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‘‘(A) an estimate of the costs or savings 
associated with each recommended consolida-
tion; and 
‘‘(B) a discussion of the impact that such 
consolidation would have on Coast Guard mis-
sion effectiveness.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis for such 
chapter, as amended by this Act, is further amended by 
adding at the end the following: 
‘‘679. Inventory of real property.’’. 
SEC. 218. RETIRED SERVICE MEMBERS AND DEPENDENTS 
SERVING ON ADVISORY COMMITTEES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 17 of title 14, United 
States Code, as amended by this Act, is further amended 
by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘§ 680. Retired service members and dependents 
serving on advisory committees 
‘‘A committee that— 
‘‘(1) advises or assists the Coast Guard with re-
spect to a function that affects a member of the 
Coast Guard or a dependent of such a member; and 
‘‘(2) includes in its membership a retired Coast 
Guard member or a dependent of such a retired 
member; 
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shall not be considered an advisory committee under the 
Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) solely 
because of such membership.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis for such 
chapter, as amended by this Act, is further amended by 
inserting after the item relating to section 679 the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘680. Retired service members and dependents serving on advisory commit-
tees.’’. 
SEC. 219. ACTIVE DUTY FOR EMERGENCY AUGMENTATION 
OF REGULAR FORCES. 
Section 712(a) of title 14, United States Code, is 
amended by striking ‘‘not more than 60 days in any 4- 
month period and’’. 
SEC. 220. ACQUISITION WORKFORCE EXPEDITED HIRING 
AUTHORITY. 
Section 404(b) of the Coast Guard Authorization Act 
of 2010 (Public Law 111–281; 124 Stat. 2951) is amend-
ed by striking ‘‘2015’’ and inserting ‘‘2017’’. 
SEC. 221. COAST GUARD ADMINISTRATIVE SAVINGS. 
(a) ELIMINATION OF OUTDATED AND DUPLICATIVE 
REPORTS.— 
(1) MARINE INDUSTRY TRAINING.—Section 59 
of title 14, United States Code, is amended— 
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(A) by striking ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The 
Commandant’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘The 
Com-
mandant’’; and 
(B) by striking subsection (b). 
(2) OPERATIONS AND EXPENDITURES.—Section 
651 of title 14, United States Code, and the item re-
lating to such section in the analysis for chapter 17 
of such title, are repealed. 
(3) DRUG INTERDICTION.—Section 103 of the 
Coast Guard Authorization Act of 1996 (14 U.S.C. 
89 note), and the item relating to that section in the 
table of contents in section 2 of that Act, are re-
pealed. 
(4) NATIONAL DEFENSE.—Section 426 of the 
Maritime Transportation Security Act of 2002 (14 
U.S.C. 2 note), and the item relating to that section 
in the table of contents in section 1(b) of that Act, 
are repealed. 
(5) LIVING MARINE RESOURCES.—Section 4(b) 
of the Cruise Vessel Security and Safety Act of 2010 
(16 U.S.C. 1828 note) is amended by adding at the 
end the following: ‘‘No report shall be required 
under this subsection, including that no report shall 
be required under section 224 of the Coast Guard 
and Maritime Transportation Act of 2004 or section 
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804 of the Coast Guard and Maritime Transpor-
tation Act of 2006, for fiscal years beginning after 
fiscal year 2014.’’. 
(b) CONSOLIDATION AND REFORM OF REPORTING 
REQUIREMENTS.— 
(1) MARINE SAFETY.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Section 2116(d)(2)(B) 
of title 46, United States Code, is amended to 
read as follows: 
‘‘(B) on the program’s mission perform-
ance in achieving numerical measurable goals 
established under subsection (b), including— 
‘‘(i) the number of civilian and mili-
tary Coast Guard personnel assigned to 
marine safety positions; and 
‘‘(ii) an identification of marine safety 
positions that are understaffed to meet the 
workload required to accomplish each ac-
tivity included in the strategy and plans 
under subsection (a); and’’. 
(B) CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—Section 
57 of title 14, United States Code, as amended 
by this Act, is further amended— 
(i) by striking subsection (e); and 
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(ii) by redesignating subsections (f), 
(g), and (h) as subsections (e), (f), and (g) 
respectively. 
(2) MINOR CONSTRUCTION.—Section 656(d)(2) 
of title 14, United States Code, is amended to read 
as follows: 
‘‘(2) REPORT.—Not later than the date on 
which the President submits to Congress a budget 
under section 1105 of title 31 each year, the Sec-
retary shall submit to the Committee on Transpor-
tation and Infrastructure of the House of Represent-
atives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
and Transportation of the Senate a report describ-
ing each project carried out under paragraph (1), in 
the most recently concluded fiscal year, for which 
the amount expended under such paragraph for such 
project was more than $1,000,000. If no such 
project was carried out during a fiscal year, no re-
port under this paragraph shall be required with re-
spect to that fiscal year.’’. 
SEC. 222. TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS TO TITLE 14. 
Title 14, United States Code, as amended by this Act, 
is further amended— 
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(1) in section 93(b)(1) by striking ‘‘Notwith-
standing subsection (a)(14)’’ and inserting ‘‘Not-
withstanding subsection (a)(13)’’; and 
(2) in section 197(b) by striking ‘‘of Homeland 
Security’’. 
SEC. 223. MULTIYEAR PROCUREMENT AUTHORITY FOR 
OFFSHORE PATROL CUTTERS. 
In fiscal year 2015 and each fiscal year thereafter, 
the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard 
is operating may enter into, in accordance with section 
2306b of title 10, United States Code, multiyear contracts 
for the procurement of Offshore Patrol Cutters and associ-
ated equipment. 
SEC. 224. MAINTAINING MEDIUM ENDURANCE CUTTER MIS-
SION CAPABILITY. 
Not later than 120 days after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary of the department in which the 
Coast Guard is operating shall submit to the Committee 
on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of 
Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, 
Science, and Transportation of the Senate a report that 
includes— 
(1) a schedule and plan for decommissioning, 
not later than September 30, 2029, each of the 210- 
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(4) a schedule and plan for commissioning the 
number of Offshore Patrol Cutters identified under 
paragraph (3); and 
(5) a schedule and plan for commissioning, not 
later than September 30, 2034, a number of Off-
shore Patrol Cutters not capable of sea state 5 oper-
ations that is equal to— 
(A) 25; less 
(B) the number of Offshore Patrol Cutters 
identified under paragraph (3). 
SEC. 225. AVIATION CAPABILITY IN THE GREAT LAKES RE-
GION. 
The Secretary of the department in which the Coast 
Guard is operating may— 
(1) request and accept through a direct mili-
tary-to-military transfer under section 2571 of title 
10, United States Code, such H–60 helicopters as 
may be necessary to establish a year-round oper-
ational capability in the Coast Guard’s Ninth Dis-
trict; and 
(2) use funds provided under section 101 of 
this Act to convert such helicopters to Coast Guard 
MH–60T configuration. 
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SEC. 226. GAPS IN WRITINGS ON COAST GUARD HISTORY. 
Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Commandant of the Coast Guard shall 
submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on 
Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Rep-
resentatives a report on any gaps that exist in writings 
on the history of the Coast Guard. The report shall ad-
dress, at a minimum, operations, broad topics, and biog-
raphies with respect to the Coast Guard. 
SEC. 227. OFFICER EVALUATION REPORTS. 
(a) ASSESSMENT REQUIRED.—Not later than 180 
days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Com-
mandant of the Coast Guard shall provide to the Com-
mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the 
Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infra-
structure of the House of Representatives a written as-
sessment of the Coast Guard’s officer evaluation reporting 
system. 
(b) CONTENTS OF ASSESSMENT.—The assessment 
required under subsection (a) shall include, at a minimum, 
an analysis of— 
(1) the extent to which the Coast Guard’s offi-
cer evaluation reports differ in length, form, and 
content from the officer fitness reports used by the 
Navy and other branches of the Armed Forces; 
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(2) the extent to which differences determined 
pursuant to paragraph (1) are the result of inherent 
differences between— 
(A) the Coast Guard and the Navy; and 
(B) the Coast Guard and other branches of 
the Armed Forces; 
(3) the feasibility of more closely aligning and 
conforming the Coast Guard’s officer evaluation re-
ports with the officer fitness reports of the Navy and 
other branches of the Armed Forces; and 
(4) the costs and benefits of the alignment and 
conformity described in paragraph (3), including 
with respect to— 
(A) Coast Guard administrative efficiency; 
(B) fairness and equity for Coast Guard 
officers; and 
(C) carrying out the Coast Guard’s statu-
tory mission of defense readiness, including 
when operating as a service in the Navy. 
SEC. 228. IMPROVED SAFETY INFORMATION FOR VESSELS. 
Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary of the department in which the 
Coast Guard is operating shall establish a process that al-
lows an operator of a marine exchange or other non-Fed-
eral vessel traffic information service to use the automatic 
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identification system to transmit weather, ice, and other 
important navigation safety information to vessels. 
SEC. 229. E–LORAN. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the department 
in which the Coast Guard is operating may not carry out 
activities related to the dismantling or disposal of infra-
structure that supported the former LORAN system until 
the later of— 
(1) the date that is 1 year after the date of en-
actment of this Act; or 
(2) the date on which the Secretary provides to 
the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
of the House of Representatives and the Committee 
on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the 
Senate notice of a determination by the Secretary 
that such infrastructure is not required to provide a 
positioning, navigation, and timing system to provide 
redundant capability in the event GPS signals are 
disrupted. 
(b) EXCEPTION.—Subsection (a) does not apply to 
activities necessary for the safety of human life. 
(c) AGREEMENTS.—The Secretary may enter into co-
operative agreements, contracts, and other agreements 
with Federal entities and other public or private entities, 
including academic entities, to develop a positioning, navi-
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gation, and timing system, including an enhanced LORAN 
system, to provide redundant capability in the event GPS 
signals are disrupted. 
SEC. 230. ANALYSIS OF RESOURCE DEFICIENCIES WITH RE-
SPECT TO MARITIME BORDER SECURITY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 120 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Commandant of the 
Coast Guard shall provide to the Committee on Com-
merce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the 
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure and the 
Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Rep-
resentatives a report describing any Coast Guard resource 
deficiencies related to— 
(1) securing maritime borders with respect to 
the Great Lakes and the coastal areas of the South-
eastern and Southwestern United States, including 
with respect to Florida, California, Puerto Rico, and 
the United States Virgin Islands; 
(2) patrolling and monitoring maritime ap-
proaches to the areas described in paragraph (1); 
and 
(3) patrolling and monitoring relevant portions 
of the Western Hemisphere Drug Transit Zone. 
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(b) SCOPE.—In preparing the report under sub-
section (a), the Commandant shall consider, at a min-
imum— 
(1) the Coast Guard’s statutory missions with 
respect to migrant interdiction, drug interdiction, 
defense readiness, living marine resources, and 
ports, waterways, and coastal security; 
(2) whether Coast Guard missions are being ex-
ecuted to meet national performance targets set 
under the National Drug Control Strategy; 
(3) the number and types of cutters and other 
vessels required to effectively execute Coast Guard 
missions; 
(4) the number and types of aircraft, including 
unmanned aircraft, required to effectively execute 
Coast Guard missions; 
(5) the number of assets that require upgraded 
sensor and communications systems to effectively 
execute Coast Guard missions; 
(6) the Deployable Specialized Forces required 
to effectively execute Coast Guard missions; and 
(7) whether additional shoreside facilities are 
required to accommodate Coast Guard personnel 
and assets in support of Coast Guard missions. 
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SEC. 231. MODERNIZATION OF NATIONAL DISTRESS AND 
RESPONSE SYSTEM. 
(a) REPORT.—Not later than 60 days after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the department 
in which the Coast Guard is operating shall submit to the 
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the 
House of Representatives and the Committee on Com-
merce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a report 
on the implementation of the Rescue 21 project in Alaska 
and in Coast Guard sectors Upper Mississippi River, 
Lower Mississippi River, and Ohio River Valley. 
(b) CONTENTS.—The report required under sub-
section (a) shall— 
(1) describe what improvements are being made 
to the distress response system in the areas specified 
in subsection (a), including information on which 
areas will receive digital selective calling and direc-
tion finding capability; 
(2) describe the impediments to installing dig-
ital selective calling and direction finding capability 
in areas where such technology will not be installed; 
(3) identify locations in the areas specified in 
subsection (a) where communication gaps will con-
tinue to present a risk to mariners after completion 
of the Rescue 21 project; 
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(4) include a list of all reported marine acci-
dents, casualties, and fatalities occurring in the loca-
tions identified under paragraph (3) since 1990; and 
(5) provide an estimate of the costs associated 
with installing the technology necessary to close 
communication gaps in the locations identified under 
paragraph (3). 
SEC. 
232. 
REPORT 
RECONCILING 
MAINTENANCE 
AND 
OPERATIONAL PRIORITIES ON THE MISSOURI 
RIVER. 
Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Commandant of the Coast Guard shall 
submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on 
Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Rep-
resentatives a report that outlines a course of action to 
reconcile general maintenance priorities for cutters with 
operational priorities on the Missouri River. 
SEC. 233. MARITIME SEARCH AND RESCUE ASSISTANCE 
POLICY ASSESSMENT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Commandant of the Coast 
Guard shall assess the Maritime Search and Rescue As-
sistance Policy as it relates to State and local responders. 
(b) SCOPE.—The assessment under subsection (a) 
shall consider, at a minimum— 
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(1) the extent to which Coast Guard search and 
rescue coordinators have entered into domestic 
search and rescue agreements with State and local 
responders under the National Search and Rescue 
Plan; 
(2) whether the domestic search and rescue 
agreements include the Maritime Search and Rescue 
Assistance Policy; and 
(3) the extent to which Coast Guard sectors co-
ordinate with 911 emergency centers, including en-
suring the dissemination of appropriate maritime 
distress check-sheets. 
(c) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Commandant of the Coast 
Guard shall submit a report on the assessment under sub-
section (a) to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on 
Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Rep-
resentatives. 
TITLE III—SHIPPING AND 
NAVIGATION 
SEC. 301. REPEAL. 
Chapter 555 of title 46, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) by repealing section 55501; 
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(2) by redesignating section 55502 as section 
55501; and 
(3) in the analysis by striking the items relating 
to sections 55501 and 55502 and inserting the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘55501. United States Committee on the Marine Transportation System.’’. 
SEC. 302. DONATION OF HISTORICAL PROPERTY. 
Section 51103 of title 46, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(e) DONATION FOR HISTORICAL PURPOSES.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may convey 
the right, title, and interest of the United States 
Government in any property administered by the 
Maritime Administration, except real estate or ves-
sels, if— 
‘‘(A) the Secretary determines that such 
property is not needed by the Maritime Admin-
istration; and 
‘‘(B) the recipient— 
‘‘(i) is a nonprofit organization, a 
State, or a political subdivision of a State; 
‘‘(ii) agrees to hold the Government 
harmless for any claims arising from expo-
sure to hazardous materials, including as-
bestos, polychlorinated biphenyls, or lead 
paint, after conveyance of the property; 
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‘‘(iii) provides a description and expla-
nation of the intended use of the property 
to the Secretary for approval; 
‘‘(iv) has provided to the Secretary 
proof, as determined by the Secretary, of 
resources sufficient to accomplish the in-
tended use provided under clause (iii) and 
to maintain the property; 
‘‘(v) agrees that when the recipient no 
longer requires the property, the recipient 
shall— 
‘‘(I) return the property to the 
Secretary, at the recipient’s expense 
and in the same condition as received 
except for ordinary wear and tear; or 
‘‘(II) subject to the approval of 
the Secretary, retain, sell, or other-
wise dispose of the property in a man-
ner consistent with applicable law; 
and 
‘‘(vi) agrees to any additional terms 
the Secretary considers appropriate. 
‘‘(2) REVERSION.—The Secretary shall include 
in any conveyance under this subsection terms under 
which all right, title, and interest conveyed by the 
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Secretary shall revert to the Government if the Sec-
retary determines the property has been used other 
than as approved by the Secretary under paragraph 
(1)(B)(iii).’’. 
SEC. 303. SMALL SHIPYARDS. 
Section 54101(i) of title 46, United States Code, is 
amended by striking ‘‘2009 through 2013’’ and inserting 
‘‘2015 through 2017’’. 
SEC. 304. DRUG TESTING REPORTING. 
Section 7706 of title 46, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by inserting ‘‘an applicant 
for employment by a Federal agency,’’ after ‘‘Fed-
eral agency,’’; and 
(2) in subsection (c), by— 
(A) inserting ‘‘or an applicant for employ-
ment by a Federal agency’’ after ‘‘an em-
ployee’’; and 
(B) striking ‘‘the employee.’’ and inserting 
‘‘the employee or the applicant.’’. 
SEC. 305. OPPORTUNITIES FOR SEA SERVICE VETERANS. 
(a) ENDORSEMENTS FOR VETERANS.—Section 7101 
of title 46, United States Code, is amended by adding at 
the end the following: 
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‘‘(j) The Secretary may issue a license under this sec-
tion in a class under subsection (c) to an applicant that— 
‘‘(1) has at least 3 months of qualifying service 
on vessels of the uniformed services (as that term is 
defined in section 101(a) of title 10) of appropriate 
tonnage or horsepower within the 7-year period im-
mediately preceding the date of application; and 
‘‘(2) satisfies all other requirements for such a 
license.’’. 
(b) SEA SERVICE LETTERS.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Title 14, United States 
Code, is amended by inserting after section 427 the 
following: 
‘‘§ 428. Sea service letters 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall provide a 
sea service letter to a member or former member of the 
Coast Guard who— 
‘‘(1) accumulated sea service on a vessel of the 
armed forces (as such term is defined in section 
101(a) of title 10); and 
‘‘(2) requests such letter. 
‘‘(b) DEADLINE.—Not later than 30 days after re-
ceiving a request for a sea service letter from a member 
or former member of the Coast Guard under subsection 
(a), the Secretary shall provide such letter to such member 
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or former member if such member or former member sat-
isfies the requirement under subsection (a)(1).’’. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis for 
chapter 11 of title 14, United States Code, is 
amended by inserting after the item relating to sec-
tion 427 the following: 
‘‘428. Sea service letters.’’. 
(c) CREDITING OF UNITED STATES ARMED FORCES 
SERVICE, TRAINING, AND QUALIFICATIONS.— 
(1) MAXIMIZING
CREDITABILITY.—The Sec-
retary of the department in which the Coast Guard 
is operating, in implementing United States mer-
chant mariner license, certification, and document 
laws and the International Convention on Standards 
of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Sea-
farers, 1978, shall maximize the extent to which 
United States Armed Forces service, training, and 
qualifications are creditable toward meeting the re-
quirements of such laws and such Convention. 
(2) NOTIFICATION.—Not later than 90 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary shall notify the Committee on Transportation 
and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives 
and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
Transportation of the Senate on the steps taken to 
implement this subsection. 
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(d) MERCHANT MARINE POST-SERVICE CAREER OP-
PORTUNITIES.—Not later than 180 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Commandant of the Coast 
Guard shall take steps to promote better awareness, on 
an ongoing basis, among Coast Guard personnel regarding 
post-service use of Coast Guard training, education, and 
practical experience in satisfaction of requirements for 
merchant mariner credentials under section 11.213 of title 
46, Code of Federal Regulations. 
SEC. 306. CLARIFICATION OF HIGH-RISK WATERS. 
Section 55305(e) of title 46, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘provide armed personnel 
aboard’’ and inserting ‘‘reimburse, subject to 
the availability of appropriations, the owners or 
operators of’’; and 
(B) by inserting ‘‘for the cost of providing 
armed personnel aboard such vessels’’ before 
‘‘if’’; and 
(2) by striking paragraphs (2) and (3) and in-
serting the following: 
‘‘(2) In this subsection, the term ‘high-risk 
waters’ means waters so designated by the Com-
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rity directive issued by the Commandant and in ef-
fect on the date on which an applicable voyage be-
gins, if the Secretary of Transportation— 
‘‘(A) determines that an act of piracy oc-
curred in the 12-month period preceding the 
date the voyage begins; or 
‘‘(B) in such period, issued an advisory 
warning that an act of piracy is possible in such 
waters.’’. 
SEC. 307. TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS. 
(a) TITLE 46.—Section 2116(b)(1)(D) of title 46, 
United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘section 
93(c)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 93(c) of title 14’’. 
(b) COAST GUARD AND MARITIME TRANSPORTATION 
ACT OF 2006.—Section 304(a) of the Coast Guard and 
Maritime Transportation Act of 2006 (Public Law 109– 
241; 33 U.S.C. 1503 note) is amended by inserting ‘‘and 
from’’ before ‘‘the United States’’. 
(c) DEEPWATER PORT ACT OF 1974.—Section 4(i) 
of the Deepwater Port Act of 1974 (33 U.S.C. 1503(i)) 
is amended by inserting ‘‘or that will supply’’ after ‘‘be 
supplied with’’. 
SEC. 308. REPORT. 
Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States 
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shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and In-
frastructure of the House of Representatives and the Com-
mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the 
Senate a report on the number of jobs, including vessel 
construction and vessel operating jobs, that would be cre-
ated in the United States maritime industry each year in 
2015 through 2025 if liquified natural gas exported from 
the United States were required to be carried— 
(1) before December 31, 2018, on vessels docu-
mented under the laws of the United States; and 
(2) on and after such date, on vessels docu-
mented under the laws of the United States and 
constructed in the United States. 
SEC. 309. FISHING SAFETY GRANT PROGRAMS. 
(a) FISHING SAFETY TRAINING GRANT PROGRAM.— 
Section 4502(i)(4) of title 46, United States Code, is 
amended by striking ‘‘2010 through 2014’’ and inserting 
‘‘2015 through 2017’’. 
(b) FISHING
SAFETY
RESEARCH
GRANT
PRO-
GRAM.—Section 4502(j)(4) of title 46, United States 
Code, is amended by striking ‘‘2010 through 2014’’ and 
inserting ‘‘2015 through 2017’’. 
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SEC. 310. ESTABLISHMENT OF MERCHANT MARINE PER-
SONNEL ADVISORY COMMITTEE. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Chapter 81 of title 46, 
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘§ 8108. Merchant Marine Personnel Advisory Com-
mittee 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary shall estab-
lish a Merchant Marine Personnel Advisory Committee (in 
this section referred to as ‘the Committee’). The Com-
mittee— 
‘‘(1) shall act solely in an advisory capacity to 
the Secretary through the Commandant of the Coast 
Guard on matters relating to personnel in the 
United States merchant marine, including training, 
qualifications, certification, documentation, and fit-
ness standards, and other matters as assigned by 
the Commandant; 
‘‘(2) shall review and comment on proposed 
Coast Guard regulations and policies relating to per-
sonnel in the United States merchant marine, in-
cluding training, qualifications, certification, docu-
mentation, and fitness standards; 
‘‘(3) may be given special assignments by the 
Secretary and may conduct studies, inquiries, work-
shops, and fact finding in consultation with individ-
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uals and groups in the private sector and with State 
or local governments; 
‘‘(4) shall advise, consult with, and make rec-
ommendations reflecting its independent judgment 
to the Secretary; 
‘‘(5) shall meet not less than twice each year; 
and 
‘‘(6) may make available to Congress rec-
ommendations that the Committee makes to the Sec-
retary. 
‘‘(b) MEMBERSHIP.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Committee shall con-
sist of not more than 19 members who are appointed 
by and serve terms of a duration determined by the 
Secretary. Before filling a position on the Com-
mittee, the Secretary shall publish a notice in the 
Federal Register soliciting nominations for member-
ship on the Committee. 
‘‘(2) REQUIRED
MEMBERS.—Subject to para-
graph (3), the Secretary shall appoint as members 
of the Committee— 
‘‘(A) 9 United States citizens with active 
licenses or certificates issued under chapter 71 
or merchant mariner documents issued under 
chapter 73, including— 
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‘‘(i) 3 deck officers who represent the 
viewpoint of merchant marine deck offi-
cers, of whom— 
‘‘(I) 2 shall be licensed for oceans 
any gross tons; 
‘‘(II) 1 shall be licensed for in-
land river route with a limited or un-
limited tonnage; 
‘‘(III) 2 shall have a master’s li-
cense or a master of towing vessels li-
cense; 
‘‘(IV) 1 shall have significant 
tanker experience; and 
‘‘(V) to the extent practicable— 
‘‘(aa) 1 shall represent the 
viewpoint of labor; and 
‘‘(bb) another shall rep-
resent a management perspective; 
‘‘(ii) 3 engineering officers who rep-
resent the viewpoint of merchant marine 
engineering officers, of whom— 
‘‘(I) 2 shall be licensed as chief 
engineer any horsepower; 
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‘‘(II) 1 shall be licensed as either 
a limited chief engineer or a des-
ignated duty engineer; and 
‘‘(III) to the extent practicable— 
‘‘(aa) 1 shall represent a 
labor viewpoint; and 
‘‘(bb) another shall rep-
resent a management perspective; 
‘‘(iii) 2 unlicensed seamen, of whom— 
‘‘(I) 1 shall represent the view-
point of able-bodied seamen; and 
‘‘(II) another shall represent the 
viewpoint of qualified members of the 
engine department; and 
‘‘(iv) 1 pilot who represents the view-
point of merchant marine pilots; 
‘‘(B) 6 marine educators, including— 
‘‘(i) 3 marine educators who represent 
the viewpoint of maritime academies, in-
cluding— 
‘‘(I) 2 who represent the view-
point of State maritime academies 
and are jointly recommended by such 
State maritime academies; and 
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‘‘(II) 1 who represents either the 
viewpoint of the State maritime acad-
emies or the United States Merchant 
Marine Academy; and 
‘‘(ii) 3 marine educators who rep-
resent the viewpoint of other maritime 
training institutions, 1 of whom shall rep-
resent the viewpoint of the small vessel in-
dustry; 
‘‘(C) 2 individuals who represent the view-
point of shipping companies employed in ship 
operation management; and 
‘‘(D) 2 members who are appointed from 
the general public. 
‘‘(3) CONSULTATION.—The Secretary shall con-
sult with the Secretary of Transportation in making 
an appointment under paragraph (2)(B)(i)(II). 
‘‘(c) CHAIRMAN
AND VICE CHAIRMAN.—The Sec-
retary shall designate one member of the Committee as 
the Chairman and one member of the Committee as the 
Vice Chairman. The Vice Chairman shall act as Chairman 
in the absence or incapacity of the Chairman, or in the 
event of a vacancy in the office of the Chairman. 
‘‘(d) SUBCOMMITTEES.—The Committee may estab-
lish and disestablish subcommittees and working groups 
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for any purpose consistent with this section, subject to 
conditions imposed by the Committee. Members of the 
Committee and additional persons drawn from the general 
public may be assigned to such subcommittees and work-
ing groups. Only Committee members may chair sub-
committee or working groups. 
‘‘(e) TERMINATION.—The Committee shall terminate 
on September 30, 2020.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis for such 
chapter is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘8108. Merchant Marine Personnel Advisory Committee.’’. 
SEC. 311. TRAVEL AND SUBSISTENCE COSTS FOR PREVEN-
TION SERVICES. 
(a) TITLE 46, UNITED STATES CODE.—Section 2110 
of title 46, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by amending subsection (b) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(b)(1) In addition to the collection of fees and 
charges established under subsection (a), in providing a 
service or thing of value under this subtitle the Secretary 
may accept in-kind transportation, travel, and subsistence. 
‘‘(2) The value of in-kind transportation, travel, and 
subsistence accepted under this paragraph may not exceed 
applicable per diem rates set forth in regulations pre-
scribed under section 464 of title 37.’’; and 
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(2) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘subsections 
(a) and (b),’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection (a),’’. 
(b) TITLE 14, UNITED STATES CODE.—Section 664 
of title 14, United States Code, is amended by redesig-
nating subsections (e) though (g) as subsections (f) 
through (h), respectively, and by inserting after subsection 
(d) the following: 
‘‘(e)(1) In addition to the collection of fees and 
charges established under this section, in the provision of 
a service or thing of value by the Coast Guard the Sec-
retary may accept in-kind transportation, travel, and sub-
sistence. 
‘‘(2) The value of in-kind transportation, travel, and 
subsistence accepted under this paragraph may not exceed 
applicable per diem rates set forth in regulations pre-
scribed under section 464 of title 37.’’. 
(c) LIMITATION.—The Secretary of the Department 
in which the Coast Guard is operating may not accept in- 
kind transportation, travel, or subsistence under section 
664(e) of title 14, United States Code, or section 
2110(d)(4) of title 46, United States Code, as amended 
by this section, until the Commandant of the Coast 
Guard— 
(1) amends the Standards of Ethical Conduct 
for members and employees of the Coast Guard to 
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