Title: Small Shipyards and Maritime Communities Act
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works

Summary:
Small Shipyards and Maritime Communities Act
This bill revises and reauthorizes through FY2020 the small shipyards program to provide assistance (1) to small shipyards for capital improvements and (2) for maritime training programs to foster technical skills and operational productivity relating to shipbuilding, ship repair, and associated industries.
In providing assistance under the program, the U.S. Maritime Administration (MARAD) must take into account the economic circumstances and conditions of maritime communities.
Grants may be used for a project only if the steel, iron, and manufactured goods used for the project are produced in the United States, except where MARAD waives such requirements.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1100 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1100

To amend title 46, United States Code, to authorize appropriations for 
  the program to provide assistance for small shipyards and maritime 
     communities through fiscal year 2020, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              May 11, 2017

  Ms. Baldwin (for herself and Mr. Cassidy) introduced the following 
 bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, 
                      Science, and Transportation

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend title 46, United States Code, to authorize appropriations for 
  the program to provide assistance for small shipyards and maritime 
     communities through fiscal year 2020, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Small Shipyards and Maritime 
Communities Act''.

SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    Subsection (i) of section 54101 of title 46, United States Code, is 
amended--
            (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking 
        ``2017'' and inserting ``2020'';
            (2) in paragraph (1), by striking ``$5,000,000'' and 
        inserting ``$7,500,00''; and
            (3) in paragraph (2), by striking ``$25,000,000'' and 
        inserting ``$27,500,000''.

SEC. 3. AWARD OF GRANTS.

    Subsection (b) of section 54101 of title 46, United States Code, is 
amended to read as follows:
    ``(b) Awards.--
            ``(1) In general.--In providing assistance under the 
        program, the Administrator shall take into account--
                    ``(A) the economic circumstances and conditions of 
                maritime communities;
                    ``(B) projects that would be effective in fostering 
                efficiency, competitive operations, and quality ship 
                construction, repair, and reconfiguration; and
                    ``(C) projects that would be effective in fostering 
                employee skills and enhancing productivity.
            ``(2) Timing of award.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Except as provided in 
                subparagraph (B), the Administrator shall make grants 
                under this section within 120 days after the date of 
                enactment of the appropriations Act for the fiscal year 
                concerned.
                    ``(B) Reallocation of unused funds.--If a grant is 
                awarded under this section and, for any reason, the 
                grant funds are not used by the grantee, the 
                Administrator may use such unused funds to make another 
                grant under this section.''.

SEC. 4. BUY AMERICA.

    Subsection (c) of section 54101 of title 46, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following:
            ``(3) Buy america.--
                    ``(A) Requirement.--A grant provided under this 
                section may be used for a project only if the steel, 
                iron, and manufactured goods used in the project are 
                produced in the United States.
                    ``(B) Waiver.--The Administrator may waive 
                subparagraph (A) if the Administrator finds that the 
                waiver would be permitted under paragraph (2) of 
                section 5323(j) of title 49, United States Code.''.
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