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SEC. 3202. ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR DEFENSE NUCLEAR 
FACILITIES SAFETY BOARD. 
(a) FUNDING INCREASE.—The amount set forth in 
section 3201 for the operation of the Defense Nuclear Fa-
cilities Safety Board is hereby increased by $2,500,000. 
(b) OFFSETTING REDUCTION.—Notwithstanding the 
amounts set forth in the funding tables in division D, the 
amount authorized to be appropriated in section 101 for 
other procurement, Army, as specified in the cor-
responding funding table in division D, is hereby reduced 
by $2,500,000, with the amount of the reduction to be 
derived from Joint Tactical Radio System Maritime-Fixed 
radios under Line 039 Joint Tactical Radio System as set 
forth in the table under section 4101. 
TITLE XXXIV—NAVAL 
PETROLEUM RESERVES 
SEC. 3401. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
(a) AMOUNT.—There are hereby authorized to be ap-
propriated to the Secretary of Energy $14,909,000 for fis-
cal year 2012 for the purpose of carrying out activities 
under chapter 641 of title 10, United States Code, relating 
to the naval petroleum reserves. 
(b) PERIOD OF AVAILABILITY.—Funds appropriated 
pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in sub-
section (a) shall remain available until expended.
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TITLE XXXV—MARITIME 
ADMINISTRATION 
SEC. 3501. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR NA-
TIONAL SECURITY ASPECTS OF THE MER-
CHANT MARINE FOR FISCAL YEAR 2012. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for 
fiscal year 2012, to be available without fiscal year limita-
tion if so provided in the appropriations Acts, for the use 
of the Department of Transportation for Maritime Admin-
istration programs associated with maintaining national 
security aspects of the merchant marine, as follows: 
(1) For expenses necessary for operations of the 
United 
States 
Merchant 
Marine 
Academy, 
$93,068,000, of which— 
(A) $64,183,000 shall remain available 
until expended for Academy operations; and 
(B) $28,885,000 shall remain available 
until expended for capital asset management at 
the Academy. 
(2) For expenses necessary to support the State 
maritime academies, $17,100,000, of which— 
(A) $2,400,000 shall remain available until 
expended for student incentive payments;
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(B) $3,600,000 shall remain available until 
expended for direct payments to such acad-
emies; and 
(C) $11,100,000 shall remain available 
until expended for maintenance and repair of 
State maritime academy training vessels. 
(3) For expenses necessary to dispose of vessels 
in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, $18,500,000, 
to remain available until expended. 
(4) For expenses to maintain and preserve a 
United States-flag merchant marine to serve the na-
tional security needs of the United States under 
chapter 531 of title 46, United States Code, 
$186,000,000. 
(5) For the cost (as defined in section 502(5) 
of the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990 (2 U.S.C. 
6661a(5)) of loan guarantees under the program au-
thorized by chapter 537 of title 46, United States 
Code, $14,260,000, of which $3,740,000 shall re-
main available until expended for administrative ex-
penses of the program. 
SEC. 3502. USE OF NATIONAL DEFENSE RESERVE FLEET 
AND READY RESERVE FORCE VESSELS. 
Section 11 of the Merchant Ship Sales Act of 1946 
(50 U.S.C. App. 1744(b)) is amended—
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(1) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘or’’ after the 
semicolon at the end of paragraph (4), striking the 
period at the end of paragraph (5) and inserting ‘‘; 
or’’, and adding at the end the following new para-
graph: 
‘‘(6) for civil contingency operations and Mari-
time Administration promotional and media events, 
in accordance with subsection (f).’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(f) USE OF NDRF VESSELS FOR CIVIL CONTIN-
GENCY OPERATIONS
AND PROMOTIONAL
AND MEDIA 
EVENTS.—With the concurrence of the Secretary of De-
fense, the Secretary of Transportation may allow the use 
of vessels in the National Defense Reserve Fleet (NDRF) 
for civil contingency operations requested by another Fed-
eral agency, and for Maritime Administration promotional 
and media events relating to demonstration projects and 
research and development supporting the Administration’s 
mission, if the Secretary of Transportation determines 
such use is in the best interest of the Government after 
considering the following factors: 
‘‘(1) AVAILABILITY.—The availability of NDRF 
or Ready Reserve Force (RRF) resources and the 
impact of such use on NDRF and RRF mission sup-
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port to the defense and homeland security require-
ments of the Government. 
‘‘(2) INTERFERENCE.—Whether the such use of 
vessels will support the mission of the Maritime Ad-
ministration and not significantly interfere with 
NDRF vessel maintenance, repair, safety, readiness, 
and resource availability. 
‘‘(3) SAFETY.—Whether safety precautions will 
be taken, including indemnification of liability when 
applicable. 
‘‘(4) COST.—Whether any costs incurred by 
such use will be funded as a reimbursable trans-
action between Federal agencies, as applicable. 
‘‘(5) OTHER MATTERS.—Any other matters the 
Maritime Administrator considers appropriate.’’. 
SEC. 3503. RECRUITMENT AUTHORITY. 
Section 51301 of title 46, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—’’ before 
the first sentence; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(b) RECRUITMENT.—The Secretary of Transpor-
tation may, subject to the availability of appropriations, 
expend funds available for United States Merchant Marine
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Academy operating expenses for recruiting activities, in-
cluding advertising, in order to obtain recruits for the 
Academy and cadet applicants.’’. 
SEC. 3504. SHIP SCRAPPING REPORTING REQUIREMENT. 
Section 3502(f) of the Floyd D. Spence National De-
fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2001, as amended 
by section 3505(a) of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2006 (119 Stat. 3551), is amended 
to read as follows: 
‘‘(f) BRIEFINGS.—The Maritime Administrator shall, 
upon request, provide briefings to the Committee on 
Transportation and Infrastructure, the Committee on 
Natural Resources, and the Committee on Armed Services 
of the House of Representatives, and the Committee on 
Commerce, Science, and Transportation and the Com-
mittee on Armed Services of the Senate, on the progress 
made in recycling vessels, problems encountered with recy-
cling vessels, issues relating to vessel recycling, and other 
issues relating to vessel recycling and disposal.’’. 
SEC. 3505. STRATEGIC PORT ASSESSMENT AND REPORT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 6 months after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 
shall submit to the congressional defense committees an 
assessment and
report on port facilities used for military