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Calendar No. 280 

114TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 1326 

[Report No. 114–158] 

To amend certain maritime programs of the Department of Transportation, 

and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

MAY 13, 2015 

Mrs. FISCHER introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred 

to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation 

OCTOBER 27, 2015 

Reported by Mr. THUNE, with an amendment 

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 

A BILL 

To amend 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. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Maritime Administra5 tion Enhancement Act of 2015’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. CADET COMMITMENT AGREEMENTS. 

2 Section 51306(a) of title 46, United States Code, is 

3 amended— 

4 (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by 

5 striking ‘‘must’’ and inserting ‘‘shall’’; 

6 (2) by amending paragraph (2) to read as fol7 lows: 

8 ‘‘(2) obtain a merchant mariner license, unlim9 ited as to horsepower or tonnage, issued by the 

10 United States Coast Guard as an officer in the mer11 chant marine of the United States, accompanied by 

12 the appropriate national and international endorse13 ments and certifications required by the Coast 

14 Guard for service aboard vessels on domestic and 

15 international voyages, without limitation, before 

16 graduation from the Academy;’’; 

17 (3) by amending paragraph (3) to read as fol18 lows: 

19 ‘‘(3) for at least 6 years after graduation from 

20 the Academy, maintain— 

21 ‘‘(A) a valid merchant mariner license, un22 limited as to horsepower or tonnage, issued by 

23 the United States Coast Guard as an officer in 

24 the merchant marine of the United States, ac25 companied by the appropriate national and 

26 international endorsements and certifications 


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1 required by the Coast Guard for service aboard 

2 vessels on domestic and international voyages, 

3 without limitation; 

4 ‘‘(B) a valid transportation worker identi5 fication credential; and 

6 ‘‘(C) a United States Coast Guard medical 

7 certificate;’’; and 

8 (4) by amending paragraph (4) to read as fol9 lows: 

10 ‘‘(4) apply for, and accept if tendered, an ap11 pointment as a commissioned officer in the Navy Re12 serve (including the Strategic Sealift Officer Pro13 gram, Navy Reserve), the Coast Guard Reserve, or 

14 any other reserve component of an armed force of 

15 the United States, and, if tendered the appointment, 

16 to serve, meet the participation requirements, and 

17 maintain active status in good standing, as deter18 mined by the program manager of the appropriate 

19 military service, for at least 8 years after the date 

20 of commissioning;’’. 

21 SEC. 3. STUDENT INCENTIVE PAYMENT AGREEMENTS. 

22 Section 51509 of title 46, United States Code, is 

23 amended— 

24 (1) in subsection (b)— 


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1 (A) by inserting ‘‘(3) AUTHORIZED

2 USES.—’’ before the last sentence and indenting 

3 accordingly; 

4 (B) in the matter preceding paragraph (3), 

5 by striking ‘‘Payments’’ and inserting ‘‘(1) IN

6 GENERAL.—Except as provided in paragraph 

7 (2), payments’’ and indenting accordingly; and 

8 (C) by inserting after paragraph (1), the 

9 following: 

10 ‘‘(2) EXCEPTION.—The Secretary may modify 

11 the payments made to an individual under para12 graph (1), but the total amount of payments to that 

13 individual may not exceed $32,000.’’; 

14 (2) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘Merchant 

15 Marine Reserve’’ and inserting ‘‘Strategic Sealift Of16 ficer Program’’; 

17 (3) in subsection (d)— 

18 (A) by amending paragraph (2) to read as 

19 follows: 

20 ‘‘(2) obtain a merchant mariner license, without 

21 limitation as to tonnage or horsepower, from the 

22 United States Coast Guard as an officer in the mer23 chant marine of the United States, accompanied by 

24 the appropriate national and international endorse25 ments and certification required by the Coast Guard 


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1 for service aboard vessels on domestic and inter2 national voyages, without limitation, within three 

3 months of completion of the course of instruction at 

4 the academy the individual is attending;’’; 

5 (B) by amending paragraph (3) to read as 

6 follows: 

7 ‘‘(3) for at least 6 years after graduation from 

8 the academy, maintain— 

9 ‘‘(A) a valid merchant mariner license, un10 limited as to horsepower or tonnage, issued by 

11 the United States Coast Guard as an officer in 

12 the merchant marine of the United States, ac13 companied by the appropriate national and 

14 international endorsements and certifications 

15 required by the Coast Guard for service aboard 

16 vessels on domestic and international voyages, 

17 without limitation; 

18 ‘‘(B) a valid transportation worker identi19 fication credential; and 

20 ‘‘(C) a United States Coast Guard medical 

21 certificate;’’ and 

22 (C) by amending paragraph (4) to read as 

23 follows: 

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1 serve (including the Strategic Sealift Officer Pro2 gram, Navy Reserve), the Coast Guard Reserve, or 

3 any other reserve component of an armed force of 

4 the United States, and, if tendered the appointment, 

5 to serve and meet the participation requirements 

6 and to maintain active status in good standing, as 

7 determined by the program manager of the appro8 priate military service, for at least 8 years after the 

9 date of commissioning;’’; 

10 (4) by amending subsection (e)(1) to read as 

11 follows: 

12 ‘‘(1) ACTIVE DUTY.— 

13 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of De14 fense may order an individual to serve on active 

15 duty in the armed forces of the United States 

16 for a period of not more than 2 years if— 

17 ‘‘(i) the individual has attended an 

18 academy under this section for more than 

19 2 academic years, but less than 3 academic 

20 years; 

21 ‘‘(ii) the individual has accepted the 

22 payments described in subsection (b) in an 

23 amount totaling at least $8,000; and 

24 ‘‘(iii) the Secretary of Transportation 

25 has determined that the individual has 


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1 failed to fulfill the part of the agreement 

2 described in subsection (d)(1). 

3 ‘‘(B) 3 OR MORE YEARS.—The Secretary 

4 of Defense may order an individual to serve on 

5 active duty in the armed forces of the United 

6 States for a period of not more than 3 years 

7 if— 

8 ‘‘(i) the individual has attended an 

9 academy under this section for 3 or more 

10 academic years; 

11 ‘‘(ii) the individual has accepted the 

12 payments described in subsection (b) in an 

13 amount totaling at least $16,000; and 

14 ‘‘(iii) the Secretary of Transportation 

15 has determined that the individual has 

16 failed to fulfill the part of the agreement 

17 described in subsection (d)(1). 

18 ‘‘(C) HARDSHIP WAIVER.—In cases of 

19 hardship as determined by the Secretary of 

20 Transportation, the Secretary of Transportation 

21 may waive this paragraph in whole or in part.’’; 

22 and 

23 (5) by adding at the end the following: 

24 ‘‘(h) ALTERNATIVE SERVICE.— 


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1 ‘‘(1) SERVICE AS COMMISSIONED OFFICER.—An 

2 individual who, for the 5-year period following grad3 uation from an academy, serves as a commissioned 

4 officer on active duty in an armed force of the 

5 United States or as a commissioned officer of the 

6 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 

7 or the Public Health Service shall be excused from 

8 the requirements of paragraphs (3) through (5) of 

9 subsection (d). 

10 ‘‘(2) MODIFICATION OR WAIVER.—The Sec11 retary may modify or waive any of the terms and 

12 conditions set forth in subsection (d) through the 

13 imposition of alternative service requirements.’’. 

14 SEC. 4. FEDERAL UNEMPLOYMENT TAX ACT. 

15 Section 3305 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 

16 (26 U.S.C. 3305) is amended by striking ‘‘Secretary of 

17 Commerce’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘Secretary 

18 of Transportation’’. 

19 SEC. 5. SHORT SEA TRANSPORTATION DEFINED. 

20 Paragraph (1) of section 55605 of title 46, United 

21 States Code, is amended— 

22 (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘or’’; 

23 (2) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘and’’; 

24 and 

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


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1 ‘‘(C) shipped in discrete units or packages 

2 that are handled individually, palletized, or 

3 unitized for purposes of transportation; or 

4 ‘‘(D) freight vehicles carried aboard com5 muter ferry boats; and’’. 

6 SEC. 6. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR NA7 TIONAL SECURITY ASPECTS OF THE MER8 CHANT MARINE FOR FISCAL YEARS 2016 AND 

9 2017. 

10 (a) FISCAL YEAR 2016.—Funds are hereby author11 ized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2016, to be available 

12 without fiscal year limitation if so provided in appropria13 tions Acts, for the use of the Department of Transpor14 tation for Maritime Administration programs associated 

15 with maintaining national security aspects of the mer16 chant marine, as follows: 

17 (1) For expenses necessary for operations of the 

18 United States Merchant Marine Academy, 

19 $80,000,000, of which— 

20 (A) $65,000,000 shall remain available 

21 until expended for Academy operations; and 

22 (B) $15,000,000 shall remain available 

23 until expended for capital asset management at 

24 the Academy. 


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1 (2) For expenses necessary to support the State 

2 maritime academies, $22,200,000, of which— 

3 (A) $2,300,000 shall remain available until 

4 expended for student incentive payments; 

5 (B) $2,400,000 shall remain available until 

6 expended for direct payments to such acad7 emies; 

8 (C) $15,000,000 shall remain available 

9 until expended for maintenance and repair of 

10 State maritime academy training vessels; and 

11 (D) $2,500,000 shall remain available until 

12 expended for a National Security Multi-Mission 

13 Vessel Design Program. 

14 (3) For expenses necessary to support Maritime 

15 Administration operations and programs, 

16 $50,400,000. 

17 (4) For expenses necessary to dispose of vessels 

18 in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, $4,000,000 

19 to remain available until expended. 

20 (5) For expenses to maintain and preserve a 

21 United States-flag merchant marine to serve the na22 tional security needs of the United States under 

23 chapter 531 of title 46, United States Code, 

24 $186,000,000. 


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1 (6) For administrative expenses of the loan 

2 guarantees authorized by chapter 537 of title 46, 

3 United States Code, $3,100,000 to remain available 

4 until expended. 

5 (b) FISCAL YEAR 2017.—Funds are hereby author6 ized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2017, to be available 

7 without fiscal year limitation if so provided in appropria8 tions Acts, for the use of the Department of Transpor9 tation for Maritime Administration programs associated 

10 with maintaining national security aspects of the mer11 chant marine, as follows: 

12 (1) For expenses necessary for operations of the 

13 United States Merchant Marine Academy, 

14 $80,000,000, of which— 

15 (A) $65,000,000 shall remain available 

16 until expended for Academy operations; and 

17 (B) $15,000,000 shall remain available 

18 until expended for capital asset management at 

19 the Academy. 

20 (2) For expenses necessary to support the State 

21 maritime academies, $22,200,000, of which— 

22 (A) $2,300,000 shall remain available until 

23 expended for student incentive payments; 


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1 (B) $2,400,000 shall remain available until 

2 expended for direct payments to such acad3 emies; 

4 (C) $15,000,000 shall remain available 

5 until expended for maintenance and repair of 

6 State maritime academy training vessels; and 

7 (D) $2,500,000 shall remain available until 

8 expended for a National Security Multi-Mission 

9 Vessel Design Program. 

10 (3) For expenses necessary to support Maritime 

11 Administration operations and programs, 

12 $50,400,000. 

13 (4) For expenses necessary to dispose of vessels 

14 in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, $4,000,000 

15 to remain available until expended. 

16 (5) For expenses to maintain and preserve a 

17 United States-flag merchant marine to serve the na18 tional security needs of the United States under 

19 chapter 531 of title 46, United States Code, 

20 $186,000,000. 

21 (6) For administrative expenses of the loan 

22 guarantees authorized by chapter 537 of title 46, 

23 United States Code, $3,100,000 to remain available 

24 until expended. 


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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Maritime Administra3 tion Enhancement Act of 2015’’. 

4 SEC. 2. CADET COMMITMENT AGREEMENTS. 

5 Section 51306(a) of title 46, United States Code, is 

6 amended— 

7 (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by 

8 striking ‘‘must’’ and inserting ‘‘shall’’; 

9 (2) by amending paragraph (2) to read as fol10 lows: 

11 ‘‘(2) obtain a merchant mariner license, unlim12 ited as to horsepower or tonnage, issued by the United 

13 States Coast Guard as an officer in the merchant ma14 rine of the United States, accompanied by the appro15 priate national and international endorsements and 

16 certifications required by the Coast Guard for service 

17 aboard vessels on domestic and international voyages, 

18 without limitation, before graduation from the Acad19 emy;’’; 

20 (3) by amending paragraph (3) to read as fol21 lows: 

22 ‘‘(3) for at least 6 years after graduation from 

23 the Academy, maintain— 

24 ‘‘(A) a valid merchant mariner license, un25 limited as to horsepower or tonnage, issued by 

26 the United States Coast Guard as an officer in 


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1 the merchant marine of the United States, ac2 companied by the appropriate national and 

3 international endorsements and certifications re4 quired by the Coast Guard for service aboard 

5 vessels on domestic and international voyages, 

6 without limitation; 

7 ‘‘(B) a valid transportation worker identi8 fication credential; and 

9 ‘‘(C) a United States Coast Guard medical 

10 certificate;’’; and 

11 (4) by amending paragraph (4) to read as fol12 lows: 

13 ‘‘(4) apply for, and accept if tendered, an ap14 pointment as a commissioned officer in the Navy Re15 serve (including the Strategic Sealift Officer Pro16 gram, Navy Reserve), the Coast Guard Reserve, or 

17 any other reserve component of an armed force of the 

18 United States, and, if tendered the appointment, to 

19 serve, meet the participation requirements, and main20 tain active status in good standing, as determined by 

21 the program manager of the appropriate military 

22 service, for at least 8 years after the date of commis23 sioning;’’. 


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1 SEC. 3. STUDENT INCENTIVE PAYMENT AGREEMENTS. 

2 Section 51509 of title 46, United States Code, is 

3 amended— 

4 (1) in subsection (b)— 

5 (A) by inserting ‘‘(3) AUTHORIZED USES.— 

6 ’’ before the last sentence and indenting accord7 ingly; 

8 (B) in the matter preceding paragraph (3), 

9 by striking ‘‘Payments’’ and inserting ‘‘(1) IN

10 GENERAL.—Except as provided in paragraph 

11 (2), payments’’ and indenting accordingly; and 

12 (C) by inserting after paragraph (1), the 

13 following: 

14 ‘‘(2) EXCEPTION.—The Secretary may modify 

15 the payments made to an individual under para16 graph (1), but the total amount of payments to that 

17 individual may not exceed $32,000.’’; 

18 (2) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘Merchant Ma19 rine Reserve’’ and inserting ‘‘Strategic Sealift Officer 

20 Program’’; 

21 (3) in subsection (d)— 

22 (A) by amending paragraph (2) to read as 

23 follows: 

24 ‘‘(2) obtain a merchant mariner license, without 

25 limitation as to tonnage or horsepower, from the 

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1 chant marine of the United States, accompanied by 

2 the appropriate national and international endorse3 ments and certification required by the Coast Guard 

4 for service aboard vessels on domestic and inter5 national voyages, without limitation, within three 

6 months of completion of the course of instruction at 

7 the academy the individual is attending;’’; 

8 (B) by amending paragraph (3) to read as 

9 follows: 

10 ‘‘(3) for at least 6 years after graduation from 

11 the academy, maintain— 

12 ‘‘(A) a valid merchant mariner license, un13 limited as to horsepower or tonnage, issued by 

14 the United States Coast Guard as an officer in 

15 the merchant marine of the United States, ac16 companied by the appropriate national and 

17 international endorsements and certifications re18 quired by the Coast Guard for service aboard 

19 vessels on domestic and international voyages, 

20 without limitation; 

21 ‘‘(B) a valid transportation worker identi22 fication credential; and 

23 ‘‘(C) a United States Coast Guard medical 

24 certificate;’’ and 


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1 (C) by amending paragraph (4) to read as 

2 follows: 

3 ‘‘(4) apply for, and accept, if tendered, an ap4 pointment as a commissioned officer in the Navy Re5 serve (including the Strategic Sealift Officer Pro6 gram, Navy Reserve), the Coast Guard Reserve, or 

7 any other reserve component of an armed force of the 

8 United States, and, if tendered the appointment, to 

9 serve and meet the participation requirements and to 

10 maintain active status in good standing, as deter11 mined by the program manager of the appropriate 

12 military service, for at least 8 years after the date of 

13 commissioning;’’; 

14 (4) by amending subsection (e)(1) to read as fol15 lows: 

16 ‘‘(1) ACTIVE DUTY.— 

17 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of De18 fense may order an individual to serve on active 

19 duty in the armed forces of the United States for 

20 a period of not more than 2 years if— 

21 ‘‘(i) the individual has attended an 

22 academy under this section for more than 2 

23 academic years, but less than 3 academic 

24 years; 


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1 ‘‘(ii) the individual has accepted the 

2 payments described in subsection (b) in an 

3 amount totaling at least $8,000; and 

4 ‘‘(iii) the Secretary of Transportation 

5 has determined that the individual has 

6 failed to fulfill the part of the agreement de7 scribed in subsection (d)(1). 

8 ‘‘(B) 3 OR MORE YEARS.—The Secretary of 

9 Defense may order an individual to serve on ac10 tive duty in the armed forces of the United 

11 States for a period of not more than 3 years if— 

12 ‘‘(i) the individual has attended an 

13 academy under this section for 3 or more 

14 academic years; 

15 ‘‘(ii) the individual has accepted the 

16 payments described in subsection (b) in an 

17 amount totaling at least $16,000; and 

18 ‘‘(iii) the Secretary of Transportation 

19 has determined that the individual has 

20 failed to fulfill the part of the agreement de21 scribed in subsection (d)(1). 

22 ‘‘(C) HARDSHIP WAIVER.—In cases of hard23 ship as determined by the Secretary of Transpor24 tation, the Secretary of Transportation may 

25 waive this paragraph in whole or in part.’’; and 


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1 (5) by adding at the end the following: 

2 ‘‘(h) ALTERNATIVE SERVICE.— 

3 ‘‘(1) SERVICE AS COMMISSIONED OFFICER.—An 

4 individual who, for the 5-year period following grad5 uation from an academy, serves as a commissioned 

6 officer on active duty in an armed force of the United 

7 States or as a commissioned officer of the National 

8 Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration or the Pub9 lic Health Service shall be excused from the require10 ments of paragraphs (3) through (5) of subsection (d). 

11 ‘‘(2) MODIFICATION OR WAIVER.—The Secretary 

12 may modify or waive any of the terms and conditions 

13 set forth in subsection (d) through the imposition of 

14 alternative service requirements.’’. 

15 SEC. 4. FEDERAL UNEMPLOYMENT TAX ACT. 

16 Section 3305 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 

17 U.S.C. 3305) is amended by striking ‘‘Secretary of Com18 merce’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘Secretary of 

19 Transportation’’. 

20 SEC. 5. SHORT SEA TRANSPORTATION DEFINED. 

21 Paragraph (1) of section 55605 of title 46, United 

22 States Code, is amended— 

23 (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘or’’; 

24 (2) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘and’’; and 

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


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1 ‘‘(C) shipped in discrete units or packages 

2 that are handled individually, palletized, or 

3 unitized for purposes of transportation; or 

4 ‘‘(D) freight vehicles carried aboard com5 muter ferry boats; and’’. 

6 SEC. 6. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR NA7 TIONAL SECURITY ASPECTS OF THE MER8 CHANT MARINE FOR FISCAL YEARS 2016 AND 

9 2017. 

10 (a) FISCAL YEAR 2016.—Funds are hereby authorized 

11 to be appropriated for fiscal year 2016, to be available with12 out fiscal year limitation if so provided in appropriations 

13 Acts, for the use of the Department of Transportation for 

14 Maritime Administration programs associated with main15 taining national security aspects of the merchant marine, 

16 as follows: 

17 (1) For expenses necessary for operations of the 

18 United States Merchant Marine Academy, 

19 $96,028,000, of which— 

20 (A) $71,306,000 shall remain available 

21 until expended for Academy operations; 

22 (B) $24,722,000 shall remain available 

23 until expended for capital asset management at 

24 the Academy. 


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1 (2) For expenses necessary to support the State 

2 maritime academies, $32,050,000, of which— 

3 (A) $2,400,000 shall remain available until 

4 expended for student incentive payments; 

5 (B) $3,000,000 shall remain available until 

6 expended for direct payments to such academies; 

7 (C) $1,800,000 shall remain available until 

8 expended for training ship fuel assistance pay9 ments; 

10 (D) $22,000,000 shall remain available 

11 until expended for maintenance and repair of 

12 State maritime academy training vessels; 

13 (E) $2,500,000 shall remain available until 

14 expended for a National Security Multi-Mission 

15 Vessel Design Program; and 

16 (F) $350,000 shall remain available until 

17 expended for improving the monitoring of grad18 uates’ service obligation. 

19 (3) For expenses necessary to support Maritime 

20 Administration operations and programs, 

21 $54,059,000. 

22 (4) For expenses necessary to dispose of vessels in 

23 the National Defense Reserve Fleet, $8,000,000 to re24 main available until expended. 


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1 (5) For expenses to maintain and preserve a 

2 United States-flag merchant marine to serve the na3 tional security needs of the United States under chap4 ter 531 of title 46, United States Code, $186,000,000. 

5 (6) For the cost (as defined in section 502(5) of 

6 the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990 (2 U.S.C. 

7 661a(5)) of loan guarantees under the program au8 thorized by chapter 537 of title 46, United States 

9 Code, $3,135,000, of which $3,135,000 shall remain 

10 available until expended for administrative expenses 

11 of the program. 

12 (b) FISCAL YEAR 2017.—Funds are hereby authorized 

13 to be appropriated for fiscal year 2017, to be available with14 out fiscal year limitation if so provided in appropriations 

15 Acts, for the use of the Department of Transportation for 

16 Maritime Administration programs associated with main17 taining national security aspects of the merchant marine, 

18 as follows: 

19 (1) For expenses necessary for operations of the 

20 United States Merchant Marine Academy, 

21 $96,028,000, of which— 

22 (A) $71,306,000 shall remain available 

23 until expended for Academy operations; 


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1 (B) $24,722,000 shall remain available 

2 until expended for capital asset management at 

3 the Academy. 

4 (2) For expenses necessary to support the State 

5 maritime academies, $32,050,000, of which— 

6 (A) $2,400,000 shall remain available until 

7 expended for student incentive payments; 

8 (B) $3,000,000 shall remain available until 

9 expended for direct payments to such academies; 

10 (C) $1,800,000 shall remain available until 

11 expended for training ship fuel assistance pay12 ments; 

13 (D) $22,000,000 shall remain available 

14 until expended for maintenance and repair of 

15 State maritime academy training vessels; 

16 (E) $2,500,000 shall remain available until 

17 expended for a National Security Multi-Mission 

18 Vessel Design Program; and 

19 (F) $350,000 shall remain available until 

20 expended for improving the monitoring of grad21 uates’ service obligation. 

22 (3) For expenses necessary to support Maritime 

23 Administration operations and programs, 

24 $54,059,000. 


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1 (4) For expenses necessary to dispose of vessels in 

2 the National Defense Reserve Fleet, $8,000,000 to re3 main available until expended. 

4 (5) For expenses to maintain and preserve a 

5 United States-flag merchant marine to serve the na6 tional security needs of the United States under chap7 ter 531 of title 46, United States Code, $186,000,000. 

8 (6) For the cost (as defined in section 502(5) of 

9 the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990 (2 U.S.C. 

10 661a(5)) of loan guarantees under the program au11 thorized by chapter 537 of title 46, United States 

12 Code, $3,135,000, of which $3,135,000 shall remain 

13 available until expended for administrative expenses 

14 of the program. 


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Calendar No. 280 

114TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 1326 

[Report No. 114–158] 

A BILL 

To amend certain maritime programs of the Deposes. partment of Transportation, and for other purOCTOBER 27, 2015 

Reported with an amendment 


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