated solely from 
                                                the Port of Los 
                                                Angeles, the Port of 
                                                Long Beach, or the El 
                                                Segundo offshore marine 
                                                oil terminal;

                                                    ``(EE) between a 
                                                port or place of 
                                                destination in the 
                                                State of Alaska within 
                                                a single Captain of the 
                                                Port Zone;

                                                    ``(FF) between 
                                                ports or places of 
                                                destination in 
                                                different counties of 
                                                the State of Hawaii, if 
                                                the vessel may conduct 
                                                a complete ballast 
                                                water exchange in 
                                                waters that are more 
                                                than 10 nautical miles 
                                                from shore and at least 
                                                200 meters deep; or

                                                    ``(GG) between 
                                                ports or places of 
                                                destination within the 
                                                same county of the 
                                                State of Hawaii, if the 
                                                vessel does not transit 
                                                outside State marine 
                                                waters during the 
                                                voyage.

                            ``(iii) Low-salinity ballast water.--
                                    ``(I) In general.--Except as 
                                provided in subclause (II) and clause 
                                (iv), the owner or operator of a 
                                commercial vessel that transports 
                                ballast water sourced from waters with 
                                a measured salinity of less than 18 
                                parts per thousand and voyages to a 
                                Pacific Region port or place of 
                                destination with a measured salinity of 
                                less than 18 parts per thousand shall 
                                conduct a complete ballast water 
                                exchange--
                                            ``(aa) not less than 50 
                                        nautical miles from shore, if 
                                        the ballast water was sourced 
                                        from a Pacific Region port or 
                                        place of destination; or
                                            ``(bb) more than 200 
                                        nautical miles from shore, if 
                                        the ballast water was not 
                                        sourced from a Pacific Region 
                                        port or place of destination.
                                    ``(II) Exception.--Subclause (I) 
                                shall not apply to a commercial vessel 
                                voyaging to a port or place of 
                                destination in the Pacific Region that 
                                is using, in compliance with applicable 
                                requirements, a type-approved ballast 
                                water management system approved by the 
                                Secretary to achieve standards of 
                                performance of--
                                            ``(aa) less than 1 organism 
                                        per 10 cubic meters, if that 
                                        organism--

                                                    ``(AA) is living, 
                                                or has not been 
                                                rendered nonviable; and

                                                    ``(BB) is 50 or 
                                                more micrometers in 
                                                minimum dimension;

                                            ``(bb) less than 1 organism 
                                        per 10 milliliters, if that 
                                        organism--

                                                    ``(AA) is living, 
                                                or has not been 
                                                rendered nonviable; and

                                                    ``(BB) is more than 
                                                10, but less than 50, 
                                                micrometers in minimum 
                                                dimension;

                                            ``(cc) concentrations of 
                                        indicator microbes that are 
                                        less than--

                                                    ``(AA) 1 colony-
                                                forming unit of 
                                                toxicogenic Vibrio 
                                                cholera (serotypes O1 
                                                and O139) per 100 
                                                milliliters or less 
                                                than 1 colony-forming 
                                                unit of that microbe 
                                                per gram of wet weight 
                                                of zoological samples;

                                                    ``(BB) 126 colony-
                                                forming units of 
                                                escherichia coli per 
                                                100 milliliters; and

                                                    ``(CC) 33 colony-
                                                forming units of 
                                                intestinal enterococci 
                                                per 100 milliliters; 
                                                and

                                            ``(dd) concentrations of 
                                        such additional indicator 
                                        microbes and viruses as may be 
                                        specified in the standards of 
                                        performance established by the 
                                        Administrator under paragraph 
                                        (4).
                            ``(iv) General exceptions.--The 
                        requirements of clauses (ii) and (iii) shall 
                        not apply to a commercial vessel if--
                                    ``(I) complying with the 
                                requirement would compromise the safety 
                                of the commercial vessel;
                                    ``(II) design limitations of the 
                                commercial vessel prevent a ballast 
                                water exchange from being conducted in 
                                accordance with clause (ii) or (iii), 
                                as applicable;
                                    ``(III) the commercial vessel--
                                            ``(aa) is certified by the 
                                        Secretary as having no residual 
                                        ballast water or sediments 
                                        onboard; or
                                            ``(bb) retains all ballast 
                                        water while in waters subject 
                                        to those requirements; or
                                    ``(IV) empty ballast tanks on the 
                                commercial vessel are sealed and 
                                certified by the Secretary in a manner 
                                that ensures that--
                                            ``(aa) no discharge or 
                                        uptake occurs; and
                                            ``(bb) any subsequent 
                                        discharge of ballast water is 
                                        subject to those requirements.
                    ``(D) Establishment of state no-discharge zones.--
                            ``(i) State prohibition.--Subject to clause 
                        (ii), after the effective date of regulations 
                        promulgated by the Secretary under paragraph 
                        (5), if any State determines that the 
                        protection and enhancement of the quality of 
                        some or all of the waters within the State 
                        require greater environmental protection, the 
                        State may prohibit 1 or more types of discharge 
                        regulated under this subsection, whether 
                        treated or not treated, into such waters.
                            ``(ii) Applicability.--A prohibition by a 
                        State under clause (i) shall not apply until 
                        the date on which the Administrator makes the 
                        applicable determinations described in clause 
                        (iii).
                            ``(iii) Prohibition by administrator.--
                                    ``(I) Determination.--On 
                                application of a State, the 
                                Administrator, in concurrence with the 
                                Secretary (subject to subclause (II)), 
                                shall, by regulation, prohibit the 
                                discharge from a vessel of 1 or more 
                                discharges subject to regulation under 
                                this subsection, whether treated or not 
                                treated, into the waters covered by the 
                                application if the Administrator 
                                determines that--
                                            ``(aa) prohibition of the 
                                        discharge would protect and 
                                        enhance the quality of the 
                                        specified waters within the 
                                        State;
                                            ``(bb) adequate facilities 
                                        for the safe and sanitary 
                                        removal and treatment of the 
                                        discharge are reasonably 
                                        available for the water and all 
                                        vessels to which the 
                                        prohibition would apply;
                                            ``(cc) the discharge can be 
                                        safely collected and stored 
                                        until a vessel reaches a 
                                        discharge facility or other 
                                        location; and
                                            ``(dd) in the case of an 
                                        application for the prohibition 
                                        of discharges of ballast water 
                                        in a port (or in any other 
                                        location where cargo, 
                                        passengers, or fuel are loaded 
                                        and unloaded)--

                                                    ``(AA) the adequate 
                                                facilities described in 
                                                item (bb) are 
                                                reasonably available 
                                                for commercial vessels, 
                                                after considering, at a 
                                                minimum, water depth, 
                                                dock size, pumpout 
                                                facility capacity and 
                                                flow rate, availability 
                                                of year-round 
                                                operations, proximity 
                                                to navigation routes, 
                                                and the ratio of 
                                                pumpout facilities to 
                                                the population and 
                                                discharge capacity of 
                                                commercial vessels 
                                                operating in those 
                                                waters; and

                                                    ``(BB) the 
                                                prohibition will not 
                                                unreasonably interfere 
                                                with the safe loading 
                                                and unloading of cargo, 
                                                passengers, or fuel.

                                    ``(II) Concurrence with 
                                secretary.--
                                            ``(aa) Request.--The 
                                        Administrator shall submit to 
                                        the Secretary a request for 
                                        written concurrence with 
                                        respect to a prohibition under 
                                        subclause (I).
                                            ``(bb) Effect of failure to 
                                        concur.--A failure by the 
                                        Secretary to concur with the 
                                        Administrator under subclause 
                                        (I) by the date that is 60 days 
                                        after the date on which the 
                                        Administrator submits a request 
                                        for concurrence under item (aa) 
                                        shall not prevent the 
                                        Administrator from prohibiting 
                                        the relevant discharge in 
                                        accordance with subclause 
                                        (III), subject to the condition 
                                        that the Administrator shall 
                                        include in the administrative 
                                        record of the promulgation--

                                                    ``(AA) 
                                                documentation of the 
                                                request submitted under 
                                                item (aa); and

                                                    ``(BB) the response 
                                                of the Administrator to 
                                                any written objections 
                                                received from the 
                                                Secretary relating to 
                                                the proposed standard 
                                                of performance during 
                                                the 60-day period 
                                                beginning on the date 
                                                of submission of the 
                                                request.

                                    ``(III) Timing.--The Administrator 
                                shall approve or disapprove an 
                                application submitted under subclause 
                                (I) by not later than 90 days after the 
                                date on which the application is 
                                submitted to the Administrator.
                    ``(E) Maintenance in effect of more-stringent 
                standards.--In any case in which a requirement 
                established under this paragraph is more stringent or 
                environmentally protective than a comparable 
                requirement established under paragraph (4), (5), or 
                (6), the more-stringent or more-protective requirement 
                shall control.''.
            (2) Repeals.--
                    (A) In general.--Effective beginning on the date of 
                enactment of this Act, the following provisions of law 
                are repealed:
                            (i) Section 1101 of the Nonindigenous 
                        Aquatic Nuisance Prevention and Control Act of 
                        1990 (16 U.S.C. 4711).
                            (ii) Public Law 110-299 (33 U.S.C. 1342 
                        note).
                    (B) Conforming amendments.--Section 1102 of the 
                Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance Prevention and Control 
                Act of 1990 (16 U.S.C. 4712) is amended--
                            (i) in subsection (c)(1), by inserting 
                        ``(as in effect on the day before the date of 
                        enactment of the Vessel Incidental Discharge 
                        Act of 2018)'' after ``section 1101(b)''; and
                            (ii) in subsection (f)(1)(B), by inserting 
                        ``(as in effect on the day before the date of 
                        enactment of the Vessel Incidental Discharge 
                        Act of 2018)'' after ``section 1101(c)''.
    (b) Regulations for Use of Marine Pollution Control Devices.--
Section 312 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1322) 
is amended--
            (1) by striking the section designation and heading and all 
        that follows through ``For the purpose of'' in subsection (a) 
        and inserting the following:

``SEC. 312. MARINE SANITATION DEVICES; DISCHARGES INCIDENTAL TO THE 
              NORMAL OPERATION OF VESSELS.

    ``(a) Definitions.--In'';
            (2) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) in paragraph (7), by striking ``devices or of 
                vessels'' and inserting ``devices, marine pollution 
                control device equipment, or vessels''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (13), in the matter preceding 
                subparagraph (A), by inserting ``, except as provided 
                in subsection (p),'' after ``means'';
            (3) in subsection (g)--
                    (A) by inserting ``or marine pollution control 
                device equipment'' after ``marine sanitation device'' 
                each place it appears;
                    (B) in paragraph (1)--
                            (i) by inserting ``or equipment'' after 
                        ``such device''; and
                            (ii) by inserting ``or equipment'' after 
                        ``test device''; and
                    (C) in paragraph (2)--
                            (i) by inserting ``or equipment'' after 
                        ``the device'' each place it appears; and
                            (ii) in the fourth sentence, by inserting 
                        ``or equipment'' after ``device'' each place it 
                        appears; and
            (4) in subsection (h)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``and marine 
                pollution control device equipment'' after ``marine 
                sanitation device'';
                    (B) in paragraph (2), by inserting ``or any 
                certified marine pollution control device equipment or 
                element of design of such equipment'' after ``such 
                device'';
                    (C) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through (4) as 
                subparagraphs (A) through (D), respectively, and 
                indenting the subparagraphs appropriately;
                    (D) by striking ``(h) After'' and inserting the 
                following:
    ``(h) Sale and Resale of Properly Equipped Vessels; Operability of 
Certified Marine Sanitation Devices.--
            ``(1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), after''; and
                    (E) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(2) Effect of subsection.--Nothing in this subsection 
        requires certification of a marine pollution control device for 
        use on any vessel of the Armed Forces.''.
    (c) Enforcement Authority.--
            (1) In general.--Section 312(k) of the Federal Water 
        Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1322(k)) is amended--
                    (A) by striking the second sentence and inserting 
                the following:
            ``(3) States.--
                    ``(A) In general.--This section may be enforced by 
                a State or political subdivision of a State (including 
                the attorney general of a State), including by filing a 
                civil action in an appropriate Federal district court 
                to enforce any violation of subsection (p).
                    ``(B) Jurisdiction.--The appropriate Federal 
                district court shall have jurisdiction with respect to 
                a civil action filed pursuant to subparagraph (A), 
                without regard to the amount in controversy or the 
                citizenship of the parties--
                            ``(i) to enforce the requirements of this 
                        section; and
                            ``(ii) to apply appropriate civil penalties 
                        under this section or section 309(d), as 
                        appropriate.'';
                    (B) by striking ``(k) The provisions of this'' and 
                inserting the following:
    ``(k) Enforcement Authority.--
            ``(1) Administrator.--This section shall be enforced by the 
        Administrator, to the extent provided in section 309.
            ``(2) Secretary.--
                    ``(A) In general.--This''; and
                    (C) in paragraph (2) (as so designated)--
                            (i) in subparagraph (A), by striking 
                        ``operating and he may utilize by agreement'' 
                        and inserting ``operating, who may use, by 
                        agreement''; and
                            (ii) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(B) Inspections.--For purposes of ensuring 
                compliance with this section, the Secretary--
                            ``(i) may carry out an inspection 
                        (including the taking of ballast water samples) 
                        of any vessel at any time; and
                            ``(ii) shall--
                                    ``(I) establish procedures for--
                                            ``(aa) reporting violations 
                                        of this section; and
                                            ``(bb) accumulating 
                                        evidence regarding those 
                                        violations; and
                                    ``(II) use appropriate and 
                                practicable measures of detection and 
                                environmental monitoring of vessels.
                    ``(C) Detention.--The Secretary may detain a vessel 
                if the Secretary--
                            ``(i) has reasonable cause to believe that 
                        the vessel--
                                    ``(I) has failed to comply with an 
                                applicable requirement of this section; 
                                or
                                    ``(II) is being operated in 
                                violation of such a requirement; and
                            ``(ii) the Secretary provides to the owner 
                        or operator of the vessel a notice of the 
                        intent to detain.''.
            (2) Preservation of federal enforcement authority.--Section 
        309 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1319) 
        is amended--
                    (A) in subsection (a)(3), by striking ``318'' and 
                inserting ``312(p), 318'';
                    (B) in subsection (c), by striking ``318'' each 
                place it appears and inserting ``312(p), 318'';
                    (C) in subsection (d), in the first sentence--
                            (i) by striking ``318'' and inserting 
                        ``312(p), 318,''; and
                            (ii) by striking ``State,,'' and inserting 
                        ``State,''; and
                    (D) in subsection (g)(1)(A), by striking ``318'' 
                and inserting ``312(p), 318''.
            (3) Preservation of public enforcement authority.--Section 
        505(f) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 
        1365(f)) is amended by striking ``(5) certification'' and all 
        that follows through the period at the end and inserting the 
        following: ``(5) a standard of performance or requirement under 
        section 312(p); (6) a certification under section 401; (7) a 
        permit or condition of a permit issued under section 402 that 
        is in effect under this Act (including a requirement applicable 
        by reason of section 313); or (8) a regulation under section 
        405(d).''.
            (4) Review.--Section 509(b) of the Federal Water Pollution 
        Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1369(b)) is amended by adding at the end 
        the following:
            ``(4) Discharges incidental to normal operation of 
        vessels.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Except as provided in 
                subparagraph (B), any interested person may file a 
                petition for review of a final agency action under 
                section 312(p) of the Administrator or the Secretary of 
                the department in which the Coast Guard is operating in 
                accordance with the requirements of this subsection.
                    ``(B) Venue exception.--Subject to section 
                312(p)(7)(C)(v), a petition for review of a final 
                agency action under section 312(p) of the Administrator 
                or the Secretary of the department in which the Coast 
                Guard is operating may be filed only in the United 
                States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia 
                Circuit.''.
    (d) Logbook Requirements.--Section 11301(b) of title 46, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
            ``(13) when a vessel fails to carry out ballast water 
        management requirements as applicable and pursuant to 
        regulations promulgated by the Secretary, including when the 
        vessel fails to carry out ballast water management requirements 
        due to an allowed safety exemption, a statement regarding the 
        failure to comply and the circumstances under which the failure 
        occurred, made immediately after the failure, when practicable 
        to do so.''.
    (e) Quagga Mussel.--Section 42(a)(1) of title 18, United States 
Code, is amended, in the first sentence, by inserting ``of the quagga 
mussel of the species Dreissena rostriformis or Dreissena bugensis;'' 
after ``Dreissena polymorpha;''.
    (f) Coastal Aquatic Invasive Species Mitigation Grant Program and 
Mitigation Fund.--
            (1) Definitions.--In this subsection:
                    (A) Coastal zone.--The term ``coastal zone'' has 
                the meaning given the term in section 304 of the 
                Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1453).
                    (B) Eligible entity.--The term ``eligible entity'' 
                means--
                            (i) a State;
                            (ii) a unit of local government;
                            (iii) an Indian Tribe;
                            (iv) a nongovernmental organization; and
                            (v) an institution of higher education.
                    (C) Exclusive economic zone.--The term ``Exclusive 
                Economic Zone'' means the Exclusive Economic Zone of 
                the United States, as established by Presidential 
                Proclamation 5030, dated March 10, 1983 (16 U.S.C. 1453 
                note).
                    (D) Foundation.--The term ``Foundation'' means the 
                National Fish and Wildlife Foundation established by 
                section 2(a) of the National Fish and Wildlife 
                Foundation Establishment Act (16 U.S.C. 3701(a)).
                    (E) Fund.--The term ``Fund'' means the Coastal 
                Aquatic Invasive Species Mitigation Fund established by 
                paragraph (3)(A).
                    (F) Program.--The term ``Program'' means the 
                Coastal Aquatic Invasive Species Mitigation Grant 
                Program established under paragraph (2)(A).
                    (G) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the 
                Secretary of Commerce.
            (2) Grant program.--
                    (A) Establishment.--The Secretary and the 
                Foundation shall establish a program, to be known as 
                the ``Coastal Aquatic Invasive Species Mitigation Grant 
                Program'', under which the Secretary and the Foundation 
                shall award grants to eligible entities in accordance 
                with this paragraph.
                    (B) Purposes.--The purposes of the Program are--
                            (i) to improve the understanding, 
                        prevention, and mitigation of, and response to, 
                        aquatic invasive species in--
                                    (I) the coastal zone; and
                                    (II) the Exclusive Economic Zone;
                            (ii) to support the prevention and 
                        mitigation of impacts from aquatic invasive 
                        species in the coastal zone; and
                            (iii) to support the restoration of Pacific 
                        Island habitats, marine, estuarine, and Great 
                        Lakes environments in the coastal zone and the 
                        Exclusive Economic Zone that are impacted by 
                        aquatic invasive species.
                    (C) Use of grants.--
                            (i) In general.--A grant awarded under the 
                        Program shall be used for an activity to carry 
                        out the purposes of the Program, including an 
                        activity--
                                    (I) to develop and implement 
                                procedures and programs, including 
                                permissible State ballast water 
                                inspection programs, to prevent, 
                                detect, control, mitigate, and rapidly 
                                or progressively eradicate aquatic 
                                invasive species in the coastal zone or 
                                the Exclusive Economic Zone, 
                                particularly in areas with high numbers 
                                of established aquatic invasive 
                                species;
                                    (II) to restore habitat impacted by 
                                an aquatic invasive species;
                                    (III) to develop new shipboard and 
                                land-based ballast water treatment 
                                system technologies and performance 
                                standards to prevent the introduction 
                                of aquatic invasive species;
                                    (IV) to develop mitigation measures 
                                to protect natural and cultural living 
                                resources, including shellfish, from 
                                the impacts of aquatic invasive 
                                species; or
                                    (V) to develop mitigation measures 
                                to protect infrastructure, such as 
                                hydroelectric infrastructure, from 
                                aquatic invasive species.
                            (ii) Prohibition on funding litigation.--A 
                        grant awarded under the Program may not be used 
                        to fund litigation in any matter.
                    (D) Administration.--Not later than 90 days after 
                the date of enactment of this Act, the Foundation, in 
                consultation with the Secretary, shall establish the 
                following:
                            (i) Application and review procedures for 
                        awarding grants under the Program.
                            (ii) Approval procedures for awarding 
                        grants under the Program, including a 
                        requirement for consultation with--
                                    (I) the Secretary of the Interior; 
                                and
                                    (II) the Administrator.
                            (iii) Performance accountability and 
                        monitoring measures for activities funded by a 
                        grant awarded under the Program.
                            (iv) Procedures and methods to ensure 
                        accurate accounting and appropriate 
                        administration of grants awarded under the 
                        Program, including standards of recordkeeping.
                    (E) Matching requirement.--Each eligible entity 
                that receives a grant under the Program shall provide, 
                in cash or through in-kind contributions from non-
                Federal sources, matching funds to carry out the 
                activities funded by the grant in an amount equal to 
                not less than 25 percent of the cost of the activities.
                    (F) Funding.--The Secretary and the Foundation are 
                authorized to use the amounts available in the Fund to 
                award grants under the Program.
            (3) Mitigation fund.--
                    (A) Establishment.--There is established in the 
                Treasury of the United States a trust fund, to be known 
                as the ``Coastal Aquatic Invasive Species Mitigation 
                Fund'', consisting of such amounts as are appropriated 
                or credited to the Fund in accordance with this 
                paragraph or section 9602 of the Internal Revenue Code 
                of 1986.
                    (B) Transfers to fund.--
                            (i) Appropriation.--There is authorized to 
                        be appropriated from the Treasury to the Fund, 
                        for each fiscal year, an amount equal to the 
                        amount of penalties assessed for violations of 
                        subsection (p) of section 312 of the Federal 
                        Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1322) 
                        during the preceding fiscal year.
                            (ii) Additional authorization.--In addition 
                        to the amounts transferred to the Fund under 
                        clause (i), there is authorized to be 
                        appropriated to the Fund $5,000,000 for each 
                        fiscal year.
                    (C) Use of fund.--Subject to appropriations, the 
                amounts in the Fund shall be available to the Secretary 
                and the Foundation to award grants under the Program.
    (g) Great Lakes and Lake Champlain Invasive Species Program.--
            (1) Definitions.--In this subsection:
                    (A) Administrator.--The term ``Administrator'' 
                means the Administrator of the Environmental Protection 
                Agency.
                    (B) Aquatic nuisance species.--The term ``aquatic 
                nuisance species'' has the meaning given that term in 
                subsection (p)(1) of section 312 of the Federal Water 
                Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1322).
                    (C) Director.--The term ``Director'' means the 
                Director of the Great Lakes National Program Office 
                established by section 118(b) of the Federal Water 
                Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1268(b)).
                    (D) Great lakes and lake champlain systems.--The 
                term ``Great Lakes and Lake Champlain Systems'' 
                includes--
                            (i) Lake Champlain; and
                            (ii) all bodies of water (including 
                        wetlands) within--
                                    (I) the Great Lakes System (as 
                                defined in section 118(a)(3) of the 
                                Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 
                                U.S.C. 1268(a)(3))); or
                                    (II) the Lake Champlain drainage 
                                basin (as defined in section 120(g) of 
                                the Federal Water Pollution Control Act 
                                (33 U.S.C. 1270(g))).
                    (E) Program.--The term ``Program'' means the Great 
                Lakes and Lake Champlain Invasive Species Program 
                established under paragraph (2)(A).
            (2) Establishment of program.--
                    (A) In general.--The Administrator shall establish 
                within the Great Lakes National Program Office a 
                program, to be known as the ``Great Lakes and Lake 
                Champlain Invasive Species Program''--
                            (i) in collaboration with--
                                    (I) the Director of the United 
                                States Fish and Wildlife Service;
                                    (II) the Administrator of the 
                                National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
                                Administration;
                                    (III) the Director of the United 
                                States Geological Survey; and
                                    (IV) the Secretary of the 
                                department in which the Coast Guard is 
                                operating; and
                            (ii) in consultation with--
                                    (I) the head of Great Lakes Aquatic 
                                Nonindigenous Species Information 
                                System of the National Oceanic and 
                                Atmospheric Administration; and
                                    (II) the head of Great Lakes 
                                Environmental Research Laboratory of 
                                the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
                                Administration.
                    (B) Purposes.--The purposes of the Program shall 
                be--
                            (i) to monitor for the introduction and 
                        spread of aquatic nuisance species into or 
                        within the Great Lakes and Lake Champlain 
                        Systems;
                            (ii) to detect newly introduced aquatic 
                        nuisance species prior to the establishment of 
                        the aquatic nuisance species in the Great Lakes 
                        and Lake Champlain Systems;
                            (iii) to inform, and assist with, 
                        management and response actions to prevent or 
                        stop the establishment or spread of an aquatic 
                        nuisance species;
                            (iv) to establish a watch list of candidate 
                        aquatic nuisance species that may be introduced 
                        or spread, and that may survive and establish, 
                        within the Great Lakes and Lake Champlain 
                        Systems;
                            (v) to monitor vectors likely to be 
                        contributing to the introduction or spread of 
                        aquatic nuisance species, including ballast 
                        water operations;
                            (vi) to work collaboratively with the 
                        Federal, State, local, and Tribal agencies to 
                        develop criteria for prioritizing and 
                        distributing monitoring efforts;
                            (vii) to develop, achieve type approval 
                        for, and pilot shipboard or land-based ballast 
                        water management systems installed on, or 
                        available for use by, commercial vessels 
                        operating solely within the Great Lakes and 
                        Lake Champlain Systems to prevent the spread of 
                        aquatic nuisance species populations within the 
                        Great Lakes and Lake Champlain Systems; and
                            (viii) to facilitate meaningful Federal and 
                        State implementation of the regulatory 
                        framework in this subsection, including 
                        monitoring, shipboard education, inspection, 
                        and compliance conducted by States.
            (3) Methodology.--The Program shall seek--
                    (A) to build on--
                            (i) existing aquatic nuisance species 
                        monitoring efforts; and
                            (ii) efforts to develop criteria for 
                        prioritizing and distributing monitoring 
                        efforts, geographically and among taxa, in the 
                        Great Lakes and Lake Champlain Systems;
                    (B) to advance early detection and monitoring, and 
                capacity to control the establishment and spread, of 
                aquatic nuisance species within the Great Lakes and 
                Lake Champlain Systems;
                    (C) to identify opportunities to interdict the 
                introduction and spread of aquatic nuisance species 
                through sound science and technological advancements;
                    (D) to assess the risk of aquatic nuisance species 
                introduction and spread via the range of vectors active 
                within the Great Lakes and Lake Champlain Systems;
                    (E) to advance the development of type-approved 
                ballast water management system (as defined in 
                subsection (p)(1) of section 312 of the Federal Water 
                Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1322) equipment for 
                commercial, non-seagoing vessels that operate solely 
                within the Great Lakes System (as defined in section 
                118(a)(3) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act 
                (33 U.S.C. 1268(a)(3)));
                    (F) to immediately make available to the public 
                information regarding--
                            (i) the detection of new aquatic nuisance 
                        species within the Great Lakes and Lake 
                        Champlain Systems; or
                            (ii) the spread of aquatic nuisance species 
                        within the Great Lakes and Lake Champlain 
                        Systems;
                    (G) to annually submit to appropriate individuals 
                and entities in each affected region a report 
                describing the findings and activities of the Program;
                    (H) to identify roles and responsibilities of 
                Federal agencies in aquatic nuisance species monitoring 
                and response; and
                    (I) to provide resource assistance to States 
                implementing State-level programs to enter into 
                partnerships with Federal agencies in enforcing the 
                requirements under subsection (p) of section 312 of the 
                Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1322).
            (4) Collaboration.--In carrying out and developing the 
        Program, the Director shall collaborate with--
                    (A) applicable Federal, State, local, and Tribal 
                agencies; and
                    (B) such other research entities or stakeholders as 
                the Director determines to be appropriate.
            (5) Data availability.--The Director shall--
                    (A) make the data collected under the Program 
                available on a publicly accessible internet website, 
                including in an annual summary report; and
                    (B) in coordination with the entities identified 
                under paragraph (4), develop communication and 
                notification protocols for the purpose of communicating 
                the range of aquatic nuisance species and any 
                identification of a new aquatic nuisance species 
                introduced to the Great Lakes and Lake Champlain 
                Systems.
            (6) Report to congress.--
                    (A) In general.--Not later than December 31, 2019, 
                the Director shall submit to Congress a report 
                summarizing the outcomes of activities carried out 
                under the Program.
                    (B) Contents.--The report under subparagraph (A) 
                shall include--
                            (i) a description of activities carried out 
                        under the Program, including an explanation of 
                        how those activities help to achieve the 
                        purposes described in paragraph (2)(B);
                            (ii) an analysis of Federal, State, and 
                        local efforts to enhance multidisciplinary 
                        approaches to achieve the purposes described in 
                        paragraph (2)(B);
                            (iii) recommendations relating to 
                        activities that would contribute to achievement 
                        of the purposes described in paragraph (2)(B); 
                        and
                            (iv) recommendations to improve the 
                        efficiency and effectiveness of the Program.
            (7) Authorization of appropriations.--There is authorized 
        to be appropriated to carry out the Program $50,000,000 for 
        each of fiscal years 2019 through 2023.
    (h) Technical and Conforming Amendments.--
            (1) Section 1102(f) of the Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance 
        Prevention and Control Act of 1990 (16 U.S.C. 4712(f)) is 
        amended by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following:
            ``(2) Ballast water reporting requirements.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The owner or operator of a 
                vessel subject to this title shall submit to the 
                National Ballast Information Clearinghouse, by not 
                later than 6 hours after the arrival of the vessel at a 
                United States port or place of destination, the ballast 
                water management report form approved by the Office of 
                Management and Budget numbered OMB 1625-0069 (or a 
                successor form), unless the vessel is operating 
                exclusively on a voyage between ports or places within 
                contiguous portions of a single Captain of the Port 
                Zone.
                    ``(B) Multiple discharges.--The owner or operator 
                of a vessel subject to this title may submit a single 
                report under subparagraph (A) for multiple ballast 
                water discharges within a single port or place of 
                destination during the same voyage.
                    ``(C) Advance report to states.--A State may 
                require the owner or operator of a vessel subject to 
                this title to submit directly to the State, or to an 
                appropriate regional forum, a ballast water management 
                report form--
                            ``(i) not later than 24 hours prior to 
                        arrival at a United States port or place of 
                        destination in the State, if the voyage of the 
                        vessel is anticipated to exceed 24 hours; or
                            ``(ii) before departing the port or place 
                        of departure, if the voyage of the vessel to 
                        the United States port or place of destination 
                        is not anticipated to exceed 24 hours.
            ``(3) Vessel reporting data.--
                    ``(A) Dissemination to states.--On receipt of a 
                ballast water management report under paragraph (2), 
                the National Ballast Information Clearinghouse shall--
                            ``(i) in the case of a form submitted 
                        electronically, immediately disseminate the 
                        report to interested States; or
                            ``(ii) in the case of a form submitted by 
                        means other than electronically, disseminate 
                        the report to interested States as soon as 
                        practicable.
                    ``(B) Availability to public.--Not later than 30 
                days after the date of receipt of a ballast water 
                management report under paragraph (2), the National 
                Ballast Information Clearinghouse shall make the data 
                in the report fully and readily available to the public 
                in a searchable and fully retrievable electronic 
                format.
            ``(4) Report.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Not later than July 1, 2019, and 
                annually thereafter, the Secretary shall prepare and 
                submit a report in accordance with this paragraph.
                    ``(B) Contents.--Each report under this paragraph 
                shall synthesize and analyze the data described in 
                paragraph (1) for the preceding 2-year period to 
                evaluate nationwide status and trends relating to--
                            ``(i) ballast water delivery and 
                        management; and
                            ``(ii) invasions of aquatic nuisance 
                        species resulting from ballast water.
                    ``(C) Development.--The Secretary shall prepare 
                each report under this paragraph in consultation and 
                cooperation with--
                            ``(i) the Task Force; and
                            ``(ii) the Smithsonian Institution (acting 
                        through the Smithsonian Environmental Research 
                        Center).
                    ``(D) Submission.--The Secretary shall--
                            ``(i) submit each report under this 
                        paragraph to--
                                    ``(I) the Task Force;
                                    ``(II) the Committee on Commerce, 
                                Science, and Transportation of the 
                                Senate; and
                                    ``(III) the Committee on 
                                Transportation and Infrastructure of 
                                the House of Representatives; and
                            ``(ii) make each report available to the 
                        public.
            ``(5) Working group.--Not later than 1 year after the date 
        of enactment of this paragraph, the Secretary shall establish a 
        working group, including members from the National Ballast 
        Information Clearinghouse and States with ballast water 
        management programs, to establish a process for compiling and 
        readily sharing Federal and State commercial vessel reporting 
        and enforcement data regarding compliance with this Act.''.
            (2) Section 1205 of the Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance 
        Prevention and Control Act of 1990 (16 U.S.C. 4725) is 
        amended--
                    (A) in the third sentence, by striking 
                ``Compliance'' and inserting the following:
    ``(c) Effect of Compliance.--Compliance'';
                    (B) in the second sentence, by striking ``Nothing'' 
                and inserting the following:
    ``(b) Effect of Title.--
            ``(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), 
        nothing'';
                    (C) in the first sentence, by striking ``All 
                actions'' and inserting the following:
    ``(a) Consistency With Environmental Laws.--All actions''; and
                    (D) in subsection (b) (as so designated), by adding 
                at the end the following:
            ``(2) Exception.--Any discharge incidental to the normal 
        operation of a vessel, including any discharge of ballast water 
        (as those terms are defined in subsections (a) and (p)(1) of 
        section 312 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 
        U.S.C. 1322)), shall be regulated in accordance with that 
        section.''.

            TITLE X--HYDROGRAPHIC SERVICES AND OTHER MATTERS

SEC. 1001. REAUTHORIZATION OF HYDROGRAPHIC SERVICES IMPROVEMENT ACT OF 
              1998.

    (a) Reauthorizations.--Section 306 of the Hydrographic Services 
Improvement Act of 1998 (33 U.S.C. 892d) is amended--
            (1) in the matter before paragraph (1), by striking ``There 
        are'' and inserting the following:
    ``(a) In General.--There are'';
            (2) in subsection (a) (as designated by paragraph (1))--
                    (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``surveys--'' and 
                all that follows through the end of the paragraph and 
                inserting ``surveys, $70,814,000 for each of fiscal 
                years 2019 through 2023.'';
                    (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``vessels--'' and 
                all that follows through the end of the paragraph and 
                inserting ``vessels, $25,000,000 for each of fiscal 
                years 2019 through 2023.'';
                    (C) in paragraph (3), by striking 
                ``Administration--'' and all that follows through the 
                end of the paragraph and inserting ``Administration, 
                $29,932,000 for each of fiscal years 2019 through 
                2023.'';
                    (D) in paragraph (4), by striking ``title--'' and 
                all that follows through the end of the paragraph and 
                inserting ``title, $26,800,000 for each of fiscal years 
                2019 through 2023.''; and
                    (E) in paragraph (5), by striking ``title--'' and 
                all that follows through the end of the paragraph and 
                inserting ``title, $30,564,000 for each of fiscal years 
                2019 through 2023.''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(b) Arctic Programs.--Of the amount authorized by this section 
for each fiscal year--
            ``(1) $10,000,000 is authorized for use in the Arctic--
                    ``(A) to acquire hydrographic data;
                    ``(B) to provide hydrographic services;
                    ``(C) to conduct coastal change analyses necessary 
                to ensure safe navigation;
                    ``(D) to improve the management of coastal change; 
                and
                    ``(E) to reduce risks of harm to subsistence and 
                coastal communities associated with increased 
                international maritime traffic; and
            ``(2) $2,000,000 is authorized for use to acquire 
        hydrographic data and provide hydrographic services in the 
        Arctic necessary to delineate the United States extended 
        Continental Shelf.''.
    (b) Limitation on Administrative Expenses for Surveys.--Section 306 
of such Act (33 U.S.C. 892d) is further amended by adding at the end 
the following:
    ``(c) Limitation on Administrative Expenses for Surveys.--Of 
amounts authorized by this section for each fiscal year for contract 
hydrographic surveys, not more than 5 percent is authorized for 
administrative costs associated with contract management.''.

SEC. 1002. SYSTEM FOR TRACKING AND REPORTING ALL-INCLUSIVE COST OF 
              HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEYS.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Commerce shall--
            (1) develop and implement a system to track and report the 
        full cost to the Department of Commerce of hydrographic data 
        collection, including costs relating to vessel acquisition, 
        vessel repair, and administration of contracts to procure data;
            (2) evaluate measures for comparing cost per unit effort in 
        addition to measures of cost per nautical square mile; and
            (3) submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
        Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Natural 
        Resources of the House of Representatives a report on which 
        additional measures for comparing cost per unit effort the 
        Secretary intends to use and the rationale for such use.
    (b) Development of Strategy for Increased Contracting With 
Nongovernmental Entities for Hydrographic Data Collection.--Not later 
than 180 days after the date on which the Secretary completes the 
activities required by subsection (a), the Secretary shall develop a 
strategy for how the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 
will increase contracting with nongovernmental entities for 
hydrographic data collection in a manner that is consistent with the 
requirements of the Ocean and Coastal Mapping Integration Act (Public 
Law 111-11; 33 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.).

SEC. 1003. HOMEPORT OF CERTAIN RESEARCH VESSELS.

    (a) Acceptance of Funds Authorized.--The Secretary of Commerce may 
accept non-Federal funds for the purpose of the construction of a new 
port facility, including obtaining such cost estimates, designs, and 
permits as may be necessary to facilitate the homeporting of the R/V 
FAIRWEATHER in accordance with title II of the Departments of Commerce, 
Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations 
Act, 2002 (Public Law 107-77; 115 Stat. 775) at a location that during 
such homeporting shall be under the administrative jurisdiction of the 
Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere.
    (b) Strategic Plan Required.--Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall develop and 
submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the 
Senate and the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of 
Representatives a strategic plan for implementing subsection (a).
    (c) Acceptance of Funds Authorized.--The Secretary may accept non-
Federal funds for the purpose of the construction of a new port 
facility, including obtaining such cost estimates, designs, and permits 
as may be necessary to facilitate the homeporting of a new, existing, 
or reactivated research vessel in the city of St. Petersburg, Florida, 
at a location that during such homeporting shall be under the 
administrative jurisdiction of the Under Secretary of Commerce for 
Oceans and Atmosphere.
    (d) Strategic Plan Required.--Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall develop and 
submit to Congress a strategic plan for construction or acquisition of 
the facilities needed to allow for an oceanographic research vessel to 
be homeported in St. Petersburg, Florida. The strategic plan shall 
include an estimate of funding needed to construct such facilities.

            Attest:

                                                             Secretary.
115th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                                 S. 140

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