I 
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 Infrastruc-
ture 
A BILL 
To authorize appropriations for the Coast Guard, and for 
other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Coast Guard Author-
ization Act of 2019’’. 
SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
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. 
TITLE I—AUTHORIZATIONS 
SEC. 101. AUTHORIZATIONS OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
Section 4902 of title 14, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by 
striking ‘‘year 2019’’ and inserting ‘‘years 2020 and 
2021’’; 
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(2) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking ‘‘provided 
for, $7,914,195,000 for fiscal year 2019.’’ and in-
serting ‘‘provided for— 
‘‘(i) $8,122,912,000 for fiscal year 
2020; and 
‘‘(ii) $8,538,324,000 for fiscal year 
2021.’’; 
(3) in paragraph (1)(B), by striking ‘‘subpara-
graph (A)’’ and inserting ‘‘subparagraph (A)(i), 
$17,035,000 shall be for environmental compliance 
and restoration.’’; 
(4) by striking paragraphs (1)(B)(i) and 
(1)(B)(ii); 
(5) in paragraph (1), by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(C) Of the amount authorized under sub-
paragraph (A)(ii) $17,376,000 shall be for envi-
ronmental compliance and restoration.’’; 
(6) in paragraph (2)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘For the procurement’’ and 
inserting ‘‘(A) For the procurement’’; 
(B) 
by 
striking 
‘‘and 
equipment, 
$2,694,745,000 for fiscal year 2019.’’ and in-
serting ‘‘and equipment— 
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‘‘(i) $2,748,640,000 for fiscal year 
2020; and 
‘‘(ii) $2,803,613,000 for fiscal year 
2021.’’. 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(B) Of the amounts authorized under 
subparagraph (A), the following amounts shall 
be for the alteration of bridges: 
‘‘(i) $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2020; 
and 
‘‘(ii) $20,000,000 for fiscal year 
2021.’’. 
(7) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘and equip-
ment, $29,141,000 for fiscal year 2019.’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘and equipment— 
‘‘(A) $13,834,000 for fiscal year 2020; and 
‘‘(B) $14,111,000 for fiscal year 2021.’’; 
and 
(8) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(4) For the Coast Guard’s Medicare-eligible 
retiree health care fund contribution to the Depart-
ment of Defense— 
‘‘(A) $205,107,000 for fiscal year 2020; 
and 
‘‘(B) $209,209,000 for fiscal year 2021.’’. 
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SEC. 102. AUTHORIZED LEVELS OF MILITARY STRENGTH 
AND TRAINING. 
Section 4904 of title 14, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘43,000 for 
fiscal year 2018 and 44,500 for fiscal year 2019’’ 
and inserting ‘‘44,500 for each of fiscal years 2020 
and 2021’’; and 
(2) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘fiscal years 
2018 and 2019’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal years 2020 
and 2021’’. 
TITLE II—COAST GUARD 
SEC. 201. GRADE ON RETIREMENT. 
(a) COMMANDANT OR VICE COMMANDANT.—Section 
303 of title 14, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subsections (a) and (b), by striking ‘‘A’’ 
each place it appears and inserting ‘‘Subject to sec-
tion 2501, a’’; and 
(2) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘An’’ and in-
serting ‘‘Subject to section 2501, an’’. 
(b) OTHER OFFICERS.—Section 306 of title 14, 
United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘An officer’’ each place it ap-
pears and inserting ‘‘Subject to section 2501, an of-
ficer’’; and 
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(2) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘his’’ and in-
serting ‘‘the officer’s’’. 
(c) COMMISSIONED OR WARRANT OFFICER.—Section 
2501 of title 14, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘Any’’ and inserting ‘‘COM-
MISSIONED OFFICER.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Any’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘him’’ and inserting ‘‘such 
officer’’; 
(C) by striking ‘‘his’’ and inserting ‘‘the 
officer’s’’; and 
(D) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(2) CONDITIONAL DETERMINATION.—When an 
officer is under investigation for alleged misconduct 
at the time of retirement, the Secretary may condi-
tionally determine the highest grade of satisfactory 
service of the officer pending completion of the in-
vestigation. Such grade is subject to resolution 
under subsection (c)(2).’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘Any’’ and inserting 
‘‘WARRANT OFFICER.—Any’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘him’’ and inserting ‘‘such 
warrant officer’’; and 
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(C) by striking ‘‘his’’ and inserting ‘‘the 
warrant officer’s’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(c) RETIREMENT IN NEXT LOWER GRADE.— 
‘‘(1) MISCONDUCT IN LOWER GRADE.—In the 
case of an officer whom the Secretary determines 
committed misconduct in a lower grade, the Sec-
retary may determine the officer has not served sat-
isfactorily in any grade equal to or higher than that 
lower grade. 
‘‘(2) CONDITIONAL DETERMINATION.—A deter-
mination of the retired grade of an officer shall be 
resolved following a conditional determination under 
subsection (a)(2) or (b)(2) if the investigation of or 
personnel action against the officer or warrant offi-
cer, as applicable, results in adverse findings. 
‘‘(3) RETIRED
PAY; RECALCULATION.—If the 
retired grade of an officer is reduced, the retired pay 
of the officer under chapter 71 of title 10 shall be 
recalculated, and any modification of the retired pay 
of the officer shall go into effect on the effective date 
of the reduction in retired grade. 
‘‘(d) FINALITY
OF RETIRED GRADE DETERMINA-
TIONS.— 
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‘‘(1) ADMINISTRATIVE
FINALITY.—Except as 
otherwise provided by law, a determination of the re-
tired grade of an officer pursuant to this section is 
administratively final on the day the officer is re-
tired, and may not be reopened. 
‘‘(2) REOPENING
DETERMINATION.—A deter-
mination of the retired grade of an officer may be 
reopened as follows: 
‘‘(A) If the retirement or retired grade of 
the officer was procured by fraud. 
‘‘(B) If substantial evidence comes to light 
after the retirement that could have led to a 
lower retired grade under this section if known 
by competent authority at the time of retire-
ment. 
‘‘(C) If a mistake of law or calculation was 
made in the determination of the retired grade. 
‘‘(D) In the case of a retired grade fol-
lowing a conditional determination under sub-
section (a)(2) or (b)(2), if the investigation of 
or personnel action against the officer, as appli-
cable, results in an adverse finding. 
‘‘(E) If the Secretary determines, pursuant 
to regulations prescribed by the Secretary, that 
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good cause exists to reopen the determination 
or certification. 
‘‘(3) NOTIFICATION OF REOPENING.—If a de-
termination or certification of the retired grade of 
an officer is reopened, the Secretary— 
‘‘(A) shall notify the officer of the reopen-
ing; and 
‘‘(B) may not make an adverse determina-
tion on the retired grade of the officer until the 
officer has had a reasonable opportunity to re-
spond regarding the basis of the reopening. 
‘‘(4) RETIRED
PAY; RECALCULATION.—If the 
retired grade of an officer is reduced through the re-
opening of the officer’s or warrant officer’s retired 
grade, the retired pay of the officer under chapter 
71 of title 10 shall be recalculated, and any modi-
fication of the retired pay of the officer shall go into 
effect on the effective date of the reduction of the 
officer’s retired grade.’’. 
SEC. 202. CONGRESSIONAL AFFAIRS; DIRECTOR. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 3 of title 14, United 
States Code, as amended by this Act, is further amended 
by adding at the end the following: 
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‘‘§ 320. Congressional affairs; Director 
‘‘The Commandant of the Coast Guard shall appoint 
a Director of Congressional Affairs from among officers 
of the Coast Guard who are in a grade above captain.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis for chap-
ter 3 of title 14, United States Code, as amended by this 
Act, is further amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘320. Congressional affairs; Director.’’. 
SEC. 203. LIMITATIONS ON CLAIMS. 
(a) ADMIRALTY CLAIMS.—Section 937 of title 14, 
United States Code, is amended in subsection (a) by strik-
ing ‘‘$100,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$425,000’’. 
(b) CLAIMS FOR DAMAGE TO PROPERTY OF THE 
UNITED STATES.—Section 938 of title 14, United States 
Code, is amended by striking ‘‘$100,000’’ and inserting 
‘‘$425,000’’. 
SEC. 204. AUTHORITY FOR OFFICERS TO OPT OUT OF PRO-
MOTION BOARD CONSIDERATION. 
(a) ELIGIBILITY OF OFFICERS FOR CONSIDERATION 
FOR PROMOTION.—Section 2113 of title 14, United States 
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(g)(1) Notwithstanding subsection (a), the Com-
mandant may provide that an officer may, upon the offi-
cer’s request and with the approval of the Commandant, 
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be excluded from consideration by a selection board con-
vened under section 2106(a). 
‘‘(2) The Commandant shall approve a request under 
paragraph (1) only if— 
‘‘(A) the basis for the request is to allow the of-
ficer to complete a broadening assignment, advanced 
education, another assignment of significant value to 
the Coast Guard, a career progression requirement 
delayed by the assignment or education, or a quali-
fying personal or professional circumstance, as de-
termined by the Commandant; 
‘‘(B) the Commandant determines the exclusion 
from consideration is in the best interest of the 
Coast Guard; and 
‘‘(C) the officer has not previously failed of se-
lection for promotion to the grade for which the offi-
cer requests the exclusion from consideration.’’. 
(b) ELIGIBILITY OF RESERVE OFFICER FOR PRO-
MOTION.—Section 3743 of title 14, United States Code, 
is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘§ 3743. Eligibility for promotion 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in subsection 
(b), a Reserve officer is eligible for consideration for pro-
motion and for promotion under this subchapter, if that 
officer is in an active status. 
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‘‘(b) EXCEPTION.—A Reserve officer who has been 
considered but not recommended for retention in an active 
status by a board convened under subsection 3752(a) of 
this title, is not eligible for consideration for promotion. 
‘‘(c) REQUEST FOR EXCLUSION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Commandant may pro-
vide that an officer may, upon the officer’s request 
and with the approval of the Commandant, be ex-
cluded from consideration by a selection board con-
vened under section 3740(b) of this title to consider 
officers for promotion to the next higher grade. 
‘‘(2) APPROVAL
OF
REQUEST.—The Com-
mandant shall approve a request under paragraph 
(1) only if— 
‘‘(A) the basis for the request is to allow 
an officer to complete a broadening assignment, 
advanced education, another assignment of sig-
nificant value to the Coast Guard, a career pro-
gression requirement delayed by the assignment 
or education, or a qualifying personal or profes-
sional circumstance, as determined by the Com-
mandant; 
‘‘(B) the Commandant determines the ex-
clusion from consideration is in the best inter-
est of the Coast Guard; and 
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‘‘(C) the officer has not previously failed of 
selection for promotion to the grade for which 
the officer requests the exclusion from consider-
ation.’’. 
SEC. 205. TEMPORARY PROMOTION AUTHORITY FOR OFFI-
CERS IN CERTAIN GRADES WITH CRITICAL 
SKILLS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 21 of title 14, United 
States Code, is amended by inserting after section 2129 
the following: 
‘‘§ 2130. Promotion to certain grades for officers with 
critical skills: captain, commander, lieu-
tenant commander, lieutenant 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—An officer in the grade of lieu-
tenant (junior grade), lieutenant, lieutenant commander, 
or commander, who is described in subsection (b) may be 
temporarily promoted to the grade of lieutenant, lieuten-
ant commander, commander, or captain under regulations 
prescribed by the Secretary. Appointments under this sec-
tion shall be made by the President, by and with the advice 
and consent of the Senate. 
‘‘(b) COVERED OFFICERS.—An officer described in 
this subsection is any officer in a grade specified in sub-
section (a) who— 
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‘‘(1) has a skill in which the Coast Guard has 
a critical shortage of personnel (as determined by 
the Secretary); and 
‘‘(2) is serving in a position (as determined by 
the Secretary) that— 
‘‘(A) is designated to be held by a lieuten-
ant, lieutenant commander, commander, or cap-
tain; and 
‘‘(B) requires that an officer serving in 
such position have the skill possessed by such 
officer. 
‘‘(c) PRESERVATION OF POSITION AND STATUS OF 
OFFICERS APPOINTED.— 
‘‘(1) The temporary positions authorized under 
this section shall not be counted among or included 
in the list of positions on the active duty promotion 
list. 
‘‘(2) An appointment under this section does 
not change the position on the active-duty list or the 
permanent, probationary, or acting status of the of-
ficer so appointed, prejudice the officer in regard to 
other promotions or appointments, or abridge the 
rights or benefits of the officer. 
‘‘(d) BOARD RECOMMENDATION REQUIRED.—A tem-
porary promotion under this section may be made only 
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upon the recommendation of a board of officers convened 
by the Secretary for the purpose of recommending officers 
for such promotions. 
‘‘(e) ACCEPTANCE AND EFFECTIVE DATE OF AP-
POINTMENT.—Each appointment under this section, un-
less expressly declined, is, without formal acceptance, re-
garded as accepted on the date such appointment is made, 
and a member so appointed is entitled to the pay and al-
lowances of the grade of the temporary promotion under 
this section beginning on the date the appointment is 
made. 
‘‘(f) TERMINATION OF APPOINTMENT.—Unless soon-
er terminated, an appointment under this section termi-
nates— 
‘‘(1) on the date the officer who received the 
appointment is promoted to the permanent grade of 
lieutenant, lieutenant commander, commander, or 
captain; 
‘‘(2) on the date the officer is detached from a 
position described in subsection (b)(2), unless the of-
ficer is on a promotion list to the permanent grade 
of lieutenant, lieutenant commander, commander, or 
captain, in which case the appointment terminates 
on the date the officer is promoted to that grade; or 
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‘‘(3) when the appointment officer determines 
that the officer who received the appointment has 
engaged in misconduct or has displayed substandard 
performance. 
‘‘(g) LIMITATION ON NUMBER OF ELIGIBLE POSI-
TIONS.—An appointment under this section may only be 
made for service in a position designated by the Secretary 
for the purposes of this section. The number of positions 
so designated may not exceed the following percentages 
of the respective grades: 
‘‘(1) As lieutenant, 0.5 percent. 
‘‘(2) As lieutenant commander, 3.0 percent. 
‘‘(3) As commander, 2.6 percent. 
‘‘(4) As captain, 2.6 percent.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis at the be-
ginning of such chapter is amended by adding at the end 
the following new item: 
‘‘2130. Promotion to certain grades for officers with critical skills: colonel, lieu-
tenant colonel, major, captain; captain, commander, lieutenant 
commander, lieutenant.’’. 
SEC. 206. CAREER INTERMISSION PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter I of chapter 25 of title 
14, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end 
the following: 
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‘‘§ 2514. Career flexibility to enhance retention of 
members 
‘‘(a) PROGRAMS AUTHORIZED.—The Commandant 
may carry out a program under which members of the 
Coast Guard may be inactivated from active service in 
order to meet personal or professional needs and returned 
to active service at the end of such period of inactivation 
from active service. 
‘‘(b) PERIOD OF INACTIVATION FROM ACTIVE SERV-
ICE; EFFECT OF INACTIVATION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The period of inactivation 
from active service under a program under this sec-
tion of a member participating in the program shall 
be such period as the Commandant shall specify in 
the agreement of the member under subsection (c), 
except that such period may not exceed three years. 
‘‘(2) EXCLUSION FROM YEARS OF SERVICE.— 
Any service by a Reserve officer while participating 
in a program under this section shall be excluded 
from computation of the total years of service of 
that officer pursuant to section 14706(a) of title 10. 
‘‘(3) EXCLUSION FROM RETIREMENT.—Any pe-
riod of participation of a member in a program 
under this section shall not count toward— 
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‘‘(A) eligibility for retirement or transfer 
to the Ready Reserve under either chapter 571 
or 1223 of title 10; or 
‘‘(B) computation of retired or retainer 
pay under chapter 71 or 1223 of title 10. 
‘‘(c) AGREEMENT.—Each member of the Coast 
Guard who participates in a program under this section 
shall enter into a written agreement with the Commandant 
under which that member shall agree as follows: 
‘‘(1) To accept an appointment or enlist, as ap-
plicable, and serve in the Coast Guard Ready Re-
serve during the period of the inactivation of the 
member from active service under the program. 
‘‘(2) To undergo during the period of the inac-
tivation of the member from active service under the 
program such inactive service training as the Com-
mandant shall require in order to ensure that the 
member retains proficiency, at a level determined by 
the Commandant to be sufficient, in the military 
skills, professional qualifications, and physical readi-
ness of the member during the inactivation of the 
member from active service. 
‘‘(3) Following completion of the period of the 
inactivation of the member from active service under 
the program, to serve two months as a member of 
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the Coast Guard on active service for each month of 
the period of the inactivation of the member from 
active service under the program. 
‘‘(d) CONDITIONS OF RELEASE.—The Commandant 
shall prescribe regulations specifying the guidelines re-
garding the conditions of release that must be considered 
and addressed in the agreement required by subsection 
(c). At a minimum, the Commandant shall prescribe the 
procedures and standards to be used to instruct a member 
on the obligations to be assumed by the member under 
paragraph (2) of such subsection while the member is re-
leased from active service. 
‘‘(e) ORDER TO ACTIVE SERVICE.—Under regula-
tions prescribed by the Commandant, a member of the 
Coast Guard participating in a program under this section 
may, in the discretion of the Commandant, be required 
to terminate participation in the program and be ordered 
to active service. 
‘‘(f) PAY AND ALLOWANCES.— 
‘‘(1) BASIC PAY.—During each month of par-
ticipation in a program under this section, a member 
who participates in the program shall be paid basic 
pay in an amount equal to two-thirtieths of the 
amount of monthly basic pay to which the member 
would otherwise be entitled under section 204 of title 
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(e) TECHNICAL CORRECTION.—Section 533(d)(2)(A) 
of the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2016 (Public 
Law 114–120) is amended by striking ‘‘Tract 6’’ and in-
serting ‘‘such Tract’’. 
(f) DISTANT WATER TUNA FLEET; TECHNICAL COR-
RECTIONS.—Section 421 of the Coast Guard and Mari-
time Transportation Act of 2006 (Public Law 109–241) 
is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘Notwithstanding’’ and in-
serting ‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL—Notwithstanding’’; 
and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(2) DEFINITION.—In this subsection, the term 
‘treaty area’ has the meaning given the term in the 
Treaty on Fisheries Between the Governments of 
Certain Pacific Island States and the Government of 
the United States of America as in effect on the 
date of the enactment of the Coast Guard and Mari-
time Transportation Act of 2006 (Public Law 109– 
241).’’; and 
(2) in subsection (c)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘12.6 or 12.7’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘13.6’’; and 
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