Domestic Maritime Centers of Excellence Act of 2017

Bill: 115-hr-2286
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Green, Gene [D-TX-29]
Introduced: 2017-05-02
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Education programs funding

Employment and training programs

Higher education

Marine and inland water transportation

Transportation employees

Transportation programs funding

Vocational and technical education
Latest action: action_date: 2017-05-02
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

Summaries:
action_date: 2017-05-02
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Domestic Maritime Centers of Excellence Act of 2017</b></p> <p>This bill authorizes the Department of Transportation (DOT) to designate state-operated maritime training centers and community and technical colleges with a maritime training program that are located in the United States along the Gulf of Mexico, Atlantic Ocean, Pacific Ocean, Artic Ocean, Bering Sea, Gulf of Alaska, or Great Lakes as centers of excellence for domestic maritime workforce training and education.</p> <p>DOT may provide technical assistance, surplus federal equipment and assets, and funding to such centers to support a maritime workforce program and assist such centers in expanding their capacity to train the U.S. maritime workforce.</p>

tv_txt: I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2286 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 2, 2017 Mr. Gene Green of Texas (for himself, Mr. Wittman , Mr. Lowenthal , and Mr. Poe of Texas ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure A BILL To authorize the Secretary of Transportation to designate certain entities as centers of excellence for domestic maritime workforce training and education, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Domestic Maritime Centers of Excellence Act of 2017 . 2. Domestic maritime centers of excellence (a) Designation authority The Secretary of Transportation is authorized to designate community and technical colleges with a maritime training program and maritime training centers operated by or under the supervision of a State, if located in the United States along the Gulf of Mexico, Atlantic Ocean, Pacific Ocean, Arctic Ocean, Bering Sea, Gulf of Alaska, or Great Lakes, as centers of excellence for domestic maritime workforce training and education. (b) Assistance (1) Types The Secretary may provide to an entity designated as a center of excellence under subsection (a)— (A) technical assistance; (B) surplus Federal equipment and assets; and (C) funding. (2) Purposes The Secretary may provide assistance under paragraph (1)— (A) to support a maritime workforce program; and (B) to assist an entity designated as a center of excellence under subsection (a) to expand the capacity of the entity to train the domestic maritime workforce of the United States, including by— (i) admitting additional students; (ii) recruiting and training faculty; (iii) expanding facilities; (iv) creating new maritime career pathways; and (v) awarding students credit for prior experience, including military service.