‘‘(1) the exchange of certain information with the 
Chairman relating to the maritime safety of a nu-
clear power plant located adjacent to the navigable 
waters of the United States; 
‘‘(2) the assignment of officers of the Coast 
Guard to serve as liaisons to the Nuclear Regulatory 
Commission; and 
‘‘(3) the provisions of equipment and support to, 
or accept the same from, the Nuclear Regulatory Com-
mission. 
‘‘(b) PAYMENT OR REIMBURSEMENT.—With regard to 
any agreement entered into under subsection (a), the Com-
mandant may prescribe conditions, including advance pay-
ment or reimbursement, under which such resources may 
be provided.’’. 
(c) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis for chapter 
7 of such title is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘147b. Nuclear Regulatory Commission.’’. 
TITLE III—SHIPPING AND 
NAVIGATION 
SEC. 301. VESSEL SIZE LIMITS. 
(a) LENGTH, TONNAGE, AND HORSEPOWER.—Section 
12102(c)(5) of title 46, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘and’’ after the semicolon at the 
end of subparagraph (A)(i); 
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(2) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of subpara-
graph (A)(ii); 
(3) by striking subparagraph (A)(iii); 
(4) by striking the period at the end of subpara-
graph (B) and inserting a semicolon; and 
(5) by inserting at the end the following: 
‘‘(C) the vessel is either a rebuilt vessel or a re-
placement vessel under section 208(g) of the American 
Fisheries Act (title II of division C of Public Law 
105–277; 112 Stat. 2681–625) and is eligible for a 
fishery endorsement under section 12108 of this title; 
or’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) VESSEL REBUILDING AND REPLACEMENT.— 
Section 208(g) of the American Fisheries Act (title II 
of division C of Public Law 105–277; 112 Stat. 2681– 
627) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(g) VESSEL REBUILDING AND REPLACEMENT.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (4), the owner of a vessel eligible under sub-
section (a), (b), (c), (d), or (e) may rebuild or replace 
that vessel. The rebuilt or replacement vessel shall be 
eligible in the same manner under such subsection as 
the eligible vessel, documented with a fishery endorse-
ment under section 12108 of title 46, United States 
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Code, and not be subject to any limitations on length-
ening vessels contained in section 679.4(k) of title 50, 
Code of Federal Regulations, as in effect on the date 
of enactment of the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 
2006. 
‘‘(2) RECOMMENDATIONS
OF
NORTH
PACIFIC 
COUNCIL.—The North Pacific Council may rec-
ommend for approval by the Secretary such conserva-
tion and management measures in accordance with 
the Magnuson-Stevens Act as it considers necessary to 
ensure that this subsection does not diminish the effec-
tiveness of fishery management plans of the Bering 
Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area or the 
Gulf of Alaska. 
‘‘(3) SPECIAL RULE FOR REPLACEMENT OF CER-
TAIN VESSELS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding the re-
quirements of paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) of sec-
tion 12102(c) of title 46, United States Code, a 
vessel that is eligible under subsection (a), (b), 
(c), (d), or (e) and that qualifies to be docu-
mented with a fishery endorsement pursuant to 
section 203(g) or 213(g) may be replaced with a 
replacement vessel under paragraph (1) if the 
vessel that is replaced is validly documented with 
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a fishery endorsement pursuant to section 203(g) 
or 213(g) before the replacement vessel is docu-
mented with a fishery endorsement under section 
12108 of title 46, United States Code. 
‘‘(B) APPLICABILITY.—A replacement vessel 
under subparagraph (A) and its owner and 
mortgagee are subject to the same limitations 
under section 203(g) or 213(g) that are applica-
ble to the vessel that has been replaced and its 
owner and mortgagee. 
‘‘(4) SPECIAL
RULES
FOR
CERTAIN
CATCHER 
VESSELS.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—A replacement for a 
covered vessel described in subparagraph (B) is 
prohibited from harvesting fish in any fishery 
(except for the Pacific whiting fishery) managed 
under the authority of any regional fishery man-
agement council (other than the North Pacific 
Council) established under section 302(a) of the 
Magnuson-Stevens Act. 
‘‘(B) COVERED VESSELS.—A covered vessel 
referred to in subparagraph (A) is— 
‘‘(i) a vessel eligible under subsection 
(a), (b), or (c) that is replaced under para-
graph (1); or 
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‘‘(ii) a vessel eligible under subsection 
(a), (b), or (c) that is rebuilt to increase its 
registered length, gross tonnage, or shaft 
horsepower. 
‘‘(5) LIMITATION ON FISHERY ENDORSEMENTS.— 
Any vessel that is replaced under this subsection shall 
thereafter not be eligible for a fishery endorsement 
under section 12108 of title 46, United States Code, 
unless that vessel is also a replacement vessel de-
scribed in paragraph (1).’’. 
(2) EXEMPTION OF CERTAIN VESSELS.—Section 
203(g) of the American Fisheries Act (title II of divi-
sion C of Public Law 105–277; 112 Stat. 2681–620) 
is amended— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘and’’ after ‘‘(United 
States official number 651041)’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘, NORTHERN TRAV-
ELER (United States official number 635986), 
and NORTHERN VOYAGER (United States of-
ficial number 637398) (or a replacement vessel 
for the NORTHERN VOYAGER that complies 
with paragraphs (2), (5), and (6) of section 
208(g) of this Act)’’; and 
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(C) by striking ‘‘, in the case of the 
NORTHERN’’ and all that follows through 
‘‘PHOENIX,’’. 
(3) FISHERY COOPERATIVE EXIT PROVISIONS.— 
Section 210(b) of the American Fisheries Act (title II 
of division C of Public Law 105–277; 112 Stat. 2681– 
629) is amended— 
(A) by moving the matter beginning with 
‘‘the Secretary shall’’ in paragraph (1) 2 ems to 
the right; 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(7) FISHERY COOPERATIVE EXIT PROVISIONS.— 
‘‘(A) FISHING
ALLOWANCE
DETERMINA-
TION.—For purposes of determining the aggre-
gate percentage of directed fishing allowances 
under paragraph (1), when a catcher vessel is re-
moved from the directed pollock fishery, the fish-
ery allowance for pollock for the vessel being re-
moved— 
‘‘(i) shall be based on the average total 
pollock harvest for the vessel being removed 
for calendar years 1995, 1996, and 1997 
and determined under the regulations in ef-
fect on the date of removal of the vessel; and 
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‘‘(ii) shall be assigned, for all purposes 
under this title, in the manner specified by 
the owner of the vessel being retired to any 
other catcher vessel or among other catcher 
vessels participating in the fishery coopera-
tive if such vessel or vessels remain in the 
fishery cooperative for at least one year 
after the date on which the vessel being re-
moved leaves the directed pollock fishery. 
‘‘(B) ELIGIBILITY.— 
‘‘(i) FOR
FISHERY
ENDORSEMENT.— 
Except as provided in clause (ii), a vessel 
that is removed pursuant to this paragraph 
shall be permanently ineligible for a fishery 
endorsement, and any claim (including re-
lating to catch history) associated with such 
vessel that could qualify any owner of such 
vessel for any permit to participate in any 
fishery within the exclusive economic zone of 
the United States shall be extinguished, un-
less such removed vessel is thereafter des-
ignated to replace a vessel to be removed 
pursuant to this paragraph. 
‘‘(ii) LIMITATION ON STATUTORY CON-
STRUCTION.—Nothing in this paragraph 
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shall be construed to make a vessel removed 
from the directed pollock fishery not eligible 
for a fishery endorsement or any permit 
necessary to continue to participate in such 
fishery if that vessel has participated, as de-
termined by the Secretary, during either 
2002, 2003, or 2004 in a Federal fishery 
not under the authority of the North Pacific 
Council.’’. 
(c) VESSEL SAFETY STANDARDS.— 
(1) LOADLINES.—Section 5102(b)(3) of title 46, 
United States Code, is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(3) a fishing vessel unless the vessel is— 
‘‘(A) a rebuilt vessel under section 208(g) of 
the American Fisheries Act (title II of division 
C of Public Law 105–277; 112 Stat. 2681–627); 
or 
‘‘(B) a replacement vessel under such sec-
tion and the replacement vessel did not harvest 
fish under section 208(a), 208(b), 208(c), or 
208(e) of that Act before June 1, 2006.’’. 
(2) CLASSING.—Section 4503 of title 46, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(A) in subsection (a) by inserting after ‘‘A’’ 
the following: ‘‘fishing or’’; 
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(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(c) APPLICABILITY TO FISHING VESSELS.—This sec-
tion applies to a fishing vessel to which this chapter applies 
that is— 
‘‘(1) a rebuilt vessel under section 208(g) of the 
American Fisheries Act (title II of division C of Pub-
lic Law 105–277; 112 Stat. 2681–627); or 
‘‘(2) a replacement vessel under such section and 
the replacement vessel did not harvest fish under sec-
tion 208(a), 208(b), 208(c), or 208(e) of that Act be-
fore June 1, 2006.’’; and 
(C) in the heading for such section by strik-
ing ‘‘Fish’’ and inserting ‘‘Fishing and 
fish’’. 
SEC. 302. GOODS AND SERVICES. 
Section 4(b) of the Act of July 5, 1884, commonly 
known as the Rivers and Harbors Appropriation Act of 
1884 (33 U.S.C. 5(b)), is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end of paragraph 
(2)(C); 
(2) by striking the period at the end of para-
graph (3) and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
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‘‘(4) sales taxes on goods and services provided 
to or by vessels or watercraft (other than vessels or 
watercraft primarily engaged in foreign commerce).’’. 
SEC. 303. MARITIME ACTIVITIES. 
Not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of 
this Act, the Commandant of the Coast Guard shall prepare 
and submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infra-
structure of the House of Representatives and the Committee 
on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate 
a report on the use of funds provided to the Alaska Sealife 
Center from the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund. 
SEC. 304. SEAWARD EXTENSION OF ANCHORAGE GROUNDS 
JURISDICTION. 
Section 7 of the Rivers and Harbors Appropriations 
Act of 1915 (33 U.S.C. 471) is amended— 
(1) by inserting before ‘‘The’’ the following: 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—’’. 
(2) in subsection (a) (as designated by para-
graph (1)) by striking ‘‘$100; and the’’ and inserting 
‘‘up to $10,000. Each day during which a violation 
continues shall constitute a separate violation. The’’; 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(b) DEFINITION.—As used in this section ‘navigable 
waters of the United States’ includes all waters of the terri-
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torial sea of the United States as described in Presidential 
Proclamation No. 5928 of December 27, 1988.’’. 
SEC. 305. MARITIME DRUG LAW ENFORCEMENT ACT AMEND-
MENT-SIMPLE POSSESSION. 
The Maritime Drug Law Enforcement Act (46 U.S.C. 
App. 1901–1904) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘SEC. 1905. SIMPLE POSSESSION. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Any individual at a facility (as 
defined under section 70101 of title 46, United States Code) 
or on a vessel subject to the jurisdiction of the United States 
who is found by the Secretary, after notice and an oppor-
tunity for a hearing, to have knowingly or intentionally 
possessed a controlled substance within the meaning of the 
Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 812) shall be liable 
to the United States for a civil penalty of not to exceed 
$10,000 for each violation. The Secretary shall notify the 
individual in writing of the amount of the civil penalty. 
‘‘(b) DETERMINATION OF AMOUNT.—In determining 
the amount of the penalty, the Secretary shall consider the 
nature, circumstances, extent, and gravity of the prohibited 
acts committed and, with respect to the violator, the degree 
of culpability, any history of prior offenses, ability to pay, 
and other matters that justice requires. 
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‘‘(c) TREATMENT OF CIVIL PENALTY ASSESSMENT.— 
Assessment of a civil penalty under this section shall not 
be considered a conviction for purposes of State or Federal 
law but may be considered proof of possession if such a de-
termination is relevant.’’. 
SEC. 306. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS TO TONNAGE MEAS-
UREMENT LAW. 
(a) APPLICATION.—Section 14301(b)(3) of title 46, 
United States Code, is amended by inserting ‘‘of United 
States or Canadian registry’’ after ‘‘vessel’’. 
(b) MEASUREMENT.—Section 14302(b) of such title is 
amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(b) MEASUREMENT.—A vessel measured under this 
chapter may not be required to be measured under any 
other law.’’. 
(c) RECIPROCITY
FOR
FOREIGN
VESSELS.—Sub-
chapter II of chapter 145 of such title is amended by adding 
at the end the following: 
‘‘§ 14514. Reciprocity for foreign vessels 
‘‘For a foreign vessel not measured under chapter 143, 
if the Secretary finds that the laws and regulations of a 
foreign country related to measurement of vessels are sub-
stantially similar to those of this chapter and the regula-
tions prescribed under this chapter, the Secretary may ac-
cept the measurement and certificate of a vessel of that for-
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eign country as complying with this chapter and the regula-
tions prescribed under this chapter.’’. 
(d) 
DUAL
TONNAGE
MEASUREMENT.—Section 
14513(c) of such title is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘vessel’s tonnage mark is 
below the uppermost part of the load line 
marks,’’ and inserting ‘‘vessel is assigned 2 sets 
of gross and net tonnages under this section,’’; 
and 
(B) by striking ‘‘the mark’’ and inserting 
‘‘the vessel’s tonnage mark’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (2) by striking the period at 
the end and inserting ‘‘as assigned under this sec-
tion.’’. 
(e) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis for sub-
chapter II of chapter 145 of such title is amended by adding 
at the end the following: 
‘‘14514. Reciprocity for foreign vessels.’’. 
SEC. 307. SEAMEN’S SHORESIDE ACCESS. 
Each facility security plan approved under section 
70103(c) of title 46, United States Code, shall provide a 
system for seamen assigned to a vessel at that facility and 
representatives of seamen’s welfare and labor organizations 
to board and depart the vessel through the facility in a 
timely manner at no cost to the individual. 
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SEC. 308. LIMITATION ON MARITIME LIENS ON FISHING 
PERMITS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter I of chapter 313 of title 
46, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘§ 31310. Limitation on maritime liens on fishing per-
mits 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—A maritime lien shall not attach 
to a permit that— 
‘‘(1) authorizes use of a vessel to engage in fish-
ing; and 
‘‘(2) is issued under State or Federal law. 
‘‘(b) LIMITATION ON ENFORCEMENT.—No civil action 
may be brought to enforce a maritime lien on a permit de-
scribed in subsection (a). 
‘‘(c) LIMITATION
ON STATUTORY CONSTRUCTION.— 
Nothing in subsections (a) and (b) shall be construed as 
imposing any limitation upon the authority of the Sec-
retary of Commerce to modify, suspend, revoke, or sanction 
any Federal fishery permit issued by the Secretary of Com-
merce or to bring a civil action to enforce such modifica-
tion, suspension, revocation, or sanction.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis for such 
chapter is amended by inserting after the item relating to 
section 31309 the following: 
‘‘31310. Limitation on maritime liens on fishing permits.’’. 
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SEC. 309. EXTENSION OF EXEMPTION. 
Section 3503(a) of title 46, United States Code, is 
amended by striking ‘‘2008’’ and inserting ‘‘2018’’. 
SEC. 310. DOCUMENTATION OF CERTAIN FISHING VESSELS. 
Section 12102(c)(5) of title 46, United States Code, as 
amended by section 301(a) of this Act, is amended by add-
ing at the end the following: 
‘‘(D) the vessel has been issued a permit pursu-
ant to part 648.6(a)(2) of title 50, Code of Federal 
Regulations, and the owner of the vessel— 
‘‘(i) demonstrates to the Secretary the rec-
ommendation and approval referred to in sub-
paragraph (B); 
‘‘(ii) is required under the endorsement to 
land all harvested fish and processed fish prod-
ucts at a United States port; and 
‘‘(iii) demonstrates to the Secretary that the 
vessel is in compliance with— 
‘‘(I) requirements that otherwise apply 
under section 403 of the Magnuson-Stevens 
Fishery Conservation and Management Act 
(16 U.S.C. 1881b) that the vessel carry one 
or more Federal observers; and 
‘‘(II) recordkeeping and reporting re-
quirements that otherwise apply under part 
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648.7 of title 50, Code of Federal Regula-
tions.’’. 
TITLE IV—MISCELLANEOUS 
PROVISIONS 
SEC. 401. SECURE COMMUNICATIONS PROGRAM. 
There is authorized to be appropriated to the Com-
mandant of the Coast Guard $3,000,000 to improve board-
ing team communications through the use of a cryp-
tographic mesh overlay protocol. 
SEC. 402. CERTIFICATE OF DOCUMENTATION FOR GALLANT 
LADY. 
Section 1120(c) of the Coast Guard Authorization Act 
of 1996 (110 Stat. 3977) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘of Transportation’’ and in-
serting ‘‘of the department in which the Coast 
Guard is operating’’; and 
(B) by striking subparagraph (A) and in-
serting the following: 
‘‘(A) the vessel GALLANT LADY (Feadship 
hull number 672, approximately 168 feet in 
length).’’; 
(2) by striking paragraphs (3) and (4) and re-
designating paragraph (5) as paragraph (3); and 
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(3) in paragraph (3) (as so redesignated) by 
striking all after ‘‘shall expire’’ and inserting ‘‘on the 
date of the sale of the vessel by the owner.’’. 
SEC. 403. WAIVER. 
Notwithstanding section 27 of the Merchant Marine 
Act, 1920 (46 U.S.C. App. 883), section 8 of the Act of June 
19, 1886 (46 U.S.C. App. 289; 24 Stat. 81), and section 
12106 of title 46, United States Code, the Secretary of the 
department in which the Coast Guard is operating may 
issue a certificate of documentation with a coastwise en-
dorsement for the OCEAN VERITAS (IMO Number 
7366805). 
SEC. 404. DATA. 
In each of fiscal years 2007 and 2008, there is author-
ized to be appropriated to the Administrator of the National 
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration $7,000,000 to ac-
quire through the use of unmanned aerial vehicles data to 
improve the management of natural disasters, and the safe-
ty of marine and aviation transportation. 
SEC. 405. GREAT LAKES MARITIME RESEARCH INSTITUTE. 
Section 605 of the Coast Guard and Maritime Trans-
portation Act of 2004 (118 Stat. 1052) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)(1)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘The Secretary of Transpor-
tation shall conduct a study that’’ and inserting 
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‘‘The Institute shall conduct maritime transpor-
tation studies of the Great Lakes region, includ-
ing studies that’’; 
(B) in subparagraphs (A), (B), (C), (E), 
(F), (H), (I), and (J) by striking ‘‘evaluates’’ 
and inserting ‘‘evaluate’’; 
(C) in subparagraphs (D) and (G) by strik-
ing ‘‘analyzes’’ and inserting ‘‘analyze’’; 
(D) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of sub-
paragraph (I); 
(E) by striking the period at the end of sub-
paragraph (J) and inserting a semicolon; and 
(F) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(K) identify ways to improve the integra-
tion of the Great Lakes marine transportation 
system into the national transportation system; 
‘‘(L) examine the potential of expanded op-
erations on the Great Lakes marine transpor-
tation system; 
‘‘(M) identify ways to include intelligent 
transportation applications into the Great Lakes 
marine transportation system; 
‘‘(N) analyze the effects and impacts of 
aging infrastructure and port corrosion on the 
Great Lakes marine transportation system; 
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‘‘(O) establish and maintain a model Great 
Lakes marine transportation system database; 
and 
‘‘(P) identify market opportunities for, and 
impediments to, the use of United States-flag 
vessels in trade with Canada on the Great 
Lakes.’’; and 
(2) by striking subsection (b)(4) and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘(4) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.— 
There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
paragraph (1)— 
‘‘(A) $2,100,000 for fiscal year 2007; 
‘‘(B) $2,200,000 for fiscal year 2008; 
‘‘(C) $2,300,000 for fiscal year 2009; 
‘‘(D) $2,400,000 for fiscal year 2010; and 
‘‘(E) $2,500,000 for fiscal year 2011.’’. 
SEC. 406. INSPECTION AND CERTIFICATION OF PERMA-
NENTLY MOORED VESSELS. 
(a) REPORT.—Not later than 30 days after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Commandant of the Coast 
Guard shall prepare and submit to the Committee on 
Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
Transportation of the Senate a report on the number and 
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location of vessels that would be identified as permanently 
moored vessels under the Coast Guard’s notice of proposed 
policy entitled ‘‘Coast Guard Inspection and Certification 
of Permanently Moored Vessels’’, dated June 21, 2004, and 
printed in the Federal Register and the potential economic 
impacts of prohibiting the issuance of certificates of inspec-
tion for vessels under the proposed policy. 
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress 
that the Coast Guard should develop and implement in a 
timely manner a policy regarding the inspection of perma-
nently moored vessels that would not prohibit any vessel 
that is operating under a valid certificate of inspection on 
June 1, 2006, from being issued a certificate of inspection 
if such vessel maintains compliance with all applicable 
Coast Guard regulations. 
SEC. 407. COMPETITIVE CONTRACTING FOR PATROL BOAT 
REPLACEMENT. 
The Coast Guard may only buy or operate a patrol 
boat replacement (fast response cutter) if the contract to 
build the cutter is awarded using a competitive contracting 
procedure among shipyards in the United States and the 
management of the competitive contracting procedure is 
done by the Coast Guard or the primary contractor for the 
Deepwater Program of the Coast Guard. 
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SEC. 408. PATROL BOAT REPORT. 
Not later than 90 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 Com-
merce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the 
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the 
House of Representatives a report how the Coast Guard 
plans to manage the annual readiness gap of lost time for 
110-foot patrol boats from fiscal year 2007 through fiscal 
year 2013. The report shall include— 
(1) an identification of assets that may be used 
to alleviate the annual readiness gap of lost time for 
such patrol boats; 
(2) a projection of the remaining operational 
lifespan of the 110-foot patrol boat fleet; 
(3) a description of how extending through fiscal 
year 2013 the transfer agreement between the Coast 
Guard and the United States Navy for 5 Cyclone 
class 179-foot patrol coastal ships would effect the an-
nual readiness gap of lost time for 110-foot patrol 
boats; and 
(4) an estimate of the cost to extend the oper-
ational lifespan of the 110-foot patrol boat fleet for 
each of fiscal years 2007 through 2013. 
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SEC. 409. ACTIONS TO ADDRESS SEXUAL HARASSMENT AND 
VIOLENCE AT COAST GUARD ACADEMY. 
(a) POLICY ON SEXUAL HARASSMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Under guidance prescribed by 
the Secretary of the department in which the Coast 
Guard is operating, the Commandant of the Coast 
Guard shall direct the Superintendent of the Coast 
Guard Academy to prescribe a policy on sexual har-
assment and violence applicable to the personnel of 
the Coast Guard Academy. 
(2) SPECIFIED PROGRAMS AND PROCEDURES.— 
The policy on sexual harassment and violence pre-
scribed for the Academy under paragraph (1) shall 
specify the following: 
(A) Programs to promote awareness of the 
incidence of rape, acquaintance rape, and other 
sexual offenses of a criminal nature that involve 
academy personnel. 
(B) Procedures that a cadet should follow in 
the case of an occurrence of sexual harassment or 
violence, including— 
(i) a specification of the person or per-
sons to whom the alleged offense should be 
reported; 
(ii) a specification of any other person 
whom the victim should contact; and 
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(iii) procedures on the preservation of 
evidence potentially necessary for proof of 
criminal sexual assault. 
(C) Procedures for disciplinary action in 
cases of alleged criminal sexual assault involving 
academy personnel. 
(D) Any other sanction authorized to be im-
posed in a substantiated case of harassment or 
violence involving academy personnel in rape, 
acquaintance rape, or any other criminal sexual 
offense, whether forcible or nonforcible. 
(E) Required training on the policy for all 
academy personnel, including the specific train-
ing required for personnel who process allega-
tions of sexual harassment or violence involving 
academy personnel. 
(3) FACTORS TO CONSIDER.—In prescribing the 
policy on sexual harassment and violence for the 
Academy under paragraph (1), the Superintendent 
shall take into consideration— 
(A) the findings, conclusions, and rec-
ommendations of the panel established pursuant 
to title V of the Emergency Wartime Supple-
mental Appropriations Act, 2003 (Public Law 
108–11; 117 Stat. 609) to review sexual mis-
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conduct allegations at the United States Air 
Force Academy; and 
(B) the findings, conclusions, and rec-
ommendations of other previous reviews and in-
vestigations of sexual harassment and violence 
conducted with respect to the Coast Guard Acad-
emy and one or more of the United States Mili-
tary Academy, the United States Naval Acad-
emy, or the United States Air Force Academy. 
(4) DEADLINE.—The policy required by para-
graph (1) shall be prescribed not later than June 1, 
2007. 
(b) ANNUAL ASSESSMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall direct the 
Superintendent to conduct at the Coast Guard Acad-
emy an assessment during the Academy’s program 
year to determine the effectiveness of the Academy’s 
policies, training, and procedures on sexual harass-
ment and violence to prevent criminal sexual harass-
ment and violence involving academy personnel. 
(2) SURVEY OF PERSONNEL.—For the assessment 
for each academy program year, the Superintendent 
shall conduct a survey of all academy personnel— 
(A) to measure— 
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(i) the incidence, during that program 
year, of sexual harassment and violence 
events, on or off the academy reservation, 
that have been reported to officials of the 
Academy; and 
(ii) the incidence, in that program 
year, of sexual harassment and violence 
events, on or off the academy reservation, 
that have not been reported to officials of 
the Academy; and 
(B) to assess the perceptions of academy 
personnel on— 
(i) the policies, training, and proce-
dures on sexual harassment and violence in-
volving academy personnel; 
(ii) the enforcement of such policies; 
(iii) the incidence of sexual harassment 
and violence involving academy personnel 
in such program year; and 
(iv) any other issues relating to sexual 
harassment and violence involving academy 
personnel. 
(c) ANNUAL REPORT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Commandant shall direct 
the Superintendent to submit to the Secretary a re-
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port on sexual harassment and violence involving 
academy personnel for each academy program year. 
(2) SPECIFIED MATTERS TO BE COVERED.—The 
annual report for the Academy under paragraph (1) 
shall contain, for the academy program year covered 
by the report, the following matters: 
(A) The number of sexual assaults, rapes, 
and other sexual offenses involving academy per-
sonnel that have been reported to academy offi-
cials during the program year and the number 
of the reported cases that have been substan-
tiated. 
(B) The policies, procedures, and processes 
implemented by the Commandant and the lead-
ership of the Academy in response to sexual har-
assment and violence involving academy per-
sonnel during the program year. 
(C) In the report for the 2008 academy pro-
gram year, a discussion of the survey conducted 
under subsection (b), together with an analysis of 
the results of the survey and a discussion of any 
initiatives undertaken on the basis of such re-
sults and analysis. 
(D) In the report for each of the subsequent 
academy program years, the results of the an-
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nual survey conducted in such program year 
under subsection (b). 
(E) A plan for the actions that are to be 
taken in the following academy program year re-
garding prevention of and response to sexual 
harassment and violence involving academy per-
sonnel. 
(3) TRANSMITTAL
TO
SECRETARY.—The Com-
mandant shall transmit the annual report on an 
academy under this subsection, together with the 
Commandant’s comments on the report, to the Sec-
retary and the Board of Visitors of the Academy. 
(4) TRANSMITTAL TO CONGRESS.—The Secretary 
shall transmit the annual report on the Academy 
under this subsection, together with the Secretary’s 
comments on the report to, the Committee on Com-
merce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and 
the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
of the House of Representatives. 
(5) DEADLINE FOR 2008 REPORT.—The report for 
the 2008 academy program year shall be submitted to 
the Commandant not later than June 1, 2009. 
(6) DEFINITION.—In this subsection, the term 
‘‘academy program year’’ with respect to a year, 
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means the academy program year that ends in that 
year. 
SEC. 410. CRUISE SHIP DEMONSTRATION PROJECT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Commandant of the Coast 
Guard, in cooperation the regional trade association rep-
resenting the major cruise lines that operate in the Alaska 
cruise trade, shall conduct a demonstration project on the 
methods and best practices of the use of smokestack scrub-
bers on cruise ships that operate in that region. 
(b) AGREEMENT.—The Commandant of the Coast 
Guard may enter into an agreement with the regional trade 
association referred to in subsection (a), or one or more of 
its members, to assist in conducting the demonstration 
project under subsection (a). 
(c) REPORT.—Upon completion of the project described 
in subsection (a), the Commandant of the Coast Guard shall 
submit a report on the results of the project to the Com-
mittee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House 
of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, 
Science, and Transportation of the Senate. 
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