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 120 STAT. 528 Deadline.

PUBLIC LAW 109–241—JULY 11, 2006

(d) REPORT.—Not later than 6 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating shall submit a report on the implementation of this section to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives. SEC. 305. USE OF MARITIME SAFETY AND SECURITY TEAMS.

Section 70106(b)(8) of title 46, United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘other security missions’’ and inserting ‘‘any other missions of the Coast Guard’’. SEC. 306. ENHANCED CIVIL PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS OF PROVISIONS ENACTED BY THE COAST GUARD AND MARITIME TRANSPORTATION ACT OF 2004.

(a) CONTINUING VIOLATIONS.—The section enumerated 70119 of title 46, United States Code, as redesignated and transferred by section 802(a)(1) of the Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Security Act of 2004 (118 Stat. 1078), relating to civil penalty, is amended— (1) by inserting ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—’’ before ‘‘Any’’; (2) by striking ‘‘violation.’’ and inserting ‘‘day during which the violation continues.’’; and (3) by adding at the end the following: ‘‘(b) CONTINUING VIOLATIONS.—The maximum amount of a civil penalty for a violation under this section shall not exceed $50,000.’’. (b) APPLICATION OF CIVIL PENALTY PROCEDURES.—Section 2107 of title 46, United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘this subtitle’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘this subtitle or subtitle VII’’. SEC. 307. TRAINING OF CADETS AT UNITED STATES MERCHANT MARINE ACADEMY.

Section 1303(f) of the Merchant Marine Act, 1936 (46 App. U.S.C. 1295b(f)) is amended— (1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph (2); (2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (3) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and (3) by adding at the end the following: ‘‘(4) on any other vessel considered by the Secretary to be necessary or appropriate or in the national interest.’’. SEC. 308. REPORTS FROM MORTGAGEES OF VESSELS.

Section 12120 of title 46, United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘owners, masters, and charterers’’ and inserting ‘‘owners, masters, charterers, and mortgagees’’. SEC. 309. DETERMINATION OF THE SECRETARY.

Section 70105(c) of title 46, United States Code, is amended— (1) by redesignating paragraphs (3) and (4) as paragraphs (4) and (5), respectively; and (2) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following: ‘‘(3) DENIAL OF WAIVER REVIEW.— ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall establish a review process before an administrative law judge for individuals denied a waiver under paragraph (2). ‘‘(B) SCOPE OF REVIEW.—In conducting a review under the process established pursuant to subparagraph (A), the

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