tion of historic military vessels, ensuring the continued 
availability of these vessels to the American public to edu-
cate on the past and inspire the future of United States 
military maritime endeavors. 
(b) ADMINISTRATION.—The Program shall be admin-
istered by the Secretary, in consultation with the Depart-
ment of Homeland Security and the Department of De-
fense. 
(c) GRANT USES.—In carrying out the Program, the 
Secretary may award grants, on a competitive basis, to 
eligible entities for the following activities: 
(1) Conserving and preserving historic military 
vessels at covered sites, including— 
(A) physical upkeep and repair of the ves-
sels; and 
(B) mitigating environmental hazards or 
damage to the vessels. 
(2) Implementing education and workforce de-
velopment programs related to military maritime ca-
reers, including shipbuilding and submarine con-
struction. 
(d) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—In carrying out the Pro-
gram, the Secretary may award grants to a unit of 
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State or local government or a private nonprofit or-
ganization that administers a covered site. 
(2) APPLICATION.—To be eligible for a grant 
under the Program, an organization that admin-
isters a covered site shall submit to the Secretary an 
application at such time, in such manner, and con-
taining such information as the Secretary may re-
quire. 
(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry 
out the Program $5,000,000 for fiscal year 2026 and each 
fiscal year thereafter. 
(f) DEFINITION.—In this Act: 
(1) COVERED SITE.—The term ‘‘covered site’’ 
means a museum, memorial, monument, educational 
center, or other venue that provides public access to, 
or publicly displays, a historic military vessel. 
(2) HISTORIC
MILITARY
VESSEL.—The term 
‘‘historic military vessel’’ means a vessel that has 
been decommissioned or otherwise removed from 
service and— 
(A) was owned and operated by the De-
partment of Defense or the Coast Guard, other 
than a time- or voyage-chartered vessel; 
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(B) was owned and operated by the De-
partment of Transportation and designated by 
the Secretary of the department in which the 
Coast Guard is operating as a vessel equivalent 
to a vessel described in subparagraph (A); or 
(C) was built for, or pursuant to a contract 
with, the United States Maritime Commission 
or other legacy branch of the Department of 
Transportation and at some point in the ves-
sel’s service was equipped with armaments and 
embarked Navy Armed Guard personnel to op-
erate the armaments. 
(3) PROGRAM.—The term ‘‘Program’’ means 
the Historic Naval Ship Preservation Grant Pro-
gram established by subsection (a). 
(4) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Di-
rector of the National Park Service. 
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