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‘‘(F) an out-of-water vessel survey at least once 
every 5 years; 
‘‘(G) maintenance of records to demonstrate 
compliance with the program, and the availability of 
such records for inspection; and 
‘‘(H) such other aspects of vessel safety as the 
Secretary considers appropriate. 
‘‘(f) The requirements referred to in subsection 
(c)(2)(B)(ii) are the following: 
‘‘(1) The vessel is designed by an individual li-
censed by a State as a naval architect or marine en-
gineer, and the design incorporates standards equiv-
alent to those prescribed by a classification society 
to which the Secretary has delegated authority 
under section 3316 or another qualified organization 
approved by the Secretary for purposes of this para-
graph. 
‘‘(2) Construction of the vessel is overseen and 
certified as being in accordance with its design by a 
marine surveyor of an organization accepted by the 
Secretary. 
‘‘(3) The vessel— 
‘‘(A) completes a stability test performed 
by a qualified individual; 
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‘‘(B) has written stability and loading in-
structions from a qualified individual that are 
provided to the owner or operator; and 
‘‘(C) has an assigned loading mark. 
‘‘(4) The vessel is not substantially modified or 
changed without the review and approval of an indi-
vidual licensed by a State as a naval architect or 
marine engineer before the beginning of such sub-
stantial modification or change. 
‘‘(5) The vessel undergoes a condition survey at 
least biennially to the satisfaction of a marine sur-
veyor of an organization accepted by the Secretary. 
‘‘(6) The vessel undergoes an out-of-water sur-
vey at least once every 5 years to the satisfaction of 
a certified marine surveyor of an organization ac-
cepted by the Secretary. 
‘‘(7) Once every 5 years and at the time of a 
modification or substantial change to such vessel, 
compliance of the vessel with the requirements of 
paragraph (3) is reviewed and updated as necessary. 
‘‘(8) For the life of the vessel, the owner of the 
vessel maintains records to demonstrate compliance 
with this subsection and makes such records readily 
available for inspection by an official authorized to 
enforce this chapter.’’. 
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(b) GAO REPORT ON COMMERCIAL FISHING VESSEL 
SAFETY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 12 months 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
Comptroller General of the United States shall sub-
mit to the Committee on Transportation and Infra-
structure of the House of Representatives and the 
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor-
tation of the Senate a report on commercial fishing 
vessel safety. The report shall include— 
(A) national and regional trends that can 
be identified with respect to rates of marine 
causalities, human injuries, and deaths aboard 
or involving fishing vessels greater than 79 feet 
in length that operate beyond the 3-nautical- 
mile demarcation line; 
(B) a comparison of United States regula-
tions for classification of fishing vessels to those 
established by other countries, including the 
vessel length at which such regulations apply; 
(C) the additional costs imposed on vessel 
owners as a result of the requirement in section 
4503(a) of title 46, United States Code, and 
how the those costs vary in relation to vessel 
size and from region to region; 
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(D) savings that result from the applica-
tion of the requirement in section 4503(a) of 
title 46, United States Code, including reduc-
tions in insurance rates or reduction in the 
number of fishing vessels or fish tender vessels 
lost to major safety casualties, nationally and 
regionally; 
(E) a national and regional comparison of 
the additional costs and safety benefits associ-
ated with fishing vessels or fish tender vessels 
that are built and maintained to class through 
a classification society to the additional costs 
and safety benefits associated with fishing ves-
sels or fish tender vessels that are built to 
standards equivalent to classification society 
construction standards and maintained to 
standards equivalent to classification society 
standards with verification by independent sur-
veyors; and 
(F) the impact on the cost of production 
and availability of qualified shipyards, nation-
ally and regionally, resulting from the applica-
tion of the requirement in section 4503(a) of 
title 46, United States Code. 
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(2) CONSULTATION
REQUIREMENT.—In pre-
paring the report under paragraph (1), the Comp-
troller General shall— 
(A) consult with owners and operators of 
fishing vessels or fish tender vessels, classifica-
tion societies, shipyards, the National Institute 
for Occupational Safety and Health, the Na-
tional Transportation Safety Board, the Coast 
Guard, academics, and marine safety non-
governmental organizations; and 
(B) obtain relevant data from the Coast 
Guard including data collected from enforce-
ment actions, boardings, investigations of ma-
rine casualties, and serious marine incidents. 
(3) TREATMENT OF DATA.—In preparing the 
report under paragraph (1), the Comptroller General 
shall— 
(A) disaggregate data regionally for each 
of the regions managed by the regional fishery 
management councils established under section 
302 of the Magnuson-Stevens Fisheries Con-
servation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 
1852), the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries 
Commission, the Pacific States Marine Fish-
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eries Commission, and the Gulf States Marine 
Fisheries Commission; and 
(B) include qualitative data on the types of 
fishing vessels or fish tender vessels included in 
the report. 
SEC. 319. INTERAGENCY COORDINATING COMMITTEE ON 
OIL POLLUTION RESEARCH. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 7001(a)(3) of the Oil Pol-
lution Act of 1990 (33 U.S.C. 2761(a)(3)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘Minerals Management Service’’ 
and inserting ‘‘Bureau of Safety and Environmental 
Enforcement, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Manage-
ment,’’; and 
(2) by inserting ‘‘the United States Arctic Re-
search Commission,’’ after ‘‘National Aeronautics 
and Space Administration,’’. 
(b) TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.—Section 7001 of the 
Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (33 U.S.C. 2761) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)(2), in the matter pre-
ceding subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘Department 
of Transportation’’ and inserting ‘‘department in 
which the Coast Guard is operating’’; and 
(2) 
in 
subsection 
(c)(8)(A), 
by 
striking 
‘‘(1989)’’ and inserting ‘‘(2010)’’. 
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SEC. 320. INTERNATIONAL PORT AND FACILITY INSPEC-
TION COORDINATION. 
Section 825(a) of the Coast Guard Authorization Act 
of 2010 (6 U.S.C. 945 note; Public Law 111–281) is 
amended in the matter preceding paragraph (1)— 
(1) by striking ‘‘the department in which the 
Coast Guard is operating’’ and inserting ‘‘Homeland 
Security’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘they are integrated and con-
ducted by the Coast Guard’’ and inserting ‘‘the as-
sessments are coordinated between the Coast Guard 
and Customs and Border Protection’’. 
TITLE IV—FEDERAL MARITIME 
COMMISSION 
SEC. 401. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 3 of title 46, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘§ 308. Authorization of appropriations 
‘‘There is authorized to be appropriated to the Fed-
eral Maritime Commission $24,700,000 for each of fiscal 
years 2016 and 2017 for the activities of the Commission 
authorized under this chapter and subtitle IV.’’. 
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(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis for chap-
ter 3 of title 46, United States Code, is amended by add-
ing at the end the following: 
‘‘308. Authorization of appropriations.’’. 
SEC. 402. DUTIES OF THE CHAIRMAN. 
Section 301(c)(3)(A) of title 46, United States Code, 
is amended— 
(1) in clause (ii) by striking ‘‘units, but only 
after consultation with the other Commissioners;’’ 
and inserting ‘‘units (with such appointments sub-
ject to the approval of the Commission);’’; 
(2) in clause (iv) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(3) in clause (v) by striking the period at the 
end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(4) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(vi) prepare and submit to the Presi-
dent and the Congress requests for appro-
priations for the Commission (with such 
requests subject to the approval of the 
Commission).’’. 
SEC. 403. PROHIBITION ON AWARDS. 
Section 307 of title 46, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘The Federal Maritime Commis-
sion’’ and inserting the following: 
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‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Federal Maritime Commis-
sion’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(b) PROHIBITION.—Notwithstanding subsection (a), 
the Federal Maritime Commission may not expend any 
funds appropriated or otherwise made available to it to 
a non-Federal entity to issue an award, prize, commenda-
tion, or other honor that is not related to the purposes 
set forth in section 40101.’’. 
TITLE V—CONVEYANCES 
Subtitle A—Miscellaneous 
Conveyances 
SEC. 501. CONVEYANCE OF COAST GUARD PROPERTY IN 
POINT REYES STATION, CALIFORNIA. 
(a) CONVEYANCE.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Commandant of the 
Coast Guard shall convey to the County of Marin, 
California, all right, title, and interest of the United 
States in and to the covered property— 
(A) for fair market value, as provided in 
paragraph (2); 
(B) subject to the conditions required by 
this section; and 
(C) subject to any other term or condition 
that the Commandant considers appropriate 
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and reasonable to protect the interests of the 
United States. 
(2) FAIR
MARKET
VALUE.—The fair market 
value of the covered property shall be— 
(A) determined by a real estate appraiser 
who has been selected by the County and is li-
censed to practice in California; and 
(B) approved by the Commandant. 
(3) PROCEEDS.—The Commandant shall de-
posit the proceeds from a conveyance under para-
graph (1) in the Coast Guard Housing Fund estab-
lished by section 687 of title 14, United States Code. 
(b) CONDITION OF CONVEYANCE.—As a condition of 
any conveyance of the covered property under this section, 
the Commandant shall require that all right, title, and in-
terest in and to the covered property shall revert to the 
United States if the covered property or any part thereof 
ceases to be used for affordable housing, as defined by 
the County and the Commandant at the time of convey-
ance, or to provide a public benefit approved by the Coun-
ty. 
(c) SURVEY.—The exact acreage and legal descrip-
tion of the covered property shall be determined by a sur-
vey satisfactory to the Commandant. 
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(d) RULES OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sec-
tion may be construed to affect or limit the application 
of or obligation to comply with any environmental law, in-
cluding section 120(h) of the Comprehensive Environ-
mental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 
1980 (42 U.S.C. 9620(h)). 
(e) COVERED PROPERTY DEFINED.—In this section, 
the term ‘‘covered property’’ means the approximately 32 
acres of real property (including all improvements located 
on the property) that are— 
(1) located in Point Reyes Station in the Coun-
ty of Marin, California; 
(2) under the administrative control of the 
Coast Guard; and 
(3) described as ‘‘Parcel A, Tract 1’’, ‘‘Parcel 
B, Tract 2’’, ‘‘Parcel C’’, and ‘‘Parcel D’’ in the 
Declaration of Taking (Civil No. C 71–1245 SC) 
filed June 28, 1971, in the United States District 
Court for the Northern District of California. 
(f) EXPIRATION.—The authority to convey the cov-
ered property under this section shall expire on the date 
that is 4 years after the date of the enactment of this 
Act. 
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SEC. 502. CONVEYANCE OF COAST GUARD PROPERTY IN 
TOK, ALASKA. 
(a) CONVEYANCE AUTHORIZED.—The Commandant 
of the Coast Guard may convey to the Tanana Chiefs’ 
Conference all right, title, and interest of the United 
States in and to the covered property, upon payment to 
the United States of the fair market value of the covered 
property. 
(b) SURVEY.—The exact acreage and legal descrip-
tion of the covered property shall be determined by a sur-
vey satisfactory to the Commandant. 
(c) FAIR MARKET VALUE.—The fair market value of 
the covered property shall be— 
(1) determined by appraisal; and 
(2) subject to the approval of the Commandant. 
(d) COSTS OF CONVEYANCE.—The responsibility for 
all reasonable and necessary costs, including real estate 
transaction and environmental documentation costs, asso-
ciated with a conveyance under this section shall be deter-
mined by the Commandant and the purchaser. 
(e) ADDITIONAL TERMS
AND CONDITIONS.—The 
Commandant may require such additional terms and con-
ditions in connection with a conveyance under this section 
as the Commandant considers appropriate and reasonable 
to protect the interests of the United States. 
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(f) DEPOSIT OF PROCEEDS.—Any proceeds received 
by the United States from a conveyance under this section 
shall be deposited in the Coast Guard Housing Fund es-
tablished under section 687 of title 14, United States 
Code. 
(g) COVERED PROPERTY DEFINED.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—In this section, the term 
‘‘covered property’’ means the approximately 3.25 
acres of real property (including all improvements 
located on the property) that are— 
(A) located in Tok, Alaska; 
(B) under the administrative control of the 
Coast Guard; and 
(C) described in paragraph (2). 
(2) DESCRIPTION.—The property described in 
this paragraph is the following: 
(A) Lots 11, 12 and 13, block ‘‘G’’, Sec-
ond Addition to Hartsell Subdivision, Section 
20, Township 18 North, Range 13 East, Cop-
per River Meridian, Alaska as appears by Plat 
No. 72–39 filed in the Office of the Recorder 
for the Fairbanks Recording District of Alaska, 
bearing seal dated 25 September 1972, all con-
taining approximately 1.25 acres and commonly 
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known as 2–PLEX – Jackie Circle, Units A 
and B. 
(B) Beginning at a point being the SE cor-
ner of the SE 1⁄4 of the SE 1⁄4 Section 24, 
Township 18 North, Range 12 East, Copper 
River Meridian, Alaska; thence running west-
erly along the south line of said SE 1⁄4 of the 
NE 1⁄4 260 feet; thence northerly parallel to the 
east line of said SE 1⁄4 of the NE 1⁄4 335 feet; 
thence easterly parallel to the south line 260 
feet; then south 335 feet along the east bound-
ary of Section 24 to the point of beginning; all 
containing approximately 2.0 acres and com-
monly known as 4–PLEX – West ‘‘C’’ and Wil-
low, Units A, B, C and D. 
(h) EXPIRATION.—The authority to convey the cov-
ered property under this section shall expire on the date 
that is 4 years after the date of the enactment of this 
Act. 
Subtitle B—Pribilof Islands 
SEC. 521. SHORT TITLE. 
This subtitle may be cited as the ‘‘Pribilof Island 
Transition Completion Act of 2015’’. 
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SEC. 522. TRANSFER AND DISPOSITION OF PROPERTY. 
(a) TRANSFER.—To further accomplish the settle-
ment of land claims under the Alaska Native Claims Set-
tlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.), the Secretary of 
Commerce shall, subject to paragraph (2), and notwith-
standing section 105(a) of the Pribilof Islands Transition 
Act (16 U.S.C. 1161 note; Public Law 106–562), convey 
all right, title, and interest in the following property to 
the Alaska native village corporation for St. Paul Island: 
(1) Lots 4, 5, and 6A, Block 18, Tract A, U.S. 
Survey 4943, Alaska, the plat of which was Offi-
cially Filed on January 20, 2004, aggregating 
13,006 square feet (0.30 acres). 
(2) On the termination of the license described 
in subsection (b)(3), T. 35 S., R. 131 W., Seward 
Meridian, Alaska, Tract 43, the plat of which was 
Officially Filed on May 14, 1986, containing 84.88 
acres. 
(b) FEDERAL USE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the depart-
ment in which the Coast Guard is operating may op-
erate, maintain, keep, locate, inspect, repair, and re-
place any Federal aid to navigation located on the 
property described in subsection (a) as long as the 
aid is needed for navigational purposes. 
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(2) ADMINISTRATION.—In carrying out sub-
section (a), the Secretary may enter the property, at 
any time for as long as the aid is needed for naviga-
tional purposes, without notice to the extent that it 
is not practicable to provide advance notice. 
(3) LICENSE.—The Secretary of the Depart-
ment in which the Coast Guard is operating may 
maintain a license in effect on the date of the enact-
ment of this Act with respect to the real property 
and improvements under subsection (a) until the ter-
mination of the license. 
(4) REPORTS.—Not later than 2 years after the 
date of the enactment of this Act and not less than 
once every 2 years thereafter, the Secretary of the 
department in which the Coast Guard is operating 
shall submit to the Committee on Natural Resources 
of the House of Representatives and the Committee 
on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the 
Senate a report on— 
(A) efforts taken to remediate contami-
nated soils on tract 43 described in subsection 
(a)(2); 
(B) a schedule for the completion of con-
taminated soil remediation on tract 43; and 
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(C) any use of tract 43 to carry out Coast 
Guard navigation activities. 
(c) AGREEMENT ON TRANSFER OF OTHER PROP-
ERTY ON ST. PAUL ISLAND.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—In addition to the property 
transferred under subsection (a), not later than 60 
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
Secretary of Commerce and the presiding officer of 
the Alaska native village corporation for St. Paul Is-
land shall enter into an agreement to exchange of 
property on Tracts 50 and 38 on St. Paul Island 
and to finalize the recording of deeds, to reflect the 
boundaries and ownership of Tracts 50 and 38 as 
depicted on a survey of the National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration, to be filed with the Of-
fice of the Recorder for the Department of Natural 
Resources for the State of Alaska. 
(2) EASEMENTS.—The survey described in sub-
section (a) shall include respective easements grant-
ed to the Secretary and the Alaska native village 
corporation for the purpose of utilities, drainage, 
road access, and salt lagoon conservation. 
SEC. 523. NOTICE OF CERTIFICATION. 
Section 105 of the Pribilof Islands Transition Act (16 
U.S.C. 1161 note; Public Law 106–562) is amended— 
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(1) in subsection (a)(1), by striking ‘‘The Sec-
retary’’ and inserting ‘‘Notwithstanding paragraph 
(2) and effective beginning on the date the Secretary 
publishes the notice of certification required by sub-
section (b)(5), the Secretary’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking ‘‘sec-
tion 205 of the Fur Seal Act of 1966 (16 
U.S.C. 1165)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 205(a) of 
the Fur Seal Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C. 
1165(a))’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(5) NOTICE
OF
CERTIFICATION.—The Sec-
retary shall promptly publish and submit to the 
Committee on Natural Resources of the House of 
Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, 
Science, and Transportation of the Senate notice 
that the certification described in paragraph (2) has 
been made.’’; 
(3) in subsection (c)— 
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), 
by striking ‘‘makes the certification described in 
subsection (b)(2)’’ and inserting ‘‘publishes the 
notice of certification required by subsection 
(b)(5)’’; and 
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(B) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘Section 
205’’ and inserting ‘‘Subsections (a), (b), (c), 
and (d) of section 205’’; 
(4) by redesignating subsection (e) as sub-
section (g); and 
(5) by inserting after subsection (d) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(e) NOTIFICATIONS.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 30 days 
after the Secretary makes a determination under 
subsection (f) that land on St. Paul Island, Alaska, 
not specified for transfer in the document entitled 
‘Transfer of Property on the Pribilof Islands: De-
scriptions, Terms and Conditions’ or section 522 of 
the Pribilof Island Transition Completion Act of 
2015 is in excess of the needs of the Secretary and 
the Federal Government, the Secretary shall notify 
the Alaska native village corporation for St. Paul Is-
land of the determination. 
‘‘(2) ELECTION TO RECEIVE.—Not later than 
60 days after the date receipt of the notification of 
the Secretary under subsection (a), the Alaska na-
tive village corporation for St. Paul Island shall no-
tify the Secretary in writing whether the Alaska na-
tive village corporation elects to receive all right, 
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title, and interest in the land or a portion of the 
land. 
‘‘(3) TRANSFER.—If the Alaska native village 
corporation provides notice under paragraph (2) that 
the Alaska native village corporation elects to receive 
all right, title and interest in the land or a portion 
of the land, the Secretary shall transfer all right, 
title, and interest in the land or portion to the Alas-
ka native village corporation at no cost. 
‘‘(4) OTHER DISPOSITION.—If the Alaska na-
tive village corporation does not provide notice under 
paragraph (2) that the Alaska native village corpora-
tion elects to receive all right, title, and interest in 
the land or a portion of the land, the Secretary may 
dispose of the land in accordance with other applica-
ble law. 
‘‘(f) DETERMINATION.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 2 years 
after the date of the enactment of this subsection 
and not less than once every 5 years thereafter, the 
Secretary shall determine whether property located 
on St. Paul Island and not transferred to the Na-
tives of the Pribilof Islands is in excess of the small-
est practicable tract enclosing land— 
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‘‘(A) needed by the Secretary for the pur-
poses of carrying out the Fur Seal Act of 1966 
(16 U.S.C. 1151 et seq.); 
‘‘(B) in the case of land withdrawn by the 
Secretary on behalf of other Federal agencies, 
needed for carrying out the missions of those 
agencies for which land was withdrawn; or 
‘‘(C) actually used by the Federal Govern-
ment in connection with the administration of 
any Federal installation on St. Paul Island. 
‘‘(2) REPORT
OF
DETERMINATION.—When a 
determination is made under subsection (a), the Sec-
retary shall report the determination to— 
‘‘(A) the Committee on Natural Resources 
of the House of Representatives; 
‘‘(B) 
the 
Committee 
on 
Commerce, 
Science, and Transportation of the Senate; and 
‘‘(C) the Alaska native village corporation 
for St. Paul Island.’’. 
SEC. 524. REDUNDANT CAPABILITY. 
(a) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Except as provided 
in subsection (b), section 681 of title 14, United States 
Code, as amended by this Act, shall not be construed to 
prohibit any transfer or conveyance of lands under this 
subtitle or any actions that involve the dismantling or dis-
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posal of infrastructure that supported the former LORAN 
system that are associated with the transfer or conveyance 
of lands under section 522. 
(b) REDUNDANT CAPABILITY.—If, within the 5-year 
period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, 
the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard 
is operating determines that a facility on Tract 43, if 
transferred under this subtitle, is subsequently required 
to provide a positioning, navigation, and timing system to 
provide redundant capability in the event GPS signals are 
disrupted, the Secretary may— 
(1) operate, maintain, keep, locate, inspect, re-
pair, and replace such facility; and 
(2) in carrying out the activities described in 
paragraph (1), enter, at any time, the facility with-
out notice to the extent that it is not possible to pro-
vide advance notice, for as long as such facility is 
needed to provide such capability. 
Subtitle C—Conveyance of Coast 
Guard Property at Point Spen-
cer, Alaska 
SEC. 531. FINDINGS. 
The Congress finds as follows: 
(1) Major shipping traffic is increasing through 
the Bering Strait, the Bering and Chukchi Seas, and 
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the Arctic Ocean, and will continue to increase 
whether or not development of the Outer Continental 
Shelf of the United States is undertaken in the fu-
ture, and will increase further if such Outer Conti-
nental Shelf development is undertaken. 
(2) There is a compelling national, State, Alas-
ka Native, and private sector need for permanent in-
frastructure development and for a presence in the 
Arctic region of Alaska by appropriate agencies of 
the Federal Government, particularly in proximity to 
the Bering Strait, to support and facilitate search 
and rescue, shipping safety, economic development, 
oil spill prevention and response, protection of Alas-
ka Native archaeological and cultural resources, port 
of refuge, arctic research, and maritime law enforce-
ment on the Bering Sea, the Chukchi Sea, and the 
Arctic Ocean. 
(3) The United States owns a parcel of land, 
known as Point Spencer, located between the Bering 
Strait and Port Clarence and adjacent to some of 
the best potential deepwater port sites on the coast 
of Alaska in the Arctic. 
(4) Prudent and effective use of Point Spencer 
may be best achieved through marshaling the en-
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ergy, resources, and leadership of the public and pri-
vate sectors. 
(5) It is in the national interest to develop in-
frastructure at Point Spencer that would aid the 
Coast Guard in performing its statutory duties and 
functions in the Arctic on a more permanent basis 
and to allow for public and private sector develop-
ment of facilities and other infrastructure to support 
purposes that are of benefit to the United States. 
SEC. 532. DEFINITIONS. 
In this subtitle: 
(1) ARCTIC.—The term ‘‘Arctic’’ has the mean-
ing given that term in section 112 of the Arctic Re-
search and Policy Act of 1984 (15 U.S.C. 4111). 
(2) BSNC.—The term ‘‘BSNC’’ means the 
Bering Straits Native Corporation authorized under 
section 7 of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement 
Act (43 U.S.C. 1606). 
(3) COUNCIL.—The term ‘‘Council’’ means the 
Port Coordination Council established under section 
541. 
(4) PLAN.—The term ‘‘Plan’’ means the Port 
Management Coordination Plan developed under sec-
tion 541. 
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(5) POINT SPENCER.—The term ‘‘Point Spen-
cer’’ means the land known as ‘‘Point Spencer’’ lo-
cated in Townships 2, 3, and 4 South, Range 40 
West, Kateel River Meridian, Alaska, between the 
Bering Strait and Port Clarence and withdrawn by 
Public Land Order 2650 (published in the Federal 
Register on April 12, 1962). 
(6) SECRETARY.—Except as otherwise specifi-
cally provided, the term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Sec-
retary of the department in which the Coast Guard 
is operating. 
(7) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means the State 
of Alaska. 
(8) TRACT.—The term ‘‘Tract’’ or ‘‘Tracts’’ 
means any of Tract 1, Tract 2, Tract 3, Tract 4, 
Tract 5, or Tract 6, as appropriate, or any portion 
of such Tract or Tracts. 
(9) TRACTS 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, AND 6.—The terms 
‘‘Tract 1’’, ‘‘Tract 2’’, ‘‘Tract 3’’, ‘‘Tract 4’’, ‘‘Tract 
5’’, and ‘‘Tract 6’’ each mean the land generally de-
picted as Tract 1, Tract 2, Tract 3, Tract 4, Tract 
5, or Tract 6, respectively, on the map entitled the 
‘‘Point Spencer Land Retention and Conveyance 
Map’’, dated January 2015, and on file with the De-
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partment of Homeland Security and the Department 
of the Interior. 
SEC. 533. AUTHORITY TO CONVEY LAND IN POINT SPEN-
CER. 
(a) AUTHORITY TO CONVEY TRACTS 1, 3, AND 4.— 
Within 1 year after the Secretary notifies the Secretary 
of the Interior that the Coast Guard no longer needs to 
retain jurisdiction of Tract 1, Tract 3, or Tract 4 and 
subject to section 534, the Secretary of the Interior shall 
convey to BSNC or the State, subject to valid existing 
rights, all right, title, and interest of the United States 
in and to the surface and subsurface estates of that Tract 
in accordance with subsection (d). 
(b) AUTHORITY TO CONVEY TRACTS 2 AND 5.— 
Within 1 year after the date of the enactment of this sec-
tion and subject to section 534, the Secretary of the Inte-
rior shall convey, subject to valid existing rights, all right, 
title, and interest of the United States in and to the sur-
face and subsurface estates of Tract 2 and Tract 5 in ac-
cordance with subsection (d). 
(c) AUTHORITY TO TRANSFER TRACT 6.—Within 1 
year after the date of the enactment of this Act and sub-
ject to sections 534 and 535, the Secretary of the Interior 
shall convey, subject to valid existing rights, all right, title, 
and interest of the United States in and to the surface 
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and subsurface estates of Tract 6 in accordance with sub-
section (e). 
(d) ORDER OF OFFER TO CONVEY TRACT 1, 2, 3, 
4, OR 5.— 
(1) DETERMINATION AND OFFER.— 
(A) TRACT 1, 3, OR 4.—If the Secretary 
makes the determination under subsection (a) 
and subject to section 534, the Secretary of the 
Interior shall offer Tract 1, Tract 3, or Tract 
4 for conveyance to BSNC under the Alaska 
Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1601 
et seq.). 
(B) TRACT 2 AND 5.—Subject to section 
534, the Secretary of the Interior shall offer 
Tract 2 and Tract 5 to BSNC under the Alaska 
Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1601 
et seq.). 
(2) OFFER TO BSNC.— 
(A) ACCEPTANCE
BY
BSNC.—If BSNC 
chooses to accept an offer of conveyance of a 
Tract under paragraph (1), the Secretary of the 
Interior shall consider Tract 6 as within 
BSNC’s entitlement under section 14(h)(8) of 
the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 
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U.S.C. 1613(h)(8)) and shall convey such Tract 
to BSNC. 
(B) DECLINE BY BSNC.—If BSNC declines 
to accept an offer of conveyance of a Tract 
under paragraph (1), the Secretary of the Inte-
rior shall offer such Tract for conveyance to the 
State under the Act of July 7, 1958 (commonly 
known as the ‘‘Alaska Statehood Act’’) (48 
U.S.C. note prec. 21; Public Law 85–508). 
(3) OFFER TO STATE.— 
(A) ACCEPTANCE BY STATE.—If the State 
chooses to accept an offer of conveyance of a 
Tract under paragraph (2)(B), the Secretary of 
the Interior shall consider such Tract as within 
the State’s entitlement under the Act of July 7, 
1958 (commonly known as the ‘‘Alaska State-
hood Act’’) (48 U.S.C. note prec. 21; Public 
Law 85–508) and shall convey such Tract to 
the State. 
(B) DECLINE BY STATE.—If the State de-
clines to accept an offer of conveyance of a 
Tract offered under paragraph (2)(B), such 
Tract shall be disposed of pursuant to applica-
ble public land laws. 
(e) ORDER OF OFFER TO CONVEY TRACT 6.— 
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(1) OFFER.—Subject to section 534, the Sec-
retary of the Interior shall offer Tract 6 for convey-
ance to the State. 
(2) OFFER TO STATE.— 
(A) ACCEPTANCE BY STATE.—If the State 
chooses to accept an offer of conveyance of 
Tract 6 under paragraph (1), the Secretary of 
the Interior shall consider Tract 6 as within the 
State’s entitlement under the Act of July 7, 
1958 (commonly known as the ‘‘Alaska State-
hood Act’’) (48 U.S.C. note prec. 21; Public 
Law 85–508) and shall convey Tract 6 to the 
State. 
(B) DECLINE BY STATE.—If the State de-
clines to accept an offer of conveyance of Tract 
6 under paragraph (1), the Secretary of the In-
terior shall offer Tract 6 for conveyance to 
BSNC under the Alaska Native Claims Settle-
ment Act (43 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.). 
(3) OFFER TO BSNC.— 
(A) ACCEPTANCE BY BSNC.— 
(i) IN
GENERAL.—Subject to clause 
(ii), if BSNC chooses to accept an offer of 
conveyance of Tract 6 under paragraph 
(2)(B), the Secretary of the Interior shall 
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consider Tract 6 as within BSNC’s entitle-
ment under section 14(h)(8) of the Alaska 
Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 
1613(h)(8)) and shall convey Tract 6 to 
BSNC. 
(ii) LEASE BY THE STATE.—The con-
veyance of Tract 6 to BSNC shall be sub-
ject to BSNC negotiating a lease of Tract 
6 to the State at no cost to the State, if 
the State requests such a lease. 
(B) DECLINE BY BSNC.—If BSNC declines 
to accept an offer of conveyance of Tract 6 
under paragraph (2)(B), the Secretary of the 
Interior shall dispose of Tract 6 pursuant to 
the applicable public land laws. 
SEC. 534. ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE, LIABILITY, AND 
MONITORING. 
(a) ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE.—Nothing in this 
Act or any amendment made by this Act may be construed 
to affect or limit the application of or obligation to comply 
with any applicable environmental law, including section 
120(h) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, 
Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 
9620(h)). 
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(b) LIABILITY.—A person to which a conveyance is 
made under this subtitle shall hold the United States 
harmless from any liability with respect to activities car-
ried out on or after the date of the conveyance of the real 
property conveyed. The United States shall remain re-
sponsible for any liability with respect to activities carried 
out before such date on the real property conveyed. 
(c) MONITORING OF KNOWN CONTAMINATION.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—To the extent practicable 
and subject to paragraph (2), any contamination in 
a Tract to be conveyed to the State or BSNC under 
this subtitle that— 
(A) is identified in writing prior to the con-
veyance; and 
(B) does not pose an immediate or long- 
term risk to human health or the environment, 
may be routinely monitored and managed by the 
State or BSNC, as applicable, through institutional 
controls. 
(2) INSTITUTIONAL
CONTROLS.—Institutional 
controls may be used if— 
(A) the Administrator of the Environ-
mental Protection Agency and the Governor of 
the State concur that such controls are protec-
tive of human health and the environment; and 
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(B) such controls are carried out in ac-
cordance with Federal and State law. 
SEC. 535. EASEMENTS AND ACCESS. 
(a) USE BY COAST GUARD.—The Secretary of the In-
terior shall make each conveyance of any relevant Tract 
under this subtitle subject to an easement granting the 
Coast Guard, at no cost to the Coast Guard— 
(1) use of all existing and future landing pads, 
airstrips, runways, and taxiways that are located on 
such Tract; and 
(2) the right to access such landing pads, air-
strips, runways, and taxiways. 
(b) USE BY STATE.—For any Tract conveyed to 
BSNC under this subtitle, BSNC shall provide to the 
State, if requested and pursuant to negotiated terms with 
the State, an easement granting to the State, at no cost 
to the State— 
(1) use of all existing and future landing pads, 
airstrips, runways, and taxiways located on such 
Tract; and 
(2) a right to access such landing pads, air-
strips, runways, and taxiways. 
(c) RIGHT OF ACCESS OR RIGHT OF WAY.—If the 
State requests a right of access or right of way for a road 
from the airstrip to the southern tip of Point Spencer, 
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the location of such right of access or right of way shall 
be determined by the State, in consultation with the Sec-
retary and BSNC, so that such right of access or right 
of way is compatible with other existing or planned infra-
structure development at Point Spencer. 
(d) ACCESS EASEMENT ACROSS TRACTS 2, 5, AND 
6.—In conveyance documents to the State and BSNC 
under this subtitle, the Coast Guard shall retain an access 
easement across Tracts 2, 5, and 6 reasonably necessary 
to afford the Coast Guard with access to Tracts 1, 3, and 
4 for its operations. 
(e) ACCESS.—Not later than 30 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Coast Guard shall pro-
vide to the State and BSNC, access to Tracts for plan-
ning, design, and engineering related to remediation and 
use of and construction on those Tracts. 
(f) PUBLIC ACCESS EASEMENTS.—No public access 
easements may be reserved to the United States under 
section 17(b) of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act 
(43 U.S.C. 1616(b)) with respect to the land conveyed 
under this subtitle. 
SEC. 536. RELATIONSHIP TO PUBLIC LAND ORDER 2650. 
(a) TRACTS NOT CONVEYED.—Any Tract that is not 
conveyed under this subtitle shall remain withdrawn pur-
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suant to Public Land Order 2650 (published in the Fed-
eral Register on April 12, 1962). 
(b) TRACTS CONVEYED.—For any Tract conveyed 
under this subtitle, Public Land Order 2650 shall auto-
matically terminate upon issuance of a conveyance docu-
ment issued pursuant to this subtitle for such Tract. 
SEC. 537. ARCHEOLOGICAL AND CULTURAL RESOURCES. 
Conveyance of any Tract under this subtitle shall not 
affect investigations, criminal jurisdiction, and responsibil-
ities regarding theft or vandalism of archeological or cul-
tural resources located in or on such Tract that took place 
prior to conveyance under this subtitle. 
SEC. 538. MAPS AND LEGAL DESCRIPTIONS. 
(a) PREPARATION OF MAPS AND LEGAL DESCRIP-
TIONS.—As soon as practicable after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior in consulta-
tion with the Secretary shall prepare maps and legal de-
scriptions of Tract 1, Tract 2, Tract 3, Tract 4, Tract 
5, and Tract 6. In doing so, the Secretary of the Interior 
may use metes and bounds legal descriptions based upon 
the official survey plats of Point Spencer accepted by the 
Bureau of Land Management on December 6, 1978, and 
on information provided by the Secretary. 
(b) SURVEY.—Not later than 5 years after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior 
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shall survey Tracts conveyed under this subtitle and pat-
ent the Tracts in accordance with the official plats of sur-
vey. 
(c) LEGAL EFFECT.—The maps and legal descrip-
tions prepared under subsection (a) and the surveys pre-
pared under subsection (b) shall have the same force and 
effect as if the maps and legal descriptions were included 
in this Act. 
(d) CORRECTIONS.—The Secretary of the Interior 
may correct any clerical and typographical errors in the 
maps and legal descriptions prepared under subsection (a) 
and the surveys prepared under subsection (b). 
(e) AVAILABILITY.—Copies of the maps and legal de-
scriptions prepared under subsection (a) and the surveys 
prepared under subsection (b) shall be available for public 
inspection in the appropriate offices of— 
(1) the Bureau of Land Management; and 
(2) the Coast Guard. 
SEC. 539. CHARGEABILITY FOR LAND CONVEYED. 
(a) CONVEYANCES TO ALASKA.—The Secretary of 
the Interior shall charge any conveyance of land conveyed 
to the State of Alaska pursuant to this subtitle against 
the State’s remaining entitlement under section 6(b) of 
the Act of July 7, 1958 (commonly known as the ‘‘Alaska 
Statehood Act’’; Public Law 85–508; 72 Stat. 339). 
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(b) CONVEYANCES TO BSNC.—The Secretary of the 
Interior shall charge any conveyance of land conveyed to 
BSNC pursuant to this subtitle, against BSNC’s remain-
ing entitlement under section 14(h)(8) of the Alaska Na-
tive Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1613(h)(8)). 
SEC. 540. REDUNDANT CAPABILITY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in subsection 
(b), section 681 of title 14, United States Code, as amend-
ed by this Act, shall not be construed to prohibit any 
transfer or conveyance of lands under this subtitle or any 
actions that involve the dismantling or disposal of infra-
structure that supported the former LORAN system that 
are associated with the transfer or conveyance of lands 
under this subtitle. 
(b) CONTINUED ACCESS TO AND USE OF FACILI-
TIES.—If the Secretary of the department in which the 
Coast Guard is operating determines, within the 5-year 
period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, 
that a facility on any of Tract 1, Tract 3, or Tract 4 that 
is transferred under this subtitle is subsequently required 
to provide a positioning, navigation, and timing system to 
provide redundant capability in the event GPS signals are 
disrupted, the Secretary may, for as long as such facility 
is needed to provide redundant capability— 
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(1) operate, maintain, keep, locate, inspect, re-
pair, and replace such facility; and 
(2) in carrying out the activities described in 
paragraph (1), enter, at any time, the facility with-
out notice to the extent that it is not possible to pro-
vide advance notice. 
SEC. 541. PORT COORDINATION COUNCIL FOR POINT SPEN-
CER. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established a Port 
Coordination Council for the Port of Point Spencer. 
(b) MEMBERSHIP.—The Council shall consist of a 
representative appointed by each of the following: 
(1) The State. 
(2) BSNC. 
(c) DUTIES.—The duties of the Council are as fol-
lows: 
(1) To develop a Port Management Coordina-
tion Plan to help coordinate infrastructure develop-
ment and operations at the Port of Point Spencer, 
that includes plans for— 
(A) construction; 
(B) funding eligibility; 
(C) land use planning and development; 
and 
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(D) public interest use and access, emer-
gency preparedness, law enforcement, protection 
of Alaska Native archaeological and cultural re-
sources, and other matters that are necessary 
for public and private entities to function in 
proximity together in a remote location. 
(2) Update the Plan annually for the first 5 
years after the date of the enactment of this Act and 
biennially thereafter. 
(3) Facilitate coordination among BSNC, the 
State, and the Coast Guard, on the development and 
use of the land and coastline as such development 
relates to activities at the Port of Point Spencer. 
(4) Assess the need, benefits, efficacy, and de-
sirability of establishing in the future a port author-
ity at Point Spencer under State law and act upon 
that assessment, as appropriate, including taking 
steps for the potential formation of such a port au-
thority. 
(d) PLAN.—In addition to the requirements under 
subsection (c)(1) to the greatest extent practicable, the 
Plan developed by the Council shall facilitate and support 
the statutory missions and duties of the Coast Guard and 
operations of the Coast Guard in the Arctic. 
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(e) COSTS.—Operations and management costs for 
airstrips, runways, and taxiways at Point Spencer shall 
be determined pursuant to provisions of the Plan, as nego-
tiated by the Council. 
TITLE VI—MISCELLANEOUS 
SEC. 601. MODIFICATION OF REPORTS. 
(a) DISTANT WATER TUNA FLEET.—Section 421(d) 
of the Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Act of 
2006 (46 U.S.C. 8103 note) is amended by striking ‘‘On 
March 1, 2007, and annually thereafter’’ and inserting 
‘‘Not later than July 1 of each year’’. 
(b) ANNUAL UPDATES ON LIMITS TO LIABILITY.— 
Section 603(c)(3) of the Coast Guard and Maritime 
Transportation Act of 2006 (33 U.S.C. 2704 note) is 
amended by striking ‘‘on an annual basis.’’ and inserting 
‘‘not later than January 30 of the year following each year 
in which occurs an oil discharge from a vessel or nonvessel 
source that results or is likely to result in removal costs 
and damages (as those terms are defined in section 1001 
of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (33 U.S.C. 2701)) that 
exceed liability limits established under section 1004 of the 
Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (33 U.S.C. 2704).’’. 
(c) REPORT.—Not later than 60 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Commandant of the 
Coast Guard shall submit to the Secretary of the depart-
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ment in which the Coast Guard is operating a report de-
tailing the specifications and capabilities for interoperable 
communications the Commandant determines are nec-
essary to allow the Coast Guard to successfully carry out 
its missions that require communications with other Fed-
eral agencies, State and local governments, and non-
governmental entities. 
SEC. 602. SAFE VESSEL OPERATION IN THE GREAT LAKES. 
The Howard Coble Coast Guard and Maritime Trans-
portation Act of 2014 (Public Law 113–281) is amend-
ed— 
(1) in section 610, by— 
(A) striking the section enumerator and 
heading and inserting the following: 
‘‘SEC. 610. SAFE VESSEL OPERATION IN THE GREAT 
LAKES.’’; 
(B) striking ‘‘existing boundaries and any 
future expanded boundaries of the Thunder 
Bay National Marine Sanctuary and Under-
water Preserve’’ and inserting ‘‘boundaries of 
any national marine sanctuary that preserves 
shipwrecks or maritime heritage in the Great 
Lakes’’; and 
(C) inserting before the period at the end 
the following: ‘‘, unless the designation docu-
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ments for such sanctuary do not allow taking 
up or discharging ballast water in such sanc-
tuary’’; and 
(2) in the table of contents in section 2, by 
striking the item relating to such section and insert-
ing the following: 
‘‘Sec. 610. Safe vessel operation in the Great Lakes.’’. 
SEC. 603. USE OF VESSEL SALE PROCEEDS. 
(a) AUDIT.—The Comptroller General of the United 
States shall conduct an audit of funds credited in each 
fiscal year after fiscal year 2004 to the Vessel Operations 
Revolving Fund that are attributable to the sale of obso-
lete vessels in the National Defense Reserve Fleet that 
were scrapped or sold under sections 57102, 57103, and 
57104 of title 46, United States Code, including— 
(1) a complete accounting of all vessel sale pro-
ceeds attributable to the sale of obsolete vessels in 
the National Defense Reserve Fleet that were 
scrapped or sold under sections 57102, 57103, and 
57104 of title 46, United States Code, in each fiscal 
year after fiscal year 2004; 
(2) the annual apportionment of proceeds ac-
counted for under paragraph (1) among the uses au-
thorized under section 308704 of title 54, United 
States Code, in each fiscal year after fiscal year 
2004, including— 
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VESSELS.—A claim for damages or expenses relating to 
personal injury, illness, or death of a seaman who is a 
citizen of a foreign nation, arising during or from the en-
gagement 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 
registered at the time the claim arose; or 
‘‘(B) the nation in which the seaman main-
tained citizenship or residency at the time the 
claim arose. 
‘‘(c) COMPENSATION DEFINED.—As used in sub-
section (b), the term ‘compensation’ means— 
‘‘(1) a statutory workers’ compensation remedy 
that complies with Standard A4.2 of Regulation 4.2 
of the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006; or 
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