,,ib  ,union ,calendar ,no4 #bga  #aafth
 ,,congress  #ast ,session  ,h4 ,r4     
#dgai  ,report ,no4 #aaf-cdj  ,,in ,,the
 ,,house ,,of ,,representatives         
,october #ag1 #bjai ,mr4 ,golden 7for   
himself and ,mr4 ,young7 introduced the 
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,transportation and   
,infrastructure  ,december #ab1         
#bjai;,additional sponsors3 ,mr4 ,pappas
 and ,ms4 ,pingree  ,december #ab1 #bjai
 ,reported with an amendment1 committed 
to the ,committee of the ,whole ,house  
on the ,state of the ,union1 and ordered
 to be printed ,strike out all after the
 enacting clause and insert the part    
printed in italic ,for text of          
introduced bill1 see copy of bill as    
introduced on ,october #ag1 #bjai  ,a   
,,bill  ,to amend the ,federal share of 
the fishing safety standards grants4    
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,funding ,instruction for       
,safety1 ,health1 and ,security ,avoids 
,fishing ,emergencies ,act or the ,,fish

 ,,safe ,act4  #b4 ,amendment of        
,federal share of the fishing safety    
standards grants  7a7 ,amendment        
,section #dejb of title #df1 ,united    
,states ,code1 is amended--  7#a7 in    
subsection 7i77#c71 by striking #ej and 
inserting #ge2 and  7#b7 in subsection  
7j77#c71 by striking #ej and inserting  
#ge4  7b7 ,retroactive effective date   
,the amendment made by subsection 7a7   
takes effect on the day after the date  
of enactment of the ,frank ,lo,biondo   
,coast ,guard ,authorization ,act of    
#bjah 7,public ,law #aae-bhb74  #c4     
,cost share ,the cap on the ,federal    
share of the cost of any activity       
carried out with a grant under          
subsections 7i7 and 7j7 of section #dejb
 of title #df1 ,united ,states ,code1 as
 in effect prior to the date of         
enactment of the ,frank ,lo,biondo      
,coast ,guard ,authorization ,act of    
#bjah 7,public ,law #aae-bhb71 shall    
apply to any funds appropriated under   
the ,consolidated ,appropriations ,act1 

#bjag 7,public ,law #aae-ca7 for the    
purpose of making such grants4  #d4     
,authorization of appropriations        
amendments ,section #dejb of title #df1 
,united ,states ,code1 is amended-- 7#a7
 in subsection 7i77#d71 by striking     
#bjai and inserting #bjba2 and  7#b7 in 
subsection 7j77#d71 by striking #bjai   
and inserting #bjba4  #e4 ,aids to      
navigation  7a7 ,section #eda of title  
#ad1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended--
  7#a7 by striking ,in and inserting 7a7
 ,in2 and  7#b7 by adding at the end the
 following3  7b7 ,in the case of        
pierhead beacons1 the ,commandant may-- 
7#a7 acquire1 by donation or purchase in
 behalf of the ,united ,states1 the     
right to use and occupy sites for       
pierhead beacons2 and  7#b7 properly    
mark all pierheads belonging to the     
,united ,states situated on the northern
 and northwestern lakes1 whenever the   
,commandant is duly notified by the     
department charged with the construction
 or repair of pierheads that the        

construction or repair of any such      
pierheads has been completed4  4  7b7   
,subchapter ,,iii of chapter #e of title
 #ad1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended 
by adding at the end the following3     
#edh4 ,prohibition against officers and 
employees being interested in contracts 
for materials1 etc4 ,no officer1        
enlisted member1 or civilian member of  
the ,coast ,guard in any manner         
connected with the construction1        
operation1 or maintenance of            
lighthouses1 shall be interested1 either
 directly or indirectly1 in any contract
 for labor1 materials1 or supplies for  
the construction1 operation1 or         
maintenance of lighthouses1 or in any   
patent1 plan1 or mode of construction or
 illumination1 or in any article of     
supply for the construction1 operation1 
or maintenance of lighthouses4  #edi4   
,lighthouse and other sites2 necessity  
and sufficiency of cession by ,state of 
jurisdiction  7a7 ,no lighthouse1       
beacon1 public pier1 or landmark1 shall 

be built or erected on any site until   
cession of jurisdiction over the same   
has been made to the ,united ,states4   
7b7 ,for the purposes of subsection 7a71
 a cession by a ,state of jurisdiction  
over a place selected as the site of a  
lighthouse1 or other structure or work  
referred to in subsection 7a71 shall be 
deemed sufficient if the cession        
contains a reservation that process     
issued under authority of such ,state   
may continue to be served within such   
place4  7c7 ,if no reservation of       
service described in subsection 7b7 is  
contained in a cession1 all process may 
be served and executed within the place 
ceded1 in the same manner as if no      
cession had been made4  #eej4 ,marking  
pierheads in certain lakes ,the         
,commandant of the ,coast ,guard shall  
properly mark all pierheads belonging to
 the ,united ,states situated on the    
northern and northwestern lakes1        
whenever he is duly notified by the     
department charged with the construction

 or repair of pierheads that the        
construction or repair of any such      
pierhead has been completed4  4  7c7    
,conforming amendment ,the table of     
sections for chapter #e of title #ad1   
,united ,states ,code1 is amended by    
inserting after the item relating to    
section #edg the following3  #edh4      
,prohibition against officers and       
employees being interest in contracts   
for materials1 etc4 #edi4 ,lighthouse   
and other sites2 necessity and          
sufficiency of cession by ,state of     
jurisdiction4 #eej4 ,marking pierheads  
in certain lakes4  4  #f4 ,transfers    
related to employees of the lighthouse  
service  7a7 ,section #f of chapter #ajc
 of the ,act of ,june #bj1 #aiah 7#cc   
,u4,s4,c4 #gfc7 is repealed4  7b7       
,subchapter ,,ii of chapter #be of title
 #ad1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended 
by adding at the end the following3     
#becb4 ,retirement of employees  7a7    
,optional retirement ,except as provided
 in subsections 7d7 and 7e71 a covered  

employee may retire from further        
performance of duty if such officer or  
employee--  7#a7 has completed #cj years
 of active service in the ,government   
and is at least #ee years of age2  7#b7 
has completed #be years of active       
service in the ,government and is at    
least #fb years of age2 or  7#c7 is     
involuntarily separated from further    
performance of duty1 except by removal  
for cause on charges of misconduct or   
delinquency1 after completing #be years 
of active service in the ,government1 or
 after completing #bj years of such     
service and if such employee is at least
 #ej years of age4  7b7 ,compulsory     
retirement ,a covered employee who      
becomes #gj years of age shall be       
compulsorily retired from further       
performance of duty4  7c7 ,retirement   
for disability  7#a7 ,in general ,a     
covered employee who has completed #ae  
years of active service in the          
,government and is found1 after         
examination by a medical officer of the 

,united ,states1 to be disabled for     
useful and efficient service by reason  
of disease or injury not due to vicious 
habits1 intemperance1 or willful        
misconduct of such officer or employee1 
shall be retired4  7#b7 ,restoration to 
active duty ,any individual retired     
under paragraph 7#a7 may1 upon recovery1
 be restored to active duty1 and shall  
from time to time1 before reaching the  
age at which such individual may retire 
under subsection 7a71 be reexamined by a
 medical officer of the ,united ,states 
upon the request of the ,secretary of   
the department in which the ,coast      
,guard is operating4  7d7 ,annual       
compensation  7#a7 ,in general ,except  
as provided in paragraph 7#b71 ,the     
annual compensation of a person retired 
under this section shall be a sum equal 
to one-fortieth of the average annual   
pay received for the last three years of
 service for each year of active service
 in the ,lighthouse ,service1 or in a   
department or branch of the ,government 

having a retirement system1 not to      
exceed thirty-fortieths of such average 
annual pay received4  7#b7 ,retirement  
before #ee ,the retirement pay computed 
under paragraph 7#a7 for any officer or 
employee retiring under this section    
shall be reduced by one-sixth of #a     
percent for each full month the officer 
or employee is under #ee years of age at
 the date of retirement4  7#c7 ,no      
allowance or subsistence ,retirement pay
 under this section shall not include   
any amount on account of subsistence or 
other allowance4  7e7 ,exception ,the   
retirement and pay provision in this    
section shall not apply to-- 7#a7 any   
person in the field service of the      
,lighthouse ,service whose duties do not
 require substantially all their time2  
or  7#b7 persons of the ,coast ,guard4  
7f7 ,waiver ,any person entitled to     
retirement pay under this section may   
decline to accept all or any part of    
such retirement pay by a waiver signed  
and filed with the ,secretary of the    

,treasury4 ,such waiver may be revoked  
in writing at any time1 but no payment  
of the retirement pay waived shall be   
made covering the period during which   
such waiver was in effect4  7g7         
,definition ,for the purposes of this   
section1 the term covered employee means
 an officer or employee engaged in the  
field service or on vessels of the      
,lighthouse ,service1 except a person   
continuously employed in district       
offices or shop4  4  7c7 ,conforming    
amendment ,the table of sections for    
chapter #be of title #ad1 ,united       
,states ,code1 is amended by inserting  
after the item relating to section #beca
 the following3  #becb4 ,retirement of  
employees4  4  #g4 ,transfers related to
 surviving spouses of ,lighthouse       
,service employees  7a7 ,benefit to     
surviving spouses ,subchapter ,,ii of   
chapter #be of title #ad1 ,united       
,states ,code1 is amended by adding     
after section #becb the following3      
#becc4 ,surviving spouses ,the          

,secretary of the department in which   
the ,coast ,guard is operating shall pay
 #ajj per month to the surviving spouse 
of a current or former employee of the  
,lighthouse ,service in accordance with 
section #becb if such employee dies--   
7#a7 at a time when such employee was   
receiving or was entitled to receive    
retirement pay under this subchapter2 or
  7#b7 from non-service-connected causes
 after fifteen or more years of         
employment in such service4  4  7b7     
,transfers related to surviving spouses 
of ,lighthouse ,service employees  7#a7 
,subchapter ,,ii of chapter #be of title
 #ad1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended 
by adding after section #becc the       
following3  #becd4 ,application for     
benefits  4  7#b7  7,a7 ,section #c of  
chapter #gfa of the ,act of ,august #ai1
 #aiej 7#cc ,u4,s4,c4 #ggc71 is         
redesignated as section #becd7;a7 of    
title #ad1 ,united ,states ,code1       
transferred to appear after the heading 
of section #becd of that title1 and     

amended so that the enumerator1 section 
heading1 typeface1 and typestyle conform
 to those appearing in other sections in
 title #ad1 ,united ,states ,code4  7,b7
 ,section #becd7;a71 as so redesignated1
 transferred1 and amended is further    
amended by striking this ,act and       
inserting section #becc4  7#c7 7,a7     
,section #d of chapter #gfa of the ,act 
of ,august #ai1 #aiej 7#cc ,u4,s4,c4    
#ggd71 is redesignated as section       
#becd7;b7 of title #ad1 ,united ,states 
,code1 transferred to appear after      
section #becd7;a7 of that title1 and    
amended so that the enumerator1 section 
heading1 typeface1 and typestyle conform
 to those appearing in other sections in
 title #ad1 ,united ,states ,code4  7,b7
 ,section #becd7;b71 as so redesignated1
 transferred1 and amended is further    
amended by striking the provisions of   
this ,act and inserting section #becc4  
7#d7 7,a7 ,the proviso under the heading
 ,payment to ,civil ,service ,retirement
 and ,disability ,fund of title ,v of   

division ,c of ,public ,law #aab-gd 7#cc
 ,u4,s4,c4 #ggf7 is redesignated as     
section #becd7;c7 of title #ad1 ,united 
,states ,code1 transferred to appear    
after section #becd7;b7 of that title1  
and amended so that the enumerator1     
section heading1 typeface1 and typestyle
 conform to those appearing in other    
sections in title #ad1 ,united ,states  
,code4  7,b7 ,section #becd7;c71 as so  
redesignated1 transferred1 and amended  
is further amended by striking the ,act 
of ,may #bi1 #aidd1 and the ,act of     
,august #ai1 #aiej 7#cc ,u4,s4,c4       
#gga-gge71 and inserting section #becc4 
7c7 ,conforming amendment ,the table of 
sections for chapter #be of title #ad1  
,united ,states ,code1 is further       
amended by inserting after the item     
relating to section #becb the following3
  #becc4 ,surviving spouses4 #becd4     
,application for benefits4  4  #h4      
,repeals  7a7 ,in general ,the following
 provisions are repealed3 7#a7 ,section 
#dfhj of the ,revised ,statutes of the  

,united ,states 7#cc ,u4,s4,c4 #gbe74   
7#b7 ,section #dffa of the ,revised     
,statutes of the ,united ,states 7#cc   
,u4,s4,c4 #gbg74  7#c7 ,section #dffb of
 the ,revised ,statutes of the ,united  
,states 7#cc ,u4,s4,c4 #gbh74  7#d7 ,the
 final paragraph in the account ,for    
,life-,saving and ,life-,boat ,stations 
under the heading ,treasury ,department 
in the first section of chapter #acj of 
the ,act of ,may #c1 #ahge 7#cc         
,u4,s4,c4 #gcj;a74  7#e7 ,section #aa of
 chapter #cja of the ,act of ,june #ag1 
#aiaj 7#cc ,u4,s4,c4 #gdc74  7#f7       
,section #c of chapter #cga of the ,act 
of ,may #bb1 #aibf 7#cc ,u4,s4,c4       
#gdg;a74  7#g7 ,the first section of    
chapter #cac of the ,act of ,february   
#be1 #aibi 7#cc ,u4,s4,c4 #gdg;b74  7#h7
 ,section #b of chapter #ajc of the ,act
 of ,june #bj1 #aiah 7#cc ,u4,s4,c4     
#gdh74  7#i7 ,section #d of chapter #cga
 of the ,act of ,may #bb1 #aibf 7#cc    
,u4,s4,c4 #ged;a74  7#aj7 ,chapter #fdb 
of the ,act of ,august #aj1 #aici 7#cc  

,u4,s4,c4 #gfc;a-#a74  7#aa7 ,chapter   
#ghh of the ,act of ,october #bi1 #aidi 
7#cc ,u4,s4,c4 #gfc-a74  7#ab7 ,chapter 
#ebd of the ,act of ,july #i1 #aief 7#cc
 ,u4,s4,c4 #gfc-b74  7#ac7 ,the last two
 provisos under the heading ,lighthouse 
,service1 under the heading ,department 
of ,commerce1 in the first section of   
chapter #afa of the ,act of ,march #d1  
#aiba 7#da ,stat4 #adag1 formerly #cc   
,u4,s4,c4 #gfd74  7#ad7 ,section #c of  
chapter #bae of the ,act of ,may #ac1   
#aich 7#cc ,u4,s4,c4 #ggj74  7#ae7 ,the 
first section and section #b of chapter 
#gfa of the ,act of ,august #ai1 #aiej  
7#cc ,u4,s4,c4 #gga and #ggb74  7b7     
,savings  7#a7 ,notwithstanding any     
repeals made by this section1 any       
individual beneficiary currently        
receiving payments under the authority  
of any provisions repealed in this      
section shall continue to receive such  
benefits4  7#b7 ,notwithstanding the    
repeals made under paragraphs 7#aj7 and 
7#aa7 of subsection 7a71 any pay        

increases made under chapter #ghh of the
 ,act of ,october #bi1 #aidi1 and       
chapter #ebd of the ,act of ,july #i1   
#aief1 as in effect prior to their      
repeal shall remain in effect4          
,december #ab1 #bjai,reported with an   
amendment1 committed to the ,committee  
of the ,whole ,house on the ,state of   
the ,union1 and ordered to be printed