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PUBLIC LAW 109–304—OCT. 6, 2006 ‘‘(i) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, there are authorized to be appropriated such amounts as may be necessary to carry out the duties and powers of the Secretary relating to the Maritime Administration. ‘‘(2) LIMITATIONS.—Only those amounts specifically authorized by law may be appropriated for the use of the Maritime Administration for— ‘‘(A) acquisition, construction, or reconstruction of vessels; ‘‘(B) construction-differential subsidies incident to the construction, reconstruction, or reconditioning of vessels; ‘‘(C) costs of national defense features; ‘‘(D) payments of obligations incurred for operatingdifferential subsidies; ‘‘(E) expenses necessary for research and development activities, including reimbursement of the Vessel Operations Revolving Fund for losses resulting from expenses of experimental vessel operations; ‘‘(F) the Vessel Operations Revolving Fund; ‘‘(G) National Defense Reserve Fleet expenses; ‘‘(H) expenses necessary to carry out part B of subtitle V of title 46; and ‘‘(I) other operations and training expenses related to the development of waterborne transportation systems, the use of waterborne transportation systems, and general administration. ‘‘(3) TRAINING VESSELS.—Amounts may not be appropriated for the purchase or construction of training vessels for State maritime academies unless the Secretary has approved a plan for sharing training vessels between State maritime academies.’’.

SEC. 13. AMENDMENTS RELATING TO MARITIME SECURITY ACT OF 2003.

(a) AMENDMENTS TO CHAPTER 531.—Chapter 531 of title 46, United States Code, is amended as follows: (1) In section 53102— (A) in the headings of paragraphs (1), (2), and (4) of subsection (c), strike ‘‘SECTION 2’’ and substitute ‘‘SECTION 50501’’; (B) in subsection (c)(1), (2)(A)(i) and (ii)(II) and (B), and (4)(B), strike ‘‘section 2 of the Shipping Act, 1916 (46 U.S.C. App. 802)’’ and substitute ‘‘section 50501 of this title’’; (C) in subsection (d), strike ‘‘the first section of Public Law 81–891 (64 Stat. 1120; 46 U.S.C. App. note prec. 3)’’ and substitute ‘‘section 501 of this title’’; and (D) in subsection (e)(1)— (i) strike ‘‘a documented vessel (as that term is defined in section 12101 of this title)’’ and substitute ‘‘documented under chapter 121 of this title,’’; and (ii) in subparagraph (B), strike ‘‘a documented vessel (as defined in that section)’’ and substitute ‘‘documented under chapter 121’’. (2) In section 53103(c)—

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