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SEC. 512. REPORT ON ENFORCEMENT OF COASTWISE LAWS. 
The Commandant of the Coast Guard shall submit 
to Congress a report describing any changes to the en-
forcement of chapters 121 and 551 of title 46, United 
States Code, as a result of the amendments to section 
4(a)(1) of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 
U.S.C. 1333(a)(1)) made by section 9503 of the William 
M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116–283). 
SEC. 513. LAND CONVEYANCE, SHARPE ARMY DEPOT, 
LATHROP, CALIFORNIA. 
Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Administrator of the Maritime Administra-
tion shall complete the land conveyance required under 
section 2833 of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry Na-
tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 
(Public Law 116–283). 
SEC. 514. CENTER OF EXPERTISE FOR MARINE ENVIRON-
MENTAL RESPONSE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Commandant of the 
Coast Guard, in consultation with the Administrator of 
the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
shall establish a Center of Expertise for Marine Environ-
mental Response (referred to in this section as the ‘‘Cen-
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ter of Expertise’’) in accordance with section 313 of title 
14, United States Code. 
(b) LOCATION.—The Center of Expertise shall be lo-
cated in close proximity to— 
(1) an area of the country with quick access to 
State, Federal, and international waters, port and 
marine environments, coastal and estuary environ-
ments, and the intercoastal waterway; 
(2) multiple Coast Guard sea and air stations; 
(3) multiple Federal agencies that are engaged 
in coastal and fisheries management; 
(4) one or more designated national estuaries; 
(5) State coastal and wildlife management 
agencies; and 
(6) an institution of higher education with ade-
quate marine science search laboratory facilities and 
capabilities and expertise in coastal marine ecology, 
ecosystems, environmental chemistry, fish and wild-
life management, coastal mapping, water resources, 
and marine technology development. 
(c) FUNCTIONS.—The Center of Expertise shall— 
(1) monitor and assess, on an ongoing basis, 
the state of knowledge regarding training, education, 
and technology development for marine environ-
mental response protocols in State, Federal, and
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international waters, port and marine environments, 
coastal and estuary environments, and the inter-
coastal waterway; 
(2) identify any significant gaps in research re-
lated to marine environmental response protocols, in-
cluding an assessment of major scientific or techno-
logical deficiencies in responses to past incidents in 
these waterways that are interconnected, and seek to 
fill such gaps; 
(3) conduct research, development, testing, and 
evaluation for marine environmental response equip-
ment, technologies, and techniques to mitigate and 
respond to environmental incidents in these water-
ways; 
(4) educate and train Federal, State, and local 
first responders in— 
(A) the incident command system struc-
ture; 
(B) marine environmental response tech-
niques and strategies; and 
(C) public affairs; and 
(5) work with academic and private sector re-
sponse training centers to develop and standardize 
marine environmental response training and tech-
niques.