Sec. 103. Maritime security program operating requirement
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For the period beginning on the date of enactment of this title and ending on September 30, 2021, subsection
(b)and subsection (d)(3) of section 53106 of title 46, United States Code, shall be applied by substituting 180 days for 320 days . Notwithstanding section 53106(a)(2) of title 46, United States Code, the Secretary of Transportation may— pay immediately the amount remaining to be paid for fiscal year 2020 to each contractor for an operating agreement, for each vessel that is covered by an operating agreement; and for fiscal year 2021, for any particular period, pay in advance the stipend authorized by section 53106(a) of title 46, United States Code, upon a determination by the Secretary of Transportation that advance payments for such period are in the interest of the national defense. Advance payments under this subsection shall be subject to recoupment by the Secretary of Transportation for any days that— a vessel does not comply with the provisions of subsections
(c)and
(d)of section 53106 of title 46, United States Code; or the contractor’s operations have not complied with the limitation with respect to noncontiguous trade under subsection
(e)of section 53106 of title 46, United States Code.