(1) develop guidelines to implement the pro-
gram authorized under section 304(a) of the Coast 
Guard and Maritime Transportation Act of 2006 
(Public Law 109–241); and 
(2) submit such guidelines to the Committee 
Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of 
Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, 
Science, and Transportation of the Senate. 
TITLE IV—FEDERAL MARITIME 
COMMISSION 
SEC. 401. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 3 of title 46, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘§ 308. Authorization of appropriations 
‘‘There is authorized to be appropriated to the Fed-
eral Maritime Commission $24,700,000 for each of fiscal 
years 2016 and 2017 for the activities of the Commission 
authorized under this chapter and subtitle IV.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis for chap-
ter 3 of title 46, United States Code, is amended by add-
ing at the end the following: 
‘‘308. Authorization of appropriations.’’. 
SEC. 402. DUTIES OF THE CHAIRMAN. 
Section 301(c)(3)(A) of title 46, United States Code, 
is amended— 
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(1) in clause (ii) by striking ‘‘units, but only 
after consultation with the other Commissioners;’’ 
and inserting ‘‘units (with such appointments sub-
ject to the approval of the Commission);’’; 
(2) in clause (iv) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(3) in clause (v) by striking the period at the 
end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(4) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(vi) prepare and submit to the Presi-
dent and Congress requests for appropria-
tions for the Commission (with such re-
quests subject to the approval of the Com-
mission).’’. 
SEC. 403. PROHIBITION ON AWARDS. 
Section 307 of title 46, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘The Federal Maritime Commis-
sion’’ and inserting the following: 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Federal Maritime Commis-
sion’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(b) PROHIBITION.—Notwithstanding subsection (a), 
the Federal Maritime Commission may not expend any 
funds appropriated or otherwise made available to it to 
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issue an award, prize, commendation, or other honor to 
a non-Federal entity.’’. 
TITLE V—MISCELLANEOUS 
SEC. 501. CONVEYANCE OF COAST GUARD PROPERTY IN 
MARIN COUNTY, CALIFORNIA. 
(a) CONVEYANCE AUTHORIZED.—The Commandant 
of the Coast Guard may convey all right, title, and interest 
of the United States in and to the covered property, upon 
payment to the United States of the fair market value of 
the covered property. 
(b) RIGHT
OF FIRST REFUSAL.—The County of 
Marin, California shall have the right of first refusal with 
respect to purchase of the covered property under this sec-
tion. 
(c) SURVEY.—The exact acreage and legal descrip-
tion of the covered property shall be determined by a sur-
vey satisfactory to the Commandant. 
(d) FAIR MARKET VALUE.—The fair market value 
of the covered property shall— 
(1) be determined by appraisal; and 
(2) be subject to the approval of the Com-
mandant. 
(e) COSTS OF CONVEYANCE.—The responsibility for 
all reasonable and necessary costs, including real estate 
transaction and environmental documentation costs, asso-
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ciated with a conveyance under this section shall be deter-
mined by the Commandant and the purchaser. 
(f) ADDITIONAL TERMS
AND CONDITIONS.—The 
Commandant may require such additional terms and con-
ditions in connection with a conveyance under this section 
as the Commandant considers appropriate and reasonable 
to protect the interests of the United States. 
(g) DEPOSIT OF PROCEEDS.—Any proceeds received 
by the United States in a conveyance under this section 
shall be deposited in the Coast Guard Housing Fund es-
tablished by section 687 of title 14, United States Code. 
(h) COVERED PROPERTY DEFINED.—In this section, 
the term ‘‘covered property’’ means the approximately 32 
acres of real property (including all improvements located 
on the property) that are— 
(1) located at Station Point Reyes in Marin 
County, California; 
(2) under the administrative control of the 
Coast Guard; and 
(3) described as ‘‘Parcel A, Tract 1’’, ‘‘Parcel 
B, Tract 2’’, ‘‘Parcel C’’, and ‘‘Parcel D’’ in the 
Declaration of Taking (Civil No. C–71–1245 SC) 
filed June 28, 1971, in the United States District 
Court for the Northern District of California. 
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SEC. 502. ELIMINATION OF REPORTS. 
(a) DISTANT WATER TUNA FLEET.—Section 421 of 
the Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Act of 
2006 (46 U.S.C. 8103 note) is amended by striking sub-
section (d). 
(b) ANNUAL UPDATES ON LIMITS TO LIABILITY.— 
Section 603(c)(3) of the Coast Guard and Maritime 
Transportation Act of 2006 (33 U.S.C. 2704 note) is 
amended by striking ‘‘on an annual basis.’’ and inserting 
‘‘not later than January 30 of the year following each year 
in which occurs an oil discharge from a vessel or nonvessel 
source that results or is likely to result in removal costs 
and damages (as those terms are defined in section 1001 
of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (33 U.S.C. 2701)) that 
exceed liability limits established under section 1004 of the 
Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (33 U.S.C. 2704).’’. 
(c) INTERNATIONAL BRIDGE ACT OF 1972.—The 
International Bridge Act of 1972 is amended by striking 
section 11 (33 U.S.C. 535h). 
SEC. 503. VESSEL DOCUMENTATION. 
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enact-
ment this Act, the Comptroller General of the United 
States shall submit to the Committee on Transportation 
and infrastructure of the House and the Committee on 
Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate, a 
description of actions that could be taken to— 
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