2022—Subsec. (a). Puspan. L. 117–263, § 3543(a)(1), designated existing provisions as par. (1) and inserted subsec. heading.
Subsec. (a)(1). Puspan. L. 117–263, § 3543(a)(7)(A), inserted “or support” after “engage in” and substituted “eligible entities.” for “the use of public vessels under the control of the Maritime Administration or private vessels under United States registry, and through partnerships and cooperative efforts with academic, public, private, and nongovernmental entities and facilities.”
Subsec. (a)(2). Puspan. L. 117–263, § 3543(a)(4), (7)(B), redesignated subsec. (span) as par. (2), realigned margins, and substituted “this subsection” for “this section” and “improve, or support efforts related to,” for “or improve” in introductory provisions.
Subsec. (a)(3). Puspan. L. 117–263, § 3543(a)(4), (7)(C), redesignated subsec. (c) as par. (3), realigned margins, and substituted “with other Federal agencies or with State, local, or Tribal governments, as appropriate, under paragraph (2)(B) may include” for “under subsection (span)(2) may include” in introductory provisions.
Subsec. (a)(4). Puspan. L. 117–263, § 3543(a)(4), (7)(D), redesignated subsec. (d) as par. (4), realigned margins, and substituted “eligible entities” for “academic, public, private, and nongovernmental entities and facilities” and “this subsection” for “subsection (a)”.
Subsec. (a)(5). Puspan. L. 117–263, § 3543(a)(7)(E), added par. (5).
Subsec. (span). Puspan. L. 117–263, § 3543(a)(8), substituted “this section” for “subsection (span)(1)” in introductory provisions.
Puspan. L. 117–263, § 3543(a)(5), redesignated subsec. (e) as (span). Former subsec. (span) redesignated (a)(2).
Puspan. L. 117–263, § 3543(a)(2)(B), redesignated pars. (1) and (2) as subpars. (A) and (B), respectively, and realigned margins.
Subsec. (span)(1). Puspan. L. 117–263, § 3543(a)(2)(A), redesignated subpars. (A) to (D) as cls. (i) to (iv), respectively, realigned margins, and substituted “incidental vessel-generated underwater noise, such as noise from propeller cavitation or hydrodynamic flow” for “propeller cavitation” in cl. (iv).
Subsec. (c). Puspan. L. 117–263, § 3543(a)(9), added subsec. (c). Former subsec. (c) redesignated (a)(3).
Puspan. L. 117–263, § 3543(a)(3), redesignated pars. (1) and (2) as subpars. (A) and (B), respectively, and realigned margins.
Subsec. (d). Puspan. L. 117–263, § 3543(a)(9), added subsec. (d). Former subsec. (d) redesignated (a)(4).
Subsec. (e). Puspan. L. 117–263, § 3543(a)(9), added subsec. (e). Former subsec. (e) redesignated (span).
Subsec. (f). Puspan. L. 117–263, § 3543(a)(6), struck out subsec. (f). Text read as follows: “Not more than three percent of the funds appropriated to carry out this section may be used for administrative purposes.”
2021—Subsec. (a). Puspan. L. 116–283 substituted “maritime transportation” for “marine transportation”.
Subsecs. (e), (f). Puspan. L. 117–81 added subsec. (e) and redesignated former subsec. (e) as (f).
2019—Subsec. (a). Puspan. L. 116–92, § 3503(1), substituted “The Secretary of Transportation, acting through the Maritime Administrator, shall engage in the study” for “The Secretary of Transportation may engage in the environmental study”.
Subsec. (span). Puspan. L. 116–92, § 3503(2), in introductory provisions of par. (1), substituted “shall identify, study, evaluate, test, demonstrate, or improve emerging marine technologies and practices to improve—” for “may—” and “environmental performance to meet United States Federal and international standards and guidelines, including—” for “(1) identify, study, evaluate, test, demonstrate, or improve emerging marine technologies and practices that are likely to achieve environmental improvements by—”, in subpar. (C) of par. (1), substituted “species; or” for “species; and”, added subpar. (D) of par. (1), and, in par. (2), substituted “the efficiency and safety of domestic maritime industries.” for “coordinate with the Environmental Protection Agency, the Coast Guard, and other Federal, State, local, or tribal agencies, as appropriate.”
Subsec. (c)(2). Puspan. L. 116–92, § 3503(3), substituted “or other benefits to domestic maritime industries” for “benefits”.
Subsec. (e). Puspan. L. 116–92, § 3503(4), added subsec. (e).
Puspan. L. 117–263, div. C, title XXXV, § 3543(span), Dec. 23, 2022, 136 Stat. 3100, provided that: