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(B) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as 
subparagraph (C), and subparagraphs (C) 
through (F) as subparagraphs (E) through (H), 
respectively; 
(C) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the 
following: 
‘‘(B) procedures for documenting, tracking, 
and maintaining the data required to conduct 
the annual assessments to determine the effective-
ness of the policies, procedures, and training 
program of the Academy with respect to sexual 
harassment, dating violence, domestic violence, 
sexual assault, and stalking involving cadets or 
other Academy personnel, as required by sub-
section (c);’’; and 
(D) by inserting after subparagraph (C), as 
redesignated by subparagraph (B), the following: 
‘‘(D) procedures for investigating sexual 
harassment, dating violence, domestic violence, 
sexual assault, or stalking involving a cadet or 
other Academy personnel to determine whether 
disciplinary action is necessary;’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)(2)(A), by inserting ‘‘and 
other Academy personnel’’ after ‘‘cadets at the Acad-
emy’’; and
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(3) in subsection (d)— 
(A) in paragraph (2)(A) by inserting ‘‘, in-
cluding sexual harassment,’’ after ‘‘sexual as-
saults, rapes, and other sexual offenses’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (4)(B), by striking ‘‘The 
Secretary’’ and inserting ‘‘Not later than Janu-
ary 15 of each year, the Secretary’’. 
(b) IMPLEMENTATION.—The Superintendent of the 
United States Merchant Marine Academy may implement 
the amendment to subsection (b)(2)(A) of section 51318 of 
title 46, United States Code, made by subsection (a)(2), by 
updating an existing plan issued pursuant to the National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (Public 
Law 115–91). 
SEC. 
7505. 
REPORT 
ON 
IMPLEMENTATION 
OF 
REC-
OMMENDATIONS FOR THE UNITED STATES 
MERCHANT MARINE ACADEMY SEXUAL AS-
SAULT PREVENTION AND RESPONSE PRO-
GRAM. 
Not later than April 1, 2019, the Maritime Adminis-
trator shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on 
Armed Services and the Committee on Transportation and 
Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a report de-
scribing the progress of the Maritime Administration in im-
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plementing and closing each of the recommendations made 
in the Office of Inspector General’s Report issued March 
28, 2018 (ST–2018–039) identifying gaps in the United 
States Merchant Marine Academy’s Sexual Assault Preven-
tion and Response Program. 
SEC. 7506. REPORT ON THE APPLICATION OF THE UNIFORM 
CODE OF MILITARY JUSTICE TO THE UNITED 
STATES MERCHANT MARINE ACADEMY. 
(a) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Maritime Administrator 
shall submit a report to the Committee on Commerce, 
Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Com-
mittee on Armed Services and the Committee on Transpor-
tation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives 
on the impediments to the application of the Uniform Code 
of Military Justice at the United States Merchant Marine 
Academy. 
(b) CONSULTATION.—The Maritime Administrator 
may, in preparing the report under subsection (a), consult 
with the Department of Defense, other Federal agencies, and 
non-Federal entities, as appropriate.
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SEC. 7507. ELECTRONIC RECORDS ON MARINER AVAIL-
ABILITY 
TO 
MEET 
NATIONAL 
SECURITY 
NEEDS. 
Section 7502 of title 46, United States Code, is amend-
ed— 
(1) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection 
(d); and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (b) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(c) The Secretary shall coordinate with the Secretary 
of Transportation to ensure that, to the extent feasible, elec-
tronic records provide information on mariner availability 
and respective credentials to meet national security needs 
for credentialed mariners crewing strategic sealift vessels.’’. 
SEC. 7508. SMALL SHIPYARD GRANTS. 
Section 54101(b) of title 46, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3) as 
paragraphs (3) and (4), respectively; 
(2) by inserting after paragraph (1) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(2) TIMING OF GRANT NOTICE.—The Adminis-
trator shall post a Notice of Funding Opportunity re-
garding grants awarded under this section not more 
than 15 days after the date of enactment of the appro-
priations Act for the fiscal year concerned.’’; and
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(3) in paragraph (4), as redesignated by para-
graph (1), by striking ‘‘paragraph (2)’’ and inserting 
‘‘paragraph (3)’’. 
SEC. 7509. DOMESTIC SHIP RECYCLING FACILITIES. 
Section 3502 of the Floyd D. Spence National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2001 (Public Law 106– 
398; 54 U.S.C. 308704 note) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsections (c) through (f) 
as subsections (d) through (g), respectively; and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (b) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(c) SCRAPPING OF IMPORTED VESSELS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, domestic ship scrapping facilities se-
lected by the Secretary of Transportation in accord-
ance with subsection (b) may import into the United 
States, for the purpose of dismantling, marine vessels 
that contain regulated levels of polychlorinated 
biphenyls that are integral to a vessel’s structure, 
equipment, or systems necessary for its operation. 
‘‘(2) NO
TSCA
PRIOR
AUTHORIZATION
RE-
QUIRED.—In lieu of rulemaking by the Administrator 
of the Environmental Protection Agency under section 
6(e) of the Toxic Substances Control Act (15 U.S.C. 
2605(e)), imports of vessels containing regulated levels
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of polychlorinated biphenyls shall be subject to prior 
notification and consent in accordance with this sub-
section. 
‘‘(3) NOTIFICATION.— 
‘‘(A) CONTENTS.—An importer of 1 or more 
vessels containing regulated levels of poly-
chlorinated biphenyls shall submit a notification 
to the Environmental Protection Agency not less 
than 75 days before a vessel is imported into the 
United States under this subsection. The import 
notification may cover up to one year of ship-
ments of vessels containing regulated levels of 
polychlorinated biphenyls being sent to the same 
ship scrapping facility, and shall contain, at a 
minimum, the following items: 
‘‘(i) The name, contact name, address, 
telephone number, email address, and EPA 
Identification Number (if applicable) of the 
ship scrapping facility and the recognized 
trader, if the ship scrapping facility is not 
the importer. 
‘‘(ii) The name, contact name, address, 
telephone number, email address, and EPA 
Identification Number (if applicable) of 
each 
facility 
where 
polychlorinated
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biphenyls or hazardous materials contained 
on a vessel will be stored and disposed of, 
including any polychlorinated biphenyls 
storage or disposal facility approved under 
the Toxic Substances Control Act (15 U.S.C. 
2601 et seq.). 
‘‘(iii) The types of polychlorinated 
biphenyls 
or 
polychlorinated 
biphenyls 
items expected to be removed from the ves-
sels. 
‘‘(iv) The number of vessels proposed 
for import and maximum tonnage. 
‘‘(v) The period of time covered by the 
import notice (not to exceed one year) and 
the start and end dates of shipment. 
‘‘(B) FORM.—Each notice under this para-
graph shall be clearly marked ‘PCB Waste Im-
port Notice’ and shall be submitted to the Envi-
ronmental Protection Agency in such form and 
manner as the Environmental Protection Agency 
may require. 
‘‘(C) REVISED
NOTIFICATION.—If an im-
porter wishes to change any of the information 
specified on the original notification, the im-
porter must submit a revised notification, con-
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taining notification of the changes, to the Envi-
ronmental Protection Agency. 
‘‘(4) CONSENT.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—An importer shall not 
import vessels containing regulated levels of pol-
ychlorinated biphenyls until the importer has re-
ceived consent from the Administrator of the En-
vironmental Protection Agency. 
‘‘(B) TERMS.—Importers shall only import 
vessels under the terms of the consent issued by 
the Administrator of the Environmental Protec-
tion Agency under this paragraph and subject to 
the condition that the facility shall establish a 
valid written contract, chain of contracts, or 
equivalent arrangements with other United 
States facilities, where applicable, to manage the 
polychlorinated biphenyls and hazardous waste 
expected to be removed from the vessel or vessels. 
‘‘(5) REPORT TO THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTEC-
TION AGENCY.—Any ship scrapping facility author-
ized by this subsection to import vessels containing 
regulated levels of polychlorinated biphenyls shall file 
with the Administrator of the Environmental Protec-
tion Agency, not later than April 1 of each year, a
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report providing, for each vessel imported in accord-
ance with this subsection, the following information: 
‘‘(A) The vessel name and approximated 
tonnage. 
‘‘(B) Registration number and flag of the 
vessel. 
‘‘(C) The date of import. 
‘‘(D) The types, quantities, and final des-
tination of all polychlorinated biphenyls and 
hazardous waste removed. 
‘‘(E) The EPA-issued consent number under 
which the vessel was imported. 
‘‘(6) APPLICABLE LAWS.—Once a vessel has been 
imported pursuant to this subsection, the manufac-
turing, processing, distribution in commerce, use, and 
disposal of any polychlorinated biphenyls and haz-
ardous waste contained on the vessel shall be carried 
out in accordance with applicable Federal, State, and 
local laws and regulations. 
‘‘(7) AUTHORITY.—The Administrator of the En-
vironmental Protection Agency may promulgate addi-
tional standards or procedures for the import of ships 
that contain regulated levels of polychlorinated 
biphenyls and hazardous waste, for the purpose of re-
cycling, under this subsection, if—
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‘‘(A) the benefits of such additional stand-
ards or procedures exceed the costs of those stand-
ards or procedures; 
‘‘(B) not later than 180 days prior to pro-
mulgating such additional standards or proce-
dures, the Administrator of the Environmental 
Protection Agency submits a report to the Com-
mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor-
tation of the Senate and the Committee on 
Transportation and Infrastructure of the House 
of Representatives demonstrating compliance 
with subparagraph (A) and the reasons such 
standards or procedures are necessary; and 
‘‘(C) the Administrator of the Environ-
mental Protection Agency receives the concur-
rence of the Maritime Administrator on any 
such additional standards or procedures.’’. 
SEC. 7510. SEA YEAR ON CONTRACTED VESSELS. 
Section 51307 of title 46, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘The Secretary’’ and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary’’;
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(2) in paragraph (1) of subsection (a), by strik-
ing ‘‘owned or subsidized by’’ and inserting ‘‘owned, 
subsidized by, or contracted with’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(b) MARITIME SECURITY PROGRAM VESSELS.—The 
Secretary shall require an operator of a vessel participating 
in the Maritime Security Program under chapter 531 of 
this title to carry on each Maritime Security Program ves-
sel 2 United States Merchant Marine Academy cadets, if 
available, on each voyage. 
‘‘(c) MILITARY SEALIFT COMMAND VESSELS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (2), the Commander of the Military Sealift 
Command shall require an operator of a vessel in the 
United States Navy’s Military Sealift Command to 
carry on each such vessel 2 United States Merchant 
Marine Academy cadets, if available, on each voyage, 
if the vessel— 
‘‘(A) is flagged in the United States; and 
‘‘(B) is rated at 10,000 gross tons or higher. 
‘‘(2) WAIVER.—The Commander of the Military 
Sealift Command may waive the requirement under 
paragraph (1) at any time if the Commander deter-
mines that carrying a cadet from the United States
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Forest Service issued on January 9, 2017, approving 
the NorthMet Land exchange between the United 
States and PolyMet Mining, Inc., a Minnesota Cor-
poration, involving National Forest System land in 
the Superior National Forest in Minnesota. 
(7) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of Agriculture. 
(8) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means the State 
of Minnesota. 
(c) NORTHMET LAND EXCHANGE.— 
(1) EXCHANGE AUTHORIZED AND DIRECTED.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—Subject to subsection 
(d)(3)(A) and other conditions imposed by this 
section, if Poly Met offers to convey to the United 
States all right, title, and interest of Poly Met in 
and to the non-Federal land, the Secretary shall 
accept the offer and convey to Poly Met all right, 
title, and interest of the United States in and to 
the Federal land parcel. 
(B) LAND EXCHANGE EXPEDITED.—Subject 
to the conditions imposed by this section, the 
NorthMet Land Exchange directed by this section 
shall be consummated not later than 90 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act. 
(2) FORM OF CONVEYANCE.—