PUBLIC LAW 109–241—JULY 11, 2006
120 STAT. 523
‘‘(c) LIMITATIONS.—The Commandant may award up to 2 fellowships annually. The Commandant may not award any fellowship under this section that exceeds $25,000 in any year. ‘‘(d) REGULATIONS.—The regulations prescribed under this section shall include— ‘‘(1) the criteria for award of fellowships; ‘‘(2) the procedures for selecting recipients of fellowships; ‘‘(3) the basis for determining the amount of a fellowship; and ‘‘(4) subject to the availability of appropriations, the total amount that may be awarded as fellowships during an academic year.’’. (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis at the beginning of such chapter is amended by adding at the end the following: ‘‘198. Coast Guard history fellowships’’. SEC. 210. ICEBREAKERS.
14 USC 93 note.
(a) OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE PLAN.—Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a plan— (1) for operation and maintenance after fiscal year 2006 of the Coast Guard polar icebreakers POLAR STAR, POLAR SEA, and HEALY, that does not rely on the transfer of funds to the Coast Guard by any other Federal agency; and (2) for the long-term recapitalization of these assets. (b) NECESSARY MEASURES.—The Secretary shall take all necessary measures to ensure that the Coast Guard maintains, at a minimum, its current vessel capacity for carrying out ice breaking in the Arctic and Antarctic, Great Lakes, and New England regions, including the necessary funding for operation and maintenance of such vessels, until it has implemented the long-term recapitalization of the Coast Guard polar icebreakers POLAR STAR, POLAR SEA, and HEALY in accordance with the plan submitted under subsection (a). (c) REIMBURSEMENT.—Nothing in this section shall preclude the Secretary from seeking reimbursement for operation and maintenance costs of such polar icebreakers from other Federal agencies and entities, including foreign countries, that benefit from the use of the icebreakers. (d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2006 to the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating $100,000,000 to carry out this section with respect to the polar icebreakers referred to in subsection (a).
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SEC. 211. OPERATION AS A SERVICE IN THE NAVY.
Section 3 of title 14, United States Code, is amended by inserting ‘‘if Congress so directs in the declaration’’ after ‘‘Upon the declaration of war’’. SEC. 212. LIMITATION ON MOVING ASSETS TO ST. ELIZABETH’S HOSPITAL.
The Commandant of the Coast Guard may not move any Coast Guard personnel, property, or other assets to the West Campus
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