PLAW-115publ282.pdf

PUBLIC LAW 115–282—DEC. 4, 2018

FRANK LOBIONDO COAST GUARD

AUTHORIZATION ACT OF 2018

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132 STAT. 4192 PUBLIC LAW 115–282—DEC. 4, 2018

Public Law 115–282 115th Congress

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

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Frank LoBiondo Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2018’’.

SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS.

The table of contents of this Act is as follows:

Sec. 1. Short title.

Sec. 2. Table of contents.

TITLE I—REORGANIZATION OF TITLE 14, UNITED STATES CODE

Sec. 101. Initial matter.

Sec. 102. Subtitle I.

Sec. 103. Chapter 1.

Sec. 104. Chapter 3.

Sec. 105. Chapter 5.

Sec. 106. Chapter 7.

Sec. 107. Chapter 9.

Sec. 108. Chapter 11.

Sec. 109. Subtitle II.

Sec. 110. Chapter 19.

Sec. 111. Part II.

Sec. 112. Chapter 21.

Sec. 113. Chapter 23.

Sec. 114. Chapter 25.

Sec. 115. Part III.

Sec. 116. Chapter 27.

Sec. 117. Chapter 29.

Sec. 118. Subtitle III and chapter 37.

Sec. 119. Chapter 39.

Sec. 120. Chapter 41.

Sec. 121. Subtitle IV and chapter 49.

Sec. 122. Chapter 51.

Sec. 123. References.

Sec. 124. Rule of construction.

TITLE II—AUTHORIZATIONS

Sec. 201. Amendments to title 14, United States Code, as amended by title I of this

Act.

Sec. 202. Authorizations of appropriations.

Sec. 203. Authorized levels of military strength and training.

Sec. 204. Authorization of amounts for Fast Response Cutters.

Sec. 205. Authorization of amounts for shoreside infrastructure.

Sec. 206. Authorization of amounts for aircraft improvements.

TITLE III—COAST GUARD

Sec. 301. Amendments to title 14, United States Code, as amended by title I of this

Act.

Frank LoBiondo Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2018.

Dec. 4, 2018 [S. 140]

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Sec. 302. Primary duties.

Sec. 303. National Coast Guard Museum.

Sec. 304. Unmanned aircraft.

Sec. 305. Coast Guard health-care professionals; licensure portability.

Sec. 306. Training; emergency response providers.

Sec. 307. Incentive contracts for Coast Guard yard and industrial establishments.

Sec. 308. Confidential investigative expenses.

Sec. 309. Regular captains; retirement.

Sec. 310. Conversion, alteration, and repair projects.

Sec. 311. Contracting for major acquisitions programs.

Sec. 312. Officer promotion zones.

Sec. 313. Cross reference.

Sec. 314. Commissioned service retirement.

Sec. 315. Leave for birth or adoption of child.

Sec. 316. Clothing at time of discharge.

Sec. 317. Unfunded priorities list.

Sec. 318. Safety of vessels of the Armed Forces.

Sec. 319. Air facilities.

TITLE IV—PORTS AND WATERWAYS SAFETY

Sec. 401. Codification of Ports and Waterways Safety Act.

Sec. 402. Conforming amendments.

Sec. 403. Transitional and savings provisions.

Sec. 404. Rule of construction.

Sec. 405. Advisory committee: repeal.

Sec. 406. Regattas and marine parades.

Sec. 407. Regulation of vessels in territorial waters of United States.

Sec. 408. Port, harbor, and coastal facility security.

TITLE V—MARITIME TRANSPORTATION SAFETY

Sec. 501. Consistency in marine inspections.

Sec. 502. Uninspected passenger vessels in St. Louis County, Minnesota.

Sec. 503. Engine cut-off switch requirements.

Sec. 504. Exception from survival craft requirements.

Sec. 505. Safety standards.

Sec. 506. Fishing safety grants.

Sec. 507. Fishing, fish tender, and fish processing vessel certification.

Sec. 508. Deadline for compliance with alternate safety compliance program.

Sec. 509. Termination of unsafe operations; technical correction.

Sec. 510. Technical corrections: Licenses, certificates of registry, and merchant mariner documents.

Sec. 511. Clarification of logbook entries.

Sec. 512. Certificates of documentation for recreational vessels.

Sec. 513. Numbering for undocumented barges.

Sec. 514. Backup national timing system.

Sec. 515. Scientific personnel.

Sec. 516. Transparency.

TITLE VI—ADVISORY COMMITTEES

Sec. 601. National maritime transportation advisory committees.

Sec. 602. Maritime Security Advisory Committees.

TITLE VII—FEDERAL MARITIME COMMISSION

Sec. 701. Short title.

Sec. 702. Authorization of appropriations.

Sec. 703. Reporting on impact of alliances on competition.

Sec. 704. Definition of certain covered services.

Sec. 705. Reports filed with the Commission.

Sec. 706. Public participation.

Sec. 707. Ocean transportation intermediaries.

Sec. 708. Common carriers.

Sec. 709. Negotiations.

Sec. 710. Injunctive relief sought by the Commission.

Sec. 711. Discussions.

Sec. 712. Transparency.

Sec. 713. Study of bankruptcy preparation and response.

Sec. 714. Agreements unaffected.

TITLE VIII—MISCELLANEOUS

Sec. 801. Repeal of obsolete reporting requirement.

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Sec. 802. Corrections to provisions enacted by Coast Guard Authorization Acts.

Sec. 803. Officer evaluation report.

Sec. 804. Extension of authority.

Sec. 805. Coast Guard ROTC program.

Sec. 806. Currency detection canine team program.

Sec. 807. Center of expertise for Great Lakes oil spill search and response.

Sec. 808. Public safety answering points and maritime search and rescue coordina-tion.

Sec. 809. Ship shoal lighthouse transfer: repeal.

Sec. 810. Land exchange, Ayakulik Island, Alaska.

Sec. 811. Use of Tract 43.

Sec. 812. Coast Guard maritime domain awareness.

Sec. 813. Monitoring.

Sec. 814. Reimbursements for non-Federal construction costs of certain aids to navigation.

Sec. 815. Towing safety management system fees.

Sec. 816. Oil spill disbursements auditing and report.

Sec. 817. Fleet requirements assessment and strategy.

Sec. 818. National Security Cutter.

Sec. 819. Acquisition plan for inland waterway and river tenders and bay-class ice-breakers.

Sec. 820. Great Lakes icebreaker acquisition.

Sec. 821. Polar icebreakers.

Sec. 822. Strategic assets in the Arctic.

Sec. 823. Arctic planning criteria.

Sec. 824. Vessel response plan audit.

Sec. 825. Waters deemed not navigable waters of the United States for certain pur-poses.

Sec. 826. Documentation of recreational vessels.

Sec. 827. Equipment requirements; exemption from throwable personal flotation devices requirement.

Sec. 828. Visual distress signals and alternative use.

Sec. 829. Radar refresher training.

Sec. 830. Commercial fishing vessel safety national communications plan.

Sec. 831. Atlantic Coast port access route study recommendations.

Sec. 832. Drawbridges.

Sec. 833. Waiver.

Sec. 834. Fire-retardant materials.

Sec. 835. Vessel waiver.

Sec. 836. Temporary limitations.

Sec. 837. Transfer of Coast Guard property in Jupiter Island, Florida, for inclusion in Hobe Sound National Wildlife Refuge.

Sec. 838. Emergency response.

Sec. 839. Drawbridges consultation.

TITLE IX—VESSEL INCIDENTAL DISCHARGE ACT

Sec. 901. Short title.

Sec. 902. Purposes; findings.

Sec. 903. Standards for discharges incidental to normal operation of vessels.

TITLE X—HYDROGRAPHIC SERVICES AND OTHER MATTERS

Sec. 1001. Reauthorization of Hydrographic Services Improvement Act of 1998.

Sec. 1002. System for tracking and reporting all-inclusive cost of hydrographic sur-veys.

Sec. 1003. Homeport of certain research vessels.

TITLE I—REORGANIZATION OF TITLE

14, UNITED STATES CODE

SEC. 101. INITIAL MATTER.

Title 14, United States Code, is amended by striking the title designation, the title heading, and the table of parts at the begin-ning and inserting the following:

‘‘TITLE 14—COAST GUARD

‘‘Subtitle Sec.

‘‘I. Establishment, Powers, Duties, and Administration

14 USC 101 prec.

14 USC 1 prec.

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‘‘II. Personnel ‘‘III. Coast Guard Reserve and Auxiliary ‘‘IV. Coast Guard Authorizations and Reports to Congress .................... 4901’’.

SEC. 102. SUBTITLE I.

Part I of title 14, United States Code, is amended by striking the part designation, the part heading, and the table of chapters at the beginning and inserting the following:

‘‘Subtitle I—Establishment, Powers, Duties, and Administration

‘‘Chap. Sec.

‘‘1. Establishment and Duties ‘‘3. Composition and Organization ‘‘5. Functions and Powers ‘‘7. Cooperation ‘‘9. Administration ‘‘11. Acquisitions ................................................................................................. 1101’’.

SEC. 103. CHAPTER 1.

(a) INITIAL MATTER.—Chapter 1 of title 14, United States Code, is amended by striking the chapter designation, the chapter heading, and the table of sections at the beginning and inserting the following:

‘‘CHAPTER 1—ESTABLISHMENT AND DUTIES

‘‘Sec.

‘‘101. Establishment of Coast Guard.

‘‘102. Primary duties.

‘‘103. Department in which the Coast Guard operates.

‘‘104. Removing restrictions.

‘‘105. Secretary defined.

‘‘106. Commandant defined.’’.

(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 1 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 be-fore redes-ignation

Section heading (provided for identi-fication purposes only-not amended)

Title 14 section number after redes-ignation

1 Establishment of Coast Guard 101

14 USC 101 prec.

14 USC 1 prec.

14 USC 101 prec.

14 USC 1 prec.

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Title 14 section number be-fore redes-ignation

Section heading (provided for identi-fication purposes only-not amended)

Title 14 section number after redes-ignation

2 Primary duties 102

3 Department in which the Coast Guard operates 103

652 Removing restrictions 104

4 Secretary defined 105

5 Commandant defined 106

SEC. 104. CHAPTER 3.

(a) INITIAL MATTER.—Chapter 3 of title 14, United States Code, is amended by striking the chapter designation, the chapter heading, and the table of sections at the beginning and inserting the following:

‘‘CHAPTER 3—COMPOSITION AND ORGANIZATION

‘‘Sec.

‘‘301. Grades and ratings.

‘‘302. Commandant; appointment.

‘‘303. Retirement of Commandant or Vice Commandant.

‘‘304. Vice Commandant; appointment.

‘‘305. Vice admirals.

‘‘306. Retirement.

‘‘307. Vice admirals and admiral, continuity of grade.

‘‘308. Chief Acquisition Officer.

‘‘309. Office of the Coast Guard Reserve; Director.

‘‘310. Chief of Staff to President: appointment.

‘‘311. Captains of the port.

‘‘312. Prevention and response workforces.

‘‘313. Centers of expertise for Coast Guard prevention and response.

‘‘314. Marine industry training program.

‘‘315. Training course on workings of Congress.

‘‘316. National Coast Guard Museum.

‘‘317. United States Coast Guard Band; composition; director.

‘‘318. Environmental Compliance and Restoration Program.’’.

(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 3 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:

14 USC 301 prec.

14 USC 41 prec.

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section number be-fore redes-ignation

Section heading (provided for identi-fication purposes only-not amended)

Title 14 section number after redes-ignation

41 Grades and ratings 301

44 Commandant; appointment 302

46 Retirement of Commandant or Vice Commandant 303

47 Vice Commandant; appointment 304

50 Vice admirals 305

51 Retirement 306

52 Vice admirals and admiral, con-tinuity of grade 307

56 Chief Acquisition Officer 308

53 Office of the Coast Guard Reserve;

Director 309

54 Chief of Staff to President: appoint-ment 310

57 Prevention and response workforces 312

58 Centers of expertise for Coast Guard prevention and response 313

59 Marine industry training program 314

60 Training course on workings of Con-gress 315

98 National Coast Guard Museum 316

336 United States Coast Guard Band;

composition; director 317

(c) ADDITIONAL CHANGES.—

(1) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 3 of title 14, United States Code, is further amended—

(A) by inserting after section 310 (as so redesignated and transferred under subsection (b)) the following:

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‘‘§ 311. Captains of the port ‘‘Any officer, including any petty officer, may be designated by the Commandant as captain of the port or ports or adjacent high seas or waters over which the United States has jurisdiction, as the Commandant deems necessary to facilitate execution of Coast Guard duties.’’; and

(B) by inserting after section 317 (as so redesignated and transferred under subsection (b)) the following:

‘‘§ 318. Environmental Compliance and Restoration Program ‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—For the purposes of this section—

‘‘(1) ‘environment’, ‘facility’, ‘person’, ‘release’, ‘removal’, ‘remedial’, and ‘response’ have the same meaning they have in section 101 of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (42 U.S.C. 9601);

‘‘(2) ‘hazardous substance’ has the same meaning it has in section 101 of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (42 U.S.C. 9601), except that it also includes the meaning given ‘oil’ in section 311 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1321); and

‘‘(3) ‘pollutant’ has the same meaning it has in section 502 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C.

1362).

‘‘(b) PROGRAM.—

‘‘(1) The Secretary shall carry out a program of environ-mental compliance and restoration at current and former Coast Guard facilities.

‘‘(2) Program goals include:

‘‘(A) Identifying, investigating, and cleaning up contamination from hazardous substances and pollutants.

‘‘(B) Correcting other environmental damage that poses an imminent and substantial danger to the public health or welfare or to the environment.

‘‘(C) Demolishing and removing unsafe buildings and structures, including buildings and structures at former Coast Guard facilities.

‘‘(D) Preventing contamination from hazardous sub-stances and pollutants at current Coast Guard facilities.

‘‘(3)(A) The Secretary shall respond to releases of hazardous substances and pollutants— ‘‘(i) at each Coast Guard facility the United States owns, leases, or otherwise possesses;

‘‘(ii) at each Coast Guard facility the United States owned, leased, or otherwise possessed when the actions leading to contamination from hazardous substances or pollutants occurred; and

‘‘(iii) on each vessel the Coast Guard owns or operates.

‘‘(B) Subparagraph (A) of this paragraph does not apply to a removal or remedial action when a potentially responsible person responds under section 122 of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (42 U.S.C. 9622).

‘‘(C) The Secretary shall pay a fee or charge imposed by a State authority for permit services for disposing of hazardous substances or pollutants from Coast Guard facilities to the same extent that nongovernmental entities are required to pay for permit services. This subparagraph does not apply

14 USC 318.

14 USC 311.

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to a payment that is the responsibility of a lessee, contractor, or other private person.

‘‘(4) The Secretary may agree with another Federal agency for that agency to assist in carrying out the Secretary’s respon-sibilities under this section. The Secretary may enter into con-tracts, cooperative agreements, and grant agreements with State and local governments to assist in carrying out the Sec-retary’s responsibilities under this section. Services that may be obtained under this paragraph include identifying, inves-tigating, and cleaning up off-site contamination that may have resulted from the release of a hazardous substance or pollutant at a Coast Guard facility.

‘‘(5) Section 119 of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (42 U.S.C. 9619) applies to response action contractors that carry out response actions under this section. The Coast Guard shall indemnify response action contractors to the extent that adequate insur-ance is not generally available at a fair price at the time the contractor enters into the contract to cover the contractor’s reasonable, potential, long-term liability.

‘‘(c) AMOUNTS RECOVERED FOR RESPONSE ACTIONS.—

‘‘(1) All sums appropriated to carry out the Coast Guard’s environmental compliance and restoration functions under this section or another law shall be credited or transferred to an appropriate Coast Guard account, as determined by the Com-mandant and remain available until expended.

‘‘(2) Funds may be obligated or expended from such account to carry out the Coast Guard’s environmental compliance and restoration functions under this section or another law.

‘‘(3) In proposing the budget for any fiscal year under section 1105 of title 31, the President shall set forth separately the amount requested for the Coast Guard’s environmental compliance and restoration activities under this section or another law.

‘‘(4) Amounts recovered under section 107 of the Com-prehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (42 U.S.C. 9607) for the Secretary’s response actions at current and former Coast Guard facilities shall be credited to an appropriate Coast Guard account, as determined by the Commandant.

‘‘(d) ANNUAL LIST OF PROJECTS TO CONGRESS.—The Com-mandant 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 prioritized list of projects eligible for environmental compliance and restoration funding for each fiscal year concurrent with the President’s budget submission for that fiscal year.’’.

(2) CONFORMING REPEALS.—Sections 634, 690, 691, 692, and 693 of title 14, United States Code, are repealed.

SEC. 105. CHAPTER 5.

(a) INITIAL MATTER.—Chapter 5 of title 14, United States Code, is amended by striking the chapter designation, the chapter heading, and the table of sections at the beginning and inserting the following:

14 USC 81 prec.

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‘‘CHAPTER 5—FUNCTIONS AND POWERS

‘‘SUBCHAPTER I—GENERAL POWERS

‘‘Sec.

‘‘501. Secretary; general powers.

‘‘502. Delegation of powers by the Secretary.

‘‘503. Regulations.

‘‘504. Commandant; general powers.

‘‘505. Functions and powers vested in the Commandant.

‘‘506. Prospective payment of funds necessary to provide medical care.

‘‘507. Appointment of judges.

‘‘SUBCHAPTER II—LIFE SAVING AND LAW ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITIES

‘‘521. Saving life and property.

‘‘522. Law enforcement.

‘‘523. Enforcement authority.

‘‘524. Enforcement of coastwise trade laws.

‘‘525. Special agents of the Coast Guard Investigative Service law enforcement au-thority.

‘‘526. Stopping vessels; indemnity for firing at or into vessel.

‘‘527. Safety of naval vessels.

‘‘528. Protecting against unmanned aircraft.

‘‘SUBCHAPTER III—AIDS TO NAVIGATION

‘‘541. Aids to navigation authorized.

‘‘542. Unauthorized aids to maritime navigation; penalty.

‘‘543. Interference with aids to navigation; penalty.

‘‘544. Aids to maritime navigation; penalty.

‘‘545. Marking of obstructions.

‘‘546. Deposit of damage payments.

‘‘547. Rewards for apprehension of persons interfering with aids to navigation.

‘‘SUBCHAPTER IV—MISCELLANEOUS

‘‘561. Icebreaking in polar regions.

‘‘562. Appeals and waivers.

‘‘563. Notification of certain determinations.’’.

(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 5 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 be-fore redes-ignation

Section heading (provided for identi-fication purposes only-not amended)

Title 14 section number after redes-ignation

92 Secretary; general powers 501

631 Delegation of powers by the Sec-retary 502

633 Regulations 503

14 USC 501 prec.

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section number be-fore redes-ignation

Section heading (provided for identi-fication purposes only-not amended)

Title 14 section number after redes-ignation

93 Commandant; general powers 504

632 Functions and powers vested in the Commandant 505

520 Prospective payment of funds nec-essary to provide medical care 506

153 Appointment of judges 507

88 Saving life and property 521

89 Law enforcement 522

99 Enforcement authority 523

100 Enforcement of coastwise trade laws 524

95 Special agents of the Coast Guard Investigative Service law enforce-ment authority 525

637 Stopping vessels; indemnity for fir-ing at or into vessel 526

91 Safety of naval vessels 527

104 Protecting against unmanned air-craft 528

81 Aids to navigation authorized 541

83 Unauthorized aids to maritime navi-gation; penalty 542

84 Interference with aids to navigation;

penalty 543

85 Aids to maritime navigation; penalty 544

86 Marking of obstructions 545

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132 STAT. 4202 PUBLIC LAW 115–282—DEC. 4, 2018

section number be-fore redes-ignation

Section heading (provided for identi-fication purposes only-not amended)

Title 14 section number after redes-ignation

642 Deposit of damage payments 546

643 Rewards for apprehension of persons interfering with aids to navigation 547

87 Icebreaking in polar regions 561

101 Appeals and waivers 562

103 Notification of certain determina-tions 563

(c) ADDITIONAL CHANGES.—Chapter 5 of title 14, United States Code, is further amended—

(1) by inserting before section 501 (as so redesignated and transferred under subsection (b)) the following:

‘‘SUBCHAPTER I—GENERAL POWERS’’;

(2) by inserting before section 521 (as so redesignated and transferred under subsection (b)) the following:

‘‘SUBCHAPTER II—LIFE SAVING AND LAW ENFORCEMENT

AUTHORITIES’’;

(3) by inserting before section 541 (as so redesignated and transferred under subsection (b)) the following:

‘‘SUBCHAPTER III—AIDS TO NAVIGATION’’;

and

(4) by inserting before section 561 (as so redesignated and transferred under subsection (b)) the following:

‘‘SUBCHAPTER IV—MISCELLANEOUS’’.

SEC. 106. CHAPTER 7.

(a) INITIAL MATTER.—Chapter 7 of title 14, United States Code, is amended by striking the chapter designation, the chapter heading, and the table of sections at the beginning and inserting the following:

‘‘CHAPTER 7—COOPERATION

‘‘Sec.

‘‘701. Cooperation with other agencies, States, territories, and political subdivisions.

‘‘702. State Department.

‘‘703. Treasury Department.

‘‘704. Department of the Army and Department of the Air Force.

‘‘705. Navy Department.

14 USC 701 prec.

14 USC 141 prec.

14 USC 561 prec.

14 USC 541 prec.

14 USC 521 prec.

14 USC 501 prec.

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‘‘706. United States Postal Service.

‘‘707. Department of Commerce.

‘‘708. Department of Health and Human Services.

‘‘709. Maritime instruction.

‘‘710. Assistance to foreign governments and maritime authorities.

‘‘711. Coast Guard officers as attachés to missions.

‘‘712. Contracts with Government-owned establishments for work and material.

‘‘713. Nonappropriated fund instrumentalities: contracts with other agencies and in-strumentalities to provide or obtain goods and services.

‘‘714. Arctic maritime domain awareness.

‘‘715. Oceanographic research.

‘‘716. Arctic maritime transportation.

‘‘717. Agreements.’’.

(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 7 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 be-fore redes-ignation

Section heading (provided for identi-fication purposes only-not amended)

Title 14 section number after redes-ignation

141 Cooperation with other agencies, States, territories, and political sub-divisions 701

142 State Department 702

143 Treasury Department 703

144 Department of the Army and De-partment of the Air Force 704

145 Navy Department 705

146 United States Postal Service 706

147 Department of Commerce 707

147a Department of Health and Human Services 708

148 Maritime instruction 709

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section number be-fore redes-ignation

Section heading (provided for identi-fication purposes only-not amended)

Title 14 section number after redes-ignation

149 Assistance to foreign governments and maritime authorities 710

150 Coast Guard officers as attachés to missions 711

151 Contracts with Government-owned establishments for work and mate-rial 712

152 Nonappropriated fund instrumental-ities: contracts with other agencies and instrumentalities to provide or obtain goods and services 713

154 Arctic maritime domain awareness 714

94 Oceanographic research 715

90 Arctic maritime transportation 716

102 Agreements 717

SEC. 107. CHAPTER 9.

(a) INITIAL MATTER.—Chapter 9 of title 14, United States Code, is amended by striking the chapter designation, the chapter heading, and the table of sections at the beginning and inserting the following:

‘‘CHAPTER 9—ADMINISTRATION

‘‘SUBCHAPTER I—REAL AND PERSONAL PROPERTY

‘‘Sec.

‘‘901. Disposal of certain material.

‘‘902. Employment of draftsmen and engineers.

‘‘903. Use of certain appropriated funds.

‘‘904. Local hire.

‘‘905. Procurement authority for family housing.

‘‘906. Air Station Cape Cod Improvements.

‘‘907. Long-term lease of special purpose facilities.

‘‘908. Long-term lease authority for lighthouse property.

‘‘909. Small boat station rescue capability.

‘‘910. Small boat station closures.

‘‘911. Search and rescue center standards.

‘‘912. Air facility closures.

‘‘913. Turnkey selection procedures.

‘‘914. Disposition of infrastructure related to E–LORAN.

‘‘SUBCHAPTER II—MISCELLANEOUS

‘‘931. Oaths required for boards.

14 USC 901 prec.

14 USC 181 prec.

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‘‘932. Administration of oaths.

‘‘933. Coast Guard ensigns and pennants.

‘‘934. Penalty for unauthorized use of words ‘Coast Guard’.

‘‘935. Coast Guard band recordings for commercial sale.

‘‘936. Confidentiality of medical quality assurance records; qualified immunity for participants.

‘‘937. Admiralty claims against the United States.

‘‘938. Claims for damage to property of the United States.

‘‘939. Accounting for industrial work.

‘‘940. Supplies and equipment from stock.

‘‘941. Coast Guard Supply Fund.

‘‘942. Public and commercial vessels and other watercraft; sale of fuel, supplies, and services.

‘‘943. Arms and ammunition; immunity from taxation.

‘‘944. Confidential investigative expenses.

‘‘945. Assistance to film producers.

‘‘946. User fees.

‘‘947. Vessel construction bonding requirements.

‘‘948. Contracts for medical care for retirees, dependents, and survivors: alternative delivery of health care.

‘‘949. Telephone installation and charges.

‘‘950. Designation, powers, and accountability of deputy disbursing officials.

‘‘951. Aircraft accident investigations.’’.

(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 be-fore redes-ignation

Section heading (provided for identi-fication purposes only-not amended)

Title 14 section number after redes-ignation

641 Disposal of certain material 901

653 Employment of draftsmen and engi-neers 902

656 Use of certain appropriated funds 903

666 Local hire 904

670 Procurement authority for family housing 905

671 Air Station Cape Cod Improvements 906

672 Long-term lease of special purpose facilities 907

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section number be-fore redes-ignation

Section heading (provided for identi-fication purposes only-not amended)

Title 14 section number after redes-ignation

672a Long-term lease authority for light-house property 908

674 Small boat station rescue capability 909

675 Small boat station closures 910

676 Search and rescue center standards 911

676a Air facility closures 912

677 Turnkey selection procedures 913

681 Disposition of infrastructure related to E–LORAN 914

635 Oaths required for boards 931

636 Administration of oaths 932

638 Coast Guard ensigns and pennants 933

639 Penalty for unauthorized use of words ‘‘Coast Guard’’ 934

640 Coast Guard band recordings for commercial sale 935

645 Confidentiality of medical quality assurance records; qualified immu-nity for participants 936

646 Admiralty claims against the United States 937

647 Claims for damage to property of the United States 938

648 Accounting for industrial work 939

649 Supplies and equipment from stock 940

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section number be-fore redes-ignation

Section heading (provided for identi-fication purposes only-not amended)

Title 14 section number after redes-ignation

650 Coast Guard Supply Fund 941

654 Public and commercial vessels and other watercraft; sale of fuel, sup-plies, and services 942

655 Arms and ammunition; immunity from taxation 943

658 Confidential investigative expenses 944

659 Assistance to film producers 945

664 User fees 946

667 Vessel construction bonding require-ments 947

668 Contracts for medical care for retir-ees, dependents, and survivors: al-ternative delivery of health care 948

669 Telephone installation and charges 949

673 Designation, powers, and account-ability of deputy disbursing officials 950

678 Aircraft accident investigations 951

(c) ADDITIONAL CHANGES.—Chapter 9 of title 14, United States Code, is further amended—

(1) by inserting before section 901 (as so redesignated and transferred under subsection (b)) the following:

‘‘SUBCHAPTER I—REAL AND PERSONAL PROPERTY’’;

and

(2) by inserting before section 931 (as so redesignated and transferred under subsection (b)) the following:

‘‘SUBCHAPTER II—MISCELLANEOUS’’.

SEC. 108. CHAPTER 11.

(a) INITIAL MATTER.—Chapter 11 of title 14, United States Code, is amended by striking the chapter designation, the chapter 14 USC 211 prec.

14 USC 931 prec.

14 USC 901 prec.

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heading, and the table of sections at the beginning and inserting the following:

‘‘CHAPTER 11—ACQUISITIONS

‘‘SUBCHAPTER I—GENERAL PROVISIONS

‘‘Sec.

‘‘1101. Acquisition directorate.

‘‘1102. Improvements in Coast Guard acquisition management.

‘‘1103. Role of Vice Commandant in major acquisition programs.

‘‘1104. Recognition of Coast Guard personnel for excellence in acquisition.

‘‘1105. Prohibition on use of lead systems integrators.

‘‘1106. Required contract terms.

‘‘1107. Extension of major acquisition program contracts.

‘‘1108. Department of Defense consultation.

‘‘1109. Undefinitized contractual actions.

‘‘1110. Mission need statement.

‘‘SUBCHAPTER II—IMPROVED ACQUISITION PROCESS AND PROCEDURES

‘‘1131. Identification of major system acquisitions.

‘‘1132. Acquisition.

‘‘1133. Preliminary development and demonstration.

‘‘1134. Acquisition, production, deployment, and support.

‘‘1135. Acquisition program baseline breach.

‘‘1136. Acquisition approval authority.

‘‘SUBCHAPTER III—PROCUREMENT

‘‘1151. Restriction on construction of vessels in foreign shipyards.

‘‘1152. Advance procurement funding.

‘‘1153. Prohibition on overhaul, repair, and maintenance of Coast Guard vessels in foreign shipyards.

‘‘1154. Procurement of buoy chain.

‘‘1155. Contract termination.

‘‘SUBCHAPTER IV—DEFINITIONS

‘‘1171. Definitions.’’.

(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 11 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 be-fore redes-ignation

Section heading (provided for identi-fication purposes only-not amended)

Title 14 section number after redes-ignation

561 Acquisition directorate 1101

562 Improvements in Coast Guard ac-quisition management 1102

14 USC 1101

prec.

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section number be-fore redes-ignation

Section heading (provided for identi-fication purposes only-not amended)

Title 14 section number after redes-ignation

578 Role of Vice Commandant in major acquisition programs 1103

563 Recognition of Coast Guard per-sonnel for excellence in acquisition 1104

564 Prohibition on use of lead systems integrators 1105

565 Required contract terms 1106

579 Extension of major acquisition pro-gram contracts 1107

566 Department of Defense consultation 1108

567 Undefinitized contractual actions 1109

569 Mission need statement 1110

571 Identification of major system acqui-sitions 1131

572 Acquisition 1132

573 Preliminary development and dem-onstration 1133

574 Acquisition, production, deployment, and support 1134

575 Acquisition program baseline breach 1135

576 Acquisition approval authority 1136

665 Restriction on construction of vessels in foreign shipyards 1151

577 Advance procurement funding 1152

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section number be-fore redes-ignation

Section heading (provided for identi-fication purposes only-not amended)

Title 14 section number after redes-ignation

96 Prohibition on overhaul, repair, and maintenance of Coast Guard vessels in foreign shipyards 1153

97 Procurement of buoy chain 1154

657 Contract termination 1155

581 Definitions 1171

(c) ADDITIONAL CHANGES.—Chapter 11 of title 14, United States Code, is further amended—

(1) by striking all subdivision designations and headings in such chapter, except for—

(A) the chapter designation and heading added by sub-section (a);

(B) the subchapter designations and headings added by this subsection; and

(C) any designation or heading of a section or a subdivi-sion of a section;

(2) by inserting before section 1101 (as so redesignated and transferred under subsection (b)) the following:

‘‘SUBCHAPTER I—GENERAL PROVISIONS’’;

(3) by inserting before section 1131 (as so redesignated and transferred under subsection (b)) the following:

‘‘SUBCHAPTER II—IMPROVED ACQUISITION PROCESS AND

PROCEDURES’’;

(4) by inserting before section 1151 (as so redesignated and transferred under subsection (b)) the following:

‘‘SUBCHAPTER III—PROCUREMENT’’;

and

(5) by inserting before section 1171 (as so redesignated and transferred under subsection (b)) the following:

‘‘SUBCHAPTER IV—DEFINITIONS’’.

SEC. 109. SUBTITLE II.

(a) INITIAL MATTER.—Title 14, United States Code, is further amended by inserting after chapter 11 (as amended by section

108) the following:

14 USC 1171

prec.

14 USC 1151

prec.

14 USC 1131

prec.

14 USC 1101

prec.

14 USC 211

prec., 251 prec., 271 prec., 281 prec., 321 prec., 331 prec., 350 prec., 421 prec., 432 prec.

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‘‘Subtitle II—Personnel ‘‘Chap. Sec.

‘‘19. Coast Guard Academy ‘‘21. Personnel; Officers ‘‘23. Personnel; Enlisted ‘‘25. Personnel; General Provisions ‘‘27. Pay, Allowances, Awards, and Other Rights and Benefits ‘‘29. Coast Guard Family Support, Child Care, and Housing ................. 2901’’.

(b) RESERVED CHAPTER NUMBERS.—

(1) CHAPTER 13.—Chapter 13 of title 14, United States

Code, is amended by striking the chapter designation, the chapter heading, and the table of sections at the beginning.

(2) CHAPTER 14.—Chapter 14 of title 14, United States Code, is amended—

(A) by striking the chapter designation, the chapter heading, and the table of sections at the beginning; and

(B) by striking the subchapter designation and the subchapter heading for each of the subchapters of such chapter.

(3) CHAPTER 15.—Chapter 15 of title 14, United States

Code, is amended—

(A) by striking the chapter designation, the chapter heading, and the table of sections at the beginning; and

(B) by striking the subchapter designation and the subchapter heading for each of the subchapters of such chapter.

(4) CHAPTER 17.—Chapter 17 of title 14, United States

Code, is amended by striking the chapter designation, the chapter heading, and the table of sections at the beginning.

(5) CHAPTER 18.—Chapter 18 of title 14, United States Code, is amended by striking the chapter designation, the chapter heading, and the table of sections at the beginning.

SEC. 110. CHAPTER 19.

(a) INITIAL MATTER.—Chapter 19 of title 14, United States Code, is amended by striking the chapter designation, the chapter heading, and the table of sections at the beginning and inserting the following:

‘‘CHAPTER 19—COAST GUARD ACADEMY

‘‘SUBCHAPTER I—ADMINISTRATION

‘‘Sec.

‘‘1901. Administration of Academy.

‘‘1902. Policy on sexual harassment and sexual violence.

‘‘1903. Annual Board of Visitors.

‘‘1904. Participation in Federal, State, or other educational research grants.

‘‘SUBCHAPTER II—CADETS

‘‘1921. Corps of Cadets authorized strength.

‘‘1922. Appointments.

‘‘1923. Admission of foreign nationals for instruction; restrictions; conditions.

‘‘1924. Conduct.

‘‘1925. Agreement.

‘‘1926. Cadet applicants; preappointment travel to Academy.

‘‘1927. Cadets; initial clothing allowance.

‘‘1928. Cadets; degree of bachelor of science.

‘‘1929. Cadets; appointment as ensign.

‘‘1930. Cadets: charges and fees for attendance; limitation.

14 USC 1901

prec.

14 USC 690 prec.

14 USC 680 prec.

14 USC 631 prec.

14 USC 561

prec., 571 prec., 581 prec.

14 USC 561 prec.

14 USC 531

prec., 541 prec., 551 prec.

14 USC 531 prec.

14 USC 461 prec.

14 USC 1901

prec.

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‘‘SUBCHAPTER III—FACULTY

‘‘1941. Civilian teaching staff.

‘‘1942. Permanent commissioned teaching staff; composition.

‘‘1943. Appointment of permanent commissioned teaching staff.

‘‘1944. Grade of permanent commissioned teaching staff.

‘‘1945. Retirement of permanent commissioned teaching staff.

‘‘1946. Credit for service as member of civilian teaching staff.

‘‘1947. Assignment of personnel as instructors.

‘‘1948. Marine safety curriculum.’’.

(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 19 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 be-fore redes-ignation

Section heading (provided for identi-fication purposes only-not amended)

Title 14 section number after redes-ignation

181 Administration of Academy 1901

200 Policy on sexual harassment and sexual violence 1902

194 Annual Board of Visitors 1903

196 Participation in Federal, State, or other educational research grants 1904

195 Admission of foreign nationals for instruction; restrictions; conditions 1923

181a Cadet applicants; preappointment travel to Academy 1926

183 Cadets; initial clothing allowance 1927

184 Cadets; degree of bachelor of science 1928

185 Cadets; appointment as ensign 1929

197 Cadets: charges and fees for attend-ance; limitation 1930

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section number be-fore redes-ignation

Section heading (provided for identi-fication purposes only-not amended)

Title 14 section number after redes-ignation

186 Civilian teaching staff 1941

187 Permanent commissioned teaching staff; composition 1942

188 Appointment of permanent commis-sioned teaching staff 1943

189 Grade of permanent commissioned teaching staff 1944

190 Retirement of permanent commis-sioned teaching staff 1945

191 Credit for service as member of civil-ian teaching staff 1946

192 Assignment of personnel as instruc-tors 1947

199 Marine safety curriculum 1948

(c) ADDITIONAL CHANGES.—

(1) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 19 of title 14, United States

Code, is further amended—

(A) by inserting before section 1901 (as so redesignated and transferred under subsection (b)) the following:

‘‘SUBCHAPTER I—ADMINISTRATION’’;

(B) by inserting before section 1923 (as so redesignated and transferred under subsection (b)) the following:

‘‘SUBCHAPTER II—CADETS

‘‘§ 1921. Corps of Cadets authorized strength ‘‘The number of cadets appointed annually to the Academy shall be as determined by the Secretary but the number appointed in any one year shall not exceed six hundred.

‘‘§ 1922. Appointments ‘‘Appointments to cadetships shall be made under regulations prescribed by the Secretary, who shall determine age limits, methods of selection of applicants, term of service as a cadet before graduation, and all other matters affecting such appointments. In the administration of this section, the Secretary shall take such action as may be necessary and appropriate to insure that female

14 USC 1922.

14 USC 1921.

14 USC 1921

prec.

14 USC 1901

prec.

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individuals shall be eligible for appointment and admission to the Coast Guard Academy, and that the relevant standards required for appointment, admission, training, graduation, and commis-sioning of female individuals shall be the same as those required for male individuals, except for those minimum essential adjust-ments in such standards required because of physiological dif-ferences between male and female individuals.’’;

(C) by inserting before section 1926 (as so redesignated and transferred under subsection (b)) the following:

‘‘§ 1924. Conduct ‘‘The Secretary may summarily dismiss from the Coast Guard any cadet who, during his cadetship, is found unsatisfactory in either studies or conduct, or may be deemed not adapted for a career in the Coast Guard. Cadets shall be subject to rules governing discipline prescribed by the Commandant.

‘‘§ 1925. Agreement ‘‘(a) Each cadet shall sign an agreement with respect to the cadet’s length of service in the Coast Guard. The agreement shall provide that the cadet agrees to the following:

‘‘(1) That the cadet will complete the course of instruction at the Coast Guard Academy.

‘‘(2) That upon graduation from the Coast Guard Academy the cadet—

‘‘(A) will accept an appointment, if tendered, as a commissioned officer of the Coast Guard; and

‘‘(B) will serve on active duty for at least five years immediately after such appointment.

‘‘(3) That if an appointment described in paragraph (2) is not tendered or if the cadet is permitted to resign as a regular officer before the completion of the commissioned service obligation of the cadet, the cadet—

‘‘(A) will accept an appointment as a commissioned officer in the Coast Guard Reserve; and

‘‘(B) will remain in that reserve component until completion of the commissioned service obligation of the cadet.

‘‘(b)(1) The Secretary may transfer to the Coast Guard Reserve, and may order to active duty for such period of time as the Secretary prescribes (but not to exceed four years), a cadet who breaches an agreement under subsection (a). The period of time for which a cadet is ordered to active duty under this paragraph may be determined without regard to section 651(a) of title 10.

‘‘(2) A cadet who is transferred to the Coast Guard Reserve under paragraph (1) shall be transferred in an appropriate enlisted grade or rating, as determined by the Secretary.

‘‘(3) For the purposes of paragraph (1), a cadet shall be consid-ered to have breached an agreement under subsection (a) if the cadet is separated from the Coast Guard Academy under cir-cumstances which the Secretary determines constitute a breach by the cadet of the cadet’s agreement to complete the course of instruction at the Coast Guard Academy and accept an appointment as a commissioned officer upon graduation from the Coast Guard Academy.

‘‘(c) The Secretary shall prescribe regulations to carry out this section. Those regulations shall include—

14 USC 1925.

14 USC 1924.

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‘‘(1) standards for determining what constitutes, for the purpose of subsection (b), a breach of an agreement under subsection (a);

‘‘(2) procedures for determining whether such a breach has occurred; and

‘‘(3) standards for determining the period of time for which a person may be ordered to serve on active duty under sub-section (b).

‘‘(d) In this section, ‘commissioned service obligation’, with respect to an officer who is a graduate of the Academy, means the period beginning on the date of the officer’s appointment as a commissioned officer and ending on the sixth anniversary of such appointment or, at the discretion of the Secretary, any later date up to the eighth anniversary of such appointment.

‘‘(e)(1) This section does not apply to a cadet who is not a citizen or national of the United States.

‘‘(2) In the case of a cadet who is a minor and who has parents or a guardian, the cadet may sign the agreement required by subsection (a) only with the consent of the parent or guardian.

‘‘(f) A cadet or former cadet who does not fulfill the terms of the obligation to serve as specified under section (a), or the alternative obligation imposed under subsection (b), shall be subject to the repayment provisions of section 303a(e) of title 37.’’; and

(D) by inserting before section 1941 (as so redesignated and transferred under subsection (b)) the following:

‘‘SUBCHAPTER III—FACULTY’’.

(2) CONFORMING REPEAL.—Section 182 of title 14, United States Code, is repealed.

SEC. 111. PART II.

Part II of title 14, United States Code, is amended by striking the part designation, the part heading, and the table of chapters at the beginning.

SEC. 112. CHAPTER…