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Title XXXV: Maritime Administration

Sec. 3511Transferring the Administration of the United States Merchant Marine Academy to the Department

TL;DR

Amends title 46, United States Code relating to transferring the administration of the united states merchant marine academy to the department.

Statutory text

Chapter 513 of title 46, United States Code, is amended—(1)in section 51301

(c) (1), by striking of the Maritime Administrator under the and inserting and;(2)in section 51307—(A)in subsection (b)—(i)in paragraph (1) by striking if available and inserting if assigned to such vessel by the Superintendent of the Academy; and (ii)in paragraphs (2) and (3) by striking Maritime Administrator each place it appears and inserting Secretary; and (B)in subsection

(c) (1) by striking if available and inserting if assigned to such vessel by the Superintendent of the Academy;(3)in section 51309—(A)in subsection

(a) (1) by striking United States Merchant Marine; and (B)in subsection (b) by striking Maritime Administration’s Operations and Training and inserting Superintendent of the Academy’s;(4)in section 51310 by striking of the military department that has jurisdiction over the service and inserting concerned, as defined in section 101

(a) (9) of title 10,;(5)in section 51312

(g) (3) by striking Maritime Administrator and;(6)in section 51313(a) by striking the Maritime Administrator and;(7)in section 51314(b) by striking Maritime Administration’s Operations and Training and inserting Superintendent of the Academy’s;(8)in section 51315—(A)by striking Maritime Administrator in each place it appears and inserting Superintendent of the Academy;(B)in subsection (a)—(i)by striking Merchant Marine and inserting such; and(ii)by striking Administrator’s and inserting Superintendent’s; and(C)in subsection (b) by striking Academy Gift Fund and inserting United States Merchant Marine Academy Gift Fund each place it appears;(9)in section 51316 by striking Maritime Administrator and inserting Secretary;(10)in section 51317 by striking Maritime Administrator and inserting Superintendent of the Academy each place it appears;(11)in section 51318—(A)in subsection

(a)

(3) (A) by striking Maritime Administrator and inserting Secretary;(B)in subsection (b)—(i)in paragraph (1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A) by striking Maritime Administrator and inserting Secretary;(ii)in paragraph

(2) (A) by striking Maritime Administrator and inserting Secretary; and (iii)in paragraph

(3) (A) by striking Maritime Administrator and inserting Superintendent; and(C)by striking Office of Civil Rights of the Maritime Administration and inserting Office of the Secretary Office of Civil Rights;(12)in section 51319—(A)in subsection (a)—(i)in paragraph

(4) (A)—(I)by striking Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018, the Maritime Administrator and inserting The Superintendent; and(II)by striking Office of Civil Rights of the Maritime Administration and inserting Office of the Secretary Office of Civil Rights; and(ii)in paragraph

(5) (H) by striking Director of the Maritime Administration Office of Civil Rights and inserting Director of the Office of the Secretary Office of Civil Rights; (B)in subsection

(b) (1)—(i)by amending subparagraph (A) to read as follows: (A)ReportingEach sexual assault response coordinator shall report directly—(i)to the Superintendent; or (ii)upon belief that the Superintendent is acting inappropriately regarding sexual assault prevention and response matters, to the Secretary.; and (ii)in subparagraph (B) by striking Maritime Administration and inserting Office of the Secretary; and(C)in subsection (e) by striking Administrator of the Maritime Administration and inserting Secretary;(13)in sections 51320, 51321, 51322, 51325, and 51328 by striking Maritime Administrator and inserting Secretary each place it appears;(14)in section 51322

(c) (2) by striking with the international Convention of Safety of Life at Sea, 1974 (32 UST 47) and sections 8106 and 70103(c) and inserting the following:with(A)section 8106;(B)section 70103(c); and(C)(i)the International Convention of Safety of Life at Sea, 1974 (32 UST 47); or(ii)with a certificate of inspection issued under section 3309.; (15)in section 51322(e) by striking or staff of the Maritime Administration each place it appears; and (16)in section 51326—(A)in subsection (a) by striking Maritime Administrator and inserting Secretary;(B)in subsection (c) by striking Maritime Administrator and inserting Secretary;(C)in subsection (d) by striking Maritime Administrator and inserting Secretary each place it appears;(D)in subsection (e) by striking Maritime Administrator and inserting Superintendent;(E)in subsection

(f) (3) by striking Maritime Administrator and inserting Superintendent; and (F)in subsection (h) by striking Maritime Administrator and inserting Superintendent.