,i  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #bbhf  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,may #b1 #bjag,mr4   
,gene ,green of ,texas 7for himself1    
,mr4 ,wittman1 ,mr4 ,lowenthal1 and ,mr4
 ,poe of ,texas7 introduced the         
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,transportation and   
,infrastructure  ,a ,,bill  ,to         
authorize the ,secretary of             
,transportation to designate certain    
entities as centers of excellence for   
domestic maritime workforce training and
 education1 and for other purposes4  #a4
 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as
 the ,domestic ,maritime ,centers of    
,excellence ,act of #bjag4  #b4         
,domestic maritime centers of excellence
  7a7 ,designation authority ,the       
,secretary of ,transportation is        
authorized to designate community and   
technical colleges with a maritime      
training program and maritime training  
centers operated by or under the        
supervision of a ,state1 if located in  

the ,united ,states along the ,gulf of  
,mexico1 ,atlantic ,ocean1 ,pacific     
,ocean1 ,arctic ,ocean1 ,bering ,sea1   
,gulf of ,alaska1 or ,great ,lakes1 as  
centers of excellence for domestic      
maritime workforce training and         
education4  7b7 ,assistance  7#a7 ,types
 ,the ,secretary may provide to an      
entity designated as a center of        
excellence under subsection 7a7-- 7,a7  
technical assistance2  7,b7 surplus     
,federal equipment and assets2 and  7,c7
 funding4  7#b7 ,purposes ,the          
,secretary may provide assistance under 
paragraph 7#a7-- 7,a7 to support a      
maritime workforce program2 and  7,b7 to
 assist an entity designated as a center
 of excellence under subsection 7a7 to  
expand the capacity of the entity to    
train the domestic maritime workforce of
 the ,united ,states1 including by-- 7i7
 admitting additional students2  7ii7   
recruiting and training faculty2  7iii7 
expanding facilities2  7iv7 creating new
 maritime career pathways2 and  7v7     

awarding students credit for prior      
experience1 including military service4