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Code · BILL · 115th Congress · H.R. 5515 (PAP) — 115 HR 5515 : John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 · Sec. 7517

Sec. 7517. Miscellaneous

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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— by striking Not later than and inserting the following: Not later than ; and by redesignating paragraphs
(1)and
(2)as subparagraphs
(A)and (B), respectively, and adjusting the margins accordingly; and by adding at the end the following: For the purposes of this section, vessels operated by any of the following entities shall not be considered commercial vessels: Any entity or agency of the United States. The government of a State or territory. Any political subdivision of a State or territory. Any other municipal organization. . Section 51322(c) of title 46, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: 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. . Section 3134 of title 40, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 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.). . Section 51505(b)(2) of title 46 is amended to read as follows: The amount under paragraph
(1)may not be more than $25,000, unless the academy satisfies section 51506(b) of this title. .
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