‘‘(7) be able to penetrate underground and in-
side buildings; 
‘‘(8) be capable of ready deployment to remote 
locations; 
‘‘(9) take full advantage of the infrastructure of 
the existing, unused Government long-range naviga-
tion system (commonly known as ‘LORAN’); 
‘‘(10) incorporate the expertise of the private 
sector with respect to development, building, and op-
eration; 
‘‘(11) work in concert with and complement any 
other similar positioning, navigation, and timing sys-
tems; 
‘‘(12) be available for use by Federal and non- 
Federal government agencies for public purposes at 
no cost; and 
‘‘(13) incorporate such other requirements de-
termined necessary by the Commandant. 
‘‘(c) REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 3 months 
after the date of enactment of this section, the Com-
mandant, in consultation with the Secretary of 
Transportation, shall publish a request for proposals 
to solicit options for— 
‘‘(A) eLORAN system architecture; and
‘‘(B) business models for the design, in-
stallation, operation, and maintenance of an 
eLORAN system in accordance with this sec-
tion for a period of no less than 20 years. 
‘‘(2) CONTRACTING OPTIONS.—The request for 
proposals shall request options that— 
‘‘(A) incorporate the expertise of the pri-
vate sector; and 
‘‘(B) allow for the expeditious installation, 
daily operation, and routine maintenance of an 
eLORAN system architecture. 
‘‘(d) IMPLEMENTATION DATE.—Not later than 180 
days after the date of enactment of this section, the Com-
mandant of the Coast Guard, in consultation with the Sec-
retary of Transportation, shall provide to the Committee 
on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of 
Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, 
Science, and Transportation of the Senate a plan to en-
sure that the system required under this section is fully 
operational not later than 3 years after such date of enact-
ment.’’. 
(c) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis for sub-
title VIII of title 46, United States Code, is amended by 
adding after the item relating to chapter 805 the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘807. Position, Navigation, and Timing ...................................80701’’.
SEC. 107. ARCTIC ALTERNATIVE PLANNING CRITERIA. 
(a) GENERAL.—The Commandant of the Coast 
Guard may approve alternative planning criteria for an 
area of lesser geographic extent than the area covered by 
the Captain of the Port Zone that includes the Arctic for 
purposes of complying with sections 155.1035(i) and 
155.5035(i) of title 33, Code of Federal Regulations, only 
if the Commandant— 
(1) publishes the proposed alternative planning 
criteria in the Federal Register for notice and com-
ment in accordance with section 553 of title 5, 
United States Code; 
(2) completes a study of the economic impacts 
on the Arctic of such criteria; and 
(3) submits a report on such study to the Com-
mittee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the 
House of Representatives and the Committee on 
Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Sen-
ate. 
(b) DEFINITION.—For the purposes of this section 
‘‘Arctic’’ has the meaning that term has under section 112 
of the Arctic Research and Policy Act of 1984 (15 U.S.C. 
4111).
TITLE II—OTHER MATTERS 
SEC. 201. VESSEL ‘‘APOLLONIA’’. 
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Sec-
retary of the department in which the Coast Guard is op-
erating shall issue a certificate of documentation with a 
coastwise endorsement for the vessel Apollonia (United 
States official number 1266527). 
SEC. 202. REIMBURSEMENT FOR NON-FEDERAL CONSTRUC-
TION COSTS OF CERTAIN AIDS TO NAVIGA-
TION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to the availability of 
amounts specifically provided in advance in subsequent ap-
propriations Acts and in accordance with this section, the 
Commandant of the Coast Guard may reimburse a non- 
Federal entity for costs incurred by the entity for a cov-
ered project. 
(b) CONDITIONS.—The Commandant may not pro-
vide reimbursement under subsection (a) with respect to 
a covered project unless— 
(1) the need for the project is a result of the 
completion of construction with respect to a federally 
authorized navigation channel; 
(2) the Commandant determines, through an 
appropriate navigation safety analysis, that the
project is necessary to ensure safe marine transpor-
tation; 
(3) the Commandant approves the design of the 
project to ensure that it meets all applicable Coast 
Guard aid to navigation standards and require-
ments; 
(4) the non-Federal entity agrees to transfer 
the project upon completion to the Coast Guard to 
be operated and maintained by the Coast Guard as 
a Federal aid to navigation; 
(5) the non-Federal entity carries out the 
project in accordance with the same laws and regula-
tions that would apply to the Coast Guard if the 
Coast Guard carried out the project, including ob-
taining all permits required for the project under 
Federal and State law; and 
(6) the Commandant determines that the 
project satisfies such additional requirements as may 
be established by the Commandant. 
(c) 
LIMITATIONS.—Reimbursements 
under 
sub-
section (a) may not exceed the following: 
(1) For a single covered project, $5,000,000. 
(2) For all covered projects in a single fiscal 
year, $5,000,000.
(d) EXPIRATION.—The authority granted under this 
section shall expire on the date that is 4 years after the 
date of enactment of this section. 
(e) COVERED PROJECT DEFINED.—In this section, 
the term ‘‘covered project’’ means a project carried out 
by a non-Federal entity to construct and establish an aid 
to navigation that facilitates safe and efficient marine 
transportation on a federally authorized navigation chan-
nel. 
SEC. 203. CORRECTIONS TO PROVISIONS ENACTED BY 
COAST GUARD AUTHORIZATION ACTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE CORRECTION.—The Coast Guard 
Authorization Act of 2015 (Public Law 114–120) is 
amended by striking ‘‘Coast Guard Authorization Act of 
2015’’ each place it appears (including in quoted material) 
and inserting ‘‘Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2016’’. 
(b) TITLE 46, UNITED STATES CODE.— 
(1) Section 7510 of title 46, United States 
Code, is amended— 
(A) in subsection (c)(1)(D), by striking 
‘‘engine’’ and inserting ‘‘engineer’’; and 
(B) in subsection (c)(9), by inserting a pe-
riod after ‘‘App’’.