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‘‘(2) LIMITATION ON ACREAGE.—No single parcel 
of the land is larger than 5,000 acres of contiguous 
area. 
‘‘(3) NO RECENT PRIOR TRANSFER OF CONTIG-
UOUS LAND.—The land is not contiguous to any other 
land for which administrative jurisdiction has been 
transferred under the authority of this section during 
the previous 5 years. 
‘‘(4) PRIOR USE FOR DEFENSE PURPOSES.—In 
the case of land transferred to the Department of De-
fense, the land was used for defense purposes imme-
diately prior to the date of transfer. 
‘‘(c) MAP AND LEGAL DESCRIPTION.— 
‘‘(1) PREPARATION AND PUBLICATION.—The Sec-
retary of the Interior shall— 
‘‘(A) publish in the Federal Register a no-
tice containing the legal description of any land 
transferred under subsection (a); 
‘‘(B) file maps and legal descriptions of the 
land with— 
‘‘(i) the Committees on Armed Services 
and Energy and Natural Resources of the 
Senate, and 
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‘‘(ii) the Committees on Armed Serv-
ices and Natural Resources of the House of 
Representatives; and 
‘‘(C) make copies of such maps and legal de-
scriptions available for public inspection in the 
appropriate offices of the Bureau of Land Man-
agement. 
‘‘(2) FORCE
OF
LAW.—For purposes of any 
transfer of administrative jurisdiction over land 
under this section, the legal description and map for 
the land shall be the legal description of the land filed 
under paragraph (1)(B), except that the Secretary of 
the Interior may correct clerical and typographical 
errors in the legal description or map. 
‘‘(3) COSTS.—The Secretary of the military de-
partment to whom administrative jurisdiction over 
land is transferred under subsection (a)(1) shall reim-
burse the Secretary of the Interior for the costs in-
curred by the Secretary of the Interior in imple-
menting this subsection with respect to such land. 
‘‘(d) TREATMENT AND USE OF LAND TRANSFERRED 
TO THE SECRETARY OF A MILITARY DEPARTMENT.—Upon 
a transfer of administrative jurisdiction over land to the 
Secretary of a military department under subsection 
(a)(1)— 
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‘‘(1) the land shall be treated as property (as de-
fined in section 102(9) of title 40, United States 
Code) under the administrative jurisdiction of the 
Secretary of the military department; and 
‘‘(2) for as long as the land is under the admin-
istrative jurisdiction of a Secretary of a military de-
partment, the land shall be withdrawn from— 
‘‘(A) all forms of entry, appropriation, or 
disposition under the public land laws, 
‘‘(B) location, entry, and patent under the 
mining laws, 
‘‘(C) disposition under all laws relating to 
mineral materials and all laws relating to min-
eral and geothermal leasing. 
‘‘(e) TREATMENT AND USE OF LAND TRANSFERRED TO 
THE SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR.—Upon a transfer of 
administrative jurisdiction over land to the Secretary of the 
Interior under subsection (a)(2)— 
‘‘(1) the land shall become public land; and 
‘‘(2) the land shall be administered for the same 
purposes and be subject to the same conditions of use 
as the adjacent public land. 
‘‘(f) EFFECT ON OTHER AUTHORITIES.—The author-
ity provided by this section is in addition to, and not sub-
ject to, any other authority relating to transfers of land.’’. 
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(3) SHORT TITLE.—The first section of such Act 
(43 U.S.C. 155) is amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘That, notwithstanding’’ 
and inserting ‘‘SECTION 1. (a) WITHDRAWAL, 
RESERVATION, 
OR
RESTRICTION
OF
PUBLIC 
LANDS
FOR
DEFENSE
PURPOSES.—Notwith-
standing’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following new 
subsection: 
‘‘(b) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘Engle Act’.’’. 
(4) PROMOTING MORE EFFICIENT SURVEYING OF 
LANDS.—In fixing the original corner position in an 
official survey of unsurveyed land, when applicable 
and feasible, Cadastral Survey may, instead of using 
physical monuments, use geographic coordinates cor-
related to the National Spatial Reference System geo-
detic datum, in accordance with the Manual of Sur-
veying Instructions. 
(i) EFFECT ON NEW LAND WITHDRAWALS AND RES-
ERVATIONS.—Nothing in this section or the amendments 
made by this section shall be construed as changing the re-
quirements imposed on the Department of Defense to obtain 
a new or expanded land withdrawal and reservation. 
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SEC. 2832. DESIGNATION OF POTENTIAL WILDERNESS 
AREA. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Certain land administered by the 
National Park Service, comprising approximately 1 acre 
as generally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Proposed Poten-
tial Wilderness, Mormon Peak Microwave Facility, Death 
Valley National Park’’, numbered 143–142, 834, and dated 
March 1, 2018, is designated as a potential wilderness area. 
(b) USES.—The Secretary of the Interior may permit 
on the land described in subsection (a) only the uses that 
were permitted on such land on the date of enactment of 
the California Desert Protection Act of 1994 (Public Law 
103-433). 
(c) REESTABLISHMENT
OF WILDERNESS DESIGNA-
TION.— 
(1) NOTICE.—The Secretary of the Interior shall 
publish a notice in the Federal Register when the Sec-
retary determines that— 
(A) the communications site within the po-
tential wilderness area designated under sub-
section (a) is no longer used; 
(B) the associated right-of-way is relin-
quished or not renewed; and 
(C) the conditions in the potential wilder-
ness area designated by subsection (a) are com-
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patible with the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 
et seq.). 
(2) DESIGNATION.—Upon publication by the 
Secretary of the notice described in paragraph (1), the 
land described in subsection (a) is— 
(A) designated as wilderness and as a com-
ponent of the National Wilderness Preservation 
System; and 
(B) incorporated into the Death Valley Na-
tional Park Wilderness designated by section 
601of Public Law 103–433. 
Subtitle E—Other Matters 
SEC. 2841. DEFENSE COMMUNITY INFRASTRUCTURE PRO-
GRAM. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION OF PROGRAM.—Section 2391 of 
title 10, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsections (d) and (e) as 
subsections (e) and (f); and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (c) the following 
new subsection: 
‘‘(d) DEFENSE COMMUNITY INFRASTRUCTURE PRO-
GRAM.—(1) The Secretary of Defense may make grants, 
conclude cooperative agreements, and supplement funds 
available under Federal programs administered by agencies 
other than the Department of Defense to assist States and 
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units of local government in addressing deficiencies in com-
munity infrastructure projects or facilities which are lo-
cated outside of military installations but which support 
military installations, and which are owned by the State 
or unit of local government, if the Secretary determines that 
such assistance will enhance the military value, resiliency, 
or military family quality of life at such military installa-
tion. 
‘‘(2) The Secretary shall establish criteria for the eligi-
bility and selection of States and units of local government 
to receive assistance under this subsection. Such criteria 
shall include a requirement that the State or unit of local 
government agrees to contribute not less than 20 percent 
of the funding required to address the deficiencies in the 
community infrastructure project or facility involved, ex-
cept that the Secretary may waive such requirement in the 
case of a community infrastructure project or facility which 
is located in a rural area. 
‘‘(3) Prior to providing any assistance to a State or 
unit of local government with respect to a community infra-
structure project or facility under this subsection, the Sec-
retary shall provide a notification to the appropriate com-
mittees of Congress of the intent to provide the assistance, 
and shall include in the notification a comprehensive de-
scription of how the assistance will address deficiencies in 
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the project or facility, a certification of military need, and 
(if applicable) a certification that the State or unit of local 
government has agreed to contribute funding for the infra-
structure as required under paragraph (2). The Secretary 
may then obligate funds for such assistance only after the 
end of the 14-day period beginning on the date on which 
the notification is received by the committees in an elec-
tronic medium pursuant to section 480 of this title.’’. 
(b) DEFINITION.—Section 2391(e) of such title, as re-
designated by subsection (a), is amended by adding at the 
end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(4) The term ‘community infrastructure project 
or facility’ means any of the following: 
‘‘(A) A transportation project. 
‘‘(B) A school, hospital, police, fire, emer-
gency response, or other community support fa-
cility. 
‘‘(C) A water, waste-water, telecommuni-
cations, electric, gas, or other utility infrastruc-
ture project.’’. 
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SEC. 2842. RESTRICTIONS ON USE OF FUNDS FOR DEVELOP-
MENT OF PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE IN COM-
MONWEALTH OF NORTHERN MARIANA IS-
LANDS. 
(a) RESTRICTION.—If the Secretary of Defense deter-
mines that any grant, cooperative agreement, transfer of 
funds to another Federal agency, or supplement of funds 
available under Federal programs administered by agencies 
other than the Department of Defense will result in the de-
velopment (including repair, replacement, renovation, con-
version, improvement, expansion, acquisition, or construc-
tion) of public infrastructure in the Commonwealth of the 
Northern Mariana Islands (hereafter in this section referred 
to as the ‘‘Commonwealth’’), the Secretary of Defense may 
not carry out such grant, transfer, cooperative agreement, 
or supplemental funding unless such grant, transfer, cooper-
ative agreement, or supplemental funding— 
(1) is specifically authorized by law; and 
(2) will be used to carry out a public infrastruc-
ture project included in the report submitted under 
subsection (b). 
(b) REPORT
OF
ECONOMIC
ADJUSTMENT
COM-
MITTEE.— 
(1) CONVENING OF COMMITTEE.—Not later than 
90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
the Secretary of Defense, as the chair of the Economic 
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Adjustment Committee established in Executive Order 
No. 127887 (10 U.S.C. 2391 note), shall convene the 
Economic Adjustment Committee to consider assist-
ance, including assistance to support public infra-
structure projects, necessary to support changes in 
Department of Defense activities in the Common-
wealth. 
(2) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after con-
vening the Economic Adjustment Committee under 
paragraph (1), the Secretary shall submit to the con-
gressional defense committees a report— 
(A) describing the results of the Economic 
Adjustment Committee deliberations required by 
paragraph (1); and 
(B) containing a description of any assist-
ance the Committee determines to be necessary to 
support changes in Department of Defense ac-
tivities in the Commonwealth, including any 
public infrastructure projects the Committee de-
termines should be carried out with such assist-
ance. 
(c) PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE DEFINED.—In this sec-
tion, the term ‘‘public infrastructure’’ means any utility, 
method of transportation, item of equipment, or facility 
under the control of a public entity or State or local govern-
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ment that is used by, or constructed for the benefit of, the 
general public. 
SEC. 2843. STUDY AND REPORT ON COLEMAN BRIDGE, YORK 
RIVER, VIRGINIA. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
(1) Navy vessels must have access to Naval 
Weapons Station, Yorktown, Virginia, in order to 
load munitions for war time needs. 
(2) To access the Station, vessels must pass the 
George P. Coleman Bridge on the York River, which 
swings open to allow passage. 
(3) Many Federal employees at the Station and 
at other critical military installations in the Tide-
water region of Virginia live on the north side of the 
York River and commute to work using the Bridge. 
(4) The assured operation of the George P. Cole-
man Memorial Bridge is therefore critical to the oper-
ation of Naval Weapons Station, Yorktown and na-
tional security generally. 
(b) STUDY AND REPORT ON INCLUSION OF BRIDGE IN 
STRATEGIC HIGHWAY NETWORK.— 
(1) STUDY.—The Commander of the United 
States Transportation Command shall conduct a 
study of the feasibility and desirability of including 
the George P. Coleman Memorial Bridge on the York 
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River, Virginia, and United States Route 17 in the 
Strategic Highway Network. 
(2) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Commander 
shall submit to the congressional defense committees a 
report on the results of the study conducted under 
paragraph (1). 
SEC. 2844. CERTIFICATIONS REQUIRED PRIOR TO TRANS-
FER OF CERTAIN VETERANS MEMORIAL OB-
JECT. 
(a) CERTIFICATIONS.—Subsection (c) of section 2864 
of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2018 (Public Law 115–91; 131 Stat. 1869) is amended— 
(1) in the heading, by striking ‘‘TRANSFER’’ and 
all that follows and inserting ‘‘TRANSFER OF CER-
TAIN VETERANS MEMORIAL OBJECT’’; 
(2) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by 
striking ‘‘certifies to Congress’’ and inserting ‘‘pro-
vides a certification to Congress’’ 
(3) by redesignating paragraph (2) as para-
graph (3); and 
(4) by inserting after paragraph (1) the fol-
lowing new paragraph: 
‘‘(2) CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS.—The cer-
tification required under paragraph (1) shall include 
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a report with a classified annex describing the effects 
of the transfer of the object under this subsection on 
the national security interests of the United States (as 
required under subparagraph (A) of paragraph (1)) 
and the efforts undertaken to consult with veterans or-
ganizations and government officials in the State of 
Wyoming in order to preserve the history of the vet-
erans associated with the object (as required by sub-
paragraph (B) of paragraph (1)).’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by sub-
section (a) shall take effect as if included in the enactment 
of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2018. 
TITLE XXIX—OVERSEAS CONTIN-
GENCY 
OPERATIONS 
MILI-
TARY CONSTRUCTION 
SEC. 2901. AUTHORIZED ARMY CONSTRUCTION AND LAND 
ACQUISITION PROJECTS. 
The Secretary of the Army may acquire real property 
and carry out the military construction projects for the in-
stallations outside the United States, and in the amounts, 
set forth in the following table: 
Army: Outside the United States 
Country 
Location 
Amount 
Bulgaria ..........................
Nevo Selo Fos ...............................................................
$5,200,000 
Poland .............................
Drawsko Pomorski Training Area .............................
$17,000,000 
Powidz Air Base ..........................................................
$87,000,000 
Zagan Training Area .................................................
$40,400,000 
Romania ..........................
Mihail Kogalniceanu ..................................................
$21,651,000 
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SEC. 2902. AUTHORIZED NAVY CONSTRUCTION AND LAND 
ACQUISITION PROJECTS. 
The Secretary of the Navy may acquire real property 
and carry out the military construction projects for the in-
stallations outside the United States, and in the amounts, 
set forth in the following table: 
Navy: Outside the United States 
Country 
Location 
Amount 
Greece ..............................
Naval Support Activity Souda Bay ..........................
$47,850,000 
Italy .................................
Naval Air Station Sigonella ......................................
$66,050,000 
Spain ...............................
Naval Station Rota .....................................................
$21,590,000 
United Kingdom .............
Lossiemouth .................................................................
$79,130,000 
SEC. 2903. AUTHORIZED AIR FORCE CONSTRUCTION AND 
LAND ACQUISITION PROJECTS. 
The Secretary of the Air Force may acquire real prop-
erty and carry out the military construction projects for 
the installations outside the United States, and in the 
amounts, set forth in the following table: 
Air Force: Outside the United States 
Country 
Location 
Amount 
Germany .........................
Ramstein Air Base ......................................................
$119,000,000 
Norway ............................
Rygge ............................................................................
$13,800,000 
Qatar ...............................
Al Udeid .......................................................................
$70,400,000 
Slovakia ...........................
Malacky ........................................................................
$59,000,000 
United Kingdom .............
RAF Fairford ..............................................................
$106,000,000 
SEC. 2904. AUTHORIZED DEFENSE AGENCIES CONSTRUC-
TION AND LAND ACQUISITION PROJECTS. 
The Secretary of Defense may acquire real property 
and carry out the military construction projects for the in-
stallations outside the United States, and in the amounts, 
set forth in the following table: 
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Defense Agencies: Outside the United States 
Country 
Location 
Amount 
Estonia ............................
Unspecified Estonia ....................................................
$15,700,000 
Qatar ...............................
Al Udeid .......................................................................
$60,000,000 
SEC. 2905. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fis-
cal years beginning after September 30, 2018, for the mili-
tary construction projects outside the United States author-
ized by this title as specified in the funding table in section 
4602. 
SEC. 2906. RESTRICTIONS ON USE OF FUNDS FOR PLAN-
NING AND DESIGN COSTS OF EUROPEAN DE-
TERRENCE INITIATIVE PROJECTS. 
None of the funds authorized to be appropriated for 
military construction projects outside the United States au-
thorized by this title may be obligated or expended for plan-
ning and design costs of any project associated with the 
European Deterrence Initiative until the Secretary of De-
fense submits to the congressional defense committees a list 
of all of the military construction projects associated with 
the European Deterrence Initiative which the Secretary an-
ticipates will be carried out during each of the fiscal years 
2019 through 2023. 
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DIVISION 
C—DEPARTMENT 
OF 
ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY 
AUTHORIZATIONS 
AND 
OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS 
TITLE 
XXXI—DEPARTMENT 
OF 
ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY 
PROGRAMS 
Subtitle A—National Security 
Programs and Authorizations 
SEC. 3101. NATIONAL NUCLEAR SECURITY ADMINISTRA-
TION. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Funds are 
hereby authorized to be appropriated to the Department of 
Energy for fiscal year 2019 for the activities of the National 
Nuclear Security Administration in carrying out programs 
as specified in the funding table in division D. 
(b) AUTHORIZATION
OF NEW PLANT PROJECTS.— 
From funds referred to in subsection (a) that are available 
for carrying out plant projects, the Secretary of Energy 
may carry out new plant projects for the National Nuclear 
Security Administration as follows: 
Project 19–D–660, Lithium Production Capa-
bility, Y–12 National Security Complex, Oak Ridge, 
Tennessee, $19,000,000. 
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Project 19–D–670, 138k Power Transmission 
System Replacement, Nevada National Security Site, 
Mercury, Nevada, $6,000,000. 
Project 19–D–930, KS Overhead Piping, Kessel-
ring Site, West Milton, New York, $10,994,000. 
SEC. 3102. DEFENSE ENVIRONMENTAL CLEANUP. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated to the 
Department of Energy for fiscal year 2019 for defense envi-
ronmental cleanup activities in carrying out programs as 
specified in the funding table in division D. 
SEC. 3103. OTHER DEFENSE ACTIVITIES. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated to the 
Department of Energy for fiscal year 2019 for other defense 
activities in carrying out programs as specified in the fund-
ing table in division D. 
SEC. 3104. NUCLEAR ENERGY. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated to the 
Department of Energy for fiscal year 2019 for nuclear en-
ergy as specified in the funding table in division D. 
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Subtitle 
B—Program 
Authoriza-
tions, Restrictions, and Limita-
tions 
SEC. 3111. SECURITY CLEARANCE FOR DUAL NATIONALS 
EMPLOYED BY NATIONAL NUCLEAR SECU-
RITY AGENCY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The National Nuclear Security Ad-
ministration Act (50 U.S.C. 2401 et seq.) is amended by 
inserting after section 3236 the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 3237. SECURITY CLEARANCE FOR DUAL NATIONALS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—(1) In the case of an individual 
described in paragraph (3), the Secretary of Energy shall 
develop a process to review foreign preference in accordance 
with the adjudicative guidelines issued pursuant to section 
710.7 of title 10, Code of Federal Regulations, or such suc-
cessor regulation, before approving a security clearance for 
such individual. 
‘‘(2) The Secretary shall designate an official of the 
Administration to be responsible for adjudicating any de-
rogatory information of an individual described in para-
graph (3) concerning foreign preference that is discovered 
after the security clearance of the individual is approved. 
‘‘(3) An individual described in this paragraph is an 
individual who is— 
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‘‘(A) a national of the United States (as such 
term is defined in section 101 of the Immigration and 
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101)) and also a national 
of a foreign state; and 
‘‘(B) an employee or contractor of the Adminis-
tration who requires access to classified information. 
‘‘(b) WAIVER.—In the case of an individual who is a 
national of the United States and also a national of a for-
eign state identified under section 1564b(b)(2) of title 10, 
United States Code, the Secretary may waive the require-
ment under subsection (a).’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents at 
the beginning of such Act is amended by inserting after the 
item relating to section 3236 the following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 3237. Security clearance for dual nationals.’’. 
(c) BRIEFING.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
Energy shall provide to the Committees on Armed 
Services of the House of Representatives and the Sen-
ate, and to any other appropriate congressional com-
mittee upon request, a briefing on— 
(A) the process developed under paragraph 
(1) of section 3237(a) of the National Nuclear 
Security Administration Act, as added by sub-
section (a); and 
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(B) the official designated under paragraph 
(2) of such section 3237(a). 
(2) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES 
DEFINED.—In this subsection, the term ‘‘appropriate 
congressional committees’’ means the following: 
(A) The Committees on Armed Services of 
the House of Representatives and the Senate. 
(B) The Committee on Energy and Com-
merce and the Permanent Select Committee on 
Intelligence of the House of Representatives. 
(C) The Committee on Energy and Natural 
Resources and the Select Committee on Intel-
ligence of the Senate. 
SEC. 3112. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY COUNTERINTEL-
LIGENCE POLYGRAPH PROGRAM. 
Section 4504(b) of the Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 
U.S.C. 2654(b)) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new paragraph: 
‘‘(4) The regulations prescribed under paragraph (1) 
shall ensure that the persons subject to the counterintel-
ligence polygraph program required by subsection (a) in-
clude any person who is— 
‘‘(A) a national of the United States (as such 
term is defined in section 101 of the Immigration and 
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Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101)) and also a national 
of a foreign state; and 
‘‘(B) an employee or contractor who requires ac-
cess to classified information.’’. 
SEC. 3113. EXTENSION OF ENHANCED PROCUREMENT AU-
THORITY TO MANAGE SUPPLY CHAIN RISK. 
(a) EXTENSION.—Subsection (g) of section 4806 of the 
Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2786) is amended 
to read as follows: 
‘‘(g) TERMINATION.—The authority under this section 
shall terminate on June 30, 2023.’’. 
(b) TECHNICAL AMENDMENT.—Subsection (f)(5)(A) of 
such section is amended by striking ‘‘section 3542(b) of title 
44’’ and inserting ‘‘section 3552(b) of title 44’’. 
SEC. 3114. LOW-YIELD NUCLEAR WEAPONS. 
(a) REPEAL OF PROHIBITION.—Section 3116 of the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2004 
(Public Law 108–136; 50 U.S.C. 2529 note) is amended by 
striking subsection (c). 
(b) AUTHORIZATION.—The Secretary of Energy, act-
ing through the Administrator for Nuclear Security, may 
carry out the engineering development phase, and any sub-
sequent phase, to modify or develop a low-yield nuclear 
warhead for submarine-launched ballistic missiles. 
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SEC. 3115. USE OF FUNDS FOR CONSTRUCTION AND 
PROJECT SUPPORT ACTIVITIES RELATING TO 
MOX FACILITY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided by subsection 
(b), the Secretary of Energy shall carry out construction 
and project support activities relating to the MOX facility 
using funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or 
otherwise made available for fiscal year 2019 for the Na-
tional Nuclear Security Administration for the MOX facil-
ity. 
(b) WAIVER.—The Secretary may waive the require-
ment under subsection (a) if the Secretary submits to the 
congressional defense committees the matters specified in 
section 3121(b)(1) of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (Public Law 115–91; 131 Stat. 
1892). 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘MOX facility’’ means the mixed- 
oxide fuel fabrication facility at the Savannah River 
Site, Aiken, South Carolina. 
(2) The term ‘‘project support activities’’ means 
activities that support the design, long-lead equip-
ment procurement, and site preparation of the MOX 
facility. 
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SEC. 3116. PROHIBITION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR 
PROGRAMS IN RUSSIAN FEDERATION. 
(a) PROHIBITION.—None of the funds authorized to be 
appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available for 
fiscal year 2019 for atomic energy defense activities may 
be obligated or expended to enter into a contract with, or 
otherwise provide assistance to, the Russian Federation. 
(b) WAIVER.—The Secretary of Energy, without dele-
gation, may waive the prohibition in subsection (a) only 
if— 
(1) the Secretary determines, in writing, that a 
nuclear-related threat in the Russian Federation must 
be addressed urgently and it is necessary to waive the 
prohibition to address that threat; 
(2) the Secretary of State and the Secretary of 
Defense concur in the determination under paragraph 
(1); 
(3) the Secretary of Energy submits to the ap-
propriate congressional committees a report con-
taining— 
(A) a notification that the waiver is in the 
national security interest of the United States; 
(B) justification for the waiver, including 
the determination under paragraph (1); and 
(C) a description of the activities to be car-
ried out pursuant to the waiver, including the 
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expected cost and timeframe for such activities; 
and 
(4) a period of seven days elapses following the 
date on which the Secretary submits the report under 
paragraph (3). 
(c) EXCEPTION.—The prohibition under subsection (a) 
and the requirements under subsection (b) to waive that 
prohibition shall not apply to an amount, not to exceed 
$3,000,000, that the Secretary may make available for the 
Department of Energy Russian Health Studies Program. 
(d) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DE-
FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congres-
sional committees’’ means the following: 
(1) The congressional defense committees. 
(2) The Committee on Foreign Relations of the 
Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the 
House of Representatives. 
SEC. 3117. PROHIBITION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR 
RESEARCH 
AND 
DEVELOPMENT 
OF 
AD-
VANCED 
NAVAL 
NUCLEAR 
FUEL 
SYSTEM 
BASED ON LOW-ENRICHED URANIUM. 
(a) PROHIBITION.—Except as provided by subsection 
(b), none of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this 
Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2019 for the 
Department of Energy or the Department of Defense may 
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be obligated or expended to plan or carry out research and 
development of an advanced naval nuclear fuel system based 
on low-enriched uranium. 
(b) EXCEPTION.—In accordance with section 7319 of 
title 10, United States Code, of the funds authorized to be 
appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available for 
fiscal year 2019 for defense nuclear nonproliferation, as 
specified in the funding table in division D, $10,000,000 
shall be made available to the Deputy Administrator for 
Naval Reactors of the National Nuclear Security Adminis-
tration for low-enriched uranium activities (including 
downblending of high-enriched uranium fuel into low-en-
riched uranium fuel, research and development using low- 
enriched uranium fuel, or the modification or procurement 
of equipment and infrastructure related to such activities) 
to develop an advanced naval nuclear fuel system based on 
low-enriched uranium. 
SEC. 3118. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS RELAT-
ING TO SUBMISSION OF ANNUAL REPORTS 
ON UNFUNDED PRIORITIES. 
Section 4716 of the Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 
U.S.C. 2756) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection 
(d); and 
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(2) by inserting after subsection (b) the following 
new subsection (c): 
‘‘(c) LIMITATION.—If the Administrator fails to sub-
mit to the congressional defense committees a report re-
quired by subsection (a) for any of fiscal years 2020 through 
2024 that contains at least one unfunded priority by the 
deadline specified in such subsection, none of the funds au-
thorized to be appropriated or otherwise made available for 
the fiscal year in which such failure occurs for travel and 
transportation of persons under the Federal salaries and 
expenses account of the Administration may be obligated 
or expended until the date on which the Administrator sub-
mits such report.’’. 
Subtitle C—Reports 
SEC. 3121. NOTIFICATION REGARDING RELEASE OF CON-
TAMINATION AT HANFORD SITE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle C of title XLIV of the 
Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2621 et seq.) is 
amended by adding at the end the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 4447. NOTIFICATION REGARDING RELEASE OF CON-
TAMINATION. 
‘‘If the Assistant Secretary of Energy for Environ-
mental Management detects an improper release of con-
tamination resulting from defense waste at the Hanford Nu-
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clear Reservation, Richland, Washington, the Assistant Sec-
retary shall— 
‘‘(1) not later than two days after the date of 
such detection, notify the congressional defense com-
mittees of such release of contamination; and 
‘‘(2) not later than seven days after the date of 
such detection, provide the congressional defense com-
mittees a briefing on the status of such release of con-
tamination, including— 
‘‘(A) the cause of the release, if known; and 
‘‘(B) plans to address and remediate the re-
lease, including associated costs and timelines.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents at 
the beginning of such Act is amended by inserting after the 
item relating to section 4446 the following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 4447. Notification regarding release of contamination.’’. 
Subtitle D—Other Matters 
SEC. 3131. INCLUSION OF CAPITAL ASSETS ACQUISITION 
PROJECTS IN ACTIVITIES BY DIRECTOR FOR 
COST ESTIMATING AND PROGRAM EVALUA-
TION. 
Section 3221(h)(2) of the National Nuclear Security 
Administration Act (50 U.S.C. 2411(h)(2)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘PROGRAM.—’’ and all that fol-
lows through ‘‘, the term’’ and inserting ‘‘PRO-
GRAM.—The term’’; 
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(2) by striking subparagraph (B); and 
(3) by redesignating clauses (i) and (ii) as sub-
paragraphs (A) and (B), respectively. 
SEC. 3132. WHISTLEBLOWER PROTECTIONS. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
(1) The Department of Energy and its contrac-
tors rely to a significant extent on workers to bring 
attention to important nuclear safety concerns. 
(2) The Department of Energy, including the 
National Nuclear Security Administration, have a 
strong interest in preventing whistleblower retaliation 
and in ensuring the work environment is conducive to 
employees raising concerns. 
(3) Retaliation against whistleblowers can lead 
to a chilled work environment in which employees do 
not feel free to raise important safety concerns. 
(4) The Comptroller General of the United States 
found in a 2016 report titled ‘‘Whistleblower Protec-
tions Need Strengthening’’ that the Department of 
Energy had infrequently used its enforcement author-
ity to hold contractors accountable for unlawful retal-
iation, issuing only two violation notices in the past 
20 years. 
(5) The Comptroller General also found that the 
Department had taken limited or no action to hold 
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contractors accountable for creating a chilled work en-
vironment. 
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress 
that— 
(1) raising nuclear safety concerns is important 
for avoiding potentially catastrophic incidents or 
harm to workers and the public; 
(2) the Department of Energy should protect 
whistleblowers and take action against contractors 
and subcontractors that retaliate against whistle-
blowers; and 
(3) such action sends a strong signal to prevent 
or limit retaliation against whistleblowers. 
(c) CIVIL PENALTIES.—The Secretary of Energy, in-
cluding by acting through the Administrator for Nuclear 
Security as appropriate, shall impose civil penalties under 
section 234 a. of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 
2282(a)), as the Secretary or the Administrator determines 
appropriate, on contractors, subcontractors, and suppliers 
for violations of the rules, regulations, or orders of the De-
partment of Energy relating to nuclear safety and radi-
ation protection. 
(d) CHILLED WORK ENVIRONMENT.—Not later than 
120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
Secretary shall clearly define what constitutes evidence of 
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a chilled work environment with respect to employees and 
contractors of the Department making a whistleblower com-
plaint under section 4602 of the Atomic Energy Defense Act 
(50 U.S.C. 2702), or any other law that may provide pro-
tection for disclosures of information by such employees or 
contractors, without fear of being discharged, demoted, or 
otherwise discriminated against as a reprisal. 
(e) NOTIFICATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than February 1, 
2019, and each year thereafter through 2021, the Sec-
retary of Energy shall submit to the appropriate con-
gressional committees an annual notification on 
whether any penalties were imposed pursuant to sub-
section (c), including a description of such penalties 
and the entities against which the penalties were im-
posed. 
(2) 
APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMIT-
TEES.—In this subsection, the term ‘‘appropriate con-
gressional committees’’ means— 
(A) the congressional defense committees; 
and 
(B) the Committee on Energy and Com-
merce of the House of Representatives and the 
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of 
the Senate. 
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TITLE 
XXXII—DEFENSE 
NU-
CLEAR 
FACILITIES 
SAFETY 
BOARD 
SEC. 3201. AUTHORIZATION. 
There are authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 
2019, $31,243,000 for the operation of the Defense Nuclear 
Facilities Safety Board under chapter 21 of the Atomic En-
ergy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2286 et seq.). 
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 $10,000,000 for fiscal 
year 2019 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 
MATTERS 
Subtitle A—Maritime 
Administration 
SEC. 3501. AUTHORIZATION OF THE MARITIME ADMINIS-
TRATION. 
There are authorized to be appropriated to the Depart-
ment of Transportation for fiscal year 2018, to be available 
without fiscal year limitation if so provided in appropria-
tions Acts, for programs associated with maintaining the 
United States merchant marine, the following amounts: 
(1) For expenses necessary for operations of the 
United 
States 
Merchant 
Marine 
Academy, 
$74,593,000, of which— 
(A) $70,593,000 shall be for Academy oper-
ations; and 
(B) $4,000,000 shall remain available until 
expended for capital asset management at the 
Academy. 
(2) For expenses necessary to support the State 
maritime academies, $24,400,000, of which— 
(A) $2,400,000 shall remain available until 
September 30, 2019, for the Student Incentive 
Program; and 
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(B) $22,000,000 shall remain available 
until expended for maintenance and repair of 
State maritime academy training vessels. 
(3) For expenses necessary to support the Na-
tional 
Security 
Multi-Mission 
Vessel 
Program, 
$350,000,000, which shall remain available until ex-
pended. 
(4) For expenses necessary to support Maritime 
Administration 
operations 
and 
programs, 
$53,435,000. 
(5) For expenses necessary to dispose of vessels in 
the National Defense Reserve Fleet, $30,000,000, 
which shall remain available until expended. 
(6) For expenses necessary to maintain and pre-
serve a United States flag merchant marine to serve 
the national security needs of the United States under 
chapter 531 of title 46, United States Code, 
$300,000,000. 
(7) For expenses necessary for the loan guarantee 
program authorized under chapter 537 of title 46, 
United States Code, $33,000,000, of which— 
(A) $30,000,000 may be used for the cost 
(as defined in section 502(5) of the Federal Cred-
it Reform Act of 1990 (2 U.S.C. 661a(5))) of 
loan guarantees under the program; and 
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(B) $3,000,000 may be used for administra-
tive expenses relating to loan guarantee commit-
ments under the program. 
(8) For expenses necessary to provide small ship-
yards and maritime communities grants under sec-
tion 54101 of title 46, United States Code, 
$35,000,000. 
SEC. 3502. COMPLIANCE BY READY RESERVE FLEET VES-
SELS WITH SOLAS LIFEBOATS AND FIRE SUP-
PRESSION REQUIREMENTS. 
The Secretary of Defense shall, consistent with section 
2244a of title 10, United States Code, use authority under 
section 2218 of such title to make such modifications to 
Ready Reserve Fleet vessels as are necessary for such vessels 
to comply requirements for lifeboats and fire suppression 
under the International Convention for the Safety of Life 
at Sea by not later than October 1, 2021. 
SEC. 3503. MARITIME ADMINISTRATION NATIONAL SECU-
RITY MULTI-MISSION VESSEL PROGRAM. 
Section 3505 of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114–328; 130 Stat. 
2776) is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(h) LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR USED VES-
SELS.—Amounts authorized by this or any other Act for 
use by the Maritime Administration to carry out this sec-
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tion may not be used for the procurement of any used ves-
sel.’’. 
SEC. 3504. PERMANENT AUTHORITY OF SECRETARY OF 
TRANSPORTATION TO ISSUE VESSEL WAR 
RISK INSURANCE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 53912 of title 46, United 
States Code, is repealed. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at 
the beginning of chapter 539 of title 46, United States Code, 
is amended by striking the item relating to section 53912. 
SEC. 3505. USE OF STATE MARITIME ACADEMY TRAINING 
VESSELS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 51504(g) of title 46, United 
States Code, is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(g) TRAINING VESSEL CAPACITY SHARING.— 
‘‘(1) 
IN
GENERAL.—The 
Secretary, 
acting 
through the Maritime Administrator and in consulta-
tion with the State maritime academies, implement a 
program under which State maritime academies shall 
share among such academies training vessel capacity 
provided by the Secretary as necessary to ensure that 
training needs for the purpose of training licensed 
mariners of each academy are met in periods of lim-
ited vessel capacity that could affect required licensed 
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mariner training as determined by the Maritime Ad-
ministrator. 
‘‘(2) PROGRAM
REQUIREMENTS.—The program 
shall include— 
‘‘(A) ways to maximize the underway train-
ing capacity for licensed mariners available in 
the fleet of training vessels; 
‘‘(B) coordinating the dates and duration of 
training cruises with the academic calendars of 
State maritime academies, and 
‘‘(C) identifying ways to minimize costs as-
sociated with training voyages for both the Mari-
time Administration and the State maritime 
academies. 
‘‘(3) ADDITIONAL
FUNDING.—Subject to the 
availability of appropriations, the Maritime Admin-
istrator may provide additional funding the State 
maritime academies during periods of limited train-
ing vessel capacity, for costs associated with training 
vessel sharing. 
‘‘(4) EVALUATION AND MODIFICATION.—Not later 
than 30 days after the beginning of each fiscal year 
and as the Maritime Administrator determines nec-
essary in the State maritime academy training year, 
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the Secretary, acting through the Maritime Adminis-
trator, shall— 
‘‘(A) evaluate the program under this sub-
section to determine the optimal utilization of 
State maritime academy training vessels for the 
purpose described in paragraph (1); and 
‘‘(B) modify the program as necessary to 
improve such utilization.’’. 
(b) DEADLINE.—The Secretary of Transportation shall 
begin implementing the program required by the amend-
ment made by subsection (a) by not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
Subtitle B—Coast Guard 
SEC. 3521. ALIGNMENT WITH DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 
AND SEA SERVICES AUTHORITIES. 
(a) PROHIBITING SEXUAL HARASSMENT; REPORT.— 
(1) NOTIFICATION.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Commandant of the 
Coast Guard shall notify the Committee on 
Transportation and Infrastructure and the Com-
mittee on Homeland Security of the House of 
Representatives and the Committee on Com-
merce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate 
on August 26, 2018, if there is not in effect a 
general order or regulation prohibiting sexual 
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harassment by members of the Coast Guard and 
clearly stating that a violation of such order or 
regulation is punishable in accordance with the 
Uniform Code of Military Justice. 
(B) CONTENTS.—The notification required 
under subparagraph (A) shall include— 
(i) details regarding the status of the 
drafting of such general order or regulation; 
(ii) 
a 
projected 
implementation 
timeline for such general order or regula-
tion; and 
(iii) an explanation regarding any 
barriers to implementation. 
(2) REPORT.—Section 217 of the Coast Guard 
Authorization Act of 2010 (Public Law 111–281; 124 
Stat. 2917) is amended— 
(A) in subsection (a), by inserting ‘‘and in-
cidents of sexual harassment’’ after ‘‘sexual as-
saults’’; and 
(B) in subsection (b)— 
(i) in paragraph (1), by inserting 
‘‘and incidents of sexual harassment’’ after 
‘‘sexual assault’’ each place it appears;2 
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(ii) in paragraph (3), by inserting 
‘‘and sexual harassment’’ after ‘‘sexual as-
sault’’; and 
(iii) in paragraph (4), by inserting 
‘‘and sexual harassment’’ after ‘‘sexual as-
sault’’. 
(b) ANNUAL PERFORMANCE REPORT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 29 of title 14, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘§ 2905. Annual performance report 
‘‘Not later than the date on which the President sub-
mits to Congress a budget pursuant to section 1105 of title 
31, the Commandant of the Coast Guard shall make avail-
able on a public website and submit to the Committee on 
Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
Transportation of the Senate an update on Coast Guard 
mission performance during the previous fiscal year.’’. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis at the 
beginning of such chapter is amended by adding at 
the end the following: 
‘‘2905. Annual performance report.’’. 
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SEC. 3522. PRELIMINARY DEVELOPMENT AND DEMONSTRA-
TION. 
Section 573 of title 14, United States Code, is amend-
ed— 
(1) in subsection (b)(3), by— 
(A) striking ‘‘require that safety concerns 
identified’’ and inserting ‘‘ensure that inde-
pendent third parties and Government employees 
that identify safety concerns’’; and 
(B) striking ‘‘Coast Guard shall be commu-
nicated as’’ and inserting ‘‘Coast Guard commu-
nicate such concerns as;’’ 
(2) in subsection (b)(4), by striking ‘‘Any safety 
concerns that have been reported to the Chief Acquisi-
tion Officer for an acquisition program or project 
shall be reported by the Commandant’’ and inserting 
‘‘The Commandant shall ensure that any safety con-
cerns that have been communicated under paragraph 
(3) for an acquisition program or project are re-
ported’’; 
(3) in subsection (b)(5)— 
(A) by striking the matter preceding sub-
paragraph (A) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(5) ASSET ALREADY IN LOW, INITIAL, OR FULL- 
RATE PRODUCTION.—The Commandant shall ensure 
that if an independent third party or a Government 
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employee identifies a safety concern with a capability 
or asset or any subsystems of a capability or asset not 
previously identified during operational test and 
evaluation of a capability or asset already in low, 
initial, or full-rate production—’’; 
(B) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ‘‘the 
Commandant, 
through 
the 
Assistant 
Com-
mandant for Capability, shall’’ before ‘‘notify’’; 
and 
(C) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘no-
tify the Chief Acquisition Officer and include in 
such notification’’ and inserting ‘‘the Deputy 
Commandant for Mission Support shall notify 
the Commandant and the Deputy Commandant 
for Operations of the safety concern within 50 
days after the notification required under sub-
paragraph (A), and include in such notifica-
tion’’; and 
(4) in subsection (c)— 
(A) in paragraph (2)(A), by striking ‘‘and 
that are delivered after the date of enactment of 
the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2010’’; 
and 
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(B) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘and de-
livered after the date of enactment of the Coast 
Guard Authorization Act of 2010’’. 
SEC. 3523. CONTRACT TERMINATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 17 of title 14, United 
States Code, is amended by inserting after section 656 the 
following: 
‘‘§ 657. Contract termination 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.— 
‘‘(1) NOTIFICATION.—Before terminating a pro-
curement or acquisition contract with a total value of 
more than $1,000,000, the Commandant of the Coast 
Guard shall notify each vendor under such contract 
and require the vendor to maintain all work product 
related to the contract until the earlier of— 
‘‘(A) not less than 1 year after the date of 
the notification; or 
‘‘(B) the date the Commandant notifies the 
vendor that maintenance of such work product is 
no longer required. 
‘‘(b) WORK PRODUCT DEFINED.—In this section the 
term ‘work product’— 
‘‘(1) means tangible and intangible items and 
information produced or possessed as a result of a 
contract referred to in subsection (a); and 
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‘‘(2) includes— 
‘‘(A) any completed end items; 
‘‘(B) any uncompleted end items; and 
‘‘(C) any property in the contractor’s pos-
session in which the United States Government 
has an interest. 
‘‘(c) PENALTY.—A vendor that fails to maintain work 
product as required under subsection (a) is liable to the 
United States for a civil penalty of not more than $25,000 
for each day on which such work product is unavailable. 
‘‘(d) REPORT.—Not later than 45 days after the end 
of each fiscal year, the Commandant of the Coast Guard 
shall provide to the Committee on Transportation and In-
frastructure of the House of Representatives and the Com-
mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the 
Senate a report detailing— 
‘‘(1) all Coast Guard contracts with a total value 
of more than $1,000,000 that were terminated in the 
fiscal year; 
‘‘(2) all vendors who were notified under sub-
section (a)(1) in the fiscal year, and the date of such 
notification; 
‘‘(3) all criminal, administrative, and other in-
vestigations regarding any contract with a total value 
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of more than $1,000,000 that were initiated by the 
Coast Guard in the fiscal year; 
‘‘(4) all criminal, administrative, and other in-
vestigations regarding contracts with a total value of 
more than $1,000,000 that were completed by the 
Coast Guard in the fiscal year; and 
‘‘(5) an estimate of costs incurred by the Coast 
Guard, including contract line items and termination 
costs, as a result of the requirements of this section.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis at the be-
ginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after the 
item relating to section 656 the following: 
‘‘657. Contract termination.’’. 
SEC. 3524. REIMBURSEMENT FOR TRAVEL EXPENSES. 
The text of section 518 of title 14, United States Code 
is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘In any case in which a covered beneficiary (as defined 
in section 1072(5) of title 10) resides on an island that is 
located in the 48 contiguous States and the District of Co-
lumbia and that lacks public access roads to the mainland, 
the Secretary shall reimburse the reasonable travel expenses 
of the covered beneficiary and, when accompaniment by an 
adult is necessary, for a parent or guardian of the covered 
beneficiary or another member of the covered beneficiary’s 
family who is at least 21 years of age, if— 
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‘‘(1) the covered beneficiary is referred by a pri-
mary care physician to a specialty care provider (as 
defined in section 1074i(b) of title 10) on the main-
land who provides services less than 100 miles from 
the location where the beneficiary resides; or 
‘‘(2) the Coast Guard medical regional manager 
for the area in which such island is located deter-
mines that the covered beneficiary requires services of 
a primary care, specialty care, or dental provider 
and such a provider who is part of the network of 
providers of a TRICARE program (as that term is 
defined in section 1072(7) of title 10) does not prac-
tice on such island.’’. 
SEC. 3525. CAPITAL INVESTMENT PLAN. 
Section 2902(a) of title 14, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘On the date’’ and inserting ‘‘Not 
later than 60 days after the date’’; 
(2) in paragraph (1)(D), by striking ‘‘and’’; and 
(3) by inserting after paragraph (1)(E) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(F) projected commissioning and decom-
missioning dates for each asset; and’’. 
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SEC. 3526. MAJOR ACQUISITION PROGRAM RISK ASSESS-
MENT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 29 of title 14, United 
States Code, as amended by section 3521(b)(1) of this Act, 
is further amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘§ 2906. Major acquisition program risk assessment 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than April 15 and Octo-
ber 15 of each year, the Commandant of the Coast Guard 
shall provide to the Committee on Transportation and In-
frastructure of the House of Representatives and the Com-
mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the 
Senate a briefing regarding a current assessment of the 
risks associated with all current major acquisition pro-
grams, as that term is defined in section 2903(f). 
‘‘(b) ELEMENTS.—Each assessment under this sub-
section shall include, for each current major acquisition 
program, discussion of the following: 
‘‘(1) The top five current risks to such program. 
‘‘(2) Any failure of such program to demonstrate 
a key performance parameter or threshold during 
operational test and evaluation conducted during the 
2 fiscal-year quarters preceding such assessment. 
‘‘(3) Whether there has been any decision in such 
2 fiscal-year quarters to order full-rate production be-
fore all key performance parameters or thresholds are 
met. 
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‘‘(4) Whether there has been any breach of major 
acquisition program cost (as defined by the Major 
Systems Acquisition Manual) in such 2 fiscal-year 
quarters. 
‘‘(5) Whether there has been any breach of major 
acquisition program schedule (as so defined) during 
such 2 fiscal-year quarters.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis at the be-
ginning of such chapter is further amended by adding at 
the end the following: 
‘‘2906. Major acquisition program risk assessment.’’. 
(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Section 2903 of title 
14, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by striking subsection (f); and 
(2) by redesignating subsection (g) as subsection 
(f). 
SEC. 3527. MARINE SAFETY IMPLEMENTATION STATUS. 
On the date on which the President submits to Con-
gress a budget for fiscal year 2020 under section 1105 of 
title 31, and on such date for each of the 2 subsequent years, 
the Commandant of the Coast Guard shall 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 
status of implementation of each action outlined in the 
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Commandant’s final action memo dated December 19, 
2017. 
SEC. 3528. RETIREMENT OF VICE COMMANDANT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 46 of title 14, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(1) in the section heading, by inserting ‘‘or 
Vice Commandant’’ after ‘‘Commandant’’; 
(2) by redesignating subsection (a) as subsection 
(a)(1); 
(3) by adding at the end of subsection (a) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(2) A Vice Commandant who is not reappointed 
or appointed Commandant shall be retired with the 
grade of admiral at the expiration of the appointed 
term, except as provided in section 51(d).’’; 
(4) in subsections (b) and (c), by inserting ‘‘or 
Vice Commandant’’ after ‘‘Commandant’’ each place 
it appears; and 
(5) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘his’’ and in-
serting ‘‘the officer’s’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 51 of title 14, 
United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘other than the 
Commandant,’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘other 
than the Commandant or Vice Commandant,’’. 
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(c) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis at the be-
ginning of chapter 3 of title 14, United States Code, is 
amended by striking the item relating to section 46 and 
inserting the following: 
‘‘46. Retirement of Commandant or Vice Commandant.’’. 
SEC. 3529. LARGE COMMERCIAL YACHT CODE. 
The Secretary of the department in which the Coast 
Guard is operating, acting through the Commandant of the 
Coast Guard, shall develop a Large Commercial Yacht code 
for recreational vessels over 300 gross tons as measured 
under section 14502 of title 46, United States Code, or an 
alternate tonnage measured under section 14302 of such 
title (as prescribed by the Secretary under section 14104 
of such title), that is comparable to the Code of Safe Prac-
tice for Large Commercial Yachts (commonly referred to as 
the ‘‘Large Commercial Yacht Code’’), as published by the 
Maritime and Coast Guard of the United Kingdom. The 
Secretary shall complete such code by no later than one year 
after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
Subtitle C—Coast Guard and 
Shipping Technical Corrections 
CHAPTER 1—COAST GUARD 
SEC. 3531. COMMANDANT DEFINED. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 1 of title 14, United States 
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 
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SEC. 3535. 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. 
SEC. 3536. 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 fiscal 
year 2019 under such section,’’. 
SEC. 3537. CONTINUATION ON ACTIVE DUTY. 
Section 290(a) of title 14, United States Code, is 
amended by striking ‘‘Officers, other than the Commandant, 
serving’’ and inserting ‘‘Officers serving’’. 
SEC. 3538. 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 in-
serting ‘‘aircraft, and systems’’. 
(b) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 
2702(2) of title 14, United States Code, is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘and aircraft’’ and inserting ‘‘aircraft, and systems’’. 
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retary under section 14104, if the vessel is 25 years 
old or older and has a single hull, or is 30 years old 
or older and has a double bottom or double sides; 
and’’; 
(6) by striking subsection (c)(3)(C) and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘(C) in the case of a vessel of at least 30,000 
gross tons as measured under section 14502, or an al-
ternate tonnage measured under section 14302 as pre-
scribed by the Secretary under section 14104, if the 
vessel is 23 years old or older and has a single hull, 
or is 28 years old or older and has a double bottom 
or double sides.’’; and 
(7) in subsection (e)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘and ex-
cept as otherwise provided in paragraphs (2) 
and (3) of this subsection’’; and 
(B) by striking paragraph (2) and redesig-
nating paragraph (3) as paragraph (2). 
(b) Section 3705 of title 46, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)— 
(A) by striking paragraph (2); 
(B) by striking ‘‘(1)’’; and 
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(C) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) 
and (B) as paragraphs (1) and (2), respectively; 
and 
(2) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘before January 
2, 1986, or the date on which the tanker reaches 15 
years of age, whichever is later’’. 
(c) Section 3706(d) of title 46, United States Code, is 
amended by striking ‘‘before January 2, 1986, or the date 
on which it reaches 15 years of age, whichever is later’’. 
(d) Section 1001(32)(A) of the Oil Pollution Act of 
1990 (33 U.S.C. 2701(32)(A)) is amended by striking 
‘‘(other than a vessel described in section 3703a(b)(3) of title 
46, United States Code)’’. 
SEC. 3545. GROUNDS FOR DENIAL OR REVOCATION. 
(a) Section 7503 of title 46, United States Code, is 
amended to read as follows: 
‘‘§ 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 
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