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‘‘The Secretary may not by rule, regulation, or procedure
establish any percentage within the 871⁄2 percent or less
limitation in paragraph (2) that is, or is intended to be,
applied uniformly to all guarantees or commitments to
guarantee made under this section.’’.
(5) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 1103(a)
is amended in the first sentence by striking ‘‘, upon
application by a citizen of the United States,’’.
SEC. 1357. LOAN GUARANTEES FOR SHIPYARD MODERNIZA-
TION AND IMPROVEMENT.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Title XI of the Merchant Marine
Act, 1936, is further amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new section:
‘‘SEC. 1111. (a) The Secretary, under section 1103(a)
and subject to the terms the Secretary shall prescribe, may
guarantee or make a commitment to guarantee the payment
of the principal of, and the interest on, an obligation for
advanced shipbuilding technology and modern shipbuilding
technology of a general shipyard facility located in the
United States.
‘‘(b) Guarantees or commitments to guarantee under
this section are subject to the extent applicable to all the
laws requirements, regulations, and procedures that apply
to guarantees or commitments to guarantee made under this
title, except that guarantees or commitments to guarantee
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made under this section may be in the aggregate principal
amount that does not exceed 871⁄2 percent of the actual cost
of the advanced shipbuilding technology or modern ship-
building technology.
‘‘(c) The Secretary may accept the transfer of funds
from any other department, agency, or instrumentality of
the United States Government and may use those funds to
cover the cost (as defined in section 502 of the Federal Cred-
it Reform Act of 1990) of making guarantees or commit-
ments to guarantee loans entered into under this section.
‘‘(d) For purposes of this section:
‘‘(1) The term ‘advanced shipbuilding technology’
includes—
‘‘(A) numerically controlled machine tools,
robots, automated process control equipment,
computerized flexible manufacturing systems, as-
sociated computer software, and other technology
for improving shipbuilding and related indus-
trial production which advance the state-of-the-
art; and
‘‘(B) novel techniques and processes de-
signed to improve shipbuilding quality, produc-
tivity, and practice, and to promote sustainable
development, including engineering design, qual-
ity assurance, concurrent engineering, continu-
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ous process production technology, energy effi-
ciency, 
waste 
minimization, 
design 
for
recyclability or parts reuse, inventory manage-
ment, upgraded worker skills, and communica-
tions with customers and suppliers.
‘‘(2) The term ‘modern shipbuilding technology’
means the best available proven technology, tech-
niques, and processes appropriate to enhancing the
productivity of shipyards.
‘‘(3) 
The 
term 
‘general 
shipyard 
facility’
means—
‘‘(A) for operations on land—
‘‘(i) any structure or appurtenance
thereto designed for the construction, repair,
rehabilitation, refurbishment or rebuilding
of any vessel (as defined in title 1, United
States Code) and including graving docks,
building ways, ship lifts, wharves, and pier
cranes;
‘‘(ii) the land necessary for any struc-
ture or appurtenance described in clause
(i); and
‘‘(iii) equipment that is for the use in
connection with any structure or appur-
tenance and that is necessary for the per-
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formance of any function referred to in sub-
paragraph (A);
‘‘(B) for operations other than on land, any
vessel, floating drydock or barge built in the
United States and used for, equipped to be used
for, or of a type that is normally used for activi-
ties referred to in subparagraph (A)(i) of this
paragraph.’’.
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 1101(n) of
that Act (46 App. U.S.C. 1271(n)) is amended by striking
‘‘vessels.’’ and inserting ‘‘vessels and general shipyard fa-
cilities (as defined in section 1111(d)(3)).’’.
SEC. 1358. FUNDING FOR CERTAIN LOAN GUARANTEE COM-
MITMENTS FOR FISCAL YEAR 1994.
(a) FUNDING.—Amounts appropriated to the Sec-
retary of Defense pursuant to the authorization of appro-
priations in section 109 shall be available only for transfer
to the Secretary of Transportation. Of such amounts—
(1) $175,000,000 shall be available only for costs
(as defined in section 502 of the Federal Credit Re-
form Act of 1990 (2 U.S.C. 661a)) of new loan guar-
antee commitments under section 1104A(a)(1) of the
Merchant Marine Act, 1936 (46 App. U.S.C.
1274(a)(1)), as amended by section 1356, for vessels
of at least 10,000 gross tons that are commercially
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marketable on the international market (including el-
igible export vessels); and
(2) $25,000,000 shall be available only for costs
(as defined in section 502 of the Federal Credit Re-
form Act of 1990) of new loan guarantee commit-
ments under section 1111 of the Merchant Marine
Act, 1936, as added by section 1357.
(b) TRANSFER TO SECRETARY OF TRANSPORTATION.—
Subject to the provisions of appropriations Acts, amounts
made available under subsection (a) shall be transferred to
the Secretary of Transportation for use as described in that
subsection. Any such transfer shall be made not later than
90 days after the date of the enactment of an Act appro-
priating the funds to be transferred.
SEC. 1359. AUTHORIZATIONS OF APPROPRIATIONS.
(a) AUTHORIZATIONS FOR DEPARTMENT OF TRANS-
PORTATION.—There is authorized to be appropriated to the
Secretary of Transportation for fiscal year 1994 the sum
of $10,000,000 to pay administrative costs related to new
loan guarantee commitments described in subsection (a) of
section 1358, of which—
(1) $8,000,000 shall be for administrative costs
related to new loan guarantee commitments described
in paragraph (1) of that subsection; and
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(2) $2,000,000 shall be for administrative costs
related to new loan guarantee commitments described
in paragraph (2) of that subsection.
(b) AVAILABILITY
OF AMOUNTS.—Amounts appro-
priated under the authority of this section shall remain
available until expended.
TITLE XIV—NATIONAL COMMIS-
SION ON ROLES AND MIS-
SIONS 
OF 
THE 
ARMED
FORCES
SEC. 1401. SHORT TITLE.
This title may be cited as the ‘‘National Commission
on Roles and Missions of the Armed Forces Act’’.
SEC. 1402. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The current allocation of roles and missions
among the Armed Forces evolved from the practice
during World War II to meet the Cold War threat
and may no longer be appropriate for the post-Cold
War era.
(2) Many analysts believe that a realignment of
those roles and mission is essential for the efficiency
and effectiveness of the Armed Forces, particularly in
light of lower budgetary resources that will be avail-
able to the Department of Defense in the future.