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Representatives a report regarding the results of 
and recommendations made pursuant to such audit. 
(c) OUTLINE.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the submission of the Comptroller General of the 
United States report required under subsection (b), the 
Commandant of the Coast Guard shall submit to the Com-
mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the 
Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infra-
structure of the House of Representatives an outline of 
plans— 
(1) to enhance the transparency of the docu-
mentation process, and communications with the 
maritime industry regarding such process over the 
next 5 years; and 
(2) to implement the recommendations made by 
the Comptroller General of the United States in the 
report required under subsection (b)(2). 
TITLE XLVI—ADVISORY 
COMMITTEES 
SEC. 4601. NATIONAL MARITIME TRANSPORTATION ADVI-
SORY COMMITTEES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle II of title 46, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing:
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‘‘PART K—NATIONAL MARITIME 
TRANSPORTATION ADVISORY COMMITTEES 
‘‘CHAPTER 
151—NATIONAL 
MARITIME 
TRANSPORTATION 
ADVISORY 
COM-
MITTEES 
‘‘Sec. 
‘‘15101. National Chemical Transportation Safety Advisory Committee. 
‘‘15102. National Commercial Fishing Safety Advisory Committee. 
‘‘15103. National Merchant Marine Personnel Advisory Committee. 
‘‘15104. National Merchant Mariner Medical Advisory Committee. 
‘‘15105. National Boating Safety Advisory Committee. 
‘‘15106. National Offshore Safety Advisory Committee. 
‘‘15107. National Navigation Safety Advisory Committee. 
‘‘15108. National Towing Safety Advisory Committee. 
‘‘15109. Administration. 
‘‘§ 15101. National Chemical Transportation Safety 
Advisory Committee 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established a Na-
tional Chemical Transportation Safety Advisory Com-
mittee (in this section referred to as the ‘Committee’). 
‘‘(b) FUNCTION.—The Committee shall advise the 
Secretary on matters relating to the safe and secure ma-
rine transportation of hazardous materials. 
‘‘(c) MEMBERSHIP.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Committee shall con-
sist of not more than 25 members appointed by the 
Secretary in accordance with this section and section 
15109 of this chapter. 
‘‘(2) EXPERTISE.—Each member of the Com-
mittee shall have particular expertise, knowledge,
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‘‘(b) FUNCTION.—The Committee shall— 
‘‘(1) advise the Secretary on matters relating to 
the safe operation of vessels to which chapter 45 of 
this title applies, including the matters of— 
‘‘(A) navigation safety; 
‘‘(B) safety equipment and procedures; 
‘‘(C) marine insurance; 
‘‘(D) vessel design, construction, mainte-
nance, and operation; and 
‘‘(E) personnel qualifications and training; 
and 
‘‘(2) review regulations proposed under chapter 
45 of this title (during preparation of the regula-
tions). 
‘‘(c) MEMBERSHIP.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Committee shall con-
sist of 18 members appointed by the Secretary in ac-
cordance with this section and section 15109 of this 
chapter. 
‘‘(2) EXPERTISE.—Each member of the Com-
mittee shall have particular expertise, knowledge, 
and experience in matters relating to the function of 
the Committee. 
‘‘(3) REPRESENTATION.—Members of the Com-
mittee shall be appointed as follows:
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‘‘(A) 10 members shall represent the com-
mercial fishing industry and— 
‘‘(i) as a group, shall together reflect 
a regional and representational balance; 
and 
‘‘(ii) as individuals, shall each have 
experience— 
‘‘(I) in the operation of vessels to 
which chapter 45 of this title applies; 
or 
‘‘(II) as a crew member or proc-
essing line worker on a fish processing 
vessel. 
‘‘(B) 1 member shall represent naval archi-
tects and marine engineers. 
‘‘(C) 1 member shall represent manufac-
turers of equipment for vessels to which chapter 
45 of this title applies. 
‘‘(D) 1 member shall represent education 
and training professionals related to fishing ves-
sel, fish processing vessel, and fish tender vessel 
safety and personnel qualifications. 
‘‘(E) 1 member shall represent under-
writers that insure vessels to which chapter 45 
of this title applies.
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‘‘(F) 1 member shall represent owners of 
vessels to which chapter 45 of this title applies. 
‘‘(G) 3 members shall represent the gen-
eral public and, to the extent possible, shall in-
clude— 
‘‘(i) an independent expert or consult-
ant in maritime safety; 
‘‘(ii) a marine surveyor who provides 
services to vessels to which chapter 45 of 
this title applies; and 
‘‘(iii) a person familiar with issues af-
fecting fishing communities and the fami-
lies of fishermen. 
‘‘§ 15103. National Merchant Marine Personnel Advi-
sory Committee 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established a Na-
tional Merchant Marine Personnel Advisory Committee (in 
this section referred to as the ‘Committee’). 
‘‘(b) FUNCTION.—The Committee shall advise the 
Secretary on matters relating to personnel in the United 
States merchant marine, including the training, qualifica-
tions, certification, documentation, and fitness of mari-
ners. 
‘‘(c) MEMBERSHIP.—
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‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Committee shall con-
sist of 19 members appointed by the Secretary in ac-
cordance with this section and section 15109 of this 
chapter. 
‘‘(2) EXPERTISE.—Each member of the Com-
mittee shall have particular expertise, knowledge, 
and experience in matters relating to the function of 
the Committee. 
‘‘(3) REPRESENTATION.—Members of the Com-
mittee shall be appointed as follows: 
‘‘(A) 9 members shall represent mariners 
and, of the 9— 
‘‘(i) each shall— 
‘‘(I) be a citizen of the United 
States; and 
‘‘(II) hold an active license or 
certificate issued under chapter 71 of 
this title or a merchant mariner docu-
ment issued under chapter 73 of this 
title; 
‘‘(ii) 3 shall be deck officers who rep-
resent merchant marine deck officers and, 
of the 3— 
‘‘(I) 2 shall be licensed for oceans 
any gross tons;
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‘‘(II) 1 shall be licensed for in-
land river route with a limited or un-
limited tonnage; 
‘‘(III) 2 shall have a master’s li-
cense or a master of towing vessels li-
cense; 
‘‘(IV) 1 shall have significant 
tanker experience; and 
‘‘(V) to the extent practicable— 
‘‘(aa) 
shall 
represent 
labor; and 
‘‘(bb) 1 shall represent man-
agement; 
‘‘(iii) 3 shall be engineering officers 
who represent merchant marine engineer-
ing officers and, of the 3— 
‘‘(I) 2 shall be licensed as chief 
engineer any horsepower; 
‘‘(II) 1 shall be licensed as either 
a limited chief engineer or a des-
ignated duty engineer; and 
‘‘(III) to the extent practicable— 
‘‘(aa) 
shall 
represent 
labor; and
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‘‘(bb) 1 shall represent man-
agement; 
‘‘(iv) 2 shall be unlicensed seamen 
who represent merchant marine unlicensed 
seaman and, of the 2— 
‘‘(I) 1 shall represent able-bodied 
seamen; and 
‘‘(II) 1 shall represent qualified 
members of the engine department; 
and 
‘‘(v) 1 shall be a pilot who represents 
merchant marine pilots. 
‘‘(B) 6 members shall represent marine 
educators and, of the 6— 
‘‘(i) 3 shall be marine educators who 
represent maritime academies and, of the 
3— 
‘‘(I) 2 shall represent State mari-
time academies (and are jointly rec-
ommended by such academies); and 
‘‘(II) 1 shall represent either 
State maritime academies or the 
United States Merchant Marine Acad-
emy; and
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‘‘(ii) 3 shall be marine educators who 
represent other maritime training institu-
tions and, of the 3, 1 shall represent the 
small vessel industry. 
‘‘(C) 2 members shall represent shipping 
companies employed in ship operation manage-
ment. 
‘‘(D) 2 members shall represent the gen-
eral public. 
‘‘§ 15104. National Merchant Mariner Medical Advi-
sory Committee 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established a Na-
tional Merchant Mariner Medical Advisory Committee (in 
this section referred to as the ‘Committee’). 
‘‘(b) FUNCTION.—The Committee shall advise the 
Secretary on matters relating to— 
‘‘(1) medical certification determinations for the 
issuance of licenses, certification of registry, and 
merchant mariners’ documents with respect to mer-
chant mariners; 
‘‘(2) medical standards and guidelines for the 
physical qualifications of operators of commercial 
vessels; 
‘‘(3) medical examiner education; and 
‘‘(4) medical research.
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‘‘(c) MEMBERSHIP.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Committee shall con-
sist of 14 members appointed by the Secretary in ac-
cordance with this section and section 15109 of this 
chapter. 
‘‘(2) EXPERTISE.—Each member of the Com-
mittee shall have particular expertise, knowledge, 
and experience in matters relating to the function of 
the Committee. 
‘‘(3) REPRESENTATION.—Members of the Com-
mittee shall be appointed as follows: 
‘‘(A) 9 shall represent health-care profes-
sionals and have particular expertise, knowl-
edge, and experience regarding the medical ex-
aminations of merchant mariners or occupa-
tional medicine. 
‘‘(B) 5 shall represent professional mari-
ners and have particular expertise, knowledge, 
and experience in occupational requirements for 
mariners. 
‘‘§ 15105. National Boating Safety Advisory Com-
mittee 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established a Na-
tional Boating Safety Advisory Committee (in this section 
referred to as the ‘Committee’).
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‘‘(b) FUNCTION.—The Committee shall advise the 
Secretary on matters relating to national boating safety. 
‘‘(c) MEMBERSHIP.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Committee shall con-
sist of 21 members appointed by the Secretary in ac-
cordance with this section and section 15109 of this 
chapter. 
‘‘(2) EXPERTISE.—Each member of the Com-
mittee shall have particular expertise, knowledge, 
and experience in matters relating to the function of 
the Committee. 
‘‘(3) REPRESENTATION.—Members of the Com-
mittee shall be appointed as follows: 
‘‘(A) 7 members shall represent State offi-
cials responsible for State boating safety pro-
grams. 
‘‘(B) 7 members shall represent rec-
reational vessel and associated equipment man-
ufacturers. 
‘‘(C) 7 members shall represent the gen-
eral public or national recreational boating or-
ganizations and, of the 7, at least 5 shall rep-
resent national recreational boating organiza-
tions.
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‘‘§ 15106. National Offshore Safety Advisory Com-
mittee 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established a Na-
tional Offshore Safety Advisory Committee (in this section 
referred to as the ‘Committee’). 
‘‘(b) FUNCTION.—The Committee shall advise the 
Secretary on matters relating to activities directly involved 
with, or in support of, the exploration of offshore mineral 
and energy resources, to the extent that such matters are 
within the jurisdiction of the Coast Guard. 
‘‘(c) MEMBERSHIP.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Committee shall con-
sist of 15 members appointed by the Secretary in ac-
cordance with this section and section 15109 of this 
chapter. 
‘‘(2) EXPERTISE.—Each member of the Com-
mittee shall have particular expertise, knowledge, 
and experience in matters relating to the function of 
the Committee. 
‘‘(3) REPRESENTATION.—Members of the Com-
mittee shall be appointed as follows: 
‘‘(A) 2 members shall represent entities 
engaged in the production of petroleum. 
‘‘(B) 2 members shall represent entities 
engaged in offshore drilling.
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‘‘(C) 2 members shall represent entities en-
gaged in the support, by offshore supply vessels 
or other vessels, of offshore mineral and oil op-
erations, including geophysical services. 
‘‘(D) 1 member shall represent entities en-
gaged in the construction of offshore explo-
ration and recovery facilities. 
‘‘(E) 1 member shall represent entities en-
gaged in diving services related to offshore con-
struction, inspection, and maintenance. 
‘‘(F) 1 member shall represent entities en-
gaged in safety and training services related to 
offshore exploration and construction. 
‘‘(G) 1 member shall represent entities en-
gaged in pipelaying services related to offshore 
construction. 
‘‘(H) 2 members shall represent individuals 
employed in offshore operations and, of the 2, 
1 shall have recent practical experience on a 
vessel or offshore unit involved in the offshore 
mineral and energy industry. 
‘‘(I) 1 member shall represent national en-
vironmental entities. 
‘‘(J) 1 member shall represent deepwater 
ports.
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‘‘(K) 1 member shall represent the general 
public (but not a specific environmental group). 
‘‘§ 15107. National Navigation Safety Advisory Com-
mittee 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established a Na-
tional Navigation Safety Advisory Committee (in this sec-
tion referred to as the ‘Committee’). 
‘‘(b) FUNCTION.—The Committee shall advise the 
Secretary on matters relating to maritime collisions, 
rammings, and groundings, Inland Rules of the Road, 
International Rules of the Road, navigation regulations 
and equipment, routing measures, marine information, 
and aids to navigation systems. 
‘‘(c) MEMBERSHIP.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Committee shall con-
sist of not more than 21 members appointed by the 
Secretary in accordance with this section and section 
15109 of this chapter. 
‘‘(2) EXPERTISE.—Each member of the Com-
mittee shall have particular expertise, knowledge, 
and experience in matters relating to the function of 
the Committee. 
‘‘(3) REPRESENTATION.—Each member of the 
Committee shall represent 1 of the following:
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‘‘(A) Commercial vessel owners or opera-
tors. 
‘‘(B) Professional mariners. 
‘‘(C) Recreational boaters. 
‘‘(D) The recreational boating industry. 
‘‘(E) State agencies responsible for vessel 
or port safety. 
‘‘(F) The Maritime Law Association. 
‘‘(4) 
DISTRIBUTION.—The 
Secretary 
shall, 
based on the needs of the Coast Guard, determine 
the number of members of the Committee who rep-
resent each entity specified in paragraph (3). Nei-
ther this paragraph nor any other provision of law 
shall be construed to require an equal distribution of 
members representing each entity specified in para-
graph (3). 
‘‘§ 15108. National Towing Safety Advisory Committee 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established a Na-
tional Towing Safety Advisory Committee (in this section 
referred to as the ‘Committee’). 
‘‘(b) FUNCTION.—The Committee shall advise the 
Secretary on matters relating to shallow-draft inland navi-
gation, coastal waterway navigation, and towing safety. 
‘‘(c) MEMBERSHIP.—
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‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Committee shall con-
sist of 18 members appointed by the Secretary in ac-
cordance with this section and section 15109 of this 
chapter. 
‘‘(2) EXPERTISE.—Each member of the Com-
mittee shall have particular expertise, knowledge, 
and experience in matters relating to the function of 
the Committee. 
‘‘(3) REPRESENTATION.—Members of the Com-
mittee shall be appointed as follows: 
‘‘(A) 7 members shall represent the barge 
and towing industry, reflecting a regional geo-
graphic balance. 
‘‘(B) 1 member shall represent the offshore 
mineral and oil supply vessel industry. 
‘‘(C) 1 member shall represent masters 
and pilots of towing vessels who hold active li-
censes and have experience on the Western Riv-
ers and the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway. 
‘‘(D) 1 member shall represent masters of 
towing vessels in offshore service who hold ac-
tive licenses. 
‘‘(E) 1 member shall represent masters of 
active ship-docking or harbor towing vessels.
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‘‘(F) 1 member shall represent licensed 
and unlicensed towing vessel engineers with for-
mal training and experience. 
‘‘(G) 2 members shall represent port dis-
tricts, authorities, or terminal operators. 
‘‘(H) 2 members shall represent shippers 
and, of the 2, 1 shall be engaged in the ship-
ment of oil or hazardous materials by barge. 
‘‘(I) 2 members shall represent the general 
public. 
‘‘§ 15109. Administration 
‘‘(a) MEETINGS.—Each committee established under 
this chapter shall, at least once each year, meet at the 
call of the Secretary or a majority of the members of the 
committee. 
‘‘(b) EMPLOYEE STATUS.—A member of a committee 
established under this chapter shall not be considered an 
employee of the Federal Government by reason of service 
on such committee, except for the purposes of the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(1) Chapter 81 of title 5. 
‘‘(2) Chapter 171 of title 28 and any other 
Federal law relating to tort liability. 
‘‘(c) COMPENSATION.—Notwithstanding subsection 
(b), a member of a committee established under this chap-
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ter, when actually engaged in the performance of the du-
ties of such committee, may— 
‘‘(1) receive compensation at a rate established 
by the Secretary, not to exceed the maximum daily 
rate payable under section 5376 of title 5; or 
‘‘(2) if not compensated in accordance with 
paragraph (1)— 
‘‘(A) be reimbursed for actual and reason-
able expenses incurred in the performance of 
such duties; or 
‘‘(B) be allowed travel expenses, including 
per diem in lieu of subsistence, as authorized by 
section 5703 of title 5. 
‘‘(d) ACCEPTANCE
OF VOLUNTEER SERVICES.—A 
member of a committee established under this chapter 
may serve on such committee on a voluntary basis without 
pay without regard to section 1342 of title 31 or any other 
law. 
‘‘(e) STATUS OF MEMBERS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (2), with respect to a member of a committee 
established under this chapter whom the Secretary 
appoints to represent an entity or group—
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‘‘(A) the member is authorized to rep-
resent the interests of the applicable entity or 
group; and 
‘‘(B) requirements under Federal law that 
would interfere with such representation and 
that apply to a special Government employee 
(as defined in section 202(a) of title 18), in-
cluding requirements relating to employee con-
duct, political activities, ethics, conflicts of in-
terest, and corruption, do not apply to the 
member. 
‘‘(2) EXCEPTION.—Notwithstanding subsection 
(b), a member of a committee established under this 
chapter shall be treated as a special Government em-
ployee for purposes of the committee service of the 
member if— 
‘‘(A) the Secretary appointed the member 
to represent the general public; or 
‘‘(B) the member, without regard to serv-
ice on the committee, is a special Government 
employee. 
‘‘(f) SERVICE ON COMMITTEE.— 
‘‘(1) SOLICITATION OF NOMINATIONS.—Before 
appointing an individual as a member of a com-
mittee established under this chapter, the Secretary
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shall publish, in the Federal Register, a timely no-
tice soliciting nominations for membership on such 
committee. 
‘‘(2) APPOINTMENTS.— 
‘‘(A) 
IN
GENERAL.—After 
considering 
nominations received pursuant to a notice pub-
lished under paragraph (1), the Secretary may, 
as necessary, appoint a member to the applica-
ble committee established under this chapter. 
‘‘(B) PROHIBITION.—The Secretary shall 
not seek, consider, or otherwise use information 
concerning the political affiliation of a nominee 
in making an appointment to any committee es-
tablished under this chapter. 
‘‘(3) SERVICE
AT
PLEASURE
OF
THE
SEC-
RETARY.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Each member of a 
committee established under this chapter shall 
serve at the pleasure of the Secretary. 
‘‘(B) EXCEPTION.—Notwithstanding sub-
paragraph (A), a member of the committee es-
tablished under section 15102 may only be re-
moved prior to the end of the term of that 
member for just cause.
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‘‘(4) SECURITY BACKGROUND EXAMINATIONS.— 
The Secretary may require an individual to have 
passed an appropriate security background examina-
tion before appointment to a committee established 
under this chapter. 
‘‘(5) PROHIBITION.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 
subparagraph (B), a Federal employee may not 
be appointed as a member of a committee es-
tablished under this chapter. 
‘‘(B) SPECIAL RULE FOR NATIONAL MER-
CHANT
MARINE
PERSONNEL
ADVISORY
COM-
MITTEE.—The Secretary may appoint a Federal 
employee to serve as a member of the National 
Merchant Marine Personnel Advisory Com-
mittee to represent the interests of the United 
States Merchant Marine Academy and, notwith-
standing paragraphs (1) and (2), may do so 
without soliciting, receiving, or considering 
nominations for such appointment. 
‘‘(6) TERMS.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The term of each 
member of a committee established under this 
chapter shall expire on December 31 of the
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third full year after the effective date of the ap-
pointment. 
‘‘(B) CONTINUED SERVICE AFTER TERM.— 
When the term of a member of a committee es-
tablished under this chapter ends, the member, 
for a period not to exceed 1 year, may continue 
to serve as a member until a successor is ap-
pointed. 
‘‘(7) VACANCIES.—A vacancy on a committee 
established under this chapter shall be filled in the 
same manner as the original appointment. 
‘‘(8) SPECIAL RULE FOR REAPPOINTMENTS.— 
Notwithstanding paragraphs (1) and (2), the Sec-
retary may reappoint a member of a committee es-
tablished under this chapter for any term, other 
than the first term of the member, without solic-
iting, receiving, or considering nominations for such 
appointment. 
‘‘(g) STAFF SERVICES.—The Secretary shall furnish 
to each committee established under this chapter any staff 
and services considered by the Secretary to be necessary 
for the conduct of the committee’s functions. 
‘‘(h) CHAIRMAN; VICE CHAIRMAN.—
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‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Each committee established 
under this chapter shall elect a Chairman and Vice 
Chairman from among the committee’s members. 
‘‘(2) VICE CHAIRMAN ACTING AS CHAIRMAN.— 
The Vice Chairman shall act as Chairman in the ab-
sence or incapacity of, or in the event of a vacancy 
in the office of, the Chairman. 
‘‘(i) SUBCOMMITTEES AND WORKING GROUPS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Chairman of a com-
mittee established under this chapter may establish 
and disestablish subcommittees and working groups 
for any purpose consistent with the function of the 
committee. 
‘‘(2) PARTICIPANTS.—Subject to conditions im-
posed by the Chairman, members of a committee es-
tablished under this chapter and additional persons 
drawn from entities or groups designated by this 
chapter to be represented on the committee or the 
general public may be assigned to subcommittees 
and working groups established under paragraph 
(1). 
‘‘(3) CHAIR.—Only committee members may 
chair subcommittees and working groups established 
under paragraph (1).
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‘‘(j) CONSULTATION, ADVICE, REPORTS, AND REC-
OMMENDATIONS.— 
‘‘(1) CONSULTATION.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Before taking any sig-
nificant action, the Secretary shall consult with, 
and consider the information, advice, and rec-
ommendations of, a committee established 
under this chapter if the function of the com-
mittee is to advise the Secretary on matters re-
lated to the significant action. 
‘‘(B) INCLUSION.—For purposes of this 
paragraph, regulations proposed under chapter 
45 of this title are significant actions. 
‘‘(2) ADVICE, REPORTS, AND
RECOMMENDA-
TIONS.—Each committee established under this 
chapter shall submit, in writing, to the Secretary its 
advice, reports, and recommendations, in a form and 
at a frequency determined appropriate by the com-
mittee. 
‘‘(3) EXPLANATION OF ACTIONS TAKEN.—Not 
later than 60 days after the date on which the Sec-
retary receives recommendations from a committee 
under paragraph (2), the Secretary shall— 
‘‘(A) publish the recommendations on a 
website accessible at no charge to the public;
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‘‘(B) if the recommendations are from the 
committee established under section 15102, es-
tablish a mechanism for the submission of pub-
lic comments on the recommendations; and 
‘‘(C) respond, in writing, to the committee 
regarding the recommendations, including by 
providing an explanation of actions taken re-
garding the recommendations. 
‘‘(4) SUBMISSION TO CONGRESS.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary 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 the advice, re-
ports, and recommendations received from com-
mittees under paragraph (2). 
‘‘(B) ADDITIONAL SUBMISSION.—With re-
spect to a committee established under section 
70112 and to which this section applies, the 
Secretary shall submit the advice, reports, and 
recommendations received from the committee 
under paragraph (2) to the Committee on 
Homeland Security of the House of Representa-
tives in addition to the committees specified in 
subparagraph (A).
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‘‘(k) OBSERVERS.—Any Federal agency with matters 
under such agency’s administrative jurisdiction related to 
the function of a committee established under this chapter 
may designate a representative to— 
‘‘(1) attend any meeting of such committee; and 
‘‘(2) participate as an observer at meetings of 
such committee that relate to such a matter. 
‘‘(l) TERMINATION.—Each committee established 
under this chapter shall terminate on September 30, 
2027.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis for sub-
title II of title 46, United States Code, is amended by in-
serting after the item relating to chapter 147 the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘Part K–National Maritime Transportation Advisory Committees 
‘‘151. National Maritime Transportation Advisory Com-
mittees .......................................................................15101’’. 
(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) COMMERCIAL
FISHING
SAFETY
ADVISORY 
COMMITTEE.—Section 4508 of title 46, United 
States Code, and the item relating to that section in 
the analysis for chapter 45 of that title, are re-
pealed. 
(2) MERCHANT
MARINER
MEDICAL
ADVISORY 
COMMITTEE.—Section 7115 of title 46, United 
States Code, and the item relating to that section in
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the analysis for chapter 71 of that title, are re-
pealed. 
(3) MERCHANT MARINE PERSONNEL ADVISORY 
COMMITTEE.— 
(A) REPEAL.—Section 8108 of title 46, 
United States Code, and the item relating to 
that section in the analysis for chapter 81 of 
that title, are repealed. 
(B) CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—Section 
7510(c)(1)(C) of title 46, United States Code, 
is amended by inserting ‘‘National’’ before 
‘‘Merchant Marine’’. 
(4) NATIONAL
BOATING
SAFETY
ADVISORY 
COUNCIL.— 
(A) REPEAL.—Section 13110 of title 46, 
United States Code, and the item relating to 
that section in the analysis for chapter 131 of 
that title, are repealed. 
(B) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(i) 
REGULATIONS.—Section 
4302(c)(4) of title 46, United States Code, 
is amended by striking ‘‘Council estab-
lished under section 13110 of this title’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘Committee 
established 
under section 15105 of this title’’.
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(ii) REPAIR
AND
REPLACEMENT
OF 
DEFECTS.—Section 4310(f) of title 46, 
United States Code, is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘Advisory Council’’ and inserting ‘‘Ad-
visory Committee’’. 
(5) NAVIGATION SAFETY ADVISORY COUNCIL.— 
Section 5 of the Inland Navigational Rules Act of 
1980 (33 U.S.C. 2073) is repealed. 
(6) TOWING SAFETY ADVISORY COMMITTEE.— 
(A) REPEAL.—Public Law 96–380 (33 
U.S.C. 1231a) is repealed. 
(B) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(i) REDUCTION OF OIL SPILLS FROM 
SINGLE HULL NON-SELF-PROPELLED TANK 
VESSELS.—Section 
3719 
of 
title 
46, 
United States Code, is amended by insert-
ing ‘‘National’’ before ‘‘Towing Safety’’. 
(ii) 
SAFETY
EQUIPMENT.—Section 
4102(f)(1) of title 46, United States Code, 
is amended by inserting ‘‘National’’ before 
‘‘Towing Safety’’. 
(d) TREATMENT OF EXISTING COUNCILS AND COM-
MITTEES.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law— 
(1) an advisory council or committee substan-
tially similar to an advisory committee established
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under chapter 151 of title 46, United States Code, 
as added by this division, and that was in force or 
in effect on the day before the date of enactment of 
this section, including a council or committee the au-
thority for which was repealed under subsection (c), 
may remain in force or in effect for a period of 2 
years from the date of enactment of this section, in-
cluding that the charter, membership, and other as-
pects of the council or committee may remain in 
force or in effect; and 
(2) during the 2-year period referenced in para-
graph (1)— 
(A) requirements relating to the applicable 
advisory committee established under chapter 
151 of title 46, United States Code, shall be 
treated as satisfied by the substantially similar 
advisory council or committee; and 
(B) the enactment of this section, includ-
ing the amendments made in this section, shall 
not be the basis— 
(i) to deem, find, or declare such 
council or committee, including the char-
ter, membership, and other aspects thereof, 
void, not in force, or not in effect;
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(ii) to suspend the activities of such 
council or committee; or 
(iii) to bar the members of such coun-
cil or committee from meeting. 
SEC. 4602. MARITIME SECURITY ADVISORY COMMITTEES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 70112 of title 46, United 
States Code, is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘§ 70112. Maritime Security Advisory Committees 
‘‘(a) NATIONAL
MARITIME
SECURITY
ADVISORY 
COMMITTEE.— 
‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established a 
National Maritime Security Advisory Committee (in 
this subsection referred to as the ‘Committee’). 
‘‘(2) FUNCTION.—The Committee shall advise 
the Secretary on matters relating to national mari-
time security. 
‘‘(3) MEMBERSHIP.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Committee shall 
consist of at least 8 members, but not more 
than 21 members, appointed by the Secretary 
in accordance with this subsection and section 
15109 of this title. 
‘‘(B) EXPERTISE.—Each member of the 
Committee shall have particular expertise,
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knowledge, and experience in matters relating 
to the function of the Committee. 
‘‘(C) REPRESENTATION.—Each of the fol-
lowing shall be represented by at least 1 mem-
ber of the Committee: 
‘‘(i) Port authorities. 
‘‘(ii) Facilities owners and operators. 
‘‘(iii) Terminal owners and operators. 
‘‘(iv) Vessel owners and operators. 
‘‘(v) Maritime labor organizations. 
‘‘(vi) The academic community. 
‘‘(vii) State and local governments. 
‘‘(viii) The maritime industry. 
‘‘(D) DISTRIBUTION.—If the Committee 
consists of at least 8 members who, together, 
satisfy the minimum representation require-
ments of subparagraph (C), the Secretary shall, 
based on the needs of the Coast Guard, deter-
mine the number of additional members of the 
Committee who represent each entity specified 
in that subparagraph. Neither this subpara-
graph nor any other provision of law shall be 
construed to require an equal distribution of 
members representing each entity specified in 
subparagraph (C).
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‘‘(4) ADMINISTRATION.—For purposes of sec-
tion 15109 of this title, the Committee shall be 
treated as a committee established under chapter 
151 of such title. 
‘‘(b) AREA MARITIME SECURITY ADVISORY COMMIT-
TEES.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.— 
‘‘(A) 
ESTABLISHMENT.—The 
Secretary 
may— 
‘‘(i) establish an Area Maritime Secu-
rity Advisory Committee for any port area 
of the United States; and 
‘‘(ii) request such a committee to re-
view the proposed Area Maritime Trans-
portation Security Plan developed under 
section 70103(b) and make recommenda-
tions to the Secretary that the committee 
considers appropriate. 
‘‘(B) ADDITIONAL FUNCTIONS AND MEET-
INGS.—A committee established under this sub-
section for an area— 
‘‘(i) may advise, consult with, report 
to, and make recommendations to the Sec-
retary on matters relating to maritime se-
curity in that area;
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‘‘(ii) may make available to the Con-
gress recommendations that the committee 
makes to the Secretary; and 
‘‘(iii) shall meet at the call of— 
‘‘(I) the Secretary, who shall call 
such a meeting at least once during 
each calendar year; or 
‘‘(II) a majority of the com-
mittee. 
‘‘(2) MEMBERSHIP.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Each committee es-
tablished under this subsection shall consist of 
at least 7 members appointed by the Secretary, 
each of whom has at least 5 years practical ex-
perience in maritime security operations. 
‘‘(B) TERMS.—The term of each member 
of a committee established under this sub-
section shall be for a period of not more than 
5 years, specified by the Secretary. 
‘‘(C) NOTICE.—Before appointing an indi-
vidual to a position on a committee established 
under this subsection, the Secretary shall pub-
lish a notice in the Federal Register soliciting 
nominations for membership on the committee.
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‘‘(D) BACKGROUND EXAMINATIONS.—The 
Secretary may require an individual to have 
passed an appropriate security background ex-
amination before appointment to a committee 
established under this subsection. 
‘‘(E) REPRESENTATION.—Each committee 
established under this subsection shall be com-
posed of individuals who represent the interests 
of the port industry, terminal operators, port 
labor organizations, and other users of the port 
areas. 
‘‘(3) CHAIRPERSON AND VICE CHAIRPERSON.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Each committee es-
tablished under this subsection shall elect 1 of 
the committee’s members as the Chairperson 
and 1 of the committee’s members as the Vice 
Chairperson. 
‘‘(B) 
VICE
CHAIRPERSON
ACTING
AS 
CHAIRPERSON.—The Vice Chairperson shall act 
as Chairperson in the absence or incapacity of 
the Chairperson, or in the event of a vacancy in 
the office of the Chairperson. 
‘‘(4) OBSERVERS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall, 
and the head of any other interested Federal
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agency may, designate a representative to par-
ticipate as an observer with a committee estab-
lished under this subsection. 
‘‘(B) ROLE.—The Secretary’s designated 
representative to a committee established under 
this subsection shall act as the executive sec-
retary of the committee and shall perform the 
duties set forth in section 10(c) of the Federal 
Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.). 
‘‘(5) CONSIDERATION
OF
VIEWS.—The Sec-
retary shall consider the information, advice, and 
recommendations of each committee established 
under this subsection in formulating policy regarding 
matters affecting maritime security. 
‘‘(6) COMPENSATION AND EXPENSES.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—A member of a com-
mittee established under this subsection, when 
attending meetings of the committee or when 
otherwise engaged in the business of the com-
mittee, is entitled to receive— 
‘‘(i) compensation at a rate fixed by 
the Secretary, not exceeding the daily 
equivalent of the current rate of basic pay 
in effect for GS–15 of the General Sched-
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ule under section 5332 of title 5 including 
travel time; and 
‘‘(ii) travel or transportation expenses 
under section 5703 of title 5. 
‘‘(B) STATUS.—A member of a committee 
established under this subsection shall not be 
considered to be an officer or employee of the 
United States for any purpose based on the re-
ceipt of any payment under this paragraph. 
‘‘(7) FACA.—The Federal Advisory Committee 
Act (5 U.S.C. App.) does not apply to a committee 
established under this subsection.’’. 
(b) TREATMENT OF EXISTING COMMITTEE.—Not-
withstanding any other provision of law— 
(1) an advisory committee substantially similar 
to the National Maritime Security Advisory Com-
mittee established under section 70112(a) of title 
46, United States Code, as amended by this section, 
and that was in force or in effect on the day before 
the date of enactment of this section, may remain in 
force or in effect for a period of 2 years from the 
date of enactment of this section, including that the 
charter, membership, and other aspects of the com-
mittee may remain in force or in effect; and
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(2) during the 2-year period referenced in para-
graph (1)— 
(A) requirements relating to the National 
Maritime Security Advisory Committee estab-
lished under section 70112(a) of title 46, 
United States Code, as amended by this sec-
tion, shall be treated as satisfied by the sub-
stantially similar advisory committee; and 
(B) the enactment of this section, includ-
ing the amendments made in this section, shall 
not be the basis— 
(i) to deem, find, or declare such com-
mittee, including the charter, membership, 
and other aspects thereof, void, not in 
force, or not in effect; 
(ii) to suspend the activities of such 
committee; or 
(iii) to bar the members of such com-
mittee from meeting. 
TITLE XLVII—FEDERAL 
MARITIME COMMISSION 
SEC. 4701. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Federal Maritime 
Commission Authorization Act of 2017’’.
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SEC. 4702. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
Section 308 of title 46, United States Code, is 
amended by striking ‘‘$24,700,000 for each of fiscal years 
2016 and 2017’’ and inserting ‘‘$28,012,310 for fiscal 
year 2018 and $28,544,543 for fiscal year 2019’’. 
SEC. 4703. REPORTING ON IMPACT OF ALLIANCES ON COM-
PETITION. 
Section 306 of title 46, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘; and’’ 
and inserting a semicolon; 
(B) in paragraph (5), by striking the pe-
riod at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(6) an analysis of the impacts on competition 
for the purchase of certain covered services by alli-
ances of ocean common carriers acting pursuant to 
an agreement under this part between or among 
ocean common carriers, including a summary of ac-
tions, including corrective actions, taken by the 
Commission to promote such competition.’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(c) DEFINITION
OF
CERTAIN
COVERED
SERV-
ICES.—In this section, the term ‘certain covered services’ 
has the meaning given the term in section 40102.’’.
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SEC. 4704. DEFINITION OF CERTAIN COVERED SERVICES. 
Section 40102 of title 46, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (5) through 
(25) as paragraphs (6) through (26), respectively; 
and 
(2) by inserting after paragraph (4), the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(5) CERTAIN COVERED SERVICES.—For pur-
poses of sections 41105 and 41307, the term ‘cer-
tain covered services’ means, with respect to a ves-
sel— 
‘‘(A) the berthing or bunkering of the ves-
sel; 
‘‘(B) the loading or unloading of cargo to 
or from the vessel to or from a point on a wharf 
or terminal; 
‘‘(C) the positioning, removal, or replace-
ment of buoys related to the movement of the 
vessel; and 
‘‘(D) with respect to injunctive relief under 
section 41307, towing vessel services provided 
to such a vessel.’’. 
SEC. 4705. REPORTS FILED WITH THE COMMISSION. 
Section 40104(a) of title 46, United States Code, is 
amended to read as follows:
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‘‘(a) REPORTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Federal Maritime 
Commission may require a common carrier or ma-
rine terminal operator, or an officer, receiver, trust-
ee, lessee, agent, or employee of the common carrier 
or marine terminal operator to file with the Commis-
sion a periodical or special report, an account, 
record, rate, or charge, or a memorandum of facts 
and transactions related to the business of the com-
mon carrier or marine terminal operator, as applica-
ble. 
‘‘(2) REQUIREMENTS.—Any report, account, 
record, rate, charge, or memorandum required to be 
filed under paragraph (1) shall— 
‘‘(A) be made under oath if the Commis-
sion requires; and 
‘‘(B) be filed in the form and within the 
time prescribed by the Commission. 
‘‘(3) LIMITATION.—The Commission shall— 
‘‘(A) limit the scope of any filing ordered 
under this section to fulfill the objective of the 
order; and 
‘‘(B) provide a reasonable period of time 
for respondents to respond based upon their ca-
pabilities and the scope of the order.’’.
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SEC. 4706. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION. 
(a) NOTICE OF FILING.—Section 40304(a) of title 
46, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(a) NOTICE OF FILING.—Not later than 7 days 
after the date an agreement is filed, the Federal Maritime 
Commission shall— 
‘‘(1) transmit a notice of the filing to the Fed-
eral Register for publication; and 
‘‘(2) request interested persons to submit rel-
evant information and documents.’’. 
(b) REQUEST
FOR
INFORMATION
AND
DOCU-
MENTS.—Section 40304(d) of title 46, United States 
Code, is amended by striking ‘‘section’’ and inserting 
‘‘part’’. 
(c) SAVING CLAUSE.—Nothing in this section, or the 
amendments made by this section, may be construed— 
(1) to prevent the Federal Maritime Commis-
sion from requesting from a person, at any time, any 
additional information or documents the Commission 
considers necessary to carry out chapter 403 of title 
46, United States Code; 
(2) to prescribe a specific deadline for the sub-
mission of relevant information and documents in re-
sponse to a request under section 40304(a)(2) of 
title 46, United States Code; or
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(3) to limit the authority of the Commission to 
request information under section 40304(d) of title 
46, United States Code. 
SEC. 4707. OCEAN TRANSPORTATION INTERMEDIARIES. 
(a) LICENSE REQUIREMENT.—Section 40901(a) of 
title 46, United States Code, is amended by inserting ‘‘ad-
vertise, hold oneself out, or’’ after ‘‘may not’’. 
(b) APPLICABILITY.—Section 40901 of title 46, 
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(c) APPLICABILITY.—Subsection (a) and section 
40902 do not apply to a person that performs ocean trans-
portation intermediary services on behalf of an ocean 
transportation intermediary for which it is a disclosed 
agent.’’. 
(c) FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY.—Section 40902(a) 
of title 46, United States Code, is amended by inserting 
‘‘advertise, hold oneself out, or’’ after ‘‘may not’’. 
SEC. 4708. COMMON CARRIERS. 
(a) Section 41104 of title 46, United States Code, 
is amended— 
(1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by 
inserting ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—’’ before ‘‘A common 
carrier’’; 
(2) in subsection (a), as designated—
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(A) by amending paragraph (11) to read 
as follows: 
‘‘(11) knowingly and willfully accept cargo from 
or transport cargo for the account of a non-vessel- 
operating common carrier that does not have a tariff 
as required by section 40501 of this title, or an 
ocean transportation intermediary that does not 
have a bond, insurance, or other surety as required 
by section 40902 of this title;’’; 
(B) in paragraph (12), by striking the pe-
riod at the end and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(13) continue to participate simultaneously in 
a rate discussion agreement and an agreement to 
share vessels, in the same trade, if the interplay of 
the authorities exercised by the specified agreements 
is likely, by a reduction in competition, to produce 
an unreasonable reduction in transportation service 
or an unreasonable increase in transportation cost.’’; 
and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(b) RULE
OF CONSTRUCTION.—Notwithstanding 
any other provision of law, there is no private right of ac-
tion to enforce the prohibition under subsection (a)(13).
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‘‘(c) AGREEMENT VIOLATION.—Participants in an 
agreement found by the Commission to violate subsection 
(a)(13) shall have 90 days from the date of such Commis-
sion finding to withdraw from the agreement as necessary 
to comply with that subsection.’’. 
(b) APPLICATION.—Section 41104(a)(13) of title 46, 
United States Code, as amended, shall apply to any agree-
ment filed or with an effective date before, on, or after 
the date of enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 4709. NEGOTIATIONS. 
(a) CONCERTED ACTION.—Section 41105 of title 46, 
United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (5) through 
(8) as paragraphs (7) through (10), respectively; 
and 
(2) by inserting after paragraph (4) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(5) negotiate with a tug or towing vessel serv-
ice provider on any matter relating to rates or serv-
ices provided within the United States by those tugs 
or towing vessels; 
‘‘(6) with respect to a vessel operated by an 
ocean common carrier within the United States, ne-
gotiate for the purchase of certain covered services, 
unless the negotiations and any resulting agreements
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are not in violation of the antitrust laws and are 
consistent with the purposes of this part, except that 
this paragraph does not prohibit the setting and 
publishing of a joint through rate by a conference, 
joint venture, or association of ocean common car-
riers;’’. 
(b) AUTHORITY.—Chapter 411 of title 46, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(1) by inserting after section 41105 the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘§ 41105A. Authority 
‘‘Nothing in section 41105, as amended by the Fed-
eral Maritime Commission Authorization Act of 2017, 
shall be construed to limit the authority of the Depart-
ment of Justice regarding antitrust matters.’’; and 
(2) in the analysis at the beginning of chapter 
411, by inserting after the item relating to section 
41105 the following: 
‘‘41105A. Authority.’’. 
(c) EXEMPTION.—Section 40307(b)(1) of title 46, 
United States Code, is amended by inserting ‘‘tug opera-
tors,’’ after ‘‘motor carriers,’’. 
SEC. 4710. INJUNCTIVE RELIEF SOUGHT BY THE COMMIS-
SION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 41307(b) of title 46, 
United States Code is amended—
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(1) in paragraph (1) by inserting ‘‘or to sub-
stantially lessen competition in the purchasing of 
certain covered services’’ after ‘‘transportation cost’’; 
and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(4) COMPETITION FACTORS.—In making a de-
termination under this subsection regarding whether 
an agreement is likely to substantially lessen com-
petition in the purchasing of certain covered serv-
ices, the Commission may consider any relevant 
competition factors in affected markets, including, 
without limitation, the competitive effect of agree-
ments other than the agreement under review.’’. 
(b) APPLICATION.—Section 41307(b) of title 46, 
United States Code, as amended, shall apply to any agree-
ment filed or with an effective date before, on, or after 
the date of enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 4711. DISCUSSIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 303 of title 46, United 
States Code, is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘§ 303. Meetings 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Federal Maritime Commis-
sion shall be deemed to be an agency for purposes of sec-
tion 552b of title 5.
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‘‘(b) RECORD.—The Commission, through its sec-
retary, shall keep a record of its meetings and the votes 
taken on any action, order, contract, or financial trans-
action of the Commission. 
‘‘(c) NONPUBLIC COLLABORATIVE DISCUSSIONS.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—Notwithstanding section 
552b of title 5, a majority of the Commissioners 
may hold a meeting that is not open to public obser-
vation to discuss official agency business if— 
‘‘(A) no formal or informal vote or other 
official agency action is taken at the meeting; 
‘‘(B) each individual present at the meet-
ing is a Commissioner or an employee of the 
Commission; 
‘‘(C) at least 1 Commissioner from each 
political party is present at the meeting, if ap-
plicable; and 
‘‘(D) the General Counsel of the Commis-
sion is present at the meeting. 
‘‘(2) DISCLOSURE
OF
NONPUBLIC
COLLABO-
RATIVE
DISCUSSIONS.—Except as provided under 
paragraph (3), not later than 2 business days after 
the conclusion of a meeting under paragraph (1), 
the Commission shall make available to the public, 
in a place easily accessible to the public—
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‘‘(A) a list of the individuals present at the 
meeting; and 
‘‘(B) a summary of the matters discussed 
at the meeting, except for any matters the 
Commission properly determines may be with-
held from the public under section 552b(c) of 
title 5. 
‘‘(3) EXCEPTION.—If the Commission properly 
determines matters may be withheld from the public 
under section 555b(c) of title 5, the Commission 
shall provide a summary with as much general infor-
mation as possible on those matters withheld from 
the public. 
‘‘(4) ONGOING
PROCEEDINGS.—If a meeting 
under paragraph (1) directly relates to an ongoing 
proceeding before the Commission, the Commission 
shall make the disclosure under paragraph (2) on 
the date of the final Commission decision. 
‘‘(5) PRESERVATION OF OPEN MEETINGS RE-
QUIREMENTS FOR AGENCY ACTION.—Nothing in this 
subsection may be construed to limit the applica-
bility of section 552b of title 5 with respect to a 
meeting of the Commissioners other than that de-
scribed in this subsection.
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‘‘(6) STATUTORY CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in 
this subsection may be construed— 
‘‘(A) to limit the applicability of section 
552b of title 5 with respect to any information 
which is proposed to be withheld from the pub-
lic under paragraph (2)(B) of this subsection; 
or 
‘‘(B) to authorize the Commission to with-
hold from any individual any record that is ac-
cessible to that individual under section 552a of 
title 5.’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The analysis at the be-
ginning of chapter 3 of title 46, United States Code, is 
amended by amending the item relating to section 303 to 
read as follows: 
‘‘303. Meetings.’’. 
SEC. 4712. TRANSPARENCY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Beginning not later than 60 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Federal Mari-
time Commission shall submit to the Committee on Com-
merce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the 
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the 
House of Representatives biannual reports that describe 
the Commission’s progress toward addressing the issues 
raised in each unfinished regulatory proceeding, regardless
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of whether the proceeding is subject to a statutory or regu-
latory deadline. 
(b) FORMAT OF REPORTS.—Each report under sub-
section (a) shall, among other things, clearly identify for 
each unfinished regulatory proceeding— 
(1) the popular title; 
(2) the current stage of the proceeding; 
(3) an abstract of the proceeding; 
(4) what prompted the action in question; 
(5) any applicable statutory, regulatory, or judi-
cial deadline; 
(6) the associated docket number; 
(7) the date the rulemaking was initiated; 
(8) a date for the next action; and 
(9) if a date for next action identified in the 
previous report is not met, the reason for the delay. 
SEC. 4713. STUDY OF BANKRUPTCY PREPARATION AND RE-
SPONSE. 
(a) STUDY.—The Comptroller General of the United 
States shall conduct a study that examines the immediate 
aftermath of a major ocean carrier bankruptcy and its im-
pact through the supply chain. The study shall consider 
any financial mechanisms that could be used to mitigate 
the impact of any future bankruptcy events on the supply 
chain.
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(b) REPORT.—No later than 1 year after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the 
United States shall submit to the Committee on Com-
merce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the 
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the 
House of Representatives a report containing the findings, 
conclusions, and recommendations, if any, from the study 
required under subsection (a). 
SEC. 4714. AGREEMENTS UNAFFECTED. 
Nothing in this division may be construed— 
(1) to limit or amend the definition of ‘‘agree-
ment’’ in section 40102(1) of title 46, United States 
Code, with respect to the exclusion of maritime labor 
agreements; or 
(2) to apply to a maritime labor agreement (as 
defined in section 40102(15) of that title). 
TITLE XLVIII—MISCELLANEOUS 
SEC. 4801. REPEAL OF OBSOLETE REPORTING REQUIRE-
MENT. 
Subsection (h) of section 888 of the Homeland Secu-
rity Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 468) is repealed. 
SEC. 4802. CORRECTIONS TO PROVISIONS ENACTED BY 
COAST GUARD AUTHORIZATION ACTS. 
Section 604(b) of the Howard Coble Coast Guard and 
Maritime Transportation Act of 2014 (Public Law 113–
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281; 128 Stat. 3061) is amended by inserting ‘‘and fishery 
endorsement’’ after ‘‘endorsement’’. 
SEC. 4803. OFFICER EVALUATION REPORT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 3 years after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Commandant of 
the Coast Guard shall reduce lieutenant junior grade eval-
uation reports to the same length as an ensign or place 
lieutenant junior grade evaluations on an annual schedule. 
(b) SURVEYS.—Not later than 1 year after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Commandant of the 
Coast Guard shall conduct surveys of— 
(1) outgoing promotion board members and as-
signment officers to determine, at a minimum— 
(A) which sections of the officer evaluation 
report were most useful; 
(B) which sections of the officer evaluation 
report were least useful; 
(C) how to better reflect high performers; 
and 
(D) any recommendations for improving 
the officer evaluation report; and 
(2) at least 10 percent of the officers from each 
grade of officers from O1 to O6 to determine how 
much time each member of the rating chain spends
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on that member’s portion of the officer evaluation 
report. 
(c) REVISIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 4 years after 
the date of the completion of the surveys required by 
subsection (b), the Commandant of the Coast Guard 
shall revise the officer evaluation report, and provide 
corresponding directions, taking into account the re-
quirements under paragraph (2). 
(2) REQUIREMENTS.—In revising the officer 
evaluation report under paragraph (1), the Com-
mandant shall— 
(A) consider the findings of the surveys 
under subsection (b); 
(B) improve administrative efficiency; 
(C) reduce and streamline performance di-
mensions and narrative text; 
(D) eliminate redundancy with the officer 
specialty management system and any other 
record information systems that are used dur-
ing the officer assignment or promotion process; 
(E) provide for fairness and equity for 
Coast Guard officers with regard to promotion 
boards, selection panels, and the assignment 
process; and
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(F) ensure officer evaluation responsibil-
ities can be accomplished within normal work-
ing hours— 
(i) to minimize any impact to officer 
duties; and 
(ii) to eliminate any need for an offi-
cer to take liberty or leave for administra-
tive purposes. 
(d) REPORT.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 545 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
Commandant of the Coast Guard shall submit to the 
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor-
tation of the Senate and the Committee on Trans-
portation and Infrastructure of the House of Rep-
resentatives a report on the findings of the surveys 
under subsection (b). 
(2) FORMAT.—The report under paragraph (1) 
shall be formatted by each rank, type of board, and 
position, as applicable. 
SEC. 4804. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY. 
Section 404 of the Coast Guard Authorization Act 
of 2010 (Public Law 111–281; 124 Stat. 2950) is amend-
ed—
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(1) in subsection (a), in the text preceding 
paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘sections 3304, 5333, 
and 5753’’ and inserting ‘‘section 3304’’; and 
(2) by striking subsection (b), and redesig-
nating subsection (c) as subsection (b). 
SEC. 4805. COAST GUARD ROTC PROGRAM. 
Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Commandant of the Coast Guard shall 
submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on 
Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Rep-
resentatives a report on the costs and benefits of creating 
a Coast Guard Reserve Officers’ Training Corps Program 
based on the other Armed Forces programs. 
SEC. 4806. CURRENCY DETECTION CANINE TEAM PRO-
GRAM. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) CANINE
CURRENCY
DETECTION
TEAM.— 
The term ‘‘canine currency detection team’’ means a 
canine and a canine handler that are trained to de-
tect currency. 
(2) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of the department in which the Coast 
Guard is operating.
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(b) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 1 year after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall es-
tablish a program to allow the use of canine currency de-
tection teams for purposes of Coast Guard maritime law 
enforcement, including underway vessel boardings. 
(c) OPERATION.—The Secretary may cooperate with, 
or enter into an agreement with, the head of another Fed-
eral agency to meet the requirements under subsection (b). 
SEC. 4807. CENTER OF EXPERTISE FOR GREAT LAKES OIL 
SPILL SEARCH AND RESPONSE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Commandant of the 
Coast Guard shall establish a Center of Expertise for 
Great Lakes Oil Spill Preparedness and Response (re-
ferred to in this section as the ‘‘Center of Expertise’’) in 
accordance with section 313 of title 14, United States 
Code, as amended by this division. 
(b) LOCATION.—The Center of Expertise shall be lo-
cated in close proximity to— 
(1) critical crude oil transportation infrastruc-
ture on and connecting the Great Lakes, such as 
submerged pipelines and high-traffic navigation 
locks; and 
(2) an institution of higher education with ade-
quate aquatic research laboratory facilities and capa-
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bilities and expertise in Great Lakes aquatic ecology, 
environmental chemistry, fish and wildlife, and water 
resources. 
(c) FUNCTIONS.—The Center of Expertise shall— 
(1) monitor and assess, on an ongoing basis, 
the current state of knowledge regarding freshwater 
oil spill response technologies and the behavior and 
effects of oil spills in the Great Lakes; 
(2) identify any significant gaps in Great Lakes 
oil spill research, including an assessment of major 
scientific or technological deficiencies in responses to 
past spills in the Great Lakes and other freshwater 
bodies, and seek to fill those gaps; 
(3) conduct research, development, testing, and 
evaluation for freshwater oil spill response equip-
ment, technologies, and techniques to mitigate and 
respond to oil spills in the Great Lakes; 
(4) educate and train Federal, State, and local 
first responders located in Coast Guard District 9 
in— 
(A) the incident command system struc-
ture; 
(B) Great Lakes oil spill response tech-
niques and strategies; and 
(C) public affairs; and
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(5) work with academic and private sector re-
sponse training centers to develop and standardize 
maritime oil spill response training and techniques 
for use on the Great Lakes. 
(d) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘Great 
Lakes’’ means Lake Superior, Lake Michigan, Lake 
Huron, Lake Erie, and Lake Ontario. 
SEC. 4808. PUBLIC SAFETY ANSWERING POINTS AND MARI-
TIME SEARCH AND RESCUE COORDINATION. 
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act— 
(1) the Secretary of the department in which 
the Coast Guard is operating acting through the 
Commandant of the Coast Guard shall review Coast 
Guard policies and procedures for public safety an-
swering points and search-and-rescue coordination 
with State and local law enforcement entities in 
order to— 
(A) further minimize the possibility of 
maritime 911 calls being improperly routed; 
and 
(B) assure the Coast Guard is able to ef-
fectively carry out the Coast Guard’s maritime 
search and rescue mission; and 
(2) the Commandant shall—
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(A) formulate a national maritime public 
safety answering points policy; and 
(B) submit a report to the Congress on 
such assessment and policy, which shall include 
an update to the report submitted in accord-
ance with section 233 of the Howard Coble 
Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Act 
of 2014. 
SEC. 4809. SHIP SHOAL LIGHTHOUSE TRANSFER: REPEAL. 
Effective January 1, 2021, section 27 of the Coast 
Guard Authorization Act of 1991 (Public Law 102–241; 
105 Stat. 2218) is repealed. 
SEC. 4810. LAND EXCHANGE, AYAKULIK ISLAND, ALASKA. 
(a) LAND EXCHANGE; AYAKULIK ISLAND, ALAS-
KA.—If the owner of Ayakulik Island, Alaska, offers to 
exchange the Island for the Tract— 
(1) within 10 days after receiving such offer, 
the Secretary shall provide notice of the offer to the 
Commandant; 
(2) within 90 days after receiving the notice 
under paragraph (1), the Commandant shall develop 
and transmit to the Secretary proposed operational 
restrictions on commercial activity conducted on the 
Tract, including the right of the Commandant to—
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(A) order the immediate termination, for a 
period of up to 72 hours, of any activity occur-
ring on or from the Tract that violates or 
threatens to violate one or more of such restric-
tions; or 
(B) commence a civil action for appro-
priate relief, including a permanent or tem-
porary injunction enjoining the activity that vio-
lates or threatens to violate such restrictions; 
(3) within 90 days after receiving the proposed 
operational restrictions from the Commandant, the 
Secretary shall transmit such restrictions to the 
owner of Ayakulik Island; and 
(4) within 30 days after transmitting the pro-
posed operational restrictions to the owner of 
Ayakulik Island, and if the owner agrees to such re-
strictions, the Secretary shall convey all right, title, 
and interest of the United States in and to the 
Tract to the owner, subject to an easement granted 
to the Commandant to enforce such restrictions, in 
exchange for all right, title, and interest of such 
owner in and to Ayakulik Island. 
(b) BOUNDARY
REVISIONS.—The Secretary may 
make technical and conforming revisions to the boundaries 
of the Tract before the date of the exchange.
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(c) PUBLIC LAND ORDER.—Effective on the date of 
an exchange under subsection (a), Public Land Order 
5550 shall have no force or effect with respect to sub-
merged lands that are part of the Tract. 
(d) FAILURE TO TIMELY RESPOND TO NOTICE.—If 
the Commandant does not transmit proposed operational 
restrictions to the Secretary within 30 days after receiving 
the notice under subsection (a)(1), the Secretary shall, by 
not later than 60 days after transmitting such notice, con-
vey all right, title, and interest of the United States in 
and to the Tract to the owner of Ayakulik Island in ex-
change for all right, title, and interest of such owner in 
and to Ayakulik Island. 
(e) CERCLA NOT AFFECTED.—This section and an 
exchange under this section shall not be construed to limit 
the application of or otherwise affect section 120(h) of the 
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, 
and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9620(h)). 
(f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) COMMANDANT.—The term ‘‘Commandant’’ 
means the Secretary of the department in which the 
Coast Guard is operating, acting through the Com-
mandant of the Coast Guard. 
(2) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of the Interior.
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(3) TRACT.—The term ‘‘Tract’’ means the land 
(including submerged land) depicted as ‘‘PRO-
POSED PROPERTY EXCHANGE AREA’’ on the 
survey 
titled 
‘‘PROPOSED 
PROPERTY 
EX-
CHANGE PARCEL’’ and dated 3/22/17. 
SEC. 4811. USE OF TRACT 43. 
Section 524(e)(2) of the Pribilof Island Transition 
Completion Act of 2016 (Public Law 114–120), as amend-
ed by section 3533 of the Pribilof Island Transition Com-
pletion Amendments Act of 2016 (subtitle B of title 
XXXV of Public Law 114-328), is amended by— 
(1) striking ‘‘each month’’ and inserting ‘‘each 
April and October’’; and 
(2) striking ‘‘previous month’’ and inserting 
‘‘previous six months’’. 
SEC. 4812. COAST GUARD MARITIME DOMAIN AWARENESS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the department 
in which the Coast Guard is operating shall seek to enter 
into an arrangement with the National Academy of 
Sciences not later than 60 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act under which the Academy shall prepare 
an assessment of available unmanned, autonomous, or re-
motely controlled maritime domain awareness technologies 
for use by the Coast Guard. 
(b) ASSESSMENT.—The assessment shall—
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(1) describe the potential limitations of current 
and emerging unmanned technologies used in the 
maritime domain for— 
(A) ocean observation; 
(B) vessel monitoring and identification; 
(C) weather observation; 
(D) to the extent practicable for consider-
ation by the Academy, intelligence gathering, 
surveillance, and reconnaissance; and 
(E) communications; 
(2) examine how technologies described in para-
graph (1) can help prioritize Federal investment by 
examining; 
(A) affordability, including acquisition, op-
erations, and maintenance; 
(B) reliability; 
(C) versatility; 
(D) efficiency; and 
(E) estimated service life and persistence 
of effort; and 
(3) analyze whether the use of new and emerg-
ing maritime domain awareness technologies can be 
used to— 
(A) carry out Coast Guard missions at 
lower costs;
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(B) expand the scope and range of Coast 
Guard maritime domain awareness; 
(C) allow the Coast Guard to more effi-
ciently and effectively allocate Coast Guard ves-
sels, aircraft, and personnel; and 
(D) identify adjustments that would be 
necessary in Coast Guard policies, procedures, 
and protocols to incorporate unmanned tech-
nologies to enhance efficiency. 
(c) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 1 year 
after entering into an arrangement with the Secretary 
under subsection (a), the National Academy of Sciences 
shall submit the assessment prepared under this section 
to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure 
and Homeland Security of the House of Representatives 
and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor-
tation of the Senate. 
(d) USE
OF INFORMATION.—In formulating costs 
pursuant to subsection (b), the National Academy of 
Sciences may utilize information from other Coast Guard 
reports, assessments, or analyses regarding existing Coast 
Guard manpower requirements or other reports, assess-
ments, or analyses for the acquisition of unmanned, auton-
omous, or remotely controlled technologies by the Federal 
Government.
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SEC. 4813. MONITORING. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the department 
in which the Coast Guard is operating shall conduct a 1- 
year pilot program to determine the impact of persistent 
use of different types of surveillance systems on illegal 
maritime activities, including illegal, unreported, and un-
regulated fishing, in the Western Pacific region. 
(b) REQUIREMENTS.—The pilot program shall— 
(1) consider the use of light aircraft-based de-
tection systems that can identify potential illegal ac-
tivity from high altitudes and produce enforcement- 
quality evidence at low altitudes; and 
(2) be directed at detecting and deterring illegal 
maritime activities, including illegal, unreported, and 
unregulated fishing, and enhancing maritime domain 
awareness. 
SEC. 4814. REIMBURSEMENTS FOR NON-FEDERAL CON-
STRUCTION COSTS OF CERTAIN AIDS TO 
NAVIGATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to the availability of 
amounts specifically provided in advance in subsequent ap-
propriations Acts and in accordance with this section, the 
Commandant of the Coast Guard may reimburse a non- 
Federal entity for costs incurred by the entity for a cov-
ered project.
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(b) CONDITIONS.—The Commandant may not pro-
vide reimbursement under subsection (a) with respect to 
a covered project unless— 
(1) the need for the project is a result of the 
completion of construction with respect to a federally 
authorized navigation channel; 
(2) the Commandant determines, through an 
appropriate navigation safety analysis, that the 
project is necessary to ensure safe marine transpor-
tation; 
(3) the Commandant approves the design of the 
project to ensure that it meets all applicable Coast 
Guard aids-to-navigation standards and require-
ments; 
(4) the non-Federal entity agrees to transfer 
the project upon completion to the Coast Guard for 
operation and maintenance by the Coast Guard as a 
Federal aid to navigation; 
(5) the non-Federal entity carries out the 
project in accordance with the same laws and regula-
tions that would apply to the Coast Guard if the 
Coast Guard carried out the project, including ob-
taining all permits required for the project under 
Federal and State law; and
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(6) the Commandant determines that the 
project satisfies such additional requirements as may 
be established by the Commandant. 
(c) 
LIMITATIONS.—Reimbursements 
under 
sub-
section (a) may not exceed the following: 
(1) For a single covered project, $5,000,000. 
(2) For all covered projects in a single fiscal 
year, $5,000,000. 
(d) EXPIRATION.—The authority granted under this 
section shall expire on the date that is 4 years after the 
date of enactment of this section. 
(e) COVERED PROJECT DEFINED.—In this section, 
the term ‘‘covered project’’ means a project carried out— 
(1) by a non-Federal entity to construct and es-
tablish an aid to navigation that facilitates safe and 
efficient marine transportation on a Federal naviga-
tion project authorized by title I of the Water Re-
sources Development Act of 2007 (Public Law 110– 
114); and 
(2) in an area that was affected by Hurricane 
Harvey. 
SEC. 4815. TOWING SAFETY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FEES. 
(a) REVIEW.—The Commandant of the Coast Guard 
shall—
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(1) review and compare the costs to the Govern-
ment of— 
(A) towing vessel inspections performed by 
the Coast Guard; and 
(B) such inspections performed by a third 
party; and 
(2) based on such review and comparison, de-
termine whether the costs to the Government of 
such inspections performed by a third party are dif-
ferent than the costs to the Government of such in-
spections performed by the Coast Guard. 
(b) REVISION OF FEES.—If the Commandant deter-
mines under subsection (a) that the costs to the Govern-
ment of such inspections performed by a third party are 
different than the costs to the Government of such inspec-
tions performed by the Coast Guard, then the Com-
mandant shall revise the fee assessed by the Coast Guard 
for such inspections as necessary to conform to the re-
quirements under section 9701 of title 31, United States 
Code, that such fee be based on the cost to the Govern-
ment of such inspections and accurately reflect such costs. 
SEC. 4816. OIL SPILL DISBURSEMENTS AUDITING AND RE-
PORT. 
Section 1012 of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (33 
U.S.C. 2712) is amended—
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(1) by repealing subsection (g); 
(2) in subsection (l)(1), by striking ‘‘Within one 
year after the date of enactment of the Coast Guard 
Authorization Act of 2010, and annually thereafter,’’ 
and inserting ‘‘Each year, on the date on which the 
President submits to Congress a budget under sec-
tion 1105 of title 31, United States Code,’’; and 
(3) by amending subsection (l)(2) to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(2) CONTENTS.—The report shall include— 
‘‘(A) a list of each incident that— 
‘‘(i) occurred in the preceding fiscal 
year; and 
‘‘(ii) resulted in disbursements from 
the Fund, for removal costs and damages, 
totaling $500,000 or more; 
‘‘(B) a list of each incident that— 
‘‘(i) occurred in the fiscal year pre-
ceding the preceding fiscal year; and 
‘‘(ii) resulted in disbursements from 
the Fund, for removal costs and damages, 
totaling $500,000 or more; and 
‘‘(C) an accounting of any amounts reim-
bursed to the Fund in the preceding fiscal year 
that were recovered from a responsible party
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for an incident that resulted in disbursements 
from the Fund, for removal costs and damages, 
totaling $500,000 or more.’’. 
SEC. 
4817. 
FLEET 
REQUIREMENTS 
ASSESSMENT 
AND 
STRATEGY. 
(a) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the department 
in which the Coast Guard is operating, in consultation 
with interested Federal and non-Federal stakeholders, 
shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on 
Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Rep-
resentatives a report including— 
(1) an assessment of Coast Guard at-sea oper-
ational fleet requirements to support its statutory 
missions established in the Homeland Security Act 
of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 101 et seq.); and 
(2) a strategic plan for meeting the require-
ments identified under paragraph (1). 
(b) CONTENTS.—The report under subsection (a) 
shall include— 
(1) an assessment of— 
(A) the extent to which the Coast Guard 
at-sea operational fleet requirements referred to 
in subsection (a)(1) are currently being met;
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(B) the Coast Guard’s current fleet, its 
operational lifespan, and how the anticipated 
changes in the age and distribution of vessels in 
the fleet will impact the ability to meet at-sea 
operational requirements; 
(C) fleet operations and recommended im-
provements to minimize costs and extend oper-
ational vessel life spans; and 
(D) the number of Fast Response Cutters, 
Offshore Patrol Cutters, and National Security 
Cutters needed to meet at-sea operational re-
quirements as compared to planned acquisitions 
under the current programs of record; 
(2) an analysis of— 
(A) how the Coast Guard at-sea oper-
ational fleet requirements are currently met, in-
cluding the use of the Coast Guard’s current 
cutter fleet, agreements with partners, char-
tered vessels, and unmanned vehicle technology; 
and 
(B) whether existing and planned cutter 
programs of record (including the Fast Re-
sponse Cutter, Offshore Patrol Cutter, and Na-
tional Security Cutter) will enable the Coast
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Guard to meet at-sea operational requirements; 
and 
(3) a description of— 
(A) planned manned and unmanned vessel 
acquisition; and 
(B) how such acquisitions will change the 
extent to which the Coast Guard at-sea oper-
ational requirements are met. 
(c) CONSULTATION AND TRANSPARENCY.— 
(1) CONSULTATION.—In consulting with the 
Federal and non-Federal stakeholders under sub-
section (a), the Secretary of the department in which 
the Coast Guard is operating shall— 
(A) provide the stakeholders with opportu-
nities for input— 
(i) prior to initially drafting the re-
port, including the assessment and stra-
tegic plan; and 
(ii) not later than 3 months prior to 
finalizing the report, including the assess-
ment and strategic plan, for submission; 
and 
(B) document the input and its disposition 
in the report.
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(2) TRANSPARENCY.—All input provided under 
paragraph (1) shall be made available to the public. 
(d) ENSURING MARITIME COVERAGE.—In order to 
meet Coast Guard mission requirements for search and 
rescue, ports, waterways, and coastal security, and mari-
time environmental response during recapitalization of 
Coast Guard vessels, the Coast Guard shall ensure con-
tinuity of the coverage, to the maximum extent prac-
ticable, in the locations that may lose assets. 
SEC. 4818. NATIONAL SECURITY CUTTER. 
(a) STANDARD METHOD FOR TRACKING.—The Com-
mandant of the Coast Guard may not certify an eighth 
National Security Cutter as Ready for Operations before 
the date on which the Commandant provides to the Com-
mittee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House 
of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, 
Science, and Transportation of the Senate— 
(1) a notification of a new standard method for 
tracking operational employment of Coast Guard 
major cutters that does not include time during 
which such a cutter is away from its homeport for 
maintenance or repair; and 
(2) a report analyzing cost and performance for 
different approaches to achieving varied levels of
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operational employment using the standard method 
required by paragraph (1) that, at a minimum— 
(A) compares over a 30-year period the av-
erage annualized baseline cost and perform-
ances for a certified National Security Cutter 
that operated for 185 days away from homeport 
or an equivalent alternative measure of oper-
ational tempo— 
(i) against the cost of a 15 percent in-
crease in days away from homeport or an 
equivalent alternative measure of oper-
ational tempo for a National Security Cut-
ter; and 
(ii) against the cost of the acquisition 
and operation of an additional National 
Security Cutter; and 
(B) examines the optimal level of oper-
ational employment of National Security Cut-
ters to balance National Security Cutter cost 
and mission performance. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) Section 221(b) of the Coast Guard and 
Maritime Transportation Act of 2012 (126 Stat. 
1560) is repealed.
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(2) Section 204(c)(1) of the Coast Guard Au-
thorization Act of 2016 (130 Stat. 35) is repealed. 
SEC. 4819. ACQUISITION PLAN FOR INLAND WATERWAY 
AND RIVER TENDERS AND BAY-CLASS ICE-
BREAKERS. 
(a) ACQUISITION PLAN.—Not later than 270 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Com-
mandant of the Coast Guard shall submit to the Com-
mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the 
Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infra-
structure of the House of Representatives a plan to re-
place or extend the life of the Coast Guard fleet of inland 
waterway and river tenders, and the Bay-class icebreakers. 
(b) CONTENTS.—The plan under subsection (a) shall 
include— 
(1) an analysis of the work required to extend 
the life of vessels described in subsection (a); 
(2) recommendations for which, if any, such 
vessels it is cost effective to undertake a ship-life ex-
tension or enhanced maintenance program; 
(3) an analysis of the aids to navigation pro-
gram to determine if advances in navigation tech-
nology may reduce the needs for physical aids to 
navigation;
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(4) recommendations for changes to physical 
aids to navigation and the distribution of such aids 
that reduce the need for the acquisition of vessels to 
replace the vessels described in subsection (a); 
(5) a schedule for the acquisition of vessels to 
replace the vessels described in subsection (a), in-
cluding the date on which the first vessel will be de-
livered; 
(6) the date such acquisition will be complete; 
(7) a description of the order and location of re-
placement vessels; 
(8) an estimate of the cost per vessel and of the 
total cost of the acquisition program of record; and 
(9) an analysis of whether existing vessels can 
be used. 
SEC. 4820. GREAT LAKES ICEBREAKER ACQUISITION. 
(a) ICEBREAKING ON THE GREAT LAKES.—For fiscal 
years 2018 and 2019, the Commandant of the Coast 
Guard may use funds made available pursuant to section 
4902 of title 14, United States Code, as amended by this 
division, for the construction of an icebreaker that is at 
least as capable as the Coast Guard Cutter Mackinaw to 
enhance icebreaking capacity on the Great Lakes. 
(b) ACQUISITION PLAN.—Not later than 45 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commandant
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shall submit a plan to the Committee on Commerce, 
Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Com-
mittee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House 
of Representatives for acquiring an icebreaker described 
in subsections (a) and (b). Such plan shall include— 
(1) the details and schedule of the acquisition 
activities to be completed; and 
(2) a description of how the funding for Coast 
Guard acquisition, construction, and improvements 
that was appropriated under the Consolidated Ap-
propriations Act, 2017 (Public Law 115–31) will be 
allocated to support the acquisition activities re-
ferred to in paragraph (1). 
SEC. 4821. POLAR ICEBREAKERS. 
(a) ENHANCED MAINTENANCE PROGRAM FOR THE 
POLAR STAR.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to the availability of 
appropriations, the Commandant of the Coast Guard 
shall conduct an enhanced maintenance program on 
Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star (WAGB–10) to ex-
tend the service life of such vessel until at least De-
cember 31, 2025. 
(2) REQUIREMENT
FOR
REPORT.—Not later 
than 180 days after the date of the enactment of the 
Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2017, the Sec-
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retary of the department in which the Coast Guard 
is operating, in consultation with Naval Sea Systems 
Command, shall submit to the Committee on Com-
merce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate 
and the Committee on Transportation and Infra-
structure of the House of Representatives a detailed 
report describing a plan to extend the service life of 
the Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star (WAGB–10) 
until at least December 31, 2025, through an en-
hanced maintenance program. 
(3) CONTENT.—The report required by para-
graph (2) shall include the following: 
(A) An assessment and discussion of the 
enhanced maintenance program recommended 
by the National Academies of Sciences, Engi-
neering, and Medicine’s Committee on Polar 
Icebreaker Cost Assessment in the letter report 
‘‘Acquisition and Operation of Polar Ice-
breakers: Fulfilling the Nation’s Needs’’. 
(B) An assessment and discussion of the 
Government Accountability Office’s concerns 
and recommendations regarding service life ex-
tension work on Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star 
(WAGB–10) in the report ‘‘Status of the Coast
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Guard’s Polar Icebreaking Fleet Capability and 
Recapitalization Plan’’. 
(C) Based upon a materiel condition as-
sessment of the Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star 
(WAGB–10)— 
(i) a description of the service life ex-
tension needs of the vessel; 
(ii) detailed information regarding 
planned shipyard work for each fiscal year 
to meet such needs; and 
(iii) an estimate of the amount needed 
to be appropriated to complete the en-
hanced maintenance program. 
(D) A plan to ensure the vessel will main-
tain seasonally operational status during the 
enhanced maintenance program. 
(4) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.— 
The Commandant of the Coast Guard may use 
funds made available pursuant to section 4902 of 
title 14, United States Code, as amended by section 
4202 of this division, for the enhanced maintenance 
program described in the report required by sub-
section (a). 
(b) OVERDUE REPORT.—Upon the date of enactment 
of the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2017, the Sec-
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retary of the department in which the Coast Guard is op-
erating shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, 
Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Com-
mittee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House 
of Representatives the polar icebreaker recapitalization 
plan required under section 3523 of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114– 
328). 
(c) COAST GUARD AND MARITIME TRANSPORTATION 
ACT OF 2012; AMENDMENT.—Section 222 of the Coast 
Guard and Maritime Transportation Act of 2012 (Public 
Law 112–213), as amended, is further amended as fol-
lows: 
(1) by striking subsections (a) through (d); 
(2) by redesignating subsections (e) through (g) 
as subsections (a) through (c), respectively; 
(3) in subsection (a), as redesignated— 
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), 
by striking ‘‘Except as provided in subsection 
(c), the Commandant’’ and inserting ‘‘The 
Commandant’’; 
(B) in paragraph (1) by striking ‘‘Polar 
Sea or’’;
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(C) in paragraph (2) by striking ‘‘either of 
the vessels’’ and inserting ‘‘the Polar Star or 
the Polar Sea’’; and 
(D) in paragraph (3) by striking ‘‘either of 
the vessels’’ each place it appears and inserting 
‘‘the Polar Star’’. 
SEC. 4822. STRATEGIC ASSETS IN THE ARCTIC. 
(a) DEFINITION OF ARCTIC.—In this section, the 
term ‘‘Arctic’’ has the meaning given the term in section 
112 of the Arctic Research and Policy Act of 1984 (15 
U.S.C. 4111). 
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that— 
(1) the Arctic continues to grow in significance 
to both the national security interests and the eco-
nomic prosperity of the United States; and 
(2) the Coast Guard must ensure it is posi-
tioned to respond to any accident, incident, or threat 
with appropriate assets. 
(c) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Commandant of the Coast 
Guard, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense and 
taking into consideration the Department of Defense 2016 
Arctic Strategy, shall submit to the Committee on Com-
merce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the
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Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the 
House of Representatives a report on the progress toward 
implementing the strategic objectives described in the 
United States Coast Guard Arctic Strategy dated May 
2013. 
(d) CONTENTS.—The report under subsection (c) 
shall include— 
(1) a description of the Coast Guard’s progress 
toward each strategic objective identified in the 
United States Coast Guard Arctic Strategy dated 
May 2013; 
(2) an assessment of the assets and infrastruc-
ture necessary to meet the strategic objectives iden-
tified in the United States Coast Guard Arctic 
Strategy dated May 2013 based on factors such 
as— 
(A) response time; 
(B) coverage area; 
(C) endurance on scene; 
(D) presence; and 
(E) deterrence; 
(3) an analysis of the sufficiency of the dis-
tribution of National Security Cutters, Offshore Pa-
trol Cutters, and Fast Response Cutters both sta-
tioned in various Alaskan ports and in other loca-
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tions to meet the strategic objectives identified in 
the United States Coast Guard Arctic Strategy, 
dated May 2013; 
(4) plans to provide communications throughout 
the entire Coastal Western Alaska Captain of the 
Port zone to improve waterway safety and mitigate 
close calls, collisions, and other dangerous inter-
actions between the shipping industry and subsist-
ence hunters; 
(5) plans to prevent marine casualties, when 
possible, by ensuring vessels avoid environmentally 
sensitive areas and permanent security zones; 
(6) an explanation of— 
(A) whether it is feasible to establish a ves-
sel traffic service, using existing resources or 
otherwise; and 
(B) whether an Arctic Response Center of 
Expertise is necessary to address the gaps in 
experience, skills, equipment, resources, train-
ing, and doctrine to prepare, respond to, and 
recover spilled oil in the Arctic; and 
(7) an assessment of whether sufficient agree-
ments are in place to ensure the Coast Guard is re-
ceiving the information it needs to carry out its re-
sponsibilities.
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SEC. 4823. ARCTIC PLANNING CRITERIA. 
(a) ALTERNATIVE PLANNING CRITERIA.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of the Oil Pol-
lution Act of 1990 (33 U.S.C. 2701 et seq.), the 
Commandant of the Coast Guard may approve a 
vessel response plan under section 311 of the Fed-
eral Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1321) 
for a vessel operating in any area covered by the 
Captain of the Port Zone (as established by the 
Commandant) that includes the Arctic, if the Com-
mandant verifies that— 
(A) equipment required to be available for 
response under the plan has been tested and 
proven capable of operating in the environ-
mental conditions expected in the area in which 
it is intended to be operated; and 
(B) the operators of such equipment have 
conducted training on the equipment within the 
area covered by such Captain of the Port Zone. 
(2) POST-APPROVAL
REQUIREMENTS.—In ap-
proving a vessel response plan under paragraph (1), 
the Commandant shall— 
(A) require that the oil spill removal orga-
nization identified in the vessel response plan 
conduct regular exercises and drills of the plan
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in the area covered by the Captain of the Port 
Zone that includes the Arctic; and 
(B) allow such oil spill removal organiza-
tion to take credit for a response to an actual 
spill or release in the area covered by such Cap-
tain of the Port Zone, instead of conducting an 
exercise or drill required under subparagraph 
(A), if the oil spill removal organization— 
(i) documents which exercise or drill 
requirements were met during the re-
sponse; and 
(ii) submits a request for credit to, 
and receives approval from, the Com-
mandant. 
(b) REPORT.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 120 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Com-
mandant of the Coast Guard shall submit to the 
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor-
tation of the Senate and the Committee on Trans-
portation and Infrastructure of the House of Rep-
resentatives a report on the oil spill prevention and 
response capabilities for the area covered by the 
Captain of the Port Zone (as established by the 
Commandant) that includes the Arctic.
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(2) CONTENTS.—The report submitted under 
paragraph (1) shall include the following: 
(A) A description of equipment and assets 
available for response under the vessel response 
plans approved for vessels operating in the area 
covered by the Captain of the Port Zone, in-
cluding details on any providers of such equip-
ment and assets. 
(B) A description of the location of such 
equipment and assets, including an estimate of 
the time to deploy the equipment and assets. 
(C) A determination of how effectively 
such equipment and assets are distributed 
throughout the area covered by the Captain of 
the Port Zone. 
(D) A statement regarding whether the 
ability to maintain and deploy such equipment 
and assets is taken into account when meas-
uring the equipment and assets available 
throughout the area covered by the Captain of 
the Port Zone. 
(E) A validation of the port assessment 
visit process and response resource inventory 
for response under the vessel response plans ap-
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proved for vessels operating in the area covered 
by the Captain of the Port Zone. 
(F) A determination of the compliance rate 
with Federal vessel response plan regulations in 
the area covered by the Captain of the Port 
Zone during the previous 3 years. 
(G) A description of the resources needed 
throughout the area covered by the Captain of 
the Port Zone to conduct port assessments, ex-
ercises, response plan reviews, and spill re-
sponses. 
(c) DEFINITION OF ARCTIC.—In this section, the 
term ‘‘Arctic’’ has the meaning given the term under sec-
tion 112 of the Arctic Research and Policy Act of 1984 
(15 U.S.C. 4111). 
SEC. 4824. VESSEL RESPONSE PLAN AUDIT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General 
of the United States shall complete and submit to the 
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of 
the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and In-
frastructure of the House of Representatives a comprehen-
sive review of the processes and resources used by the 
Coast Guard to implement vessel response plan require-
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ments under section 311 of the Federal Water Pollution 
Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1321). 
(b) REQUIRED ELEMENTS OF REVIEW.—The review 
required under subsection (a) shall, at a minimum, in-
clude— 
(1) a study, or an audit if appropriate, of the 
processes the Coast Guard uses— 
(A) to approve the vessel response plans 
referred to in subsection (a); 
(B) to approve alternate planning criteria 
used in lieu of National Planning Criteria in 
approving such plans; 
(C) to verify compliance with such plans; 
and 
(D) to act in the event of a failure to com-
ply with the requirements of such plans; 
(2) an examination of all Federal and State 
agency resources used by the Coast Guard in car-
rying out the processes identified under paragraph 
(1), including— 
(A) the current staffing model and organi-
zation; 
(B) data, software, simulators, systems, or 
other technology, including those pertaining to
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weather, oil spill trajectory modeling, and risk 
management; 
(C) the total amount of time per fiscal 
year expended by Coast Guard personnel to ap-
prove and verify compliance with vessel re-
sponse plans; and 
(D) the average amount of time expended 
by the Coast Guard for approval of, and 
verification of compliance with, a single vessel 
response plan; 
(3) an analysis of how, including by what 
means or methods, the processes identified under 
paragraph (1)— 
(A) ensure compliance with applicable law; 
(B) are implemented by the Coast Guard, 
including at the district and sector levels; 
(C) are informed by public comment and 
engagement with States, Indian Tribes, and 
other regional stakeholders; 
(D) ensure availability and adequate oper-
ational capability and capacity of required as-
sets and equipment, including in cases in which 
contractual obligations may limit the avail-
ability of such assets and equipment for re-
sponse;
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(E) provide for adequate asset and equip-
ment mobilization time requirements, particu-
larly with respect to— 
(i) calculation and establishment of 
such requirements; 
(ii) verifying compliance with such re-
quirements; and 
(iii) factoring in weather, including 
specific regional adverse weather as de-
fined in section 155.1020 of title 33, Code 
of Federal Regulations, in calculating, es-
tablishing, and verifying compliance with 
such requirements; 
(F) ensure response plan updates and ves-
sel compliance when changes occur in response 
planning criteria, asset and equipment mobiliza-
tion times, or regional response needs, such as 
trends in transportation of high gravity oils or 
changes in vessel traffic volume; and 
(G) enable effective action by the Coast 
Guard in the event of a failure to comply with 
response plan requirements; 
(4) a determination regarding whether asset 
and equipment mobilization time requirements under
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approved vessel response plans can be met by the 
vessels to which they apply; and 
(5) recommendations for improving the proc-
esses identified under paragraph (1), including rec-
ommendations regarding the sufficiency of Coast 
Guard resources dedicated to those processes. 
SEC. 4825. WATERS DEEMED NOT NAVIGABLE WATERS OF 
THE UNITED STATES FOR CERTAIN PUR-
POSES. 
For purposes of the application of subtitle II of title 
46, United States Code, to the Volunteer (Hull Number 
CCA4108), the Illinois and Michigan Canal is deemed to 
not be navigable waters of the United States. 
SEC. 4826. DOCUMENTATION OF RECREATIONAL VESSELS. 
Coast Guard personnel performing nonrecreational 
vessel documentation functions under subchapter II of 
chapter 121 of title 46, United States Code, may perform 
recreational vessel documentation under section 12114 of 
such title in any fiscal year in which— 
(1) funds available for Coast Guard operating 
expenses may not be used for expenses incurred for 
recreational vessel documentation; 
(2) fees collected from owners of yachts and 
credited to such use are insufficient to pay expenses 
of recreational vessel documentation; and
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(3) there is a backlog of applications for rec-
reational vessel documentation. 
SEC. 4827. EQUIPMENT REQUIREMENTS; EXEMPTION FROM 
THROWABLE PERSONAL FLOTATION DEVICES 
REQUIREMENT. 
Not later than one year after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary of the department in which the 
Coast Guard is operating shall— 
(1) prescribe regulations in part 160 of title 46, 
Code of Federal Regulations, that treat a marine 
throw bag, as that term is commonly used in the 
commercial whitewater rafting industry, as a type of 
lifesaving equipment; and 
(2) revise section 175.17 of title 33, Code of 
Federal Regulations, to exempt rafts that are 16 
feet or more overall in length from the requirement 
to carry an additional throwable personal flotation 
device when such a marine throw bag is onboard and 
accessible. 
SEC. 4828. VISUAL DISTRESS SIGNALS AND ALTERNATIVE 
USE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the department 
in which the Coast Guard is operating shall develop a per-
formance standard for the alternative use and possession 
of visual distress alerting and locating signals as man-
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dated by carriage requirements for recreational boats in 
subpart C of part 175 of title 33, Code of Federal Regula-
tions. 
(b) REGULATIONS.—Not later than 180 days after 
the performance standard for alternative use and posses-
sion of visual distress alerting and locating signals is final-
ized, the Secretary shall revise part 175 of title 33, Code 
of Federal Regulations, to allow for carriage of such alter-
native signal devices. 
SEC. 4829. RADAR REFRESHER TRAINING. 
Not later than 60 days after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary of the department in which the 
Coast Guard is operating shall prescribe a final rule elimi-
nating the requirement that a mariner actively using the 
mariner’s credential complete an approved refresher or re-
certification course to maintain a radar observer endorse-
ment. This rulemaking shall be exempt from chapters 5 
and 6 of title 5, United States Code, and Executive Orders 
12866 and 13563. 
SEC. 4830. COMMERCIAL FISHING VESSEL SAFETY NA-
TIONAL COMMUNICATIONS PLAN. 
(a) REQUIREMENT FOR PLAN.—Not later than 1 
year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating 
shall develop and submit to the Committee on Commerce,
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Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Com-
mittee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House 
of Representatives a national communications plan for the 
purposes of— 
(1) disseminating information to the commer-
cial fishing vessel industry; 
(2) conducting outreach with the commercial 
fishing vessel industry; 
(3) facilitating interaction with the commercial 
fishing vessel industry; and 
(4) releasing information collected under section 
15102 of title 46, United States Code, as added by 
this division, to the commercial fishing vessel indus-
try. 
(b) CONTENT.—The plan required by subsection (a), 
and each annual update, shall— 
(1) identify staff, resources, and systems avail-
able to the Secretary to ensure the widest dissemina-
tion of information to the commercial fishing vessel 
industry; 
(2) include a means to document all commu-
nication and outreach conducted with the commer-
cial fishing vessel industry; and 
(3) include a mechanism to measure effective-
ness of such plan.
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(c) IMPLEMENTATION.—Not later than one year after 
submission of the initial plan, the Secretary of the depart-
ment in which the Coast Guard is operating shall imple-
ment the plan and shall at a minimum— 
(1) leverage Coast Guard staff, resources, and 
systems available; 
(2) monitor implementation nationwide to en-
sure adherence to plan contents; 
(3) allow each Captain of the Port to adopt the 
most effective strategy and means to communicate 
with commercial fishing vessel industry in that Cap-
tain of the Port Zone; 
(4) document communication and outreach; and 
(5) solicit feedback from the commercial fishing 
vessel industry. 
(d) REPORT AND UPDATES.—The Secretary of the 
department in which the Coast Guard is operating shall— 
(1) submit to the Committee on Commerce, 
Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the 
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of 
the House of Representatives a report on the effec-
tiveness of the plan to date and any updates to en-
sure maximum impact of the plan one year after the 
date of enactment of this Act, and every 4 years 
thereafter; and
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(2) include in such report input from individual 
Captains of the Port and any feedback received from 
the commercial fishing vessel industry. 
SEC. 4831. AUTHORIZATION FOR MARINE DEBRIS PRO-
GRAM. 
The Marine Debris Research, Prevention, and Reduc-
tion Act is amended— 
(1) in section 9 (33 U.S.C. 1958)— 
(A) by striking the em-dash and all that 
follows through ‘‘(1)’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘; and’’ and all that follows 
through the end of the section and inserting a 
period; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 10. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
‘‘Of the amounts authorized for each fiscal year 
under section 4902 of title 14, United States Code, up 
to $2,000,000 are authorized for the Commandant to 
carry out section 4 of this Act, of which not more than 
10 percent may be used for administrative costs.’’. 
SEC. 4832. ATLANTIC COAST PORT ACCESS ROUTE STUDY 
RECOMMENDATIONS. 
Not later than 30 days after the date of the enact-
ment of the Act, the Commandant of the Coast Guard 
shall notify the Committee on Transportation and Infra-
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structure of the House of Representatives and the Com-
mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the 
Senate of action taken to carry out the recommendations 
contained in the final report issued by the Atlantic Coast 
Port Access Route Study (ACPARS) workgroup for which 
notice of availability was published March 14, 2016 (81 
Fed. Reg. 13307). 
SEC. 4833. DRAWBRIDGES. 
Section 5 of the Act entitled ‘‘An Act making appro-
priations for the construction, repair, and preservation of 
certain public works on rivers and harbors, and for other 
purposes’’, approved August 18, 1894 (33 U.S.C. 499), 
is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(d) TEMPORARY CHANGES TO DRAWBRIDGE OPER-
ATING SCHEDULES.—Notwithstanding section 553 of title 
5, United States Code, whenever a temporary change to 
the operating schedule of a drawbridge, lasting 180 days 
or less— 
‘‘(1) is approved— 
‘‘(A) the Secretary of the department in 
which the Coast Guard is operating shall— 
‘‘(i) issue a deviation approval letter 
to the bridge owner; and 
‘‘(ii) announce the temporary change 
in—
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‘‘(I) the Local Notice to Mari-
ners; 
‘‘(II) a broadcast notice to mari-
ners and through radio stations; or 
‘‘(III) such other local media as 
the Secretary considers appropriate; 
and 
‘‘(B) the bridge owner, except a railroad 
bridge owner, shall notify— 
‘‘(i) the public by publishing notice of 
the temporary change in a newspaper of 
general circulation published in the place 
where the bridge is located; 
‘‘(ii) the department, agency, or office 
of transportation with jurisdiction over the 
roadway that abuts the approaches to the 
bridge; and 
‘‘(iii) the law enforcement organiza-
tion with jurisdiction over the roadway 
that abuts the approaches to the bridge; or 
‘‘(2) is denied, the Secretary of the department 
in which the Coast Guard is operating shall— 
‘‘(A) not later than 10 days after the date 
of receipt of the request, provide the bridge 
owner in writing the reasons for the denial, in-
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cluding any supporting data and evidence used 
to make the determination; and 
‘‘(B) provide the bridge owner a reasonable 
opportunity to address each reason for the de-
nial and resubmit the request. 
‘‘(e) DRAWBRIDGE MOVEMENTS.—The Secretary of 
the department in which the Coast Guard is operating— 
‘‘(1) shall require a drawbridge operator to 
record each movement of the drawbridge in a log-
book; 
‘‘(2) may inspect the logbook to ensure draw-
bridge movement is in accordance with the posted 
operating schedule; 
‘‘(3) shall review whether deviations from the 
posted operating schedule are impairing vehicular 
and pedestrian traffic; and 
‘‘(4) may determine if the operating schedule 
should be adjusted for efficiency of maritime or ve-
hicular and pedestrian traffic. 
‘‘(f) REQUIREMENTS.— 
‘‘(1) LOGBOOKS.—An operator of a drawbridge 
built across a navigable river or other water of the 
United States—
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‘‘(A) that opens the draw of such bridge 
for the passage of a vessel, shall record in a 
logbook— 
‘‘(i) the bridge identification and date 
of each opening; 
‘‘(ii) the bridge tender or operator for 
each opening; 
‘‘(iii) each time it is opened for navi-
gation; 
‘‘(iv) each time it is closed for naviga-
tion; 
‘‘(v) the number and direction of ves-
sels passing through during each opening; 
‘‘(vi) the types of vessels passing 
through during each opening; 
‘‘(vii) an estimated or known size 
(height, length, and beam) of the largest 
vessel passing through during each open-
ing; 
‘‘(viii) for each vessel, the vessel name 
and registration number if easily observ-
able; and 
‘‘(ix) all maintenance openings, mal-
functions, or other comments; and
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‘‘(B) that remains open to navigation but 
closes to allow for trains to cross, shall record 
in a logbook— 
‘‘(i) the bridge identification and date 
of each opening and closing; 
‘‘(ii) the bridge tender or operator; 
‘‘(iii) each time it is opened to naviga-
tion; 
‘‘(iv) each time it is closed to naviga-
tion; and 
‘‘(v) all maintenance openings, clos-
ings, malfunctions, or other comments. 
‘‘(2) MAINTENANCE OF LOGBOOKS.—A draw-
bridge operator shall maintain logbooks required 
under paragraph (1) for not less than 5 years. 
‘‘(3) SUBMISSION OF LOGBOOKS.—At the re-
quest of the Secretary of the department in which 
the Coast Guard is operating, a drawbridge operator 
shall submit to the Secretary the logbook required 
under paragraph (1) as the Secretary considers nec-
essary to carry out this section. 
‘‘(4) EXEMPTION.—The requirements under 
paragraph (1) shall be exempt from sections 3501 to 
3521 of title 44, United States Code.’’.
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SEC. 4834. WAIVER. 
Section 8902 of title 46, United States Code, shall 
not apply to the chain ferry DIANE (United States official 
number CG002692) when such vessel is operating on the 
Kalamazoo River in Saugatuck, Michigan. 
SEC. 4835. VESSEL WAIVER. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Upon enactment of this Act and 
notwithstanding sections (a)(2)(A) and 12113(a)(2) of 
title 46, United States Code, the Secretary shall issue a 
certificate of documentation with coastwise and fishery en-
dorsements to the certificated vessel. 
(b) REPLACEMENT VESSEL.—The certificated vessel 
shall qualify and not be precluded from operating as an 
Amendment 80 replacement vessel under the provisions of 
part 679 of title 50, Code of Federal Regulations. 
(c) COAST GUARD REVIEW AND DETERMINATION.— 
(1) REVIEW.—Not later than 30 days after the 
date of enactment of this section, the Secretary shall 
conduct and complete a review of the use of certain 
foreign fabricated steel components in the hull or su-
perstructure of the certificated vessel. 
(2) DETERMINATION.—Based on the review 
conducted under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall 
determine whether the shipyard that constructed the 
certificated vessel or the purchaser of the certifi-
cated vessel knew before such components were pro-
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cured or installed that the use of such components 
would 
violate 
requirements 
under 
sections 
12112(a)(2)(A) and 12113(a)(2) of title 46, United 
States Code. 
(3) REVOCATION.—If the Secretary determines 
under paragraph (2) that the shipyard that con-
structed the certificated vessel or the purchaser of 
the certificated vessel knew before such components 
were procured or installed that the use of such com-
ponents would violate requirements under sections 
12112(a)(2)(A) and 12113(a)(2) of title 46, United 
States Code, the Secretary shall immediately revoke 
the certificate of documentation issued under sub-
section (a). 
(4) USE OF DOCUMENTS.—In conducting the 
review required under paragraph (1), the Secretary 
may request and review any information, cor-
respondence, or documents related to the construc-
tion of the certificated vessel, including from the 
shipyard that constructed the certificated vessel and 
the purchaser of the certificated vessel. 
(d) TERMINATION.—If the contract for purchase of 
the certificated vessel that is in effect on the date of the 
enactment of this Act is terminated, the purchasing party 
to that contract shall be prohibited from entering into a
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subsequent contract or agreement for purchase of such 
vessel. 
(e) DEFINITION.—In this section— 
(1) the term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary 
of the department in which the Coast Guard is oper-
ating, acting through the Commandant of the Coast 
Guard; and 
(2) the term ‘‘certificated vessel’’ means the 
vessel America’s Finest (United States official num-
ber 1276760). 
SEC. 4836. TEMPORARY LIMITATIONS. 
(a) LIMITATIONS.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Upon the Coast Guard 
issuing a certificate of documentation with coastwise 
and fishery endorsements for the vessel ‘‘AMER-
ICA’S FINEST’’ (United States official number 
1276760), and subject to subsection (b), the vessels 
described in paragraph (2) shall not collectively ex-
ceed— 
(A) the percentage of the harvest available 
in any Gulf of Alaska groundfish fisheries 
(other than fisheries subject to a limited access 
privilege program created by the North Pacific 
Fishery Management Council) that is equivalent 
to the total harvest by the vessels described in
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paragraph (2) in those fisheries in the calendar 
years that a vessel described in paragraph (2) 
had harvest from 2012 through 2017 relative to 
the total allowable catch available to such ves-
sels in the calendar years 2012 through 2017; 
or 
(B) the percentage of processing of deliv-
eries from other vessels in any Bering Sea, 
Aleutian Islands, and Gulf of Alaska groundfish 
fisheries (including fisheries subject to a limited 
access privilege program created by the North 
Pacific Fishery Management Council, or com-
munity development quotas as described in sec-
tion 305(i) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery 
Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 
1855(i))) that is equivalent to the total proc-
essing of such deliveries by the vessels described 
in paragraph (2) in those fisheries in the cal-
endar years 2012 through 2017 relative to the 
total allowable catch available in the calendar 
years 2012 through 2017. 
(2) APPLICABLE VESSELS.—The limitations de-
scribed in paragraph (1) shall apply, in the aggre-
gate, to—
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(A) the vessel AMERICA’S FINEST 
(United States official number 1276760); 
(B) the vessel US INTREPID (United 
States official number 604439); 
(C) the vessel AMERICAN NO. 1 (United 
States official number 610654); 
(D) any replacement of a vessel described 
in subparagraph (A), (B), or (C); and 
(E) any vessel assigned license number 
LLG3217 under the license limitation program 
under part 679 of title 50, Code of Federal 
Regulations. 
(b) EXPIRATION.—The limitations described in sub-
section (a) shall apply to a groundfish species in Bering 
Sea, Aleutian Islands, and Gulf of Alaska only until the 
earlier of— 
(1) the end of the 6-year period beginning on 
the date of enactment of this Act; or 
(2) the date on which the Secretary of Com-
merce issues a final rule, based on recommendations 
developed by the North Pacific Fishery Management 
Council consistent with the Magnuson-Stevens Fish-
ery Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 
1801 et seq.), that limits processing deliveries of 
that groundfish species from other vessels in any
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Bering Sea, Aleutian Islands, and Gulf of Alaska 
groundfish fisheries that are not subject to conserva-
tion and management measures under section 206 of 
the American Fisheries Act (16 U.S.C. 1851 note). 
(c) EXISTING AUTHORITY.—Except for the measures 
required by this section, nothing in this title shall be con-
strued to limit the authority of the North Pacific Fishery 
Management Council or the Secretary of Commerce under 
the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Manage-
ment Act (16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.). 
SEC. 4837. TRANSFER OF COAST GUARD PROPERTY IN JU-
PITER ISLAND, FLORIDA, FOR INCLUSION IN 
HOBE SOUND NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE. 
(a) TRANSFER.—Administrative jurisdiction over the 
property described in subsection (b) is transferred to the 
Secretary of the Interior. 
(b) PROPERTY DESCRIBED.—The property described 
in this subsection is real property administered by the 
Coast Guard in the Town of Jupiter Island, Florida, com-
prising Parcel #35-38-42-004-000-02590-6 (Bon Air 
Beach lots 259 and 260 located at 83 North Beach Road) 
and Parcel #35-38-42-004-000-02610-2 (Bon Air Beach 
lots 261 to 267), including any improvements thereon that 
are not authorized or required by another provision of law 
to be conveyed to another person.
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(c) ADMINISTRATION.—The property described in 
subsection (b) is included in Hobe Sound National Wildlife 
Refuge, and shall be administered by the Secretary of the 
Interior acting through the United States Fish and Wild-
life Service. 
SEC. 4838. EMERGENCY RESPONSE. 
Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Commandant of the Coast Guard shall 
request the Comptroller General of the United States to 
examine whether there are unnecessary regulatory barriers 
to the use of small passenger vessels, crewboats, and off-
shore supply vessels in disaster response and provide rec-
ommendations, as appropriate, to reduce such barriers. 
SEC. 4839. DRAWBRIDGES CONSULTATION. 
(a) CONSULTATION.—In addition and subsequent to 
any rulemaking conducted under section 117.8 of title 33, 
Code of Federal Regulations, related to permanent 
changes to drawbridge openings that result from Amtrak 
service between New Orleans, Louisiana and Orlando, 
Florida, the Commandant shall consult with owners or op-
erators of rail lines used for Amtrak passenger service be-
tween New Orleans, Louisiana and Orlando, Florida and 
affected waterway users on changes to drawbridge oper-
ating schedules necessary to facilitate the On Time Per-
formance of passenger trains. These changes to schedules
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shall not impact Coast Guard response times to oper-
ational missions. 
(b) TIMING.—Consultation in subsection (a) shall 
occur after commencement of Amtrak passenger service 
on the rail lines between New Orleans, Louisiana and Or-
lando, Florida at the following intervals: 
(1) Not less than 3 months following the com-
mencement of Amtrak passenger service. 
(2) Not less than 6 months following the com-
mencement of Amtrak passenger service. 
(c) REPORT.—If after conducting the consultations 
required by subsection (b)(2), the Commandant finds that 
permanent changes to drawbridge operations are nec-
essary to mitigate delays in the movement of trains de-
scribed in subsection (a) and that those changes do not 
unreasonably obstruct the navigability of the affected wa-
terways, then the Commandant shall submit those find-
ings to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Trans-
portation of the Senate and the Committee on Transpor-
tation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives. 
DIVISION 
E—NATIONAL 
STRA-
TEGIC AND CRITICAL MIN-
ERALS PRODUCTION 
SEC. 5001. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds that—
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(1) in agreement with Executive Order No. 
13806, a healthy manufacturing and defense indus-
trial base and resilient supply chains are essential to 
the economic strength and national security of the 
United States. Modern supply chains, however are 
often long and the ability of the United States to 
manufacture or obtain goods critical to national se-
curity could be hampered by an inability to obtain 
various essential components, which themselves may 
not be directly related to national security; 
(2) in agreement with Executive Order No. 
13817, the United States is heavily reliant on im-
ports of certain mineral commodities that are vital 
to the Nation’s security and economic prosperity; 
(3) this dependency of the United States on for-
eign sources creates a strategic vulnerability for both 
its economy and military to adverse foreign govern-
ment actons, natural disaster, and other events that 
can disrupt supply of these key minerals. Increased 
private-sector domestic exploration, production, recy-
cling, and reprocessing of critical minerals, and sup-
port for efforts to identify more commonly available 
technological alternatives to these minerals, will re-
duce our dependence on imports, preserve our lead-
ership in technological innovation, support job cre-
1709 
ation, improve national security and balance of 
trade, and enhance the technological superiority and 
readiness of our Armed Forces, which are among the 
Nation’s most significant consumers of critical min-
erals; 
(4) the industrialization of developing nations 
has driven demand for nonfuel minerals necessary 
for 
telecommunications, 
military 
technologies, 
healthcare technologies, and conventional and renew-
able energy technologies; 
(5) the availability of minerals and mineral ma-
terials are essential for economic growth, national 
security, technological innovation, and the manufac-
turing and agricultural supply chain; 
(6) minerals and mineral materials are critical 
components of every transportation, water, tele-
communications, and energy infrastructure project 
necessary to modernize the crumbling infrastructure 
of the United States; 
(7) the exploration, production, processing, use, 
and recycling of minerals contribute significantly to 
the economic well-being, security, and general wel-
fare of the United States; and 
(8) the United States has vast mineral re-
sources but is becoming increasingly dependent on
1710 
foreign sources of mineral resources, as dem-
onstrated by the fact that— 
(A) 25 years ago, the United States was 
dependent on foreign sources for 45 nonfuel 
mineral materials, of which— 
(i) 8 were imported by the United 
States to fulfill 100 percent of the require-
ments of the United States for those 
nonfuel mineral materials; and 
(ii) 19 were imported by the United 
States to fulfill greater than 50 percent of 
the requirements of the United States for 
those nonfuel mineral materials; 
(B) by 2015 the import dependence of the 
United States for nonfuel mineral materials in-
creased from dependence on the import of 45 
nonfuel mineral materials to dependence on the 
import of 47 nonfuel mineral materials, of 
which— 
(i) 19 were imported by the United 
States to fulfill 100 percent of the require-
ments of the United States for those 
nonfuel mineral materials; and 
(ii) 22 were imported by the United 
States to fulfill greater than 50 percent of
1711 
the requirements of the United States for 
those nonfuel mineral materials; 
(C) according to the Department of En-
ergy, the United States imports greater than 50 
percent of the 41 metals and minerals key to 
clean energy applications; 
(D) the United States share of worldwide 
mineral exploration dollars was 7 percent in 
2015, down from 19 percent in the early 1990s; 
(E) the 2014 Ranking of Countries for 
Mining Investment, which ranks 25 major min-
ing countries, found that 7- to 10-year permit-
ting delays are the most significant risk to min-
ing projects in the United States; and 
(F) in late 2016, the Government Account-
ability Office found that— 
(i) ‘‘the Federal government’s ap-
proach to addressing critical materials sup-
ply issues has not been consistent with se-
lected key practices for interagency col-
laboration, such as ensuring that agencies’ 
roles and responsibilities are clearly de-
fined’’; and 
(ii) ‘‘the Federal critical materials ap-
proach faces other limitations, including
1712 
data limitations and a focus on only a sub-
set of critical materials, a limited focus on 
domestic production of critical materials, 
and limited engagement with industry’’. 
SEC. 5002. DEFINITIONS. 
In this division: 
(1) AGENCY.—The term ‘‘agency’’ means— 
(A) any agency, department, or other unit 
of Federal, State, local, or tribal government; or 
(B) an Alaska Native Corporation. 
(2) ALASKA NATIVE CORPORATION.—The term 
‘‘Alaska Native Corporation’’ has the meaning given 
the term ‘‘Native Corporation’’ in section 3 of the 
Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 
1602). 
(3) LEAD AGENCY.—The term ‘‘lead agency’’ 
means the agency with primary responsibility for 
issuing a mineral exploration or mine permit for a 
project. 
(4) MINERAL
EXPLORATION
OR
MINE
PER-
MIT.—The term ‘‘mineral exploration or mine per-
mit’’ includes— 
(A) an authorization of the Bureau of 
Land Management or the Forest Service, as ap-
plicable, for premining activities that requires
1714 
(i) the Mineral Leasing Act for Ac-
quired Lands (30 U.S.C. 351 et seq.); or 
(ii) section 402 of Reorganization 
Plan Numbered 3 of 1946 (5 U.S.C. 
App.). 
SEC. 5003. IMPROVING DEVELOPMENT OF STRATEGIC AND 
CRITICAL MINERALS. 
(a) DEFINITION OF STRATEGIC AND CRITICAL MIN-
ERALS.—In this section, the term ‘‘strategic and critical 
minerals’’ means minerals that are necessary— 
(1) for the national defense and national secu-
rity requirements, including supply chain resiliency; 
(2) for the energy infrastructure of the United 
States, including— 
(A) pipelines; 
(B) refining capacity; 
(C) electrical power generation and trans-
mission; and 
(D) renewable energy production; 
(3) for community resiliency, coastal restora-
tion, and ecological sustainability for the coastal 
United States; 
(4) to support domestic manufacturing, agri-
culture, housing, telecommunications, healthcare, 
and transportation infrastructure; or
1715 
(5) for the economic security of, and balance of 
trade in, the United States. 
(b) CONSIDERATION OF CERTAIN DOMESTIC MINES 
AS INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS.—A domestic mine that, 
as determined by the lead agency, will provide strategic 
and critical minerals shall be considered to be an infra-
structure project, as described in Executive Order No. 
13807. 
SEC. 5004. RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE LEAD AGENCY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The lead agency shall appoint a 
project lead within the lead agency, who shall coordinate 
and consult with cooperating agencies and any other agen-
cies involved in the permitting process, project proponents, 
and contractors to ensure that cooperating agencies and 
other agencies involved in the permitting process, project 
proponents, and contractors— 
(1) minimize delays; 
(2) set and adhere to timelines and schedules 
for completion of the permitting process; 
(3) set clear permitting goals; and 
(4) track progress against those goals. 
(b) DETERMINATION UNDER NEPA.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—To the extent that the Na-
tional Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 
4321 et seq.) applies to the issuance of any mineral
1716 
exploration or mine permit, the requirements of that 
Act shall be considered to have been procedurally 
and substantively satisfied if the lead agency deter-
mines that any State or Federal agency acting under 
State or Federal law has addressed or will address 
the following factors: 
(A) The environmental impact of the ac-
tion to be conducted under the permit. 
(B) Possible adverse environmental effects 
of actions under the permit. 
(C) Possible alternatives to issuance of the 
permit. 
(D) The relationship between long- and 
short-term uses of the local environment and 
the maintenance and enhancement of long-term 
productivity. 
(E) Any irreversible and irretrievable com-
mitment of resources that would be involved in 
the proposed action. 
(F) That public participation will occur 
during the decisionmaking process for author-
izing actions under the permit. 
(2) WRITTEN REQUIREMENT.—In making a de-
termination under paragraph (1), not later than 90 
days after receipt of an application for the permit,
1717 
the lead agency, in a written record of decision, 
shall— 
(A) explain the rationale used in reaching 
the determination; 
(B) state the facts in the record that are 
the basis for the determination; and 
(C) show that the facts in the record could 
allow a reasonable person to reach the same de-
termination as the lead agency did. 
(c) COORDINATION ON PERMITTING PROCESS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The lead agency shall en-
hance government coordination for the permitting 
process by— 
(A) avoiding duplicative reviews; 
(B) minimizing paperwork; and 
(C) engaging other agencies and stake-
holders early in the process. 
(2) CONSIDERATIONS.—In carrying out para-
graph (1), the lead agency shall consider— 
(A) deferring to, and relying on, baseline 
data, analyses, and reviews performed by State 
agencies with jurisdiction over the proposed 
project; and 
(B) to the maximum extent practicable, 
conducting any consultations or reviews concur-
1718 
rently rather than sequentially if the concurrent 
consultation or review would expedite the proc-
ess. 
(3) MEMORANDUM OF AGENCY AGREEMENT.— 
If requested at any time by a State or local planning 
agency, the lead agency, in consultation with other 
Federal agencies with relevant jurisdiction in the en-
vironmental review process, may establish memo-
randa of agreement with the project sponsor, State 
and local governments, and other appropriate enti-
ties to accomplish the coordination activities de-
scribed in this subsection. 
(d) SCHEDULE FOR PERMITTING PROCESS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—For any project for which 
the lead agency cannot make the determination de-
scribed subsection (b), at the request of a project 
proponent, the lead agency, cooperating agencies, 
and any other agencies involved with the mineral ex-
ploration or mine permitting process shall enter into 
an agreement with the project proponent that sets 
time limits for each part of the permitting process, 
including— 
(A) the decision on whether to prepare an 
environmental impact statement or similar anal-
1719 
ysis required under the National Environmental 
Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.); 
(B) a determination of the scope of any en-
vironmental impact statement or similar anal-
ysis required under the National Environmental 
Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.); 
(C) the scope of, and schedule for, the 
baseline studies required to prepare an environ-
mental impact statement or similar analysis re-
quired under the National Environmental Pol-
icy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.); 
(D) preparation of any draft environmental 
impact statement or similar analysis required 
under the National Environmental Policy Act of 
1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.); 
(E) preparation of a final environmental 
impact statement or similar analysis required 
under the National Environmental Policy Act of 
1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.); 
(F) any consultations required under appli-
cable law; 
(G) submission and review of any com-
ments required under applicable law; 
(H) publication of any public notices re-
quired under applicable law; and
1720 
(I) any final or interim decisions. 
(2) TIME LIMIT FOR PERMITTING PROCESS.— 
Except if extended by mutual agreement of the 
project proponent and the lead agency, the time pe-
riod for the total review process described in para-
graph (1) shall not exceed 30 months. 
(e) LIMITATION
ON
ADDRESSING
PUBLIC
COM-
MENTS.—The lead agency shall not be required to address 
any agency or public comments that were not submitted— 
(1) during a public comment period or consulta-
tion period provided during the permitting process; 
or 
(2) as otherwise required by law. 
(f) FINANCIAL ASSURANCE.—The lead agency shall 
determine the amount of financial assurance required for 
reclamation of a mineral exploration or mining site, on the 
condition that the financial assurance shall cover the esti-
mated cost if the lead agency were to contract with a third 
party to reclaim the operations according to the reclama-
tion plan, including construction and maintenance costs 
for any treatment facilities necessary to meet Federal, 
State, or tribal environmental standards. 
(g) PROJECTS WITHIN NATIONAL FORESTS.—With 
respect to projects on National Forest System land, the 
lead agency shall—
1721 
(1) exempt from the requirements of part 294 
of title 36, Code of Federal Regulations (or suc-
cessor regulations)— 
(A) all areas of identified mineral re-
sources in land use designations, other than 
nondevelopment land use designations, in exist-
ence on the date of enactment of this division; 
and 
(B) all additional routes and areas that the 
lead agency determines necessary to facilitate 
the construction, operation, maintenance, and 
restoration of an area described in paragraph 
(1); and 
(2) continue to apply the exemptions described 
in paragraph (1) after the date on which approval 
of the minerals plan of operations described in sec-
tion 3(4)(B)(ii) for the National Forest System land. 
(h) APPLICATION TO EXISTING PERMIT APPLICA-
TIONS.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—This section applies to a 
mineral exploration or mine permit for which an ap-
plication was submitted before the date of enactment 
of this division if the applicant for the permit sub-
mits a written request to the lead agency for the 
permit.
1722 
(2) IMPLEMENTATION.—The lead agency shall 
begin implementing this section with respect to an 
application described in paragraph (1) not later than 
30 days after the date on which the lead agency re-
ceives the written request for the permit. 
SEC. 5005. FEDERAL REGISTER PROCESS FOR MINERAL EX-
PLORATION AND MINING PROJECTS. 
(a) DEPARTMENTAL REVIEW.—Absent any extraor-
dinary circumstances, as determined by the Secretary of 
the Interior or the Secretary of Agriculture, as applicable, 
and except as otherwise required by law, the Secretary of 
the Interior or the Secretary of Agriculture, as applicable, 
shall ensure that each Federal Register notice associated 
with the issuance of a mineral exploration or mine permit 
and required by law shall be— 
(1) subject to any required reviews within the 
Department of the Interior or the Department of 
Agriculture, as applicable; and 
(2) published in final form in the Federal Reg-
ister not later than 45 days after the date of initial 
preparation of the notice. 
(b) PREPARATION.—The preparation of any Federal 
Register notice described in subsection (a) shall be dele-
gated to the organizational level within the lead agency.
1723 
(c) TRANSMISSION.—All Federal Register notices de-
scribed in subsection (a) regarding official document avail-
ability, announcements of meetings, or notices of intent 
to undertake an action shall originate in, and be trans-
mitted to the Federal Register from, the office in which, 
as applicable— 
(1) the documents or meetings are held; or 
(2) the activity is initiated. 
SEC. 5006. SECRETARIAL ORDER NOT AFFECTED. 
This division shall not apply to any mineral described 
in Secretarial Order 3324, issued by the Secretary of the 
Interior on December 3, 2012, in any area to which the 
order applies. 
DIVISION F—FEES FOR MEDICAL 
SERVICES PROVIDED BY NA-
TIONAL PARK SERVICE PER-
SONNEL 
SEC. 6101. FEES FOR MEDICAL SERVICES. 
(a) FEES AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary may estab-
lish and collect fees for medical services provided by Na-
tional Park Service personnel to persons— 
(1) inside of a unit of the National Park Sys-
tem; and 
(2) outside of a unit of the National Park Sys-
tem.
1724 
(b) NATIONAL PARK MEDICAL SERVICES FUND.— 
There is hereby established in the Treasury a fund to be 
known as the ‘‘National Park Medical Services Fund’’. 
The Fund shall consist of— 
(1) donations to the Fund; and 
(2) fees collected under subsection (a). 
(c) AVAILABILITY OF AMOUNTS.—All amounts depos-
ited into the Fund shall be available to the Secretary, to 
the extent provided in advance by Acts of appropriation, 
for the following: 
(1) Provision of services listed in subsection (a). 
(2) Preparing needs assessments or other pro-
grammatic analyses for medical facilities, equipment, 
vehicles, and other needs and costs of providing serv-
ices listed in subsection (a). 
(3) Developing management plans for medical 
facilities, equipment, vehicles, and other needs and 
costs of services listed in subsection (a). 
(4) Training related to providing services listed 
in subsection (a). 
(5) Obtaining or improving medical facilities, 
equipment, vehicles, and other needs and costs of 
providing services listed in subsection (a). 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—For the purposes of this section:
1725 
(1) FUND.—The term ‘‘Fund’’ means the Na-
tional Park Medical Services Fund established by 
subsection (b). 
(2) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of the Interior. 
DIVISION G—FUNDING TABLES 
SEC. 7001. 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 
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.
1726 
(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 or 
section 1512 of this Act or any other provision of law, 
unless such transfer or reprogramming would move funds 
between appropriation accounts. 
(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 LXXI—PROCUREMENT 
SEC. 7101. PROCUREMENT. 
SEC. 7101. PROCUREMENT 
(In Thousands of Dollars) 
Line 
Item 
FY 2019 
Request 
House 
Authorized 
AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT, ARMY 
FIXED WING 
002 
UTILITY F/W AIRCRAFT ........................................................................................
744 
744 
003 
MQ–1 UAV ..................................................................................................................
43,326 
103,326 
MQ–1 Gray Eagle Service Life Extension Program ...........................................
[60,000 ] 
004 
RQ–11 (RAVEN) ........................................................................................................
46,416 
46,416 
ROTARY 
007 
AH–64 APACHE BLOCK IIIA REMAN ..................................................................
753,248 
753,248 
008 
ADVANCE PROCUREMENT (CY) ......................................................................
174,550 
174,550 
009 
AH–64 APACHE BLOCK IIIB NEW BUILD .........................................................
284,687 
284,687 
Additional AH–64Es to address ARNG shortfalls ..............................................
[192,000 ] 
Realignment to cover ARNG shortfalls ...............................................................
[–192,000 ] 
010 
ADVANCE PROCUREMENT (CY) ......................................................................
58,600 
58,600 
011 
UH–60 BLACKHAWK M MODEL (MYP) ...............................................................
988,810 
1,073,810
1727 
SEC. 7101. PROCUREMENT 
(In Thousands of Dollars) 
Line 
Item 
FY 2019 
Request 
House 
Authorized 
Additional UH–60Ms for ARNG .........................................................................
[85,000 ] 
012 
ADVANCE PROCUREMENT (CY) ......................................................................
106,150 
106,150 
013 
UH–60 BLACK HAWK A AND L MODELS ...........................................................
146,138 
146,138 
014 
CH–47 HELICOPTER ...............................................................................................
99,278 
99,278 
015 
ADVANCE PROCUREMENT (CY) ......................................................................
24,235 
24,235 
MODIFICATION OF AIRCRAFT 
018 
UNIVERSAL GROUND CONTROL EQUIPMENT (UAS) ....................................
27,114 
27,114 
019 
GRAY EAGLE MODS2 ..............................................................................................
97,781 
97,781 
020 
MULTI SENSOR ABN RECON (MIP) ....................................................................
52,274 
66,274 
Army UFR: program increase .............................................................................
[14,000 ] 
021 
AH–64 MODS .............................................................................................................
104,996 
104,996 
022 
CH–47 CARGO HELICOPTER MODS (MYP) ........................................................
7,807 
7,807 
023 
GRCS SEMA MODS (MIP) .......................................................................................
5,573 
5,573 
024 
ARL SEMA MODS (MIP) ..........................................................................................
7,522 
7,522 
025 
EMARSS SEMA MODS (MIP) ..................................................................................
20,448 
20,448 
026 
UTILITY/CARGO AIRPLANE MODS ......................................................................
17,719 
17,719 
027 
UTILITY HELICOPTER MODS ..............................................................................
6,443 
16,443 
UH–72A Life-Cycle Sustainability ......................................................................
[10,000 ] 
028 
NETWORK AND MISSION PLAN ..........................................................................
123,614 
123,614 
029 
COMMS, NAV SURVEILLANCE ..............................................................................
161,969 
161,969 
030 
DEGRADED VISUAL ENVIRONMENT .................................................................
30,000 
30,000 
031 
GATM ROLLUP .........................................................................................................
26,848 
26,848 
032 
RQ–7 UAV MODS ......................................................................................................
103,246 
154,114 
Realignment of EDI APS Unit Set from OCO to Base ......................................
[50,868 ] 
033 
UAS MODS .................................................................................................................
17,644 
21,046 
Realignment of EDI APS Unit Set from OCO to Base ......................................
[3,402 ] 
GROUND SUPPORT AVIONICS 
034 
AIRCRAFT SURVIVABILITY EQUIPMENT .........................................................
57,170 
57,170 
035 
SURVIVABILITY CM ................................................................................................
5,853 
5,853 
036 
CMWS ..........................................................................................................................
13,496 
13,496 
037 
COMMON INFRARED COUNTERMEASURES (CIRCM) .....................................
36,839 
36,839 
OTHER SUPPORT 
038 
AVIONICS SUPPORT EQUIPMENT .......................................................................
1,778 
1,778 
039 
COMMON GROUND EQUIPMENT .........................................................................
34,818 
34,818 
040 
AIRCREW INTEGRATED SYSTEMS .....................................................................
27,243 
27,243 
041 
AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL ........................................................................................
63,872 
63,872 
042 
INDUSTRIAL FACILITIES .....................................................................................
1,417 
1,417 
043 
LAUNCHER, 2.75 ROCKET .....................................................................................
1,901 
1,901 
044 
LAUNCHER GUIDED MISSILE: LONGBOW HELLFIRE XM2 .........................
991 
991 
TOTAL AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT, ARMY .................................
3,782,558 
4,005,828 
MISSILE PROCUREMENT, ARMY 
SURFACE-TO-AIR MISSILE SYSTEM 
001 
LOWER TIER AIR AND MISSILE DEFENSE (AMD) .........................................
111,395 
111,395 
002 
MSE MISSILE ............................................................................................................
871,276 
1,131,276 
Realignment of EDI APS Unit Set from OCO to Base ......................................
[260,000 ] 
003 
INDIRECT FIRE PROTECTION CAPABILITY INC 2–I .....................................
145,636 
145,636 
004 
ADVANCE PROCUREMENT (CY) ......................................................................
31,286 
31,286 
AIR-TO-SURFACE MISSILE SYSTEM 
006 
JOINT AIR-TO-GROUND MSLS (JAGM) ...............................................................
276,462 
248,862 
Unit cost and engineering services cost growth ...................................................
[–27,600 ] 
ANTI-TANK/ASSAULT MISSILE SYS 
008 
JAVELIN (AAWS-M) SYSTEM SUMMARY ............................................................
303,665 
267,465 
Forward financed in the FY18 Omnibus for command launch units .................
[–50,000 ] 
Realignment of EDI APS Unit Set from OCO to Base ......................................
[13,800 ] 
009 
TOW 2 SYSTEM SUMMARY ....................................................................................
105,014 
105,014 
010 
ADVANCE PROCUREMENT (CY) ......................................................................
19,949 
19,949 
011 
GUIDED MLRS ROCKET (GMLRS) .......................................................................
359,613 
329,613 
Forward financed in the FY18 Omnibus .............................................................
[–30,000 ] 
012 
MLRS REDUCED RANGE PRACTICE ROCKETS (RRPR) .................................
20,964 
20,964 
013 
HIGH MOBILITY ARTILLERY ROCKET SYSTEM (HIMARS ...........................
171,138 
Realignment of EDI APS Unit Set from OCO to Base ......................................
[171,138 ] 
MODIFICATIONS 
015 
PATRIOT MODS ........................................................................................................
313,228 
333,228 
Increase PATRIOT Mod efforts ..........................................................................
[20,000 ] 
016 
ATACMS MODS .........................................................................................................
221,656 
236,656 
Forward financed in the FY18 Omnibus .............................................................
[–65,000 ] 
Realignment of EDI APS Unit Set from OCO to Base ......................................
[80,000 ] 
017 
GMLRS MOD ..............................................................................................................
266 
266 
018 
STINGER MODS .......................................................................................................
94,756 
94,756 
019 
AVENGER MODS ......................................................................................................
48,670 
48,670 
020 
ITAS/TOW MODS ......................................................................................................
3,173 
3,173 
021 
MLRS MODS ..............................................................................................................
383,216 
505,216 
Realignment of EDI APS Unit Set from OCO to Base ......................................
[122,000 ] 
022 
HIMARS MODIFICATIONS .....................................................................................
10,196 
10,196 
SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS 
023 
SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS ...............................................................................
27,737 
27,737 
SUPPORT EQUIPMENT & FACILITIES
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SEC. 7101. PROCUREMENT 
(In Thousands of Dollars) 
Line 
Item 
FY 2019 
Request 
House 
Authorized 
024 
AIR DEFENSE TARGETS .......................................................................................
6,417 
6,417 
025 
PRODUCTION BASE SUPPORT .............................................................................
1,202 
1,202 
TOTAL MISSILE PROCUREMENT, ARMY .....................................
3,355,777 
3,850,115 
PROCUREMENT OF W&TCV, ARMY 
TRACKED COMBAT VEHICLES 
001 
BRADLEY PROGRAM ..............................................................................................
205,000 
Realignment of EDI APS Unit Set from OCO to Base ......................................
[205,000 ] 
002 
ARMORED MULTI PURPOSE VEHICLE (AMPV) ...............................................
479,801 
710,160 
Realignment of EDI APS Unit Set from OCO to Base ......................................
[230,359 ] 
MODIFICATION OF TRACKED COMBAT VEHICLES 
004 
STRYKER (MOD) ......................................................................................................
287,490 
138,190 
Army requested realignment to WTCV–5 ...........................................................
[–149,300 ] 
005 
STRYKER UPGRADE ...............................................................................................
21,900 
360,000 
A1 conversions for 5th SBCT ..............................................................................
[188,800 ] 
Army requested realignment—A1 conversions for 5th SBCT ............................
[149,300 ] 
006 
BRADLEY PROGRAM (MOD) .................................................................................
625,424 
675,424 
Realignment of EDI APS Unit Set from OCO to Base ......................................
[50,000 ] 
007 
M109 FOV MODIFICATIONS ..................................................................................
26,482 
26,482 
008 
PALADIN INTEGRATED MANAGEMENT (PIM) ................................................
351,802 
493,802 
Realignment of EDI APS Unit Set from OCO to Base ......................................
[67,000 ] 
Smooth funding production profile ......................................................................
[75,000 ] 
009 
IMPROVED RECOVERY VEHICLE (M88A2 HERCULES) .................................
110,500 
152,854 
Realignment of EDI APS Unit Set from OCO to Base ......................................
[42,354 ] 
010 
ASSAULT BRIDGE (MOD) ......................................................................................
2,120 
2,120 
011 
ASSAULT BREACHER VEHICLE ..........................................................................
62,407 
62,407 
012 
M88 FOV MODS ........................................................................................................
4,517 
4,517 
013 
JOINT ASSAULT BRIDGE ......................................................................................
142,255 
142,255 
014 
M1 ABRAMS TANK (MOD) ......................................................................................
927,600 
961,600 
Realignment of EDI APS Unit Set from OCO to Base ......................................
[34,000 ] 
015 
ABRAMS UPGRADE PROGRAM .............................................................................
1,075,999 
1,530,999 
Realignment of EDI APS Unit Set from OCO to Base ......................................
[455,000 ] 
WEAPONS & OTHER COMBAT VEHICLES 
018 
M240 MEDIUM MACHINE GUN (7.62MM) ...........................................................
1,955 
7,081 
Program Increase—M240L and M240B .............................................................
[5,000 ] 
Realignment of EDI APS Unit Set from OCO to Base ......................................
[126 ] 
019 
MULTI-ROLE ANTI-ARMOR ANTI-PERSONNEL WEAPON S ..........................
23,345 
23,345 
020 
GUN AUTOMATIC 30MM M230 ..............................................................................
7,434 
7,434 
021 
MACHINE GUN, CAL .50 M2 ROLL .......................................................................
22,330 
22,330 
022 
MORTAR SYSTEMS ..................................................................................................
12,470 
12,650 
Realignment of EDI APS Unit Set from OCO to Base ......................................
[180 ] 
023 
XM320 GRENADE LAUNCHER MODULE (GLM) ...............................................
697 
697 
024 
COMPACT SEMI-AUTOMATIC SNIPER SYSTEM ...............................................
46,236 
46,236 
025 
CARBINE ....................................................................................................................
69,306 
71,106 
Realignment of EDI APS Unit Set from OCO to Base ......................................
[1,800 ] 
026 
SMALL ARMS—FIRE CONTROL ...........................................................................
7,929 
7,929 
027 
COMMON REMOTELY OPERATED WEAPONS STATION ................................
35,968 
39,346 
Realignment of EDI APS Unit Set from OCO to Base ......................................
[3,378 ] 
028 
HANDGUN .................................................................................................................
48,251 
48,251 
MOD OF WEAPONS AND OTHER COMBAT VEH 
029 
MK–19 GRENADE MACHINE GUN MODS ...........................................................
1,684 
1,684 
030 
M777 MODS ...............................................................................................................
3,086 
3,086 
031 
M4 CARBINE MODS .................................................................................................
31,575 
35,775 
Additional free-float forward extended rails ........................................................
[4,200 ] 
032 
M2 50 CAL MACHINE GUN MODS ........................................................................
21,600 
26,520 
Realignment of EDI APS Unit Set from OCO to Base ......................................
[4,920 ] 
033 
M249 SAW MACHINE GUN MODS .........................................................................
3,924 
3,924 
034 
M240 MEDIUM MACHINE GUN MODS ................................................................
6,940 
6,947 
Realignment of EDI APS Unit Set from OCO to Base ......................................
[7 ] 
035 
SNIPER RIFLES MODIFICATIONS .......................................................................
2,747 
2,747 
036 
M119 MODIFICATIONS ...........................................................................................
5,704 
5,704 
037 
MORTAR MODIFICATION ......................................................................................
3,965 
3,965 
038 
MODIFICATIONS LESS THAN $5.0M (WOCV-WTCV) ........................................
5,577 
5,577 
SUPPORT EQUIPMENT & FACILITIES 
039 
ITEMS LESS THAN $5.0M (WOCV-WTCV) ...........................................................
3,174 
4,571 
Realignment of EDI APS Unit Set from OCO to Base ......................................
[1,397 ] 
040 
PRODUCTION BASE SUPPORT (WOCV-WTCV) .................................................
3,284 
3,284 
041 
SMALL ARMS EQUIPMENT (SOLDIER ENH PROG) ........................................
1,640 
1,640 
TOTAL PROCUREMENT OF W&TCV, ARMY ................................
4,489,118 
5,857,639 
PROCUREMENT OF AMMUNITION, ARMY 
SMALL/MEDIUM CAL AMMUNITION 
001 
CTG, 5.56MM, ALL TYPES ......................................................................................
41,848 
45,240 
Realignment of EDI APS Unit Set from OCO to Base ......................................
[3,392 ] 
002 
CTG, 7.62MM, ALL TYPES ......................................................................................
86,199 
86,239 
Realignment of EDI APS Unit Set from OCO to Base ......................................
[40 ] 
003 
CTG, HANDGUN, ALL TYPES ...............................................................................
20,158 
20,175 
Realignment of EDI APS Unit Set from OCO to Base ......................................
[17 ]
1729 
SEC. 7101. PROCUREMENT 
(In Thousands of Dollars) 
Line 
Item 
FY 2019 
Request 
House 
Authorized 
004 
CTG, .50 CAL, ALL TYPES .....................................................................................
65,573 
65,762 
Realignment of EDI APS Unit Set from OCO to Base ......................................
[189 ] 
005 
CTG, 20MM, ALL TYPES .........................................................................................
8,198 
8,198 
007 
CTG, 30MM, ALL TYPES .........................................................................................
77,995 
102,995 
Realignment of EDI APS Unit Set from OCO to Base ......................................
[25,000 ] 
008 
CTG, 40MM, ALL TYPES .........................................................................................
69,781 
69,781 
MORTAR AMMUNITION 
009 
60MM MORTAR, ALL TYPES .................................................................................
45,280 
45,498 
Realignment of EDI APS Unit Set from OCO to Base ......................................
[218 ] 
010 
81MM MORTAR, ALL TYPES .................................................................................
46,853 
47,337 
Realignment of EDI APS Unit Set from OCO to Base ......................................
[484 ] 
011 
120MM MORTAR, ALL TYPES ...............................................................................
83,003 
83,003 
TANK AMMUNITION 
012 
CARTRIDGES, TANK, 105MM AND 120MM, ALL TYPES .................................
168,101 
168,101 
ARTILLERY AMMUNITION 
013 
ARTILLERY CARTRIDGES, 75MM & 105MM, ALL TYPES ...............................
39,341 
39,341 
014 
ARTILLERY PROJECTILE, 155MM, ALL TYPES ...............................................
211,442 
290,842 
Realignment of EDI APS Unit Set from OCO to Base ......................................
[79,400 ] 
015 
PROJ 155MM EXTENDED RANGE M982 .............................................................
100,906 
152,606 
Realignment of EDI APS Unit Set from OCO to Base ......................................
[51,700 ] 
016 
ARTILLERY PROPELLANTS, FUZES AND PRIMERS, ALL ............................
236,677 
268,577 
Forward financed in the FY18 Omnibus .............................................................
[–15,000 ] 
Program decrease .................................................................................................
[–2,000 ] 
Realignment of EDI APS Unit Set from OCO to Base ......................................
[48,900 ] 
MINES 
017 
MINES & CLEARING CHARGES, ALL TYPES ....................................................
15,905 
15,905 
ROCKETS 
018 
SHOULDER LAUNCHED MUNITIONS, ALL TYPES .........................................
4,503 
31,745 
Army UFR: bunker defeat munitions ..................................................................
[25,000 ] 
Realignment of EDI APS Unit Set from OCO to Base ......................................
[2,242 ] 
019 
ROCKET, HYDRA 70, ALL TYPES ........................................................................
211,211 
241,211 
Army UFR: additional HYDRA rockets ..............................................................
[30,000 ] 
OTHER AMMUNITION 
020 
CAD/PAD, ALL TYPES ............................................................................................
10,428 
10,428 
021 
DEMOLITION MUNITIONS, ALL TYPES .............................................................
44,656 
44,661 
Realignment of EDI APS Unit Set from OCO to Base ......................................
[5 ] 
022 
GRENADES, ALL TYPES ........................................................................................
19,896 
19,904 
Realignment of EDI APS Unit Set from OCO to Base ......................................
[8 ] 
023 
SIGNALS, ALL TYPES .............................................................................................
10,121 
10,121 
024 
SIMULATORS, ALL TYPES ....................................................................................
11,464 
11,464 
MISCELLANEOUS 
025 
AMMO COMPONENTS, ALL TYPES ......................................................................
5,224 
5,224 
026 
NON-LETHAL AMMUNITION, ALL TYPES .........................................................
4,310 
4,310 
027 
ITEMS LESS THAN $5 MILLION (AMMO) ..........................................................
11,193 
11,259 
Realignment of EDI APS Unit Set from OCO to Base ......................................
[66 ] 
028 
AMMUNITION PECULIAR EQUIPMENT .............................................................
10,500 
10,500 
029 
FIRST DESTINATION TRANSPORTATION (AMMO) .........................................
18,456 
18,456 
030 
CLOSEOUT LIABILITIES .......................................................................................
100 
100 
PRODUCTION BASE SUPPORT 
032 
INDUSTRIAL FACILITIES .....................................................................................
394,133 
394,133 
033 
CONVENTIONAL MUNITIONS DEMILITARIZATION .......................................
157,535 
157,535 
034 
ARMS INITIATIVE ...................................................................................................
3,771 
3,771 
TOTAL PROCUREMENT OF AMMUNITION, ARMY ..................
2,234,761 
2,484,422 
OTHER PROCUREMENT, ARMY 
TACTICAL VEHICLES 
001 
TACTICAL TRAILERS/DOLLY SETS ....................................................................
16,512 
16,512 
002 
SEMITRAILERS, FLATBED: ..................................................................................
16,951 
24,951 
Realignment of EDI APS Unit Set from OCO to Base ......................................
[8,000 ] 
003 
AMBULANCE, 4 LITTER, 5/4 TON, 4X4 ...............................................................
50,123 
70,893 
Realignment of EDI APS Unit Set from OCO to Base ......................................
[20,770 ] 
004 
GROUND MOBILITY VEHICLES (GMV) ..............................................................
46,988 
36,988 
Unobligated Balances ...........................................................................................
[–10,000 ] 
005 
ARNG HMMWV MODERNIZATION PROGRAM ...................................................
25,000 
Additional HMMWVs ...........................................................................................
[25,000 ] 
006 
JOINT LIGHT TACTICAL VEHICLE ....................................................................
1,319,436 
1,319,436 
007 
TRUCK, DUMP, 20T (CCE) .....................................................................................
6,480 
6,480 
008 
FAMILY OF MEDIUM TACTICAL VEH (FMTV) .................................................
132,882 
132,882 
009 
FIRETRUCKS & ASSOCIATED FIREFIGHTING EQUIP ...................................
14,842 
14,842 
010 
FAMILY OF HEAVY TACTICAL VEHICLES (FHTV) .........................................
138,105 
253,505 
Realignment of EDI APS Unit Set from OCO to Base ......................................
[115,400 ] 
012 
HVY EXPANDED MOBILE TACTICAL TRUCK EXT SERV .............................
31,892 
38,574 
Realignment of EDI APS Unit Set from OCO to Base ......................................
[6,682 ] 
013 
TACTICAL WHEELED VEHICLE PROTECTION KITS .....................................
38,128 
88,128 
Realignment of EDI APS Unit Set from OCO to Base ......................................
[50,000 ] 
014 
MODIFICATION OF IN SVC EQUIP ......................................................................
78,507 
78,884 
Realignment of EDI APS Unit Set from OCO to Base ......................................
[377 ] 
015 
MINE-RESISTANT AMBUSH-PROTECTED (MRAP) MODS ..............................
27,000
1730 
SEC. 7101. PROCUREMENT 
(In Thousands of Dollars) 
Line 
Item 
FY 2019 
Request 
House 
Authorized 
SFAB emerging requirements .............................................................................
[27,000 ] 
NON-TACTICAL VEHICLES 
016 
HEAVY ARMORED VEHICLE ................................................................................
790 
790 
017 
PASSENGER CARRYING VEHICLES ....................................................................
1,390 
1,390 
018 
NONTACTICAL VEHICLES, OTHER ....................................................................
15,415 
15,415 
COMM—JOINT COMMUNICATIONS 
020 
SIGNAL MODERNIZATION PROGRAM ................................................................
150,777 
150,777 
021 
TACTICAL NETWORK TECHNOLOGY MOD IN SVC .........................................
469,117 
533,117 
Additional TCN-L, NOSC-L, and next generation embedded kits for IBCTs 
and SBCTs.
[64,000 ] 
022 
SITUATION INFORMATION TRANSPORT ..........................................................
62,727 
62,727 
023 
JOINT INCIDENT SITE COMMUNICATIONS CAPABILITY .............................
13,895 
13,895 
024 
JCSE EQUIPMENT (USREDCOM) .........................................................................
4,866 
4,866 
COMM—SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS 
027 
DEFENSE ENTERPRISE WIDEBAND SATCOM SYSTEMS .............................
108,133 
108,133 
028 
TRANSPORTABLE TACTICAL COMMAND COMMUNICATIONS .....................
56,737 
56,737 
029 
SHF TERM .................................................................................................................
13,100 
13,100 
030 
SMART-T (SPACE) ....................................................................................................
9,160 
9,160 
031 
GLOBAL BRDCST SVC—GBS ................................................................................
25,647 
25,647 
032 
ENROUTE MISSION COMMAND (EMC) ...............................................................
37,401 
37,401 
COMM—C3 SYSTEM 
036 
COE TACTICAL SERVER INFRASTRUCTURE (TSI) .........................................
20,500 
20,500 
COMM—COMBAT COMMUNICATIONS 
037 
JOINT TACTICAL RADIO SYSTEM .......................................................................
1,560 
Realignment of EDI APS Unit Set from OCO to Base ......................................
[1,560 ] 
038 
HANDHELD MANPACK SMALL FORM FIT (HMS) ...........................................
351,565 
351,565 
040 
RADIO TERMINAL SET, MIDS LVT(2) ................................................................
4,641 
4,641 
041 
TRACTOR DESK .......................................................................................................
2,187 
2,187 
042 
TRACTOR RIDE ........................................................................................................
9,411 
22,611 
Army UFR: program increase .............................................................................
[13,200 ] 
044 
SPIDER FAMILY OF NETWORKED MUNITIONS INCR ...................................
17,515 
17,515 
045 
TACTICAL COMMUNICATIONS AND PROTECTIVE SYSTEM .........................
819 
819 
046 
UNIFIED COMMAND SUITE ..................................................................................
17,807 
17,807 
047 
COTS COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT .............................................................
191,835 
208,835 
Program decrease .................................................................................................
[–5,000 ] 
Realignment of EDI APS Unit Set from OCO to Base ......................................
[22,000 ] 
048 
FAMILY OF MED COMM FOR COMBAT CASUALTY CARE .............................
25,177 
25,177 
COMM—INTELLIGENCE COMM 
050 
CI AUTOMATION ARCHITECTURE (MIP) ...........................................................
9,740 
9,740 
051 
DEFENSE MILITARY DECEPTION INITIATIVE ...............................................
2,667 
2,667 
INFORMATION SECURITY 
053 
FAMILY OF BIOMETRICS ......................................................................................
8,319 
8,319 
054 
INFORMATION SYSTEM SECURITY PROGRAM-ISSP ......................................
2,000 
2,000 
055 
COMMUNICATIONS SECURITY (COMSEC) .........................................................
88,337 
88,340 
Realignment of EDI APS Unit Set from OCO to Base ......................................
[3 ] 
056 
DEFENSIVE CYBER OPERATIONS ......................................................................
51,343 
51,343 
057 
INSIDER THREAT PROGRAM—UNIT ACTIVITY MONITO .............................
330 
330 
058 
PERSISTENT CYBER TRAINING ENVIRONMENT ...........................................
3,000 
3,000 
COMM—LONG HAUL COMMUNICATIONS 
059 
BASE SUPPORT COMMUNICATIONS ...................................................................
34,434 
34,434 
COMM—BASE COMMUNICATIONS 
060 
INFORMATION SYSTEMS ......................................................................................
95,558 
95,558 
061 
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT MODERNIZATION PROGRAM .........................
4,736 
4,736 
062 
HOME STATION MISSION COMMAND CENTERS (HSMCC) ...........................
24,479 
24,479 
063 
INSTALLATION INFO INFRASTRUCTURE MOD PROGRAM ..........................
216,433 
225,483 
Realignment of EDI APS Unit Set from OCO to Base ......................................
[9,050 ] 
ELECT EQUIP—TACT INT REL ACT (TIARA) 
066 
JTT/CIBS-M (MIP) ....................................................................................................
10,268 
10,268 
068 
DCGS-A (MIP) ............................................................................................................
261,863 
261,863 
069 
JOINT TACTICAL GROUND STATION (JTAGS) (MIP) .....................................
5,434 
5,434 
070 
TROJAN (MIP) ..........................................................................................................
20,623 
21,223 
Realignment of EDI APS Unit Set from OCO to Base ......................................
[600 ] 
071 
MOD OF IN-SVC EQUIP (INTEL SPT) (MIP) ......................................................
45,998 
45,998 
072 
CI HUMINT AUTO REPRTING & COLL(CHARCS)(MIP) ...................................
296 
296 
076 
ITEMS LESS THAN $5.0M (MIP) ...........................................................................
410 
410 
ELECT EQUIP—ELECTRONIC WARFARE (EW) 
077 
LIGHTWEIGHT COUNTER MORTAR RADAR .....................................................
9,165 
9,165 
078 
EW PLANNING & MANAGEMENT TOOLS (EWPMT) ........................................
5,875 
5,875 
079 
AIR VIGILANCE (AV) (MIP) ...................................................................................
8,497 
8,497 
083 
CI MODERNIZATION (MIP) ....................................................................................
486 
486 
ELECT EQUIP—TACTICAL SURV. (TAC SURV) 
084 
SENTINEL MODS .....................................................................................................
79,629 
79,629 
085 
NIGHT VISION DEVICES .......................................................................................
153,180 
153,266 
Realignment of EDI APS Unit Set from OCO to Base ......................................
[86 ] 
086 
LONG RANGE ADVANCED SCOUT SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM .......................
2,861 
Realignment of EDI APS Unit Set from OCO to Base ......................................
[2,861 ] 
087 
SMALL TACTICAL OPTICAL RIFLE MOUNTED MLRF ...................................
22,882 
22,882 
088 
RADIATION MONITORING SYSTEMS ..................................................................
17,393 
17,404
1731 
SEC. 7101. PROCUREMENT 
(In Thousands of Dollars) 
Line 
Item 
FY 2019 
Request 
House 
Authorized 
Realignment of EDI APS Unit Set from OCO to Base ......................................
[11 ] 
090 
INDIRECT FIRE PROTECTION FAMILY OF SYSTEMS ...................................
46,740 
47,002 
Realignment of EDI APS Unit Set from OCO to Base ......................................
[262 ] 
091 
FAMILY OF WEAPON SIGHTS (FWS) ..................................................................
140,737 
131,962 
Realignment of EDI APS Unit Set from OCO to Base ......................................
[525 ] 
Unexecutable funds ..............................................................................................
[–9,300 ] 
093 
PROFILER .................................................................................................................
171 
171 
094 
JOINT BATTLE COMMAND—PLATFORM (JBC-P) ...........................................
405,239 
431,385 
Realignment of EDI APS Unit Set from OCO to Base ......................................
[26,146 ] 
095 
JOINT EFFECTS TARGETING SYSTEM (JETS) ................................................
66,574 
66,574 
096 
MOD OF IN-SVC EQUIP (LLDR) ...........................................................................
20,783 
24,833 
Realignment of EDI APS Unit Set from OCO to Base ......................................
[4,050 ] 
097 
COMPUTER BALLISTICS: LHMBC XM32 ............................................................
8,553 
8,553 
098 
MORTAR FIRE CONTROL SYSTEM .....................................................................
21,489 
21,489 
099 
COUNTERFIRE RADARS ........................................................................................
162,121 
162,121 
ELECT EQUIP—TACTICAL C2 SYSTEMS 
100 
ARMY COMMAND POST INTEGRATED INFRASTRUCTURE ( .......................
2,855 
2,855 
101 
FIRE SUPPORT C2 FAMILY ..................................................................................
19,153 
19,153 
102 
AIR & MSL DEFENSE PLANNING & CONTROL SYS ........................................
33,837 
33,837 
103 
LIFE CYCLE SOFTWARE SUPPORT (LCSS) ......................................................
5,136 
5,136 
104 
NETWORK MANAGEMENT INITIALIZATION AND SERVICE ........................
18,329 
18,329 
105 
MANEUVER CONTROL SYSTEM (MCS) ..............................................................
38,015 
38,015 
106 
GLOBAL COMBAT SUPPORT SYSTEM-ARMY (GCSS-A) ..................................
15,164 
15,164 
107 
INTEGRATED PERSONNEL AND PAY SYSTEM-ARMY (IPP ..........................
29,239 
29,239 
109 
RECONNAISSANCE AND SURVEYING INSTRUMENT SET ............................
6,823 
6,823 
110 
MOD OF IN-SVC EQUIPMENT (ENFIRE) ............................................................
1,177 
1,177 
ELECT EQUIP—AUTOMATION 
111 
ARMY TRAINING MODERNIZATION ...................................................................
12,265 
12,265 
112 
AUTOMATED DATA PROCESSING EQUIP .........................................................
201,875 
201,875 
113 
GENERAL FUND ENTERPRISE BUSINESS SYSTEMS FAM ..........................
10,976 
10,976 
114 
HIGH PERF COMPUTING MOD PGM (HPCMP) .................................................
66,330 
66,330 
115 
CONTRACT WRITING SYSTEM .............................................................................
5,927 
5,927 
116 
RESERVE COMPONENT AUTOMATION SYS (RCAS) ........................................
27,896 
27,896 
ELECT EQUIP—AUDIO VISUAL SYS (A/V) 
117 
TACTICAL DIGITAL MEDIA ..................................................................................
4,392 
4,392 
118 
ITEMS LESS THAN $5M (SURVEYING EQUIPMENT) ......................................
1,970 
1,970 
ELECT EQUIP—SUPPORT 
119 
PRODUCTION BASE SUPPORT (C-E) ..................................................................
506 
506 
CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS 
120A 
CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS .......................................................................................
4,501 
4,501 
CHEMICAL DEFENSIVE EQUIPMENT 
121 
PROTECTIVE SYSTEMS .........................................................................................
2,314 
2,341 
Realignment of EDI APS Unit Set from OCO to Base ......................................
[27 ] 
122 
FAMILY OF NON-LETHAL EQUIPMENT (FNLE) .............................................
7,478 
7,478 
124 
CBRN DEFENSE ......................................................................................................
173,954 
174,271 
Realignment of EDI APS Unit Set from OCO to Base ......................................
[317 ] 
BRIDGING EQUIPMENT 
125 
TACTICAL BRIDGING .............................................................................................
98,229 
98,229 
126 
TACTICAL BRIDGE, FLOAT-RIBBON ..................................................................
64,438 
64,438 
127 
COMMON BRIDGE TRANSPORTER (CBT) RECAP ............................................
79,916 
79,916 
ENGINEER (NON-CONSTRUCTION) EQUIPMENT 
128 
HANDHELD STANDOFF MINEFIELD DETECTION SYS-HST .......................
8,471 
8,471 
129 
GRND STANDOFF MINE DETECTN SYSM (GSTAMIDS) .................................
29,883 
29,883 
130 
AREA MINE DETECTION SYSTEM (AMDS) .......................................................
11,594 
11,595 
Realignment of EDI APS Unit Set from OCO to Base ......................................
[1 ] 
131 
HUSKY MOUNTED DETECTION SYSTEM (HMDS) ..........................................
40,834 
40,834 
132 
ROBOTIC COMBAT SUPPORT SYSTEM (RCSS) .................................................
4,029 
4,029 
133 
EOD ROBOTICS SYSTEMS RECAPITALIZATION ..............................................
14,208 
14,208 
134 
ROBOTICS AND APPLIQUE SYSTEMS ................................................................
31,456 
31,456 
136 
REMOTE DEMOLITION SYSTEMS .......................................................................
1,748 
1,749 
Realignment of EDI APS Unit Set from OCO to Base ......................................
[1 ] 
137 
< $5M, COUNTERMINE EQUIPMENT .................................................................
7,829 
7,829 
138 
FAMILY OF BOATS AND MOTORS .......................................................................
5,806 
5,806 
COMBAT SERVICE SUPPORT EQUIPMENT 
139 
HEATERS AND ECU’S ............................................................................................
9,852 
9,852 
140 
SOLDIER ENHANCEMENT ....................................................................................
1,103 
1,103 
141 
PERSONNEL RECOVERY SUPPORT SYSTEM (PRSS) .....................................
5,875 
5,875 
142 
GROUND SOLDIER SYSTEM .................................................................................
92,487 
92,487 
143 
MOBILE SOLDIER POWER ....................................................................................
30,774 
30,774 
145 
FIELD FEEDING EQUIPMENT .............................................................................
17,521 
17,521 
146 
CARGO AERIAL DEL & PERSONNEL PARACHUTE SYSTEM ........................
44,855 
44,855 
147 
FAMILY OF ENGR COMBAT AND CONSTRUCTION SETS .............................
17,173 
17,173 
148 
ITEMS LESS THAN $5M (ENG SPT) ....................................................................
2,000 
2,000 
PETROLEUM EQUIPMENT 
149 
QUALITY SURVEILLANCE EQUIPMENT ............................................................
1,770 
1,770 
150 
DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS, PETROLEUM & WATER ........................................
39,730 
39,730 
MEDICAL EQUIPMENT 
151 
COMBAT SUPPORT MEDICAL ..............................................................................
57,752 
77,752
1732 
SEC. 7101. PROCUREMENT 
(In Thousands of Dollars) 
Line 
Item 
FY 2019 
Request 
House 
Authorized 
Simulators and other technologies to reduce the use of live animal tissue for 
medical training.
[20,000 ] 
MAINTENANCE EQUIPMENT 
152 
MOBILE MAINTENANCE EQUIPMENT SYSTEMS ............................................
37,722 
37,722 
153 
ITEMS LESS THAN $5.0M (MAINT EQ) ...............................................................
4,985 
5,253 
Realignment of EDI APS Unit Set from OCO to Base ......................................
[268 ] 
CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT 
155 
SCRAPERS, EARTHMOVING ..................................................................................
7,961 
7,961 
156 
HYDRAULIC EXCAVATOR .....................................................................................
1,355 
1,355 
158 
ALL TERRAIN CRANES ..........................................................................................
13,031 
13,031 
159 
HIGH MOBILITY ENGINEER EXCAVATOR (HMEE) ........................................
46,048 
46,048 
160 
ENHANCED RAPID AIRFIELD CONSTRUCTION CAPAP ................................
980 
8,480 
Program increase—additional ERACC systems ..................................................
[7,500 ] 
161 
CONST EQUIP ESP ..................................................................................................
37,017 
37,017 
162 
ITEMS LESS THAN $5.0M (CONST EQUIP) ........................................................
6,103 
6,103 
RAIL FLOAT CONTAINERIZATION EQUIPMENT 
163 
ARMY WATERCRAFT ESP .....................................................................................
27,711 
27,711 
164 
ITEMS LESS THAN $5.0M (FLOAT/RAIL) ...........................................................
8,385 
8,385 
GENERATORS 
165 
GENERATORS AND ASSOCIATED EQUIP ..........................................................
133,772 
133,772 
166 
TACTICAL ELECTRIC POWER RECAPITALIZATION .......................................
8,333 
8,333 
MATERIAL HANDLING EQUIPMENT 
167 
FAMILY OF FORKLIFTS ........................................................................................
12,901 
12,901 
TRAINING EQUIPMENT 
168 
COMBAT TRAINING CENTERS SUPPORT ..........................................................
123,228 
123,228 
169 
TRAINING DEVICES, NONSYSTEM .....................................................................
228,598 
228,598 
170 
CLOSE COMBAT TACTICAL TRAINER ................................................................
33,080 
33,080 
171 
AVIATION COMBINED ARMS TACTICAL TRAINER .........................................
32,700 
32,700 
172 
GAMING TECHNOLOGY IN SUPPORT OF ARMY TRAINING .........................
25,161 
25,161 
TEST MEASURE AND DIG EQUIPMENT (TMD) 
173 
CALIBRATION SETS EQUIPMENT .......................................................................
4,270 
4,270 
174 
INTEGRATED FAMILY OF TEST EQUIPMENT (IFTE) ...................................
76,295 
85,790 
Realignment of EDI APS Unit Set from OCO to Base ......................................
[9,495 ] 
175 
TEST EQUIPMENT MODERNIZATION (TEMOD) ..............................................
9,806 
9,806 
OTHER SUPPORT EQUIPMENT 
176 
M25 STABILIZED BINOCULAR .............................................................................
4,368 
4,401 
Realignment of EDI APS Unit Set from OCO to Base ......................................
[33 ] 
177 
RAPID EQUIPPING SOLDIER SUPPORT EQUIPMENT ...................................
9,879 
9,879 
178 
PHYSICAL SECURITY SYSTEMS (OPA3) ............................................................
54,043 
54,043 
179 
BASE LEVEL COMMON EQUIPMENT .................................................................
6,633 
6,633 
180 
MODIFICATION OF IN-SVC EQUIPMENT (OPA–3) ...........................................
49,797 
49,797 
181 
PRODUCTION BASE SUPPORT (OTH) ................................................................
2,301 
2,301 
182 
SPECIAL EQUIPMENT FOR USER TESTING ....................................................
11,608 
11,608 
183 
TRACTOR YARD .......................................................................................................
4,956 
4,956 
OPA2 
184 
INITIAL SPARES—C&E ...........................................................................................
9,817 
9,817 
TOTAL OTHER PROCUREMENT, ARMY ........................................
7,999,529 
8,410,454 
AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT, NAVY 
COMBAT AIRCRAFT 
001 
F/A–18E/F (FIGHTER) HORNET ...........................................................................
1,937,553 
1,907,553 
Excess NRE and Support Costs ..........................................................................
[–30,000 ] 
002 
ADVANCE PROCUREMENT (CY) ......................................................................
58,799 
58,799 
003 
JOINT STRIKE FIGHTER CV ................................................................................
1,144,958 
1,132,058 
Production Effiencies ...........................................................................................
[–12,900 ] 
004 
ADVANCE PROCUREMENT (CY) ......................................................................
140,010 
140,010 
005 
JSF STOVL ................................................................................................................
2,312,847 
2,276,547 
Production Efficiences .........................................................................................
[–36,300 ] 
006 
ADVANCE PROCUREMENT (CY) ......................................................................
228,492 
228,492 
007 
CH–53K (HEAVY LIFT) ...........................................................................................
1,113,804 
1,089,804 
Support cost growth .............................................................................................
[–24,000 ] 
008 
ADVANCE PROCUREMENT (CY) ......................................................................
161,079 
161,079 
009 
V–22 (MEDIUM LIFT) ..............................................................................................
806,337 
806,337 
010 
ADVANCE PROCUREMENT (CY) ......................................................................
36,955 
36,955 
011 
H–1 UPGRADES (UH–1Y/AH–1Z) ..........................................................................
820,755 
820,755 
014 
P–8A POSEIDON .......................................................................................................
1,803,753 
1,777,753 
Excessive CFE Electronics cost growth ..............................................................
[–5,000 ] 
Excessive GFE Electronics cost growth ..............................................................
[–1,000 ] 
Excessive support cost growth .............................................................................
[–20,000 ] 
015 
ADVANCE PROCUREMENT (CY) ......................................................................
180,000 
180,000 
016 
E–2D ADV HAWKEYE .............................................................................................
742,693 
726,393 
Excessive CFE cost growth .................................................................................
[–5,800 ] 
Excessive Non-reoccurring cost growth ...............................................................
[–2,900 ] 
Excessive Other ILS cost growth ........................................................................
[–1,700 ] 
Excessive peculiar equipment cost growth ...........................................................
[–5,900 ] 
017 
ADVANCE PROCUREMENT (CY) ......................................................................
240,734 
240,734 
AIRLIFT AIRCRAFT 
018 
C–40A ..........................................................................................................................
206,000
1733 
SEC. 7101. PROCUREMENT 
(In Thousands of Dollars) 
Line 
Item 
FY 2019 
Request 
House 
Authorized 
Forward financed in the FY18 Omnibus .............................................................
[–206,000 ] 
OTHER AIRCRAFT 
020 
KC–130J ......................................................................................................................
160,433 
160,433 
021 
ADVANCE PROCUREMENT (CY) ......................................................................
110,013 
110,013 
022 
MQ–4 TRITON ...........................................................................................................
568,743 
544,793 
Unit and support cost growth ..............................................................................
[–23,950 ] 
023 
ADVANCE PROCUREMENT (CY) ......................................................................
58,522 
58,522 
024 
MQ–8 UAV ..................................................................................................................
54,761 
54,761 
025 
STUASL0 UAV ...........................................................................................................
14,866 
14,866 
026 
VH–92A EXECUTIVE HELO ...................................................................................
649,015 
649,015 
MODIFICATION OF AIRCRAFT 
027 
AEA SYSTEMS ..........................................................................................................
25,277 
25,277 
028 
AV–8 SERIES .............................................................................................................
58,577 
58,577 
029 
ADVERSARY ..............................................................................................................
14,606 
14,606 
030 
F–18 SERIES .............................................................................................................
1,213,482 
1,210,982 
Program decrease .................................................................................................
[–2,500 ] 
031 
H–53 SERIES .............................................................................................................
70,997 
70,997 
032 
SH–60 SERIES ..........................................................................................................
130,661 
130,661 
033 
H–1 SERIES ...............................................................................................................
87,143 
87,143 
034 
EP–3 SERIES .............................................................................................................
3,633 
3,633 
035 
P–3 SERIES ...............................................................................................................
803 
803 
036 
E–2 SERIES ...............................................................................................................
88,780 
88,780 
037 
TRAINER A/C SERIES .............................................................................................
11,660 
11,660 
038 
C–2A ............................................................................................................................
11,327 
11,327 
039 
C–130 SERIES ...........................................................................................................
79,075 
79,075 
040 
FEWSG .......................................................................................................................
597 
597 
041 
CARGO/TRANSPORT A/C SERIES .........................................................................
8,932 
8,932 
042 
E–6 SERIES ...............................................................................................................
181,821 
181,821 
043 
EXECUTIVE HELICOPTERS SERIES ..................................................................
23,566 
23,566 
044 
SPECIAL PROJECT AIRCRAFT .............................................................................
7,620 
7,620 
045 
T–45 SERIES .............................................................................................................
195,475 
195,475 
046 
POWER PLANT CHANGES .....................................................................................
21,521 
21,521 
047 
JPATS SERIES ..........................................................................................................
27,644 
27,644 
048 
AVIATION LIFE SUPPORT MODS ........................................................................
15,864 
15,864 
049 
COMMON ECM EQUIPMENT .................................................................................
166,306 
191,306 
Navy UFR: F/A–18E/F Super Hornet Adaptive RADAR countermeasures ......
[25,000 ] 
050 
COMMON AVIONICS CHANGES ............................................................................
117,551 
112,551 
Program decrease .................................................................................................
[–5,000 ] 
051 
COMMON DEFENSIVE WEAPON SYSTEM .........................................................
1,994 
1,994 
052 
ID SYSTEMS ..............................................................................................................
40,696 
40,696 
053 
P–8 SERIES ...............................................................................................................
71,251 
71,251 
054 
MAGTF EW FOR AVIATION ...................................................................................
11,590 
11,590 
055 
MQ–8 SERIES ............................................................................................................
37,907 
37,907 
057 
V–22 (TILT/ROTOR ACFT) OSPREY .....................................................................
214,820 
214,820 
058 
NEXT GENERATION JAMMER (NGJ) ..................................................................
952 
952 
059 
F–35 STOVL SERIES ...............................................................................................
36,618 
36,618 
060 
F–35 CV SERIES .......................................................................................................
21,236 
21,236 
061 
QRC .............................................................................................................................
101,499 
101,499 
062 
MQ–4 SERIES ............................................................................................................
48,278 
48,278 
063 
RQ–21 SERIES ..........................................................................................................
6,904 
6,904 
AIRCRAFT SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS 
064 
SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS ...............................................................................
1,792,920 
1,832,920 
F–35B Spares ......................................................................................................
[40,000 ] 
AIRCRAFT SUPPORT EQUIP & FACILITIES 
065 
COMMON GROUND EQUIPMENT .........................................................................
421,606 
411,606 
Program decrease .................................................................................................
[–10,000 ] 
066 
AIRCRAFT INDUSTRIAL FACILITIES .................................................................
24,496 
24,496 
067 
WAR CONSUMABLES ..............................................................................................
42,108 
42,108 
068 
OTHER PRODUCTION CHARGES .........................................................................
1,444 
1,444 
069 
SPECIAL SUPPORT EQUIPMENT ........................................................................
49,489 
49,489 
070 
FIRST DESTINATION TRANSPORTATION .........................................................
1,951 
1,951 
TOTAL AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT, NAVY .................................
19,041,799 
18,713,849 
WEAPONS PROCUREMENT, NAVY 
MODIFICATION OF MISSILES 
001 
TRIDENT II MODS ...................................................................................................
1,078,750 
1,078,750 
SUPPORT EQUIPMENT & FACILITIES 
002 
MISSILE INDUSTRIAL FACILITIES ....................................................................
6,998 
6,998 
STRATEGIC MISSILES 
003 
TOMAHAWK ..............................................................................................................
98,570 
213,370 
Forward financed in the FY18 Omnibus .............................................................
[–81,000 ] 
Program Increase—198 missile ...........................................................................
[216,000 ] 
Shutdown costs early to need ...............................................................................
[–20,200 ] 
TACTICAL MISSILES 
004 
AMRAAM ....................................................................................................................
211,058 
211,058 
005 
SIDEWINDER ............................................................................................................
77,927 
122,927 
Navy UFR: additional AIM 9–X missiles ............................................................
[45,000 ] 
006 
JSOW ...........................................................................................................................
1,330 
1,330
1734 
SEC. 7101. PROCUREMENT 
(In Thousands of Dollars) 
Line 
Item 
FY 2019 
Request 
House 
Authorized 
007 
STANDARD MISSILE ...............................................................................................
490,210 
490,210 
008 
ADVANCE PROCUREMENT (CY) ......................................................................
125,683 
125,683 
009 
SMALL DIAMETER BOMB II .................................................................................
91,272 
91,272 
010 
RAM .............................................................................................................................
96,221 
93,921 
Excess Production Support ..................................................................................
[–2,300 ] 
011 
JOINT AIR GROUND MISSILE (JAGM) ...............................................................
24,109 
24,109 
014 
STAND OFF PRECISION GUIDED MUNITIONS (SOPGM) ...............................
11,378 
11,378 
015 
AERIAL TARGETS ...................................................................................................
137,137 
137,137 
016 
OTHER MISSILE SUPPORT ...................................................................................
3,318 
3,318 
017 
LRASM ........................................................................................................................
81,190 
111,190 
Navy Unfunded Requirement ..............................................................................
[30,000 ] 
018 
LCS OTH MISSILE ...................................................................................................
18,156 
18,156 
MODIFICATION OF MISSILES 
019 
ESSM ...........................................................................................................................
98,384 
96,384 
Excess Production Support ..................................................................................
[–2,000 ] 
020 
HARPOON MODS ......................................................................................................
14,840 
14,840 
021 
HARM MODS .............................................................................................................
187,985 
187,985 
SUPPORT EQUIPMENT & FACILITIES 
023 
WEAPONS INDUSTRIAL FACILITIES .................................................................
2,006 
2,006 
024 
FLEET SATELLITE COMM FOLLOW-ON ...........................................................
66,779 
66,779 
ORDNANCE SUPPORT EQUIPMENT 
025 
ORDNANCE SUPPORT EQUIPMENT ...................................................................
62,008 
62,008 
TORPEDOES AND RELATED EQUIP 
026 
SSTD ...........................................................................................................................
6,353 
6,353 
027 
MK–48 TORPEDO .....................................................................................................
92,616 
103,616 
Navy Unfunded Requirement ..............................................................................
[11,000 ] 
028 
ASW TARGETS ..........................................................................................................
12,324 
12,324 
MOD OF TORPEDOES AND RELATED EQUIP 
029 
MK–54 TORPEDO MODS .........................................................................................
105,946 
95,446 
HAAWC unit cost growth ....................................................................................
[–6,500 ] 
Non Recurring Engineering excess growth ..........................................................
[–4,000 ] 
030 
MK–48 TORPEDO ADCAP MODS ...........................................................................
40,005 
40,005 
031 
QUICKSTRIKE MINE ...............................................................................................
9,758 
9,758 
SUPPORT EQUIPMENT 
032 
TORPEDO SUPPORT EQUIPMENT ......................................................................
79,371 
79,371 
033 
ASW RANGE SUPPORT ...........................................................................................
3,872 
3,872 
DESTINATION TRANSPORTATION 
034 
FIRST DESTINATION TRANSPORTATION .........................................................
3,726 
3,726 
GUNS AND GUN MOUNTS 
035 
SMALL ARMS AND WEAPONS ..............................................................................
15,067 
15,067 
MODIFICATION OF GUNS AND GUN MOUNTS 
036 
CIWS MODS ...............................................................................................................
63,318 
63,318 
037 
COAST GUARD WEAPONS .....................................................................................
40,823 
40,823 
038 
GUN MOUNT MODS .................................................................................................
74,618 
74,618 
039 
LCS MODULE WEAPONS .......................................................................................
11,350 
5,550 
Mission Module Early to need .............................................................................
[–5,800 ] 
041 
AIRBORNE MINE NEUTRALIZATION SYSTEMS ..............................................
22,249 
22,249 
SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS 
043 
SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS ...............................................................................
135,688 
130,688 
Unjustified program cost growth .........................................................................
[–5,000 ] 
TOTAL WEAPONS PROCUREMENT, NAVY ..................................
3,702,393 
3,877,593 
PROCUREMENT OF AMMO, NAVY & MC 
NAVY AMMUNITION 
001 
GENERAL PURPOSE BOMBS ................................................................................
79,871 
79,871 
002 
JDAM ..........................................................................................................................
87,900 
87,900 
003 
AIRBORNE ROCKETS, ALL TYPES ......................................................................
151,431 
151,431 
004 
MACHINE GUN AMMUNITION ..............................................................................
11,344 
11,344 
005 
PRACTICE BOMBS ...................................................................................................
49,471 
49,471 
006 
CARTRIDGES & CART ACTUATED DEVICES ....................................................
56,227 
56,227 
007 
AIR EXPENDABLE COUNTERMEASURES .........................................................
66,382 
66,382 
008 
JATOS .........................................................................................................................
2,907 
2,907 
009 
5 INCH/54 GUN AMMUNITION ..............................................................................
72,657 
72,657 
010 
INTERMEDIATE CALIBER GUN AMMUNITION ...............................................
33,613 
33,613 
011 
OTHER SHIP GUN AMMUNITION ........................................................................
42,142 
42,142 
012 
SMALL ARMS & LANDING PARTY AMMO ..........................................................
49,888 
49,888 
013 
PYROTECHNIC AND DEMOLITION .....................................................................
10,931 
10,931 
015 
AMMUNITION LESS THAN $5 MILLION ............................................................
1,106 
1,106 
MARINE CORPS AMMUNITION 
019 
MORTARS ...................................................................................................................
28,266 
28,266 
021 
DIRECT SUPPORT MUNITIONS ...........................................................................
63,664 
63,664 
022 
INFANTRY WEAPONS AMMUNITION ..................................................................
59,295 
59,295 
026 
COMBAT SUPPORT MUNITIONS ..........................................................................
31,577 
31,577 
028 
AMMO MODERNIZATION .......................................................................................
15,001 
15,001 
029 
ARTILLERY MUNITIONS .......................................................................................
86,297 
86,297 
030 
ITEMS LESS THAN $5 MILLION ..........................................................................
6,239 
6,239 
TOTAL PROCUREMENT OF AMMO, NAVY & MC ......................
1,006,209 
1,006,209