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Q: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This bill shall be called the ''National Petroleum Reserve Alaska
Access Act''.

SEC. 2. SENSE OF CONGRESS AND REAFFIRMING NATIONAL POLICY FOR THE
NATIONAL PETROLEUM RESERVE IN ALASKA.

It is the sense of Congress that--
(1) the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska remains
explicitly designated, both in name and legal status, for
purposes of providing oil and natural gas resources to the
United States; and
(2) accordingly, the national policy is to actively advance
oil and gas development within the Reserve by facilitating the
expeditious exploration, production, and transportation of oil
and natural gas from and through the Reserve.

SEC. 3. NATIONAL PETROLEUM RESERVE IN ALASKA: LEASE SALES.

Section 107(a) of the Naval Petroleum Reserves Production Act of
1976 (42 U.S.C. 6506a(a)) is amended to read as follows:
''(a) In General.--The Secretary shall conduct an expeditious
program of competitive leasing of oil and gas in the reserve in
accordance with this Act. Such program shall include at least one lease
sale annually in those areas of the reserve most likely to produce
commercial quantities of oil and natural gas each year in the period
2011 through 2021.''.

SEC. 4. NATIONAL PETROLEUM RESERVE IN ALASKA: PLANNING AND PERMITTING
PIPELINE AND ROAD CONSTRUCTION.

(a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the
Secretary of the Interior, in consultation with the Secretary of
Transportation, shall facilitate and ensure permits, in an
environmentally responsible manner, for all surface development
activities, including for the construction of pipelines and roads,
necessary to--
(1) develop and bring into production any areas within the
National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska that are subject to oil
and gas leases; and
(2) transport oil and gas from and through the National
Petroleum Reserve in Alaska to existing transportation or
processing infrastructure on the North Slope of Alaska.
(b) Timeline.--The Secretary shall ensure that any Federal
permitting agency shall issue permits in accordance with the following
timeline:
(1) Permits for such construction for transportation of oil
and natural gas produced under existing Federal oil and gas
leases with respect to which the Secretary has issued a permit
to drill shall be approved within 60 days after the date of
enactment of this Act.
(2) Permits for such construction for transportation of oil
and natural gas produced under Federal oil and gas leases shall
be approved within 6 months after the submission to the
Secretary of a request for a permit to drill.
(c) Plan.--To ensure timely future development of the Reserve,
within 270 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the
Secretary of the Interior shall submit to Congress a plan for approved
rights-of-way for a plan for pipeline, road, and any other surface
infrastructure that may be necessary infrastructure that will ensure
that all leasable tracts in the Reserve are within 25 miles of an
approved road and pipeline right-of-way that can serve future
development of the Reserve.

SEC. 5. DEPARTMENTAL ACCOUNTABILITY FOR DEVELOPMENT.

(a) In General.--The Secretary of the Interior shall issue
regulations within 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act
that establish clear requirements to ensure that the Department of the
Interior is supporting development of oil and gas leases in the
National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska.
(b) Deadlines.--At a minimum, the regulations shall--
(1) require the Department to respond within 5 business
days acknowledging receipt of any permit application for such
development; and
(2) establish a timeline for the processing of each such
application, that--
(A) specifies deadlines for decisions and actions
on permit applications; and
(B) provide that the period for issuing each permit
after submission of such an application shall not
exceed 60 days without the concurrence of the
applicant.
(c) Actions Required for Failure To Comply With Deadlines.--If the
Department fails to comply with any deadline under subsection (b) with
respect to a permit application, the Secretary shall notify the
applicant every 5 days with specific information regarding the reasons
for the permit delay, the name of the specific Department office or
offices responsible for issuing the permit and for monitoring the
permit delay, and an estimate of the time that the permit will be
issued.

SEC. 6. UPDATED RESOURCE ASSESSMENT.

(a) In General.--The Secretary of the Interior shall complete a
comprehensive assessment of all technically recoverable fossil fuel
resources within the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska, including
all conventional and unconventional oil and natural gas.
(b) Cooperation and Consultation.--The resource assessment required
by subsection (a) shall be carried out by the United States Geological
Survey in cooperation and consultation with the State of Alaska and the
American Association of Petroleum Geologists.
(c) Timing.--The resource assessment required by subsection (a)
shall be completed within 24 months of the date of the enactment of
this Act.
(d) Funding.--The United States Geological Survey may, in carrying
out the duties under this section, cooperatively use resources and
funds provided by the State of Alaska.

A: National Petroleum Reserve Alaska Access Act - (Sec. 2) Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) the National Petroleum Reserve (NPR) in Alaska remains explicitly designated to provide oil and natural gas resources to the United States, and (2) it is national policy to actively advance oil and gas development within the NPR.

(Sec. 3) Amends the Naval Petroleum Reserves Production Act of 1976 to require the mandatory program of competitive leasing of oil and gas in the NPR to include at least one lease sale annually in those areas of the NPR most likely to produce commercial quantities of oil and natural gas each year in the period 2011-2021.

(Sec. 4) Directs the Secretary of the Interior to ensure permits, according to a specified timeline, for all surface development activities, including pipelines and roads construction to: (1) develop and bring into production any areas within the NPR that are subject to oil and gas leases; and (2) transport oil and gas from and through the NPR to existing transportation or processing infrastructure on the North Slope of Alaska.

(Sec. 5) Instructs the Secretary to issue regulations establishing clear requirements to ensure that the Department of the Interior is supporting development of oil and gas leases in the NPR.

(Sec. 6) Requires the Secretary to assess all technically recoverable fossil fuel resources within the NPR, including all conventional and unconventional oil and natural gas.

Requires the resource assessment to be implemented by the U.S. Geological Survey, which is authorized to use resources and funds provided by the state of Alaska.
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Q: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Safe Teen and Novice Driver Uniform
Protection Act of 2011'' or the ''STANDUP Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

Congress finds the following:
(1) The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has
reported that--
(A) motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of
death of Americans between 15 and 20 years of age;
(B) between 1999 and 2009, more than 90,000
Americans were killed in motor vehicle crashes
involving drivers between 15 and 20 years of age, an
average of 155 deaths per week;
(C) drivers between 16 and 20 years of age have a
fatality rate that is 4 times higher than the rate for
drivers between 25 and 70 years of age; and
(D) teenage drivers who are 16 years of age have a
motor vehicle crash rate that is almost 10 times higher
than the crash rate for drivers between 30 and 60 years
of age.
(2) The National Transportation Safety Board found that
during the most recent 10-year period--
(A) teen drivers comprised less than 7 percent of
the driving population and accounted for more than 13
percent of drivers involved in all deadly crashes; and
(B) more than 20 percent of all highway fatalities
occurred in crashes that involved teen drivers.
(3) Analysis by the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Research Institute shows that--
(A) teenage drivers comprise approximately 40
percent of the fatalities in motor vehicle crashes in
which they are involved; and
(B) the other 60 percent of the fatalities in those
crashes are--
(i) passengers who were riding in the
vehicle with the teen driver;
(ii) drivers and passengers in other
vehicles involved in a crash with the teen
driver's vehicle; and
(iii) pedestrians.
(4) According to the Insurance Institute for Highway
Safety--
(A) the chance that a vehicle driven by a 16- or
17-year-old will be involved in an accident--
(i) doubles when there are 2 other teens in
the vehicle; and
(ii) quadruples when there are 4 teens in
the vehicle;
(B) States with strong nighttime driving
restrictions experience lower fatal crash rates among
drivers ages 15 to 17 years old; and
(C) a higher age requirement for licensing teen
drivers is correlated with a lower number of fatal
crashes per capita.
(5) The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has
found that distraction caused by cellular phones is significant
enough to degrade driver performance, and is particularly
dangerous for inexperienced drivers between 15 and 20 years of
age.
(6) That National Transportation Safety Board has found
that although only 20 percent of driving by teenage drivers
occurs at night, more than 50 percent of the motor vehicle
crash fatalities involving teenage drivers occur at night.
(7) According to a 2007 report from the Texas
Transportation Institute at Texas A&M University--
(A) teenage drivers in rural areas are less likely
to be aware of the risks and dangers associated with
driving, placing them at higher risk of involvement in
crashes;
(B) teen drivers are more likely than other
drivers--
(i) to drive with other teenage passengers;
(ii) to drive late at night;
(iii) to exceed the speed limit;
(iv) to use cell phones while driving; and
(v) to fail to use seat belts while
driving.
(8) The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
reports that although 23 percent of the population of the
United States lives in rural areas, 57 percent of all traffic
fatalities occur on rural roads, underscoring the elevated
crash risk for teen drivers in rural areas.
(9) The American Academy of Pediatrics has found evidence
that the area of the brain responsible for planning, impulse
control, and executive decisionmaking does not fully mature
until a person is between 20 and 25 years of age, placing teen
drivers at greater risk of being involved in an accident.
(10) The Journal of the American Medical Association
reports that after Michigan and North Carolina adopted
comprehensive graduated driver licensing systems in 1997,
crashes involving 16-year-old drivers decreased by 25 percent
in Michigan and by 27 percent in North Carolina.
(11) According to the Office of the Illinois Secretary of
State, teen driving deaths dropped by over 40 percent in
Illinois in the first full year following the 2007
implementation of a stronger graduated driver licensing law.
(12) The National Transportation Safety Board reports that
over 40 States and the District of Columbia have implemented
some type of 3-stage graduated driver licensing system.
However, most States have not yet enacted all of the lifesaving
safety features of graduated driver licensing laws recommended
by the National Transportation Safety Board and supported by
research to protect the lives of teenage and novice drivers.
(13) A 2010 national survey by the Insurance Institute of
Highway Safety indicates that--
(A) parents of teens favor graduated driver
licensing laws that are as strict or stricter than
those that currently exist in any State;
(B) /3\ of parents of teens believe that young
drivers should begin learning to drive at 16 years of
age or older;
(C) more than /2\ of parents of teens believe
that the minimum licensing age should be 17 years of
age or older;
(D) 90 percent of parents of teens support a
restriction on unsupervised nighttime driving;
(E) more than 75 percent of parents of teens
believe that the restriction on unsupervised nighttime
driving should begin at 10 p.m. or earlier;
(F) 89 percent of parents of teens support
restrictions on teen passengers; and
(G) more than 75 percent of parents of teens
believe that teen drivers should not be permitted to
more than 1 teen passenger in their vehicle.

SEC. 3. STATE GRADUATED DRIVER LICENSING LAWS.

(a) Minimum Requirements.--
(1) In general.--A State is in compliance with this section
if the State has a graduated driver licensing law that requires
novice drivers younger than 21 years of age to comply with the
2-stage licensing process described in paragraph (2) before
receiving an unrestricted driver's license.
(2) Licensing process.--A State is in compliance with the
2-stage licensing process described in this paragraph if the
State's driver's license laws include--
(A) a learner's permit stage that--
(i) commences at 16 years of age or older;
(ii) is at least 6 months in duration;
(iii) prohibits the driver from using a
cellular telephone or any communications device
in a nonemergency situation; and
(iv) remains in effect until--
(I) the commencement of the
intermediate stage; or
(II) the driver reaches 18 years of
age;
(B) an intermediate stage that--
(i) commences immediately after the
expiration of the learner's permit stage;
(ii) is at least 6 months in duration;
(iii) prohibits the driver from using a
cellular telephone or any communications device
in a nonemergency situation;
(iv) prohibits driving at night;
(v) prohibits the driver from operating a
motor vehicle with more than 1 non-familial
passenger younger than 21 years of age unless a
licensed driver who is at least 21 years of age
is in the motor vehicle; and
(vi) remains in effect until the driver
reaches 18 years of age; and
(C) any other requirement that the Secretary of
Transportation may require, including--
(i) in the learner's permit stage--
(I) at least 40 hours of behind-
the-wheel training with a licensed
driver who is at least 21 years of age;
(II) a driver training course; and
(III) a requirement that any such
driver be accompanied and supervised by
a licensed driver who is at least 21
years of age at all times while such
driver is operating a motor vehicle;
and
(ii) in the learner's permit or
intermediate stage, a requirement that, in
addition to any other penalties imposed by
State law, the grant of an unrestricted
driver's license be automatically delayed for
any individual who, during the learner's permit
or intermediate stage, is convicted of a
driving-related offense, such as--
(I) driving while intoxicated;
(II) misrepresentation of his or
her true age;
(III) reckless driving;
(IV) driving without wearing a seat
belt;
(V) speeding; or
(VI) any other driving-related
offense, as determined by the
Secretary.
(b) Rulemaking.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary of Transportation shall
promulgate regulations necessary to implement this section in
accordance with the notice and comment provisions under section
553 of title 5, United States.
(2) Exception.--A State that otherwise meets the minimum
requirements set forth in subsection (a) shall be deemed by the
Secretary to be in compliance with this section regardless of
whether a State law, which was enacted by the State before
January 1, 2011, establishes a class of license that permits
licensees younger than 18 years of age to drive a motor vehicle
in connection with work performed on or for the operation of a
farm owned by family members who are directly related to the
licensees.

SEC. 4. INCENTIVE GRANTS.

(a) In General.--For each of the first 3 fiscal years beginning
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of
Transportation shall award a grant to any State that submits an
application under subsection (b) if that State is in compliance with
section 3(a) on or before the first day of that fiscal year.
(b) Application.--
(1) In general.--Any State desiring a grant under this
section shall submit an application to the Secretary of
Transportation at such time, in such manner, and containing
such information as the Secretary may require, including a
certification by the Governor of the State that the State is in
compliance with section 3(a).
(2) Review.--The Secretary shall review each State
application and determine whether or not the State is in
compliance with section 3(a).
(c) Grants.--Amounts appropriated to carry out this section for
each fiscal year shall be apportioned to each State that is in
compliance with section 3(a) in an amount determined by multiplying--
(1) the amount appropriated to carry out this section for
such fiscal year; by
(2) the ratio that the amount of funds apportioned to each
such State for such fiscal year under section 402 of title 23,
United States Code, bears to the total amount of funds
apportioned to all such States for such fiscal year under such
section.
(d) Use of Funds.--Amounts received by a State from a grant awarded
under this section may be used for--
(1) enforcing a 2-stage licensing process that complies
with section 3(a)(2);
(2) training for law enforcement personnel and other
relevant State agency personnel relating to the enforcement
described in paragraph (1);
(3) publishing relevant educational materials that pertain
directly or indirectly to the State graduated driver licensing
law; and
(4) carrying out other administrative activities that the
Secretary considers relevant to the State's 2-stage licensing
process.
(e) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be
appropriated $25,000,000, out of the Highway Trust Fund (other than the
Mass Transit Account), to carry out this section during each fiscal
year described in subsection (a).

SEC. 5. WITHHOLDING OF FUNDS FOR NONCOMPLIANCE.

(a) In General.--
(1) Fourth fiscal year.--On the first day of the fourth
fiscal year beginning after the date of the enactment of this
Act, the Secretary shall withhold 3 percent of the amount
otherwise required to be apportioned to any State for such
fiscal year under each of the paragraphs (1), (3), and (4) of
section 104(b) of title 23, United States Code, if the State is
not in compliance with section 3(a) on the first day of such
fiscal year.
(2) Fifth fiscal year.--On the first day of the fifth
fiscal year beginning after the date of the enactment of this
Act, the Secretary shall withhold 5 percent of the amount
otherwise required to be apportioned to any State for such
fiscal year under each of the paragraphs (1), (3), and (4) of
section 104(b) of title 23, United States Code, if that State
is not in compliance with section 3(a) on the first day of such
fiscal year.
(3) Sixth and subsequent fiscal years.--On the first day of
each fiscal year after the fifth fiscal year beginning after
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall
withhold 10 percent of the amount otherwise required to be
apportioned to any State for such fiscal year under each of the
paragraphs (1), (3), and (4) of section 104(b) of title 23,
United States Code, if that State is not in compliance with
section 3(a) on the first day of such fiscal year.
(b) Period of Availability of Withheld Funds.--
(1) Funds withheld before the end of the sixth fiscal
year.--Any amount withheld from any State under subsection (a)
on or before the last day of the sixth fiscal year beginning
after the date of the enactment of this Act, shall remain
available for distribution to the State under subsection (c)
until the end of the third fiscal year following the fiscal
year for which such amount is appropriated.
(2) Funds withheld after the sixth fiscal year.--Any amount
withheld under subsection (a)(2) from any State after the end
of the sixth fiscal year beginning after the date of the
enactment of this Act, may not be distributed to the State.
(c) Apportionment of Withheld Funds After Compliance.--
(1) In general.--If, before the last day of the period for
which funds withheld under subsection (a) remain available to a
State under subsection (b), the State comes into compliance
with section 3(a), the Secretary of Transportation shall, on
the first day on which the Secretary determines the State has
come into compliance, distribute to the State any amounts
withheld under subsection (a) that remains available for
apportionment to the State.
(2) Period of availability of subsequently apportioned
funds.--Any amount distributed under paragraph (1) shall remain
available for expenditure by the State until the end of the
third fiscal year following the year for which the funds are so
apportioned. Any amount not expended by the State by the end of
such period shall revert back to the Treasury of the United
States.
(3) Effect of noncompliance.--If a State is not in
compliance with section 3(a) at the end of the period for which
any amount withheld under subsection (a) remains available for
distribution to the State under subsection (b), such amount
shall revert back to the Treasury of the United States.

A: Safe Teen and Novice Driver Uniform Protection Act of 2011 or STANDUP Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Transportation to award incentive grants to states with graduated driver licensing laws that require novice drivers younger than age 21 to comply with a two-stage licensing process before receiving an unrestricted driver's license.

Requires such laws, at a minimum, to include: (1) a learner's permit stage that commences at age 16 or older, lasts at least six months, prohibits driver use of a cellular phone or other communications device in nonemergency situations, and remains in effect until commencement of the intermediate stage or the driver attains age 18; (2) an intermediate stage in effect until the driver attains age 18 that commences immediately after expiration of the learner's permit stage, lasts at least six months, prohibits driver use of a cellular phone or other communications device in nonemergency situations, prohibits nighttime driving, prohibits more than one non-familial passenger under age 21 unless there is a licensed driver at least age 21 present in the vehicle; and (3) any other requirement that the Secretary may require.

Deems a state that meets such minimum requirements to be in compliance regardless of whether a state law, enacted before January 1, 2011, establishes a class of license that permits licensees younger than age 18 to drive a motor vehicle in connection with work performed on or for the operation of a farm owned by family members of the licensees.

Directs the Secretary to withhold a certain percentage of federal-aid highway funds from states that do not comply with the requirements of this Act.
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Q: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Vessel Conveyance Act''.

SEC. 2. CONVEYANCE OF UNITED STATES VESSELS FOR PUBLIC PURPOSES.

(a) In General.--The conveyance of a United States Government
vessel to an eligible entity for use as an educational, cultural,
historical, charitable, or recreational or other public purpose shall
be made subject to any conditions, including the reservation of such
rights on behalf of the United States, as the Secretary considers
necessary to ensure that the vessel will be maintained and used in
accordance with the purposes for which it was conveyed, including
conditions necessary to ensure that unless approved by the Secretary--
(1) the eligible entity to which the vessel is conveyed may
not sell, convey, assign, exchange, or encumber the vessel, any
part thereof, or any associated historic artifact conveyed to
the eligible entity in conjunction with the vessel; and
(2) the eligible entity to which the vessel is conveyed may
not conduct any commercial activities at the vessel, any part
thereof, or in connection with any associated historic artifact
conveyed to the eligible entity in conjunction with the vessel,
in any manner.
(b) Reversion.--In addition to any term or condition established
pursuant to this section, the conveyance of a United States Government
vessel shall include a condition that the vessel, or any associated
historic artifact conveyed to the eligible entity in conjunction with
the vessel, at the option of the Secretary, shall revert to the United
States and be placed under the administrative control of the
Administrator if, without approval of the Secretary--
(1) the vessel, any part thereof, or any associated
historic artifact ceases to be available for the educational,
cultural, historical, charitable, or recreational or other
public purpose for which it was conveyed under reasonable
conditions which shall be set forth in the eligible entity's
application;
(2) the vessel or any part thereof ceases to be maintained
in a manner consistent with the commitments made by the
eligible entity to which it was conveyed;
(3) the eligible entity to which the vessel is conveyed,
sells, conveys, assigns, exchanges, or encumbers the vessel,
any part thereof, or any associated historic artifact; or
(4) the eligible entity to which the vessel is conveyed,
conducts any commercial activities at the vessel, any part
thereof, or in conjunction with any associated historic
artifact.
(c) Agreement Required.--Except as may be otherwise explicitly
provided by statute, a United States Government vessel may not be
conveyed to an entity unless that entity agrees to comply with any
terms or conditions imposed on the conveyance under this section.
(d) Records and Monitoring.--
(1) Compilation and transfer.--The Secretary shall provide
a written or electronic record for each vessel conveyed
pursuant to the Secretary's authority, including the vessel
registration, the application for conveyance, the terms and
conditions of conveyance, and any other documents associated
with the conveyance, and any post-conveyance correspondence or
other documentation, to the Administrator.
(2) Monitoring.--For a period not less than 5 years after
the date of conveyance the Administrator shall monitor the
eligible entity's use of the vessel conveyed to ensure that the
vessel is being used in accordance with the purpose for which
it was conveyed. The Administrator shall create a written or
electronic record of such monitoring activities and their
findings.
(3) Maintenance.--The Administrator shall maintain vessel
conveyance records provided under paragraph (1), and monitoring
records created under paragraph (2), on each vessel conveyed
until such time as the vessel is destroyed, scuttled, recycled,
or otherwise disposed of. The Administrator may make the
records available to the public.
(e) Cost Estimates.--The Secretary may provide an estimate to an
eligible entity of the cost of maintaining and operating any vessel to
be conveyed to that entity.
(f) Guidance.--The Secretary may issue guidance concerning the
types and extent of commercial activities, including the sale of goods
or services incidental to, and consistent with, the purposes for which
a vessel was conveyed, that are approved by the Secretary for purposes
of subsections (a)(2) and (b)(4) of this section.

SEC. 3. WORKING GROUP ON CONVEYANCE OF UNITED STATES VESSELS.

Within 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the
Secretary of Transportation shall convene a working group, composed of
representatives from the Maritime Administration, the Coast Guard, and
the United States Navy to review and to make recommendations on a
common set of conditions for the conveyance of vessels of the United
States to eligible entities (as defined in section 2(d)(2)). The
Secretary may request the participation of senior representatives of
any other Federal department or agency, as appropriate.

SEC. 4. CIVIL ENFORCEMENT OF CONVEYANCE CONDITIONS.

(a) Civil Administrative Penalties.--
(1) Any eligible entity found by the Secretary, after
notice and opportunity for a hearing in accordance with section
554 of title 5, United States Code, to have failed to comply
with the terms and conditions under which a vessel was conveyed
to it shall be liable to the United States for a civil penalty.
The amount of the civil penalty under this paragraph shall not
exceed $10,000 for each violation. Each day of a continuing
violation shall constitute a separate violation.
(2) Compromise or other action by the secretary.--The
Secretary may compromise, modify, or remit, with or without
conditions, any civil administrative penalty imposed under this
section that has not been referred to the Attorney General for
further enforcement action.
(b) Hearing.--For the purposes of conducting any investigation or
hearing under this section, the Secretary may issue subpoenas for the
attendance and testimony of witnesses and the production of relevant
papers, books, and documents, and may administer oaths. Witnesses
summoned shall be paid the same fees and mileage that are paid to
witnesses in the courts of the United States. In case of contempt or
refusal to obey a subpoena served upon any person pursuant to this
subsection, the district court of the United States for any district in
which such person is found, resides, or transacts business, upon
application by the United States and after notice to such person, shall
have jurisdiction to issue an order requiring such person to appear and
give testimony before the Secretary or to appear and produce documents
before the Secretary, or both, and any failure to obey such order of
the court may be punished by such court as a contempt thereof. Nothing
in this Act shall be construed to grant jurisdiction to a district
court to entertain an application for an order to enforce a subpoena
issued by the Secretary of Commerce to the Federal Government or any
entity thereof.
(c) Jurisdiction.--The United States district courts shall have
original jurisdiction of any action under this section arising out of
or in connection with the operation, maintenance, or disposition of a
conveyed vessel, and proceedings with respect to any such action may be
instituted in the judicial district in which any defendant resides or
may be found. For the purpose of this section, American Samoa shall be
included within the judicial district of the District Court of the
United States for the District of Hawaii.
(d) Collection.--If an eligible entity fails to pay an assessment
of a civil penalty after it has become a final and unappealable order,
or after the appropriate court has entered final judgment in favor of
the Secretary, the matter may be referred to the Attorney General, who
may recover the amount (plus interest at currently prevailing rates
from the date of the final order). In such action the validity, amount,
and appropriateness of the final order imposing the civil penalty shall
not be subject to review. Any eligible entity that fails to pay, on a
timely basis, the amount of an assessment of a civil penalty shall be
required to pay, in addition to such amount and interest, attorney's
fees and costs for collection proceedings and a quarterly nonpayment
penalty for each quarter during which such failure to pay persists.
Such nonpayment penalty shall be in an amount equal to 20 percent of
the aggregate amount of such the entity's penalties and nonpayment
penalties which are unpaid as of the beginning of such quarter.
(e) Nationwide Service of Process.--In any action by the United
States under this Act, process may be served in any district where the
defendant is found, resides, transacts business or has appointed an
agent for the service of process, and for civil cases may also be
served in a place not within the United States in accordance with Rule
4 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.

SEC. 5. DEFINITIONS.

In this Act:
(1) Administrator.--The term ''Administrator'' means the
Administrator of General Services.
(2) Eligible entity.--The term ''eligible entity'' means a
State or local government, nonprofit corporation, educational
agency, community development organization, or other entity
that agrees to comply with the conditions established under
this section.
(3) Secretary.--The term ''Secretary'' means the Secretary
of the department or agency on whose authority a vessel is
conveyed to an eligible entity.
(4) United states government vessel.--The term ''United
States government vessel'' means a vessel owned by the United
States Government.

A:
Vessel Conveyance Act - Subjects the conveyance of a U.S. government vessel to an eligible entity for use as an educational, cultural, historical, charitable, or recreational or other public purpose to conditions that such vessel will be maintained and used for such purposes. Requires a vessel that is not maintained and used for such purposes to revert to the United States.

Directs the Secretary of Transportation to convene a working group composed of representatives from the Maritime Adminsitration, the Coast Guard, and the U.S. Navy to review and make recommendations on a common set of conditions for the conveyance of U.S. vessels to eligible entities.

Sets forth civil penalties for violations of the requirements of this Act.
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