Sec. 3515. STATE MARITIME ACADEMY PHYSICAL STANDARDS AND REPORTING

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## SEC. 3515 STATE MARITIME ACADEMY PHYSICAL STANDARDS AND REPORTING Section 51506 of title 46, United States Code, is amended— ####

(1)in subsection (a)— #####

(A)in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking “must” and inserting “shall”; #####

(B)in paragraph (2), by striking “and” at the end; #####

(C)in paragraph (3), by striking the period at the end and inserting “; and”; and #####

(D)by adding at the end the following: > > #### “(4) > > agree that any individual enrolled at such State maritime academy in a merchant marine officer preparation program— > > > ##### “(A) > > shall, not later than 9 months after such individual’s date of enrollment, pass an examination in form and substance satisfactory to the Secretary that demonstrates that such individual meets the medical and physical requirements— > > > ###### “(i) > > required for the issuance of an original license under section 7101; or > > > ###### “(ii) > > set by the Coast Guard for issuing merchant mariners’ documentation under section 7302, with no limit to the individual’s operational authority; > > > ##### “(B) > > following passage of the examination under subparagraph (A), shall continue to meet the requirements described in subparagraph

(A)throughout the remainder of the individual’s enrollment at the State maritime academy; and > > > ##### “(C) > > if the individual has a medical or physical condition that disqualifies the individual from meeting the requirements referred to in subparagraph (A), shall be transferred to a program other than a merchant marine officer preparation program, or otherwise appropriately disenrolled from such State maritime academy, until the individual demonstrates to the Secretary that the individual meets such requirements.” > ; and ####

(2)by adding at the end the following: > > ### “(c) Secretarial Waiver Authority > > The Secretary may modify or waive any of the terms set forth in subsection (a)(4) with respect to any individual or State maritime academy.” > .