lished under section 50301 of title 46, United States 
Code. 
SEC. 4. OBSOLETE VESSELS. 
(a) PROHIBITION
ON
TRANSFERS
TO
NONCITI-
ZENS.—Section 57104 of title 46, United States Code, is 
amended by striking subsection (d). 
(b) SELECTION OF SCRAPPING FACILITIES.—Section 
3502 of the Floyd D. Spence National Defense Authoriza-
tion Act for Fiscal Year 2001 (as enacted into law by Pub-
lic Law 106–398; 54 U.S.C. 308704 note) is amended— 
(1) by striking subsections (b), (e), and (f); 
(2) in subsection (c)(2)(A), by striking ‘‘para-
graph)’’ and all that follows through the end and in-
serting ‘‘paragraph);’’; and 
(3) in subsection (d)(2), by striking ‘‘shall—’’ 
and all that follows through the end and inserting 
‘‘shall use full and open competition.’’. 
(c) AVAILABILITY
OF FUNDS FROM SALE
AND 
SCRAPPING
OF
OBSOLETE
VESSELS.—Subsection 
(a)(1)(C) of section 308704 of title 54, United States 
Code, is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(C) The remainder shall be available to 
the Secretary to carry out the Program, as pro-
vided in subsection (b).’’. 
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(d) BEST VALUE CRITERIA.—Subsection (c)(1) of 
section 308704 of title 54, United States Code, is amend-
ed in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking 
‘‘services)’’ and inserting ‘‘services from a pool of pre- 
qualified domestic ship recycling companies)’’. 
SEC. 5. DISMANTLEMENT OF VESSELS. 
Section 6(e) of the Toxic Substances Control Act (15 
U.S.C. 2605(e)) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraph (5) as para-
graph (6); and 
(2) by inserting after paragraph (4) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(5) Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to 
prohibit the dismantling of a vessel or marine structure 
for the purpose of recycling materials recovered from the 
vessel or marine structure. If a person so dismantling a 
vessel or marine structure finds polychlorinated biphenyls, 
or suspects polychlorinated biphenyls will be found, during 
the dismantling, then the person— 
‘‘(A) shall notify the Administrator; and 
‘‘(B) shall sample, remove, and dispose of any 
polychlorinated biphenyls in accordance with the rel-
evant provisions of this Act, other Federal law, and 
any guidance of the Administrator applicable to 
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sampling vessels or marine structures for poly-
chlorinated biphenyls.’’. 
SEC. 6. REEFS FOR MARINE LIFE CONSERVATION PRO-
GRAM. 
(a) PROHIBITION ON TRANSFER OF OBSOLETE VES-
SELS TO FOREIGN COUNTRIES.—Section 3(d) of the Act 
entitled ‘‘An Act to authorize appropriations for the fiscal 
year 1973 for certain maritime programs of the Depart-
ment of Commerce, and for related purposes’’, approved 
August 22, 1972 (Public Law 92–402; 16 U.S.C. 
1220(d)), is amended by striking ‘‘States, and any foreign 
country,’’ and inserting ‘‘States’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 7 of the 
Act entitled ‘‘An Act to authorize appropriations for the 
fiscal year 1973 for certain maritime programs of the De-
partment of Commerce, and for related purposes’’, ap-
proved August 22, 1972 (Public Law 92–402; 16 U.S.C. 
1220c–1), is amended by striking subsection (d). 
SEC. 7. PUBLICATION OF MARITIME ADMINISTRATION 
AGREEMENTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 501 of title 46, United 
States Code, is amended by adding the following: 
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‘‘§ 50114. Publication of Maritime Administration ves-
sel recycling agreements 
‘‘(a) REQUIREMENT FOR PUBLICATION.—The Ad-
ministrator of the Maritime Administration shall make 
available to the public on the website of the Maritime Ad-
ministration the full text of each memorandum of agree-
ment, memorandum of understanding, cooperative agree-
ment, and similar agreement between the Maritime Ad-
ministration and any other agency, department, or person. 
‘‘(b) TIMING OF PUBLICATION.—Not later than 30 
days after the date a document referred to in subsection 
(a) is signed by the parties, the Administrator of the Mari-
time Administration shall make such document available 
on the website of the Maritime Administration. 
‘‘(c) INITIAL PUBLICATION.—Not later than 30 days 
after the date of the enactment of the Ships to be Recycled 
in the States Act, the Administrator of the Maritime Ad-
ministration shall make available on the website of the 
Maritime Administration each document referred to in 
subsection (a) that was in effect on the date of the enact-
ment of such Act.’’. 
(b) TABLE OF SECTIONS AMENDMENT.—The table of 
sections for chapter 501 of title 46, United States Code, 
is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘50114. Publication of Maritime Administration agreements.’’. 
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