Committee on the Marine Transportation System

Section 50401 of title 46, United States Code, is amended— (1) by redesignating and transferring such section to appear after subsection (k) of section 102 of title 49, United States Code (as added by this Act), as subsection (j), including by redesignating each subordinate provision appropriately to reflect the transfer and by amending the enumerator, subsection catchline, typeface, and typestyle to conform to those appearing in other subsections of such section; (2) in paragraph (1), as so redesignated, by inserting in the Department within the Office of the Deputy Secretary after established; and (3) in paragraph (4), as so redesignated— (A) in subparagraph (A), as so redesignated, by adding at the end the following: (iii) Work plan The Coordinating Board shall approve annually a yearly work plan and to carry out the activities of the Committee.; (B) in subparagraph (B)— (i) by striking The Secretary of Transportation and inserting the following: (i) In general The Secretary of Transportation; and (ii) by adding at the end the following: (ii) Reporting The Executive Director report directly to the Deputy Secretary.; and (C) by adding at the end the following: (D) Executive Secretariat The Executive Secretariat shall provide administrative, analytical, and operational support to the Executive Director to accomplish the purpose and activities of the Committee. The Secretary of Transportation, the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of Homeland Security, and the Secretary of Commerce, shall each provide a minimum of one full-time staff member to the Executive Secretariat. Any head of any other member agency may provide additional staff support..

(a) In general Section 50401 of title 46, United States Code, is amended— (1) by redesignating and transferring such section to appear after subsection (k) of section 102 of title 49, United States Code (as added by this Act), as subsection (j), including by redesignating each subordinate provision appropriately to reflect the transfer and by amending the enumerator, subsection catchline, typeface, and typestyle to conform to those appearing in other subsections of such section; (2) in paragraph (1), as so redesignated, by inserting in the Department within the Office of the Deputy Secretary after established; and (3) in paragraph (4), as so redesignated— (A) in subparagraph (A), as so redesignated, by adding at the end the following: (iii) Work plan The Coordinating Board shall approve annually a yearly work plan and to carry out the activities of the Committee.; (B) in subparagraph (B)— (i) by striking The Secretary of Transportation and inserting the following: (i) In general The Secretary of Transportation; and (ii) by adding at the end the following: (ii) Reporting The Executive Director report directly to the Deputy Secretary.; and (C) by adding at the end the following: (D) Executive Secretariat The Executive Secretariat shall provide administrative, analytical, and operational support to the Executive Director to accomplish the purpose and activities of the Committee. The Secretary of Transportation, the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of Homeland Security, and the Secretary of Commerce, shall each provide a minimum of one full-time staff member to the Executive Secretariat. Any head of any other member agency may provide additional staff support.. (b) Chapter 504 Chapter 504 of title 46, United States Code, is amended by inserting before section 50402 the following: 50401. Maritime workforce advisory committee (a) Establishment There is established a National Maritime Workforce Advisory Committee (in this section referred to as the Committee). (b) Function The Committee shall advise the Secretary of Transportation on matters relating to the skills, training, and numbers of workers necessary to maintain the United States maritime industrial base workforce, including the merchant marine, shipyards, and associated activities. (c) Membership (1) In general The Committee shall consist of not more than 25 members appointed by the Secretary in accordance with this section and section 15109. (2) Expertise Each member of the Committee shall have particular expertise, knowledge, and experience in matters relating to the function of the Committee. (3) Representation At least 1 member of the Committee shall represent 1 of the following: (A) Ocean Common Carriers. (B) State maritime academies. (C) Centers of excellence designated under section 54101. (D) Unlicensed merchant mariner labor unions. (E) Licensed merchant mariner labor unions. (F) Shipyard labor unions. (G) Shipyards. (H) Vessel design and construction entities. (I) Post-secondary education vocational training. (J) Secondary education vocational training. (K) Offshore energy production. (L) Offshore support. (4) Administration For purposes of section 15109— (A) the Committee shall be treated as a committee established under chapter 151; and (B) the Secretary of Transportation shall fulfill all duties and responsibilities and have all authorities of the Secretary of Homeland Security with regard to the Committee..