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(e) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis for chap-
ter 81 of the title 46, United States Code, is amended 
by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘8109. Exemptions from manning and crew requirements.’’. 
SEC. 347. CLASSIFICATION SOCIETIES. 
Section 3316(d) of title 46, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) by amending paragraph (2)(B)(i) to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(i) the government of the foreign country in 
which the foreign society is headquartered— 
‘‘(I) delegates that authority to the Amer-
ican Bureau of Shipping; or 
‘‘(II) does not delegate that authority to 
any classification society; or’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(5) CLARIFICATION ON AUTHORITY.—Nothing 
in this subsection authorizes the Secretary to make 
a delegation under paragraph (2) to a classification 
society from the People’s Republic of China.’’. 
SEC. 348. AUTHORITY TO ESTABLISH SAFETY ZONES FOR 
SPECIAL ACTIVITIES IN EXCLUSIVE ECO-
NOMIC ZONE. 
(a) REPEAL.—Section 8343 of the William M. (Mac) 
Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2021 (Public Law 116–283) is repealed. 
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(b) SPECIAL ACTIVITIES IN EXCLUSIVE ECONOMIC 
ZONE.—Subchapter I of chapter 700 of title 46, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘§ 70008. Special activities in exclusive economic 
zone 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the department 
in which the Coast Guard is operating may establish safe-
ty zones to address special activities in the exclusive eco-
nomic zone. 
‘‘(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) SAFETY ZONE.—The term ‘safety zone’— 
‘‘(A) means a water area, shore area, or 
water and shore area to which, for safety or en-
vironmental purposes, access is limited to au-
thorized persons, vehicles, or vessels; and 
‘‘(B) may be stationary and described by 
fixed limits or may be described as a zone 
around a vessel in motion. 
‘‘(2) SPECIAL ACTIVITIES.—The term ‘special 
activities’ includes— 
‘‘(A) space activities, including launch and 
reentry (as such terms are defined in section 
50902 of title 51) carried out by United States 
citizens; and 
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‘‘(B) offshore energy development activi-
ties, as described in section 8(p)(1)(C) of the 
Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 
1337(p)(1)(C)), on or near fixed platforms (as 
such term is defined in section 2281(d) of title 
18). 
‘‘(3) UNITED
STATES
CITIZEN.—The term 
‘United States citizen’ has the meaning given the 
term ‘eligible owners’ in section 12103 of title 46, 
United States Code.’’. 
(c) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis for chap-
ter 700 of title 46, United States Code, is amended by 
inserting after the item relating to section 70007 the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘70008. Special activities in exclusive economic zone.’’. 
SEC. 349. FISHING VESSEL AND FISHERMAN TRAINING 
SAFETY. 
Section 4502 of title 46, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in subsection (i)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) in subparagraph (A)(ii) by striking 
‘‘; and’’ and inserting a semicolon; 
(ii) by redesignating subparagraph 
(B) as subparagraph (C); and 
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(iii) by inserting after subparagraph 
(A) the following: 
‘‘(B) to conduct safety and prevention 
training that addresses behavioral and physical 
health risks, to include substance use disorder 
and worker fatigue, facing fishing vessel opera-
tors and crewmembers; and’’; 
(B) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘, in consultation with 
and based on criteria established by the 
Commandant of the Coast Guard’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘subsection on a com-
petitive basis’’ and inserting the following: 
‘‘subsection— 
‘‘(A) on a competitive basis; and 
‘‘(B) based on criteria developed in con-
sultation with the Commandant of the Coast 
Guard’’; and 
(C) 
in 
paragraph 
(4) 
by 
striking 
‘‘$3,000,000 for fiscal year 2023’’ and inserting 
‘‘to the Secretary of Health and Human Serv-
ices $6,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2025 
and 2026’’; and 
(2) in subsection (j)— 
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(A) in paragraph (1) by inserting ‘‘, and 
understanding and mitigating behavioral and 
physical health risks, to include substance use 
disorder and worker fatigue, facing members of 
the commercial fishing industry’’ after ‘‘weather 
detection’’; 
(B) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘, in consultation with 
and based on criteria established by the 
Commandant of the Coast Guard,’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘subsection on a com-
petitive basis’’ and inserting the following: 
‘‘subsection— 
‘‘(A) on a competitive basis; and 
‘‘(B) based on criteria developed in con-
sultation with the Commandant of the Coast 
Guard’’; and 
(C) 
in 
paragraph 
(4) 
by 
striking 
‘‘$3,000,000 for fiscal year 2023’’ and inserting 
‘‘to the Secretary of Health and Human Serv-
ices $6,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2025 
and 2026’’. 
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SEC. 350. AUTHORITY OVER DEEPWATER PORT ACT OF 
1974. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 5(a) of the Deepwater 
Port Act of 1974 (33 U.S.C. 1504(a)) is amended by 
striking the first sentence and inserting ‘‘Notwithstanding 
section 888(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 
U.S.C. 468(b)), the Secretary shall have the authority to 
issue regulations to carry out the purposes and provisions 
of this Act, in accordance with the provisions of section 
553 of title 5, United States Code, without regard to sub-
section (a) thereof.’’. 
(b) AFFIRMING THE AUTHORITY OF SECRETARY OF 
TRANSPORTATION OVER ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEWS.— 
Section 5(f) of the Deepwater Port Act of 1974 (33 U.S.C. 
1504(f) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(f) COMPLIANCE.—Notwithstanding section 888(b) 
of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 468(b)), 
the Secretary, in cooperation with other involved Federal 
agencies and departments, shall comply with the National 
Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et 
seq.) and act as the lead agency under section 4336a of 
title 42, United States Code, for all applications under this 
Act. Such compliance shall fulfill the requirement of all 
Federal agencies in carrying out their responsibilities 
under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 pur-
suant to this chapter.’’. 
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(c) REGULATIONS.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 6 months 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Com-
mandant shall transfer the authorities provided to 
the Coast Guard in part 148 of title 33, Code of 
Federal Regulations (as in effect on the date of the 
enactment of this Act), except as provided in para-
graph (2), to the Secretary of Transportation. 
(2) RETENTION
OF
AUTHORITY.—The Com-
mandant shall retain responsibility for authorities 
pertaining to design, construction, equipment, and 
operation of deepwater ports and navigational safe-
ty. 
(3) UPDATES
TO
AUTHORITY.—As soon as 
practicable after the date of enactment of this Act, 
the Secretary shall issue such regulations as are nec-
essary to reflect the updates to authorities pre-
scribed by this subsection. 
(d) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sec-
tion, or the amendments made by this section, may be con-
strued to limit the authorities of other governmental agen-
cies previously delegated authorities of the Deepwater 
Port Act of 1974 (33 U.S.C. 1501 et seq.). 
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(e) APPLICATIONS.—Nothing in this section shall 
apply to any application submitted before the date of en-
actment of this Act. 
SEC. 351. NATIONAL OFFSHORE SAFETY ADVISORY COM-
MITTEE COMPOSITION. 
Section 15106(c) of title 46, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1) by striking ‘‘15 members’’ 
and inserting ‘‘17 members’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (3) by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(L) 2 members shall represent entities 
engaged in non-mineral energy activities on the 
Outer Continental Shelf.’’. 
SEC. 352. IMPROVING VESSEL TRAFFIC SERVICE MONI-
TORING. 
(a) PROXIMITY OF ANCHORAGES TO PIPELINES.— 
(1) 
IMPLEMENTATION
OF
RESTRUCTURING 
PLAN.—Not later than 1 year after the date of en-
actment of this Act, the Commandant shall imple-
ment the November 2021 proposed plan of the Ves-
sel Traffic Service Los Angeles-Long Beach for re-
structuring the Federal anchorages in San Pedro 
Bay described on page 54 of the Report of the Na-
tional Transportation Safety Board titled ‘‘Anchor 
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Strike of Underwater Pipeline and Eventual Crude 
Oil Release’’ and issued January 2, 2024. 
(2) STUDY.—The Secretary of the department 
in which the Coast Guard is operating shall conduct 
a study to identify any anchorage grounds other 
than the San Pedro Bay Federal anchorages in 
which the distance between the center of an ap-
proved anchorage ground and a pipeline is less than 
1 mile. 
(3) REPORT.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 2 years 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the 
Commandant shall submit to the Committee on 
Transportation and Infrastructure of the House 
of Representatives and the Committee on Com-
merce, Science, and Transportation of the Sen-
ate a report on the results of the study required 
under paragraph (2). 
(B) CONTENTS.—The report under sub-
paragraph (A) shall include— 
(i) a list of the anchorage grounds de-
scribed under paragraph (2); 
(ii) whether it is possible to move each 
such anchorage ground to provide a min-
imum distance of 1 mile; and 
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(iii) a recommendation of whether to 
move any such anchorage ground and ex-
planation for the recommendation. 
(b) PROXIMITY TO PIPELINE ALERTS.— 
(1) AUDIBLE AND VISUAL ALARMS.—The Com-
mandant shall consult with the providers of vessel 
monitoring systems to add to the monitoring sys-
tems for vessel traffic services audible and visual 
alarms that alert the watchstander when an an-
chored vessel is encroaching on a pipeline. 
(2) NOTIFICATION
PROCEDURES.—Not later 
than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, 
the Commandant shall develop procedures for all 
vessel traffic services to notify pipeline and utility 
operators following potential incursions on sub-
merged pipelines within the vessel traffic service 
area of responsibility. 
(3) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date of enactment of this Act, and annually there-
after, the Commandant shall submit to the Com-
mittee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the 
House of Representatives and the Committee on 
Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Sen-
ate a report on the implementation of paragraphs 
(1) and (2). 
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SEC. 353. ABANDONED AND DERELICT VESSEL REMOVALS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 47 of title 46, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(1) in the chapter heading by striking 
‘‘BARGES’’ and inserting ‘‘VESSELS’’; 
(2) by inserting before section 4701 the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘SUBCHAPTER I—BARGES’’; AND 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘SUBCHAPTER II—NON-BARGE VESSELS 
‘‘§ 4710. Definitions 
‘‘In this subchapter: 
‘‘(1) ABANDON.—The term ‘abandon’ means to 
moor, strand, wreck, sink, or leave a covered vessel 
unattended for longer than 45 days. 
‘‘(2) COVERED
VESSEL.—The term ‘covered 
vessel’ means a vessel that is not a barge to which 
subchapter I applies. 
‘‘(3) INDIAN TRIBE.—The term ‘Indian Tribe’ 
has the meaning given such term in section 4 of the 
Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance 
Act (25 U.S.C. 5304). 
‘‘§ 4711. Abandonment of vessels prohibited 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—An owner or operator of a cov-
ered vessel may not abandon such vessel on the navigable 
waters of the United States. 
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