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of Defense shall conduct a survey of the military installa-
tions on Guam, using available technologies to charac-
terize the real property of such military installations as 
being at high, medium, or low risk for containing muni-
tions of explosive concern. 
(b) PROCEDURES REQUIRED.—Not later than 180 
days after the date of completion of the survey, the Sec-
retary shall issue procedures for such real property char-
acterized as low- and medium-risk to expedite military 
construction projects relating to such real property to the 
maximum extent as is safely practicable. 
(c) BRIEFING REQUIRED.—Not later than 30 days 
after the date of issuance of the procedures described in 
subsection (b), Secretary shall provide to the Committees 
on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Rep-
resentatives a briefing on the results of the survey con-
ducted under subsection (a), the procedures described in 
subsection (b), and how such procedures will expedite the 
completion of military construction projects on Guam. 
SEC. 2856. MARKET SURVEY OF DOMESTIC SUPPLIERS OF 
SAND AND GRAVEL FOR MARINE CONCRETE. 
(a) MARKET SURVEY REQUIRED.—Not later than 90 
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary of Defense shall conduct a market survey of domes-
tic entities that— 
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(1) are capable of supplying sand and gravel 
that conforms with the standards found in the Uni-
fied Facilities Guide Criteria 03–31–29 (relating to 
marine concrete with service life modeling); and 
(2) have the associated marine logistical capac-
ity to load and transport the such sand and gravel 
to the geographic area covered by the United States 
Indo-Pacific Command. 
(b) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 30 days 
after completing the market survey under subsection (a), 
the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional 
defense committees a report that includes the results of 
the market survey and an assessment of whether there is 
access to sufficient domestic sources of sand and gravel 
to meet national security and military construction re-
quirements. 
SEC. 2857. SURVEY OF CERTAIN COUNTIES FOR PLACE-
MENT OF FACILITIES. 
(a) SURVEY REQUIRED.—Not later than one year 
afer the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
of Defense shall submit to Congress the results of a survey 
of the counties described in subsection (b) to assess poten-
tial placement of operational, training, or other facilities 
for use by the military departments in such counties. 
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(b) COUNTIES DESCRIBED.—The counties described 
in this subsection are located in the State of North Caro-
lina and are as follows: 
(1) Buncombe County. 
(2) Cherokee County. 
(3) Clay County. 
(4) Graham County. 
(5) Haywood County. 
(6) Henderson County. 
(7) Jackson County. 
(8) Macon County. 
(9) Madison County. 
(10) McDowell County. 
(11) Polk County. 
(12) Rutherford County. 
(13) Swain County. 
(14) Transylvania County. 
(15) Yancey County. 
(c) SURVEY REQUIREMENTS.—The survey required 
under subsection (a) shall include the following: 
(1) An assessment of the mountainous and var-
ied terrains in the areas described in subsection (b) 
and the feasibility of programs that use this geog-
raphy, including programs for basic survival skills, 
dam and reservoir exercises, whitewater rafting exer-
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cises, thick vegetation exercises, air drop exercises, 
and mountainous warfare exercises. 
(2) An evaluation of defense assets located in 
the State of North Carolina and the lack of defense 
assets in the area described in subsection (b). 
(d) SURVEY CONSIDERATIONS.—The survey shall as-
sesses the feasibility of the placement of operational, train-
ing, and other facilities as follows: 
(1) Consideration of relevant civilian assets in 
the area described in subsection (b). 
(2) Consideration of assets of Department of 
Defense contractors in such area. 
(3) Proximity of such to current defense assets, 
including Fort Liberty. 
(4) Consideration of the geographic similarities 
of such area to geographic regions critical to United 
States defense policy, including the Indo-Pacific re-
gion, Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. 
SEC. 2858. STUDY ON CERTAIN GRANTS AWARDED TO SUP-
PORT 
INVESTMENTS 
IN 
CERTAIN 
CHILD 
CARE FACILITIES UNDER THE DEFENSE COM-
MUNITY INFRASTRUCTURE PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall 
carry out a study on each grant awarded under the de-
fense community infrastructure program established 
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under section 2391(d) of title 10, United States Code for 
supporting investments in child care facilities in areas in 
close proximity to military installations (as defined in sec-
tion 2801 of title 10, United States Code). 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall 
submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the House 
of Representatives and the Senate a report that includes— 
(1) a description and total value of each grant 
awarded under such program to support investments 
in child care facilities in areas in close proximity to 
military installations; 
(2) a list of best practices learned from grants 
awarded before the date of the enactment of this Act 
under such program for investments in child care fa-
cilities; 
(3) a description of barriers, if any, that pre-
vent the Secretary from awarding grants under the 
program to support investments in child care facili-
ties in areas in close proximity to military installa-
tions on a more frequent basis; and 
(4) recommendations to increase the number of 
grants awarded under such program to support in-
vestments in child care facilities in areas in close 
proximity to military installations. 
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SEC. 2859. REQUIREMENT TO MAINTAIN ACCESS TO CAT-
EGORY 3 SUBTERRANEAN TRAINING FACIL-
ITY. 
(a) REQUIREMENT TO MAINTAIN ACCESS.—The Sec-
retary of Defense shall ensure that the Department of De-
fense maintains access to a covered category 3 subterra-
nean training facility on a continuing basis. 
(b) AUTHORITY TO ENTER INTO LEASE.—The Sec-
retary of Defense may enter into a short-term lease with 
a provider of a covered category 3 subterranean training 
facility for purposes of compliance with subsection (a). 
(c) COVERED CATEGORY 3 SUBTERRANEAN TRAIN-
ING FACILITY DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘cov-
ered category 3 subterranean training facility’’ means a 
category 3 subterranean training facility (as defined in 
section 2869 of the National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117–263)) that is— 
(1) operational on or before the date of the en-
actment of this Act; and 
(2) deemed safe for use on such date. 
SEC. 2860. QUARTERLY REPORT ON INFILTRATIONS OF 
CERTAIN DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PROP-
ERTY BY FOREIGN ACTORS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not less frequently than quar-
terly, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the appro-
priate congressional committees a report on instances of 
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infiltration, or attempted infiltration, of a military instal-
lation, facility, or real property under the jurisdiction of 
the Department of Defense by a foreign actor during the 
period covered by the report. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—Each report required by subsection 
(a) shall include— 
(1) a summary of each instance of infiltration 
or attempted infiltration; 
(2) an identification of the foreign actor the 
Secretary determines is responsible for such infiltra-
tion or attempted infiltration; and 
(3) with respect to each foreign actor included 
in such report, an statement of— 
(A) immigration status, if any; 
(B) country of origin; 
(C) method and date of entry into the 
United States, if known; 
(D) criminal background, if known; and 
(E) any other information obtained during 
the applicable Department of Defense investiga-
tion that the Secretary of Defense determines 
appropriate. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’’ means— 
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(A) the Committees on Armed Services of 
the House of Representatives and the Senate; 
(B) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of 
the House of Representatives; 
(C) the Committee on Foreign Relations of 
the Senate; 
(D) the Committee on Homeland Security 
of the House of Representatives; 
(E) the Committee on Homeland Security 
and Governmental Relations of the Senate; 
(F) the Select Committee on Intelligence of 
the Senate; 
(G) the Permanent Select Committee on 
Intelligence of the House of Representatives; 
and 
(H) the Committee on Oversight and Ac-
countability of the House of Representatives. 
(2) The term ‘‘foreign actor’’ means an indi-
vidual who is not a citizen or national of the United 
States. 
(3) The term ‘‘infiltration’’ includes, with re-
spect to a military installation, facility, or real prop-
erty under the jurisdiction of the Department of De-
fense, unauthorized photo or video recording. 
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SEC. 2861. DESIGNATION OF CREECH AIR FORCE BASE, NE-
VADA, AS REMOTE OR ISOLATED INSTALLA-
TION. 
The Secretary of Defense shall designate Creech Air 
Force Base located at Indian Springs Nevada, as a remote 
or isolated installation. 
SEC. 2862. FEASIBILITY STUDY BY THE SECRETARY OF DE-
FENSE ON REPLICATING THE ARMY FUTURE 
SOLDIER 
PREP 
COURSE 
THROUGH 
THE 
OTHER SERVICE BRANCHES. 
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit 
to Congress a feasibility study on replicating the Army 
Future Soldier Prep Course through the other services 
that contains the following: 
(1) A cost estimate for each of the services in-
cluding— 
(A) Any military construction or Facilities 
sustainment, restoration and modernization 
costs; 
(B) Additional personnel costs; and 
(C) Additional operations and maintenance 
costs. 
(2) Existing bases for each service that could 
host such a program. 
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SEC. 2863. AUTHORIZATION OF ASSISTANCE TO EXPEDITE 
CERTAIN 
MILITARY 
CONSTRUCTION 
PROJECTS LOCATED IN GUAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—To expedite military construction 
projects in Guam intended to improve the defense of 
Guam and the Indo-Pacific region, each Secretary of a 
military department may provide grants, conclude cooper-
ative agreements, and supplement other Federal funds to 
regulatory agencies located in Guam that such Secretary 
determines appropriate, including— 
(1) the Guam Environmental Protection Agen-
cy; and 
(2) the United States Fish and Wildlife Service. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—Each agreement under subsection 
(a) may include— 
(1) the provision of Department of Defense 
technical assistance to regulatory agencies respon-
sible for the timely completion of military construc-
tion projects; and 
(2) the use of Department of Defense personnel 
to perform conservation activities for which the reg-
ulatory agency is responsible. 
(c) MILITARY CONSTRUCTION PROJECT DEFINED.— 
In this section, the term ‘‘military construction project’’ 
has the meaning given such term in section 2801 of title 
10, United States Code. 
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SEC. 2864. BRIEFING ON INSTANCES OF ATTEMPTED 
BREACHES OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 
MILITARY INSTALLATIONS REQUIRED. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall 
provide to Congress a briefing on any instance of an at-
tempted breach of a military installation under the juris-
diction of the Department of Defense during the period 
beginning on January 1, 2021, and ending on the date 
of the provision of such briefing. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—Each briefing under subsection 
shall include, with respect to each perpetrator of an at-
tempted breach described in such subsection, a statement 
of the applicable immigration status and citizenship sta-
tus. 
SEC. 2865. REPORT ON LAND USE PRACTICES AROUND 
MILITARY INSTALLATIONS IN THE FREELY 
ASSOCIATED STATES. 
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Assistant Secretary of Defense for 
Energy, Installations, and Environment shall submit to 
the congressional defense committees a report that in-
cludes the following: 
(1) An assessment of land use policies and en-
croachment risks near military installations (as de-
fined in section 2801 of title 10, United States 
Code) located in the Freely Associated States, real 
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property located in the Freely Associated States 
used to support the Armed Forces, and real property 
located in the Freely Associated States that may be 
used to support the Armed Forces during the five- 
year period following the date of submission of the 
report. 
(2) An assessment of the feasibility and advis-
ability of establishing a coalition to include rep-
resentatives from Federal agencies, the governments 
of the Freely Associated States, nongovernmental or-
ganizations, and landowners and land managers in 
the Freely Associated States to advance sustainable 
land use practices around military installations that 
would assist in efforts to prevent encroachment and 
promote conservation. 
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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 Depart-
ment of Energy for fiscal year 2025 for the activities of 
the National Nuclear Security Administration in carrying 
out programs as specified in the funding table in section 
4701. 
(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: 
(1) Project 25–D–511, PULSE New Access, 
Nevada National Security Site, Mercury, Nevada, 
$25,000,000. 
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(2) Project 25–D–510, Plutonium Mission Safe-
ty and Quality Building, Los Alamos National Lab-
oratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico, $48,500,000. 
(3) Project 25–D–530, Naval Examination Ac-
quisition Project, Naval Reactors Facility, Idaho 
Falls, Idaho: $45,000,000. 
SEC. 3102. DEFENSE ENVIRONMENTAL CLEANUP. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated to 
the Department of Energy for fiscal year 2025 for defense 
environmental cleanup activities in carrying out programs 
as specified in the funding table in section 4701. 
SEC. 3103. OTHER DEFENSE ACTIVITIES. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated to 
the Department of Energy for fiscal year 2025 for other 
defense activities in carrying out programs as specified in 
the funding table in section 4701. 
SEC. 3104. NUCLEAR ENERGY. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated to 
the Department of Energy for fiscal year 2025 for nuclear 
energy as specified in the funding table in section 4701. 
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Subtitle 
B—Program 
Authoriza-
tions, Restrictions, and Limita-
tions 
SEC. 3111. PROHIBITION ON ADMITTANCE TO NATIONAL 
SECURITY 
LABORATORIES 
AND 
NUCLEAR 
WEAPONS PRODUCTION FACILITIES. 
Section 4502 of the Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 
U.S.C. 2652) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by inserting ‘‘, subject to 
subsection (b),’’ after ‘‘unless’’; 
(2) by redesignating subsections (b) and (c) as 
subsections (c) and (e), respectively; and 
(3) by inserting after subsection (a) the fol-
lowing new subsection: 
‘‘(b) PROHIBITION ON ADMITTANCE.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (2), the Secretary of Energy may not admit 
to any facility of a national security laboratory or 
any nuclear weapons production facility, other than 
an area accessible to the general public, any indi-
vidual who is a citizen or agent of the People’s Re-
public of China or the Russian Federation. 
‘‘(2) WAIVER.—The Secretary of Energy may 
waive the prohibition under paragraph (1) with re-
spect to an individual if, not later than 30 days prior 
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to admitting such individual to a facility described in 
such paragraph, the Secretary certifies to the appro-
priate congressional committees that— 
‘‘(A) the admittance of such individual to 
the facility is in the national security interests 
of the United States; 
‘‘(B) no classified or restricted data will be 
revealed to such individual in connection with 
the individual’s admittance to the facility; and 
‘‘(C) a background review has been com-
pleted with respect to such individual.’’; 
(4) by inserting after subsection (c), as so re-
designated, the following: 
‘‘(d) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sec-
tion shall be construed to prohibit a citizen or lawful per-
manent resident of the United States from accessing a na-
tional security laboratory or nuclear weapons production 
facility.’’; and 
(5) in subsection (e), as so redesignated— 
(A) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and 
(2) as paragraphs (2) and (3), respectively; and 
(B) by inserting before paragraph (2), as 
so redesignated, the following: 
‘‘(1) The term ‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’ means— 
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‘‘(A) the Committee on Appropriations, the 
Committee on Armed Services, and the Com-
mittee on Energy and Natural Resources of the 
Senate; and 
‘‘(B) the Committee on Appropriations, the 
Committee on Armed Services, and the Com-
mittee on Energy and Commerce of the House 
of Representatives.’’. 
SEC. 3112. PROHIBITION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS TO 
RECONVERT OR RETIRE W76–2 WARHEADS. 
(a) PROHIBITION.—Except as provided in subsection 
(b), none of the funds authorized to be appropriated by 
this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2025 
for the National Nuclear Security Administration may be 
obligated or expended to reconvert or retire a W76–2 war-
head. 
(b) WAIVER.—The Administrator for Nuclear Secu-
rity may waive the prohibition under subsection (a) if the 
Administrator, in consultation with the Secretary of De-
fense and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, cer-
tifies in writing to the congressional defense committees 
that— 
(1) Russia and China do not possess naval ca-
pabilities similar to the W76–2 warhead in the ac-
tive stockpiles of the respective countries; and 
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(2) the Department of Defense does not have a 
valid military requirement for the W76–2 warhead. 
SEC. 3113. DESIGNATION OF NATIONAL NUCLEAR SECU-
RITY ADMINISTRATION AS TECHNICAL NU-
CLEAR FORENSICS LEAD. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 3211(b) of the National 
Nuclear Security Administration Act (50 U.S.C. 2401(b)) 
is amended by adding at the end the following new para-
graph: 
‘‘(7) To lead the technical nuclear forensics ef-
forts of the United States.’’. 
(b) RULE
OF
CONSTRUCTION.—The amendment 
made by this section may not be construed to alter the 
functions vested in any department or agency of the Fed-
eral Government by statute other than the National Nu-
clear Security Administration pursuant to such amend-
ment. 
Subtitle C—Other Matters 
SEC. 3121. MODIFICATION TO AND TERMINATION OF CER-
TAIN REPORTING REQUIREMENTS UNDER 
ATOMIC ENERGY DEFENSE ACT. 
(a) PLAN FOR CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATION OF 
MOX FACILITY.—Section 4306 of the Atomic Energy De-
fense Act (50 U.S.C. 2566(a)(3)) is amended in sub-
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section (a)(3)(A) by striking ‘‘for as long as the MOX fa-
cility is in use’’ and inserting ‘‘through 2024’’. 
(b) PLANNED DISPOSITION PROGRAM.—Such section 
is further amended in subsection (e) by striking ‘‘If on 
July 1 each year beginning in 2025 and continuing for 
as long as the MOX facility is in use, less than 34 metric 
tons of defense plutonium or defense plutonium materials 
have been processed by the MOX facility’’ and inserting 
‘‘If less than 34 metric tons of defense plutonium or de-
fense plutonium materials have been processed by the 
MOX facility by October 1, 2026’’. 
SEC. 3122. LIST OF POTENTIAL ADVANCED NUCLEAR TECH-
NOLOGY DEPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES. 
Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the 
congressional defense committees a list of at least 30 po-
tential opportunities to deploy advanced nuclear tech-
nology to bolster the operational energy, installation en-
ergy, and expeditionary energy capabilities of the Depart-
ment of Defense. 
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SEC. 3123. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING DEVELOP-
MENT OF STORAGE FACILITIES FOR PERMA-
NENT 
STORAGE 
OF 
NUCLEAR 
MATERIAL 
WITHIN THE GREAT LAKES BASIN. 
It is the sense of Congress that the Government of 
the United States and the government of Canada should 
not develop storage facilities for the permanent storage of 
spent nuclear fuel, low-level or high-level nuclear waste, 
or military-grade nuclear material within the Great Lakes 
Basin. 
SEC. 3124. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON COMMITMENT TO NU-
CLEAR POWER. 
It is the sense of Congress that in order to achieve 
geopolitical energy leadership and secure American energy 
security in the years to come, Congress urges the Depart-
ment of Defense to embrace and accept nuclear power as 
a clean baseload energy source that is easily compatible 
with other intermittent energy sources to ultimately 
achieve a reliable, secure, and resilient energy apparatus 
within the Department of Defense. 
SEC. 3125. SENSE OF CONGRESS SUPPORTING PROJECT 
PELE. 
It is the sense of Congress that— 
(1) Congress supports Project Pele, which seeks 
to develop, demonstrate, and deploy an advanced 
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portable nuclear microreactor at Idaho National 
Laboratory by 2025; and 
(2) Project Pele will be critical in maintaining 
and bolstering United States national security by 
providing firm, reliable, clean, and dense baseload 
energy to power United States military bases and 
other distributed military operations, both domesti-
cally and abroad. 
TITLE 
XXXII—DEFENSE 
NU-
CLEAR 
FACILITIES 
SAFETY 
BOARD 
SEC. 3201. AUTHORIZATION. 
There are authorized to be appropriated for fiscal 
year 2025, $47,210,000 for the operation of the Defense 
Nuclear Facilities Safety Board under chapter 21 of the 
Atomic Energy 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 $13,010,000 for fis-
cal year 2025 for the purpose of carrying out activities 
under chapter 869 of title 10, United States Code, relating 
to the naval petroleum reserves. 
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(b) PERIOD OF AVAILABILITY.—Funds appropriated 
pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in sub-
section (a) shall remain available until expended. 
TITLE XXXV—MARITIME 
ADMINISTRATION 
Subtitle A—Maritime 
Administration 
SEC. 3501. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR MAR-
ITIME ADMINISTRATION. 
There are authorized to be appropriated to the De-
partment of Transportation for fiscal year 2025, for pro-
grams associated with maintaining the United States Mer-
chant Marine, the following amounts: 
(1) For expenses necessary to support the 
United 
States 
Merchant 
Marine 
Academy, 
$191,000,000, of which— 
(A) $105,000,000 shall be for Academy 
operations; 
(B) $64,000,000 shall be for United States 
Merchant Marine Academy capital improvement 
projects; and 
(C) $22,000,000 shall be for facilities 
maintenance and repair and equipment. 
(2) For expenses necessary to support the State 
maritime academies, $58,900,000, of which— 
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(A) $4,800,000 shall be for the Student 
Incentive Payment Program; 
(B) $6,000,000 shall be for direct pay-
ments for State maritime academies; 
(C) $17,600,000 shall be for training ship 
fuel assistance; 
(D) $6,000,000 shall be for offsetting the 
costs of training ship sharing; and 
(E) $24,500,000 shall be for maintenance 
and repair of State maritime academy training 
vessels. 
(3) For expenses necessary to support the Na-
tional Security Multi-Mission Vessel program, in-
cluding funds for construction and necessary ex-
penses to construct shoreside infrastructure to sup-
port such vessels, $75,000,000. 
(4) For expenses necessary to support Maritime 
Administration 
operations 
and 
programs, 
$108,000,000, of which— 
(A) $15,000,000 shall be for the maritime 
environmental and technical assistance program 
under section 50307 of title 46, United States 
Code; 
(B) $15,000,000 shall be for the United 
States marine highways program, including to 
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make grants authorized under section 55601 of 
title 46, United States Code; and 
(C) $78,000,000 shall be for headquarters 
operations expenses. 
(5) For expenses necessary for the disposal of 
obsolete vessels in the National Defense Reserve 
Fleet of the Maritime Administration, $6,000,000. 
(6) For expenses necessary to maintain and 
preserve 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, $390,000,000. 
(7) For expenses necessary for the loan guar-
antee program under chapter 537 of title 46, United 
States Code, $3,700,000, which may be used for ad-
ministrative expenses relating to loan guarantee 
commitments under such program. 
(8) For expenses necessary to provide assist-
ance to small shipyards and for maritime training 
programs authorized under section 54101 of title 46, 
United States Code, $35,000,000. 
(9) For expenses necessary to implement the 
port infrastructure development program, as author-
ized under section 54301 of title 46, United States 
Code, $500,000,000, to remain available until ex-
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pended, except that no such funds authorized under 
this title for this program may be used to provide 
a grant to purchase fully automated cargo handling 
equipment that is remotely operated or remotely 
monitored with or without the exercise of human 
intervention or control, if the Secretary of Transpor-
tation determines such equipment would result in a 
net loss of jobs within a port or port terminal. If 
such a determination is made, the data and analysis 
for such determination shall be reported to the Com-
mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of 
the Senate and the Committee on Transportation 
and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives 
not later than 3 days after the date of the deter-
mination. 
SEC. 3502. REAUTHORIZATION OF MARITIME SECURITY 
PROGRAM. 
(a) AWARD OF OPERATING AGREEMENTS.—Section 
53103 of title 46, United States Code, is amended by 
striking ‘‘2035’’ each place it appears and inserting 
‘‘2040’’. 
(b) 
EFFECTIVENESS
OF
OPERATING
AGREE-
MENTS.—Section 53104(a) of title 46, United States 
Code, is amended by striking ‘‘2035’’ and inserting 
‘‘2040’’. 
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(c) ANNUAL PAYMENTS.—Section 53106(a)(1) of 
title 46, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘2024, 
and 2025’’ and inserting ‘‘, and 2024’’; 
(2) 
by 
redesignating 
subparagraphs 
(D) 
through (F) as subparagraphs (E) through (G), re-
spectively; 
(3) by inserting after subparagraph (C) the fol-
lowing new subparagraph (D): 
‘‘(D) $6,500,000 for each of fiscal years 
2025 and 2026;’’; 
(4) in subparagraph (E), as so redesignated— 
(A) by striking ‘‘$5,800,000’’ and inserting 
‘‘$6,675,500’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘2026, 2027,’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘2027’’; 
(5) in subparagraph (F), as so redesignated— 
(A) by striking ‘‘$6,300,000’’ and inserting 
‘‘$6,855,000’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘, 2030, and 2031; and’’ 
and inserting ‘‘and 2030;’’; 
(6) in subparagraph (G), as so redesignated— 
(A) by striking ‘‘$6,800,000’’ and inserting 
‘‘$7,040,000’’; 
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(B) by inserting ‘‘2031 and’’ before 
‘‘2032’’; and 
(C) by striking ‘‘, 2033, 2034, and 2035.’’ 
and inserting a semicolon; and 
(7) by adding at the end the following new sub-
paragraphs: 
‘‘(H) $7,230,000 for each of fiscal years 
2033 and 2034; 
‘‘(I) $7,426,000 for each of fiscal years 
2035 and 2036; 
‘‘(J) $7,626,000 for each of fiscal years 
2037 and 2038; and 
‘‘(K) $7,832,000 for each of fiscal years 
2039 and 2040.’’. 
(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 
53111 of title 46, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘2024, and 
2025’’ and inserting ‘‘and 2024’’; 
(2) by redesignating paragraphs (4) through 
(6) as paragraphs (5) through (7), respectively; 
(3) by inserting after paragraph (3) the fol-
lowing new paragraph (4): 
‘‘(4) $390,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2025 
and 2026;’’; 
(4) in paragraph (5), as so redesignated— 
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(A) by striking ‘‘$348,000,000’’ and in-
serting ‘‘$400,500,000’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘2026, 2027,’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘2027’’; 
(5) in paragraph (6), as so redesignated— 
(A) by striking ‘‘$378,000,000’’ and in-
serting ‘‘$411,300,000’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘, 2030, and 2031; and’’ 
and inserting ‘‘and 2030;’’; 
(6) in paragraph (7), as so redesignated— 
(A) by striking ‘‘$408,000,000’’ and in-
serting ‘‘$422,400,000’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘2032, 2033, 2034, and 
2035’’ and inserting ‘‘2031 and 2032’’; and 
(7) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraphs: 
‘‘(8) $433,800,000 for each of fiscal years 2033 
and 2034; 
‘‘(9) $445,560,000 for each of fiscal years 2035 
and 2036; 
‘‘(10) $457,560,000 for each of fiscal years 
2037 and 2038; and 
‘‘(11) $469,920,000 for each of fiscal years 
2039 and 2040.’’. 
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Subtitle B—Maritime 
Infrastructure 
SEC. 3511. PORT INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT PRO-
GRAM. 
(a) 
PORT
INFRASTRUCTURE
DEVELOPMENT 
GRANTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—In making port infrastruc-
ture development grants under section 54301 of title 
46, United States Code, for fiscal years 2025 and 
2026 using funds appropriated after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transpor-
tation shall treat a project described in paragraph 
(2) as— 
(A) having met the requirements of para-
graph (1) and (6)(A)(i) of section 54301(a) of 
such title; and 
(B) an eligible project under paragraph (3) 
of such section. 
(2) PROJECT DESCRIBED.—A project described 
in this paragraph is a project to provide shore power 
at a port that services— 
(A) passenger vessels described in section 
3507(k) of title 46, United States Code; and 
(B) vessels that move goods or freight. 
(b) CATEGORICAL EXCLUSIONS.— 
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(1) RECIPROCAL USE OF CATEGORICAL EXCLU-
SIONS.—Not later than 6 months after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transpor-
tation shall issue a notice of proposed rulemaking to 
establish that the Maritime Administrator may ap-
prove any action qualifying as a categorical exclusion 
established by the Federal Highway Administration, 
the Federal Transit Administration, or the Federal 
Railroad Administration, as outlined in part 771 of 
title 23, Code of Federal Regulations, when the ap-
plicable requirements of that categorical exclusion 
have been met. 
(2) NEW CATEGORICAL EXCLUSIONS.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 6 
months after the date of enactment of this Act, 
the Secretary shall publish a notice of proposed 
rulemaking to propose new Maritime Adminis-
tration categorical exclusions for port authority 
projects that are in compliance with the Na-
tional Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 
U.S.C. 4321 et seq.). 
(B) EXPANDING LIST.—The Maritime Ad-
ministration’s list of categorical exclusions may 
be expanded with the goal of having a list that 
allows the Maritime Administration to issue 
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categorical exclusions that maritime port au-
thorities would typically use, independently of 
the lists of other Department of Transportation 
modal agencies, including categorical exclusions 
that the Secretary determines would be useful 
to maritime port authorities in the course of 
Federal grant-funded projects. 
(3) PROCESS
FOR
REGULAR
UPDATES.—The 
Secretary shall include in the rule required by para-
graph (2) a process by which the Maritime Adminis-
tration will update the list of categorical exclusions 
to reflect lessons learned in grant administration 
and project construction that lead to new efficiencies 
in the requirements of the National Environmental 
Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.). 
(c) APPLICATION TIMELINES.—Section 54301(a)(5) 
of title 46, United States Code, is amended by adding at 
the end the following: 
‘‘(C) DELAYED NOTICE OF FUNDING OP-
PORTUNITY.—If an amendment is made to a 
published solicitation for grant applications 
such that an applicant would need the informa-
tion contained in the amendment to draft an 
application, other than an amendment of the 
amount of grant funding available, the Sec-
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retary shall extend the application deadline by 
the number of days between the initial solicita-
tion and the amendment.’’. 
(d) 
PROJECT
BUDGET
REVIEWS.—Section 
54301(a)(9) of title 46, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (B) by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(2) in subparagraph (C) by striking the period 
at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(D) grant contracts are approved effi-
ciently by the Secretary, minimizing delays for 
minor adjustments to project scopes and budg-
ets due to inflationary effects on projects.’’. 
(e) STAFFING
AND GRANT TIMELINES.—Section 
54301(a)(11) of title 46, United States Code, is amended 
by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(C) ADMINISTRATIVE
AND
OVERSIGHT 
REPORT.—Not later than 365 days after the 
date of the enactment of this subparagraph, 
and each year thereafter, the Secretary shall 
submit to Congress a report on the average 
length of grant obligation timelines and the na-
ture of any staffing shortages relevant to ad-
ministering this program.’’. 
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SEC. 3512. SEALIFT CAPABILITY. 
(a) TITLE 46.—Subtitle V of title 46, United States 
Code, is amended by inserting after chapter 575 the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘CHAPTER 577—STRATEGIC SEALIFT 
‘‘57701. Procurement, maintenance, and operation. 
‘‘57702. Sealift prioritization. 
‘‘57703. Interaction with programs. 
‘‘57704. Assessment on maritime infrastructure readiness. 
‘‘57705. Definition of treaty allies. 
‘‘§ 57701. Procurement, maintenance, and operation 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Transportation 
and the Secretary of Defense shall build, acquire, main-
tain, coordinate, support, and operate a civil, commercial, 
and military sealift capability sufficient to provide capacity 
and resiliency for unilateral United States strategic sealift 
in peace, crisis, and war. 
‘‘(b) SUPPLEMENTAL
CAPABILITY.—Sealift capa-
bility built, acquired, maintained, supported, and operated 
by the Secretary of Transportation and Secretary of De-
fense shall be in addition to capability available under the 
Maritime Security Program under chapter 531, the Cable 
Security Program under chapter 532, the Tanker Security 
Program under chapter 534, the Ready Reserve Force 
under chapter 571, and vessels operated by the Military 
Sealift Command. 
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‘‘§ 57702. Sealift prioritization 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—In building, acquiring, maintain-
ing, coordinating, supporting, and operating sealift capa-
bility in time of peace, crisis, and war, the Secretary of 
Transportation and the Secretary of Defense shall give 
priority to the following categories of vessels in the fol-
lowing order: 
‘‘(1) Commercial United States-flagged vessels. 
‘‘(2) United States Government owned and op-
erated sealift vessels. 
‘‘(3) Vessels documented by treaty allies. 
‘‘(b) PRIORITIZATION.—In moving through the order 
of priority under this section, the Secretary of Defense, 
in consultation with the Secretary of Transportation, shall 
determine the timing of moving through the categories of 
vessels in the order specified in subsection (a). 
‘‘§ 57703. Interaction with programs 
‘‘The Secretary of Transportation and the Secretary 
of Defense may acquire ships documented by treaty allies 
or maintain and repair ships documented by treaty allies 
which meet the criteria for participation in the Maritime 
Security Program under chapter 531, the Cable Security 
Program under chapter 532, the Tanker Security Pro-
gram under chapter 534, Ready Reserve Fleet, and the 
fleet under this chapter. 
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‘‘§ 57704. Assessment on maritime infrastructure 
readiness 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than March 1, 2026, 
and every two years thereafter, the Secretary of Defense, 
in consultation with the Secretary of Homeland Security, 
the Secretary of Commerce, and the Secretary of Trans-
portation shall provide Congress an assessment on— 
‘‘(1) the readiness and sufficiency of America’s 
maritime infrastructure, shipping industry, ship-
building industry, and United States-flagged, owned, 
and operated fleets to meet strategic sealift require-
ments and operate in a contested environment; 
‘‘(2) the vulnerability of the United States’ 
economy to coercion or control from our nation’s 
strategic competitors through ocean-going trades; 
‘‘(3) the vulnerability of critical infrastructure 
in the United States maritime transportation sys-
tem, including ports, shipyards, repair yards, inland 
waterways, and the domestic fleet, and foreign in-
vestment in maritime infrastructure; and 
‘‘(4) how to de-risk the maritime transportation 
system for such vulnerabilities. 
‘‘(b) REVIEW
OF
ARRANGEMENTS
AND
AGREE-
MENTS.—Not later than March 1, 2026, and every two 
years thereafter, the Secretary of Transportation shall 
provide Congress an assessment on— 
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‘‘(1) existing arrangements and agreements 
with treaty allies for access to the global maritime 
transportation infrastructure such as ports, harbors, 
and waterways; and 
‘‘(2) existing assurances, arrangements, and 
agreements with treaty allies to augment United 
States sealift capabilities in times of crisis and war. 
‘‘§ 57705. Definition of treaty allies 
‘‘In this chapter, the term ‘treaty allies’ means na-
tions with whom the United States has entered into mu-
tual defense treaties.’’. 
(b) REPORTS AND BRIEFINGS.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than March 1, 
2025, the Secretary of Transportation, in coordina-
tion with the Secretary of State and the Secretary 
of Defense, shall provide to Congress an evaluation 
of the status of treaty allies (as such term is defined 
in section 57705 of title 46, United States Code) 
sealift assurances, including an assessment of inter-
national agreements to meet wartime sealift require-
ments of such allies and augment United States sea-
lift requirements during peace, crisis, and war, and 
recommendations for updating such agreements to 
reflect the global security environment. 
(2) BRIEFING ON SHIPBUILDING CAPACITY.— 
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(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than March 
1, 2025,the Secretary of Transportation and 
Secretary of Defense shall brief Congress on 
the capacity of the United States shipbuilding 
industry to meet the requirements to build, 
maintain, and repair the strategic sealift fleet 
described under chapter 577 of title 46, United 
States Code. 
(B) CONTENTS.—In briefing Congress 
under subparagraph (A), the Secretary of 
Transportation and the Secretary of Defense 
shall include an assessment and recommenda-
tions for improving the critical shipbuilding in-
frastructure, workforce recruitment, develop-
ment, and retention, and critical supply chains 
and critical repair parts of the United States, 
including ways in which treaty allies (as such 
term is defined in section 57705 of title 46, 
United States Code) can contribute. 
(3) BRIEFING ON PRIVILEGING FLEET.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than March 
1, 2025, the Secretary of Transportation, in co-
ordination with the Secretary of Homeland Se-
curity, the Secretary of Commerce, and the 
Chairman of the Federal Maritime Commission, 
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shall brief Congress on available options for es-
tablishing privileges for the United States- 
owned and United States-documented commer-
cial fleet participating in the international 
ocean-based trading market that will sustain 
and significantly grow the United States- 
flagged fleet. 
(B) CONTENTS.—In briefing Congress 
under subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall 
provide recommendations for and potential in-
centives, for civil, commercial, and government 
entities, including treaty allies (as such term is 
defined in section 57705 of title 46, United 
States Code), to ship goods on the United 
States-flagged fleet. 
(4) REPORT ON PRIVILEGE.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than March 
1, 2025, the Secretary of Transportation, in co-
ordination with the Secretary of Commerce and 
the Director of the Office of Management and 
Budget, shall submit to Congress a report that 
includes ways to ensure the sealift fleet under 
chapter 577 of title 46, United States Code, is 
privileged in regulation, fees, and policy com-
pared to foreign vessels conducting trade with 
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a United States domiciled entity, while remain-
ing consistent with the international obligations 
of the United States. 
(B) CONTENTS.—In submitting the report 
under subparagraph (A), the Secretary of 
Transportation shall include options for regu-
lating foreign flagged shipping trade with the 
United States in order to sustain and grow the 
Maritime Security Program, Tanker Security 
Program, and other commercial United States- 
flagged ships that comprise the sealift fleet 
under chapter 577 of title 46, United States 
Code. 
(5) REPORT ON REQUIREMENTS FOR SEALIFT 
FORCE DEPLOYMENT.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than March 
1, 2025, the Secretary of Defense shall submit 
to Congress a report on requirements to main-
tain, improve, or grow the Maritime Security 
Program, Tanker Security Program, Ready Re-
serve Force, and the sealift fleet under chapter 
577 of title 46, United States Code, over the 
decade following the date of enactment of this 
Act. 
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(B) CONTENTS.—The report under sub-
paragraph (A) shall include a plan for making 
the Ready Reserve Force active in international 
trade through a public-private partnership that 
enables financing, building, manning, operating, 
maintaining, and repairing the program vessels, 
while guaranteeing assured effective control in 
times of crisis or war. 
(c) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis for sub-
title V of title 46, United States Code, is amended by in-
serting after the item relating to chapter 575 the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘577. Strategic Sealift ............................................................................. 57701’’. 
Subtitle C—Reports 
SEC. 3521. INDEPENDENT STUDY AND REPORT ON SHANG-
HAI SHIPPING EXCHANGE. 
(a) STUDY.—Not later than 1 year after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation 
shall enter into an agreement with an appropriate inde-
pendent entity to conduct a study and assessment of the 
business practices of the Shanghai Shipping Exchange, in-
cluding— 
(1) any anticompetitive advantages benefitting 
the Shanghai Shipping Exchange; and 
(2) the ability of the Ministry of Transport of 
the People’s Republic of China and the Shanghai 
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Shipping Exchange to manipulate container freight 
markets. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—In conducting the study and assess-
ment under subsection (a), the appropriate independent 
entity that enters into an agreement under subsection (a) 
shall address the following: 
(1) The influence of the government of the Peo-
ple’s Republic of China on the Shanghai Shipping 
Exchange. 
(2) The effect of the business practices or influ-
ence of the Shanghai Shipping Exchange on United 
States consumers and businesses. 
(3) The ability of a shipping exchange reg-
istered under section 40504 of title 46, United 
States Code, and based in the United States to iden-
tify market manipulation as described in subsection 
(a)(2) or any otherwise concerning practices by the 
Shanghai Shipping Exchange and report such inci-
dents to the Federal Maritime Commission and 
other Federal regulators. 
(4) Any other matters the Secretary or the ap-
propriate independent entity that enters into an 
agreement under subsection (a) determines to be ap-
propriate for the purposes of the study. 
(c) REPORT.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after 
the date on which the Secretary enters into an 
agreement under this section, the appropriate inde-
pendent entity shall submit to the Secretary, the 
congressional defense committees, the Committee on 
Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of 
Representatives, and the Committee on Commerce, 
Science, and Transportation of the Senate a report 
containing the results of the study conducted under 
subsection (a). 
(2) 
PUBLIC
AVAILABILITY.—The 
Secretary 
shall publish the report required under paragraph 
(1) on a publicly accessible website of the Depart-
ment of Transportation. 
(d) OBTAINING OFFICIAL DATA.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The appropriate independent 
entity that enters into an agreement under sub-
section (a) may secure directly from any department 
or agency of the Federal Government information 
necessary to enable such entity to carry out this sec-
tion. 
(2) REQUEST
FOR
INFORMATION.—Upon re-
quest of the appropriate independent entity that en-
ters into an agreement under subsection (a), the 
head of such department or agency shall furnish 
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such information to the appropriate independent en-
tity, unless doing so would not be in the public inter-
est. 
(e) APPROPRIATE
INDEPENDENT
ENTITY
DE-
FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate inde-
pendent entity’’ means— 
(1) a federally funded research and development 
center sponsored by a Federal agency; 
(2) the Transportation Research Board of the 
National Academies; 
(3) the Government Accountability Office; or 
(4) an organization described in section 501(c) 
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and exempt 
from taxation under section 501(a) of such Code. 
SEC. 3522. STUDY ON THE MOVEMENT OF CRITICAL CARGO 
THROUGH MARINE TERMINALS AND PORTS. 
(a) STUDY.—Not later than one year after the date 
of the enactment of this section, the Secretary of Trans-
portation, in coordination with the Secretary of Defense 
and in consultation with the head of each relevant Federal 
agency, shall conduct a study on the movement of critical 
cargo through marine terminals and ports, including an 
examination of— 
(1) efforts to expedite the movement of critical 
cargo through ports and marine terminals; and 
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(2) methodologies, practices, and processes 
for— 
(A) moving such cargo during an event for 
which an emergency is declared by the Presi-
dent or a Federal agency; 
(B) identifying critical cargo and expe-
diting the movement of such cargo through the 
marine terminals and ports; 
(C) expediting the movement of critical 
cargo across all modes of transportation after 
leaving marine terminals and ports; 
(D) improving the readiness of the Armed 
Forces through the expedited movement of crit-
ical cargo; and 
(E) mitigating the impact on the move-
ment of other cargo that is not critical. 
(b) REQUEST FOR INFORMATION.—The Secretary of 
Transportation shall issue a request for information in the 
Federal Register seeking public comment on the matters 
to be considered in the study under subsection (a). 
(c) VOLUNTARY PILOT PROGRAM.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out the study 
under subsection (a), the Secretary may establish 
one or more voluntary pilot programs to test the ef-
fectiveness of any methodology, practice, or process 
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for expediting the movement of critical cargo 
through ports and marine terminals. 
(2) LIMITATIONS.—In carrying out any pilot 
program under paragraph (1), the Secretary— 
(A) may not purchase any fully automated 
cargo handling equipment that is remotely oper-
ated or remotely monitored, with or without 
human intervention or control; and 
(B) shall ensure any such pilot program 
does not result in a net loss of jobs within a 
marine terminal or port. 
(d) REPORT.—Not later than two years after the date 
of the enactment of this section, the Secretary shall sub-
mit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report 
containing— 
(1) the findings of the study conducted under 
subsection (a); and 
(2) recommendations with respect to the meth-
odologies, practices, and processes examined in such 
study, including recommendations for using data 
from commercial and governmental data tracking 
initiatives to— 
(A) determine when cargo is critical and 
needs to be expedited; 
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(B) identify such cargo at port and marine 
terminals; and 
(C) expedite the movement and distribu-
tion of such cargo to end users. 
(e) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sec-
tion shall be construed to interfere with or supersede any 
agreement regarding port labor. 
(f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘appropriate committees of Con-
gress’’ means— 
(A) the Committees on Armed Services of 
the Senate and the House of Representatives; 
(B) the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
and Transportation of the Senate; and 
(C) the Committee on Transportation and 
Infrastructure of the House of Representatives. 
(2) The term ‘‘relevant Federal agency’’ 
means— 
(A) the Department of Health and Human 
Services; and 
(B) any other Federal agency determined 
relevant by the Secretary of Transportation. 
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Subtitle D—Other Matters 
SEC. 3531. EXTENSION OF CERTAIN PROVISIONS RELATING 
TO TANKER SECURITY FLEET PROGRAM. 
(a) OPERATING AGREEMENTS.—Section 53404(a) of 
title 46, United States Code, is amended by striking 
‘‘2035’’ and inserting ‘‘2040’’. 
(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 
53411 of such title is amended by striking ‘‘2035’’ and 
inserting ‘‘2040’’. 
SEC. 3532. REQUIREMENTS FOR PURCHASING FEDERALLY 
AUCTIONED VESSELS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 571 of title 46, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘§ 57112. Requirements for purchasing federally auc-
tioned vessels 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—To be eligible to purchase a cov-
ered vessel from the Federal Government, a person shall 
provide proof of— 
‘‘(1) liability insurance for the operator of such 
covered vessel; 
‘‘(2) financial resources sufficient to cover 
maintenance costs of such covered vessel; and 
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‘‘(3) with respect to a covered vessel requiring 
documentation under chapter 121, an admiralty 
bond or stipulation. 
‘‘(b) COVERED VESSEL DEFINED.—In this section, 
the term ‘covered vessel’ means— 
‘‘(1) a government owned vessel disposed of in 
accordance with this part and section 548 of title 
40; 
‘‘(2) a vessel seized or forfeited pursuant to any 
law, and auctioned by the Federal Government, in-
cluding a vessel seized or forfeited pursuant to sec-
tion 7301 or 7302 of the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986; or 
‘‘(3) a fishing vessel seized or forfeited pursu-
ant to section 310 of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery 
Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 
1860).’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis for chap-
ter 571 of title 46, United States Code, is amended by 
adding at the end the following: 
‘‘57112. Requirements for purchasing federally auctioned vessels.’’. 
SEC. 3533. RECAPITALIZATION OF NATIONAL DEFENSE RE-
SERVE FLEET. 
Subsection (a) of section 3546 of the James M. 
Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
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2023 (Public Law 117–263; 46 U.S.C. 57100 note) is 
amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.— 
‘‘(1) VESSEL CONSTRUCTION.—Subject to the 
availability of appropriations, the Secretary of 
Transportation, in consultation with the Chief of 
Naval Operations and the Commandant of the Coast 
Guard, shall complete the design of a sealift vessel 
for the National Defense Reserve Fleet to allow for 
the construction of such vessel to begin in fiscal year 
2025. 
‘‘(2) AGREEMENT WITH VESSEL CONSTRUCTION 
MANAGER.—Notwithstanding section 8679 of title 
10, United States Code, and subject to the avail-
ability of appropriations made specifically available 
for reimbursements to the Ready Reserve Force, 
Maritime Administration account of the Department 
of Transportation for programs, projects, activities, 
and expenses related to the National Defense Re-
serve Fleet, the Secretary of the Navy shall support 
the Secretary of Transportation to seek to enter into 
an agreement with an appropriate vessel construc-
tion manager under which the vessel construction 
manager shall enter into a contract for the construc-
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tion of not more than ten such vessels in accordance 
with this section.’’. 
SEC. 3534. POLICIES REGARDING TRAINING OF CERTAIN 
VETERANS IN THE STATE MARITIME ACAD-
EMIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Trans-
portation shall revise— 
(1) section 310.3(c)(1) of title 46, Code of Fed-
eral Regulations, to waive the minimum period of 
training at a State maritime academy for a veteran 
who— 
(A) was honorably discharged from an 
Armed Force; and 
(B) has a bachelor’s degree; and 
(2) the Federal Curriculum Standards for Mer-
chant Marine Officers Training Program so a vet-
eran described in paragraph (1) may receive training 
at a State maritime academy without being required 
to obtain a second bachelor’s degree. 
(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘State maritime academy’’ has 
the meaning given such term in section 51102 of 
title 46, United States Code. 
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(2) The term ‘‘veteran’’ has the meaning given 
such term in section 101 of title 38, United States 
Code. 
SEC. 3535. TECHNICAL CLARIFICATIONS. 
(a) PORT INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT PRO-
GRAM.—Section 54301(a) of title 46, United States Code, 
is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (6)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A)(ii) by striking 
‘‘subparagraph (C)’’ and inserting ‘‘subpara-
graph (D)’’; and 
(B) by redesignating the second subpara-
graph (C) as subparagraph (D); 
(2) in paragraph (10)(B)(i) by striking ‘‘ans’’ 
and inserting ‘‘and’’; and 
(3) in paragraph (12)(E) by striking ‘‘and’’ be-
fore ‘‘commercial port’’. 
(b) ASSISTANCE FOR SMALL SHIPYARDS.—Section 
54101 of title 46, United States Code, is amended by 
striking subsection (i). 
(c) NATIONAL DEFENSE RESERVE FLEET.—Section 
57100 of title 46, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)(1) by striking ‘‘section 
902 of the Merchant Marine Act, 1936 (46 App. 
U.S.C. 1242)’’ and inserting ‘‘chapter 563’’; and 
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(2) in subsection (f)(2) by striking ‘‘the such 
use’’ and inserting ‘‘the use of such’’. 
(d) MARITIME WORKFORCE WORKING GROUP.—Sec-
tion 3534(d)(1) of the National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2024 (Public Law 118–31) is amended 
by striking ‘‘section 3545(a)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 
3542(a)’’. 
SEC. 3536. MARITIME WORKFORCE PROMOTION AND RE-
CRUITMENT ACT. 
(a) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this Act is to address 
the shortage of workers in the maritime sector and stimu-
late growth in the United States merchant marine and 
shipbuilding industries by providing funding for a com-
prehensive marketing, recruiting, and public relations 
campaign. Expanding and nurturing a robust maritime 
workforce enhances United States national security and 
strategic sealift readiness. 
(b) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary of Transpor-
tation, in coordination with the Secretary of the depart-
ment in which the Coast Guard is operating when not op-
erating as a service in the Navy and the Secretary of De-
fense, shall establish— 
(1) a targeted campaign promoting the virtues 
of work in the United States Merchant Marine for 
the purpose of sailing in international trade, includ-
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ing Military Sealift Command mariner positions, 
highlighting the critical need for skilled workers in 
this sector, and to attract workers to this sector; and 
(2) a targeted campaign promoting the virtues 
of work in the United States shipbuilding industry, 
highlighting the critical need for skilled workers in 
this sector, and to attract workers to this sector. 
(c) CONTRACTING.—The Administrator of the Mari-
time Administration shall, through a competitive bidding 
process, contract with a reputable marketing, recruiting, 
and public relations firm to develop and deploy branding, 
content, advertising buys, and local and national engage-
ment strategies to implement the campaigns described in 
subsection (b). 
(d) CAMPAIGN OBJECTIVES.—The campaigns de-
scribed in subsection (b) shall focus on the following objec-
tives: 
(1) Emphasize the importance of maritime work 
for national security. 
(2) Showcase the numerous opportunities avail-
able in the maritime domain. 
(3) Highlight the shortage of workers in the 
maritime sector. 
(4) Promote the excitement, benefits, and ap-
peal of a career in the maritime industry. 
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(5) Inform potential workers of the points of 
entry available to join and receive training for such 
employment, including— 
(A) the United States Merchant Marine 
Academy; 
(B) State and regional maritime academies 
described in chapter 515 of title 46, United 
States Code; 
(C) merchant mariner and shipbuilding 
labor union training facilities; 
(D) merchant mariner and shipbuilding 
apprenticeship programs approved by the Sec-
retary of Labor; and 
(E) shipbuilding industry training pro-
grams. 
(6) Inform potential workers of sources of fi-
nancial assistance for training for individuals inter-
ested in joining such industry. 
(7) Attract workers to the United States mer-
chant marine and shipbuilding sectors. 
(e) TARGET AUDIENCE.—In carrying out the cam-
paigns under this Act, to raise awareness about the impor-
tance of the merchant marine and shipbuilding sectors, 
the firm selected under subsection (c) shall target a di-
verse audience, including— 
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(1) potential workers interested in maritime ca-
reers; 
(2) educational institutions and the students of 
such institutions considering vocational training in 
maritime fields; 
(3) military veterans and individuals seeking ca-
reer transitions; and 
(4) the general public. 
(f) REPORTING AND ACCOUNTABILITY.— 
(1) QUARTERLY REPORT.—Not later than 30 
days after the end of each quarter of each fiscal year 
during the campaigns carried out under this Act, the 
firm selected under subsection (c) shall submit to 
the Administrator of the Maritime Administration 
and the relevant congressional committees quarterly 
reports detailing the progress, outreach, and impact 
of the campaigns, and their effectiveness in increas-
ing applications for employment in the United States 
merchant marine and shipbuilding sectors. 
(2) FINAL REPORT.—Not later than 60 days 
after the conclusion of the campaigns carried out 
under this Act, the firm selected under subsection 
(c) shall submit to the Administrator of the Mari-
time Administration and the relevant congressional 
committees a comprehensive final report. 
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(g) SUNSET CLAUSE.—Any unobligated amount au-
thorized under this section shall expire 3 years after the 
date on which such amount is appropriated. 
(h) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Not later than 1 year after 
the date on which amounts authorized under this section 
are appropriated, the Administrator of the Maritime Ad-
ministration shall complete the action described in sub-
section (c). 
(i) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR MARI-
TIME ADMINISTRATION.—There are authorized to be ap-
propriated to the Administrator of the Maritime Adminis-
tration for fiscal year 2025 the following amounts: 
(1) $10,000,000 to carry out the program es-
tablished under subsection (b)(1). 
(2) $5,000,000 to carry out the program estab-
lished under subsection (b)(2). 
(j) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘relevant 
congressional committees’’ means— 
(1) the Committee on Appropriations, the Com-
mittee on Armed Services, and the Committee on 
Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of 
Representatives; and 
(2) the Committee on Appropriations, the Com-
mittee on Armed Services, and the Committee on 
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Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Sen-
ate. 
SEC. 3537. BUY AMERICA REQUIREMENTS FOR SHIPYARD 
MODERNIZATION AND IMPROVEMENT PRO-
GRAM. 
Section 53733 of title 46, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(f) BUY AMERICA.—Section 54101(d)(2) shall apply 
to any funds obligated by the Administrator under this 
section.’’. 
SEC. 3538. TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS. 
(a) CHAPTER 537.—The analysis for chapter 537 of 
title 46, United States Code, is amended by striking the 
item relating to section 53703 and inserting the following: 
‘‘53703. Application and administration.’’. 
(b) CHAPTER 541.—The analysis for chapter 541 of 
title 46, United States Code, is amended to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘CHAPTER 541—MISCELLANEOUS 
‘‘Sec. 
‘‘54101. Assistance for small shipyards.’’. 
DIVISION D—FUNDING TABLES 
SEC. 4001. AUTHORIZATION OF AMOUNTS IN FUNDING TA-
BLES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Whenever a funding table in this 
division specifies a dollar amount authorized for a project, 
program, or activity, the obligation and expenditure of the 
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specified dollar amount for the project, program, or activ-
ity is hereby authorized, subject to the availability of ap-
propriations. 
(b) MERIT-BASED DECISIONS.—A decision to com-
mit, obligate, or expend funds with or to a specific entity 
on the basis of a dollar amount authorized pursuant to 
subsection (a) shall— 
(1) be based on merit-based selection proce-
dures in accordance with the requirements of sec-
tions 2304(k) and 2374 of title 10, United States 
Code, or on competitive procedures; and 
(2) comply with other applicable provisions of 
law. 
(c) RELATIONSHIP TO TRANSFER AND PROGRAM-
MING AUTHORITY.—An amount specified in the funding 
tables in this division may be transferred or repro-
grammed under a transfer or reprogramming authority 
provided by another provision of this Act or by other law. 
The transfer or reprogramming of an amount specified in 
such funding tables shall not count against a ceiling on 
such transfers or reprogrammings under section 1001 of 
this Act or any other provision of law, unless such transfer 
or reprogramming would move funds between appropria-
tion accounts. 
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(d) APPLICABILITY TO CLASSIFIED ANNEX.—This 
section applies to any classified annex that accompanies 
this Act. 
(e) ORAL
AND WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS.—No 
oral or written communication concerning any amount 
specified in the funding tables in this division shall super-
sede the requirements of this section. 
TITLE XLI—PROCUREMENT 
SEC. 4101. PROCUREMENT. 
SEC. 4101. PROCUREMENT 
(In Thousands of Dollars) 
Line 
Item 
FY 2025 
Request 
House 
Authorized 
AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT, ARMY 
FIXED WING 
002 
FUTURE UAS FAMILY ............................................................................................
149,059 
149,059 
003 
SMALL UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS ........................................................
69,573 
69,573 
ROTARY 
004 
AH–64 APACHE BLOCK IIIA REMAN ..................................................................
570,655 
570,655 
006 
UH–60 BLACKHAWK M MODEL (MYP) ...............................................................
709,054 
709,054 
007 
UH–60 BLACKHAWK M MODEL (MYP) AP .........................................................
58,170 
58,170 
009 
CH–47 HELICOPTER ...............................................................................................
699,698 
804,698 
Two additional aircraft ........................................................................................
[105,000 ] 
MODIFICATION OF AIRCRAFT 
012 
MQ–1 PAYLOAD ........................................................................................................
14,086 
14,086 
013 
GRAY EAGLE MODS2 ..............................................................................................
23,865 
23,865 
015 
AH–64 MODS .............................................................................................................
81,026 
81,026 
016 
CH–47 CARGO HELICOPTER MODS (MYP) ........................................................
15,825 
15,825 
017 
UTILITY HELICOPTER MODS ..............................................................................
34,565 
34,565 
018 
NETWORK AND MISSION PLAN ..........................................................................
49,862 
49,862 
019 
COMMS, NAV SURVEILLANCE ..............................................................................
61,362 
61,362 
020 
DEGRADED VISUAL ENVIRONMENT .................................................................
3,839 
3,839 
021 
AVIATION ASSURED PNT ......................................................................................
69,161 
69,161 
022 
GATM ROLLUP .........................................................................................................
4,842 
4,842 
023 
UAS MODS .................................................................................................................
2,265 
2,265 
GROUND SUPPORT AVIONICS 
024 
AIRCRAFT SURVIVABILITY EQUIPMENT .........................................................
139,331 
139,331 
026 
CMWS ..........................................................................................................................
51,646 
51,646 
027 
COMMON INFRARED COUNTERMEASURES (CIRCM) .....................................
257,854 
257,854 
OTHER SUPPORT 
028 
COMMON GROUND EQUIPMENT .........................................................................
31,181 
31,181 
029 
AIRCREW INTEGRATED SYSTEMS .....................................................................
14,478 
14,478 
030 
AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL ........................................................................................
27,428 
27,428 
031 
LAUNCHER, 2.75 ROCKET .....................................................................................
3,815 
3,815 
032 
LAUNCHER GUIDED MISSILE: LONGBOW HELLFIRE XM2 .........................
21,543 
21,543 
TOTAL AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT, ARMY .................................
3,164,183 
3,269,183 
MISSILE PROCUREMENT, ARMY 
SURFACE-TO-AIR MISSILE SYSTEM 
001 
LOWER TIER AIR AND MISSILE DEFENSE (AMD) SEN ................................
516,838 
516,838 
003 
M-SHORAD—PROCUREMENT ...............................................................................
69,091 
69,091 
004 
MSE MISSILE ............................................................................................................
963,060 
963,060 
006 
PRECISION STRIKE MISSILE (PRSM) ................................................................
482,536 
531,536 
Army UPL #22/INDOPACOM UPL .................................................................
[49,000 ] 
007 
PRECISION STRIKE MISSILE (PRSM) AP ..........................................................
10,030 
10,030 
008 
INDIRECT FIRE PROTECTION CAPABILITY INC 2–I .....................................
657,581 
657,581 
009 
MID-RANGE CAPABILITY (MRC) ..........................................................................
233,037 
233,037 
010 
COUNTER SMALL UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEM INTERCEP ......................
117,424 
314,761 
Army UPL #1 .....................................................................................................
[184,837 ] 
cUAS Coyote—Army UPL ..................................................................................
[12,500 ] 
AIR-TO-SURFACE MISSILE SYSTEM 
012 
JOINT AIR-TO-GROUND MSLS (JAGM) ...............................................................
47,582 
47,582 
013 
LONG-RANGE HYPERSONIC WEAPON ...............................................................
744,178 
744,178 
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