Sec. 3517. Requirements relating to training of Merchant Marine Academy cadets on certain vessels
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(b)of section 51307 of title 46, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: The Secretary shall require an operator of a vessel participating in the Maritime Security Program under chapter 531 of this title, the Cable Security Fleet under chapter 532 of this title, or the Tanker Security Fleet under chapter 534 of this title to— carry on each Maritime Security Program vessel, Cable Security Fleet vessel, or Tanker Security Fleet vessel 2 United States Merchant Marine Academy cadets, if available, on each voyage; and implement and adhere to policies, programs, criteria, and requirements established pursuant to section 51322 of this title. Failure to implement or adhere to the policies, programs, criteria, and requirements referred to in paragraph
(1)may, as determined by the Maritime Administrator, constitute a violation of an operating agreement entered into under chapter 531, 532, or 534 of this title and the Maritime Administrator may— require the operator to take corrective actions; or withhold payment due to the operator until the violation, as determined by the Maritime Administrator, has been remedied. Any payment withheld pursuant to paragraph (2)(B) may be paid, upon a determination by the Maritime Administrator that the operator is in compliance with the policies, programs, criteria, and requirements referred to in paragraph (1). . Paragraph
(2)of subsection
(b)of section 51307, as amended by paragraph (1), shall apply with respect to any failure to implement or adhere to the policies, programs, criteria, and requirements referred to in paragraph (1)(B) of such subsection that occurs on or after the date that is one year after the date of the enactment of this Act. Title 46, United States Code, is further amended— in section 53106(a)(2), by inserting or section 51307(b) after this section ; in section 53206(a)(2), by inserting or section 51307(b) after this section ; and in section 53406(a), by inserting or section 51307(b) after this section .