Title: Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2019
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works

Summary:
Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2019
This bill reauthorizes the U.S. Coast Guard and the Federal Maritime Commission for FY2020-FY2021 and authorizes a specified end-of-year strength for active duty personnel and military training student loads for the Coast Guard for such fiscal years.
Among other things, the bill addresses (1) retirement grades for Coast Guard personnel, (2) promotion authority for Coast Guard personnel, (3) the use of unmanned maritime and aircraft systems in the Coast Guard, and (4) access to child care for Coast Guard families.
The bill revises or sets forth policies relating to the Coast Guard, including

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
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[S. 2297 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 2297

    To authorize appropriations for the Coast Guard, and for other 
                               purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             July 25, 2019

 Mr. Sullivan (for himself, Mr. Wicker, Ms. Cantwell, and Mr. Markey) 
introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the 
           Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
    To authorize appropriations for the Coast Guard, 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; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

    (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Coast Guard 
Authorization Act of 2019''.
    (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as 
follows:

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Definition.
                        TITLE I--AUTHORIZATIONS

Sec. 101. Authorizations of appropriations.
Sec. 102. Authorized levels of military strength and training.
Sec. 103. Vessel safety standards.
Sec. 104. Availability of amounts for acquisition of additional 
                            National Security Cutter.
Sec. 105. Procurement authority for polar security cutters.
                         TITLE II--COAST GUARD

                 Subtitle A--Military Personnel Matters

Sec. 201. Authority for officers to opt out of promotion board 
                            consideration.
Sec. 202. Temporary promotion authority for officers in certain grades 
                            with critical skills.
Sec. 203. Grade on retirement.
Sec. 204. Career intermission program.
Sec. 205. Direct commissioning authority for individuals with critical 
                            skills.
Sec. 206. Renewal of temporary early retirement authority.
Sec. 207. Strategy on leadership of the Coast Guard.
Sec. 208. Support of women serving in the Coast Guard.
Sec. 209. Policy on expedited transfer of members of the Coast Guard in 
                            cases of sexual assault of dependents of 
                            members.
            Subtitle B--Organization and Management Matters

Sec. 221. Continuation of Coast Guard pay during lapse in 
                            appropriations.
Sec. 222. Authority to enter into agreements with National Coast Guard 
                            Museum Association.
Sec. 223. Research projects; transactions other than contracts and 
                            grants.
Sec. 224. Support of elementary and secondary education in science, 
                            mathematics, and technology.
Sec. 225. Limitations on claims.
Sec. 226. Acquisition workforce authorities.
Sec. 227. Resolution by Chief Acquisition Officer of acquisition 
                            disputes elevated to the Officer.
Sec. 228. Vessel conversion, alteration, and repair projects.
Sec. 229. Coast Guard Housing Fund.
Sec. 230. Operation and sustainment costs in major long-term 
                            acquisition plans.
Sec. 231. Port, harbor, and coastal facility security.
Sec. 232. Access to resources during creosote-related building closures 
                            at Coast Guard Base Seattle, Washington.
Sec. 233. Southern resident orca conservation and enforcement.
Sec. 234. Briefing on policy on issuance of warrants and subpoenas and 
                            whistleblower protections by agents of the 
                            Coast Guard Investigative Service.
       Subtitle C--Access to Child Care for Coast Guard Families

Sec. 241. Report on child care and school age care assistance for 
                            qualified families.
Sec. 242. Review of family support services website and online tracking 
                            system.
Sec. 243. Study and survey on Coast Guard child care needs.
Sec. 244. Pilot program to expand access to child care.
Sec. 245. Improvements to Coast Guard-owned family housing.
Sec. 246. Briefing on transfer of family child care provider 
                            qualifications and certifications.
Sec. 247. Employees of Coast Guard child development centers.
Sec. 248. Inspections of Coast Guard child development centers and 
                            family child care providers.
Sec. 249. Expanding opportunities for family child care.
Sec. 250. Definitions.
                          Subtitle D--Reports

Sec. 261. Modifications of certain reporting requirements.
Sec. 262. Report on cybersecurity workforce.
Sec. 263. Report on navigation and bridge resource management.
Sec. 264. Report on the Arctic capabilities of the Armed Forces.
Sec. 265. Report on Arctic search and rescue.
Sec. 266. Report on helicopter life cycle support and recapitalization.
Sec. 267. Report on response to racial discrimination at the Coast 
                            Guard Academy.
Sec. 268. Report on Coast Guard response capabilities for cyber 
                            incidents on vessels entering ports or 
                            waters of the United States.
Sec. 269. Study and report on Coast Guard interdiction of illicit drugs 
                            in the transit zones.
Sec. 270. Report on effects of extreme weather and related events on 
                            the Coast Guard.
Sec. 271. Comptroller General of the United States report on 
                            Certificate of Compliance inspection 
                            program with respect to vessels that carry 
                            bulk liquified gases as cargo and liquefied 
                            natural gas tank vessels.
Sec. 272. Comptroller General of the United States review and report on 
                            the Coast Guard's International Port 
                            Security Program.
Sec. 273. Comptroller General of the United States review and report on 
                            the surge capacity of the Coast Guard.
Sec. 274. Comptroller General of the United States review and report on 
                            the marine inspections program of the Coast 
                            Guard.
Sec. 275. Comptroller General of the United States review and report on 
                            the information technology program of the 
                            Coast Guard.
Sec. 276. Comptroller General of the United States study and report on 
                            access to health care by members of the 
                            Coast Guard and dependents.
Sec. 277. Comptroller General of the United States study and report on 
                            medical staffing standards and needs for 
                            the Coast Guard.
Sec. 278. Comptroller General of the United States study and report on 
                            vertical evacuation for tsunamis at Coast 
                            Guard Station Grays Harbor, Washington.
                       Subtitle E--Other Matters

Sec. 291. Technical corrections.
                          TITLE III--MARITIME

Sec. 301. Electronic charts; equivalency.
Sec. 302. Common appropriation structure.
Sec. 303. Alternate safety compliance program exception for certain 
                            vessels.
Sec. 304. License exemptions; repeal of obsolete provisions.
Sec. 305. Small passenger vessels and uninspected passenger vessels.
Sec. 306. National Offshore Safety Advisory Committee; representation.
Sec. 307. National Maritime Transportation System Advisory Committee.
Sec. 308. Security plans; reviews.
Sec. 309. Ice patrol; payments.
Sec. 310. Great Lakes pilotage advisory committee extension.
Sec. 311. Report on liability limits applicable to the Coast Guard.
Sec. 312. Authority to waive operator of self-propelled uninspected 
                            passenger vessel requirements.
Sec. 313. Towing vessel inspections; user fees.
                        TITLE IV--MISCELLANEOUS

Sec. 401. Common appropriation structure.
Sec. 402. Improved employment assistance.
Sec. 403. Unmanned maritime systems.
Sec. 404. Unmanned aircraft systems testing.
Sec. 405. Report of determination; technical correction.
Sec. 406. Towing vessels operating outside the boundary line.
Sec. 407. Repeal of Caribbean support tender authorization.
Sec. 408. Fairways.
Sec. 409. Nonoperating individuals.
Sec. 410. Abandoned seafarers fund amendments.
Sec. 411. Conforming amendments: training; public safety personnel.
Sec. 412. Accident and incident notification.
Sec. 413. Subrogated claims.
Sec. 414. Use of engine cut-off switch links.
Sec. 415. Equivalency authority.
Sec. 416. Arctic PARS Native engagement.
Sec. 417. Authorization of use of automatic identification systems 
                            devices to mark fishing equipment.
Sec. 418. Direct hire authority for certain competitive service 
                            positions in the Department of Homeland 
                            Security.
Sec. 419. National policy, performance evaluations, and research 
                            regarding vessel traffic service centers.
Sec. 420. Replacement vessel.
Sec. 421. Limited indemnity provisions in standby oil spill response 
                            contracts.
Sec. 422. United States commercial space-based radio frequency maritime 
                            domain awareness testing and evaluation 
                            program.
Sec. 423. Exemption of commercial fishing vessels operating in the 
                            Alaskan Region from the Global Marine 
                            Distress and Safety Service requirements of 
                            the Federal Communications Commission.
Sec. 424. Educational vessel.
Sec. 425. Conveyance of Coast Guard real property at Point Spencer, 
                            Alaska.
Sec. 426. Coast Guard shore infrastructure improvement.
Sec. 427. Coast Guard Arctic prioritization.
Sec. 428. National Commercial Fishing Safety Advisory Committee.
Sec. 429. Oil pollution research and development program.
                  TITLE V--FEDERAL MARITIME COMMISSION

Sec. 501. Short title.
Sec. 502. Authorization of appropriations.

SEC. 2. DEFINITION.

    In this Act, the term ``Commandant'' means the Commandant of the 
Coast Guard.

                        TITLE I--AUTHORIZATIONS

SEC. 101. AUTHORIZATIONS OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    Section 4902 of title 14, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1)--
                    (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``provided 
                for, $7,914,195,000 for fiscal year 2019.'' and 
                inserting ``provided for--
            ``(i) $8,801,620,850 for fiscal year 2020; and
            ``(ii) $8,396,169,475 for fiscal year 2021.'';
                    (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``subparagraph 
                (A)'' in the matter preceding clause (i) and inserting 
                ``subparagraph (A)(i)''; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(C) Of the amount authorized under subparagraph (A)(ii)--
                    ``(i) $17,119,000 shall be for environmental 
                compliance and restoration; and
                    ``(ii) $204,344,000 shall be for the contribution 
                of the Coast Guard to the Department of Defense 
                Medicare-Eligible Retiree Health care Fund.'';
            (2) in paragraph (2), by striking ``and equipment, 
        $2,694,745,000 for fiscal year 2019.'' and inserting ``and 
        equipment--
                    ``(A) $2,694,745,000 for fiscal year 2020; and
                    ``(B) $2,762,114,000 for fiscal year 2021.''; and
            (3) in paragraph (3), by striking ``and equipment, 
        $29,141,000 for fiscal year 2019.'' and inserting ``and 
        equipment--
                    ``(A) $29,141,000 for fiscal year 2020; and
                    ``(B) $29,870,000 for fiscal year 2021.''.

SEC. 102. AUTHORIZED LEVELS OF MILITARY STRENGTH AND TRAINING.

    Section 4904 of title 14, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``43,000 for fiscal year 
        2018 and 44,500 for fiscal year 2019'' and inserting ``44,500 
        for each of fiscal years 2020 and 2021''; and
            (2) in subsection (b), by striking ``fiscal years 2018 and 
        2019'' and inserting ``fiscal years 2020 and 2021''.

SEC. 103. VESSEL SAFETY STANDARDS.

    (a) Fishing Safety Training Grants Program.--Subsection (i) of 
section 4502 of title 46, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (3), by striking ``50 percent'' and 
        inserting ``75 percent''; and
            (2) in paragraph (4), by striking ``2019'' and inserting 
        ``2021''.
    (b) Fishing Safety Research Grant Program.--Subsection (j) of such 
section is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (3), by striking ``50 percent'' and 
        inserting ``75 percent''; and
            (2) in paragraph (4), by striking ``2019'' and inserting 
        ``2021''.

SEC. 104. AVAILABILITY OF AMOUNTS FOR ACQUISITION OF ADDITIONAL 
              NATIONAL SECURITY CUTTER.

    (a) In General.--Of the aggregate amount authorized to be 
appropriated for fiscal years 2020 and 2021 by section 4902(2) of title 
14, United States Code, as amended by section 101 of this Act, 
$650,000,000 is authorized to be available for the acquisition of a 
National Security Cutter.
    (b) Treatment of Acquired Cutter.--Any Cutter acquired using 
amounts available pursuant to subsection (a) shall be in addition to 
the National Security Cutters approved under the existing acquisition 
baseline in the program of record for the National Security Cutter.

SEC. 105. PROCUREMENT AUTHORITY FOR POLAR SECURITY CUTTERS.

    (a) In General.--For fiscal year 2020 and each fiscal year 
thereafter, the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is 
operating shall enter into one or more contracts for the procurement of 
not fewer than three heavy polar security cutters and three medium 
polar security cutters and the associated equipment for such polar 
security cutters.
    (b) Funding.--Of the amounts made available for fiscal years 2020 
and 2021 by this Act, not less than $745,000,000 shall be available for 
each heavy polar security cutter authorized to be procured in such 
fiscal years.
    (c) Prohibition on Contracts or Use of Funds for Development of 
Common Hull Design.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating may 
not enter into any contract for, and no funds shall be obligated or 
expended on, the development of a common hull design for medium polar 
security cutters and Great Lakes icebreakers.

                         TITLE II--COAST GUARD

                 Subtitle A--Military Personnel Matters

SEC. 201. AUTHORITY FOR OFFICERS TO OPT OUT OF PROMOTION BOARD 
              CONSIDERATION.

    (a) Active-Duty List Officers.--Section 2113 of title 14, United 
States Code, is amended--
            (1) by striking ``he'' each place it appears and inserting 
        ``the officer'';
            (2) by striking ``his'' each place it appears and inserting 
        ``the officer's'';
            (3) in subsection (c), by striking ``him'' and inserting 
        ``the officer''; and
            (4) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(g)(1) Notwithstanding subsection (a), the Commandant may provide 
that an officer may, upon the officer's request, be excluded from 
consideration by a selection board convened under 2106 of this title to 
consider officers for promotion to the next higher grade.
    ``(2) The Commandant may only approve a request under paragraph (1) 
if--
            ``(A) the basis for the request is to allow an officer to 
        complete a broadening assignment, advanced education, a unique 
        personal or professional goal, or another assignment of 
        significant value to the Coast Guard, or a career progression 
        requirement delayed by the assignment, education, or goal;
            ``(B) the Commandant determines the exclusion from 
        consideration is in the best interest of the Coast Guard; and
            ``(C) the officer has not previously failed selection for 
        promotion to the grade for which the officer requests the 
        exclusion from consideration.''.
    (b) Reserve Active-Status List Officers.--The text of section 3743 
of title 14, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:
    ``(a) In General.--A Reserve officer is eligible for consideration 
for promotion and for promotion under this subchapter, if that officer 
is in an active status.
    ``(b) Ineligibility.--A Reserve officer who has been considered but 
not recommended for retention in an active status by a board convened 
under section 3752(a) of this title, is not eligible for consideration 
for promotion.
    ``(c) Authority To Opt Out of Promotion Board Consideration.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Commandant may provide that an 
        officer may, upon the officer's request, be excluded from 
        consideration by a selection board convened under section 
        3740(b) of this title to consider officers for promotion to the 
        next higher grade.
            ``(2) Requirements.--The Commandant may only approve a 
        request under paragraph (1) if--
                    ``(A) the basis for the request is to allow an 
                officer to complete a broadening assignment, advanced 
                education, a unique personal or professional goal, or 
                another assignment of significant value to the Coast 
                Guard, or a career progression requirement delayed by 
                the assignment, education, or goal;
                    ``(B) the Commandant determines the exclusion from 
                consideration is in the best interest of the Coast 
                Guard; and
                    ``(C) the officer has not previously failed of 
                selection for promotion to the grade for which the 
                officer requests the exclusion from consideration.''.

SEC. 202. TEMPORARY PROMOTION AUTHORITY FOR OFFICERS IN CERTAIN GRADES 
              WITH CRITICAL SKILLS.

    (a) In General.--Subchapter I of chapter 21 of title 14, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 2130. Promotion to certain grades for officers with critical 
              skills; captain, commander, lieutenant commander, 
              lieutenant
    ``(a) In General.--An officer in the grade of lieutenant (junior 
grade), lieutenant, lieutenant commander, or commander, who is 
described in subsection (b) may be temporarily promoted to the grade of 
lieutenant, lieutenant commander, commander, or captain under 
regulations prescribed by the Secretary. Appointments under this 
section shall be made by the President, by and with the advice and 
consent of the Senate.
    ``(b) Covered Officers.--An officer described in this subsection is 
any officer in a grade specified in subsection (a) who--
            ``(1) has a skill in which the Coast Guard has a critical 
        shortage of personnel (as determined by the Secretary); and
            ``(2) is serving in a position (as determined by the 
        Secretary) that--
                    ``(A) is designated to be held by a lieutenant, 
                lieutenant commander, commander, or captain; and
                    ``(B) requires that an officer serving in such 
                position have the skill possessed by such officer.
    ``(c) Preservation of Position and Status of Officers Appointed.--
(1) The temporary positions authorized by this section shall not be 
counted among or included in the list of positions on the active duty 
promotion list.
    ``(2) An appointment under this section does not change the 
position on the active-duty promotion list or the permanent, 
probationary, or acting status of the officer so appointed, prejudice 
the officer in regard to other promotions or appointments, or abridge 
the rights or benefits of the officer.
    ``(d) Board Recommendation Required.--A temporary promotion under 
this section may be made only upon the recommendation of a board of 
officers convened by the Secretary for the purpose of recommending 
officers for such promotions.
    ``(e) Acceptance and Effective Date of Appointment.--Each 
appointment under this section, unless expressly declined, is, without 
formal acceptance, regarded as accepted on the date such appointment is 
made, and a member so appointed is entitled to the pay and allowances 
of the grade of the temporary promotion under this section from the 
date the appointment is made.
    ``(f) Termination of Appointment.--Unless sooner terminated, an 
appointment under this section terminates--
            ``(1) on the date the officer who received the appointment 
        is promoted to the permanent grade of lieutenant, lieutenant 
        commander, commander, or captain;
            ``(2) on the date the officer is detached from a position 
        described in subsection (b)(2), unless the officer is on a 
        promotion list to the permanent grade of lieutenant, lieutenant 
        commander, commander, or captain, in which case the appointment 
        terminates on the date the officer is promoted to that grade;
            ``(3) if the officer is determined to have engaged in 
        misconduct or displayed substandard performance in the position 
        concerned; or
            ``(4) when otherwise determined by the Commandant to be in 
        the best interests of the Coast Guard.
    ``(g) Limitation on Number of Eligible Positions.--An appointment 
under this section may only be made for service in a position 
designated by the Secretary for the purposes of this section. The 
number of positions so designated may not exceed the following:
            ``(1) As lieutenant, the number equal to 0.2 percent of the 
        authorized number of lieutenants in the Coast Guard as of the 
        end of the fiscal year in which the appointment is made.
            ``(2) As lieutenant commander, the number equal to 0.6 
        percent of the authorized number of lieutenant commanders in 
        the Coast Guard as of the end of the fiscal year in which the 
        appointment is made.
            ``(3) As commander, the number equal to 0.3 percent of the 
        authorized number of commanders in the Coast Guard as of the 
        end of the fiscal year in which the appointment is made.
            ``(4) As captain, the number equal to 0.15 percent of the 
        authorized number of captains in the Coast Guard as of the end 
        of the fiscal year in which the appointment is made.''.
    (b) Analysis for Chapter 21.--The analysis for chapter 21 of title 
14, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating 
to section 2129 the following:

``2130. Promotion to certain grades for officers with critical skills; 
                            captain, commander, lieutenant commander, 
                            lieutenant.''.

SEC. 203. GRADE ON RETIREMENT.

    (a) Retirement of Commandant or Vice Commandant.--Section 303 of 
title 14, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
following:
    ``(d) Retirement under this section is subject to section 2501(a) 
of this title.''.
    (b) Retirement.--Section 306 of title 14, United States Code, is 
amended--
            (1) in subsection (a), by inserting ``satisfactorily, as 
        determined under section 2501 of this title'' before the 
        period;
            (2) in subsection (b), by inserting ``satisfactorily, as 
        determined under section 2501 of this title'' before the 
        period; and
            (3) in subsection (c), by inserting ``if performance of 
        duties in such grade is determined to have been satisfactory 
        pursuant to section 2501 of this title'' before the period.
    (c) Grade on Retirement.--Section 2501 of title 14, United States 
Code, is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) by striking ``Any commissioned officer, other 
                than a commissioned warrant officer,'' and inserting 
                ``Commissioned Officers.--
            ``(1) In general.--A commissioned officer'';
                    (B) by striking ``him'' and inserting ``the 
                commissioned officer'';
                    (C) by striking ``his'' and inserting ``the 
                commissioned officer's''; and
                    (D) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(2) Conditional determination.--When a commissioned 
        officer is under investigation for alleged misconduct at the 
        time of retirement--
                    ``(A) the Secretary may conditionally determine the 
                highest grade of satisfactory service of the 
                commissioned officer pending completion of the 
                investigation; and
                    ``(B) the grade under subparagraph (A) is subject 
                to resolution under subsection (c)(2).'';
            (2) in subsection (b)--
                    (A) by inserting ``Warrant Officers.--'' after 
                ``(b)'';
                    (B) by striking ``him'' and inserting ``the warrant 
                officer''; and
                    (C) by striking ``his'' and inserting ``the warrant 
                officer's''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(c) Retirement in Lower Grade.--
            ``(1) Misconduct in lower grade.--In the case of a 
        commissioned officer whom the Secretary determines committed 
        misconduct in a lower grade, the Secretary may determine the 
        commissioned officer has not served satisfactorily in any grade 
        equal to or higher than that lower grade.
            ``(2) Adverse findings.--A determination of the retired 
        grade of a commissioned officer shall be resolved following a 
        conditional determination under subsection (a)(2) if the 
        investigation of or personnel action against the commissioned 
        officer results in adverse findings.
            ``(3) Recalculation of retired pay.--If the retired grade 
        of a commissioned officer is reduced pursuant to this 
        subsection, the retired pay of the commissioned officer shall 
        be recalculated under chapter 71 of title 10, and any 
        modification of the retired pay of the commissioned officer 
        shall go into effect on the effective date of the reduction in 
        retired grade.
    ``(d) Finality of Retired Grade Determinations.--
            ``(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), a 
        determination of the retired grade of a commissioned officer 
        under this section is administratively final on the day the 
        commissioned officer is retired, and may not be reopened.
            ``(2) Reopening determinations.--A determination of the 
        retired grade of a commissioned officer may be reopened if--
                    ``(A) the retirement or retired grade of the 
                commissioned officer was procured by fraud;
                    ``(B) substantial evidence comes to light after the 
                retirement that could have led to a lower retired grade 
                under this section and such evidence was known by 
                competent authority at the time of retirement;
                    ``(C) a mistake of law or calculation was made in 
                the determination of the retired grade;
                    ``(D) in the case of a retired grade following a 
                conditional determination under subsection (a)(2), the 
                investigation of or personnel action against the 
                commissioned officer results in adverse findings; or
                    ``(E) the Secretary determines, under regulations 
                prescribed by the Secretary, that good cause exists to 
                reopen the determination.
            ``(3) Requirements.--If a determination of the retired 
        grade of a commissioned officer is reopened under paragraph 
        (2), the Secretary--
                    ``(A) shall notify the commissioned officer of the 
                reopening; and
                    ``(B) may not make an adverse determination on the 
                retired grade of the commissioned officer until the 
                commissioned officer has had a reasonable opportunity 
                to respond regarding the basis of the reopening.
            ``(4) Recalculation of retired pay.--If the retired grade 
        of a commissioned officer is reduced through the reopening of 
        the commissioned officer's retired grade under paragraph (2), 
        the retired pay of the commissioned officer shall be 
        recalculated under chapter 71 of title 10, and any modification 
        of the retired pay of the commissioned officer shall go into 
        effect on the effective date of the reduction in retired grade.
    ``(e) Inapplicability to Commissioned Warrant Officers.--This 
section, including subsection (b), shall not apply to commissioned 
warrant officers.''.

SEC. 204. CAREER INTERMISSION PROGRAM.

    (a) In General.--Subchapter I of chapter 25 of title 14, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 2514. Career flexibility to enhance retention of members
    ``(a) Program Authorized.--The Commandant may carry out a program 
under which members of the Coast Guard may be inactivated from active 
service to meet personal or professional needs and returned to active 
service at the end of such period of inactivation from active service.
    ``(b) Period of Inactivation From Active Service; Effect of 
Inactivation.--
            ``(1) In general.--The period of inactivation from active 
        service under the program under this section of a member 
        participating in the program shall be such period as the 
        Commandant shall specify in the agreement of the member under 
        subsection (c), except that such period may not exceed 3 years.
            ``(2) Total years of service.--Any service by a Reserve 
        officer while participating in the program under this section 
        shall be excluded from computation of the total years of 
        service of that officer under section 14706(a) of title 10.
            ``(3) Retirement or transfer.--Any period of participation 
        of a member in the program under this section shall not count 
        toward--
                    ``(A) eligibility for retirement or transfer to the 
                Ready Reserve under chapter 841 or 1223 of title 10; or
                    ``(B) computation of retired or retainer pay under 
                chapter 71 or 1223 of title 10.
    ``(c) Agreement.--Each member of the Coast Guard who participates 
in the program under this section shall enter into a written agreement 
with the Commandant under which agreement that member shall agree as 
follows:
            ``(1) To accept an appointment or enlist, as applicable, 
        and serve in the Coast Guard Ready Reserve during the period of 
        the inactivation of the member from active service under the 
        program.
            ``(2) To undergo during the period of the inactivation of 
        the member from active service under the program such inactive 
        service training as the Commandant shall require in order to 
        ensure that the member retains proficiency, at a level 
        determined by the Commandant to be sufficient, in the military 
        skills, professional qualifications, and physical readiness of 
        the member during the inactivation of the member from active 
        service.
            ``(3) Following completion of the period of the 
        inactivation of the member from active service under the 
        program, to serve 2 months as a member of the Coast Guard on 
        active service for each month of the period of the inactivation 
        of the member from active service under the program.
    ``(d) Conditions of Release.--The Commandant shall--
            ``(1) prescribe regulations specifying the guidelines 
        regarding the conditions of release that must be considered and 
        addressed in the agreement required by subsection (c); and
            ``(2) at a minimum, prescribe the procedures and standards 
        to be used to instruct a member on the obligations to be 
        assumed by the member under subsection (c)(2) while the member 
        is released from active service.
    ``(e) Order to Active Service.--Under regulations prescribed by the 
Commandant, a member of the Coast Guard participating in the program 
under this section may, in the discretion of the Commandant, be 
required to terminate participation in the program and be ordered to 
active service.
    ``(f) Pay and Allowances.--
            ``(1) In general.--During each month of participation in 
        the program under this section, a member who participates in 
        the program shall be paid basic pay in an amount equal to two-
        thirtieths of the amount of monthly basic pay to which the 
        member would otherwise be entitled under section 204 of title 
        37 as a member of the uniformed services on active service in 
        the grade and years of service of the member when the member 
        commences participation in the program.
            ``(2) Limitations.--
                    ``(A) Special or incentive pay or bonuses.--A 
                member who participates in the program shall not, while 
                participating in the program, be paid any special or 
                incentive pay or bonus to which the member is otherwise 
                entitled under an agreement under section 1925 of this 
                title or chapter 5 of title 37 that is in force when 
                the member commences participation in the program.
                    ``(B) Not treated as failure to perform.--The 
                inactivation from active service of a member 
                participating in the program shall not be treated as a 
                failure of the member to perform any period of service 
                required of the member in connection with an agreement 
                for a special or incentive pay or bonus under section 
                1925 of this title or chapter 5 of title 37 that is in 
                force when the member commences participation in the 
                program.
            ``(3) Return to service.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Subject to subparagraph (B), 
                upon the return of a member to active service after 
                completion by the member of participation in the 
                program--
                            ``(i) any agreement entered into by the 
                        member under section 1925 of this title or 
                        chapter 5 of title 37 for the payment of a 
                        special or incentive pay or bonus that was in 
                        force when the member commenced participation 
                        in the program shall be revived, with the term 
                        of such agreement after revival being the 
                        period of the agreement remaining to run when 
                        the member commenced participation in the 
                        program; and
                            ``(ii) any special or incentive pay or 
                        bonus shall be payable to the member in 
                        accordance with the terms of the agreement 
                        concerned for the term specified in clause (i).
                    ``(B) Nonapplicability.--Subparagraph (A)--
                            ``(i) shall not apply to any special or 
                        incentive pay or bonus otherwise covered by 
                        that subparagraph with respect to a member if, 
                        at the time of the return of the member to 
                        active service as described in that 
                        subparagraph--
                                    ``(I) such pay or bonus is no 
                                longer authorized by law; or
                                    ``(II) the member does not satisfy 
                                eligibility criteria for such pay or 
                                bonus as in effect at the time of the 
                                return of the member to active service; 
                                and
                            ``(ii) shall cease to apply to any special 
                        or incentive pay or bonus otherwise covered by 
                        that subparagraph with respect to a member if, 
                        during the term of the revived agreement of the 
                        member under subparagraph (A)(i), such pay or 
                        bonus ceases being authorized by law.
                    ``(C) Repayment.--A member who is ineligible for 
                payment of a special or incentive pay or bonus 
                otherwise covered by this paragraph by reason of 
                subparagraph (B)(i)(II) shall be subject to the 
                requirements for repayment of such pay or bonus in 
                accordance with the terms of the applicable agreement 
                of the member under section 1925 of this title or 
                chapter 5 of title 37.
                    ``(D) Service in addition to other service.--Any 
                service required of a member under an agreement covered 
                by this paragraph after the member returns to active 
                service as described in subparagraph (A) shall be in 
                addition to any service required of the member under an 
                agreement under subsection (c).
            ``(4) Travel and transportation allowances.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Subject to subparagraph (B), a 
                member who participates in the program is entitled, 
                while participating in the program, to the travel and 
                transportation allowances authorized by section 474 of 
                title 37 for--
                            ``(i) travel performed from the residence 
                        of the member, at the time of release from 
                        active service to participate in the program, 
                        to the location in the United States designated 
                        by the member as his residence during the 
                        period of participation in the program; and
                            ``(ii) travel performed to the residence of 
                        the member upon return to active service at the 
                        end of the participation of the member in the 
                        program.
                    ``(B) Limitations.--An allowance is payable under 
                this paragraph only with respect to travel of a member 
                to and from a single residence.
            ``(5) Leave balances.--A member who participates in the 
        program is entitled to carry forward the leave balance existing 
        as of the day on which the member begins participation and 
        accumulated in accordance with section 701 of title 10, but not 
        to exceed 60 days.
    ``(g) Promotion.--
            ``(1) Ineligibility.--
                    ``(A) In general.--An officer participating in the 
                program under this section shall not, while 
                participating in the program, be eligible for 
                consideration for promotion under chapter 21 or 37 of 
                this title.
                    ``(B) Return to active service.--Upon the return of 
                an officer to active service after completion by the 
                officer of participation in the program--
                            ``(i) the Commandant may adjust the date of 
                        rank of the officer in such manner as the 
                        Commandant may prescribe in regulations for 
                        purposes of this section; and
                            ``(ii) the officer shall be eligible for 
                        consideration for promotion when officers of 
                        the same grade and seniority are eligible for 
                        consideration for promotion.
            ``(2) Period of ineligibility.--An enlisted member 
        participating in the program shall not be eligible for 
        consideration for advancement during the period that--
                    ``(A) begins on the date of the inactivation of the 
                member from active service under the program; and
                    ``(B) ends at such time after the return of the 
                member to active service under the program that the 
                member is treatable as eligible for advancement by 
                reason of time in grade and such other requirements as 
                the Commandant may prescribe in regulations for 
                purposes of the program.
    ``(h) Continued Entitlement.--A member participating in the program 
under this section shall, while participating in the program, be 
treated as a member of the armed forces on active duty for a period of 
more than 30 days for purposes of--
            ``(1) the entitlement of the member and of the dependents 
        of the member to medical and dental care under the provisions 
        of chapter 55 of title 10; and
            ``(2) retirement or separation for physical disability 
        under the provisions of chapter 61 of title 10 and chapters 21 
        and 23 of this title.''.
    (b) Analysis for Chapter 25.--The analysis for chapter 25 of title 
14, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating 
to section 2513 the following:

``2514. Career flexibility to enhance retention of members.''.

SEC. 205. DIRECT COMMISSIONING AUTHORITY FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH CRITICAL 
              SKILLS.

    (a) In General.--Subchapter II of chapter 37 of title 14, United 
States Code, is amended by inserting after section 3738 the following:
``Sec. 3738a. Direct commissioning authority for individuals with 
              critical skills
    ``An individual with critical skills that the Commandant consider 
necessary for the Coast Guard to complete its missions who is not 
currently serving as an officer in the Coast Guard, may be commissioned 
into the Coast Guard at a grade up to, and including, commander.''.
    (b) Analysis for Chapter 37.--The analysis for chapter 37 of title 
14, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating 
to section 3738 the following:

``3738a. Direct commissioning authority for individuals with critical 
                            skills.''.

SEC. 206. RENEWAL OF TEMPORARY EARLY RETIREMENT AUTHORITY.

    Section 219 of the Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Act of 
2012 (Public Law 112-213; 10 U.S.C. 1293 note) is amended--
            (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking 
        ``For fiscal years 2013 through 2018'' and inserting ``For 
        fiscal years 2019 through 2025''; and
            (2) in paragraph (1), by striking ``subsection (c)(2)(A)'' 
        and inserting ``subsection (c)(1)''.

SEC. 207. STRATEGY ON LEADERSHIP OF THE COAST GUARD.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the department in which the 
Coast Guard is operating shall develop and make available to the public 
a strategy to improve leadership development in the Coast Guard, 
including mechanisms to address toxic leadership in the Coast Guard.
    (b) Elements.--The strategy shall include the following:
            (1) Mechanisms to foster positive and productive leadership 
        qualities in emerging Coast Guard leaders, beginning, at 
        minimum, members at grade O-2 for officers, members at grade E-
        6 for enlisted members, and members training to become an 
        officer-in-charge.
            (2) Mechanisms for the ongoing evaluation of unit 
        commanders, including identification of toxic leadership 
        qualities in commanders.
            (3) Formal training on the recognition of toxic leadership 
        qualities (in self and others), including at leadership 
        seminars and school houses in the Coast Guard, including means 
        to correct such qualities.
            (4) Clear and transparent policies on standards for command 
        climate, leadership qualities, and inclusion.
            (5) Policy to ensure established and emerging leaders have 
        access to hands-on training and tools to improve diversity and 
        inclusion.
            (6) Policy and procedures for commanders to identify and 
        hold accountable toxic leaders.
    (c) Toxic Leadership Defined.--In this section, the term ``toxic 
leadership'' has the meaning given that term for purposes of Army 
Doctrine Publication 6-22.

SEC. 208. SUPPORT OF WOMEN SERVING IN THE COAST GUARD.

    (a) Consideration of Women's Issues by Board of Visitors of Coast 
Guard Academy.--Section 1903(d) of title 14, United States Code, is 
amended--
            (1) in paragraph (5), by striking ``and'' at the end;
            (2) by redesignating paragraph (6) as paragraph (7); and
            (3) by inserting after paragraph (5) the following new 
        paragraph (6):
            ``(6) women's issues; and''.
    (b) National Coast Guard Women's Leadership Committee.--
            (1) In general.--The Commandant shall establish within the 
        Coast Guard a national advisory board to be known as the 
        ``National Coast Guard Women's Leadership Committee'' (in this 
        subsection referred to as the ``Committee'').
            (2) Membership.--The Committee shall be composed of such 
        number of members as the Commandant considers appropriate, 
        selected by the Commandant through a public selection process 
        from among applicants for membership on the Committee. The 
        members of the Committee shall, to the extent practicable, 
        represent the range and diversity of the Coast Guard. The 
        members of the Committee shall include an equal number of each 
        of the following:
                    (A) Active duty officers of the Coast Guard.
                    (B) Active duty enlisted members of the Coast 
                Guard.
                    (C) Members of the Coast Guard Reserve.
                    (D) Retired members of the Coast Guard.
            (3) Duties.--The Committee--
                    (A) shall advise the Commandant on improvements to 
                the recruitment, retention, success, and well-being of 
                women serving in the Coast Guard;
                    (B) may submit to the Secretary of the department 
                in which the Coast Guard is operating, and to the 
                Commandant, recommendations in connection with its 
                duties under this subsection, including recommendations 
                to implement the advice described in subparagraph (A); 
                and
                    (C) may brief Congress on its duties under this 
                subsection, including the advice described in 
                subparagraph (A) and any recommendations described in 
                subparagraph (B).
    (c) Advisory Committee on Women's Leadership at the Coast Guard 
Academy.--
            (1) In general.--The Superintendent of the Coast Guard 
        Academy shall establish at the Coast Guard Academy an advisory 
        committee to be known as the Advisory Committee on Women's 
        Leadership at the Coast Guard Academy (in this subsection 
        referred to as the ``Advisory Committee'').
            (2) Membership.--The Advisory Committee shall be composed 
        of not fewer than 12 current cadets of the Coast Guard Academy, 
        including not fewer than 3 cadets from each current class.
            (3) Appointment; term.--Cadets shall serve on the Advisory 
        Committee pursuant to appointment by the Superintendent. 
        Appointments shall be made not later than 60 days after the 
        swearing in of a new class of cadets at the Academy. The term 
        of membership of a cadet on the Advisory Committee shall be one 
        year.
            (4) Meetings.--The Advisory Committee shall meet with the 
        Commandant not less frequently than once each academic year of 
        the Coast Guard Academy on the duties of the Advisory 
        Committee. The Advisory Committee shall meet in person with the 
        Superintendent not less frequently than twice each such 
        academic year on the duties of the Advisory Committee.
            (5) Duties.--The Advisory Committee shall identify cultural 
        opportunities and challenges facing women cadets at the 
        Academy, including an assessment of culture, leadership 
        development, access to health care, and overall well-being of 
        women cadets at the Academy.
            (6) Advisory groups.--The Advisory Committee may establish 
        one or more advisory groups to assist the Advisory Committee in 
        carrying out its duties, including advisory groups composed in 
        part of cadets at the Academy who are not current members of 
        the Advisory Committee.
            (7) Reports and briefings.--The Advisory Committee shall 
        regularly provide the Commandant and the Superintendent reports 
        and briefings on the results of its duties, including 
        recommendations for actions to be taken in light of such 
        results. Such reports and briefings may be provided in writing, 
        in person, or both.
    (d) Curriculum and Training on Climate and Culture Concerns.--The 
Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating shall 
periodically update curriculum and training toward inclusive leadership 
and positive climate in the Coast Guard, and shall develop a plan to 
synchronize such updates to respond to the findings of the RAND gender 
diversity report, delivered at each of the following:
            (1) Officer accession points, including the Coast Guard 
        Academy and the Leadership Development Center.
            (2) Enlisted member accession at the United States Coast 
        Guard Training Center Cape May, New Jersey.
            (3) The officer, enlisted member, and civilian leadership 
        courses managed by the Leadership Development Center.
    (e) Action Plan.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
        the enactment of this Act, the Commandant shall submit to 
        Congress, and make available to the public on an internet 
        website of the Coast Guard available to the public, a report on 
        the implementation of the recommendations of the RAND gender 
        diversity report.
            (2) Elements.--The report shall set forth the following:
                    (A) A review and assessment of the status of 
                actions on the recommendations in the RAND gender 
                diversity report.
                    (B) Additional recommendations to improve the 
                recruitment and retention of women in the Coast Guard.
                    (C) A plan (including milestones) for actions being 
                taken by the Coast Guard to implement the 
                recommendations in the RAND gender diversity report and 
                the additional recommendations described in 
                subparagraph (B), including recommendations for such 
                legislative or administrative action as may be required 
                in order to carry out the plan.
                    (D) A plan to launch and maintain an internet 
                website for the sharing of significant policy, 
                benefits, services, and resources, and relevant 
                announcements, in order to centralize resources and 
                tools provided by the Coast Guard, and other resources 
                (as appropriate), to improve gender diversity and 
                retention of women in the Coast Guard.
            (3) Consultation.--In preparing the report, the Commandant 
        shall consult with the National Coast Guard Women's Leadership 
        Committee established pursuant to subsection (b).
    (f) RAND Gender Diversity Report Defined.--In this section, the 
term ``RAND gender diversity report'' means the 2019 report of the 
Homeland Security Operational Analysis Center of the RAND Corporation 
entitled ``Improving Gender Diversity in the U.S. Coast Guard: 
Identifying Barriers to Female Retention''.

SEC. 209. POLICY ON EXPEDITED TRANSFER OF MEMBERS OF THE COAST GUARD IN 
              CASES OF SEXUAL ASSAULT OF DEPENDENTS OF MEMBERS.

    Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this 
Act, the Commandant shall establish a policy to permit the transfer of 
a member of the Coast Guard whose dependent is the victim of sexual 
assault committed by a member of the Armed Forces who is not related to 
the victim.

            Subtitle B--Organization and Management Matters

SEC. 221. CONTINUATION OF COAST GUARD PAY DURING LAPSE IN 
              APPROPRIATIONS.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 27 of title 14, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 2780. Pay; continuation during lapse in appropriations
    ``(a) In General.--In the case of any period in which there is a 
Coast Guard-specific funding lapse, there are appropriated such sums as 
may be necessary--
            ``(1) to provide pay and allowances to military members of 
        the Coast Guard, including the reserve component thereof, who 
        perform active service or inactive-duty training during such 
        period;
            ``(2) to provide pay and benefits to qualified civilian 
        employees of the Coast Guard;
            ``(3) to provide pay and benefits to qualified contract 
        employees of the Coast Guard;
            ``(4) to provide for--
                    ``(A) the payment of a death gratuity under 
                sections 1475 through 1477 and 1489 of title 10, with 
                respect to members of the Coast Guard;
                    ``(B) the payment or reimbursement of authorized 
                funeral travel and travel related to the dignified 
                transfer of remains and unit memorial services under 
                section 481f of title 37, with respect to members of 
                the Coast Guard; and
                    ``(C) the temporary continuation of a basic 
                allowance of housing for dependents of members of the 
                Coast Guard dying on active duty, as authorized by 
                section 403(1) of title 37; and
            ``(5) to provide for Coast Guard 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 Benefits Plans, 
        payment for career status bonuses, payment of continuation pay 
        under section 356 of title 37, concurrent receipts, combat-
        related special compensation, and payments for medical care of 
        retired personnel and their dependents under chapter 55 of 
        title 10.
    ``(b) Coast Guard-Specific Funding Lapse.--For purposes of this 
section, a Coast Guard-specific funding lapse occurs in any case in 
which--
            ``(1) a general appropriation bill providing appropriations 
        for the Coast Guard for a fiscal year is not enacted before the 
        beginning of such fiscal year (and no joint resolution making 
        continuing appropriations for the Coast Guard is in effect); 
        and
            ``(2) a general appropriation bill providing appropriations 
        for the Department of Defense for such fiscal year is enacted 
        before the beginning of such fiscal year (or a joint resolution 
        making continuing appropriations for the Department of Defense 
        is in effect).
    ``(c) Termination.--Appropriations and funds made available and 
authority granted for any fiscal year for any purpose under subsection 
(a) shall be available until whichever of the following first occurs:
            ``(1) The enactment into law of an appropriation (including 
        a continuing appropriation) for such purpose.
            ``(2) The enactment into law of an appropriation (including 
        a continuing appropriation) for the Coast Guard without 
        provision for such purpose.
            ``(3) The termination of availability of appropriations for 
        the Department of Defense.
            ``(4) The date that is 180 days after the beginning of the 
        Coast Guard-specific funding lapse.
    ``(d) Rate for Operations; Applicability to Appropriation Acts.--
Appropriations made pursuant this section shall be available at a rate 
for operations and to the extent and in the manner that would be 
provided by the pertinent appropriations Act.
    ``(e) Charge to Future Appropriations.--Expenditures made pursuant 
to this section shall be charged to the applicable appropriation, fund, 
or authorization whenever a bill in which such applicable 
appropriation, fund, or authorization is enacted into law.
    ``(f) Apportionment.--Appropriations and funds made available by or 
authority granted under this section may be used without regard to the 
time limitations for submission and approval of apportionments set 
forth in section 1513 of title 31, but nothing in this section may be 
construed to waive any other provision of law governing the 
apportionment of funds.
    ``(g) Definitions.--In this section:
            ``(1) The term `qualified civilian employee' means a 
        civilian employee of the Coast Guard whom the Commandant 
        determines is--
                    ``(A) providing support to members of the Coast 
                Guard or another Armed Force; or
                    ``(B) performing work as an excepted employee or an 
                employee performing emergency work, as those terms are 
                defined by the Office of Personnel Management.
            ``(2) The term `qualified contract employee of the Coast 
        Guard' means an individual performing work under a contract 
        whom the Commandant determines is--
                    ``(A) providing support to military members or 
                qualified civilian employees of the Coast Guard or 
                another Armed Force; or
                    ``(B) required to perform work during a lapse in 
                appropriations.''.
    (b) Analysis for Chapter 27.--The analysis for chapter 27 of title 
14, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:

``2780. Pay; continuation during lapse in appropriations.''.

SEC. 222. AUTHORITY TO ENTER INTO AGREEMENTS WITH NATIONAL COAST GUARD 
              MUSEUM ASSOCIATION.

    Section 316 of title 14, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (e); and
            (2) by inserting after subsection (c) the following:
    ``(d) Agreements With National Coast Guard Museum Association.--
            ``(1) The Commandant may offer to enter into one or more 
        agreements with the National Coast Guard Museum Association 
        (referred to in this subsection as the `Association') for any 
        purpose the Commandant considers beneficial to the Coast Guard.
            ``(2) With respect to the construction of the National 
        Coast Guard Museum, the Commandant may--
                    ``(A) permit the Association to enter into one or 
                more contracts for the design and construction of the 
                National Coast Guard Museum; and
                    ``(B) carry out oversight responsibilities that, 
                among other things, ensures construction of the museum 
                will comport with future Coast Guard operations and 
                sustainment after it is accepted by the Secretary.
            ``(3)(A) On the satisfactory completion of the National 
        Coast Guard Museum and the satisfaction by the Association of 
        any financial obligations incident to the National Coast Guard 
        Museum--
                    ``(i) the Commandant may accept the National Coast 
                Guard Museum from the Association; and
                    ``(ii) all right, title, and interest in and to the 
                National Coast Guard Museum shall vest in the United 
                States.
            ``(B) Beginning on the date on which the Commandant accepts 
        the National Coast Guard Museum under subparagraph (A), the 
        Commandant shall assume administrative jurisdiction over the 
        National Coast Guard Museum.
            ``(C) Before the date on which the Commandant accepts the 
        National Coast Guard Museum under subparagraph (A), the 
        Association may lease the National Coast Guard Museum to the 
        Commandant--
                    ``(i) under such terms and conditions as the 
                Commandant considers appropriate; and
                    ``(ii) for use consistent with the purposes of the 
                National Coast Guard Museum.
            ``(D) After the date on which the Commandant accepts the 
        National Coast Guard Museum under subparagraph (A), the 
        Commandant may lease 1 or more portions of the National Coast 
        Guard Museum to the Association--
                    ``(i) under such terms and conditions as the 
                Commandant considers appropriate; and
                    ``(ii) for use consistent with the purposes of the 
                National Coast Guard Museum.
            ``(E) Prior to the acceptance of the National Coast Guard 
        Museum by the Commandant under subparagraph (A), the Commandant 
        may coordinate with, and provide advice to, the Association for 
        purposes of establishing the National Coast Guard Museum.
            ``(4) The Commandant may require such additional terms and 
        conditions with respect to an agreement or lease authorized 
        under this subsection as the Commandant considers appropriate 
        to protect the interests of the United States.''.

SEC. 223. RESEARCH PROJECTS; TRANSACTIONS OTHER THAN CONTRACTS AND 
              GRANTS.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 7 of title 14, United States Code, is 
amended by inserting after section 717 the following:
``Sec. 717a. Research projects; transactions other than contracts and 
              grants
    ``(a) Additional Forms of Transactions Authorized.--The Commandant 
may enter into transactions (other than contracts, cooperative 
agreements, and grants) under the authority of this subsection in 
carrying out basic, applied, and advanced research projects. The 
authority under this subsection is in addition to the authority 
provided in section 717 of this title to use contracts, cooperative 
agreements, and grants in carrying out such projects.
    ``(b) Advance Payments.--The authority provided under subsection 
(a) may be exercised without regard to section 3324 of title 31.
    ``(c) Recovery of Funds.--
            ``(1) In general.--A cooperative agreement for performance 
        of basic, applied, or advanced research authorized by section 
        717 of this title and a transaction authorized by subsection 
        (a) may include a clause that requires a person or other entity 
        to make payments to the Coast Guard or any other department or 
        agency of the Federal Government as a condition for receiving 
        support under the agreement or other transaction.
            ``(2) Availability of funds.--The amount of any payment 
        received by the Federal Government pursuant to a requirement 
        imposed under paragraph (1) may be credited, to the extent 
        authorized by the Commandant, to an appropriate account. 
        Amounts so credited shall be merged with other funds in the 
        account and shall be available for the same purposes and the 
        same period for which other funds in such account are 
        available.
    ``(d) Conditions.--The Commandant shall ensure that, to the maximum 
extent practicable, no cooperative agreement containing a clause under 
subsection (c)(1), and no transaction entered into under subsection 
(a), provides for research that duplicates research being conducted 
under existing programs carried out by the Coast Guard.
    ``(e) Education and Training.--The Commandant shall--
            ``(1) ensure that management, technical, and contracting 
        personnel of the Coast Guard involved in the award or 
        administration of transactions under this section or other 
        innovative forms of contracting are afforded opportunities for 
        adequate education and training on such transactions and forms 
        of contracting; and
            ``(2) establish minimum levels and requirements for 
        continuous and experiential learning on such transactions and 
        forms of contracting for such personnel, including levels and 
        requirements for acquisition certification programs.
    ``(f) Protection of Certain Information From Disclosure.--
            ``(1) In general.--Disclosure of information described in 
        paragraph (2) is not required, and may not be compelled under 
        section 552 of title 5 for 5 years after the date on which the 
        information is received by the Coast Guard.
            ``(2) Information described.--
                    ``(A) Applicability.--Paragraph (1) applies to the 
                information described in subparagraph (B) that is in 
                the records of the Coast Guard if the information was 
                submitted to the Coast Guard in a competitive or 
                noncompetitive process having the potential for 
                resulting in an award, to the party submitting the 
                information, of a cooperative agreement for performance 
                of basic, applied, or advanced research authorized by 
                section 717 of this title or another transaction 
                authorized by subsection (a).
                    ``(B) Information described.--The information 
                described in this subparagraph is as follows:
                            ``(i) A proposal, proposal abstract, and 
                        supporting documents.
                            ``(ii) A business plan submitted on a 
                        confidential basis.
                            ``(iii) Technical information submitted on 
                        a confidential basis.
    ``(g) Regulations.--The Commandant shall prescribe regulations, as 
necessary, to carry out this section.''.
    (b) Analysis for Chapter 7.--The analysis for chapter 7 of title 
14, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating 
to section 717 the following:

``717a. Research projects; transactions other than contracts and 
                            grants.''.

SEC. 224. SUPPORT OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION IN SCIENCE, 
              MATHEMATICS, AND TECHNOLOGY.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 7 of title 14, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 719. Support of elementary and secondary education in science, 
              mathematics, and technology
    ``(a) In General.--The Secretary of the department in which the 
Coast Guard is operating, in coordination with the Secretary of 
Education, may establish programs for the purpose of improving the 
mathematics and scientific knowledge and skills of elementary and 
secondary school students and faculty members.
    ``(b) Cooperation With Department of Defense.--The Secretary of the 
department in which the Coast Guard is operating may cooperate and 
coordinate with the Secretary of Defense for the purpose of improving 
the mathematics and scientific knowledge and skills of elementary 
school students and faculty members, including participating in the 
Department of Defense STARBASE Program under section 2193b of title 10.
    ``(c) Areas of Focus.--In addition to general mathematics and 
scientific knowledge, any program or activity carried out under 
subsection (a) or (b) may also focus on areas of specific Coast Guard 
expertise, including limnology, marine science, and oceanography.''.
    (b) Analysis for Chapter 7.--The analysis for chapter 7 of title 
14, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following 
new item:

``719. Support of elementary and secondary education in science, 
                            mathematics, and technology.''.

SEC. 225. LIMITATIONS ON CLAIMS.

    (a) Admiralty Claims Against the United States.--Section 937(a) of 
title 14, United States Code, is amended by striking ``$100,000'' and 
inserting ``$425,000''.
    (b) Claims for Damage to Property of the United States.--Section 
938 of title 14, United States Code, is amended by striking 
``$100,000'' and inserting ``$425,000''.

SEC. 226. ACQUISITION WORKFORCE AUTHORITIES.

    (a) In General.--Subchapter I of chapter 11 of title 14, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 1111. Acquisition workforce authorities
    ``(a) Expedited Hiring Authority.--
            ``(1) In general.--For purposes of section 3304 of title 5, 
        the Commandant may--
                    ``(A) designate any category of acquisition 
                positions within the Coast Guard as shortage category 
                positions; and
                    ``(B) use the authorities in such section to 
                recruit and appoint highly qualified persons directly 
                to positions so designated.
            ``(2) Reports.--The Commandant shall include in reports 
        under section 5103 of this title information described in that 
        section regarding positions designated under this subsection.
    ``(b) Reemployment Authority.--
            ``(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), if 
        an annuitant receiving an annuity from the Civil Service 
        Retirement and Disability Fund becomes employed in any category 
        of acquisition positions designated by the Commandant under 
        subsection (a), the annuity of an annuitant so employed shall 
        continue. An annuitant so reemployed shall not be considered an 
        employee for purposes of subchapter III of chapter 83 or 
        chapter 84 of title 5.
            ``(2) Election.--
                    ``(A) In general.--An annuitant retired under 
                section 8336(d)(1) or 8414(b)(1)(A) of title 5, 
                receiving an annuity from the Civil Service Retirement 
                and Disability Fund, who becomes employed in a position 
                designated by the Commandant under subsection (a) may 
                elect to be subject to section 8344 or 8468 of such 
                title (as the case may be), respectively.
                    ``(B) Deadline.--An election for coverage under 
                this paragraph shall be filed not later than 90 days 
                after the Commandant takes reasonable actions to notify 
                employees who may file an election.
                    ``(C) Coverage.--If an employee files an election 
                under this paragraph, coverage shall be effective 
                beginning on the first day of the first applicable pay 
                period beginning on or after the date of the filing of 
                the election.
                    ``(D) Application.--Paragraph (1) shall apply to an 
                individual who is eligible to file an election under 
                such paragraph and does not file a timely election 
                under this paragraph in accordance with subparagraph 
                (B).''.
    (b) Analysis for Chapter 11.--The analysis for chapter 11 of title 
14, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating 
to section 1110 the following:

``1111. Acquisition workforce authorities.''.
    (c) Repeal of Superseded Authority.--Section 404 of the Coast Guard 
Authorization Act of 2010 (Public Law 111-281) is repealed.

SEC. 227. RESOLUTION BY CHIEF ACQUISITION OFFICER OF ACQUISITION 
              DISPUTES ELEVATED TO THE OFFICER.

    (a) In General.--Subchapter I of chapter 11 of title 14, United 
States Code, as amended by section 226, is further amended by adding at 
the end the following:
``Sec. 1112. Resolution by the Chief Acquisition Officer of acquisition 
              disputes elevated to the Officer
    ``If, after 90 days following the elevation to the Chief 
Acquisition Officer of any design or other dispute regarding Level 1 or 
Level 2 acquisition, the dispute remains unresolved, the Commandant 
shall provide to the appropriate congressional committees a detailed 
description of the issue and the rationale underlying the decision 
taken by the Chief Acquisition Officer to resolve the issue.''.
    (b) Analysis for Chapter 11.--The analysis for chapter 11 of title 
14, United States Code, as amended by section 226, is further amended 
by inserting after the item relating to section 1111 the following:

``1112. Resolution by the Chief Acquisition Officer of acquisition 
                            disputes elevated to the Officer.''.
    (c) Repeal of Superseded Requirement.--Section 401 of the Coast 
Guard Authorization Act of 2010 (Public Law 111-281) is amended by 
striking subsection (e).

SEC. 228. VESSEL CONVERSION, ALTERATION, AND REPAIR PROJECTS.

    Notwithstanding any provision of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 
631 et seq.) and any regulation or policy implementing that Act, the 
Commandant may use full and open competitive procedures, as prescribed 
in section 2304 of title 10, United States Code, to acquire maintenance 
and repair services for vessels with a homeport in Coast Guard District 
17.

SEC. 229. COAST GUARD HOUSING FUND.

    Section 2946(c) of title 14, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by striking paragraph (2);
            (2) by redesignating paragraph (1) as paragraph (2);
            (3) in paragraph (2), as so redesignated--
                    (A) by striking ``(2) In such amounts as provided 
                in appropriations Acts, and except'' and inserting the 
                following:
            ``(2) Permissible uses.--Except'';
                    (B) by indenting subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C) 
                four ems from the left margin;
                    (C) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``and'' at the 
                end;
                    (D) in subparagraph (C), by striking the period at 
                the end and inserting ``; and''; and
                    (E) by adding at the end the following new 
                subparagraph:
                    ``(D) the construction or recapitalization of 
                existing military family housing and military 
                unaccompanied housing.''; and
            (4) by inserting before paragraph (2), as so redesignated, 
        the following:
            ``(1) Availability.--Amounts in the Fund shall be available 
        to the Secretary without further appropriation, and shall 
        remain available until expended.''.

SEC. 230. OPERATION AND SUSTAINMENT COSTS IN MAJOR LONG-TERM 
              ACQUISITION PLANS.

    Section 5103(e)(3) of title 14, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by redesignating subparagraphs (B) and (C) as 
        subparagraphs (C) and (D), respectively; and
            (2) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the following:
                    ``(B) operate and sustain the cutters and aircraft 
                identified under paragraph (2);''.

SEC. 231. PORT, HARBOR, AND COASTAL FACILITY SECURITY.

    Section 70116 of title 46, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a), by inserting ``, cyber incidents, 
        transnational organized crime, and foreign state threats'' 
        after ``an act of terrorism'';
            (2) in subsection (b)--
                    (A) in paragraphs (1) and (2), by inserting ``cyber 
                incidents, transnational organized crime, and foreign 
                state threats'' after ``terrorism'' each place it 
                appears; and
                    (B) in paragraph (3)--
                            (i) by striking ``armed'' and inserting ``, 
                        armed (as needed),''; and
                            (ii) by striking ``terrorism or 
                        transportation security incidents,'' and 
                        inserting ``terrorism, cyber incidents, 
                        transnational organized crime, foreign state 
                        threats, or transportation security 
                        incidents,''; and
            (3) in subsection (c)--
                    (A) by striking ``70034,'' and inserting 
                ``70033,''; and
                    (B) by adding at the end the following new 
                sentence: ``When preventing or responding to acts of 
                terrorism, cyber incidents, transnational organized 
                crime, or foreign state threats, the Secretary may 
                carry out this section without regard to chapters 5 and 
                6 of title 5 or Executive Orders 12866 and 13563.''.

SEC. 232. ACCESS TO RESOURCES DURING CREOSOTE-RELATED BUILDING CLOSURES 
              AT COAST GUARD BASE SEATTLE, WASHINGTON.

    (a) In General.--With respect to the creosote-related building 
closures at Coast Guard Base Seattle, Washington, the Commandant shall, 
to the maximum extent practicable, enter into one or more agreements or 
otherwise take actions to secure access to resources, including a gym, 
that are not otherwise available to members of the Coast Guard during 
such closures.
    (b) Briefing.--Not later than 60 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Commandant shall brief Congress with respect 
to actions taken by the Commandant to comply with subsection (a).

SEC. 233. SOUTHERN RESIDENT ORCA CONSERVATION AND ENFORCEMENT.

    (a) Report on Orca Enforcement Opportunities.--The Commandant, in 
consultation with the Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and 
Atmosphere, shall submit to Congress a report on Coast Guard efforts to 
enforce southern resident orca vessel buffer zones and other vessel 
related regulations in Puget Sound in coordination with existing Coast 
Guard fisheries enforcement, maritime domain awareness, operation Be 
Whale Wise, and other related missions.
    (b) Action Plan.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Commandant shall submit to Congress a 
briefing on steps the Coast Guard is taking to meet fisheries 
enforcement boarding and vessel traffic, including orca buffer zone and 
other related activities, enforcement targets in District 13, as well 
as recommendations on what resources, appropriations, and assets are 
needed to meet those targets within 1 year from enactment of this Act.
    (c) Pilot Program on Reducing Disturbance to Orcas in Puget 
Sound.--The Commandant, in consultation with the Maritime 
Administrator, the Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and 
Atmosphere, and State and Tribal governments, shall establish a pilot 
program to assess the feasibility and benefit of implementing a program 
similar to the Enhancing Cetacean Habitat and Observation program, or 
``ECHO program'', in United States waters to reduce acoustic 
disturbance of southern resident orcas in Puget Sound and the 
surrounding waters.

SEC. 234. BRIEFING ON POLICY ON ISSUANCE OF WARRANTS AND SUBPOENAS AND 
              WHISTLEBLOWER PROTECTIONS BY AGENTS OF THE COAST GUARD 
              INVESTIGATIVE SERVICE.

    (a) Briefing Required.--Not later than 30 days after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, the Commandant shall provide the Committee 
on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the 
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of 
Representatives a briefing on the policy of the Coast Guard on the 
issuance of warrants and subpoenas and whistleblower protections by 
agents of the Coast Guard Investigative Service.
    (b) Elements.--The briefing required by subsection (a) shall 
include the following:
            (1) A discussion of current and any new policy of the Coast 
        Guard on the issuance of warrants and subpoenas and 
        whistleblower protections by agents of the Coast Guard 
        Investigative Service, including Coast Guard Investigative 
        Service Criminal Investigation Operating Procedure CIOP 2019-
        02, and the differences between such current policies and new 
        policies.
            (2) A plan (including milestones) for the implementation of 
        the following:
                    (A) Incorporation of Coast Guard Investigative 
                Service Criminal Investigation Operating Procedure CIOP 
                2019-02 into the next revision of the Administrative 
                Investigations Manual of the Coast Guard Investigative 
                Service.
                    (B) Training on the policy described in paragraph 
                (1) for the following:
                            (i) Agents and legal counsel of the Coast 
                        Guard Investigative Service.
                            (ii) Personnel of the Office of General 
                        Law.
                            (iii) Coast Guard headquarters personnel.
                            (iv) Such other Coast Guard personnel as 
                        the Commandant considers appropriate.

       Subtitle C--Access to Child Care for Coast Guard Families

SEC. 241. REPORT ON CHILD CARE AND SCHOOL AGE CARE ASSISTANCE FOR 
              QUALIFIED FAMILIES.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 18 months after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States 
shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation 
of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of 
the House of Representatives a report on child care and school age care 
options available to qualified families.
    (b) Elements.--The report required by subsection (a) shall include 
the following:
            (1) Financial assistance.--
                    (A) An assessment of--
                            (i) the subsidies and financial assistance 
                        for child care and school age care made 
                        available by the Coast Guard to qualified 
                        families; and
                            (ii) the extent to which qualified families 
                        have taken advantage of such subsidies and 
                        assistance.
                    (B) The average number of days between--
                            (i) the date on which an application for a 
                        subsidy or other financial assistance for child 
                        care or school age care is submitted by a 
                        qualified family; and
                            (ii) upon approval of an application, the 
                        date on which such subsidy or assistance is 
                        received by the qualified family.
                    (C) Recommendations for streamlining the payment of 
                such subsidies and financial assistance.
                    (D) The amount of funding allocated to such 
                subsidies and financial assistance.
                    (E) The remaining costs for child care or school 
                age care to qualified families that are not covered by 
                the Coast Guard.
                    (F) A description of barriers to access to such 
                subsidies and financial assistance.
                    (G) The number of qualified families that do not 
                receive any such subsidies or financial assistance.
                    (H) An assessment whether there is a need for 
                increased subsidies and financial assistance for child 
                care or school age care for qualified families in areas 
                with high costs of living.
            (2) Regulation of child care services.--
                    (A) An assessment of--
                            (i) the regulations of States with respect 
                        to child care services (such as staffing, space 
                        and furnishings, safety, and curriculum 
                        requirements, and allowable care hours); and
                            (ii) the effect that differences in such 
                        regulations may have on access to child care 
                        for qualified families.
                    (B) An assessment of--
                            (i) the regulations of the Coast Guard and 
                        the Department of Defense with respect to child 
                        development centers and other child care 
                        providers (including school age care 
                        providers), and a comparison of such 
                        regulations with similar State regulations; and
                            (ii) the effect that such regulations may 
                        have on access to child care and school age 
                        care for qualified families.
                    (C) The number of qualified families, and children, 
                that do not have access to a Coast Guard child 
                development center for child care.
            (3) Parity with department of defense.--
                    (A) In general.--The differences between child care 
                and school age care services offered by the Coast Guard 
                and child care and school age care authorities of the 
                Coast Guard and the Department of Defense relating to 
                the following:
                            (i) Authorized uses of appropriated funds 
                        for child care and school age care services.
                            (ii) Access to, and total capacity of, 
                        Coast Guard child development centers and 
                        Department of Defense child development 
                        centers.
                            (iii) Child care and school age care 
                        programs or policy.
                            (iv) Coast Guard and Department of Defense 
                        programs to provide additional assistance to 
                        members and civilian employees with respect to 
                        child care and school age care options.
                            (v) Respite care programs.
                            (vi) Nonappropriated funds.
                            (vii) Coast Guard and Department of Defense 
                        support of certified Family Child Care centers.
                            (viii) Coast Guard and Department of 
                        Defense publicly available online resources for 
                        families seeking military child care and school 
                        age care.
            (4) Feasibility.--An analysis of the feasibility of the 
        Commandant entering into agreements with private child care and 
        school age care service providers to provide child care and 
        school age care for qualified families.
            (5) Availability.--An analysis of the availability of child 
        care and school age care for qualified families, including 
        accessibility after normal work hours, proximity, and total 
        capacity.
            (6) Recommendations.--Recommendations--
                    (A) to improve access to child care and school age 
                care for qualified families;
                    (B) to ensure parity between the Coast Guard and 
                the Department of Defense with respect to child care 
                and school age care;
                    (C) to expand access to child care and school age 
                care for all qualified families, including qualified 
                families that have a child with special needs; and
                    (D) to ensure that regional child care and child 
                development center needs at the unit, sector, or 
                district level are identified, assessed, and reasonably 
                evaluated by the Commandant for future infrastructure 
                needs.
            (7) Other matters.--A description or analysis of any other 
        matter the Comptroller General considers relevant to the 
        improvement of expanded access to child care and school age 
        care for qualified families.

SEC. 242. REVIEW OF FAMILY SUPPORT SERVICES WEBSITE AND ONLINE TRACKING 
              SYSTEM.

    (a) Memorandum of Understanding.--
            (1) In general.--The Commandant shall enter into a 
        memorandum of understanding with the Secretary of Defense to 
        enable qualified families to access the website at https://
        militarychildcare.com (or a successor website) for purposes of 
        Coast Guard family access to information with respect to State-
        accredited child development centers and other child care 
        support services as such services become available from the 
        Department of Defense through such website. The memorandum 
        shall provide for the expansion of the geographical areas 
        covered by such website, including regions in which qualified 
        families live that are not yet covered by the program.
            (2) Inclusion of child development centers accessible under 
        pilot program.--The information accessible pursuant to the 
        memorandum of understanding required by paragraph (1) shall 
        include information with respect to any child development 
        center accessible pursuant to the pilot program under section 
        244.
            (3) Electronic registration, payment, and tracking 
        system.--Not later than one year after the date of the 
        enactment of this Act, the Commandant shall develop and 
        maintain an internet website of the Coast Guard accessible to 
        qualified families to carry out the following activities:
                    (A) Register children for a Coast Guard child 
                development center.
                    (B) Make online child care payments to a Coast 
                Guard child development center.
                    (C) Track the status of a child on the waitlist of 
                a Coast Guard child development center, including the 
                placement and position of the child on the waitlist.
    (b) Waitlist.--
            (1) In general.--The Commandant shall maintain a record of 
        the waitlist for each Coast Guard child development center.
            (2) Matters to be included.--Each record under paragraph 
        (1) shall include the following:
                    (A) The total number of children of qualified 
                families on the waitlist.
                    (B) With respect to each child on the waitlist--
                            (i) the age of the child;
                            (ii) the number of days the child has been 
                        on the waitlist;
                            (iii) the position of the child on the 
                        waitlist;
                            (iv) any special needs consideration; and
                            (v) information on whether a sibling of the 
                        child is on the waitlist of, or currently 
                        enrolled in, the Coast Guard child development 
                        center concerned.
            (3) Requirement to archive.--Information placed in the 
        record of a Coast Guard child development center under 
        paragraph (1) shall be archived for a period of not less than 
        10 years after the date of its placement in the record.

SEC. 243. STUDY AND SURVEY ON COAST GUARD CHILD CARE NEEDS.

    (a) Study.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than one year after the date of 
        the enactment of this Act, and for each of the two fiscal years 
        thereafter, the Commandant shall conduct a study on the child 
        care needs of qualified families that incorporates--
                    (A) the results of the survey under subsection (b); 
                and
                    (B) any other information the Commandant considers 
                appropriate to ensure adequate tracking and future 
                needs-based assessments with respect to adequate access 
                to Coast Guard child development centers.
            (2) Consultation.--In conducting a study under paragraph 
        (1), the Commandant may consult a federally funded research and 
        development center.
            (3) Scope of data.--The data obtained through each study 
        under paragraph (1) shall be obtained on a regional basis, 
        including by Coast Guard unit, sector, and district.
    (b) Survey.--
            (1) In general.--Together with each study under subsection 
        (a), and annually as the Commandant considers appropriate, the 
        Commandant shall carry out a survey of individuals described in 
        paragraph (2) on access to Coast Guard child development 
        centers.
            (2) Participants.--
                    (A) In general.--The Commandant shall seek the 
                participation in the survey of the following Coast 
                Guard individuals:
                            (i) Commanding officers, regardless of 
                        whether the commanding officers have children.
                            (ii) Regular and reserve personnel.
                            (iii) Spouses of individuals described in 
                        clauses (i) and (ii).
                    (B) Scope of participation.--Individuals described 
                in clauses (i) through (iii) of subparagraph (A) shall 
                be surveyed regardless of whether such individuals use 
                or have access to Coast Guard child development centers 
                or other Federal child care facilities.
                    (C) Voluntary participation.--Participation of any 
                individual described in subparagraph (A) in a survey 
                shall be on a voluntary basis.
    (c) Availability.--On request, the Commandant shall submit to the 
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and 
the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of 
Representatives the results of a study or survey under this section.

SEC. 244. PILOT PROGRAM TO EXPAND ACCESS TO CHILD CARE.

    (a) In General.--Commencing not later than 60 days after the date 
on which the report under section 241 is submitted, the Commandant 
shall carry out a pilot program, based on the recommendations provided 
in such report, to expand access to public or private child development 
centers for qualified families.
    (b) Duration.--The duration of the pilot program under subsection 
(a) shall be not more than three years beginning on the date on which 
the pilot program is established.
    (c) Discharge on Regional Basis.--The Commandant--
            (1) may carry out the pilot program on a regional basis; 
        and
            (2) shall include in the pilot program remote and urban 
        locations.
    (d) Reservation of Child Care Slots.--As part of the pilot program, 
the Commandant shall seek to enter into one or more memoranda of 
understanding with one or more child development centers to reserve 
slots for qualified families in locations in which--
            (1) the Coast Guard lacks a Coast Guard child development 
        center; or
            (2) the waitlists for the nearest Coast Guard child 
        development center or Department of Defense child development 
        center, where applicable, indicate that qualified families may 
        not be accommodated.
    (e) Annual Assessment of Results.--As part of any study conducted 
pursuant to section 243(a) after the end of the one-year period 
beginning with the commencement of the pilot program, the Commandant 
shall also undertake a current assessment of the impact of the pilot 
program on access to child development centers for qualified families. 
The Commandant shall include the results of any such assessment in the 
results of the most current study or survey submitted pursuant to 
section 243(b).

SEC. 245. IMPROVEMENTS TO COAST GUARD-OWNED FAMILY HOUSING.

    The Commandant may use amounts authorized for operations and 
support to conduct improvements on Coast Guard-owned housing--
            (1) to improve or address a housing unit deficiency found 
        during a family child care provider, health, fire and safety, 
        or other home inspection;
            (2) to ensure a housing unit is maintained at the standard 
        necessary to meet health, fire and safety, or other home 
        inspection requirements so as to enable the establishment of a 
        Coast Guard family child care center in the housing unit; and
            (3) to the maximum extent practicable, the Commandant shall 
        ensure that, in a location in which Coast Guard family child 
        care centers are necessary to meet the demand for child care 
        for qualified families, not fewer than two housing units are 
        maintained in accordance with safety inspection standards so as 
        to accommodate family child care providers.

SEC. 246. BRIEFING ON TRANSFER OF FAMILY CHILD CARE PROVIDER 
              QUALIFICATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Commandant shall brief the Committee on 
Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee 
on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives on 
the feasibility of developing a policy to allow the transfer of a Coast 
Guard-mandated family child care provider qualification or 
certification between Coast Guard-owned housing units if, as determined 
by the Commandant--
            (1) the qualification or certification is not expired;
            (2) the transfer of the qualification or certification 
        would not pose a danger to any child in the care of the family 
        child care provider; and
            (3) the transfer would expedite the ability of the family 
        child care provider to establish, administer, and provide 
        family home daycare in a Coast Guard-owned housing unit.
    (b) Briefing Element.--The briefing required by subsection (a) 
shall include analysis of options for transferring a Coast Guard-
mandated family child care provider qualification or certification as 
described in that subsection, and of any legal challenges associated 
with such transfer.
    (c) Rule of Construction.--The policy under subsection (a) shall 
not be construed to supersede any other applicable Federal, State, or 
local law (including regulations) relating to the provision of child 
care services.

SEC. 247. EMPLOYEES OF COAST GUARD CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTERS.

    (a) Training and Curriculum Specialist.--The Commandant shall 
require that at least one employee at each Coast Guard child 
development center is a specialist in training and curriculum 
development. The Commandant shall ensure that such employees have 
appropriate credentials and experience.
    (b) Duties.--An employee described in subsection (a) shall--
            (1) carry out special teaching activities at the Coast 
        Guard child development center concerned;
            (2) provide--
                    (A) daily oversight and instruction of other child 
                care employees at such Coast Guard child development 
                center;
                    (B) daily assistance in the preparation of lesson 
                plans for such Coast Guard child development center; 
                and
                    (C) assistance in the child abuse prevention and 
                detection program of such Coast Guard child development 
                center; and
            (3) advise the director of such Coast Guard child 
        development center on the performance of other child care 
        employees at such center.
    (c) Employee Status.--Each employee referred to in subsection (a) 
shall be an employee of the Coast Guard in a competitive service 
position.

SEC. 248. INSPECTIONS OF COAST GUARD CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTERS AND 
              FAMILY CHILD CARE PROVIDERS.

    (a) Child Development Centers.--
            (1) In general.--Not less than twice annually, the 
        Commandant shall ensure that each Coast Guard child development 
        center is subject to an unannounced inspection.
            (2) Responsibility for inspections.--Of the annual 
        inspections under paragraph (1)--
                    (A) one shall be carried out by a representative of 
                the Coast Guard installation served by the Coast Guard 
                child development center concerned; and
                    (B) one shall be carried out by a representative of 
                the Coast Guard Child Development Services Work Life 
                Programs.
    (b) Family Child Care Providers.--
            (1) In general.--Not less frequently than quarterly, the 
        Commandant shall ensure that each family child care provider is 
        subject to inspection.
            (2) Responsibility for inspections.--Of the quarterly 
        inspections under paragraph (1) each year--
                    (A) three inspections shall be carried out by a 
                representative of the Coast Guard installation served 
                by the family child care provider concerned; and
                    (B) one inspection shall be carried out by a 
                representative of the Coast Guard Child Development 
                Services Work Life Programs.

SEC. 249. EXPANDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR FAMILY CHILD CARE.

    The Commandant shall allow family child care programs to occur at 
off-base housing, including off-base Coast Guard-owned or subsidized 
housing. The Commandant shall establish a procedure to ensure that all 
requirements with respect to such family child care programs are met, 
including home inspections.

SEC. 250. DEFINITIONS.

    In this subtitle:
            (1) Coast guard child development center.--The term ``Coast 
        Guard child development center'' has the meaning given that 
        term in section 2921(3) of title 14, United States Code.
            (2) Coast guard family child care center.--The term ``Coast 
        Guard family child care center'' means a location at which 
        family home daycare is provided.
            (3) Family child care provider.--The term ``family child 
        care provider'' means an individual who provides family home 
        daycare.
            (4) Family home daycare.--The term ``family home daycare'' 
        has the meaning given that term in section 2921(5) of title 14, 
        United States Code.
            (5) Qualified family.--The term ``qualified family'' means 
        any regular, reserve, or retired member of the Coast Guard, and 
        any civilian employee of the Coast Guard, with one or more 
        dependents.

                          Subtitle D--Reports

SEC. 261. MODIFICATIONS OF CERTAIN REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.

    (a) Use of Certain Appropriated Funds.--Section 903 of title 14, 
United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subsection (d)(1), by striking ``reporting'' and 
        inserting ``briefing''; and
            (2) in paragraph (2)--
                    (A) in the paragraph heading, by striking 
                ``Report'' and inserting ``Briefing''; and
                    (B) by striking ``report'' each place it appears 
                and inserting ``brief''.
    (b) Especially Hazardous Cargo.--Subsection (e) of section 70103 of 
title 46, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:
    ``(e) Especially Hazardous Cargo.--
            ``(1) Enforcement of security zones.--Consistent with other 
        provisions of Federal law, the Coast Guard shall coordinate and 
        be responsible for the enforcement of any Federal security zone 
        established by the Coast Guard around a vessel containing 
        especially hazardous cargo. The Coast Guard shall allocate 
        available resources so as to deter and respond to a 
        transportation security incident, to the maximum extent 
        practicable, and to protect lives or protect property in 
        danger.
            ``(2) Especially hazardous cargo defined.--In this 
        subsection, the term `especially hazardous cargo' means 
        anhydrous ammonia, ammonium nitrate, chlorine, liquefied 
        natural gas, liquefied petroleum gas, and any other substance, 
        material, or group or class of material, in a particular amount 
        and form that the Secretary determines by regulation poses a 
        significant risk of creating a transportation security incident 
        while being transported in maritime commerce.''.
    (c) Compliance With Security Standards.--Section 809 of the Coast 
Guard and Maritime Transportation Act of 2004 (Public Law 108-293; 46 
U.S.C. 70101 note) is amended by striking subsections (g) and (i).
    (d) Marine Safety Long-Term Strategy.--Section 2116 of title 46, 
United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``The strategy shall 
        include the issuance of a triennial plan'' and inserting ``The 
        5-year strategy shall include the issuance of a plan'';
            (2) in subsection (b)--
                    (A) in the subsection heading, by striking 
                ``Contents of Strategy and Triennial Plans'' and 
                inserting ``5-Year Strategy and Plan'';
                    (B) in paragraph (1), in the matter preceding 
                subparagraph (A), by striking ``strategy and triennial 
                plans'' and inserting ``5-year strategy and plan''; and
                    (C) in paragraph (2)--
                            (i) in the matter preceding subparagraph 
                        (A), by striking ``strategy and triennial 
                        plans'' and inserting ``5-year strategy and 
                        plan''; and
                            (ii) in subparagraph (A), by striking 
                        ``plans'' and inserting ``plan'';
            (3) in subsection (c)--
                    (A) by striking ``The Secretary'' and inserting 
                ``Not later than 5 years after the date of the 
                enactment of the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2019, 
                and every 5 years thereafter, the Secretary''; and
                    (B) by striking ``triennial''; and
            (4) in subsection (d)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``No less 
                frequently than semiannually'' and inserting ``In 
                conjunction with the submission of the 5-year strategy 
                and plan''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (2)--
                            (i) in the paragraph heading, by striking 
                        ``Report to congress'' and inserting ``Periodic 
                        briefings'';
                            (ii) in the matter preceding subparagraph 
                        (A), by striking ``report triennially'' and all 
                        that follows through ``the Senate'' and 
                        inserting ``periodically brief the Committee on 
                        Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the 
                        Senate and the Committee on Transportation and 
                        Infrastructure of the House of 
                        Representatives'';
                            (iii) in subparagraph (A)--
                                    (I) by striking ``annual''; and
                                    (II) by striking ``for the year 
                                covered by the report'' and inserting 
                                ``for the period covered by the 
                                briefing''; and
                            (iv) in subparagraph (B)(ii), by striking 
                        ``plans'' and inserting ``plan''.
    (e) Abandoned Seafarers Fund.--Section 11113(a) of title 46, United 
States Code, is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (4), by striking ``On the date'' and 
        inserting ``Except as provided in paragraph (5), on the date''; 
        and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(5) No report required.--A report under paragraph (4) 
        shall not be required if there were no expenditures from the 
        Fund in the preceding fiscal year. The Commandant shall notify 
        Congress in the event a report is not required under paragraph 
        (4) by reason of this paragraph.''.
    (f) Major Acquisition Program Risk Assessment.--Section 5107 of 
title 14, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``April 15 and October 
        15'' and inserting ``October 15''; and
            (2) in subsection (b)--
                    (A) in paragraph (2), by striking ``the 2 fiscal-
                year quarters preceding such assessment'' and inserting 
                ``the previous fiscal year'';
                    (B) in paragraph (3), by striking ``such 2 fiscal-
                year quarters'' and inserting ``such fiscal year'';
                    (C) in paragraph (4), by striking ``such 2 fiscal-
                year quarters'' and inserting ``such fiscal year''; and
                    (D) in paragraph (5), by striking ``such 2 fiscal-
                year quarters'' and inserting ``such fiscal year''.

SEC. 262. REPORT ON CYBERSECURITY WORKFORCE.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Commandant shall submit to the Committee on 
Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee 
on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a 
report on how the Coast Guard plans to establish a workforce with the 
cybersecurity expertise to provide prevention assessments and response 
capacity to Operational Technology (OT) and Industrial Control Systems 
(ICS) in national port and maritime environments.
    (b) Contents.--The report under subsection (a) shall include the 
following:
            (1) A description of the number and skills of active duty 
        and reserve Coast Guard members expected for initial operating 
        capacity and full operating capacity of the workforce described 
        in subsection (a).
            (2) A description of the career development path for 
        officers and enlisted members participating in the workforce.
            (3) A determination of how the workforce will fulfill the 
        cybersecurity needs of the Area Maritime Security Council and 
        United States port environments.
            (4) A determination of how the workforce will integrate 
        with the Hunt and Incident Response (HIRT) and Assessment Teams 
        of the Cyber and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) of the 
        Department of Homeland Security.
            (5) An assessment of successful models used by other Armed 
        Forces, including National Guard, to recruit, maintain and 
        utilize a cyber workforce including the use of Reserve 
        personnel for that purpose.

SEC. 263. REPORT ON NAVIGATION AND BRIDGE RESOURCE MANAGEMENT.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Commandant shall submit to the Committee on 
Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee 
on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a 
report on the training and qualification processes of the Coast Guard 
for deck watch officers, with a specific focus on basic navigation, 
bridge resource management, crew rest, and qualification processes.
    (b) Contents.--The report under subsection (a) shall include the 
following:
            (1) Recommendations for improving pipeline training, if 
        necessary, and an assessment how commercial industry best 
        practices on pipeline training can be incorporated into 
        military at sea watchkeeping.
            (2) A detailed description of the deck watch officer 
        assessment process of the Coast Guard.
            (3) A list of programs that have been approved for credit 
        toward merchant mariner credentials.
            (4) A complete analysis of the gap between the existing 
        curriculum for deck watch officer training and the Standards of 
        Training, Certification, and Watchkeeping (STCW) for officer in 
        charge of a navigational watch at the operational level, Chief 
        level, and Master level.
            (5) A complete analysis of the gap between the existing 
        training curriculum for deck watch officers and the licensing 
        requirement for 3rd mate unlimited, Chief, and Master.
            (6) An assessment of deck watch officer options to complete 
        the 3rd mate unlimited license and the qualification under the 
        Standards of Training, Certification, and Watchkeeping for 
        officer in charge of a navigational watch.
            (7) An assessment of senior deck watch officer options to 
        complete the Chief Mate and Master unlimited license and the 
        qualification under the Standards of Training, Certification, 
        and Watchkeeping for Chief Mate and Master.

SEC. 264. REPORT ON THE ARCTIC CAPABILITIES OF THE ARMED FORCES.

    (a) Report Required.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security, with the 
concurrence of the Secretary of Defense, shall submit to the 
appropriate committees of Congress a report on the Arctic capabilities 
of the Armed Forces.
    (b) Elements.--The report required by subsection (a) shall include 
the following:
            (1) A comparison of the capabilities of the United States, 
        the Russian Federation, the People's Republic of China, and 
        other countries operating in the Arctic, including an 
        assessment of the ability of the navy of each such country to 
        operate in varying sea-ice conditions.
            (2) A description of commercial and foreign military 
        surface forces currently operating in the Arctic in conditions 
        inaccessible to Navy surface forces.
            (3) An assessment of the potential security risk posed to 
        Coast Guard forces by military forces of other countries 
        operating in the Arctic in conditions inaccessible to Navy 
        surface or aviation forces in the manner such forces currently 
        operate.
            (4) A comparison of the domain awareness capabilities of--
                    (A) Coast Guard forces operating alone; and
                    (B) Coast Guard forces operating in tandem with 
                Navy surface and aviation forces and the surface and 
                aviation forces of other allies.
            (5) A comparison of the defensive capabilities of--
                    (A) Coast Guard forces operating alone; and
                    (B) Coast Guard forces operating in mutual defense 
                with Navy forces, other Armed Forces, and the military 
                forces of allies.
    (c) Form.--The report required under subsection (a) shall be 
submitted in unclassified form, but may contain a classified annex.
    (d) Appropriate Committees of Congress Defined.--In this section, 
the term ``appropriate committees of Congress'' means--
            (1) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on 
        Commerce, Science, and Transportation, and the Committee on 
        Appropriations of the Senate; and
            (2) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure, and the Committee on 
        Appropriations of the House of Representatives.

SEC. 265. REPORT ON ARCTIC SEARCH AND RESCUE.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Commandant shall submit to the Committee on 
Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee 
on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a 
report on the search and rescue capabilities of the Coast Guard in 
Arctic coastal communities.
    (b) Contents.--The report under subsection (a) shall include the 
following:
            (1) An identification of ways in which the Coast Guard can 
        more effectively partner with Arctic coastal communities to 
        respond to search and rescue incidents through training, 
        funding, and deployment of assets.
            (2) An analysis of the costs of forward deploying on a 
        seasonal basis Coast Guard assets in support of such 
        communities for responses to such incidents.

SEC. 266. REPORT ON HELICOPTER LIFE CYCLE SUPPORT AND RECAPITALIZATION.

    (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
            (1) The acquisition strategy of the Coast Guard to 
        recapitalize its fleet of MH-65 helicopters for land-based and 
        sea-based operations is critical to maintaining the various 
        missions of the Coast Guard.
            (2) As of July 2019, the Commandant intends to leverage the 
        Department of Defense future vertical lift acquisition program 
        in the mid-2030s to replace the legacy fleet of the Coast 
        Guard, and in the interim, continue the service life extension 
        program of the MH-65D fleet to an upgraded ``Echo'' capability.
            (3) The current MH-65 sustainment plan may be under 
        resourced and insufficient to accommodate the additional hours 
        required to meet operational demands until recapitalization.
    (b) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Commandant shall submit to the Committee on 
Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee 
on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a 
report that--
            (1) includes an updated fleet life-cycle analysis and 
        service life extension plan that includes dynamic components, 
        and which clearly demonstrates the mission viability of the MH-
        65 through anticipated fleet recapitalization;
            (2) includes a realistic sustainment budget necessary to 
        achieve the operational availability rates necessary to meet 
        MH-65 mission requirements through fleet recapitalization;
            (3) includes an update on the status of the Coast Guard MH-
        65 helicopter recapitalization; and
            (4) includes a description of any alternative, available, 
        and cost-effective Government and civil systems, or updates, 
        that the Coast Guard is considering for MH-65 operational 
        missions, including Coast Guard cutter deployability 
        requirements, in the event of delays to the future vertical 
        lift program of the Coast Guard.

SEC. 267. REPORT ON RESPONSE TO RACIAL DISCRIMINATION AT THE COAST 
              GUARD ACADEMY.

    Not later than 180 days after the release of the Inspector General 
of the Department of Homeland Security report titled ``Allegations of 
Racial Discrimination and Inadequate Action at the United States Coast 
Guard Academy'', the Commandant shall submit to Congress a report on 
the implementation of the recommendations made by the Inspector 
General. The report of the Commandant shall include a timeline, 
accountability measures, and metrics for evaluation of the 
comprehensive implementation of the recommendations in the report of 
the Inspector General, and of such other measures in connection with 
such recommendations as have been specified by the Secretary of 
Homeland Security.

SEC. 268. REPORT ON COAST GUARD RESPONSE CAPABILITIES FOR CYBER 
              INCIDENTS ON VESSELS ENTERING PORTS OR WATERS OF THE 
              UNITED STATES.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Commandant shall submit to the Committee on 
Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee 
on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a 
report on the response capabilities of the Coast Guard with respect to 
cyber incidents on vessels entering ports or waters of the United 
States.
    (b) Review.--The report under subsection (a) shall include a review 
of each of the following:
            (1) The number and type of commercial vessels of the United 
        States subject to regulations under part 104 of title 33, Code 
        of Federal Regulations (or any corresponding similar regulation 
        or ruling).
            (2) Policies and guidance issued by the Commandant, in 
        accordance with guidelines on cyber risk management of the 
        International Maritime Organization, to vessels of the United 
        States.
            (3) Measures to be taken by owners or operators of 
        commercial vessels of the United States to increase 
        cybersecurity posture on such vessels.
            (4) Responses of the Commandant to cyber incidents on 
        vessels described in paragraph (1) prior to the date of the 
        enactment of this Act.
            (5) Response protocols followed by personnel of the Coast 
        Guard to a cyber incident on any vessel described in paragraph 
        (1) experienced while that vessel is traveling to ports or 
        waters of the United States.
            (6) Oversight by the Commandant of--
                    (A) vessel-to-facility interface, as defined in 
                section 101.105 of title 33, Code of Federal 
                Regulations (or any corresponding similar regulation or 
                ruling); and
                    (B) actions taken by the Coast Guard in 
                coordination with vessel and facility owners and 
                operators to protect commercial vessels and port 
                facility infrastructure from cyber attacks and 
                proliferation.
            (7) Requirements of the Commandant for the reporting of 
        cyber incidents that occur on the vessels described in 
        paragraph (1).
    (c) Recommendations and Appropriations.--The Commandant shall 
include in the report under subsection (a)--
            (1) recommendations--
                    (A) to improve cyber incident response; and
                    (B) for policies to address gaps identified by the 
                review under subsection (b); and
            (2) a description of authorities and appropriations 
        necessary to improve the preparedness of the Coast Guard for 
        cyber incidents on vessels entering ports or waters of the 
        United States and the ability of the Coast Guard to prevent and 
        respond to such incidents.
    (d) Form.--The report required under subsection (a) shall be 
submitted in unclassified form, but may contain a classified annex.
    (e) Vessel of the United States Defined.--In this section, the term 
``vessel of the United States'' has the meaning given such term in 
section 116 of title 46, United States Code.

SEC. 269. STUDY AND REPORT ON COAST GUARD INTERDICTION OF ILLICIT DRUGS 
              IN THE TRANSIT ZONES.

    (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
            (1) The Coast Guard seizes an average of 1,221 pounds of 
        cocaine and 85 pounds of marijuana each day in the transit 
        zones of the Eastern Pacific Ocean, Caribbean Sea, and Southern 
        maritime border approaches.
            (2) The Joint Interagency Task Force-South (JIATF-South) 
        estimates that it has a spectrum of actionable intelligence on 
        more than 80 percent of drug movements into the United States 
        from Central America and South America.
            (3) The Coast Guard must balance asset allocation across 11 
        statutory missions. As such, the Coast Guard interdicts less 
        than 10 percent of maritime noncommercial smuggling of illicit 
        drugs into the United States from Central America and South 
        America.
            (4) In 2017, the Government Accountability Office 
        recommended that the Commandant of the Coast Guard--
                    (A) develop new performance goals relating to the 
                interdiction of illicit drugs smuggled into the United 
                States, or describe the manner in which existing goals 
                are sufficient;
                    (B) report such goals to the public;
                    (C) assess the extent to which limitations in 
                performance data with respect to such goals are 
                documented;
                    (D) document measurable corrective actions and 
                implementation timeframes with respect to such goals; 
                and
                    (E) document efforts to monitor implementation of 
                such corrective actions.
    (b) Study.--The Secretary of Homeland Security, in coordination 
with the Secretary of Defense and the heads of other relevant Federal 
agencies, shall conduct a study in order to identify gaps in resources 
that contribute to low interdiction rates for maritime noncommercial 
smuggling of illicit drugs into the United States from Central America 
and South America despite having actionable intelligence on more than 
80 percent of drug movements in the transit zones of the Eastern 
Pacific Ocean, Caribbean Sea, and Southern maritime border approaches.
    (c) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall submit to the 
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and 
the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of 
Representatives a report on the results of the study under subsection 
(b).
    (d) Form.--The report required under subsection (a) shall be 
submitted in unclassified form, but may contain a classified annex.

SEC. 270. REPORT ON EFFECTS OF EXTREME WEATHER AND RELATED EVENTS ON 
              THE COAST GUARD.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Commandant shall submit to the Committee on 
Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee 
on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a 
report on vulnerabilities of installations of the Coast Guard resulting 
from the current and potential effects of rising temperatures, rising 
sea levels, increased flooding, drought, desertification, wildfires, 
thawing permafrost, changing ice conditions, and other extreme weather 
events, and on requirements for mitigating the effects of such events 
on the Coast Guard, over the 20-year period beginning on the date of 
the enactment of this Act.
    (b) Elements.--The report required by subsection (a) shall include 
the following:
            (1) A list of the ten most vulnerable installations of the 
        Coast Guard based on the current and potential effects of 
        rising temperatures, rising sea levels, increased flooding, 
        drought, desertification, wildfires, thawing permafrost, 
        changing ice conditions, other extreme weather events, and any 
        other effects the Commandant considers necessary.
            (2) An overview of mitigations that may be necessary to 
        ensure the continued operational viability and to increase the 
        resiliency of the installations listed under paragraph (1) and 
        the cost of such mitigations.
            (3) A discussion of the current and potential effects of 
        rising temperatures, rising sea levels, increased flooding, 
        drought, desertification, wildfires, thawing permafrost, 
        changing ice conditions, and other extreme weather events on 
        the Coast Guard, including--
                    (A) the increase in the frequency of humanitarian 
                assistance and disaster relief missions; and
                    (B) the campaign plans, contingency plans, and 
                operational posture of the Coast Guard.
            (4) An overview of mitigations that may be necessary to 
        ensure mission resiliency and the cost of such mitigations.
    (c) Form.--The report required by subsection (a) shall be submitted 
in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex.

SEC. 271. COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES REPORT ON 
              CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE INSPECTION PROGRAM WITH RESPECT 
              TO VESSELS THAT CARRY BULK LIQUIFIED GASES AS CARGO AND 
              LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS TANK VESSELS.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States 
shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation 
of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of 
the House of Representatives a report on the resources, regulations, 
policies, protocols, and other actions designed to carry out the Coast 
Guard Certificate of Compliance program with respect to liquefied 
natural gas tank vessels (including examinations under section 153.808 
of title 46, Code of Federal Regulations) and vessels that carry bulk 
liquified gases as cargo (including examinations under section 154 of 
title 46, Code of Federal Regulations) for purposes of maintaining the 
efficiency of examinations under that program.
    (b) Contents.--The report under subsection (a) shall include the 
following:
            (1) An assessment of the adequacy of current Coast Guard 
        resources, regulations, policies, and protocols to maintain 
        vessel examination efficiency while carrying out the program 
        referred to in subsection (a) as United States bulk liquified 
        gases cargo, liquefied natural gas exports, and associated 
        vessel traffic at United States ports increase.
            (2) An evaluation of the constraints and challenges to 
        maintaining examination efficiency under the program as United 
        States bulk liquified gases cargo, liquefied natural gas 
        exports, and associated vessel traffic at United States ports 
        increase.
            (3) Recommendations for changes to resources, regulations, 
        policies, and protocols to maintain the efficiency of the 
        program, including analysis of the following alternatives:
                    (A) Establishment of a Coast Guard marine 
                examination unit near the Panama Canal to conduct 
                inspections under the program on liquefied natural gas 
                tank vessels bound for the United States, similar to 
                Coast Guard operations carried out by Coast Guard 
                Activities Europe and Coast Guard Activities Far East, 
                including the effects of the establishment of such a 
                unit on the domestic aspects of the program.
                    (B) Management of all marine examiners with gas 
                carrier qualification within each Coast Guard District 
                by a single Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection (as 
                defined in section 50.10-10 of title 46, Code of 
                Federal Regulations) to improve the efficiency of their 
                vessel examination assignments.
                    (C) Extension of the duration of assignment of 
                marine examiners with a gas carrier qualification at 
                Coast Guard units that most frequently inspect vessels 
                that carry bulk liquified gases as cargo and liquefied 
                natural gas tank vessels.
                    (D) Increase in the use of civilians to conduct and 
                support examinations under the program.
                    (E) Extension of the duration of certificates of 
                compliance under the program for vessels that carry 
                bulk liquified gases as cargo and liquefied natural gas 
                tank vessels that are less than 10 years of age and 
                participate in a Coast Guard vessel quality program.

SEC. 272. COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES REVIEW AND REPORT ON 
              THE COAST GUARD'S INTERNATIONAL PORT SECURITY PROGRAM.

    (a) GAO Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States 
shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation 
of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of 
the House of Representatives a report setting for the results of a 
comprehensive review, conducted by the Comptroller General for purposes 
of the report, on the Coast Guard's International Port Security 
Program, including the findings, and any recommendations for 
improvement of the program, of the Comptroller General.
    (b) Required Elements of Review.--The review required under 
subsection (a) shall include--
            (1) review of the actions of the Coast Guard under the 
        Coast Guard's International Port Security Program, since 2014, 
        to enhance foreign port inspections;
            (2) review of the actions of the Coast Guard to recognize 
        and monitor port inspection programs of foreign governments;
            (3) identification and review of the actions the Coast 
        Guard takes to address any deficiencies it observes during 
        visits with foreign ports;
            (4) identify and review the benchmarks of the Coast Guard 
        for measuring the effectiveness of the program; and
            (5) review of the extent to which the Coast Guard and U.S. 
        Customs and Border Protection coordinate efforts to secure 
        cargo at foreign ports.

SEC. 273. COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES REVIEW AND REPORT ON 
              THE SURGE CAPACITY OF THE COAST GUARD.

    (a) GAO Report.--Not later than 60 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States 
shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation 
of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of 
the House of Representatives a report setting for the results of a 
comprehensive review, conducted by the Comptroller General for purposes 
of the report, on the surge capacity of the Coast Guard to respond to a 
catastrophic incident (such as a hurricane), including the findings, 
and any recommendations for improvement, of the Comptroller General.
    (b) Required Elements of Review.--The review required under 
subsection (a) shall include--
            (1) a description and review of each Coast Guard deployment 
        in response to a catastrophic incident after 2005;
            (2) identification of best practices informed by the 
        deployments described in paragraph (1);
            (3) a review of the ability of the surge force of the Coast 
        Guard to meet the demands of the response roles in which it was 
        serving during each deployment described in paragraph (1);
            (4) identification of any impediments, such as 
        adaptability, planning, training, mobilization, or information 
        and resource integration, to the surge capacity of the Coast 
        Guard in response to a catastrophic incident;
            (5) review of the impacts of a surge of the Coast Guard in 
        response to a catastrophic incident on the capacity of the 
        Coast Guard to perform its statutory missions;
            (6) review of the capability of the Coast Guard to surge in 
        response to concurrent or subsequent catastrophic incidents; 
        and
            (7) review and description of existing voluntary and 
        involuntary deployments of Coast Guard personnel and assets in 
        support of U.S. Customs and Border Protection response to a 
        national emergency (as defined in Presidential Proclamation 
        9844) on the surge capacity of the Coast Guard in the event of 
        a catastrophic incident.
    (c) Definitions.--In this section, the terms ``catastrophic 
incident'' and ``surge capacity'' have the meaning given such terms in 
section 602 of the Post-Katrina Emergency Management Reform Act of 2006 
(6 U.S.C. 701).

SEC. 274. COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES REVIEW AND REPORT ON 
              THE MARINE INSPECTIONS PROGRAM OF THE COAST GUARD.

    (a) GAO Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States 
shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation 
of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of 
the House of Representatives a report setting forth the results of a 
comprehensive review, conducted by the Comptroller General for purposes 
of the report, on the marine inspections program of the Coast Guard, 
including the findings, and any recommendations for improvement of the 
program, of the Comptroller General.
    (b) Required Elements of Review.--The review required under 
subsection (a) shall include--
            (1) analysis of the demand for marine inspectors;
            (2) identification of the number of fully qualified marine 
        inspectors;
            (3) determination of whether the number of marine 
        inspectors identified in paragraph (2) is sufficient to meet 
        the demand described in paragraph (1);
            (4) review of the enlisted marine inspector workforce 
        compared to the civilian marine inspector workforce and whether 
        there is any discernable distinction or impact between such 
        workforces in the performance of the marine safety mission;
            (5) evaluation of the training continuum of marine 
        inspectors; and
            (6) description and review of what actions, if any, the 
        Coast Guard is taking to adapt to the current rise in United 
        States export of crude oil and other fuels, such as 
        implementing a safety inspection regime for barges.

SEC. 275. COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES REVIEW AND REPORT ON 
              THE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM OF THE COAST GUARD.

    (a) GAO Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States 
shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation 
of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of 
the House of Representatives a report setting forth the results of a 
comprehensive review, conducted by the Comptroller General for purposes 
of the report, on the information technology program of the Coast 
Guard, including the findings, and any recommendations for improvement 
of the program, of the Comptroller General.
    (b) Required Elements of Review.--The review required under 
subsection (a) shall include--
            (1) analysis of how the Coast Guard manages its information 
        technology program, including information technology 
        acquisitions, to meet its various mission needs and reporting 
        requirements;
            (2) analysis of whether and, if so, how the Coast Guard--
                    (A) identifies and satisfies any knowledge and 
                skill requirements; and
                    (B) recruits, trains, and develops its information 
                technology personnel; and
            (3) analysis of whether and, if so, how the Coast Guard 
        separates information technology from operational technology 
        for cybersecurity purposes.

SEC. 276. COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES STUDY AND REPORT ON 
              ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE BY MEMBERS OF THE COAST GUARD AND 
              DEPENDENTS.

    (a) Study.--
            (1) In general.--The Comptroller General of the United 
        States shall conduct a study that examines access to, 
        experience with, and needs under the TRICARE program of members 
        of the Coast Guard and their dependents.
            (2) Elements.--The study conducted under paragraph (1) 
        shall analyze the following:
                    (A) The record of the TRICARE program in meeting 
                the standards for care for primary and specialty care 
                for members of the Coast Guard and dependents of those 
                members, including members stationed in remote units.
                    (B) The accuracy and update periodicity of lists of 
                providers under the TRICARE program in areas serving 
                Coast Guard families.
                    (C) The wait times under the TRICARE program for 
                appointments, specialty care, and referrals for members 
                of the Coast Guard and dependents of those members.
                    (D) The availability of providers under the TRICARE 
                program in remote locations, including providers for 
                mental health, juvenile specialty care, dental, and 
                female health.
                    (E) The access of members of the Coast Guard and 
                dependents of those members to services under the 
                TRICARE program in comparison to the access to such 
                services by personnel of the Department of Defense and 
                dependents of such personnel.
                    (F) The liaison assistance between members of the 
                Coast Guard and dependents of those members and the 
                TRICARE program provided by the Coast Guard in 
                comparison to such assistance provided by the 
                Department of Defense.
                    (G) How delayed access to care, timeliness of care, 
                and distance traveled to care may impact personnel 
                readiness of members of the Coast Guard.
                    (H) The regions particularly impacted by lack of 
                access to care and recommendations to address those 
                access issues.
    (b) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, the Comptroller General shall submit to the Committee on 
Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee 
on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a 
report containing the findings, conclusions, and recommendations to 
improve access to quality, timely, and effective health care for 
members of the Coast Guard and dependents of those members from the 
study required under subsection (a).
    (c) Definitions.--In this section, the terms ``dependent'' and 
``TRICARE program'' have the meanings given those terms in section 1072 
of title 10, United States Code.

SEC. 277. COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES STUDY AND REPORT ON 
              MEDICAL STAFFING STANDARDS AND NEEDS FOR THE COAST GUARD.

    (a) Study.--
            (1) In general.--The Comptroller General of the United 
        States shall conduct a study that examines the health care 
        system of the Coast Guard.
            (2) Elements.--The study conducted under paragraph (1) 
        shall analyze the following:
                    (A) The billets in clinics of the Coast Guard, 
                whether for personnel of the Coast Guard or otherwise, 
                including the number of billets, vacancies, and length 
                of vacancies.
                    (B) The wait times for patients to attain an 
                appointment for urgent care, routine physician care, 
                and dental care.
                    (C) The impact of billet vacancies on such wait 
                times.
                    (D) The ability of the Coast Guard to use other 
                medical personnel of the Department of Defense, 
                including physicians and physician assistants, to fill 
                provider vacancies for the Coast Guard.
                    (E) The barriers, if any, to improving coordination 
                and access to physicians within the health care system 
                of the Department of Defense.
                    (F) The accessibility and availability of 
                behavioral health medical personnel at clinics of the 
                Coast Guard, including personnel available for family 
                counseling, therapy, and other needs.
                    (G) The staffing models of clinics of the Coast 
                Guard, including recommendations to modernize those 
                models.
                    (H) The locations and needs of Coast Guard units 
                with or without clinics.
                    (I) How access to care models for members of the 
                Coast Guard are managed, including models with respect 
                to the time and distance traveled to receive care, the 
                cost of that travel, and alternate options to secure 
                care quickly and efficiently for members serving in 
                units without a clinic.
    (b) Report.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
        the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall submit 
        to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of 
        the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and 
        Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a report 
        containing the findings, conclusions, and recommendations from 
        the study required under subsection (a).
            (2) Elements.--The report submitted under paragraph (1) 
        shall include the following:
                    (A) Recommendations for medical staffing standards 
                for the Coast Guard, including recommendations for 
                health service technicians, flight surgeons, physician 
                assistants, dentists, dental hygienists, family 
                advocate services, pharmacists, and administrators.
                    (B) An identification of the number of members of 
                the Coast Guard and types of units of the Coast Guard 
                serviced by the health care system of the Coast Guard.
                    (C) An assessment of the ability of the Coast Guard 
                to conduct medical support at outlying units, including 
                remote units.
                    (D) An assessment of the capacity of the Coast 
                Guard to support surge operations using historical data 
                from the 10-year period preceding the date of the 
                report.
                    (E) An assessment of the impact to operations of 
                the Coast Guard by extended wait times or travel times 
                to receive care or other issues identified by the 
                report.

SEC. 278. COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES STUDY AND REPORT ON 
              VERTICAL EVACUATION FOR TSUNAMIS AT COAST GUARD STATION 
              GRAYS HARBOR, WASHINGTON.

    (a) Study.--
            (1) In general.--The Comptroller General of the United 
        States shall conduct a study that examines the potential use, 
        in the event of a Cascadia subduction zone event, of a vertical 
        evacuation of Coast Guard personnel stationed at United States 
        Coast Guard Station Grays Harbor, Washington, and the 
        dependents of such Coast Guard personnel housed in Coast Guard 
        housing.
            (2) Elements.--The study required under paragraph (1) shall 
        analyze the following:
                    (A) The number of such personnel and dependents to 
                be evacuated.
                    (B) The resources available to conduct an 
                evacuation, and the feasibility of a successful 
                evacuation in a case in which inundation maps and 
                timelines are available.
                    (C) With the resources available, the amount of 
                time needed to evacuate such personnel and dependents.
                    (D) Any resource that is otherwise available within 
                a reasonable walking distance to Station Grays Harbor 
                and Coast Guard housing for Station Grays Harbor.
                    (E) The benefit to the surrounding community of 
                such a vertical evacuation.
                    (F) The interoperability of the tsunami warning 
                system with the Coast Guard communication systems at 
                Station Grays Harbor and Coast Guard housing for 
                Station Grays Harbor.
                    (G) Current interagency coordination and 
                communication policies in place for emergency 
                responders to address a Cascadia subduction zone event.
    (b) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, the Comptroller General shall submit to the Committee on 
Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee 
on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a 
report containing the findings, conclusions, and recommendations, if 
any, from the study required under subsection (a).

                       Subtitle E--Other Matters

SEC. 291. TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS.

    (a) Maritime Transportation System.--Section 312(b)(4) of title 14, 
United States Code, is amended by striking ``marine transportation 
system'' and inserting ``maritime transportation system''.
    (b) Common Appropriations Structure.--
            (1) Prospective payment of funds necessary to provide 
        medical care.--Section 506 of title 14, United States Code, is 
        amended--
                    (A) in subsection (a)(1), by inserting ``as 
                established under chapter 56 of title 10'' after 
                ``Medicare-Eligible Retiree Health Care Fund''; and
                    (B) in subsection (b)(1), by striking ``operating 
                expenses'' and inserting ``operations and support''.
            (2) Use of certain appropriated funds.--Section 903 of 
        title 14, United States Code, is amended--
                    (A) in subsection (a), by striking ``acquisition, 
                construction, and improvement of facilities, for 
                research, development, test, and evaluation; and for 
                the alteration of bridges over the navigable waters'' 
                and inserting ``procurement, construction, and 
                improvement of facilities and for research and 
                development''; and
                    (B) in subsection (d)(1), amended by section 
                241(b)(1), by striking ``operating expenses'' and 
                inserting ``operations and support''.
            (3) Disposition of infrastructure related to e-loran.--
        Section 914(c)(2)(A) of title 14, United States Code, is 
        amended by striking ``Environmental Compliance and 
        Restoration'' and inserting ``Operations and Support''.
            (4) Confidential investigative expenses.--Section 944 of 
        title 14, United States Code, is amended--
                    (A) by striking ``necessary expenses for the 
                operation'' and inserting ``the operations and 
                support''; and
                    (B) by striking ``his'' each place it appears and 
                inserting ``the Commandant's''.
            (5) Procurement of personnel.--Section 2701 of title 14, 
        United States Code, is amended--
                    (A) by striking ``operating expenses'' and 
                inserting ``operations and support'';
                    (B) by striking ``but not limited to''; and
                    (C) by striking ``in order''.
            (6) Requirement for prior authorization of 
        appropriations.--Section 4901 of title 14, United States Code, 
        is amended--
                    (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``maintenance'' 
                and inserting ``support'';
                    (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``acquisition'' 
                and inserting ``procurement'';
                    (C) by striking paragraphs (3), (4), and (6);
                    (D) by redesignating paragraph (5) as paragraph 
                (3); and
                    (E) in paragraph (3), as redesignated by 
                subparagraph (D), by striking ``research, development, 
                test, and evaluation'' and inserting ``research and 
                development.''.
    (c) Mission Need Statement.--
            (1) In general.--Section 1110 of title 14, United States 
        Code--
                    (A) is transferred to appear after section 5108 of 
                such title; and
                    (B) is redesignated as section 5109.
            (2) Analyses.--
                    (A) Analysis for chapter 11.--The analysis for 
                chapter 11 of title 14, United States Code, is amended 
                by striking the item relating to section 1110.
                    (B) Analysis for chapter 51.--The analysis for 
                chapter 51 of title 14, United States Code, is amended 
                by adding at the end the following:

``5109. Mission need statement.''.
            (3) Repeal of superseded requirement.--Section 401 of the 
        Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2010 (Public Law 111-281) is 
        amended by striking subsection (e).

                          TITLE III--MARITIME

SEC. 301. ELECTRONIC CHARTS; EQUIVALENCY.

    Section 3105 of title 46, United States Code, is amended by adding 
at the end the following:
    ``(c) Equivalency Between Paper Charts and Electronic Charts.--
            ``(1) In general.--Until the date that final regulations 
        are published under subsection (a)--
                    ``(A) a covered vessel equipped with and operating 
                electronic navigational charts produced by a government 
                hydrographic office and that conform to a standard 
                acceptable to the Secretary of the department in which 
                the Coast Guard is operating shall be deemed in 
                compliance with any requirement under title 33 or title 
                46, Code of Federal Regulations, to have a chart, 
                marine chart, or map on board the covered vessel; and
                    ``(B) the Secretary of the department in which the 
                Coast Guard is operating may allow a covered vessel 
                that operates solely within the baseline of the 
                territorial sea of the United States (as described in 
                Presidential Proclamation No. 5928 of December 27, 1988 
                (43 U.S.C. 1331 note)) to utilize a software-based, 
                platform-independent electronic chart system that is 
                capable of displaying electronic navigational charts 
                with necessary scale and detail to ensure safe 
                navigation for the intended voyage.
            ``(2) Covered vessel defined.--In this subsection, the term 
        `covered vessel' means a vessel described in subparagraph (A), 
        (B), (C), or (D) of subsection (a)(1).''.

SEC. 302. COMMON APPROPRIATION STRUCTURE.

    Sections 3317(b), 7504, 80301(c), and 80505(b)(3) of title 46, 
United States Code, are each amended by striking ``operating expenses'' 
and inserting ``operations and support''.

SEC. 303. ALTERNATE SAFETY COMPLIANCE PROGRAM EXCEPTION FOR CERTAIN 
              VESSELS.

    Section 4503a of title 46, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by redesignating subsections (d) through (f) as 
        subsections (e) through (g), respectively; and
            (2) by inserting after subsection (c) the following:
    ``(d) Subsection (a) shall not apply to a vessel that--
            ``(1) is 79 feet or less in length as listed on the 
        vessel's certificate of documentation or certificate of number; 
        and
            ``(2) is examined at dockside by the Secretary every 2 
        years upon the request of the owner and in accordance with 
        section 4502(f)(2) of this title.''.

SEC. 304. LICENSE EXEMPTIONS; REPEAL OF OBSOLETE PROVISIONS.

    (a) Service Under Licenses Issued Without Examination.--Section 
8303 of title 46, United States Code, and the item relating to that 
section in the analysis for chapter 83 of such title, are repealed.
    (b) Standards for Tank Vessels of the United States.--Section 9102 
of title 46, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by striking subsection (b); and
            (2) by striking ``(a) The Secretary'' and inserting ``The 
        Secretary''.
    (c) Conforming Amendment.--Section 14305(a)(10) of title 46, United 
States Code, is amended by striking ``sections 8303 and 8304'' and 
inserting ``section 8304''.

SEC. 305. SMALL PASSENGER VESSELS AND UNINSPECTED PASSENGER VESSELS.

    Section 12121 of title 46, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)(1), by striking subparagraphs (A) and 
        (B) and inserting the following:
                    ``(A) was built in the United States;
                    ``(B) was not built in the United States and is at 
                least 3 years old; or
                    ``(C) if rebuilt, was rebuilt--
                            ``(i) in the United States; or
                            ``(ii) outside the United States at least 3 
                        years before the certificate requested under 
                        subsection (b) would take effect.''; and
            (2) in subsection (b), by inserting ``12132,'' after 
        ``12113,''.

SEC. 306. NATIONAL OFFSHORE SAFETY ADVISORY COMMITTEE; REPRESENTATION.

    Section 15106(c)(3) of title 46, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``mineral and oil 
        operations, including geophysical services'' and inserting 
        ``operations'';
            (2) in subparagraph (D), by striking ``exploration and 
        recovery'';
            (3) in subparagraph (E), by striking ``engaged in diving 
        services related to offshore construction, inspection, and 
        maintenance'' and inserting ``providing diving services to the 
        offshore industry'';
            (4) in subparagraph (F), by striking ``engaged in safety 
        and training services related to offshore exploration and 
        construction'' and inserting ``providing safety and training 
        services to the offshore industry'';
            (5) in subparagraph (G), by striking ``engaged in 
        pipelaying services related to offshore construction'' and 
        inserting ``providing subsea engineering, construction, or 
        remotely operated vehicle support to the offshore industry'';
            (6) in subparagraph (H), by striking ``mineral and 
        energy''; and
            (7) in subparagraph (J), by striking ``deepwater ports'' 
        and inserting ``entities engaged in offshore oil exploration 
        and production on the Outer Continental Shelf including 
        adjacent to Alaska''.

SEC. 307. NATIONAL MARITIME TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM ADVISORY COMMITTEE.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 555 of title 46, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following:

``SEC. 55502. NATIONAL MARITIME TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM ADVISORY 
              COMMITTEE.

    ``(a) Establishment.--There is established a National Maritime 
Transportation System Advisory Committee (in this section referred to 
as the `Committee').
    ``(b) Function.--The Committee shall advise the Secretary of 
Transportation on matters relating to the United States maritime 
transportation system and its seamless integration with other segments 
of the transportation system, including the viability of the United 
States Merchant Marine.
    ``(c) Membership.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Committee shall consist of 25 
        members appointed by the Secretary of Transportation in 
        accordance with this section and section 15109 (subject to 
        paragraph (4)).
            ``(2) Expertise.--Each member of the Committee shall have 
        particular expertise, knowledge, and experience in matters 
        relating to the function of the Committee.
            ``(3) Representation.--Members of the Committee shall be 
        appointed as follows:
                    ``(A) At least 1 member shall represent the 
                Environmental Protection Agency.
                    ``(B) At least 1 member shall represent the 
                Department of Commerce.
                    ``(C) At least 1 member shall represent the Army 
                Corps of Engineers.
                    ``(D) At least 1 member shall represent the Coast 
                Guard.
                    ``(E) At least 1 member shall represent U.S. 
                Customs and Border Protection.
                    ``(F) At least 1 member shall represent State and 
                local governmental entities.
                    ``(G) Additional members shall represent private 
                sector entities that reflect a cross-section of 
                maritime industries, including port and water 
                stakeholders, academia, and labor representatives.
                    ``(H) The Secretary of Transportation may appoint 
                additional representatives from other Federal agencies 
                as the Secretary considers appropriate.
            ``(4) Administration.--For purposes of section 15109, the 
        Committee shall be treated as a committee established under 
        chapter 151, except that in applying such section to the 
        Committee any reference in such section to the `Secretary' 
        shall be deemed to be a reference to the Secretary of 
        Transportation.''.
    (b) Treatment of Existing Committee.--Notwithstanding any other 
provision of law--
            (1) an advisory committee that is substantially similar to 
        the National Maritime Transportation System Advisory Committee 
        established by section 55502 of title 46, United States Code, 
        as added by subsection (a), and that was in force or in effect 
        on the day before the date of the enactment of such section, 
        including the charter, membership, and other aspects of such 
        substantially similar advisory committee, may remain in force 
        or in effect for the 2-year period beginning on the date of 
        enactment of such section; and
            (2) during such 2-year period--
                    (A) any requirement relating to the National 
                Maritime Transportation System Advisory Committee 
                established by such section shall be deemed satisfied 
                by the substantially similar advisory committee; and
                    (B) the enactment of this section, including the 
                amendment made by subsection (a), shall not be the 
                basis--
                            (i) to deem, find, or declare such 
                        substantially similar advisory committee, 
                        including the charter, membership, and other 
                        aspects thereof, void, not in force, or not in 
                        effect;
                            (ii) to suspend the activities of such 
                        substantially similar advisory committee; or
                            (iii) to bar the members of such 
                        substantially similar advisory committee from a 
                        meeting.
    (c) Analysis for Chapter 555.--The analysis for chapter 555 of 
title 46, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
following:

``55502. National Maritime Transportation System Advisory Committee.''.
    (d) Repeal.--Section 55603 of title 46, United States Code, and the 
item relating to that section in the analysis for chapter 556 of such 
title, are repealed.

SEC. 308. SECURITY PLANS; REVIEWS.

    Section 70103 of title 46, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subsection (b)(3), by inserting ``and updates 
        thereto'' after ``Area Maritime Transportation Security Plans'' 
        each place it appears; and
            (2) in subsection (c)(4), by inserting ``or update 
        thereto'' after ``plan'' each place it appears.

SEC. 309. ICE PATROL; PAYMENTS.

    Section 80301(c) of title 46, United States Code, as amended by 
section 302, is further amended by inserting ``and shall be available 
until expended'' before the period at the end.

SEC. 310. GREAT LAKES PILOTAGE ADVISORY COMMITTEE EXTENSION.

    Section 9307(f)(1) of title 46, United States Code, is amended by 
striking ``2020'' and inserting ``2027''.

SEC. 311. REPORT ON LIABILITY LIMITS APPLICABLE TO THE COAST GUARD.

    Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this 
Act, the Commandant shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation 
and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a report setting 
forth the following:
            (1) A list of each liability limit to which the Coast Guard 
        is currently subject, including the statutory or administration 
        authority establishing such limit.
            (2) If the Commandant determines that any liability limit 
        listed pursuant to paragraph (1) should be modified--
                    (A) a description of the liability limit, as so 
                modified;
                    (B) a justification for such modification; and
                    (C) a recommendation for legislative or 
                administrative action to achieve such modification.

SEC. 312. AUTHORITY TO WAIVE OPERATOR OF SELF-PROPELLED UNINSPECTED 
              PASSENGER VESSEL REQUIREMENTS.

    Section 8905 of title 46, United States Code, is amended by adding 
at the end the following:
    ``(c) After consultation with the Governor of Alaska and the State 
boating law administrator of Alaska, the Secretary may exempt an 
individual operating a self-propelled uninspected passenger vessel from 
the requirements of section 8903 of this title, if--
            ``(1) the individual only operates such vessel wholly 
        within waters located in Alaska; and
            ``(2) such vessel is--
                    ``(A) 26 feet or less in length; and
                    ``(B) carrying not more than 6 passengers.''.

SEC. 313. TOWING VESSEL INSPECTIONS; USER FEES.

    (a) In General.--Notwithstanding section 9701 of title 31, United 
States Code, and section 2110 of title 46, United States Code, the 
Commandant of the Coast Guard may, until the date described in 
subsection (b), charge an annual inspection fee to an owner or managing 
operator of a towing vessel who selects the Towing Safety Management 
System option under subchapter M of chapter I of title 46, Code of 
Federal Regulations (as in effect on the day before the date of 
enactment of this Act), for a towing vessel required to have a 
Certificate of Inspection under such subchapter.
    (b) Date Described.--The date described in this subsection is the 
first day on which the Commandant of the Coast Guard has--
            (1) completed the review of towing safety management system 
        fees required by section 815 of the Frank LoBiondo Coast Guard 
        Authorization Act of 2018 (Public Law 115-282); and
            (2) promulgated regulations for annual inspection user fees 
        for towing vessels required to have a Certificate of Inspection 
        under subchapter M of chapter I of title 46, Code of Federal 
        Regulations (as in effect on the day before the date of 
        enactment of this Act).

                        TITLE IV--MISCELLANEOUS

SEC. 401. COMMON APPROPRIATION STRUCTURE.

    (a) Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund.--Section 1012(a)(5)(A) of the 
Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (33 U.S.C. 2712(a)(5)(A)) is amended by 
striking ``operating expenses incurred by'' and inserting ``operations 
and support of''.
    (b) Historic Light Station Sales.--Section 305106(b) of title 54, 
United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1)(B)(i), by striking ``Operating 
        Expenses'' and inserting ``Operations and Support''; and
            (2) in subsection (b)(2), by striking ``Operating Expense'' 
        and inserting ``Operations and Support''.
    (c) Bridge Permits.--Section 712(a)(2) of the Coast Guard and 
Maritime Transportation Act of 2012 (Public Law 112-213; 33 U.S.C. 491 
prec. note) is amended by striking ``operating expenses'' and inserting 
``operations and support''.
    (d) Contracts.--Section 557(a) of the Consolidated and Further 
Continuing Appropriations Act, 2013 (Public Law 113-6; 14 U.S.C. 577 
note) is amended by striking ``Acquisition'' and inserting 
``Procurement''.
    (e) Child Development Services.--Section 214(d)(1) of the Howard 
Coble Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Act of 2014 (Public Law 
113-281; 128 Stat. 3034) is amended by striking ``operating expenses'' 
and inserting ``operations and support''.
    (f) Prospective Payment of Funds Necessary To Provide Medical 
Care.--Section 506(b)(1) of title 14, United States Code, is amended by 
striking ``operating expenses'' and inserting ``operations and 
support''.

SEC. 402. IMPROVED EMPLOYMENT ASSISTANCE.

    Section 1143(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) in paragraph (2)--
                            (i) in the matter preceding subparagraph 
                        (A), by inserting ``and the Secretary of 
                        Homeland Security with respect to the Coast 
                        Guard when it is not operating as a service in 
                        the Navy'' before ``shall''; and
                            (ii) in subparagraph (A), by striking 
                        ``Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps'' and 
                        inserting ``armed forces''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (3), by inserting ``and the 
                Secretary of Homeland Security with respect to the 
                Coast Guard when it is not operating as a service in 
                the Navy'' before ``shall''; and
            (2) in subsection (c)(2)(A)(ii), by striking ``in the case 
        of members of the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps, 
        request the Department of Defense'' and inserting ``make a 
        request to the applicable Secretary under subsection (a)(1)''.

SEC. 403. UNMANNED MARITIME SYSTEMS.

    (a) Assessment.--
            (1) In general.--The Commandant shall regularly assess 
        available unmanned maritime systems for potential use to 
        support missions of the Coast Guard.
            (2) Consultation.--The Commandant shall make the assessment 
        required under paragraph (1) after consultation with the 
        Department of Defense, other Federal agencies, the academic 
        sector, and developers and manufacturers of unmanned maritime 
        systems.
    (b) Report.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
        enactment of this Act, and biennially thereafter, the 
        Commandant shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
        and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of 
        Representatives a report on the actual and potential effects of 
        the use of available unmanned maritime systems on the mission 
        effectiveness of the Coast Guard.
            (2) Contents.--Each report submitted under paragraph (1) 
        shall include the following:
                    (A) An inventory of available unmanned maritime 
                systems used by the Coast Guard, an overview of such 
                usage, and a discussion of the mission effectiveness of 
                such systems, including any benefits realized or risks 
                or negative aspects of such usage.
                    (B) A prioritized list of Coast Guard mission 
                requirements that could be met with additional unmanned 
                maritime systems, and the estimated costs of acquiring 
                and operating such systems. This list should take into 
                consideration interoperability with the current and 
                future fleet of National Security Cutters, Fast 
                Response Cutters, Offshore Patrol Cutters, Polar 
                Security Cutters, and in-service legacy cutters such as 
                the 270-foot, 210-foot, and 225-foot Buoy Tenders.
    (c) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Unmanned maritime system.--
                    (A) In general.--The term ``unmanned maritime 
                system'' means a remotely operated or autonomous 
                vehicle that--
                            (i) is produced by the commercial sector;
                            (ii) is designed to travel in the air, on 
                        or under the ocean surface, on land, or any 
                        combination thereof; and
                            (iii) functions without an on-board human 
                        presence.
                    (B) Inclusions.--The term ``unmanned maritime 
                system'' includes--
                            (i) associated components, such as control 
                        and communications, data transmission, and 
                        processing systems;
                            (ii) an unmanned undersea vehicle;
                            (iii) an unmanned surface vehicle;
                            (iv) an unmanned aerial vehicle;
                            (v) an autonomous underwater vehicle;
                            (vi) an autonomous surface vehicle; and
                            (vii) an autonomous aerial vehicle.
            (2) Available unmanned maritime systems.--The term 
        ``available unmanned maritime systems'' includes unmanned 
        maritime systems that can be purchased commercially or are 
        available to the Coast Guard in coordination with the 
        Department of Defense or other Federal agency.

SEC. 404. UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS TESTING.

    (a) Training Area.--The Commandant shall carry out and update, as 
appropriate, a program for the use of a training area to facilitate the 
use of unmanned aircraft systems and small unmanned aircraft systems to 
support missions of the Coast Guard.
    (b) Designation of Area.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
        enactment of this Act, the Commandant shall, as part of the 
        program under subsection (a), designate an area for the 
        training, testing, and development of unmanned aircraft systems 
        and small unmanned aircraft systems.
            (2) Considerations.--In designating a training area under 
        paragraph (1), the Commandant shall--
                    (A) select an area that leverages the capabilities 
                of the common test site for unmanned aircraft systems 
                of the Department of Homeland Security; and
                    (B) take into consideration all of the following 
                attributes of the training area:
                            (i) Direct over-water maritime access from 
                        the site.
                            (ii) The availability of existing Coast 
                        Guard support facilities, including pier and 
                        dock space.
                            (iii) Proximity to existing and available 
                        offshore Warning Area airspace for test and 
                        training.
                            (iv) Existing facilities and infrastructure 
                        to support unmanned aircraft system-augmented, 
                        and small unmanned aircraft system-augmented, 
                        training, evaluations, and exercises.
                            (v) Existing and appropriate Federal 
                        Aviation Administration flight authorizations 
                        for the area.
                            (vi) Existing facilities with a proven 
                        track record of supporting unmanned aircraft 
                        systems and small unmanned aircraft systems 
                        flight operations.
    (c) Definitions.--In this section--
            (1) the term ``existing'' means as of the date of enactment 
        of this Act; and
            (2) the terms ``small unmanned aircraft'' and ``unmanned 
        aircraft system'' have the meanings given those terms in 
        section 44801 of title 49, United States Code.

SEC. 405. REPORT OF DETERMINATION; TECHNICAL CORRECTION.

    Section 105(f)(2) of the Pribilof Islands Transition Act (Public 
Law 106-562; 16 U.S.C. 1161 note) is amended by striking ``subsection 
(a)'' and inserting ``paragraph (1)''.

SEC. 406. TOWING VESSELS OPERATING OUTSIDE THE BOUNDARY LINE.

    (a) Definitions.--In this section--
            (1) the term ``Boundary Line'' has the meaning given the 
        term in section 103 of title 46, United States Code;
            (2) the term ``Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection'' has 
        the meaning given the term in section 3305(d)(4) of title 46, 
        United States Code; and
            (3) the term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of the 
        Department in which the Coast Guard is operating.
    (b) Interim Exemption.--A towing vessel described in subsection (c) 
is exempt from any additional requirements 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 (as in effect on the date of enactment 
of this Act), that would result solely from such vessel operating 
outside the Boundary Line, if--
            (1) the vessel is operating outside the Boundary Line 
        solely to perform regular harbor assist operations;
            (2) the voyage of the vessel occurring outside of the 
        Boundary Line--
                    (A) is less than 12 hours in total duration;
                    (B) originates and ends in the inspection zone of a 
                single Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection; and
                    (C) occurs no further than 10 nautical miles from 
                the Boundary Line;
            (3) the vessel is approved for operations outside the 
        Boundary Line by the Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection and 
        the Coast Guard Marine Safety Center; and
            (4) the vessel has sufficient manning and lifesaving 
        equipment for all persons on board, in accordance with part 15 
        and section 141.225 of title 46, Code of Federal Regulations 
        (or any successor regulation).
    (c) 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 chapter I of title 
        46, Code of Federal Regulations (or any successor regulation);
            (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 
        (or any successor regulation); and
            (3) that is operating as a harbor assist vessel and 
        regularly engaged in harbor assist operations, including the 
        docking, undocking, mooring, unmooring, and escorting of 
        vessels with limited maneuverability.
    (d) Safety.--
            (1) Safety restrictions.--The Officer in Charge, Marine 
        Inspection for an inspection zone may restrict operations under 
        the interim exemption provided under subsection (b) for safety 
        purposes.
            (2) Comprehensive lists.--The Officer in Charge, Marine 
        Inspection for an inspection zone shall maintain a 
        comprehensive list, updated periodically, of all towing vessels 
        described in subsection (c) that operate in the inspection 
        zone.
            (3) Notification.--Not later than 24 hours prior to 
        intended operations outside of the Boundary Line, a towing 
        vessel exempted under subsection (b) shall notify the Office in 
        Charge, Marine Inspection for the inspection zone of such 
        operations. Such notification shall include--
                    (A) the date, time, and length of voyage;
                    (B) a crew list, with each crew member's 
                credentials and work hours; and
                    (C) an attestation from the master of the towing 
                vessel that the vessel has sufficient manning and 
                lifesaving equipment for all persons on board.
    (e) Briefing.--Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Commandant of the Coast Guard shall brief the 
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and 
the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of 
Representatives regarding the following:
            (1) The impacts of the interim exemption provided under 
        this section.
            (2) Any safety concerns regarding the expiration of such 
        interim exemption.
            (3) Whether such interim exemption should be extended.
    (f) Termination.--The interim exemption provided under subsection 
(b) shall terminate on the date that is 2 years after the date of 
enactment of this Act.

SEC. 407. REPEAL OF CARIBBEAN SUPPORT TENDER AUTHORIZATION.

    Section 343 of the Maritime Transportation Security Act of 2002 
(Public Law 107-295; 116 Stat. 2106) and the item relating to that 
section in section 1(b) of that Act, are repealed.

SEC. 408. FAIRWAYS.

    Not later than May 1, 2021, the Commandant shall conduct a review 
of navigation on the East Coast of the United States and submit to the 
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and 
the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of 
Representatives a report on the findings of the review, including any 
recommendations for new fairways on that coast to facilitate commerce.

SEC. 409. NONOPERATING INDIVIDUALS.

    (a) Definitions.--
            (1) In general.--Section 2101 of title 46, United States 
        Code, is amended--
                    (A) by redesignating paragraphs (24) through (54) 
                as paragraphs (25) through (55), respectively; and
                    (B) by inserting after paragraph (23) the 
                following:
            ``(24) `nonoperating individual' means an individual on a 
        vessel who--
                    ``(A) does not perform--
                            ``(i) watchstanding, automated engine room 
                        duty watch, navigation, or personnel safety 
                        functions;
                            ``(ii) cargo handling functions, including 
                        any activity relating to the loading or 
                        unloading of cargo, the operation of cargo-
                        related equipment (whether or not integral to 
                        the vessel), and the handling of mooring lines 
                        on the dock when the vessel is made fast or let 
                        go;
                            ``(iii) vessel maintenance, including any 
                        repairs that can be performed by the vessel's 
                        crew or a riding gang member; or
                            ``(iv) safety, security, or environmental 
                        protection activities directly related to the 
                        operation of the vessel and normally conducted 
                        by the vessel's crew;
                    ``(B) does not serve as part of the crew complement 
                required under section 8101 of this title;
                    ``(C) does not serve as a riding gang member;
                    ``(D) is not a member of the steward's department;
                    ``(E) is not a citizen or temporary or permanent 
                resident of a country designated by the United States 
                as a sponsor of terrorism or any other country that the 
                Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of State 
                and the heads of other appropriate United States 
                agencies, determines to be a security threat to the 
                United States; and
                    ``(F) is not specifically exempted from the 
                requirement to have a merchant mariner's document under 
                section 8701(a) of this title.''.
            (2) Conforming amendments.--
                    (A) Section 3(3) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery 
                Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1802(3)), is 
                amended by striking ``section 2101(30)'' and inserting 
                ``section 2101''.
                    (B) Section 1992(d)(7) of title 18, United States 
                Code, is amended by striking ``section 2101(31)'' and 
                inserting ``section 2101(32)''.
                    (C) Section 2113(3) of title 46, United States 
                Code, is amended by striking ``section 2101(51)(A)'' 
                and inserting ``section 2101(52)(A)''.
                    (D) Section 3202(a)(1)(A) of title 46, United 
                States Code, is amended by striking ``section 
                2101(29)(A)'' and inserting ``section 2101(30)(A)''.
                    (E) Section 3507(k)(1) of title 46, United States 
                Code, is amended by striking ``section 2101(31)'' and 
                inserting ``section 2101''.
                    (F) Section 4105 of title 46, United States Code, 
                is amended--
                            (i) in each of subsections (b)(1) and (c), 
                        by striking ``section 2101(51)'' and inserting 
                        ``section 2101(52)''; and
                            (ii) in subsection (d), by striking 
                        ``section 2101(51)(A)'' and inserting ``section 
                        2101(52)(A)''.
                    (G) Section 12119(a)(3) of title 46, United States 
                Code, is amended by striking ``section 2101(26)'' and 
                inserting ``section 2101''.
                    (H) Section 1131(a)(1)(E) of title 49, United 
                States Code, is amended by striking ``section 2101(46) 
                of title 46'' and inserting ``section 116 of title 
                46''.
    (b) Citizenship and Navy Reserve Requirements.--Section 8103(j) of 
title 46, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in the subsection heading, by striking ``Riding Gang 
        Member'' and inserting ``Riding Gang Member or Nonoperating 
        Individual''; and
            (2) by inserting ``or a nonoperating individual'' before 
        the period.
    (c) Nonoperating Individuals.--
            (1) In general.--Chapter 81 of title 46, United States 
        Code, is amended--
                    (A) by redesignating section 8107 as section 8108; 
                and
                    (B) by inserting after section 8106 the following:
``Sec. 8107. Nonoperating individuals
    ``(a) In General.--The owner or managing operator of a merchant 
vessel of the United States of at least 100 gross tons as measured 
under section 14502, or an alternate tonnage measured under section 
14302 as prescribed by the Secretary under section 14104, shall--
            ``(1) ensure that--
                    ``(A) each nonoperating individual on the vessel--
                            ``(i) is a United States citizen or an 
                        alien lawfully admitted to the United States 
                        for permanent residence; or
                            ``(ii) possesses--
                                    ``(I) a United States nonimmigrant 
                                visa for individuals desiring to enter 
                                the United States temporarily for 
                                business;
                                    ``(II) employment-related and 
                                personal identifying information; and
                                    ``(III) any other documentation 
                                required by the Secretary;
                    ``(B) all required documentation for such 
                individual is kept on the vessel and available for 
                inspection by the Secretary; and
                    ``(C) each nonoperating individual is identified on 
                the vessel's crew list;
            ``(2) ensure that--
                    ``(A) each nonoperating individual possesses--
                            ``(i) a merchant mariner's document;
                            ``(ii) a transportation security card 
                        issued under section 70105; or
                            ``(iii) a current security clearance issued 
                        by a Federal agency; or
                    ``(B) the employer of the nonoperating individual 
                attests in a certificate to the owner or managing 
                operator that--
                            ``(i) the background of such individual has 
                        been examined and found to be free of any 
                        credible information indicating a material risk 
                        to the security of the vessel, the cargo of the 
                        vessel, the ports the vessel visits, or other 
                        individuals onboard the vessel;
                            ``(ii) the examination under clause (i)--
                                    ``(I) with regard to an individual 
                                described in paragraph (1)(A)(i), met 
                                the requirements of section 
                                70105(d)(2); or
                                    ``(II) with regard to an individual 
                                described in paragraph (1)(A)(ii), 
                                consisted of a check of relevant 
                                international databases and such other 
                                information that the Secretary 
                                considers relevant and reasonably 
                                available to the owner or managing 
                                operator in the individual's country of 
                                citizenship and any other country in 
                                which the individual works, receives 
                                employment referrals, or resides; and
                            ``(iii) the information derived from the 
                        examination under clause (i) is made available 
                        to the Secretary upon request;
            ``(3) ensure that each nonoperating individual of the 
        vessel, while on board the vessel, is subject to the same 
        random chemical testing and reporting regimes as crew members;
            ``(4) ensure that each such individual employed on the 
        vessel receives basic safety familiarization and basic safety 
        training approved by the Coast Guard as satisfying the 
        requirements for such training under the International 
        Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and 
        Watchkeeping for Seafarers, done at London July 7, 1978;
            ``(5) prevent from boarding the vessel, or cause the 
        removal from the vessel at the first available port, and 
        disqualify from future service on board any other vessel owned 
        or operated by that owner or operator, any nonoperating 
        individual--
                    ``(A) who has been convicted in any jurisdiction of 
                an offense described in paragraph (2) or (3) of section 
                7703;
                    ``(B) whose license, certificate of registry, or 
                merchant mariner's document has been suspended or 
                revoked under section 7704; or
                    ``(C) who otherwise constitutes a threat to the 
                safety of the vessel;
            ``(6) ensure and certify to the Secretary that the vessel 
        is in compliance with section 3304 and chapter 35, to the 
        extent such section or chapter otherwise applies to the vessel; 
        and
            ``(7) ensure that each nonoperating individual on board the 
        vessel is employed under conditions that meet or exceed the 
        minimum international standards of all applicable international 
        labor conventions to which the United States is a party, 
        including all of the merchant seamen protection and relief 
        provided under United States law.
    ``(b) Work Restrictions.--A nonoperating individual on board a 
vessel to which subsection (a) applies may not perform on board the 
vessel--
            ``(1) watchstanding, automated engine room duty watch, 
        navigational, or personnel safety functions;
            ``(2) cargo handling functions, including any activity 
        relating to the loading or unloading of cargo, the operation of 
        cargo-related equipment (whether or not integral to the 
        vessel), and the handling of mooring lines on the dock when the 
        vessel is made fast or let go;
            ``(3) vessel maintenance, including any repairs that can be 
        performed by the vessel's crew or a riding gang member; or
            ``(4) safety, security, or environmental protection 
        activities directly related to the operation of the vessel and 
        normally conducted by the vessel's crew.
    ``(c) Recordkeeping.--In addition to the requirements of subsection 
(a), the owner or managing operator of a vessel to which subsection (a) 
applies shall ensure that all information necessary to ensure 
compliance with this section, as determined by the Secretary, is 
entered into the vessel's official logbook required by chapter 113.
    ``(d) Civil Penalty.--A person violating this section is liable to 
the United States Government for a civil penalty of $1,250.''.
            (2) Analysis for chapter 81.--The analysis for chapter 81 
        of title 46, United States Code, is amended by striking the 
        item relating to section 8107 and inserting the following:

``8107. Nonoperating individuals.
``8108. Use of force against piracy.''.
            (3) Conforming amendments.--Title 46, United States Code, 
        is amended--
                    (A) in section 8701, by adding at the end the 
                following:
    ``(e) This section shall not apply to an individual engaged, 
employed, or serving on board a vessel who is a nonoperating 
individual, as defined in section 8107 of this title.''; and
                    (B) in section 51705(4), by striking ``46 U.S.C. 
                8107 note'' and inserting ``46 U.S.C. 8108 note''.

SEC. 410. ABANDONED SEAFARERS FUND AMENDMENTS.

    Section 11113 of title 46, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A) of subsection 
        (a)(2), by striking ``may be appropriated'' and inserting 
        ``shall be available without further appropriations and shall 
        remain available until expended''; and
            (2) in subsection (c)--
                    (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A) of 
                paragraph (1), by inserting ``plus a surcharge of 25 
                percent of such total amount,'' after ``seafarer,''; 
                and
                    (B) by striking paragraph (4).

SEC. 411. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS: TRAINING; PUBLIC SAFETY PERSONNEL.

    Chapter 701 of title 46, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in section 70107--
                    (A) in subsection (a), by striking ``law 
                enforcement personnel'' and inserting ``public safety 
                personnel'';
                    (B) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A) of 
                subsection (b)(8), by striking ``law enforcement 
                personnel--'' and inserting ``public safety personnel--
                ''; and
                    (C) in subsection (c)(2)(C), by striking ``law 
                enforcement personnel'' and inserting ``public safety 
                personnel''; and
            (2) in section 70132--
                    (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1) of 
                subsection (a), by striking ``law enforcement 
                personnel--'' and inserting ``public safety personnel--
                '';
                    (B) in subsection (b), by striking ``law 
                enforcement personnel'' each instance such term appears 
                and inserting ``public safety personnel''; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(d) Public Safety Personnel Defined.--For the purposes of this 
section, the term `public safety personnel' includes any Federal, State 
(or political subdivision thereof), territorial, or Tribal law 
enforcement officer, firefighter, or emergency response provider.''.

SEC. 412. ACCIDENT AND INCIDENT NOTIFICATION.

    Subsection (c) of section 9 of the Pipeline Safety, Regulatory 
Certainty, and Job Creation Act of 2011 (Public Law 112-90; 125 Stat. 
1912; 49 U.S.C. 60117 note) is repealed and shall be deemed not to have 
been enacted.

SEC. 413. SUBROGATED CLAIMS.

    (a) In General.--Section 1012(b) of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 
(33 U.S.C. 2712(b)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``Fund.--The'' and inserting the following: 
        ``Fund.--
            ``(1) In general.--The''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(2) Subrogation.--Except for a guarantor claim pursuant 
        to a defense under section 1016(f)(1), Fund compensation of any 
        claim by an insurer or other indemnifier of a responsible party 
        or injured third party is subject to the subrogated rights of 
        that responsible party or third party to such compensation.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall take 
effect 180 days following the date of enactment of this Act.

SEC. 414. USE OF ENGINE CUT-OFF SWITCH LINKS.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 43 of title 46, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 4313. Use of engine cut-off switch links
    ``(a) Use of Engine Cut-Off Switch Links.--A person shall not 
operate a covered recreational vessel unless--
            ``(1) the person is wearing an engine cut-off switch link 
        while operating above no-wake speed; and
            ``(2) the engine cut-off switch is equipped under the 
        requirements of section 4312.
    ``(b) Penalty.--A person that violates subsection (a) shall be 
subject to a civil penalty under section 4311 of this title not to 
exceed--
            ``(1) $100 for the first offense;
            ``(2) $250 for the second offense; and
            ``(3) $500 for any subsequent offense.
    ``(c) Definitions.--In this section--
            ``(1) the term `covered recreation vessel' means a 
        recreational vessel less than 26 feet overall in length, except 
        such term shall not include any vessel--
                    ``(A) whose main helm is installed within an 
                enclosed cabin that would protect an operator from 
                being thrown overboard should the operator be displaced 
                from the helm;
                    ``(B) with propulsion machinery developing static 
                thrust of less than 115 pounds or 3 horsepower; or
                    ``(C) without an engine cut-off switch installed 
                under the requirements of section 4312;
            ``(2) the term `engine cut-off switch' means a mechanical 
        or electronic device that is connected to propulsion machinery 
        that will stop propulsion if--
                    ``(A) the switch is not properly connected; or
                    ``(B) the switch components are submerged in water 
                or separated from the switch by a predetermined 
                distance; and
            ``(3) the term `engine cut-off switch link' means the 
        equipment attached to the recreational vessel operator that 
        activates the engine cut-off switch.''.
    (b) Analysis for Chapter 43.--The analysis for chapter 43 of title 
46, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:

``4313. Use of engine cut-off switch links.''.

SEC. 415. EQUIVALENCY AUTHORITY.

    (a) In General.--Section 4305 of title 46, United States Code, is 
amended--
            (1) in the section heading, by adding ``and Equivalents'' 
        after ``Exemptions'';
            (2) by striking ``If the Secretary'' and inserting the 
        following:
    ``(a) Exemptions.--If the Secretary''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(b) Equivalents.--If the Secretary considers that recreational 
vessel safety will not be adversely affected, the Secretary may accept 
a substitution for associated equipment performance or other safety 
standards for a recreational vessel as required by this chapter, if the 
substitution provides an equivalent level of safety.''.
    (b) Analysis for Chapter 43.--The analysis for chapter 43 of title 
46, United States Code, is amended by striking the item relating to 
section 4305 and inserting the following:

``4305. Exemptions and equivalents.''.

SEC. 416. ARCTIC PARS NATIVE ENGAGEMENT.

    The Commandant shall--
            (1) engage directly with local coastal whaling and fishing 
        communities in the Arctic region when conducting the Alaskan 
        Arctic Coast Port Access Route Study, in accordance with 
        chapter 700 of title 46, United States Code, and as described 
        in the notice of study published in the Federal Register on 
        December 21, 2018 (83 Fed. Reg. 65701); and
            (2) shall consider the concerns of the Arctic coastal 
        community regarding any Alaskan Arctic Coast Port Access Route, 
        including safety needs and concerns.

SEC. 417. AUTHORIZATION OF USE OF AUTOMATIC IDENTIFICATION SYSTEMS 
              DEVICES TO MARK FISHING EQUIPMENT.

    (a) Definitions.--In this section--
            (1) the term ``Automatic Identification System'' has the 
        meaning given the term in section 164.46(a) of title 33, Code 
        of Federal Regulations, or any successor regulation;
            (2) the term ``Automatic Identification System device'' 
        means a covered device that operates in radio frequencies 
        assigned to the Automatic Identification System;
            (3) the term ``Commission'' means the Federal 
        Communications Commission; and
            (4) the term ``covered device'' means a device used to mark 
        fishing equipment.
    (b) Rulemaking Required.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Commission, in consultation with the 
Commandant, shall initiate a rulemaking proceeding to consider whether 
to authorize covered devices to operate in radio frequencies assigned 
to the Automatic Identification System.
    (c) Considerations.--In conducting the rulemaking under subsection 
(b), the Commission shall consider whether imposing requirements with 
respect to the manner in which Automatic Identification System devices 
are deployed and used would enable the authorization of covered devices 
to operate in radio frequencies assigned to the Automatic 
Identification System consistent with the core purpose of the Automatic 
Identification System to prevent maritime accidents.

SEC. 418. DIRECT HIRE AUTHORITY FOR CERTAIN COMPETITIVE SERVICE 
              POSITIONS IN THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY.

    (a) Parallel Direct Hire Authority for the Department of Homeland 
Security.--Chapter 99 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by 
adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 9905a. Direct hire authority for certain personnel of the 
              Department of Homeland Security
    ``(a) In General.--The Secretary of Homeland Security may appoint, 
without regard to the provisions of subchapter I of chapter 33 (other 
than sections 3303 and 3328 of such chapter), qualified candidates to 
any of the following positions in the competitive service in the 
Department of Homeland Security in support of the Coast Guard:
            ``(1) Any position involved with Department maintenance 
        activities, including depot-level maintenance and repair.
            ``(2) Any position involved with cybersecurity.
            ``(3) Any individual in the acquisition workforce that 
        manages any services contracts necessary to the operation and 
        maintenance of programs of the Department.
            ``(4) Any science, technology, or engineering position in 
        order to allow development of new systems and provide for the 
        maintenance of legacy systems.
    ``(b) Sunset.--Effective on September 30, 2025, the authority 
provided under subsection (a) shall expire.''.
    (b) Conforming and Clerical Amendments.--
            (1) Chapter heading.--The heading of chapter 99 of such 
        title is amended to read as follows:

   ``CHAPTER 99--PERSONNEL AUTHORITIES FOR DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AND 
                   DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY''.

            (2) Analysis for chapter 99.--The analysis for chapter 99 
        of such title is amended by adding at the end the following new 
        item:

``9905a. Direct hire authority for certain personnel of the Department 
                            of Homeland Security.''.
            (3) Tables of chapters.--The tables of chapters at the 
        beginning of title 5, United States Code, and at the beginning 
        of part III of such title are each amended by striking the item 
        relating to chapter 99 and inserting the following new item:

``99.  Personnel Authorities for Department of Defense and      9901''.
                            Department of Homeland Security.

SEC. 419. NATIONAL POLICY, PERFORMANCE EVALUATIONS, AND RESEARCH 
              REGARDING VESSEL TRAFFIC SERVICE CENTERS.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 700 of title 46, United States Code, is 
amended--
            (1) by redesignating sections 70004 and 70005 as sections 
        70005 and 70006, respectively; and
            (2) by inserting after section 70003 the following:
``Sec. 70004. Vessel traffic service system
    ``(a) National Policy.--
            ``(1) Establishment and update of national policy.--
                    ``(A) Establishment of policy.--Not later than one 
                year after the date of enactment of this section, the 
                Secretary shall establish a national policy to be 
                applied to all vessel traffic service centers and 
                publish such policy in the Federal Register.
                    ``(B) Update.--The Secretary shall periodically 
                update the national policy established under 
                subparagraph (A) and publish such update in the Federal 
                Register.
            ``(2) Elements.--The national policy established and 
        updated under paragraph (1) shall include, at a minimum, the 
        following:
                    ``(A) Standardization of titles, roles, and 
                responsibilities for all personnel assigned, working, 
                or employed in a vessel traffic service center.
                    ``(B) Standardization of organizational structure 
                within vessel traffic service centers, to include 
                supervisory and reporting chain and processes.
                    ``(C) Establishment of directives for the 
                application of authority provided to each vessel 
                traffic service center, specifically with respect to 
                directing or controlling vessel movement when such 
                action is justified in the interest of safety.
                    ``(D) Establishment of thresholds and measures for 
                monitoring, informing, recommending, and directing 
                vessel traffic.
                    ``(E) Establishment of national procedures and 
                protocols for vessel traffic management.
                    ``(F) Standardization of training for all vessel 
                traffic service directors, operators, and 
                watchstanders.
                    ``(G) Establishment of certification and competency 
                evaluation for all vessel traffic service directors, 
                operators, and watchstanders.
                    ``(H) Establishment of standard operating language 
                when communicating with vessel traffic users.
                    ``(I) Establishment of data collection and 
                archiving processes for vessel incidents and near-miss 
                events.
            ``(3) Regional policies.--
                    ``(A) Development.--The captain of the port covered 
                by a vessel traffic service center may develop and 
                submit to the Secretary regional policies in addition 
                to the national policy established and updated under 
                paragraph (1) to account for variances from that 
                national policy with respect to local vessel traffic 
                conditions and volume, geography, water body 
                characteristics, waterway usage, and any additional 
                factors that the captain considers appropriate.
                    ``(B) Review and approval by secretary.--Not later 
                than 180 days after receiving regional policies under 
                subparagraph (A)--
                            ``(i) the Secretary shall review those 
                        regional policies; and
                            ``(ii) the captain of the port concerned 
                        shall implement the policies that the Secretary 
                        approves.
                    ``(C) Maintenance of policies.--The Secretary shall 
                maintain a central depository for all regional policies 
                approved under subparagraph (B).
    ``(b) Performance Evaluation.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall develop and 
        implement a standard method for evaluating the performance of 
        vessel traffic service centers.
            ``(2) Elements.--The standard method developed and 
        implemented under paragraph (1) shall include, at a minimum, 
        analysis and collection of data with respect to the following 
        within a vessel traffic service area covered by each vessel 
        traffic service center:
                    ``(A) Volume of vessel traffic, categorized by type 
                of vessel.
                    ``(B) Total volume of flammable, combustible, or 
                hazardous liquid cargo transported, categorized by 
                vessel type.
                    ``(C) Data on near-miss events.
                    ``(D) Data on marine casualties.
                    ``(E) Application by vessel traffic operators of 
                traffic management authority during near-miss events 
                and marine casualties.
                    ``(F) Other additional methods as the Secretary 
                considers appropriate.
            ``(3) Annual report.--Not less frequently than annually, 
        the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, 
        Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of 
        Representatives a report on the evaluation conducted under 
        paragraph (1) of the performance of vessel traffic service 
        centers, including--
                    ``(A) recommendations to improve safety and 
                performance; and
                    ``(B) data regarding marine casualties and near-
                miss events that have occurred during the period 
                covered by the report.
    ``(c) Risk Assessment Program.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall develop a continuous 
        risk assessment program to evaluate and mitigate safety risks 
        for each vessel traffic service area to improve safety and 
        reduce the risks of oil and hazardous material discharge in 
        navigable waters.
            ``(2) Method for assessment.--The Secretary, in 
        coordination with State and Tribal governments, ports, 
        nongovernmental organizations, and private citizens, shall 
        develop a standard method for conducting risk assessments under 
        paragraph (1) that includes the collection and management of 
        all information necessary to identify and analyze potential 
        hazardous navigational trends within a vessel traffic service 
        area.
            ``(3) Information to be assessed.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The Secretary shall ensure that 
                a risk assessment conducted under paragraph (1) 
                includes an assessment of the following:
                            ``(i) Volume of vessel traffic, categorized 
                        by type of vessel.
                            ``(ii) Total volume of flammable, 
                        combustible, or hazardous liquid cargo 
                        transported, categorized by vessel type.
                            ``(iii) Data on near-miss events.
                            ``(iv) Data on marine casualties.
                            ``(v) Geographic locations for near-miss 
                        events and marine casualties, including 
                        latitude and longitude.
                            ``(vi) Cyclical risk factors such as 
                        weather, seasonal water body currents, tides, 
                        bathymetry, and topography.
                            ``(vii) Weather data, in coordination with 
                        the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
                        Administration.
                    ``(B) Information storage and management 
                policies.--The Secretary shall retain all information 
                collected under subparagraph (A) and ensure policies 
                and procedures are in place to standardize the format 
                in which that information is retained to facilitate 
                statistical analysis of that information to calculate 
                within a vessel traffic service area, at a minimum, the 
                incident rate, intervention rate, and accident 
                prevention rate.
                    ``(C) International coordination.--With respect to 
                vessel traffic service areas that cross international 
                boundaries, the Secretary may work with international 
                partners that have entered into bilateral or 
                cooperative agreements with vessel traffic service 
                centers to jointly manage those areas to collect, 
                share, and analyze, at a minimum, information described 
                in subparagraph (A) that is in the possession or 
                control of the international partner.
            ``(4) Public availability.--
                    ``(A) Assessments and information.--In accordance 
                with section 552 of title 5, United States Code, the 
                Secretary shall make any risk assessments conducted 
                under paragraph (1) and any information collected under 
                paragraph (3)(A) available to the public.
                    ``(B) Information in possession or control of 
                international partners.--The Secretary shall endeavor 
                to work with international partners described in 
                paragraph (3)(C) to enter into agreements to make 
                information collected, shared, and analyzed under that 
                paragraph available to the public.
    ``(d) Vessel Traffic Service Training.--
            ``(1) Training program.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The Secretary shall develop a 
                comprehensive nationwide training program for all 
                vessel traffic service directors, operators, and 
                watchstanders.
                    ``(B) Local variances.--The Secretary shall provide 
                for such local variances to the program developed under 
                subparagraph (A) as the Secretary considers 
                appropriate.
                    ``(C) Elements.--The comprehensive nationwide 
                training program under subparagraph (A) and any 
                variances to that program under subparagraph (B) shall 
                include, at a minimum, the following:
                            ``(i) Realistic vessel traffic scenarios to 
                        the maximum extent practicable that integrate--
                                    ``(I) the national policy developed 
                                under subsection (a);
                                    ``(II) international and inland 
                                navigation rules of the United States 
                                under the International Navigational 
                                Rules Act of 1977 (33 U.S.C. 1601 et 
                                seq.);
                                    ``(III) the application of vessel 
                                traffic authority; and
                                    ``(IV) communication with vessel 
                                traffic service users.
                            ``(ii) Proficiency training with respect to 
                        use, interpretation, and integration of 
                        available data on vessel traffic service 
                        display systems such as radar, video and vessel 
                        automatic identification system feeds.
                            ``(iii) Practical application of the 
                        international and inland navigation rules of 
                        the United States under the International 
                        Navigational Rules Act of 1977 (33 U.S.C. 1601 
                        et seq.).
                            ``(iv) Proficiency training with respect to 
                        the operation of radio communications equipment 
                        and any other applicable systems necessary to 
                        execute vessel traffic service authorities.
                            ``(v) Incorporation of the Standard 
                        Maritime Communication Phrases adopted by the 
                        International Maritime Organization by 
                        resolution on April 4, 2000, as amended and 
                        consolidated, or any successor resolution.
                            ``(vi) Incorporation to the maximum extent 
                        possible of guidance and recommendations 
                        contained in vessel traffic services operator 
                        training, vessel traffic services supervisor 
                        training, or other relevant training set forth 
                        by the International Association of Marine Aids 
                        to Navigation and Lighthouse Authorities.
                            ``(vii) A minimum number of hours of 
                        training for an individual to complete before 
                        the individual is qualified to fill a vessel 
                        traffic services position without supervision.
                            ``(viii) Local area geographic and 
                        operational familiarization.
                            ``(ix) Such additional components as the 
                        Secretary considers appropriate.
            ``(2) Standard competency qualification process.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The Secretary shall develop a 
                standard competency qualification process to be applied 
                to all personnel assigned, employed, or working in a 
                vessel traffic service center.
                    ``(B) Application of process.--The competency 
                qualification process developed under subparagraph (A) 
                shall include measurable thresholds for determining 
                proficiency.
            ``(3) International and inland navigation rules test.--
                    ``(A) In general.--All personnel assigned, 
                employed, or working in a vessel traffic service center 
                with responsibilities that include communicating, 
                interacting, or directing vessels within a vessel 
                traffic service area, as determined under the national 
                policy developed under subsection (a), shall be 
                required to pass a United States international and 
                inland navigation rules test developed by the 
                Secretary.
                    ``(B) Elements of test.--The Secretary shall 
                determine the content and passing standard for the 
                rules test developed under subparagraph (A).
                    ``(C) Testing frequency.--The Secretary shall 
                establish a frequency, not to exceed once every 5 
                years, for personnel described in subparagraph (A) to 
                be required to pass the rules test developed under such 
                subparagraph.
    ``(e) Research on Vessel Traffic.--
            ``(1) Vessel communication.--The Secretary shall conduct 
        research, in consultation with subject matter experts 
        identified by the Secretary, to develop more effective 
        procedures for monitoring vessel communications on radio 
        frequencies to identify and address unsafe situations in a 
        vessel traffic service area. The Secretary shall consider data 
        collected under subparagraphs (A) and (B) of subsection (c)(3).
            ``(2) Professional mariner representation.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The Secretary shall conduct 
                research, in consultation with local stakeholders and 
                subject matter experts identified by the Secretary, to 
                evaluate and determine the feasibility and benefits of 
                representation by professional mariners on the vessel 
                traffic service watchfloor at each vessel traffic 
                service center.
                    ``(B) Implementation.--The Secretary shall 
                implement representation by professional mariners on 
                the vessel traffic service watchfloor at those vessel 
                traffic service centers for which it is determined 
                feasible and beneficial pursuant to research conducted 
                under subparagraph (A).
    ``(f) Working Group.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall establish a working 
        group with regional stakeholders, industry subject matter 
        experts, and representatives of the Radio Technical Commission 
        for Maritime Services (or, if such Commission does not provide 
        representatives, representatives of a similar organization 
        selected by the Secretary) to carry out the following:
                    ``(A) To evaluate, and provide recommendations to 
                the Secretary regarding the implementation of, 
                regulations, procedures, and equipment standards as 
                necessary to improve and ensure broadcasted vessel 
                automatic identification system data is accurate 
                regarding the following, as applicable:
                            ``(i) Navigation status.
                            ``(ii) Radio call sign.
                            ``(iii) Vessel name.
                            ``(iv) Vessel type.
                            ``(v) Vessel cargo.
                            ``(vi) Vessel dimensions.
                            ``(vii) Vessel tow size.
                            ``(viii) Vessel tow configuration.
                    ``(B) To develop recommended industry methods for 
                reporting inaccuracies regarding the information listed 
                in clauses (i) through (viii) of subparagraph (A).
            ``(2) Inclusion of identification system on certain 
        vessels.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The working group established 
                under paragraph (1) shall evaluate and determine the 
                practicability, economic cost, regulatory burden, and 
                navigational benefit to outfitting vessels lacking 
                independent means of propulsion that carry flammable, 
                combustible, or hazardous liquid cargo with vessel 
                automatic identification systems.
                    ``(B) Regulations.--Based on the evaluation under 
                subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall prescribe such 
                regulations as the Secretary considers appropriate to 
                establish requirements relating to the outfitting of 
                vessels described in such subparagraph with vessel 
                automatic identification systems.
    ``(g) Periodic Review of Vessel Traffic Service Needs.--
            ``(1) In general.--Based on the performance evaluation 
        conducted under subsection (b), the Secretary shall 
        periodically review vessel traffic service areas to determine--
                    ``(A) if there are any additional vessel traffic 
                service needs in those areas; and
                    ``(B) if a vessel traffic service area should be 
                moved or modified.
            ``(2) Stakeholder input.--In conducting the periodic review 
        under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall seek input from port 
        and waterway stakeholders to identify areas of increased vessel 
        conflicts or accidents that could benefit from the use of 
        routing measures or vessel traffic service special areas to 
        improve safety, port security, and environmental protection.
    ``(h) Definitions.--In this section:
            ``(1) Hazardous liquid cargo.--The term `hazardous liquid 
        cargo' has the meaning given that term in regulations 
        prescribed under section 5103 of title 49, United States Code.
            ``(2) Marine casualty.--The term `marine casualty' has the 
        meaning given that term in regulations prescribed under section 
        6101(a) of title 46, United States Code.
            ``(3) Vessel traffic service area.--The term `vessel 
        traffic service area' means an area specified in subpart C of 
        part 161 of title 33, Code of Federal Regulations, or any 
        successor regulation.
            ``(4) Vessel traffic service center.--The term `vessel 
        traffic service center' means a center for the provision of 
        vessel traffic services in a vessel traffic service area.''.
    (b) Analysis for Chapter 700.--The analysis for chapter 700 of 
title 46, United States Code, is amended by striking the items relating 
to sections 70004 and 70005 and inserting the following:

``70004. Vessel traffic service system.
``70005. Considerations by Secretary.
``70006. International agreements.''.
    (c) Conforming Amendments.--Chapter 700 of title 46, United States 
Code, as amended by this section, is further amended--
            (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1) of section 70005, 
        as redesignated by subsection (a)(1), by striking ``and 70003'' 
        and inserting ``70003, and 70004''; and
            (2) in section 70032, by inserting ``70005,'' after 
        ``70004,''.

SEC. 420. REPLACEMENT VESSEL.

    Notwithstanding section 208(g)(5) of the American Fisheries Act (16 
U.S.C. 1851 note), a vessel described in section 208(e)(21) of such Act 
that is replaced under section 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 such vessel is 
also a replacement vessel described in section 679.4(o)(4) of title 50, 
Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on the date of enactment of 
this Act), in which case such vessel shall not be eligible to be a 
catcher/processor under section 206(b)(2) of such Act.

SEC. 421. LIMITED INDEMNITY PROVISIONS IN STANDBY OIL SPILL RESPONSE 
              CONTRACTS.

    (a) In General.--Subject to subsection (b), a contract for the 
containment or removal of a discharge entered into by the President (or 
a delegate) under section 311(c) of the Federal Water Pollution Control 
Act (33 U.S.C. 1321(c)) shall contain a provision to indemnify a 
contractor for liabilities and expenses incidental to the containment 
or removal arising out of the performance of the contract that is 
substantially identical to the terms contained in subsections (d) 
through (h) of section H.4 of the contract offered by the Coast Guard 
in the solicitation numbered DTCG89-98-A-68F953 and dated November 17, 
1998.
    (b) Source of Funds.--The provision required under subsection (a) 
shall include a provision that the obligation to indemnify is limited 
to funds available in the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund established by 
section 9509(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 at the time the 
claim for indemnity is made.
    (c) Applicability of Exemptions.--Except as provided in the 
indemnity provisions described in subsection (a), nothing in a contract 
described in that subsection may create liability of the United States 
to a contractor for any act or omission for which the contractor is 
exempt from liability under section 311(c)(4) of the Federal Water 
Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1321(c)(4)).

SEC. 422. UNITED STATES COMMERCIAL SPACE-BASED RADIO FREQUENCY MARITIME 
              DOMAIN AWARENESS TESTING AND EVALUATION PROGRAM.

    (a) Testing and Evaluation Program.--The Secretary of the 
department in which the Coast Guard is operating shall carry out a 
testing and evaluation program of United States commercial space-based 
radio frequency geolocation and maritime domain awareness products and 
services to support the mission objectives of maritime enforcement by 
the Coast Guard and other components of the Coast Guard. The objectives 
of this testing and evaluation program shall include--
            (1) developing an understanding of how United States 
        commercial space-based radio frequency data products can meet 
        current and future mission requirements;
            (2) establishing how United States commercial space-based 
        radio frequency data products should integrate into existing 
        work flows; and
            (3) establishing how United States commercial space-based 
        radio frequency data products could be integrated into 
        analytics platforms.
    (b) Report.--Not later than 240 days after the date of enactment of 
this Act, such Secretary shall prepare and submit to the Committee on 
Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee 
on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a 
report on the results of the testing and evaluation program under 
subsection (a), including recommendations on how the Coast Guard should 
fully exploit United States commercial space-based radio frequency data 
products to meet current and future mission requirements.

SEC. 423. EXEMPTION OF COMMERCIAL FISHING VESSELS OPERATING IN THE 
              ALASKAN REGION FROM THE GLOBAL MARINE DISTRESS AND SAFETY 
              SERVICE REQUIREMENTS OF THE FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS 
              COMMISSION.

    (a) Definitions.--In this section--
            (1) the term ``Alaskan Region'' has the meaning given the 
        term by the Secretary for purposes of this section; and
            (2) the term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of the 
        Department in which the Coast Guard is operating.
    (b) Exemption.--Subject to subsection (c), the Federal 
Communications Commission shall exempt fishing vessels that primarily 
operate in the Alaskan Region, including fishing vessels that transit 
from States in the Pacific Northwest to conduct fishing operations in 
the Alaskan Region, from the requirements relating to carriage of VHF-
DSC and MF-DSC equipment under subpart W of part 80 of title 47, Code 
of Federal Regulations, or any successor regulation.
    (c) Functional Requirements.--A fishing vessel exempted under 
subsection (b) shall--
            (1) be capable of transmitting ship-to-shore distress 
        alerts using not fewer than 2 separate and independent systems, 
        each using a different radio communication service;
            (2) be equipped with--
                    (A) a VHF radiotelephone installation;
                    (B) an MF or HF radiotelephone installation;
                    (C) a Category 1, 406.0-406.1 MHz EPIRB meeting the 
                requirements of section 80.1061 of title 47, Code of 
                Federal Regulations, or any successor regulation;
                    (D) a NAVTEX receiver meeting the requirements of 
                section 80.1101(c)(1) of title 47, Code of Federal 
                Regulations, or any successor regulation;
                    (E) survival craft equipment meeting the 
                requirements of section 80.1095 of title 47, Code of 
                Federal Regulations, or any successor regulation; and
                    (F) a Search and Rescue Transponder meeting the 
                requirements of section 80.1101(c)(6) of title 47, Code 
                of Federal Regulations, or any successor regulation; 
                and
            (3) maintain a continuous watch on VHF Channel 16.
    (d) Definition of Alaskan Region.--Not later than 30 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall define the term 
``Alaskan Region'' for purposes of this section.

SEC. 424. EDUCATIONAL VESSEL.

    (a) In General.--Notwithstanding section 12112(a)(2) 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 vessel OLIVER HAZARD PERRY (IMO number 
8775560; United States official number 1257224).
    (b) Termination of Effectiveness of Endorsement.--The coastwise 
endorsement authorized under subsection (a) for the vessel OLIVER 
HAZARD PERRY (IMO number 8775560; United States official number 
1257224) shall expire on the first date on which any of the following 
apply:
            (1) The vessel is sold to a person, including an entity, 
        that is not related by ownership or control to the person, 
        including an entity, that owned the vessel on the date of 
        enactment of this Act.
            (2) The vessel is rebuilt and not rebuilt in the United 
        States (as defined in section 12101(a) of title 46, United 
        States Code).
            (3) The vessel is no longer operating in primary service as 
        a sailing school vessel or an educational sailing vessel.

SEC. 425. CONVEYANCE OF COAST GUARD REAL PROPERTY AT POINT SPENCER, 
              ALASKA.

    (a) Remedial Actions.--Section 533 of the Coast Guard Authorization 
Act of 2016 (Public Law 114-120; 130 Stat. 74) is amended by adding at 
the end the following:
    ``(f) Remedial Actions.--For purposes of the transfer of any Tract 
under this section--
            ``(1) any 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 that transfer; 
        and
            ``(2) a deed entered into for that transfer shall contain a 
        clause granting 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 that 
        transfer.''.
    (b) Effect on Environmental Compliance.--Section 534(a) of the 
Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2016 (42 U.S.C. 9620 note; Public Law 
114-120) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``Nothing'' and inserting the following:
            ``(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), 
        nothing''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(2) Applicability after conveyance.--Prior to the date on 
        which a Tract is conveyed under section 533, section 120(h) of 
        the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and 
        Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9620(h)) and any other 
        applicable environmental law shall not apply with respect to 
        any hazardous substance released on the applicable Tract.''.

SEC. 426. COAST GUARD SHORE INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENT.

    (a) In General.--Not later than December 31, 2020, the Commandant 
shall--
            (1) develop a plan to standardize Coast Guard facility 
        condition assessments;
            (2) establish shore infrastructure performance goals, 
        measures, and baselines to track the effectiveness of 
        maintenance and repair investments and provide feedback on 
        progress made;
            (3) develop a process to routinely align the Coast Guard 
        shore infrastructure portfolio with mission needs, including 
        disposing of unneeded assets;
            (4) establish guidance for planning boards to document 
        inputs, deliberations, and project prioritization decisions for 
        infrastructure maintenance projects;
            (5) employ models for Coast Guard infrastructure asset 
        lines for--
                    (A) predicting the outcome of investments in shore 
                infrastructure;
                    (B) analyzing tradeoffs; and
                    (C) optimizing decisions among competing 
                investments;
            (6) include in congressional budget requests and related 
        reports supporting details on competing project alternatives 
        and report tradeoffs; and
            (7) explore the development of real property management 
        expertise in the Coast Guard work force, including members of 
        the Senior Executive Service.
    (b) Briefing.--Not later than January 31, 2021, the Commandant 
shall brief the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of 
the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of 
the House of Representatives with respect to the status of the actions 
required under subsection (a).

SEC. 427. COAST GUARD ARCTIC PRIORITIZATION.

    (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
            (1) The strategic importance of the Arctic continues to 
        increase as the United States and other countries recognize the 
        military significance of the sea lanes and choke points within 
        the region and understand the potential for power projection 
        from the Arctic into multiple regions.
            (2) Russia and China have conducted military exercises 
        together in the Arctic, have agreed to connect the Northern Sea 
        Route, claimed by Russia, with China's Maritime Silk Road, and 
        are working together in developing natural gas resources in the 
        Arctic.
            (3) The economic significance of the Arctic continues to 
        grow as countries around the globe begin to understand the 
        potential for maritime transportation through, and economic and 
        trade development in, the region.
            (4) Increases in human, maritime, and resource development 
        activity in the Arctic region may create additional mission 
        requirements for the Department of Defense and the Department 
        of Homeland Security.
            (5) The increasing role of the United States in the Arctic 
        has been highlighted in each of the last four National Defense 
        Authorization Acts.
            (6) The United States Coast Guard Arctic Strategic Outlook 
        released in April 2019 states, ``Demonstrating commitment to 
        operational presence, Canada, Denmark, and Norway have made 
        strategic investments in ice-capable patrol ships charged with 
        national or homeland security missions. [The United States] is 
        the only Arctic State that has not made similar investments in 
        ice-capable surface maritime security assets. This limits the 
        ability of the Coast Guard, and the Nation, to credibly uphold 
        sovereignty or respond to contingencies in the Arctic.''.
    (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
            (1) the Arctic is a region of strategic importance to the 
        national security interests of the United States, and the Coast 
        Guard must better align its mission prioritization and 
        development of capabilities to meet the growing array of 
        challenges in the region;
            (2) the increasing freedom of navigation and expansion of 
        activity in the Arctic must be met with an increasing show of 
        Coast Guard forces capable of exerting influence through 
        persistent presence;
            (3) Congress fully supports the needed and important re-
        capitalization of the fleet of cutters and aircraft of the 
        Coast Guard, but, the Coast Guard must avoid overextending 
        operational assets for remote international missions at the 
        cost of dedicated focus on this domestic area of responsibility 
        with significant international interest and activity; and
            (4) although some progress has been made to increase 
        awareness of Arctic issues and to promote increased presence in 
        the region, additional measures are needed to protect vital 
        economic, environmental, and national security interests of the 
        United States, and to show the commitment of the United States 
        to this emerging strategic choke point of increasing great 
        power competition.
    (c) Arctic Defined.--In this section, the term ``Arctic'' has the 
meaning given that term in section 112 of the Arctic Research and 
Policy Act of 1984 (15 U.S.C. 4111).

SEC. 428. NATIONAL COMMERCIAL FISHING SAFETY ADVISORY COMMITTEE.

    Section 15102 of title 46, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subsection (b)--
                    (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by 
                striking ``shall'';
                    (B) in paragraph (1)--
                            (i) by striking ``advise'' and inserting 
                        ``shall advise and provide recommendations in 
                        writing to''; and
                            (ii) in subparagraph (E), by striking 
                        ``and'' after the semicolon;
                    (C) in paragraph (2)--
                            (i) by inserting ``shall'' before 
                        ``review''; and
                            (ii) by striking the period at the end and 
                        inserting a semicolon; and
                    (D) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(3) shall review marine casualties and investigations of 
        vessels covered by chapter 45 of this title and make 
        recommendations to the Secretary to improve safety and reduce 
        future vessel casualties;
            ``(4) shall submit recommendations on matters described in 
        paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) to the Secretary and the 
        Commandant of the Coast Guard in writing, and make those 
        recommendations available on a publicly accessible website;
            ``(5) may submit any recommendations on matters described 
        in paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) at any time and frequency as 
        decided appropriate by the Committee;
            ``(6) may make available to Congress any information, 
        advice, and recommendations that the Committee is authorized to 
        give to the Secretary; and
            ``(7) shall meet at the call of the Secretary, who shall 
        call such a meeting at least twice per year in person, and 
        additional meetings as appropriate.'';
            (2) in subsection (c), by adding at the end the following:
            ``(4) Service.--
                    ``(A) Terms.--Each member of the Committee--
                            ``(i) shall serve a term of 3 years; and
                            ``(ii) may serve not more than 3 terms.
                    ``(B) Continued service after term.--When the term 
                of a member of the Committee ends, the member may 
                continue to serve as a member until a successor is 
                appointed, but not for longer than 1 year after the end 
                of the term.
                    ``(C) Vacancy.--If a vacancy occurs in the 
                membership of the Committee, the Secretary shall 
                appoint a member to fill the remainder of the vacated 
                term.
            ``(5) Failure to appoint.--The Secretary shall appoint 
        Committee members not later than 60 days after the date of the 
        application deadline.
            ``(6) Representative.--The Commandant of the Coast Guard 
        shall, and the head of any other interested agency may, 
        designate a representative to participate as an observer with 
        the Committee. Such representatives shall, as appropriate, 
        report to and advise the Committee on matters relating to 
        vessels to which this chapter applies which are under the 
        jurisdiction of their respective agencies. The Secretary's 
        designated representative shall act as executive secretary for 
        the Committee and perform the duties set forth in section 10(c) 
        of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 App. U.S.C.).
            ``(7) Committee consultation.--The Committee shall seek 
        expertise from the fishing industry, marine safety experts, the 
        shipbuilding industry, and others as the Committee determines 
        appropriate.
            ``(8) Advisory committees.--The Committee may establish 
        standing or ad hoc committees as needed.
            ``(9) Outreach and recruitment.--At least once each year, 
        the Secretary shall publish a notice in the Federal Register 
        and in newspapers of general circulation in coastal areas 
        soliciting nominations for membership on the Committee, and, 
        after timely notice is published, appoint the members of the 
        Committee. An individual may be appointed to a term as a member 
        of the Committee more than once. The Secretary may not seek or 
        use information concerning the political affiliation of 
        individuals in making appointments to the Committee.
            ``(10) Technical assistance.--The Secretary shall provide 
        technical assistance to the Committee if requested by a 
        Committee member.''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(d) Meetings.--
            ``(1) Frequency.--The Committee shall--
                    ``(A) meet in person not less often than twice per 
                year; and
                    ``(B) hold additional meetings as needed.
            ``(2) Public notice.--The Secretary shall provide 
        reasonable public notice of any meeting of the Committee, and 
        publish such notice in the Federal Register and on a publicly 
        available website.
            ``(3) Quorum.--A quorum of 10 of the 18 members is required 
        to send any written recommendations from the meeting to the 
        Secretary.
    ``(e) Actions of the Secretary.--The Secretary shall--
            ``(1) consult with the Committee before taking any 
        significant action relating to the safe operation of vessels to 
        which this chapter applies;
            ``(2) consider the information, advice, and recommendations 
        of the Committee in consulting with other agencies and the 
        public or in formulating policy regarding the safe operation of 
        vessels to which this chapter applies;
            ``(3) make all recommendations made by the Committee under 
        subsection (b) public within 30 days of receiving the 
        recommendation from the Committee;
            ``(4) respond in writing to any recommendations made by the 
        Committee under subsection (b) and provide reasoning for 
        acceptance or rejection to all recommendations not later than 
        30 days after the date of receipt of the recommendation; and
            ``(5) make all responses in paragraph (4) available to the 
        public not later than 30 days after the date of response.
    ``(f) Savings Clause.--Nothing in subsection (b) shall preclude the 
Secretary from taking emergency action within the existing authorities 
of the Secretary to ensure safety and preservation of life at sea.
    ``(g) Transparency.--Meeting minutes of the Committee shall be 
posted on a publicly available website not later than 2 weeks after a 
meeting concludes.
    ``(h) Applicability of FACA.--Section 14 of the Federal Advisory 
Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) shall not apply to the Committee.''.

SEC. 429. OIL POLLUTION RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM.

    Section 7001 of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (33 U.S.C. 2761) is 
amended--
            (1) by redesignating subsections (c), (d), (e), and (f) as 
        subsections (e), (f), (g), and (h), respectively;
            (2) by striking subsections (a) and (b) and inserting the 
        following:
    ``(a) Definitions.--In this section--
            ``(1) the term `Chair' means the Chairperson of the 
        Interagency Committee designated under subsection (c)(2);
            ``(2) the term `Commandant' means the Commandant of the 
        Coast Guard;
            ``(3) the term `institution of higher education' means an 
        institution of higher education, as defined in section 101(a) 
        of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001);
            ``(4) the term `Interagency Committee' means the 
        Interagency Coordinating Committee on Oil Pollution Research 
        established under subsection (b);
            ``(5) the term `Under Secretary' means the Under Secretary 
        of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere; and
            ``(6) the term `Vice-Chair' means the Vice-Chairperson of 
        the Interagency Committee designated under subsection (c)(3).
    ``(b) Establishment of Interagency Coordinating Committee on Oil 
Pollution Research.--
            ``(1) Establishment.--There is established an Interagency 
        Coordinating Committee on Oil Pollution Research.
            ``(2) Purpose.--The Interagency Committee shall coordinate 
        a comprehensive program of oil pollution research, technology 
        development, and demonstration among the Federal agencies, in 
        cooperation and coordination with industry, 4-year institutions 
        of higher education and research institutions, State 
        governments, and other nations, as appropriate, and shall 
        foster cost-effective research mechanisms, including the joint 
        funding of research.
    ``(c) Membership.--
            ``(1) Composition.--The Interagency Committee shall be 
        composed of--
                    ``(A) at least 1 representative of the Coast Guard;
                    ``(B) at least 1 representative of the National 
                Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration;
                    ``(C) at least 1 representative of the 
                Environmental Protection Agency;
                    ``(D) at least 1 representative of the Department 
                of the Interior;
                    ``(E) at least 1 representative of the Bureau of 
                Safety and Environmental Enforcement;
                    ``(F) at least 1 representative of the Bureau of 
                Ocean Energy Management;
                    ``(G) at least 1 representative of the United 
                States Fish and Wildlife Service;
                    ``(H) at least 1 representative of the Department 
                of Energy;
                    ``(I) at least 1 representative of the Pipeline and 
                Hazardous Materials Safety Administration;
                    ``(J) at least 1 representative of the Federal 
                Emergency Management Agency;
                    ``(K) at least 1 representative of the Navy;
                    ``(L) at least 1 representative of the Army Corps 
                of Engineers;
                    ``(M) at least 1 representative of the United 
                States Arctic Research Commission; and
                    ``(N) at least 1 representative of each of such 
                other Federal agencies as the President considers to be 
                appropriate.
            ``(2) Chairperson.--The Commandant shall designate a 
        Chairperson from among members of the Interagency Committee 
        selected under paragraph (1)(A).
            ``(3) Vice-chairperson.--The Under Secretary shall 
        designate a Vice-Chairperson from among members of the 
        Interagency Committee selected under paragraph (1)(B).
            ``(4) Meetings.--
                    ``(A) Quarterly meetings.--At a minimum, the 
                members of the Interagency Committee shall meet once 
                each quarter.
                    ``(B) Public summaries.--After each meeting, a 
                summary shall be made available by the Chair or Vice-
                Chair, as appropriate.
    ``(d) Duties of the Interagency Committee.--
            ``(1) Research.--The Interagency Committee shall--
                    ``(A) coordinate a comprehensive program of oil 
                pollution research, technology development, and 
                demonstration among the Federal agencies, in 
                cooperation and coordination with industry, 4-year 
                institutions of higher education and research 
                institutions, State and tribal governments, and other 
                nations, as appropriate; and
                    ``(B) foster cost-effective research mechanisms, 
                including the joint funding of research and the 
                development of public-private partnerships for the 
                purpose of expanding research.
            ``(2) Oil pollution research and technology plan.--
                    ``(A) Implementation plan.--Not later than 180 days 
                after the date of enactment of the Coast Guard 
                Authorization Act of 2019, the Interagency Committee 
                shall submit to Congress a research plan to report on 
                the state of oil discharge prevention and response 
                capabilities that--
                            ``(i) identifies current research programs 
                        conducted by Federal agencies, State and tribal 
                        governments, 4-year institutions of higher 
                        education, and corporate entities;
                            ``(ii) assesses the current status of 
                        knowledge on oil pollution prevention, 
                        response, and mitigation technologies and 
                        effects of oil pollution on the environment;
                            ``(iii) identifies significant oil 
                        pollution research gaps, including an 
                        assessment of major technological deficiencies 
                        in responses to past oil discharges;
                            ``(iv) establishes national research 
                        priorities and goals for oil pollution 
                        technology development related to prevention, 
                        response, mitigation, and environmental 
                        effects;
                            ``(v) assesses the research on the 
                        applicability and effectiveness of the 
                        prevention, response, and mitigation 
                        technologies to each class of oil;
                            ``(vi) estimates the resources needed to 
                        conduct the oil pollution research and 
                        development program established pursuant to 
                        subsection (e), and timetables for completing 
                        research tasks;
                            ``(vii) summarizes research on response 
                        equipment in varying environmental conditions, 
                        such as in currents, ice cover, and ice floes; 
                        and
                            ``(viii) includes such other information or 
                        recommendations as the Interagency Committee 
                        determines to be appropriate.
                    ``(B) Advice and guidance.--
                            ``(i) National academy of sciences 
                        contract.--The Chair, through the department in 
                        which the Coast Guard is operating, shall 
                        contract with the National Academy of Sciences 
                        to--
                                    ``(I) provide advice and guidance 
                                in the preparation and development of 
                                the research plan;
                                    ``(II) assess the adequacy of the 
                                plan as submitted, and submit a report 
                                to Congress on the conclusions of such 
                                assessment; and
                                    ``(III) provide organization 
                                guidance regarding the implementation 
                                of the research plan, including 
                                delegation of topics and research among 
                                Federal agencies represented on the 
                                Interagency Committee.
                            ``(ii) NIST advice and guidance.--The 
                        National Institute of Standards and Technology 
                        shall provide the Interagency Committee with 
                        advice and guidance on issues relating to 
                        quality assurance and standards measurements 
                        relating to its activities under this section.
                    ``(C) 10-year updates.--Not later than 10 years 
                after the date of enactment of the Coast Guard 
                Authorization Act of 2019 and every 10 years 
                thereafter, the Interagency Committee shall submit to 
                Congress a research plan that updates the information 
                contained in the previous research plan submitted under 
                this subsection.'';
            (3) in subsection (e), as redesignated by paragraph (1) of 
        this section--
                    (A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``technology'' 
                after ``research and'';
                    (B) in paragraph (2), in the matter preceding 
                subparagraph (A)--
                            (i) by striking ``this subsection'' and 
                        inserting ``paragraph (1)''; and
                            (ii) by striking ``which are effective in 
                        preventing or mitigating oil discharges and 
                        which'' and inserting ``and methods that are 
                        effective in preventing, mitigating, or 
                        restoring damage from oil discharges and 
                        that'';
                    (C) in paragraph (4)(A)--
                            (i) in the matter preceding clause (i), by 
                        striking ``oil discharges. Such program shall'' 
                        and inserting ``acute and chronic oil 
                        discharges on coastal and marine resources 
                        (including impacts on protected areas such as 
                        sanctuaries) and protected species, and such 
                        program shall'';
                            (ii) by redesignating clauses (iii) and 
                        (iv) as clauses (iv) and (v), respectively;
                            (iii) by inserting after clause (ii) the 
                        following:
                    ``(iii) Research to understand and quantify the 
                effects of sublethal impacts of oil discharge on living 
                natural marine resources, including impacts on pelagic 
                fish species, marine mammals, and commercially and 
                recreationally targeted fish and shellfish species.''; 
                and
                            (iv) by inserting after clause (v), as 
                        redesignated by subclause (II), the following:
                    ``(vi) Research to understand the long-term effects 
                of major oil discharges and the long-term effects of 
                smaller endemic oil discharges.
                    ``(vii) Potential impacts on ecosystems, habitat, 
                and wildlife from the additional toxicity, heavy metal 
                concentrations, and increased corrosiveness of mixed 
                crude, such as diluted bitumen crude.
                    ``(viii) Methods to restore and rehabilitate 
                natural resources and ecosystem functions damaged by 
                oil discharges.'';
                    (D) by striking paragraph (7) and inserting the 
                following:
            ``(7) Simulated environmental testing.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Agencies represented on the 
                Interagency Committee shall ensure the long-term use 
                and operation of the Oil and Hazardous Materials 
                Simulated Environmental Test Tank (OHMSETT) Research 
                Center in New Jersey for oil pollution technology 
                testing and evaluations.
                    ``(B) In-kind contributions.--
                            ``(i) In general.--The Secretary of the 
                        Department in which the Coast Guard is 
                        operating and the Administrator of the 
                        Environmental Protection Agency may accept 
                        donations of crude oil and crude oil product 
                        samples in the form of in-kind contributions 
                        for use by the Federal Government for product 
                        testing, research and development, and for 
                        other purposes as the Secretary and the 
                        Administrator determine appropriate.
                            ``(ii) Use of donated oil.--Oil accepted 
                        under clause (i) may be used directly by the 
                        Secretary and shall be provided to other 
                        Federal agencies or departments through 
                        interagency agreements to carry out the 
                        purposes of this Act.'';
                    (E) in paragraph (8)--
                            (i) in subparagraph (A), by striking 
                        ``subsection (b)'' and inserting ``subsection 
                        (d)''; and
                            (ii) in subparagraph (D)(iii), by striking 
                        ``subsection (b)(1)(F)'' and inserting 
                        ``subsection (d)''; and
                    (F) in paragraph (10)--
                            (i) by striking ``agencies represented on 
                        the Interagency Committee'' and inserting 
                        ``Under Secretary'';
                            (ii) by inserting ``States, tribes,'' after 
                        ``research institutions,''; and
                            (iii) by striking ``subsection (b)'' and 
                        inserting ``subsection (d)'';
            (4) in subsection (f), as redesignated by paragraph (1) of 
        this section, by striking ``subsection (b)'' and inserting 
        ``subsection (d)'';
            (5) in subsection (g), as redesignated by paragraph (1) of 
        this section, by striking ``Chairman of the Interagency 
        Committee'' and inserting ``Chair''; and
            (6) in subsection (h), as redesignated by paragraph (1) of 
        this section, by striking ``subsection (c)(8)'' each place the 
        term appears and inserting ``subsection (e)(8)''.

                  TITLE V--FEDERAL MARITIME COMMISSION

SEC. 501. SHORT TITLE.

    This title may be cited as the ``Federal Maritime Commission 
Authorization Act of 2019''.

SEC. 502. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    Section 308 of title 46, United States Code, is amended by striking 
``$28,012,310 for fiscal year 2018 and $28,544,543 for fiscal year 
2019'' and inserting ``$29,086,888 for fiscal year 2020 and $29,639,538 
for fiscal year 2021''.
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