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port containing the plan developed under sub-
paragraph (A). 
(c) REPORT OF THE COMMANDANT.—No later than 
90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Com-
mandant of the Coast Guard shall submit to the Com-
mittee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House 
of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, 
Science, and Transportation of the Senate a report on 
cargo backlogs that includes— 
(1) an explanation of the extent to which ves-
sels carrying cargo are complying with the require-
ments of chapter 700 of title 46, United States 
Code; 
(2) the status of the investigation on the cause 
of the oil spill that occurred in October 2021 on the 
waters over the San Pedro Shelf related to an an-
chor strike, including the expected date on which the 
Marine Casualty Investigation Report with respect 
to such spill will be released; and 
(3) with respect to such vessels, a summary of 
actions taken or planned to be taken by the Com-
mandant to— 
(A) provide additional protections against 
oil spills caused by anchor strikes; and 
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(B) address other safety concerns and en-
vironmental impacts. 
SEC. 508. LIMITED INDEMNITY PROVISIONS IN STANDBY 
OIL SPILL RESPONSE CONTRACTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subsections (b) and (c), 
a contract for the containment or removal of a discharge 
entered into by the President under section 311(c) of the 
Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1321(c)) 
shall contain a provision to indemnify a contractor for li-
abilities and expenses incidental to the containment or re-
moval arising out of the performance of the contract that 
is substantially identical to the terms contained in sub-
sections (d) through (h) of section H.4 (except for para-
graph (1) of subsection (d)) of the contract offered by the 
Coast Guard in the solicitation numbered DTCG89–98– 
A–68F953, dated November 17, 1998. 
(b) REQUIREMENTS.— 
(1) SOURCE
OF
FUNDS.—The provision re-
quired under subsection (a) shall include a provision 
that the obligation to indemnify is limited to funds 
available in the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund estab-
lished by section 9509(a) of the Internal Revenue 
Code of 1986 at the time the claim for indemnity is 
made. 
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(2) UNCOMPENSATED REMOVAL.—A claim for 
indemnity under a contract described in subsection 
(a) shall be made as a claim for uncompensated re-
moval costs under section 1012(a)(4) of the Oil Pol-
lution Act of 1990 (33 U.S.C. 2712(a)(4)). 
(3) LIMITATION.—The total indemnity for a 
claim under a contract described in subsection (a) 
may not be more than $50,000 per incident. 
(c) APPLICABILITY
OF
EXEMPTIONS.—Notwith-
standing subsection (a), the United States shall not be ob-
ligated to indemnify a contractor for any act or omission 
of the contractor carried out pursuant to a contract en-
tered into under this section where such act or omission 
is grossly negligent or which constitutes willful mis-
conduct. 
SEC. 509. PORT COORDINATION COUNCIL FOR POINT SPEN-
CER. 
Section 541 of the Coast Guard Authorization Act 
of 2016 (Public Law 114–120) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b) by striking paragraphs (1) 
and (2) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(1) BSNC (to serve as Council Chair). 
‘‘(2) The Secretary of Homeland Security. 
‘‘(3) An Oil Spill Response Organization that 
serves the area in which such Port is located. 
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‘‘(4) The State.’’; 
(2) in subsection (c)(1)— 
(A) in subparagraph (B) by adding ‘‘and’’ 
at the end; and 
(B) by striking subparagraphs (C) and (D) 
and inserting the following: 
‘‘(C) land use planning and development at 
Point Spencer in support of the following activi-
ties within the Bearing Sea, the Chukchi Sea, 
and the Arctic Ocean: 
‘‘(i) Search and rescue. 
‘‘(ii) Shipping safety. 
‘‘(iii) Economic development. 
‘‘(iv) Oil spill prevention and re-
sponse. 
‘‘(v) National security. 
‘‘(vi) Major marine casualties. 
‘‘(vii) Protection of Alaska Native ar-
chaeological and cultural resources. 
‘‘(viii) Port of refuge, arctic research, 
and maritime law enforcement.’’; 
(3) by amending subsection (c)(3) to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(3) Facilitate coordination among members of 
the Council on the development and use of the land 
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