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contracting regulations issued pursuant to that Act, 
except that women shall be presumed to be socially 
and economically disadvantaged individuals for pur-
poses of this subsection. 
‘‘(c) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary shall issue final 
regulations governing the administration of the program 
created by this section by one year after the date of enact-
ment of this section. To the maximum extent feasible, 
these regulations shall impose requirements similar to 
those of part 26 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, 
with respect to setting overall and contract goals, good 
faith efforts, and the contract award process, counting of 
credit for the participation of businesses owned and con-
trolled by socially and economically disadvantaged individ-
uals, and determining whether businesses are eligible to 
participate in the program. 
‘‘(d) TERMINATION.—This section shall cease to be 
effective three years after the date of its enactment.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis at the be-
ginning of that chapter is further amended by adding at 
the end the following: 
‘‘678. Disadvantaged business enterprise program.’’. 
SEC. 220. ENFORCEMENT OF COASTWISE TRADE LAWS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 5 of title 14, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
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‘‘§ 101. Enforcement of coastwise trade laws 
‘‘Officers and members of the Coast Guard are au-
thorized to enforce chapter 551 of title 46. The Secretary 
shall establish a program for these officers and members 
to enforce that chapter, including the application of those 
laws to vessels that support the exploration, development, 
and production of oil, gas, or mineral resources in the Gulf 
of Mexico.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis for that 
chapter is amended by adding at the end the following 
new item: 
‘‘101. Enforcement of coastwise trade laws.’’. 
(c) REPORT.—The Secretary of the department in 
which the Coast Guard is operating shall submit a report 
to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
of the House of Representatives and the Senate Com-
mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation within 
one year after the date of enactment of this Act on the 
enforcement strategies and enforcement actions taken to 
enforce the coastwise trade laws. 
SEC. 221. NOMINATION AND APPOINTMENT OF CADETS AT 
THE COAST GUARD ACADEMY. 
(a) NOMINATION AND COMPETITIVE APPOINTMENT, 
GENERALLY.—Section 182(a) of title 14, United States 
Code, is amended to read as follows: 
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‘‘(a) NOMINATION AND COMPETITIVE APPOINTMENT 
OF CADETS.— 
‘‘(1) ELIGIBILITY FOR NOMINATION.—An indi-
vidual may be nominated for a competitive appoint-
ment as a cadet at the Coast Guard Academy only 
if the individual— 
‘‘(A) is a citizen or national of the United 
States; and 
‘‘(B) meets the minimum requirements 
that the Secretary shall establish. 
‘‘(2) NOMINATORS.—Nominations for competi-
tive appointments for the positions allocated under 
this section may be made as follows: 
‘‘(A) A Senator may nominate residents of 
the State represented by that Senator. 
‘‘(B) A Member of the House of Rep-
resentatives may nominate residents of the 
State in which the congressional district rep-
resented by that Member is located. 
‘‘(C) A Delegate to the House of Rep-
resentatives from the District of Columbia, the 
Virgin Islands, Guam, or American Samoa may 
nominate residents of the jurisdiction rep-
resented by that Delegate. 
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‘‘(D) The Resident Commissioner to the 
United States from Puerto Rico may nominate 
residents of Puerto Rico. 
‘‘(E) The Governor of the Northern Mar-
iana Islands may nominate residents of the 
Northern Mariana Islands. 
‘‘(3) ALLOCATION OF POSITIONS.—Positions for 
competitive appointments shall be allocated each 
year as follows: 
‘‘(A) Positions shall be allocated for resi-
dents of each State nominated by the Members 
of Congress from that State in proportion to 
the representation in Congress from that State. 
‘‘(B) Four positions shall be allocated for 
residents of the District of Columbia. 
‘‘(C) One position each shall be allocated 
for residents of the Virgin Islands, Guam, and 
American Samoa, respectively. 
‘‘(D) One position shall be allocated for a 
resident of Puerto Rico. 
‘‘(E) One position shall be allocated for a 
resident of the Northern Mariana Islands. 
‘‘(F) Two positions shall be allocated for 
individuals nominated by the Panama Canal 
Commission. 
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‘‘(4) COMPETITIVE
SYSTEM
FOR
APPOINT-
MENT.— 
‘‘(A) ESTABLISHMENT
OF
SYSTEM.—The 
Secretary shall establish a competitive system 
for selecting for appointment individuals nomi-
nated under paragraph (1) to fill the positions 
allocated under paragraph (3). The system 
must determine the relative merit of each indi-
vidual based on competitive examinations, an 
assessment of the individual’s academic back-
ground, and other effective indicators of moti-
vation and probability of successful completion 
of training at the Academy. 
‘‘(B) APPOINTMENTS BY JURISDICTION.— 
The Secretary shall appoint individuals to fill 
the positions allocated under subsection (c) for 
each jurisdiction in the order of merit of the in-
dividuals nominated from that jurisdiction. 
‘‘(C) REMAINING UNFILLED POSITIONS.— 
If positions remain unfilled after the appoint-
ments are made under paragraph (2), the Sec-
retary shall appoint individuals to fill the posi-
tions in the order of merit of the remaining in-
dividuals nominated from all jurisdictions. 
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‘‘(5) NONCOMPETITIVE
APPOINTMENTS.—The 
Secretary may appoint each year without competi-
tion as cadets at the Academy the following: 
‘‘(A) Without limit, the children of persons 
who have been awarded the Medal of Honor for 
acts performed while in the armed forces. 
‘‘(B) Without limit— 
‘‘(i) children of individuals who died 
while on active duty in the armed forces of 
the United States; 
‘‘(ii) children of individuals who are 
determined by the Secretary of Veterans 
Affairs to have a service-connected dis-
ability rated at not less than 100 percent 
resulting from wounds or injuries received 
in, diseases contracted in, or preexisting 
injury or disease aggravated by, active 
service; 
‘‘(iii) children of members of the 
armed forces of the United States who are 
in a missing status as defined in section 
551(2) of title 37; and 
‘‘(iv) children of civilian employees of 
the armed forces of the United States who 
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are in missing status as defined in section 
5561(5) of title 5. 
‘‘(C) Not more than 25 enlisted members 
of the Coast Guard; 
‘‘(D) Not more than 20 qualified individ-
uals with qualities the Secretary considers to be 
of special value to the Academy and that the 
Secretary considers will achieve a national de-
mographic balance at the Academy. 
‘‘(6) ADDITIONAL APPOINTMENTS FROM PAR-
TICULAR AREAS.— 
‘‘(A) OTHER
COUNTRIES
IN
WESTERN 
HEMISPHERE.—The President may appoint in-
dividuals from countries in the Western Hemi-
sphere other than the United States to receive 
instruction at the Academy. Not more than 12 
individuals may receive instruction under this 
subsection at the same time, and not more than 
2 individuals from the same country may re-
ceive instruction under this subsection at the 
same time. 
‘‘(B) OTHER COUNTRIES GENERALLY.— 
‘‘(i) APPOINTMENT.—The Secretary, 
with the approval of the Secretary of 
State, may appoint individuals from coun-
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tries other than the United States to re-
ceive instruction at the Academy. Not 
more than 20 individuals may receive in-
struction under this subsection at the same 
time. 
‘‘(ii) 
REIMBURSEMENT.—The 
Sec-
retary shall ensure that the country from 
which an individual comes under this sub-
section will reimburse the Secretary for the 
cost (as determined by the Secretary) of 
the instruction and allowances received by 
the individual at the Academy. 
‘‘(C) COMMITMENT.—Each individual at-
tending the Academy under this paragraph 
shall sign an agreement stating that the indi-
vidual, upon graduation, will accept an appoint-
ment, if tendered, as an officer in the Coast 
Guard of the country from which the individual 
comes for at least five years. 
‘‘(7) PROHIBITED BASIS FOR APPOINTMENT.— 
Preference may not be given to an individual for ap-
pointment as a cadet at the Academy because one or 
more members of the individual’s immediate family 
are alumni of the Academy.’’. 
(b) MINORITY RECRUITING PROGRAM.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 9 of title 14, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
following new section: 
‘‘§ 197. Minority recruiting program 
‘‘The Secretary of the department in which the Coast 
Guard is operating shall establish a minority recruiting 
program for prospective cadets at the Coast Guard Acad-
emy. The program may include— 
‘‘(1) use of minority cadets and officers to pro-
vide information regarding the Coast Guard and the 
Academy to students in high schools; 
‘‘(2) sponsoring of trips to high school teachers 
and guidance counselors to the Academy; 
‘‘(3) to the extent authorized by the Secretary 
of the Navy, maximizing the use of the Naval Acad-
emy Preparatory School to prepare students to be 
cadets at the Coast Guard Academy; 
‘‘(4) recruiting minority members of the Coast 
Guard to attend the Academy; 
‘‘(5) establishment of a minority affairs office 
at the Academy; and 
‘‘(6) use of minority officers and members of 
the Coast Guard Reserve and Auxiliary to promote 
the Academy.’’. 
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(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec-
tions for that chapter is amended by adding at the 
end the following new item: 
‘‘197. Minority recruiting program.’’. 
SEC. 222. POLICY ON SEXUAL HARASSMENT AND SEXUAL 
VIOLENCE AT THE COAST GUARD ACADEMY. 
(a) REQUIRED POLICY.—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 Acad-
emy to prescribe a policy on sexual harassment and sexual 
violence applicable to the cadets and other personnel of 
the Academy. 
(b) MATTERS TO BE SPECIFIED IN POLICY.—The 
policy on sexual harassment and sexual violence prescribed 
under this section shall include specification of the fol-
lowing: 
(1) Programs to promote awareness of the inci-
dence of rape, acquaintance rape, and other sexual 
offenses of a criminal nature that involve cadets or 
other Academy personnel. 
(2) Procedures that a cadet should follow in the 
case of an occurrence of sexual harassment or sexual 
violence, including— 
(A) if the cadet chooses to report an occur-
rence of sexual harassment or sexual violence, a 
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specification of the person or persons to whom 
the alleged offense should be reported and the 
options for confidential reporting; 
(B) a specification of any other person 
whom the victim should contact; and 
(C) procedures on the preservation of evi-
dence potentially necessary for proof of criminal 
sexual assault. 
(3) Procedures for disciplinary action in cases 
of alleged criminal sexual assault involving a cadet 
or other Academy personnel. 
(4) Any other sanction authorized to be im-
posed in a substantiated case of sexual harassment 
or sexual violence involving a cadet or other Acad-
emy personnel in rape, acquaintance rape, or any 
other criminal sexual offense, whether forcible or 
nonforcible. 
(5) Required training on the policy for all ca-
dets and other Academy personnel, including the 
specific training required for personnel who process 
allegations of sexual harassment or sexual violence 
involving Academy personnel. 
(c) ANNUAL ASSESSMENT.— 
(1) The Secretary, through the Commandant of 
the Coast Guard, shall direct the Superintendent of 
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the Coast Guard Academy to conduct an assessment 
during each Academy program year to determine the 
effectiveness of the Academy’s policies, training, and 
procedures on sexual harassment and sexual violence 
involving cadets and other Academy personnel. 
(2) For the assessment for each of the 2009, 
2010, 2011, 2012, and 2013 Academy program 
years, the Superintendent shall conduct a survey of 
all Academy personnel— 
(A) to measure— 
(i) the incidence, during that program 
year, of sexual harassment and sexual vio-
lence events, on or off the Academy res-
ervation, that have been reported to offi-
cials of the Academy; and 
(ii) the incidence, in that program 
year, of sexual harassment and sexual vio-
lence events, on or off the Academy res-
ervation, that have not been reported to of-
ficials of the Academy; and 
(B) to assess the perceptions of Academy 
personnel on— 
(i) the policies, training, and proce-
dures on sexual harassment and sexual vio-
lence involving Academy personnel; 
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(ii) the enforcement of such policies; 
(iii) the incidence of sexual harass-
ment and violence involving Academy per-
sonnel in such program year; and 
(iv) any other issues relating to sexual 
harassment and violence involving Acad-
emy personnel. 
(d) ANNUAL REPORT.— 
(1) The Commandant of the Coast Guard shall 
direct the Superintendent of the Coast Guard Acad-
emy to submit to the Commandant a report on sex-
ual harassment and sexual violence involving Acad-
emy personnel for each of the 2009, 2010, 2011, 
2012, and 2013 Academy program years. 
(2) The annual report 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 
personnel that have been reported to Academy 
officials during the program year, and the num-
ber of the reported cases that have been sub-
stantiated. 
(B) The policies, procedures, and processes 
implemented by the Commandant of the Coast 
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Guard and the leadership of the Coast Guard 
Academy in response to sexual harassment and 
sexual violence involving Academy personnel 
during the program year. 
(C) In the report for the 2009 Academy 
program year, a discussion of the survey con-
ducted under subsection (b), together with an 
analysis of the results of the survey and a dis-
cussion of any initiatives undertaken on the 
basis of such results and analysis. 
(D) In the report for each of the subse-
quent Academy program years, the results of 
the annual 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 
regarding prevention of and response to sexual 
harassment and sexual violence involving Acad-
emy personnel. 
(3) The Commandant of the Coast Guard shall 
transmit the annual report on the Coast Guard 
Academy required under this subsection, together 
with the Commandant’s comments on the report, to 
the Secretary and the Board of Visitors of the Acad-
emy. 
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(4) The Secretary shall transmit the annual re-
port, together with the Secretary’s comments on the 
report, to the Committee on Transportation and In-
frastructure of the House of Representatives and the 
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor-
tation of the Senate. 
(5) The report for the 2009 Academy program 
year for the Academy shall be submitted to the Com-
mandant of the Coast Guard not later than one year 
after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
(6) In this subsection, the term ‘‘Academy pro-
gram year’’ with respect to a year, means the Acad-
emy program year that ends in that year. 
SEC. 223. HOME PORT OF COAST GUARD VESSELS IN GUAM. 
Section 96 of title 14, United States Code, is amend-
ed— 
(1) by striking ‘‘a State of the United States’’ 
and inserting ‘‘the United States or Guam’’; and 
(2) by inserting ‘‘or Guam’’ after ‘‘outside the 
United States’’. 
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TITLE III—SHIPPING AND 
NAVIGATION 
SEC. 301. VESSEL SIZE LIMITS. 
(a) LENGTH, TONNAGE, AND HORSEPOWER.—Sec-
tion 12113(d)(2) of title 46, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘and’’ after the semicolon at 
the end of subparagraph (A)(i); 
(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 sub-
paragraph (B) and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 
(5) by inserting at the end the following: 
‘‘(C) the vessel is either a rebuilt vessel or 
a replacement vessel under section 208(g) of 
the American Fisheries Act (title II of division 
C of Public Law 105–277; 112 Stat. 2681– 
627) and is eligible for a fishery endorsement 
under this section.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) 
VESSEL
REBUILDING
AND
REPLACE-
MENT.—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: 
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‘‘(g) VESSEL REBUILDING AND REPLACEMENT.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.— 
‘‘(A) REBUILD
OR
REPLACE.—Notwith-
standing any limitation to the contrary on re-
placing, rebuilding, or lengthening vessels or 
transferring permits or licenses to a replace-
ment vessel contained in sections 679.2 and 
679.4 of title 50, Code of Federal Regulations, 
as in effect on the date of enactment of the 
Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2008 and ex-
cept as provided in paragraph (4), the owner of 
a vessel eligible under subsection (a), (b), (c), 
(d), or (e) (other than paragraph (21)), in 
order to improve vessel safety and operational 
efficiencies (including fuel efficiency), may re-
build or replace that vessel (including fuel effi-
ciency) with a vessel documented with a fishery 
endorsement under section 12113 of title 46, 
United States Code. 
‘‘(B) SAME REQUIREMENTS.—The rebuilt 
or replacement vessel shall be eligible in the 
same manner and subject to the same restric-
tions and limitations under such subsection as 
the vessel being rebuilt or replaced. 
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‘‘(C) TRANSFER
OF
PERMITS
AND
LI-
CENSES.—Each fishing permit and license held 
by the owner of a vessel or vessels to be rebuilt 
or replaced under subparagraph (A) shall be 
transferred to the rebuilt or replacement vessel. 
‘‘(2) RECOMMENDATIONS
OF
NORTH
PACIFIC 
COUNCIL.—The North Pacific Council may rec-
ommend for approval by the Secretary such con-
servation and management measures, including size 
limits and measures to control fishing capacity, in 
accordance with the Magnuson-Stevens Act as it 
considers necessary to ensure that this subsection 
does not diminish the effectiveness of fishery man-
agement plans of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Is-
lands Management Area or the Gulf of Alaska. 
‘‘(3) SPECIAL
RULE
FOR
REPLACEMENT
OF 
CERTAIN VESSELS.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Notwithstanding the 
requirements of subsections (b)(2), (c)(1), and 
(c)(2) of section 12113 of title 46, United 
States Code, a vessel that is eligible under sub-
section (a), (b), (c), (d), or (e) (other than 
paragraph (21)) and that qualifies to be docu-
mented with a fishery endorsement pursuant to 
section 203(g) or 213(g) may be replaced with 
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a replacement vessel under paragraph (1) if the 
vessel that is replaced is validly documented 
with a fishery endorsement pursuant to section 
203(g) or 213(g) before the replacement vessel 
is documented with a fishery endorsement 
under section 12113 of title 46, United States 
Code. 
‘‘(B) APPLICABILITY.—A replacement ves-
sel under subparagraph (A) and its owner and 
mortgagee are subject to the same limitations 
under section 203(g) or 213(g) that are appli-
cable 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 
management council (other than the North Pa-
cific Council) established under section 302(a) 
of the Magnuson-Stevens Act. 
‘‘(B) COVERED VESSELS.—A covered ves-
sel referred to in subparagraph (A) is— 
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‘‘(i) a vessel eligible under subsection 
(a), (b), or (c) that is replaced under para-
graph (1); or 
‘‘(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
ENDORSE-
MENTS.—Any vessel that is replaced under this sub-
section shall thereafter not be eligible for a fishery 
endorsement under section 12113 of title 46, United 
States Code, unless that vessel is also a replacement 
vessel described in paragraph (1). 
‘‘(6) GULF OF ALASKA LIMITATION.—Notwith-
standing paragraph (1), the Secretary shall prohibit 
from participation in the groundfish fisheries of the 
Gulf of Alaska any vessel that is rebuilt or replaced 
under this subsection and that exceeds the maximum 
length overall specified on the license that authorizes 
fishing for groundfish pursuant to the license limita-
tion program under part 679 of title 50, Code of 
Federal Regulations, as in effect on the date of en-
actment of the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 
2008. 
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‘‘(7) AUTHORITY OF PACIFIC COUNCIL.—Noth-
ing in this section shall be construed to diminish or 
otherwise affect the authority of the Pacific Council 
to recommend to the Secretary conservation and 
management measures to protect fisheries under its 
jurisdiction (including the Pacific whiting fishery) 
and participants in such fisheries from adverse im-
pacts caused by this Act.’’. 
(2) EXEMPTION
OF
CERTAIN
VESSELS.—Sec-
tion 203(g) of the American Fisheries Act (title II 
of division 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 
official number 637398) (or a replacement ves-
sel for the NORTHERN VOYAGER that com-
plies with paragraphs (2), (5), and (6) of sec-
tion 208(g) of this Act)’’; and 
(C) by striking ‘‘, in the case of the 
NORTHERN’’ and all that follows through 
‘‘PHOENIX,’’. 
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(3) 
FISHERY
COOPERATIVE
EXIT
PROVI-
SIONS.—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; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(7) FISHERY
COOPERATIVE
EXIT
PROVI-
SIONS.— 
‘‘(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 
removed from the directed pollock fishery, the 
fishery allowance for pollock for the vessel being 
removed— 
‘‘(i) shall be based on the catch his-
tory determination for the vessel made 
pursuant to section 679.62 of title 50, 
Code of Federal Regulations, as in effect 
on the date of enactment of the Coast 
Guard Authorization Act of 2008; and 
‘‘(ii) shall be assigned, for all pur-
poses under this title, in the manner speci-
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fied by the owner of the vessel being re-
moved to any other catcher vessel or 
among other catcher vessels participating 
in the fishery cooperative if such vessel or 
vessels remain in the fishery cooperative 
for at least one year after the date on 
which the vessel being removed leaves the 
directed pollock fishery. 
‘‘(B) ELIGIBILITY FOR FISHERY ENDORSE-
MENT.—Except as provided in subparagraph 
(C), a vessel that is removed pursuant to this 
paragraph shall be permanently ineligible for a 
fishery endorsement, and any claim (including 
relating to catch history) associated with such 
vessel that could qualify any owner of such ves-
sel for any permit to participate in any fishery 
within the exclusive economic zone of the 
United States shall be extinguished, unless such 
removed vessel is thereafter designated to re-
place a vessel to be removed pursuant to this 
paragraph. 
‘‘(C) LIMITATIONS
ON
STATUTORY
CON-
STRUCTION.—Nothing in this paragraph shall 
be construed— 
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‘‘(i) to make the vessels AJ (United 
States official number 905625), DONA 
MARTITA (United States official number 
651751), NORDIC EXPLORER (United 
States 
official 
number 
678234), 
and 
PROVIDIAN (United States official num-
ber 1062183) ineligible for a fishery en-
dorsement or any permit necessary to par-
ticipate in any fishery under the authority 
of the New England Fishery Management 
Council or the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Man-
agement Council established, respectively, 
under subparagraphs (A) and (B) of sec-
tion 302(a)(1) of the Magnuson-Stevens 
Act; or 
‘‘(ii) to allow the vessels referred to in 
clause (i) to participate in any fishery 
under the authority of the Councils re-
ferred to in clause (i) in any manner that 
is not consistent with the fishery manage-
ment plan for the fishery developed by the 
Councils under section 303 of the Magnu-
son-Stevens Act.’’. 
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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: 
‘‘(4) sales taxes on goods and services provided 
to or by vessels or watercraft (other than vessels or 
watercraft primarily engaged in foreign com-
merce).’’. 
SEC. 303. 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 striking ‘‘That the’’ and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The’’. 
(2) in subsection (a) (as designated by para-
graph (1)) by striking ‘‘$100; and the’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘up to $10,000. Each day during which a viola-
tion continues shall constitute a separate violation. 
The’’; 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
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‘‘(b) DEFINITION.—As used in this section ‘navigable 
waters of the United States’ includes all waters of the ter-
ritorial sea of the United States as described in Presi-
dential Proclamation No. 5928 of December 27, 1988.’’. 
SEC. 304. MARITIME DRUG LAW ENFORCEMENT ACT 
AMENDMENT-SIMPLE POSSESSION. 
Section 70506 of title 46, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(c) SIMPLE POSSESSION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Any individual 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 inten-
tionally 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 vio-
lation. The Secretary shall notify the individual in 
writing of the amount of the civil penalty. 
‘‘(2) DETERMINATION OF AMOUNT.—In deter-
mining 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 
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history of prior offenses, ability to pay, and other 
matters that justice requires. 
‘‘(3) TREATMENT OF CIVIL PENALTY ASSESS-
MENT.—Assessment of a civil penalty under this 
subsection shall not be considered a conviction for 
purposes of State or Federal law but may be consid-
ered proof of possession if such a determination is 
relevant.’’. 
SEC. 305. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS TO TONNAGE MEAS-
UREMENT LAW. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—Section 14101(4) of title 46, 
United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘engaged’’ the first place it ap-
pears and inserting ‘‘that engages’’; 
(2) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘arriving’’ 
and inserting ‘‘that arrives’’; 
(3) in subparagraph (B)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘making’’ and inserting 
‘‘that makes’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘(except a foreign vessel 
engaged on that voyage)’’; 
(4) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘depart-
ing’’ and inserting ‘‘that departs’’; and 
(5) in subparagraph (D), by striking ‘‘making’’ 
and inserting ‘‘that makes’’. 
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(b) DELEGATION OF AUTHORITY.—Section 14103(c) 
of that title is amended by striking ‘‘intended to be en-
gaged on’’ and inserting ‘‘that engages on’’. 
(c) APPLICATION.—Section 14301 of that title is 
amended— 
(1) by amending subsection (a) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, this 
chapter applies to any vessel for which the application of 
an international agreement or other law of the United 
States to the vessel depends on the vessel’s tonnage.’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking the pe-
riod at the end and inserting ‘‘, unless the gov-
ernment of the country to which the vessel be-
longs elects to measure the vessel under this 
chapter.’’; 
(B) in paragraph (3), by inserting ‘‘of 
United States or Canadian registry or nation-
ality, or a vessel operated under the authority 
of the United States or Canada, and that is’’ 
after ‘‘vessel’’; 
(C) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘a vessel 
(except a vessel engaged’’ and inserting ‘‘a ves-
sel of United States registry or nationality, or 
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one operated under the authority of the United 
States (except a vessel that engages’’; 
(D) by striking paragraph (5); 
(E) by redesignating paragraph (6) as 
paragraph (5); and 
(F) by amending paragraph (5), as so re-
designated, to read as follows: 
‘‘(5) a barge of United States registry or na-
tionality, or a barge operated under the authority of 
the United States (except a barge that engages on 
a foreign voyage) unless the owner requests.’’; 
(3) by striking subsection (c); 
(4) by redesignating subsections (d) and (e) as 
subsections (c) and (d), respectively; and 
(5) in subsection (c), as redesignated, by strik-
ing ‘‘After July 18, 1994, an existing vessel (except 
an existing vessel referred to in subsection (b)(5)(A) 
or (B) of this section)’’ and inserting ‘‘An existing 
vessel that has not undergone a change that the Sec-
retary finds substantially affects the vessel’s gross 
tonnage (or a vessel to which IMO Resolutions 
A.494 (XII) of November 19, 1981, A.540 (XIII) of 
November 17, 1983, or A.541 (XIII) of November 
17, 1983 apply)’’. 
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(d) MEASUREMENT.—Section 14302(b) of that title 
is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(b) A vessel measured under this chapter may not 
be required to be measured under another law.’’. 
(e) TONNAGE CERTIFICATE.— 
(1) ISSUANCE.—Section 14303 of title 46, 
United States Code, is amended— 
(A) in subsection (a), by adding at the end 
the following: ‘‘For a vessel to which the Con-
vention does not apply, the Secretary shall pre-
scribe a certificate to be issued as evidence of 
a vessel’s measurement under this chapter.’’; 
(B) in subsection (b), by inserting ‘‘issued 
under this section’’ after ‘‘certificate’’; and 
(C) in the section heading by striking 
‘‘International’’ and ‘‘(1969)’’. 
(2) MAINTENANCE.—Section 14503 of that title 
is amended— 
(A) by designating the existing text as sub-
section (a); and 
(B) by adding at the end the following new 
subsection: 
‘‘(b) The certificate shall be maintained as required 
by the Secretary.’’. 
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(3) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis at 
the beginning of chapter 143 of that title is amend-
ed by striking the item relating to section 14303 and 
inserting the following: 
‘‘14303. Tonnage Certificate.’’. 
(f) OPTIONAL REGULATORY MEASUREMENT.—Sec-
tion 14305(a) of that title is amended by striking ‘‘docu-
mented vessel measured under this chapter,’’ and inserting 
‘‘vessel measured under this chapter that is of United 
States registry or nationality, or a vessel operated under 
the authority of the United States,’’. 
(g) APPLICATION.—Section 14501 of that title is 
amended— 
(1) by amending paragraph (1) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(1) A vessel not measured under chapter 143 
of this title if the application of an international 
agreement or other law of the United States to the 
vessel depends on the vessel’s tonnage.’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘a vessel’’ and 
inserting ‘‘A vessel’’. 
(h) 
DUAL
TONNAGE
MEASUREMENT.—Section 
14513(c) of that title is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘vessel’s tonnage mark is 
below the uppermost part of the load line 
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marks,’’ and inserting ‘‘vessel is assigned two 
sets of gross and net tonnages under this sec-
tion,’’; and 
(B) by inserting ‘‘vessel’s tonnage’’ before 
‘‘mark’’ the second place such term appears; 
and 
(2) in paragraph (2), by striking the period at 
the end and inserting ‘‘as assigned under this sec-
tion.’’. 
(i) RECIPROCITY
FOR FOREIGN VESSELS.—Sub-
chapter II of chapter 145 of that title is amended by add-
ing 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 
substantially similar to those of this chapter and the regu-
lations prescribed under this chapter, the Secretary may 
accept the measurement and certificate of a vessel of that 
foreign country as complying with this chapter and the 
regulations prescribed under this chapter.’’. 
(j) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis for sub-
chapter II of chapter 145 of such title is amended by add-
ing at the end the following: 
‘‘14514. Reciprocity for foreign vessels.’’. 
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SEC. 306. COLD WEATHER SURVIVAL TRAINING. 
(a) REPORT.—The Commandant of the Coast Guard 
shall report to the Committee on Transportation and In-
frastructure of the House of Representatives and the Com-
mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the 
Senate on the efficacy of cold weather survival training 
conducted by the Coast Guard in Coast Guard District 
17 over the preceding 5 years. The report shall include 
plans for conducting such training in fiscal years 2008 
through 2011. 
(b) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS
FOR 
TRAINING.—There are authorized to be appropriated to 
the Secretary of Homeland Security $150,000 to carry out 
cold weather survival training in Coast Guard District 17. 
SEC. 307. FISHING VESSEL SAFETY. 
(a) SAFETY STANDARDS.—Section 4502 of title 46, 
United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by— 
(A) striking paragraphs (6) and (7) and 
inserting the following: 
‘‘(6) other equipment required to minimize the 
risk of injury to the crew during vessel operations, 
if the Secretary determines that a risk of serious in-
jury exists that can be eliminated or mitigated by 
that equipment; and’’; and 
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(B) redesignating paragraph (8) as para-
graph (7); 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in paragraph (1) in the matter pre-
ceding subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘docu-
mented’’; 
(B) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking ‘‘the 
Boundary Line’’ and inserting ‘‘3 nautical miles 
from the baseline from which the territorial sea 
of the United States is measured or beyond 3 
nautical miles from the coastline of the Great 
Lakes’’; 
(C) in paragraph (2)(B), by striking ‘‘life-
boats or liferafts’’ and inserting ‘‘a survival 
craft that ensures that no part of an individual 
is immersed in water’’; 
(D) in paragraph (2)(D), by inserting 
‘‘marine’’ before ‘‘radio’’; 
(E) in paragraph (2)(E), by striking 
‘‘radar reflectors, nautical charts, and anchors’’ 
and inserting ‘‘nautical charts, and publica-
tions’’; 
(F) in paragraph (2)(F), by striking ‘‘, in-
cluding medicine chests’’ and inserting ‘‘and 
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medical supplies sufficient for the size and area 
of operation of the vessel’’ and 
(G) by amending paragraph (2)(G) to read 
as follows: 
‘‘(G) ground tackle sufficient for the vessel.’’; 
(3) by amending subsection (f) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(f) To ensure compliance with the requirements of 
this chapter, the Secretary— 
‘‘(1) shall require the individual in charge of a 
vessel described in subsection (b) to keep a record 
of equipment maintenance, and required instruction 
and drills; and 
‘‘(2) shall examine at dockside a vessel de-
scribed in subsection (b) at least twice every 5 years, 
and shall issue a certificate of compliance to a vessel 
meeting the requirements of this chapter.’’; and 
(4) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(g)(1) The individual in charge of a vessel described 
in subsection (b) must pass a training program approved 
by the Secretary that meets the requirements in para-
graph (2) of this subsection and hold a valid certificate 
issued under that program. 
‘‘(2) The training program shall— 
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‘‘(A) be based on professional knowledge and 
skill obtained through sea service and hands-on 
training, including training in seamanship, stability, 
collision prevention, navigation, fire fighting and 
prevention, damage control, personal survival, emer-
gency medical care, and weather; 
‘‘(B) require an individual to demonstrate abil-
ity to communicate in an emergency situation and 
understand information found in navigation publica-
tions; 
‘‘(C) recognize and give credit for recent past 
experience in fishing vessel operation; and 
‘‘(D) provide for issuance of a certificate to an 
individual that has successfully completed the pro-
gram. 
‘‘(3) The Secretary shall prescribe regulations imple-
menting this subsection. The regulations shall require that 
individuals who are issued a certificate under paragraph 
(2)(D) must complete refresher training at least once 
every 5 years as a condition of maintaining the validity 
of the certificate. 
‘‘(4) The Secretary shall establish a publicly acces-
sible electronic database listing the names of individuals 
who have participated in and received a certificate con-
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firming successful completion of a training program ap-
proved by the Secretary under this section. 
‘‘(h) A vessel to which this chapter applies shall be 
constructed in a manner that provides a level of safety 
equivalent to the minimum safety standards the Secretary 
may established for recreational vessels under section 
4302, if— 
‘‘(1) subsection (b) of this section applies to the 
vessel; 
‘‘(2) the vessel is less than 50 feet overall in 
length; and 
‘‘(3) the vessel is built after January 1, 2008. 
‘‘(i)(1) The Secretary shall establish a Fishing Safety 
Training Grants Program to provide funding to munici-
palities, port authorities, other appropriate public entities, 
not-for-profit organizations, and other qualified persons 
that provide commercial fishing safety training— 
‘‘(A) to conduct fishing vessel safety training 
for vessel operators and crewmembers that— 
‘‘(i) in the case of vessel operators, meets 
the requirements of subsection (g); and 
‘‘(ii) in the case of crewmembers, meets 
the requirements of subsection (g)(2)(A), such 
requirements of subsection (g)(2)(B) as are ap-
propriate for crewmembers, and the require-
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ments of subsections (g)(2)(D), (g)(3), and 
(g)(4); and 
‘‘(B) for purchase of safety equipment and 
training aids for use in those fishing vessel safety 
training programs. 
‘‘(2) The Secretary shall award grants under this 
subsection on a competitive basis. 
‘‘(3) The Federal share of the cost of any activity 
carried out with a grant under this subsection shall not 
exceed 75 percent. 
‘‘(4) There is authorized to be appropriated 
$3,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2008 through 2012 
for grants under this subsection. 
‘‘(j)(1) The Secretary shall establish a Fishing Safety 
Research Grant Program to provide funding to individuals 
in academia, members of non-profit organizations and 
businesses involved in fishing and maritime matters, and 
other persons with expertise in fishing safety, to conduct 
research on methods of improving the safety of the com-
mercial fishing industry, including vessel design, emer-
gency and survival equipment, enhancement of vessel mon-
itoring systems, communications devices, de-icing tech-
nology, and severe weather detection. 
‘‘(2) The Secretary shall award grants under this 
subsection on a competitive basis. 
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‘‘(3) The Federal share of the cost of any activity 
carried out with a grant under this subsection shall not 
exceed 75 percent.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 4506(b) of 
title 46, United States Code, is repealed. 
(c) ADVISORY COMMITTEE.— 
(1) CHANGE OF NAME.—Section 4508 of title 
46, United States Code, is amended— 
(A) by striking the section heading and in-
serting the following: 
‘‘§ 4508. Commercial Fishing Safety Advisory Com-
mittee’’; 
and 
(B) in subsection (a) by striking ‘‘Industry 
Vessel’’. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec-
tion at the beginning of chapter 45 of title 46, 
United States Code, is amended by striking the item 
relating to such section and inserting the following: 
‘‘4508. Commercial Fishing Safety Advisory Committee.’’. 
(d) LOADLINES FOR VESSELS OVER 79 FEET.—Sec-
tion 5102(b)(3) of title 46, United States Code, is amend-
ed by inserting after ‘‘vessel’’ the following ‘‘, unless the 
vessel is built or undergoes a major conversion completed 
after January 1, 2008’’. 
(e) CLASSING OF VESSELS.— 
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(1) IN
GENERAL.—Section 4503 of title 46, 
United States Code, is amended— 
(A) by striking the section heading and in-
serting the following: 
‘‘§ 4503. Fishing, fish tender, and fish processing ves-
sel certification’’; 
(B) in subsection (a) by striking ‘‘fish 
processing’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(c) This section applies to a vessel to which section 
4502(b) of this title applies that— 
‘‘(1) is at least 50 feet overall in length; 
‘‘(2) is built after January 1, 2008; or 
‘‘(3) undergoes a major conversion completed 
after that date. 
‘‘(d)(1) After January 1, 2018, a fishing vessel, fish 
processing vessel, or fish tender vessel to which section 
4502(b) of this title applies shall comply with an alternate 
safety compliance program that is developed in coopera-
tion with the commercial fishing industry and prescribed 
by the Secretary, if the vessel— 
‘‘(A) is at least 50 feet overall in length; 
‘‘(B) is built before January 1, 2008; and 
‘‘(C) is 25 years of age or older. 
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‘‘(2) Alternative safety compliance programs may be 
developed for purposes of paragraph (1) for specific re-
gions and fisheries. 
‘‘(3) A fishing vessel, fish processing vessel, or fish 
tender vessel to which section 4502(b) of this title applies 
that was classed before January 1, 2008, shall— 
‘‘(A) remain subject to the requirements of a 
classification society approved by the Secretary; and 
‘‘(B) have on board a certificate from that soci-
ety.’’. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec-
tion at the beginning of chapter 45 of title 46, 
United States Code, is amended by striking the item 
relating to such section and inserting the following: 
‘‘4503. Fishing, fish tender, and fish processing vessel certification.’’. 
(f) ALTERNATIVE SAFETY COMPLIANCE PROGRAM.— 
No later than January 1, 2015, the Secretary of the de-
partment in which the Coast Guard is operating shall pre-
scribe an alternative safety compliance program referred 
to in section 4503(d) of the title 46, United States Code, 
as amended by this section. 
SEC. 308. MARINER RECORDS. 
Section 7502 of title 46, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘(a)’’ before ‘‘The’’; 
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(2) by striking ‘‘computerized records’’ and in-
serting ‘‘records, including electronic records,’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(b) The Secretary may prescribe regulations requir-
ing a vessel owner or managing operator of a commercial 
vessel, or the employer of a seaman on that vessel, to 
maintain records of each individual engaged on the vessel 
on matters of engagement, discharge, and service for not 
less than 5 years after the date of the completion of the 
service of that individual on the vessel. The regulations 
may require that a vessel owner, managing operator, or 
employer shall make these records available to the indi-
vidual and the Coast Guard on request. 
‘‘(c) A person violating this section, or a regulation 
prescribed under this section, is liable to the United States 
Government for a civil penalty of not more than $5,000.’’. 
SEC. 309. DELETION OF EXEMPTION OF LICENSE REQUIRE-
MENT FOR OPERATORS OF CERTAIN TOWING 
VESSELS. 
Section 8905 of title 46, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) by striking subsection (b); and 
(2) by redesignating subsection (c) as sub-
section (b). 
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SEC. 310. ADJUSTMENT OF LIABILITY LIMITS FOR NAT-
URAL GAS DEEPWATER PORTS. 
Section 1004(d)(2) of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 
(33 U.S.C. 2704(d)(2)) is amended by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘(D) The Secretary may establish, by reg-
ulation, a limit of liability of not less than 
$12,000,000 for a deepwater port used only in 
connection with transportation of natural gas.’’. 
SEC. 311. PERIOD OF LIMITATIONS FOR CLAIMS AGAINST 
OIL SPILL LIABILITY TRUST FUND. 
Section 1012(h)(1) of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 
(33 U.S.C. 2712(h)(1)) is amended by striking ‘‘6’’ and 
inserting ‘‘3’’. 
SEC. 312. LOG BOOKS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 113 of title 46, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘§ 11304. Additional logbook and entry requirements 
‘‘(a) A vessel of the United States that is subject to 
inspection under section 3301 of this title, except a vessel 
on a voyage from a port in the United States to a port 
in Canada, shall have an official logbook, which shall be 
kept available for review by the Secretary on request. 
‘‘(b) The log book required by subsection (a) shall 
include the following entries: 
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‘‘(1) The time when each seaman and each offi-
cer assumed or relieved the watch. 
‘‘(2) The number of hours in service to the ves-
sels of each seaman and each officer. 
‘‘(3) An account of each accident, illness, and 
injury that occurs during each watch.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
at the beginning of such chapter is amended by adding 
at the end the following: 
‘‘11304. Additional logbook and entry requirements.’’. 
SEC. 313. UNSAFE OPERATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 21 of title 46, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new section: 
‘‘§ 2116. Termination for unsafe operation 
‘‘An individual authorized to enforce this title— 
‘‘(1) may remove a certificate required by this 
title from a vessel that is operating in a condition 
that does not comply with the provisions of the cer-
tificate; 
‘‘(2) may order the individual in charge of a 
vessel that is operating that does not have on board 
the certificate required by this title to return the 
vessel to a mooring and to remain there until the 
vessel is in compliance with this title; and 
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‘‘(3) may direct the individual in charge of a 
vessel to which this title applies to immediately take 
reasonable steps necessary for the safety of individ-
uals on board the vessel if the official observes the 
vessel being operated in an unsafe condition that the 
official believes creates an especially hazardous con-
dition, including ordering the individual in charge to 
return the vessel to a mooring and to remain there 
until the situation creating the hazard is corrected 
or ended.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
at the beginning of that title is amended by adding at the 
end the following: 
‘‘2116. Termination for unsafe operation.’’. 
SEC. 314. APPROVAL OF SURVIVAL CRAFT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 31 of title 46, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new section: 
‘‘§ 3104. Survival craft 
‘‘(a) Except as provided in subsection (b), the Sec-
retary may not approve a survival craft as a safety device 
for purposes of this part, unless the craft ensures that 
no part of an individual is immersed in water. 
‘‘(b) The Secretary may authorize a survival craft 
that does not provide protection described in subsection 
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(a) to remain in service until not later than January 1, 
2013, if— 
‘‘(1) it was approved by the Secretary before 
January 1, 2008; and 
‘‘(2) it is in serviceable condition.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
at the beginning of that title is amended by adding at the 
end the following: 
‘‘3104. Survival craft.’’. 
SEC. 315. SAFETY MANAGEMENT. 
(a) VESSELS TO WHICH REQUIREMENTS APPLY.— 
Section 3202 of title 46, United States Code, is amend-
ed— 
(1) in subsection (a) by striking the heading 
and inserting ‘‘FOREIGN VOYAGES
AND FOREIGN 
VESSELS.—’’; 
(2) by redesignating subsections (b) and (c) as 
subsections (c) and (d), respectively; 
(3) by inserting after subsection (a) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(b) OTHER PASSENGER VESSELS.—This chapter 
applies to a vessel that is— 
‘‘(1) a passenger vessel or small passenger ves-
sel; and 
‘‘(2) is transporting more passengers than a 
number prescribed by the Secretary based on the 
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number of individuals on the vessel that could be 
killed or injured in a marine casualty.’’; 
(4) in subsection (d), as so redesignated, by 
striking ‘‘subsection (b)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection 
(c)’’; 
(5) in subsection (d)(4), as so redesignated, by 
inserting ‘‘that is not described in subsection (b) of 
this section’’ after ‘‘waters’’. 
(b) SAFETY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM.—Section 3203 
of title 46, United States Code, is amended by adding at 
the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(c) In prescribing regulations for passenger vessels 
and small passenger vessels, the Secretary shall con-
sider— 
‘‘(1) the characteristics, methods of operation, 
and nature of the service of these vessels; and 
‘‘(2) with respect to vessels that are ferries, the 
sizes of the ferry systems within which the vessels 
operate.’’. 
SEC. 316. PROTECTION AGAINST DISCRIMINATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 2114 of title 46, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)(1)(A), by striking ‘‘or’’ 
after the semicolon; 
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(2) in subsection (a)(1)(B), by striking the pe-
riod at the end and inserting a semicolon; 
(3) by adding at the end of subsection (a)(1) 
the following new subparagraphs: 
‘‘(C) the seaman testified in a proceeding 
brought to enforce a maritime safety law or regula-
tion prescribed under that law; 
‘‘(D) the seaman notified, or attempted to no-
tify, the vessel owner or the Secretary of a work-re-
lated personal injury or work-related illness of a sea-
man; 
‘‘(E) the seaman cooperated with a safety in-
vestigation by the Secretary or the National Trans-
portation Safety Board; 
‘‘(F) the seaman furnished information to the 
Secretary, the National Transportation Safety 
Board, or any other public official as to the facts re-
lating to any marine casualty resulting in injury or 
death to an individual or damage to property occur-
ring in connection with vessel transportation; or 
‘‘(G) the seaman accurately reported hours of 
duty under this part.’’; and 
(4) by amending subsection (b) to read as fol-
lows: 
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‘‘(b) A seaman alleging discharge or discrimination 
in violation of subsection (a) of this section, or another 
person at the seaman’s request, may file a complaint with 
respect to such allegation in the same manner as a com-
plaint may be filed under subsection (b) of section 31105 
of title 49. Such complaint shall be subject to the proce-
dures, requirements, and rights described in that section, 
including with respect to the right to file an objection, the 
right of a person to file for a petition for review under 
subsection (c) of that section, and the requirement to 
bring a civil action under subsection (d) of that section.’’. 
(b) EXISTING ACTIONS.—This section shall not affect 
the application of section 2114(b) of title 46, United 
States Code, as in effect before the date of enactment of 
this Act, to an action filed under that section before that 
date. 
SEC. 317. DRY BULK CARGO RESIDUE. 
Section 623(a)(2) of the Coast Guard and Maritime 
Transportation Act of 2004 (33 U.S.C. 1901 note) is 
amended by striking ‘‘2008’’ and inserting ‘‘2011’’. 
SEC. 318. OIL FUEL TANK PROTECTION. 
Section 3306 of title 46, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
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