I 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5326 
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 
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. 
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 ‘‘Maritime Technical 
Corrections Act of 2018’’. 
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—COAST GUARD 
Sec. 101. Commandant defined. 
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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. 
TITLE I—COAST GUARD 
SEC. 101. COMMANDANT DEFINED. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 1 of title 14, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘§ 5. Commandant defined 
‘‘In this title, the term ‘Commandant’ means the 
Commandant of the Coast Guard.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis for chap-
ter 1 of title 14, United States Code, is amended by add-
ing at the end the following: 
‘‘5. Commandant defined.’’. 
(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Title 14, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(1) in section 58(a) by striking ‘‘Commandant 
of the Coast Guard’’ and inserting ‘‘Commandant’’; 
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(2) in section 101 by striking ‘‘Commandant of 
the Coast Guard’’ and inserting ‘‘Commandant’’; 
(3) in section 693 by striking ‘‘Commandant of 
the Coast Guard’’ and inserting ‘‘Commandant’’; 
(4) in section 672a(a) by striking ‘‘Com-
mandant of the Coast Guard’’ and inserting ‘‘Com-
mandant’’; 
(5) in section 678(a) by striking ‘‘Commandant 
of the Coast Guard’’ and inserting ‘‘Commandant’’; 
(6) in section 561(a) by striking ‘‘Commandant 
of the Coast Guard’’ and inserting ‘‘Commandant’’; 
(7) in section 577(a) by striking ‘‘Commandant 
of the Coast Guard’’ and inserting ‘‘Commandant’’; 
(8) in section 581— 
(A) by striking paragraph (4); and 
(B) 
by 
redesignating 
paragraphs 
(5) 
through (12) as paragraphs (4) through (11), 
respectively; 
(9) in section 200(a) by striking ‘‘Commandant 
of the Coast Guard’’ and inserting ‘‘Commandant’’; 
(10) in section 196(b)(1) by striking ‘‘Com-
mandant of the Coast Guard’’ and inserting ‘‘Com-
mandant’’; 
(11) in section 199 by striking ‘‘Commandant 
of the Coast Guard’’ and inserting ‘‘Commandant’’; 
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(12) in section 429(a)(1) by striking ‘‘Com-
mandant of the Coast Guard’’ and inserting ‘‘Com-
mandant’’; 
(13) in section 423(a)(2) by striking ‘‘Com-
mandant of the Coast Guard’’ and inserting ‘‘Com-
mandant’’; 
(14) in section 2702(5) by striking ‘‘Com-
mandant of the Coast Guard’’ and inserting ‘‘Com-
mandant’’; 
(15) in section 2902(a) by striking ‘‘Com-
mandant of the Coast Guard’’ and inserting ‘‘Com-
mandant’’; and 
(16) in section 2903(f)(1) by striking ‘‘Com-
mandant of the Coast Guard’’ and inserting ‘‘Com-
mandant’’. 
SEC. 102. TRAINING COURSE ON WORKINGS OF CONGRESS. 
Section 60(d) of title 14, United States Code, is 
amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(d) COMPLETION
OF
REQUIRED
TRAINING.—A 
Coast Guard flag officer who is newly appointed or as-
signed to a billet in the National Capital Region, and a 
Coast Guard Senior Executive Service employee who is 
newly employed in the National Capital Region, shall com-
plete a training course that meets the requirements of this 
section not later than 60 days after reporting for duty.’’. 
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SEC. 103. MISCELLANEOUS. 
(a) SECRETARY; GENERAL POWERS.—Section 92 of 
title 14, United States Code, is amended by redesignating 
subsections (f) through (i) as subsections (e) through (h), 
respectively. 
(b) COMMANDANT; GENERAL
POWERS.—Section 
93(a)(21) of title 14, United States Code, is amended by 
striking ‘‘section 30305(a)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 
30305(b)(7)’’. 
(c) ENLISTED MEMBERS.— 
(1) DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY AND DEPART-
MENT OF THE AIR FORCE.—Section 144(b) of title 
14, United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘en-
listed men’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘en-
listed members’’. 
(2) NAVY
DEPARTMENT.—Section 145(b) of 
title 14, United States Code, is amended by striking 
‘‘enlisted men’’ each place it appears and inserting 
‘‘enlisted members’’. 
(3) PURCHASE OF COMMISSARY AND QUARTER-
MASTER SUPPLIES.—Section 4 of the Act of May 22, 
1926 (44 Stat. 626, chapter 371; 33 U.S.C. 754a), 
is amended by striking ‘‘enlisted men’’ and inserting 
‘‘enlisted members’’. 
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(h) ENLISTMENTS; TERM, GRADE.—Section 351(a) 
of title 14, United States Code, is amended by inserting 
‘‘the duration of their’’ before ‘‘minority’’. 
(i) MEMBERS OF THE AUXILIARY; STATUS.—Section 
823a(b)(9) of title 14, United States Code, is amended 
by striking ‘‘On or after January 1, 2001, section’’ and 
inserting ‘‘Section’’. 
(j) USE OF MEMBER’S FACILITIES.—Section 826(b) 
of title 14, United States Code, is amended by striking 
‘‘section 154 of title 23, United States Code’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘section 30102 of title 49’’. 
(k) AVAILABILITY
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 
830(b) of title 14, United States Code, is amended by 
striking ‘‘1954’’ and inserting ‘‘1986’’. 
SEC. 104. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE CONSULTATION. 
Section 566 of title 14, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in subsection (b) by striking ‘‘enter into’’ 
and inserting ‘‘maintain’’; and 
(2) by striking subsection (d). 
SEC. 105. REPEAL. 
Section 568 of title 14, United States Code, and the 
item relating to that section in the analysis for chapter 
15 of that title, are repealed. 
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SEC. 106. MISSION NEED STATEMENT. 
Section 569 of title 14, United States Code, is— 
(1) amended in subsection (a)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘for fiscal year 2016’’ and 
inserting ‘‘for fiscal year 2019’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘, on the date on which the 
President submits to Congress a budget for fis-
cal year 2019 under such section,’’. 
SEC. 107. CONTINUATION ON ACTIVE DUTY. 
Section 290(a) of title 14, United States Code, is 
amended by striking ‘‘Officers, other than the Com-
mandant, serving’’ and inserting ‘‘Officers serving’’. 
SEC. 108. SYSTEM ACQUISITION AUTHORIZATION. 
(a) REQUIREMENT FOR PRIOR AUTHORIZATION OF 
APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 2701(2) of title 14, United 
States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘and aircraft’’ and 
inserting ‘‘aircraft, and systems’’. 
(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 
2702(2) of title 14, United States Code, is amended by 
striking ‘‘and aircraft’’ and inserting ‘‘aircraft, and sys-
tems’’. 
SEC. 109. INVENTORY OF REAL PROPERTY. 
Section 679 of title 14, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in subsection (a) by striking ‘‘Not later 
than September 30, 2015, the Commandant shall es-
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tablish’’ and inserting ‘‘The Commandant shall 
maintain’’; and 
(2) by striking subsection (b) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(b) UPDATES.—The Commandant shall update in-
formation on each unit of real property included in the 
inventory required under subsection (a) not later than 30 
days after any change relating to the control of such prop-
erty.’’. 
TITLE II—MARITIME 
TRANSPORTATION 
SEC. 201. DEFINITIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.— 
(1) Section 2101 of title 46, United States 
Code, is amended— 
(A) by inserting after paragraph (4) the 
following: 
‘‘( ) ‘Commandant’ means the Commandant of 
the Coast Guard.’’; 
(B) by striking the semicolon at the end of 
paragraph (14) and inserting a period; and 
(C) by redesignating the paragraphs of 
such section in order as paragraphs (1) through 
(54), respectively. 
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(2) Section 3701 of title 46, United States 
Code, is amended by redesignating paragraphs (3) 
and (4) as paragraphs (2) and (3) respectively. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) Section 114(o)(3) of the Marine Mammal 
Protection Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1383a(o)(3)) is 
amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘section 2101(11a)’’ and 
inserting ‘‘section 2101(12)’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘section 2101(11b)’’ and 
inserting ‘‘section 2101(13)’’. 
(2) Section 3(3) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fish-
ery Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 
1802(3)), 
is 
amended 
by 
striking 
‘‘section 
2101(21a)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 2101(30)’’. 
(3) Section 1992(d)(7) of title 18, United 
States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘section 
2101(22)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 2101(31)’’. 
(4) Section 12(c) of the Fishermen’s Protective 
Act of 1967 (22 U.S.C. 1980b(c)) is amended by 
striking ‘‘section 2101(11a)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 
2101(12)’’. 
(5) Section 311(a)(26)(D) of the Federal Water 
Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1321(a)(26)(D)) is 
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amended by striking ‘‘section 2101(17a)’’ and in-
serting ‘‘section 2101(23)’’. 
(6) Section 2113(3) of title 46, United States 
Code, is amended by striking ‘‘section 2101(42)(A)’’ 
and inserting ‘‘section 2101(51)(A)’’. 
(7) Section 2116(d)(1) of title 46, United 
States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘Coast Guard 
Commandant’’ and inserting ‘‘Commandant’’. 
(8) Section 3202(a)(1)(A) of title 46, United 
States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘section 
2101(21)(A)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 2101(29)(A)’’. 
(9) Section 3507 of title 46, United States 
Code, is amended— 
(A) in subsection (k)(1), by striking ‘‘sec-
tion 
2101(22)’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘section 
2101(31)’’; and 
(B) by striking subsection (l) and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘(l) DEFINITION.—In this section and section 3508, 
the term ‘owner’ means the owner, charterer, managing 
operator, master, or other individual in charge of a ves-
sel.’’. 
(10) Section 4105 of title 46, United States 
Code, is amended— 
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(A) in subsection (b)(1), by striking ‘‘sec-
tion 
2101(42)’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘section 
2101(51)’’; and 
(B) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘section 
2101(42)(A)’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘section 
2101(51)(A)’’. 
(11) Section 6101(i)(4) of title 46, United 
States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘of the Coast 
Guard’’. 
(12) Section 7510(c)(1) of title 46, United 
States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘Commandant 
of the Coast Guard’’ and inserting ‘‘Commandant’’. 
(13) Section 7706(a) of title 46, United States 
Code, is amended by striking ‘‘of the Coast Guard’’. 
(14) Section 8108(a)(1) of title 46, United 
States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘of the Coast 
Guard’’. 
(15) Section 12119(a)(3) of title 46, United 
States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘section 
2101(20)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 2101(26)’’. 
(16) Section 80302(d) of title 46, United States 
Code, is amended by striking ‘‘of the Coast Guard’’ 
the first place it appears. 
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(17) Section 1101 of title 49, United States 
Code, is amended by striking ‘‘Section 2101(17a)’’ 
and inserting ‘‘Section 2101(23)’’. 
SEC. 202. AUTHORITY TO EXEMPT VESSELS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 2113 of title 46, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(1) by adding ‘‘and’’ after the semicolon at the 
end of paragraph (3); and 
(2) by striking paragraphs (4) and (5) and in-
serting the following: 
‘‘(4) maintain different structural fire protec-
tion, manning, operating, and equipment require-
ments for vessels that satisfied requirements set 
forth in the Passenger Vessel Safety Act of 1993 
(Public Law 103–206) before June 21, 1994.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Section 3306(i) of 
title 46, United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘sec-
tion 2113(5)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 2113(4)’’. 
SEC. 203. PASSENGER VESSELS. 
(a) Section 3507 of title 46, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) by striking subsection (a)(3); 
(2) in subsection (e)(2), by striking ‘‘services 
confidential’’ and inserting ‘‘services as confiden-
tial’’; and 
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‘‘§ 7503. Dangerous drugs as grounds for denial 
‘‘A license, certificate of registry, or merchant mari-
ner’s document authorized to be issued under this part 
may be denied to an individual who— 
‘‘(1) within 10 years before applying for the li-
cense, certificate, or document, has been convicted of 
violating a dangerous drug law of the United States 
or of a State; or 
‘‘(2) when applying, has ever been a user of, or 
addicted to, a dangerous drug unless the individual 
provides satisfactory proof that the individual is 
cured.’’. 
(b) Section 7704 of title 46, United States Code, is 
amended by redesignating subsections (b) and (c) as sub-
sections (a) and (b), respectively. 
SEC. 206. MISCELLANEOUS CORRECTIONS TO TITLE 46, 
U.S.C. 
(a) Section 2110 of title 46, United States Code, is 
amended by striking subsection (k). 
(b) Section 2116(c) of title 46, United States Code, 
is amended by striking ‘‘Beginning with fiscal year 2011 
and each fiscal year thereafter, the’’ and inserting ‘‘The’’. 
(c) Section 3302(g)(2) of title 46, United States 
Code, is amended by striking ‘‘After December 31, 1988, 
this’’ and inserting ‘‘This’’. 
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(d) Section 6101(j) of title 46, United States Code, 
is amended by striking ‘‘, as soon as possible, and no later 
than January 1, 2005,’’. 
(e) Section 7505 of title 46, United States Code, is 
amended by striking ‘‘section 206(b)(7) of the National 
Driver Registration Act of 1982 (23 U.S.C. 401 note)’’ 
and inserting ‘‘section 30305(b)(7) of title 49’’. 
(f) Section 7702(c)(1) of title 46, United States 
Code, is amended by striking ‘‘section 206(b)(4) of the 
National Driver Register Act of 1982 (23 U.S.C. 401 
note)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 30305(b)(7) of title 49’’. 
(g) Section 8106(f) of title 46, United States Code, 
is amended by striking paragraph (3) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(3) CONTINUING VIOLATIONS.—The maximum 
amount of a civil penalty for a violation under this 
subsection shall be $100,000.’’. 
(h) Section 8703 of title 46, United States Code, is 
amended by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (b). 
(i) Section 11113 of title 46, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)(4)(A) by striking ‘‘para-
graph (2)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraph (3)’’; and 
(2) in subsection (c)(2)(B)— 
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(A) by striking ‘‘section 2(9)(a)’’ and in-
serting ‘‘section 2(a)(9)(A)’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘33 U.S.C. 1901(9)(a)’’ 
and inserting ‘‘33 U.S.C. 1901(a)(9)(A)’’. 
(j) Section 12113(d)(2)(C)(iii) of title 46, United 
States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘118 Stat. 2887)’’ 
and inserting ‘‘118 Stat. 2887))’’. 
(k) Section 13107(c)(2) of title 46, United States 
Code, is amended by striking ‘‘On or after October 1, 
2016, no’’ and inserting ‘‘No’’. 
(l) Section 31322(a)(4)(B) of title 46, United States 
Code, is amended by striking ‘‘state’’ and inserting 
‘‘State’’. 
(m) Section 52101(d) of title 46, United States Code, 
is amended by striking ‘‘(50 App. U.S.C. 459(a))’’ and 
inserting ‘‘(50 U.S.C. 3808(a))’’. 
(n) The analysis for chapter 531 of title 46, United 
States Code, is amended by striking the item relating to 
section 53109: 
(o) Section 53106(a)(1) of title 46, United States 
Code, is amended by striking subparagraphs (A), (B), (C), 
and (D), and by redesignating subparagraphs (E), (F), 
and (G) as subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C), respectively. 
(p) Section 53111 of title 46, United States Code, 
is amended by striking paragraphs (1) through (4), and 
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by redesignating paragraphs (5), (6), and (7) as para-
graphs (1), (2), and (3), respectively. 
(q) Section 53501 of title 46, United States Code, 
is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (5)(A)(iii), by striking ‘‘trans-
portation trade trade or’’ and inserting ‘‘transpor-
tation trade or’’; 
(2) by redesignating paragraph (8) as para-
graph (9); 
(3) by striking the second paragraph (7) (relat-
ing to the definition of ‘‘United States foreign 
trade’’); and 
(4) by inserting after the first paragraph (7) 
the following: 
‘‘(8) UNITED
STATES
FOREIGN
TRADE.—The 
term ‘United States foreign trade’ includes those 
areas in domestic trade in which a vessel built with 
a construction-differential subsidy is allowed to oper-
ate under the first sentence of section 506 of the 
Merchant Marine Act, 1936.’’. 
(r) Section 54101(f) of title 46, United States Code, 
is amended by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(2) MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR PAYMENT OR 
REIMBURSEMENT.—Each 
application 
submitted 
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under paragraph (1) shall include a comprehensive 
description of— 
‘‘(A) the need for the project; 
‘‘(B) the methodology for implementing the 
project; and 
‘‘(C) any existing programs or arrange-
ments that can be used to supplement or lever-
age assistance under the program.’’. 
(s) Section 55305(d)(2)(D) of title 46, United States 
Code, is amended by striking ‘‘421(c)(1)’’ and inserting 
‘‘1303(a)(1))’’. 
(t) The analysis for chapter 575 of title 46, United 
States Code, is amended in the item relating to section 
57533 by adding a period at the end. 
(u) Section 57532(d) of title 46, United States Code, 
is amended by striking ‘‘(50 App. U.S.C. 1291(a), (c), 
1293(c), 1294)’’ and inserting ‘‘(50 U.S.C. 4701(a), (c), 
4703(c), and 4704)’’. 
(v) Section 60303(c) of title 46, United States Code, 
is amended in by striking ‘‘Subsection (a) section does’’ 
and inserting ‘‘Subsection (a) does’’. 
SEC. 207. MISCELLANEOUS CORRECTIONS TO OIL POLLU-
TION ACT OF 1990. 
(a) Section 2 of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (33 
U.S.C. 2701 note) is amended by— 
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(1) inserting after the item relating to section 
5007 the following: 
‘‘Sec. 5008. North Pacific Marine Research Institute.’’. 
(2) striking the item relating to section 6001. 
(b) Section 1003(d)(5) of the Oil Pollution Act of 
1990 (33 U.S.C. 2703(d)(5)) is amended by inserting 
‘‘section’’ before ‘‘1002(a)’’. 
(c) Section 1004(d)(2)(C) of the Oil Pollution Act of 
1990 (33 U.S.C. 2704(d)(2)(C)) is amended by striking 
‘‘under this subparagraph (A)’’ and inserting ‘‘under sub-
paragraph (A)’’. 
(d) Section 4303 of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (33 
U.S.C. 2716a) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘subsection 
(c)(2)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection (b)(2)’’; and 
(2) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘this section 
1016’’ and inserting ‘‘section 1016’’. 
(e) Section 5002(l)(2) of the Oil Pollution Act of 
1990 (33 U.S.C. 2732(l)(2)) is amended by striking ‘‘Gen-
eral Accounting Office’’ and inserting ‘‘Government Ac-
countability Office’’. 
SEC. 208. MISCELLANEOUS CORRECTIONS. 
(a) Section 1 of the Act of June 15, 1917 (chapter 
30; 50 U.S.C. 191), is amended by striking ‘‘the Secretary 
of Transportation’’ and inserting ‘‘the Secretary of the de-
partment in which the Coast Guard is operating’’. 
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(b) Section 5(b) of the Act entitled ‘‘An Act to regu-
late the construction of bridges over navigable waters’’, 
approved March 23, 1906, popularly known as the Bridge 
Act of 1906 (chapter 1130; 33 U.S.C. 495(b)), is amended 
by striking ‘‘$5,000 for a violation occurring in 2004; 
$10,0000 for a violation occurring in 2005; $15,000 for 
a violation occurring in 2006; $20,000 for a violation oc-
curring in 2007; and’’. 
(c) Section 5(f) of the Act to Prevent Pollution from 
Ships (33 U.S.C. 1904(f)) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(f) SHIP CLEARANCE; REFUSAL OR REVOCATION.— 
If a ship is under a detention order under this section, 
the Secretary may refuse or revoke the clearance required 
by section 60105 of title 46, United States Code.’’. 
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