the Northern Region (as that term is used in 
the Plan) to authorize entities affiliated 
through common ownership to elect on an an-
nual basis to work together to combine any of 
their catcher vessel owner quota shares for the 
Northern Region with any of their processor 
quota shares and to exchange them for newly 
created catcher/processor owner quota shares 
for the Northern Region. 
(B) EXCHANGE
RATE.—The entities re-
ferred to in subparagraph (A) shall receive 
under the amendment one unit of newly created 
catcher/processor owner quota shares in ex-
change for one unit of catcher vessel owner 
quota shares and 0.9 units of processor quota 
shares. 
(C) AREA
OF
VALIDITY.—Each unit of 
newly created catcher/processor owner quota 
shares under this paragraph shall only be valid 
for the Northern Region. 
(2) FEES.—
(A) LOCAL
FEES.—The holder of the 
newly created catcher/processor owner quota 
shares under paragraph (1) shall pay a fee of 
5.0 percent of the ex-vessel value of the crab
harvested pursuant to those shares to any local 
governmental entities in the Northern Region, 
that would otherwise have received tax revenues 
from local raw fish taxes had the exchange au-
thorized by paragraph (1) not occurred. 
(B) STATE
FEE.—The State of Alaska 
may collect from the holder of the newly created 
catcher/processor owner quota shares under 
paragraph (1) a fee of 1.0 percent of the ex-ves-
sel value of the crab harvested pursuant to 
those shares. 
(3) LANDING REQUIREMENT.—Crab harvested 
pursuant to catcher/processor owner quota shares 
created under this subsection shall be landed in 
those communities receiving the local governmental 
entities fee revenue set forth in paragraph (2)(A). 
(4) PERIODIC COUNCIL REVIEW.—As part of its 
periodic review of the Plan referred to in paragraph 
(1), the North Pacific Fishery Management Council 
may review the effect, if any, of this subsection upon 
communities in the Northern Region. If the Council 
determines that this section adversely affects the 
communities, the Council may recommend to the 
Secretary of Commerce, and the Secretary may ap-
prove, such changes to the Plan as are necessary to 
mitigate those adverse effects. 
(5) LIMITATION ON APPLICATIONS.—Paragraph 
(1) shall apply only with respect to entities that—
(A) were initially awarded catcher/proc-
essor owner quota shares under the Plan; and 
(B) either were initially awarded processor 
quota shares under the Plan or received such 
shares under section 417(a) of the Coast Guard 
and Maritime Transportation Act of 2006 
(Public Law 109–241; 120 Stat. 546). 
SEC. 302. GOODS AND SERVICES. 
Section 4(b) of the Act of July 5, 1884, commonly 
known as the Rivers and Harbors Appropriation Act of 
1884 (33 U.S.C. 5(b)), is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end of paragraph 
(2)(C); 
(2) by striking the period at the end of para-
graph (3) and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(4) sales taxes on goods and services provided 
to or by vessels or watercraft (other than vessels or 
watercraft primarily engaged in foreign com-
merce).’’.
SEC. 303. MARITIME ACTIVITIES. 
Not later than 30 days after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Commandant of the Coast Guard shall 
prepare and submit to the Committee on Transportation 
and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and 
the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation 
of the Senate a report on the use of funds provided to 
the Alaska Sealife Center from the Oil Spill Liability 
Trust Fund. 
SEC. 304. SEAWARD EXTENSION OF ANCHORAGE GROUNDS 
JURISDICTION. 
Section 7 of the Rivers and Harbors Appropriations 
Act of 1915 (33 U.S.C. 471) is amended—
(1) by inserting before ‘‘The’’ the following: 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—’’. 
(2) in subsection (a) (as designated by para-
graph (1)) by striking ‘‘$100; and the’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘up to $10,000. Each day during which a viola-
tion continues shall constitute a separate violation. 
The’’; 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(b) DEFINITION.—As used in this section ‘navigable 
waters of the United States’ includes all waters of the ter-
ritorial sea of the United States as described in Presi-
dential Proclamation No. 5928 of December 27, 1988.’’.
SEC. 305. MARITIME DRUG LAW ENFORCEMENT ACT 
AMENDMENT-SIMPLE POSSESSION. 
The Maritime Drug Law Enforcement Act (46 
U.S.C. App. 1901-1904) is amended by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘SEC. 1905. SIMPLE POSSESSION. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Any individual at a facility (as 
defined under section 70101 of title 46, United States 
Code) or on a vessel subject to the jurisdiction of the 
United States who is found by the Secretary, after notice 
and an opportunity for a hearing, to have knowingly or 
intentionally possessed a controlled substance within the 
meaning of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 
812) shall be liable to the United States for a civil penalty 
of not to exceed $10,000 for each violation. The Secretary 
shall notify the individual in writing of the amount of the 
civil penalty. 
‘‘(b) DETERMINATION OF AMOUNT.—In determining 
the amount of the penalty, the Secretary shall consider 
the nature, circumstances, extent, and gravity of the pro-
hibited acts committed and, with respect to the violator, 
the degree of culpability, any history of prior offenses, 
ability to pay, and other matters that justice requires. 
‘‘(c) TREATMENT
OF
CIVIL
PENALTY
ASSESS-
MENT.—Assessment of a civil penalty under this section 
shall not be considered a conviction for purposes of State
or Federal law but may be considered proof of possession 
if such a determination is relevant.’’. 
SEC. 306. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS TO TONNAGE MEAS-
UREMENT LAW. 
(a) APPLICATION.—Section 14301(b)(3) of title 46, 
United States Code, is amended by inserting ‘‘of United 
States or Canadian registry’’ after ‘‘vessel’’. 
(b) MEASUREMENT.—Section 14302(b) of such title 
is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(b) MEASUREMENT.—A vessel measured under this 
chapter may not be required to be measured under any 
other law.’’. 
(c) RECIPROCITY
FOR FOREIGN VESSELS.—Sub-
chapter II of chapter 145 of such title is amended by add-
ing at the end the following: 
‘‘§ 14514. Reciprocity for foreign vessels 
‘‘For a foreign vessel not measured under chapter 
143, if the Secretary finds that the laws and regulations 
of a foreign country related to measurement of vessels are 
substantially similar to those of this chapter and the regu-
lations prescribed under this chapter, the Secretary may 
accept the measurement and certificate of a vessel of that 
foreign country as complying with this chapter and the 
regulations prescribed under this chapter.’’.
(d) 
DUAL
TONNAGE
MEASUREMENT.—Section 
14513(c) of such title is amended—
(1) in paragraph (1)—
(A) by striking ‘‘vessel’s tonnage mark is 
below the uppermost part of the load line 
marks,’’ and inserting ‘‘vessel is assigned 2 sets 
of gross and net tonnages under this section,’’; 
and 
(B) by striking ‘‘the mark’’ and inserting 
‘‘the vessel’s tonnage mark’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (2) by striking the period at 
the end and inserting ‘‘as assigned under this sec-
tion.’’. 
(e) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis for sub-
chapter II of chapter 145 of such title is amended by add-
ing at the end the following:
‘‘14514. Reciprocity for foreign vessels.’’.
SEC. 307. SEAMEN’S SHORESIDE ACCESS. 
Each facility security plan approved under section 
70103(c) of title 46, United States Code, shall provide a 
system for seamen assigned to a vessel at that facility, 
pilots, and representatives of seamen’s welfare and labor 
organizations to board and depart the vessel through the 
facility in a timely manner at no cost to the individual.
SEC. 308. LIMITATION ON MARITIME LIENS ON FISHING 
PERMITS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter I of chapter 313 of 
title 46, United States Code, is amended by adding at the 
end the following: 
‘‘§ 31310. Limitation on maritime liens on fishing per-
mits 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—A maritime lien shall not attach 
to a permit that—
‘‘(1) authorizes use of a vessel to engage in 
fishing; and 
‘‘(2) is issued under State or Federal law. 
‘‘(b) LIMITATION ON ENFORCEMENT.—No civil ac-
tion may be brought to enforce a maritime lien on a permit 
described in subsection (a). 
‘‘(c) LIMITATION ON STATUTORY CONSTRUCTION.—
Nothing in subsections (a) and (b) shall be construed as 
imposing any limitation upon the authority of the Sec-
retary of Commerce to modify, suspend, revoke, or sanc-
tion any Federal fishery permit issued by the Secretary 
of Commerce or to bring a civil action to enforce such 
modification, suspension, revocation, or sanction.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis for such 
chapter is amended by inserting after the item relating 
to section 31309 the following:
‘‘31310. Limitation on maritime liens on fishing permits.’’.
SEC. 309. EXTENSION OF EXEMPTION. 
Section 3503(a) of title 46, United States Code, is 
amended by striking ‘‘2008’’ and inserting ‘‘2018’’. 
SEC. 310. DOCUMENTATION OF CERTAIN FISHING VESSELS. 
Section 12102(c)(5) of title 46, United States Code, 
as amended by section 301(a) of this Act, is amended by 
adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(D) the vessel has been issued a permit pursu-
ant to part 648.6(a)(2) of title 50, Code of Federal 
Regulations, and the owner of the vessel—
‘‘(i) demonstrates to the Secretary the rec-
ommendation and approval referred to in sub-
paragraph (B); 
‘‘(ii) is required under the endorsement to 
land all harvested fish and processed fish prod-
ucts at a United States port; and 
‘‘(iii) demonstrates to the Secretary that 
the vessel is in compliance with—
‘‘(I) 
requirements 
that 
otherwise 
apply under section 403 of the Magnuson-
Stevens Fishery Conservation and Manage-
ment Act (16 U.S.C. 1881b) that the ves-
sel carry one or more Federal observers; 
and 
‘‘(II) recordkeeping and reporting re-
quirements that otherwise apply under
part 648.7 of title 50, Code of Federal 
Regulations.’’. 
TITLE IV—MISCELLANEOUS 
PROVISIONS 
SEC. 401. SECURE COMMUNICATIONS PROGRAM. 
There is authorized to be appropriated to the Com-
mandant of the Coast Guard $3,000,000 to improve 
boarding team communications through the use of a cryp-
tographic mesh overlay protocol. 
SEC. 402. CERTIFICATE OF DOCUMENTATION FOR GALLANT 
LADY. 
Section 1120(c) of the Coast Guard Authorization 
Act of 1996 (110 Stat. 3977) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (1)—
(A) by striking ‘‘of Transportation’’ and 
inserting ‘‘of the department in which the Coast 
Guard is operating’’; and 
(B) by striking subparagraph (A) and in-
serting the following: 
‘‘(A) 
the 
vessel 
GALLANT 
LADY 
(Feadship hull number 672, approximately 168 
feet in length).’’; 
(2) by striking paragraphs (3) and (4) and re-
designating paragraph (5) as paragraph (3); and
(3) in paragraph (3) (as so redesignated) by 
striking all after ‘‘shall expire’’ and inserting ‘‘on 
the date of the sale of the vessel by the owner.’’. 
SEC. 403. WAIVER. 
Notwithstanding section 27 of the Merchant Marine 
Act, 1920 (46 U.S.C. App. 883), section 8 of the Act of 
June 19, 1886 (46 U.S.C. App. 289; 24 Stat. 81), and 
section 12106 of title 46, United States Code, the Sec-
retary of the department in which the Coast Guard is op-
erating may issue a certificate of documentation with a 
coastwise endorsement for the OCEAN VERITAS (IMO 
Number 7366805). 
SEC. 404. DATA. 
In each of fiscal years 2007 and 2008, there is au-
thorized to be appropriated to the Administrator of the 
National 
Oceanic 
and 
Atmospheric 
Administration 
$7,000,000 to acquire through the use of unmanned aerial 
vehicles data to improve the management of natural disas-
ters, and the safety of marine and aviation transportation. 
SEC. 405. GREAT LAKES MARITIME RESEARCH INSTITUTE. 
Section 605 of the Coast Guard and Maritime Trans-
portation Act of 2004 (118 Stat. 1052) is amended—
(1) in subsection (b)(1)—
(A) by striking ‘‘The Secretary of Trans-
portation shall conduct a study that’’ and in-
serting ‘‘The Institute shall conduct maritime 
transportation studies of the Great Lakes re-
gion, including studies that’’; 
(B) in subparagraphs (A), (B), (C), (E), 
(F), (H), (I), and (J) by striking ‘‘evaluates’’ 
and inserting ‘‘evaluate’’; 
(C) in subparagraphs (D) and (G) by 
striking ‘‘analyzes’’ and inserting ‘‘analyze’’; 
(D) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of sub-
paragraph (I); 
(E) by striking the period at the end of 
subparagraph (J) and inserting a semicolon; 
(F) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(K) identify ways to improve the integra-
tion of the Great Lakes marine transportation 
system into the national transportation system; 
‘‘(L) examine the potential of expanded op-
erations on the Great Lakes marine transpor-
tation system; 
‘‘(M) identify ways to include intelligent 
transportation applications into the Great 
Lakes marine transportation system; 
‘‘(N) analyze the effects and impacts of 
aging infrastructure and port corrosion on the 
Great Lakes marine transportation system;
‘‘(O) establish and maintain a model Great 
Lakes marine transportation system database; 
and 
‘‘(P) identify market opportunities for, and 
impediments to, the use of United States-flag 
vessels in trade with Canada on the Great 
Lakes.’’; and 
(2) by striking subsection (b)(4) and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘(4) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.—
There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
paragraph (1)—
‘‘(A) $2,100,000 for fiscal year 2007; 
‘‘(B) $2,200,000 for fiscal year 2008; 
‘‘(C) $2,300,000 for fiscal year 2009; 
‘‘(D) $2,400,000 for fiscal year 2010; and 
‘‘(E) $2,500,000 for fiscal year 2011.’’. 
SEC. 406. INSPECTION AND CERTIFICATION OF PERMA-
NENTLY MOORED VESSELS. 
Any vessel which has a valid certificate of inspection 
in effect on the date of enactment of this Act and which 
is subsequently classified by the Coast Guard as a perma-
nently moored vessel shall remain eligible for a certificate 
of inspection for an additional 5 years from the expiration
date of the certificate of inspection in effect on the date 
of the reclassification. 
SEC. 407. COMPETITIVE CONTRACTING FOR PATROL BOAT 
REPLACEMENT. 
The Coast Guard may only buy or operate a patrol 
boat replacement (fast response cutter) if the contract to 
build the cutter is awarded using a competitive contracting 
procedure among shipyards in the United States and the 
management of the competitive contracting procedure is 
done by the Coast Guard or the primary contractor for 
the Deepwater Program of the Coast Guard. 
SEC. 408. PATROL BOAT REPORT. 
Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment 
of this Act the Secretary of the department in which the 
Coast Guard is operating shall submit to the Committee 
on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate 
and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
of the House of Representatives a report how the Coast 
Guard plans to manage the annual readiness gap of lost 
time for 110-foot patrol boats from fiscal year 2007 
through fiscal year 2013. The report shall include—
(1) an identification of assets that may be used 
to alleviate the annual readiness gap of lost time for 
such patrol boats;
(2) a projection of the remaining operational 
lifespan of the 110-foot patrol boat fleet; 
(3) a description of how extending through fis-
cal year 2013 the transfer agreement between the 
Coast Guard and the United States Navy for 5 Cy-
clone class 179-foot patrol coastal ships would effect 
the annual readiness gap of lost time for 110-foot 
patrol boats; and 
(4) an estimate of the cost to extend the oper-
ational lifespan of the 110-foot patrol boat fleet for 
each of fiscal years 2007 through 2013. 
SEC. 409. ACTIONS TO ADDRESS SEXUAL HARASSMENT AND 
VIOLENCE AT COAST GUARD ACADEMY. 
(a) POLICY ON SEXUAL HARASSMENT.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Under guidance prescribed 
by the Secretary of the department in which the 
Coast Guard is operating, the Commandant of the 
Coast Guard shall direct the Superintendent of the 
Coast Guard Academy to prescribe a policy on sex-
ual harassment and violence applicable to the per-
sonnel of the Coast Guard Academy. 
(2) SPECIFIED PROGRAMS AND PROCEDURES.—
The policy on sexual harassment and violence pre-
scribed for the Academy under paragraph (1) shall 
specify the following:
(A) Programs to promote awareness of the 
incidence of rape, acquaintance rape, and other 
sexual offenses of a criminal nature that involve 
academy personnel. 
(B) Procedures that a cadet should follow 
in the case of an occurrence of sexual harass-
ment or violence, including—
(i) a specification of the person or 
persons to whom the alleged offense should 
be reported; 
(ii) a specification of any other person 
whom the victim should contact; and 
(iii) procedures on the preservation of 
evidence potentially necessary for proof of 
criminal sexual assault. 
(C) Procedures for disciplinary action in 
cases of alleged criminal sexual assault involv-
ing academy personnel. 
(D) Any other sanction authorized to be 
imposed in a substantiated case of harassment 
or violence involving academy personnel in rape, 
acquaintance rape, or any other criminal sexual 
offense, whether forcible or nonforcible. 
(E) Required training on the policy for all 
academy personnel, including the specific train-
ing required for personnel who process allega-
tions of sexual harassment or violence involving 
academy personnel. 
(3) FACTORS TO CONSIDER.—In prescribing the 
policy on sexual harassment and violence for the 
Academy under paragraph (1), the Superintendent 
shall take into consideration—
(A) the findings, conclusions, and rec-
ommendations of the panel established pursuant 
to title V of the Emergency Wartime Supple-
mental Appropriations Act, 2003 (Public Law 
108-11; 117 Stat. 609) to review sexual mis-
conduct allegations at the United States Air 
Force Academy; and 
(B) the findings, conclusions, and rec-
ommendations of other previous reviews and in-
vestigations of sexual harassment and violence 
conducted with respect to the Coast Guard 
Academy and one or more of the United States 
Military Academy, the United States Naval 
Academy, or the United States Air Force Acad-
emy. 
(4) DEADLINE.—The policy required by para-
graph (1) shall be prescribed not later than June 1, 
2007.