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‘‘(3) A class action suit for wages under this sub-
section must be commenced within three years after the 
later of— 
‘‘(A) the date of the end of the last voyage for 
which the wages are claimed; or 
‘‘(B) the receipt, by a seaman who is a claimant 
in the suit, of a payment of wages that are the sub-
ject of the suit that is made in the ordinary course 
of employment.’’. 
(2) DEPOSITS.—Section 10504 of such title is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(f) DEPOSITS IN SEAMAN ACCOUNT.—On written 
request signed by the seaman, a seaman employed on a 
passenger vessel capable of carrying more than 500 pas-
sengers may authorize, the master, owner, or operator of 
the vessel, or the employer of the seaman, to make depos-
its of wages of the seaman into a checking, savings, invest-
ment, or retirement account, or other account to secure 
a payroll or debit card for the seaman if— 
‘‘(1) the wages designated by the seaman for 
such deposit are deposited in a United States or 
international financial institution designated by the 
seaman; 
‘‘(2) such deposits in the financial institution 
are fully guaranteed under commonly accepted inter-
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national standards by the government of the country 
in which the financial institution is licensed; 
‘‘(3) a written wage statement or pay stub, in-
cluding an accounting of any direct deposit, is deliv-
ered to the seaman no less often than monthly; and 
‘‘(4) while on board the vessel on which the sea-
man is employed, the seaman is able to arrange for 
withdrawal of all funds on deposit in the account in 
which the wages are deposited.’’. 
SEC. 1106. TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS. 
(a) COAST GUARD AND MARITIME TRANSPORTATION 
ACT OF 2006.—Effective with enactment of the Coast 
Guard and Maritime Transportation Act of 2006 (Public 
Law 109–241), such Act is amended— 
(1) in section 311(b) (120 Stat. 530) by insert-
ing ‘‘paragraphs (1) and (2) of’’ before ‘‘section 
8104(o)’’; 
(2) in section 603(a)(2) (120 Stat. 554) by 
striking ‘‘33 U.S.C. 2794(a)(2)’’ and inserting ‘‘33 
U.S.C. 2704(a)(2)’’; 
(3) in section 901(r)(2) (120 Stat. 566) by 
striking ‘‘the’’ the second place it appears; 
(4) in section 902(c) (120 Stat. 566) by insert-
ing ‘‘of the United States’’ after ‘‘Revised Statutes’’; 
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(5) in section 902(e) (120 Stat. 567) is amend-
ed— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘and’’ after the semicolon 
at the end of paragraph (1); 
(B) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of para-
graph (2)(A); and 
(C) by redesignating paragraphs (3) and 
(4) as subparagraphs (C) and (D) of paragraph 
(2), respectively, and aligning the left margin of 
such subparagraphs with the left margin of 
subparagraph (A) of paragraph (2); 
(6) in section 902(e)(2)(C) (as so redesignated) 
by striking ‘‘this section’’ and inserting ‘‘this para-
graph’’; 
(7) in section 902(e)(2)(D) (as so redesignated) 
by striking ‘‘this section’’ and inserting ‘‘this para-
graph’’; 
(8) in section 902(h)(1) (120 Stat. 567)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘Bisti/De-Na-Zin’’ and all 
that follows through ‘‘Protection’’ and inserting 
‘‘Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Manage-
ment’’; and 
(B) by inserting a period after ‘‘Com-
mandant of the Coast Guard’’; 
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(9) in section 902(k) (120 Stat. 568) is amend-
ed— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘the Act of March 23, 
1906, commonly known as’’ before ‘‘the General 
Bridge’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘491)’’ and inserting 
‘‘494),’’; and 
(C) by inserting ‘‘each place it appears’’ 
before ‘‘and inserting’’; and 
(10) in section 902(o) (120 Stat. 569) by strik-
ing the period after ‘‘Homeland Security’’. 
(b) TITLE 14.— 
(1) The analysis for chapter 7 of title 14, 
United States Code, is amended by adding a period 
at the end of the item relating to section 149. 
(2) The analysis for chapter 17 of title 14, 
United States Code, is amended by adding a period 
at the end of the item relating to section 677. 
(3) The analysis for chapter 9 of title 14, 
United States Code, is amended by adding a period 
at the end of the item relating to section 198. 
(c) TITLE 46.— 
(1) The analysis for chapter 81 of title 46, 
United States Code, is amended by adding a period 
at the end of the item relating to section 8106. 
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(2) Section 70105(c)(3)(C) of such title is 
amended by striking ‘‘National Intelligence Direc-
tor’’ and inserting ‘‘Director of National Intel-
ligence’’. 
(d) DEEPWATER
PORT
ACT
OF
1974.—Section 
5(c)(2) of the Deepwater Port Act of 1974 (33 U.S.C. 
1504(c)(2)) is amended by aligning the left margin of sub-
paragraph (K) with the left margin of subparagraph (L). 
(e) OIL POLLUTION ACT OF 1990.— 
(1) Section 1004(a)(2) of the Oil Pollution Act 
of 1990 (33 U.S.C. 2704(a)(2)) is amended by strik-
ing the first comma following ‘‘$800,000’’. 
(2) The table of sections in section 2 of such 
Act is amended by inserting a period at the end of 
the item relating to section 7002. 
(f) COAST GUARD AUTHORIZATION ACT OF 1996.— 
The table of sections in section 2 of the Coast Guard Au-
thorization Act of 1996 is amended in the item relating 
to section 103 by striking ‘‘reports’’ and inserting ‘‘re-
port’’. 
SEC. 1107. CONVEYANCE OF DECOMMISSIONED COAST 
GUARD CUTTER STORIS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Upon the scheduled decommis-
sioning of the Coast Guard Cutter STORIS, the Com-
mandant of the Coast Guard shall convey, without consid-
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eration, all right, title, and interest of the United States 
in and to that vessel to the USCG Cutter STORIS Mu-
seum and Maritime Education Center, LLC, located in the 
State of Alaska if the recipient— 
(1) agrees— 
(A) to use the vessel for purposes of a mu-
seum and historical display; 
(B) not to use the vessel for commercial 
transportation purposes; 
(C) to make the vessel available to the 
United States Government if needed for use by 
the Commandant in time of war or a national 
emergency; and 
(D) to hold the Government harmless for 
any claims arising from exposure to hazardous 
materials, 
including 
asbestos 
and 
poly-
chlorinated biphenyls, after conveyance of the 
vessel, except for claims arising from the use by 
the Government under subparagraph (C); 
(2) has funds available that will be committed 
to operate and maintain in good working condition 
the vessel conveyed, in the form of cash, liquid as-
sets, or a written loan commitment and in an 
amount of at least $700,000; and 
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