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112TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 1430 

To authorize certain maritime programs of the Department of Transportation, 

and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JULY 27, 2011 

Mr. LAUTENBERG (for himself and Mr. ROCKEFELLER) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation 

A BILL 

To authorize certain maritime programs of the Department 

of Transportation, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; AMENDMENT OF TITLE 46, 

4 UNITED STATES CODE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 

5 (a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 

6 ‘‘Maritime Administration Authorization Act for Fiscal 

7 Year 2012’’. 

8 (b) AMENDMENT OF TITLE 46, UNITED STATES

9 CODE.—Except as otherwise expressly provided, whenever 

10 in this Act an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms 


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1 of an amendment to, or a repeal of, a section or other 

2 provision, the reference shall be considered to be made to 

3 a section or other provision of title 46, United States 

4 Code. 

5 (c) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 

6 this Act is as follows: 

Sec. 1. Short title; amendment of title 46, United States Code; table of contents. 

Sec. 2. Marine transportation system. 

Sec. 3. Short sea transportation program amendments. 

Sec. 4. Use of National Defense Reserve Fleet and Ready Reserve Force Vessels. 

Sec. 5. Green ships program. 

Sec. 6. Recycling of National Defense Reserve Fleet Vessels. 

Sec. 7. Ship scrapping reporting requirement. 

Sec. 8. Extension of Maritime Security Fleet Program. 

Sec. 9. Maritime Workforce Study. 

Sec. 10. Authorization of appropriations for fiscal year 2012. 

7 SEC. 2. MARINE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM. 

8 (a) REPORT ON STATUS OF SYSTEM.—Section 

9 50109(d) is amended to read as follows: 

10 ‘‘(d) MARINE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM.— 

11 ‘‘(1) REPORT ON WATERWAYS.—Not later than 

12 July 31, 2012, the Secretary, in consultation with 

13 the Secretary of Defense and the commanding offi14 cer of the Army Corps of Engineers, and with the 

15 concurrence of the Secretary of the department in 

16 which the Coast Guard is operating, shall submit a 

17 report to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 

18 Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on 

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1 atives on the status of the Nation’s coastal and in2 land waterways that— 

3 ‘‘(A) describes the state of the United 

4 States marine transportation infrastructure, in5 cluding intercoastal infrastructure, intracoastal 

6 infrastructure, inland waterway infrastructure, 

7 ports, and marine facilities; 

8 ‘‘(B) provides estimates of the investment 

9 levels required— 

10 ‘‘(i) to maintain the infrastructure; 

11 and 

12 ‘‘(ii) to improve the infrastructure; 

13 and 

14 ‘‘(C) describes the overall environmental 

15 management of the maritime transportation 

16 system and the integration of environmental 

17 stewardship into the overall system. 

18 ‘‘(2) MARINE TRANSPORTATION.—The Sec19 retary may investigate, make determinations con20 cerning, and develop a repository of statistical infor21 mation relating to marine transportation, including 

22 its relationship to transportation by land and air, to 

23 facilitate research, assessment, and maintenance of 

24 the maritime transportation system. As used in this 

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1 cludes intercoastal transportation, intracoastal 

2 transportation, inland waterway transportation, 

3 ports, and marine facilities. 

4 ‘‘(3) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 

5 There are authorized to be appropriated to the Sec6 retary such sums as may be necessary to carry out 

7 this subsection.’’. 

8 (b) CONTAINER-ON-BARGE TRANSPORTATION.— 

9 (1) ASSESSMENT AND REPORT.—Not later than 

10 6 months after the date of enactment of this Act, 

11 the Maritime Administration shall assess the poten12 tial for using container-on-barge transportation on 

13 the inland waterways system and submit a report, 

14 together with the Administration’s findings, conclu15 sions, and recommendations, to the Committee on 

16 Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Sen17 ate and the Committee on Armed Services and the 

18 Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of 

19 the House of Representatives. If the Administration 

20 determines that it would be in the public interest, 

21 the report may include recommendations for a plan 

22 to increase awareness of the potential for use of 

23 such container-on-barge transportation and rec24 ommendations for the development and implementa25 tion of such a plan. 


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1 (2) FACTORS.—In conducting the assessment, 

2 the Administration shall consider— 

3 (A) the environmental benefits of increas4 ing container-on-barge movements on our in5 land and intracoastal waterways system; 

6 (B) regional differences in the inland wa7 terways system; 

8 (C) existing programs established at coast9 al and Great Lakes ports for establishing 

10 awareness of deep sea shipping operations; 

11 (D) mechanisms to ensure that implemen12 tation of the plan will not be inconsistent with 

13 antitrust laws; and 

14 (E) potential frequency of service at inland 

15 river ports. 

16 SEC. 3. SHORT SEA TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM AMEND17 MENTS. 

18 (a) PROGRAM PURPOSE.—Section 55601(a) is 

19 amended by inserting ‘‘and to promote more efficient use 

20 of the navigable waters of the United States’’ after ‘‘con21 gestion’’. 

22 (b) DESIGNATION OF ROUTES.—Section 55601(c) is 

23 amended by inserting ‘‘and to promote more efficient use 

24 of the navigable waters of the United States’’ after ‘‘coast25 al corridors’’. 


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1 (c) PROJECT DESIGNATION.—Section 55601(d) is 

2 amended to read as follows: 

3 ‘‘(d) PROJECT DESIGNATION.—The Secretary may 

4 designate a project as a short sea transportation project 

5 if the Secretary determines that the project— 

6 ‘‘(1) mitigates landside congestion; or 

7 ‘‘(2) promotes more efficient use of the navi8 gable waters of the United States.’’. 

9 (d) DOCUMENTATION.—Section 55605 is amended by 

10 striking ‘‘by vessel’’ and inserting ‘‘by a documented ves11 sel’’. 

12 SEC. 4. USE OF NATIONAL DEFENSE RESERVE FLEET AND 

13 READY RESERVE FORCE VESSELS. 

14 Section 11 of the Merchant Ship Sales Act of 1946 

15 (50 U.S.C. App. 1744), is amended— 

16 (1) in subsection (b)— 

17 (A) by striking ‘‘or’’ in paragraph (4) after 

18 the semicolon; 

19 (B) by striking the period at the end of 

20 paragraph (5) and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 

21 (C) by adding at the end the following: 

22 ‘‘(6) for civil contingency operations and Mari23 time Administration promotional and media events 

24 under subsection (f).’’; and 

25 (2) by adding at the end the following: 


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1 ‘‘(f) CIVIL CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS AND PRO2 MOTIONAL AND MEDIA EVENTS.—The Secretary of 

3 Transportation may allow, with the concurrence of the 

4 Secretary of Defense, the use of a vessel in the National 

5 Defense Reserve Fleet for civil contingency operations re6 quested by another Federal agency, and for Maritime Ad7 ministration promotional and media events that are re8 lated to demonstration projects and research and develop9 ment supporting the Maritime Administration’s mission, 

10 if the Secretary of Transportation determines the use of 

11 the vessel is in the best interest of the United States Gov12 ernment after— 

13 ‘‘(1) considering the availability of the National 

14 Defense Reserve Fleet and Ready Reserve Force re15 sources; 

16 ‘‘(2) considering the impact on National De17 fense Reserve Fleet and Ready Reserve Force mis18 sion support to the defense and homeland security 

19 requirements of the United States Government; 

20 ‘‘(3) ensuring that the use of the vessel sup21 ports the mission of the Maritime Administration 

22 and does not significantly interfere with vessel main23 tenance, repair, safety, readiness, or resource avail24 ability; 


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1 ‘‘(4) ensuring that safety precautions are taken, 

2 including indemnification of liability, when applica3 ble; 

4 ‘‘(5) ensuring that any cost incurred by the use 

5 of the vessel is funded as a reimbursable transaction 

6 between Federal agencies, as applicable; and 

7 ‘‘(6) considering any other factors the Secretary 

8 of Transportation determines are appropriate.’’. 

9 SEC. 5. GREEN SHIPS PROGRAM. 

10 (a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 503 is amended by add11 ing at the end the following: 

12 ‘‘§ 50307. Green ships program 

13 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Transportation 

14 may establish a green ships program to engage in the envi15 ronmental study, research, development, assessment, and 

16 deployment of emerging marine technologies through the 

17 use of public vessels under the control of the Maritime 

18 Administration or private vessels under United States reg19 istry, and through partnerships and cooperative efforts 

20 with academic, public, private, and non-governmental enti21 ties. 

22 ‘‘(b) PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS.—The program— 

23 ‘‘(1) shall identify, evaluate, test, demonstrate, 

24 or improve emerging marine technologies that are 

25 likely to achieve environmental improvements— 


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1 ‘‘(A) by reducing air emissions, water 

2 emissions, or other ship discharges; 

3 ‘‘(B) by increasing fuel economy or the use 

4 of alternative fuels; or 

5 ‘‘(C) by controlling aquatic invasive spe6 cies; and 

7 ‘‘(2) shall be coordinated with the Environ8 mental Protection Agency, the United States Coast 

9 Guard, and other Federal, State, local, or tribal 

10 agencies, as appropriate. 

11 ‘‘(c) PROGRAM COORDINATION.—Program coordina12 tion under subsection (b)(2) may include— 

13 ‘‘(1) activities that are associated with the de14 velopment or approval of validation and testing re15 gimes; and 

16 ‘‘(2) certification or validation of emerging 

17 technologies that demonstrate significant environ18 mental benefits. 

19 ‘‘(d) FUNDING AND FEES.— 

20 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out the green 

21 ships program, the Secretary of Transportation may 

22 apply such funds as may be appropriated and such 

23 funds or resources as may become available by gift, 

24 cooperative agreement, or otherwise, including the 


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1 collection of fees, for the purposes of the program 

2 and its administration. 

3 ‘‘(2) ESTABLISHMENT OF FEES.—Pursuant to 

4 section 9701 of title 31, the Secretary of Transpor5 tation may promulgate regulations establishing fees 

6 to recover reasonable costs to the Secretary and to 

7 academic, public, and non-governmental entities as8 sociated with the program. 

9 ‘‘(3) FEE DEPOSIT.—Any fees collected under 

10 this section shall be deposited in a special fund of 

11 the United States Treasury for services rendered 

12 under the program, which thereafter shall remain 

13 available until expended to carry out the Secretary 

14 of Transportation’s activities for which the fees were 

15 collected. 

16 ‘‘(e) REPORT.—The Secretary of Transportation 

17 shall report on the activities, expenditures, and results of 

18 the green ships program during the preceding fiscal year 

19 in the annual budget submission to Congress.’’. 

20 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The table of con21 tents for chapter 503 is amended by inserting after the 

22 item relating to section 50306 the following: 

‘‘50307. Green ships program.’’. 


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1 SEC. 6. RECYCLING OF NATIONAL DEFENSE RESERVE 

2 FLEET VESSELS. 

3 Section 113(e)(15) of title 40, United States Code, 

4 is amended to read as follows: 

5 ‘‘(15) the Maritime Administration with respect 

6 to the acquisition, procurement, operation, mainte7 nance, preservation, sale, lease, charter, construc8 tion, reconstruction, reconditioning (including outfit9 ting and equipping incidental to construction, recon10 struction, or reconditioning), or disposal for recy11 cling (including related contracts for towing, dry12 docking, sale or purchase of services for recycling, 

13 and vessel management), of a merchant vessel or 

14 shipyard, ship site, terminal, pier, dock, warehouse, 

15 or other installation necessary or appropriate for 

16 carrying out a program of the Administration au17 thorized by law or non-administrative activities inci18 dental to a program of the Administration author19 ized by law, but the Administration shall, to the 

20 maximum extent it considers practicable, consistent 

21 with the purposes of its programs and the effective, 

22 efficient conduct of its activities, coordinate its oper23 ations with the requirements of this subtitle and 

24 with policies and regulations prescribed under this 

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1 SEC. 7. SHIP SCRAPPING REPORTING REQUIREMENT. 

2 Section 3502 of the Floyd D. Spence National De3 fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2001 (enacted 

4 into law by section 1 of Public Law 106–398; 16 U.S.C. 

5 5405 note; 114 Stat. 1654A–490) is amended by amend6 ing subsection (f) to read as follows: 

7 ‘‘(f) The Secretary of Transportation shall provide 

8 briefings, upon request, to the Committee on Commerce, 

9 Science, and Transportation and the Committee on Armed 

10 Forces of the Senate and the Committee on Transpor11 tation and Infrastructure, the Committee on Resources, 

12 and the Committee on Armed Forces of the House of Rep13 resentatives on— 

14 ‘‘(1) the progress made to recycle vessels; 

15 ‘‘(2) any problems encountered in recycling ves16 sels; and 

17 ‘‘(3) any other issues relating to vessel recycling 

18 and disposal.’’. 

19 SEC. 8. EXTENSION OF MARITIME SECURITY FLEET PRO20 GRAM. 

21 (a) Section 53101 is amended— 

22 (1) by amending paragraph (4) to read as fol23 lows: 

24 ‘‘(4) FOREIGN COMMERCE.—The term ‘‘foreign 

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1 ‘‘(A) commerce or trade between the 

2 United States, its territories or possessions, or 

3 the District of Columbia, and a foreign country; 

4 and 

5 ‘‘(B) commerce or trade between foreign 

6 countries.’’; 

7 (2) by striking paragraph (5); 

8 (3) by redesignating paragraphs (6) through 

9 (13) as (5) through (12), respectively; and 

10 (4) by amending paragraph (5), as redesignated 

11 by section 8(a)(3) of this Act, to read as follows: 

12 ‘‘(5) PARTICIPATING FLEET VESSEL.—The 

13 term ‘‘participating fleet vessel’’ means any vessel 

14 that— 

15 ‘‘(A) On October 1, 2015— 

16 ‘‘(i) meets the requirements of paragraph 

17 (1), (2), (3), or (4) of section 53102(c); and 

18 ‘‘(ii) is less than 20 years of age if the ves19 sel is a tank vessel, or is less than 25 years of 

20 age for all other vessel types; and 

21 ‘‘(B) On December 31, 2014, is covered by an 

22 operating agreement under this chapter.’’. 

23 (b) Section 53102(b) is amended to read as follows: 

24 ‘‘(b) VESSEL ELIGIBILITY.—A vessel is eligible to be 

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1 ‘‘(1) the vessel meets the requirements of para2 graph (1), (2), (3), or (4) of subsection (c); 

3 ‘‘(2) the vessel is operated (or in the case of a 

4 vessel to be constructed, will be operated) in pro5 viding transportation in foreign commerce; 

6 ‘‘(3) the vessel is self-propelled and— 

7 ‘‘(A) is a tank vessel that is 10 years of 

8 age or less on the date the vessel is included in 

9 the Fleet; or 

10 ‘‘(B) is any other type of vessel that is 15 

11 years of age or less on the date the vessel is in12 cluded in the Fleet; 

13 ‘‘(4) the vessel— 

14 ‘‘(A) is suitable for use by the United 

15 States for national defense or military purposes 

16 in time of war or national emergency, as deter17 mined by the Secretary of Defense; and 

18 ‘‘(B) is commercially viable, as determined 

19 by the Secretary; and 

20 ‘‘(5) the vessel— 

21 ‘‘(A) is a United States-documented vessel; 

22 or 

23 ‘‘(B) is not a United States-documented 

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1 ‘‘(i) the owner of the vessel has dem2 onstrated an intent to have the vessel doc3 umented under chapter 121 of this title if 

4 it is included in the Fleet; and 

5 ‘‘(ii) at the time an operating agree6 ment for the vessel is entered into under 

7 this chapter, the vessel is eligible for docu8 mentation under chapter 121 of this 

9 title.’’. 

10 (c) Section 53103 is amended— 

11 (1) by amending subsection (b) to read as fol12 lows: 

13 ‘‘(b) Extension of Existing Operating Agreements.— 

14 The Secretary is authorized to amend an operating agree15 ment that is in existence on December 31, 2014, for a 

16 participating fleet vessel, or any subsequent replacement 

17 of the participating fleet vessel, to extend the operating 

18 agreement through September 30, 2025. The terms and 

19 conditions of the extended operating agreement shall in20 clude terms and conditions authorized under this chapter, 

21 as amended from time to time. If a contractor does not 

22 agree to an extended operating agreement before February 

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1 2015, operating agreements shall not be transferable by 

2 the contractor.’’; and 

3 (2) by amending subsection (c) to read as fol4 lows: 

5 ‘‘(c) PROCEDURE FOR AWARDING NEW OPERATING

6 AGREEMENTS.—The Secretary may enter into a new oper7 ating agreement with an applicant that meets the require8 ments of section 53102(c) (for vessels that meet the quali9 fications of section 53102(b)) on the basis of priority for 

10 vessel type established by military requirements of the 

11 Secretary of Defense. The Secretary shall allow an appli12 cant at least 30 days to submit an application for a new 

13 operating agreement. After consideration of military re14 quirements, priority shall be given to an applicant that 

15 is a U.S. citizen under section 50501 of this title. The 

16 Secretary may not approve an application without the con17 sent of the Secretary of Defense. The Secretary shall enter 

18 into an operating agreement with the applicant or provide 

19 a written reason for denying the application.’’. 

20 (d) Section 53104 is amended— 

21 (1) in subsection (c), by striking paragraph (3); 

22 and 

23 (2) in subsection (e), by striking ‘‘an operating 

24 agreement under this chapter is terminated under 

25 subsection (c)(3), or if’’. 


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1 (e) Section 53105 is amended— 

2 (1) by amending subsection (e) to read as fol3 lows: 

4 ‘‘(e) REPLACEMENT VESSELS.—A contractor may re5 place a vessel under an operating agreement with another 

6 vessel that is eligible to be included in the Fleet under 

7 section 53102(b), if the Secretary, in conjunction with the 

8 Secretary of Defense, approves the replacement of the ves9 sel.’’; and 

10 (2) by striking subsection (f). 

11 (f) Section 53106 is amended— 

12 (1) in subsection (a)(1), by striking ‘‘and (C) 

13 $3,100,000 for each of fiscal years 2012 through 

14 2025.’’ and inserting the following: 

15 ‘‘(C) $3,100,000 for each of fiscal years 

16 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, and 

17 2018; 

18 ‘‘(D) $3,500,000 for each of fiscal years 

19 2019, 2020, and 2021; and 

20 ‘‘(E) $3,700,000 for each of fiscal years 

21 2022, 2023, 2024, and 2025.’’; 

22 (2) in subsection (c)(3)(C), by striking ‘‘a 

23 LASH vessel.’’ and inserting ‘‘a lighter aboard ship 

24 vessel.’’; and 

25 (3) by striking subsection (f). 


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1 (g) Section 53107(b)(1) is amended to read as fol2 lows: 

3 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—An Emergency Prepared4 ness Agreement under this section shall require that 

5 a contractor for a vessel covered by an operating 

6 agreement under this chapter shall make commercial 

7 transportation resources (including services) avail8 able, upon request by the Secretary of Defense dur9 ing a time of war or national emergency, or when10 ever the Secretary of Defense determines that it is 

11 necessary for national security or contingency oper12 ation (as that term is defined in section 101 of title 

13 10, United States Code).’’. 

14 (h) Section 53109 is repealed. 

15 (i) The table of contents for chapter 531 is amended 

16 by striking the item relating to section 53109. 

17 (j) Section 53111 is amended by striking ‘‘and (3) 

18 $186,000,000 for each fiscal year thereafter through fiscal 

19 year 2025.’’ and inserting the following: 

20 ‘‘(3) $186,000,000 for each of fiscal years 

21 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, and 2018; 

22 ‘‘(4) $210,000,000 for each of fiscal years 

23 2019, 2020, and 2021; and 

24 ‘‘(5) $222,000,000 for each fiscal year there25 after through fiscal year 2025.’’. 


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1 (k) Chapter 531 is amended by adding at the end 

2 the following: 

3 ‘‘§ 53112. Acquisition of fleet vessels 

4 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding section 2218(f) 

5 of title 10, United States Code, upon replacement of any 

6 vessel subject to an operating agreement under this chap7 ter, and subject to agreement by the vessel owner, the Sec8 retary is authorized, subject to concurrence with the Sec9 retary of Defense, to acquire the vessel being replaced for 

10 inclusion in the National Defense Reserve Fleet. 

11 ‘‘(b) REQUIREMENTS.—In order to be eligible for ac12 quisition by the Secretary under this section, a vessel 

13 shall— 

14 ‘‘(1) have been included in a Maritime Security 

15 Program Operating Agreement for not less than 3 

16 years; and 

17 ‘‘(2) meet recapitalization requirements for the 

18 Ready Reserve Force. 

19 ‘‘(c) FAIR MARKET VALUE.—The Maritime Adminis20 tration shall establish a fair market value for the acquisi21 tion of an eligible vessel under this section. 

22 ‘‘(d) APPROPRIATIONS.—A vessel acquisition under 

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1 tional Defense Reserve Fleet appropriations and separate 

2 from Maritime Security Program appropriations.’’. 

3 (l) EFFECTIVE DATE OF AMENDMENTS.—The 

4 amendments made by— 

5 (1) paragraphs (2), (3), and (4) of section 8(a) 

6 of this Act take effect on December 31, 2014; 

7 (2) section 8(c)(1) of this Act take effect on 

8 December 31, 2014; and 

9 (3) section 8(f)(2) of this Act take effect on De10 cember 31, 2014. 

11 SEC. 9. MARITIME WORKFORCE STUDY. 

12 (a) TRAINING STUDY.—The Comptroller General of 

13 the United States shall conduct a study on the training 

14 needs of the maritime workforce. 

15 (b) STUDY COMPONENTS.—The study shall— 

16 (1) analyze the impact of training requirements 

17 imposed by domestic and international regulations 

18 and conventions, companies, and government agen19 cies that charter or operate vessels; 

20 (2) evaluate the ability of the Nation’s maritime 

21 training infrastructure to meet the current needs of 

22 the maritime industry; 

23 (3) evaluate the ability of the Nation’s maritime 

24 training infrastructure to effectively meet the needs 

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1 (4) identify trends in maritime training; 

2 (5) compare the training needs of U.S. mari3 ners with the vocational training and educational as4 sistance programs available from Federal agencies to 

5 evaluate the ability of Federal programs to meet the 

6 training needs of U.S. mariners; 

7 (6) include recommendations for future pro8 grams to enhance the capabilities of the Nation’s 

9 maritime training infrastructure; and 

10 (7) include recommendations for future pro11 grams to assist U.S. mariners and those entering 

12 the maritime profession achieve the required train13 ing. 

14 (c) FINAL REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the 

15 date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General 

16 shall submit a report on the results of the study to the 

17 Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of 

18 the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and In19 frastructure of the House of Representatives. 

20 SEC. 10. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR FIS21 CAL YEAR 2012. 

22 There are authorized to be appropriated to the Sec23 retary of Transportation for programs of the Maritime 

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1 (1) OPERATIONS AND TRAINING.—For expenses 

2 necessary for operations and training activities, not 

3 to exceed $161,539,000 for the fiscal year ending 

4 September 30, 2012, of which— 

5 (A) $28,885,000 is for capital improve6 ments at the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy, 

7 to remain available until expended; and 

8 (B) $11,100,000 is for maintenance and 

9 repair for training ships at State Maritime 

10 Schools, to remain available until expended. 

11 (2) MARITIME GUARANTEED LOANS.—For ad12 ministrative expenses related to loan guarantee com13 mitments under chapter 537 of title 46, United 

14 States Code, not to exceed $3,750,000, which shall 

15 be paid to the appropriation for ‘‘Operations and 

16 Training’’, Maritime Administration. 

17 (3) SHIP DISPOSAL.—For disposal of non-reten18 tion vessels in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, 

19 $18,500,000, to remain available until expended. 

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