Sec. 516. TRANSPARENCY
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## SEC. 516 TRANSPARENCY ###
(a)In General **[**[46 U.S.C. 12101 note](/us/usc/t46/s12101)**]** The Commandant of the Coast Guard shall publish any letter of determination issued by the Coast Guard National Vessel Documentation Center after the date of the enactment of this Act on the National Vessel Documentation Center website not later than 30 days after the date of issuance of such letter of determination. ###
(b)Audit ####
(1)In general The Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct an audit, the results of which shall be made publicly available, of— #####
(A)the method or process by which the Coast Guard National Vessel Documentation Center develops policy for and documents compliance with the requirements of section 67.97 of title 46, Code of Federal Regulations, for the purpose of issuing endorsements under section 12112 and 12113 of title 46, United States Code; #####
(B)the coordination between the Coast Guard and U.S. Customs and Border Protection with respect to the enforcement of such requirements; and #####
(C)the extent to which the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating and the Secretary of Transportation, through the Maritime Administration, have published and disseminated information to promote compliance with applicable vessel construction requirements. ####
(2)Report Not later than 90 days after the audit under paragraph
(1)is complete, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a report regarding the results of and recommendations made pursuant to such audit. ###
(c)Outline Not later than 180 days after the date of the submission of the Comptroller General of the United States report required under subsection (b), the Commandant of the Coast Guard shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives an outline of plans— ####
(1)to enhance the transparency of the documentation process, and communications with the maritime industry regarding such process over the next 5 years; and ####
(2)to implement the recommendations made by the Comptroller General of the United States in the report required under subsection (b)(2). # TITLE VI ADVISORY COMMITTEES
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