H. R. 3619 
One Hundred Eleventh Congress 
of the 
United States of America 
AT THE SECOND SESSION 
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday, 
the fifth day of January, two thousand and ten 
An Act 
To authorize appropriations for the Coast Guard for fiscal year 2011, and for 
other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Coast Guard 
Authorization Act of 2010’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for this Act 
is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 
TITLE I—AUTHORIZATION 
Sec. 101. Authorization of appropriations. 
Sec. 102. Authorized levels of military strength and training. 
TITLE II—COAST GUARD 
Sec. 201. Appointment of civilian Coast Guard judges. 
Sec. 202. Industrial activities. 
Sec. 203. Reimbursement for medical-related travel expenses. 
Sec. 204. Commissioned officers. 
Sec. 205. Coast Guard participation in the Armed Forces Retirement Home (AFRH) 
system. 
Sec. 206. Grants to international maritime organizations. 
Sec. 207. Leave retention authority. 
Sec. 208. Enforcement authority. 
Sec. 209. Repeal. 
Sec. 210. Merchant Mariner Medical Advisory Committee. 
Sec. 211. Reserve commissioned warrant officer to lieutenant program. 
Sec. 212. Enhanced status quo officer promotion system. 
Sec. 213. Coast Guard vessels and aircraft. 
Sec. 214. Coast Guard District Ombudsmen. 
Sec. 215. Coast Guard commissioned officers: compulsory retirement. 
Sec. 216. Enforcement of coastwise trade laws. 
Sec. 217. Report on sexual assaults in the Coast Guard. 
Sec. 218. Home port of Coast Guard vessels in Guam. 
Sec. 219. Supplemental positioning system. 
Sec. 220. Assistance to foreign governments and maritime authorities. 
Sec. 221. Coast guard housing. 
Sec. 222. Child development services. 
Sec. 223. Chaplain activity expense. 
Sec. 224. Coast Guard cross; silver star medal. 
TITLE III—SHIPPING AND NAVIGATION 
Sec. 301. Seaward extension of anchorage grounds jurisdiction. 
Sec. 302. Maritime Drug Law Enforcement Act amendment-simple possession. 
Sec. 303. Technical amendments to tonnage measurement law. 
Sec. 304. Merchant mariner document standards. 
Sec. 305. Ship emission reduction technology demonstration project. 
Sec. 306. Phaseout of vessels supporting oil and gas development. 
Sec. 307. Arctic marine shipping assessment implementation.
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TITLE IV—ACQUISITION REFORM 
Sec. 401. Chief Acquisition Officer. 
Sec. 402. Acquisitions. 
Sec. 403. National Security Cutters. 
Sec. 404. Acquisition workforce expedited hiring authority. 
TITLE V—COAST GUARD MODERNIZATION 
Sec. 501. Short title. 
Subtitle A—Coast Guard Leadership 
Sec. 511. Vice admirals. 
Subtitle B—Workforce Expertise 
Sec. 521. Prevention and response staff. 
Sec. 522. Marine safety mission priorities and long-term goals. 
Sec. 523. Powers and duties. 
Sec. 524. Appeals and waivers. 
Sec. 525. Coast Guard Academy. 
Sec. 526. Report regarding civilian marine inspectors. 
TITLE VI—MARINE SAFETY 
Sec. 601. Short title. 
Sec. 602. Vessel size limits. 
Sec. 603. Cold weather survival training. 
Sec. 604. Fishing vessel safety. 
Sec. 605. Mariner records. 
Sec. 606. Deletion of exemption of license requirement for operators of certain tow-
ing vessels. 
Sec. 607. Log books. 
Sec. 608. Safe operations and equipment standards. 
Sec. 609. Approval of survival craft. 
Sec. 610. Safety management. 
Sec. 611. Protection against discrimination. 
Sec. 612. Oil fuel tank protection. 
Sec. 613. Oaths. 
Sec. 614. Duration of licenses, certificates of registry, and merchant mariners’ docu-
ments. 
Sec. 615. Authorization to extend the duration of licenses, certificates of registry, 
and merchant mariners’ documents. 
Sec. 616. Merchant mariner assistance report. 
Sec. 617. Offshore supply vessels. 
Sec. 618. Associated equipment. 
Sec. 619. Lifesaving devices on uninspected vessels. 
Sec. 620. Study of blended fuels in marine application. 
Sec. 621. Renewal of advisory committees. 
Sec. 622. Delegation of authority. 
TITLE VII—OIL POLLUTION PREVENTION 
Sec. 701. Rulemakings. 
Sec. 702. Oil transfers from vessels. 
Sec. 703. Improvements to reduce human error and near miss incidents. 
Sec. 704. Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary. 
Sec. 705. Prevention of small oil spills. 
Sec. 706. Improved coordination with tribal governments. 
Sec. 707. Report on availability of technology to detect the loss of oil. 
Sec. 708. Use of oil spill liability trust fund. 
Sec. 709. International efforts on enforcement. 
Sec. 710. Higher volume port area regulatory definition change. 
Sec. 711. Tug escorts for laden oil tankers. 
Sec. 712. Extension of financial responsibility. 
Sec. 713. Liability for use of single-hull vessels. 
TITLE VIII—PORT SECURITY 
Sec. 801. America’s Waterway Watch Program. 
Sec. 802. Transportation Worker Identification Credential. 
Sec. 803. Interagency operational centers for port security. 
Sec. 804. Deployable, specialized forces. 
Sec. 805. Coast Guard detection canine team program expansion. 
Sec. 806. Coast Guard port assistance Program. 
Sec. 807. Maritime biometric identification.
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Sec. 808. Pilot Program for fingerprinting of maritime workers. 
Sec. 809. Transportation security cards on vessels. 
Sec. 810. Maritime Security Advisory Committees. 
Sec. 811. Seamen’s shoreside access. 
Sec. 812. Waterside security of especially hazardous cargo. 
Sec. 813. Review of liquefied natural gas facilities. 
Sec. 814. Use of secondary authentication for transportation security cards. 
Sec. 815. Assessment of transportation security card enrollment sites. 
Sec. 816. Assessment of the feasibility of efforts to mitigate the threat of small boat 
attack in major ports. 
Sec. 817. Report and recommendation for uniform security background checks. 
Sec. 818. Transportation security cards: access pending issuance; deadlines for 
processing; receipt. 
Sec. 819. Harmonizing security card expirations. 
Sec. 820. Clarification of rulemaking authority. 
Sec. 821. Port security training and certification. 
Sec. 822. Integration of security plans and systems with local port authorities, 
State harbor divisions, and law enforcement agencies. 
Sec. 823. Transportation security cards. 
Sec. 824. Pre-positioning interoperable communications equipment at interagency 
operational centers. 
Sec. 825. International port and facility inspection coordination. 
Sec. 826. Area transportation security incident mitigation plan. 
Sec. 827. Risk based resource allocation. 
Sec. 828. Port security zones. 
TITLE IX—MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS 
Sec. 901. Waivers. 
Sec. 902. Crew wages on passenger vessels. 
Sec. 903. Technical corrections. 
Sec. 904. Manning requirement. 
Sec. 905. Study of bridges over navigable waters. 
Sec. 906. Limitation on jurisdiction of States to tax certain seamen. 
Sec. 907. Land conveyance, Coast Guard property in Marquette County, Michigan, 
to the City of Marquette, Michigan. 
Sec. 908. Mission requirement analysis for navigable portions of the Rio Grande 
River, Texas, international water boundary. 
Sec. 909. Conveyance of Coast Guard property in Cheboygan, Michigan. 
Sec. 910. Alternative licensing program for operators of uninspected passenger ves-
sels on Lake Texoma in Texas and Oklahoma. 
Sec. 911. Strategy regarding drug trafficking vessels. 
Sec. 912. Use of force against piracy. 
Sec. 913. Technical amendments to chapter 313 of title 46, United States Code. 
Sec. 914. Conveyance of Coast Guard vessels for public purposes. 
Sec. 915. Assessment of certain aids to navigation and traffic flow. 
Sec. 916. Fresnel Lens from Presque Isle Light Station in Presque Isle, Michigan. 
Sec. 917. Maritime Law Enforcement. 
Sec. 918. Capital investment plan. 
Sec. 919. Reports. 
Sec. 920. Compliance provision. 
Sec. 921. Conveyance of Coast Guard property in Portland, Maine. 
TITLE X—CLEAN HULLS 
Subtitle A—General Provisions 
Sec. 1011. Definitions. 
Sec. 1012. Covered vessels. 
Sec. 1013. Administration and enforcement. 
Sec. 1014. Compliance with international law. 
Sec. 1015. Utilization of personnel, facilities or equipment of other Federal depart-
ments and agencies. 
Subtitle B—Implementation of the Convention 
Sec. 1021. Certificates. 
Sec. 1022. Declaration. 
Sec. 1023. Other compliance documentation. 
Sec. 1024. Process for considering additional controls. 
Sec. 1025. Scientific and technical research and monitoring; communication and in-
formation. 
Sec. 1026. Communication and exchange of information. 
Subtitle C—Prohibitions and Enforcement Authority 
Sec. 1031. Prohibitions.