,i #aadth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #bhgf ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,june #bd1 #bjae ,mr4 ,graves of ,louisiana 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,hunter1 and ,mr4 ,vela7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,armed ,services1 and in addition to the ,committee on ,energy and ,commerce1 for a period to be subsequently determined by the ,speaker1 in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned ,a ,,bill ,to promote the recycling of vessels in the ,united ,states and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short titles ,this ,act may be cited as the ,ships to be ,recycled in the ,states ,act or the ,,storis ,act4 #b4 ,annual report on disposition of vessels not worth preserving ,section #egajb of title #df1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended by adding at the end the following3 7c7 ,annual report 7#a7 ,requirement ,not later than #a year after the date of the enactment of the ,ships to be ,recycled in the ,states ,act and annually thereafter1 the ,secretary of ,transportation1 in coordination with the ,secretary of the ,navy1 shall report to the ,committee on ,armed ,services and the ,committee on ,commerce1 ,science1 and ,transportation of the ,senate and the ,committees on ,armed ,services1 the ,committee on ,natural ,resources1 and the ,committee on ,transportation and ,infrastructure of the ,house of ,representatives on the vessel disposal program carried out under this section and on any other disposal of obsolete vessels owned by the ,government carried out under any other authority4 7#b7 ,content ,each annual report required by paragraph 7#a7 shall include the total amount of-- 7,a7 appropriated funds expended to carry out the vessel disposal program under this section and any other disposal of obsolete vessels owned by the ,government carried out under any other authority during the previous year2 and 7,b7 the sales accrued and disbursed for such program and disposal4 4 #c4 ,audit of vessel disposal program 7a7 ,requirement ,not later than #bgj days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,comptroller ,general of the ,united ,states shall conduct and submit to the appropriate committees of ,congress a full audit of all excess ,federal ,government vessel sales contracts1 including resulting receivables and expenditures1 entered into by the ,maritime ,administration in the period beginning ,january #a1 #aiid1 and ending on the date of the enactment of this ,act4 7b7 ,content ,the audit required by subsection 7a7 shall review-- 7#a7 receivables1 by contract from award to contract close-out2 where receivables were held or invested2 expenditures and distributions1 including recipients of grants under the ,national ,maritime ,heritage ,grants ,program since the date of the enactment of the ,national ,maritime ,heritage ,act of #aiid 7,public ,law #ajc-dea72 internal safeguards from waste1 fraud1 and abuse2 and the status of any remaining unexpended funds2 7#b7 agency management of the sales program1 including review of safeguards from fraud1 waste1 and abuse from initial offerings1 to submission of bids1 and through award to contract close-out and any resulting protest or litigation2 7#c7 contracts for the sale of excess ,federal ,government vessels that were awarded to bidders that were not the highest bidders and the financial impact of those awards on recipients of grants under the ,national ,maritime ,heritage ,grants ,program1 including the ,state maritime academies1 and the ,united ,states ,merchant ,marine ,academy1 and on the ,national ,maritime ,heritage ,grant ,program2 and 7#d7 agreements the ,maritime ,administration has entered into with the ,coast ,guard1 the ,department of ,defense1 the ,general ,services ,administration1 the ,environmental ,protection ,agency1 and other ,government agencies to dispose of excess ,government vessels1 including whether those agreements and agency policies are consistent with the ,duncan ,hunter ,national ,defense ,authorization ,act for #bjji 7,public ,law #aaj-dag7 and other relevant ,state and ,federal laws4 7c7 ,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7 ,appropriate committees of ,congress ,the term appropriate committees of ,congress means the following3 7,a7 ,the ,committee on ,armed ,services and the ,committee on ,commerce1 ,science1 and ,transportation of the ,senate4 7,b7 ,the ,committee on ,armed ,services1 the ,committee on ,natural ,resources1 and the ,committee on ,transportation and ,infrastructure of the ,house of ,representatives4 7#b7 ,national ,maritime ,heritage ,grants ,program ,the term ,national ,maritime ,heritage ,grants ,program means the ,national ,maritime ,heritage ,grants ,program established pursuant to the ,national ,maritime ,heritage ,act of #aiid 7,public ,law #ajc-dea2 superseded by chapter #cjhg of title #ed1 ,united ,states ,code74 7#c7 ,state maritime academy ,the term ,state maritime academy has the meaning given that term in section #eaajb of title #df1 ,united ,states ,code4 7#d7 ,vessel ,operations ,revolving ,fund ,the term ,vessel ,operations ,revolving ,fund means the ,vessel ,operations ,revolving ,fund established under section #ejcja of title #df1 ,united ,states ,code4 #d4 ,obsolete vessels 7a7 ,prohibition on transfers to noncitizens ,section #egajd of title #df1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended by striking subsection 7d74 7b7 ,selection of scrapping facilities ,section #cejb of the ,floyd ,d4 ,spence ,national ,defense ,authorization ,act for ,fiscal ,year #bjja 7as enacted into law by ,public ,law #ajf-cih2 #ed ,u4,s4,c4 #cjhgjd note7 is amended-- 7#a7 by striking subsections 7b71 7e71 and 7f72 7#b7 in subsection 7c77#b77;,a71 by striking paragraph7 and all that follows through the end and inserting paragraph722 and 7#c7 in subsection 7d77#b71 by striking shall-- and all that follows through the end and inserting shall use full and open competition44 7c7 ,availability of funds from sale and scrapping of obsolete vessels ,subsection 7a77#a77;,c7 of section #cjhgjd of title #ed1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended to read as follows3 7,c7 ,the remainder shall be available to the ,secretary to carry out the ,program1 as provided in subsection 7b74 4 7d7 ,best value criteria ,subsection 7c77#a7 of section #cjhgjd of title #ed1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended in the matter preceding subparagraph 7,a71 by striking services7 and inserting services from a pool of pre-qualified domestic ship recycling companies74 #e4 ,dismantlement of vessels ,section #f7;e7 of the ,toxic ,substances ,control ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #bfje7;e77 is amended-- 7#a7 by redesignating paragraph 7#e7 as paragraph 7#f72 and 7#b7 by inserting after paragraph 7#d7 the following3 7#e7 ,nothing in this subsection shall be construed to prohibit the dismantling of a vessel or marine structure for the purpose of recycling materials recovered from the vessel or marine structure4 ,if a person so dismantling a vessel or marine structure finds polychlorinated biphenyls1 or suspects polychlorinated biphenyls will be found1 during the dismantling1 then the person-- 7,a7 shall notify the ,administrator2 and 7,b7 shall sample1 remove1 and dispose of any polychlorinated biphenyls in accordance with the relevant provisions of this ,act1 other ,federal law1 and any guidance of the ,administrator applicable to sampling vessels or marine structures for polychlorinated biphenyls4 4 #f4 ,reefs for marine life conservation program 7a7 ,prohibition on transfer of obsolete vessels to foreign countries ,section #c7;d7 of the ,act entitled ,an ,act to authorize appropriations for the fiscal year #aigc for certain maritime programs of the ,department of ,commerce1 and for related purposes1 approved ,august #bb1 #aigb 7,public ,law #ib-djb2 #af ,u4,s4,c4 #abbj7;d771 is amended by striking ,states1 and any foreign country1 and inserting ,states4 7b7 ,conforming amendment ,section #g of the ,act entitled ,an ,act to authorize appropriations for the fiscal year #aigc for certain maritime programs of the ,department of ,commerce1 and for related purposes1 approved ,august #bb1 #aigb 7,public ,law #ib-djb2 #af ,u4,s4,c4 #abbj;c-#a71 is amended by striking subsection 7d74 #g4 ,publication of ,maritime ,administration agreements 7a7 ,in general ,chapter #eja of title #df1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended by adding the following3 #ejaad4 ,publication of ,maritime ,administration vessel recycling agreements 7a7 ,requirement for publication ,the ,administrator of the ,maritime ,administration shall make available to the public on the website of the ,maritime ,administration the full text of each memorandum of agreement1 memorandum of understanding1 cooperative agreement1 and similar agreement between the ,maritime ,administration and any other agency1 department1 or person4 7b7 ,timing of publication ,not later than #cj days after the date a document referred to in subsection 7a7 is signed by the parties1 the ,administrator of the ,maritime ,administration shall make such document available on the website of the ,maritime ,administration4 7c7 ,initial publication ,not later than #cj days after the date of the enactment of the ,ships to be ,recycled in the ,states ,act1 the ,administrator of the ,maritime ,administration shall make available on the website of the ,maritime ,administration each document referred to in subsection 7a7 that was in effect on the date of the enactment of such ,act4 4 7b7 ,table of sections amendment ,the table of sections for chapter #eja of title #df1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended by adding at the end the following3 #ejaad4 ,publication of ,maritime ,administration agreements4 4