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Point Associates, Inc., to operate a nonprofit center for
public benefit, except any historical artifact, including any
lens or lantern, located on the property at or before the
time of the conveyance.
SEC. 1707. CONVEYANCE OF CERTAIN LIGHTHOUSES LO-
CATED IN MAINE.
(a) AUTHORITY TO CONVEY.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraphs (3)
and (4), the Secretary of Transportation may con-
vey, without consideration, to the Island Institute,
Rockland, Maine (in this section referred to as the
‘‘Institute’’), all right, title, and interest of the
United States in and to any of the facilities and real
property and improvements described in paragraph
(2).
(2) COVERED FACILITIES.—Paragraph (1) ap-
plies to lighthouses, together with any real property
and other improvements associated therewith, lo-
cated in the State of Maine as follows:
(A) Whitehead Island Light.
(B) Deer Island Thorofare (Mark Island)
Light.
(C) Burnt Island Light.
(D) Rockland Harbor Breakwater Light.
(E) Monhegan Island Light.
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(F) Eagle Island Light.
(G) Curtis Island Light.
(H) Moose Peak Light.
(I) Great Duck Island Light.
(J) Goose Rocks Light.
(K) Isle au Haut Light.
(L) Goat Island Light.
(M) Wood Island Light.
(N) Doubling Point Light.
(O) Doubling Point Front Range Light.
(P) Doubling Point Rear Range Light.
(Q) Little River Light.
(R) Spring Point Ledge Light.
(S) Ram Island Light (Boothbay).
(T) Seguin Island Light.
(U) Marshall Point Light.
(V) Fort Point Light.
(W) West Quoddy Head Light.
(X) Brown’s Head Light.
(Y) Cape Neddick Light.
(Z) Halfway Rock Light.
(AA) Ram Island Ledge Light.
(BB) Mount Desert Rock Light.
(CC) Whitlock’s Mill Light.
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(3) LIMITATION
ON
CONVEYANCE.—The Sec-
retary shall retain all right, title, and interest of the
United States in and to any historical artifact, in-
cluding any lens or lantern, that is associated with
the lighthouses conveyed under this subsection,
whether located at the lighthouse or elsewhere. The
Secretary shall identify any equipment, system, or
object covered by this paragraph.
(4) DEADLINE FOR CONVEYANCE.—The convey-
ances authorized by this subsection shall take place,
if at all, not later than 5 years after the date of the
enactment of this Act.
(5) ADDITIONAL
CONVEYANCES
TO
UNITED
STATES
FISH
AND
WILDLIFE
SERVICE.—The Sec-
retary may transfer, in accordance with the terms
and conditions of subsection (b), the following light-
houses, together with any real property and improve-
ments associated therewith, directly to the United
States Fish and Wildlife Service:
(A) Two Bush Island Light.
(B) Egg Rock Light.
(C) Libby Island Light.
(D) Matinicus Rock Light.
(b) CONDITIONS OF CONVEYANCE.—The conveyance
of a lighthouse, and any real property and improvements
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associated therewith, under subsection (a) shall be subject
to the following conditions:
(1) That the lighthouse and any such property
and improvements be used for educational, historic,
recreational, cultural, and wildlife conservation pro-
grams for the general public and for such other uses
as the Secretary determines to be not inconsistent or
incompatible with such uses.
(2) That the lighthouse and any such property
and improvements be maintained at no cost to the
United States in a manner that ensures the use of
the lighthouse by the Coast Guard as an aid to navi-
gation.
(3) That the use of the lighthouse and any such
property and improvements by the Coast Guard as
an aid to navigation not be interfered with, except
with the written permission of the Secretary.
(4) That the lighthouse and any such property
and improvements be maintained in a manner con-
sistent with the provisions of the National Historic
Preservation Act (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.).
(5) That public access to the lighthouse and
any such property and improvements be ensured.
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(c) RESERVATIONS.—In the conveyance of a light-
house under subsection (a), the Secretary shall reserve to
the United States the following:
(1) The right to enter the lighthouse, and any
real property and improvements conveyed therewith,
at any time, without notice, for purposes of main-
taining any aid to navigation at the lighthouse, in-
cluding any light, antennae, sound signal, and asso-
ciated equipment located at the lighthouse, and any
electronic navigation equipment or system located at
the lighthouse.
(2) The right to enter the lighthouse and any
such property and improvements at any time, with-
out notice, for purposes of relocating, replacing, or
improving any such aid to navigation, or to carry
out any other activity necessary in aid of navigation.
(3) An easement of ingress and egress onto the
real property conveyed for the purposes referred to
in paragraphs (1) and (2).
(4) An easement over such portion of such
property as the Secretary considers appropriate in
order to ensure the visibility of the lighthouse for
navigation purposes.
(5) The right to obtain and remove any histori-
cal artifact, including any lens or lantern that the
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Secretary has identified pursuant to paragraph (3)
of subsection (a).
(d) MAINTENANCE OF AIDS TO NAVIGATION.—The
Secretary may not impose upon the Institute, or upon any
entity to which the Institute conveys a lighthouse under
subsection (g), an obligation to maintain any aid to navi-
gation at a lighthouse conveyed under this section.
(e) REVERSIONARY INTEREST.—All right, title, and
interest in and to a lighthouse and any real property and
improvements associated therewith shall revert to the
United States and the United States shall have the right
of immediate entry thereon if—
(1) the Secretary determines at any time that
the lighthouse, and any property and improvements
associated therewith, conveyed to the Institute or to
the United States Fish and Wildlife Service under
subsection (a) or conveyed by the Institute under
subsection (g), as the case may be, is not being uti-
lized or maintained in accordance with subsection
(b); or
(2) the Secretary determines that—
(A) the Institute is unable to identify an
entity eligible for the conveyance of the light-
house under subsection (g) within the 3-year
period beginning on the date of the conveyance
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of the lighthouse to the Institute under sub-
section (a); or
(B) in the event that the Institute identi-
fies an entity eligible for the conveyance within
that period—
(i) the entity is unable or unwilling to
accept the conveyance and the Institute is
unable to identify another entity eligible
for the conveyance within that period; or
(ii) the Maine Lighthouse Selection
Committee established under subsection
(g)(3)(A) disapproves of the entity identi-
fied by the Institute and the Institute is
unable to identify another entity eligible
for the conveyance within that period.
(f) INSPECTION.—The State Historic Preservation
Officer of the State of Maine may inspect any lighthouse,
and any real property and improvements associated there-
with, that is conveyed under this subsection at any time,
without notice, for purposes of ensuring that the light-
house is being maintained in the manner required under
subsections (b)(4) and (b)(5). The Institute, and any sub-
sequent conveyee of the Institute under subsection (g),
shall cooperate with the official referred to in the preced-
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ing sentence in the inspections of that official under this
subsection.
(g) SUBSEQUENT CONVEYANCE.—
(1) REQUIREMENT.—
(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in
subparagraph (B), the Institute shall convey,
without consideration, all right, title, and inter-
est of the Institute in and to the lighthouses
conveyed to the Institute under subsection (a),
together with any real property and improve-
ments associated therewith, to one or more enti-
ties identified under paragraph (2) and ap-
proved by the committee established under
paragraph (3) in accordance with the provisions
of such paragraph (3).
(B) EXCEPTION.—The Institute, with the
concurrence of the Maine Lighthouse Selection
Committee and in accordance with the terms
and conditions of subsection (b), may retain
right, title, and interest in and to the following
lighthouses conveyed to the Institute:
(i) Whitehead Island Light.
(ii) Deer Island Thorofare (Mark Is-
land) Light.
(2) IDENTIFICATION OF ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—
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(A) IN
GENERAL.—Subject to subpara-
graph (B), the Institute shall identify entities
eligible for the conveyance of a lighthouse under
this subsection. Such entities shall include any
department or agency of the Federal Govern-
ment, any department or agency of the Govern-
ment of the State of Maine, any local govern-
ment in that State, or any nonprofit corpora-
tion, educational agency, or community develop-
ment organization that—
(i) is financially able to maintain the
lighthouse (and any real property and im-
provements conveyed therewith) in accord-
ance with the conditions set forth in sub-
section (b);
(ii) has agreed to permit the inspec-
tions referred to in subsection (f); and
(iii) has agreed to comply with the
conditions set forth in subsection (b) and
to have such conditions recorded with the
deed of title to the lighthouse and any real
property and improvements that may be
conveyed therewith.
(B) ORDER OF PRIORITY.—In identifying
entities eligible for the conveyance of a light-
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house under this paragraph, the Institute shall
give priority to entities in the following order,
which are also the exclusive entities eligible for
the conveyance of a lighthouse under this sec-
tion:
(i) Agencies of the Federal Govern-
ment.
(ii) Entities of the Government of the
State of Maine.
(iii) Entities of local governments in
the State of Maine.
(iv) 
Nonprofit 
corporations, 
edu-
cational agencies, and community develop-
ment organizations.
(3) SELECTION OF CONVEYEES AMONG ELIGI-
BLE ENTITIES.—
(A) COMMITTEE.—
(i) IN GENERAL.—There is hereby es-
tablished a committee to be known as the
Maine Lighthouse Selection Committee (in
this paragraph referred to as the ‘‘Com-
mittee’’).
(ii) MEMBERSHIP.—The Committee
shall consist of five members appointed by
the Secretary as follows:
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(I) One member, who shall serve
as the Chairman of the Committee,
shall be appointed from among indi-
viduals recommended by the Governor
of the State of Maine.
(II) One member shall be the
State Historic Preservation Officer of
the State of Maine, with the consent
of that official, or a designee of that
official.
(III) One member shall be ap-
pointed from among individuals rec-
ommended by State and local organi-
zations in the State of Maine that are
concerned with lighthouse preserva-
tion or maritime heritage matters.
(IV) One member shall be ap-
pointed from among individuals rec-
ommended by officials of local govern-
ments of the municipalities in which
the lighthouses are located.
(V) One member shall be ap-
pointed from among individuals rec-
ommended by the Secretary of the In-
terior.
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(iii) APPOINTMENT
DEADLINE.—The
Secretary shall appoint the members of the
Committee not later than 180 days after
the date of the enactment of this Act.
(iv) MEMBERSHIP TERM.—
(I) Members of the Committee
shall serve for such terms not longer
than 3 years as the Secretary shall
provide. The Secretary may stagger
the terms of initial members of the
Committee in order to ensure continu-
ous activity by the Committee.
(II) Any member of the Commit-
tee may serve after the expiration of
the term of the member until a suc-
cessor to the member is appointed. A
vacancy in the Committee shall be
filled in the same manner in which the
original appointment was made.
(v) VOTING.—The Committee shall
act by an affirmative vote of a majority of
the members of the Committee.
(B) RESPONSIBILITIES.—
(i) IN
GENERAL.—The Committee
shall—
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(I) review the entities identified
by the Institute under paragraph (2)
as entities eligible for the conveyance
of a lighthouse; and
(II) approve one such entity, or
disapprove all such entities, as entities
to which the Institute may make the
conveyance of the lighthouse under
this subsection.
(ii) APPROVAL.—If the Committee ap-
proves an entity for the conveyance of a
lighthouse, the Committee shall notify the
Institute of such approval.
(iii) DISAPPROVAL.—If the Committee
disapproves of the entities, the Committee
shall notify the Institute and, subject to
subsection (e)(2)(B), the Institute shall
identify other entities eligible for the con-
veyance of the lighthouse under paragraph
(2). The Committee shall review and ap-
prove or disapprove of entities identified
pursuant to the preceding sentence in ac-
cordance with this subparagraph and the
criteria set forth in subsection (b).
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(C) EXEMPTION FROM FACA.—The Fed-
eral Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)
shall not apply to the Committee, however, all
meetings of the Committee shall be open to the
public and preceded by appropriate public no-
tice.
(D) TERMINATION.—The Committee shall
terminate 8 years from the date of the enact-
ment of this Act.
(4) CONVEYANCE.—Upon notification under
paragraph (3)(B)(ii) of the approval of an identified
entity for conveyance of a lighthouse under this sub-
section, the Institute shall, with the consent of the
entity, convey the lighthouse to the entity.
(5) RESPONSIBILITIES OF CONVEYEES.—Each
entity to which the Institute conveys a lighthouse
under this subsection, or any successor or assign of
such entity in perpetuity, shall—
(A) use and maintain the lighthouse in ac-
cordance with subsection (b) and have such
terms and conditions recorded with the deed of
title to the lighthouse and any real property
conveyed therewith; and
(B) permit the inspections referred to in
subsection (f).
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(h) DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.—The exact acreage
and legal description of any lighthouse, and any real prop-
erty and improvements associated therewith, conveyed
under subsection (a) shall be determined by the Secretary.
(i) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date
of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter for
the next 7 years, the Secretary shall submit to Congress
a report on the conveyance of lighthouses under this sec-
tion. The report shall include a description of the imple-
mentation of the provisions of this section, and the re-
quirements arising under such provisions, in—
(1) providing for the use and maintenance of
the lighthouses conveyed under this section in ac-
cordance with subsection (b);
(2) providing for public access to such light-
houses; and
(3) achieving the conveyance of lighthouses to
appropriate entities under subsection (g).
(j) ADDITIONAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—The Sec-
retary may require any additional terms and conditions
in connection with a conveyance under subsection (a) that
the Secretary considers appropriate in order to protect the
interests of the United States.
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TITLE XVIII—BALLAST WATER
MANAGEMENT
SEC. 1801. SHORT TITLE.
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Ballast Water Man-
agement Act’’.
SEC. 1802. EVALUATION.
(a) Subsection 1102(a) of Public Law 101–646 (16
U.S.C. 4712(a)) is amended by adding the following new
paragraph at the end:
‘‘(4) NATIONAL BALLAST WATER MANAGEMENT
EVALUATION.—
‘‘(A) Subject to the availability of appro-
priations, the Task Force shall contract with
the Marine Board of the National Research
Council to identify and evaluate ballast water
management technologies and practices that
prevent 
the 
introduction 
and 
spread 
of
nonindigenous species through ballast water
discharged into United States waters.
‘‘(B) In conducting the evaluation, the Ma-
rine Board shall consider, at a minimum, bal-
last water management technologies and prac-
tices identified in the study prepared under
paragraph (3).
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‘‘(C) In conducting the evaluation, the Ma-
rine Board shall identify, at a minimum, ballast
water management technologies and practices
that—
‘‘(i) may be retrofitted on existing
vessels or incorporated in new vessel de-
signs;
‘‘(ii) are operationally practical;
‘‘(iii) are safe for vessel and crew;
‘‘(iv) are environmentally sound;
‘‘(v) are cost effective;
‘‘(vi) the vessel operator can monitor;
and
‘‘(vii) are effective against a broad
range of nuisance organisms.’’.
(b) Subsection 1102(c) of Public Law 101–646 (16
U.S.C. 4712(c)) is amended by adding the following new
paragraph at the end:
‘‘(3) NATIONAL BALLAST WATER MANAGEMENT
EVALUATION REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after
the date of enactment of the Ballast Water Manage-
ment Act, the Task Force shall submit to the appro-
priate Committees a report on the results of the
evaluation conducted under paragraph (4) of sub-
section (a).’’.
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SEC. 1803. NATIONAL BALLAST WATER MANAGEMENT DEM-
ONSTRATION PROGRAM.
(a) Section 1202 of Public Law 101–646 (16 U.S.C.
4722) is amended by—
(1) redesignating subsection (k) as subsection
(l); and
(2) inserting after subsection (j) the following:
‘‘(k) NATIONAL BALLAST WATER MANAGEMENT
DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM.—
‘‘(1) AUTHORIZATION.—Following the submis-
sion of the evaluation authorized under section
1102(a)(4) and subject to the availability of appro-
priations under section 1301(e), the Secretary of
Transportation, in consultation with the Task Force,
shall conduct a national ballast water management
demonstration program to test and evaluate ballast
water management technologies and practices, in-
cluding those identified in the evaluation authorized
under paragraph 1102(a)(4), to prevent the intro-
duction and spread of nonindigenous species through
ballast water discharged into United States waters.
‘‘(2) CRITERIA.—In carrying out the dem-
onstration program authorized under this sub-
section, the Secretary of Transportation shall use
vessels that are documented under chapter 121 of
title 46, United States Code, including vessels oper-
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ating on the Great Lakes. Any necessary ballast
water management technology installation or con-
struction on a vessel used in the demonstration pro-
gram shall be performed by a United States ship-
yard or ship repair facility.
‘‘(3) AUTHORITIES.—In conducting the dem-
onstration program under this subsection, the Task
Force and the Secretary of Transportation may ac-
cept donations of property and services.’’.
(b) Subsection 1202(l), as redesignated by this Act,
is amended by adding the following new paragraph at the
end:
‘‘(3) Not later than 1 year after the submission
of 
the 
evaluation 
authorized 
under 
section
1102(a)(4) and periodically as necessary to report
new findings, the Secretary of Transportation, in
consultation with the Task Force, shall submit to
the appropriate Committees a report on the results
of the demonstration program conducted under sub-
section (k).’’.
SEC. 1804. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
Section 1301 of Public Law 101–646 (16 U.S.C.
4741) is amended by adding the following new subsection
at the end:
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‘‘(e) NATIONAL
BALLAST
WATER
MANAGEMENT
EVALUATION
AND DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM.—There
are authorized to be appropriated to the Director and the
Under Secretary $150,000 for fiscal year 1995 and to the
Secretary of Transportation $1,850,000 for fiscal year
1996, to remain available until expended, to carry out the
evaluation authorized under section 1102(a)(4) and the
demonstration 
program 
authorized 
under 
section
1202(k).’’.
TITLE XIX—ADDITIONAL
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
SEC. 1901. AMENDMENT TO REQUIRE EPIRBS ON THE
GREAT LAKES.
Paragraph (7) of section 4502(a) of title 46, United
States Code, is amended by inserting ‘‘or beyond 3 nau-
tical miles from the coastline of the Great Lakes’’ after
‘‘high seas’’.
SEC. 1902. IMPLEMENTATION OF OIL POLLUTION REQUIRE-
MENTS WITH RESPECT TO VEGETABLE OIL.
In implementing the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (Pub-
lic Law 101–380), the Coast Guard and other agencies
shall differentiate between animal fats or oils of vegetable
origin and other oils, including petroleum oils, on the basis
of their physical, chemical, biological, and other prop-
erties, and their environmental effects.
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SEC. 1903. DUAL PURPOSE VESSEL.
Subject to the availability of appropriations, the Sec-
retary of Transportation is authorized to expend up to
$10,000,000 in fiscal year 1996 for the design and con-
struction of a passenger ferry to be owned and operated
by the State of Alaska, provided that—
(1) any amounts expended under this provision
by the Secretary for such ferry are matched by an
equal or greater amount from the State of Alaska or
other sources;
(2) such ferry shall, when completed, be used
by the State of Alaska as part of the National Con-
tingency 
Plan 
in 
accordance 
with 
section
311(d)(2)(H) of the Federal Water Pollution Con-
trol Act (33 U.S.C. 1321(d)(2)(H)), in the event of
a worst case discharge of crude oil off Alaska;
(3) the State of Alaska shall agree to use such
ferry in cooperation with the Federal On-Scene Co-
ordinator in the event of a worst case discharge of
crude oil off Alaska; and
(4) such ferry shall be made available by the
State of Alaska to be included on the list of equip-
ment available in an Area Contingency Plan off
Alaska under section 311(j)(4)(C)(iv) of the Federal
Water 
Pollution 
Control 
Act 
(33 
U.S.C.
1321(j)(4)(C)(iv)).
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SEC. 1904. EQUITABLE TREATMENT OF UNITED STATES
OCEAN FREIGHT FORWARDERS BY OCEAN
CARRIER CONFERENCES.
(a) INDEPENDENT ACTION.—Section 5(b) of the
Shipping Act of 1984 (46 U.S.C. App. 1704(b)) is amend-
ed by striking paragraph (8) and inserting the following:
‘‘(8) provide that—
‘‘(A) any member of the conference may
take independent action on any rate, service
item, or level of ocean freight forwarder com-
pensation required to be filed in a tariff under
section 8(a) upon not more than 10 calendar
days notice to the conference; and
‘‘(B) the conference will include the new
rate, service item, or level of ocean freight for-
warder compensation in its tariff for use by
that member, effective no later than 10 cal-
endar days after receipt of the notice, and by
any other member that notifies the conference
that it elects to adopt the independent rate,
service item, or level of ocean freight forwarder
compensation on or after its effective date, in
lieu of the existing conference tariff provision
for that rate, service item, or level of ocean
freight forwarder compensation;’’.
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(b) PROHIBITION ON DENYING COMPENSATION.—
Section 10(c) of the Shipping Act of 1984 (46 U.S.C. App.
1709(c)), is amended by striking paragraph (5) and in-
serting the following:
‘‘(5) deny in the export foreign commerce of the
United States compensation to an ocean freight for-
warder, or limit that compensation to less than 1.25
percent of the aggregate of all of the rates and
charges applicable under the tariff assessed against
the cargo on which the forwarding services are pro-
vided; or’’.
SEC. 1905. FLORIDA AVENUE BRIDGE.
For purposes of the alteration of the Florida Avenue
Bridge (located approximately 1.63 miles east of the Mis-
sissippi River on the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway in Orle-
ans Parish, Louisiana) ordered by the Secretary of Trans-
portation under the Act of June 21, 1940 (33 U.S.C. 511
et seq.; popularly known as the Truman-Hobbs Act), the
Secretary shall treat the drainage siphon that is adjacent
to the bridge as an appurtenance of the bridge, including
with respect to apportionment and payment of costs for
the removal of the drainage siphon in accordance with that
Act.
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SEC. 1906. LIMITATION ON CONSOLIDATION OF HOUSTON
AND GALVESTON MARINE SAFETY OFFICES.
The Secretary of Transportation may not consolidate
the Coast Guard Marine Safety Offices in Galveston,
Texas, and Houston, Texas.
SEC. 1907. BUY AMERICAN REQUIREMENT FOR SURFACE
SEARCH RADAR SYSTEMS AND MULTIBEAM
SONAR.
Notwithstanding any other law, at least 51 percent
of the components of surface search radar systems and
multibeam sonar systems for Coast Guard vessels shall be
manufactured in the United States, provided the United
States manufacturer offers the Coast Guard a competitive
price.
SEC. 1908. SPECIAL RECRUITING AUTHORITY TO ACHIEVE
DIVERSITY.
(a) FINDINGS.—The Congress makes the following
findings:
(1) Women and minorities have historically
been underrepresented in the Coast Guard officer
corps and at the United States Coast Guard Acad-
emy.
(2) Notwithstanding application of traditional
recruiting programs, the Coast Guard has not been
able to rectify the historic underrepresentation of