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128 STAT. 3242 ::(A) —Not more than 15 percent or $500,000, whichever is less, of the amount available for the Program under subsection (a)(1)(C) for a fiscal year may be used for expenses of administering the Program.
 * (B) —Of the amount available under subparagraph (A) for a fiscal year—
 * (i) one half shall be allocated to the National Trust for expenses incurred in administering grants under (b) of this title; and
 * (ii) one half shall be allocated as appropriate by the Secretary to the Service and participating State Historic Preservation Officers.

(c) —
 * (1) —The Secretary of Transportation shall dispose (by sale or by purchase of disposal services) of all vessels described in paragraph (2)—
 * (A) in accordance with a priority system for disposing of vessels, as determined by the Secretary, that shall include provisions requiring the Maritime Administration to—
 * (i) dispose of all deteriorated high priority ships that are available for disposal within 12 months of their designation as available for disposal; and
 * (ii) give priority to the disposition of those vessels that pose the most significant danger to the environment or cost the most to maintain;
 * (B) in the manner that provides the best value to the Federal Government, except in any case in which obtaining the best value would require towing a vessel and the towing poses a serious threat to the environment; and
 * (C) in accordance with the plan of the Department of Transportation for disposal of those vessels and requirements under sections 57102 to 57104 of title 46.
 * (2) —The vessels referred to in paragraph (1) are the vessels in the National Defense Reserve Fleet after July 1, 1994, that—
 * (A) are not assigned to the Ready Reserve Force component of the National Defense Reserve Fleet; and
 * (B) are not specifically authorized or required by statute to be used for a particular purpose.

(d) —Amounts available under this section shall not be considered in any determination of the amounts available to the Department of the Interior.

§ 308705. Designation of America’s National Maritime Museum

(a) —America’s National Maritime Museum shall be composed of the museums designated by law to be museums of America’s National Maritime Museum on the basis that the museums—
 * (1) house a collection of maritime artifacts clearly representing the Nation’s maritime heritage; and
 * (2) provide outreach programs to educate the public about the Nation’s maritime heritage.

(b) —The following museums (meeting the criteria specified in subsection (a)) are designated as museums of America’s National Maritime Museum: