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116TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 3409 

To authorize appropriations for the Coast Guard, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JUNE 21, 2019 

Mr. DEFAZIO (for himself, Mr. GRAVES of Missouri, Mr. SEAN PATRICK

MALONEY of New York, and Mr. GIBBS) introduced the following bill; 

which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 

A BILL 

To authorize appropriations for the Coast Guard, 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 ‘‘Coast Guard Author5 ization Act of 2019’’. 

6 SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS. 

7 The table of contents for this Act is as follows: 

Sec. 1. Short title. 

Sec. 2. Table of contents. 

TITLE I—AUTHORIZATIONS 

Sec. 101. Authorizations of appropriations. 


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Sec. 102. Authorized levels of military strength and training. 

TITLE II—COAST GUARD 

Sec. 201. Grade on retirement. 

Sec. 202. Congressional affairs; Director. 

Sec. 203. Limitations on claims. 

Sec. 204. Authority for officers to opt out of promotion board consideration. 

Sec. 205. Temporary promotion authority for officers in certain grades with 

critical skills. 

Sec. 206. Career intermission program. 

Sec. 207. Major acquisitions; operation and sustainment costs. 

Sec. 208. Employment assistance. 

Sec. 209. Reports on gender diversity in the Coast Guard. 

Sec. 210. Disposition of infrastructure related to E–LORAN. 

Sec. 211. Positions of importance and responsibility. 

TITLE III—SHIPPING 

Sec. 301. Electronic charts; equivalency. 

Sec. 302. Passenger vessel security and safety requirements; application. 

Sec. 303. Non-operating individual. 

Sec. 304. Small passenger vessels and uninspected passenger vessels. 

Sec. 305. Installation Vessels. 

Sec. 306. Advisory committees. 

Sec. 307. Expired maritime liens. 

Sec. 308. Offshore navigation. 

Sec. 309. Training; emergency response providers. 

Sec. 310. Aiming a laser pointer at a vessel. 

Sec. 311. Maritime transportation assessment. 

Sec. 312. Safety of special activities. 

Sec. 313. Engine cut-off switches; use requirement. 

Sec. 314. Exemptions and equivalents. 

TITLE IV—MISCELLANEOUS 

Sec. 401. Coastwise trade. 

Sec. 402. Unmanned maritime systems. 

Sec. 403. Expedited transfer in cases of sexual assault; dependents of members 

of the Coast Guard. 

Sec. 404. Towing vessels; operation outside the boundary line. 

Sec. 405. Coast Guard authorities study. 

Sec. 406. Cloud computing strategy. 

Sec. 407. Report on effects of climate change on Coast Guard. 

Sec. 408. Shore infrastructure. 

Sec. 409. Physical access control system report. 

Sec. 410. Coastwise endorsements. 

Sec. 411. Polar security cutter acquisition report. 

Sec. 412. Sense of the Congress on the need for a new Great Lakes icebreaker. 

Sec. 413. Cargo preference study. 

Sec. 414. Insider Threat program. 

Sec. 415. Fishing safety grants. 

Sec. 416. Plans for demonstration programs. 

Sec. 417. Waters deemed not navigable waters of the United States for certain 

purposes. 

Sec. 418. Coast Guard housing; status and authorities briefing. 


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Sec. 419. Conveyance of Coast Guard property at Point Spencer, Alaska. 

Sec. 420. Prohibition. 

Sec. 421. Certificate extensions. 

TITLE V—REORGANIZATION 

Sec. 501. Uninspected commercial fishing industry vessels. 

Sec. 502. Transfers. 

Sec. 503. Repeals. 

TITLE VI—TECHNICAL, CONFORMING, AND CLARIFYING 

AMENDMENTS 

Sec. 601. Maritime transportation system. 

Sec. 602. References to ‘‘persons’’ and ‘‘seamen’’. 

Sec. 603. Common appropriation structure. 

Sec. 604. References to ‘‘himself’’ and ‘‘his’’. 

Sec. 605. References to ‘‘motorboats’’ and ‘‘yachts’’. 

Sec. 606. Miscellaneous technical corrections. 

Sec. 607. Technical corrections relating to codification of Ports and Waterways 

Safety Act. 

TITLE VII—FEDERAL MARITIME COMMISSION 

Sec. 701. Short title. 

Sec. 702. Authorization of appropriations. 

TITLE VIII—COAST GUARD ACADEMY IMPROVEMENT ACT 

Sec. 801. Short title. 

Sec. 802. Coast Guard Academy study. 

Sec. 803. Annual report. 

Sec. 804. Assessment of Coast Guard Academy admission processes. 

Sec. 805. Coast Guard Academy minority outreach team program. 

Sec. 806. Coast Guard college student pre-commissioning initiative. 

Sec. 807. Annual board of visitors. 

1 TITLE I—AUTHORIZATIONS 

2 SEC. 101. AUTHORIZATIONS OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

3 Section 4902 of title 14, United States Code, is 

4 amended— 

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

6 striking ‘‘year 2019’’ and inserting ‘‘years 2020 and 

7 2021’’; 


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1 (2) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking ‘‘provided 

2 for, $7,914,195,000 for fiscal year 2019.’’ and in3 serting ‘‘provided for— 

4 ‘‘(i) $8,122,912,000 for fiscal year 

5 2020; and 

6 ‘‘(ii) $8,538,324,000 for fiscal year 

7 2021.’’; 

8 (3) in paragraph (1)(B), by striking ‘‘subpara9 graph (A)’’ and inserting ‘‘subparagraph (A)(i), 

10 $17,035,000 shall be for environmental compliance 

11 and restoration.’’; 

12 (4) by striking paragraphs (1)(B)(i) and 

13 (1)(B)(ii); 

14 (5) in paragraph (1), by adding at the end the 

15 following: 

16 ‘‘(C) Of the amount authorized under sub17 paragraph (A)(ii) $17,376,000 shall be for envi18 ronmental compliance and restoration.’’; 

19 (6) in paragraph (2)— 

20 (A) by striking ‘‘For the procurement’’ and 

21 inserting ‘‘(A) For the procurement’’; 

22 (B) by striking ‘‘and equipment, 

23 $2,694,745,000 for fiscal year 2019.’’ and in24 serting ‘‘and equipment— 


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1 ‘‘(i) $2,748,640,000 for fiscal year 

2 2020; and 

3 ‘‘(ii) $2,803,613,000 for fiscal year 

4 2021.’’. 

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

6 ‘‘(B) Of the amounts authorized under 

7 subparagraph (A), the following amounts shall 

8 be for the alteration of bridges: 

9 ‘‘(i) $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2020; 

10 and 

11 ‘‘(ii) $20,000,000 for fiscal year 

12 2021.’’. 

13 (7) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘and equip14 ment, $29,141,000 for fiscal year 2019.’’ and insert15 ing ‘‘and equipment— 

16 ‘‘(A) $13,834,000 for fiscal year 2020; and 

17 ‘‘(B) $14,111,000 for fiscal year 2021.’’; 

18 and 

19 (8) by adding at the end the following: 

20 ‘‘(4) For the Coast Guard’s Medicare-eligible 

21 retiree health care fund contribution to the Depart22 ment of Defense— 

23 ‘‘(A) $205,107,000 for fiscal year 2020; 

24 and 

25 ‘‘(B) $209,209,000 for fiscal year 2021.’’. 


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1 SEC. 102. AUTHORIZED LEVELS OF MILITARY STRENGTH 

2 AND TRAINING. 

3 Section 4904 of title 14, United States Code, is 

4 amended— 

5 (1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘43,000 for 

6 fiscal year 2018 and 44,500 for fiscal year 2019’’ 

7 and inserting ‘‘44,500 for each of fiscal years 2020 

8 and 2021’’; and 

9 (2) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘fiscal years 

10 2018 and 2019’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal years 2020 

11 and 2021’’. 

12 TITLE II—COAST GUARD 

13 SEC. 201. GRADE ON RETIREMENT. 

14 (a) COMMANDANT OR VICE COMMANDANT.—Section 

15 303 of title 14, United States Code, is amended— 

16 (1) in subsections (a) and (b), by striking ‘‘A’’ 

17 each place it appears and inserting ‘‘Subject to sec18 tion 2501, a’’; and 

19 (2) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘An’’ and in20 serting ‘‘Subject to section 2501, an’’. 

21 (b) OTHER OFFICERS.—Section 306 of title 14, 

22 United States Code, is amended— 

23 (1) by striking ‘‘An officer’’ each place it ap24 pears and inserting ‘‘Subject to section 2501, an of25 ficer’’; and 


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1 (2) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘his’’ and in2 serting ‘‘the officer’s’’. 

3 (c) COMMISSIONED OR WARRANT OFFICER.—Section 

4 2501 of title 14, United States Code, is amended— 

5 (1) in subsection (a)— 

6 (A) by striking ‘‘Any’’ and inserting ‘‘COM7 MISSIONED OFFICER.— 

8 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Any’’; 

9 (B) by striking ‘‘him’’ and inserting ‘‘such 

10 officer’’; 

11 (C) by striking ‘‘his’’ and inserting ‘‘the 

12 officer’s’’; and 

13 (D) by adding at the end the following: 

14 ‘‘(2) CONDITIONAL DETERMINATION.—When an 

15 officer is under investigation for alleged misconduct 

16 at the time of retirement, the Secretary may condi17 tionally determine the highest grade of satisfactory 

18 service of the officer pending completion of the in19 vestigation. Such grade is subject to resolution 

20 under subsection (c)(2).’’; 

21 (2) in subsection (b)— 

22 (A) by striking ‘‘Any’’ and inserting 

23 ‘‘WARRANT OFFICER.—Any’’; 

24 (B) by striking ‘‘him’’ and inserting ‘‘such 

25 warrant officer’’; and 


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1 (C) by striking ‘‘his’’ and inserting ‘‘the 

2 warrant officer’s’’; and 

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

4 ‘‘(c) RETIREMENT IN NEXT LOWER GRADE.— 

5 ‘‘(1) MISCONDUCT IN LOWER GRADE.—In the 

6 case of an officer whom the Secretary determines 

7 committed misconduct in a lower grade, the Sec8 retary may determine the officer has not served sat9 isfactorily in any grade equal to or higher than that 

10 lower grade. 

11 ‘‘(2) CONDITIONAL DETERMINATION.—A deter12 mination of the retired grade of an officer shall be 

13 resolved following a conditional determination under 

14 subsection (a)(2) or (b)(2) if the investigation of or 

15 personnel action against the officer or warrant offi16 cer, as applicable, results in adverse findings. 

17 ‘‘(3) RETIRED PAY; RECALCULATION.—If the 

18 retired grade of an officer is reduced, the retired pay 

19 of the officer under chapter 71 of title 10 shall be 

20 recalculated, and any modification of the retired pay 

21 of the officer shall go into effect on the effective date 

22 of the reduction in retired grade. 

23 ‘‘(d) FINALITY OF RETIRED GRADE DETERMINA24 TIONS.— 


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1 ‘‘(1) ADMINISTRATIVE FINALITY.—Except as 

2 otherwise provided by law, a determination of the re3 tired grade of an officer pursuant to this section is 

4 administratively final on the day the officer is re5 tired, and may not be reopened. 

6 ‘‘(2) REOPENING DETERMINATION.—A deter7 mination of the retired grade of an officer may be 

8 reopened as follows: 

9 ‘‘(A) If the retirement or retired grade of 

10 the officer was procured by fraud. 

11 ‘‘(B) If substantial evidence comes to light 

12 after the retirement that could have led to a 

13 lower retired grade under this section if known 

14 by competent authority at the time of retire15 ment. 

16 ‘‘(C) If a mistake of law or calculation was 

17 made in the determination of the retired grade. 

18 ‘‘(D) In the case of a retired grade fol19 lowing a conditional determination under sub20 section (a)(2) or (b)(2), if the investigation of 

21 or personnel action against the officer, as appli22 cable, results in an adverse finding. 

23 ‘‘(E) If the Secretary determines, pursuant 

24 to regulations prescribed by the Secretary, that 


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1 good cause exists to reopen the determination 

2 or certification. 

3 ‘‘(3) NOTIFICATION OF REOPENING.—If a de4 termination or certification of the retired grade of 

5 an officer is reopened, the Secretary— 

6 ‘‘(A) shall notify the officer of the reopen7 ing; and 

8 ‘‘(B) may not make an adverse determina9 tion on the retired grade of the officer until the 

10 officer has had a reasonable opportunity to re11 spond regarding the basis of the reopening. 

12 ‘‘(4) RETIRED PAY; RECALCULATION.—If the 

13 retired grade of an officer is reduced through the re14 opening of the officer’s or warrant officer’s retired 

15 grade, the retired pay of the officer under chapter 

16 71 of title 10 shall be recalculated, and any modi17 fication of the retired pay of the officer shall go into 

18 effect on the effective date of the reduction of the 

19 officer’s retired grade.’’. 

20 SEC. 202. CONGRESSIONAL AFFAIRS; DIRECTOR. 

21 (a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 3 of title 14, United 

22 States Code, as amended by this Act, is further amended 

23 by adding at the end the following: 


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1 ‘‘§ 320. Congressional affairs; Director 

2 ‘‘The Commandant of the Coast Guard shall appoint 

3 a Director of Congressional Affairs from among officers 

4 of the Coast Guard who are in a grade above captain.’’. 

5 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis for chap6 ter 3 of title 14, United States Code, as amended by this 

7 Act, is further amended by adding at the end the fol8 lowing: 

‘‘320. Congressional affairs; Director.’’. 

9 SEC. 203. LIMITATIONS ON CLAIMS. 

10 (a) ADMIRALTY CLAIMS.—Section 937 of title 14, 

11 United States Code, is amended in subsection (a) by strik12 ing ‘‘$100,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$425,000’’. 

13 (b) CLAIMS FOR DAMAGE TO PROPERTY OF THE

14 UNITED STATES.—Section 938 of title 14, United States 

15 Code, is amended by striking ‘‘$100,000’’ and inserting 

16 ‘‘$425,000’’. 

17 SEC. 204. AUTHORITY FOR OFFICERS TO OPT OUT OF PRO18 MOTION BOARD CONSIDERATION. 

19 (a) ELIGIBILITY OF OFFICERS FOR CONSIDERATION

20 FOR PROMOTION.—Section 2113 of title 14, United States 

21 Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 

22 ‘‘(g)(1) Notwithstanding subsection (a), the Com23 mandant may provide that an officer may, upon the offi24 cer’s request and with the approval of the Commandant, 


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1 be excluded from consideration by a selection board con2 vened under section 2106(a). 

3 ‘‘(2) The Commandant shall approve a request under 

4 paragraph (1) only if— 

5 ‘‘(A) the basis for the request is to allow the of6 ficer to complete a broadening assignment, advanced 

7 education, another assignment of significant value to 

8 the Coast Guard, a career progression requirement 

9 delayed by the assignment or education, or a quali10 fying personal or professional circumstance, as de11 termined by the Commandant; 

12 ‘‘(B) the Commandant determines the exclusion 

13 from consideration is in the best interest of the 

14 Coast Guard; and 

15 ‘‘(C) the officer has not previously failed of se16 lection for promotion to the grade for which the offi17 cer requests the exclusion from consideration.’’. 

18 (b) ELIGIBILITY OF RESERVE OFFICER FOR PRO19 MOTION.—Section 3743 of title 14, United States Code, 

20 is amended to read as follows: 

21 ‘‘§ 3743. Eligibility for promotion 

22 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in subsection 

23 (b), a Reserve officer is eligible for consideration for pro24 motion and for promotion under this subchapter, if that 

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1 ‘‘(b) EXCEPTION.—A Reserve officer who has been 

2 considered but not recommended for retention in an active 

3 status by a board convened under subsection 3752(a) of 

4 this title, is not eligible for consideration for promotion. 

5 ‘‘(c) REQUEST FOR EXCLUSION.— 

6 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Commandant may pro7 vide that an officer may, upon the officer’s request 

8 and with the approval of the Commandant, be ex9 cluded from consideration by a selection board con10 vened under section 3740(b) of this title to consider 

11 officers for promotion to the next higher grade. 

12 ‘‘(2) APPROVAL OF REQUEST.—The Com13 mandant shall approve a request under paragraph 

14 (1) only if— 

15 ‘‘(A) the basis for the request is to allow 

16 an officer to complete a broadening assignment, 

17 advanced education, another assignment of sig18 nificant value to the Coast Guard, a career pro19 gression requirement delayed by the assignment 

20 or education, or a qualifying personal or profes21 sional circumstance, as determined by the Com22 mandant; 

23 ‘‘(B) the Commandant determines the ex24 clusion from consideration is in the best inter25 est of the Coast Guard; and 


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1 ‘‘(C) the officer has not previously failed of 

2 selection for promotion to the grade for which 

3 the officer requests the exclusion from consider4 ation.’’. 

5 SEC. 205. TEMPORARY PROMOTION AUTHORITY FOR OFFI6 CERS IN CERTAIN GRADES WITH CRITICAL 

7 SKILLS. 

8 (a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 21 of title 14, United 

9 States Code, is amended by inserting after section 2129 

10 the following: 

11 ‘‘§ 2130. Promotion to certain grades for officers with 

12 critical skills: captain, commander, lieu13 tenant commander, lieutenant 

14 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—An officer in the grade of lieu15 tenant (junior grade), lieutenant, lieutenant commander, 

16 or commander, who is described in subsection (b) may be 

17 temporarily promoted to the grade of lieutenant, lieuten18 ant commander, commander, or captain under regulations 

19 prescribed by the Secretary. Appointments under this sec20 tion shall be made by the President, by and with the advice 

21 and consent of the Senate. 

22 ‘‘(b) COVERED OFFICERS.—An officer described in 

23 this subsection is any officer in a grade specified in sub24 section (a) who— 


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1 ‘‘(1) has a skill in which the Coast Guard has 

2 a critical shortage of personnel (as determined by 

3 the Secretary); and 

4 ‘‘(2) is serving in a position (as determined by 

5 the Secretary) that— 

6 ‘‘(A) is designated to be held by a lieuten7 ant, lieutenant commander, commander, or cap8 tain; and 

9 ‘‘(B) requires that an officer serving in 

10 such position have the skill possessed by such 

11 officer. 

12 ‘‘(c) PRESERVATION OF POSITION AND STATUS OF

13 OFFICERS APPOINTED.— 

14 ‘‘(1) The temporary positions authorized under 

15 this section shall not be counted among or included 

16 in the list of positions on the active duty promotion 

17 list. 

18 ‘‘(2) An appointment under this section does 

19 not change the position on the active-duty list or the 

20 permanent, probationary, or acting status of the of21 ficer so appointed, prejudice the officer in regard to 

22 other promotions or appointments, or abridge the 

23 rights or benefits of the officer. 

24 ‘‘(d) BOARD RECOMMENDATION REQUIRED.—A tem25 porary promotion under this section may be made only 


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1 upon the recommendation of a board of officers convened 

2 by the Secretary for the purpose of recommending officers 

3 for such promotions. 

4 ‘‘(e) ACCEPTANCE AND EFFECTIVE DATE OF AP5 POINTMENT.—Each appointment under this section, un6 less expressly declined, is, without formal acceptance, re7 garded as accepted on the date such appointment is made, 

8 and a member so appointed is entitled to the pay and al9 lowances of the grade of the temporary promotion under 

10 this section beginning on the date the appointment is 

11 made. 

12 ‘‘(f) TERMINATION OF APPOINTMENT.—Unless soon13 er terminated, an appointment under this section termi14 nates— 

15 ‘‘(1) on the date the officer who received the 

16 appointment is promoted to the permanent grade of 

17 lieutenant, lieutenant commander, commander, or 

18 captain; 

19 ‘‘(2) on the date the officer is detached from a 

20 position described in subsection (b)(2), unless the of21 ficer is on a promotion list to the permanent grade 

22 of lieutenant, lieutenant commander, commander, or 

23 captain, in which case the appointment terminates 

24 on the date the officer is promoted to that grade; or 


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1 ‘‘(3) when the appointment officer determines 

2 that the officer who received the appointment has 

3 engaged in misconduct or has displayed substandard 

4 performance. 

5 ‘‘(g) LIMITATION ON NUMBER OF ELIGIBLE POSI6 TIONS.—An appointment under this section may only be 

7 made for service in a position designated by the Secretary 

8 for the purposes of this section. The number of positions 

9 so designated may not exceed the following percentages 

10 of the respective grades: 

11 ‘‘(1) As lieutenant, 0.5 percent. 

12 ‘‘(2) As lieutenant commander, 3.0 percent. 

13 ‘‘(3) As commander, 2.6 percent. 

14 ‘‘(4) As captain, 2.6 percent.’’. 

15 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis at the be16 ginning of such chapter is amended by adding at the end 

17 the following new item: 

‘‘2130. Promotion to certain grades for officers with critical skills: colonel, lieutenant colonel, major, captain; captain, commander, lieutenant 

commander, lieutenant.’’. 

18 SEC. 206. CAREER INTERMISSION PROGRAM. 

19 (a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter I of chapter 25 of title 

20 14, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end 

21 the following: 


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1 ‘‘§ 2514. Career flexibility to enhance retention of 

2 members 

3 ‘‘(a) PROGRAMS AUTHORIZED.—The Commandant 

4 may carry out a program under which members of the 

5 Coast Guard may be inactivated from active service in 

6 order to meet personal or professional needs and returned 

7 to active service at the end of such period of inactivation 

8 from active service. 

9 ‘‘(b) PERIOD OF INACTIVATION FROM ACTIVE SERV10 ICE; EFFECT OF INACTIVATION.— 

11 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The period of inactivation 

12 from active service under a program under this sec13 tion of a member participating in the program shall 

14 be such period as the Commandant shall specify in 

15 the agreement of the member under subsection (c), 

16 except that such period may not exceed three years. 

17 ‘‘(2) EXCLUSION FROM YEARS OF SERVICE.— 

18 Any service by a Reserve officer while participating 

19 in a program under this section shall be excluded 

20 from computation of the total years of service of 

21 that officer pursuant to section 14706(a) of title 10. 

22 ‘‘(3) EXCLUSION FROM RETIREMENT.—Any pe23 riod of participation of a member in a program 

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1 ‘‘(A) eligibility for retirement or transfer 

2 to the Ready Reserve under either chapter 571 

3 or 1223 of title 10; or 

4 ‘‘(B) computation of retired or retainer 

5 pay under chapter 71 or 1223 of title 10. 

6 ‘‘(c) AGREEMENT.—Each member of the Coast 

7 Guard who participates in a program under this section 

8 shall enter into a written agreement with the Commandant 

9 under which that member shall agree as follows: 

10 ‘‘(1) To accept an appointment or enlist, as ap11 plicable, and serve in the Coast Guard Ready Re12 serve during the period of the inactivation of the 

13 member from active service under the program. 

14 ‘‘(2) To undergo during the period of the inac15 tivation of the member from active service under the 

16 program such inactive service training as the Com17 mandant shall require in order to ensure that the 

18 member retains proficiency, at a level determined by 

19 the Commandant to be sufficient, in the military 

20 skills, professional qualifications, and physical readi21 ness of the member during the inactivation of the 

22 member from active service. 

23 ‘‘(3) Following completion of the period of the 

24 inactivation of the member from active service under 

25 the program, to serve two months as a member of 


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1 the Coast Guard on active service for each month of 

2 the period of the inactivation of the member from 

3 active service under the program. 

4 ‘‘(d) CONDITIONS OF RELEASE.—The Commandant 

5 shall prescribe regulations specifying the guidelines re6 garding the conditions of release that must be considered 

7 and addressed in the agreement required by subsection 

8 (c). At a minimum, the Commandant shall prescribe the 

9 procedures and standards to be used to instruct a member 

10 on the obligations to be assumed by the member under 

11 paragraph (2) of such subsection while the member is re12 leased from active service. 

13 ‘‘(e) ORDER TO ACTIVE SERVICE.—Under regula14 tions prescribed by the Commandant, a member of the 

15 Coast Guard participating in a program under this section 

16 may, in the discretion of the Commandant, be required 

17 to terminate participation in the program and be ordered 

18 to active service. 

19 ‘‘(f) PAY AND ALLOWANCES.— 

20 ‘‘(1) BASIC PAY.—During each month of par21 ticipation in a program under this section, a member 

22 who participates in the program shall be paid basic 

23 pay in an amount equal to two-thirtieths of the 

24 amount of monthly basic pay to which the member 

25 would otherwise be entitled under section 204 of title 


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1 37 as a member of the uniformed services on active 

2 service in the grade and years of service of the mem3 ber when the member commences participation in 

4 the program. 

5 ‘‘(2) SPECIAL OR INCENTIVE PAY OR BONUS.— 

6 ‘‘(A) PROHIBITION.—A member who par7 ticipates in such a program shall not, while par8 ticipating in the program, be paid any special 

9 or incentive pay or bonus to which the member 

10 is otherwise entitled under an agreement under 

11 chapter 5 of title 37 or section 1925 of this title 

12 that is in force when the member commences 

13 participation in the program. 

14 ‘‘(B) NOT TREATED AS FAILURE TO PER15 FORM SERVICES.—The inactivation from active 

16 service of a member participating in a program 

17 shall not be treated as a failure of the member 

18 to perform any period of service required of the 

19 member in connection with an agreement for a 

20 special or incentive pay or bonus under chapter 

21 5 of title 37 that is in force when the member 

22 commences participation in the program. 

23 ‘‘(3) RETURN TO ACTIVE SERVICE.— 

24 ‘‘(A) SPECIAL OR INCENTIVE PAY OR

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1 the return of a member to active service after 

2 completion by the member of participation in a 

3 program— 

4 ‘‘(i) any agreement entered into by 

5 the member under chapter 5 of title 37 for 

6 the payment of a special or incentive pay 

7 or bonus that was in force when the mem8 ber commenced participation in the pro9 gram shall be revived, with the term of 

10 such agreement after revival being the pe11 riod of the agreement remaining to run 

12 when the member commenced participation 

13 in the program; and 

14 ‘‘(ii) any special or incentive pay or 

15 bonus shall be payable to the member in 

16 accordance with the terms of the agree17 ment concerned for the term specified in 

18 clause (i). 

19 ‘‘(B) LIMITATION.— 

20 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Subparagraph (A) 

21 shall not apply to any special or incentive 

22 pay or bonus otherwise covered by that 

23 subparagraph with respect to a member if, 

24 at the time of the return of the member to 


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1 active service as described in that subpara2 graph— 

3 ‘‘(I) such pay or bonus is no 

4 longer authorized by law; or 

5 ‘‘(II) the member does not satisfy 

6 eligibility criteria for such pay or 

7 bonus as in effect at the time of the 

8 return of the member to active serv9 ice. 

10 ‘‘(ii) PAY OR BONUS CEASES BEING

11 AUTHORIZED.—Subparagraph (A) shall 

12 cease to apply to any special or incentive 

13 pay or bonus otherwise covered by that 

14 subparagraph with respect to a member if, 

15 during the term of the revived agreement 

16 of the member under subparagraph (A)(i), 

17 such pay or bonus ceases being authorized 

18 by law. 

19 ‘‘(C) REPAYMENT.—A member who is in20 eligible for payment of a special or incentive 

21 pay or bonus otherwise covered by this para22 graph by reason of subparagraph (B)(i)(II) 

23 shall be subject to the requirements for repay24 ment of such pay or bonus in accordance with 


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1 the terms of the applicable agreement of the 

2 member under chapter 5 of title 37. 

3 ‘‘(D) REQUIRED SERVICE IS ADDI4 TIONAL.—Any service required of a member 

5 under an agreement covered by this paragraph 

6 after the member returns to active service as 

7 described in subparagraph (A) shall be in addi8 tion to any service required of the member 

9 under an agreement under subsection (c). 

10 ‘‘(4) TRAVEL AND TRANSPORTATION ALLOW11 ANCE.— 

12 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subpara13 graph (B), a member who participates in a pro14 gram is entitled, while participating in the pro15 gram, to the travel and transportation allow16 ances authorized by section 474 of title 37 

17 for— 

18 ‘‘(i) travel performed from the resi19 dence of the member, at the time of release 

20 from active service to participate in the 

21 program, to the location in the United 

22 States designated by the member as the 

23 member’s residence during the period of 

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1 ‘‘(ii) travel performed to the residence 

2 of the member upon return to active serv3 ice at the end of the participation of the 

4 member in the program. 

5 ‘‘(B) SINGLE RESIDENCE.—An allowance 

6 is payable under this paragraph only with re7 spect to travel of a member to and from a sin8 gle residence. 

9 ‘‘(5) LEAVE BALANCE.—A member who partici10 pates in a program is entitled to carry forward the 

11 leave balance existing as of the day on which the 

12 member begins participation and accumulated in ac13 cordance with section 701 of title 10, but not to ex14 ceed 60 days. 

15 ‘‘(g) PROMOTION.— 

16 ‘‘(1) OFFICERS.— 

17 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—An officer partici18 pating in a program under this section shall 

19 not, while participating in the program, be eligi20 ble for consideration for promotion under chap21 ter 21 or 37 of this title. 

22 ‘‘(B) RETURN TO SERVICE.—Upon the re23 turn of an officer to active service after comple24 tion by the officer of participation in a pro25 gram— 


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1 ‘‘(i) the Commandant may adjust the 

2 date of rank of the officer in such manner 

3 as the Commandant shall prescribe in reg4 ulations for purposes of this section; and 

5 ‘‘(ii) the officer shall be eligible for 

6 consideration for promotion when officers 

7 of the same competitive category, grade, 

8 and seniority are eligible for consideration 

9 for promotion. 

10 ‘‘(2) ENLISTED MEMBERS.—An enlisted mem11 ber participating in a program shall not be eligible 

12 for consideration for advancement during the period 

13 that— 

14 ‘‘(A) begins on the date of the inactivation 

15 of the member from active service under the 

16 program; and 

17 ‘‘(B) ends at such time after the return of 

18 the member to active service under the program 

19 that the member is treatable as eligible for pro20 motion by reason of time in grade and such 

21 other requirements as the Commandant shall 

22 prescribe in regulations for purposes of the pro23 gram. 

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1 ticipating in the program, be treated as a member of the 

2 Armed Forces on active duty for a period of more than 

3 30 days for purposes of— 

4 ‘‘(1) the entitlement of the member and of the 

5 dependents of the member to medical and dental 

6 care under the provisions of chapter 55 of this title; 

7 and 

8 ‘‘(2) retirement or separation for physical dis9 ability under the provisions of chapter 61 of title 10 

10 and chapters 21 and 23 of this title.’’. 

11 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis for such 

12 chapter is amended by inserting after the item relating 

13 to section 2513 the following: 

‘‘2514. Career flexibility to enhance retention of members.’’. 

14 SEC. 207. MAJOR ACQUISITIONS; OPERATION AND 

15 SUSTAINMENT COSTS. 

16 Section 5103(e)(3) of title 14, United States Code, 

17 is amended— 

18 (1) by redesignating subparagraphs (B) and 

19 (C) as subparagraphs (C) and (D) respectively; and 

20 (2) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the fol21 lowing: 

22 ‘‘(B) operate and sustain the cutters and 

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1 SEC. 208. EMPLOYMENT ASSISTANCE. 

2 (a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter I of chapter 27 of title 

3 14, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end 

4 the following: 

5 ‘‘§ 2713. Employment assistance 

6 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—In order to improve the accuracy 

7 and completeness of a certification or verification of job 

8 skills and experience required by section 1143(a)(1) of 

9 title 10, the Secretary shall— 

10 ‘‘(1) establish a database to record all training 

11 performed by members of the Coast Guard that may 

12 have application to employment in the civilian sector; 

13 and 

14 ‘‘(2) make unclassified information regarding 

15 such information available to States and other po16 tential employers referred to in section 1143(c) of 

17 title 10 so that State and other entities may allow 

18 military training to satisfy licensing or certification 

19 requirements to engage in a civilian profession. 

20 ‘‘(b) FORM OF CERTIFICATION OR VERIFICATION.— 

21 The Secretary shall ensure that a certification or 

22 verification of job skills and experience required by section 

23 1143(a)(1) of title 10 is rendered in such a way that 

24 States and other potential employers can confirm the ac25 curacy and authenticity of the certification or verification. 


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1 ‘‘(c) REQUESTS BY STATES.—A State may request 

2 that the Secretary confirm the accuracy and authenticity 

3 of a certification or verification of jobs skills and experi4 ence provided under section 1143(c) of title 10.’’. 

5 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis for such 

6 chapter is amended by inserting after the item relating 

7 to section 2712 the following: 

‘‘2713. Employment assistance.’’. 

8 SEC. 209. REPORTS ON GENDER DIVERSITY IN THE COAST 

9 GUARD. 

10 (a) ACTION PLAN.— 

11 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 

12 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 

13 Commandant of the Coast Guard shall— 

14 (A) determine which recommendations in 

15 the RAND gender diversity report can prac16 ticably be implemented to promote gender di17 versity in the Coast Guard; and 

18 (B) submit a report to the Committee on 

19 Transportation and Infrastructure of the House 

20 of Representatives and the Committee on Com21 merce, Science, and Transportation of the Sen22 ate on the actions the Coast Guard has taken 

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1 (2) DEFINITION.—In this subsection, the term 

2 ‘‘RAND diversity report’’ means the RAND Cor3 poration’s Homeland Security Operational Analysis 

4 Center 2019 report entitled ‘‘Improving Gender Di5 versity in the U.S. Coast Guard: Identifying Bar6 riers to Female Retention’’. 

7 (b) RECURRING REPORT.—Chapter 51 of title 14, 

8 United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 

9 following: 

10 ‘‘§ 5109. Report on Gender Diversity in the Coast 

11 Guard 

12 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than January 15, 

13 2022, and biennially thereafter, the Commandant shall 

14 submit a report on gender diversity in the Coast Guard 

15 to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 

16 of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 

17 Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate. 

18 ‘‘(b) CONTENTS.—The report required under sub19 section (a) shall contain the following: 

20 ‘‘(1) GENDER DIVERSITY OVERVIEW.—An over21 view of Coast Guard active duty and Reserve mem22 bers, including the number of officers and enlisted 

23 members and the percentages of men and women in 

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1 ‘‘(2) RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION.—(A) An 

2 analysis of the changes in the recruitment and reten3 tion of women over the previous two years. 

4 ‘‘(B) A discussion of any changes to Coast 

5 Guard recruitment and retention over the previous 

6 two years that were aimed at increasing the recruit7 ment and retention of female members. 

8 ‘‘(3) PARENTAL LEAVE.—(A) The number of 

9 men and women who took parental leave during each 

10 year covered by the report, including the average 

11 length of such leave periods. 

12 ‘‘(B) A discussion of the ways in which the 

13 Coast Guard worked to mitigate the impacts of pa14 rental leave on Coast Guard operations and on the 

15 careers of the members taking such leave. 

16 ‘‘(4) LIMITATIONS.—An analysis of current 

17 gender-based limitations on Coast Guard career op18 portunities, including discussion of— 

19 ‘‘(A) shipboard opportunities; 

20 ‘‘(B) opportunities to serve at remote 

21 units; and 

22 ‘‘(C) any other limitations on the opportu23 nities of female members. 

24 ‘‘(5) PROGRESS UPDATE.—An update on the 

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1 action plan required under section 209 of the Coast 

2 Guard Authorization Act of 2019.’’. 

3 (c) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis for chap4 ter 51 of title 14, United States Code, is amended by add5 ing at the end the following: 

‘‘5109. Report on gender diversity in the Coast Guard.’’. 

6 SEC. 210. DISPOSITION OF INFRASTRUCTURE RELATED TO 

7 E–LORAN. 

8 Section 914 of title 14, United States Code, is 

9 amended— 

10 (1) in subsection (a)— 

11 (A) by striking ‘‘date’’ and inserting ‘‘later 

12 of the date of the conveyance of the properties 

13 directed under section 533(a) of the Coast 

14 Guard Authorization Act of 2016 (Public Law 

15 114–120) or the date’’; and 

16 (B) by striking ‘‘determination by the Sec17 retary’’ and inserting ‘‘determination by the 

18 Secretary of Transportation under section 

19 312(d) of title 49’’; and 

20 (2) in subsection (c), by striking paragraph (2) 

21 and inserting the following: 

22 ‘‘(2) AVAILABILITY OF PROCEEDS.—The pro23 ceeds of such sales, less the costs of sale incurred by 

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1 out further appropriation, shall be available until ex2 pended for uses authorized under section 2946 of 

3 this title.’’. 

4 SEC. 211. POSITIONS OF IMPORTANCE AND RESPONSI5 BILITY. 

6 Section 2103(c)(3) of title 14, United States Code, 

7 is amended by striking ‘‘rear admiral (lower half)’’ and 

8 inserting ‘‘vice admiral’’. 

9 TITLE III—SHIPPING 

10 SEC. 301. ELECTRONIC CHARTS; EQUIVALENCY. 

11 (a) REQUIREMENTS.—Section 3105(a)(1) of title 46, 

12 United States Code, is amended to read as follows: 

13 ‘‘(1) ELECTRONIC CHARTS IN LIEU OF MARINE

14 CHARTS, CHARTS, AND MAPS.—Subject to paragraph 

15 (2), the following vessels, while operating on the 

16 navigable waters of the United States, shall be 

17 equipped with and operate electronic navigational 

18 charts conforming to a standard acceptable to the 

19 Secretary in lieu of any marine charts, charts, and 

20 maps required by titles 33 and 46, Code of Federal 

21 Regulations, as in effect on the date of the enact22 ment of this paragraph: 

23 ‘‘(A) A self-propelled commercial vessel of 

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1 ‘‘(B) A vessel carrying more than a num2 ber of passengers for hire determined by the 

3 Secretary. 

4 ‘‘(C) A towing vessel of more than 26 feet 

5 in overall length and 600 horsepower. 

6 ‘‘(D) Any other vessel for which the Sec7 retary decides that electronic charts are nec8 essary for the safe navigation of the vessel.’’. 

9 (b) EXEMPTIONS AND WAIVERS.—Section 

10 3105(a)(2) of title 46, United States Code, is amended 

11 by— 

12 (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘operates; 

13 and’’ and inserting ‘‘operates;’’; 

14 (2) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘those 

15 waters.’’ and inserting ‘‘those waters; and’’; and 

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

17 ‘‘(C) permit vessels that operate solely 

18 landward of the baseline from which the terri19 torial sea of the United States is measured to 

20 utilize software-based, platform-independent 

21 electronic chart systems that the Secretary de22 termines are capable of displaying electronic 

23 navigational charts with necessary scale and de24 tail to ensure safe navigation for the intended 

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1 SEC. 302. PASSENGER VESSEL SECURITY AND SAFETY RE2 QUIREMENTS; APPLICATION. 

3 Section 3507(k)(1) of title 46, United States Code, 

4 is amended— 

5 (1) in subparagraph (B), by adding ‘‘and’’ after 

6 the semicolon at the end; 

7 (2) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘; and’’ 

8 and inserting a period; and 

9 (3) by striking subparagraph (D). 

10 SEC. 303. NON-OPERATING INDIVIDUAL. 

11 (a) DEFINITION.—Section 2101 of title 46, United 

12 States Code, is amended by inserting after paragraph (23) 

13 the following: 

14 ‘‘(23a) ‘non-operating individual’ means an in15 dividual who— 

16 ‘‘(A) does not perform— 

17 ‘‘(i) with respect to the operation of a 

18 vessel, watchstanding, automated engine 

19 room duty watch, navigation, or personnel 

20 safety functions; 

21 ‘‘(ii) with respect to the loading and 

22 unloading of merchandise, cargo handling 

23 functions, including any activity relating to 

24 the loading or unloading of cargo, the op25 eration of cargo-related equipment (wheth26 er or not integral to the vessel), and the 


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1 handling of mooring lines on the dock 

2 when the vessel is made fast or let go; 

3 ‘‘(iii) vessel maintenance, including 

4 any repairs that can be performed by the 

5 vessel’s crew or a riding gang; or 

6 ‘‘(iv) safety, security, or environ7 mental protection activities directly related 

8 to the operation of the vessel and normally 

9 conducted by the vessel’s crew; 

10 ‘‘(B) does not serve as part of the crew 

11 complement required under section 8101; 

12 ‘‘(C) does not serve as a riding gang mem13 ber; 

14 ‘‘(D) is not a member of the steward’s de15 partment; 

16 ‘‘(E) is not a citizen or temporary or per17 manent resident of a country designated by the 

18 United States as a sponsor of terrorism or any 

19 other country that the Secretary, in consulta20 tion with the Secretary of State and the heads 

21 of other appropriate United States agencies, de22 termines to be a security threat to the United 

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1 ‘‘(F) is not specifically exempted from the 

2 requirement to have a merchant mariner’s doc3 ument under section 8701(a); 

4 ‘‘(G) has not been convicted in any juris5 diction of an offense described in paragraph (2) 

6 or (3) of section 7703; 

7 ‘‘(H) whose license, certificate of registry, 

8 or merchant mariner’s document has not been 

9 suspended or revoked under section 7704; and 

10 ‘‘(I) who does not otherwise constitutes a 

11 threat to the safety of the vessel;’’. 

12 (b) CITIZENSHIP AND NAVY RESERVE REQUIRE13 MENTS.—Section 8103(j) of title 46, United States Code, 

14 is amended by— 

15 (1) striking ‘‘RIDING GANG MEMBER’’ and in16 serting ‘‘RIDING GANG MEMBER OR NON-OPER17 ATING INDIVIDUAL’’; and 

18 (2) inserting ‘‘or a non-operating individual’’ 

19 before the period. 

20 (c) REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO NON-OPERATING

21 INDIVIDUALS.— 

22 (1) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 81 of title 46, 

23 United States Code, is amended— 

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1 (B) by inserting after section 8106 the fol2 lowing: 

3 ‘‘§ 8107. Requirements relating to non-operating indi4 viduals 

5 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The owner or managing operator 

6 of a merchant vessel of the United States of at least 100 

7 gross tons as measured under section 14502, or an alter8 nate tonnage measured under section 14302 as prescribed 

9 by the Secretary under section 14104 shall— 

10 ‘‘(1) ensure that— 

11 ‘‘(A) each non-operating individual on the 

12 vessel— 

13 ‘‘(i) is a United States citizen or an 

14 alien lawfully admitted to the United 

15 States for permanent residence; or 

16 ‘‘(ii) possesses a United States non17 immigrant visa for individuals desiring to 

18 enter the United States temporarily for 

19 business, employment-related and personal 

20 identifying information, and any other doc21 umentation required by the Secretary; 

22 ‘‘(B) all required documentation for such 

23 individual is kept on the vessel and available for 

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1 ‘‘(C) each non-operating individual is iden2 tified on the manifest; 

3 ‘‘(2) ensure that— 

4 ‘‘(A) each non-operating individual pos5 sesses— 

6 ‘‘(i) a merchant mariner’s document; 

7 ‘‘(ii) a transportation worker identi8 fication credential under section 70105; or 

9 ‘‘(iii) a current security clearance 

10 issued by a Federal agency; or 

11 ‘‘(B) the employer of such an individual at12 tests in a certificate to the owner or managing 

13 operator that— 

14 ‘‘(i) the background of such individual 

15 has been examined and found to be free of 

16 any credible information indicating a mate17 rial risk to the security of the vessel, the 

18 vessel’s cargo, the ports the vessel visits, or 

19 other individuals onboard the vessel;; 

20 ‘‘(ii) such examination— 

21 ‘‘(I) met the requirements of sec22 tion 70105(d)(2), for persons de23 scribed in paragraph (1)(A)(i) of this 

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1 ‘‘(II) consisted of a search of all 

2 information reasonably available to 

3 the owner or managing operator in 

4 the individual’s country of citizenship 

5 and any other country in which the 

6 individual works, receives employment 

7 referrals, or resides, for persons de8 scribed in paragraph (1)(A)(ii) of this 

9 subsection; and 

10 ‘‘(iii) the information derived from 

11 any such examination is made available to 

12 the Secretary upon request; 

13 ‘‘(3) ensure that each non-operating individual 

14 of the vessel, while on board the vessel, is subject to 

15 the same random chemical testing and reporting re16 gimes as crew members; 

17 ‘‘(4) ensure that each such individual employed 

18 on the vessel receives basic safety familiarization and 

19 basic safety training approved by the Coast Guard; 

20 and 

21 ‘‘(5) ensure that every non-operating individual 

22 of the vessel is employed on board the vessel under 

23 conditions that meet or exceed the minimum inter24 national standards of all applicable international 

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1 party, including all of the merchant seamen protec2 tion and relief provided under United States law. 

3 ‘‘(b) RECORDKEEPING.—In addition to the require4 ments of subsection (a), the owner or managing operator 

5 of a vessel to which subsection (a) applies shall ensure that 

6 all information necessary to ensure compliance with this 

7 section, as determined by the Secretary, is entered into 

8 the vessel’s official logbook required by chapter 113. 

9 ‘‘(c) CIVIL PENALTY.—A person (including an indi10 vidual) violating this section is liable to the United States 

11 Government for a civil penalty of $1,250.’’. 

12 (2) CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.—The analysis for 

13 chapter 81 of title 46, United States Code, is 

14 amended by striking the items relating to section 

15 8107 and inserting the following: 

‘‘8107. Non-operating individual 

‘‘8108. Use of force against piracy’’. 

16 (3) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 

17 (A) MERCHANT MARINERS’ DOCUMENTS

18 REQUIRED.—Section 8701 of title 46, United 

19 States Code, is amended by adding at the end 

20 the following: 

21 ‘‘(e) This section does not apply to non-operating in22 dividuals.’’. 

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1 United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘46 

2 U.S.C. 8107 note’’ and inserting ‘‘46 U.S.C. 

3 8108 note’’. 

4 SEC. 304. SMALL PASSENGER VESSELS AND UNINSPECTED 

5 PASSENGER VESSELS. 

6 Section 12121 of title 46, United States Code, is 

7 amended— 

8 (1) in subsection (a)(1), by striking subpara9 graphs (A) and (B) and inserting the following: 

10 ‘‘(A) was built in the United States; 

11 ‘‘(B) was not built in the United States 

12 and is at least 3 years old; or 

13 ‘‘(C) if rebuilt, was rebuilt— 

14 ‘‘(i) in the United States; or 

15 ‘‘(ii) outside the United States at 

16 least 3 years before the certificate re17 quested under subsection (b) would take 

18 effect.’’; and 

19 (2) in subsection (b), by inserting ‘‘12132,’’ 

20 after ‘‘12113,’’. 

21 SEC. 305. INSTALLATION VESSELS. 

22 (a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 551 of title 46, United 

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1 ‘‘§ 55123. Installation vessels 

2 ‘‘(a) INITIAL DETERMINATION OF COASTWISE

3 QUALIFIED VESSEL.—No later than 180 days after the 

4 date of the enactment of this section, the Secretary of 

5 Transportation shall determine whether an installation 

6 vessel exists for which a coastwise endorsement has been 

7 issued under section 12112. 

8 ‘‘(b) APPLICATION.—If the Secretary of Transpor9 tation determines under subsection (a) that no such coast10 wise qualified vessel exists, then, after the date on which 

11 such determination was made, lifting operations between 

12 a vessel for which a coastwise endorsement has been 

13 issued under section 12112 and an installation vessel for 

14 which no such endorsement has been issued is not trans15 portation of merchandise for the purposes of section 

16 55102. 

17 ‘‘(c) REQUESTS FOR DETERMINATIONS OF COAST18 WISE QUALIFIED VESSELS.— 

19 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—After the date on which the 

20 determination was made under subsection (a), an in21 stallation vessel for which a coastwise endorsement 

22 has been issued under section 12112, the owner or 

23 operator of such installation vessel may seek a new 

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1 dorsement has been issued under section 12112 ex2 ists. 

3 ‘‘(2) APPLICATION TO NON-QUALIFIED VES4 SELS.—If the Secretary of Transportation makes a 

5 determination under paragraph (1) that a coastwise 

6 qualified vessel exists, then— 

7 ‘‘(A) the owner or operator of an installa8 tion vessel for which no coastwise endorsement 

9 has been issued under section 12112 shall seek 

10 a determination of the availability of a coast11 wise qualified vessel under paragraph (3) before 

12 using such non-coastwise qualified vessel for the 

13 transportation of a platform jacket; and 

14 ‘‘(B) after the date on which such deter15 mination is made, the owner or operator of an 

16 installation vessel for which no coastwise en17 dorsement has been issued under section 12112 

18 shall not use such non-coastwise qualified vessel 

19 for the transportation of a platform jacket un20 less the Secretary of Transportation determines 

21 a coastwise qualified is not available under 

22 paragraph (4). 

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1 termine a coastwise qualified vessel is not available 

2 if— 

3 ‘‘(A) the owner or operator of a non-coast4 wise qualified vessel submits to the Secretary of 

5 Transportation an application for the use of a 

6 non-coastwise qualified installation vessel for 

7 transportation of a platform jacket under this 

8 section that includes all relevant information, 

9 including engineering details and timing re10 quirements, and such application is submitted 

11 not less than 1 year before the date such vessel 

12 is required for such use; 

13 ‘‘(B) the Secretary provides the application 

14 made under subparagraph (A) to the owner of 

15 each coastwise qualified vessel listed as an in16 stallation vessel in the inventory under section 

17 12138(c) and promptly publishes in the Federal 

18 Register a notice— 

19 ‘‘(i) describing the project and the 

20 platform jacket involved; 

21 ‘‘(ii) advising that all relevant infor22 mation reasonably needed to assess the 

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1 available to an interested person on re2 quest; and 

3 ‘‘(iii) requesting that information on 

4 the availability of coastwise qualified ves5 sels be submitted within a 45-day period 

6 beginning on the date of such publication; 

7 and 

8 ‘‘(C)(i) within such 45-day period no infor9 mation is submitted to the Secretary from own10 ers or operators of coastwise qualified installa11 tion vessels to meet the requirements of the ap12 plication required under paragraph (A); or 

13 ‘‘(ii) the owner or operator of a coastwise 

14 qualified installation vessel submits information 

15 to the Secretary asserting that the owner or op16 erator has a suitable coastwise qualified instal17 lation vessel available to meet the requirements 

18 of the application required under paragraph 

19 (A), but the Secretary determines, within 90 

20 days after the notice is first published, that the 

21 coastwise qualified installation vessel is not 

22 suitable or reasonably available for the trans23 portation. 

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1 ‘‘(1) INSTALLATION VESSEL.—The term ‘instal2 lation vessel’ means a vessel using a crane suitable 

3 for offshore use that— 

4 ‘‘(A) is used to install platform jackets; 

5 ‘‘(B) has a slewing or luffing capability; 

6 ‘‘(C) has a lifting capacity of at least 

7 1,000 metric tons; and 

8 ‘‘(D) conducts lifting operations to con9 struct or remove offshore facilities or subsea in10 frastructure or to install and uninstall compo11 nent parts or materials from offshore facilities 

12 or subsea infrastructure. 

13 ‘‘(2) LIFTING OPERATIONS.—The term ‘lifting 

14 operations’ means the lifting of platform jackets by 

15 crane from the time that the lifting activity begins 

16 when unlading from a vessel or removing offshore 

17 facilities or subsea infrastructure until the time that 

18 the lifting activities are terminated for a particular 

19 unlading, installation, or removal of offshore facili20 ties or subsea infrastructure. 

21 ‘‘(3) PLATFORM JACKET.—The term ‘platform 

22 jacket’ has the meaning given such term in section 

23 55108(a).’’. 

24 (b) INVENTORY.—Section 12138(b) of title 46, 

25 United States Code, is amended— 


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1 (1) in subsection (b)— 

2 (2) in the heading, by striking the period and 

3 inserting ‘‘, and Installation.’’; 

4 (3) by amending paragraph (1) to read as fol5 lows: 

6 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Transpor7 tation shall develop, maintain, and periodically up8 date an inventory of vessels that are— 

9 ‘‘(A) documented under this chapter; 

10 ‘‘(B) at least 200 feet in length; 

11 ‘‘(C) have the capability to lay, maintain, 

12 or repair a submarine cable, without regard to 

13 whether a particular vessel is classed as a cable 

14 ship or cable vessel; and 

15 ‘‘(D) installation vessels within the mean16 ing of such term in section 55123.’’; and 

17 (4) by amending paragraph (2)(B) to read as 

18 follows: 

19 ‘‘(B) the abilities and limitations of the 

20 vessel with respect to— 

21 ‘‘(i) in the case of a vessel required to 

22 be inventoried under paragraph (1)(A), 

23 laying, maintaining, and repairing a sub24 marine cable; and 


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1 ‘‘(ii) in the case of a vessel required to 

2 be inventoried under paragraph (1)(B), in3 stalling platform jackets; and’’. 

4 (5) No later than 30 days after the enactment 

5 of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security, act6 ing through the Commissioner of Customs and Bor7 der Protection, shall issue a notice, including an op8 portunity for public comment, on the modification or 

9 revocation of Letter Rulings 101925, 108442, 

10 113841, 114435, 115185, 115218, 115311, 115487, 

11 115522, 115771, 115938, 116078, H004242 with 

12 respect to the application of the section 55102 of 

13 title 46, Shipping, United States Code, to certain 

14 offshore operations. 

15 SEC. 306. ADVISORY COMMITTEES. 

16 (a) NATIONAL OFFSHORE SAFETY ADVISORY COM17 MITTEE; REPRESENTATION.—Section 15106(c)(3) of title 

18 46, United States Code, is amended— 

19 (1) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘mineral 

20 and oil operations, including geophysical services’’ 

21 and inserting ‘‘operations’’; 

22 (2) in subparagraph (D), by striking ‘‘explo23 ration and recovery’’; 

24 (3) in subparagraph (E), by striking ‘‘engaged 

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1 inspection, and maintenance’’ and inserting ‘‘pro2 viding diving services to the offshore industry’’; 

3 (4) in subparagraph (F), by striking ‘‘engaged 

4 in safety and training services related to offshore ex5 ploration and construction’’ and inserting ‘‘providing 

6 safety and training services to the offshore indus7 try’’; 

8 (5) in subparagraph (G), by striking ‘‘engaged 

9 in pipelaying services related to offshore construc10 tion’’ and inserting ‘‘providing subsea engineering, 

11 construction, or remotely operated vehicle support to 

12 the offshore industry’’; 

13 (6) in subparagraph (H), by striking ‘‘mineral 

14 and energy’’; 

15 (7) in subparagraph (I), by striking ‘‘national 

16 environmental entities’’ and inserting ‘‘entities pro17 viding environmental protection, compliance, or re18 sponse services to the offshore industry’’; and 

19 (8) in subparagraph (J), by striking ‘‘deepwater 

20 ports’’ and inserting ‘‘entities engaged in offshore oil 

21 exploration and production on the Outer Continental 

22 Shelf adjacent to Alaska’’. 

23 (b) ADVISORY COMMITTEES; TESTIMONY.—Section 

24 15109(j)(4) of title 46, United States Code, is amended 

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1 ‘‘(C) TESTIMONY.—The members of a 

2 committee shall be available to testify before 

3 appropriate committees of the Congress with re4 spect to the advice, reports, and recommenda5 tions submitted under paragraph (2).’’. 

6 (c) NATIONAL MARITIME TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM

7 ADVISORY COMMITTEE.— 

8 (1) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 555 of title 46, 

9 United States Code, is amended by adding at the 

10 end the following: 

11 ‘‘§ 55502. National Maritime Transportation System 

12 Advisory Committee 

13 ‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established a Na14 tional Maritime Transportation System Advisory Com15 mittee (in this section referred to as the ‘Committee’). 

16 ‘‘(b) FUNCTION.—The Committee shall advise the 

17 Secretary of Transportation on matters relating to the 

18 United States maritime transportation system and its 

19 seamless integration with other segments of the transpor20 tation system, including the viability of the United States 

21 Merchant Marine. 

22 ‘‘(c) MEMBERSHIP.— 

23 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Committee shall con24 sist of 25 members appointed by the Secretary of 


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1 Transportation in accordance with this section and 

2 section 15109. 

3 ‘‘(2) EXPERTISE.—Each member of the Com4 mittee shall have particular expertise, knowledge, 

5 and experience in matters relating to the function of 

6 the Committee. 

7 ‘‘(3) REPRESENTATION.—Members of the Com8 mittee shall be appointed as follows: 

9 ‘‘(A) At least 1 member shall represent the 

10 Environmental Protection Agency. 

11 ‘‘(B) At least 1 member shall represent the 

12 Department of Commerce. 

13 ‘‘(C) At least 1 member shall represent the 

14 Army Corps of Engineers. 

15 ‘‘(D) At least 1 member shall represent the 

16 Coast Guard. 

17 ‘‘(E) At least 1 member shall represent 

18 Customs and Border Protection. 

19 ‘‘(F) At least 1 member shall represent 

20 State and local governmental entities. 

21 ‘‘(G) Additional members shall represent 

22 private sector entities that reflect a cross-sec23 tion of maritime industries, including port and 

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1 ‘‘(H) The Secretary may appoint addi2 tional representatives from other Federal agen3 cies as the Secretary considers appropriate. 

4 ‘‘(4) ADMINISTRATION.—For purposes of sec5 tion 15109— 

6 ‘‘(A) the Committee shall be treated as a 

7 committee established under chapter 151; and 

8 ‘‘(B) the Secretary of Transportation shall 

9 fulfill all duties and responsibilities and have all 

10 authorities of the Secretary of Homeland Secu11 rity with regard to the Committee.’’. 

12 (2) TREATMENT OF EXISTING COMMITTEE.— 

13 Notwithstanding any other provision of law— 

14 (A) an advisory committee substantially 

15 similar to the National Maritime Transpor16 tation System Advisory Committee established 

17 by this section and that was in force or in effect 

18 on the day before the date of the enactment of 

19 this Act, including the charter, membership, 

20 and other aspects of such committee, may re21 main in force or in effect for the 2-year period 

22 beginning on the date of the enactment of this 

23 section; and 

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1 (i) requirements relating the National 

2 Maritime Transportation System Advisory 

3 Committee established by such section 

4 shall be treated as satisfied by such sub5 stantially similar advisory committee; and 

6 (ii) the enactment of this section shall 

7 not be the basis— 

8 (I) to deem, find, or declare such 

9 committee, including the charter, 

10 membership, and other aspects there11 of, void, not in force, or not in effect; 

12 (II) to suspend the activities of 

13 such committee; or 

14 (III) to bar the members of such 

15 committee from a meeting. 

16 (3) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis at 

17 the beginning of chapter 555 of title 46, United 

18 States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 

19 following: 

‘‘55502. National Maritime Transportation System Advisory Committee.’’. 

20 (4) REPEAL.—Section 55603 of title 46, United 

21 States Code, and the item relating to that section in 

22 the analysis for chapter 556 of that title, are re23 pealed. 

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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—Title 46, United States 

2 Code, is amended by striking section 9307 and in3 serting the following: 

4 ‘‘§ 9307. Great Lakes Pilotage Advisory Committee 

5 ‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established a Great 

6 Lakes Pilotage Advisory Committee (in this section re7 ferred to as the ‘Committee’). 

8 ‘‘(b) FUNCTION.—The Committee— 

9 ‘‘(1) may review proposed Great Lakes pilotage 

10 regulations and policies and make recommendations 

11 to the Secretary that the Committee considers ap12 propriate; and 

13 ‘‘(2) may advise, consult with, report to, and 

14 make recommendations to the Secretary on matters 

15 relating to Great Lakes pilotage. 

16 ‘‘(c) MEMBERSHIP.— 

17 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Committee shall con18 sist of 7 members appointed by the Secretary in ac19 cordance with this section and section 15109. 

20 ‘‘(2) EXPERTISE.—Each member of the Com21 mittee shall have particular expertise, knowledge, 

22 and experience in matters relating to the function of 

23 the Committee. 

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1 ‘‘(A) The President of each of the 3 Great 

2 Lakes pilotage districts, or the President’s rep3 resentative. 

4 ‘‘(B) At least 1 member shall represent the 

5 interests of vessel operators that contract for 

6 Great Lakes pilotage services. 

7 ‘‘(C) At least 1 member shall represent the 

8 interests of Great Lakes ports. 

9 ‘‘(D) At least 1 member shall represent the 

10 interests of shippers whose cargoes are trans11 ported through Great Lakes ports. 

12 ‘‘(E) At least 1 member shall have a back13 ground in finance or accounting and must have 

14 been recommended to the Secretary by a unani15 mous vote of the other members of the Com16 mittee. 

17 ‘‘(4) ADMINISTRATION.—For purposes of sec18 tion 15109, the Committee shall be treated as a 

19 committee established under chapter 151.’’. 

20 (2) TREATMENT OF EXISTING COMMITTEE.— 

21 Notwithstanding any other provision of law— 

22 (A) an advisory committee substantially 

23 similar to the Great Lakes Pilotage Advisory 

24 Committee established by this section and that 

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1 date of the enactment of this Act, including the 

2 charter, membership, and other aspects of the 

3 committee, may remain in force or in effect for 

4 a period of 2 years from the date of enactment 

5 of this Act; and 

6 (B) during such 2-year period— 

7 (i) requirements relating to the Great 

8 Lakes Pilotage Advisory Committee estab9 lished by this section shall be treated as 

10 satisfied by the substantially similar advi11 sory committee; and 

12 (ii) the enactment of this section shall 

13 not be the basis— 

14 (I) to deem, find, or declare such 

15 committee, including the charter, 

16 membership, and other aspects there17 of, void, not in force, or not in effect; 

18 (II) to suspend the activities of 

19 such committee; or 

20 (III) to bar the members of such 

21 committee from a meeting. 

22 SEC. 307. EXPIRED MARITIME LIENS. 

23 Section 31343(e) of title 46, United States Code, is 

24 amended— 

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1 (2) by inserting after paragraph (1), as so des2 ignated by this section, the following: 

3 ‘‘(2) On expiration of a notice of claim of lien under 

4 paragraph (1), the Secretary shall remove such expired no5 tice.’’. 

6 SEC. 308. OFFSHORE NAVIGATION. 

7 (a) PORT ACCESS ROUTES.—Section 70003(e) of 

8 title 46, United States Code, is amended— 

9 (1) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘continues; 

10 and’’ and inserting ‘‘continues;’’; 

11 (2) in paragraph (4), by striking the period at 

12 the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

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

14 ‘‘(5) shall, unless otherwise authorized by the 

15 Secretary, and notwithstanding any other provision 

16 of this chapter, require— 

17 ‘‘(A) a 2-nautical-mile buffer between the 

18 parallel outer or seaward boundary of a traffic 

19 lane and any offshore structure affixed to the 

20 submerged land of the Outer Continental Shelf; 

21 and 

22 ‘‘(B) a 5-nautical-mile buffer between the 

23 entry or exit of any traffic separation scheme 

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1 (b) NAVIGATION; CONFLICT MITIGATION.—Not later 

2 than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, 

3 the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard 

4 is operating shall implement the recommendations of the 

5 Atlantic Coast Port Access Route Study, docket number 

6 USCG–2011–0351, dated February 24, 2016, including 

7 any recommendations in the appendices thereto. 

8 (c) FAIRWAYS.—Not later than July 1, 2021, the 

9 Commandant of the Coast Guard shall conduct a review 

10 of navigation on the East Coast of the United States and 

11 submit recommendations for new fairways on such coast 

12 to facilitate commerce to the Committee on Transpor13 tation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives 

14 and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor15 tation of the Senate. 

16 (d) PORT ACCESS ROUTE STUDIES.— 

17 (1) COMPLETION DATES.—The Commandant of 

18 the Coast Guard shall complete— 

19 (A) the Chuckchi Sea, Bering Strait and 

20 Bering Sea Port Access Route Study not later 

21 than 1 year after the date of the enactment of 

22 this Act; and 

23 (B) the Alaskan Arctic Coast Port Access 

24 Route Study not later than 5 years after the 

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1 SEC. 309. TRAINING; EMERGENCY RESPONSE PROVIDERS. 

2 (a) SECURITY PLAN IMPLEMENTATION GRANTS.— 

3 Section 70107 of title 46, United States Code, is amend4 ed— 

5 (1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘law enforce6 ment personnel’’ and inserting ‘‘emergency response 

7 providers’’; 

8 (2) in subsection (b)(8), by striking ‘‘law en9 forcement personnel—’’ and inserting ‘‘emergency 

10 response providers—’’; and 

11 (3) in subsection (c)(2)(C), by striking ‘‘law en12 forcement agency personnel’’ and inserting ‘‘emer13 gency response providers’’. 

14 (b) CREDENTIALING FOR STATE AND LOCAL SUP15 PORT.—Section 70132 of title 46, United States Code, is 

16 amended— 

17 (1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘law enforce18 ment personnel—’’ and inserting ‘‘emergency re19 sponse providers—’’; 

20 (2) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘law enforce21 ment personnel’’ each place it appears and inserting 

22 ‘‘emergency response providers’’; and 

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

24 ‘‘(d) DEFINITION.—For the purposes of this section, 

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1 given that term in section 2 of the Homeland Security Act 

2 of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 101).’’. 

3 SEC. 310. AIMING A LASER POINTER AT A VESSEL. 

4 (a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter II of chapter 700 of 

5 title 46, United States Code, is amended by adding at the 

6 end the following: 

7 ‘‘§ 70014. Aiming a laser pointer at a vessel 

8 ‘‘(a) PROHIBITION.—It shall be unlawful to cause the 

9 beam of a laser pointer to strike a vessel operating on the 

10 navigable waters of the United States. 

11 ‘‘(b) EXCEPTIONS.—This section shall not apply to 

12 a member or element of the Department of Defense or 

13 Department of Homeland Security acting in an official ca14 pacity for the purpose of research, development, oper15 ations, testing, or training. 

16 ‘‘(c) LASER POINTER DEFINED.—In this section the 

17 term ‘laser pointer’ means any device designed or used to 

18 amplify electromagnetic radiation by stimulated emission 

19 that emits a beam designed to be used by the operator 

20 as a pointer or highlighter to indicate, mark, or identify 

21 a specific position, place, item, or object.’’. 

22 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis for such 

23 chapter is amended by adding at the end of the items re24 lating to such subchapter the following: 

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1 SEC. 311. MARITIME TRANSPORTATION ASSESSMENT. 

2 Section 55501(e) of title 46, United States Code, is 

3 amended— 

4 (1) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘an assess5 ment of the condition’’ and inserting ‘‘a conditions 

6 and performance analysis’’; 

7 (2) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘; and’’ and 

8 inserting a semicolon; 

9 (3) in paragraph (5) by striking the period and 

10 inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

11 (4) by adding at the end the following: 

12 ‘‘(6) a compendium of the Federal programs 

13 engaged in the maritime transportation system.’’. 

14 SEC. 312. SAFETY OF SPECIAL ACTIVITIES. 

15 (a) IN GENERAL.—Title 46, United States Code, is 

16 amended by inserting after section 70005 the following: 

17 ‘‘§ 70006. Safety of special activities 

18 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may establish a 

19 safety zone to address special activities in the exclusive 

20 economic zone. 

21 ‘‘(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

22 ‘‘(1) The term ‘safety zone’ has the meaning 

23 provided in section 165.20 of title 33, Code of Fed24 eral Regulations. 

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1 ‘‘(A) space activities, including launch and 

2 reentry, as those terms are defined in section 

3 50902 of title 51, carried out by United States 

4 citizens; and 

5 ‘‘(B) offshore energy development activi6 ties, as described in section 8(p)(1)(C) of the 

7 Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 

8 1337(p)(1)(C)), on or near a fixed platform. 

9 ‘‘(3) The term ‘United States citizen’ has the 

10 same meaning as the term ‘eligible owners’ in sec11 tion 12103. 

12 ‘‘(4) The term ‘fixed platform’ means an artifi13 cial island, installation, or structure permanently at14 tached to the sea-bed for the purpose of exploration 

15 or exploitation of resources or for other economic 

16 purposes.’’. 

17 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis for chap18 ter 700 of title 46, United States Code, is amended by 

19 inserting after the item relating to section 70005 the fol20 lowing: 

‘‘70006. Safety of special activities.’’. 

21 (c) REGULATIONS.— 

22 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after 

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1 ating shall establish regulations to implement this 

2 section. 

3 (2) ALIGNMENT WITH OTHER REGULATIONS.— 

4 Such regulations shall align with subchapter C of 

5 chapter III of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations. 

6 SEC. 313. ENGINE CUT-OFF SWITCHES; USE REQUIREMENT. 

7 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 4312 of title 46, United 

8 States Code, is amended— 

9 (1) by redesignating subsections (b), (c), and 

10 (d) as subsections (c), (d), and (e), respectively; and 

11 (2) by inserting after subsection (a) the fol12 lowing: 

13 ‘‘(b) USE REQUIREMENT.— 

14 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—An individual operating a 

15 covered recreational vessel shall use an engine cut16 off switch link while operating on plane or above dis17 placement speed. 

18 ‘‘(2) EXCEPTIONS.—The requirement under 

19 paragraph (1) shall not apply if— 

20 ‘‘(A) the main helm of the covered vessel 

21 is installed within an enclosed cabin; or 

22 ‘‘(B) the vessel does not have an engine 

23 cut-off switch and is not required to have one 

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1 (b) CIVIL PENALTY.—Section 4311 of title 46, 

2 United States Code, is amended by— 

3 (1) redesignating subsections (c), (d), (e), (f), 

4 and (g) as subsections (d), (e), (f), (g), and (h), re5 spectively; and 

6 (2) inserting after subsection (b) the following: 

7 ‘‘(c) A person violating section 4312(b) of this title 

8 is liable to the United States Government for a civil pen9 alty of not more than— 

10 ‘‘(1) $100 for the first offense; 

11 ‘‘(2) $250 for the second offense; and 

12 ‘‘(3) $500 for any subsequent offense.’’. 

13 (c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made in 

14 subsections (a) and (b) shall take effect 90 days after the 

15 date of the enactment of this section, unless the Com16 mandant of the Coast Guard, prior to the date that is 90 

17 days after the date of the enactment of this section, deter18 mines that the use requirement enacted in subsection (a) 

19 would not promote recreational boating safety. 

20 SEC. 314. EXEMPTIONS AND EQUIVALENTS. 

21 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 4305 of title 46, United 

22 States Code, is amended— 

23 (1) by striking the heading and inserting the 

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1 ‘‘§ 4305. Exemptions and equivalents’’; 

2 (2) by inserting ‘‘(a) EXEMPTIONS.—’’ before 

3 ‘‘If the Secretary’’; 

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

5 ‘‘(b) EQUIVALENTS.—The Secretary may accept a 

6 substitution for associated equipment performance or 

7 other safety standards for a recreational vessel if the sub8 stitution provides an equivalent level of safety.’’. 

9 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis for chap10 ter 43 of title 46, United States Code, is amended by 

11 striking the item relating to section 4305 and inserting 

12 the following: 

‘‘4305. Exemptions and equivalents.’’. 

13 TITLE IV—MISCELLANEOUS 

14 SEC. 401. COASTWISE TRADE. 

15 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Commandant of the Coast 

16 Guard shall review the adequacy of and continuing need 

17 for provisions in title 46, Code of Federal Regulations, 

18 that require a United States vessel documented under 

19 chapter 121 of title 46, United States Code, possessing 

20 a coastwise endorsement under that chapter, and engaged 

21 in coastwise trade to comply with regulations for vessels 

22 engaged in an international voyage. 

23 (b) BRIEFING.—Not later than 180 days after the 

24 date of the enactment of this Act, the Commandant of 

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1 portation and Infrastructure of the House of Representa2 tives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 

3 Transportation of the Senate a briefing on the findings 

4 of the review required under subsection (a) and a discus5 sion of how existing laws and regulations could be amend6 ed to ensure the safety of vessels described in subsection 

7 (a) while infringing as little as possible on commerce. 

8 SEC. 402. UNMANNED MARITIME SYSTEMS. 

9 (a) ASSESSMENT.— 

10 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Commandant of the 

11 Coast Guard, acting through the Blue Technology 

12 Center of Expertise, shall regularly assess available 

13 unmanned maritime systems for potential use to 

14 support missions of the Coast Guard. 

15 (2) CONSULTATION.—The Commandant shall 

16 make the assessment required under paragraph (1) 

17 after consultation with the Department of Defense, 

18 other Federal agencies, the academic sector, and de19 velopers and manufacturers of unmanned maritime 

20 systems. 

21 (b) REPORT.— 

22 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than one year 

23 after the date of the enactment of this Act, and bi24 ennially thereafter, the Commandant shall submit to 

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1 of the House of Representatives and the Committee 

2 on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the 

3 Senate a report on the actual and potential effects 

4 of the use of then-existing unmanned maritime sys5 tems on the mission effectiveness of the Coast 

6 Guard. 

7 (2) CONTENTS.—Each report submitted under 

8 paragraph (1) shall include the following: 

9 (A) An inventory of current unmanned 

10 maritime systems used by the Coast Guard, an 

11 overview of such usage, and a discussion of the 

12 mission effectiveness of such systems, including 

13 any benefits realized or risks or negative as14 pects of such usage. 

15 (B) A prioritized list of Coast Guard mis16 sion requirements that could be met with addi17 tional unmanned maritime systems, and the es18 timated costs of acquiring and operating such 

19 systems. 

20 (c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

21 (1) UNMANNED MARITIME SYSTEMS.— 

22 (A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘unmanned 

23 maritime systems’’ means remotely operated or 

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1 under the ocean surface, on land, or any com2 bination thereof, and that function without an 

3 on-board human presence. 

4 (B) EXAMPLES.—Such term includes the 

5 following: 

6 (i) Unmanned undersea vehicles. 

7 (ii) Unmanned surface vehicles. 

8 (iii) Unmanned aerial vehicles. 

9 (iv) Autonomous underwater vehicles. 

10 (v) Autonomous surface vehicles. 

11 (vi) Autonomous aerial vehicles. 

12 (2) AVAILABLE UNMANNED MARITIME SYS13 TEMS.—The term ‘‘available unmanned maritime 

14 systems’’ includes systems that can be purchased 

15 commercially or are in use by the Department of 

16 Defense or other Federal agencies. 

17 SEC. 403. EXPEDITED TRANSFER IN CASES OF SEXUAL AS18 SAULT; DEPENDENTS OF MEMBERS OF THE 

19 COAST GUARD. 

20 Not later than 180 days after the date of the enact21 ment of this Act, the Commandant of the Coast Guard 

22 shall establish a policy to allow the transfer of a member 

23 of the Coast Guard whose dependent is the victim of sex24 ual assault perpetrated by a member of the Armed Forces 

25 who is not related to the victim. 


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1 SEC. 404. TOWING VESSELS; OPERATION OUTSIDE THE 

2 BOUNDARY LINE. 

3 (a) INTERIM EXEMPTION.—A towing vessel to which 

4 this section applies is exempt from any additional require5 ments of subtitle II of title 46, United States Code, and 

6 chapter I of title 33 and chapter I of title 46, Code of 

7 Federal Regulations that would result solely from such 

8 vessel operating outside the Boundary Line (as such term 

9 is defined in section 103 of title 46, United States Code) 

10 if such vessel— 

11 (1) is listed as a response vessel on a vessel re12 sponse plan and is operating outside the Boundary 

13 Line solely to perform duties of a response vessel; or 

14 (2) is operating outside the Boundary Line 

15 solely to perform operations necessary to escort a 

16 vessel with limited maneuverability. 

17 (b) APPLICABILITY.—This section applies to a towing 

18 vessel— 

19 (1) that is subject to inspection under chapter 

20 33 of title 46, United States Code, and subchapter 

21 M of title 46, Code of Federal Regulations; 

22 (2) with only ‘‘Lakes, Bays, and Sounds’’ or 

23 ‘‘Rivers’’ routes recorded on such vessel’s certificate 

24 of inspection under section 136.230 of title 46, Code 

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1 (3)(A) that, with respect to a vessel that is de2 scribed in subsection (a)(1), is listed— 

3 (i) on a vessel response plan under part 

4 155 of title 33, Code of Federal Regulations, on 

5 the date of approval of the vessel response plan; 

6 or 

7 (ii) by name or reference in the vessel re8 sponse plan’s geographic-specific appendix on 

9 the date of approval of the vessel response plan; 

10 or 

11 (B) that, with respect to a vessel described in 

12 subsection (a)(2), is regularly engaged in harbor as13 sist operations, including the docking, undocking, 

14 mooring, unmooring, and escorting of vessels with 

15 limited maneuverability. 

16 (c) LIMITATIONS.—A vessel exempted under sub17 section (a) is subject to the following operating limitations: 

18 (1) RESPONSE VESSELS.—The voyage of a ves19 sel exempted under subsection (a)(1) shall— 

20 (A) be less than 12 hours, or in the case 

21 of a voyage in the territorial waters of Alaska, 

22 Guam, Hawaii, and American Samoa, have suf23 ficient manning as determined by the Secretary; 

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1 (B) originate and end in the inspection 

2 zone of a single Officer In-Charge, Marine In3 spection, as defined in section 3305(d)(4) of 

4 title 46, United States Code. 

5 (2) ESCORT VESSELS.—The voyage of a vessel 

6 exempted under subsection (a)(2) shall— 

7 (A) be less than 12 hours in total duration; 

8 (B) originate and end in the inspection 

9 zone of a single Officer In-Charge, Marine In10 spection, as such term is defined in section 

11 3305(d)(4) of title 46, United States Code; and 

12 (C) occur no further than 10 nautical 

13 miles from the Boundary Line. 

14 (d) TERMINATION.—The interim exemption provided 

15 under subsection (a) shall terminate on July 22, 2023. 

16 (e) RESTRICTION.—The Officer In-Charge, Marine 

17 Inspection, as defined in section 3305(d)(4) of title 46, 

18 United States Code, for an inspection zone may restrict 

19 operations under the exemptions provided under sub20 section (a) for safety purposes. 

21 (f) BRIEFING.—Not later than July 22, 2022, the 

22 Commandant of the Coast Guard shall brief the Com23 mittee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House 

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1 Science, and Transportation of the Senate regarding the 

2 following: 

3 (1) The impacts of the interim exemptions pro4 vided under this section. 

5 (2) Any safety concerns regarding the expira6 tion of such interim exemptions. 

7 (3) Whether such interim exemptions should be 

8 extended or made permanent in the interests of safe9 ty. 

10 SEC. 405. COAST GUARD AUTHORITIES STUDY. 

11 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the department 

12 in which the Coast Guard is operating shall seek to enter 

13 into an arrangement with the National Academy of 

14 Sciences not later than 60 days after the date of the enact15 ment of this Act under which the Academy shall prepare 

16 an assessment of Coast Guard authorities. 

17 (b) ASSESSMENT.—The assessment under subsection 

18 (a) shall provide— 

19 (1) an examination of emerging issues that may 

20 require Coast Guard oversight, regulation, or action; 

21 (2) a description of potential limitations and 

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1 (3) an overview of adjustments and additions 

2 that could be made to existing Coast Guard authori3 ties to fully address emerging issues. 

4 (c) REPORT TO THE CONGRESS.—Not later than 1 

5 year after entering into an arrangement with the Sec6 retary under subsection (a), the National Academy of 

7 Sciences shall submit the assessment under this section 

8 to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 

9 of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 

10 Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate. 

11 (d) EMERGING ISSUES.—In this section, the term 

12 ‘‘emerging issues’’ means changes in the maritime indus13 try and environment that in the determination of the Na14 tional Academy of Sciences are reasonably likely to occur 

15 within 10 years after the date of the enactment of this 

16 Act, including— 

17 (1) the introduction of new technologies in the 

18 maritime domain; 

19 (2) the advent of new processes or operational 

20 activities in the maritime domain; and 

21 (3) changes in the use of navigable waterways. 

22 SEC. 406. CLOUD COMPUTING STRATEGY. 

23 Not later than 180 days after the date of the enact24 ment of this Act, the Commandant of the Coast Guard 

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1 frastructure of the House of Representatives and the Com2 mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the 

3 Senate a detailed description of the Coast Guard’s strat4 egy to implement cloud computing for the entire Coast 

5 Guard, including— 

6 (1) the goals and acquisition strategies for all 

7 proposed enterprise-wide cloud computing service 

8 procurements; 

9 (2) a strategy to sustain competition and inno10 vation throughout the period of performance of each 

11 contract for procurement of cloud-computing goods 

12 and services for the Coast Guard, including defining 

13 opportunities for multiple cloud-service providers 

14 and insertion of new technologies; 

15 (3) an assessment of potential threats and secu16 rity vulnerabilities of the strategy, and plans to miti17 gate such risks; and 

18 (4) an estimate of the cost and timeline to im19 plement cloud computing service for all Coast Guard 

20 computing. 

21 SEC. 407. REPORT ON EFFECTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON 

22 COAST GUARD. 

23 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the 

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1 portation and Infrastructure of the House of Representa2 tives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 

3 Transportation of the Senate a report on vulnerabilities 

4 of Coast Guard installations and requirements resulting 

5 from climate change over the next 20 years. 

6 (b) ELEMENTS.—The report under subsection (a) 

7 shall include the following: 

8 (1) A list of the 10 most vulnerable Coast 

9 Guard installations based on the effects of climate 

10 change, including rising sea tides, increased flooding, 

11 drought, desertification, wildfires, thawing perma12 frost, or any other categories the Commandant de13 termines necessary. 

14 (2) An overview of— 

15 (A) mitigations that may be necessary to 

16 ensure the continued operational viability and 

17 to increase the resiliency of the identified vul18 nerable installations; and 

19 (B) the cost of such mitigations. 

20 (3) A discussion of the climate-change-related 

21 effects on the Coast Guard, including— 

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1 (B) campaign plans, contingency plans, 

2 and operational posture of the Coast Guard. 

3 (4) An overview of mitigations that may be nec4 essary to ensure mission resiliency and the cost of 

5 such mitigations. 

6 (c) FORM.—The report required under subsection (a) 

7 shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may contain 

8 a classified annex. 

9 SEC. 408. SHORE INFRASTRUCTURE. 

10 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the 

11 date of the enactment of this Act, the Commandant of 

12 the Coast Guard shall— 

13 (1) develop a plan to standardize Coast Guard 

14 facility condition assessments; 

15 (2) establish shore infrastructure performance 

16 goals, measures, and baselines to track the effective17 ness of maintenance and repair investments and pro18 vide feedback on progress made; 

19 (3) develop a process to routinely align the 

20 Coast Guard shore infrastructure portfolio with mis21 sion needs, including disposing of unneeded assets; 

22 (4) establish guidance for planning boards to 

23 document inputs, deliberations, and project 

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1 (5) employ models for Coast Guard infrastruc2 ture asset lines for— 

3 (A) predicting the outcome of investments 

4 in shore infrastructure; 

5 (B) analyzing tradeoffs; and 

6 (C) optimizing decisions among competing 

7 investments; 

8 (6) include supporting details about competing 

9 project alternatives and report tradeoffs in congres10 sional budget requests and related reports; and 

11 (7) explore the development of real property 

12 management expertise within the Coast Guard work13 force, including members of the Senior Executive 

14 Service. 

15 (b) BRIEFING.—Not later than December 31, 2020, 

16 the Commandant of the Coast Guard shall brief the Com17 mittee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House 

18 of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, 

19 Science, and Transportation of the Senate on the status 

20 of the actions required under subsection (a). 

21 SEC. 409. PHYSICAL ACCESS CONTROL SYSTEM REPORT. 

22 Not later 180 days after the date of the enactment 

23 of this Act and annually for each of the 4 years thereafter, 

24 the Commandant of the Coast Guard shall submit to the 

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1 House of Representatives and the Committee on Com2 merce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a report 

3 regarding the status of the Coast Guard’s compliance with 

4 Homeland Security Presidential Directive 12 (HSPD–12) 

5 and Federal Information Processing Standard 201 

6 (FIPS–201), including— 

7 (1) the status of Coast Guard efforts to field a 

8 comprehensive Physical Access Control System at 

9 Coast Guard installations and locations necessary to 

10 bring the Service into compliance with HSPD–12 

11 and FIPS–201B; 

12 (2) the status of the selection of a technological 

13 solution; 

14 (3) the estimated phases and timeframe to com15 plete the implementation of such a system; and 

16 (4) the estimated cost for each phase of the 

17 project. 

18 SEC. 410. COASTWISE ENDORSEMENTS. 

19 (a) ‘‘SAFARI VOYAGER’’.— 

20 (1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding sections 

21 12112 and 12132 of title 46, United States Code, 

22 the Secretary of the department in which the Coast 

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1 sel Safari Voyager (International Maritime Organi2 zation number 8963753). 

3 (2) REVOCATION OF EFFECTIVENESS OF CER4 TIFICATE.—A certificate of documentation issued 

5 under paragraph (1) is revoked on the date of the 

6 sale of the vessel or the entity that owns the vessel. 

7 (b) ‘‘PACIFIC PROVIDER’’.— 

8 (1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding sections 

9 12112 and 12132 of title 46, United States Code, 

10 the Secretary of the department in which the Coast 

11 Guard is operating may issue a certificate of docu12 mentation with a coastwise endorsement for the ves13 sel Pacific Provider (United States official number 

14 597967). 

15 (2) REVOCATION OF EFFECTIVENESS OF CER16 TIFICATE.—A certificate of documentation issued 

17 under paragraph (1) is revoked on the date of the 

18 sale of the vessel or the entity that owns the vessel. 

19 (c) DOCUMENTATION OF LNG TANKERS.—Section 

20 7(b)(3) of the America’s Cup Act of 2011 (Public Law 

21 112–61) is amended by— 

22 (1) striking ‘‘The coastwise endorsement 

23 issued’’ and inserting ‘‘No coastwise endorsement 

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1 (2) striking ‘‘shall expire on’’ and inserting 

2 ‘‘after the’’. 

3 (d) REPLACEMENT VESSEL.—Notwithstanding sec4 tion 208(g)(5) of the American Fisheries Act (Public Law 

5 105–277; 16 U.S.C. 1851 note), a vessel eligible under 

6 section 208(e)(21) of such Act that is replaced under sec7 tion 208(g) of such Act shall be subject to a sideboard 

8 restriction catch limit of zero metric tons in the Bering 

9 Sea and Aleutian Islands and in the Gulf of Alaska unless 

10 that vessel is also a replacement vessel under section 

11 679.4(o)(4) of title 50, Code of Federal Regulations, in 

12 which case such vessel shall not be eligible to be a catcher/ 

13 processor under section 206(b)(2) of such Act. 

14 SEC. 411. POLAR SECURITY CUTTER ACQUISITION REPORT. 

15 Not later than one year after the date of the enact16 ment of this Act, the Commandant of the Coast Guard 

17 shall submit a report to the Committees on Transportation 

18 and Infrastructure and Armed Services of the House of 

19 Representatives, and the Committees on Commerce, 

20 Science and Transportation and Armed Services of the 

21 Senate on— 

22 (1) the extent to which specifications, key draw23 ings, and detail design for the Polar Security Cutter 

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1 (2) the extent to which Polar Security Cutter 

2 hulls numbers one, two, and three are science ready; 

3 and 

4 (3) what actions will be taken to ensure that 

5 Polar Security Cutter hull number four is science ca6 pable, as described in the National Academies of 

7 Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine’s Committee on 

8 Polar Icebreaker Cost Assessment letter report enti9 tled ‘‘Acquisition and Operation of Polar Ice10 breakers: Fulfilling the Nation’s Needs’’ and dated 

11 July 11, 2017. 

12 SEC. 412. SENSE OF THE CONGRESS ON THE NEED FOR A 

13 NEW GREAT LAKES ICEBREAKER. 

14 (a) FINDINGS.—The Congress finds the following: 

15 (1) The Great Lakes shipping industry is cru16 cial to the American economy, including the U.S. 

17 manufacturing base, providing important economic 

18 and national security benefits. 

19 (2) A recent study found that the Great Lakes 

20 shipping industry supports 237,000 jobs and tens of 

21 billions of dollars in economic activity. 

22 (3) United States Coast Guard icebreaking ca23 pacity is crucial to full utilization of the Great Lakes 

24 shipping system, as during the winter icebreaking 

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1 delivered and many industries would have to reduce 

2 their production if Coast Guard icebreaking services 

3 were not provided. 

4 (4) Six of the Coast Guard’s nine icebreaking 

5 cutters in the Great Lakes are more than 30 years 

6 old and are frequently inoperable during the winter 

7 icebreaking season, including those that have com8 pleted a recent service life extension program. 

9 (5) During the previous 10 winters, Coast 

10 Guard Great Lakes icebreaking cutters have been in11 operable for an average of 65 cutter-days during the 

12 winter icebreaking season, with this annual lost ca13 pability exceeding 100 cutter-days, with a high of 

14 246 cutter-days during the winter of 2017–2018. 

15 (6) The 2019 ice season provides further proof 

16 that current Coast Guard icebreaking capacity is in17 adequate for the needs of the Great Lakes shipping 

18 industry, as only six of the nine icebreaking cutters 

19 are operational and millions of tons of cargo was not 

20 loaded or was delayed due to inadequate Coast 

21 Guard icebreaking assets during a historically aver22 age winter for Great Lakes ice coverage. 

23 (7) The Congress has authorized the Coast 

24 Guard to acquire a new Great Lakes icebreaker as 

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1 (WLBB–30), the most capable Great Lakes ice2 breaker, and $10 million has been appropriated to 

3 fund the design and initial acquisition work for this 

4 icebreaker. 

5 (8) The Coast Guard has not initiated a new 

6 acquisition program for this Great Lakes icebreaker. 

7 (b) SENSE OF THE CONGRESS.—It is the sense of 

8 the Congress of the United States that a new Coast Guard 

9 icebreaker as capable as Coast Guard Cutter MACKI10 NAW (WLBB–30) is needed on the Great Lakes and the 

11 Coast Guard should acquire this icebreaker as soon as pos12 sible. 

13 SEC. 413. CARGO PREFERENCE STUDY. 

14 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Comptroller General of the 

15 United States shall conduct an audit regarding the en16 forcement of the United States cargo preference program 

17 under section 55305 of title 46, United States Code. 

18 (b) SCOPE.—The audit conducted under subsection 

19 (a) shall include— 

20 (1) a description of the agencies and organiza21 tions required to comply with cargo preference re22 quirements; 

23 (2) an analysis of the compliance or noncompli24 ance of such agencies and organizations with such 

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1 (A) the total amount of international 

2 oceangoing cargo shipped by each such agency 

3 and organization; and 

4 (B) the percentage of such cargo shipped 

5 on cargo preference-compliant vessels; and 

6 (3) an overview of enforcement activities under7 taken by the Maritime Administration from October 

8 14, 2008, until the date of the enactment of this 

9 Act, including a listing of all bills of lading collected 

10 by the Maritime Administration during that period. 

11 (c) REPORT.—Not later than one year after the date 

12 of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall 

13 submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infra14 structure of the House of Representatives and the Com15 mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the 

16 Senate a report detailing the results of the audit and pro17 viding recommendations related to such results. 

18 SEC. 414. INSIDER THREAT PROGRAM. 

19 Not later than 180 days after the date of the enact20 ment of this Act, the Commandant of the Coast Guard 

21 shall brief the Committee on Transportation and Infra22 structure of the House of Representatives and the Com23 mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the 

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1 Threat program to include the monitoring of all Coast 

2 Guard devices, including mobile devices. 

3 SEC. 415. FISHING SAFETY GRANTS. 

4 The cap on the Federal share of the cost of any activ5 ity carried out with a grant under subsections (i) and (j) 

6 of section 4502 of title 46, United States Code, as in effect 

7 prior to the date of enactment of the Frank LoBiondo 

8 Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2018, shall apply to any 

9 funds appropriated under the Consolidated Appropriations 

10 Act, 2017 (Public Law 115–31) for the purpose of making 

11 such grants. 

12 SEC. 416. PLANS FOR DEMONSTRATION PROGRAMS. 

13 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Commandant of the Coast 

14 Guard shall develop plans for demonstration programs 

15 that will assess the feasibility of using unmanned aircraft 

16 systems for surveillance of marine protected areas, the 

17 transit zone, and the Arctic to— 

18 (1) gather regular maritime domain awareness 

19 of such areas; 

20 (2) ensure sufficient response to illegal activi21 ties in marine protected areas, the transit zone, and 

22 the Arctic; and 

23 (3) collaborate with local, State, and Tribal au24 thorities and international partners for surveillance 

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1 (b) REQUIREMENTS.—The plans required under sub2 section (a) shall include— 

3 (1) discussion of the feasibility, safety, and cost 

4 effectiveness of using unmanned aerial vehicles for 

5 the purposes of enhancing maritime domain aware6 ness in marine protected areas; 

7 (2) coordination and communication plans to 

8 facilitate coordination with other relevant Federal, 

9 State, Tribal, and local agencies, and international 

10 partners; 

11 (3) consideration of the potential impacts of 

12 such a demonstration program on the Coast Guard’s 

13 existing unmanned vehicle programs; 

14 (4) an overview of areas that could be surveilled 

15 under such program; 

16 (5) a timeline and technical milestones for the 

17 implementation of such a program; 

18 (6) resource requirements to implement and 

19 sustain such a program; and 

20 (7) the operational benefits of such a program. 

21 (c) REPORT.—Not later than one year after the date 

22 of the enactment of this Act, the Commandant shall brief 

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1 merce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate on the 

2 plans required under subsection (a). 

3 (d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

4 (1) ARCTIC.—The term ‘‘Arctic’’ has the mean5 ing given that term in section 112 of the Arctic Re6 search and Policy Act of 1984 (15 U.S.C. 4111). 

7 (2) MARINE PROTECTED AREA.—The term 

8 ‘‘marine protected area’’ means any discrete area of 

9 the marine environment under a Federal statute. 

10 (3) TRANSIT ZONE.—The term ‘‘transit zone’’ 

11 has the meaning given that term in section 

12 1092(a)(8) of the National Defense Authorization 

13 Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (6 U.S.C. 223(a)(8)). 

14 (4) UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEM.—The term 

15 ‘‘unmanned aircraft system’’ has the meaning given 

16 that term in section 331 of the FAA Modernization 

17 and Reform Act of 2012 (49 U.S.C. 40101 note). 

18 SEC. 417. WATERS DEEMED NOT NAVIGABLE WATERS OF 

19 THE UNITED STATES FOR CERTAIN PUR20 POSES. 

21 The Coalbank Slough in Coos Bay, Oregon, is 

22 deemed to not be navigable waters of the United States 

23 for all purposes of subchapter J of Chapter I of title 33, 

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1 SEC. 418. COAST GUARD HOUSING; STATUS AND AUTHORI2 TIES BRIEFING. 

3 Not later than 180 days after the date of the enact4 ment of this Act, the Commandant of the Coast Guard 

5 shall provide to the Committee on Transportation and In6 frastructure of the House of Representatives and the Com7 mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the 

8 Senate a briefing on Coast Guard housing, including— 

9 (1) a description of the material condition of 

10 Coast Guard housing facilities; 

11 (2) the amount of current Coast Guard housing 

12 construction and deferred maintenance backlogs; 

13 (3) an overview of the manner in which the 

14 Coast Guard manages and maintains housing facili15 ties; 

16 (4) a discussion of whether reauthorizing hous17 ing authorities for the Coast Guard similar to those 

18 provided in section 208 of the Coast Guard Author19 ization Act of 1996 (Public Law 104–324); and 

20 (5) recommendations regarding how the Con21 gress could adjust those authorities to prevent mis22 management of Coast Guard housing facilities. 


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1 SEC. 419. CONVEYANCE OF COAST GUARD PROPERTY AT 

2 POINT SPENCER, ALASKA. 

3 (1) Section 533 of the Coast Guard Authoriza4 tion Act of 2016 (Public Law 114–120) is amended 

5 by adding at the end the following: 

6 ‘‘(f) REMEDIAL ACTIONS.—For purposes of the 

7 transfers under this section, the remedial actions required 

8 under section 120(h) of the Comprehensive Environmental 

9 Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 

10 U.S.C. 9620(h)) may be completed by the United States 

11 Coast Guard after the date of such transfer and a deed 

12 entered into for such transfer shall include a clause grant13 ing the United States Coast Guard access to the property 

14 in any case in which remedial action or corrective action 

15 is found to be necessary after the date of such transfer.’’. 

16 (2) Section 534 of the Coast Guard Authoriza17 tion Act of 2016 (Public Law 114–120) is amended 

18 by— 

19 (A) striking ‘‘Nothing’’ and inserting 

20 ‘‘After the date on which the Secretary of the 

21 Interior conveys land under section 533 of this 

22 Act, nothing’’; and 

23 (B) by inserting ‘‘, with respect to con24 taminants on such land prior to the date on 

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1 SEC. 420. PROHIBITION. 

2 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the department 

3 in which the Coast Guard is operating shall not establish 

4 anchorage grounds on the Hudson River between Yonkers, 

5 New York, and Kingston, New York, under section 7 of 

6 the Rivers and Harbors Appropriations Act of 1915 (33 

7 U.S.C. 471) or chapter 700 of title 46, United States 

8 Code, in addition to any anchorage grounds in effect in 

9 such area on the date of the enactment of this Act. 

10 (b) RESTRICTION.—The Commandant may not es11 tablish or expand any anchorages, outside of the reach on 

12 the Hudson River described in subsection (a) without first 

13 providing notice to the Committee on Transportation and 

14 Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the 

15 Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of 

16 the Senate not later than 180 days prior to the establish17 ment or expansion of any such anchorages. 

18 SEC. 421. CERTIFICATE EXTENSIONS. 

19 Subchapter I of chapter 121 of title 46, United States 

20 Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 

21 section: 

22 ‘‘§ 12108. Authority to extend the duration of vessel 

23 certificates 

24 ‘‘(a) CERTIFICATES.—Provided a vessel is in compli25 ance with inspection requirements in section 3313, the 

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1 is operating may, if he makes the determination described 

2 in subsection (b), extend for a period of not more than 

3 one year an expiring–— 

4 ‘‘(1) certificate of documentation issued for a 

5 vessel under Chapter 121; or 

6 ‘‘(2) certificate of financial responsibility re7 quired for a vessel by Section 1016(a) of the Oil 

8 Pollution Act of 1990 (33 U.S.C. 2716(a)) or Sec9 tion 108 of the Comprehensive Environmental Re10 sponse, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 

11 U.S.C. 9608). 

12 ‘‘(b) DETERMINATION.—The determination referred 

13 to in subsection (a) is a determination that such extension 

14 is required to enable the Coast Guard to— 

15 ‘‘(1) eliminate a backlog in processing applica16 tions for such certificates; or 

17 ‘‘(2) act in response to a national emergency or 

18 natural disaster. 

19 ‘‘(c) MANNER OF EXTENSION.—Any extension grant20 ed under this section may be granted to individual vessels 

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1 TITLE V—REORGANIZATION 

2 SEC. 501. UNINSPECTED COMMERCIAL FISHING INDUSTRY 

3 VESSELS. 

4 (a) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle II of title 46, United 

5 States Code, is amended by striking chapter 45 and insert6 ing the following: 

7 ‘‘CHAPTER 45—UNINSPECTED 

8 COMMERCIAL INDUSTRY VESSELS 

‘‘Sec. 

‘‘4501. Application. 

‘‘4502. Definitions. 

‘‘4503. Safety standards. 

‘‘4504. Vessel construction. 

‘‘4505. Operating stability. 

‘‘4506. Training. 

‘‘4507. Vessel certification. 

‘‘4508. Alternate safety compliance program. 

‘‘4509. Substitute safety compliance program. 

‘‘4510. Enhanced substitute safety compliance program. 

‘‘4511. Prohibited acts. 

‘‘4512. Termination of unsafe operations. 

‘‘4513. Penalties. 

‘‘4514. Compliance; Secretary actions. 

‘‘4515. Exemptions. 

‘‘4516. Regulations; considerations and limitations. 

‘‘4517. Fishing safety grants. 

9 ‘‘§ 4501. Application 

10 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in subsection 

11 (b), this chapter applies to an uninspected vessel that is 

12 a fishing vessel, fish processing vessel, or fish tender ves13 sel. 

14 ‘‘(b) CARRIAGE OF BULK DANGEROUS CARGOES.— 

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1 ‘‘§ 4502. Definitions 

2 ‘‘In this chapter: 

3 ‘‘(1) The term ‘accountable vessel’ means a ves4 sel to which this chapter applies that— 

5 ‘‘(A)(i) was built after December 31, 1988, 

6 or undergoes a major conversion completed 

7 after that date; and 

8 ‘‘(ii) operates with more than 16 individ9 uals on board; or 

10 ‘‘(B) in the case of a fish tender vessel, en11 gages in the Aleutian trade. 

12 ‘‘(2) The term ‘auxiliary craft’ means a vessel 

13 that is carried onboard a fishing vessel and is nor14 mally used to support fishing operations. 

15 ‘‘(3)(A) The term ‘built’ means, with respect to 

16 a vessel, that the vessel’s construction has reached 

17 any of the following stages: 

18 ‘‘(i) The vessel’s keel is laid. 

19 ‘‘(ii) Construction identifiable with the ves20 sel has begun and assembly of that vessel has 

21 commenced comprising of at least 50 metric 

22 tons or one percent of the estimated mass of all 

23 structural material, whichever is less. 

24 ‘‘(B) In the case of a vessel greater than 79 

25 feet in overall length, for purposes of subparagraph 

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1 surveyor affirms that a structure adequate for serv2 ing as a keel for such vessel is in place and identi3 fied for use in the construction of such vessel. 

4 ‘‘(4) The term ‘subject vessel’ means a vessel to 

5 which this chapter applies that— 

6 ‘‘(A) operates beyond 3 nautical miles from 

7 the baseline from which the territorial sea of 

8 the United States is measured or beyond 3 nau9 tical miles from the coastline of the Great 

10 Lakes; 

11 ‘‘(B) operates with more than 16 individ12 uals on board; or 

13 ‘‘(C) in the case of a fish tender vessel, en14 gages in the Aleutian trade. 

15 ‘‘(5) The term ‘substitute-eligible vessel’ means 

16 a fishing vessel or fish tender vessel that is— 

17 ‘‘(A) a subject vessel; 

18 ‘‘(B) at least 50 feet overall in length, and 

19 not more than 180 feet overall in length as list20 ed on the vessel’s certificate of documentation 

21 or certificate of number; and 

22 ‘‘(C) built after February 8, 2016. 


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1 ‘‘§ 4503. Safety standards 

2 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall prescribe 

3 regulations that require that each vessel to which this 

4 chapter applies shall be equipped with— 

5 ‘‘(1) readily accessible fire extinguishers capable 

6 of promptly and effectively extinguishing a flam7 mable or combustible liquid fuel fire; 

8 ‘‘(2) at least one readily accessible life preserver 

9 or other lifesaving device for each individual on 

10 board; 

11 ‘‘(3) an efficient flame arrestor, backfire trap, 

12 or other similar device on the carburetors of each in13 board engine that uses gasoline as fuel; 

14 ‘‘(4) the means to properly and efficiently venti15 late enclosed spaces, including engine and fuel tank 

16 compartments, so as to remove explosive or flam17 mable gases; 

18 ‘‘(5) visual distress signals; 

19 ‘‘(6) other equipment required to minimize the 

20 risk of injury to the crew during vessel operations, 

21 if the Secretary determines that a risk of serious in22 jury exists that can be eliminated or mitigated by 

23 that equipment; and 

24 ‘‘(7) a placard as required by regulations pre25 scribed under section 10603(b). 


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1 ‘‘(b) SUBJECT VESSELS.—In addition to the require2 ments of subsection (a), the Secretary shall prescribe reg3 ulations requiring that subject vessels install, maintain, 

4 and use the following equipment: 

5 ‘‘(1) Alerting and locating equipment, including 

6 emergency position indicating radio beacons. 

7 ‘‘(2)(A) Subject to subparagraph (B), a survival 

8 craft that— 

9 ‘‘(i) ensures that no part of an individual 

10 is immersed in water; and 

11 ‘‘(ii) is sufficient to accommodate all indi12 viduals on board. 

13 ‘‘(B) Except for a nonapplicable vessel, an aux14 iliary craft shall satisfy the equipment requirement 

15 under paragraph (2)(B) if such craft is— 

16 ‘‘(i) necessary for normal fishing oper17 ations; 

18 ‘‘(ii) readily accessible during an emer19 gency; and 

20 ‘‘(iii) capable, in accordance with the Coast 

21 Guard capacity rating, when applicable, of safe22 ly holding all individuals on board the vessel to 

23 which the craft functions as an auxiliary. 


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1 ‘‘(3) At least one readily accessible immersion 

2 suit for each individual on board the vessel when op3 erating on the waters described in section 3102. 

4 ‘‘(4) Marine radio communications equipment 

5 sufficient to effectively communicate with a land6 based search and rescue facility. 

7 ‘‘(5) Navigation equipment, including com8 passes, nautical charts, and publications. 

9 ‘‘(6) First aid equipment and medical supplies 

10 sufficient for the size and area of operation of the 

11 vessel. 

12 ‘‘(7) Ground tackle sufficient for the vessel. 

13 ‘‘(c) ACCOUNTABLE VESSELS.—In addition to the re14 quirements described in subsections (a) and (b), the Sec15 retary may prescribe regulations establishing minimum 

16 safety standards for accountable vessels, including stand17 ards relating to— 

18 ‘‘(1) navigation equipment, including radars 

19 and fathometers; 

20 ‘‘(2) lifesaving equipment, immersion suits, sig21 naling devices, bilge pumps, bilge alarms, life rails, 

22 and grab rails; 

23 ‘‘(3) fire protection and firefighting equipment, 

24 including fire alarms and portable and semiportable 

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1 ‘‘(4) use and installation of insulation material; 

2 ‘‘(5) storage methods for flammable or combus3 tible material; and 

4 ‘‘(6) fuel, ventilation, and electrical systems. 

5 ‘‘§ 4504. Vessel construction 

6 ‘‘A vessel to which this chapter applies shall be con7 structed in a manner that provides a level of safety equiva8 lent to the minimum safety standards the Secretary may 

9 establish for recreational vessels under section 4302, if the 

10 vessel is— 

11 ‘‘(1) is a subject vessel; 

12 ‘‘(2) less than 50 feet overall in length; and 

13 ‘‘(3) built after January 1, 2010. 

14 ‘‘§ 4505. Operating stability 

15 ‘‘(a) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary shall prescribe 

16 regulations for the operating stability of a vessel to which 

17 this chapter applies— 

18 ‘‘(1) that was built after December 31, 1989; or 

19 ‘‘(2) the physical characteristics of which are 

20 substantially altered after December 31, 1989, in a 

21 manner that affects the vessel’s operating stability. 

22 ‘‘(b) EVIDENCE OF COMPLIANCE.—The Secretary 

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1 viding insurance for the vessel or by another qualified per2 son approved by the Secretary. 

3 ‘‘§ 4506. Training 

4 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The individual in charge of a 

5 subject vessel must pass a training program approved by 

6 the Secretary that meets the requirements of subsection 

7 (b) and hold a valid certificate issued under that program. 

8 ‘‘(b) TRAINING PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS.—The 

9 training program shall— 

10 ‘‘(1) be based on professional knowledge and 

11 skill obtained through sea service and hands-on 

12 training, including training in seamanship, stability, 

13 collision prevention, navigation, firefighting and pre14 vention, damage control, personal survival, emer15 gency medical care, emergency drills, and weather; 

16 ‘‘(2) require an individual to demonstrate abil17 ity to communicate in an emergency situation and 

18 understand information found in navigation publica19 tions; 

20 ‘‘(3) recognize and give credit for recent past 

21 experience in fishing vessel operation; and 

22 ‘‘(4) provide for issuance of a certificate to an 

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1 ‘‘(c) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary shall prescribe 

2 regulations implementing this subsection. The regulations 

3 shall require that an individual who is issued a certificate 

4 under subsection (b)(4) must complete refresher training 

5 at least once every 5 years as a condition of maintaining 

6 the validity of the certificate. 

7 ‘‘(d) ELECTRONIC DATABASE.—The Secretary shall 

8 establish an electronic database listing the names of indi9 viduals who have participated in and received a certificate 

10 confirming successful completion of a training program 

11 approved by the Secretary under this section. 

12 ‘‘§ 4507. Vessel certification 

13 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—A vessel to which this section ap14 plies may not be operated unless the vessel— 

15 ‘‘(1) meets all survey and classification require16 ments prescribed by the American Bureau of Ship17 ping or another similarly qualified organization ap18 proved by the Secretary; and 

19 ‘‘(2) has on board a certificate issued by the 

20 American Bureau of Shipping or such other organi21 zation evidencing compliance with this subsection. 

22 ‘‘(b) APPLICATION.— 

23 ‘‘(1) Except as provided in section 4509, this 

24 section applies to a fish processing vessel to which 

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1 ‘‘(A) is built after July 27, 1990; or 

2 ‘‘(B) undergoes a major conversion com3 pleted after that date. 

4 ‘‘(2)(A) Except as provided in subparagraph 

5 (B), this section applies to a subject vessel that is 

6 at least 50 feet overall in length and is built after 

7 July 1, 2013. 

8 ‘‘(B) This section does not apply to a sub9 stitute-eligible vessel if such vessel complies with— 

10 ‘‘(i) the substitute safety compliance pro11 gram established under section 4509; or 

12 ‘‘(ii) the enhanced substitute safety compli13 ance program established by the Secretary 

14 under section 4510. 

15 ‘‘§ 4508. Alternate safety compliance program 

16 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.— 

17 ‘‘(1) The Secretary shall establish an alternate 

18 safety compliance program developed in coordination 

19 with the commercial fishing industry. 

20 ‘‘(2) The program established under paragraph 

21 (1) may include requirements for— 

22 ‘‘(A) a specific region or fishery (or both); 

23 and 

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1 ‘‘(b) VESSELS REQUIRED TO COMPLY.—Beginning 

2 on the date that is 3 years after the date the Secretary 

3 prescribes an alternate safety compliance program, the fol4 lowing vessels shall comply with such program: 

5 ‘‘(1) A subject vessel that is— 

6 ‘‘(A) at least 50 feet overall in length; 

7 ‘‘(B) built before July 1, 2013; and 

8 ‘‘(C) 25 years of age or older. 

9 ‘‘(2) A fishing vessel, fish processing vessel, or 

10 fish tender vessel built before July 1, 2013, that un11 dergoes a major conversion completed after the date 

12 the Secretary prescribes an alternate safety compli13 ance program. 

14 ‘‘(c) EXEMPT VESSELS.— 

15 ‘‘(1) Notwithstanding subsection (b), vessels 

16 owned by a person that owns more than 30 vessels 

17 subject to that subsection are not required to comply 

18 with alternate safety compliance program require19 ments until January 1, 2030, if that owner— 

20 ‘‘(A) enters into a compliance agreement 

21 with the Secretary that provides for a fixed 

22 schedule for all such vessels owned by that per23 son to meet requirements of such paragraph by 

24 such date; and 

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1 ‘‘(2) A subject vessel that was classed before 

2 July 1, 2012, is exempt from the requirements of 

3 this section if such vessel— 

4 ‘‘(A) remains subject to the requirements 

5 of a classification society approved by the Sec6 retary; and 

7 ‘‘(B) has on board a certificate from that 

8 society. 

9 ‘‘§ 4509. Substitute safety compliance program 

10 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall establish a 

11 substitute safety compliance program for substitute-eligi12 ble vessels that includes the following requirements: 

13 ‘‘(1) A substitute-eligible vessel shall be de14 signed by an individual licensed by a State as a 

15 naval architect or marine engineer, and the design 

16 shall incorporate standards equivalent to those pre17 scribed by a classification society to which the Sec18 retary has delegated authority under section 3316 or 

19 another qualified organization approved by the Sec20 retary for purposes of this paragraph. 

21 ‘‘(2) Construction of a substitute-eligible vessel 

22 shall be overseen and certified as being in accord23 ance with its design by a marine surveyor of an or24 ganization accepted by the Secretary. 

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1 ‘‘(A) complete a stability test performed by 

2 a qualified individual; 

3 ‘‘(B) have written stability and loading in4 structions from a qualified individual that are 

5 provided to the owner or operator; and 

6 ‘‘(C) have an assigned loading mark. 

7 ‘‘(4) A substitute-eligible vessel shall not be 

8 substantially altered without the review and approval 

9 of an individual licensed by a State as a naval archi10 tect or marine engineer before the beginning of such 

11 substantial alteration. 

12 ‘‘(5) A substitute-eligible vessel shall undergo a 

13 condition survey at least twice in 5 years, with not 

14 more than 3 years between surveys, to the satisfac15 tion of a marine surveyor of an organization accept16 ed by the Secretary. 

17 ‘‘(6) A substitute-eligible vessel shall undergo 

18 an out-of-water survey at least once every 5 years to 

19 the satisfaction of a certified marine surveyor of an 

20 organization accepted by the Secretary. 

21 ‘‘(7) Once every 5 years, and at the time of a 

22 substantial alteration to a substitute-eligible vessel, 

23 compliance of the vessel with the requirements of 

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1 ‘‘(8) For the life of a substitute-eligible vessel, 

2 the owner of the vessel shall maintain records to 

3 demonstrate compliance with this subsection and 

4 make such records readily available for inspection by 

5 an official authorized to enforce this chapter. 

6 ‘‘(b) COMPLIANCE.—Section 4507 of this title shall 

7 not apply to a substitute-eligible vessel that complies with 

8 the requirements of the program established under this 

9 section. 

10 ‘‘(c) REPORT.—Not later than February 8, 2026, the 

11 Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Transpor12 tation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives 

13 and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor14 tation of the Senate a report that provides an analysis of 

15 the adequacy of the substitute safety compliance program 

16 requirements established under subsection (a) in main17 taining the safety of substitute-eligible fishing vessels and 

18 fish tender vessels and that comply with such require19 ments. 

20 ‘‘§ 4510. Enhanced substitute safety compliance pro21 gram 

22 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—If the report required under sec23 tion 4509(c) includes a determination that the substitute 

24 safety compliance program established under section 

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1 are necessary, then the Secretary may establish an en2 hanced substitute safety compliance program for fishing 

3 vessels or fish tender vessels (or both) that are substitute4 eligible vessels and that comply with the requirements of 

5 section 4509. 

6 ‘‘(b) REQUIREMENTS.—The enhanced substitute 

7 safety compliance program established under this sub8 section shall include requirements for— 

9 ‘‘(1) vessel construction; 

10 ‘‘(2) a vessel stability test; 

11 ‘‘(3) vessel stability and loading instructions; 

12 ‘‘(4) an assigned vessel loading mark; 

13 ‘‘(5) a vessel condition survey at least twice in 

14 5 years, not more than 3 years apart; 

15 ‘‘(6) an out-of-water vessel survey at least once 

16 every 5 years; 

17 ‘‘(7) maintenance of records to demonstrate 

18 compliance with the program, and the availability of 

19 such records for inspection; and 

20 ‘‘(8) such other aspects of vessel safety as the 

21 Secretary considers appropriate. 

22 ‘‘(c) COMPLIANCE.—Section 4507 shall not apply to 

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1 ‘‘§ 4511. Prohibited acts 

2 ‘‘A person may not operate a vessel in violation of 

3 this chapter or a regulation prescribed under this chapter. 

4 ‘‘§ 4512. Termination of unsafe operations 

5 ‘‘An official authorized to enforce this chapter— 

6 ‘‘(1) may direct the individual in charge of a 

7 vessel to which this chapter applies to immediately 

8 take reasonable steps necessary for the safety of in9 dividuals on board the vessel if the official observes 

10 the vessel being operated in an unsafe condition that 

11 the official believes creates an especially hazardous 

12 condition, including ordering the individual in charge 

13 to return the vessel to a mooring and to remain 

14 there until the situation creating the hazard is cor15 rected or ended; and 

16 ‘‘(2) may order the individual in charge of an 

17 uninspected fish processing vessel that does not have 

18 on board the certificate required under section 4507 

19 to return the vessel to a mooring and to remain 

20 there until the vessel is in compliance with such sec21 tion, unless the vessel is required to comply with sec22 tion 4508. 

23 ‘‘§ 4513. Penalties 

24 ‘‘(a) CIVIL PENALTY.—The owner, charterer, man25 aging operator, agent, master, and individual in charge of 

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1 violation of this chapter or a regulation prescribed under 

2 this chapter may each be assessed a civil penalty by the 

3 Secretary of not more than $10,260. Any vessel with re4 spect to which a penalty is assessed under this subsection 

5 is liable in rem for the penalty. 

6 ‘‘(b) CRIMINAL PENALTIES.—An individual willfully 

7 violating this chapter or a regulation prescribed under this 

8 chapter shall be fined not more than $5,000, imprisoned 

9 for not more than one year, or both. 

10 ‘‘§ 4514. Compliance; Secretary actions 

11 ‘‘To ensure compliance with the requirements of this 

12 chapter, the Secretary— 

13 ‘‘(1) shall require the individual in charge of a 

14 subject vessel to keep a record of equipment mainte15 nance, and required instruction and drills; 

16 ‘‘(2) shall examine at dockside a subject vessel 

17 at least once every 5 years, but may require an exam 

18 at dockside every 2 years for certain subject vessels 

19 if requested by the owner or operator; and 

20 ‘‘(3) shall issue a certificate of compliance to a 

21 vessel meeting the requirements of this chapter and 

22 satisfying the requirements of paragraph (2). 

23 ‘‘§ 4515. Exemptions 

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1 retary (including regulations on special operating condi2 tions), the Secretary finds that— 

3 ‘‘(1) good cause exists for granting an exemp4 tion; and 

5 ‘‘(2) the safety of the vessel and those on board 

6 will not be adversely affected. 

7 ‘‘§ 4516. Regulations; considerations and limitations 

8 ‘‘In prescribing a regulation under this chapter, the 

9 Secretary— 

10 ‘‘(1) shall consider the specialized nature and 

11 economics of the operations and the character, de12 sign, and construction of the vessel; and 

13 ‘‘(2) may not require the alteration of a vessel 

14 or associated equipment that was constructed or 

15 manufactured before the effective date of such regu16 lation. 

17 ‘‘§ 4517. Fishing safety grants 

18 ‘‘(a) SAFETY TRAINING GRANTS.— 

19 ‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary of 

20 Health and Human Services shall establish a Fish21 ing Safety Training Grant Program to provide fund22 ing to municipalities, port authorities, other appro23 priate public entities, not-for-profit organizations, 

24 and other qualified persons that provide commercial 

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1 ‘‘(2) USE OF FUNDS.—Entities receiving funds 

2 under this section may use such funds— 

3 ‘‘(A) to conduct fishing vessel safety train4 ing for vessel operators and crewmembers 

5 that— 

6 ‘‘(i) in the case of vessel operators, 

7 meets the requirements of section 4506; 

8 and 

9 ‘‘(ii) in the case of crewmembers, 

10 meets the requirements of sections 

11 4506(b)(1), 4506(b)(4), 4506(c), and 

12 4506(d), and such requirements of section 

13 4506(b)(2) as are appropriate for crew14 members; and 

15 ‘‘(B) for purchase of safety equipment and 

16 training aids for use in such fishing vessel safe17 ty training programs. 

18 ‘‘(3) AWARD CRITERIA.—The Secretary of 

19 Health and Human Services, in consultation with 

20 and based on criteria established by the Com21 mandant of the Coast Guard, shall award grants 

22 under this subsection on a competitive basis. 

23 ‘‘(4) LIMITATION ON FEDERAL SHARE OF

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1 carried out with a grant under this subsection shall 

2 not exceed 50 percent. 

3 ‘‘(5) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 

4 There is authorized to be appropriated $3,000,000 

5 for each of fiscal years 2020 and 2021 for grants 

6 under this subsection. 

7 ‘‘(b) RESEARCH GRANT PROGRAM.— 

8 ‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary of 

9 Health and Human Services shall establish a Fish10 ing Safety Research Grant Program to provide fund11 ing to individuals in academia, not-for-profit organi12 zations, businesses involved in fishing and maritime 

13 matters, and other persons with expertise in fishing 

14 safety, to conduct research on methods of improving 

15 the safety of the commercial fishing industry, includ16 ing vessel design, emergency and survival equipment, 

17 enhancement of vessel monitoring systems, commu18 nications devices, de-icing technology, and severe 

19 weather detection. 

20 ‘‘(2) AWARD CRITERIA.—The Secretary of 

21 Health and Human Services, in consultation with 

22 and based on criteria established by the Com23 mandant of the Coast Guard, shall award grants 

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1 ‘‘(3) LIMITATION ON FEDERAL SHARE OF

2 COST.—The Federal share of the cost of any activity 

3 carried out with a grant under this subsection shall 

4 not exceed 50 percent. 

5 ‘‘(4) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 

6 There is authorized to be appropriated $3,000,000 

7 for each fiscal year 2020 and 2021 for activities 

8 under this subsection.’’. 

9 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 3104(d) of 

10 title 46, United States Code, is amended by striking 

11 ‘‘under section 4503(d)’’ and inserting ‘‘under section 

12 4502(3)’’. 

13 (c) SAFETY STANDARDS.—Not later than 90 days 

14 after the date of the enactment of this Act, and without 

15 regard to the provisions of chapters 5 and 6 of title 5, 

16 United States Code, the Secretary of the department in 

17 which the Coast Guard is operating shall promulgate the 

18 regulations required by section 4503(b) of title 46, United 

19 States Code, as amended by this section. 

20 SEC. 502. TRANSFERS. 

21 (a) TRANSFERS OF PROVISIONS.— 

22 (1) IN GENERAL.— 

23 (A) Section 215 of the Coast Guard and 

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1 nated as section 321 of title 14, United States 

2 Code, transferred to appear after section 320 of 

3 that title, and amended so that the enumerator, 

4 section heading, typeface, and typestyle conform 

5 to those appearing in other sections in title 14, 

6 United States Code. 

7 (B) Section 406 of the Maritime Transpor8 tation Security Act of 2002 (Public Law (107– 

9 295; 14 U.S.C. 501 note) is redesignated as 

10 section 719 of title 14, United States Code, 

11 transferred to appear after section 718 of that 

12 title, and amended so that the enumerator, sec13 tion heading, typeface, and typestyle conform to 

14 those appearing in other sections in title 14, 

15 United States Code. 

16 (C) Section 1110 of title 14, United States 

17 Code, is redesignated as section 5110 of that 

18 title, and transferred to appear after section 

19 5109 of that title. 

20 (D) ELEVATION OF DISPUTES TO THE

21 CHIEF ACQUISITION OFFICER.— 

22 (i) Strike section 401(e) of the Coast 

23 Guard Authorization Act of 2010 (Public 

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1 (ii) insert after section 1109 of title 

2 14, United States Code, the following: 

3 ‘‘§ 1110. Elevation of Disputes to the Chief Acquisi4 tion Officer 

5 ‘‘If, after 90 days following the elevation to the Chief 

6 Acquisition Officer of any design or other dispute regard7 ing level 1 or level 2 acquisition, the dispute remains unre8 solved, the Commandant shall provide to the appropriate 

9 congressional committees a detailed description of the 

10 issue and the rationale underlying the decision taken by 

11 the Chief Acquisition Officer to resolve the issue.’’. 

12 (E) Section 217 of the Coast Guard Au13 thorization Act of 2010 (Public Law 111–281; 

14 14 U.S.C. 504 note)— 

15 (i) is redesignated as section 5111 of 

16 title 14, United States Code, transferred to 

17 appear after section 5110 of that title, and 

18 amended so that the enumerator, section 

19 heading, typeface, and typestyle conform to 

20 those appearing in other sections in title 

21 14, United States Code; and 

22 (ii) is amended— 

23 (I) by striking the heading and 

24 inserting the following: 


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1 ‘‘§ 5111. Sexual assault and sexual harassment in the 

2 Coast Guard’’; and 

3 (II) in subsection (b), by adding 

4 at the end the following: 

5 ‘‘(5)(A) The number of instances in which a 

6 covered individual was accused of misconduct or 

7 crimes considered collateral to the investigation of a 

8 sexual assault committed against the individual. 

9 ‘‘(B) The number of instances in which adverse 

10 action was taken against a covered individual who 

11 was accused of collateral misconduct or crimes as 

12 described in subparagraph (A). 

13 ‘‘(C) The percentage of investigations of sexual 

14 assaults that involved an accusation or adverse ac15 tion against a covered individual as described in sub16 paragraphs (A) and (B). 

17 ‘‘(D) In this paragraph, the term ‘covered indi18 vidual’ means an individual who is identified as a 

19 victim of a sexual assault in the case files of a mili20 tary criminal investigative organization.’’. 

21 (F) Section 305 of title 46, United States 

22 Code, is amended— 

23 (i) by striking ‘‘The Federal’’ and in24 serting ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Federal’’; 

25 (ii) by inserting after section (a) the 

26 following: 


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1 ‘‘(b) TRANSPARENCY.— 

2 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Beginning not later than 

3 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the 

4 Federal Maritime Commission shall submit to the 

5 Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor6 tation of the Senate and the Committee on Trans7 portation and Infrastructure of the House of Rep8 resentatives biannual reports that describe the Com9 mission’s progress toward addressing the issues 

10 raised in each unfinished regulatory proceeding, re11 gardless of whether the proceeding is subject to a 

12 statutory or regulatory deadline. 

13 ‘‘(2) FORMAT OF REPORTS.—Each report under 

14 paragraph (1) shall, among other things, clearly 

15 identify for each unfinished regulatory proceeding— 

16 ‘‘(A) the popular title; 

17 ‘‘(B) the current stage of the proceeding; 

18 ‘‘(C) an abstract of the proceeding; 

19 ‘‘(D) what prompted the action in ques20 tion; 

21 ‘‘(E) any applicable statutory, regulatory, 

22 or judicial deadline; 

23 ‘‘(F) the associated docket number; 

24 ‘‘(G) the date the rulemaking was initi25 ated; 


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1 ‘‘(H) a date for the next action; and 

2 ‘‘(I) if a date for the next action identified 

3 in the previous report is not met, the reason for 

4 the delay.’’; and 

5 (iii) in subsection (b), as so redesig6 nated— 

7 (I) by inserting ‘‘REPORTS.—’’ 

8 before paragraph (1); 

9 (II) in paragraph (1)— 

10 (aa) by striking ‘‘Beginning 

11 not later than 60 days after the 

12 date of enactment of this Act,’’ 

13 and inserting ‘‘In conjunction 

14 with the transmittal by the Presi15 dent to the Congress of the budg16 et of the United States for fiscal 

17 year 2021 and biennially there18 after,’’; and 

19 (bb) by striking ‘‘biannual 

20 reports’’ and inserting ‘‘reports’’; 

21 and 

22 (III) in paragraph (2), by strik23 ing ‘‘subsection (a)’’ and inserting 

24 ‘‘paragraph (1)’’. 


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1 (G) Section 7 of the Rivers and Harbors 

2 Appropriations Act of 1915 (33 U.S.C. 471) is 

3 redesignated as section 70007 of title 46, 

4 United States Code, transferred to appear after 

5 section 70006 of that title, and amended so 

6 that the enumerator, section heading, typeface, 

7 and typestyle conform to those appearing in 

8 other sections in title 46, United States Code. 

9 (2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.— 

10 (A) The analysis for chapter 3 of title 14, 

11 United States Code, as amended by this Act, is 

12 further amended by adding at the end the fol13 lowing: 

‘‘321. Redistricting notification.’’. 

14 (B) The analysis for chapter 7 of title 14, 

15 United States Code, as amended by this Act, is 

16 further amended by adding at the end the fol17 lowing: 

‘‘719. VHF communication services.’’. 

18 (C) The analysis for chapter 11 of title 14, 

19 United States Code, is amended by striking the 

20 item relating to section 1110 and inserting the 

21 following: 

‘‘1110. Elevation of disputes to the Chief Acquisition Officer.’’. 


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1 (D) The analysis for chapter 51 of title 14, 

2 United States Code, is amended by adding at 

3 the end the following: 

‘‘5110. Mission need statement. 

‘‘5111. Sexual assault and sexual harassment in the Coast Guard.’’. 

4 (E) The analysis for chapter 700 of title 

5 46, United States Code, is amended by insert6 ing after the item relating to section 70005 the 

7 following: 

‘‘70006. Establishment by the Secretary of Homeland Security of anchorage 

grounds and regulations generally.’’. 

8 (b) TRANSFERS.— 

9 (1) SECTION 204 OF THE MARINE TRANSPOR10 TATION SECURITY ACT.— 

11 (A) Strike section 204 of the Maritime 

12 Transportation Security Act of 2002 (33 U.S.C. 

13 1902a). 

14 (B) Section 3 of the Act to Prevent Pollu15 tion from Ships (33 U.S.C. 1902)— 

16 (i) is amended by redesignating sub17 sections (e) through (i) as subsections (f) 

18 through (j) respectively; and 

19 (ii) by inserting after subsection (d) 

20 the following: 

21 ‘‘(e) DISCHARGE OF AGRICULTURAL CARGO RES22 IDUE.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 

23 discharge from a vessel of any agricultural cargo residue 


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1 material in the form of hold washings shall be governed 

2 exclusively by the provisions of the Act to Prevent Pollu3 tion from Ships (33 U.S.C. 1901 et seq.) that implement 

4 Annex V to the International Convention for the Preven5 tion of Pollution from Ships.’’. 

6 (2) LNG TANKERS.— 

7 (A) Strike section 304 of the Coast Guard 

8 and Maritime Transportation Act of 2006 

9 (Public Law 109–241; 120 Stat. 527); and 

10 (B) Amend section 5(i) of the Deepwater 

11 Port Act of 1974 (33 U.S.C. 1504) by adding 

12 at the end the following: 

13 ‘‘(j) LNG TANKERS.— 

14 ‘‘(1) PROGRAM.—The Secretary of Transpor15 tation shall develop and implement a program to 

16 promote the transportation of liquefied natural gas 

17 to the United States on United States flag vessels. 

18 ‘‘(2) INFORMATION TO BE PROVIDED.—When 

19 the Coast Guard is operating as a contributing agen20 cy in the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s 

21 shoreside licensing process for a liquefied natural 

22 gas or liquefied petroleum gas terminal located on 

23 shore or within State seaward boundaries, the Coast 

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1 water Port Act of 1974 (33 U.S.C. 1504(c)(2)(K)) 

2 with respect to vessels reasonably anticipated to be 

3 servicing that port.’’. 

4 SEC. 503. REPEALS. 

5 (a) LICENSE EXEMPTIONS; REPEAL OF OBSOLETE

6 PROVISIONS.— 

7 (1) SERVICE UNDER LICENSES ISSUED WITH8 OUT EXAMINATION.— 

9 (A) REPEAL.—Section 8303 of title 46, 

10 United States Code, and the item relating to 

11 that section in the analysis for chapter 83 of 

12 that title, are repealed. 

13 (B) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 

14 14305(a)(10) of title 46, United States Code, is 

15 amended by striking ‘‘sections 8303 and 8304’’ 

16 and inserting ‘‘section 8304’’. 

17 (2) STANDARDS FOR TANK VESSELS OF THE

18 UNITED STATES.—Section 9102 of title 46, United 

19 States Code, is amended— 

20 (A) by striking ‘‘(a)’’ before the first sen21 tence; and 

22 (B) by striking subsection (b). 

23 (b) REPEAL.—Section 343 of the Maritime Transpor24 tation Security Act of 2002 (Public Law 107–295; 116 

25 Stat. 2106) is repealed. 


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1 (c) ACCIDENT AND INCIDENT NOTIFICATION.—Sub2 section (c) of section 9 of the Pipeline Safety, Regulatory 

3 Certainty, and Job Creation Act of 2011 (Public Law 

4 112–90; 125 Stat 1912)) is repealed and is deemed not 

5 to have been enacted. 

6 TITLE VI—TECHNICAL, CON7 FORMING, AND CLARIFYING 

8 AMENDMENTS 

9 SEC. 601. MARITIME TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM. 

10 (a) MARITIME TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM.—Section 

11 312(b)(4) of title 14, United States Code, is amended by 

12 striking ‘‘marine transportation system’’ and inserting 

13 ‘‘maritime transportation system’’. 

14 (b) CLARIFICATION OF REFERENCE TO MARINE

15 TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM PROGRAMS.—Section 

16 50307(a) of title 46, United States Code, is amended by 

17 striking ‘‘marine transportation’’ and inserting ‘‘maritime 

18 transportation’’; 

19 SEC. 602. REFERENCES TO ‘‘PERSONS’’ AND ‘‘SEAMEN’’. 

20 (a) TECHNICAL CORRECTION OF REFERENCES TO

21 ‘‘PERSONS’’.—Title 14, United States Code, is amended 

22 as follows: 

23 (1) In section 312(d), by striking ‘‘persons’’ 

24 and inserting ‘‘individuals’’. 


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1 (2) In section 313(d)(2)(B), by striking ‘‘per2 son’’ and inserting ‘‘individual’’. 

3 (3) In section 504— 

4 (A) in subsection (a)(19)(B), by striking 

5 ‘‘a person’’ and inserting ‘‘an individual’’; and 

6 (B) in subsection (c)(4), by striking ‘‘sea7 men;’’ and inserting ‘‘mariners;’’. 

8 (4) In section 521, by striking ‘‘persons’’ each 

9 place it appears and inserting ‘‘individuals’’. 

10 (5) In section 522— 

11 (A) by striking ‘‘a person’’ the first place 

12 it appears and inserting ‘‘an individual’’; and 

13 (B) by striking ‘‘person’’ the second and 

14 third place it appears and inserting ‘‘indi15 vidual’’. 

16 (6) In section 525(a)(1)(C)(ii), by striking 

17 ‘‘person’’ and inserting ‘‘individual’’. 

18 (7) In section 526— 

19 (A) by striking ‘‘person’’ each place it ap20 pears and inserting ‘‘individual’’; and 

21 (B) by striking ‘‘persons’’ each place it ap22 pears and inserting ‘‘individuals’’. 

23 (8) In section 709— 

24 (A) by striking ‘‘persons’’ and inserting 

25 ‘‘individuals’’; and 


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1 (B) by striking ‘‘person’’ and inserting ‘‘in2 dividual’’. 

3 (9) In section 933(b), by striking ‘‘Every per4 son’’ and inserting ‘‘An individual’’. 

5 (10) In section 1102(d), by striking ‘‘persons’’ 

6 and inserting ‘‘individuals’’. 

7 (11) In section 1902(b)(3)— 

8 (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘per9 son or persons’’ and inserting ‘‘individual or in10 dividuals’’; and 

11 (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘per12 son’’ and inserting ‘‘individual’’. 

13 (12) In section 1941(b), by striking ‘‘persons’’ 

14 and inserting ‘‘individuals’’. 

15 (13) In section 2101(b), by striking ‘‘person’’ 

16 and inserting ‘‘individual’’. 

17 (14) In section 2102(c), by striking ‘‘A person’’ 

18 and inserting ‘‘An individual’’. 

19 (15) In section 2104(b)— 

20 (A) by striking ‘‘persons’’ and inserting 

21 ‘‘individuals’’; and 

22 (B) by striking ‘‘A person’’ and inserting 

23 ‘‘An individual’’. 

24 (16) In section 2118(d), by striking ‘‘person’’ 

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1 (17) In section 2147(d), by striking ‘‘a person’’ 

2 and inserting ‘‘an individual’’. 

3 (18) In section 2150(f), by striking ‘‘person’’ 

4 and inserting ‘‘individual who is’’. 

5 (19) In section 2161(b), by striking ‘‘person’’ 

6 and inserting ‘‘individual’’. 

7 (20) In section 2317— 

8 (A) by striking ‘‘persons’’ and inserting 

9 ‘‘individuals’’; 

10 (B) by striking ‘‘person’’ each place it ap11 pears and inserting ‘‘individual’’; and 

12 (C) in subsection (c)(2), by striking ‘‘per13 son’s’’ and inserting ‘‘individual’s’’. 

14 (21) In section 2531— 

15 (A) by striking ‘‘person’’ each place it ap16 pears and inserting ‘‘individual’’; and 

17 (B) by striking ‘‘persons’’ each place it ap18 pears and inserting ‘‘individuals’’. 

19 (22) In section 2709, by striking ‘‘persons’’ and 

20 inserting ‘‘individuals’’. 

21 (23) In section 2710— 

22 (A) by striking ‘‘persons’’ and inserting 

23 ‘‘individuals’’; and 

24 (B) by striking ‘‘person’’ each place it ap25 pears and inserting ‘‘individual’’. 


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1 (24) In section 2711(b), by striking ‘‘person’’ 

2 and inserting ‘‘individual’’. 

3 (25) In section 2732, by striking ‘‘a person’’ 

4 and inserting ‘‘an individual’’. 

5 (26) In section 2733— 

6 (A) by striking ‘‘A person’’ and inserting 

7 ‘‘An individual’’; and 

8 (B) by striking ‘‘that person’’ and insert9 ing ‘‘that individual’’. 

10 (27) In section 2734, by striking ‘‘person’’ each 

11 place it appears and inserting ‘‘individual’’. 

12 (28) In section 2735, by striking ‘‘a person’’ 

13 and inserting ‘‘an individual’’. 

14 (29) In section 2736, by striking ‘‘person’’ and 

15 inserting ‘‘individual’’. 

16 (30) In section 2737, by striking ‘‘a person’’ 

17 and inserting ‘‘an individual’’. 

18 (31) In section 2738, by striking ‘‘person’’ and 

19 inserting ‘‘individual’’. 

20 (32) In section 2739, by striking ‘‘person’’ and 

21 inserting ‘‘individual’’. 

22 (33) In section 2740— 

23 (A) by striking ‘‘person’’ and inserting ‘‘in24 dividual’’; and 


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1 (B) by striking ‘‘one’’ the second place it 

2 appears. 

3 (34) In section 2741— 

4 (A) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘a per5 son’’ and inserting ‘‘an individual’’; 

6 (B) in subsection (b)(1), by striking ‘‘per7 son’s’’ and inserting ‘‘individual’s’’; and 

8 (C) in subsection (b)(2), by striking ‘‘per9 son’’ and inserting ‘‘individual’’. 

10 (35) In section 2743, by striking ‘‘person’’ each 

11 place it appears and inserting ‘‘individual’’. 

12 (36) In section 2744— 

13 (A) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘a per14 son’’ and inserting ‘‘an individual’’; and 

15 (B) in subsections (a) and (c), by striking 

16 ‘‘person’’ each place it appears and inserting 

17 ‘‘individual’’. 

18 (37) In section 2745, by striking ‘‘person’’ and 

19 inserting ‘‘individual’’. 

20 (38)(A) In section 2761— 

21 (i) in the section heading, by striking 

22 ‘‘Persons’’ and inserting ‘‘Individuals’’; 

23 (ii) by striking ‘‘persons’’ and inserting 

24 ‘‘individuals’’; and 


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1 (iii) by striking ‘‘person’’ and inserting 

2 ‘‘individual’’. 

3 (B) In the analysis for chapter 27, by striking 

4 the item relating to section 2761 and inserting the 

5 following: 

‘‘2761. Individuals discharged as a result of court-martial; allowances to.’’. 

6 (39)(A) In the heading for section 2767, by 

7 striking ‘‘persons’’ and inserting ‘‘individuals’’. 

8 (B) In the analysis for chapter 27, by striking 

9 the item relating to section 2767 and inserting the 

10 following: 

‘‘2767. Reimbursement for medical-related travel expenses for certain individuals 

residing on islands in the continental United States.’’. 

11 (40) In section 2769— 

12 (A) by striking ‘‘a person’s’’ and inserting 

13 ‘‘an individual’s’’; and 

14 (B) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘person’’ 

15 and inserting ‘‘individual’’. 

16 (41) In section 2772(a)(2), by striking ‘‘per17 son’’ and inserting ‘‘individual’’. 

18 (42) In section 2773— 

19 (A) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘per20 sons’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘indi21 viduals’’; and 

22 (B) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘a per23 son’’ and inserting ‘‘an individual’’. 


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1 (43) In section 2775, by striking ‘‘person’’ each 

2 place it appears and inserting ‘‘individual’’. 

3 (44) In section 2776, by striking ‘‘person’’ and 

4 inserting ‘‘individual’’. 

5 (45)(A) In section 2777 in the heading, by 

6 striking ‘‘persons’’ and inserting ‘‘individuals’’. 

7 (B) In the analysis for chapter 27, by striking 

8 the item relating to in section 2777 and inserting 

9 the following: 

‘‘2777. Transportation to and from certain places of employment.’’. 

10 (46) In section 2779, by striking ‘‘persons’’ 

11 each place it appears and inserting ‘‘individuals’’. 

12 (47) In section 2902(c), by striking ‘‘person’’ 

13 and inserting ‘‘individual’’. 

14 (48) In section 2903(b), by striking ‘‘person’’ 

15 and inserting ‘‘individual’’. 

16 (49) In section 2904(b)(1)(B), by striking ‘‘a 

17 person’’ and inserting ‘‘an individual’’. 

18 (50) In section 3706— 

19 (A) by striking ‘‘a person’’ and inserting 

20 ‘‘an individual’’; and 

21 (B) by striking ‘‘person’s’’ and inserting 

22 ‘‘individual’s’’. 

23 (51) In section 3707— 

24 (A) in subsection (c)— 


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1 (i) by striking ‘‘person’’ and inserting 

2 ‘‘individual’’; and 

3 (ii) by striking ‘‘person’s’’ and insert4 ing ‘‘individual’s’’; and 

5 (B) in subsection (e), by striking ‘‘a per6 son’’ and inserting ‘‘an individual’’. 

7 (52) In section 3708, by striking ‘‘person’’ each 

8 place it appears and inserting ‘‘individual’’. 

9 (53) In section 3738— 

10 (A) by striking ‘‘a person’’ each place it 

11 appears and inserting ‘‘an individual’’; 

12 (B) by striking ‘‘person’s’’ and inserting 

13 ‘‘individual’s’’; and 

14 (C) by striking ‘‘A person’’ and inserting 

15 ‘‘An individual’’. 

16 (b) CORRECTION OF REFERENCES TO PERSONS AND

17 SEAMEN.— 

18 (1) Section 2303a(a) of title 46, United States 

19 Code, is amended by striking ‘‘persons’’ and insert20 ing ‘‘individuals’’. 

21 (2) Section 2306(a)(3) of title 46, United 

22 States Code, is amended to read as follows: 

23 ‘‘(3) An owner, charterer, managing operator, or 

24 agent of a vessel of the United States notifying the Coast 

25 Guard under paragraph (1) or (2) shall— 


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1 ‘‘(A) provide the name and identification num2 ber of the vessel, the names of individuals on board, 

3 and other information that may be requested by the 

4 Coast Guard; and 

5 ‘‘(B) submit written confirmation to the Coast 

6 Guard within 24 hours after nonwritten notification 

7 to the Coast Guard under such paragraphs.’’. 

8 (3) Section 7303 of title 46, United States 

9 Code, is amended by striking ‘‘seaman’’ each place 

10 it appears and inserting ‘‘individual’’. 

11 (4) Section 7319 of title 46, United States 

12 Code, is amended by striking ‘‘seaman’’ each place 

13 it appears and inserting ‘‘individual’’. 

14 (5) Section 7501(b) of title 46, United States 

15 Code, is amended by striking ‘‘seaman’’ and insert16 ing ‘‘holder’’. 

17 (6) Section 7508(b) of title 46, United States 

18 Code, is amended by striking ‘‘individual seamen or 

19 a specifically identified group of seamen’’ and insert20 ing ‘‘an individual or a specifically identified group 

21 of individuals’’. 

22 (7) Section 7510 of title 46, United States 

23 Code, is amended— 


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1 (A) in subsection (c)(8)(B), by striking 

2 ‘‘merchant seamen’’ and inserting ‘‘merchant 

3 mariner’’; and 

4 (B) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘mer5 chant seaman’’ and inserting ‘‘merchant mar6 iner’’. 

7 (8) Section 8103 of title 46, United States 

8 Code, is amended— 

9 (A) by striking ‘‘seaman’’ each place it ap10 pears and inserting ‘‘individual’’; and 

11 (B) by striking ‘‘seamen’’ each place it ap12 pears and inserting ‘‘individuals;’’ 

13 (C) in the headings for paragraphs (2) and 

14 (3) of subsection (k), by striking ‘‘SEAMEN’’ 

15 each place it appears and inserting ‘‘INDIVID16 UALS’’; 

17 (D) in subsection (k)(3)(A)(iv)(II), by 

18 striking ‘‘seaman’s’’ and inserting ‘‘individ19 ual’s’’; and 

20 (E) in subsection (k)(3)(C), by striking 

21 ‘‘merchant mariners’’ each place it appears and 

22 inserting ‘‘merchant mariner’s’’. 

23 (9) Section 8104 of title 46, United States 

24 Code, is amended— 


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1 (A) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘a li2 censed individual or seaman’’ and inserting ‘‘an 

3 individual’’; 

4 (B) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘A li5 censed individual or seaman’’ and inserting ‘‘An 

6 individual’’; 

7 (C) in subsection (e), by striking ‘‘a sea8 man’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘an 

9 individual’’; and 

10 (D) in subsection (j) by striking ‘‘seaman’’ 

11 and inserting ‘‘individual’’. 

12 (10) Section 8302(d) of title 46, United States 

13 Code, is amended by striking ‘‘3 persons’’ and in14 serting ‘‘3 individuals’’. 

15 (11) Section 11201 of title 46, United States 

16 Code, is amended by striking ‘‘a person’’ each place 

17 it appears and inserting ‘‘an individual’’. 

18 (12) Section 11202 of title 46, United States 

19 Code, is amended— 

20 (A) by striking ‘‘a person’’ and inserting 

21 ‘‘an individual’’; and 

22 (B) by striking ‘‘the person’’ each place it 

23 appears and inserting ‘‘the individual’’. 

24 (13) Section 11203 of title 46, United States 

25 Code, is amended— 


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1 (A) by striking ‘‘a person’’ each place it 

2 appears and inserting ‘‘an individual’’; and 

3 (B) in subsection (a)(2), by striking ‘‘that 

4 person’’ and inserting ‘‘that individual’’. 

5 (14) Section 15109(i)(2) of title 46, United 

6 States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘additional per7 sons’’ and inserting ‘‘additional individuals’’. 

8 SEC. 603. COMMON APPROPRIATION STRUCTURE. 

9 (a) AMENDMENTS TO CONFORM TO COMMON APPRO10 PRIATIONS STRUCTURE.— 

11 (1) PROSPECTIVE PAYMENT OF FUNDS NEC12 ESSARY TO PROVIDE MEDICAL CARE.—Section 506 

13 of title 14, United States Code, is amended— 

14 (A) in subsection (a)(1), by inserting ‘‘es15 tablished under chapter 56 of title 10, United 

16 States Code’’ after ‘‘Medicare-Eligible Retiree 

17 Health Care Fund’’; and 

18 (B) in subsection (b)(1), by striking ‘‘oper19 ating expenses’’ and inserting ‘‘operations and 

20 support’’. 

21 (2) USE OF CERTAIN APPROPRIATED FUNDS.— 

22 Section 903 of title 14, United States Code, is 

23 amended— 

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1 ties, for research, development, test, and eval2 uation; and for the alteration of bridges over 

3 the navigable waters’’ and inserting ‘‘procure4 ment, construction, and improvement of facili5 ties and for research and development’’; and 

6 (B) in subsection (d)(1), by striking ‘‘oper7 ating expenses’’ and inserting ‘‘operations and 

8 support’’. 

9 (3) DISPOSITION OF INFRASTRUCTURE RE10 LATED TO E–LORAN.—Section 914(c)(2)(A) of title 

11 14, United States Code, is amended by striking 

12 ‘‘Environmental Compliance and Restoration’’ and 

13 inserting ‘‘Operations and Support’’. 

14 (4) CONFIDENTIAL INVESTIGATIVE EX15 PENSES.—Section 944 of title 14, United States 

16 Code, is amended by striking ‘‘necessary expenses 

17 for the operation’’ and inserting ‘‘operations and 

18 support’’. 

19 (5) PROCUREMENT OF PERSONNEL.—Section 

20 2701 of title 14, United States Code, is amended by 

21 striking ‘‘operating expenses’’ and inserting ‘‘oper22 ations and support’’. 

23 (6) COAST GUARD HOUSING FUND.—Section 

24 2946(b)(2) of title 14, United States Code, is 


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1 amended by striking ‘‘acquisition’’ and inserting 

2 ‘‘procurement’’. 

3 (7) REQUIREMENT FOR PRIOR AUTHORIZATION

4 OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 4901 of title 14, 

5 United States Code, is amended— 

6 (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘mainte7 nance’’ and inserting ‘‘support’’; 

8 (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘acquisi9 tion’’ and inserting ‘‘procurement’’; 

10 (C) by striking paragraphs (3), (4), and 

11 (6); 

12 (D) by redesignating paragraph (5) as 

13 paragraph (3); and 

14 (E) in paragraph (3), as so redesignated, 

15 by striking ‘‘research, development, test, and 

16 evaluation’’ and inserting ‘‘research and devel17 opment.’’. 

18 (b) COMMON APPROPRIATION STRUCTURE.—Sec19 tions 3317(b), 7504, 80301(c), and 80505(b)(3) of title 

20 46, United States Code, are each amended by striking 

21 ‘‘operating expenses’’ and inserting ‘‘operations and sup22 port’’. 

23 (c) COMMON APPROPRIATION STRUCTURE.— 

24 (1) OIL SPILL LIABILITY TRUST FUND.—Sec25 tion 1012(a)(5)(A) of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 


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1 (33 U.S.C. 2712(a)(5)(A)) is amended by striking 

2 ‘‘operating expenses’’ and inserting ‘‘operations and 

3 support’’. 

4 (2) HISTORIC LIGHT STATION SALES.—Section 

5 305106 of title 54, United States Code, is amend6 ed— 

7 (A) in subsection (b)(1)(B)(i) by striking 

8 ‘‘Operating Expenses’’ and inserting ‘‘Oper9 ations and Support’’; and 

10 (B) in subsection (b)(2) by striking ‘‘Oper11 ating Expense’’ and inserting ‘‘Operations and 

12 Support’’; 

13 (3) BRIDGE PERMITS.—Section 712(a)(2) of 

14 the Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Act 

15 of 2012 (Public Law 112–213; 126 Stat. 1582) is 

16 amended by striking ‘‘operating expenses’’ and in17 serting ‘‘operations and support’’. 

18 (4) CONTRACTS.—Section 557(a) of the Con19 solidated and Further Continuing Appropriations 

20 Act, 2013 (Public Law 113–6; 127 Stat. 377) is 

21 amended by striking ‘‘Acquisition’’ and inserting 

22 ‘‘Procurement’’. 

23 (5) CHILD DEVELOPMENT SERVICES.—Section 

24 214(d)(1) of the Howard Coble Coast Guard and 

25 Maritime Transportation Act of 2014 (Public Law 


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1 113–281; 128 Stat. 3034) is amended by striking 

2 ‘‘operating expenses’’ and inserting ‘‘operations and 

3 support’’. 

4 SEC. 604. REFERENCES TO ‘‘HIMSELF’’ AND ‘‘HIS’’. 

5 (a) Section 1927 of title 14, United States Code, is 

6 amended by— 

7 (1) striking ‘‘of his initial’’ and inserting ‘‘of an 

8 initial’’; and 

9 (2) striking ‘‘from his pay’’ and inserting ‘‘from 

10 the pay of such cadet’’. 

11 (b) Section 2108(b) of title 14, United States Code, 

12 is amended by striking ‘‘himself’’ and inserting ‘‘such offi13 cer’’. 

14 (c) Section 2732 of title 14, United States Code, as 

15 amended by this Act, is further amended— 

16 (1) by striking ‘‘distinguishes himself conspicu17 ously by’’ and inserting ‘‘displays conspicuous’’; and 

18 (2) by striking ‘‘his’’ and inserting ‘‘such indi19 vidual’s’’. 

20 (d) Section 2736 of title 14, United States Code, as 

21 amended by this Act, is further amended by striking ‘‘dis22 tinguishes himself by’’ and inserting ‘‘performs’’. 

23 (e) Section 2738 of title 14, United States Code, as 

24 amended by this Act is further amended by striking ‘‘dis25 tinguishes himself by’’ and inserting ‘‘displays’’. 


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1 (f) Section 2739 of title 14, United States Code, as 

2 amended by this Act, is further amended by striking ‘‘dis3 tinguishes himself by’’ and inserting ‘‘displays’’. 

4 (g) Section 2742 of title 14, United States Code, is 

5 amended by striking ‘‘he distinguished himself’’ and in6 serting ‘‘of the acts resulting in the consideration of such 

7 award’’. 

8 (h) Section 2743 of title 14, United States Code, as 

9 amended by this Act, is further amended— 

10 (1) by striking ‘‘distinguishes himself’’; and 

11 (2) by striking ‘‘he’’ and inserting ‘‘such indi12 vidual’’. 

13 SEC. 605. REFERENCES TO ‘‘MOTORBOATS’’ AND ‘‘YACHTS’’. 

14 (a) CORRECTION OF REFERENCES TO MOTORBOATS

15 AND YACHTS.— 

16 (1) Section 3901(d)(4) of title 14, United 

17 States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘motor boats, 

18 yachts,’’ and inserting ‘‘vessels,’’. 

19 (2) Section 3903(1)(A) of title 14, United 

20 States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘motorboats, 

21 yachts’’ and inserting ‘‘vessels,’’. 

22 (3) Section 3907(a) of title 14, United States 

23 Code, is amended— 


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1 (A) in the heading, by striking ‘‘MOTOR

2 BOATS, YACHTS,’’ and inserting ‘‘VESSELS,’’; 

3 and 

4 (B) by striking ‘‘motorboat, yacht,’’ and 

5 inserting ‘‘vessels,’’. 

6 (4) Section 3908 of title 14, United States 

7 Code, is amended by striking ‘‘motorboat or yacht’’ 

8 and inserting ‘‘vessel’’. 

9 (5) Section 3911(a) of title 14, United States 

10 Code, is amended by striking ‘‘motorboat, yacht,’’ 

11 each place it appears and inserting ‘‘vessel,’’. 

12 (6) Section 3912 of title 14, United States 

13 Code, is amended by striking ‘‘motorboat, yacht,’’ 

14 and inserting ‘‘vessel,’’. 

15 (7) Section 4101 of title 14, United States 

16 Code, is amended by striking ‘‘motorboats, yachts,’’ 

17 and inserting ‘‘vessels,’’. 

18 (8) Section 4102 of title 14, United States 

19 Code, is amended by striking ‘‘motorboat, yacht, or 

20 any other vessel,’’ and inserting ‘‘or vessel,’’. 

21 (b) CONFORMING REFERENCES TO YACHTS.—Title 

22 46, United States Code, is amended— 

23 (1) in parts F and G of subtitle II, by striking 

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1 (2) in subtitle III, by striking ‘‘pleasure yachts’’ 

2 each place it appears and inserting ‘‘recreational 

3 vessels’’; and 

4 (3) in section 60504— 

5 (A) by striking ‘‘yachts’’ each place it ap6 pears and inserting ‘‘recreational vessels’’; and 

7 (B) by striking ‘‘yacht’’ and inserting ‘‘rec8 reational vessel.’’ 

9 (c) VESSELS.—Section 352(a)(4) of the Communica10 tions Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 352(a)(4)) is amended by 

11 striking ‘‘Yachts’’ and inserting ‘‘Recreational vessels, as 

12 defined in section 2101(46) of title 46, United States 

13 Code,’’. 

14 SEC. 606. MISCELLANEOUS TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS. 

15 (a) MISCELLANEOUS TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS.— 

16 (1) Section 3305(d)(3)(B) of title 46, United 

17 States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘Coast Guard 

18 Authorization Act of 2017’’ and inserting ‘‘Frank 

19 LoBiondo Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2018’’. 

20 (2) Section 4312 of title 46, United States 

21 Code, is amended by striking ‘‘Coast Guard Author22 ization Act of 2017’’ each place it appears and in23 serting ‘‘Frank LoBiondo Coast Guard Authoriza24 tion Act of 2018’’ (Public Law 115–282). 


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1 (3) The analysis for chapter 700 of title 46, 

2 United States Code, is amended— 

3 (A) by striking the item relating to the 

4 heading for the first subchapter and inserting 

5 the following: 

‘‘SUBCHAPTER I—VESSEL OPERATIONS’’; 

6 (B) by striking the item relating to the 

7 heading for the second subchapter and inserting 

8 the following: 

‘‘SUBCHAPTER II—PORTS AND WATERWAYS SAFETY’’; 

9 (C) by striking the items relating to the 

10 heading for the third subchapter and inserting 

11 the following: 

‘‘SUBCHAPTER III—CONDITION FOR ENTRY INTO PORTS IN THE UNITED

STATES

‘‘70021. Conditions for Entry Into Ports in the United States.’’; 

12 (D) by striking the item relating to the 

13 heading for the fourth subchapter and inserting 

14 the following: 

‘‘SUBCHAPTER IV—DEFINITIONS REGULATIONS, ENFORCEMENT, 

INVESTIGATORY POWERS, APPLICABILITY’’; 

15 (E) by striking the item relating to the 

16 heading for the fifth subchapter and inserting 

17 the following: 

‘‘SUBCHAPTER V—REGATTAS AND MARINE PARADES’’; 

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1 (F) by striking the item relating to the 

2 heading for the sixth subchapter and inserting 

3 the following: 

‘‘SUBCHAPTER VI—REGULATION OF VESSELS IN TERRITORIAL WATERS OF

THE UNITED STATES’’. 

4 (4) Section 70031 of title 46, United States 

5 Code, is amended by striking ‘‘A through C’’ and in6 serting ‘‘I through III’’. 

7 (5) Section 70032 of title 46, United States 

8 Code, is amended by striking ‘‘A through C’’ and in9 serting ‘‘I through III’’. 

10 (6) Section 70033 of title 46, United States 

11 Code, is amended by striking ‘‘A through C’’ and in12 serting ‘‘I through III’’. 

13 (7) Section 70034 of title 46, United States 

14 Code, is amended by striking ‘‘A through C’’ each 

15 place it appears and inserting ‘‘I through III’’. 

16 (8) Section 70035(a) of title 46, United States 

17 Code, is amended by striking ‘‘A through C’’ and in18 serting ‘‘I through III’’. 

19 (9) Section 70036 of title 46, United States 

20 Code, is amended by— 

21 (A) striking ‘‘A through C’’ each place it 

22 appears and inserting ‘‘I through III’’; and 

23 (B) striking ‘‘A, B, or C’’ each place it ap24 pears and inserting ‘‘I, II, or III’’. 


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1 (b) ALTERATION OF BRIDGES; TECHNICAL

2 CHANGES.—The Act of June 21, 1940 (33 U.S.C. 511 

3 et seq.), popularly known as the Truman-Hobbs Act, is 

4 amended by striking section 12 (33 U.S.C. 522). 

5 (c) REPORT OF DETERMINATION; TECHNICAL COR6 RECTION.—Section 105(f)(2) of the Pribilof Islands Tran7 sition Act (16 U.S.C. 1161 note; Public Law 106–562) 

8 is amended by striking ‘‘subsection (a),’’ and inserting 

9 ‘‘paragraph (1),’’. 

10 (d) TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS TO FRANK LOBIONDO

11 COAST GUARD AUTHORIZATION ACT OF 2018.— 

12 (1) Section 408 of the Frank LoBiondo Coast 

13 Guard Authorization Act of 2018 (Public Law 115– 

14 282) and the item relating to such section in section 

15 2 of such Act are repealed, and the provisions of law 

16 redesignated, transferred, or otherwise amended by 

17 section 408 are amended to read as if such section 

18 were not enacted. 

19 (2) Section 8303 of title 46, United States 

20 Code, and the item relating to that section in the 

21 analysis for chapter 83 of that title, are repealed. 

22 (3) Section 514(b) of the Frank LoBiondo 

23 Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2018 (Public Law 

24 115–282) is amended by striking ‘‘Chapter 30’’ and 

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1 (4) Section 810(d) of the Frank LoBiondo 

2 Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2018 (Public Law 

3 115–282) is amended by striking ‘‘within 30 days 

4 after receiving the notice under subsection (a)(1), 

5 the Secretary shall, by not later than 60 days after 

6 transmitting such notice,’’ and inserting ‘‘in accord7 ance within subsection (a)(2), the Secretary shall’’. 

8 (5) Section 820(a) of the Frank LoBiondo 

9 Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2018 (Public Law 

10 115–282) is amended by striking ‘‘years 2018 and’’ 

11 and inserting ‘‘year’’. 

12 (6) Section 820(b)(2) of the Frank LoBiondo 

13 Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2018 (Public Law 

14 115–282) is amended by inserting ‘‘and the Consoli15 dated Appropriations Act, 2018 (Public Law 115– 

16 141)’’ after ‘‘(Public Law 115–31)’’. 

17 (7) Section 821(a)(2) of the Frank LoBiondo 

18 Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2018 (Public Law 

19 115–282) is amended by striking ‘‘Coast Guard Au20 thorization Act of 2017’’ and inserting ‘‘Frank 

21 LoBiondo Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2018’’. 

22 (8) This section shall take effect on the date of 

23 the enactment of the Frank LoBiondo Coast Guard 

24 Authorization Act of 2018 (Public Law 115–282) 

25 and apply as if included therein. 


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1 (e) TECHNICAL CORRECTION.—Section 533(d)(2)(A) 

2 of the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2016 (Public 

3 Law 114–120) is amended by striking ‘‘Tract 6’’ and in4 serting ‘‘such Tract’’. 

5 (f) DISTANT WATER TUNA FLEET; TECHNICAL COR6 RECTIONS.—Section 421 of the Coast Guard and Mari7 time Transportation Act of 2006 (Public Law 109–241) 

8 is amended— 

9 (1) in subsection (a)— 

10 (A) by striking ‘‘Notwithstanding’’ and in11 serting ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL—Notwithstanding’’; 

12 and 

13 (B) by adding at the end the following: 

14 ‘‘(2) DEFINITION.—In this subsection, the term 

15 ‘treaty area’ has the meaning given the term in the 

16 Treaty on Fisheries Between the Governments of 

17 Certain Pacific Island States and the Government of 

18 the United States of America as in effect on the 

19 date of the enactment of the Coast Guard and Mari20 time Transportation Act of 2006 (Public Law 109– 

21 241).’’; and 

22 (2) in subsection (c)— 

23 (A) by striking ‘‘12.6 or 12.7’’ and insert24 ing ‘‘13.6’’; and 


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1 (B) by striking ‘‘and Maritime Transpor2 tation Act of 2012’’ and inserting ‘‘Authoriza3 tion Act of 2019’’. 

4 SEC. 607. TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS RELATING TO CODI5 FICATION OF PORTS AND WATERWAYS SAFE6 TY ACT. 

7 Effective upon the enactment of section 401 of the 

8 Frank LoBiondo Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2018 

9 (Public Law 115–282), and notwithstanding section 

10 402(e) of such Act— 

11 (1) section 16 of the Ports and Waterways 

12 Safety Act, as added by section 315 of the Coun13 tering America’s Adversaries Through Sanctions Act 

14 (Public Law 115–44; 131 Stat. 947)— 

15 (A) is redesignated as section 70022 of 

16 title 46, United States Code, transferred to ap17 pear after section 70021 of that title, and 

18 amended so that the enumerator, section head19 ing, typeface, and typestyle conform to those 

20 appearing in other sections in title 46, United 

21 States Code; and 

22 (B) as so redesignated and transferred, is 

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1 (i) in subsections (b) and (e), by strik2 ing ‘‘section 4(a)(5)’’ each place it appears 

3 and inserting ‘‘section 70001(a)(5)’’; 

4 (ii) in subsection (c)(2), by striking 

5 ‘‘not later than’’ and all that follows 

6 through ‘‘thereafter,’’ and inserting ‘‘peri7 odically’’; and 

8 (iii) by striking subsection (h); and 

9 (2) chapter 700 of title 46, United States Code, 

10 is amended— 

11 (A) in section 70002(2), by inserting ‘‘or 

12 70022’’ after ‘‘section 70021’’; and 

13 (B) in section 70036(e), by inserting ‘‘or 

14 70022’’ after ‘‘section 70021’’; and 

15 (C) in the analysis for such chapter— 

16 (i) by inserting ‘‘Sec.’’ above the sec17 tion items, in accordance with the style 

18 and form of such an entry in other chapter 

19 analyses of such title; and 

20 (ii) by striking the item relating to 

21 section 70021 and inserting the following: 

‘‘70021. Conditions for entry to ports in the United States 

‘‘70022. Prohibition on entry and operation’’. 


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1 TITLE VII—FEDERAL MARITIME 

2 COMMISSION 

3 SEC. 701. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This title may be cited as the ‘‘Federal Maritime 

5 Commission Authorization Act of 2019’’. 

6 SEC. 702. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

7 Section 308 of title 46, United States Code, is 

8 amended by striking ‘‘$28,012,310 for fiscal year 2018 

9 and $28,544,543 for fiscal year 2019’’ and inserting 

10 ‘‘$29,086,888 for fiscal year 2020 and $29,639,538 for 

11 fiscal year 2021’’. 

12 TITLE VIII—COAST GUARD 

13 ACADEMY IMPROVEMENT ACT 

14 SEC. 801. SHORT TITLE. 

15 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Coast Guard Academy 

16 Improvement Act’’. 

17 SEC. 802. COAST GUARD ACADEMY STUDY. 

18 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the department 

19 in which the Coast Guard is operating shall seek to enter 

20 into an arrangement with the National Academy of Public 

21 Administration not later than 60 days after the date of 

22 the enactment of the this Act under which the National 

23 Academy of Public Administration shall— 

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1 zation and of individuals at the Coast Guard Acad2 emy to carry out effectively the primary duties of 

3 the United States Coast Guard listed in section 102 

4 of title 14, United States Code, when interacting 

5 with individuals of different races, ethnicities, gen6 ders, religions, sexual orientations, socioeconomic 

7 backgrounds, or from different geographic origins; 

8 and 

9 (2) issue recommendations based upon the find10 ings in such assessment. 

11 (b) ASSESSMENT OF CULTURAL COMPETENCE.— 

12 (1) CULTURAL COMPETENCE OF THE COAST

13 GUARD ACADEMY.—The arrangement described in 

14 subsection (a) shall require the National Academy of 

15 Public Administration to, not later than 1 year after 

16 entering into an arrangement with the Secretary 

17 under subsection (a), submit to the Committee on 

18 Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of 

19 Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, 

20 Science, and Transportation of the Senate the as21 sessment described under subsection (a)(1). 

22 (2) ASSESSMENT SCOPE.—the assessment de23 scribed under subsection (a)(1) shall— 

24 (A) describe the level of cultural com25 petence described in subsection (a)(1) based on 


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1 the National Academy of Public Administra2 tion’s assessment of the Coast Guard Acad3 emy’s relevant practices, policies, and struc4 tures, including an overview of discussions with 

5 faculty, staff, students, and relevant Coast 

6 Guard Academy affiliated organizations; 

7 (B) examine potential changes which could 

8 be used to further enhance such cultural com9 petence by— 

10 (i) modifying institutional practices, 

11 policies, and structures; and 

12 (ii) any other changes deemed appro13 priate by the National Academy of Public 

14 Administration; and 

15 (C) make recommendations to enhance the 

16 cultural competence of the Coast Guard Acad17 emy described in subparagraph (A), including 

18 any specific plans, policies, milestones, perform19 ance measures, or other information necessary 

20 to implement such recommendations. 

21 (c) FINAL ACTION MEMORANDUM.—Not later than 

22 three months after submission of the assessment under 

23 section 802(b)(1), the Commandant of the Coast Guard 

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1 mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the 

2 Senate, a final action memorandum in response to all rec3 ommendations contained in the assessment. The Final Ac4 tion Memorandum shall include the rationale for accept5 ing, accepting in part, or rejecting each recommendation, 

6 and shall specify, where applicable, actions to be taken to 

7 implement such recommendations, including an expla8 nation of how each action enhances the ability of the Coast 

9 Guard to carry out the primary duties of the United 

10 States Coast Guard listed in section 102 of title 14, 

11 United States Code. 

12 (d) PLAN.— 

13 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than six months 

14 after the date of the submission of the final action 

15 memorandum required under subsection (c), the 

16 Commandant of the Coast Guard, in coordination 

17 with the Chief Human Capital Officer of the Depart18 ment of Homeland Security, shall submit a plan to 

19 carry out the recommendations or the parts of the 

20 recommendations accepted in the Final Action 

21 Memorandum to the Committee on Transportation 

22 and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives 

23 and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 

24 Transportation of the Senate. 


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1 (2) STRATEGY WITH MILESTONES.—With re2 spect to any actions in subparagraphs (A) through 

3 (D) to implement recommendations or parts of rec4 ommendations accepted in the Final Action Memo5 randum, the plan required under paragraph (1) shall 

6 set forth a strategy with appropriate milestones to 

7 carry out such actions to— 

8 (A) improve outreach and recruitment of a 

9 more diverse Coast Guard Academy cadet can10 didate pool based on race, ethnicity, gender, re11 ligion, sexual orientation, socioeconomic back12 ground, and geographic origin; 

13 (B) modify institutional structures, prac14 tices, and policies to foster a more diverse cadet 

15 corps body, faculty, and staff workforce based 

16 on race, ethnicity, gender, religion, sexual ori17 entation, socioeconomic background, and geo18 graphic origin; 

19 (C) modify existing or establish new poli20 cies and safeguards to foster the retention of 

21 cadets, faculty, and staff of different races, 

22 ethnicities, genders, religions, sexual orienta23 tions, socioeconomic backgrounds, and geo24 graphic origins at the Coast Guard Academy; 

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1 (D) restructure the admissions office of 

2 the Coast Guard Academy to be headed by a ci3 vilian with significant relevant higher education 

4 recruitment experience. 

5 (3) IMPLEMENTATION.—Unless otherwise di6 rected by Congress, the Commandant of the Coast 

7 Guard shall begin implementation of the plan devel8 oped under this subsection not later than 180 days 

9 after the submission of such plan to Congress. 

10 (4) UPDATE.—The Commandant of the Coast 

11 Guard shall include in the first annual report re12 quired under Chapter 51 of title 14, United States 

13 Code, as amended by this Act, submitted after the 

14 date of enactment of this section, the strategy with 

15 milestones required in paragraph (2), and shall re16 port annually thereafter on actions taken and 

17 progress made in the implementation of such plan. 

18 SEC. 803. ANNUAL REPORT. 

19 (a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 51 of title 14, United 

20 States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol21 lowing: 

22 ‘‘§ 5112. Report on diversity at the Coast Guard Acad23 emy 

24 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than January 15, 

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1 mit a report on diversity at the Coast Guard Academy to 

2 the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of 

3 the House of Representatives and the Committee on Com4 merce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate. 

5 ‘‘(b) CONTENTS.—The report required under sub6 section (a) shall include— 

7 ‘‘(1) the status of the implementation of the 

8 plan required section 803 of the Coast Guard Acad9 emy Improvement Act; 

10 ‘‘(2) specific information on outreach and re11 cruitment activities for the preceding year, including 

12 the Coast Guard Academy Minority Outreach Team 

13 Program described under section 1905; 

14 ‘‘(3) enrollment information about the incoming 

15 class, including the gender, race, ethnicity, religion, 

16 socioeconomic background, and State of residence of 

17 Coast Guard Academy cadets; 

18 ‘‘(4) information on class retention, outcomes, 

19 and graduation rates, including the race, gender, 

20 ethnicity, religion, socioeconomic background, and 

21 State of residence of Coast Guard Academy cadets; 

22 and 

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1 and professional advancement programs for staff 

2 and faculty.’’. 

3 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis for chap4 ter 51 of title 14, United States Code, is amended by add5 ing at the end the following: 

‘‘5112. Report on diversity at the Coast Guard Academy.’’. 

6 SEC. 804. ASSESSMENT OF COAST GUARD ACADEMY ADMIS7 SION PROCESSES. 

8 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the department 

9 in which the Coast Guard is operating shall seek to enter 

10 into an arrangement with the National Academy of Public 

11 Administration under which the National Academy of 

12 Public Administration shall, not later than 1 year after 

13 submitting an assessment under section 801(a)(1), submit 

14 an assessment of the Coast Guard Academy admissions 

15 process to the Committee on Transportation and Infra16 structure of the House of Representatives and the Com17 mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the 

18 Senate. 

19 (b) ASSESSMENT SCOPE.—The assessment required 

20 to be sought under subsection (a) shall, at a minimum, 

21 include— 

22 (1) a study, or an audit if appropriate, of the 

23 process the Coast Guard Academy uses to— 

24 (A) identify candidates for recruitment; 

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1 (C) assist applicants in the application 

2 process; 

3 (D) evaluate applications; and 

4 (E) make admissions decisions; 

5 (2) discussion of the consideration during the 

6 admissions process of diversity, including— 

7 (A) race; 

8 (B) ethnicity; 

9 (C) gender; 

10 (D) religion; 

11 (E) sexual orientation; 

12 (F) socioeconomic background; and 

13 (G) geographic origin; 

14 (3) an overview of the admissions processes at 

15 other Federal service academies, including— 

16 (A) discussion of consideration of diversity, 

17 including any efforts to attract a diverse pool of 

18 applicants, in those processes; and 

19 (B) an analysis of how the congressional 

20 nominations requirement in current law related 

21 to military service academies and the Merchant 

22 Marine Academy impacts those processes and 

23 the overall demographics of the student bodies 

24 at those academies; 


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1 (4) a determination regarding how a congres2 sional nominations requirement for Coast Guard 

3 Academy admissions could impact diversity among 

4 the student body and the ability of the Coast Guard 

5 to carry out effectively the Service’s primary duties 

6 described in section 102 of title 14, United States 

7 Code; and 

8 (5) recommendations for improving Coast 

9 Guard Academy admissions processes, including 

10 whether a congressional nominations process should 

11 be integrated into such processes. 

12 SEC. 805. COAST GUARD ACADEMY MINORITY OUTREACH 

13 TEAM PROGRAM. 

14 (a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 19 of title 14, United 

15 States Code, is amended by inserting after section 1904 

16 the following: 

17 ‘‘§ 1905. Coast Guard Academy minority outreach 

18 program 

19 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—There is established within the 

20 Coast Guard Academy a minority outreach team program 

21 (in this section referred to as the ‘Program’ ) under which 

22 officers, including minority officers, who are Academy 

23 graduates may volunteer their time to recruit minority 

24 students and strengthen cadet retention through 

25 mentorship of cadets. 


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1 ‘‘(b) ADMINISTRATION.—Not later than July 15, 

2 2020, the Commandant, in consultation with Program vol3 unteers and Academy alumni that participated in prior 

4 programs at the Academy similar to the Program, shall 

5 appoint a permanent civilian position at the Academy to 

6 administer the Program by, among other things— 

7 ‘‘(1) overseeing administration of the Program; 

8 ‘‘(2) serving as a resource to volunteers and 

9 outside stakeholders; 

10 ‘‘(3) advising Academy leadership on recruit11 ment and retention efforts based on recommenda12 tions from volunteers and outside stakeholders; 

13 ‘‘(4) establishing strategic goals and perform14 ance metrics for the Program with input from active 

15 volunteers and Academy leadership; and 

16 ‘‘(5) reporting annually to the Commandant on 

17 academic year and performance outcomes of the 

18 goals for the Program before the end of each aca19 demic year.’’. 

20 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis for chap21 ter 19 of title 14, United States Code, is amended by in22 serting after the item relating to section 1904 the fol23 lowing: 

‘‘1905. Coast Guard Academy minority outreach team program.’’. 


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1 SEC. 806. COAST GUARD COLLEGE STUDENT PRE-COMMIS2 SIONING INITIATIVE. 

3 (a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter I of chapter 21 of title 

4 14, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end 

5 the following: 

6 ‘‘§ 2130. College student pre-commissioning initiative 

7 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized within the 

8 Coast Guard the College Student Pre-Commissioning Ini9 tiative program (in this section referred to as the ‘pro10 gram’) for eligible undergraduate students to enlist and 

11 receive a guaranteed commission as an officer in the Coast 

12 Guard. 

13 ‘‘(b) CRITERIA FOR SELECTION.—To be eligible for 

14 the program a student must meet the following require15 ments: 

16 ‘‘(1) AGE.—A student must be not less than 19 

17 years old and not more than 27 years old as of Sep18 tember 30 of the fiscal year in which the program 

19 selection panel convenes. 

20 ‘‘(2) CHARACTER.— 

21 ‘‘(A) ALL APPLICANTS.—All applicants 

22 must be of outstanding moral character and 

23 meet other character requirements as set forth 

24 by the Commandant. 

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1 commissioned if in the 36 months prior to the 

2 first Officer Candidate School class convening 

3 date in the selection cycle, such applicant was 

4 convicted by a court-martial or awarded non-ju5 dicial punishment, or did not meet performance 

6 or character requirements set forth by the Com7 mandant. 

8 ‘‘(3) CITIZENSHIP.—A student must be a 

9 United States citizen. 

10 ‘‘(4) CLEARANCE.—A student must be eligible 

11 for a secret clearance. 

12 ‘‘(5) DEPENDENCY.— 

13 ‘‘(A) A student may not have more than 2 

14 dependents; and 

15 ‘‘(B) A student who is single may not have 

16 sole or primary custody of dependents. 

17 ‘‘(6) EDUCATION.— 

18 ‘‘(A) INSTITUTION.—A student must be an 

19 undergraduate sophomore or junior— 

20 ‘‘(i) at a historically Black college or 

21 university described in section 322(2) of 

22 the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 

23 U.S.C. 1061(2)) or an institution of higher 

24 education described in section 371(a) of 


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1 the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 

2 U.S.C. 1067q(a)); or 

3 ‘‘(ii) who is active in minority-serving 

4 organizations and pursuing a degree in 

5 science, technology, engineering, or mathe6 matics at an institution of higher edu7 cation described in section 101 of the 

8 Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 

9 1001) that is not a historically Black col10 lege or university or institution of higher 

11 education referred to in clause (i) of this 

12 subparagraph. 

13 ‘‘(B) LOCATION.—The institution at which 

14 such student is an undergraduate must be with15 in 100 miles of a Coast guard unit or Coast 

16 Guard Recruiting Office unless otherwise ap17 proved by the Commandant. 

18 ‘‘(C) RECORDS.—A student must meet 

19 credit and grade point average requirements set 

20 forth by the Commandant. 

21 ‘‘(7) MEDICAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE.—A stu22 dent must meet other medical and administrative re23 quirements as set forth by the Commandant. 

24 ‘‘(c) ENLISTMENT AND OBLIGATION.—Individuals 

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1 list in the Coast Guard in pay grade E–3 with a four year 

2 duty obligation and four year inactive Reserve obligation. 

3 ‘‘(d) MILITARY ACTIVITIES PRIOR TO OFFICER CAN4 DIDATE SCHOOL.—Individuals enrolled in the program 

5 shall participate military activities each month, as re6 quired by the Commandant, prior to attending Officer 

7 Candidate School. 

8 ‘‘(e) PARTICIPATION IN OFFICER CANDIDATE

9 SCHOOL.—Each Graduate of the program shall attend the 

10 first enrollment of Officer Candidate School that com11 mences after the date of such graduate’s graduation. 

12 ‘‘(f) COMMISSIONING.—Upon graduation from Offi13 cer Candidate School, program graduates shall be dis14 charged from enlisted status and commissioned as an O– 

15 1 with an initial three-year duty obligation. 

16 ‘‘(g) BRIEFING.— 

17 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than August 15 

18 of each year, the Commandant shall provide a brief19 ing to the Committee on Transportation and Infra20 structure of the House of Representatives and the 

21 Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor22 tation of the Senate on the College Student Pre23 Commissioning Initiative. 

24 ‘‘(2) CONTENTS.—The briefing required under 

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1 ‘‘(A) outreach and recruitment efforts over 

2 the previous year; and 

3 ‘‘(B) demographic information of enrollees 

4 including— 

5 ‘‘(i) race; 

6 ‘‘(ii) ethnicity; 

7 ‘‘(iii) gender; 

8 ‘‘(iv) geographic origin; and 

9 ‘‘(v) educational institution’’. 

10 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis for sub11 chapter I of chapter 21 of title 14, United States Code, 

12 is amended by adding at the end the following: 

‘‘2130. College Student Pre-Commissioning Initiative.’’. 

13 SEC. 807. ANNUAL BOARD OF VISITORS. 

14 Section 1903(d) of title 14, United States Code, is 

15 amended— 

16 (1) by redesignating paragraphs (2) through 

17 (6) as paragraphs (3) through (7), respectively; and 

18 (2) by inserting after paragraph (1) the fol19 lowing: 

20 ‘‘(2) recruitment and retention;’’. 

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