of chapters 121 and 551 of title 46, United States Code, 
as a result of the amendments to section 4(a)(1) of the Outer 
Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1333(a)(1)) made 
by section 9503 of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry Na-
tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Pub-
lic Law 116–283). 
SEC. 414. LAND CONVEYANCE, SHARPE ARMY DEPOT, 
LATHROP, CALIFORNIA. 
Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of 
this Act, the Administrator of the Maritime Administration 
shall complete the land conveyance required under section 
2833 of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116– 
283). 
SEC. 415. CENTER OF EXPERTISE FOR MARINE ENVIRON-
MENTAL RESPONSE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Commandant of the Coast 
Guard, in consultation with the Administrator of the Na-
tional Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, shall es-
tablish a Center of Expertise for Marine Environmental Re-
sponse (referred to in this section as the ‘‘Center of Exper-
tise’’) in accordance with section 313 of title 14, United 
States Code. 
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(b) LOCATION.—The Center of Expertise shall be lo-
cated in close proximity to— 
(1) an area of the country with quick access to 
State, Federal, and international waters, port and 
marine environments, coastal and estuary environ-
ments, and the intercoastal waterway; 
(2) multiple Coast Guard sea and air stations; 
(3) multiple Federal agencies that are engaged 
in coastal and fisheries management; 
(4) one or more designated national estuaries; 
(5) State coastal and wildlife management agen-
cies; and 
(6) an institution of higher education with ade-
quate marine science search laboratory facilities and 
capabilities and expertise in coastal marine ecology, 
ecosystems, environmental chemistry, fish and wildlife 
management, coastal mapping, water resources, and 
marine technology development. 
(c) FUNCTIONS.—The Center of Expertise shall— 
(1) monitor and assess, on an ongoing basis, the 
state of knowledge regarding training, education, and 
technology development for marine environmental re-
sponse protocols in State, Federal, and international 
waters, port and marine environments, coastal and 
estuary environments, and the intercoastal waterway; 
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(2) identify any significant gaps in research re-
lated to marine environmental response protocols, in-
cluding an assessment of major scientific or techno-
logical deficiencies in responses to past incidents in 
these waterways that are interconnected, and seek to 
fill such gaps; 
(3) conduct research, development, testing, and 
evaluation for marine environmental response equip-
ment, technologies, and techniques to mitigate and re-
spond to environmental incidents in these waterways; 
(4) educate and train Federal, State, and local 
first responders in— 
(A) the incident command system structure; 
(B) marine environmental response tech-
niques and strategies; and 
(C) public affairs; and 
(5) work with academic and private sector re-
sponse training centers to develop and standardize 
marine environmental response training and tech-
niques. 
(d) MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSE DEFINED.— 
In this section, the term ‘‘marine environmental response’’ 
means any response to incidents that— 
(1) impacts— 
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(A) the marine environment of State, Fed-
eral or international waterways; 
(B) port and marine environments; 
(C) coastal and estuary environments; or 
(D) the intercoastal waterway; and 
(2) promotes— 
(A) the protection and conservation of the 
marine environment; 
(B) the health of fish, animal populations, 
and endangered species; and 
(C) the resilience of coastal ecosystems and 
infrastructure. 
SEC. 416. PROHIBITION ON ENTRY AND OPERATION. 
(a) PROHIBITION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as otherwise provided 
in this section, during the period in which Executive 
Order 14065 (87 Fed. Reg. 10293, relating to blocking 
certain Russian property or transactions), or any 
successor Executive Order is in effect, no vessel de-
scribed in subsection (b) may enter or operate in the 
navigable waters of the United States or transfer 
cargo in any port or place under the jurisdiction of 
the United States. 
(2) LIMITATIONS ON APPLICATION.—— 
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(A) IN GENERAL.—The prohibition under 
paragraph (1) shall not apply with respect to 
vessel described in subsection (b) if the Secretary 
of State determines that— 
(i) the vessel is owned or operated by 
a Russian national or operated by the gov-
ernment of the Russian Federation; and 
(ii) it is in the national security inter-
est not to apply the prohibition to such ves-
sel. 
(B) NOTICE.—Not later than 15 days after 
making a determination under subparagraph 
(A), the Secretary of State shall submit to the 
Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Com-
mittee on Transportation and Infrastructure of 
the House of Representatives and the Committee 
on Foreign Relations and the Committee on 
Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the 
Senate written notice of the determination and 
the basis upon which the determination was 
made. 
(C) PUBLICATION.—The Secretary of State 
shall publish a notice in the Federal Register of 
each determination made under subparagraph 
(A). 
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