SEC. 404. TOWING VESSELS; OPERATION OUTSIDE THE 
BOUNDARY LINE. 
(a) INTERIM EXEMPTION.—A towing vessel to which 
this section applies is exempt from any additional require-
ments of subtitle II of title 46, United States Code, and 
chapter I of title 33 and chapter I of title 46, Code of 
Federal Regulations that would result solely from such 
vessel operating outside the Boundary Line (as such term 
is defined in section 103 of title 46, United States Code) 
if such vessel— 
(1) is listed as a response vessel on a vessel re-
sponse plan and is operating outside the Boundary 
Line solely to perform duties of a response vessel; or 
(2) is operating outside the Boundary Line 
solely to perform operations necessary to escort a 
vessel with limited maneuverability. 
(b) APPLICABILITY.—This section applies to a towing 
vessel— 
(1) that is subject to inspection under chapter 
33 of title 46, United States Code, and subchapter 
M of title 46, Code of Federal Regulations; 
(2) with only ‘‘Lakes, Bays, and Sounds’’ or 
‘‘Rivers’’ routes recorded on such vessel’s certificate 
of inspection under section 136.230 of title 46, Code 
of Federal Regulations; and 
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(3)(A) that, with respect to a vessel that is de-
scribed in subsection (a)(1), is listed— 
(i) on a vessel response plan under part 
155 of title 33, Code of Federal Regulations, on 
the date of approval of the vessel response plan; 
or 
(ii) by name or reference in the vessel re-
sponse plan’s geographic-specific appendix on 
the date of approval of the vessel response plan; 
or 
(B) that, with respect to a vessel described in 
subsection (a)(2), is regularly engaged in harbor as-
sist operations, including the docking, undocking, 
mooring, unmooring, and escorting of vessels with 
limited maneuverability. 
(c) LIMITATIONS.—A vessel exempted under sub-
section (a) is subject to the following operating limitations: 
(1) RESPONSE VESSELS.—The voyage of a ves-
sel exempted under subsection (a)(1) shall— 
(A) be less than 12 hours, or in the case 
of a voyage in the territorial waters of Alaska, 
Guam, Hawaii, and American Samoa, have suf-
ficient manning as determined by the Secretary; 
and 
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(B) originate and end in the inspection 
zone of a single Officer In-Charge, Marine In-
spection, as defined in section 3305(d)(4) of 
title 46, United States Code. 
(2) ESCORT VESSELS.—The voyage of a vessel 
exempted under subsection (a)(2) shall— 
(A) be less than 12 hours in total duration; 
(B) originate and end in the inspection 
zone of a single Officer In-Charge, Marine In-
spection, as such term is defined in section 
3305(d)(4) of title 46, United States Code; and 
(C) occur no further than 10 nautical 
miles from the Boundary Line. 
(d) TERMINATION.—The interim exemption provided 
under subsection (a) shall terminate on July 22, 2023. 
(e) RESTRICTION.—The Officer In-Charge, Marine 
Inspection, as defined in section 3305(d)(4) of title 46, 
United States Code, for an inspection zone may restrict 
operations under the exemptions provided under sub-
section (a) for safety purposes. 
(f) BRIEFING.—Not later than July 22, 2022, the 
Commandant of the Coast Guard shall brief the Com-
mittee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House 
of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, 
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Science, and Transportation of the Senate regarding the 
following: 
(1) The impacts of the interim exemptions pro-
vided under this section. 
(2) Any safety concerns regarding the expira-
tion of such interim exemptions. 
(3) Whether such interim exemptions should be 
extended or made permanent in the interests of safe-
ty. 
SEC. 405. COAST GUARD AUTHORITIES STUDY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the department 
in which the Coast Guard is operating shall seek to enter 
into an arrangement with the National Academy of 
Sciences not later than 60 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act under which the Academy shall prepare 
an assessment of Coast Guard authorities. 
(b) ASSESSMENT.—The assessment under subsection 
(a) shall provide— 
(1) an examination of emerging issues that may 
require Coast Guard oversight, regulation, or action; 
(2) a description of potential limitations and 
shortcomings of relying on current Coast Guard au-
thorities to address emerging issues; and 
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(3) an overview of adjustments and additions 
that could be made to existing Coast Guard authori-
ties to fully address emerging issues. 
(c) REPORT TO THE CONGRESS.—Not later than 1 
year after entering into an arrangement with the Sec-
retary under subsection (a), the National Academy of 
Sciences shall submit the assessment under this section 
to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate. 
(d) EMERGING ISSUES.—In this section, the term 
‘‘emerging issues’’ means changes in the maritime indus-
try and environment that in the determination of the Na-
tional Academy of Sciences are reasonably likely to occur 
within 10 years after the date of the enactment of this 
Act, including— 
(1) the introduction of new technologies in the 
maritime domain; 
(2) the advent of new processes or operational 
activities in the maritime domain; and 
(3) changes in the use of navigable waterways. 
SEC. 406. CLOUD COMPUTING STRATEGY. 
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Commandant of the Coast Guard 
shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and In-
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frastructure of the House of Representatives and the Com-
mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the 
Senate a detailed description of the Coast Guard’s strat-
egy to implement cloud computing for the entire Coast 
Guard, including— 
(1) the goals and acquisition strategies for all 
proposed enterprise-wide cloud computing service 
procurements; 
(2) a strategy to sustain competition and inno-
vation throughout the period of performance of each 
contract for procurement of cloud-computing goods 
and services for the Coast Guard, including defining 
opportunities for multiple cloud-service providers 
and insertion of new technologies; 
(3) an assessment of potential threats and secu-
rity vulnerabilities of the strategy, and plans to miti-
gate such risks; and 
(4) an estimate of the cost and timeline to im-
plement cloud computing service for all Coast Guard 
computing. 
SEC. 407. REPORT ON EFFECTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON 
COAST GUARD. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Commandant of 
the Coast Guard shall submit to the Committee on Trans-
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portation and Infrastructure of the House of Representa-
tives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
Transportation of the Senate a report on vulnerabilities 
of Coast Guard installations and requirements resulting 
from climate change over the next 20 years. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The report under subsection (a) 
shall include the following: 
(1) A list of the 10 most vulnerable Coast 
Guard installations based on the effects of climate 
change, including rising sea tides, increased flooding, 
drought, desertification, wildfires, thawing perma-
frost, or any other categories the Commandant de-
termines necessary. 
(2) An overview of— 
(A) mitigations that may be necessary to 
ensure the continued operational viability and 
to increase the resiliency of the identified vul-
nerable installations; and 
(B) the cost of such mitigations. 
(3) A discussion of the climate-change-related 
effects on the Coast Guard, including— 
(A) the increase in the frequency of hu-
manitarian assistance and disaster relief mis-
sions; and 
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(B) campaign plans, contingency plans, 
and operational posture of the Coast Guard. 
(4) An overview of mitigations that may be nec-
essary to ensure mission resiliency and the cost of 
such mitigations. 
(c) FORM.—The report required under subsection (a) 
shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may contain 
a classified annex. 
SEC. 408. SHORE INFRASTRUCTURE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Commandant of 
the Coast Guard shall— 
(1) develop a plan to standardize Coast Guard 
facility condition assessments; 
(2) establish shore infrastructure performance 
goals, measures, and baselines to track the effective-
ness of maintenance and repair investments and pro-
vide feedback on progress made; 
(3) develop a process to routinely align the 
Coast Guard shore infrastructure portfolio with mis-
sion needs, including disposing of unneeded assets; 
(4) establish guidance for planning boards to 
document 
inputs, 
deliberations, 
and 
project 
prioritization decisions for infrastructure mainte-
nance projects; 
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(5) employ models for Coast Guard infrastruc-
ture asset lines for— 
(A) predicting the outcome of investments 
in shore infrastructure; 
(B) analyzing tradeoffs; and 
(C) optimizing decisions among competing 
investments; 
(6) include supporting details about competing 
project alternatives and report tradeoffs in congres-
sional budget requests and related reports; and 
(7) explore the development of real property 
management expertise within the Coast Guard work-
force, including members of the Senior Executive 
Service. 
(b) BRIEFING.—Not later than December 31, 2020, 
the Commandant of the Coast Guard shall brief the Com-
mittee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House 
of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, 
Science, and Transportation of the Senate on the status 
of the actions required under subsection (a). 
SEC. 409. PHYSICAL ACCESS CONTROL SYSTEM REPORT. 
Not later 180 days after the date of the enactment 
of this Act and annually for each of the 4 years thereafter, 
the Commandant of the Coast Guard shall submit to the 
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the 
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House of Representatives and the Committee on Com-
merce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a report 
regarding the status of the Coast Guard’s compliance with 
Homeland Security Presidential Directive 12 (HSPD–12) 
and Federal Information Processing Standard 201 
(FIPS–201), including— 
(1) the status of Coast Guard efforts to field a 
comprehensive Physical Access Control System at 
Coast Guard installations and locations necessary to 
bring the Service into compliance with HSPD–12 
and FIPS–201B; 
(2) the status of the selection of a technological 
solution; 
(3) the estimated phases and timeframe to com-
plete the implementation of such a system; and 
(4) the estimated cost for each phase of the 
project. 
SEC. 410. COASTWISE ENDORSEMENTS. 
(a) ‘‘SAFARI VOYAGER’’.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Notwithstanding sections 
12112 and 12132 of title 46, United States Code, 
the Secretary of the department in which the Coast 
Guard is operating shall issue a certificate of docu-
mentation with a coastwise endorsement for the ves-
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sel Safari Voyager (International Maritime Organi-
zation number 8963753). 
(2) REVOCATION OF EFFECTIVENESS OF CER-
TIFICATE.—A certificate of documentation issued 
under paragraph (1) is revoked on the date of the 
sale of the vessel or the entity that owns the vessel. 
(b) ‘‘PACIFIC PROVIDER’’.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Notwithstanding sections 
12112 and 12132 of title 46, United States Code, 
the Secretary of the department in which the Coast 
Guard is operating may issue a certificate of docu-
mentation with a coastwise endorsement for the ves-
sel Pacific Provider (United States official number 
597967). 
(2) REVOCATION OF EFFECTIVENESS OF CER-
TIFICATE.—A certificate of documentation issued 
under paragraph (1) is revoked on the date of the 
sale of the vessel or the entity that owns the vessel. 
(c) DOCUMENTATION OF LNG TANKERS.—Section 
7(b)(3) of the America’s Cup Act of 2011 (Public Law 
112–61) is amended by— 
(1) 
striking 
‘‘The 
coastwise 
endorsement 
issued’’ and inserting ‘‘No coastwise endorsement 
shall be issued’’; and 
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(2) striking ‘‘shall expire on’’ and inserting 
‘‘after the’’. 
(d) REPLACEMENT VESSEL.—Notwithstanding sec-
tion 208(g)(5) of the American Fisheries Act (Public Law 
105–277; 16 U.S.C. 1851 note), a vessel eligible under 
section 208(e)(21) of such Act that is replaced under sec-
tion 208(g) of such Act shall be subject to a sideboard 
restriction catch limit of zero metric tons in the Bering 
Sea and Aleutian Islands and in the Gulf of Alaska unless 
that vessel is also a replacement vessel under section 
679.4(o)(4) of title 50, Code of Federal Regulations, in 
which case such vessel shall not be eligible to be a catcher/ 
processor under section 206(b)(2) of such Act. 
SEC. 411. POLAR SECURITY CUTTER ACQUISITION REPORT. 
Not later than one year after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Commandant of the Coast Guard 
shall submit a report to the Committees on Transportation 
and Infrastructure and Armed Services of the House of 
Representatives, and the Committees on Commerce, 
Science and Transportation and Armed Services of the 
Senate on— 
(1) the extent to which specifications, key draw-
ings, and detail design for the Polar Security Cutter 
are complete before the start of construction; 
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(2) the extent to which Polar Security Cutter 
hulls numbers one, two, and three are science ready; 
and 
(3) what actions will be taken to ensure that 
Polar Security Cutter hull number four is science ca-
pable, as described in the National Academies of 
Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine’s Committee on 
Polar Icebreaker Cost Assessment letter report enti-
tled ‘‘Acquisition and Operation of Polar Ice-
breakers: Fulfilling the Nation’s Needs’’ and dated 
July 11, 2017. 
SEC. 412. SENSE OF THE CONGRESS ON THE NEED FOR A 
NEW GREAT LAKES ICEBREAKER. 
(a) FINDINGS.—The Congress finds the following: 
(1) The Great Lakes shipping industry is cru-
cial to the American economy, including the U.S. 
manufacturing base, providing important economic 
and national security benefits. 
(2) A recent study found that the Great Lakes 
shipping industry supports 237,000 jobs and tens of 
billions of dollars in economic activity. 
(3) United States Coast Guard icebreaking ca-
pacity is crucial to full utilization of the Great Lakes 
shipping system, as during the winter icebreaking 
season up to 15 percent of annual cargo loads are 
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delivered and many industries would have to reduce 
their production if Coast Guard icebreaking services 
were not provided. 
(4) Six of the Coast Guard’s nine icebreaking 
cutters in the Great Lakes are more than 30 years 
old and are frequently inoperable during the winter 
icebreaking season, including those that have com-
pleted a recent service life extension program. 
(5) During the previous 10 winters, Coast 
Guard Great Lakes icebreaking cutters have been in-
operable for an average of 65 cutter-days during the 
winter icebreaking season, with this annual lost ca-
pability exceeding 100 cutter-days, with a high of 
246 cutter-days during the winter of 2017–2018. 
(6) The 2019 ice season provides further proof 
that current Coast Guard icebreaking capacity is in-
adequate for the needs of the Great Lakes shipping 
industry, as only six of the nine icebreaking cutters 
are operational and millions of tons of cargo was not 
loaded or was delayed due to inadequate Coast 
Guard icebreaking assets during a historically aver-
age winter for Great Lakes ice coverage. 
(7) The Congress has authorized the Coast 
Guard to acquire a new Great Lakes icebreaker as 
capable as Coast Guard Cutter MACKINAW 
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(WLBB–30), the most capable Great Lakes ice-
breaker, and $10 million has been appropriated to 
fund the design and initial acquisition work for this 
icebreaker. 
(8) The Coast Guard has not initiated a new 
acquisition program for this Great Lakes icebreaker. 
(b) SENSE OF THE CONGRESS.—It is the sense of 
the Congress of the United States that a new Coast Guard 
icebreaker as capable as Coast Guard Cutter MACKI-
NAW (WLBB–30) is needed on the Great Lakes and the 
Coast Guard should acquire this icebreaker as soon as pos-
sible. 
SEC. 413. CARGO PREFERENCE STUDY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Comptroller General of the 
United States shall conduct an audit regarding the en-
forcement of the United States cargo preference program 
under section 55305 of title 46, United States Code. 
(b) SCOPE.—The audit conducted under subsection 
(a) shall include— 
(1) a description of the agencies and organiza-
tions required to comply with cargo preference re-
quirements; 
(2) an analysis of the compliance or noncompli-
ance of such agencies and organizations with such 
requirements, including details of— 
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(A) the total amount of international 
oceangoing cargo shipped by each such agency 
and organization; and 
(B) the percentage of such cargo shipped 
on cargo preference-compliant vessels; and 
(3) an overview of enforcement activities under-
taken by the Maritime Administration from October 
14, 2008, until the date of the enactment of this 
Act, including a listing of all bills of lading collected 
by the Maritime Administration during that period. 
(c) REPORT.—Not later than one year after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall 
submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infra-
structure of the House of Representatives and the Com-
mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the 
Senate a report detailing the results of the audit and pro-
viding recommendations related to such results. 
SEC. 414. INSIDER THREAT PROGRAM. 
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Commandant of the Coast Guard 
shall brief the Committee on Transportation and Infra-
structure of the House of Representatives and the Com-
mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the 
Senate on a plan to expand the Coast Guard Insider 
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Threat program to include the monitoring of all Coast 
Guard devices, including mobile devices. 
SEC. 415. FISHING SAFETY GRANTS. 
The cap on the Federal share of the cost of any activ-
ity carried out with a grant under subsections (i) and (j) 
of section 4502 of title 46, United States Code, as in effect 
prior to the date of enactment of the Frank LoBiondo 
Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2018, shall apply to any 
funds appropriated under the Consolidated Appropriations 
Act, 2017 (Public Law 115–31) for the purpose of making 
such grants. 
SEC. 416. PLANS FOR DEMONSTRATION PROGRAMS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Commandant of the Coast 
Guard shall develop plans for demonstration programs 
that will assess the feasibility of using unmanned aircraft 
systems for surveillance of marine protected areas, the 
transit zone, and the Arctic to— 
(1) gather regular maritime domain awareness 
of such areas; 
(2) ensure sufficient response to illegal activi-
ties in marine protected areas, the transit zone, and 
the Arctic; and 
(3) collaborate with local, State, and Tribal au-
thorities and international partners for surveillance 
permissions over their waters. 
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(b) REQUIREMENTS.—The plans required under sub-
section (a) shall include— 
(1) discussion of the feasibility, safety, and cost 
effectiveness of using unmanned aerial vehicles for 
the purposes of enhancing maritime domain aware-
ness in marine protected areas; 
(2) coordination and communication plans to 
facilitate coordination with other relevant Federal, 
State, Tribal, and local agencies, and international 
partners; 
(3) consideration of the potential impacts of 
such a demonstration program on the Coast Guard’s 
existing unmanned vehicle programs; 
(4) an overview of areas that could be surveilled 
under such program; 
(5) a timeline and technical milestones for the 
implementation of such a program; 
(6) resource requirements to implement and 
sustain such a program; and 
(7) the operational benefits of such a program. 
(c) REPORT.—Not later than one year after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Commandant shall brief 
the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of 
the House of Representatives and the Committee on Com-
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merce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate on the 
plans required under subsection (a). 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) ARCTIC.—The term ‘‘Arctic’’ has the mean-
ing given that term in section 112 of the Arctic Re-
search and Policy Act of 1984 (15 U.S.C. 4111). 
(2) MARINE
PROTECTED
AREA.—The term 
‘‘marine protected area’’ means any discrete area of 
the marine environment under a Federal statute. 
(3) TRANSIT ZONE.—The term ‘‘transit zone’’ 
has the meaning given that term in section 
1092(a)(8) of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (6 U.S.C. 223(a)(8)). 
(4) UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEM.—The term 
‘‘unmanned aircraft system’’ has the meaning given 
that term in section 331 of the FAA Modernization 
and Reform Act of 2012 (49 U.S.C. 40101 note). 
SEC. 417. WATERS DEEMED NOT NAVIGABLE WATERS OF 
THE UNITED STATES FOR CERTAIN PUR-
POSES. 
The Coalbank Slough in Coos Bay, Oregon, is 
deemed to not be navigable waters of the United States 
for all purposes of subchapter J of Chapter I of title 33, 
Code of Federal Regulations. 
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SEC. 418. COAST GUARD HOUSING; STATUS AND AUTHORI-
TIES BRIEFING. 
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Commandant of the Coast Guard 
shall provide to the Committee on Transportation and In-
frastructure of the House of Representatives and the Com-
mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the 
Senate a briefing on Coast Guard housing, including— 
(1) a description of the material condition of 
Coast Guard housing facilities; 
(2) the amount of current Coast Guard housing 
construction and deferred maintenance backlogs; 
(3) an overview of the manner in which the 
Coast Guard manages and maintains housing facili-
ties; 
(4) a discussion of whether reauthorizing hous-
ing authorities for the Coast Guard similar to those 
provided in section 208 of the Coast Guard Author-
ization Act of 1996 (Public Law 104–324); and 
(5) recommendations regarding how the Con-
gress could adjust those authorities to prevent mis-
management of Coast Guard housing facilities. 
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SEC. 419. CONVEYANCE OF COAST GUARD PROPERTY AT 
POINT SPENCER, ALASKA. 
(1) Section 533 of the Coast Guard Authoriza-
tion Act of 2016 (Public Law 114–120) is amended 
by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(f) REMEDIAL ACTIONS.—For purposes of the 
transfers under this section, the remedial actions required 
under section 120(h) of the Comprehensive Environmental 
Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 
U.S.C. 9620(h)) may be completed by the United States 
Coast Guard after the date of such transfer and a deed 
entered into for such transfer shall include a clause grant-
ing the United States Coast Guard access to the property 
in any case in which remedial action or corrective action 
is found to be necessary after the date of such transfer.’’. 
(2) Section 534 of the Coast Guard Authoriza-
tion Act of 2016 (Public Law 114–120) is amended 
by— 
(A) striking ‘‘Nothing’’ and inserting 
‘‘After the date on which the Secretary of the 
Interior conveys land under section 533 of this 
Act, nothing’’; and 
(B) by inserting ‘‘, with respect to con-
taminants on such land prior to the date on 
which the land is conveyed’’ before the period. 
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SEC. 420. PROHIBITION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the department 
in which the Coast Guard is operating shall not establish 
anchorage grounds on the Hudson River between Yonkers, 
New York, and Kingston, New York, under section 7 of 
the Rivers and Harbors Appropriations Act of 1915 (33 
U.S.C. 471) or chapter 700 of title 46, United States 
Code, in addition to any anchorage grounds in effect in 
such area on the date of the enactment of this Act. 
(b) RESTRICTION.—The Commandant may not es-
tablish or expand any anchorages, outside of the reach on 
the Hudson River described in subsection (a) without first 
providing notice to the Committee on Transportation and 
Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the 
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of 
the Senate not later than 180 days prior to the establish-
ment or expansion of any such anchorages. 
SEC. 421. CERTIFICATE EXTENSIONS. 
Subchapter I of chapter 121 of title 46, United States 
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
section: 
‘‘§ 12108. Authority to extend the duration of vessel 
certificates 
‘‘(a) CERTIFICATES.—Provided a vessel is in compli-
ance with inspection requirements in section 3313, the 
Secretary of the Department in which in the Coast Guard 
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is operating may, if he makes the determination described 
in subsection (b), extend for a period of not more than 
one year an expiring–— 
‘‘(1) certificate of documentation issued for a 
vessel under Chapter 121; or 
‘‘(2) certificate of financial responsibility re-
quired for a vessel by Section 1016(a) of the Oil 
Pollution Act of 1990 (33 U.S.C. 2716(a)) or Sec-
tion 108 of the Comprehensive Environmental Re-
sponse, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 
U.S.C. 9608). 
‘‘(b) DETERMINATION.—The determination referred 
to in subsection (a) is a determination that such extension 
is required to enable the Coast Guard to— 
‘‘(1) eliminate a backlog in processing applica-
tions for such certificates; or 
‘‘(2) act in response to a national emergency or 
natural disaster. 
‘‘(c) MANNER OF EXTENSION.—Any extension grant-
ed under this section may be granted to individual vessels 
or to a specifically identified group of vessels.’’. 
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