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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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(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: 
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