‘‘(2) describe the impediments to installing dig-
ital selective calling and direction finding capability 
in areas where such technology will not be installed; 
‘‘(3) identify locations in the areas specified in 
subsection (a) where communication gaps will con-
tinue to present a risk to mariners after completion 
of the Rescue 21 project; 
‘‘(4) include a list of all reported marine acci-
dents, casualties, and fatalities occurring in the loca-
tions identified under paragraph (3) since 1990; and 
‘‘(5) provide an estimate of the costs associated 
with installing the technology necessary to close 
communication gaps in the locations identified under 
paragraph (3).’’. 
SEC. 218. TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS TO TITLE 14. 
Title 14, United States Code, as amended by this Act, 
is further amended— 
(1) in section 93(b)(1) by striking ‘‘Notwith-
standing subsection (a)(14)’’ and inserting ‘‘Not-
withstanding subsection (a)(13)’’; 
(2) in section 197(b) by striking ‘‘of Homeland 
Security’’; and 
(3) in section 573(c)(3)(A) by inserting ‘‘and 
shall maintain such cutter in such class’’ before the 
period at the end.
SEC. 219. FLAG OFFICERS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Title 14, United States Code, is 
amended by inserting after section 295 the following: 
‘‘§ 296. Flag officers 
‘‘During any period in which the Coast Guard is not 
operating as a service in the Navy, section 1216(d) of title 
10 does not apply with respect to flag officers of the Coast 
Guard.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis for chap-
ter 11 of title 14, United States Code, is amended by in-
serting after the item relating to section 295 the following: 
‘‘296. Flag officers.’’. 
SEC. 220. AVIATION CAPABILITY IN THE GREAT LAKES RE-
GION. 
The Secretary of the department in which the Coast 
Guard is operating may— 
(1) request and accept through a direct mili-
tary-to-military transfer under section 2571 of title 
10, United States Code, such H–60 helicopters as 
may be necessary to establish a year-round oper-
ational capability in the Coast Guard’s Ninth Dis-
trict; and 
(2) use funds provided under section 101 of 
this Act to convert such helicopters to Coast Guard 
MH–60T configuration.
SEC. 221. E-LORAN. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the department 
in which the Coast Guard is operating may not carry out 
activities related to the dismantling or disposal of infra-
structure that supported the former LORAN system until 
the later of— 
(1) the date that is 1 year after the date of en-
actment of this Act; or 
(2) the date on which the Secretary provides to 
the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
of the House of Representatives and the Committee 
on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the 
Senate notice of a determination by the Secretary 
that such infrastructure is not required to provide a 
positioning, navigation, and timing system to provide 
redundant capability in the event GPS signals are 
disrupted. 
(b) EXCEPTION.—Subsection (a) does not apply to 
activities necessary for the safety of human life. 
(c) AGREEMENTS.—The Secretary may enter into co-
operative agreements, contracts, and other agreements 
with Federal entities and other public or private entities, 
including academic entities, to develop a positioning, tim-
ing, and navigation system, including an enhanced 
LORAN system, to provide redundant capability in the 
event GPS signals are disrupted.
TITLE III—SHIPPING AND 
NAVIGATION 
SEC. 301. TREATMENT OF FISHING PERMITS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter I of chapter 313 of 
title 46, United States Code, is amended by adding at the 
end the following: 
‘‘§ 31310. Treatment of fishing permits 
‘‘(a) LIMITATION ON MARITIME LIENS.—This chap-
ter— 
‘‘(1) does not establish a maritime lien on a 
fishing permit; and 
‘‘(2) does not authorize any civil action to en-
force a maritime lien on a fishing permit. 
‘‘(b) TREATMENT
OF FISHING PERMITS UNDER 
STATE AND FEDERAL LAW.—A fishing permit— 
‘‘(1) is governed solely by the State or Federal 
law under which it is issued; and 
‘‘(2) shall not be treated as part of a vessel, or 
as an appurtenance or intangible of a vessel, for any 
purpose under Federal law. 
‘‘(c) AUTHORITY OF SECRETARY OF COMMERCE NOT 
AFFECTED.—Nothing in this section shall be construed as 
imposing any limitation upon the authority of the Sec-
retary of Commerce—
‘‘(1) to modify, suspend, revoke, or impose a 
sanction on any fishing permit issued by the Sec-
retary of Commerce; or 
‘‘(2) to bring a civil action to enforce such a 
modification, suspension, revocation, or sanction. 
‘‘(d) FISHING PERMIT DEFINED.—In this section the 
term ‘fishing permit’ means any authorization of a person 
or vessel to engage in fishing that is issued under State 
or Federal law.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
at the beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting 
after the item relating to section 31309 the following: 
‘‘31310. Treatment of fishing permits.’’. 
SEC. 302. INTERNATIONAL ICE PATROL REFORM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 80301 of title 46, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(c) PAYMENTS.—Payments received pursuant to 
subsection (b)(1) shall be credited to the appropriation for 
operating expenses of the Coast Guard. 
‘‘(d) LIMITATION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—A Coast Guard vessel or 
aircraft may not be used to carry out an agreement 
under subsection (a) in fiscal year 2015 and any fis-
cal year thereafter unless payments are received by 
the United States Government pursuant to sub-
section (b)(1) in the preceding fiscal year in a total 
amount that is not less than difference between— 
‘‘(A) the cost incurred by the Coast Guard 
in maintaining the services; minus 
‘‘(B) the amount of the proportionate 
share of the expense generated by vessels docu-
mented under the laws of the United States. 
‘‘(2) EXCEPTION.—Notwithstanding paragraph 
(1), Coast Guard aircraft may be used to carry out 
an agreement under subsection (a) if the President 
determines it necessary in the interest of national 
security. 
‘‘(3) NOTIFICATION.—The President shall no-
tify the Committee on Transportation and Infra-
structure of the House of Representatives and the 
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor-
tation of the Senate of a determination made under 
paragraph (2) within 15 days after such determina-
tion.’’. 
(b) REPEAL.—Section 80302 of title 46, United 
States Code, and the item relating to such section in the 
analysis for chapter 803 of such title, are repealed on Oc-
tober 1, 2014.
SEC. 303. REPEAL. 
Chapter 555 of title 46, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) by repealing section 55501; 
(2) by redesignating section 55502 as section 
55501; and 
(3) in the analysis by striking the items relating 
to sections 55501 and 55502 and inserting the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘55501. United States Committee on the Marine Transportation System.’’. 
SEC. 304. DONATION OF HISTORICAL PROPERTY. 
Section 51103 of title 46, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(e) DONATION FOR HISTORICAL PURPOSES.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may convey 
the right, title, and interest of the United States 
Government in any property administered by the 
Maritime Administration, except real estate or ves-
sels, if— 
‘‘(A) the Secretary determines that such 
property is not needed by the Maritime Admin-
istration; and 
‘‘(B) the recipient— 
‘‘(i) is a nonprofit organization, a 
State, or a political subdivision of a State;
‘‘(ii) agrees to hold the Government 
harmless for any claims arising from expo-
sure to hazardous materials, including as-
bestos, polychlorinated biphenyls, or lead 
paint, after conveyance of the property; 
‘‘(iii) provides a description and expla-
nation of the intended use of the property 
to the Secretary for approval; 
‘‘(iv) has provided to the Secretary 
proof, as determined by the Secretary, of 
resources sufficient to accomplish the in-
tended use provided under clause (iii) and 
to maintain the property; 
‘‘(v) agrees that when the recipient no 
longer requires the property, the recipient 
shall— 
‘‘(I) return the property to the 
Secretary, at the recipient’s expense 
and in the same condition as received 
except for ordinary wear and tear; or 
‘‘(II) subject to the approval of 
the Secretary, retain, sell, or other-
wise dispose of the property in a man-
ner consistent with applicable law; 
and
‘‘(vi) agree to any additional terms 
the Secretary considers appropriate. 
‘‘(2) REVERSION.—The Secretary shall include 
in any conveyance under this subsection terms under 
which all right, title, and interest conveyed by the 
Secretary shall revert to the Government if the Sec-
retary determines the property has been used other 
than as approved by the Secretary under paragraph 
(1)(B)(iii).’’. 
SEC. 305. SMALL SHIPYARDS. 
Section 54101(i) of title 46, United States Code, is 
amended by striking ‘‘2009 through 2013’’ and inserting 
‘‘2015 and 2016’’. 
SEC. 306. DRUG TESTING REPORTING. 
Section 7706 of title 46, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by inserting ‘‘an applicant 
for employment by a Federal agency,’’ after ‘‘Fed-
eral agency,’’; and 
(2) in subsection (c), by— 
(A) inserting ‘‘or an applicant for employ-
ment by a Federal agency’’ after ‘‘an em-
ployee’’; and 
(B) striking ‘‘the employee.’’ and inserting 
‘‘the employee or the applicant.’’.
SEC. 307. RECOURSE FOR NONCITIZENS. 
Section 30104 of title 46, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—’’ before 
the first sentence; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(b) RESTRICTION
ON
RECOVERY
FOR
NON-
RESIDENT ALIENS EMPLOYED ON FOREIGN PASSENGER 
VESSELS.—A claim for damages or expenses relating to 
personal injury, illness, or death of a seaman who is a 
citizen of a foreign nation, arising during or from the en-
gagement of the seaman by or for a passenger vessel duly 
registered under the laws of a foreign nation, may not be 
brought under the laws of the United States if— 
‘‘(1) such seaman was not a permanent resident 
alien of the United States at the time the claim 
arose; 
‘‘(2) the injury, illness, or death arose outside 
the territorial waters of the United States; and 
‘‘(3) the seaman or the seaman’s personal rep-
resentative has or had a right to seek compensation 
for the injury, illness, or death in, or under the laws 
of— 
‘‘(A) the nation in which the vessel was 
registered at the time the claim arose; or
‘‘(B) the nation in which the seaman main-
tained citizenship or residency at the time the 
claim arose.’’. 
SEC. 308. PENALTY WAGES. 
(a) FOREIGN AND INTERCOASTAL VOYAGES.—Sec-
tion 10313(g) of title 46, United States Code, is amend-
ed— 
(1) in paragraph (2)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘all claims in a class action 
suit by seamen’’ and inserting ‘‘each claim by 
a seaman’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘the seamen’’ and inserting 
‘‘the seaman’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (3)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘class action’’; and 
(B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘, by 
a seaman who is a claimant in the suit,’’ and 
inserting ‘‘by the seaman’’. 
(b) COASTWISE VOYAGES.—Section 10504(c) of such 
title is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (2)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘all claims in a class action 
suit by seamen’’ and inserting ‘‘each claim by 
a seaman’’; and