,,ii  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #aahf  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,may #ah1      
#bjag,ms4 ,baldwin 7for herself1 ,mr4   
,cornyn1 ,mr4 ,kaine1 ,mr4 ,rubio1 and  
,mr4 ,kennedy7 introduced the following 
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,commerce1         
,science1 and ,transportation  ,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 and  7,b7 surplus 
,federal equipment and assets4  7#b7    
,technical assistance ,the ,secretary   
may provide technical assistance under  
paragraph 7#a7 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--  7,a7   
admitting additional students2  7,b7    
recruiting and training faculty2  7,c7  
expanding facilities2  7,d7 creating new
 maritime career pathways2 and  7,e7    
awarding students credit for prior      

experience1 including military service4