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(2) there is no available capacity in the United 
States to conduct the dismantling, recycling, or 
scrapping of the vessel; 
(3) any dismantling, recycling, or scrapping of 
the vessel in a foreign country will be conducted in 
full compliance with environmental, safety, labor, 
and health requirements for ship dismantling, recy-
cling, or scrapping that are equivalent to the laws of 
the United States; and 
(4) the export of the vessel under this section 
will only be for dismantling, recycling, or scrapping 
of the vessel. 
(c) CERTIFICATION.—The certification required in 
subsection (b) must be provided to the Committee on 
Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the 
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of 
the Senate at least 90 days before any vessel is approved 
for transport to a foreign country for purposes of disman-
tling, recycling, or scrapping. 
(d) UNITED STATES DEFINED.—In this section the 
term ‘‘United States’’ means the States of the United 
States, Puerto Rico, and Guam. 
SEC. 3503. STUDENT INCENTIVE PAYMENT AGREEMENTS. 
Section 51509(b) of title 46, United States Code, is 
amended— 
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(1) 
by 
striking 
‘‘$4,000’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘$8,000’’; 
(2) by inserting ‘‘tuition,’’ after ‘‘uniforms,’’; 
and 
(3) by inserting ‘‘before the start of each aca-
demic year’’ after ‘‘and be paid’’. 
SEC. 3504. RIDING GANG MEMBER REQUIREMENTS. 
Section 1018 of the John Warner National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007 (Public Law 109– 
364; 120 Stat. 2380) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 1018. RIDING GANG MEMBER REQUIREMENTS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense may 
not award, renew, extend, or exercise an option to extend 
any charter of a vessel documented under chapter 121 of 
title 46, United States Code, for the Department of De-
fense, or any contract for the carriage of cargo by a vessel 
documented under that chapter for the Department of De-
fense, unless the charter or contract, respectively, includes 
provisions that— 
‘‘(1) subject to paragraph (2), allow riding gang 
members to perform work on the vessel during the 
effective period of the charter or contract only under 
terms, conditions, restrictions, and requirements as 
provided in section 8106 of title 46, United States 
Code; and 
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‘‘(2) require that riding gang members hold a 
merchant mariner’s document issued under chapter 
73 of title 46, United States Code, or a transpor-
tation security card issued under section 70105 of 
such title. 
‘‘(b) EXEMPTION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In accordance with regula-
tions issued by the Secretary of Defense, an indi-
vidual shall not be treated as a riding gang member 
for the purposes of section 8106 of title 46, United 
States Code, and this section if— 
‘‘(A) the individual is aboard a vessel that 
is under charter or contract for the carriage of 
cargo for the Department of Defense, for pur-
poses other than engaging in the operation or 
maintenance of the vessel; and 
‘‘(B) the individual— 
‘‘(i) accompanies, supervises, guards, 
or maintains unit equipment aboard a 
ship, commonly referred to as supercargo 
personnel; 
‘‘(ii) is one of the force protection per-
sonnel of the vessel; 
‘‘(iii) is a specialized repair techni-
cian; or 
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‘‘(iv) is otherwise required by the Sec-
retary of Defense to be aboard the vessel. 
‘‘(2) BACKGROUND CHECK.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—This section shall not 
apply to an individual unless— 
‘‘(i) the name and other necessary 
identifying information for the individual is 
submitted to the Secretary for a back-
ground check; and 
‘‘(ii) except as provided in subpara-
graph (B), the individual successfully 
passes a background check by the Sec-
retary prior to going aboard the vessel. 
‘‘(B) WAIVER.—The Secretary may waive 
the application of subparagraph (A)(ii) for an 
individual who holds a merchant mariner’s doc-
ument issued under chapter 73 of title 46, 
United States Code, or a transportation secu-
rity card issued under section 70105 of such 
title. 
‘‘(3) EXEMPTED INDIVIDUAL NOT TREATED AS 
IN ADDITION TO THE CREW.—An individual who, 
under paragraph (1), is not treated as a riding gang 
member shall not be counted as an individual in ad-
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dition to the crew for the purposes of section 3304 
of title 46, United States Code.’’. 
SEC. 3505. MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR REIMBURSEMENT 
PROGRAM FOR THE MARITIME SECURITY 
FLEET. 
Section 3517(a) of the Maritime Security Act of 2003 
(46 U.S.C. 53101 note; as amended by section 3503 of 
the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2006 (119 Stat. 3548)) is amended by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘(3) EXISTING OPERATING AGREEMENTS.—The 
Secretary of Transportation shall, subject to the 
availability of appropriations, seek to enter into an 
agreement under this section with one or more con-
tractors under an operating agreement under that 
chapter that is in effect on the date of the enact-
ment of this paragraph, regarding maintenance and 
repair of all vessels that are subject to the operating 
agreement.’’. 
SEC. 3506. TEMPORARY PROGRAM AUTHORIZING CON-
TRACTS WITH ADJUNCT PROFESSORS AT THE 
UNITED STATES MERCHANT MARINE ACAD-
EMY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Maritime Administrator may 
establish a temporary program for the purpose of, subject 
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