State of Louisiana, Mississippi, or Alabama on or 
before August 28, 2005; 
(2) incident to such assignment or employment, 
owned and occupied property that is qualified prop-
erty under subsection (e); and 
(3) as a result of the effects of Hurricane 
Katrina, incurred damage to such qualified property 
such that—
(A) the qualified property is unsalable (as 
determined by the Secretary); and 
(B) the proceeds, if any, of insurance for 
such damage are less than an amount equal to 
the greater of—
(i) the fair market value of the quali-
fied property on August 28, 2005 (as de-
termined by the Secretary); or 
(ii) the outstanding mortgage, if any, 
on the qualified property on that date. 
(c) REIMBURSEMENT AMOUNT.—The amount of the 
reimbursement that an eligible person may be paid under 
this section with respect to a qualified property shall be 
determined as follows: 
(1) In the case of qualified property that is a 
dwelling or condominium unit, the amount shall 
be—
(A) the amount equal to the greater of—
(i) 85 percent of the fair market value 
of the dwelling or condominium unit on 
August 28, 2005 (as determined by the 
Secretary), or 
(ii) the outstanding mortgage, if any, 
on the dwelling or condominium unit on 
that date; minus 
(B) the proceeds, if any, of insurance re-
ferred to in subsection (b)(3)(B). 
(2) In the case of qualified property that is a 
manufactured home, the amount shall be—
(A) if the owner also owns the real prop-
erty underlying such home, the amount deter-
mined under paragraph (1); or 
(B) if the owner leases such underlying 
property—
(i) the amount determined under 
paragraph (1); plus 
(ii) the amount of rent payable under 
the lease of such property for the period 
beginning on August 28, 2005, and ending 
on the date of the reimbursement under 
this section. 
(d) TRANSFER AND DISPOSAL OF PROPERTY.—
(1) IN
GENERAL.—An owner receiving reim-
bursement under this section shall transfer to the 
Secretary all right, title, and interest of the owner 
in the qualified property for which the owner re-
ceives such reimbursement. The Secretary shall hold, 
manage, and dispose of such qualified property in 
the same manner that the Secretary of Defense 
holds, manages, and disposes of real property under 
section 1013 of the Demonstration Cities and Metro-
politan Development Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 3374). 
(2) TREATMENT OF PROCEEDS.—Any amounts 
received by the United States as proceeds of man-
agement or disposal of property by the Secretary 
under this subsection shall be deposited in the gen-
eral fund of the Treasury as offsetting receipts of 
the department in which the Coast Guard is oper-
ating and ascribed to Coast Guard activities. 
(e) QUALIFIED PROPERTY.—Property is qualified 
property for the purposes of this section if as of August 
28, 2005, the property was a one- or two-family dwelling, 
manufactured home, or condominium unit in the State of 
Louisiana, Mississippi, or Alabama that is owned and oc-
cupied, as a principal residence, by a person who is eligible 
under subsection (b).
(f) SUBJECT TO APPROPRIATIONS.—The authority to 
pay reimbursement under this section is subject to the 
availability of appropriations. 
SEC. 214. REPORT ON PERSONNEL, ASSETS, AND EXPENSES. 
Not later than September 15, 2005, and at least once 
every month thereafter through January 2006, the Com-
mandant of the Coast Guard shall report to the Committee 
on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of 
Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, 
Science, and Transportation of the Senate regarding the 
personnel and assets deployed to assist in the response to 
Hurricane Katrina and the costs incurred as a result of 
such response that are in addition to funds already appro-
priated for the Coast Guard for fiscal year 2005. 
SEC. 215. LIMITATION ON MOVING ASSETS TO ST. ELIZA-
BETHS HOSPITAL. 
The Commandant of the Coast Guard may not move 
any Coast Guard personnel, property, or other assets to 
the West Campus of St. Elizabeths Hospital until the Ad-
ministrator of General Services submits to the Committee 
on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of 
Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, 
Science, and Transportation and the Committee on Envi-
ronment and Public Works of the Senate plans—
(1) to provide road access to the site from 
Interstate Route 295; and 
(2) for the design of facilities for at least one 
Federal agency other than the Coast Guard that 
would house no less than 2,000 employees at such 
location. 
TITLE III—SHIPPING AND 
NAVIGATION 
SEC. 301. TREATMENT OF FERRIES AS PASSENGER VES-
SELS. 
(a) FERRY DEFINED.—Section 2101 of title 46, 
United States Code, is amended by inserting after para-
graph (10a) the following: 
‘‘(10b) ‘ferry’ means a vessel that is used on a 
regular schedule—
‘‘(A) to provide transportation only be-
tween places that are not more than 300 miles 
apart, and 
‘‘(B) to transport only—
‘‘(i) passengers, or 
‘‘(ii) vehicles, or railroad cars, that 
are being used, or have been used, in 
transporting passengers or goods.’’.
(b) PASSENGER VESSELS THAT ARE FERRIES.—Sec-
tion 2101(22) of title 46, United States Code, is amend-
ed—
(1) by striking ‘‘or’’ after the semicolon at the 
end of subparagraph (B); 
(2) by striking the period at the end of sub-
paragraph (C) and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(D) that is a ferry carrying a pas-
senger.’’. 
(c) SMALL PASSENGER VESSELS THAT ARE FER-
RIES.—Section 2101(35) of title 46, United States Code, 
is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘or’’ after the semicolon at the 
end of subparagraph (C); 
(2) by striking the period at the end of sub-
paragraph (D) and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(E) that is a ferry carrying more than 6 
passengers.’’. 
SEC. 302. GREAT LAKES PILOTAGE ANNUAL RATEMAKING. 
Section 9303 of title 46, United States Code, is 
amended—
(1) in subsection (f) by striking ‘‘The’’ and in-
serting ‘‘Before March 1 of each year, the’’; and
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(g) The Secretary shall ensure that the number of 
full-time equivalent employees assigned to carry out this 
section is not less than 4.’’. 
SEC. 303. CERTIFICATION OF VESSEL NATIONALITY IN 
DRUG SMUGGLING CASES. 
Section 3(c)(2) of the Maritime Drug Law Enforce-
ment Act (46 U.S.C. App. 1903(c)(2)) is amended in the 
matter following subparagraph (C) by striking ‘‘denial of 
such claim of registry’’ and inserting ‘‘response’’. 
SEC. 304. LNG TANKERS. 
(a) PROGRAM.—The Secretary of Transportation 
shall develop and implement a program to promote the 
transportation of liquefied natural gas to the United 
States on United States-flag vessels. 
(b) AMENDMENT TO DEEPWATER PORT ACT.—Sec-
tion 4 of the Deepwater Port Act of 1974 (33 U.S.C. 
1503) is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(i) To promote the security of the United States, 
the Secretary shall give top priority to the processing of 
a license under this Act for liquefied natural gas facilities 
that will be supplied with liquefied natural gas by United 
States flag-vessels.’’. 
(c) REPORT.—Within 6 months after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit a report
to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate on 
the implementation of this section. 
TITLE IV—MISCELLANEOUS 
SEC. 401. TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS. 
(a) REQUIREMENTS
FOR
COOPERATIVE
AGREE-
MENTS FOR VOLUNTARY SERVICES.—Section 93(a)(19) of 
title 14, United States Code, as amended by section 201 
of the Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Act of 
2004 (Public Law 108–293; 118 Stat. 1031), is amended 
by redesignating subparagraphs (1) and (2) in order as 
subparagraphs (A) and (B). 
(b) CORRECTION
OF AMENDMENT
TO CHAPTER 
ANALYSIS.—Section 212(b) of the Coast Guard and Mari-
time Transportation Act of 2004 (Public Law 108–293; 
118 Stat. 1037) is amended by inserting ‘‘of title 14’’ 
after ‘‘chapter 17’’. 
(c) RECOMMENDATIONS
TO CONGRESS
BY COM-
MANDANT OF THE COAST GUARD.—Section 93(a) of title 
14, United States Code, as amended by sections 201 and 
217 of the Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Act 
of 2004 (Public Law 108–293; 118 Stat. 1031, 1038), is 
amended by redesignating paragraph (y) as paragraph 
(24).
(d) CORRECTION OF REFERENCE TO PORTS AND WA-
TERWAYS SAFETY ACT.—Section 302 of the Coast Guard 
and Maritime Transportation Act of 2004 (Public Law 
108–293; 118 Stat. 1041) is amended by striking ‘‘of 
1972’’. 
(e) TECHNICAL CORRECTION OF PENALTY.—Section 
4311(b) of title 46, United States Code, as amended by 
section 406 of the Coast Guard and Maritime Transpor-
tation Act of 2004 (Public Law 108–293; 118 Stat. 1043), 
is amended by striking ‘‘4307(a)of’’ and inserting 
‘‘4307(a) of’’. 
(f) 
DETERMINING
ADEQUACY
OF
POTABLE 
WATER.—Section 3305(a) of title 46, United States Code, 
as amended by section 416(b)(3) of the Coast Guard and 
Maritime Transportation Act of 2004 (Public Law 108–
293; 118 Stat. 1047), is amended by moving paragraph 
(2) two ems to the left, so that the material preceding 
subparagraph (A) of such paragraph aligns with the left-
hand margin of paragraph (1) of such section. 
(g) RENEWAL OF ADVISORY GROUP.—Section 418(a) 
of the Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Act of 
2004 (Public Law 108–293; 118 Stat. 1049) is amended 
by striking ‘‘of September 30, 2005’’ and inserting ‘‘on 
September 30, 2005’’.
(h) TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS RELATING TO REF-
ERENCES TO NATIONAL DRIVER REGISTER.—
(1) 
AMENDMENT
INSTRUCTION.—Section 
609(1) of the Coast Guard and Maritime Transpor-
tation Act of 2004 (Public Law 108–293; 118 Stat. 
1058) is amended in the matter preceding subpara-
graph (A) by striking ‘‘7302’’ and inserting 
‘‘7302(c)’’. 
(2) OMITTED WORD.—Section 7302(c) of title 
46, United States Code, as amended by section 
609(1) of the Coast Guard and Maritime Transpor-
tation Act of 2004 (Public Law 108–293; 118 Stat. 
1058), is amended—
(A) 
by 
inserting 
‘‘section’’ 
before 
‘‘30305(b)(5)’’; and 
(B) 
by 
inserting 
‘‘section’’ 
before 
‘‘30304(a)(3)(A)’’. 
(3) EXTRANEOUS U.S.C. REFERENCE.—Section 
7703(3) of title 46, United States Code, as amended 
by section 609(3) of the Coast Guard and Maritime 
Transportation Act of 2004 (Public Law 108–293; 
118 Stat. 1058), is amended by striking ‘‘(23 U.S.C. 
401 note)’’. 
(i) VESSEL RESPONSE PLANS FOR NONTANK VES-
SELS.—
(1) CORRECTION
OF
VESSEL
REFERENCES.—
Section 311 of the Federal Water Pollution Control 
Act (33 U.S.C. 1321), as amended by section 701 
of the Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation 
Act of 2004 (Public Law 108–293; 118 Stat. 1067), 
is amended by striking ‘‘non-tank’’ each place it ap-
pears and inserting ‘‘nontank’’. 
(2) PUNCTUATION ERROR.—Section 701(b)(9) 
of the Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation 
Act of 2004 (Public Law 108–293; 118 Stat. 1068) 
is amended by inserting close quotation marks after 
‘‘each tank vessel’’. 
(j) PUNCTUATION ERROR.—Section 5006(c) of the 
Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (33 U.S.C. 2736(c)), as amend-
ed by section 704(1) of the Coast Guard and Maritime 
Transportation Act of 2004 (Public Law 108–293; 118 
Stat. 1075), is amended by inserting a comma after ‘‘Oc-
tober 1, 2012’’. 
(k) CORRECTION TO SUBTITLE DESIGNATION.—
(1) REDESIGNATION.—Title 46, United States 
Code, is amended by redesignating subtitle VI as 
subtitle VII. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sub-
titles at the beginning of title 46, United States
Code, is amended by striking the item relating to 
subtitle VI and inserting the following:
‘‘VII. MISCELLANEOUS ....................................................................... 70101’’.
(l) CORRECTIONS TO CHAPTER 701 OF TITLE 46, 
UNITED STATES CODE.—Chapter 701 of title 46, United 
States Code, is amended as follows: 
(1) Sections 70118 and 70119, as added by 
section 801 of the Coast Guard and Maritime 
Transportation Act of 2004 (Public Law 108–293; 
118 Stat. 1078), are redesignated as sections 70117 
and 70118, respectively, and moved to appear imme-
diately after section 70116 of title 46, United States 
Code. 
(2) Sections 70117 and 70118, as added by 
section 802 of such Act (Public Law 108–293; 118 
Stat. 1078), are redesignated as sections 70120 and 
70121, respectively, and moved to appear imme-
diately after section 70119 of title 46, United States 
Code. 
(3) In section 70120(a), as redesignated by 
paragraph (2) of this section, by striking ‘‘section 
70120’’ and inserting ‘‘section 70119’’. 
(4) In section 70121(a), as redesignated by 
paragraph (2) of this section, by striking ‘‘section 
70120’’ and inserting ‘‘section 70119’’.
(5) In the analysis at the beginning of the 
chapter, by striking the items relating to sections 
70117 through the second 70119 and inserting the 
following:
‘‘70117. Firearms, arrests, and seizure of property. 
‘‘70118. Enforcement by State and local officers. 
‘‘70119. Civil penalty. 
‘‘70120. In rem liability for civil penalties and certain costs. 
‘‘70121. Withholding of clearance.’’.
(m) AREA MARITIME SECURITY ADVISORY COMMIT-
TEES; MARGIN ALIGNMENT.—Section 70112(b) of title 
46, United States Code, as amended by section 806 of the 
Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Act of 2004 
(Public Law 108–293; 118 Stat. 1082), is amended by 
moving paragraph (5) two ems to the left, so that the left-
hand margin of paragraph (5) aligns with the left-hand 
margin of paragraph (4) of such section. 
(n) TECHNICAL
CORRECTION
REGARDING
TANK 
VESSEL ENVIRONMENTAL EQUIVALENCY EVALUATION 
INDEX.—Section 4115(e)(3) of the Oil Pollution Act of 
1990 (46 U.S.C. 3703a note) is amended by striking 
‘‘hull’’ the second place it appears. 
(o) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall take effect 
August 9, 2004. 
SEC. 402. AUTHORIZATION OF JUNIOR RESERVE OFFICERS 
TRAINING PROGRAM PILOT PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the department 
in which the Coast Guard is operating (in this section re-
ferred to as the ‘‘Secretary’’) may carry out a pilot pro-
gram to establish and maintain a junior reserve officers 
training program in cooperation with the Camden County 
High School in Camden County, North Carolina. 
(b) PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS.—A pilot program 
carried out by the Secretary under this section shall pro-
vide to students at Camden County High School—
(1) instruction in subject areas relating to oper-
ations of the Coast Guard; and 
(2) training in skills which are useful and ap-
propriate for a career in the Coast Guard. 
(c) PROVISION OF ADDITIONAL SUPPORT.—To carry 
out a pilot program under this section, the Secretary may 
provide to Camden County High School—
(1) assistance in course development, instruc-
tion, and other support activities; 
(2) commissioned, warrant, and petty officers of 
the Coast Guard to serve as administrators and in-
structors; and 
(3) necessary and appropriate course materials, 
equipment, and uniforms. 
(d) EMPLOYMENT OF RETIRED COAST GUARD PER-
SONNEL.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2) of 
this subsection, the Secretary may authorize the
Camden County High School to employ as adminis-
trators and instructors for the pilot program retired 
Coast Guard and Coast Guard Reserve commis-
sioned, warrant, and petty officers who request that 
employment and who are approved by the Secretary 
and Camden County High School. 
(2) AUTHORIZED PAY.—
(A) IN GENERAL.—Retired members em-
ployed under paragraph (1) of this subsection 
are entitled to receive their retired or retainer 
pay and an additional amount of not more than 
the difference between—
(i) the amount the individual would be 
paid as pay and allowance if they were 
considered to have been ordered to active 
duty during that period of employment; 
and 
(ii) the amount of retired pay the in-
dividual is entitled to receive during that 
period. 
(B) PAYMENT TO SCHOOL.—The Secretary 
shall pay to Camden County High School an 
amount equal to one half of the amount de-
scribed in subparagraph (A) of this paragraph, 
from funds appropriated for that purpose.
(C) NOT DUTY OR DUTY TRAINING.—Not-
withstanding any other law, while employed 
under this subsection, an individual is not con-
sidered to be on active duty or inactive duty 
training. 
SEC. 403. TRANSFER. 
Section 602(b)(2) of the Coast Guard and Maritime 
Transportation Act of 2004 (118 Stat. 1051) is amended 
by striking ‘‘to be conveyed’’ and all that follows through 
the period and inserting ‘‘to be conveyed to CAS Founda-
tion, Inc. (a nonprofit corporation under the laws of the 
State of Indiana.’’. 
SEC. 404. LONG-RANGE VESSEL TRACKING SYSTEM. 
(a) PILOT PROJECT.—Subject to the availability of 
appropriations, the Secretary of the department in which 
the Coast Guard is operating, acting through the Com-
mandant of the Coast Guard, shall conduct a pilot pro-
gram for long range tracking of up to 2,000 vessels using 
satellite systems pursuant to section 70115 of title 46, 
United States Code. 
(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of the de-
partment in which the Coast Guard is operating 
$4,000,000 for fiscal year 2006 to carry out the pilot pro-
gram authorized under subsection (a).
SEC. 405. REPORTS. 
(a) ADEQUACY OF ASSETS.—The Commandant of 
the Coast Guard shall review the adequacy of assets and 
facilities described in subsection (b) to carry out the Coast 
Guard’s missions, including search and rescue, illegal drug 
and migrant interdiction, aids to navigation, ports, water-
ways and coastal security, marine environmental protec-
tion, and fisheries law enforcement. Not later than 180 
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Com-
mandant shall submit a report to the Committee on 
Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
and Transportation of the Senate that includes the find-
ings of that review and any recommendations to enhance 
mission capabilities in those areas. 
(b) AREAS
OF REVIEW.—The report under sub-
section (a) shall provide information and recommendations 
on the following assets: 
(1) Coast Guard aircraft, including helicopters, 
stationed at Air Station Detroit in the State of 
Michigan. 
(2) Coast Guard vessels and aircraft stationed 
in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. 
(3) Coast Guard vessels and aircraft stationed 
in the State of Louisiana along the Lower Mis-
sissippi River between the Port of New Orleans and 
the Red River. 
(4) Coast Guard vessels and aircraft stationed 
in Coast Guard Sector Delaware Bay. 
(5) Physical infrastructure at Boat Station 
Cape May in the State of New Jersey. 
(c) ADEQUACY OF ACTIVE DUTY STRENGTH.—The 
Commandant of the Coast Guard shall review the ade-
quacy of the strength of active duty personnel authorized 
under section 102(a) to carry out the Coast Guard’s mis-
sions, including search and rescue, illegal drug and mi-
grant interdiction, aids to navigation, ports, waterways 
and coastal security, marine environmental protection, and 
fisheries law enforcement. Not later than 180 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Commandant 
shall submit a report to the Committee on Transportation 
and Infrastructure and the Committee on Homeland Secu-
rity of the House of Representatives and the Committee 
on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate 
that includes the findings of that review. 
SEC. 406. TRAINING OF CADETS AT UNITED STATES MER-
CHANT MARINE ACADEMY. 
Section 1303(f) of the Merchant Marine Act, 1936 
(46 App. U.S.C. 1295b(f)) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (2) by striking ‘‘and’’ after 
the semicolon at the end; 
(2) in paragraph (3) by striking the period at 
the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(4) on any other vessel considered necessary or 
appropriate or in the national interest.’’. 
SEC. 407. MARINE CASUALTY INVESTIGATIONS STUDY. 
(a) STUDY.—Within 3 months after the date of en-
actment of this Act, the Commandant of the Coast Guard 
shall enter into an agreement with National Institute for 
Occupational Safety and Health for a study of the Coast 
Guard marine casualty investigation program to examine 
the extent to which marine casualty investigations and re-
ports—
(1) result in information and recommendations 
that prevent similar casualties; 
(2) minimize the effect of similar casualties, 
given that it has occurred; and 
(3) maximize lives saved in similar casualties, 
given that the vessel has become uninhabitable. 
(b) INCLUDED ELEMENTS.—To promote the safety 
of all those who work on or travel by water and to protect 
the marine environment, the study shall include consider-
ation of—
(1) the adequacy of resources devoted to marine 
casualty investigations considering caseload, training 
and experience of marine casualty investigators, and 
duty assignment practices; 
(2) investigation standards and methods, in-
cluding a comparison of the formal and informal in-
vestigation processes; 
(3) use of best investigation practices consid-
ering transportation investigation practices used by 
other Federal agencies and foreign governments, in-
cluding the British MAIB program; 
(4) marine casualty data base management and 
use of casualty data and information as an input to 
marine casualty prevention programs; 
(5) the extent to which marine casualty data 
and information have been used to improve the sur-
vivability and habitability of vessels involved in ma-
rine casualties; and 
(6) any changes to current statutes that would 
clarify Coast Guard responsibilities for marine cas-
ualty investigations and report. 
(c) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—The study, along with 
its findings and recommendations, shall be provided to the 
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the 
House of Representatives and the Committee on Com-
merce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate within 
18 months after entering into a contract with the Insti-
tute. 
(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated $625,000 to carry out the 
study required by this section. 
SEC. 408. CONVEYANCE OF DECOMMISSIONED COAST 
GUARD CUTTER MACKINAW. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Upon the scheduled decommis-
sioning of the Coast Guard Cutter MACKINAW, the Com-
mandant of the Coast Guard shall convey all right, title, 
and interest of the United States in and to that vessel 
to the City and County of Cheboygan, Michigan, without 
consideration, if—
(1) the recipient agrees—
(A) to use the vessel for purposes of a mu-
seum; 
(B) not to use the vessel for commercial 
transportation purposes; 
(C) to make the vessel available to the 
United States Government if needed for use by 
the Commandant in time of war or a national 
emergency; and 
(D) to hold the Government harmless for 
any claims arising from exposure to hazardous
materials, 
including 
asbestos 
and 
poly-
chlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), after conveyance 
of the vessel, except for claims arising from the 
use by the Government under subparagraph 
(C); 
(2) the recipient has funds available that will be 
committed to operate and maintain the vessel con-
veyed in good working condition, in the form of 
cash, liquid assets, or a written loan commitment, 
and in an amount of at least $700,000; and 
(3) the recipient agrees to any other conditions 
the Commandant considers appropriate. 
(b) MAINTENANCE AND DELIVERY OF VESSEL.—
Prior to conveyance of the vessel under this section, the 
Commandant shall, to the extent practical, and subject to 
other Coast Guard mission requirements, make every ef-
fort to maintain the integrity of the vessel and its equip-
ment until the time of delivery. If a conveyance is made 
under this section, the Commandant shall deliver the ves-
sel at the place where the vessel is located, in its present 
condition, and without cost to the Government. The con-
veyance of the vessel under this section shall not be consid-
ered 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 decommissioned Coast Guard vessels for use 
to enhance the vessel’s operability and function for pur-
poses of a museum. 
SEC. 409. DEEPWATER IMPLEMENTATION REPORT. 
Within 30 days after the date of the 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 on the 
implementation of the Integrated Deepwater Program 
that includes—
(1) a complete timeline for the acquisition of 
each new Deepwater asset and the phase-out of leg-
acy assets for the life of such program; 
(2) a projection of the remaining operational 
lifespan of each legacy asset; 
(3) a detailed justification for each modification 
in each Integrated Deepwater Program asset that 
fulfills the revised mission needs statement for the 
program; and
(4) a total cost of the program that aligns with 
the revised mission needs statement for the pro-
gram. 
SEC. 410. HELICOPTERS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the department 
in which the Coast Guard is operating may in accordance 
with this section acquire or lease up to four previously 
used HH–65 helicopters or airframes (or any combination 
thereof) that were not under the administrative control of 
the Coast Guard on January 1, 2005. 
(b) DETERMINATION
AND
CERTIFICATION.—The 
Secretary shall not acquire or lease any previously used 
HH–65 helicopters or airframes under subsection (a), 
until the end of the 90-day period beginning on the date 
the Secretary notifies the Committee on Transportation 
and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and 
the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation 
of the Senate that the Secretary has—
(1) determined that acquiring or leasing such 
previously used helicopters or airframes, and making 
any modifications to such helicopters or airframes 
that are needed to ensure those helicopters and air-
frames meet the design, construction, and equipment 
standards that apply to H–65 helicopters under the 
administrative control of the Coast Guard on May