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104TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1151
To authorize appropriations for fiscal years 1996 and 1997 for the Coast
Guard, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 7, 1995
Mr. TRAFICANT introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
A BILL
To authorize appropriations for fiscal years 1996 and 1997
for the Coast Guard, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Coast Guard Author-
ization Act for Fiscal Years 1996 and 1997’’.
TITLE I—AUTHORIZATIONS
SEC. 101. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
(a) Funds are authorized to be appropriated for nec-
essary expenses of the Coast Guard for fiscal year 1996,
as follows:
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(1) For the operation and maintenance of the
Coast Guard, $2,618,316,000 of which $25,000,000
shall be derived from the Oil Spill Liability Trust
Fund.
(2) For the acquisition, construction, renova-
tion, and improvement of aids to navigation, shore
and offshore facilities, vessels, and aircraft, includ-
ing equipment related thereto, $428,200,000, to re-
main available until expended, of which $32,500,000
shall be derived from the Oil Spill Liability Trust
Fund to carry out the purposes of section
1012(a)(5) of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990.
(3) For research, development, test, and evalua-
tion of technologies, materials, and human factors
directly relating to improving the performance of the
Coast Guard’s mission in support of search and res-
cue, aids to navigation, marine safety, marine envi-
ronmental protection, enforcement of laws and trea-
ties, ice operations, oceanographic research, and de-
fense readiness, $22,500,000 to remain available
until expended, of which $3,150,000 shall be derived
from the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund.
(4) For retired pay, including the payment of
obligations otherwise chargeable to lapsed appropria-
tions for this purpose, and payments under the Re-
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tired Serviceman’s Family Protection and Survivor
Benefit Plans, and payments for medical care of re-
tired personnel and their dependents under chapter
55 of title 10, United States Code, $582,022,000.
(5) For alteration or removal of railroad and
railroad/highway bridges over navigable waters of
the United States constituting obstructions to navi-
gation associated with the Bridge Alteration Pro-
gram, $2,000,000, to remain available until ex-
pended.
(6) For necessary expenses to carry out the
Coast Guard’s environmental compliance and res-
toration functions, other than parts and equipment
associated with operations and maintenance, under
chapter 19 of title 14, United States Code, at Coast
Guard facilities, $25,000,000, to remain available
until expended.
(b) Funds are authorized to be appropriated for nec-
essary expenses of the Coast Guard for fiscal year 1997,
as follows:
(1) For the operation and maintenance of the
Coast Guard, such sums as may be necessary, of
which such sums as may be necessary shall be de-
rived from the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund.
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(2) For the acquisition, construction, renova-
tion, and improvement of aids to navigation, shore
and offshore facilities, vessels, and aircraft, includ-
ing equipment related thereto, such sums as may be
necessary, to remain available until expended, of
which such sums as may be necessary shall be de-
rived from the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund to
carry out the purposes of section 1012(a)(5) of the
Oil Pollution Act of 1990.
(3) For research, development, test, and evalua-
tion of technologies, materials, and human factors
directly relating to improving the performance of the
Coast Guard’s mission in support of search and res-
cue, aids to navigation, marine safety, marine envi-
ronmental protection, enforcement of laws and trea-
ties, ice operations, oceanographic research, and de-
fense readiness, such sums as may be necessary to
remain available until expended, of which such sums
as may be necessary shall be derived from the Oil
Spill Liability Trust Fund.
(4) For retired pay, including the payment of
obligations otherwise chargeable to lapsed appropria-
tions for this purpose, and payments under the Re-
tired Serviceman’s Family Protection and Survivor
Benefit Plans, and payments for medical care of re-
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ber 30, 1997. The authorized strength does not include
members of the Ready Reserve called to active duty for
special or emergency augmentation of regular Coast
Guard forces for periods of 180 days or less.
(d) For fiscal year 1997, the Coast Guard is author-
ized average military training student loads as follows:
(1) For recruit and special training, 1,642 stu-
dent years.
(2) For flight training, 103 student years.
(3) For professional training in military and ci-
vilian institutions, 303 student years.
(4) For officer acquisition, 870 student years.
TITLE II—PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT
AMENDMENTS
SEC. 201. ACCESS TO NATIONAL DRIVER REGISTER INFOR-
MATION ON CERTAIN COAST GUARD PERSON-
NEL.
(a) Section 93 of title 14, United States Code, is
amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ after the semicolon at the
end of paragraph (t)(2);
(2) by striking the period at the end of para-
graph (u) and inserting a semicolon and the word
‘‘and’’; and
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(3) by adding at the end the following new sub-
section:
‘‘(v) require that any officer, chief warrant officer,
or enlisted member of the Coast Guard or Coast Guard
Reserve (including a cadet or an applicant for appoint-
ment or enlistment to any of the foregoing and including
any member of a uniformed service who is assigned to the
Coast Guard) request that all information contained in the
National Driver Register pertaining to the individual, as
described in section 30304(a) of title 49, United States
Code, be made available to the Commandant under section
30305(a) of title 49, United States Code. The Com-
mandant may receive the information and, upon receipt,
shall make the information available to the individual.’’.
(b) Section 30305(b) of title 49, United States Code,
is amended following paragraph (6) by redesignating para-
graph (7) as paragraph (8) and inserting the following:
‘‘(7) An individual who is an officer, chief warrant
officer, or enlisted member of the Coast Guard or Coast
Guard Reserve (including a cadet or an applicant for ap-
pointment or enlistment to any of the foregoing and in-
cluding any member of a uniformed service who is as-
signed to the Coast Guard) may request the chief driver
licensing official of a State to provide information about
the individual under subsection (a) of this section to the
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Commandant. The Commandant may receive the informa-
tion and shall make the information available to the indi-
vidual. Information may not be obtained from the Register
under this paragraph if the information was entered in
the Register more than three years before the request, un-
less the information is about a revocation or suspension
still in effect on the date of the request.’’.
SEC. 202. CONFIDENTIALITY OF COAST GUARD MEDICAL
QUALITY ASSURANCE RECORDS.
Section 645 of title 14, United States Code, is
amended—
(1) in subsection (a)(1), by inserting ‘‘before,
on, or after November 4, 1992’’ after ‘‘carried out’’;
(2) following subsection (d)(2), by redesignating
the remaining subsections (d) through (h) as (e)
through (i); and
(3) in subsection (g), as redesignated, by strik-
ing ‘‘provides information to an individual’’ and in-
serting ‘‘provides information to a person’’ in its
place.
SEC. 203. CONTRACTS FOR HEALTH CARE SERVICES.
(a) Chapter 17 of title 14, United States Code, is
amended by inserting after section 644 the following new
section:
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‘‘§ 644a. Contracts for health care services
‘‘(a) Subject to the availability of appropriations for
this purpose, the Commandant may enter into personal
services and other contracts to carry out health care re-
sponsibilities pursuant to section 93 of this title and other
applicable provisions of law pertaining to the provision of
health care services to Coast Guard personnel and covered
beneficiaries. The authority provided in this subsection is
in addition to any other contract authorities of the Com-
mandant provided by law or as delegated to the Com-
mandant from time to time by the Secretary, including
but not limited to authority relating to the management
of health care facilities and furnishing of health care serv-
ices pursuant to title 10 and title 14, United States Code.
‘‘(b) The total amount of compensation paid to an
individual in any year under a personal services contract
entered into under subsection (a) shall not exceed the
amount of annual compensation (excluding allowances for
expenses) allowable for such contracts entered into by the
Secretary of Defense pursuant to section 1091 of title 10,
United States Code.
‘‘(c)(1) The Secretary shall promulgate regulations to
assure—
‘‘(A) the provision of adequate notice of con-
tract opportunities to individuals residing in the area
of a medical treatment facility involved; and
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‘‘(B) consideration of interested individuals
solely on the basis of the qualifications established
for the contract and the proposed contract price.
‘‘(2) Upon establishment of the procedures under
paragraph (1), the Secretary may exempt personal serv-
ices contracts covered by this section from the competitive
contracting requirements specified in section 2304 of title
10, United States Code, or any other similar requirements
of law.
‘‘(d) The procedures and exemptions provided under
subsection (c) shall not apply to personal services con-
tracts entered into under subsection (a) with entities other
than individuals or to any contract that is not an author-
ized personal services contract under subsection (a).’’.
(b) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter
17 of title 14, United States Code, is amended by inserting
after the item relating to section 644 the following:
‘‘644a. Contracts for health care services.’’.
(c) This section shall take effect on October 1, 1995,
or upon enactment, whichever is sooner. Any personal
services contract entered into on behalf of the Coast
Guard in reliance upon the authority of section 1091 of
title 10, United States Code, before the effective date of
this section, is confirmed and ratified and shall remain
in effect in accordance with the terms of the contract.
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SEC. 204. CAMPUS RECRUITING.
Section 558 of the National Defense Authorization
Act for Fiscal Year 1995, Public Law 103–337, is amend-
ed—
(1) in subsection (a)(1) by inserting ‘‘or the
Department of Transportation’’ immediately after
‘‘the Department of Defense’’;
(2) in subsection (a)(1) by inserting ‘‘or the
Secretary of Transportation,’’ immediately after
‘‘the Secretary of Defense’’; and
(3) in subsection (b) by inserting ‘‘and the Sec-
retary of Transportation’’ immediately after ‘‘the
Secretary of Education’’.
TITLE III—NAVIGATION SAFETY AND
WATERWAY SERVICES MANAGEMENT
SEC. 301. AMENDMENT OF INLAND NAVIGATION RULES.
The Inland Navigational Rules (33 U.S.C. 2001, et
seq.) are amended—
(1) by amending rule 9(e)(i) (33 U.S.C.
2009(e)(i)) to read as follows:
‘‘(i) In a narrow channel or fairway when overtaking,
the power-driven vessel intending to overtake another
power-driven vessel shall indicate her intention by sound-
ing the appropriate signal prescribed in rule 34(c) and
take steps to permit safe passing. The power-driven vessel
being overtaken, if in agreement, shall sound the same sig-
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nal and may, if specifically agreed to, take steps to permit
safe passing. If in doubt she shall sound the danger signal
prescribed in rule 34(d),’’;
(2) by amending rule 15(b) (33 U.S.C.
2015(b)) after ‘‘Secretary, a’’ by inserting ‘‘power-
driven’’;
(3) by amending rule 23(a)(i) (33 U.S.C.
2023(a)(i)) after ‘‘masthead light forward;’’ by strik-
ing ‘‘except that a vessel of less than 20 meters in
length need not exhibit this light forward of amid-
ships but shall exhibit it as far forward as is prac-
ticable;’’;
(4) by amending rule 24(f) (33 U.S.C. 2024(f))
after the section heading, to read as follows:
‘‘Provided that any number of vessels being towed
alongside or pushed in a group shall be lighted as one ves-
sel, except as provided in paragraph (iii)—
‘‘(i) a vessel being pushed ahead, not being part
of a composite unit, shall exhibit at the forward end,
sidelights and a special flashing light;
‘‘(ii) a vessel being towed alongside shall exhibit
a sternlight and at the forward end, sidelights and
a special flashing light; and
‘‘(iii) when vessels are towed alongside on both
sides of the towing vessel a stern light shall be ex-
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hibited on the stern of the outboard vessel on each
side of the towing vessel, and a single set of
sidelights as far forward and as far outboard as is
practicable, and a single special flashing light.’’;
(5) by amending rule 26 (33 U.S.C. 2026)—
(A) in subsections (b)(i) and (c)(i) by
striking ‘‘a vessel of less than 20 meters in
length may instead of this shape exhibit a bas-
ket;’’; and
(B) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘A vessel
engaged in fishing in close proximity to other
vessels engaged in fishing may exhibit the addi-
tional signals described in Annex II to these
Rules.’’ and substituting ‘‘The additional sig-
nals described in annex II to these rules apply
to a vessel engaged in fishing in close proximity
to other vessels engaged in fishing.’’; and
(6) by amending rule 34(h) (33 U.S.C. 2034)
to read as follows:
‘‘(h) ‘Agreement between vessels using radiotelephone
or other communications’ means a vessel that reaches
agreement with another vessel in a head-on, crossing, or
overtaking situation, as for example, by using the radio-
telephone as prescribed by the Vessel Bridge-to-Bridge
Radiotelephone Act (85 Stat. 164; 33 U.S.C. 1201 et
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seq.), is not obliged to sound the whistle signals prescribed
by this rule, but may do so. If agreement is not reached,
then whistle signals shall be exchanged in a timely manner
and shall prevail.’’.
SEC. 302. NUMBERING OF UNDOCUMENTED BARGES.
(a) Section 12301(b) of title 46, United States Code,
is amended by adding at the end of the subsection ‘‘chap-
ter 131 does not apply to an undocumented vessel number-
ing system established under this subsection.’’; and
(b) Section 12302(b) of title 46, United States Code,
is amended—
(1) in the first sentence by adding ‘‘for vessels
required to be numbered under section 12301(a)’’
after ‘‘chapter’’; and
(2) by adding at the end of the section: ‘‘How-
ever, for vessels required to be numbered under sec-
tion 12301(b), the numbering system and the issu-
ing authority for that numbering system, within the
meaning of this chapter, shall be determined by reg-
ulations promulgated by the Secretary, notwith-
standing any other provisions of this chapter.’’.
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SEC. 303. RENEWAL OF THE NAVIGATION SAFETY ADVI-
SORY COUNCIL.
(a) Section 5(d) of the Inland Navigational Rules Act
of 1980 (33 U.S.C. 2073) is amended by striking ‘‘Sep-
tember 30, 1995’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2000’’.
(b) The section heading for section 5(d) of the Inland
Navigational Rules Act of 1980 (33 U.S.C. 2073) is
amended by striking ‘‘Rules of the Road Advisory Coun-
cil’’ and inserting ‘‘Navigation Safety Advisory Council’’.
SEC. 304. RENEWAL OF COMMERCIAL FISHING INDUSTRY
VESSEL ADVISORY COMMITTEE.
Subsection (e)(1) of section 4508 of title 46, United
States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘September 30,
1994’’ and inserting ‘‘October 1, 1999’’.
TITLE IV—MARINE SAFETY AND
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
SEC. 401. PROVIDE FOR JUDICIAL SALE OF CERTAIN DOCU-
MENTED VESSELS TO ALIENS.
Section 31329 of title 46, United States Code, is
amended by adding a new subsection (f) to read as follows:
‘‘(f) This section does not apply to a documented ves-
sel that has been operated only as a fishing vessel, fish
processing vessel, fish tender vessel (as defined in section
2101 of this title) or a documented vessel that has been
operated only for pleasure.’’.
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SEC. 402. FOIA EXCEPTION FOR PORT SECURITY PLANS.
Section 7 of the Ports and Waterways Safety Act,
as amended (33 U.S.C. 1226), is amended by adding a
new subsection (c) to read as follows:
‘‘(c)(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
no information obtained or developed regarding the estab-
lishment, implementation, review, inspection, or alteration
of security plans, procedures, or programs for passenger
vessels or passenger terminals authorized under this Act
shall be available for general or public disclosure or inspec-
tion.
‘‘(2) Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to
authorize the withholding of information from the duly au-
thorized committees of Congress.’’.
SEC. 403. MARITIME DRUG AND ALCOHOL TESTING PRO-
GRAM CIVIL PENALTY.
(a) Chapter 21 of title 46, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end a new section 2115 to read
as follows:
‘‘§ 2115. Civil penalty to enforce alcohol and dan-
gerous drug testing
‘‘Any person who fails to implement or conduct, or
who otherwise fails to comply with the requirements pre-
scribed by the Secretary for, chemical testing for dan-
gerous drugs or for evidence of alcohol use, as prescribed
under this subtitle or a regulation prescribed by the Sec-
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retary to carry out the provisions of this subtitle, is liable
to the United States Government for a civil penalty of not
more than $1,000 for each violation. Each day of a con-
tinuing violation shall constitute a separate violation.’’.
(b) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter
21 of title 46, United States Code, is amended by inserting
after the item relating to section 2114 the following:
‘‘2115. Civil penalty to enforce alcohol and dangerous drug testing.’’.
SEC. 404. WITHHOLDING VESSEL CLEARANCE FOR VIOLA-
TION OF CERTAIN ACTS.
(a) Section 5122 of title 49 is amended by adding
a new subsection (c) to read as follows:
‘‘(c) WITHHOLDING OF CLEARANCE.—If any owner,
operator, or person in charge of a vessel is liable for a
civil penalty under section 5123 of this title or for a fine
under section 5124 of this title, or if reasonable cause ex-
ists to believe that such owner, operator, or person in
charge may be subject to such a civil penalty or fine, the
Secretary of the Treasury, upon the request of the Sec-
retary, shall with respect to such vessel refuse or revoke—
‘‘(1) the clearance required by section 4197 of
the Revised Statutes of the United States (46 App.
U.S.C. 91); or
‘‘(2) a permit to depart required under section
443 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1443);
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as applicable. Clearance or a permit refused or revoked
under this subsection may be granted upon the filing of
a bond or other surety satisfactory to the Secretary.’’.
(b) Section 13(f) of the Ports and Waterways Safety
Act (33 U.S.C. 1232(f)) is amended to read as follows:
‘‘(f) WITHHOLDING OF CLEARANCE.—If any owner,
operator, or person in charge of a vessel is liable for any
of the penalties or fines in this section, or if reasonable
cause exists to believe that the owner, operator, or person
in charge may be subject to any penalty or fine in this
section, the Secretary of the Treasury, upon the request
of the Secretary, shall with respect to such vessel refuse
or revoke—
‘‘(1) the clearance required by section 4197 of
the Revised Statutes of the United States (46 App.
U.S.C. 91); or
‘‘(2) a permit to depart required under section
443 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1443);
as applicable. Clearance or a permit refused or revoked
under this subsection may be granted upon filing of a bond
or other surety satisfactory to the Secretary.’’.
(c) Section 4(d) of the Inland Navigational Rules Act
(33 U.S.C. 2072(d)) is amended to read as follows:
‘‘(d) WITHHOLDING OF CLEARANCE.—If any owner,
operator, or person in charge of a vessel is liable for any
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‘‘(1) the clearance required by section 4197 of
the Revised Statutes of the United States (46
U.S.C. App. 91); or
‘‘(2) a permit to depart required under section
443 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1443);
as applicable. Clearance or a permit refused or revoked
under this subsection may be granted upon filing of a bond
or other surety satisfactory to the Secretary.’’.
SEC. 405. CONVENTION TONNAGE FOR LICENSING.
(a) Chapter 75 of title 46, United States Code, is
amended by adding a new section 7506 to read as follows:
‘‘ § 7506. Convention tonnage for licenses, certificates,
and documents
‘‘Notwithstanding any provision of sections 14302(c)
or 14305 of this title, the Secretary may evaluate the serv-
ice of an individual who is applying for a license, a certifi-
cate of registry, or a merchant mariner’s document by
using the tonnage as measured under chapter 143 of this
title for the vessels on which that service was acquired,
and may issue the license, certificate, or document based
on that service.’’.
(b) The analysis to chapter 75 of title 46, United
States Code, is amended by adding a new catchline at the
end to read as follows:
‘‘Sec. 7506. Convention tonnage for licenses, certificates, and documents.’’.
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SEC. 406. INCREASED CIVIL PENALTIES.
(a) PENALTY
FOR FAILURE TO REPORT
A CAS-
UALTY.—Section 6103(a) of title 46, United States Code,
is amended by striking ‘‘$1,000’’ and inserting ‘‘not more
than $25,000’’.
(b) OPERATION OF UNINSPECTED VESSEL IN VIOLA-
TION
OF MANNING REQUIREMENTS.—Section 8906 of
title 46, United States Code, is amended by striking
‘‘$1,000’’ and inserting ‘‘not more than $25,000’’.
TITLE 
V—ESTABLISHMENT 
OF 
ALTER-
NATE CONVENTION TONNAGE (ITC)
THRESHOLDS
SEC. 501. MEASUREMENT OF VESSELS.
Section 14104 of title 46, United States Code, is
amended by redesignating the existing section as a sub-
section (a) and adding a new subsection (b) to read as
follows:
‘‘(b) Where a statute allows for an alternate tonnage
to be prescribed under this section, the Secretary may pre-
scribe it by regulation. The alternate tonnage shall, to the
maximum extent possible, be equivalent to the statutorily
established tonnage. Until an alternate tonnage is pre-
scribed, the statutorily established tonnage shall apply to
vessels measured under chapter 143 or chapter 145 of this
title.’’.
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SEC. 502. LONGSHORE AND HARBOR WORKERS COMPENSA-
TION.
Section 3(d) of the Longshore and Harbor Workers
Act (33 U.S.C. 903) is amended by inserting in subpara-
graph (3)(B) after ‘‘1,600 tons gross’’ the words ‘‘as
measured under section 14502 of title 46, United States
Code, or an alternate tonnage measured under section
14302 of title 46, United States Code as prescribed by
the Secretary under section 14104 of title 46, United
States Code’’.
SEC. 503. RADIOTELEPHONE REQUIREMENTS.
Section 4(a)(2) of the Vessel Bridge-to-Bridge Radio-
telephone Act (33 U.S.C. 1203(a)(2)) is amended by in-
serting after ‘‘one hundred gross tons’’ the words ‘‘as
measured under 46 U.S.C. 14502 or an alternate tonnage
measured under 46 U.S.C. 14302 as prescribed by the
Secretary under 46 U.S.C. 14104’’.
SEC. 504. VESSEL OPERATING REQUIREMENTS.
Section 4(a)(3) of the Port and Tanker Safety Act
(33 U.S.C. 1223(a)(3)) is amended by inserting after
‘‘300 gross tons’’ the words ‘‘as measured under 46
U.S.C. 14502 or an alternate tonnage measured under 46
U.S.C. 14302 as prescribed by the Secretary under 46
U.S.C. 14104’’.
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SEC. 505. MERCHANT MARINE ACT, 1920.
Section 27A of the Act of June 5, 1920, (46 U.S.C.
App. 883–1), as amended, is further amended by inserting
after ‘‘five hundred gross tons’’ the words ‘‘as measured
under 46 U.S.C. 14502 or an alternate tonnage measured
under 46 U.S.C. 14302 as prescribed by the Secretary
under 46 U.S.C. 14104’’.
SEC. 506. MERCHANT MARINE ACT, 1920.
Section 2 of the Act of June 14, 1956, (46 U.S.C.
App. 883a) is amended by inserting after ‘‘five hundred
gross tons’’ the words ‘‘as measured under 46 U.S.C.
14502 or an alternate tonnage measured under 46 U.S.C.
14302 as prescribed by the Secretary under 46 U.S.C.
14104’’.
SEC. 507. MARITIME EDUCATION AND TRAINING.
Section 1302(4)(A) of the Maritime Education and
Training Act of 1980 (46 U.S.C. App. 1295a(4)(a)) is
amended by inserting after ‘‘1,000 gross tons or more’’
the words ‘‘as measured under 46 U.S.C. 14502 or an
alternate tonnage measured under 46 U.S.C. 14302 as
prescribed by the Secretary under 46 U.S.C. 14104’’.
SEC. 508. GENERAL DEFINITIONS.
Section 2101 of title 46, United States Code, is
amended—
(1) in paragraph (13), by inserting after ‘‘15
gross tons’’ the words ‘‘as measured under 46
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U.S.C. 14502 or an alternate tonnage measured
under 46 U.S.C. 14302 as prescribed by the Sec-
retary under 46 U.S.C. 14104’’;
(2) in paragraph (13a), by inserting after
‘‘3,500 gross tons’’ the words ‘‘as measured under
46 U.S.C. 14502 or an alternate tonnage measured
under 46 U.S.C. 14302 as prescribed by the Sec-
retary under 46 U.S.C. 14104’’;
(3) in paragraph (19), by inserting after ‘‘500
gross tons’’ the words ‘‘as measured under 46
U.S.C. 14502 or an alternate tonnage measured
under 46 U.S.C. 14302 as prescribed by the Sec-
retary under 46 U.S.C. 14104’’;
(4) in paragraph (22), by inserting after ‘‘100
gross tons’’ the words ‘‘as measured under 46
U.S.C. 14502 or an alternate tonnage measured
under 46 U.S.C. 14302 as prescribed by the Sec-
retary under 46 U.S.C. 14104’’;
(5) in paragraph (30)(A), by inserting after
‘‘500 gross tons’’ the words ‘‘as measured under 46
U.S.C. 14502 or an alternate tonnage measured
under 46 U.S.C. 14302 as prescribed by the Sec-
retary under 46 U.S.C. 14104’’;
(6) in paragraph (32), by inserting after ‘‘100
gross tons’’ the words ‘‘as measured under 46