I 
113TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4005 
To authorize appropriations for the Coast Guard for fiscal years 2015 and 
2016, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 6, 2014 
Mr. HUNTER (for himself, Mr. SHUSTER, and Mr. RAHALL) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation 
and Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To authorize appropriations for the Coast Guard for fiscal 
years 2015 and 2016, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Act of 2014’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 
this Act is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 
TITLE I—AUTHORIZATION 
Sec. 101. Authorization of appropriations. 
Sec. 102. Authorized levels of military strength and training. 
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TITLE II—COAST GUARD 
Sec. 201. Commissioned officers. 
Sec. 202. Prevention and response workforces. 
Sec. 203. Centers of expertise. 
Sec. 204. Agreements. 
Sec. 205. Coast Guard housing. 
Sec. 206. Determinations. 
Sec. 207. Annual Board of Visitors. 
Sec. 208. Repeal of limitation on medals of honor. 
Sec. 209. Mission need statement. 
Sec. 210. Transmission of annual Coast Guard authorization request. 
Sec. 211. Inventory of real property. 
Sec. 212. Active duty for emergency augmentation of regular forces. 
Sec. 213. Acquisition workforce expedited hiring authority. 
Sec. 214. Icebreakers. 
Sec. 215. Multiyear procurement authority for Offshore Patrol Cutters. 
Sec. 216. Maintaining Medium Endurance Cutter mission capability. 
Sec. 217. Coast Guard administrative savings. 
Sec. 218. Technical corrections to title 14. 
TITLE III—SHIPPING AND NAVIGATION 
Sec. 301. Treatment of fishing permits. 
Sec. 302. International ice patrol reform. 
Sec. 303. Repeal. 
Sec. 304. Donation of historical property. 
Sec. 305. Small shipyards. 
Sec. 306. Drug testing reporting. 
Sec. 307. Recourse for noncitizens. 
Sec. 308. Penalty wages. 
Sec. 309. Crediting time in the sea services. 
Sec. 310. Treatment of abandoned seafarers. 
Sec. 311. Clarification of high-risk waters. 
Sec. 312. Uninspected passenger vessels in the Virgin Islands. 
Sec. 313. Offshore supply vessel third-party inspection. 
Sec. 314. Survival craft. 
Sec. 315. Technical correction to title 46. 
TITLE IV—FEDERAL MARITIME COMMISSION 
Sec. 401. Authorization of appropriations. 
Sec. 402. Terms of Commissioners. 
TITLE V—COMMERCIAL VESSEL DISCHARGE REFORM 
Sec. 501. Short title. 
Sec. 502. Discharges incidental to the normal operation of certain vessels. 
TITLE VI—MISCELLANEOUS 
Sec. 601. Distant water tuna fleet. 
Sec. 602. Vessel determination. 
Sec. 603. Lease authority. 
Sec. 604. National maritime strategy. 
Sec. 605. IMO Polar Code negotiations. 
Sec. 606. Valley View Ferry. 
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