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115TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 5326 

To amend titles 14 and 46, United States Code, to make technical corrections 

with respect to Coast Guard and shipping authorities, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MARCH 19, 2018 

Mr. GARAMENDI (for himself and Mr. HUNTER) introduced the following bill; 

which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 

A BILL 

To amend titles 14 and 46, United States Code, to make 

technical corrections with respect to Coast Guard and 

shipping authorities, and for other purposes. 

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

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Maritime Technical 

5 Corrections Act of 2018’’. 

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—COAST GUARD 

Sec. 101. Commandant defined. 


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Sec. 102. Training course on workings of Congress. 

Sec. 103. Miscellaneous. 

Sec. 104. Department of Defense consultation. 

Sec. 105. Repeal. 

Sec. 106. Mission need statement. 

Sec. 107. Continuation on active duty. 

Sec. 108. System acquisition authorization. 

Sec. 109. Inventory of real property. 

TITLE II—MARITIME TRANSPORTATION 

Sec. 201. Definitions. 

Sec. 202. Authority to exempt vessels. 

Sec. 203. Passenger vessels. 

Sec. 204. Tank vessels. 

Sec. 205. Grounds for denial or revocation. 

Sec. 206. Miscellaneous corrections to title 46, U.S.C. 

Sec. 207. Miscellaneous corrections to Oil Pollution Act of 1990. 

Sec. 208. Miscellaneous corrections. 

1 TITLE I—COAST GUARD 

2 SEC. 101. COMMANDANT DEFINED. 

3 (a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 1 of title 14, United 

4 States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol5 lowing: 

6 ‘‘§ 5. Commandant defined 

7 ‘‘In this title, the term ‘Commandant’ means the 

8 Commandant of the Coast Guard.’’. 

9 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis for chap10 ter 1 of title 14, United States Code, is amended by add11 ing at the end the following: 

‘‘5. Commandant defined.’’. 

12 (c) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Title 14, United 

13 States Code, is amended— 

14 (1) in section 58(a) by striking ‘‘Commandant 

15 of the Coast Guard’’ and inserting ‘‘Commandant’’; 


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1 (2) in section 101 by striking ‘‘Commandant of 

2 the Coast Guard’’ and inserting ‘‘Commandant’’; 

3 (3) in section 693 by striking ‘‘Commandant of 

4 the Coast Guard’’ and inserting ‘‘Commandant’’; 

5 (4) in section 672a(a) by striking ‘‘Com6 mandant of the Coast Guard’’ and inserting ‘‘Com7 mandant’’; 

8 (5) in section 678(a) by striking ‘‘Commandant 

9 of the Coast Guard’’ and inserting ‘‘Commandant’’; 

10 (6) in section 561(a) by striking ‘‘Commandant 

11 of the Coast Guard’’ and inserting ‘‘Commandant’’; 

12 (7) in section 577(a) by striking ‘‘Commandant 

13 of the Coast Guard’’ and inserting ‘‘Commandant’’; 

14 (8) in section 581— 

15 (A) by striking paragraph (4); and 

16 (B) by redesignating paragraphs (5) 

17 through (12) as paragraphs (4) through (11), 

18 respectively; 

19 (9) in section 200(a) by striking ‘‘Commandant 

20 of the Coast Guard’’ and inserting ‘‘Commandant’’; 

21 (10) in section 196(b)(1) by striking ‘‘Com22 mandant of the Coast Guard’’ and inserting ‘‘Com23 mandant’’; 

24 (11) in section 199 by striking ‘‘Commandant 

25 of the Coast Guard’’ and inserting ‘‘Commandant’’; 


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1 (12) in section 429(a)(1) by striking ‘‘Com2 mandant of the Coast Guard’’ and inserting ‘‘Com3 mandant’’; 

4 (13) in section 423(a)(2) by striking ‘‘Com5 mandant of the Coast Guard’’ and inserting ‘‘Com6 mandant’’; 

7 (14) in section 2702(5) by striking ‘‘Com8 mandant of the Coast Guard’’ and inserting ‘‘Com9 mandant’’; 

10 (15) in section 2902(a) by striking ‘‘Com11 mandant of the Coast Guard’’ and inserting ‘‘Com12 mandant’’; and 

13 (16) in section 2903(f)(1) by striking ‘‘Com14 mandant of the Coast Guard’’ and inserting ‘‘Com15 mandant’’. 

16 SEC. 102. TRAINING COURSE ON WORKINGS OF CONGRESS. 

17 Section 60(d) of title 14, United States Code, is 

18 amended to read as follows: 

19 ‘‘(d) COMPLETION OF REQUIRED TRAINING.—A 

20 Coast Guard flag officer who is newly appointed or as21 signed to a billet in the National Capital Region, and a 

22 Coast Guard Senior Executive Service employee who is 

23 newly employed in the National Capital Region, shall com24 plete a training course that meets the requirements of this 

25 section not later than 60 days after reporting for duty.’’. 


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1 SEC. 103. MISCELLANEOUS. 

2 (a) SECRETARY; GENERAL POWERS.—Section 92 of 

3 title 14, United States Code, is amended by redesignating 

4 subsections (f) through (i) as subsections (e) through (h), 

5 respectively. 

6 (b) COMMANDANT; GENERAL POWERS.—Section 

7 93(a)(21) of title 14, United States Code, is amended by 

8 striking ‘‘section 30305(a)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 

9 30305(b)(7)’’. 

10 (c) ENLISTED MEMBERS.— 

11 (1) DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY AND DEPART12 MENT OF THE AIR FORCE.—Section 144(b) of title 

13 14, United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘en14 listed men’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘en15 listed members’’. 

16 (2) NAVY DEPARTMENT.—Section 145(b) of 

17 title 14, United States Code, is amended by striking 

18 ‘‘enlisted men’’ each place it appears and inserting 

19 ‘‘enlisted members’’. 

20 (3) PURCHASE OF COMMISSARY AND QUARTER21 MASTER SUPPLIES.—Section 4 of the Act of May 22, 

22 1926 (44 Stat. 626, chapter 371; 33 U.S.C. 754a), 

23 is amended by striking ‘‘enlisted men’’ and inserting 

24 ‘‘enlisted members’’. 


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1 (d) ARCTIC MARITIME TRANSPORTATION.—Section 

2 90(f) of title 14, United States Code, is amended by strik3 ing the question mark. 

4 (e) LONG-TERM LEASE AUTHORITY FOR LIGHT5 HOUSE PROPERTY.—Section 672a(a) of title 14, United 

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

7 by striking ‘‘Section 321 of chapter 314 of the Act of June 

8 30, 1932 (40 U.S.C. 303b)’’ and inserting ‘‘Section 1302 

9 of title 40’’. 

10 (f) REQUIRED CONTRACT TERMS.—Section 565 of 

11 title 14, United States Code, is amended— 

12 (1) in subsection (a) by striking ‘‘awarded or 

13 issued by the Coast Guard after the date of enact14 ment of the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 

15 2010’’; and 

16 (2) in subsection (b)(1) by striking ‘‘after the 

17 date of enactment of the Coast Guard Authorization 

18 Act of 2010’’. 

19 (g) ACQUISITION PROGRAM BASELINE BREACH.— 

20 Section 575(c) of title 14, United States Code, is amended 

21 by striking ‘‘certification, with a supporting explanation, 

22 that’’ and inserting ‘‘determination, with a supporting ex23 planation, of whether’’. 


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1 (h) ENLISTMENTS; TERM, GRADE.—Section 351(a) 

2 of title 14, United States Code, is amended by inserting 

3 ‘‘the duration of their’’ before ‘‘minority’’. 

4 (i) MEMBERS OF THE AUXILIARY; STATUS.—Section 

5 823a(b)(9) of title 14, United States Code, is amended 

6 by striking ‘‘On or after January 1, 2001, section’’ and 

7 inserting ‘‘Section’’. 

8 (j) USE OF MEMBER’S FACILITIES.—Section 826(b) 

9 of title 14, United States Code, is amended by striking 

10 ‘‘section 154 of title 23, United States Code’’ and insert11 ing ‘‘section 30102 of title 49’’. 

12 (k) AVAILABILITY OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 

13 830(b) of title 14, United States Code, is amended by 

14 striking ‘‘1954’’ and inserting ‘‘1986’’. 

15 SEC. 104. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE CONSULTATION. 

16 Section 566 of title 14, United States Code, is 

17 amended— 

18 (1) in subsection (b) by striking ‘‘enter into’’ 

19 and inserting ‘‘maintain’’; and 

20 (2) by striking subsection (d). 

21 SEC. 105. REPEAL. 

22 Section 568 of title 14, United States Code, and the 

23 item relating to that section in the analysis for chapter 

24 15 of that title, are repealed. 


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1 SEC. 106. MISSION NEED STATEMENT. 

2 Section 569 of title 14, United States Code, is— 

3 (1) amended in subsection (a)— 

4 (A) by striking ‘‘for fiscal year 2016’’ and 

5 inserting ‘‘for fiscal year 2019’’; and 

6 (B) by striking ‘‘, on the date on which the 

7 President submits to Congress a budget for fis8 cal year 2019 under such section,’’. 

9 SEC. 107. CONTINUATION ON ACTIVE DUTY. 

10 Section 290(a) of title 14, United States Code, is 

11 amended by striking ‘‘Officers, other than the Com12 mandant, serving’’ and inserting ‘‘Officers serving’’. 

13 SEC. 108. SYSTEM ACQUISITION AUTHORIZATION. 

14 (a) REQUIREMENT FOR PRIOR AUTHORIZATION OF

15 APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 2701(2) of title 14, United 

16 States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘and aircraft’’ and 

17 inserting ‘‘aircraft, and systems’’. 

18 (b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 

19 2702(2) of title 14, United States Code, is amended by 

20 striking ‘‘and aircraft’’ and inserting ‘‘aircraft, and sys21 tems’’. 

22 SEC. 109. INVENTORY OF REAL PROPERTY. 

23 Section 679 of title 14, United States Code, is 

24 amended— 

25 (1) in subsection (a) by striking ‘‘Not later 

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1 tablish’’ and inserting ‘‘The Commandant shall 

2 maintain’’; and 

3 (2) by striking subsection (b) and inserting the 

4 following: 

5 ‘‘(b) UPDATES.—The Commandant shall update in6 formation on each unit of real property included in the 

7 inventory required under subsection (a) not later than 30 

8 days after any change relating to the control of such prop9 erty.’’. 

10 TITLE II—MARITIME 

11 TRANSPORTATION 

12 SEC. 201. DEFINITIONS. 

13 (a) IN GENERAL.— 

14 (1) Section 2101 of title 46, United States 

15 Code, is amended— 

16 (A) by inserting after paragraph (4) the 

17 following: 

18 ‘‘( ) ‘Commandant’ means the Commandant of 

19 the Coast Guard.’’; 

20 (B) by striking the semicolon at the end of 

21 paragraph (14) and inserting a period; and 

22 (C) by redesignating the paragraphs of 

23 such section in order as paragraphs (1) through 

24 (54), respectively. 


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1 (2) Section 3701 of title 46, United States 

2 Code, is amended by redesignating paragraphs (3) 

3 and (4) as paragraphs (2) and (3) respectively. 

4 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 

5 (1) Section 114(o)(3) of the Marine Mammal 

6 Protection Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1383a(o)(3)) is 

7 amended— 

8 (A) by striking ‘‘section 2101(11a)’’ and 

9 inserting ‘‘section 2101(12)’’; and 

10 (B) by striking ‘‘section 2101(11b)’’ and 

11 inserting ‘‘section 2101(13)’’. 

12 (2) Section 3(3) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fish13 ery Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 

14 1802(3)), is amended by striking ‘‘section 

15 2101(21a)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 2101(30)’’. 

16 (3) Section 1992(d)(7) of title 18, United 

17 States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘section 

18 2101(22)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 2101(31)’’. 

19 (4) Section 12(c) of the Fishermen’s Protective 

20 Act of 1967 (22 U.S.C. 1980b(c)) is amended by 

21 striking ‘‘section 2101(11a)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 

22 2101(12)’’. 

23 (5) Section 311(a)(26)(D) of the Federal Water 

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1 amended by striking ‘‘section 2101(17a)’’ and in2 serting ‘‘section 2101(23)’’. 

3 (6) Section 2113(3) of title 46, United States 

4 Code, is amended by striking ‘‘section 2101(42)(A)’’ 

5 and inserting ‘‘section 2101(51)(A)’’. 

6 (7) Section 2116(d)(1) of title 46, United 

7 States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘Coast Guard 

8 Commandant’’ and inserting ‘‘Commandant’’. 

9 (8) Section 3202(a)(1)(A) of title 46, United 

10 States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘section 

11 2101(21)(A)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 2101(29)(A)’’. 

12 (9) Section 3507 of title 46, United States 

13 Code, is amended— 

14 (A) in subsection (k)(1), by striking ‘‘sec15 tion 2101(22)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 

16 2101(31)’’; and 

17 (B) by striking subsection (l) and inserting 

18 the following: 

19 ‘‘(l) DEFINITION.—In this section and section 3508, 

20 the term ‘owner’ means the owner, charterer, managing 

21 operator, master, or other individual in charge of a ves22 sel.’’. 

23 (10) Section 4105 of title 46, United States 

24 Code, is amended— 


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1 (A) in subsection (b)(1), by striking ‘‘sec2 tion 2101(42)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 

3 2101(51)’’; and 

4 (B) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘section 

5 2101(42)(A)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 

6 2101(51)(A)’’. 

7 (11) Section 6101(i)(4) of title 46, United 

8 States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘of the Coast 

9 Guard’’. 

10 (12) Section 7510(c)(1) of title 46, United 

11 States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘Commandant 

12 of the Coast Guard’’ and inserting ‘‘Commandant’’. 

13 (13) Section 7706(a) of title 46, United States 

14 Code, is amended by striking ‘‘of the Coast Guard’’. 

15 (14) Section 8108(a)(1) of title 46, United 

16 States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘of the Coast 

17 Guard’’. 

18 (15) Section 12119(a)(3) of title 46, United 

19 States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘section 

20 2101(20)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 2101(26)’’. 

21 (16) Section 80302(d) of title 46, United States 

22 Code, is amended by striking ‘‘of the Coast Guard’’ 

23 the first place it appears. 


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1 (17) Section 1101 of title 49, United States 

2 Code, is amended by striking ‘‘Section 2101(17a)’’ 

3 and inserting ‘‘Section 2101(23)’’. 

4 SEC. 202. AUTHORITY TO EXEMPT VESSELS. 

5 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 2113 of title 46, United 

6 States Code, is amended— 

7 (1) by adding ‘‘and’’ after the semicolon at the 

8 end of paragraph (3); and 

9 (2) by striking paragraphs (4) and (5) and in10 serting the following: 

11 ‘‘(4) maintain different structural fire protec12 tion, manning, operating, and equipment require13 ments for vessels that satisfied requirements set 

14 forth in the Passenger Vessel Safety Act of 1993 

15 (Public Law 103–206) before June 21, 1994.’’. 

16 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Section 3306(i) of 

17 title 46, United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘sec18 tion 2113(5)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 2113(4)’’. 

19 SEC. 203. PASSENGER VESSELS. 

20 (a) Section 3507 of title 46, United States Code, is 

21 amended— 

22 (1) by striking subsection (a)(3); 

23 (2) in subsection (e)(2), by striking ‘‘services 

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1 (3) in subsection (i), by striking ‘‘Within 6 

2 months after the date of enactment of the Cruise 

3 Vessel Security and Safety Act of 2010, the Sec4 retary shall issue’’ and insert ‘‘The Secretary shall 

5 maintain’’. 

6 (b) Section 3508 of title 46, United States Code, is 

7 amended— 

8 (1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘Within 1 

9 year after the date of enactment of the Cruise Vessel 

10 Security and Safety Act of 2010, the’’ and inserting 

11 ‘‘The’’, and by striking ‘‘develop’’ and inserting 

12 ‘‘maintain’’; 

13 (2) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘Beginning 2 

14 years after the standards are established under sub15 section (b), no’’ and inserting ‘‘No’’; 

16 (3) by striking subsection (d) and redesignating 

17 subsections (e) and (f) as subsections (d) and (e), 

18 respectively; and 

19 (4) in subsection (e), as redesignated by para20 graph (3), by striking ‘‘subsection (e)’’ each place it 

21 appears and inserting ‘‘subsection (d)’’. 

22 SEC. 204. TANK VESSELS. 

23 (a) Section 3703a of title 46, United States Code, 

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1 (1) in subsection (b), by striking paragraph (3) 

2 and redesignating paragraphs (4), (5), and (6) as 

3 paragraphs (3), (4), and (5), respectively; 

4 (2) in subsection (c)(2)— 

5 (A) by striking ‘‘that is delivered’’ and in6 serting ‘‘that was delivered’’; 

7 (B) by striking ‘‘that qualifies’’ and insert8 ing ‘‘that qualified’’; and 

9 (C) by striking ‘‘after January 1, 2015,’’; 

10 (3) in subsection (c)(3)— 

11 (A) by striking ‘‘that is delivered’’ and in12 serting ‘‘that was delivered’’; and 

13 (B) by striking ‘‘that qualifies’’ and insert14 ing ‘‘that qualified’’; 

15 (4) by striking subsection (c)(3)(A) and insert16 ing the following: 

17 ‘‘(A) in the case of a vessel of at least 5,000 

18 gross tons but less than 15,000 gross tons as meas19 ured under section 14502, or an alternate tonnage 

20 measured under section 14302 as prescribed by the 

21 Secretary under section 14104, if the vessel is 25 

22 years old or older and has a single hull, or is 30 

23 years old or older and has a double bottom or double 

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1 (5) by striking subsection (c)(3)(B) and insert2 ing the following: 

3 ‘‘(B) in the case of a vessel of at least 15,000 

4 gross tons but less than 30,000 gross tons as meas5 ured under section 14502, or an alternate tonnage 

6 measured under section 14302 as prescribed by the 

7 Secretary under section 14104, if the vessel is 25 

8 years old or older and has a single hull, or is 30 

9 years old or older and has a double bottom or double 

10 sides; and’’; 

11 (6) by striking subsection (c)(3)(C) and insert12 ing the following: 

13 ‘‘(C) in the case of a vessel of at least 30,000 

14 gross tons as measured under section 14502, or an 

15 alternate tonnage measured under section 14302 as 

16 prescribed by the Secretary under section 14104, if 

17 the vessel is 23 years old or older and has a single 

18 hull, or is 28 years old or older and has a double 

19 bottom or double sides.’’; and 

20 (7) in subsection (e)— 

21 (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘and ex22 cept as otherwise provided in paragraphs (2) 

23 and (3) of this subsection’’; and 

24 (B) by striking paragraph (2) and redesig25 nating paragraph (3) as paragraph (2). 


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1 (b) Section 3705 of title 46, United States Code, is 

2 amended— 

3 (1) in subsection (b)— 

4 (A) by striking paragraph (2); 

5 (B) by striking ‘‘(1)’’; and 

6 (C) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) 

7 and (B) as paragraphs (1) and (2), respectively; 

8 and 

9 (2) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘before Janu10 ary 2, 1986, or the date on which the tanker reaches 

11 15 years of age, whichever is later’’. 

12 (c) Section 3706(d) of title 46, United States Code, 

13 is amended by striking ‘‘before January 2, 1986, or the 

14 date on which it reaches 15 years of age, whichever is 

15 later’’. 

16 (d) Section 1001(32)(A) of the Oil Pollution Act of 

17 1990 (33 U.S.C. 2701(32)(A)) is amended by striking 

18 ‘‘(other than a vessel described in section 3703a(b)(3) of 

19 title 46, United States Code)’’. 

20 SEC. 205. GROUNDS FOR DENIAL OR REVOCATION. 

21 (a) Section 7503 of title 46, United States Code, is 

22 amended to read as follows: 


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1 ‘‘§ 7503. Dangerous drugs as grounds for denial 

2 ‘‘A license, certificate of registry, or merchant mari3 ner’s document authorized to be issued under this part 

4 may be denied to an individual who— 

5 ‘‘(1) within 10 years before applying for the li6 cense, certificate, or document, has been convicted of 

7 violating a dangerous drug law of the United States 

8 or of a State; or 

9 ‘‘(2) when applying, has ever been a user of, or 

10 addicted to, a dangerous drug unless the individual 

11 provides satisfactory proof that the individual is 

12 cured.’’. 

13 (b) Section 7704 of title 46, United States Code, is 

14 amended by redesignating subsections (b) and (c) as sub15 sections (a) and (b), respectively. 

16 SEC. 206. MISCELLANEOUS CORRECTIONS TO TITLE 46, 

17 U.S.C. 

18 (a) Section 2110 of title 46, United States Code, is 

19 amended by striking subsection (k). 

20 (b) Section 2116(c) of title 46, United States Code, 

21 is amended by striking ‘‘Beginning with fiscal year 2011 

22 and each fiscal year thereafter, the’’ and inserting ‘‘The’’. 

23 (c) Section 3302(g)(2) of title 46, United States 

24 Code, is amended by striking ‘‘After December 31, 1988, 

25 this’’ and inserting ‘‘This’’. 


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1 (d) Section 6101(j) of title 46, United States Code, 

2 is amended by striking ‘‘, as soon as possible, and no later 

3 than January 1, 2005,’’. 

4 (e) Section 7505 of title 46, United States Code, is 

5 amended by striking ‘‘section 206(b)(7) of the National 

6 Driver Registration Act of 1982 (23 U.S.C. 401 note)’’ 

7 and inserting ‘‘section 30305(b)(7) of title 49’’. 

8 (f) Section 7702(c)(1) of title 46, United States 

9 Code, is amended by striking ‘‘section 206(b)(4) of the 

10 National Driver Register Act of 1982 (23 U.S.C. 401 

11 note)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 30305(b)(7) of title 49’’. 

12 (g) Section 8106(f) of title 46, United States Code, 

13 is amended by striking paragraph (3) and inserting the 

14 following: 

15 ‘‘(3) CONTINUING VIOLATIONS.—The maximum 

16 amount of a civil penalty for a violation under this 

17 subsection shall be $100,000.’’. 

18 (h) Section 8703 of title 46, United States Code, is 

19 amended by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (b). 

20 (i) Section 11113 of title 46, United States Code, is 

21 amended— 

22 (1) in subsection (a)(4)(A) by striking ‘‘para23 graph (2)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraph (3)’’; and 

24 (2) in subsection (c)(2)(B)— 


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1 (A) by striking ‘‘section 2(9)(a)’’ and in2 serting ‘‘section 2(a)(9)(A)’’; and 

3 (B) by striking ‘‘33 U.S.C. 1901(9)(a)’’ 

4 and inserting ‘‘33 U.S.C. 1901(a)(9)(A)’’. 

5 (j) Section 12113(d)(2)(C)(iii) of title 46, United 

6 States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘118 Stat. 2887)’’ 

7 and inserting ‘‘118 Stat. 2887))’’. 

8 (k) Section 13107(c)(2) of title 46, United States 

9 Code, is amended by striking ‘‘On or after October 1, 

10 2016, no’’ and inserting ‘‘No’’. 

11 (l) Section 31322(a)(4)(B) of title 46, United States 

12 Code, is amended by striking ‘‘state’’ and inserting 

13 ‘‘State’’. 

14 (m) Section 52101(d) of title 46, United States Code, 

15 is amended by striking ‘‘(50 App. U.S.C. 459(a))’’ and 

16 inserting ‘‘(50 U.S.C. 3808(a))’’. 

17 (n) The analysis for chapter 531 of title 46, United 

18 States Code, is amended by striking the item relating to 

19 section 53109: 

20 (o) Section 53106(a)(1) of title 46, United States 

21 Code, is amended by striking subparagraphs (A), (B), (C), 

22 and (D), and by redesignating subparagraphs (E), (F), 

23 and (G) as subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C), respectively. 

24 (p) Section 53111 of title 46, United States Code, 

25 is amended by striking paragraphs (1) through (4), and 


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1 by redesignating paragraphs (5), (6), and (7) as para2 graphs (1), (2), and (3), respectively. 

3 (q) Section 53501 of title 46, United States Code, 

4 is amended— 

5 (1) in paragraph (5)(A)(iii), by striking ‘‘trans6 portation trade trade or’’ and inserting ‘‘transpor7 tation trade or’’; 

8 (2) by redesignating paragraph (8) as para9 graph (9); 

10 (3) by striking the second paragraph (7) (relat11 ing to the definition of ‘‘United States foreign 

12 trade’’); and 

13 (4) by inserting after the first paragraph (7) 

14 the following: 

15 ‘‘(8) UNITED STATES FOREIGN TRADE.—The 

16 term ‘United States foreign trade’ includes those 

17 areas in domestic trade in which a vessel built with 

18 a construction-differential subsidy is allowed to oper19 ate under the first sentence of section 506 of the 

20 Merchant Marine Act, 1936.’’. 

21 (r) Section 54101(f) of title 46, United States Code, 

22 is amended by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the 

23 following: 

24 ‘‘(2) MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR PAYMENT OR

25 REIMBURSEMENT.—Each application submitted 


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1 under paragraph (1) shall include a comprehensive 

2 description of— 

3 ‘‘(A) the need for the project; 

4 ‘‘(B) the methodology for implementing the 

5 project; and 

6 ‘‘(C) any existing programs or arrange7 ments that can be used to supplement or lever8 age assistance under the program.’’. 

9 (s) Section 55305(d)(2)(D) of title 46, United States 

10 Code, is amended by striking ‘‘421(c)(1)’’ and inserting 

11 ‘‘1303(a)(1))’’. 

12 (t) The analysis for chapter 575 of title 46, United 

13 States Code, is amended in the item relating to section 

14 57533 by adding a period at the end. 

15 (u) Section 57532(d) of title 46, United States Code, 

16 is amended by striking ‘‘(50 App. U.S.C. 1291(a), (c), 

17 1293(c), 1294)’’ and inserting ‘‘(50 U.S.C. 4701(a), (c), 

18 4703(c), and 4704)’’. 

19 (v) Section 60303(c) of title 46, United States Code, 

20 is amended in by striking ‘‘Subsection (a) section does’’ 

21 and inserting ‘‘Subsection (a) does’’. 

22 SEC. 207. MISCELLANEOUS CORRECTIONS TO OIL POLLU23 TION ACT OF 1990. 

24 (a) Section 2 of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (33 

25 U.S.C. 2701 note) is amended by— 


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1 (1) inserting after the item relating to section 

2 5007 the following: 

‘‘Sec. 5008. North Pacific Marine Research Institute.’’. 

3 (2) striking the item relating to section 6001. 

4 (b) Section 1003(d)(5) of the Oil Pollution Act of 

5 1990 (33 U.S.C. 2703(d)(5)) is amended by inserting 

6 ‘‘section’’ before ‘‘1002(a)’’. 

7 (c) Section 1004(d)(2)(C) of the Oil Pollution Act of 

8 1990 (33 U.S.C. 2704(d)(2)(C)) is amended by striking 

9 ‘‘under this subparagraph (A)’’ and inserting ‘‘under sub10 paragraph (A)’’. 

11 (d) Section 4303 of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (33 

12 U.S.C. 2716a) is amended— 

13 (1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘subsection 

14 (c)(2)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection (b)(2)’’; and 

15 (2) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘this section 

16 1016’’ and inserting ‘‘section 1016’’. 

17 (e) Section 5002(l)(2) of the Oil Pollution Act of 

18 1990 (33 U.S.C. 2732(l)(2)) is amended by striking ‘‘Gen19 eral Accounting Office’’ and inserting ‘‘Government Ac20 countability Office’’. 

21 SEC. 208. MISCELLANEOUS CORRECTIONS. 

22 (a) Section 1 of the Act of June 15, 1917 (chapter 

23 30; 50 U.S.C. 191), is amended by striking ‘‘the Secretary 

24 of Transportation’’ and inserting ‘‘the Secretary of the de25 partment in which the Coast Guard is operating’’. 


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1 (b) Section 5(b) of the Act entitled ‘‘An Act to regu2 late the construction of bridges over navigable waters’’, 

3 approved March 23, 1906, popularly known as the Bridge 

4 Act of 1906 (chapter 1130; 33 U.S.C. 495(b)), is amended 

5 by striking ‘‘$5,000 for a violation occurring in 2004; 

6 $10,0000 for a violation occurring in 2005; $15,000 for 

7 a violation occurring in 2006; $20,000 for a violation oc8 curring in 2007; and’’. 

9 (c) Section 5(f) of the Act to Prevent Pollution from 

10 Ships (33 U.S.C. 1904(f)) is amended to read as follows: 

11 ‘‘(f) SHIP CLEARANCE; REFUSAL OR REVOCATION.— 

12 If a ship is under a detention order under this section, 

13 the Secretary may refuse or revoke the clearance required 

14 by section 60105 of title 46, United States Code.’’. 

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