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Union Calendar No. 286 
113TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4005 
[Report No. 113–384] 
To authorize appropriations for the Coast Guard for fiscal years 2015 and 
2016, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 6, 2014 
Mr. HUNTER (for himself, Mr. SHUSTER, and Mr. RAHALL) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation 
and Infrastructure 
MARCH 25, 2014 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on February 6, 2014] 
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A BILL 
To authorize appropriations for the Coast Guard for fiscal 
years 2015 and 2016, and for other purposes. 
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘Howard Coble Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation 
Act of 2014’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 
this Act is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 
TITLE I—AUTHORIZATION 
Sec. 101. Authorization of appropriations. 
Sec. 102. Authorized levels of military strength and training. 
TITLE II—COAST GUARD 
Sec. 201. Commissioned officers. 
Sec. 202. Prevention and response workforces. 
Sec. 203. Centers of expertise. 
Sec. 204. Agreements. 
Sec. 205. Coast Guard housing. 
Sec. 206. Determinations. 
Sec. 207. Annual Board of Visitors. 
Sec. 208. Repeal of limitation on medals of honor. 
Sec. 209. Mission need statement. 
Sec. 210. Transmission of annual Coast Guard authorization request. 
Sec. 211. Inventory of real property. 
Sec. 212. Active duty for emergency augmentation of regular forces. 
Sec. 213. Acquisition workforce expedited hiring authority. 
Sec. 214. Icebreakers. 
Sec. 215. Multiyear procurement authority for Offshore Patrol Cutters. 
Sec. 216. Maintaining Medium Endurance Cutter mission capability. 
Sec. 217. Coast Guard administrative savings. 
Sec. 218. Technical corrections to title 14. 
Sec. 219. Flag officers. 
Sec. 220. Aviation capability in the Great Lakes region. 
Sec. 221. e-LORAN. 
TITLE III—SHIPPING AND NAVIGATION 
Sec. 301. Treatment of fishing permits. 
Sec. 302. International ice patrol reform. 
Sec. 303. Repeal. 
Sec. 304. Donation of historical property. 
Sec. 305. Small shipyards. 
Sec. 306. Drug testing reporting. 
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Sec. 307. Recourse for noncitizens. 
Sec. 308. Penalty wages. 
Sec. 309. Crediting time in the sea services. 
Sec. 310. Treatment of abandoned seafarers. 
Sec. 311. Clarification of high-risk waters. 
Sec. 312. Uninspected passenger vessels in the Virgin Islands. 
Sec. 313. Offshore supply vessel third-party inspection. 
Sec. 314. Survival craft. 
Sec. 315. Technical correction to title 46. 
Sec. 316. Enforcement. 
Sec. 317. Severe marine debris events. 
Sec. 318. Minimum tonnage. 
Sec. 319. Merchant Marine Personnel Advisory Committee. 
Sec. 320. Report on effect of LNG export carriage requirements on job creation 
in the United States maritime industry. 
TITLE IV—FEDERAL MARITIME COMMISSION 
Sec. 401. Authorization of appropriations. 
Sec. 402. Terms of Commissioners. 
TITLE V—COMMERCIAL VESSEL DISCHARGE REFORM 
Sec. 501. Short title. 
Sec. 502. Discharges incidental to the normal operation of certain vessels. 
TITLE VI—MISCELLANEOUS 
Sec. 601. Distant water tuna fleet. 
Sec. 602. Vessel determination. 
Sec. 603. Lease authority. 
Sec. 604. National maritime strategy. 
Sec. 605. IMO Polar Code negotiations. 
Sec. 606. Valley View Ferry. 
Sec. 607. Competition by United States flag vessels. 
Sec. 608. Survey. 
Sec. 609. Fishing safety grant programs. 
TITLE I—AUTHORIZATION 
SEC. 101. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
Funds are authorized to be appropriated for each of 
fiscal years 2015 and 2016 for necessary expenses of the 
Coast Guard as follows: 
(1) For the operation and maintenance of the 
Coast Guard— 
(A) $6,981,036,000 for fiscal year 2015; and 
(B) $6,981,036,000 for fiscal year 2016. 
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(2) For the acquisition, construction, rebuilding, 
and improvement of aids to navigation, shore and off-
shore facilities, vessels, and aircraft, including equip-
ment related thereto— 
(A) $1,546,448,000 for fiscal year 2015; and 
(B) $1,546,448,000 for fiscal year 2016; 
to remain available until expended. 
(3) For the Coast Guard Reserve program, in-
cluding personnel and training costs, equipment, and 
services— 
(A) $140,016,000 for fiscal year 2015; and 
(B) $140,016,000 for fiscal year 2016. 
(4) For environmental compliance and restora-
tion of Coast Guard vessels, aircraft, and facilities 
(other than parts and equipment associated with op-
eration and maintenance)— 
(A) $16,701,000 for fiscal year 2015; and 
(B) $16,701,000 for fiscal year 2016; 
to remain available until expended. 
(5) To the Commandant of the Coast Guard for 
research, development, test, and evaluation of tech-
nologies, materials, and human factors directly re-
lated to improving the performance of the Coast 
Guard’s mission with respect to search and rescue, 
aids to navigation, marine safety, marine environ-
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mental protection, enforcement of laws and treaties, 
ice operations, oceanographic research, and defense 
readiness— 
(A) $19,890,000 for fiscal year 2015; and 
(B) $19,890,000 for fiscal year 2016. 
SEC. 102. AUTHORIZED LEVELS OF MILITARY STRENGTH 
AND TRAINING. 
(a) ACTIVE DUTY STRENGTH.—The Coast Guard is 
authorized an end-of-year strength for active duty personnel 
of 43,000 for each of fiscal years 2015 and 2016. 
(b) MILITARY TRAINING STUDENT LOADS.—The Coast 
Guard is authorized average military training student 
loads for each of fiscal years 2015 and 2016 as follows: 
(1) For recruit and special training, 2,500 stu-
dent years. 
(2) For flight training, 165 student years. 
(3) For professional training in military and ci-
vilian institutions, 350 student years. 
(4) For officer acquisition, 1,200 student years. 
TITLE II—COAST GUARD 
SEC. 201. COMMISSIONED OFFICERS. 
Section 42(a) of title 14, United States Code, is 
amended by striking ‘‘7,200’’ and inserting ‘‘6,700’’. 
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SEC. 202. PREVENTION AND RESPONSE WORKFORCES. 
Section 57 of title 14, United States Code, is amend-
ed— 
(1) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in paragraph (2) by striking ‘‘or’’ at 
the end; 
(B) in paragraph (3) by striking the period 
at the end and inserting a semicolon; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(4) waterways operations manager shall have 
knowledge, skill, and practical experience with respect 
to marine transportation system management; or 
‘‘(5) port and facility safety and security spe-
cialist shall have knowledge, skill, and practical expe-
rience with respect to the safety, security, and envi-
ronmental protection responsibilities associated with 
maritime ports and facilities.’’; 
(2) in subsection (c) by striking ‘‘or marine safe-
ty engineer’’ and inserting ‘‘marine safety engineer, 
waterways operations manager, or port and facility 
safety and security specialist’’; and 
(3) in subsection (f)(2) by striking ‘‘investigator 
or marine safety engineer.’’ and inserting ‘‘investi-
gator, marine safety engineer, waterways operations 
manager, or port and facility safety and security spe-
cialist.’’. 
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SEC. 203. CENTERS OF EXPERTISE. 
Section 58(b) of title 14, United States Code, is amend-
ed to read as follows: 
‘‘(b) MISSIONS.—Any center established under sub-
section (a) may— 
‘‘(1) promote, facilitate, and conduct— 
‘‘(A) education; 
‘‘(B) training; and 
‘‘(C) activities authorized under section 
93(a)(4); and 
‘‘(2) be a repository of information on oper-
ations, practices, and resources related to the mission 
for which the center was established.’’. 
SEC. 204. AGREEMENTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 93(a)(4) of title 14, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘, investigate’’ and inserting 
‘‘and investigate’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘, and cooperate and coordinate 
such activities with other Government agencies and 
with private agencies’’. 
(b) AUTHORITY.—Chapter 5 of title 14, United States 
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘§ 102. Agreements 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out section 93(a)(4), 
the Commandant may— 
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‘‘(1) enter into cooperative agreements, contracts, 
and other agreements with Federal entities and other 
public or private entities, including academic entities; 
and 
‘‘(2) impose on and collect from an entity subject 
to an agreement or contract under paragraph (1) a 
fee to assist with expenses incurred in carrying out 
such section. 
‘‘(b) DEPOSIT
AND USE
OF FEES.—Fees collected 
under this section shall be deposited in the general fund 
of the Treasury as offsetting receipts. The fees may be used, 
to the extent provided in advance in an appropriation law, 
only to carry out activities under section 93(a)(4).’’. 
(c) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis for chapter 
5 of title 14, United States Code, is amended by adding 
at the end the following: 
‘‘102. Agreements.’’. 
SEC. 205. COAST GUARD HOUSING. 
(a) 
COMMANDANT; 
GENERAL
POWERS.—Section 
93(a)(13) of title 14, United States Code, is amended by 
striking ‘‘the Treasury’’ and inserting ‘‘the fund established 
under section 687’’. 
(b) LIGHTHOUSE PROPERTY.—Section 672a(b) of title 
14, United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘the Treas-
ury’’ and inserting ‘‘the fund established under section 
687’’. 
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(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 687(b) of title 
14, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘(4) Monies received under section 93(a)(13). 
‘‘(5) Amounts received under section 672a(b).’’. 
SEC. 206. DETERMINATIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 5 of title 14, United States 
Code, as amended by this Act, is further amended by adding 
at the end the following: 
‘‘§ 103. Determinations 
‘‘The Secretary may only make a determination that 
a waterway, or any portion thereof, is navigable for pur-
poses of the jurisdiction of the Coast Guard through a rule-
making that is conducted in a manner consistent with sub-
chapter II of chapter 5 of title 5.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis for chapter 
5 of title 14, United States Code, as amended by this Act, 
is further amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘103. Determinations.’’. 
SEC. 207. ANNUAL BOARD OF VISITORS. 
Section 194 of title 14, United States Code, is amended 
to read as follows: 
‘‘§ 194. Annual Board of Visitors 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—A Board of Visitors to the Coast 
Guard Academy is established to review and make rec-
ommendations on the operation of the Academy. 
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‘‘(b) MEMBERSHIP.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—The membership of the 
Board shall consist of the following: 
‘‘(A) The chairman of the Committee on 
Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the 
Senate, or the chairman’s designee. 
‘‘(B) The chairman of the Committee on 
Transportation and Infrastructure of the House 
of Representatives, or the chairman’s designee. 
‘‘(C) 3 Members of the Senate designated by 
the Vice President. 
‘‘(D) 4 Members of the House of Representa-
tives designated by the Speaker of the House of 
Representatives. 
‘‘(E) 6 individuals designated by the Presi-
dent. 
‘‘(2) LENGTH OF SERVICE.— 
‘‘(A) MEMBERS OF CONGRESS.—A Member 
of Congress designated under subparagraph (C) 
or (D) of paragraph (1) as a member of the 
Board shall be designated as a member in the 
First Session of a Congress and serve for the du-
ration of that Congress. 
‘‘(B) INDIVIDUALS
DESIGNATED
BY
THE 
PRESIDENT.—Each individual designated by the 
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President under subparagraph (E) of paragraph 
(1) shall serve as a member of the Board for 3 
years, except that any such member whose term 
of office has expired shall continue to serve until 
a successor is appointed. 
‘‘(3) DEATH OR RESIGNATION OF A MEMBER.— 
If a member of the Board dies or resigns, a successor 
shall be designated for any unexpired portion of the 
term of the member by the official who designated the 
member. 
‘‘(c) ACADEMY VISITS.— 
‘‘(1) ANNUAL VISIT.—The Board shall visit the 
Academy annually to review the operation of the 
Academy. 
‘‘(2) ADDITIONAL VISITS.—With the approval of 
the Secretary, the Board or individual members of the 
Board may make other visits to the Academy in con-
nection with the duties of the Board or to consult 
with the Superintendent of the Academy. 
‘‘(d) SCOPE OF REVIEW.—The Board shall review, 
with respect to the Academy— 
‘‘(1) the state of morale and discipline; 
‘‘(2) the curriculum; 
‘‘(3) instruction; 
‘‘(4) physical equipment; 
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‘‘(5) fiscal affairs; and 
‘‘(6) other matters relating to the Academy that 
the Board determines appropriate. 
‘‘(e) REPORT.—Not later than 60 days after the date 
of an annual visit of the Board under subsection (c)(1), the 
Board shall submit to the Secretary, the Committee on 
Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate, and 
the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the 
House of Representatives a report on the actions of the 
Board during such visit and the recommendations of the 
Board pertaining to the Academy. 
‘‘(f) ADVISORS.—If approved by the Secretary, the 
Board may consult with advisors in carrying out this sec-
tion. 
‘‘(g) REIMBURSEMENT.—Each member of the Board 
and each adviser consulted by the Board under subsection 
(f) shall be reimbursed, to the extent permitted by law, by 
the Coast Guard for actual expenses incurred while engaged 
in duties as a member or adviser.’’. 
SEC. 208. REPEAL OF LIMITATION ON MEDALS OF HONOR. 
Section 494 of title 14, United States Code, is amended 
by striking ‘‘medal of honor,’’ each place that it appears. 
SEC. 209. MISSION NEED STATEMENT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 569 of title 14, United 
States Code, is amended to read as follows: 
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‘‘§ 569. Mission need statement 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—On the date on which the Presi-
dent submits to Congress a budget for fiscal year 2016 
under section 1105 of title 31, on the date on which the 
President submits to Congress a budget for fiscal year 2019 
under such section, and every 4 years thereafter, the Com-
mandant shall submit to the Committee on Transportation 
and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the 
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of 
the Senate an integrated major acquisition mission need 
statement. 
‘‘(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the following defi-
nitions apply: 
‘‘(1) INTEGRATED MAJOR ACQUISITION MISSION 
NEED STATEMENT.—The term ‘integrated major ac-
quisition mission need statement’ means a document 
that— 
‘‘(A) identifies current and projected gaps 
in Coast Guard mission capabilities using mis-
sion hour targets; 
‘‘(B) explains how each major acquisition 
program addresses gaps identified under sub-
paragraph (A) if funded at the levels provided 
for such program in the most recently submitted 
capital investment plan; and 
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‘‘(C) describes the missions the Coast Guard 
will not be able to achieve, by fiscal year, for 
each gap identified under subparagraph (A). 
‘‘(2) MAJOR ACQUISITION PROGRAM.—The term 
‘major acquisition program’ has the meaning given 
that term in section 569a(e). 
‘‘(3) CAPITAL
INVESTMENT
PLAN.—The term 
‘capital investment plan’ means the plan required 
under section 663(a)(1).’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis for chapter 
15 of title 14, United States Code, is amended by striking 
the item relating to section 569 and inserting the following: 
‘‘569. Mission need statement.’’. 
SEC. 210. TRANSMISSION OF ANNUAL COAST GUARD AU-
THORIZATION REQUEST. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Title 14, United States Code, as 
amended by this Act, is further amended by inserting after 
section 662 the following: 
‘‘§ 662a. Transmission of annual Coast Guard author-
ization request 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 30 days after the 
date on which the President submits to Congress a budget 
for a fiscal year pursuant to section 1105 of title 31, the 
Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Transportation 
and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the 
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of 
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the Senate a Coast Guard authorization request with re-
spect to such fiscal year. 
‘‘(b) COAST GUARD AUTHORIZATION REQUEST DE-
FINED.—In this section, the term ‘Coast Guard authoriza-
tion request’ means a proposal for legislation that, with re-
spect to the Coast Guard for the relevant fiscal year— 
‘‘(1) recommends end strengths for personnel for 
that fiscal year, as described in section 661; 
‘‘(2) recommends authorizations of appropria-
tions for that fiscal year, including with respect to 
matters described in section 662; and 
‘‘(3) addresses any other matter that the Sec-
retary determines is appropriate for inclusion in a 
Coast Guard authorization bill.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis for chapter 
17 of title 14, United States Code, is amended by inserting 
after the item relating to section 662 the following: 
‘‘662a. Transmission of annual Coast Guard authorization request.’’. 
SEC. 211. INVENTORY OF REAL PROPERTY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 17 of title 14, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘§ 679. Inventory of real property 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than September 30, 
2014, the Commandant shall establish an inventory of all 
real property, including submerged lands, under the control 
of the Coast Guard, which shall include— 
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‘‘(1) the size, the location, and any other appro-
priate description of each unit of such property; 
‘‘(2) an assessment of the physical condition of 
each unit of such property, excluding lands; 
‘‘(3) an estimate of the fair market value of each 
unit of such property; 
‘‘(4) a determination of whether each unit of 
such property should be— 
‘‘(A) retained to fulfill a current or pro-
jected Coast Guard mission requirement; or 
‘‘(B) subject to divestiture; and 
‘‘(5) other information the Commandant con-
siders appropriate. 
‘‘(b) INVENTORY MAINTENANCE.—The Commandant 
shall— 
‘‘(1) maintain the inventory required under sub-
section (a) on an ongoing basis; and 
‘‘(2) update information on each unit of real 
property included in such inventory not later than 30 
days after any change relating to such property. 
‘‘(c) RECOMMENDATIONS
TO CONGRESS.—Not later 
than March 30, 2015, and every 5 years thereafter, the Com-
mandant shall submit to the Committee on Transportation 
and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the 
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Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of 
the Senate a report that includes— 
‘‘(1) a list of all real property under the control 
of the Coast Guard and the location of such property 
by property type; 
‘‘(2) recommendations for divestiture with re-
spect to any units of such property, including an esti-
mate of— 
‘‘(A) the fair market value of any property 
recommended for divestiture; and 
‘‘(B) the costs or savings associated with di-
vestiture; and 
‘‘(3) recommendations for consolidating any 
units of such property, including— 
‘‘(A) an estimate of the costs or savings as-
sociated with each recommended consolidation; 
and 
‘‘(B) a discussion of the impact that such 
consolidation would have on Coast Guard mis-
sion effectiveness.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis for chapter 
17 of title 14, United States Code, as amended by this Act, 
is further amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘679. Inventory of real property.’’. 
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SEC. 212. ACTIVE DUTY FOR EMERGENCY AUGMENTATION 
OF REGULAR FORCES. 
Section 712(a) of title 14, United States Code, is 
amended by striking ‘‘not more than 60 days in any 4- 
month period and’’. 
SEC. 213. ACQUISITION WORKFORCE EXPEDITED HIRING 
AUTHORITY. 
Section 404(b) of the Coast Guard Authorization Act 
of 2010 (Public Law 111–281; 124 Stat. 2951) is amended 
by striking ‘‘2015’’ and inserting ‘‘2017’’. 
SEC. 214. ICEBREAKERS. 
(a) COAST GUARD POLAR ICEBREAKERS.—Section 
222 of the Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Act 
of 2012 (Public Law 112–213; 126 Stat. 1560) is amend-
ed— 
(1) in subsection (d)(2)— 
(A) in the paragraph heading by striking ‘‘; 
BRIDGING STRATEGY’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘Commandant of the Coast 
Guard’’ and all that follows through the period 
at the end and inserting ‘‘Commandant of the 
Coast Guard may decommission the Polar Sea.’’; 
(2) by adding at the end of subsection (d) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(3) RESULT OF NO DETERMINATION.—If in the 
analysis submitted under this section the Secretary 
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does not make a determination under subsection 
(a)(5) regarding whether it is cost-effective to reac-
tivate the Polar Sea, then— 
‘‘(A) the Commandant of the Coast Guard 
may decommission the Polar Sea; or 
‘‘(B) the Secretary may make such deter-
mination, not later than 90 days after the date 
of enactment of this paragraph, and take actions 
in accordance with this subsection as though 
such determination was made in the analysis 
previously submitted.’’; 
(3) by redesignating subsections (e), (f), and (g) 
as subsections (f), (g), and (h), respectively; and 
(4) by inserting after subsection (d) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(e) STRATEGIES.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date on which the analysis required under 
subsection (a) is submitted, the Commandant of the 
Coast Guard shall submit to the Committee on Trans-
portation and Infrastructure of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Committee on Commerce, 
Science, and Transportation of the Senate— 
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‘‘(A) a strategy to meet the Coast Guard’s 
Arctic ice operations needs through September 
30, 2050; and 
‘‘(B) unless the Secretary makes a deter-
mination under this section that it is cost-effec-
tive to reactivate the Polar Sea, a bridging strat-
egy for maintaining the Coast Guard’s polar 
icebreaking services until at least September 30, 
2024. 
‘‘(2) REQUIREMENT.—The strategies required 
under paragraph (1) shall include a business case 
analysis comparing the leasing and purchasing of ice-
breakers to maintain the needs and services described 
in that paragraph.’’. 
(b) LIMITATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the depart-
ment in which the Coast Guard is operating may not 
expend amounts appropriated for the Coast Guard for 
any of fiscal years 2015 through 2024, for— 
(A) design activities related to a capability 
of a Polar-Class Icebreaker that is based on an 
operational requirement of another Federal de-
partment or agency, except for amounts appro-
priated for design activities for a fiscal year be-
fore fiscal year 2016; or 
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(B) long-lead-time materials, production, or 
post-delivery activities related to such a capa-
bility. 
(2) OTHER AMOUNTS.—Amounts made available 
to the Secretary under an agreement with another 
Federal department or agency and expended on a ca-
pability of a Polar-Class Icebreaker that is based on 
an operational requirement of that or another Federal 
department or agency shall not be treated as amounts 
expended by the Secretary for purposes of the limita-
tion established under paragraph (1). 
SEC. 215. MULTIYEAR PROCUREMENT AUTHORITY FOR OFF-
SHORE PATROL CUTTERS. 
In fiscal year 2015 and each fiscal year thereafter, the 
Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is 
operating may enter into, in accordance with section 2306b 
of title 10, United States Code, multiyear contracts for the 
procurement of Offshore Patrol Cutters and associated 
equipment. 
SEC. 216. MAINTAINING MEDIUM ENDURANCE CUTTER MIS-
SION CAPABILITY. 
Not later than 30 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 Trans-
portation and Infrastructure of the House of Representa-
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tives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Trans-
portation of the Senate a report that includes— 
(1) a schedule and plan for decommissioning, 
not later than September 30, 2029, each of the 210- 
foot, Reliance-Class Cutters operated by the Coast 
Guard on the date of enactment of this Act; 
(2) a schedule and plan for enhancing the main-
tenance or extending the service life of each of the 
270-foot, Famous-Class Cutters operated by the Coast 
Guard on the date of enactment of this Act— 
(A) to maintain the capability of the Coast 
Guard to carry out sea-going missions with re-
spect to such Cutters at the level of capability ex-
isting on September 30, 2013; and 
(B) for the period beginning on the date of 
enactment of this Act and ending on the date on 
which the final Offshore Patrol Cutter is sched-
uled and planned to be commissioned under 
paragraph (4); 
(3) an identification of the number of Offshore 
Patrol Cutters capable of sea state 5 operations that, 
if 8 National Security Cutters are commissioned, are 
necessary to return the sea state 5 operating capa-
bility of the Coast Guard to the level of capability 
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that existed prior to the decommissioning of the first 
High Endurance Cutter in fiscal year 2011; 
(4) a schedule and plan for commissioning the 
number of Offshore Patrol Cutters identified under 
paragraph (3); and 
(5) a schedule and plan for commissioning, not 
later than September 30, 2034, a number of Offshore 
Patrol Cutters not capable of sea state 5 operations 
that is equal to— 
(A) 25; less 
(B) the number of Offshore Patrol Cutters 
identified under paragraph (3). 
SEC. 217. COAST GUARD ADMINISTRATIVE SAVINGS. 
(a) ELIMINATION OF OUTDATED AND DUPLICATIVE 
REPORTS.— 
(1) MARINE INDUSTRY TRAINING.—Section 59 of 
title 14, United States Code, is amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The 
Commandant’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘The 
Com-
mandant’’; and 
(B) by striking subsection (b). 
(2) OPERATIONS AND EXPENDITURES.—Section 
651 of title 14, United States Code, and the item re-
lating to such section in the analysis for chapter 17 
of such title, are repealed. 
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(3) DRUG
INTERDICTION.—Section 103 of the 
Coast Guard Authorization Act of 1996 (14 U.S.C. 89 
note), and the item relating to that section in the 
table of contents in section 2 of that Act, are repealed. 
(4) NATIONAL
DEFENSE.—Section 426 of the 
Maritime Transportation Security Act of 2002 (14 
U.S.C. 2 note), and the item relating to that section 
in the table of contents in section 1(b) of that Act, are 
repealed. 
(5) LIVING MARINE RESOURCES.—Section 4(b) of 
the Cruise Vessel Security and Safety Act of 2010 (16 
U.S.C. 1828 note) is amended by adding at the end 
the following: ‘‘No report shall be required under this 
subsection, including that no report shall be required 
under section 224 of the Coast Guard and Maritime 
Transportation Act of 2004 or section 804 of the 
Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Act of 
2006, for fiscal years beginning after fiscal year 
2013.’’. 
(b) CONSOLIDATION AND REFORM OF REPORTING RE-
QUIREMENTS.— 
(1) MARINE SAFETY.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Section 2116(d)(2)(B) of 
title 46, United States Code, is amended to read 
as follows: 
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‘‘(B) on the program’s mission performance 
in achieving numerical measurable goals estab-
lished under subsection (b), including— 
‘‘(i) the number of civilian and mili-
tary Coast Guard personnel assigned to ma-
rine safety positions; and 
‘‘(ii) an identification of marine safety 
positions that are understaffed to meet the 
workload required to accomplish each activ-
ity included in the strategy and plans 
under subsection (a); and’’. 
(B) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 57 
of title 14, United States Code, as amended by 
this Act, is further amended— 
(i) by striking subsection (e); and 
(ii) by redesignating subsections (f), 
(g), and (h) as subsections (e), (f), and (g) 
respectively. 
(2) MINOR CONSTRUCTION.—Section 656(d)(2) of 
title 14, United States Code, is amended to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(2) REPORT.—Not later than the date on which 
the President submits to Congress a budget under sec-
tion 1105 of title 31 each year, the Secretary shall 
submit to the Committee on Transportation and In-
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frastructure of the House of Representatives and the 
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor-
tation of the Senate a report describing each project 
carried out under paragraph (1), in the most recently 
concluded fiscal year, for which the amount expended 
under such paragraph for such project was more than 
$1,000,000. If no such project was carried out during 
a fiscal year, no report under this paragraph shall be 
required with respect to that fiscal year.’’. 
(3) RESCUE 21.—Section 346 of the Maritime 
Transportation Security Act of 2002 (14 U.S.C. 88 
note) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 346. MODERNIZATION OF NATIONAL DISTRESS AND 
RESPONSE SYSTEM. 
‘‘(a) REPORT.—Not later than March 30, 2014, the 
Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is 
operating shall submit to the Committee on Transportation 
and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the 
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of 
the Senate a report on the implementation of the Rescue 
21 project in Alaska and in Coast Guard sectors Upper 
Mississippi River, Lower Mississippi River, and Ohio 
River Valley. 
‘‘(b) CONTENTS.—The report required under sub-
section (a) shall— 
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‘‘(1) describe what improvements are being made 
to the distress response system in the areas specified 
in subsection (a), including information on which 
areas will receive digital selective calling and direc-
tion finding capability; 
‘‘(2) describe the impediments to installing dig-
ital selective calling and direction finding capability 
in areas where such technology will not be installed; 
‘‘(3) identify locations in the areas specified in 
subsection (a) where communication gaps will con-
tinue to present a risk to mariners after completion 
of the Rescue 21 project; 
‘‘(4) include a list of all reported marine acci-
dents, casualties, and fatalities occurring in the loca-
tions identified under paragraph (3) since 1990; and 
‘‘(5) provide an estimate of the costs associated 
with installing the technology necessary to close com-
munication gaps in the locations identified under 
paragraph (3).’’. 
SEC. 218. TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS TO TITLE 14. 
Title 14, United States Code, as amended by this Act, 
is further amended— 
(1) in section 93(b)(1) by striking ‘‘Notwith-
standing subsection (a)(14)’’ and inserting ‘‘Notwith-
standing subsection (a)(13)’’; 
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(2) in section 197(b) by striking ‘‘of Homeland 
Security’’; and 
(3) in section 573(c)(3)(A) by inserting ‘‘and 
shall maintain such cutter in such class’’ before the 
period at the end. 
SEC. 219. FLAG OFFICERS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Title 14, United States Code, is 
amended by inserting after section 295 the following: 
‘‘§ 296. Flag officers 
‘‘During any period in which the Coast Guard is not 
operating as a service in the Navy, section 1216(d) of title 
10 does not apply with respect to flag officers of the Coast 
Guard.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis for chapter 
11 of title 14, United States Code, is amended by inserting 
after the item relating to section 295 the following: 
‘‘296. Flag officers.’’. 
SEC. 220. AVIATION CAPABILITY IN THE GREAT LAKES RE-
GION. 
The Secretary of the department in which the Coast 
Guard is operating may— 
(1) request and accept through a direct military- 
to-military transfer under section 2571 of title 10, 
United States Code, such H–60 helicopters as may be 
necessary to establish a year-round operational capa-
bility in the Coast Guard’s Ninth District; and 
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(2) use funds provided under section 101 of this 
Act to convert such helicopters to Coast Guard MH– 
60T configuration. 
SEC. 221. E-LORAN. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the department in 
which the Coast Guard is operating may not carry out ac-
tivities related to the dismantling or disposal of infrastruc-
ture that supported the former LORAN system until the 
later of— 
(1) the date that is 1 year after the date of enact-
ment of this Act; or 
(2) the date on which the Secretary provides to 
the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate 
notice of a determination by the Secretary that such 
infrastructure is not required to provide a posi-
tioning, navigation, and timing system to provide re-
dundant capability in the event GPS signals are dis-
rupted. 
(b) EXCEPTION.—Subsection (a) does not apply to ac-
tivities necessary for the safety of human life. 
(c) AGREEMENTS.—The Secretary may enter into co-
operative agreements, contracts, and other agreements with 
Federal entities and other public or private entities, includ-
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ing academic entities, to develop a positioning, timing, and 
navigation system, including an enhanced LORAN system, 
to provide redundant capability in the event GPS signals 
are disrupted. 
TITLE III—SHIPPING AND 
NAVIGATION 
SEC. 301. TREATMENT OF 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. Treatment of fishing permits 
‘‘(a) LIMITATION ON MARITIME LIENS.—This chap-
ter— 
‘‘(1) does not establish a maritime lien on a fish-
ing permit; and 
‘‘(2) does not authorize any civil action to en-
force a maritime lien on a fishing permit. 
‘‘(b) TREATMENT OF FISHING PERMITS UNDER STATE 
AND FEDERAL LAW.—A fishing permit— 
‘‘(1) is governed solely by the State or Federal 
law under which it is issued; and 
‘‘(2) shall not be treated as part of a vessel, or 
as an appurtenance or intangible of a vessel, for any 
purpose under Federal law. 
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‘‘(c) AUTHORITY OF SECRETARY OF COMMERCE NOT 
AFFECTED.—Nothing in this section shall be construed as 
imposing any limitation upon the authority of the Sec-
retary of Commerce— 
‘‘(1) to modify, suspend, revoke, or impose a 
sanction on any fishing permit issued by the Sec-
retary of Commerce; or 
‘‘(2) to bring a civil action to enforce such a 
modification, suspension, revocation, or sanction. 
‘‘(d) FISHING PERMIT DEFINED.—In this section the 
term ‘fishing permit’ means any authorization of a person 
or vessel to engage in fishing that is issued under State 
or Federal law.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at 
the beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after 
the item relating to section 31309 the following: 
‘‘31310. Treatment of fishing permits.’’. 
SEC. 302. INTERNATIONAL ICE PATROL REFORM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 80301 of title 46, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(c) PAYMENTS.—Payments received pursuant to sub-
section (b)(1) shall be credited to the appropriation for op-
erating expenses of the Coast Guard. 
‘‘(d) LIMITATION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—A Coast Guard vessel or air-
craft may not be used to carry out an agreement 
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under subsection (a) in fiscal year 2015 and any fis-
cal year thereafter unless payments are received by 
the United States Government pursuant to subsection 
(b)(1) in the preceding fiscal year in a total amount 
that is not less than difference between— 
‘‘(A) the cost incurred by the Coast Guard 
in maintaining the services; minus 
‘‘(B) the amount of the proportionate share 
of the expense generated by vessels documented 
under the laws of the United States. 
‘‘(2) EXCEPTION.—Notwithstanding paragraph 
(1), Coast Guard aircraft may be used to carry out 
an agreement under subsection (a) if the President de-
termines it necessary in the interest of national secu-
rity. 
‘‘(3) NOTIFICATION.—The President shall notify 
the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate 
of a determination made under paragraph (2) within 
15 days after such determination.’’. 
(b) REPEAL.—Section 80302 of title 46, United States 
Code, and the item relating to such section in the analysis 
for chapter 803 of such title, are repealed on October 1, 
2014. 
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SEC. 303. REPEAL. 
Chapter 555 of title 46, United States Code, is amend-
ed— 
(1) by repealing section 55501; 
(2) by redesignating section 55502 as section 
55501; and 
(3) in the analysis by striking the items relating 
to sections 55501 and 55502 and inserting the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘55501. United States Committee on the Marine Transportation System.’’. 
SEC. 304. DONATION OF HISTORICAL PROPERTY. 
Section 51103 of title 46, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(e) DONATION FOR HISTORICAL PURPOSES.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may convey 
the right, title, and interest of the United States Gov-
ernment in any property administered by the Mari-
time Administration, except real estate or vessels, if— 
‘‘(A) the Secretary determines that such 
property is not needed by the Maritime Adminis-
tration; and 
‘‘(B) the recipient— 
‘‘(i) is a nonprofit organization, a 
State, or a political subdivision of a State; 
‘‘(ii) agrees to hold the Government 
harmless for any claims arising from expo-
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sure to hazardous materials, including as-
bestos, polychlorinated biphenyls, or lead 
paint, after conveyance of the property; 
‘‘(iii) provides a description and ex-
planation of the intended use of the prop-
erty to the Secretary for approval; 
‘‘(iv) has provided to the Secretary 
proof, as determined by the Secretary, of re-
sources sufficient to accomplish the intended 
use provided under clause (iii) and to 
maintain the property; 
‘‘(v) agrees that when the recipient no 
longer requires the property, the recipient 
shall— 
‘‘(I) return the property to the 
Secretary, at the recipient’s expense 
and in the same condition as received 
except for ordinary wear and tear; or 
‘‘(II) subject to the approval of the 
Secretary, retain, sell, or otherwise dis-
pose of the property in a manner con-
sistent with applicable law; and 
‘‘(vi) agree to any additional terms the 
Secretary considers appropriate. 
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‘‘(2) REVERSION.—The Secretary shall include 
in any conveyance under this subsection terms under 
which all right, title, and interest conveyed by the 
Secretary shall revert to the Government if the Sec-
retary determines the property has been used other 
than as approved by the Secretary under paragraph 
(1)(B)(iii).’’. 
SEC. 305. SMALL SHIPYARDS. 
Section 54101(i) of title 46, United States Code, is 
amended by striking ‘‘2009 through 2013’’ and inserting 
‘‘2015 and 2016’’. 
SEC. 306. DRUG TESTING REPORTING. 
Section 7706 of title 46, United States Code, is amend-
ed— 
(1) in subsection (a), by inserting ‘‘an applicant 
for employment by a Federal agency,’’ after ‘‘Federal 
agency,’’; and 
(2) in subsection (c), by— 
(A) inserting ‘‘or an applicant for employ-
ment by a Federal agency’’ after ‘‘an employee’’; 
and 
(B) striking ‘‘the employee.’’ and inserting 
‘‘the employee or the applicant.’’. 
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SEC. 307. RECOURSE FOR NONCITIZENS. 
Section 30104 of title 46, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—’’ before the 
first sentence; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(b) RESTRICTION ON RECOVERY FOR NONRESIDENT 
ALIENS EMPLOYED ON FOREIGN PASSENGER VESSELS.— 
A claim for damages or expenses relating to personal in-
jury, illness, or death of a seaman who is a citizen of a 
foreign nation, arising during or from the engagement of 
the seaman by or for a passenger vessel duly registered 
under the laws of a foreign nation, may not be brought 
under the laws of the United States if— 
‘‘(1) such seaman was not a permanent resident 
alien of the United States at the time the claim arose; 
‘‘(2) the injury, illness, or death arose outside the 
territorial waters of the United States; and 
‘‘(3) the seaman or the seaman’s personal rep-
resentative has or had a right to seek compensation 
for the injury, illness, or death in, or under the laws 
of— 
‘‘(A) the nation in which the vessel was reg-
istered at the time the claim arose; or 
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‘‘(B) the nation in which the seaman main-
tained citizenship or residency at the time the 
claim arose.’’. 
SEC. 308. PENALTY WAGES. 
(a) FOREIGN AND INTERCOASTAL VOYAGES.—Section 
10313(g) of title 46, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (2)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘all claims in a class action 
suit by seamen’’ and inserting ‘‘each claim by a 
seaman’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘the seamen’’ and inserting 
‘‘the seaman’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (3)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘class action’’; and 
(B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘, by 
a seaman who is a claimant in the suit,’’ and 
inserting ‘‘by the seaman’’. 
(b) COASTWISE VOYAGES.—Section 10504(c) of such 
title is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (2)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘all claims in a class action 
suit by seamen’’ and inserting ‘‘each claim by a 
seaman’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘the seamen’’ and inserting 
‘‘the seaman’’; and 
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(2) in paragraph (3)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘class action’’; and 
(B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘, by 
a seaman who is a claimant in the suit,’’ and 
inserting ‘‘by the seaman’’. 
SEC. 309. CREDITING TIME IN THE SEA SERVICES. 
(a) ENDORSEMENTS FOR VETERANS.—Section 7101 of 
title 46, United States Code, is amended by adding at the 
end the following: 
‘‘(j) The Secretary may issue a license under this sec-
tion in a class under subsection (c) to an applicant that— 
‘‘(1) has at least 3 months of qualifying service 
on vessels of the uniformed services (as that term is 
defined in section 101(a) of title 10) of appropriate 
tonnage or horsepower within the 7-year period im-
mediately preceding the date of application; and 
‘‘(2) satisfies all other requirements for such a li-
cense.’’. 
(b) SEA SERVICE LETTERS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Title 14, United States Code, 
as amended by this Act, is further amended by insert-
ing after section 427 the following: 
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