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Sec. 1032. Investigations and inspections by Secretary. 
Sec. 1033. EPA enforcement. 
Sec. 1034. Additional authority of the Administrator. 
Subtitle D—Action on Violation, Penalties, and Referrals 
Sec. 1041. Criminal enforcement. 
Sec. 1042. Civil enforcement. 
Sec. 1043. Liability in rem. 
Sec. 1044. Vessel clearance or permits; refusal or revocation; bond or other surety. 
Sec. 1045. Warnings, detentions, dismissals, exclusion. 
Sec. 1046. Referrals for appropriate action by foreign country. 
Sec. 1047. Remedies not affected. 
Sec. 1048. Repeal. 
TITLE I—AUTHORIZATION 
SEC. 101. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
Funds are authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2011 
for necessary expenses of the Coast Guard as follows: 
(1) For the operation and maintenance of the Coast Guard, 
$6,970,681,000 of which $24,500,000 is authorized to be derived 
from the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund to carry out the purposes 
of section 1012(a)(5) of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (33 U.S.C. 
2712(a)(5)). 
(2) For the acquisition, construction, rebuilding, and 
improvement of aids to navigation, shore and offshore facilities, 
vessels, and aircraft, including equipment related thereto, 
$1,640,000,000, of which— 
(A) $20,000,000 shall be derived from the Oil Spill 
Liability Trust Fund to carry out the purposes of section 
1012(a)(5) of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990, to remain avail-
able until expended; 
(B) $1,233,502,000 is authorized for the Integrated 
Deepwater System Program; and 
(C) $100,000,000 is authorized for shore facilities and 
aids to navigation. 
(3) To the Commandant of the Coast Guard for research, 
development, test, and evaluation of technologies, materials, 
and human factors directly relating to improving the perform-
ance of the Coast Guard’s mission in search and rescue, aids 
to navigation, marine safety, marine environmental protection, 
enforcement of laws and treaties, ice operations, oceanographic 
research, and defense readiness, $28,034,000, to remain avail-
able until expended, of which $500,000 shall be derived from 
the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund to carry out the purposes 
of section 1012(a)(5) of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990. 
(4) For retired pay (including the payment of obligations 
otherwise chargeable to lapsed appropriations for this purpose), 
payments under the Retired Serviceman’s Family Protection 
and Survivor Benefit Plans, and payments for medical care 
of retired personnel and their dependents under chapter 55 
of title 10, United States Code, $1,400,700,000, to remain avail-
able until expended. 
(5) For alteration or removal of bridges over navigable 
waters of the United States constituting obstructions to naviga-
tion, and for personnel and administrative costs associated 
with the Bridge Alteration Program, $16,000,000. 
(6) For environmental compliance and restoration at Coast 
Guard facilities (other than parts and equipment associated
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with operation and maintenance), $13,329,000, to remain avail-
able until expended. 
(7) For the Coast Guard Reserve program, including per-
sonnel 
and 
training 
costs, 
equipment, 
and 
services, 
$135,675,000. 
SEC. 102. AUTHORIZED LEVELS OF MILITARY STRENGTH AND 
TRAINING. 
(a) ACTIVE DUTY STRENGTH.—The Coast Guard is authorized 
an end-of-year strength for active duty personnel of 47,000 for 
the fiscal year ending on September 30, 2011. 
(b) MILITARY TRAINING STUDENT LOADS.—For fiscal year 2011, 
the Coast Guard is authorized average military training student 
loads as follows: 
(1) For recruit and special training, 2,500 student years. 
(2) For flight training, 165 student years. 
(3) For professional training in military and civilian institu-
tions, 350 student years. 
(4) For officer acquisition, 1,200 student years. 
TITLE II—COAST GUARD 
SEC. 201. APPOINTMENT OF CIVILIAN COAST GUARD JUDGES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 7 of title 14, United States Code, 
is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘§ 153. Appointment of judges 
‘‘The Secretary may appoint civilian employees of the depart-
ment in which the Coast Guard is operating as appellate military 
judges, available for assignment to the Coast Guard Court of 
Criminal Appeals as provided for in section 866(a) of title 10.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis for such chapter is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘153. Appointment of judges.’’. 
SEC. 202. INDUSTRIAL ACTIVITIES. 
Section 151 of title 14, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—’’ before ‘‘All orders’’; 
and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(b) ORDERS AND AGREEMENTS FOR INDUSTRIAL ACTIVITIES.— 
Under this section, the Coast Guard industrial activities may accept 
orders from and enter into reimbursable agreements with establish-
ments, agencies, and departments of the Department of Defense 
and the Department of Homeland Security.’’. 
SEC. 
203. 
REIMBURSEMENT 
FOR 
MEDICAL-RELATED 
TRAVEL 
EXPENSES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 13 of title 14, United States Code, 
is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘§ 518. Reimbursement for medical-related travel expenses 
for certain persons residing on islands in the conti-
nental United States 
‘‘In any case in which a covered beneficiary (as defined in 
section 1072(5) of title 10) resides on an island that is located
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in the 48 contiguous States and the District of Columbia and 
that lacks public access roads to the mainland and is referred 
by a primary care physician to a specialty care provider (as defined 
in section 1074i(b) of title 10) on the mainland who provides services 
less than 100 miles from the location where the beneficiary resides, 
the Secretary shall reimburse the reasonable travel expenses of 
the covered beneficiary and, when accompaniment by an adult 
is necessary, for a parent or guardian of the covered beneficiary 
or another member of the covered beneficiary’s family who is at 
least 21 years of age.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis for such chapter is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘518. Reimbursement for medical-related travel expenses for certain persons resid-
ing on islands in the continental United States.’’. 
SEC. 204. COMMISSIONED OFFICERS. 
(a) ACTIVE DUTY PROMOTION LIST.—Section 42 of title 14, 
United States Code, is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘§ 42. Number and distribution of commissioned officers on 
active duty promotion list 
‘‘(a) MAXIMUM TOTAL NUMBER.—The total number of Coast 
Guard commissioned officers on the active duty promotion list, 
excluding warrant officers, shall not exceed 7,200; except that the 
Commandant may temporarily increase that number by up to 2 
percent for no more than 60 days following the date of the commis-
sioning of a Coast Guard Academy class. 
‘‘(b) DISTRIBUTION PERCENTAGES BY GRADE.— 
‘‘(1) REQUIRED.—The total number of commissioned officers 
authorized by this section shall be distributed in grade in 
the following percentages: 0.375 percent for rear admiral; 0.375 
percent for rear admiral (lower half); 6.0 percent for captain; 
15.0 percent for commander; and 22.0 percent for lieutenant 
commander. 
‘‘(2) DISCRETIONARY.—The Secretary shall prescribe the 
percentages applicable to the grades of lieutenant, lieutenant 
(junior grade), and ensign. 
‘‘(3) AUTHORITY OF SECRETARY TO REDUCE PERCENTAGE.— 
The Secretary— 
‘‘(A) may reduce, as the needs of the Coast Guard 
require, any of the percentages set forth in paragraph 
(1); and 
‘‘(B) shall apply that total percentage reduction to any 
other lower grade or combination of lower grades. 
‘‘(c) COMPUTATIONS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall compute, at least 
once each year, the total number of commissioned officers 
authorized to serve in each grade by applying the grade dis-
tribution percentages established by or under this section to 
the total number of commissioned officers listed on the current 
active duty promotion list. 
‘‘(2) ROUNDING FRACTIONS.—Subject to subsection (a), in 
making the computations under paragraph (1), any fraction 
shall be rounded to the nearest whole number. 
‘‘(3) TREATMENT
OF
OFFICERS
SERVING
OUTSIDE
COAST 
GUARD.—The number of commissioned officers on the active 
duty promotion list below the rank of rear admiral (lower
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half) serving with other Federal departments or agencies on 
a reimbursable basis or excluded under section 324(d) of title 
49 shall not be counted against the total number of commis-
sioned officers authorized to serve in each grade. 
‘‘(d) USE OF NUMBERS; TEMPORARY INCREASES.—The numbers 
resulting from computations under subsection (c) shall be, for all 
purposes, the authorized number in each grade; except that the 
authorized number for a grade is temporarily increased during 
the period between one computation and the next by the number 
of officers originally appointed in that grade during that period 
and the number of officers of that grade for whom vacancies exist 
in the next higher grade but whose promotion has been delayed 
for any reason. 
‘‘(e) OFFICERS SERVING COAST GUARD ACADEMY AND RESERVE.— 
The number of officers authorized to be serving on active duty 
in each grade of the permanent commissioned teaching staff of 
the Coast Guard Academy and of the Reserve serving in connection 
with organizing, administering, recruiting, instructing, or training 
the reserve components shall be prescribed by the Secretary.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis for chapter 3 of such 
title is amended by striking the item relating to section 42 and 
inserting the following: 
‘‘42. Number and distribution of commissioned officers on active duty promotion 
list.’’. 
SEC. 205. COAST GUARD PARTICIPATION IN THE ARMED FORCES 
RETIREMENT HOME (AFRH) SYSTEM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1502 of the Armed Forces Retirement 
Home Act of 1991 (24 U.S.C. 401) is amended— 
(1) by striking paragraph (4); 
(2) in paragraph (5)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of subparagraph (C); 
(B) by striking the period at the end of subparagraph 
(D) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by inserting at the end the following: 
‘‘(E) the Assistant Commandant of the Coast Guard 
for Human Resources.’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end of paragraph (6) the following: 
‘‘(E) The Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast 
Guard.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—(1) Section 2772 of title 10, 
United States Code, is amended— 
(A) in subsection (a) by inserting ‘‘or, in the case of the 
Coast Guard, the Commandant’’ after ‘‘concerned’’; and 
(B) by striking subsection (c). 
(2) Section 1007(i) of title 37, United States Code, is amended— 
(A) in paragraph (3) by inserting ‘‘or, in the case of the 
Coast Guard, the Commandant’’ after ‘‘Secretary of Defense’’; 
(B) by striking paragraph (4); and 
(C) by redesignating paragraph (5) as paragraph (4). 
SEC. 206. GRANTS TO INTERNATIONAL MARITIME ORGANIZATIONS. 
Section 149 of title 14, United States Code, is amended by 
adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(c) GRANTS
TO INTERNATIONAL MARITIME ORGANIZATIONS.— 
After consultation with the Secretary of State, the Commandant 
may make grants to, or enter into cooperative agreements, contracts,
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or other agreements with, international maritime organizations for 
the purpose of acquiring information or data about merchant vessel 
inspections, security, safety, environmental protection, classifica-
tion, and port state or flag state law enforcement or oversight.’’. 
SEC. 207. LEAVE RETENTION AUTHORITY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 11 of title 14, United States Code, 
is amended by inserting after section 425 the following: 
‘‘§ 426. Emergency leave retention authority 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—A duty assignment for an active duty 
member of the Coast Guard in support of a declaration of a major 
disaster or emergency by the President under the Robert T. Stafford 
Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 
et seq.) or in response to a spill of national significance shall 
be treated, for the purpose of section 701(f)(2) of title 10, as a 
duty assignment in support of a contingency operation. 
‘‘(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) SPILL OF NATIONAL SIGNIFICANCE.—The term ‘spill of 
national significance’ means a discharge of oil or a hazardous 
substance that is declared by the Commandant to be a spill 
of national significance. 
‘‘(2) DISCHARGE.—The term ‘discharge’ has the meaning 
given that term in section 1001 of the Oil Pollution Act of 
1990 (33 U.S.C. 2701).’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis for such chapter is 
amended by inserting after the item relating to section 425 the 
following: 
‘‘426. Emergency leave retention authority.’’. 
(c) APPLICATION.—The amendments made by this section shall 
be deemed to have been enacted on April 19, 2010. 
SEC. 208. ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 5 of title 14, United States Code, 
is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘§ 99. Enforcement authority 
‘‘Subject to guidelines approved by the Secretary, members 
of the Coast Guard, in the performance of official duties, may— 
‘‘(1) carry a firearm; and 
‘‘(2) while at a facility (as defined in section 70101 of 
title 46)— 
‘‘(A) make an arrest without warrant for any offense 
against the United States committed in their presence; 
and 
‘‘(B) seize property as otherwise provided by law.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING REPEAL.—Section 70117 of title 46, United 
States Code, and the item relating to such section in the analysis 
at the beginning of chapter 701 of such title, are repealed. 
(c) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis for such chapter is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘99. Enforcement authority.’’. 
SEC. 209. REPEAL. 
Section 216 of title 14, United States Code, and the item 
relating to such section in the analysis for chapter 11 of such 
title, are repealed.
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SEC. 210. MERCHANT MARINER MEDICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 71 of title 46, United States Code, 
is amended by adding at the end the following new section: 
‘‘§ 7115. Merchant Mariner Medical Advisory Committee 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—There is established a Merchant Mariner 
Medical Advisory Committee (in this section referred to as 
the ‘Committee’). 
‘‘(2) FUNCTIONS.—The Committee shall advise the Secretary 
on matters relating to— 
‘‘(A) medical certification determinations for issuance 
of licences, certificates of registry, and merchant mariners’ 
documents; 
‘‘(B) medical standards and guidelines for the physical 
qualifications of operators of commercial vessels; 
‘‘(C) medical examiner education; and 
‘‘(D) medical research. 
‘‘(b) MEMBERSHIP.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Committee shall consist of 14 mem-
bers, none of whom is a Federal employee, and shall include— 
‘‘(A) ten who are health-care professionals with par-
ticular expertise, knowledge, or experience regarding the 
medical examinations of merchant mariners or occupational 
medicine; and 
‘‘(B) four who are professional mariners with knowledge 
and experience in mariner occupational requirements. 
‘‘(2) STATUS OF MEMBERS.—Members of the Committee shall 
not be considered Federal employees or otherwise in the service 
or the employment of the Federal Government, except that 
members shall be considered special Government employees, 
as defined in section 202(a) of title 18, United States Code, 
and shall be subject to any administrative standards of conduct 
applicable to the employees of the department in which the 
Coast Guard is operating. 
‘‘(c) APPOINTMENTS; TERMS; VACANCIES.— 
‘‘(1) APPOINTMENTS.—The Secretary shall appoint the mem-
bers of the Committee, and each member shall serve at the 
pleasure of the Secretary. 
‘‘(2) TERMS.—Each member shall be appointed for a term 
of five years, except that, of the members first appointed, three 
members shall be appointed for a term of two years. 
‘‘(3) VACANCIES.—Any member appointed to fill the vacancy 
prior to the expiration of the term for which that member’s 
predecessor was appointed shall be appointed for the remainder 
of that term. 
‘‘(d) CHAIRMAN AND VICE CHAIRMAN.—The Secretary shall des-
ignate one member of the Committee as the Chairman and one 
member as the Vice Chairman. The Vice Chairman shall act as 
Chairman in the absence or incapacity of, or in the event of a 
vacancy in the office of, the Chairman. 
‘‘(e) COMPENSATION; REIMBURSEMENT.—Members of the Com-
mittee shall serve without compensation, except that, while engaged 
in the performance of duties away from their homes or regular 
places of business of the member, the member of the Committee 
may be allowed travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of 
subsistence, as authorized by section 5703 of title 5.
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‘‘(f) STAFF; SERVICES.—The Secretary shall furnish to the Com-
mittee the personnel and services as are considered necessary for 
the conduct of its business.’’. 
(b) FIRST MEETING.—No later than six months after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Merchant Mariner Medical Advisory 
Committee established by the amendment made by this section 
shall hold its first meeting. 
(c) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis for chapter 71 of that 
title is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘7115. Merchant Mariner Medical Advisory Committee.’’. 
SEC. 211. RESERVE COMMISSIONED WARRANT OFFICER TO LIEUTEN-
ANT PROGRAM. 
Section 214(a) of title 14, United States Code, is amended 
to read as follows: 
‘‘(a) The president may appoint temporary commissioned offi-
cers— 
‘‘(1) in the Regular Coast Guard in a grade, not above 
lieutenant, appropriate to their qualifications, experience, and 
length of service, as the needs of the Coast Guard may require, 
from among the commissioned warrant officers, warrant offi-
cers, and enlisted members of the Coast Guard, and from 
holders of licenses issued under chapter 71 of title 46; and 
‘‘(2) in the Coast Guard Reserve in a grade, not above 
lieutenant, appropriate to their qualifications, experience, and 
length of service, as the needs of the Coast Guard may require, 
from among the commissioned warrant officers of the Coast 
Guard Reserve.’’. 
SEC. 212. ENHANCED STATUS QUO OFFICER PROMOTION SYSTEM. 
Chapter 11 of title 14, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in section 253(a)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘and’’ after ‘‘considered,’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘, and the number of officers the board 
may recommend for promotion’’; 
(2) in section 258— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—’’ before ‘‘The Sec-
retary shall’’ ; 
(B) in subsection (a) (as so designated) by striking 
the colon at the end of the material preceding paragraph 
(1) and inserting ‘‘—’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(b) PROVISION OF DIRECTION AND GUIDANCE.— 
‘‘(1) In addition to the information provided pursuant to 
subsection (a), the Secretary may furnish the selection board— 
‘‘(A) specific direction relating to the needs of the Coast 
Guard for officers having particular skills, including direc-
tion relating to the need for a minimum number of officers 
with particular skills within a specialty; and 
‘‘(B) any other guidance that the Secretary believes 
may be necessary to enable the board to properly perform 
its functions. 
‘‘(2) Selections made based on the direction and guidance 
provided under this subsection shall not exceed the maximum 
percentage of officers who may be selected from below the 
announced promotion zone at any given selection board con-
vened under section 251 of this title.’’;
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(3) in section 259(a), by inserting after ‘‘whom the board’’ 
the following: ‘‘, giving due consideration to the needs of the 
Coast Guard for officers with particular skills so noted in 
specific direction furnished to the board by the Secretary under 
section 258 of this title,’’; and 
(4) in section 260(b), by inserting after ‘‘qualified for pro-
motion’’ the following: ‘‘to meet the needs of the service (as 
noted in specific direction furnished the board by the Secretary 
under section 258 of this title)’’. 
SEC. 213. COAST GUARD VESSELS AND AIRCRAFT. 
(a) AUTHORITY TO FIRE AT OR INTO A VESSEL.—Section 637(c) 
of title 14, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘; or’’ and inserting a 
semicolon; 
(2) in paragraph (2), by striking the period at the end 
and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(3) any other vessel or aircraft on government noncommer-
cial service when— 
‘‘(A) the vessel or aircraft is under the tactical control 
of the Coast Guard; and 
‘‘(B) at least one member of the Coast Guard is 
assigned and conducting a Coast Guard mission on the 
vessel or aircraft.’’. 
(b) AUTHORITY TO DISPLAY COAST GUARD ENSIGNS AND PEN-
NANTS.—Section 638(a) of title 14, United States Code, is amended 
by striking ‘‘Coast Guard vessels and aircraft’’ and inserting ‘‘Ves-
sels and aircraft authorized by the Secretary’’. 
SEC. 214. COAST GUARD DISTRICT OMBUDSMEN. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 3 of title 14, United States Code, 
is amended by adding at the end the following new section: 
‘‘§ 55. District Ombudsmen 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Commandant shall appoint in each 
Coast Guard District a District Ombudsman to serve as a liaison 
between ports, terminal operators, shipowners, and labor represent-
atives and the Coast Guard. 
‘‘(b) PURPOSE.—The purpose of the District Ombudsman shall 
be the following: 
‘‘(1) To support the operations of the Coast Guard in each 
port in the District for which the District Ombudsman is 
appointed. 
‘‘(2) To improve communications between and among port 
stakeholders including, port and terminal operators, ship 
owners, labor representatives, and the Coast Guard. 
‘‘(3) To seek to resolve disputes between the Coast Guard 
and all petitioners regarding requirements imposed or services 
provided by the Coast Guard. 
‘‘(c) FUNCTIONS.— 
‘‘(1) COMPLAINTS.—The District Ombudsman may examine 
complaints brought to the attention of the District Ombudsman 
by a petitioner operating in a port or by Coast Guard personnel. 
‘‘(2) GUIDELINES FOR DISPUTES.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The District Ombudsman shall 
develop guidelines regarding the types of disputes with
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respect to which the District Ombudsman will provide 
assistance. 
‘‘(B) LIMITATION.—The District Ombudsman shall not 
provide assistance with respect to a dispute unless it 
involves the impact of Coast Guard requirements on port 
business and the flow of commerce. 
‘‘(C) PRIORITY.—In providing such assistance, the Dis-
trict Ombudsman shall give priority to complaints brought 
by petitioners who believe they will suffer a significant 
hardship as the result of implementing a Coast Guard 
requirement or being denied a Coast Guard service. 
‘‘(3) CONSULTATION.—The District Ombudsman may consult 
with any Coast Guard personnel who can aid in the investiga-
tion of a complaint. 
‘‘(4) ACCESS TO INFORMATION.—The District Ombudsman 
shall have access to any Coast Guard document, including 
any record or report, that will aid the District Ombudsman 
in obtaining the information needed to conduct an investigation 
of a complaint. 
‘‘(5) REPORTS.—At the conclusion of an investigation, the 
District Ombudsman shall submit a report on the findings 
and recommendations of the District Ombudsman, to the Com-
mander of the District in which the petitioner who brought 
the complaint is located or operating. 
‘‘(6) DEADLINE.—The District Ombudsman shall seek to 
resolve each complaint brought in accordance with the guide-
lines— 
‘‘(A) in a timely fashion; and 
‘‘(B) not later than 4 months after the complaint is 
officially accepted by the District Ombudsman. 
‘‘(d) APPOINTMENT.—The Commandant shall appoint as the Dis-
trict Ombudsman an individual who has experience in port and 
transportation systems and knowledge of port operations or of mari-
time commerce (or both). 
‘‘(e) ANNUAL REPORTS.—The Secretary shall report annually 
to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House 
of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
Transportation of the Senate on the matters brought before the 
District Ombudsmen, including— 
‘‘(1) the number of matters brought before each District 
Ombudsman; 
‘‘(2) a brief summary of each such matter; and 
‘‘(3) the eventual resolution of each such matter.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis at the beginning of 
that chapter is amended by adding at the end the following new 
item: 
‘‘55. District Ombudsmen.’’. 
SEC. 215. COAST GUARD COMMISSIONED OFFICERS: COMPULSORY 
RETIREMENT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 11 of title 14, United States Code, 
is amended by striking section 293 and inserting the following: 
‘‘§ 293. Compulsory retirement 
‘‘(a) REGULAR COMMISSIONED OFFICERS.—Any regular commis-
sioned officer, except a commissioned warrant officer, serving in 
a grade below rear admiral (lower half) shall be retired on the
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first day of the month following the month in which the officer 
becomes 62 years of age. 
‘‘(b) FLAG-OFFICER GRADES.—(1) Except as provided in para-
graph (2), any regular commissioned officer serving in a grade 
of rear admiral (lower half) or above shall be retired on the first 
day of the month following the month in which the officer becomes 
64 years of age. 
‘‘(2) The retirement of an officer under paragraph (1) may 
be deferred— 
‘‘(A) by the President, but such a deferment may not extend 
beyond the first day of the month following the month in 
which the officer becomes 68 years of age; or 
‘‘(B) by the Secretary of the department in which the Coast 
Guard is operating, but such a deferment may not extend 
beyond the first day of the month following the month in 
which the officer becomes 66 years of age.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis at the beginning of 
such chapter is amended by striking the item relating to such 
section and inserting the following: 
‘‘293. Compulsory retirement.’’. 
SEC. 216. ENFORCEMENT OF COASTWISE TRADE LAWS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 5 of title 14, United States Code, 
is further amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘§ 100. Enforcement of coastwise trade laws 
‘‘Officers and members of the Coast Guard are authorized to 
enforce chapter 551 of title 46. The Secretary shall establish a 
program for these officers and members to enforce that chapter.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis for that chapter is 
further amended by adding at the end the following new item: 
‘‘100. Enforcement of coastwise trade laws.’’. 
(c) REPORT.—The Secretary of the department in which the 
Coast Guard is operating shall submit a report to the Committee 
on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representa-
tives and the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
Transportation within 1 year after the date of enactment of this 
Act on the enforcement strategies and enforcement actions taken 
to enforce the coastwise trade laws. 
SEC. 217. REPORT ON SEXUAL ASSAULTS IN THE COAST GUARD. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than January 15 of each year, 
the Commandant of the Coast Guard shall submit a report on 
the sexual assaults involving members of the Coast Guard to the 
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure and the Com-
mittee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives and 
the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the 
Senate. 
(b) CONTENTS.—The report required under subsection (a) shall 
contain the following: 
(1) The number of sexual assaults against members of 
the Coast Guard, and the number of sexual assaults by mem-
bers of the Coast Guard, that were reported to military officials 
during the year covered by such report, and the number of 
the cases so reported that were substantiated.
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(2) A synopsis of, and the disciplinary action taken in, 
each substantiated case. 
(3) The policies, procedures, and processes implemented 
by the Secretary concerned during the year covered by such 
report in response to incidents of sexual assault involving mem-
bers of the Coast Guard concerned. 
(4) A plan for the actions that are to be taken in the 
year following the year covered by such report on the prevention 
of and response to sexual assault involving members of the 
Coast Guard concerned. 
SEC. 218. HOME PORT OF COAST GUARD VESSELS IN GUAM. 
Section 96 of title 14, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘a State of the United States’’ and inserting 
‘‘the United States or Guam’’; and 
(2) by inserting ‘‘or Guam’’ after ‘‘outside the United 
States’’. 
SEC. 219. SUPPLEMENTAL POSITIONING SYSTEM. 
Not later than 180 days after date of enactment of this Act, 
the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is 
operating in consultation with the Commandant of the Coast Guard 
shall conclude their study of whether a single, domestic system 
is needed as a back-up navigation system to the Global Positioning 
System and notify the Committee on Transportation and Infrastruc-
ture of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Com-
merce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate the results of 
such determination. 
SEC. 220. ASSISTANCE TO FOREIGN GOVERNMENTS AND MARITIME 
AUTHORITIES. 
Section 149 of title 14, United States Code, as amended by 
section 206, is further amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(d) AUTHORIZED ACTIVITIES.— 
‘‘(1) The Commandant may use funds for— 
‘‘(A) the activities of traveling contact teams, including 
any transportation expense, translation services expense, 
or administrative expense that is related to such activities; 
‘‘(B) the activities of maritime authority liaison teams 
of foreign governments making reciprocal visits to Coast 
Guard units, including any transportation expense, trans-
lation services expense, or administrative expense that is 
related to such activities; 
‘‘(C) seminars and conferences involving members of 
maritime authorities of foreign governments; 
‘‘(D) distribution of publications pertinent to engage-
ment with maritime authorities of foreign governments; 
and 
‘‘(E) personnel expenses for Coast Guard civilian and 
military personnel to the extent that those expenses relate 
to participation in an activity described in subparagraph 
(C) or (D). 
‘‘(2) An activity may not be conducted under this subsection 
with a foreign country unless the Secretary of State approves 
the conduct of such activity in that foreign country.’’.
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SEC. 221. COAST GUARD HOUSING. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 18 of title 14, United States Code, 
is amended— 
(1) in section 680— 
(A) by striking paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) and 
inserting the following new paragraphs: 
‘‘(1) The term ‘construct’ means to build, renovate, or 
improve military family housing and military unaccompanied 
housing. 
‘‘(2) The term ‘construction’ means building, renovating, 
or improving military family housing and military unaccom-
panied housing.’’; and 
(B) by redesignating paragraphs (4) and (5) as para-
graphs (3) and (4), respectively; 
(2) in section 681(a)— 
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking 
‘‘exercise any authority or any combination of authorities 
provided under this chapter in order to provide for the 
acquisition or construction by private persons, including 
a small business concern qualified under section 8(a) of 
the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 637(a)), of the following:’’ 
and inserting ‘‘acquire or construct the following:’’; 
(B) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘Family housing units’’ 
and inserting ‘‘Military family housing’’; and 
(C) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘Unaccompanied 
housing units’’ and inserting ‘‘Military unaccompanied 
housing’’; 
(3) by repealing sections 682, 683, and 684; 
(4) by amending section 685 to read as follows: 
‘‘§ 685. Conveyance of real property 
‘‘(a) CONVEYANCE AUTHORIZED.—Notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, the Secretary may convey, at fair market value, 
real property, owned or under the administrative control of the 
Coast Guard, for the purpose of expending the proceeds from such 
conveyance to acquire and construct military family housing and 
military unaccompanied housing. 
‘‘(b) TERMS AND CONDITIONS.— 
‘‘(1) The conveyance of real property under this section 
shall be by sale, for cash. The Secretary shall deposit the 
proceeds from the sale in the Coast Guard Housing Fund estab-
lished under section 687 of this title, for the purpose of 
expending such proceeds to acquire and construct military 
family housing and military unaccompanied housing. 
‘‘(2) The conveyance of real property under this section 
shall not diminish the mission capacity of the Coast Guard, 
but further the mission support capability of the Coast Guard 
with regard to military family housing or military unaccom-
panied housing. 
‘‘(c) RELATIONSHIP TO ENVIRONMENTAL LAW.—This section does 
not affect or limit the application of or obligation to comply with 
any environmental law, including section 120(h) of the Comprehen-
sive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 
1980 (42 U.S.C. 9620(h)).’’; 
(5) by repealing section 686; 
(6) in section 687— 
(A) in subsection (b)—
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(e) TONNAGE CERTIFICATE.— 
(1) ISSUANCE.—Section 14303 of title 46, United States 
Code, is amended— 
(A) in subsection (a), by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘For a vessel to which the Convention does not apply, 
the Secretary shall prescribe a certificate to be issued as 
evidence of a vessel’s measurement under this chapter.’’; 
(B) in subsection (b), by inserting ‘‘issued under this 
section’’ after ‘‘certificate’’; and 
(C) in the section heading by striking ‘‘International’’ 
and ‘‘(1969)’’. 
(2) 
MAINTENANCE.—Section 
14503 
of 
that 
title 
is 
amended— 
(A) by designating the existing text as subsection (a); 
and 
(B) by adding at the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(b) The certificate shall be maintained as required by the 
Secretary.’’. 
(3) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis at the beginning 
of chapter 143 of that title is amended by striking the item 
relating to section 14303 and inserting the following: 
‘‘14303. Tonnage Certificate.’’. 
(f) OPTIONAL REGULATORY MEASUREMENT.—Section 14305(a) of 
that title is amended by striking ‘‘documented vessel measured 
under this chapter,’’ and inserting ‘‘vessel measured under this 
chapter that is of United States registry or nationality, or a vessel 
operated under the authority of the United States,’’. 
(g) APPLICATION.—Section 14501 of that title is amended— 
(1) by amending paragraph (1) to read as follows: 
‘‘(1) A vessel not measured under chapter 143 of this title 
if the application of an international agreement or other law 
of the United States to the vessel depends on the vessel’s 
tonnage.’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘a vessel’’ and inserting 
‘‘A vessel’’. 
(h) DUAL TONNAGE MEASUREMENT.—Section 14513(c) of that 
title is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘vessel’s tonnage mark is below the 
uppermost part of the load line marks,’’ and inserting 
‘‘vessel is assigned two sets of gross and net tonnages 
under this section,’’; and 
(B) by inserting ‘‘vessel’s tonnage’’ before ‘‘mark’’ the 
second place such term appears; and 
(2) in paragraph (2), by striking the period at the end 
and inserting ‘‘as assigned under this section.’’. 
(i) RECIPROCITY
FOR
FOREIGN
VESSELS.—Subchapter II of 
chapter 145 of that title is amended by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘§ 14514. Reciprocity for foreign vessels 
‘‘For a foreign vessel not measured under chapter 143, if the 
Secretary finds that the laws and regulations of a foreign country 
related to measurement of vessels are substantially similar to those 
of this chapter and the regulations prescribed under this chapter, 
the Secretary may accept the measurement and certificate of a
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‘‘(2) utilize, as appropriate, government training facilities, 
courses provided by community colleges, public safety acad-
emies, State and private universities, and other facilities; and 
‘‘(3) certify organizations that offer the curriculum for 
training and certification.’’. 
(b) GRANTS; ADMINISTRATION.—Section 70107 of title 46, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘services.’’ in subsection (a) and inserting 
‘‘services and to train law enforcement personnel under section 
70132 of this title.’’; 
(2) by adding at the end of subsection (b) the following: 
‘‘(8) The cost of training law enforcement personnel— 
‘‘(A) to enforce a security zone under section 70132 
of this title; or 
‘‘(B) assist in the enforcement of a security zone.’’; 
(3) by adding at the end of subsection (c)(2) the following: 
‘‘(C) TRAINING.—There are no matching requirements 
for grants under subsection (a) to train law enforcement 
agency personnel in the enforcement of security zones 
under section 70132 of this title or in assisting in the 
enforcement of such security zones.’’; and 
(4) by striking ‘‘2011’’ in subsection (l) and inserting ‘‘2013’’. 
(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) SUBCHAPTER I DESIGNATION.—Chapter 701 of title 46, 
United States Code, is amended by inserting before section 
70101 the following: 
‘‘SUBCHAPTER I—GENERAL’’. 
(2) TABLE OF CONTENTS AMENDMENTS.—The table of con-
tents for chapter 701 of title 46, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(3) by inserting before the item relating to section 70101 
the following: 
‘‘Subchapter I—General’’; 
and 
(4) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘SUBCHAPTER II—PORT SECURITY ZONES 
‘‘70131. Definitions. 
‘‘70132. Credentialing standards, training, and certification for State and local sup-
port for the enforcement of security zones for the transportation of espe-
cially hazardous cargo.’’. 
TITLE IX—MISCELLANEOUS 
PROVISIONS 
SEC. 901. WAIVERS. 
(a) GENERAL COASTWISE WAIVER.—Notwithstanding section 
12112 and chapter 551 of title 46, United States Code, the Secretary 
of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating may 
issue a certificate of documentation with a coastwise endorsement 
for the following vessels: 
(1) ZIPPER (State of New York regulation number 
NY3205EB).