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 114 STAT. 1654A-492 PUBLIC LAW 106-398 —APPENDIX of the Navy and the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, shall consider all alternatives and available information, including— (A) alternative scrapping sites; (B) vessel donations; (C) sinking of vessels in deep water; (D) sinking vessels for development of artificial reefs; (E) sales of vessels before they become obsolete; (F) results from the Navy Ship Disposal Program under section 8124 of the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 1999; and (G) the Report of the Department of Defense's Interagency Panel on Ship Scrapping issued in April 1998. (e) REPORT.— Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, and every 6 months thereafter, the Secretary of Transportation, in coordination with the Secretary of the Navy, shall report to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure and the Committee on Resources of the House of Representatives, the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate, and the Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate on the progress of the vessel scrapping program developed under subsection (d)(1) and on the progress of any other scrapping of obsolete Government-owned vessels. (f) PRESIDENTIAL RECOMMENDATION. —The President shall transmit with the report required by subsection (d)(1) a recommendation on— (1) whether it is necessary to amend the Toxic Substances Control Act (15 U.S.C. 2601 et seq.) or any other environmental statute or regulatory requirements relevant to the disposal of vessels described in section 6(c)(2) of the National Maritime Heritage Act of 1994 (16 U.S.C. 5405(c)(2)) by September 30, 2006; and (2) any proposed changes to those requirements to carry out such disposals. SEC. 3503. AUTHORITY TO CONVEY NATIONAL DEFENSE RESERVE FLEET VESSEL, GLACIER. (a) AUTHORITY TO CONVEY. —The Secretary of Transportation (in this section referred to as "the Secretary") may, subject to subsection (b), convey all right, title, and interest of the United States Government in and to the vessel in the National Defense Reserve Fleet that was formerly the U.S.S. GLACIER (United States official number AGB-4) to the Glacier Society, Inc., a corporation established under the laws of the State of Connecticut that is located in Bridgeport, Connecticut (in this section referred to as the "recipient"). (b) TERMS OF CONVEYANCE.— (1) REQUIRED CONDITIONS.— The Secretary may not convey a vessel under this section unless the recipient— (A) agrees to use the vessel for the purpose of a monument to the accomplishments of members of the Armed Forces of the United States, civilians, scientists, and diplomats in exploration of the Arctic and the Antarctic; (B) agrees that the vessel will not be used for commercial purposes;

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