uncorrupted and nondegraded positioning, navigation, and 
timing signals for military and civilian users in the event 
that GPS signals are corrupted, degraded, unreliable, or 
otherwise unavailable. 
‘‘(c) REQUIREMENTS.—The system established under 
subsection (a) shall— 
‘‘(1) be wireless; 
‘‘(2) be terrestrial; 
‘‘(3) provide wide-area coverage; 
‘‘(4) transmit a precise, high-power 100 kilo-
hertz signal and meet the one microsecond accuracy 
requirement specified in the Federal Radio Naviga-
tion Plan; 
‘‘(5) be synchronized with coordinated universal 
time; 
‘‘(6) be resilient and extremely difficult to dis-
rupt or degrade; 
‘‘(7) be able to penetrate underground and in-
side buildings; 
‘‘(8) be capable of deployment to remote loca-
tions; 
‘‘(9) take full advantage of the infrastructure of 
the existing, unused Coast Guard long-range naviga-
tion system (commonly known as ‘LORAN–C’), and 
subject to the concurrence and agreement of other 
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agencies, unused facilities associated with the 
Ground Wave Emergency Network and Nationwide 
Differential GPS systems; 
‘‘(10) utilize and leverage the capabilities of the 
entity for development, building, and operation of 
the system; 
‘‘(11) function in an interoperable and com-
plementary manner with other similar positioning, 
navigation, and timing systems; 
‘‘(12) be made available by the Secretary for 
use by other Federal agencies for public purposes at 
no cost; and 
‘‘(13) incorporate such other requirements de-
termined necessary by the Secretary. 
‘‘(d) SECRETARY DEFINED.—In this section, the 
term ‘Secretary’ means the Secretary of Transportation, 
acting through the Commandant of the Coast Guard.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis for sub-
title VIII of title 46, United States Code, is amended by 
adding after the item relating to chapter 805 the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘807. Position, navigation, and timing .....................................80701.’’. 
(c) IMPLEMENTATION PLAN.—Not later than 180 
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary (as that term is defined in the amendments made 
by this section) shall provide to the Committee on Trans-
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portation and Infrastructure of the House of Representa-
tives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
Transportation of the Senate, a plan to ensure that the 
system required under such amendment is fully oper-
ational by not later than 3 years after such date of enact-
ment. 
SEC. 412. WATERS DEEMED NOT NAVIGABLE WATERS OF 
THE UNITED STATES FOR CERTAIN PUR-
POSES. 
For purposes of the application of subtitle II of title 
46, United States Code, to the Volunteer (Hull Number 
CCA4108), the Illinois and Michigan Canal is deemed to 
not be navigable waters of the United States. 
SEC. 413. UNINSPECTED PASSENGER VESSELS IN ST. LOUIS 
COUNTY, MINNESOTA. 
Section 4105 of title 46, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsection (c) as sub-
section (d); and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (b) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(c) In applying this title with respect to an 
uninspected vessel of less than 25 feet overall in length 
that carries passengers on Crane Lake or waters contig-
uous to such lake in St. Louis County, Minnesota, the Sec-
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retary shall substitute ‘12 passengers’ for ‘6 passengers’ 
each place it appears in section 2101(42).’’. 
SEC. 414. ENGINE CUT-OFF SWITCH REQUIREMENTS. 
(a) INSTALLATION REQUIREMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
of the department in which the Coast Guard is oper-
ating shall issue a regulation amending part 183 of 
title 33, Code of Federal Regulations, that requires 
associated equipment manufacturers, distributors, 
and dealers installing propulsion machinery and as-
sociated starting controls on a recreational vessel 
less than 26 feet overall in length and capable of de-
veloping at least 115 pounds of static thrust or 3 
horsepower to install an engine cut-off switch in 
compliance with American Boat and Yacht Standard 
A–33. 
(2) EFFECTIVE
DATE.—The regulation shall 
take effect at the end of the 1-year period beginning 
on the date of the issuance of such regulation. 
(b) DEFINITIONS.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the 
department in which the Coast Guard is operating shall 
issue a regulation amending part 175 and part 183 of title 
33, Code of Federal Regulations, that— 
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(1) defines the term ‘‘engine cut-off switch’’ for 
purposes of that part to mean a mechanical or elec-
tronic device that is connected to propulsion machin-
ery of a recreational vessel less than 26 feet overall 
in length that will stop propulsion if— 
(A) the switch is not properly connected to 
the propulsion machinery; or 
(B) the switch components are— 
(i) submerged in water; or 
(ii) separated from the propulsion ma-
chinery by a predetermined distance; and 
(2) defines the term ‘‘engine cut-off switch 
link’’ for purposes of that part to mean equipment 
that— 
(A) is attached to as recreational vessel op-
erator; and 
(B) activates the engine cut-off switch. 
(c) EDUCATION ON CUT-OFF SWITCHES.—The Com-
mandant of the Coast Guard, through the National Boat-
ing Safety Advisory Council established under section 
13110 of title 46, United States Code, may initiate a boat-
ing safety program on the use and benefits of cut-off 
switches for recreational vessels. 
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