IIB 
112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2838 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
NOVEMBER 16, 2011 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
and Transportation 
AN ACT 
To authorize appropriations for the Coast Guard for fiscal 
years 2012 through 2015, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Act of 2011’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 
this Act is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title. 
TITLE I—AUTHORIZATION 
Sec. 101. Authorization of appropriations. 
Sec. 102. Authorized levels of military strength and training. 
TITLE II—COAST GUARD AND SERVICEMEMBER PARITY 
Sec. 201. Academy emoluments. 
Sec. 202. Policy on sexual harassment and sexual violence. 
Sec. 203. Appointments of permanent commissioned officers. 
Sec. 204. Minor construction. 
Sec. 205. Treatment of reports of aircraft accident investigations. 
Sec. 206. Acquisition workforce expedited hiring authority. 
Sec. 207. Coast Guard housing report. 
Sec. 208. Advance procurement funding. 
TITLE III—COAST GUARD REFORM 
Sec. 301. Repeals. 
Sec. 302. Interference with Coast Guard transmissions. 
Sec. 303. National security cutters. 
Sec. 304. Major acquisitions report. 
Sec. 305. Environmental compliance and restoration backlog. 
Sec. 306. Coast Guard auxiliarist enrollment eligibility. 
Sec. 307. Decommissionings. 
Sec. 308. Assessment of needs for additional coast guard presence in high lati-
tude regions. 
Sec. 309. Limitation on expenditures. 
Sec. 310. Restriction on the use of aircraft. 
TITLE IV—SHIPPING AND NAVIGATION 
Sec. 401. Committee on the Marine Transportation System. 
Sec. 402. Report on determinations. 
Sec. 403. Dockside examinations. 
Sec. 404. Recourse for noncitizens. 
Sec. 405. Maritime liens on fishing permits. 
Sec. 406. Short sea transportation. 
Sec. 407. Mission of the Maritime Administration. 
Sec. 408. Limitation on liability for non-Federal vessel traffic service operators. 
Sec. 409. Authority to extend the duration of medical certificates. 
Sec. 410. Identification of actions to enable qualified United States flag capac-
ity to meet national defense requirements. 
Sec. 411. Classification societies. 
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TITLE V—FEDERAL MARITIME COMMISSION 
Sec. 501. Authorization of appropriations. 
TITLE VI—MISCELLANEOUS 
Sec. 601. Technical corrections. 
Sec. 602. Report on Coast Guard merchant mariner medical evaluation pro-
gram. 
Sec. 603. Notice of arrival. 
Sec. 604. Technical corrections to title 14. 
Sec. 605. Distant water tuna fleet. 
Sec. 606. Waivers. 
Sec. 607. Report on options to improve integration of U.S. Coast Guard and 
Canadian Coast Guard Great Lakes icebreaking operational in-
formation. 
Sec. 608. Standby vessels. 
Sec. 609. Cap on penalty wages. 
Sec. 610. Report on impediments to the U.S.-flag registry. 
Sec. 611. Report on drug interdiction in the Caribbean basin. 
Sec. 612. Report on survival craft. 
Sec. 613. Consideration of information relating to employment when awarding 
contracts. 
Sec. 614. Requirement of Corps. 
Sec. 615. Conveyance of decommissioned Coast Guard Cutter STORIS. 
Sec. 616. Transportation of passengers between ports in Puerto Rico. 
TITLE VII—COMMERCIAL VESSEL DISCHARGES REFORM 
Sec. 701. Short title. 
Sec. 702. Discharges from commercial vessels. 
Sec. 703. Discharges incidental to the normal operation of a covered vessel. 
Sec. 704. Conforming and technical amendments. 
Sec. 705. Regulation of ballast water and incidental discharges from a commer-
cial vessel. 
Sec. 706. Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance Prevention and Control Act of 
1990. 
Sec. 707. Special consideration for vessels of historical significance. 
TITLE VIII—PIRACY 
Sec. 801. Short title. 
Sec. 802. Report on actions taken to protect foreign-flagged vessels from pi-
racy. 
Sec. 803. Training program for use of force against piracy. 
Sec. 804. Security of Government impelled cargo. 
Sec. 805. GAO study. 
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TITLE I—AUTHORIZATION 
SEC. 101. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
Funds are authorized to be appropriated for each of 
the fiscal years 2012, 2013, and 2014 for necessary ex-
penses of the Coast Guard as follows: 
(1) For the operation and maintenance of the 
Coast Guard— 
(A) $6,819,505,000 for fiscal year 2012; 
(B) $6,922,645,000 for fiscal year 2013; 
and 
(C) $7,018,499,000 for fiscal year 2014; 
of which $24,500,000 is authorized for each of the 
fiscal years 2012, 2013, and 2014 to be derived 
from the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund to carry out 
the purposes of section 1012(a)(5) of the Oil Pollu-
tion Act of 1990 (33 U.S.C. 2712(a)(5)). 
(2) For the acquisition, construction, rebuild-
ing, and improvement of aids to navigation, shore 
and offshore facilities, vessels, and aircraft, includ-
ing related equipment thereto— 
(A) $1,503,980,000 for fiscal year 2012; 
(B) $1,505,312,000 for fiscal year 2013; 
and 
(C) $1,506,549,000 for fiscal year 2014; 
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to remain available until expended, of which 
$20,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2012, 2013, 
and 2014 shall be derived from the Oil Spill Liabil-
ity Trust Fund to carry out the purposes of section 
1012(a)(5) of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990. 
(3) For the Coast Guard Reserve program, in-
cluding personnel and training costs, equipment, and 
services— 
(A) $136,778,000 for fiscal year 2012; 
(B) $138,111,000 for fiscal year 2013; and 
(C) $139,311,000 for fiscal year 2014. 
(4) For environmental compliance and restora-
tion of Coast Guard vessels, aircraft, and facilities 
(other than parts and equipment associated with op-
eration and maintenance)— 
(A) $16,699,000 for fiscal year 2012; 
(B) $16,699,000 for fiscal year 2013; and 
(C) $16,700,000 for fiscal year 2014; 
to remain available until expended. 
(5) To the Commandant of the Coast Guard for 
research, development, test, and evaluation of tech-
nologies, materials, and human factors directly re-
lated to improving the performance of the Coast 
Guard’s mission in search and rescue, aids to navi-
gation, marine safety, marine environmental protec-
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