12 2 STA T .4769PUBLIC LA W 11 0– 417 —O CT. 14 , 200 8‘ ‘ (C)ther e cip ie n th as a u th o rit y to carry out the pro - pose d pro j ect . ‘‘( g ) AUDITSAN D EX A M INATI O NS. — A l l grantees under this sec- tion shall m aintain such records as the Administrator may re q uire and ma k e such records a v aila b le f or revie w and audit by the Administrator. ‘‘(h) S MA L LS H I PY A R D DEF INED.— I n this section , the term ‘small shipyard ’ means a shipyard facility in one geographic location that does not have more than 1 , 20 0 employees. ‘‘(i) AUTHORI Z ATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— T here are authori z ed to be appropriated to the Administrator of the M aritime Administra- tion for each of fiscal years 200 9 through 201 3 to carry out this section— ‘‘(1) $5 ,000,000 for training grants
and ‘‘(2) $25,000,000 for capital and related improvements.’’. (b) CONFORMIN G AMENDMENT.—Section 350 6 of the N ational Defense Authorization Act for F iscal Y ear 2006 ( 4 6 U .S.C. 53101 note) is repealed. SEC.3509 . MARIN E W AR RIS K INS U RANCE. Section 53912 of title 46, United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2010.’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2015.’’. SEC. 35 1 0. MARA D C O NSU LT ATION ON J ONES ACT WAI V ERS. Section 501(b) of title 46, United States Code, is amended to read as follows
‘‘(b) B Y H EAD OF AGEN C Y.— W hen the head of an agency respon- sible for the administration of the navigation or vessel-inspection laws considers it necessary in the interest of national defense, the individual, following a determination by the Maritime Adminis- trator, acting in the Administrator’s capacity as Director, National Shipping Authority, of the non-availability of qualified United States flag capacity to meet national defense requirements, may waive compliance with those laws to the e x tent, in the manner, and on the terms the individual, in consultation with the Adminis- trator, acting in that capacity, prescribes.’’. SEC. 3511. TRANS P ORTATION IN AMERICAN VESSELS O FG OVERNMENT PERSONNEL AND CERTAIN CARGOES. (a) IN G ENERAL.—Section 55305(b) of title 46, United States Code, is amended— (1) by striking ‘‘country’’ and inserting ‘‘country, organiza- tion, or persons’’; (2) by inserting ‘‘or obtaining’’ after ‘‘furnishing’’; and (3) by striking ‘‘commodities,’’ the first place it appears and inserting ‘‘commodities, or provides financing in any way with Federal funds for the account of any persons unless other- wise exempted,’’. (b) O THER AGENCIES.—Section 55305(d) of title 46, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: ‘‘(d) P ROGRAMS OF OTHER AGENCIES.— ‘‘(1) Each department or agency that has responsibility for a program under this section shall administer that program with respect to this section under regulations and guidance issued by the Secretary of Transportation. The Secretary, after consulting with the department or agency or organization or 46USC5 4 10 1 .Records .
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