Sec. 3505. USE OF STATE MARITIME ACADEMY TRAINING VESSELS

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## SEC. 3505 USE OF STATE MARITIME ACADEMY TRAINING VESSELS Section 51504(g) of title 46, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: > > ### “(g) Vessel Sharing > > > #### “(1) In general > > Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019, the Secretary, acting through the Maritime Administrator, shall upon consultation with the maritime academies, and to the extent feasible with the consent of the maritime academies, implement a program of training vessel sharing, requiring maritime academies to share training vessel provided by the Secretary among maritime academies, as necessary to ensure that training needs of each academy are met. > > > #### “(2) Program of vessel sharing > > For purposes of this subsection, a program of vessel sharing shall include— > > > ##### “(A) > > ways to maximize the available underway training available in the fleet of training vessels; > > > ##### “(B) > > coordinating the dates and duration of training cruises with the academic calendars of maritime academies; > > > ##### “(C) > > coordinating academic programs designed to be implemented aboard training vessels among maritime academies; and > > > ##### “(D) > > identifying ways to minimize costs. > > > #### “(3) Additional funding > > Subject to the availability of appropriations, the Maritime Administrator may provide additional funding to State maritime academies during periods of limited training vessel capacity, for costs associated with training vessel sharing. > > > #### “(4) Evaluation > > Not later than 30 days after the beginning of each fiscal year, the Secretary, acting through the Maritime Administrator, shall evaluate the vessel sharing program under this subsection to determine the optimal utilization of State maritime training vessels, and modify the program as necessary to improve utilization.” > .