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(1) MAINTENANCE.—Before conveyance of the vessel under 
this section, the Commandant shall make, to the extent prac-
tical and subject to other Coast Guard mission requirements, 
every effort to maintain the integrity of the vessel and its 
equipment until the time of delivery. 
(2) DELIVERY.—If a conveyance is made under this section, 
the Commandant shall deliver the vessel to a suitable mooring 
in the local area, in its present condition, no sooner than 
June 15, 2006, and not later than 30 days after the date 
on which the vessel is decommissioned. 
(3) TREATMENT OF CONVEYANCE.—The conveyance of the 
vessel under this section shall not be considered a distribution 
in commerce for purposes of section 6(e) of Public Law 94–
469 (15 U.S.C. 2605(e)). 
(c) OTHER EXCESS EQUIPMENT.—The Commandant may convey 
to the recipient any excess equipment or parts from other decommis-
sioned Coast Guard vessels for use to enhance the vessel’s oper-
ability and function for purposes of a museum. 
SEC. 408. DEEPWATER REPORTS. 
(a) ANNUAL DEEPWATER IMPLEMENTATION REPORT.—Not later 
than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act and in conjunc-
tion with the transmittal by the President of the budget of the 
United States for each fiscal year thereafter, the Secretary of the 
department in which the Coast Guard is operating shall 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 implementation 
of the Integrated Deepwater Systems Program, as revised in 2005 
(in this section referred to as the ‘‘Deepwater program’’), that 
includes—
(1) a justification for how the projected number and 
capabilities of each Deepwater program asset meets the revised 
mission needs statement delivered as part of the Deepwater 
program and the performance goals of the Coast Guard; 
(2) a projection of the remaining operational lifespan of 
each legacy asset; 
(3) an identification of any changes to the Deepwater pro-
gram, including—
(A) any changes to the timeline for the acquisition 
of each new asset and the phase out of legacy assets for 
the life of the Deepwater program; and 
(B) any changes to the costs for that fiscal year or 
future fiscal years or the total costs of the Deepwater 
program, including the costs of new and legacy assets; 
(4) a justification for how any change to the Deepwater 
program fulfills the mission needs statement for the Deepwater 
program and performance goals of the Coast Guard; 
(5) an identification of how funds in that fiscal year’s 
budget request will be allocated, including information on the 
purchase of specific assets; 
(6) a detailed explanation of how the costs of the legacy 
assets are being accounted for within the Deepwater program; 
(7) a description of how the Coast Guard is planning for 
the integration of Deepwater program assets into the Coast 
Guard, including needs related to shore-based infrastructure 
and human resources; and
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(8) a description of the competitive process conducted in 
all contracts and subcontracts exceeding $2,500,000 awarded 
under the Deepwater program. 
(b) DEEPWATER ACCELERATION REPORT.—Not later than 30 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 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 acceleration of 
the current Deepwater program acquisition timeline that reflects 
completion of the Deepwater program in each of 10 years and 
15 years and includes—
(1) a detailed explanation of the number and type of each 
asset that would be procured for each fiscal year under each 
accelerated acquisition timeline; 
(2) the required funding for such completion under each 
accelerated acquisition timeline; 
(3) 
anticipated 
costs 
associated 
with 
legacy 
asset 
sustainment for the Deepwater program under each accelerated 
acquisition timeline; 
(4) anticipated mission deficiencies, if any, associated with 
the continued degradation of legacy assets in combination with 
the procurement of new assets under each accelerated acquisi-
tion timeline; and 
(5) an evaluation of the overall feasibility of achieving 
each accelerated acquisition timeline, including—
(A) contractor capacity; 
(B) national shipbuilding capacity; 
(C) asset integration into Coast Guard facilities; 
(D) required personnel; and 
(E) training infrastructure capacity on technology asso-
ciated with new assets. 
(c) OVERSIGHT REPORT.—Not later than 90 days after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Commandant of the Coast Guard, 
in consultation with the Government Accountability Office, shall 
submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation 
of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastruc-
ture of the House of Representatives a report on the status of 
the Coast Guard’s implementation of the Government Account-
ability Office’s recommendations in its report, GAO–04–380, entitled 
‘‘Coast Guard Deepwater Program Needs Increased Attention to 
Management and Contractor Oversight’’, including the dates by 
which the Coast Guard plans to complete implementation of such 
recommendations if any of such recommendations remain open as 
of the date the report is transmitted to the Committees. 
(d) INDEPENDENT ANALYSIS OF REVISED DEEPWATER PLAN.—
The Secretary may periodically, either through an internal review 
process or a contract with an outside entity, conduct an analysis 
of all or part of the Deepwater program and assess whether—
(1) the choice of assets and capabilities selected as part 
of that program meets the Coast Guard’s goals for performance 
and minimizing total ownership costs; or 
(2) additional or different assets should be considered as 
part of that program. 
SEC. 409. HELICOPTERS. 
(a) STUDY.—The Secretary of the department in which the 
Coast Guard is operating shall conduct a study that analyses the
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potential impact on Coast Guard acquisitions of requiring that 
the Coast Guard acquire only helicopters, or any major component 
of a helicopter, that are constructed in the United States. 
(b) STUDY ELEMENTS.—The study shall include—
(1) identification of additional costs or added benefits that 
would result from the additional restrictions described in sub-
section (a) on acquisitions from nondomestic sources, including 
major components or subsystems; 
(2) industrial impact on the United States of such addi-
tional restrictions on acquisitions from nondomestic sources; 
(3) the contractual impact of such additional restrictions 
on the Integrated Deepwater Systems Program and its platform 
elements, including delivery interruptions in the program and 
the subsequent mission impact of these delays; and 
(4) identification of reasonable executive authorities to 
waive such additional restrictions that the Secretary considers 
essential in order to ensure continued mission performance 
of the United States Coast Guard. 
(c) REPORT.—Not later than one year after the date of enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit a report on the results 
of the study and any recommendations of the Secretary regarding 
such results to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor-
tation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and 
Infrastructure of the House of Representatives. 
SEC. 410. NEWTOWN CREEK, NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK. 
(a) STUDY.—Of the amounts provided under section 1012 of 
the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (33 U.S.C. 2712), the Administrator 
of the Environmental Protection Agency shall conduct a study of 
public health and safety concerns related to the pollution of New-
town Creek, New York City, New York, caused by seepage of oil 
into Newtown Creek from 17,000,000 gallons of underground oil 
spills in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, New York. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than one year after the date of enact-
ment of this Act, the Administrator shall submit a report containing 
the results of the study to the Committee on Environment and 
Public Works and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation 
and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives. 
SEC. 411. REPORT ON TECHNOLOGY. 
Not later than 180 days 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 Representatives a report that includes an assessment 
of—
(1) the availability and effectiveness of software information 
technology systems for port security and the data evaluated, 
including data that has the ability to identify shippers, inbound 
vessels, and their cargo for potential threats to national security 
before it reaches United States ports, specifically the software 
already tested or being tested at Joint Harbor Operations Cen-
ters; and 
(2) the costs associated with implementing such technology 
at all Sector Command Centers, Joint Harbor Operations Cen-
ters, and strategic defense and energy dependent ports.
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SEC. 412. ASSESSMENT AND PLANNING. 
There is authorized to be appropriated to the Maritime 
Administration $400,000 to carry out an assessment of, and plan-
ning for, the impact of an Arctic Sea Route on the indigenous 
people of Alaska. 
SEC. 413. HOMEPORT. 
(a) STUDY.—The Commandant of the Coast Guard shall conduct 
a study to assess the current homeport arrangement of the Coast 
Guard polar icebreaker HEALY to determine whether an alternative 
arrangement would enhance the Coast Guard’s capabilities to carry 
out the recommendation to maintain dedicated, year-round ice-
breaker capability for the Arctic that was included in the report 
prepared by the National Academy of Sciences and entitled: ‘‘Polar 
Icebreaker Roles and U.S. Future Needs: A Preliminary Assessment 
(ISBN: 0–309–10069–0)’’. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than one year after the date of enact-
ment of this Act, the Commandant shall report the findings of 
the study to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor-
tation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and 
Infrastructure of the House of Representatives. 
SEC. 414. NAVIGATIONAL SAFETY OF CERTAIN FACILITIES. 
(a) CONSIDERATION OF ALTERNATIVES.—In reviewing a lease, 
easement, or right-of-way for an offshore wind energy facility in 
Nantucket Sound under section 8(p) of the Outer Continental Shelf 
Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1337(p)), not later than 60 days before the 
date established by the Secretary of the Interior for publication 
of a draft environmental impact statement, the Commandant of 
the Coast Guard shall specify the reasonable terms and conditions 
the Commandant determines to be necessary to provide for naviga-
tional safety with respect to the proposed lease, easement, or right-
of-way and each alternative to the proposed lease, easement, or 
right-of-way considered by the Secretary. 
(b) INCLUSION
OF NECESSARY TERMS
AND CONDITIONS.—In 
granting a lease, easement, or right-of-way for an offshore wind 
energy facility in Nantucket Sound under section 8(p) of the Outer 
Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1337(p)), the Secretary 
shall incorporate in the lease, easement, or right-of-way reasonable 
terms and conditions the Commandant determines to be necessary 
to provide for navigational safety. 
SEC. 415. PORT RICHMOND. 
The Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard 
is operating, acting through the Commandant of the Coast Guard, 
may not approve a security plan under section 70103(c) of title 
46, United States Code, for a liquefied natural gas import facility 
at Port Richmond in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, until the Secretary 
conducts a vulnerability assessment under section 70102(b) of such 
title. 
SEC. 416. WESTERN ALASKA COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT QUOTA PRO-
GRAM. 
(a) RESTATEMENT OF EXISTING PROGRAM INCORPORATING CER-
TAIN PROVISIONS OF REGULATIONS.—Section 305(i) of the Magnuson-
Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 
1855(i)) is amended by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the 
following: