SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2010’’. 
(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 
Sec. 201. Appointment of civilian Coast Guard judges. 
Sec. 202. Industrial activities. 
Sec. 203. Reimbursement for medical-related travel expenses. 
Sec. 204. Commissioned officers. 
Sec. 205. Coast Guard participation in the Armed Forces Retirement Home 
(AFRH) system. 
Sec. 206. Grants to international maritime organizations. 
Sec. 207. leave retention authority. 
Sec. 208. Enforcement authority. 
Sec. 209. Repeal. 
Sec. 210. Merchant Mariner Medical Advisory Committee. 
Sec. 211. Reserve commissioned warrant officer to lieutenant program. 
Sec. 212. Enhanced status quo officer promotion system. 
Sec. 213. Laser Training System. 
Sec. 214. Coast Guard vessels and aircraft. 
Sec. 215. Coast Guard District Ombudsmen. 
Sec. 216. Coast Guard commissioned officers: compulsory retirement. 
Sec. 217. Enforcement of coastwise trade laws. 
Sec. 218. Academy nominations. 
Sec. 219. Report on sexual assaults in the Coast Guard. 
Sec. 220. Home port of Coast Guard vessels in Guam. 
Sec. 221. Minority serving institutions. 
Sec. 222. Supplemental positioning system. 
TITLE III—SHIPPING AND NAVIGATION 
Sec. 301. Goods and services. 
Sec. 302. Seaward extension of anchorage grounds jurisdiction. 
Sec. 303. Maritime Drug Law Enforcement Act amendment-simple possession. 
Sec. 304. Technical amendments to tonnage measurement law. 
Sec. 305. Adjustment of liability limits for natural gas deepwater ports. 
Sec. 306. Period of limitations for claims against Oil Spill Liability Trust 
Fund. 
Sec. 307. Merchant mariner document standards. 
Sec. 308. Report on Coast Guard determinations. 
Sec. 309. Ship emission reduction technology demonstration project. 
Sec. 310. Phaseout of vessels supporting oil and gas development.
Sec. 311. Arctic marine shipping assessment implementation. 
Sec. 312. Loran-C signal. 
Sec. 313. Dual escort vessels for double hulled tankers in Prince William 
Sound, Alaska. 
TITLE IV—GREAT LAKES ICEBREAKER 
Sec. 401. Short title. 
Sec. 402. Findings. 
Sec. 403. Authorization of appropriations. 
TITLE V—ACQUISITION REFORM 
Sec. 501. Short title. 
Sec. 502. Definitions. 
Subtitle A—Restrictions on the Use of Lead Systems Integrators 
Sec. 511. Procurement structure. 
Subtitle B—Coast Guard Acquisition Policy 
Sec. 521. Operational requirements. 
Sec. 522. Required contract terms. 
Sec. 523. Life-cycle cost estimates. 
Sec. 524. Test and evaluation. 
Sec. 525. Capability standards. 
Sec. 526. Acquisition program reports. 
Sec. 527. Undefinitized contractual actions. 
Sec. 528. Guidance on excessive pass-through charges. 
Sec. 529. Acquisition of major capabilities: Alternatives analysis. 
Sec. 530. Cost overruns and delays. 
Sec. 531. Report on former Coast Guard officials employed by contractors to 
the agency. 
Sec. 532. Department of Defense consultation. 
Subtitle C—Coast Guard Personnel 
Sec. 541. Chief Acquisition Officer. 
Sec. 542. Improvements in Coast Guard acquisition management. 
Sec. 543. Recognition of Coast Guard personnel for excellence in acquisition. 
Sec. 544. Coast Guard acquisition workforce expedited hiring authority. 
TITLE VI—MARITIME WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT 
Sec. 601. Short title. 
Sec. 602. Maritime education loan program. 
TITLE VII—COAST GUARD MODERNIZATION 
Sec. 701. Short title. 
Subtitle A—Coast Guard Leadership 
Sec. 711. Admirals and Vice Admirals. 
Subtitle B—Marine Safety Administration 
Sec. 721. Marine safety.
Sec. 722. Marine safety staff. 
Sec. 723. Marine safety mission priorities and long-term goals. 
Sec. 724. Powers and duties. 
Sec. 725. Appeals and waivers. 
Sec. 726. Coast Guard Academy. 
Sec. 727. Report regarding civilian marine inspectors. 
TITLE VIII—MARINE SAFETY 
Sec. 801. Short title. 
Sec. 802. Vessel size limits. 
Sec. 803. Cold weather survival training. 
Sec. 804. Fishing vessel safety. 
Sec. 805. Mariner records. 
Sec. 806. Deletion of exemption of license requirement for operators of certain 
towing vessels. 
Sec. 807. Log books. 
Sec. 808. Safe operations and equipment standards. 
Sec. 809. Approval of survival craft. 
Sec. 810. Safety management. 
Sec. 811. Protection against discrimination. 
Sec. 812. Oil fuel tank protection. 
Sec. 813. Oaths. 
Sec. 814. Duration of credentials. 
Sec. 815. Fingerprinting. 
Sec. 816. Authorization to extend the duration of licenses, certificates of reg-
istry, and merchant mariners’ documents. 
Sec. 817. Merchant mariner documentation. 
Sec. 818. Merchant mariner assistance report. 
Sec. 819. Offshore supply vessels. 
Sec. 820. Associated equipment. 
Sec. 821. Lifesaving devices on uninspected vessels. 
Sec. 822. Study of blended fuels in marine application. 
Sec. 823. Renewal of advisory committees. 
Sec. 824. Pilot required. 
Sec. 825. Delegation of authority to classification societies regarding offshore 
facilities. 
TITLE IX—CRUISE VESSEL SAFETY 
Sec. 901. Short title. 
Sec. 902. Findings. 
Sec. 903. Cruise vessel security and safety requirements. 
Sec. 904. Study and report on the security needs of passenger vessels. 
TITLE X—UNITED STATES MARINER PROTECTION 
Sec. 1001. Short title. 
Sec. 1002.
Use force against piracy. 
Sec. 1003. Agreements. 
TITLE XI—PORT SECURITY 
Sec. 1101. America’s Waterway Watch Program. 
Sec. 1102. Transportation Worker Identification Credential. 
Sec. 1103. Review of interagency operational centers. 
Sec. 1104. Maritime security response teams.
Sec. 1105. Coast Guard detection canine team program expansion. 
Sec. 1106. Coast Guard port assistance program. 
Sec. 1107. Maritime biometric identification. 
Sec. 1108. Review of potential threats. 
Sec. 1109. Port security pilot. 
Sec. 1110.
Seasonal workers. 
Sec. 1111. Pilot Program for fingerprinting of maritime workers. 
Sec. 1112. Transportation security cards on vessels. 
Sec. 1113. International labor study. 
Sec. 1114. Maritime Security Advisory Committees. 
Sec. 1115. Seamen’s shoreside access. 
Sec. 1116. Waterside security of certain dangerous cargo. 
Sec. 1117. Review of Liquefied Natural Gas Facilities. 
Sec. 1118. Use of secondary authentication for transportation security cards. 
Sec. 1119. Assessment of transportation security card enrollment sites. 
Sec. 1120. Assessment of the feasibility of efforts to mitigate the threat of 
small boat attack in major ports. 
Sec. 1121. Report and recommendation for uniform security background 
checks. 
Sec. 1122. Animal-propelled vessels. 
Sec. 1123. Requirements for issuance of transportation security cards; access 
pending issuance; redundant background checks. 
Sec. 1124. Harmonizing security card expirations. 
Sec. 1125. Administration of Maritime Security. 
Sec. 1126. Fresnel Lens in the Presque Isle Light House in Presque Isle, 
Michigan. 
TITLE XII—ALIEN SMUGGLING 
Sec. 1201. Short title. 
Sec. 1202. Findings. 
Sec. 1203. Checks against terrorist watchlist. 
Sec. 1204. Strengthening prosecution and punishment of alien smugglers. 
Sec. 1205. Maritime law enforcement. 
Sec. 1206. Amendment to the sentencing guidelines. 
TITLE XIII—MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS 
Sec. 1301. Certificate of documentation for GALLANT LADY. 
Sec. 1302. Waivers. 
Sec. 1303. Great Lakes Maritime Research Institute. 
Sec. 1304. Conveyance of Coast Guard Boat House, Nantucket, Massachusetts. 
Sec. 1305. Crew wages on passenger vessels. 
Sec. 1306. Technical corrections. 
Sec. 1307. Conveyance of decommissioned Coast Guard Cutter STORIS. 
Sec. 1308. Conveyance of Coast Guard HU–25 Falcon Jet aircraft. 
Sec. 1309. Decommissioned Coast Guard vessels for Haiti. 
Sec. 1310. Phaseout of vessels supporting oil and gas development. 
Sec. 1311. Vessel traffic risk assessment. 
Sec. 1312. Conveyance of Coast Guard vessels to Mississippi. 
Sec. 1313. Coast Guard assets for United States Virgin Islands. 
Sec. 1314. Officer requirements for distant water tuna vessels. 
Sec. 1315. Assessment of needs for additional Coast Guard presence in high 
latitude regions. 
Sec. 1316. Study of bridges over navigable waters. 
Sec. 1317. Limitation on jurisdiction of States to tax certain seamen.
Sec. 1318. Decommissioned Coast Guard vessels for Bermuda. 
Sec. 1319. Conveyance of Coast Guard vessels to Nassau County, New York. 
Sec. 1320. Newtown Creek, New York City, New York. 
Sec. 1321. Land conveyance, Coast Guard property in Marquette County, 
Michigan, to the City of Marquette, Michigan. 
Sec. 1322. Mission requirement analysis for navigable portions of the Rio 
Grande River, Texas, international water boundary. 
Sec. 1323. Conveyance of Coast Guard property in Cheboygan, Michigan. 
Sec. 1324. Discharges incidental to normal operation of vessels. 
Sec. 1325. Tall Ship Challenge race. 
Sec. 1326. Haitian maritime cadets. 
Sec. 1327. Alternative licensing program for operators of uninspected passenger 
vessels on Lake Texoma in Texas and Oklahoma. 
Sec. 1328. Improvements to reduce human error and near-miss incidents. 
Sec. 1329. Conveyance of Coast Guard property in Portland, Maine. 
Sec. 1330. Tug escorts for laden oil tankers. 
Sec. 1331. Study and report regarding effects resulting from changes in United 
States immigration policy toward Haiti. 
Sec. 1332. Strategy regarding drug trafficking vessels. 
Sec. 1333. Authority of the Coast Guard to carry out its homeland security 
missions. 
Sec. 1334. Use of force against piracy. 
Sec. 1335. Report on the effect of facilities infrastructure on mission fulfill-
ment. 
TITLE XIV—SERVICEMEMBER BENEFITS IMPROVEMENT 
Sec. 1401. Short title. 
Sec. 1402. Coast Guard housing. 
Sec. 1403. Child development services. 
Sec. 1404. Chaplain activity expense. 
Sec. 1405. Coast Guard cross; silver star medal. 
TITLE I—AUTHORIZATION 
SEC. 101. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
Funds are authorized to be appropriated for fiscal 
year 2010 for necessary expenses of the Coast Guard as 
follows: 
(1) For the operation and maintenance of the 
Coast Guard, $6,838,291,000, of which— 
(A) $24,500,000 is authorized to be de-
rived from the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund to 
carry out the purposes of section 1012(a)(5) of