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retary shall submit a report’’ and inserting ‘‘The 
Secretary shall submit an annual report’’. 
(6) Section 70502(d)(2) is amended to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(2) RESPONSE TO CLAIM OF REGISTRY.—The 
response of a foreign nation to a claim of registry 
under paragraph (1)(A) or (C) may be made by 
radio, telephone, or similar oral or electronic means, 
and is proved conclusively by certification of the Sec-
retary of State or the Secretary’s designee.’’. 
(b) REPEAL OF SUPERSEDED AMENDMENTS.—Sec-
tions 303, 307, 308, 310, 901(q), and 902(o) of the Coast 
Guard and Maritime Transportation Act of 2006 (Public 
Law 109–241) are repealed. 
SEC. 3526. AMENDMENTS BASED ON PUBLIC LAW 109–364. 
(a) UPDATING
OF CROSS REFERENCES.—Section 
1017(b)(2) of the John Warner National Defense Author-
ization Act for Fiscal Year 2007 (Public Law 109–364, 
10 U.S.C. 2631 note) is amended by striking ‘‘section 27 
of the Merchant Marine Act, 1920 (46 U.S.C. 883), sec-
tion 12106 of title 46, United States Code, and section 
2 of the Shipping Act, 1916 (46 U.S.C. App. 802)’’ and 
inserting ‘‘sections 12112, 50501, and 55102 of title 46, 
United States Code’’. 
(b) SECTION 51306(e).— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 51306 of title 46, 
United States Code, is amended by adding at the 
end the following: 
‘‘(e) ALTERNATIVE SERVICE.— 
‘‘(1) SERVICE AS COMMISSIONED OFFICER.—An 
individual who, for the 5-year period following grad-
uation from the Academy, serves as a commissioned 
officer on active duty in an armed force of the 
United States or as a commissioned officer of the 
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 
or the Public Health Service shall be excused from 
the requirements of paragraphs (3) through (5) of 
subsection (a). 
‘‘(2) MODIFICATION
OR
WAIVER.—The Sec-
retary may modify or waive any of the terms and 
conditions set forth in subsection (a) through the 
imposition of alternative service requirements.’’. 
(2) APPLICATION.—Section 51306(e) of title 
46, United States Code, as added by paragraph (1), 
applies only to an individual who enrolls as a cadet 
at the United States Merchant Marine Academy, 
and signs an agreement under section 51306(a) of 
title 46, after October 17, 2006. 
(c) SECTION 51306(f).— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 51306 of title 46, 
United States Code, is further amended by adding 
at the end the following: 
‘‘(f) SERVICE OBLIGATION PERFORMANCE REPORT-
ING REQUIREMENT.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to any otherwise 
applicable restrictions on disclosure in section 552a 
of title 5, the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of 
the department in which the Coast Guard is oper-
ating, the Administrator of the National Oceanic 
and Atmospheric Administration, and the Surgeon 
General of the Public Health Service— 
‘‘(A) shall report the status of obligated 
service of an individual graduate of the Acad-
emy upon request of the Secretary; and 
‘‘(B) may, in their discretion, notify the 
Secretary of any failure of the graduate to per-
form the graduate’s duties, either on active 
duty or in the Ready Reserve component of 
their respective service, or as a commissioned 
officer of the National Oceanic and Atmos-
pheric Administration or the Public Health 
Service, respectively. 
‘‘(2) INFORMATION TO BE PROVIDED.—A re-
port or notice under paragraph (1) shall identify any 
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graduate determined to have failed to comply with 
service obligation requirements and provide all re-
quired information as to why such graduate failed to 
comply. 
‘‘(3) CONSIDERED AS IN DEFAULT.—Upon re-
ceipt of such a report or notice, such graduate may 
be considered to be in default of the graduate’s serv-
ice obligations by the Secretary, and subject to all 
remedies the Secretary may have with respect to 
such a default.’’. 
(2) APPLICATION.—Section 51306(f) of title 
46, United States Code, as added by paragraph (1), 
does not apply with respect to an agreement entered 
into under section 51306(a) of title 46, United 
States Code, before October 17, 2006. 
(d) SECTION 51509(c).—Section 51509(c) of title 46, 
United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘MIDSHIPMAN AND’’ in the sub-
section heading and ‘‘midshipman and’’ in the text; 
and 
(2) inserting ‘‘or the Coast Guard Reserve’’ 
after ‘‘Reserve)’’. 
(e) SECTION 51908(a).—Section 51908(a) of title 46, 
United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘under this 
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chapter’’ and inserting ‘‘by this chapter or the Secretary 
of Transportation’’. 
(f) SECTION 53105(e)(2).—Section 53105(e)(2) of 
title 46, United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘sec-
tion 2 of the Shipping Act, 1916 (46 U.S.C. App. 802),’’ 
and inserting ‘‘section 50501 of this title’’. 
(g) REPEAL OF SUPERSEDED AMENDMENTS.—Sec-
tions 3505, 3506, 3508, and 3510(a) and (b) of the John 
Warner National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2007 (Public Law 109–364) are repealed. 
SEC. 3527. MISCELLANEOUS AMENDMENTS. 
(a) DELETION OF OBSOLETE REFERENCE TO CAN-
TON ISLAND.—Section 55101(b) of title 46, United States 
Code, is amended— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘or’’ after the semicolon at the 
end of paragraph (2); 
(2) by striking paragraph (3); and 
(3) by redesignating paragraph (4) as para-
graph (3). 
(b) IMPROVEMENT OF HEADING.—Title 46, United 
States Code, is amended as follows: 
(1) The heading of section 55110 is amended 
by inserting ‘‘valueless material or’’ before 
‘‘dredged material’’. 
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