Sec. 3505. NDRF NATIONAL SECURITY MULTI-MISSION VESSEL

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## SEC. 3505 NDRF NATIONAL SECURITY MULTI-MISSION VESSEL ###

(a)In General The Secretary of Transportation, in consultation with the Chief of Naval Operations and the Commandant of the Coast Guard, shall ensure that the Maritime Administrator takes all necessary actions— ####

(1)to complete the design of a national security multi-mission vessel for the National Defense Reserve Fleet to allow for the construction of such vessel to begin in fiscal year 2018; and ####

(2)subject to the availability of appropriations, to have an entity enter into a contract for the construction of such vessel in accordance with this section. ###

(b)Use of Vessel A vessel constructed pursuant to this section shall be for use— ####

(1)as a training vessel that can be provided to State maritime academies under section 51504(b) of title 46, United States Code; and ####

(2)in conducting humanitarian assistance, disaster response, domestic and foreign emergency contingency operations, and other authorized uses of vessels of the National Defense Reserve Fleet. ###

(c)Construction and Documentation Requirements A vessel constructed pursuant to this section shall meet the requirements for and be issued a certificate of documentation and a coastwise endorsement under chapter 121 of title 46, United States Code. ###

(d)Design Standards and Construction Practices Subject to subsection (c), a vessel constructed pursuant to this section shall be constructed using commercial design standards and commercial construction practices that are consistent with the best interests of the Federal Government. ###

(e)Consultation With Other Federal Entities The Maritime Administrator may consult and coordinate with the Secretary of the Navy regarding the vessel described in subsection

(a)and activities associated with such vessel. ###

(f)Contracting The Maritime Administrator shall provide for an entity other than the Maritime Administration to contract for the construction of the vessel described in subsection (a). ###

(g)Repeal of Plan Approval Requirement Section 109(j)(3) of title 49, United States Code, is repealed. ###

(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. ###

(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.