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House of Representatives and the Committee on Com-
merce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a report 
regarding the status of the Coast Guard’s compliance with 
Homeland Security Presidential Directive 12 (HSPD–12) 
and Federal Information Processing Standard 201 
(FIPS–201), including— 
(1) the status of Coast Guard efforts to field a 
comprehensive Physical Access Control System at 
Coast Guard installations and locations necessary to 
bring the Service into compliance with HSPD–12 
and FIPS–201B; 
(2) the status of the selection of a technological 
solution; 
(3) the estimated phases and timeframe to com-
plete the implementation of such a system; and 
(4) the estimated cost for each phase of the 
project. 
SEC. 410. COASTWISE ENDORSEMENTS. 
(a) ‘‘SAFARI VOYAGER’’.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Notwithstanding sections 
12112 and 12132 of title 46, United States Code, 
the Secretary of the department in which the Coast 
Guard is operating shall issue a certificate of docu-
mentation with a coastwise endorsement for the ves-
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sel Safari Voyager (International Maritime Organi-
zation number 8963753). 
(2) REVOCATION OF EFFECTIVENESS OF CER-
TIFICATE.—A certificate of documentation issued 
under paragraph (1) is revoked on the date of the 
sale of the vessel or the entity that owns the vessel. 
(b) ‘‘PACIFIC PROVIDER’’.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Notwithstanding sections 
12112 and 12132 of title 46, United States Code, 
the Secretary of the department in which the Coast 
Guard is operating may issue a certificate of docu-
mentation with a coastwise endorsement for the ves-
sel Pacific Provider (United States official number 
597967). 
(2) REVOCATION OF EFFECTIVENESS OF CER-
TIFICATE.—A certificate of documentation issued 
under paragraph (1) is revoked on the date of the 
sale of the vessel or the entity that owns the vessel. 
(c) DOCUMENTATION OF LNG TANKERS.—Section 
7(b)(3) of the America’s Cup Act of 2011 (Public Law 
112–61) is amended by— 
(1) 
striking 
‘‘The 
coastwise 
endorsement 
issued’’ and inserting ‘‘No coastwise endorsement 
shall be issued’’; and 
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(2) striking ‘‘shall expire on’’ and inserting 
‘‘after’’. 
(d) REPLACEMENT VESSEL.—Notwithstanding sec-
tion 208(g)(5) of the American Fisheries Act (Public Law 
105–277; 16 U.S.C. 1851 note), a vessel eligible under 
section 208(e)(21) of such Act that is replaced under sec-
tion 208(g) of such Act shall be subject to a sideboard 
restriction catch limit of zero metric tons in the Bering 
Sea and Aleutian Islands and in the Gulf of Alaska unless 
that vessel is also a replacement vessel under section 
679.4(o)(4) of title 50, Code of Federal Regulations, in 
which case such vessel shall not be eligible to be a catcher/ 
processor under section 206(b)(2) of such Act. 
SEC. 411. POLAR SECURITY CUTTER ACQUISITION REPORT. 
Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, the Commandant of the Coast Guard shall 
submit a report to the Committees on Transportation and 
Infrastructure and Armed Services of the House of Rep-
resentatives, and the Committees on Commerce, Science 
and Transportation and Armed Services of the Senate 
on— 
(1) the extent to which specifications, key draw-
ings, and detail design for the Polar Security Cutter 
are complete before the start of construction; 
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(2) the extent to which Polar Security Cutter 
hulls numbers one, two, and three are science ready; 
and 
(3) what actions will be taken to ensure that 
Polar Security Cutter hull number four is science ca-
pable, as described in the National Academies of 
Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine’s Committee on 
Polar Icebreaker Cost Assessment letter report enti-
tled ‘‘Acquisition and Operation of Polar Ice-
breakers: Fulfilling the Nation’s Needs’’ and dated 
July 11, 2017. 
SEC. 412. SENSE OF THE CONGRESS ON THE NEED FOR A 
NEW GREAT LAKES ICEBREAKER. 
(a) FINDINGS.—The Congress finds the following: 
(1) The Great Lakes shipping industry is cru-
cial to the American economy, including the United 
States manufacturing base, providing important eco-
nomic and national security benefits. 
(2) A recent study found that the Great Lakes 
shipping industry supports 237,000 jobs and tens of 
billions of dollars in economic activity. 
(3) United States Coast Guard icebreaking ca-
pacity is crucial to full utilization of the Great Lakes 
shipping system, as during the winter icebreaking 
season up to 15 percent of annual cargo loads are 
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delivered and many industries would have to reduce 
their production if Coast Guard icebreaking services 
were not provided. 
(4) Six of the Coast Guard’s nine icebreaking 
cutters in the Great Lakes are more than 30 years 
old and are frequently inoperable during the winter 
icebreaking season, including those that have com-
pleted a recent service life extension program. 
(5) During the previous 10 winters, Coast 
Guard Great Lakes icebreaking cutters have been in-
operable for an average of 65 cutter-days during the 
winter icebreaking season, with this annual lost ca-
pability exceeding 100 cutter-days, with a high of 
246 cutter-days during the winter of 2017–2018. 
(6) The 2019 ice season provides further proof 
that current Coast Guard icebreaking capacity is in-
adequate for the needs of the Great Lakes shipping 
industry, as only six of the nine icebreaking cutters 
are operational and millions of tons of cargo was not 
loaded or was delayed due to inadequate Coast 
Guard icebreaking assets during a historically aver-
age winter for Great Lakes ice coverage. 
(7) The Congress has authorized the Coast 
Guard to acquire a new Great Lakes icebreaker as 
capable as Coast Guard Cutter MACKINAW 
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(WLBB–30), the most capable Great Lakes ice-
breaker, and $10 million has been appropriated to 
fund the design and initial acquisition work for this 
icebreaker. 
(8) The Coast Guard has not initiated a new 
acquisition program for this Great Lakes icebreaker. 
(b) SENSE OF THE CONGRESS.—It is the sense of 
the Congress of the United States that a new Coast Guard 
icebreaker as capable as Coast Guard Cutter MACKI-
NAW (WLBB–30) is needed on the Great Lakes and the 
Coast Guard should acquire this icebreaker as soon as pos-
sible. 
SEC. 413. CARGO PREFERENCE STUDY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Comptroller General of the 
United States shall conduct an audit regarding the en-
forcement of the United States Cargo Preference Laws set 
forth in sections 55302, 55303, 55304, and 55305 of title 
46, United States Code, and section 2631 of title 10, 
United States Code (hereinafter in this section referred 
to as the ‘‘United States Cargo Preference Laws’’). 
(b) SCOPE.—The audit conducted under subsection 
(a) shall include, for the period from October 14, 2008, 
until the date of the enactment of this Act— 
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terminations but not counted as such for pur-
poses of calculating cargo preference compli-
ance; and 
(3) an overview of enforcement activities under-
taken by the Maritime Administration from October 
14, 2008, until the date of the enactment of this 
Act, including a listing of all bills of lading collected 
by the Maritime Administration during that period. 
(c) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall 
submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infra-
structure of the House of Representatives and the Com-
mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the 
Senate a report detailing the results of the audit and pro-
viding recommendations related to such results, to in-
clude— 
(1) actions that should be taken by agencies 
and organizations to fully comply with the United 
States Cargo Preference Laws; and 
(2) Other measures that may compel agencies 
and organizations, and their contractors and sub-
contractors, to use United States flag vessels in the 
international transportation of ocean cargoes as 
mandated by the United States Cargo Preference 
Laws. 
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SEC. 414. INSIDER THREAT PROGRAM. 
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Commandant of the Coast Guard 
shall brief the Committee on Transportation and Infra-
structure of the House of Representatives and the Com-
mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the 
Senate on a plan to expand the Coast Guard Insider 
Threat program to include the monitoring of all Coast 
Guard devices, including mobile devices. 
SEC. 415. FISHING SAFETY GRANTS. 
The cap on the Federal share of the cost of any activ-
ity carried out with a grant under subsections (i) and (j) 
of section 4502 of title 46, United States Code, as in effect 
prior to the date of enactment of the Frank LoBiondo 
Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2018, shall apply to any 
funds appropriated under the Consolidated Appropriations 
Act, 2017 (Public Law 115–31) for the purpose of making 
such grants. 
SEC. 416. PLANS FOR DEMONSTRATION PROGRAMS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Commandant of the Coast 
Guard shall develop plans for demonstration programs 
that will assess the feasibility of using unmanned maritime 
systems for surveillance of marine protected areas, the 
transit zone, and the Arctic to— 
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(1) gather regular maritime domain awareness 
of marine protected areas, the transit zone, and the 
Arctic; and 
(2) ensure sufficient response to illegal activi-
ties in marine protected areas, the transit zone, and 
the Arctic. 
(b) COLLABORATION WITH LOCAL AUTHORITIES.— 
The Commandant of the Coast Guard shall collaborate 
with local, State, and Tribal authorities and international 
partners for surveillance permissions over their waters in 
conducting any demonstration program under subsection 
(a). 
(c) REQUIREMENTS.—The plans required under sub-
section (a) shall include— 
(1) discussion of the feasibility, safety, and cost 
effectiveness of using unmanned maritime systems 
for the purposes of enhancing maritime domain 
awareness in marine protected areas, the transit 
zone, and the Arctic; 
(2) coordination and communication plans to 
facilitate coordination with other relevant Federal, 
State, Tribal, and local agencies, and international 
partners; 
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(3) consideration of the potential impacts of 
such a demonstration program on the Coast Guard’s 
existing unmanned vehicle programs; 
(4) an overview of areas that could be surveilled 
under such program; 
(5) a timeline and technical milestones for the 
implementation of such a program; 
(6) resource requirements to implement and 
sustain such a program; and 
(7) the operational benefits of such a program. 
(d) CONSULTATION
WITH
STAKEHOLDERS.—The 
Commandant of the Coast Guard shall consult with rel-
evant stakeholders including the Department of Defense, 
other agencies, the academic sector, and developers and 
manufacturers of unmanned maritime systems on the ap-
propriate technologies for successful implementation of 
any demonstration program under subsection (a). 
(e) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Commandant shall brief 
the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of 
the House of Representatives and the Committee on Com-
merce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate on the 
plans required under subsection (a). 
(f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
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(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) MARINE
PROTECTED
AREA.—The term 
‘‘marine protected area’’ means any discrete area of 
the marine environment under a Federal statute. 
(3) TRANSIT ZONE.—The term ‘‘transit zone’’ 
has the meaning given that term in section 
1092(a)(8) of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (6 U.S.C. 223(a)(8)). 
(4) UNMANNED MARITIME SYSTEMS.—The term 
‘‘unmanned maritime systems’’ has the meaning 
given such term in section 402(c)(1). 
SEC. 417. WATERS DEEMED NOT NAVIGABLE WATERS OF 
THE UNITED STATES FOR CERTAIN PUR-
POSES. 
The Coalbank Slough in Coos Bay, Oregon, is 
deemed to not be navigable waters of the United States 
for all purposes of subchapter J of Chapter I of title 33, 
Code of Federal Regulations. 
SEC. 418. COAST GUARD HOUSING; STATUS AND AUTHORI-
TIES BRIEFING. 
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Commandant of the Coast Guard 
shall provide to the Committee on Transportation and In-
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