§ 908. Long-term lease authority for lighthouse property

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

1. 2002

   Omnibus Maritime and Coast Guard Improvements Act of 2002

   Pub. L. 107–295 title IV § 417(a) · 116 Stat. 2064

   Enacted · 14 U.S.C. § 908

   Added Pub. L. 107–295, title IV, § 417(a), Nov. 25, 2002, 116 Stat. 2122, § 672a

   Source evidence

   Code source credit
   Added Pub. L. 107–295, title IV, § 417(a), Nov. 25, 2002, 116 Stat. 2122, § 672a

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (a) In General.— Chapter 17 of title 14, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 672 the following: “§ 672a. Long-term lease authority for lighthouse property “(a) The Commandant of the Coast Guard may lease to non-Federal entities, including private individuals, lighthouse property under the administrative control of the Coast Guard for terms not to exceed 30 years. Consideration for the use and occupancy of lighthouse property leased under this section, and for the value of any utilities and services furnished to a lessee of such property by the Commandant, may consist, in whole or in part, of non-pecuniary remuneration including the improvement, alteration, restoration, rehabilitation, repair, and maintenance of the leased premises by the lessee. Section 321 of chapter 314 of the Act of June 30, 1932 (40 U.S.C. 303b) shall not apply to leases issued by the Commandant under this section. “(b) Amounts received from leases made under this section, less expenses incurred, shall be deposited in the Treasury.”.

2. 2014

   Howard Coble Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Act of 2014

   Pub. L. 113–281 title II § 208(b) · 128 Stat. 3022

   Substituted · 14 U.S.C. § 908(b)

   Pub. L. 113–281 substituted “the fund established under section 687” for “the Treasury”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 113–281 substituted “the fund established under section 687” for “the Treasury”.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (b) Lighthouse Property.— Section 672a(b) of title 14, United States Code, is amended by striking “the Treasury” and inserting “the fund established under section 687”.

3. 2018

   John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019

   Pub. L. 115–232 div. C title XXXV · 132 Stat. 1636

   1. Substituted · 14 U.S.C. § 908(a)

      Pub. L. 115–232 substituted “Commandant” for “Commandant of the Coast Guard”

   2. Substituted · 14 U.S.C. § 908(a)

      Pub. L. 115–232 substituted “Section 1302 of title 40” for “Section 321 of chapter 314 of the Act of June 30, 1932 (40 U.S.C. 303b)”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 115–232 substituted “Commandant” for “Commandant of the Coast Guard” and “Section 1302 of title 40” for “Section 321 of chapter 314 of the Act of June 30, 1932 (40 U.S.C. 303b)”.

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   TITLE XXXV— MARITIME MATTERS TITLE XXXV— MARITIME MATTERS Subtitle A— Maritime Administration Sec. 3501.  Authorization of the Maritime Administration. Sec. 3502.  Compliance by Ready Reserve Fleet vessels with SOLAS lifeboats and fire suppression requirements. Sec. 3503.  Maritime Administration National Security Multi-Mission Vessel Program. Sec. 3504.  Permanent authority of Secretary of Transportation to issue vessel war risk insurance. Sec. 3505.  Use of State maritime academy training vessels. Sec. 3506.  Concurrent jurisdiction. Sec. 3507.  United States Merchant Marine Academy policy on sexual harassment, dating violence, domestic violence, sexual assault, and stalking. Sec. 3508.  Report on implementation of recommendations for the United States Merchant Marine Academy Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Program. Sec. 3509.  Report on the application of the Uniform Code of Military Justice to the United States Merchant Marine Academy. Sec. 3510.  Electronic records on mariner availability to meet national security needs. Sec. 3511.  Small shipyard grants. Sec. 3512.  Sea year on contracted vessels. Sec. 3513.  GAO report on national maritime strategy. Sec. 3514.  Multi-year contracts. Sec. 3515.  Miscellaneous. Sec. 3516.  Department of Transportation Inspector General report on Title XI program. Subtitle B— Coast Guard Sec. 3521.  Alignment with Department of Defense and sea services authorities. Sec. 3522.  Preliminary development and demonstration. Sec. 3523.  Contract termination. Sec. 3524.  Reimbursement for travel expenses. Sec. 3525.  Capital investment plan. Sec. 3526.  Major acquisition program risk assessment. Sec. 3527.  Marine safety implementation status. Sec. 3528.  Retirement of Vice Commandant. Sec. 3529.  Large recreational vessel regulations. Subtitle C— Coast Guard and Shipping Technical Corrections Chapter 1— Coast Guard Sec. 3531.  Commandant defined. Sec. 3532.  Training course on workings of Congress. Sec. 3533.  Miscellaneous. Sec. 3534.  Department of Defense consultation. Sec. 3535.  Repeal. Sec. 3536.  Mission need statement. Sec. 3537.  Continuation on active duty. Sec. 3538.  System acquisition authorization. Sec. 3539.  Inventory of real property. Chapter 2— Maritime Transportation Sec. 3541.  Definitions. Sec. 3542.  Authority to exempt vessels. Sec. 3543.  Passenger vessels. Sec. 3544.  Tank vessels. Sec. 3545.  Grounds for denial or revocation. Sec. 3546.  Miscellaneous corrections to title 46, U.S.C. Sec. 3547.  Miscellaneous corrections to Oil Pollution Act of 1990. Sec. 3548.  Miscellaneous corrections. Subtitle A— Maritime Administration SEC. 3501. AUTHORIZATION OF THE MARITIME ADMINISTRATION. (a) In General.— There are authorized to be appropriated to the Department of Transportation for fiscal year 2019, to be available without fiscal year limitation if so provided in appropriations Acts, for programs associated with maintaining the United States merchant marine, the following amounts: (1) For expenses necessary for operations of the United States Merchant Marine Academy, $74,593,000, of which— (A) $70,593,000 shall be for Academy operations; and (B) $4,000,000 shall remain available until expended for capital asset management at the Academy. (2) For expenses necessary to support the State maritime academies, $32,200,000, of which— (A) $2,400,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2019, for the Student Incentive Program; (B) $6,000,000 shall remain available until expended for direct payments to such academies; (C) $22,000,000 shall remain available until expended for maintenance and repair of State maritime academy training vessels; and (D) $1,800,000 shall remain available until expended for training ship fuel assistance. (3) For expenses necessary to support the National Security Multi-Mission Vessel Program, $300,000,000, which shall remain available until expended. (4) For expenses necessary to support Maritime Administration operations and programs, $60,442,000, of which $5,000,000 shall remain available until expended for port infrastructure development under section 50302 of title 46, United States Code. (5) For expenses necessary to dispose of vessels in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, $5,000,000, which shall remain available until expended. (6) For expenses necessary to maintain and preserve a United States flag merchant marine to serve the national security needs of the United States under chapter 531 of title 46, United States Code, $300,000,000. (7) For expenses necessary for the loan guarantee program authorized under chapter 537 of title 46, United States Code, $33,000,000, of which— (A) $30,000,000 may be used for the cost (as defined in section 502(5) of the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990 (2 U.S.C. 661a(5))) of loan guarantees under the program; and (B) $3,000,000 may be used for administrative expenses relating to loan guarantee commitments under the program. (8) For expenses necessary to provide assistance to small shipyards and for maritime training programs under section 54101 of title 46, United States Code, $35,000,000. (b) Capital Asset Management Program Report.— Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Maritime Administrator shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a report on the status of unexpended appropriations for capital asset management at the United States Merchant Marine Academy, and the plan for expending such appropriations. SEC. 3502. COMPLIANCE BY READY RESERVE FLEET VESSELS WITH SOLAS LIFEBOATS AND FIRE SUPPRESSION REQUIREMENTS.   The Secretary of Defense shall, consistent with section 2244a of title 10, United States Code, use authority under section 2218 of such title to make such modifications to Ready Reserve Fleet vessels as are necessary for such vessels to comply requirements for lifeboats and fire suppression under the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea by not later than October 1, 2021. SEC. 3503. MARITIME ADMINISTRATION NATIONAL SECURITY MULTI-MISSION VESSEL PROGRAM.   Section 3505 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114–328; 130 Stat. 2776) is amended by adding at the end the following: “(h) Limitation on Use of Funds for Used Vessels.— Amounts authorized by this or any other Act for use by the Maritime Administration to carry out this section may not be used for the procurement of any used vessel.” . SEC. 3504. PERMANENT AUTHORITY OF SECRETARY OF TRANSPORTATION TO ISSUE VESSEL WAR RISK INSURANCE. (a) In General.— Section 53912 of title 46, United States Code, is repealed. (b) Clerical Amendment.— The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 539 of title 46, United States Code, 46 USC prec. 53901. is amended by striking the item relating to section 53912. SEC. 3505. USE OF STATE MARITIME ACADEMY TRAINING VESSELS.   Section 51504(g) of title 46, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: “(g) Vessel Sharing.— “(1) In general.— Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019, the Secretary, acting through the Maritime Administrator, shall upon consultation with the maritime academies, and to the extent feasible with the consent of the maritime academies, implement a program of training vessel sharing, requiring maritime academies to share training vessel provided by the Secretary among maritime academies, as necessary to ensure that training needs of each academy are met. “(2) Program of vessel sharing.— For purposes of this subsection, a program of vessel sharing shall include— “(A) ways to maximize the available underway training available in the fleet of training vessels; “(B) coordinating the dates and duration of training cruises with the academic calendars of maritime academies; “(C) coordinating academic programs designed to be implemented aboard training vessels among maritime academies; and “(D) identifying ways to minimize costs. “(3) Additional funding.— Subject to the availability of appropriations, the Maritime Administrator may provide additional funding to State maritime academies during periods of limited training vessel capacity, for costs associated with training vessel sharing. “(4) Evaluation.— Not later than 30 days after the beginning of each fiscal year, the Secretary, acting through the Maritime Administrator, shall evaluate the vessel sharing program under this subsection to determine the optimal utilization of State maritime training vessels, and modify the program as necessary to improve utilization.” . SEC. 3506. CONCURRENT JURISDICTION.   Notwithstanding any other law, the Secretary of Transportation may relinquish, at the Secretary’s discretion, to the State of New York, such measure of legislative jurisdiction over the lands constituting the United States Merchant Marine Academy in King’s Point, New York, as is necessary to establish concurrent jurisdiction between the Federal Government and the State of New York. Such partial relinquishment of legislative jurisdiction shall be accomplished— (1) by filing with the Governor of New York a notice of relinquishment to take effect upon acceptance thereof; or (2) as the laws of that State may provide. SEC. 3507. UNITED STATES MERCHANT MARINE ACADEMY POLICY ON SEXUAL HARASSMENT, DATING VIOLENCE, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, AND STALKING. (a) Policy on Sexual Harassment, Dating Violence, Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking.— Section 51318 of title 46, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (a)(2)— (A) in subparagraph (A), by inserting “and prevention” after “awareness”; (B) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as subparagraph (C), and subparagraphs (C) through (F) as subparagraphs (E) through (H), respectively; (C) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the following: “(B) procedures for documenting, tracking, and maintaining the data required to conduct the annual assessments to determine the effectiveness of the policies, procedures, and training program of the Academy with respect to sexual harassment, dating violence, domestic violence, sexual assault, and stalking involving cadets or other Academy personnel, as required by subsection (c);” ; and (D) by inserting after subparagraph (C), as redesignated by subparagraph (B), the following: “(D) procedures for investigating sexual harassment, dating violence, domestic violence, sexual assault, or stalking involving a cadet or other Academy personnel to determine whether disciplinary action is necessary;” ; (2) in subsection (b)(2)(A), by inserting “and other Academy personnel” after “cadets at the Academy”; and (3) in subsection (d)— (A) in paragraph (2)(A) by inserting “, including sexual harassment,” after “sexual assaults, rapes, and other sexual offenses”; and (B) in paragraph (4)(B), by striking “The Secretary” and inserting “Not later than January 15 of each year, the Secretary”. (b) Implementation.— The Superintendent of the United States Merchant Marine Academy may implement the amendment to subsection (b)(2)(A) of section 51318 of title 46, United States Code, made by subsection (a)(2), by updating an existing plan issued pursuant to the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (Public Law 115–91). SEC. 3508. REPORT ON IMPLEMENTATION OF RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE UNITED STATES MERCHANT MARINE ACADEMY SEXUAL ASSAULT PREVENTION AND RESPONSE PROGRAM.   Not later than April 1, 2019, the Maritime Administrator shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a report describing the progress of the Maritime Administration in implementing and closing each of the recommendations made in the Office of Inspector General’s Report issued March 28, 2018 (ST–2018–039) identifying gaps in the United States Merchant Marine Academy’s Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Program. SEC. 3509. REPORT ON THE APPLICATION OF THE UNIFORM CODE OF MILITARY JUSTICE TO THE UNITED STATES MERCHANT MARINE ACADEMY. (a) Report.— Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Maritime Administrator shall submit a report to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives on the impediments to the application of the Uniform Code of Military Justice at the United States Merchant Marine Academy. (b) Consultation.— The Maritime Administrator may, in preparing the report under subsection (a), consult with the Department of Defense, other Federal agencies, and non-Federal entities, as appropriate. SEC. 3510. ELECTRONIC RECORDS ON MARINER AVAILABILITY TO MEET NATIONAL SECURITY NEEDS.   The Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating shall ensure that electronic records maintained under section 7502 of title 46, United States Code, are able to be used by the Secretary of Transportation— (1) to determine the potential availability of mariners credentialed under part E of subtitle II of title 46, United States Code, to meet national security sealift needs; and (2) to receive information on the qualification of such mariners. SEC. 3511. SMALL SHIPYARD GRANTS.   Section 54101(b) of title 46, United States Code, is amended— (1) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3) as paragraphs (3) and (4), respectively; (2) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following: “(2) Timing of grant notice.— The Administrator shall post a Notice of Funding Opportunity regarding grants awarded under this section not more than 15 days after the date of enactment of the appropriations Act for the fiscal year concerned.” ; and (3) in paragraph (4), as redesignated by paragraph (1), by striking “paragraph (2)” and inserting “paragraph (3)”. SEC. 3512. SEA YEAR ON CONTRACTED VESSELS.   Section 51307 of title 46, United States Code, is amended— (1) by striking “The Secretary” and inserting the following: “(a) In General.— The Secretary” ; (2) in paragraph (1) of subsection (a), by striking “owned or subsidized by” and inserting “owned, subsidized by, or contracted with”; and (3) by adding at the end the following: “(b) Maritime Security Program Vessels.— The Secretary shall require an operator of a vessel participating in the Maritime Security Program under chapter 531 of this title to carry on each Maritime Security Program vessel 2 United States Merchant Marine Academy cadets, if available, on each voyage. “(c) Military Sealift Command Vessels.— “(1) In general.— Except as provided in paragraph (2), the Commander of the Military Sealift Command shall require an operator of a vessel in the United States Navy’s Military Sealift Command to carry on each such vessel 2 United States Merchant Marine Academy cadets, if available, on each voyage, if the vessel— “(A) is flagged in the United States; and “(B) is rated at 10,000 gross tons or higher. “(2) Waiver.— The Commander of the Military Sealift Command may waive the requirement under paragraph (1) at any time if the Commander determines that carrying a cadet from the United States Merchant Marine Academy would place an undue burden on the vessel or the operator of the vessel. “(d) Definition of Operator.— In this section, the term ‘operator’ includes a government operator and a non-government operator. “(e) Savings Clause.— Nothing in this section may be construed as affecting— “(1) the discretion of the Secretary to determine whether to place a United States Merchant Marine Academy cadet on a vessel; “(2) the authority of the Coast Guard regarding a vessel security plan approved under section 70103; or “(3) the discretion of the master of the vessel to ensure the safety of all crew members.” . SEC. 3513. GAO REPORT ON NATIONAL MARITIME STRATEGY. (a) Report.— Not later than 12 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall complete a study and submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate, the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives, and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives, a report on— (1) the key challenges, if any, to ensuring that the United States marine transportation system and merchant marine are sufficient to support United States economic and defense needs, as articulated by the Maritime Administration, the Committee on the Marine Transportation System, and other stakeholders; (2) the extent to which a national maritime strategy incorporates desirable characteristics of successful national strategies as identified by the Comptroller General, and any key obstacles (as identified by stakeholders) to successfully implementing such strategies; and (3) the extent to which Federal efforts to establish a national maritime strategy are duplicative or fragmented, and if so, the impact on United States maritime policy for the future. (b) Deadline.— Subsection (a) of section 603 of the Howard Coble Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Act of 2014 (Public Law 113–281; 128 Stat. 3061) is amended by striking “Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act” and inserting “Not later than 18 months after the date of the enactment of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019”. SEC. 3514. MULTI-YEAR CONTRACTS.   Section 3505 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114–328; 130 Stat. 2776), as amended by section 3503 of this Act, is further amended by adding at the end the following: “(i) Contracting Authority Not Affected.— Nothing in this section may be construed to prohibit the entity responsible for contracting from entering into a multiple-year or block contract for the procurement of up to 6 new vessels and associated Government-furnished equipment, subject to the availability of appropriations.” . SEC. 3515. MISCELLANEOUS. (a) Noncommercial Vessels.— Section 3514(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114–328; 46 U.S.C. 51318 note) is amended— (1) by striking “Not later than” and inserting the following: “(1) In general.— Not later than” ; and (2) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and (2) as subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively, and adjusting the margins accordingly; and (3) by adding at the end the following: “(2) Noncommercial vessels.— For the purposes of this section, vessels operated by any of the following entities shall not be considered commercial vessels: “(A) Any entity or agency of the United States. “(B) The government of a State or territory. “(C) Any political subdivision of a State or territory. “(D) Any other municipal organization.” . (b) Passenger Records.— Section 51322(c) of title 46, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: “(c) Maintenance of Sexual Assault Training Records.— The Maritime Administrator shall require the owner or operator of a commercial vessel, or the seafarer union for a commercial vessel, to maintain records of sexual assault training for any person required to have such training.” . (c) National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.— Section 3134 of title 40, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: “(c) National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.— The Secretary of Commerce may waive this subchapter with respect to contracts for the construction, alteration, or repair of vessels, regardless of the terms of the contracts as to payment or title, when the contract is made under the Act entitled ‘An Act to define the functions and duties of the Coast and Geodetic Survey, and for other purposes’, approved August 6, 1947 (33 U.S.C. 883a et seq.).” . (d) Annual Payments for Maintenance and Support.— Section 51505(b)(2) of title 46 is amended to read as follows: “(2) Maximum.— The amount under paragraph (1) may not be more than $25,000, unless the academy satisfies section 51506(b) of this title.” . SEC. 3516. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION INSPECTOR GENERAL REPORT ON TITLE XI PROGRAM.   Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Department of Transportation Office of Inspector General shall— (1) initiate an audit of the financial controls and protections included in the policies and procedures of the Department of Transportation for approving loan applications for the loan guarantee program authorized under chapter 537 of title 46, United States Code; and (2) submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a report containing the results of that audit once the audit is completed. Subtitle B— Coast Guard SEC. 3521. ALIGNMENT WITH DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AND SEA SERVICES AUTHORITIES. (a) Prohibiting Sexual Harassment; Report.— (1) Notification.— (A) In general.— The Commandant of the Coast Guard shall notify the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure and the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate on August 26, 2018, if there is not in effect a general order or regulation prohibiting sexual harassment by members of the Coast Guard and clearly stating that a violation of such order or regulation is punishable in accordance with the Uniform Code of Military Justice. (B) Contents.— The notification required under subparagraph (A) shall include— (i) details regarding the status of the drafting of such general order or regulation; (ii) a projected implementation timeline for such general order or regulation; and (iii) an explanation regarding any barriers to implementation. (2) Report.— Section 217 of the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2010 (Public Law 111–281; 14 U.S.C. 93 note) is amended— (A) in subsection (a), by inserting “and incidents of sexual harassment” after “sexual assaults”; and (B) in subsection (b)— (i) in paragraph (1), by inserting “and incidents of sexual harassment” after “sexual assaults” each place it appears; (ii) in paragraph (3), by inserting “and sexual harassment” after “sexual assault”; and (iii) in paragraph (4), by inserting “and sexual harassment” after “sexual assault”. (b) Annual Performance Report.— (1) In general.— Chapter 29 of title 14, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: “§ 2905. Annual performance report   “Not later than the date on which the President submits to Congress a budget pursuant to section 1105 of title 31, the Commandant of the Coast Guard shall make available on a public website and submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate an update on Coast Guard mission performance during the previous fiscal year.” . (2) Clerical amendment.— The analysis at the beginning of such chapter is 14 USC prec. 2901. amended by adding at the end the following: “2905. Annual performance report.”. SEC. 3522. PRELIMINARY DEVELOPMENT AND DEMONSTRATION.   Section 573 of title 14, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (b)(3), by— (A) striking “require that safety concerns identified” and inserting “ensure that independent third parties and Government employees that identify safety concerns”; and (B) striking “Coast Guard shall be communicated as” and inserting “Coast Guard communicate such concerns as”; (2) in subsection (b)(4), by striking “Any safety concerns that have been reported to the Chief Acquisition Officer for an acquisition program or project shall be reported by the Commandant” and inserting “The Commandant shall ensure that any safety concerns that have been communicated under paragraph (3) for an acquisition program or project are reported”; (3) in subsection (b)(5)— (A) by striking the matter preceding subparagraph (A) and inserting the following: “(5) Asset already in low, initial, or full-rate production.— The Commandant shall ensure that if an independent third party or a Government employee identifies a safety concern with a capability or asset or any subsystems of a capability or asset not previously identified during operational test and evaluation of a capability or asset already in low, initial, or full-rate production—” ; (B) in subparagraph (A), by inserting “the Commandant, through the Assistant Commandant for Capability, shall” before “notify”; and (C) in subparagraph (B), by striking “notify the Chief Acquisition Officer and include in such notification” and inserting “the Deputy Commandant for Mission Support shall notify the Commandant and the Deputy Commandant for Operations of the safety concern within 50 days after the notification required under subparagraph (A), and include in such notification”; and (4) in subsection (c)— (A) in paragraph (2)(A), by striking “and that are delivered after the date of enactment of the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2010”; and (B) in paragraph (5), by striking “and delivered after the date of enactment of the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2010”. SEC. 3523. CONTRACT TERMINATION. (a) In General.— Chapter 17 of title 14, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 656 the following: “§ 657. Contract termination “(a) In General.— “(1) Notification.— Before terminating a procurement or acquisition contract with a total value of more than $1,000,000, the Commandant of the Coast Guard shall notify each vendor under such contract and require the vendor to maintain all work product related to the contract until the earlier of— “(A) not less than 1 year after the date of the notification; or “(B) the date the Commandant notifies the vendor that maintenance of such work product is no longer required. “(b) Work Product Defined.— In this section the term ‘work product’— “(1) means tangible and intangible items and information produced or possessed as a result of a contract referred to in subsection (a); and “(2) includes— “(A) any completed end items; “(B) any uncompleted end items; and “(C) any property in the contractor’s possession in which the United States Government has an interest. “(c) Penalty.— A vendor that fails to maintain work product as required under subsection (a) is liable to the United States for a civil penalty of not more than $25,000 for each day on which such work product is unavailable. “(d) Report.— “(1) In general.— Except as provided in paragraph (2), not later than 45 days after the end of each fiscal year the Commandant of the Coast Guard shall provide to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a report detailing— “(A) all Coast Guard contracts with a total value of more than $1,000,000 that were terminated in the fiscal year; “(B) all vendors who were notified under subsection (a)(1) in the fiscal year, and the date of such notification; “(C) all criminal, administrative, and other investigations regarding any contract with a total value of more than $1,000,000 that were initiated by the Coast Guard in the fiscal year; “(D) all criminal, administrative, and other investigations regarding contracts with a total value of more than $1,000,000 that were completed by the Coast Guard in the fiscal year; and “(E) an estimate of costs incurred by the Coast Guard, including contract line items and termination costs, as a result of the requirements of this section. “(2) Limitation.— The Commandant is not required to provide a report under paragraph (1) for any fiscal year for which there is no responsive information as described in subparagraphs (A) through (E) of paragraph (1).” . (b) Clerical Amendment.— The analysis at the beginning of such chapter is 14 USC prec. 631. amended by inserting after the item relating to section 656 the following: “657. Contract termination.”. SEC. 3524. REIMBURSEMENT FOR TRAVEL EXPENSES.   The text of section 518 of title 14, United States Code is amended to read as follows: “In any case in which a covered beneficiary (as defined in section 1072(5) of title 10) resides on an island that is located in the 48 contiguous States and the District of Columbia and that lacks public access roads to the mainland, the Secretary shall reimburse the reasonable travel expenses of the covered beneficiary and, when accompaniment by an adult is necessary, for a parent or guardian of the covered beneficiary or another member of the covered beneficiary’s family who is at least 21 years of age, if— “(1) the covered beneficiary is referred by a primary care physician to a specialty care provider (as defined in section 1074i(b) of title 10) on the mainland who provides services less than 100 miles from the location where the beneficiary resides; or “(2) the Coast Guard medical regional manager for the area in which such island is located determines that the covered beneficiary requires services of a primary care, specialty care, or dental provider and such a provider who is part of the network of providers of a TRICARE program (as that term is defined in section 1072(7) of title 10) does not practice on such island.” . SEC. 3525. CAPITAL INVESTMENT PLAN.   Section 2902(a) of title 14, United States Code, is amended— (1) by striking “On the date” and inserting “Not later than 60 days after the date”; (2) in paragraph (1)(D), by striking “and”; and (3) by inserting after paragraph (1)(E) the following: “(F) projected commissioning and decommissioning dates for each asset; and” . SEC. 3526. MAJOR ACQUISITION PROGRAM RISK ASSESSMENT. (a) In General.— Chapter 29 of title 14, United States Code, as amended by section 3521(b)(1) of this Act, is further amended by adding at the end the following: “§ 2906. Major acquisition program risk assessment “(a) In General.— Not later than April 15 and October 15 of each year, the Commandant of the Coast Guard shall provide to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a briefing regarding a current assessment of the risks associated with all current major acquisition programs, as that term is defined in section 2903(f). “(b) Elements.— Each assessment under this subsection shall include, for each current major acquisition program, discussion of the following: “(1) The top five current risks to such program. “(2) Any failure of such program to demonstrate a key performance parameter or threshold during operational test and evaluation conducted during the 2 fiscal-year quarters preceding such assessment. “(3) Whether there has been any decision in such 2 fiscal-year quarters to order full-rate production before all key performance parameters or thresholds are met. “(4) Whether there has been any breach of major acquisition program cost (as defined by the Major Systems Acquisition Manual) in such 2 fiscal-year quarters. “(5) Whether there has been any breach of major acquisition program schedule (as so defined) during such 2 fiscal-year quarters.” . (b) Clerical Amendment.— The analysis at the beginning of such chapter is 14 USC prec. 2901. further amended by adding at the end the following: “2906. Major acquisition program risk assessment.”. (c) Conforming Amendments.— Section 2903 of title 14, United States Code, is amended— (1) by striking subsection (f); and (2) by redesignating subsection (g) as subsection (f). SEC. 3527. MARINE SAFETY IMPLEMENTATION STATUS.   On the date on which the President submits to Congress a budget for fiscal year 2020 under section 1105 of title 31, and on such date for each of the 2 subsequent years, the Commandant of the Coast Guard shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a report on the status of implementation of each action outlined in the Commandant’s final action memo dated December 19, 2017. SEC. 3528. RETIREMENT OF VICE COMMANDANT. (a) In General.— Section 46 of title 14, United States Code, is amended— (1) in the section heading, by inserting “or Vice Commandant” after “Commandant”; (2) by redesignating subsection (a) as subsection (a)(1); (3) by adding at the end of subsection (a) the following: “(2) A Vice Commandant who is not reappointed or appointed Commandant shall be retired with the grade of admiral at the expiration of the appointed term, except as provided in section 51(d).” ; (4) in subsections (b) and (c), by inserting “or Vice Commandant” after “Commandant” each place it appears; and (5) in subsection (c), by striking “his” and inserting “the officer’s”. (b) Conforming Amendment.— Section 51 of title 14, United States Code, is amended by striking “other than the Commandant,” each place it appears and inserting “other than the Commandant or Vice Commandant,”. (c) Clerical Amendment.— The analysis at the beginning of chapter 3 of title 14, United States Code, is 14 USC prec. 41. amended by striking the item relating to section 46 and inserting the following: “46. Retirement of Commandant or Vice Commandant.”. SEC. 3529. LARGE RECREATIONAL VESSEL REGULATIONS. (a) In General.— (1) Issuance.— The Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating shall issue large recreational vessel regulations applicable to any recreational vessel (as defined in section 2101 of title 46, United States Code) over 300 gross tons as measured under section 14502 of such title, or an alternate tonnage measured under section 14302 of such title as prescribed by the Secretary under section 14104 of such title, that does not carry any cargo or passengers for hire. (2) Scope and content of regulations.— The regulations issued under this subsection— (A) subject to subparagraph (B), shall be comparable to the code set forth in Merchant Shipping Notice 1851(M) (commonly referred to as the “Large Commercial Yacht Code (LY3)”), as published by the Maritime and Coastguard Agency of the United Kingdom on August 20, 2013, or an equivalent code, regulation, or standard that is acceptable to the Secretary; and (B) shall require that, as part of the review of an application for documentation of a vessel that is subject to the regulations, the owner shall disclose to the Coast Guard— (i) the identification and place of residence of such owner; and (ii) if the owner is an entity described in paragraph (2), (3), or (4) of section 12103(b) of title 46, United States Code, the beneficial owners of such entity. (3) Deadline.— The Secretary shall issue regulations required by paragraph (1) by not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act. (4) Interim compliance.— Until the effective date of regulations issued under paragraph (1), a recreational vessel described in paragraph (1) shall not be subject to inspection under section 3301(7) of title 46, United States Code, if the Secretary determines, as part of the review of the application for documentation submitted for the vessel by the owner of the vessel and other materials as considered necessary by the Secretary, that the vessel complies with the code set forth in Merchant Shipping Notice 1851(M) (commonly referred to as the “Large Commercial Yacht Code (LY3)”), as published by the Maritime and Coastguard Agency of the United Kingdom on August 20, 2013, or an equivalent code, regulation, or standard that is acceptable to the Secretary. (5) Definitions.— (A) Beneficial owner.— In this subsection the term “beneficial owner”— (i) means, with respect to an entity, each natural person who, directly or indirectly— (I) exercises control over the entity through ownership interests, voting rights, agreements, or otherwise; or (II) has an interest in or receives substantial economic benefits from the assets of the entity; and (ii) does not include, with respect to an entity— (I) a minor child; (II) a person acting as a nominee, intermediary, custodian, or agent on behalf of another person; (III) a person acting solely as an employee of the entity and whose control over or economic benefits from the entity derives solely from the employment status of the person; (IV) a person whose only interest in the entity is through a right of inheritance, unless the person otherwise meets the definition of “beneficial owner” under this subparagraph; and (V) a creditor of the entity, unless the creditor otherwise meets the requirements of “beneficial owner” under this subparagraph. (B) Owner.— In this subsection, other than in subparagraph (A) of this paragraph, the term “owner” means the person who is the eligible owner of the vessel for purposes of section 12103(b) of title 46, United States Code. (b) Conforming Amendment.— Section 3302 of title 46, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: “(n) (1) A seagoing motor vessel is not subject to inspection under section 3301(7) of this title if the vessel— “(A) is a recreational vessel (as defined in section 2101 of this title) over 300 gross tons as measured under section 14502, or an alternate tonnage measured under section 14302 of this title as prescribed by the Secretary under section 14104 of this title; “(B) does not carry any cargo or passengers for hire; and “(C) is found by the Secretary to comply with large recreational vessel regulations issued by the Secretary. “(2) This subsection shall apply only on and after the effective date of regulations referred to in paragraph (1)(C).” . Subtitle C— Coast Guard and Shipping Technical Corrections CHAPTER 1— COAST GUARD SEC. 3531. COMMANDANT DEFINED. (a) In General.— Chapter 1 of title 14, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: “§ 5. Commandant defined   “In this title, the term ‘Commandant’ means the Commandant of the Coast Guard.” . (b) Clerical Amendment.— The analysis for chapter 1 of title 14, United States Code, is 14 USC prec. 1. amended by adding at the end the following: “5. Commandant defined.”. (c) Conforming Amendments.— Title 14, United States Code, is amended— (1) in section 58(a) by striking “Commandant of the Coast Guard” and inserting “Commandant”; (2) in section 101 by striking “Commandant of the Coast Guard” and inserting “Commandant”; (3) in section 693 by striking “Commandant of the Coast Guard” and inserting “Commandant”; (4) in section 672a(a) by striking “Commandant of the Coast Guard” and inserting “Commandant”; (5) in section 678(a) by striking “Commandant of the Coast Guard” and inserting “Commandant”; (6) in section 561(a) by striking “Commandant of the Coast Guard” and inserting “Commandant”; (7) in section 577(a) by striking “Commandant of the Coast Guard” and inserting “Commandant”; (8) in section 581— (A) by striking paragraph (4); and (B) by redesignating paragraphs (5) through (12) as paragraphs (4) through (11), respectively; (9) in section 200(a) by striking “Commandant of the Coast Guard” and inserting “Commandant”; (10) in section 196(b)(1) by striking “Commandant of the Coast Guard” and inserting “Commandant”; (11) in section 199 by striking “Commandant of the Coast Guard” and inserting “Commandant”; (12) in section 429(a)(1) by striking “Commandant of the Coast Guard” and inserting “Commandant”; (13) in section 423(a)(2) by striking “Commandant of the Coast Guard” and inserting “Commandant”; (14) in section 2702(5) by striking “Commandant of the Coast Guard” and inserting “Commandant”; and (15) in section 2902(a) by striking “Commandant of the Coast Guard” and inserting “Commandant”. SEC. 3532. TRAINING COURSE ON WORKINGS OF CONGRESS.   Section 60(d) of title 14, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: “(d) Completion of Required Training.— A Coast Guard flag officer who is newly appointed or assigned to a billet in the National Capital Region, and a Coast Guard Senior Executive Service employee who is newly employed in the National Capital Region, shall complete a training course that meets the requirements of this section not later than 60 days after reporting for duty.” . SEC. 3533. MISCELLANEOUS. (a) Secretary; General Powers.— Section 92 of title 14, United States Code, is amended by redesignating subsections (f) through (i) as subsections (e) through (h), respectively. (b) Commandant; General Powers.— Section 93(a)(21) of title 14, United States Code, is amended by striking “section 30305(a)” and inserting “section 30305(b)(7)”. (c) Enlisted Members.— (1) Department of the army and department of the air force.— Section 144(b) of title 14, United States Code, is amended by striking “enlisted men” each place it appears and inserting “enlisted members”. (2) Navy department.— Section 145(b) of title 14, United States Code, is amended by striking “enlisted men” each place it appears and inserting “enlisted members”. (3) Purchase of commissary and quartermaster supplies.— Section 4 of the Act of May 22, 1926 (44 Stat. 626, chapter 371; 33 U.S.C. 754a), is amended by striking “enlisted men” and inserting “enlisted members”. (d) Arctic Maritime Transportation.— Section 90(f) of title 14, United States Code, is amended by striking the question mark. (e) Long-Term Lease Authority for Lighthouse Property.— Section 672a(a) of title 14, United States Code, as amended by this Act, is further amended by striking “Section 321 of chapter 314 of the Act of June 30, 1932 (40 U.S.C. 303b)” and inserting “Section 1302 of title 40”. (f) Required Contract Terms.— Section 565 of title 14, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (a) by striking “awarded or issued by the Coast Guard after the date of enactment of the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2010”; and (2) in subsection (b)(1) by striking “after the date of enactment of the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2010”. (g) Acquisition Program Baseline Breach.— Section 575(c) of title 14, United States Code, is amended by striking “certification, with a supporting explanation, that” and inserting “determination, with a supporting explanation, of whether”. (h) Enlistments; Term, Grade.— Section 351(a) of title 14, United States Code, is amended by inserting “the duration of their” before “minority”. (i) Members of the Auxiliary; Status.— Section 823a(b)(9) of title 14, United States Code, is amended by striking “On or after January 1, 2001, section” and inserting “Section”. (j) Use of Member’s Facilities.— Section 826(b) of title 14, United States Code, is amended by striking “section 154 of title 23, United States Code” and inserting “section 30102 of title 49”. (k) Availability of Appropriations.— Section 830(b) of title 14, United States Code, is amended by striking “1954” and inserting “1986”. SEC. 3534. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE CONSULTATION.   Section 566 of title 14, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (b) by striking “enter into” and inserting “maintain”; and (2) by striking subsection (d). SEC. 3535. REPEAL.   Section 568 of title 14, United States Code, and the item relating to that section in the analysis for chapter 15 of that title, are 14 USC prec. 561. repealed. SEC. 3536. MISSION NEED STATEMENT.   Section 569 of title 14, United States Code, is— (1) amended in subsection (a)— (A) by striking “for fiscal year 2016” and inserting “for fiscal year 2019”; and (B) by striking “, on the date on which the President submits to Congress a budget for fiscal year 2019 under such section,”. SEC. 3537. CONTINUATION ON ACTIVE DUTY.   Section 290(a) of title 14, United States Code, is amended by striking “Officers, other than the Commandant, serving” and inserting “Officers serving”. SEC. 3538. SYSTEM ACQUISITION AUTHORIZATION. (a) Requirement for Prior Authorization of Appropriations.— Section 2701(2) of title 14, United States Code, is amended by striking “and aircraft” and inserting “aircraft, and systems”. (b) Authorization of Appropriations.— Section 2702(2) of title 14, United States Code, is amended by striking “and aircraft” and inserting “aircraft, and systems”. SEC. 3539. INVENTORY OF REAL PROPERTY.   Section 679 of title 14, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (a) by striking “Not later than September 30, 2015, the Commandant shall establish” and inserting “The Commandant shall maintain”; and (2) by striking subsection (b) and inserting the following: “(b) Updates.— The Commandant shall update information on each unit of real property included in the inventory required under subsection (a) not later than 30 days after any change relating to the control of such property.” . CHAPTER 2— MARITIME TRANSPORTATION SEC. 3541. DEFINITIONS. (a) In General.— (1) Section 2101 of title 46, United States Code, is amended— (A) by inserting after paragraph (4) the following:   “( ) ‘Commandant’ means the Commandant of the Coast Guard.” ; (B) by striking the semicolon at the end of paragraph (14) and inserting a period; and (C) by redesignating the paragraphs of such section in order as paragraphs (1) through (54), respectively. (2) Section 3701 of title 46, United States Code, is amended by redesignating paragraphs (3) and (4) as paragraphs (2) and (3) respectively. (b) Conforming Amendments.— (1) Section 114(o)(3) of the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1383a(o)(3)) is amended— (A) by striking “section 2101(11a)” and inserting “section 2101(12)”; and (B) by striking “section 2101(11b)” and inserting “section 2101(13)”. (2) Section 3(3) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1802(3)), is amended by striking “section 2101(21a)” and inserting “section 2101(30)”. (3) Section 1992(d)(7) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking “section 2101(22)” and inserting “section 2101(31)”. (4) Section 12(c) of the Fishermen’s Protective Act of 1967 (22 U.S.C. 1980b(c)) is amended by striking “section 2101(11a)” and inserting “section 2101(12)”. (5) Section 311(a)(26)(D) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1321(a)(26)(D)) is amended by striking “section 2101(17a)” and inserting “section 2101(23)”. (6) Section 2113(3) of title 46, United States Code, is amended by striking “section 2101(42)(A)” and inserting “section 2101(51)(A)”. (7) Section 2116(d)(1) of title 46, United States Code, is amended by striking “Coast Guard Commandant” and inserting “Commandant”. (8) Section 3202(a)(1)(A) of title 46, United States Code, is amended by striking “section 2101(21)(A)” and inserting “section 2101(29)(A)”. (9) Section 3507 of title 46, United States Code, is amended— (A) in subsection (k)(1), by striking “section 2101(22)” and inserting “section 2101(31)”; and (B) by striking subsection (l) and inserting the following: “(l) Definition.— In this section and section 3508, the term ‘owner’ means the owner, charterer, managing operator, master, or other individual in charge of a vessel.” . (10) Section 4105 of title 46, United States Code, is amended— (A) in subsection (b)(1), by striking “section 2101(42)” and inserting “section 2101(51)”; and (B) in subsection (c), by striking “section 2101(42)(A)” and inserting “section 2101(51)(A)”. (11) Section 6101(i)(4) of title 46, United States Code, is amended by striking “of the Coast Guard”. (12) Section 7510(c)(1) of title 46, United States Code, is amended by striking “Commandant of the Coast Guard” and inserting “Commandant”. (13) Section 7706(a) of title 46, United States Code, is amended by striking “of the Coast Guard”. (14) Section 8108(a)(1) of title 46, United States Code, is amended by striking “of the Coast Guard”. (15) Section 12119(a)(3) of title 46, United States Code, is amended by striking “section 2101(20)” and inserting “section 2101(26)”. (16) Section 80302(d) of title 46, United States Code, is amended by striking “of the Coast Guard” the first place it appears. (17) Section 1101 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking “Section 2101(17a)” and inserting “Section 2101(23)”. SEC. 3542. AUTHORITY TO EXEMPT VESSELS. (a) In General.— Section 2113 of title 46, United States Code, is amended— (1) by adding “and” after the semicolon at the end of paragraph (3); and (2) by striking paragraphs (4) and (5) and inserting the following: “(4) maintain different structural fire protection, manning, operating, and equipment requirements for vessels that satisfied requirements set forth in the Passenger Vessel Safety Act of 1993 (Public Law 103–206) before June 21, 1994.” . (b) Conforming Amendments.— Section 3306(i) of title 46, United States Code, is amended by striking “section 2113(5)” and inserting “section 2113(4)”. SEC. 3543. PASSENGER VESSELS. (a) Passenger Vessel Security and Safety Requirements.— Section 3507 of title 46, United States Code, is amended— (1) by striking subsection (a)(3); (2) in subsection (e)(2), by striking “services confidential” and inserting “services as confidential”; and (3) in subsection (i), by striking “Within 6 months after the date of enactment of the Cruise Vessel Security and Safety Act of 2010, the Secretary shall issue” and insert “The Secretary shall maintain”. (b) Crime Scene Preservation Training for Passenger Vessel Crewmembers.— Section 3508 of title 46, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (a), by striking “Within 1 year after the date of enactment of the Cruise Vessel Security and Safety Act of 2010, the” and inserting “The”, and by striking “develop” and inserting “maintain”; (2) in subsection (c), by striking “Beginning 2 years after the standards are established under subsection (b), no” and inserting “No”; (3) by striking subsection (d) and redesignating subsections (e) and (f) as subsections (d) and (e), respectively; and (4) in subsection (e), as redesignated by paragraph (3), by striking “subsection (e)” each place it appears and inserting “subsection (d)”. SEC. 3544. TANK VESSELS. (a) Tank Vessel Construction Standards.— Section 3703a of title 46, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (b), by striking paragraph (3) and redesignating paragraphs (4), (5), and (6) as paragraphs (3), (4), and (5), respectively; (2) in subsection (c)(2)— (A) by striking “that is delivered” and inserting “that was delivered”; (B) by striking “that qualifies” and inserting “that qualified”; and (C) by striking “after January 1, 2015,”; (3) in subsection (c)(3)— (A) by striking “that is delivered” and inserting “that was delivered”; and (B) by striking “that qualifies” and inserting “that qualified”; (4) by striking subsection (c)(3)(A) and inserting the following: “(A) in the case of a vessel of at least 5,000 gross tons but less than 15,000 gross tons as measured under section 14502, or an alternate tonnage measured under section 14302 as prescribed by the Secretary under section 14104, if the vessel is 25 years old or older and has a single hull, or is 30 years old or older and has a double bottom or double sides;” ; (5) by striking subsection (c)(3)(B) and inserting the following: “(B) in the case of a vessel of at least 15,000 gross tons but less than 30,000 gross tons as measured under section 14502, or an alternate tonnage measured under section 14302 as prescribed by the Secretary under section 14104, if the vessel is 25 years old or older and has a single hull, or is 30 years old or older and has a double bottom or double sides; and” ; (6) by striking subsection (c)(3)(C) and inserting the following: “(C) in the case of a vessel of at least 30,000 gross tons as measured under section 14502, or an alternate tonnage measured under section 14302 as prescribed by the Secretary under section 14104, if the vessel is 23 years old or older and has a single hull, or is 28 years old or older and has a double bottom or double sides.” ; and (7) in subsection (e)— (A) in paragraph (1), by striking “and except as otherwise provided in paragraphs (2) and (3) of this subsection”; and (B) by striking paragraph (2) and redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (2). (b) Crude Oil Tanker Minimum Standards.— Section 3705 of title 46, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (b)— (A) by striking paragraph (2); (B) by striking “(1)”; and (C) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) and (B) as paragraphs (1) and (2), respectively; and (2) in subsection (c), by striking “before January 2, 1986, or the date on which the tanker reaches 15 years of age, whichever is later”. (c) Product Carrier Minimum Standards.— Section 3706(d) of title 46, United States Code, is amended by striking “before January 2, 1986, or the date on which it reaches 15 years of age, whichever is later”. (d) Definition.— Section 1001(32)(A) of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (33 U.S.C. 2701(32)(A)) is amended by striking “(other than a vessel described in section 3703a(b)(3) of title 46, United States Code)”. SEC. 3545. GROUNDS FOR DENIAL OR REVOCATION. (a) Dangerous Drugs as Grounds for Denial.— Section 7503 of title 46, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: “§ 7503. Dangerous drugs as grounds for denial   “A license, certificate of registry, or merchant mariner’s document authorized to be issued under this part may be denied to an individual who— “(1) within 10 years before applying for the license, certificate, or document, has been convicted of violating a dangerous drug law of the United States or of a State; or “(2) when applying, has ever been a user of, or addicted to, a dangerous drug unless the individual provides satisfactory proof that the individual is cured.” . (b) Dangerous Drugs as Grounds for Revocation.— Section 7704 of title 46, United States Code, is amended by redesignating subsections (b) and (c) as subsections (a) and (b), respectively. SEC. 3546. MISCELLANEOUS CORRECTIONS TO TITLE 46, U.S.C. (a) Section 2110 of title 46, United States Code, is amended by striking subsection (k). (b) Section 2116(c) of title 46, United States Code, is amended by striking “Beginning with fiscal year 2011 and each fiscal year thereafter, the” and inserting “The”. (c) Section 3302(g)(2) of title 46, United States Code, is amended by striking “After December 31, 1988, this” and inserting “This”. (d) Section 6101(j) of title 46, United States Code, is amended by striking “, as soon as possible, and no later than January 1, 2005,”. (e) Section 7505 of title 46, United States Code, is amended by striking “section 206(b)(7) of the National Driver Register Act of 1982 (23 U.S.C. 401 note)” and inserting “section 30305(b)(7) of title 49”. (f) Section 7702(c)(1) of title 46, United States Code, is amended by striking “section 206(b)(4) of the National Driver Register Act of 1982 (23 U.S.C. 401 note)” and inserting “section 30305(b)(7) of title 49”. (g) Section 8106(f) of title 46, United States Code, is amended by striking paragraph (3) and inserting the following: “(3) Continuing violations.— The maximum amount of a civil penalty for a violation under this subsection shall be $100,000.” . (h) Section 8703 of title 46, United States Code, is amended by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (b). (i) Section 11113 of title 46, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (a)(4)(A) by striking “paragraph (2)” and inserting “paragraph (3)”; and (2) in subsection (c)(2)(B)— (A) by striking “section 2(9)(a)” and inserting “section 2(a)(9)(A)”; and (B) by striking “33 U.S.C. 1901(9)(a)” and inserting “33 U.S.C. 1901(a)(9)(A)”. (j) Section 12113(d)(2)(C)(iii) of title 46, United States Code, is amended by striking “118 Stat. 2887)” and inserting “118 Stat. 2887))”. (k) Section 13107(c)(2) of title 46, United States Code, is amended by striking “On and after October 1, 2016, no” and inserting “No”. (l) Section 31322(a)(4)(B) of title 46, United States Code, is amended by striking “state” and inserting “State”. (m) Section 52101(d) of title 46, United States Code, is amended by striking “(50 App. U.S.C. 459(a))” and inserting “(50 U.S.C. 3808(a))”. (n) The analysis for chapter 531 of title 46, United States Code, is 46 USC prec. 53101. amended by striking the item relating to section 53109: (o) Section 53106(a)(1) of title 46, United States Code, is amended by striking subparagraphs (A), (B), (C), and (D), and by redesignating subparagraphs (E), (F), and (G) as subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C), respectively. (p) Section 53111 of title 46, United States Code, is amended by striking paragraphs (1) through (4), and by redesignating paragraphs (5), (6), and (7) as paragraphs (1), (2), and (3), respectively. (q) Section 53501 of title 46, United States Code, is amended— (1) in paragraph (5)(A)(iii), by striking “transportation trade trade or” and inserting “transportation trade or”; (2) by redesignating paragraph (8) as paragraph (9); (3) by striking the second paragraph (7) (relating to the definition of “United States foreign trade”); and (4) by inserting after the first paragraph (7) the following: “(8) United states foreign trade.— The term ‘United States foreign trade’ includes those areas in domestic trade in which a vessel built with a construction-differential subsidy is allowed to operate under the first sentence of section 506 of the Merchant Marine Act, 1936.” . (r) Section 54101(f) of title 46, United States Code, is amended by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following: “(2) Minimum standards for payment or reimbursement.— Each application submitted under paragraph (1) shall include a comprehensive description of— “(A) the need for the project; “(B) the methodology for implementing the project; and “(C) any existing programs or arrangements that can be used to supplement or leverage assistance under the program.” . (s) Section 55305(d)(2)(D) of title 46, United States Code, is amended by striking “421(c)(1)” and inserting “1303(a)(1))”. (t) The analysis for chapter 575 of title 46, United States Code, is 46 USC prec. 57501. amended in the item relating to section 57533 by adding a period at the end. (u) Section 57532(d) of title 46, United States Code, is amended by striking “(50 App. U.S.C. 1291(a), (c), 1293(c), 1294)” and inserting “(50 U.S.C. 4701(a), (c), 4703(c), and 4704)”. (v) Section 60303(c) of title 46, United States Code, is amended in by striking “Subsection (a) section does” and inserting “Subsection (a) does”. SEC. 3547. MISCELLANEOUS CORRECTIONS TO OIL POLLUTION ACT OF 1990. (a) Section 2 of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (33 U.S.C. 2701 note) is amended by— (1) inserting after the item relating to section 5007 the following: “Sec. 5008.  North Pacific Marine Research Institute.”. (2) striking the item relating to section 6003. (b) Section 1003(d)(5) of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (33 U.S.C. 2703(d)(5)) is amended by inserting “section” before “1002(a)”. (c) Section 1004(d)(2)(C) of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (33 U.S.C. 2704(d)(2)(C)) is amended by striking “under this subparagraph (A)” and inserting “under subparagraph (A)”. (d) Section 4303 of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (33 U.S.C. 2716a) is amended— (1) in subsection (a), by striking “subsection (c)(2)” and inserting “subsection (b)(2)”; and (2) in subsection (b), by striking “this section 1016” and inserting “section 1016”. (e) Section 5002(l)(2) of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (33 U.S.C. 2732(l)(2)) is amended by striking “General Accounting Office” and inserting “Government Accountability Office”. SEC. 3548. MISCELLANEOUS CORRECTIONS. (a) Section 1 of the Act of June 15, 1917 (chapter 30; 50 U.S.C. 191), is amended by striking “the Secretary of the Treasury” and inserting “the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating”. (b) Section 5(b) of the Act entitled “An Act to regulate the construction of bridges over navigable waters”, approved March 23, 1906, popularly known as the Bridge Act of 1906 (chapter 1130; 33 U.S.C. 495(b)), is amended by striking “$5,000 for a violation occurring in 2004; $10,000 for a violation occurring in 2005; $15,000 for a violation occurring in 2006; $20,000 for a violation occurring in 2007; and”. (c) Section 5(f) of the Act to Prevent Pollution from Ships (33 U.S.C. 1904(f)) is amended to read as follows: “(f) Ship Clearance; Refusal or Revocation.— If a ship is under a detention order under this section, the Secretary may refuse or revoke the clearance required by section 60105 of title 46, United States Code.” .

4. 2018

   Frank LoBiondo Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2018

   Pub. L. 115–282 § 107(b) · 132 Stat. 4192

   Changed · 14 U.S.C. § 908

   Pub. L. 115–282, § 107(b), renumbered section 672a of this title as this section

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Pub. L. 115–282, § 107(b), renumbered section 672a of this title as this section.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (b) Redesignations and Transfers.— (1) Requirement.— The sections of title 14, United States Code, identified in the table provided in paragraph (2) are amended— (A) by redesignating the sections as described in the table; and (B) by transferring the sections, as necessary, so that the sections appear after the table of sections for chapter 9 of such title (as added by subsection (a)), in the order in which the sections are presented in the table. (2) Table.— The table referred to in paragraph (1) is the following: Title 14 section number before redesignationSection heading (provided for identification purposes only-not amended)Title 14 section number after redesignation 641Disposal of certain material901 653Employment of draftsmen and engineers902 656Use of certain appropriated funds903 666Local hire904 670Procurement authority for family housing905 671Air Station Cape Cod Improvements906 672Long-term lease of special purpose facilities907 672aLong-term lease authority for lighthouse property908 674Small boat station rescue capability909 675Small boat station closures910 676Search and rescue center standards911 676aAir facility closures912 677Turnkey selection procedures913 681Disposition of infrastructure related to E–LORAN914 635Oaths required for boards931 636Administration of oaths932 638Coast Guard ensigns and pennants933 639Penalty for unauthorized use of words “Coast Guard”934 640Coast Guard band recordings for commercial sale935 645Confidentiality of medical quality assurance records; qualified immunity for participants936 646Admiralty claims against the United States937 647Claims for damage to property of the United States938 648Accounting for industrial work939 649Supplies and equipment from stock940 650Coast Guard Supply Fund941 654Public and commercial vessels and other watercraft; sale of fuel, supplies, and services942 655Arms and ammunition; immunity from taxation943 658Confidential investigative expenses944 659Assistance to film producers945 664User fees946 667Vessel construction bonding requirements947 668Contracts for medical care for retirees, dependents, and survivors: alternative delivery of health care948 669Telephone installation and charges949 673Designation, powers, and accountability of deputy disbursing officials950 678Aircraft accident investigations951

5. 2018

   Frank LoBiondo Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2018

   Pub. L. 115–282 § 123(b)(2) · 132 Stat. 4192

   Substituted · 14 U.S.C. § 908(b)

   Pub. L. 115–282, § 123(b)(2), substituted “section 2946” for “section 687”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 115–282, § 123(b)(2), substituted “section 2946” for “section 687”.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (2) Title 14.— In title 14, United States Code, each reference in the text of such title to a source 49 USC 303–305, 308, 313, 317, 504, 528, 543, 717, 908, 1106, 1107, 1110, 1133, 1171, 1904, 1945, 2107–2110, 2113, 2115–2125, 2142–2146, 2148–2151, 2159–2164, 2307, 2311, 2315, 2734, 2922, 2945, 2946, 3711, 3731, 3734, 3735, 3737, 3740, 3742, 3743, 3747, 3749, 3752, 3901, 3902, 3908, 3909, 3911, 5101, 5103, 5104, 5107. section is amended by striking such reference and inserting a reference to the appropriate, as determined using the tables located in this title, redesignated section.

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