Sec. 3501. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE MARITIME ADMINISTRATION
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## SEC. 3501 AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE MARITIME ADMINISTRATION ###
(a)Maritime Administration There are authorized to be appropriated to the Department of Transportation for fiscal year 2023, for programs associated with maintaining the United States Merchant Marine, the following amounts: ####
(1)For expenses necessary to support the United States Merchant Marine Academy, $112,848,000, of which— #####
(A)$87,848,000 shall be for Academy operations; #####
(B)$22,000,000 shall be for facilities maintenance and repair and equipment; and #####
(C)$3,000,000 shall be for training, staffing, retention, recruiting, and contract management for United States Merchant Marine Academy capital improvement projects. ####
(2)For expenses necessary to support the State maritime academies, $53,780,000, of which— #####
(A)$2,400,000 shall be for the Student Incentive Program; #####
(B)$6,000,000 shall be for direct payments for State maritime academies; #####
(C)$6,800,000 shall be for training ship fuel assistance; #####
(D)$8,080,000 shall be for offsetting the costs of training ship sharing; and #####
(E)$30,500,000 shall be for maintenance and repair of State maritime academy training vessels. ####
(3)For expenses necessary to support the National Security Multi-Mission Vessel Program, including funds for construction and necessary expenses to construct shoreside infrastructure to support such vessels, $75,000,000. ####
(4)For expenses necessary to support Maritime Administration operations and programs, $131,433,000, of which— #####
(A)$15,000,000 shall be for the Maritime Environmental and Technical Assistance program authorized under section 50307 of title 46, United States Code; #####
(B)$30,000,000 shall be for shall be for the Maritime Centers of Excellence, including to make grants authorized under Section 51706 of title 46, United States Code; #####
(C)$15,000,000 shall be for the Marine Highways Program, including to make grants as authorized under section 55601 of title 46, United States Code; #####
(D)$67,433,000 shall be for headquarters operations expenses; #####
(E)$2,000,000 shall be for expenses necessary to provide for sealift contested environment evaluation; #####
(F)$800,000 shall be for expenses necessary to provide for National Defense Reserve Fleet resiliency; and #####
(G)$1,200,000 shall be for expenses necessary to provide for a comprehensive evaluation to assess the requirements for the training ship State of Michigan. ####
(5)For expenses necessary for the disposal of obsolete vessels in the National Defense Reserve Fleet of the Maritime Administration, $6,000,000. ####
(6)For expenses necessary to maintain and preserve a United States flag merchant marine to serve the national security needs of the United States under chapter 531 of title 46, United States Code, $318,000,000. ####
(7)For expenses necessary for the loan guarantee program authorized under chapter 537 of title 46, United States Code, $33,000,000, of which— #####
(A)$30,000,000 may be for the cost (as defined in section 502(5) of the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990 (2 U.S.C. 661a(5))) of loan guarantees under the program; and #####
(B)$3,000,000 may be used for administrative expenses relating to loan guarantee commitments under the program. ####
(8)For expenses necessary to provide assistance to small shipyards and for maritime training programs authorized under section 54101 of title 46, United States Code, $30,000,000. ####
(9)For expenses necessary to implement the Port Infrastructure Development Program, as authorized under section 54301 of title 46, United States Code, $750,000,000, to remain available until expended, except that no such funds authorized under this title for this program may be used to provide a grant to purchase fully automated cargo handling equipment that is remotely operated or remotely monitored with or without the exercise of human intervention or control, if the Secretary of Transportation determines such equipment would result in a net loss of jobs within a port or port terminal. If such a determination is made, the data and analysis for such determination shall be reported to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives not later than 3 days after the date of the determination. ###
(b)Tanker Security Program ####
(1)Funding Section 53411 of title 46, United States Code, is amended by striking “through 2035” and inserting “and 2023, and $120,000,000 for fiscal years 2024 through 2035”. ####
(2)Increase in number of vessels Section 53403(c) of title 46, United States Code, is amended— #####
(A)by striking “For any fiscal year, the Secretary” and inserting “The Secretary”; #####
(B)by striking “more than 10 vessels” and inserting “more than—”; and #####
(C)by adding at the end the following new paragraphs: > > #### “(1) > > for each of fiscal years 2022 and 2023, 10 vessels; and > > > #### “(2) > > for any subsequent fiscal year, 20 vessels.” > . ###
(c)Report Not later than June 30, 2023, the Maritime Administrator shall prepare and submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and of the Senate, to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives, and to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transformation of the Senate a report that includes the following: ####
(1)An assessment of industry capacity to support an expansion of the Tanker Security Program pursuant to section 53411 of title 46, United States Code, as amended by subsection (b)(1), and section 53403(c) of title 46, United States Code, as amended by subsection (b)(2). ####
(2)An implementation timeline for entering 10-vessels into the Tanker Security Program not later than September 30, 2023, including all vessel conversion requirements, and crew training requirements. ####
(3)An implementation timeline for entering 20-vessels into the Tanker Security Program not later than September 30, 2024, including all vessel conversion requirements, and crew training requirements. ####
(4)An assessment of whether the $6,000,000 per-vessel stipend meets requirements to attract and sustain the full 20-vessel requirement for the Tanker Security Program. ####
(5)An assessment of the need for additional authorities to offset the costs associated with converting vessels into CONSOL-capable vessels, and to offset the costs associated with training the crews to operate such vessels. ####
(6)Other matters the Administrator deems appropriate.
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