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‘‘(d) QUARTERLY
REPORTS
ON
DRUG
INTERDIC-
TION.—Not later than 30 days after the end of each fiscal
year quarter, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall sub-
mit to the House of Representatives Committee on Trans-
portation and Infrastructure and the Senate Committee on
Commerce, Science, and Transportation a report on all ex-
penditures related to drug interdiction activities of the
Coast Guard on an annual basis.’’.
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 103 of the
Coast Guard Authorization Act of 1996 (14 U.S.C. 89 note)
is repealed.
SEC. 521. ACTS OF TERRORISM REPORT.
Section 905 of the Omnibus Diplomatic Security and
Antiterrorism Act of 1986 (46 U.S.C. App. 1802) is
amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘Not later than February 28,
1987, and annually thereafter, the Secretary of
Transportation shall report’’ and inserting ‘‘The Sec-
retary of Homeland Security shall report annually’’;
and
(2) by inserting ‘‘Beginning with the first report
submitted under this section after the date of enact-
ment of the Maritime Transportation Security Act of
2002, the Secretary shall include a description of ac-
tivities undertaken under title I of that Act and an
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analysis of the effect of those activities on port secu-
rity against acts of terrorism.’’ after ‘‘ports.’’.
TITLE VI—EFFECTIVE DATES
SEC. 601. EFFECTIVE DATES.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in subsection
(b), this Act and the amendments made by this Act shall
take effect on the date of enactment.
(b) EXCEPTION.—Sections 501 through 518 of this Act
and the amendments made by those sections shall take effect
on March 1, 2003.
TITLE VII—HURRICANE KATRINA
SEC. 701. SENSE OF SENATE ON COAST GUARD RESPONSE
TO HURRICANE KATRINA.
(a) FINDINGS.—The Senate makes the following find-
ings:
(1) The response of the Coast Guard to Hurri-
cane Katrina was exemplary.
(2) The Coast Guard strategically positioned its
aircraft, vessels, and personnel the day before Hurri-
cane Katrina made landfall and launched search and
rescue teams within hours after Hurricane Katrina
struck.
(3) The impacts of Hurricane Katrina were un-
precedented, and the Coast Guard rose to meet the
challenges presented by such impacts.
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(4) The Coast Guard moved its operations in
areas threatened by Hurricane Katrina to higher
ground and mobilized cutters, small boats, and air-
craft from all around the United States to help in the
response to Hurricane Katrina.
(5) The Coast Guard rescued more than 33,000
people affected by Hurricane Katrina through the air
and by water, including evacuations of hospitals, and
has been at the center of efforts to restore commerce
to areas affected by Hurricane Katrina by clearing
shipping channels, replacing aids to navigation, and
securing uprooted oil rigs.
(6) The Coast Guard has been at the forefront of
the Federal response to the numerous oil and chemical
spills in the area affected by Hurricane Katrina.
(7) As an indication of the effectiveness of the
Coast Guard in a time of emergency, the Chief of
Staff of the Coast Guard was placed in charge of co-
ordinating all response operations relating to Hurri-
cane Katrina.
(b) SENSE OF SENATE.—It is the sense of the Senate
that the Coast Guard should play a major role in the event
of any future national emergency or disaster caused by a
natural event in the United States in a coastal or offshore
area.
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SEC. 702. SUPPLEMENTAL AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIA-
TIONS.
(a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—In addi-
tion to amounts provided to the Coast Guard from another
Federal agency for reimbursement of expenditures for Hur-
ricane Katrina, there are authorized to be appropriated for
fiscal year 2005 to the Secretary of the department in which
the Coast Guard is operating the following amounts for
non-reimbursed expenditures:
(1) For the operation and maintenance of the
Coast Guard in responding to Hurricane Katrina, in-
cluding, but not limited to, search and rescue efforts,
clearing channels, and emergency response to oil and
chemical spills, and for increased costs of operation
and maintenance of the Coast Guard due to higher
than expected fuel costs, $200,000,000.
(2) For the acquisition, construction, renovation,
and improvement of aids to navigation, shore and off-
shore facilities, and vessels and aircraft, including
equipment related thereto, related to damage caused
by Hurricane Katrina, $300,000,000.
(b) CONSTRUCTION WITH OTHER FUNDING.—The
amounts authorized to be appropriated by subsection (a)
are in addition to any other amounts authorized to be ap-
propriated for fiscal year 2005 to the Secretary of the de-
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partment in which the Coast Guard is operating under any
other provision of law.
(c) AVAILABILITY.—The amounts authorized to be ap-
propriated by subsection (a) shall remain available until
expended.
SEC. 703. REPORT ON THE USE OF VESSELS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Inspector General of the De-
partment of Homeland Security shall review any contract
valued at $10,000,000 or more entered into by or on behalf
of the United States Government with an owner, charterer,
managing operator, agent or person in charge of a vessel
in response to Hurricane Katrina to determine whether—
(1) the contract price, as modified, was appro-
priate and reasonable, and based on current, accu-
rate, and complete cost and pricing data;
(2) information other than certified cost or pric-
ing data was relied upon;
(3) applicable procurement laws and regulations
were followed to the extent practicable throughout the
award and contract administration process; and
(4) there were any irregularities or deviations in
the award and subsequent oversight and administra-
tion of the contract.
(b) REPORT.—No later than 9 months after the date
of enactment of this Act, the Inspector General shall trans-
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mit a report of results of the review with findings and rec-
ommendations, including possible legislative or regulatory
changes, or improvements to the contracting process imme-
diately following a disaster, to the Senate Committee on
Commerce, Science, and Transportation, and the House of
Representatives Committee on Transportation and Infra-
structure.
SEC. 704. USE OF MARITIME SAFETY AND SECURITY TEAMS.
Section 70106 of title 46, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
‘‘(d) IMPLEMENTATION OF COAST GUARD MISSIONS.—
The Secretary may also use maritime safety and security
teams to implement any other mission of the Coast Guard.’’.
SEC. 705. TEMPORARY AUTHORITY TO EXTEND DURATION
OF MERCHANT MARINER LICENSES AND DOC-
UMENTS.
(a) MERCHANT MARINER LICENSES.—The Secretary
of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating
may temporarily extend the expiration date of any mer-
chant mariner license issued pursuant to chapter 71 of title
46, United States Code, when such action is deemed appro-
priate and necessary.
(b) MERCHANT MARINER DOCUMENTS.—The Sec-
retary of the department in which the Coast Guard is oper-
ating may temporarily extend the expiration date of any
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merchant mariner’s document issued pursuant to chapter
73 of title 46, United States Code, when such action is
deemed appropriate and necessary.
(c) SCOPE OF AUTHORITY.—Any extension under sub-
section (a) or (b) may be granted to individual mariners
or to specifically identified groups of mariners.
(d) EXPIRATION OF AUTHORITY.—The authorities pro-
vided in this section shall expire on September 30, 2007.
SEC. 706. TEMPORARY AUTHORITY TO EXTEND DURATION
OF VESSEL CERTIFICATES OF INSPECTION.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law, the Secretary of the department in which the
Coast Guard is operating may temporarily extend the expi-
ration date or validity of any Certificate of Inspection or
Certificate of Compliance issued pursuant to subtitle II of
title 46, United States Code.
(b) EXPIRATION OF AUTHORITY.—The authority pro-
vided in this section shall expire on September 30, 2007.
SEC. 707. PRESERVATION OF LEAVE LOST DUE TO HURRI-
CANE KATRINA OPERATIONS.
(a) PRESERVATION OF LEAVE.—Notwithstanding sec-
tion 701(b) of title 10, United States Code, any member
of the Coast Guard who serves on active duty for a contin-
uous period of 30 days, who is assigned to duty or otherwise
detailed in support of units or operations in the Eighth
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Coast Guard District area of responsibility for activities
to mitigate the consequences of, or assist in the recovery
from, Hurricane Katrina, during the period beginning on
August 28, 2005, and ending on January 1, 2006, and who
would otherwise lose any accumulated leave in excess of 60
days as a consequence of such assignment, is authorized to
retain an accumulated total of up to 90 days of leave.
(b) EXCESS LEAVE.—Leave in excess of 60 days accu-
mulated under subsection (a) shall be lost unless used by
the member before the commencement of the second fiscal
year following the fiscal year in which the assignment com-
mences, in the case of a Reserve members, the year in which
the period of active service is completed.
SEC. 708. REPORTS ON IMPACTS TO COAST GUARD.
(a) REPORTS REQUIRED.—
(1) INTERIM REPORT.—Not later than 90 days
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary of the department in which the Coast Guard
is operating 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 an interim report on
the impacts of Hurricane Katrina and the response of
the Coast Guard to such impacts.
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(2) FINAL REPORT.—Not later than 180 days
after the date of the date of the submittal of the report
required by paragraph (1), the Secretary of the de-
partment in which the Coast Guard is operating shall
submit to the committees of Congress referred to in
that paragraph a final report on the impacts of Hur-
ricane Katrina and the response of the Coast Guard
to such impacts.
(b) ELEMENTS.—Each report required by subsection
(a) shall include the following:
(1) A discussion and assessment of the impacts
of Hurricane Katrina on the facilities, aircraft, ves-
sels, and other assets of the Coast Guard, including
an assessment of such impacts on pending or pro-
posed replacements or upgrades of facilities, aircraft,
vessels, or other assets of the Coast Guard.
(2) A discussion and assessment of the impact of
Hurricane Katrina on Coast Guard operations and
strategic goals.
(3) A statement of the number of emergency
drills held by the Coast Guard during the five-year
period ending on the date of the report with respect
to natural disasters and with respect to security inci-
dents.
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(4) A description and assessment of the lines of
communication and reporting within the Coast
Guard, and between the Coast Guard and other de-
partments and agencies of the Federal Government
and State and local governments, as well as the inter-
operability of such communications, during the re-
sponse to Hurricane Katrina.
(5) A discussion and assessment of the financial
impact on Coast Guard operations during fiscal years
2005 and 2006 of unbudgeted increases in prices of
fuel.
SEC. 709. REPORTS ON IMPACTS ON NAVIGABLE WATER-
WAYS.
(a) REPORTS REQUIRED.—
(1) INTERIM REPORT.—Not later than 90 days
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary of the department in which the Coast Guard
is operating shall, in consultation with the Secretary
of Commerce, 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 impacts
of Hurricane Katrina on navigable waterways and
the response of the Coast Guard to such impacts.
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(2) FINAL REPORT.—Not later than 180 days
after the date of the submittal of the report required
by paragraph (1), the Secretary of the department in
which the Coast Guard is operating shall, in con-
sultation with the Secretary of Commerce, submit to
the committees of Congress referred to in that para-
graph a report on the impacts of Hurricane Katrina
on navigable waterways with respect to missions
within the jurisdiction of the Coast Guard and the re-
sponse of the Coast Guard to such impacts.
(b) ELEMENTS.—Each report required by subsection
(a) shall include the following:
(1) A discussion and assessment of the impacts,
and associated costs, of Hurricane Katrina on—
(A) the navigable waterways of the United
States;
(B) facilities located in or on such water-
ways;
(C) aids to navigation to maintain the safe-
ty of such waterways; and
(D) any other equipment located in or on
such waterways related to a mission of the Coast
Guard.
(2) An estimate of the costs to the Coast Guard
of restoring the resources described in paragraph (1)
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and an assessment of the vulnerability of such re-
sources to natural disasters in the future.
(3) A discussion and assessment of the environ-
mental impacts in areas within the Coast Guard’s ju-
risdiction of Hurricane Katrina, with a particular
emphasis on any releases of oil or hazardous chemi-
cals into the navigable waterways of the United
States.
(4) A discussion and assessment of the response
of the Coast Guard to the impacts described in para-
graph (3), including an assessment of environmental
vulnerabilities in natural disasters in the future and
an estimate 
of 
the 
costs 
of 
addressing 
such
vulnerabilities.
(c) 
NAVIGABLE
WATERWAYS
OF
THE
UNITED
STATES.—In this section, the term ‘‘navigable waterways
of the United States’’ includes waters of the United States
as described in Presidential Proclamation No. 5928 of De-
cember 27, 1988.
Attest:
Secretary.