Coast Guard Authorization Act of 1989
PL 101-225 (H.R.2459), enacted 12/12/1989

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PUBLIC LAW 101-225—DEC. 12,1989 
Public Law 101-225 
101st Congress 
An Act 
Dec. 12,1989 
To authorize appropriations for the Coast Guard for fiscal year 1990, and for other 
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purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
Coast Guard 
United States of America in Congress assembled. 
Authorization 
Act of 1989. 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
affairs 
This Act may be cited as the "Coast Guard Authorization Act of 
1989". 
TITLE I—AUTHORIZATIONS 
SEC. 101. AUTHORIZATION OF FUNDS FOR FISCAL YEAR 1990. 
Funds are authorized to be appropriated for necessary expenses of 
the Coast Guard for fiscal year 1990, as follows: 
(1) OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE.—For the operation and 
maintenance of the Coast Guard, $2,312,200,000. 
(2) ACQUISITION AND CONSTRUCTION.—For the acquisition, 
construction, rebuilding, and improvement of aids to navigation, 
shore and offshore facilities, vessels, and aircraft, including 
related equipment, $746,300,000 of which up to $20,000,000 shall 
be used to rehabilitate the Coast Guard Cutter Mackinaw, and 
additional sums as may be necessary to carry out the Coast 
Guard icebreaker ship program and the Coast Guard patrol boat 
program, to remain available until expended. 
(3) RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT.—For research, development, 
test, and evaluation, $29,000,000, to remain available until 
expended. 
(4) RETIREMENT BENEFITS.—For retired pay (including the 
payment of obligations otherwise chargeable to lapsed appro-
priations for this purpose), payments under the Retired Service-
man's Family Protection and Survivor Benefit Plans, and 
payments for medical care of retired personnel and their 
dependents under chapter 55 of title 10, United States Code, 
$420,800,000, to remain available until expended. 
(5) ALTERATION OR REMOVAL OF BRIDGES.—For alteration or 
removal of bridges over navigable waters of the United States 
constituting obstructions to navigation, $2,300,000. 
SEC. 102. AUTHORIZATION OF FUNDS FOR FISCAL YEAR 1991. 
Funds are authorized to be appropriated for necessary expenses of 
the Coast Guard for fiscal year 1991, as follows: 
(1) OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE.—For the operation and 
maintenance of the Coast Guard, $2,381,500,000. 
(2) ACQUISITION AND CONSTRUCTION.—For the acquisition, 
construction, rebuilding, and improvement of aids to navigation, 
shore and offshore facilities, vessels, and aircraft, including 
related equipment, $501,800,000, to remain available until 
expended. 
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(3) RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT.—For research, development, 
test, and evaluation, $29,000,000, to remain available until 
expended. 
(4) RETIREMENT BENEFITS.—For retired pay, including the pay-
ment of obligations otherwise chargeable to lapsed appro-
priations for this purpose and payments under the Retired 
Serviceman's Family Protection and Survivor Benefit Plans, 
and for payments for medical care of retired personnel and 
their dependents under chapter 55 of title 10, United States 
Code, $451,200,000, to remain available until expended. 
(5) ALTERATION OR REMOVAL OF BRIDGES.—For alteration or 
removal of bridges over navigable waters of the United States 
constituting obstructions to navigation, $7,500,000. 
SEC. lO.*]. AUTHORIZED LEVELS OF MILITARY STRENGTH AND MILITARY 
TRAINING FOR FISCAL YEAR 1990. 
(a) ACTIVE DUTY PERSONNEL.—As of September 30, 1990, the Coast 
Guard is authorized an end-of-year strength for active duty person-
nel of 38,750. This authorized strength does not include members of 
the Ready Reserve called to active duty under section 712 of title 14, 
United States Code. 
(b) STUDENT LOADS.—For fiscal year 1990, the Coast Guard is 
authorized average military training student loads as follows: 
(1) RECRUIT AND SPECIAL TRAINING.—For recruit and special 
training, 2,687 student years. 
(2) FLIGHT TRAINING.—For flight training, 110 student years. 
(3) PROFESSIONAL TRAINING.—For professional training in 
military and civilian institutions, 390 student years. 
(4) OFFICER ACQUISITION.—For officer acquisition, 900 student 
years. 
SEC. 104. AUTHORIZED LEVELS OF MILITARY STRENGTH AND MILITARY 
TRAINING FOR FISCAL YEAR 1991. 
(a) ACTIVE DUTY PERSONNEL.—As of September 30,1991, the Coast 
Guard is authorized an end-of-year strength for active duty person-
nel of 39,300. This authorized strength does not include members of 
the Ready Reserve called to active duty under section 712 of title 14, 
United States Code. 
(h) STUDENT LOADS.—For fiscal year 1991, the Coast Guard is 
authorized average military training student loads as follows: 
(1) RECRUIT AND SPECIAL TRAINING.—For recruit and special 
training, 2,787 student years. 
(2) FLIGHT TRAINING.—For flight training, 110 student years. 
(3) PROFESSIONAL TRAINING.—For professional training in 
military and civilian institutions, 390 student years. 
(4) OFFICER ACQUISITION.—For officer acquisition, 900 student 
years. 
SEC. 105. MODIFICATION AND EXTENSION OF RULES OF ROAD ADVISORY 
COUNCIL AND EXTENSION OF TOWING SAFETY ADVISORY 
COMMITTEE. 
(a) RULES OF THE ROAD ADVISORY COUNCIL.— 
(1) MODIFICATION AND EXTENSION.—Section 5 of the Inland 
Navigational Rules Act of 1980 (33 U.S.C. 2073) is amended as 
follows: 
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(A) Subsection (a) is amended by striking "Rules of the 
Road Advisory Council" and inserting "Navigation Safety 
Advisory Council". 
(B) Subsection (b) is amended to read as follows: 
"(b) The Council shall advise, consult with, and make rec-
ommendations to the Secretary on matters relating to the preven-
tion of collisions, rammings, and groundings, including the Inland 
Rules of the Road, the International Rules of the Road, navigation 
regulations and equipment, routing measures, marine information, 
diving safety, and aids to navigation systems. Any advice or rec-
ommendation made by the Council to the Secretary shall reflect the 
independent judgment of the Council on the matter concerned. The 
Council shall meet at the call of the Secretary, but in any event not 
less than twice during each calendar year. All proceedings of the 
Council shall be public, and a record of the proceedings shall be 
made available for public inspection.". 
(C) Subsection (d) is amended by striking "September 30, 
1990" and inserting "September 30,1995". 
(2) REFERENCES.—Each reference to the Rules of the Road 
Advisory Council in a law, regulation, order, document, record, 
or paper of the United States is deemed to be a reference to the 
Navigation Safety Advisory Council. 
(b) TOWING SAFETY COMMITTEE.—Subsection (e) of the Act entitled 
"An Act to establish a Towing Safety Advisory Committee in the 
Department of Transportation , approved October 6,1980 (33 U.S.C. 
2131a(e)), is amended by striking "September 30,1990" and inserting 
"September 30,1995". 
SEC. 106. COMMERCIAL FISHING INDUSTRY VESSEL ADVISORY COMMIT-
TEE APPOINTMENTS. 
Section 4508 of title 46, United States Code, is amended by adding 
at the end of subsection 0))(2) the following: "The Secretary may not 
seek or use information concerning the political affiliation of 
individuals in making appointments to the Committee." 
TITLE II—PROGRAMS 
SEC. 201. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS TO ACT TO PREVENT POLLUTION 
FROM SHIPS. 
The Act to Prevent Pollution from Ships (33 U.S.C. 1901-1912) is 
amended— 
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(1) in section 6(c)(1), by striking "Annex V" and inserting 
"Annex I and Annex 11"; 
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(2) in section 8(cXl), by inserting "or of this Act" after 
"Cionvention"; and 
(3) in section 8(eX2), by inserting "or of this Act" after 
"MARPOL Protocol". 
SEC. 202. TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS RELATING TO SAFEGUARDING MILI-
TARY WHISTLEBLOWERS. 
Section 1034 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subsection (cXD, by inserting "when the Coast Guard is 
not operating as a service in the Navy" immediately after "in 
the C£ise of a member of the Coast Guard"; 
(2) in subsection (cX5), by inserting "(or to the Secretary of 
Transportation in the case of a member of the Coast Guard 
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when the Coast Guard is not operating £is a service in the 
Navy)" immediately after "to the Secretary of Defense"; 
(3) in subsection (cX6), by inserting "(or to the Secretary of 
Transportation in the CEise of a member of the Coast Guard 
when the Coast Guard is not operating as a service in the 
Navy)" immediately after "to the Secretary of Defense"; and 
(4) in the first sentence of subsection (e), by inserting "(except 
for a member or former member of the Coast Guard when the 
C!oast Guard is not operating as a service in the Navy)" imme-
diately after "former member of the armed forces". 
SEC. 203. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS CONCERNING CONTINUITY OF 
GRADE, APPOINTMENT, AND RETIREMENT OF COAST 
GUARD PERSONNEL. 
Title 14, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in section 52, by inserting "or admiral" immediately after 
"to another position as a vice admiral"; 
(2) in section 271(e), by inserting at the end of the first 
sentence, "except that advice and consent is not required for 
appointments under this section in the grade of lieutenant 
(junior grade) or lieutenant" immediately after "consent of the 
Senate"; 
(3) in section 289(c), by striking "no less than 75 percent" and 
inserting "no less than 50 percent"; 
(4) in section 736(c), by adding at the end of the following new 
sentence: "However, the Secretary may adjust the date of 
appointment— 
"(1) if a delay in the finding required under section 734(a) of 
this title is beyond the control of the officer and the officer is 
otherwise qualified for promotion; or 
"(2) for any other reason that equity requires."; and 
(5) in section 741(a), by inserting "who have 18 years or more 
of service for retirement and are" after "in an active status" the 
third time it appears. 
OFFICERS TRAINING 
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SEC. 204. AUTHORIZATION OF JUNIOR RESERVE 
PROGRAM PILOT PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the department in which the 
Coast Guard is operating (hereinafter in this section referred to as 
the "Secretary") may carry out a pilot program to establish and 
maintain a junior reserve officers training program in cooperation 
with the Dade County Public School System of Dade County, Flor-
ida, as part of the Maritime and Science Technology Academy 
established by that school system (hereinafter in this section 
referred to as the "Academy"). 
(b) PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS.—A pilot program carried out by the 
Secretary under this section— 
(1) shall be known as the "Claude Pepper Junior Reserve 
Officers Training Program", and 
(2) shall provide to students at the Academy— 
(A) instruction in subject areas relating to operations of 
the (I)oast Guard; and 
(B) training in skills which are useful and appropriate for 
a career in the Coast Guard. 
(c) PROVISION OF ADDITIONAL SUPPORT.—To carry out a pilot pro-
gram under this section, the Secretary may provide to the 
Academy— 
Florida. 
Schools and 
colleges. 
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Employment 
and 
unemployment. 
(1) assistance in course development, instruction, and other 
support activities; 
(2) commissioned, warrant, and petty officers of the Coast 
Guard to serve as administrators and instructors; and 
(3) necessary and appropriate course materials, equipment, 
and uniforms. 
(d) EMPLOYMENT OF RETIRED COAST GUARD PERSONNEL.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection, 
the Secretary may authorize the Academy to employ as 
administrators and instructors for the pilot program retired 
Coast Guard and Coast Guard Reserve commissioned, warrant, 
and petty officers who request that employment and who are 
approved by the Secretary and the Academy. 
(2) AUTHORIZED PAY.—(A) Retired members employed under 
paragraph (1) of this subsection are entitled to receive their 
retired or retainer pay and an additional amount of not more 
than the difference between— 
(i) the amount the individual would be paid £is pay and 
allowance if they were considered to have been ordered to 
active duty during that period of employment; and 
(ii) the amount of retired pay the individual is entitled to 
receive during that period. 
(B) The Secretary shall pay to the Academy an amount equal 
to one half of the amount described in subparagraph (A) of this 
paragraph, from funds appropriated for that purpose. 
(C) Notwithstanding any other law, while employed under 
this subsection, an individual is not considered to be on active 
duty or inactive duty training. 
SEC. 205. LIMITATIONS ON CONTRACTING OF COAST GUARD SERVICES. 
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, an officer or 
employee of the United States may not enter into a contract for 
procurement of performance of any function being performed by 
Coast Guard personnel as of January 1,1989, before— 
(Da study has been performed by the Secretary of Transpor-
tation under the Office of Management and Budget Circular 
A-76 with respect to that procurement; 
(2) the Secretary of Transportation has performed a study, in 
addition to the study required by paragraph (1) of this subsec-
, tion, to determine the impact of that procurement on the 
multimission capabilities of the Coast Guard; and 
(3) copies of the studies required by paragraphs (1) and (2) of 
this subsection are submitted to the Committee on Merchant 
Marine and Fisheries of the House of Representatives and the 
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the 
Senate. 
SEC. 206. LOCAL HIRE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 17 of title 14, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following new section: 
"§ 666. Local hire 
"(a) Notwithstanding any other law, each contract awarded by the 
Coast Guard for construction or services to be performed in whole or 
in part in a State that has an unemployment rate in excess of the 
national average rate of unemployment (as determined by the Sec-
retary of Labor) shall include a provision requiring the contractor to 
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employ, for the purpose of performing that portion of the contract in 
that State, individuals who are local residents and who, in the case 
of any craft or trade, possess or would be able to acquire promptly 
the necessary skills. The Secretary of Transportation may waive the 
requirements of this subsection in the interest of national security 
or economic efficiency. 
"(b) LOCAL RESIDENT DEFINED.—As used in this section, 'local 
resident' means a resident of, or an individual who commutes daily 
to, a State described in subsection (a).". 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis for chapter 17 of title 14, 
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 
"666. Local hire.". 
SEC. 207. REPORT ON CONTROL OF EXOTIC SPECIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 6 months after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall submit 
to the Congress a report on the options available to control the 
infestation of the waters of the United States, including the Great 
Lakes, by exotic species from the ballast water of vessels operating 
on the waters of the United States. In preparing this report, the 
Secretary shall consult with the Secretary of the Interior, the 
Secretary of Commerce, the Great Lakes Fishery Commission, and 
other appropriate parties. 
(b) EXOTIC SPECIES DEFINED.—In this section "exotic species" 
means nonnative fish, moUusks, crustaceans, zooplankton, and 
other aquatic organisms, other than sea lampreys. 
SEC. 208. LAW ENFORCEMENT SURVEILLANCE. 
Reports. 
Not later than 6 months after the date of the enactment of this 
Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall— 
(1) submit a report to the Congress that identifies— 
(A) the needs for outfitting existing Coast Guard aircraft 
with surveillance and reconnaissance equipment to assist in 
the conduct of law enforcement activities; and 
(B) the cost of that equipment; and 
(2) in cooperation with the Secretary of Defense, establish and 
submit to the Congress a plan for closing existing gaps in radar 
coverage along the coastline of the United States on the Gulf of 
Mexico and the coastline of the southeastern United States on 
the Atlantic Ocean. 
SEC. 209. NUMBERING OF VESSELS. 
Section 2101 of title 46, United States Code, is amended by insert-
ing after paragraph (17) the following: 
"(17a) 'numbered vessel' means a vessel for which a number 
has been issued under chapter 123 of this title.". 
SEC. 210. CONSTRUCTIVE SEIZURE PROCEDURES. 
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the Secretary of Transportation and the Secretary of the Treasury, 
in order to avoid the devastating economic effects on innocent 
owners of seizures of their vessels, shall develop a procedure for 
constructive seizure of vessels of the United States engaged in 
commercial service as defined in section 2101 of title 46, United 
States Code, that are suspected of being used for committing 
violations of law involving personal use quantities of controlled 
substances. 
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SEC. 211. USER FEES REPORT CLARIFICATION. 
Section 664(c) of title 14, United States Code, is amended as 
follows: 
(1) in paragraph (1) by striking "collected stating—" and 
substituting "collected under any law stating—"; and 
(2) in paragraph (2) by inserting "under any law" after "col-
lected" the first time it appears. 
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SEC. 212. BOARD FOR THE CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS. 
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Not later than 6 months after the date of the enactment of this 
Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall— 
Regulations. 
(1) amend part 52 of title 33, Code of Federal Regulations, 
governing the proceedings of the board established by the Sec-
retary under section 1552 of title 10, United States Code, to 
ensure that a complete application for correction of military 
records is processed expeditiously and that final action on the 
application is taken within 10 months of its receipt; and 
(2) appoint and maintain a permanent staff, and a panel of 
- 
civilian officers or employees to serve as members of the board, 
which are adequate to ensure compliance with paragraph (1) of 
this subsection. 
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SEC. 213. CONSIDERATION OF MARITIME ADMINISTRATION VESSELS. 
Before acquiring a vessel for use by the Coast Guard, the Sec-
retary of Transportation or the Commandant of the CoEist Guard, as 
appropriate, shall review the inventory of vessels acquired by the 
Secretary or the Secretary of Commerce as the result of a default 
under title XI of the Merchant Marine Act, 1936 (46 App. U.S.C. 
1271-1279c), to determine whether any of those vessels are suitable 
for use by the Coast Guard. 
SEC. 214. REQUIREMENT TO REPORT SEXUAL OFFENSES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 101 of title 46, United States Code is 
amended by: 
(1) deleting section 10104; and 
(2) adding the following new section: 
"§ 10104. Requirement to report sexual offenses 
"(a) A master or other individual in charge of a documented vessel 
shall report to the Secretary a complaint of a sexual offense prohib-
ited under chapter 109A of title 18, United States Code. 
"(b) A master or other individual in charge of a documented vessel 
\yho knowingly fails to report in compliance with this section is 
liable to the United States Government for a civil penalty of not 
more than $5,000.". 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis for chapter 101 of title 
46, United States Code, is amended by striking, "10104, Regu-
lations." and inserting "10104. Requirement to report sexual 
offenses.". 
SEC. 215. LIMITATION ON VESSEL TRANSFER FROM GULFPORT. MIS-
SISSIPPI. 
The Secretary of Transportation shall not transfer the Coast 
Guard cutter ACUSHNET from Gulfport, Mississippi, until at least 
two Coast Guard patrol boats are based permanently in Gulfport. 
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. CONSIDERATION 
OF 
DEPARTMENT 
OF 
DEFENSE 
HOUSING 
FOR 
COAST 
GUARD. 
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Coast Guard is 
deemed to be an instrumentality within the Department of Defense 
for the purposes of section 2040t>) of the Defense Authorization 
Amendments and Base Closure and Realignment Act (10 U.S.C. 
2687). 
SEC. 217. PROHIBITION AGAINST REDUCTION IN SERVICES. 
The Secretary of Transportation may not reduce expenditures in 
fiscal year 1990 or fiscal year 1991 for Coast Guard services other 
than drug law enforcement to increase drug law enforcement unless 
the Secretary first notifies the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Merchant 
Marine and Fisheries of the House of Representatives 30 days prior 
to any reduction, except that nothing in this section shall be con-
strued to reduce the Coast Guard's ability to respond to interdiction 
opportunities that may arise in the course of normal activities. 
SEC. 218. COST OF SECURITY AT KENNEBUNKPORT, MAINE. 
Not later than 6 months after the date of enactment of this Act, 
the Secretary of Transportation shall— 
(1) submit a report to the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Mer-
chant Marine and Fisheries of the House of Representatives 
that identifies the costs incurred by the Coast Guard and any 
reallocation of assets or personnel that would have been used 
for search and rescue of law enforcement operations, as a result 
of providing security at Kennebunkport, Maine; and 
(2) actively seek reimbursement of those costs from the 
Secretary of Treasury. 
SEC. 219. VESSEL TRAFFIC SERVICE RESTORATION. 
The Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is 
operating shall reestablish a vessel traffic service on the Lower 
Mississippi River in New Orleans, and shall continue operation of 
the New York Harbor area and other existing vessel traffic service 
systems. 
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SEARCH 
AND 
RESCUE 
SATELLITE 
SYSTEM. 
(a)(1) The Secretary of Transportation shall take such action £is 
may be necessary to upgrade the ground segment of the Search and 
Rescue Satellite Aided Tracking system (hereafter in this section 
referred to as "SARSAT"). 
(2) In carrying out this section, the Secretary of Transportation 
shall establish not less than 5 SARSAT ground stations for the 
purpose of providing adequate coverage of the United States area of 
search and rescue for which it has responsibility under the program 
known as "COSPAS-SARSAT". In establishing such stations, the 
Secretary, after consultation with the satellite search and rescue 
offices of the Coast Guard, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration, the Air Force, the National Aeronautics and Space 
Administration, and the SARSAT Program Steering Group, shall 
locate the stations in the most optimum sites to assure complete 
coverage of the search and rescue areas for which the United States 
is responsible. 
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(b) The Secretary of Commerce, acting through the National 
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, shall administer the 
SARSAT ground stations. Such administration shall be carried out 
in consultation with the Secretary of Transportation and the Sec-
retary of Defense. 
(c) For the purpose of carrying out the provisions of subsection (a) 
of this section, there is authorized to be appropriated $5,300,000. 
Moneys appropriated pursuant to this subsection shall remain avail-
able until expended. 
Massachusetts. 
SEC. 221. BOSTON LIGHT STATION. 
preservation. 
(&) The Congress finds and declares the following: 
(1) The Boston Light Station (hereafter in this section referred 
to as the "Boston Light") on Little Brewster Island, Boston 
Harbor, Massachusetts, is the Nation's oldest lighthouse 
station. 
(2) The Boston Light is a National Historic Landmark and 
Little Brewster Island is listed in the National Register of 
Historic Places. As such, they should be administered and 
maintained in a way that preserves for public enjoyment and 
appreciation their special historic character. 
(3) Continued manned operation of the Boston Light will 
preserve its special historic character. Any proposal to auto-
mate or modernize Boston Light must be consistent with the 
provisions of sections 106 and 110 of the National Historic 
Preservation Act (16 U.S.C. 470f and 470h-2). 
(4) Efforts should be undertaken that will facilitate public 
access to, and enhance the public enjoyment and appreciation 
of, the Boston Light and Little Brewster Island. 
(b) The Boston Light shall be operated on a permanently manned 
basis. The amounts authorized to be appropriated under sections 101 
and 102 include funds— 
(1) for maintenance of the keeper's house and of the Boston 
Lighthouse; and 
(2) to enhance public access to the Boston Light and Little 
Brewster Island, including making pier improvements on the 
island. 
(c) The Secretary of Transportation shall, in consultation with the 
Secretary of Interior, the Massachusetts Department of Environ-
mental Management, the Massachusetts Historical Preservation 
Officer, appropriate local government entities, and private preserva-
tion groups, develop a strategy to implement policies regarding the 
ownership, maintenance, staffing, and use of the Boston Light. The 
strategy shall propose ways— 
(1) to provide improved public access to the Boston Light and 
Little Brewster Island; and 
(2) to ensure that the special historic character of the Boston 
Light will be preserved, with the continuing presence of Coast 
Guard personnel, so as to provide the best possible public 
enjoyment and appreciation. 
SEC. 222. COAST GUARD ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE AND RESTORA-
TION PROGRAM. 
(a) ENVIRONMENTAL COMPUANCE AND RESTORATION PROGRAM.— 
Title 14, United States Code, is amended by adding the following 
new chapter 19 after chapter 17: 
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"CHAPTER 19- -ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE AND RESTORATION 
PROGRAM 
"Sec. 
"690. Definitions. 
"691. Environmental Compliance and Restoration Program. 
"692. Environmental Compliance and Restoration Account. 
, 
"693. Annual Report to Congress. 
"§ 690. Definitions 
"For the purposes of this chapter— 
"(1) 'environment', 'faciHty', 'person', 'release', 'removal', 
'remedial', and 'response' have the same meaning they have in 
section 101 of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, 
Compensation, and Liability Act (42 U.S.C. 9601); 
"(2) 'hazardous substance' has the same meaning it has in 
section 101 of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, 
Compensation, and Liability Act (42 U.S.C. 9601), except that it 
also includes the meaning given 'oil' in section 311 of the 
Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1321); and 
"(3) 'pollutant' has the same meaning it has in section 502 of 
the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1362). 
"§ 691. Environmental Compliance and Restoration Program 
"(a) The Secretary shall carry out a program of environmental 
compliance and restoration at current and former Coast Guard 
facilities. 
"(b) Program goals include: 
"(1) Identifying, investigating, and cleaning up contamination 
from hazardous substances and pollutants. 
"(2) Correcting other environmental damage that poses an 
imminent and substantial danger to the public health or wel-
fare or to the environment. 
"(3) Demolishing and removing unsafe buildings and struc-
tures, including buildings and structures at former Coast Guard 
facilities. 
"(4) Preventing contamination from hazardous substances 
and pollutants at current Coast Guard facilities. 
"(c)(1) The Secretary shall respond to releases of hazardous sub-
stances and pollutants— 
"(A) at each Coast Guard facility the United States owns, 
leases, or otherwise possesses; 
"(B) at each Coast Guard facility the United States owned, 
leased, or otherwise possessed when the actions leading to 
contamination 
from 
hazardous 
substances 
or 
pollutants 
occurred; and 
"(C) on each vessel the Coast Guard owns or operates. 
"(2) Paragraph (1) of this subsection does not apply to a removal or 
remedial action when a potentially responsible person responds 
under section 122 of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, 
Compensation, and Liability Act (42 U.S.C. 9622). 
"(3) The Secretary shall pay a fee or charge imposed by a state 
authority for permit services for disposing of hazardous substances 
or pollutants from Coast Guard facilities to the same extent that 
nongovernmental entities are required to pay for permit services. 
This paragraph does not apply to a payment that is the responsibil-
ity of a lessee, contractor, or other private person. 
Hazardous 
materials. 
Safety. 
Public buildings 
and grounds. 
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"(d) The Secretary may agree with another Federal agency for 
that agency to assist in carrying out the Secretary's responsibilities 
under this chapter. The Secretary may enter into contracts, coopera-
tive agreements, and grant agreements with State and local govern-
ments to assist in carrying out the Secretary's responsibilities under 
this chapter. Services that may be obtained under this subsection 
include identifying, investigating, and cleaning up off-site contami-
nation that may have resulted from the release of a hazardous 
substance or pollutant at a Coast Guard facility. 
Contracts. 
"(e) Section 119 of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, 
Insurance. 
Compensation, and Liability Act (42 U.S.C. 9619) applies to response 
action contractors that carry out response actions under this chap-
ter. The Coast Guard shall indemnify response action contractors to 
the extent that adequate insurance is not generally available at a 
fair price at the time the contractor enters into the contract to cover 
the contractor's reasonable, potential, long-term liability. 
"§ 692. Environmental Compliance and Restoration Account 
"(a) There is established for the Coast Guard an account known as 
the Coast Guard Environmental Compliance and Restoration 
Account. All sums appropriated to carry out the Coast Guard's 
environmental compliance and restoration functions under this 
chapter or another law shall be credited or transferred to the 
account and remain available until expended. 
"(b) Funds may be obligated or expended from the account to 
carry out the CJoast Guard's environmental compliance and restora-
tion functions under this chapter or another law. 
"(c) In proposing the budget for any fiscal year under section 1105 
of title 31, United States Code, the President shall set forth sepa-
rately the amount requested for the Coast Guard's environmental 
compliance and restoration activities under this chapter or another 
law. 
"(d) Amounts recovered under section 107 of the Comprehensive 
Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (42 
U.S.C. 9607) for the Secretary's response actions at current and 
former Coast Guard facilities shall be credited to the account. 
"§ 693. Annual Report to Congress 
"(a) The Secretary shall submit to Congress a report each fiscal 
year describing the progress the Secretary has made during the 
preceding fiscal year in implementing this chapter. 
"(b) Each report shall include: 
"(1) A statement for each facility or vessel for which the 
Secretary is responsible under section 691(c) of this title where a 
release of a hazardous substance or pollutant has been identi-
fied. 
"(2) The status of response actions contemplated or under-
taken at each facility. 
"(3) The specific cost estimates and budgetary proposals for 
response actions contemplated or undertaken at each facility. 
"(4) The total amount required to clean up contamination at 
all identified facilities.". 
(b) TITLE ANALYSIS.—The title analysis at the beginning of part I 
of title 14, United States Code, is amended by adding after item 17: 
"19. Coast Guard Environmental Compliance and Restoration Program 
690". 
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103 STAT. 1919 
(c) PRIOR AUTHORIZATION REQUIREMENT.—Section 662 of title 14, 
United States Code, is amended by adding the following new 
paragraph: 
"(5) For environmental compliance and restoration at Coast 
Guard facilities.". 
SEC. 223. BLOCK ISLAND SOUTHEAST LIGHTHOUSE PRESERVATION. 
Rhode Island. 
(a) CONVEYANCE.—(1) The Secretary of the department in which 
^^^ property, 
the Coast Guard is operating may convey, by any appropriate 
means, all right, title and interest of the United States in the Block 
Island Southeast Lighthouse to the Block Island Southeast Light-
house Foundation (hereafter referred to as the "Foundation") of the 
town of New Shoreham, Rhode Island. 
(2) The purpose of this conveyance is to establish and maintain a 
nonprofit center for the public at the Block Island Southeast Light-
house for interpretation and preservation of the culture of the 
United States Coast Guard and Block Island's maritime history. 
(3) The Secretary may not transfer the Block Island Southeast 
Lighthouse until the Foundation or the State of Rhode Island, acting 
on its behalf, requests from the Secretary that the transfer occur. 
(b) TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—The conveyance shall be made— 
(1) without payment of consideration; 
(2) subject to the condition that if the property, or any part of 
the property, ceases to be used for the purpose of this section, 
title to all such property shall be deemed to have immediately 
reverted to the United States; and 
(3) subject to such other terms and conditions as the Secretary 
of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating may 
impose. 
(c) REQUIREMENTS.—The conveyance shall include provisions nec-
essary to assure that— 
(1) the light, antennae, sound signal, and associated equip-
ment which are active aids to navigation shall continue to be 
operated and maintained by the United States; 
(2) the Foundation will not interfere or allow interference in 
any manner with navigational aids without written permission 
of the United States; 
(3) there is reserved to the United States the right to relocate, 
replace, or add any navigational aids, or make any changes on 
any portion of the property as may be necessary for navigation 
purposes; 
(4) the United States shall have the right, at any time, to 
enter the property without notice to maintain navigational aids; 
and 
(5) the United States shall have an easement for access to the 
property to maintain navigational aids. 
(d) PROPERTY DESCRIPTION.—The Secretary of the department in 
which the Coast Guard is operating shall identify, describe, and 
determine the property to be conveyed under this section. 
(e) DEFINITION,—For purposes of this section, "Block Island South-
east Lighthouse" means the lighthouse and attached keeper's dwell-
ing, several ancillary buildings, a fog signal, and land (but not less 
than nine acres) necessary to carry out the purposes of this section 
located in the town of New Shoreham, Rhode Island. 
(f) STRATEGY.—The Secretary of Transportation shall within six 
months of the date of enactment, in consultation with the Secretary 
of the Interior, appropriate state, local, and other governmental 
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entities, and private preservation groups, develop a strategy regard-
ing the ownership, maintenance, operation, and use of the Block 
Island Southeast Lighthouse that will preserve the special historic 
character of the Lighthouse and ensure public access. Any proposal 
must be consistent with the provisions of the National Historic 
Preservation Act (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.), other applicable law, and 
' 
efforts to interpret and preserve the material culture of the United 
States Coast Guard and Block Island's maritime history. 
TITLE III—MISCELLANEOUS 
SEC. 301. DOCUMENTATION OF VESSELS. 
(a) TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.—Chapter 121 of title 46, United 
States Code, is amended as follows: 
(1) Section 12101(b) is amended— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking "registry as" and insert-
ing "registry endorsement as"; 
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking "coastwise license" and 
> inserting "coastwise endorsement"; 
(C) in paragraph (3), by striking "Great Lakes license" 
and inserting "Great Lakes endorsement"; 
(D) by repealing paragraph (4); and 
(E) by redesignating paragraph (5) as paragraph (4). 
(2) Section 12102 is amended— 
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1) of subsection 
( a ) -
(i) by inserting "that is" before "not", and 
(ii) by inserting "or is not titled in a State" after 
"foreign country"; 
(B) by striking "(b)(1)" and inserting "(c)(1)"; 
(C) in subsection (c)(1) (as redesignated by subparagraph 
(B)), by striking "fishery license" and inserting "fishery 
endorsement"; and 
(D) by repealing subsection (c). 
(3) Section 12103 is amended— 
(A) in subsection (a), by striking "of one of the types" and 
inserting "endorsed with one or more of the endorsements"; 
; and 
(B) in subsection (b)— 
(i) by striking "(b)" and inserting "(b)(1)"; and 
(ii) by adding at the end the following new para-
graph: 
"(2) The Secretary shall require each person applying to document 
a vessel to provide— 
"(A) the person's social security number; or 
"(B) for a person other than an individual— 
"(i) the person's taxpayer identification number; or 
"(ii) if the person does not have a taxpayer identification 
number, the social security number of an individual who is 
a corporate officer, general partner, or individual trustee of 
the person and who signs the application for documentation 
for the vessels.". 
(4) Section 12104(2) is amended by striking "vessel license," 
and inserting "endorsement,". 
(5) Section 12105 is amended— 
(A) by amending subsection (a) to read as follows: 
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103 STAT. 1921 
"(a) A certificate of documentation may be endorsed with a reg-
istry endorsement."; 
(B) in subsection (b), by inserting "endorsement" after 
"registry"; 
(C) by repealing subsections (c) and (d); and 
(D) in the catchline, by inserting "endorsements" after 
"Registry". 
(6) Section 12106 is amended— 
(A) in subsection (a), by striking "A coastwise license or, 
as provided in section 12105(c) of this title, an appropriately 
endorsed registry, may be issued" and inserting "A certifi-
cate of documentation may be endorsed with a coastwise 
endorsement"; 
(B) in subsection (b), by striking "coastwise license or an 
appropriately endorsed registry" and inserting "certificate 
of documentation with a coastwise endorsement"; 
(C) in subsection (c), by striking "license" and inserting 
"endorsement"; 
(D) by repealing subsection (d); and 
(E) in the catchline, by striking "licenses and registry" 
and inserting "endorsements". 
(7) Section 12107 is amended— 
(A) in subsection (a), by striking "A Great Lakes license, 
or as provided in section 12105(c) of this title, an appro-
priately endorsed registry, may be issued" and inserting "A 
certificate of documentation may be endorsed with a Great 
Lakes endorsement"; 
(B) by amending subsection (b) to read as follows: 
"(b) Subject to the laws of the United States regulating trade with 
Canada, only a vessel for which a certificate of documentation with 
a Great Lakes endorsement is issued may be employed on the Great 
Lakes and their tributary and connecting waters in trade with 
Canada."; 
(C) by repealing subsection (c); and 
(D) in the catchline, by striking "licenses and registry" 
and inserting "endorsements". 
(8) Section 12108 is amended— 
(A) in subsection (a), by striking "A fishery license or, as Fish and fishing, 
provided in section 12105(c) of this title, an appropriately 
endorsed registry, may be issued" and inserting "A certifi-
cate of documentation may be endorsed with a fishery 
endorsement"; 
(B) in subsection (aXD, by striking "and"; 
(C) in subsection Ot)), by striking "fishery license or an 
appropriately endorsed registry" and inserting "certificate 
of documentation with a fishery endorsement"; 
(D) in subsection (C), by striking "license" and inserting 
"endorsement"; 
(E) by repealing subsection (d); and 
(F) in the catchline, by striking "licenses and registry" 
and inserting "endorsements". 
(9) Section 12109 is amended— 
(A) by striking subsection (a) and inserting the following: Recreation, 
"(a) A certificate of documentation with a recreational endorse-
ment may be issued for a vessel that is eligible for documentation."; 
(B) in subsection (b)— 
Canada. 
Commerce and 
trade. 
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(i) by striking "licensed recreational vessel" and 
inserting "documented vessel with a recreational 
endorsement"; and 
(ii) by striking "Such" and inserting "A rec-
reational"; 
(C) by adding at the end the following new subsection: 
Recreation. 
"(c) A documented vessel operating under a recreational endorse-
ment may be operated only for pleasure."; and 
(D) in the catchline, by striking "vessel licenses" and 
inserting "endorsements". 
(10) Section 12110 is amended— 
(A) by amending subsection (a) to read as follows: 
"(a) A vessel may not be employed in a trade except a trade 
covered by the endorsement issued for that vessel."; and 
^ 
(B) in subsection (c)— 
(i) by striking "certificate of documentation" and 
inserting "endorsement", 
(ii) by striking "recreational vessel" and inserting 
"vessel with a recreational endorsement", and 
. 
(iii) by striking "except" and inserting "other than". 
(11) Section 12112 is amended— 
(A) in subsection (a), by striking "an appropriate docu-
ment" and inserting "a certificate of documentation with 
an appropriate endorsement"; and 
(B) in subsection (b), by striking "an appropriate" and 
inserting "a". 
(12) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 121 is 
amended by striking the entries for sections 12105 through 
12109 and inserting the following: 
"12105. Registry endorsements. 
> 
"12106. Coastwise endorsements. 
"12107. Great Lakes endorsements. 
"12108. Fishery endorsements. 
"12109. Recreational endorsements.". 
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(b) 
DOCUMENTATION SURRENDER AND 
INVAUDATION.—Section 
note. 
12111(cX3) of title 46, United States Code, does not apply to a 
mortgage that— 
(1) was filed or recorded before January 1,1989; and 
(2) was not a preferred mortgage (as that term is defined in 
section 31301(6) of that title) on that date. 
SEC. 302. VESSEL IDENTIFICATION SYSTEMS. 
Chapter 125 of title 46, United States Code, is amended as follows: 
(1) Section 12501(b)(2) is amended to read as follows: 
"(2) identifying the owner of the vessel, including— 
"(A) the owner's social security number; or 
"(B) for an owner other than an individual— 
"(i) the owner's taxpayer identification number; or 
"(ii) if the owner does not have a taxpayer identifica-
tion number, the social security number of an individ-
ual who is a corporate officer, general partner, or 
individual trustee of the owner and who signed the 
application for documentation or numbering for the 
vessel;". 
(2) Section 12503(aX2) is amended to read £is follows: 
"(2) identifies the owner of the vessel, including by— 
"(A) the owner's social security number; or 
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"(B) for an owner other than an individual— 
"(i) the owner's taxpayer identification number; or 
"(ii) if the owner does not have a taxpayer identifica-
tion number, the social security number of an individ-
ual who is a corporate officer, general partner, or 
individual trustee of the owner and who signed the 
application for documentation or numbering for the 
vessel;". 
(3) Section 12504 is amended by striking "Secretary, the 
Secretary of Transportation—" and inserting "Secretary of 
Transportation, the Secretary—". 
SEC. 303. COMMERCIAL INSTRUMENTS AND MARITIME LIENS. 
Chapter 313 of title 46, United States Code, is amended as follows: 
(1) Section 31306 is amended— 
(A) in subsection (a), by striking "When" and inserting 
"Except as provided by the Secretary of Transportation, 
when' and by striking "of Transportation"; and 
(B) in subsection (c), by striking "An" and inserting 
"Except as provided by the Secretary, an". 
(2) Section 31321(c) is amended— 
(A) by striking "that has not yet been documented," and 
inserting "for which an application for documentation is 
filed,"; and 
(B) by striking "party whose name and address is stated 
on" and inserting interested party to"; 
(3) Section 31322 is amended— 
(A) by amending subsection (a)(2) to read as follows: 
"(2) Paragraph (IXD) of this subsection does not apply to— 
"(A) a documented vessel that has a fisheries endorse-
ment or a recreational endorsement, or both endorsements; 
or 
"(B) a vessel for which an application for documentation 
with a fisheries endorsement or a recreational endorse-
ment, or both endorsements, has been filed."; 
(B) in subsection 
(dXD, by striking 
"representing 
financing of a vessel under State law that is made under 
applicable State law" and inserting "granting a security 
interest perfected under State law"; and 
(C) in subsection (e) (1) and (2) by striking "the validity of 
the preferred mortgage" each place that phrase appears 
and inserting "the status of the preferred mortgage". 
(4) Section 31325 is amended by amending subsections (b) and 
(c) to read as follows: 
"(b) On default of any term of the preferred mortgage, the mort-
gage may— 
"(1) enforce the perferred mortgage lien in a civil action in 
rem for a documented vessel, a vessel to be documented under 
chapter 121 of this title, or a foreign vessel; and 
"(2) enforce a claim for the outstanding indebtedness secured 
by the mortgaged vessel in— 
"(A) a civil action in personam in admiralty against the 
mortgagor, maker, comaker, or guarantor for the amount of 
the outstanding indebtedness or any deficiency in full pay-
ment of that indebtedness; and 
"(B) a civil action against the mortgagor, 
maker, 
comaker, or guarantor for the amount of the outstanding 
Fish and fishing. 
Recreation. 
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indebtedness or any deficiency in full payment of that 
indebtedness; and 
Ck>urts, U.S. 
"(c) The district courts have original jurisdiction of a civil action 
brought under subsection (b) (1) or (2) of this section. However, for a 
documented vessel, a vessel to be documented under chapter 121 of 
this title, or a foreign vessel, this jurisdiction is exclusive of the 
courts of the States for a civil action brought under subsection (bXD 
of this section." 
(5) Section 31341(a)(3) is amended by striking "mangement" 
and inserting "management". 
(6) Section 31342 is amended— 
(A) by striking "A person providing necessaries to a 
vessel (except a public vessel) on the order of a person listed 
in section 31341 of this title" and inserting "(a) Except as 
provided in subsection (b) of this section, a person providing 
'" 
necessaries to a vessel on the order of the owner"; and 
(B) by adding the following new subsection (b) at the end: 
"(b) This section does not apply to a public vessel.". 
SEC. 304. AMENDMENTS TO THE SHIPPING ACT. 1916. 
(a) EXEMPTION FROM REQUIREMENT OP APPROVAL BY SECRETARY.— 
Section 9 of the Shipping Act, 1916 (46 App. U.S.C. 808), is amended 
in subsection (c)(1) by inserting "or the last documentation of which 
was under the laws of the United States" before the semicolon at the 
end; 
(2) in subsection (cX2) by inserting ", or a vessel the last 
documentation of which was under the laws of the United 
States," after "a documented vessel"; 
(3) in subsection (d) (1) and (2), by striking "or control in" and 
inserting "in or control of; and 
(4) adding the following new paragraph: 
"(4) A person that charters, sells, transfers, or mortgages a vessel, 
or an interest in or control of a vessel, in violation of this section is 
liable to the United States Government for a civil penalty of not 
more than $10,000 for each violation.". 
(b) REMISSION OF FORFEITURE.—Section 38 of the Shipping Act, 
1916 (46 App. U.S.C. 836) is amended by striking "duties.^' and 
inserting "duties, except that forfeitures may be remitted without 
seizure of the vessel.". 
SEC. 305. CIVIL PENALTY PROCEDURES. 
Chapter 3 of title 49, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by adding at the end of subchapter II the following new 
section: 
"§ 336. Civil penalty procedures 
"(a) After notice and an opportunity for a hearing, a person found 
by the Secretary of Transportation to have violated a provision of 
law that the Secretary carries out through the Maritime Adminis-
trator or the Commandant of the Coast Guard or a regulation 
prescribed under that law by the Secretary for which a civil penalty 
is provided, is liable to the United States Government for the civil 
penalty provided. The amount of the civil penalty shall be assessed 
by the Secretary by written notice. In determining the amount of 
the penalty, the Secretary shall consider the nature, circumstances, 
extent, and gravity of the prohibited acts committed and, with 
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respect to the violator, the degree of culpability, any history of prior 
offenses, ability to pay, and other matters that justice requires. 
"(b) The Secretary may compromise, modify, or remit, with or 
without consideration, a civil penalty until the assessment is 
referred to the Attorney General. 
"(c) If a person fails to pay an assessment of a civil penalty after it 
has become final, the Secretary may refer the matter to the Attor-
ney General for collection in an appropriate district court of the 
United States. 
"(d) The Secretary may refund or remit a civil penalty collected 
under this section if— 
"(1) application has been made for refund or remission of the 
penalty within one year from the date of payment; and 
"(2) the Secretary finds that the penalty was unlawfully, 
improperly, or excessively imposed."; and 
(2) in the table of sections, by adding at the end the following: 
"336. Civil penalty procedures.". 
SEC. 306. EXEMPTION OF CERTAIN FISHING INDUSTRY FROM INSPEC-
TION REQUIREMENTS. 
Section 403(a) of Public Law 98-364 is amended by striking "1990" 46 use 3302 
in the first sentence and inserting "1991". 
SEC. 307. LAWS REPEALED. 
note. 
The following laws are repealed: 
(1) Section 4172 of the Revised Statutes of the United States 
(46 App. U.S.C. 41). 
(2) Section 8 of Public Law 96-376 (46 App. U.S.C. 382b-l). 
(3) Section 9(a) of the Shipping Act, 1916 (46 App. U.S.C. 
808(a)). 
(4) Sections 15 and 34 of the Merchant Marine Act, 1920. fl Stat. 993, 
(5) Section 701 of the Merchant Marine Act, 1928 (46 App. l
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U.S.C. 891s). 
(6) Section 6 of the Act of June 16, 1933 (46 App. U.S.C. 891y). 
(7) Sections 201(b), 201(g), 510(h), 612, 804(c)(2), 805(e), 806(a), 
807, 1106, 1107, and 1109 of the Merchant Marine Act, 1936 (46 
App. U.S.C. 1111(b), 1111(g), 1160(h), 1182, 1222(c)(2), 1223(e), 
1224,1225,1276,1279, and 1279b). 
(8) Section 402 of the Act of October 8, 1940 (46 App. U.S.C. 
1155a). 
(9) Section 101 of the Act of June 25, 1958 (46 App. U.S.C. 
1242-1). 
(10) Sections 3(b) and 9 of the Act of December 13, 1977 (46 
App. U.S.C. 1502(b) and 1508). 
(11) Sections 20(a), 21, and 22 of the Shipping Act of 1984 (46 
App. U.S.C. 1720). 
(12) Sections 3(b)-(f), 4, 5(a), (b), and (d), 6, 7, 8(a)-(c), 10, 11(b), 
12(b)-(e), and 13 of the Act of March 8, 1946 (50 App. U.S.C. 
1736(b)-(f), 1737,1738(a), (b), and (d), 1739,1740,1741(a)-(c), 1743, 
1744(b), 1745(b)-(f), and 1746). 
(13) Section 2 of the Act of June 29, 1949 (50 App. U.S.C. 
1738a). 
(14) The Act of September 21, 1959 (50 App. U.S.C. 1745a). 
(15) Sections 1-5 of the Act of March 21, 1945 (50 App. U.S.C. 
1721-1725). 
(16) The Act of August 20, 1954 (50 App. U.S.C. 2391-2394). 
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(17) Section 4377 of the Revised Statutes of the United States 
(46 App. U.S.C. 325). 
SEC. .308. COASTWISE DOCUMENTATION AND OPERATION. 
(a) DOCUMENTATION.—Notwithstanding section 12106 of title 46, 
United States Code, and section 27 of the Merchant Marine Act, 
1920 (46 App. U.S.C. 883), the Secretary of the department in which 
the Coast Guard is operating may issue a certificate of documenta-
tion endorsed with a coastwise endorsement for each of the fol-
lowing vessels: 
(I) Camelot (United States official number 536408); 
' 
(2) Crili (United States official number 656976); 
(3) Da Warrior (Hawaiian Registration number HA 161 CP); 
(4) Harbor Exec (United States official number 563895); 
(5) Jamal (United States official number 611165); 
(6) Karlissa (United States official number 950453); 
(7) Lazy Jack (Maine Registration number ME9395G); 
(8) Magnum Force (United States official number 287968); 
(9) Terangi No. 2 (United States official number 572048); 
(10) % Time (United States official number 907962); and 
(II) Winddancer (United States official number 955031). 
(b) OPERATION.—Notwithstanding section 27 of the Merchant 
Marine Act, 1920 (46 App. U.S.C. 883), the submersible vessel 
PC-1501 may engage in the coastwise trade. 
SEC. 309. EFFECTIVE DATES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in subsection (b), the amend-
ments made by this Act take effect on the date of the enactment of 
this Act. 
(b) EXCEPTIONS.— 
(1) The amendments made by section l(aX2) take effect Janu-
ary 1, 1989, except that the amendment made by subparagraph 
(A) of such section does not apply to a vessel titled in a State 
until one year after the Secretary of Transportation prescribes 
guidelines for a titling system under section 13106(b)(8) of title 
46, United States Code. 
(2) The amendments made by section 1(a)(3) take effect on the 
180th day after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 310. SUBSTITUTION OF VESSEL. 
46 use 12108 
Section 4(c)(2) of 101 Stat. 1780 is amended by adding after "1987" 
"ote. 
the following: ", except that an alternative vessel of no greater 
46 use 12101 
note. 
State and local 
governments. 
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103 STAT. 1927 
tonnage than the vessel in the application may be substituted, if 
that substitution is made by the original applicant". 
Approved December 12,1989. 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R 2459 (S. 1512): 
HOUSE REPORTS: No. 101-227 (Comm. on Merchant Marine and Fisheries). 
SENATE REPORTS: No. 101-182 accompanying S. 1512 (Comm. on Commerce, 
Science, and Transportation). 
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 135 (1989): 
Nov. 7, considered and passed House. 
Nov. 17, considered and passed Senate, amended, in lieu of S. 1512. 
Nov. 20, House concurred in Senate amendment with an amendment. 
Nov. 21, Senate concurred in House amendment with an amendment. House 
concurred in Senate amendment.