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108 STAT. 4778 PUBLIC LAW 103-451—NOV. 2, 1994 taxation under section 501(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. 501(a)) and described in section 501(c)(3) of that Code (26 U.S.C. 501(c)(3)). (4) PROGRAM. — The term "Program" means the National Maritime Heritage Grants Program established by section 4(a). (5) SECRETARY. — The term "Secretary" means the Secretary of the Interior. (6) STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICER. —The term "State Historic Preservation Officer means a State Historic Preservation Officer appointed pursuant to paragraph (I)(A) of section 101(b) of the National Historic Preservation Act (16 U.S.C. 470a(b)(l)(A)) by the Governor of a State having a State Historic Preservation Program approved by the Secretary under that section. 16 USC 5407. SEC. 8. REGULATIONS. The Secretary, after consultation with the National Trust, the National Conference of State Historic Preservation Officers, and appropriate members of the maritime heritage community, shall promiilgate appropriate guidelines, procedures, and regulations within 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act to cany out the Act, including regulations establishing terms of office for the initial membership of the Committee, direct grant and subgrgmt priorities, the method of solicitation and review of direct grant and subgrant proposals, criteria for review of direct grant and subgrant proposals, administrative requirements, reporting and recordkeeping requirements, and any other requirements the Secretary considers appropriate. 16 USC 5408. SEC. 9. SAVINGS PROVISION. The authorities contained in this Act shall be in addition to, and shall not be construed to supercede or modify those contained in the National Historic Preservation Act (16 U.S.C. 470-470X-6). SEC 10. AUTHORITY TO CONVEY VESSEL TO THE BATTLE OF THE ATLANTIC HISTORICAL SOCIETY. (a) IN GENERAL. —Notwithstanding any other law, the Secretary of Transportation may convey the right, title, and interest of the United States Government in and to the vessel S/S AMERICAN VICTORY (Victory Ship VC2-S -AP3; United States official number 248005), or a vessel of a comparable size and class, to the Batde of the Atlantic Historical Society (in this section referred to as "the recipient"), if— (1) the recipient agrees to use the vessel for the purposes of a Merchant Marine memorial, historical preservation, and educational activities; (2) the vessel is not used for commercial transportation purposes; (3) the recipient agrees to make the vessel available to the Government if the Secretary of Transportation requires use of the vessel by the Crovernment for war or a national emergency; (4) the recipient agrees that when the recipient no longer requires the vessel for use for the purposes described in paragraph (1)—