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to eliminate, remove, or secure and account for 
formula quantities of strategic special nuclear 
material. 
(2) A section on efforts to establish and imple-
ment the international nuclear security standard de-
scribed in section 3133(b) and related policies. 
(c) FORM.—The report may be submitted in classi-
fied form but shall include a detailed unclassified sum-
mary. 
TITLE XXXII—WAR-RELATED NA-
TIONAL NUCLEAR SECURITY 
ADMINISTRATION 
AUTHOR-
IZATIONS 
Sec. 3201. Additional war-related authorization of appropriations for National 
Nuclear Security Administration. 
SEC. 3201. ADDITIONAL WAR-RELATED AUTHORIZATION OF 
APPROPRIATIONS FOR NATIONAL NUCLEAR 
SECURITY ADMINISTRATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Funds are hereby authorized to 
be appropriated for fiscal year 2008 to the Department 
of Energy for the National Nuclear Security Administra-
tion for defense nuclear nonproliferation in the amount of 
$50,000,000, of which $30,000,000 is for the Inter-
national Nuclear Materials Protection and Cooperation 
program and $20,000,000 is for the Global Threat Reduc-
tion Initiative. 
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(b) TREATMENT AS ADDITIONAL AUTHORIZATION.— 
The amounts authorized to be appropriated by this section 
are in addition to amounts otherwise authorized to be ap-
propriated by this Act. 
TITLE 
XXXIII—DEFENSE 
NU-
CLEAR 
FACILITIES 
SAFETY 
BOARD 
Sec. 3301. Authorization. 
SEC. 3301. AUTHORIZATION. 
There are authorized to be appropriated for fiscal 
year 2008, $22,499,000 for the operation of the Defense 
Nuclear Facilities Safety Board under chapter 21 of the 
Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2286 et seq.). 
TITLE XXXIV—NAVAL 
PETROLEUM RESERVES 
Sec. 3401. Authorization of appropriations. 
Sec. 3402. Remedial action at Moab uranium milling site. 
SEC. 3401. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
(a) AMOUNT.—There are hereby authorized to be ap-
propriated to the Secretary of Energy $17,301,000 for fis-
cal year 2008 for the purpose of carrying out activities 
under chapter 641 of title 10, United States Code, relating 
to the naval petroleum reserves. 
(b) PERIOD OF AVAILABILITY.—Funds appropriated 
pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in sub-
section (a) shall remain available until expended. 
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SEC. 3402. REMEDIAL ACTION AT MOAB URANIUM MILLING 
SITE. 
Section 3405(i) of the Strom Thurmond National De-
fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999 (Public Law 
105–261; 10 U.S.C. 7420 note) is amended by adding at 
the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(6)(A) Not later than October 1, 2019, the Sec-
retary of Energy shall complete remediation at the Moab 
site and removal of the tailings to the Crescent Junction 
site in Utah. 
‘‘(B) In the event the Secretary of Energy is unable 
to complete remediation at the Moab Site by October 1, 
2019, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a plan set-
ting forth the projected completion date and the estimated 
funding to meet the revised date.
The Secretary shall 
submit the plan, if required, to Congress not later than 
October 2, 2019.’’. 
TITLE XXXV—MARITIME 
ADMINISTRATION 
Subtitle A—Maritime Administration Reauthorization 
Sec. 3501. Authorization of appropriations for fiscal year 2008. 
Sec. 3502. Temporary authority to transfer obsolete combatant vessels to Navy 
for disposal. 
Sec. 3503. Vessel disposal program. 
Subtitle B—Programs 
Sec. 3511. Commercial vessel chartering authority. 
Sec. 3512. Maritime Administration vessel chartering authority. 
Sec. 3513. Chartering to State and local governmental instrumentalities. 
Sec. 3514. Disposal of obsolete Government vessels. 
Sec. 3515. Vessel transfer authority. 
Sec. 3516. Sea trials for Ready Reserve Force. 
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Sec. 3517. Review of applications for loans and guarantees. 
Subtitle C—Technical Corrections 
Sec. 3521. Personal injury to or death of seamen. 
Sec. 3522. Amendments to Chapter 537 based on Public Law 109–163. 
Sec. 3523. Additional amendments based on Public Law 109–163. 
Sec. 3524. Amendments based on Public Law 109–171. 
Sec. 3525. Amendments based on Public Law 109–241. 
Sec. 3526. Amendments based on Public Law 109–364. 
Sec. 3527. Miscellaneous amendments. 
Sec. 3528. Application of sunset provision to codified provision. 
Sec. 3529. Additional technical corrections. 
Subtitle A—Maritime 
Administration Reauthorization 
SEC. 3501. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR FIS-
CAL YEAR 2008. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for 
fiscal year 2008, to be available without fiscal year limita-
tion if so provided in appropriations Acts, for the use of 
the Department of Transportation for the Maritime Ad-
ministration as follows: 
(1) For expenses necessary for operations and 
training activities, $124,303,000, of which— 
(A) $63,958,000 shall remain available 
until expended for expenses and capital im-
provements at the United States Merchant Ma-
rine Academy; and 
(B) $11,500,000 which shall remain avail-
able until expended for maintenance and repair 
of school ships at the State Maritime Acad-
emies. 
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(2) For expenses to maintain and preserve a 
United States-flag merchant fleet to serve the na-
tional security needs of the United States under 
chapter 531 of title 46, United States Code, 
$156,000,000. 
(3) For paying reimbursement under section 
3517 of the Maritime Security Act of 2003 (46 
U.S.C. 53101 note), $19,500,000. 
(4) For assistance to small shipyards and mari-
time communities under section 54101 of title 46, 
United States Code, $25,000,000. 
(5) For expenses to dispose of obsolete vessels 
in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, including 
provision of assistance under section 7 of Public 
Law 92–402, $20,000,000. 
(6) For the cost (as defined in section 502(5) 
of the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990 (2 U.S.C 
661a(5)) of loan guarantees under the program au-
thorized by chapter 537 of title 46, United States 
Code, $30,000,000. 
(7) For administrative expenses related to the 
implementation of the loan guarantee program 
under chapter 537 of title 46, United States Code, 
administrative expenses related to implementation of 
the reimbursement program under section 3517 of 
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the Maritime Security Act of 2003 (46 U.S.C. 
53101 note), and administrative expenses related to 
the implementation of the small shipyards and mari-
time communities assistance program under section 
54101 of title 46, United States Code, $6,000,000. 
SEC. 3502. TEMPORARY AUTHORITY TO TRANSFER OBSO-
LETE COMBATANT VESSELS TO NAVY FOR 
DISPOSAL. 
The Secretary of Transportation shall, subject to the 
availability of appropriations and consistent with section 
1535 of title 31, United States Code, popularly known as 
the Economy Act, transfer to the Secretary of the Navy 
during fiscal year 2008 for disposal by the Navy, no fewer 
than 3 combatant vessels in the nonretention fleet of the 
Maritime Administration that are acceptable to the Sec-
retary of the Navy. 
SEC. 3503. VESSEL DISPOSAL PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Within 30 days after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation 
shall convene a working group to review and make rec-
ommendations on best practices for the storage and dis-
posal of obsolete vessels owned or operated by the Federal 
Government. The Secretary shall invite senior representa-
tives from the Maritime Administration, the Coast Guard, 
the Environmental Protection Agency, the National Oce-
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anic and Atmospheric Administration, and the United 
States Navy to participate in the working group. The Sec-
retary may request the participation of senior representa-
tives of any other Federal department or agency, as appro-
priate, and may also request participation from concerned 
State environmental agencies. 
(b) SCOPE.—Among the vessels to be considered by 
the working group are Federally owned or operated vessels 
that are— 
(1) to be scrapped or recycled; 
(2) to be used as artificial reefs; or 
(3) to be used for the Navy’s SINKEX pro-
gram. 
(c) PURPOSE.—The working group shall— 
(1) examine current storage and disposal poli-
cies, procedures, and practices for obsolete vessels 
owned or operated by Federal agencies; 
(2) examine Federal and State laws and regula-
tions governing such policies, procedures, and prac-
tices and any applicable environmental laws; and 
(3) within 90 days after the date of enactment 
of the Act, submit a plan to the Committee on 
Armed Services and the Committee on Commerce, 
Science and Transportation of the Senate and the 
Committee on Armed Services of the House of Rep-
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resentatives to improve and harmonize practices for 
storage and disposal of such vessels, including the 
interim transportation of such vessels. 
(d) CONTENTS OF PLAN.—The working group shall 
include in the plan submitted under subsection (c)(3)— 
(1) a description of existing measures for the 
storage, disposal, and interim transportation of ob-
solete vessels owned or operated by Federal agencies 
in compliance with Federal and State environmental 
laws in a manner that protects the environment; 
(2) a description of Federal and State laws and 
regulations governing the current policies, proce-
dures, and practices for the storage, disposal, and 
interim transportation of such vessels; 
(3) recommendations for environmental best 
practices that meet or exceed, and harmonize, the 
requirements of Federal environmental laws and reg-
ulations applicable to the storage, disposal, and in-
terim transportation of such vessels; 
(4) recommendations for environmental best 
practices that meet or exceed the requirements of 
State laws and regulations applicable to the storage, 
disposal, and interim transportation of such vessels; 
(5) procedures for the identification and reme-
diation of any environmental impacts caused by the 
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storage, disposal, and interim transportation of such 
vessels; and 
(6) recommendations for necessary steps, in-
cluding regulations if appropriate, to ensure that 
best environmental practices apply to all such ves-
sels. 
(e) IMPLEMENTATION OF PLAN.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—As soon as practicable after 
the date of enactment of the Act, the head of each 
Federal department or agency participating in the 
working group, in consultation with the other Fed-
eral departments and agencies participating in the 
working group, shall take such action as may be nec-
essary, including the promulgation of regulations, 
under existing authorities to ensure that the imple-
mentation of the plan provides for compliance with 
all Federal and State laws and for the protection of 
the environment in the storage, interim transpor-
tation, and disposal of obsolete vessels owned or op-
erated by Federal agencies. 
(2) ARMED SERVICES VESSELS.—The Secretary 
and the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with 
the Administrator of the Environmental Protection 
Agency, shall each ensure that environmental best 
practices are observed with respect to the storage, 
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disposal, and interim transportation of obsolete ves-
sels owned or operated by the Department of De-
fense. 
(f) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sec-
tion shall be construed to supersede, limit, modify, or oth-
erwise affect any other provision of law, including environ-
mental law. 
Subtitle B—Programs 
SEC. 3511. COMMERCIAL VESSEL CHARTERING AUTHORITY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter III of chapter 575 of 
title 46, United States Code, is amended by adding at the 
end the following: 
‘‘§ 57533. Vessel chartering authority 
‘‘The Secretary of Transportation may enter into 
contracts or other agreements on behalf of the United 
States to purchase, charter, operate, or otherwise acquire 
the use of any vessels documented under chapter 121 of 
this title and any other related real or personal property. 
The Secretary is authorized to use this authority as the 
Secretary deems appropriate.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The chapter anal-
ysis for chapter 575 of such title is amended by adding 
at the end the following: 
‘‘57533. Vessel chartering authority’’. 
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SEC. 3512. MARITIME ADMINISTRATION VESSEL CHAR-
TERING AUTHORITY. 
Section 50303 of title 46, United States Code, is 
amended by— 
(1) inserting ‘‘vessels,’’ after ‘‘piers,’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘control;’’ in subsection (a)(1) 
and inserting ‘‘control, except that the prior consent 
of the Secretary of Defense for such use shall be re-
quired with respect to any vessel in the Ready Re-
serve Force or in the National Defense Reserve 
Fleet which is maintained in a retention status for 
the Department of Defense;’’. 
SEC. 3513. CHARTERING TO STATE AND LOCAL GOVERN-
MENTAL INSTRUMENTALITIES. 
Section 11(b) of the Merchant Ship Sales Act of 1946 
(50 U.S.C. App. 1744(b)), is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘or’’ after the semicolon in 
paragraph (3); 
(2) by striking ‘‘Defense.’’ in paragraph (4) and 
inserting ‘‘Defense; or’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end thereof the following: 
‘‘(5) on a reimbursable basis, for charter to the 
government of any State, locality, or Territory of the 
United States, except that the prior consent of the 
Secretary of Defense for such use shall be required 
with respect to any vessel in the Ready Reserve 
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Force or in the National Defense Reserve Fleet 
which is maintained in a retention status for the De-
partment of Defense.’’. 
SEC. 3514. DISPOSAL OF OBSOLETE GOVERNMENT VES-
SELS. 
Section 6(c)(1) of the National Maritime Heritage 
Act of 1994 (16 U.S.C. 5405(c)(1)) is amended— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘(either by sale or purchase of 
disposal services)’’ after ‘‘shall dispose’’; and 
(2) by striking subparagraph (A) of paragraph 
(1) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(A) in accordance with a priority system 
for disposing of vessels, as determined by the 
Secretary, which shall include provisions requir-
ing the Maritime Administration to— 
‘‘(i) dispose of all deteriorated high 
priority ships that are available for dis-
posal, within 12 months of their designa-
tion as such; and 
‘‘(ii) give priority to the disposition of 
those vessels that pose the most significant 
danger to the environment or cost the most 
to maintain;’’. 
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SEC. 3515. VESSEL TRANSFER AUTHORITY. 
Section 50304 of title 46, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end thereof the following: 
‘‘(d) VESSEL
CHARTERS
TO
OTHER
DEPART-
MENTS.—On a reimbursable or nonreimbursable basis, as 
determined by the Secretary of Transportation, the Sec-
retary may charter or otherwise make available a vessel 
under the jurisdiction of the Secretary to any other de-
partment, upon the request by the Secretary of the De-
partment that receives the vessel. The prior consent of the 
Secretary of Defense for such use shall be required with 
respect to any vessel in the Ready Reserve Force or in 
the National Defense Reserve Fleet which is maintained 
in a retention status for the Department of Defense.’’. 
SEC. 3516. SEA TRIALS FOR READY RESERVE FORCE. 
Section 11(c)(1)(B) of the Merchant Ship Sales Act 
of 1946 (50 U.S.C. App. 1744(c)(1)(B)) is amended to 
read as follows: 
‘‘(B) activate and conduct sea trials on 
each vessel at least once every 30 months;’’. 
SEC. 3517. REVIEW OF APPLICATIONS FOR LOANS AND 
GUARANTEES. 
(a) FINDINGS.—The Congress makes the following 
findings: 
(1) The maritime loan guarantee program was 
established by the Congress through the Merchant 
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Marine Act, 1936 to encourage domestic ship-
building by making available federally backed loan 
guarantees for new construction to ship owners and 
operators. 
(2) The maritime loan guarantee program has 
a long and successful history of ship construction 
with a low historical default rate. 
(3) The current process for review of applica-
tions for maritime loans in the Department of 
Transportation has effectively discontinued the pro-
gram as envisioned by the Congress. 
(4) The President has requested no funding for 
the loan guarantee program despite the stated na-
tional policy to foster the development and encour-
age the maintenance of a merchant marine in sec-
tion 50101 of title 46, United States Code. 
(5) United States commercial shipyards were 
placed at a competitive disadvantage in the world 
shipbuilding market by government subsidized for-
eign commercial shipyards. 
(6) The maritime loan guarantee program has 
the potential to modernize shipyards and the ships 
of the United States coastwise trade and restore a 
competitive position in the world shipbuilding mar-
ket for United States shipyards. 
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(7) The maritime loan guarantee program is a 
useful tool to encourage domestic shipbuilding, pre-
serving a vital industrial capacity critical to the se-
curity of the United States. 
(b) REQUIREMENTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Within 180 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of 
the Maritime Administration shall develop and im-
plement a comprehensive plan for the review of ap-
plications for loan guarantees under chapter 537 of 
title 46, United States Code. 
(2) DEADLINE FOR ACTION ON APPLICATION.— 
(A) TRADITIONAL APPLICATIONS.—In the 
comprehensive plan the Administrator will en-
sure that within the 90-day period following re-
ceipt of all pertinent documentation required 
for review of a traditional loan application, the 
application shall be either accepted or rejected. 
(B) NONTRADITIONAL APPLICATIONS.—In 
the comprehensive plan the Administrator will 
ensure that within the 180-day period following 
receipt of all pertinent documentation required 
for review of a nontraditional loan application, 
the application shall be either accepted or re-
jected. 
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(c) SUBMISSION TO CONGRESS.—The Administrator 
shall submit a copy of the comprehensive plan to the Com-
mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the 
Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of the 
House of Representatives within 180 days after the date 
of enactment of this Act. 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) TRADITIONAL
APPLICATION.—The term 
‘‘traditional application’’ means an application for a 
loan, guarantee, or commitment to guarantee sub-
mitted pursuant to chapter 537 of title 46, United 
States Code, that involves a market, technology, and 
financial structure of a type that has proven success-
ful in previous applications and does not present an 
unreasonable risk to the United States, as deter-
mined by the Administrator of the Maritime Admin-
istration. 
(2) NONTRADITIONAL APPLICATION.—The term 
‘‘nontraditional application’’ means an application 
for a loan, guarantee, or commitment to guarantee 
submitted pursuant to chapter 537 of title 46, 
United States Code, that is not a traditional applica-
tion, as determined by the Administrator of the 
Maritime Administration. 
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Subtitle C—Technical Corrections 
SEC. 3521. PERSONAL INJURY TO OR DEATH OF SEAMEN. 
(a) AMENDMENT.—Section 30104 of title 46, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘(a) CAUSE OF ACTION.—’’; and 
(2) by repealing subsection (b). 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) shall be effective as if included in the enact-
ment of Public Law 109–304. 
SEC. 3522. AMENDMENTS TO CHAPTER 537 BASED ON PUB-
LIC LAW 109–163. 
(a) AMENDMENTS.—Title 46, United States Code, is 
amended as follows: 
(1) Section 53701 is amended by— 
(A) redesignating paragraphs (2) through 
(13) as paragraphs (3) through (14), respec-
tively; 
(B) inserting after paragraph (1) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(2) ADMINISTRATOR.—The term ‘Adminis-
trator’ means the Administrator of the Maritime Ad-
ministration.’’; and 
(C) striking paragraph (13) (as redesig-
nated) and inserting the following: 
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‘‘(13) 
SECRETARY.—The 
term 
‘Secretary’ 
means the Secretary of Commerce with respect to 
fishing vessels and fishery facilities.’’. 
(2) Section 53706(c) is amended to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(c) PRIORITIES FOR CERTAIN VESSELS.— 
‘‘(1) VESSELS.—In guaranteeing or making a 
commitment to guarantee an obligation under this 
chapter, the Administrator shall give priority to— 
‘‘(A) a vessel that is otherwise eligible for 
a guarantee and is constructed with assistance 
under subtitle D of the Maritime Security Act 
of 2003 (46 U.S.C. 53101 note); and 
‘‘(B) after applying subparagraph (A), a 
vessel that is otherwise eligible for a guarantee 
and that the Secretary of Defense determines— 
‘‘(i) is suitable for service as a naval 
auxiliary in time of war or national emer-
gency; and 
‘‘(ii) meets a shortfall in sealift capac-
ity or capability. 
‘‘(2) TIME
FOR
DETERMINATION.—The Sec-
retary of Defense shall determine whether a vessel 
satisfies paragraph (1)(B) not later than 30 days 
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paragraph (6)), 53713 to 53716, 53721 to 
53725, and 53734. 
(11) 
Sections 
53715(d)(1), 
53716(d)(3), 
53721(c), 53722(a)(1) and (b)(1)(B), and 53724(b) 
are amended by inserting ‘‘or Administrator’s’’ after 
‘‘Secretary’s’’. 
(b) REPEAL OF SUPERSEDED AMENDMENTS.—Sec-
tion 3507 (except subsection (c)(4)) of the National De-
fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006 (Public Law 
109–163) is repealed. 
SEC. 3523. ADDITIONAL AMENDMENTS BASED ON PUBLIC 
LAW 109–163. 
(a) AMENDMENTS.—Title 46, United States Code, is 
amended as follows: 
(1) Chapters 513 and 515 are amended by 
striking ‘‘Naval Reserve’’ each place it appears in 
analyses, headings, and text and inserting ‘‘Navy 
Reserve’’. 
(2) Section 51504(f) is amended to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(f) FUEL COSTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to the availability 
of appropriations, the Secretary shall pay to each 
State maritime academy the costs of fuel used by a 
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vessel provided under this section while used for 
training. 
‘‘(2) MAXIMUM AMOUNTS.—The amount of the 
payment to a State maritime academy under para-
graph (1) may not exceed— 
‘‘(A) $100,000 for fiscal year 2006; 
‘‘(B) $200,000 for fiscal year 2007; and 
‘‘(C) $300,000 for fiscal year 2008 and 
each fiscal year thereafter.’’. 
(3) Section 51505(b)(2)(B) is amended by 
striking ‘‘$200,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$300,000 for 
fiscal year 2006, $400,000 for fiscal year 2007, and 
$500,000 for fiscal year 2008 and each fiscal year 
thereafter’’. 
(4) Section 51701(a) is amended by striking 
‘‘of the United States.’’ and inserting ‘‘of the United 
States and to perform functions to assist the United 
States merchant marine, as determined necessary by 
the Secretary.’’. 
(5)(A) Section 51907 is amended to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘§ 51907. Provision of decorations, medals, and re-
placements 
‘‘The Secretary of Transportation may provide— 
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‘‘(1) the decorations and medals authorized by 
this chapter and replacements for those decorations 
and medals; and 
‘‘(2) replacements for decorations and medals 
issued under a prior law.’’. 
(B) The item relating to section 51907 in the 
chapter analysis for chapter 519 is amended to read 
as follows: 
‘‘51907. Provision of decorations, medals, and replacements’’. 
(6)(A) The following new chapter is inserted 
after chapter 539: 
‘‘CHAPTER 541—MISCELLANEOUS 
‘‘Sec 
‘‘54101. Assistance for small shipyards and maritime communities’’. 
(B) Section 3506 of the National Defense Au-
thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006 (46 U.S.C. 
53101 note) is transferred to and redesignated as 
section 54101 of title 46, United States Code, to ap-
pear at the end of chapter 541 of title 46, as in-
serted by subparagraph (A). 
(C) The heading of such section, as transferred 
by subparagraph (B), is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘§ 54101. Assistance for small shipyards and maritime 
communities’’. 
(D) Paragraph (1) of subsection (h) of such 
section, as transferred by subparagraph (B), is 
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amended by striking ‘‘(15 U.S.C. 632);’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘(15 U.S.C. 632));’’. 
(E) The table of chapters at the beginning of 
subtitle V is amended by inserting after the item re-
lating to chapter 539 the following new item: 
‘‘541. Miscellaneous .........................................................
54101’’. 
(b) REPEAL OF SUPERSEDED AMENDMENTS.—Sec-
tions 515(g)(2), 3502, 3509, and 3510 of the National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006 (Public 
Law 109–163) are repealed. 
SEC. 3524. AMENDMENTS BASED ON PUBLIC LAW 109–171. 
(a) AMENDMENTS.—Section 60301 of title 46, 
United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘2 cents per ton (but not more 
than a total of 10 cents per ton per year)’’ in sub-
section (a) and inserting ‘‘4.5 cents per ton, not to 
exceed a total of 22.5 cents per ton per year, for fis-
cal years 2006 through 2010, and 2 cents per ton, 
not to exceed a total of 10 cents per ton per year, 
for each fiscal year thereafter,’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘6 cents per ton (but not more 
than a total of 30 cents per ton per year)’’ in sub-
section (b) and inserting ‘‘13.5 cents per ton, not to 
exceed a total of 67.5 cents per ton per year, for fis-
cal years 2006 through 2010, and 6 cents per ton, 
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not to exceed a total of 30 cents per ton per year, 
for each fiscal year thereafter,’’. 
(b) REPEAL OF SUPERSEDED AMENDMENTS.—Sec-
tion 4001 of the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 (Public 
Law 109–171) is repealed. 
SEC. 3525. AMENDMENTS BASED ON PUBLIC LAW 109–241. 
(a) AMENDMENTS.—Title 46, United States Code, is 
amended as follows: 
(1) Section 12111 is amended by adding at the 
end the following: 
‘‘(d) ACTIVITIES INVOLVING MOBILE OFFSHORE 
DRILLING UNITS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Only a vessel for which a 
certificate of documentation with a registry endorse-
ment is issued may engage in— 
‘‘(A) the setting, relocation, or recovery of 
the anchors or other mooring equipment of a 
mobile offshore drilling unit that is located over 
the outer Continental Shelf (as defined in sec-
tion 2(a) of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands 
Act (43 U.S.C. 1331(a))); or 
‘‘(B) the transportation of merchandise or 
personnel to or from a point in the United 
States from or to a mobile offshore drilling unit 
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located over the outer Continental Shelf that is 
not attached to the seabed. 
‘‘(2) COASTWISE TRADE NOT AUTHORIZED.— 
Nothing in paragraph (1) authorizes the employment 
in the coastwise trade of a vessel that does not meet 
the requirements of section 12112 of this title.’’. 
(2) Section 12139(a) is amended by striking 
‘‘and charterers’’ and inserting ‘‘charterers, and 
mortgagees’’. 
(3) Section 51307 is amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of para-
graph (2); 
(B) by striking ‘‘organizations.’’ in para-
graph (3) and inserting ‘‘organizations; and’’; 
and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(4) on any other vessel considered by the Sec-
retary to be necessary or appropriate or in the na-
tional interest.’’. 
(4) Section 55105(b)(3) is amended by striking 
‘‘Secretary of the department in which the Coast 
Guard is operating’’ and inserting ‘‘Secretary of 
Homeland Security’’. 
(5) Section 70306(a) is amended by striking 
‘‘Not later than February 28 of each year, the Sec-
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