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Union Calendar No. 794 

115TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 5326 

[Report No. 115–1015] 

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 

NOVEMBER 13, 2018 

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 

House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 

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

[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on March 19, 2018] 


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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. 


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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 Cor5 rections 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. 

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. 

8 TITLE I—COAST GUARD 

9 SEC. 101. COMMANDANT DEFINED. 

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

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

12 ‘‘§ 5. Commandant defined 

13 ‘‘In this title, the term ‘Commandant’ means the Com14 mandant of the Coast Guard.’’. 


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1 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis for chapter 

2 1 of title 14, United States Code, is amended by adding 

3 at the end the following: 

‘‘5. Commandant defined.’’. 

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

5 States Code, is amended— 

6 (1) in section 58(a) by striking ‘‘Commandant of 

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

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

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

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

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

12 (4) in section 672a(a) by striking ‘‘Commandant 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

20 (8) in section 581— 

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

22 (B) by redesignating paragraphs (5) 

23 through (12) as paragraphs (4) through (11), re24 spectively; 


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

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

3 (10) in section 196(b)(1) by striking ‘‘Com4 mandant of the Coast Guard’’ and inserting ‘‘Com5 mandant’’; 

6 (11) in section 199 by striking ‘‘Commandant of 

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

8 (12) in section 429(a)(1) by striking ‘‘Com9 mandant of the Coast Guard’’ and inserting ‘‘Com10 mandant’’; 

11 (13) in section 423(a)(2) by striking ‘‘Com12 mandant of the Coast Guard’’ and inserting ‘‘Com13 mandant’’; 

14 (14) in section 2702(5) by striking ‘‘Com15 mandant of the Coast Guard’’ and inserting ‘‘Com16 mandant’’; 

17 (15) in section 2902(a) by striking ‘‘Com18 mandant of the Coast Guard’’ and inserting ‘‘Com19 mandant’’; and 

20 (16) in section 2903(f)(1) by striking ‘‘Com21 mandant of the Coast Guard’’ and inserting ‘‘Com22 mandant’’. 

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

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

25 amended to read as follows: 


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1 ‘‘(d) COMPLETION OF REQUIRED TRAINING.—A Coast 

2 Guard flag officer who is newly appointed or assigned to 

3 a billet in the National Capital Region, and a Coast Guard 

4 Senior Executive Service employee who is newly employed 

5 in the National Capital Region, shall complete a training 

6 course that meets the requirements of this section not later 

7 than 60 days after reporting for duty.’’. 

8 SEC. 103. MISCELLANEOUS. 

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

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

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

12 respectively. 

13 (b) COMMANDANT; GENERAL POWERS.—Section 

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

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

16 30305(b)(7)’’. 

17 (c) ENLISTED MEMBERS.— 

18 (1) DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY AND DEPART19 MENT OF THE AIR FORCE.—Section 144(b) of title 14, 

20 United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘enlisted 

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

22 members’’. 

23 (2) NAVY DEPARTMENT.—Section 145(b) of title 

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1 listed men’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘en2 listed members’’. 

3 (3) PURCHASE OF COMMISSARY AND QUARTER4 MASTER SUPPLIES.—Section 4 of the Act of May 22, 

5 1926 (44 Stat. 626, chapter 371; 33 U.S.C. 754a), is 

6 amended by striking ‘‘enlisted men’’ and inserting 

7 ‘‘enlisted members’’. 

8 (d) ARCTIC MARITIME TRANSPORTATION.—Section 

9 90(f) of title 14, United States Code, is amended by striking 

10 the question mark. 

11 (e) LONG-TERM LEASE AUTHORITY FOR LIGHTHOUSE

12 PROPERTY.—Section 672a(a) of title 14, United States 

13 Code, as amended by this Act, is further amended by strik14 ing ‘‘Section 321 of chapter 314 of the Act of June 30, 1932 

15 (40 U.S.C. 303b)’’ and inserting ‘‘Section 1302 of title 40’’. 

16 (f) REQUIRED CONTRACT TERMS.—Section 565 of title 

17 14, United States Code, is amended— 

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

19 issued by the Coast Guard after the date of enactment 

20 of the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2010’’; and 

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

22 date of enactment of the Coast Guard Authorization 

23 Act of 2010’’. 

24 (g) ACQUISITION PROGRAM BASELINE BREACH.—Sec25 tion 575(c) of title 14, United States Code, is amended by 


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1 striking ‘‘certification, with a supporting explanation, 

2 that’’ and inserting ‘‘determination, with a supporting ex3 planation, of whether’’. 

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

5 title 14, United States Code, is amended by inserting ‘‘the 

6 duration of their’’ before ‘‘minority’’. 

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

8 823a(b)(9) of title 14, United States Code, is amended by 

9 striking ‘‘On or after January 1, 2001, section’’ and insert10 ing ‘‘Section’’. 

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

12 title 14, United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘sec13 tion 154 of title 23, United States Code’’ and inserting ‘‘sec14 tion 30102 of title 49’’. 

15 (k) AVAILABILITY OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 

16 830(b) of title 14, United States Code, is amended by strik17 ing ‘‘1954’’ and inserting ‘‘1986’’. 

18 SEC. 104. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE CONSULTATION. 

19 Section 566 of title 14, United States Code, is amend20 ed— 

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

22 inserting ‘‘maintain’’; and 

23 (2) by striking subsection (d). 


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1 SEC. 105. REPEAL. 

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

3 item relating to that section in the analysis for chapter 15 

4 of that title, are repealed. 

5 SEC. 106. MISSION NEED STATEMENT. 

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

7 (1) amended in subsection (a)— 

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

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

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

11 President submits to Congress a budget for fiscal 

12 year 2019 under such section,’’. 

13 SEC. 107. CONTINUATION ON ACTIVE DUTY. 

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

15 amended by striking ‘‘Officers, other than the Commandant, 

16 serving’’ and inserting ‘‘Officers serving’’. 

17 SEC. 108. SYSTEM ACQUISITION AUTHORIZATION. 

18 (a) REQUIREMENT FOR PRIOR AUTHORIZATION OF

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

20 States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘and aircraft’’ and in21 serting ‘‘aircraft, and systems’’. 

22 (b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 

23 2702(2) of title 14, United States Code, is amended by strik24 ing ‘‘and aircraft’’ and inserting ‘‘aircraft, and systems’’. 


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1 SEC. 109. INVENTORY OF REAL PROPERTY. 

2 Section 679 of title 14, United States Code, is amend3 ed— 

4 (1) in subsection (a) by striking ‘‘Not later than 

5 September 30, 2015, the Commandant shall establish’’ 

6 and inserting ‘‘The Commandant shall maintain’’; 

7 and 

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

9 following: 

10 ‘‘(b) UPDATES.—The Commandant shall update infor11 mation on each unit of real property included in the inven12 tory required under subsection (a) not later than 30 days 

13 after any change relating to the control of such property.’’. 

14 TITLE II—MARITIME 

15 TRANSPORTATION 

16 SEC. 201. DEFINITIONS. 

17 (a) IN GENERAL.— 

18 (1) Section 2101 of title 46, United States Code, 

19 is amended— 

20 (A) by inserting after paragraph (4) the fol21 lowing: 

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

23 the Coast Guard.’’; 

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

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1 (C) by redesignating the paragraphs of such 

2 section in order as paragraphs (1) through (54), 

3 respectively. 

4 (2) Section 3701 of title 46, United States Code, 

5 is amended by redesignating paragraphs (3) and (4) 

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

7 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 

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

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

10 amended— 

11 (A) by striking ‘‘section 2101(11a)’’ and in12 serting ‘‘section 2101(12)’’; and 

13 (B) by striking ‘‘section 2101(11b)’’ and in14 serting ‘‘section 2101(13)’’. 

15 (2) Section 3(3) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fish16 ery Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 

17 1802(3)), is amended by striking ‘‘section 2101(21a)’’ 

18 and inserting ‘‘section 2101(30)’’. 

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

20 Code, is amended by striking ‘‘section 2101(22)’’ and 

21 inserting ‘‘section 2101(31)’’. 

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

23 Act of 1967 (22 U.S.C. 1980b(c)) is amended by strik24 ing ‘‘section 2101(11a)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 

25 2101(12)’’. 


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

2 Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1321(a)(26)(D)) is 

3 amended by striking ‘‘section 2101(17a)’’ and insert4 ing ‘‘section 2101(23)’’. 

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

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

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

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

9 Code, is amended by striking ‘‘Coast Guard Com10 mandant’’ and inserting ‘‘Commandant’’. 

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

12 States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘section 

13 2101(21)(A)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 2101(29)(A)’’. 

14 (9) Section 3507 of title 46, United States Code, 

15 is amended— 

16 (A) in subsection (k)(1), by striking ‘‘section 

17 2101(22)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 2101(31)’’; and 

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

19 the following: 

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

21 the term ‘owner’ means the owner, charterer, managing op22 erator, master, or other individual in charge of a vessel.’’. 

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 ‘‘section 

2 2101(42)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 2101(51)’’; and 

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

4 2101(42)(A)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 

5 2101(51)(A)’’. 

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

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

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

9 Code, is amended by striking ‘‘Commandant of the 

10 Coast Guard’’ and inserting ‘‘Commandant’’. 

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

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

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

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

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

16 States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘section 

17 2101(20)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 2101(26)’’. 

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

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

20 the first place it appears. 

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

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

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


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1 SEC. 202. AUTHORITY TO EXEMPT VESSELS. 

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

3 States Code, is amended— 

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

5 end of paragraph (3); and 

6 (2) by striking paragraphs (4) and (5) and in7 serting the following: 

8 ‘‘(4) maintain different structural fire protec9 tion, manning, operating, and equipment require10 ments for vessels that satisfied requirements set forth 

11 in the Passenger Vessel Safety Act of 1993 (Public 

12 Law 103–206) before June 21, 1994.’’. 

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

14 title 46, United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘sec15 tion 2113(5)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 2113(4)’’. 

16 SEC. 203. PASSENGER VESSELS. 

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

18 amended— 

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

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

21 confidential’’ and inserting ‘‘services as confidential’’; 

22 and 

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

24 months after the date of enactment of the Cruise Ves25 sel Security and Safety Act of 2010, the Secretary 


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1 shall issue’’ and insert ‘‘The Secretary shall main2 tain’’. 

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

4 amended— 

5 (1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘Within 1 year 

6 after the date of enactment of the Cruise Vessel Secu7 rity and Safety Act of 2010, the’’ and inserting 

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

9 ‘‘maintain’’; 

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

11 years after the standards are established under sub12 section (b), no’’ and inserting ‘‘No’’; 

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

14 subsections (e) and (f) as subsections (d) and (e), re15 spectively; and 

16 (4) in subsection (e), as redesignated by para17 graph (3), by striking ‘‘subsection (e)’’ each place it 

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

19 SEC. 204. TANK VESSELS. 

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

21 amended— 

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

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

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

25 (2) in subsection (c)(2)— 


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1 (A) by striking ‘‘that is delivered’’ and in2 serting ‘‘that was delivered’’; 

3 (B) by striking ‘‘that qualifies’’ and insert4 ing ‘‘that qualified’’; and 

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

6 (3) in subsection (c)(3)— 

7 (A) by striking ‘‘that is delivered’’ and in8 serting ‘‘that was delivered’’; and 

9 (B) by striking ‘‘that qualifies’’ and insert10 ing ‘‘that qualified’’; 

11 (4) by striking subsection (c)(3)(A) and inserting 

12 the following: 

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

14 tons but less than 15,000 gross tons as measured 

15 under section 14502, or an alternate tonnage meas16 ured under section 14302 as prescribed by the Sec17 retary under section 14104, if the vessel is 25 years 

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

19 or older and has a double bottom or double sides;’’; 

20 (5) by striking subsection (c)(3)(B) and inserting 

21 the following: 

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

23 gross tons but less than 30,000 gross tons as measured 

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1 retary under section 14104, if the vessel is 25 years 

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

3 or older and has a double bottom or double sides; 

4 and’’; 

5 (6) by striking subsection (c)(3)(C) and inserting 

6 the following: 

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

8 gross tons as measured under section 14502, or an al9 ternate tonnage measured under section 14302 as pre10 scribed by the Secretary under section 14104, if the 

11 vessel is 23 years old or older and has a single hull, 

12 or is 28 years old or older and has a double bottom 

13 or double sides.’’; and 

14 (7) in subsection (e)— 

15 (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘and ex16 cept as otherwise provided in paragraphs (2) 

17 and (3) of this subsection’’; and 

18 (B) by striking paragraph (2) and redesig19 nating paragraph (3) as paragraph (2). 

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

21 amended— 

22 (1) in subsection (b)— 

23 (A) by striking paragraph (2); 

24 (B) by striking ‘‘(1)’’; and 


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1 (C) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) 

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

3 and 

4 (2) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘before January 

5 2, 1986, or the date on which the tanker reaches 15 

6 years of age, whichever is later’’. 

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

8 amended by striking ‘‘before January 2, 1986, or the date 

9 on which it reaches 15 years of age, whichever is later’’. 

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

11 1990 (33 U.S.C. 2701(32)(A)) is amended by striking 

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

13 46, United States Code)’’. 

14 SEC. 205. GROUNDS FOR DENIAL OR REVOCATION. 

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

16 amended to read as follows: 

17 ‘‘§ 7503. Dangerous drugs as grounds for denial 

18 ‘‘A license, certificate of registry, or merchant mari19 ner’s document authorized to be issued under this part may 

20 be denied to an individual who— 

21 ‘‘(1) within 10 years before applying for the li22 cense, certificate, or document, has been convicted of 

23 violating a dangerous drug law of the United States 

24 or of a State; or 


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

2 addicted to, a dangerous drug unless the individual 

3 provides satisfactory proof that the individual is 

4 cured.’’. 

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

6 amended by redesignating subsections (b) and (c) as sub7 sections (a) and (b), respectively. 

8 SEC. 206. MISCELLANEOUS CORRECTIONS TO TITLE 46, 

9 U.S.C. 

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

11 amended by striking subsection (k). 

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

13 amended by striking ‘‘Beginning with fiscal year 2011 and 

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

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

16 is amended by striking ‘‘After December 31, 1988, this’’ and 

17 inserting ‘‘This’’. 

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

19 amended by striking ‘‘, as soon as possible, and no later 

20 than January 1, 2005,’’. 

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

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

23 Driver Register Act of 1982 (23 U.S.C. 401 note)’’ and in24 serting ‘‘section 30305(b)(7) of title 49’’. 


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

2 is amended by striking ‘‘section 206(b)(4) of the National 

3 Driver Register Act of 1982 (23 U.S.C. 401 note)’’ and in4 serting ‘‘section 30305(b)(7) of title 49’’. 

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

6 amended by striking paragraph (3) and inserting the fol7 lowing: 

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

9 amount of a civil penalty for a violation under this 

10 subsection shall be $100,000.’’. 

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

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

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

14 amended— 

15 (1) in subsection (a)(4)(A) by striking ‘‘para16 graph (2)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraph (3)’’; and 

17 (2) in subsection (c)(2)(B)— 

18 (A) by striking ‘‘section 2(9)(a)’’ and in19 serting ‘‘section 2(a)(9)(A)’’; and 

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

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

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

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

24 inserting ‘‘118 Stat. 2887))’’. 


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

2 is amended by striking ‘‘On and after October 1, 2016, no’’ 

3 and inserting ‘‘No’’. 

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

5 Code, is amended by striking ‘‘state’’ and inserting ‘‘State’’. 

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

7 is amended by striking ‘‘(50 App. U.S.C. 459(a))’’ and in8 serting ‘‘(50 U.S.C. 3808(a))’’. 

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

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

11 section 53109: 

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

13 is amended by striking subparagraphs (A), (B), (C), and 

14 (D), and by redesignating subparagraphs (E), (F), and (G) 

15 as subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C), respectively. 

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

17 amended by striking paragraphs (1) through (4), and by 

18 redesignating paragraphs (5), (6), and (7) as paragraphs 

19 (1), (2), and (3), respectively. 

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

21 amended— 

22 (1) in paragraph (5)(A)(iii), by striking ‘‘trans23 portation trade trade or’’ and inserting ‘‘transpor24 tation trade or’’; 


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1 (2) by redesignating paragraph (8) as para2 graph (9); 

3 (3) by striking the second paragraph (7) (relat4 ing to the definition of ‘‘United States foreign 

5 trade’’); and 

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

7 following: 

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

9 term ‘United States foreign trade’ includes those areas 

10 in domestic trade in which a vessel built with a con11 struction-differential subsidy is allowed to operate 

12 under the first sentence of section 506 of the Merchant 

13 Marine Act, 1936.’’. 

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

15 is amended by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the fol16 lowing: 

17 ‘‘(2) MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR PAYMENT OR RE18 IMBURSEMENT.—Each application submitted under 

19 paragraph (1) shall include a comprehensive descrip20 tion of— 

21 ‘‘(A) the need for the project; 

22 ‘‘(B) the methodology for implementing the 

23 project; and 


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1 ‘‘(C) any existing programs or arrange2 ments that can be used to supplement or leverage 

3 assistance under the program.’’. 

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

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

6 ‘‘1303(a)(1))’’. 

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

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

9 57533 by adding a period at the end. 

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

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

12 1293(c), 1294)’’ and inserting ‘‘(50 U.S.C. 4701(a), (c), 

13 4703(c), and 4704)’’. 

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

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

16 inserting ‘‘Subsection (a) does’’. 

17 SEC. 207. MISCELLANEOUS CORRECTIONS TO OIL POLLU18 TION ACT OF 1990. 

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

20 U.S.C. 2701 note) is amended by— 

21 (1) inserting after the item relating to section 

22 5007 the following: 

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

23 (2) striking the item relating to section 6003. 


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1 (b) Section 1003(d)(5) of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 

2 (33 U.S.C. 2703(d)(5)) is amended by inserting ‘‘section’’ 

3 before ‘‘1002(a)’’. 

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

5 1990 (33 U.S.C. 2704(d)(2)(C)) is amended by striking 

6 ‘‘under this subparagraph (A)’’ and inserting ‘‘under sub7 paragraph (A)’’. 

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

9 U.S.C. 2716a) is amended— 

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

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

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

13 1016’’ and inserting ‘‘section 1016’’. 

14 (e) Section 5002(l)(2) of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 

15 (33 U.S.C. 2732(l)(2)) is amended by striking ‘‘General Ac16 counting Office’’ and inserting ‘‘Government Accountability 

17 Office’’. 

18 SEC. 208. MISCELLANEOUS CORRECTIONS. 

19 (a) Section 1 of the Act of June 15, 1917 (chapter 30; 

20 50 U.S.C. 191), is amended by striking ‘‘the Secretary of 

21 the Treasury’’ and inserting ‘‘the Secretary of the depart22 ment in which the Coast Guard is operating’’. 

23 (b) Section 5(b) of the Act entitled ‘‘An Act to regulate 

24 the construction of bridges over navigable waters’’, approved 

25 March 23, 1906, popularly known as the Bridge Act of 1906 


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1 (chapter 1130; 33 U.S.C. 495(b)), is amended by striking 

2 ‘‘$5,000 for a violation occurring in 2004; $10,000 for a 

3 violation occurring in 2005; $15,000 for a violation occur4 ring in 2006; $20,000 for a violation occurring in 2007; 

5 and’’. 

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

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

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

9 If a ship is under a detention order under this section, the 

10 Secretary may refuse or revoke the clearance required by 

11 section 60105 of title 46, United States Code.’’. 


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Union Calendar No. 794 

115TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 5326 

[Report No. 115–1015] 

A BILL 

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

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

NOVEMBER 13, 2018 

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Comand ordered to be printed mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 


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