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 119 STAT. 3548

PUBLIC LAW 109–163—JAN. 6, 2006

(b) SCHOOL SHIP FUEL PAYMENT.—Section 1304(c)(2) of the Merchant Marine Act, 1936 (46 App. U.S.C. 1295c(c)(2)) is amended— (1) by striking ‘‘The Secretary may pay to any State maritime academy’’ and inserting ‘‘(A) The Secretary shall, subject to the availability of appropriations, pay to each State maritime academy’’; and (2) by adding at the end the following: ‘‘(B) The amount of the payment to a State maritime academy under this paragraph shall not exceed— ‘‘(i) $100,000 for fiscal year 2006; ‘‘(ii) $200,000 for fiscal year 2007; and ‘‘(iii) $300,000 for fiscal year 2008 and each fiscal year thereafter.’’. SEC. 3503. MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR REIMBURSEMENT PILOT PROGRAM.

Section 3517 of the Maritime Security Act of 2003 (46 U.S.C. 53101 note) is amended to read as follows: ‘‘SEC. 3517. MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR REIMBURSEMENT PILOT PROGRAM.

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‘‘(a) AUTHORITY TO ENTER AGREEMENTS.— ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Transportation shall carry out a pilot program under which the Secretary shall enter into an agreement with 1 or more contractors under chapter 531 of title 46, United States Code, regarding maintenance and repair of 1 or more vessels that are subject to an operating agreement under that chapter. ‘‘(2) REQUIREMENT OF AGREEMENT.—The Secretary shall, subject to the availability of appropriations, require 1 or more persons to enter into an agreement under this section as a condition of awarding an operating agreement to the person under chapter 531 of title 46, United States Code, for 1 or more vessels that normally make port calls in the United States. ‘‘(b) TERMS OF AGREEMENT.—An agreement under this section— ‘‘(1) shall require that except as provided in subsection (c), all qualified maintenance or repair on the vessel shall be performed in the United States; ‘‘(2) shall require that the Secretary shall reimburse the contractor in accordance with subsection (d) for the costs of qualified maintenance or repair performed in the United States; and ‘‘(3) shall apply to qualified maintenance or repair performed during the 5-year period beginning on the date the vessel begins operating under the operating agreement under chapter 531 of title 46, United States Code. ‘‘(c) EXCEPTION TO REQUIREMENT TO PERFORM WORK IN THE UNITED STATES.—A contractor shall not be required to have qualified maintenance or repair work performed in the United States under this section if— ‘‘(1) the Secretary determines that there is no facility capable of meeting all technical requirements of the qualified maintenance or repair in the United States located in the geographic area in which the vessel normally operates available to perform the work in the time required by the contractor to maintain its regularly scheduled service;

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