COMMITMENT AGREEMENTS.

SEC. 707. COMMITMENT AGREEMENTS. (a) In General.—Section 1303(e)(3) of the Merchant Marine Act, 1936 (46 App. U.S.C. 1295b(e)(3)), is amended— (1) by inserting “(A)” immediately after “(3)”; and (2) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: “(B) If the Secretary of Defense is unable or unwilling to order an individual to active duty under subparagraph (A), the Secretary of Transportation— “(i) may recover from the individual the cost of education provided by the Federal Government; and “(ii) shall request the Attorney General to begin court proceedings to recover the costs of education if the Secretary decides to seek recovery under clause (i).”. (b) Applicability.—The amendments made by subsection (a) shall apply to individuals who sign agreements after the date of enactment of this Act under section 1303(e) of the Merchant Marine Act, 1936 (46 App. U.S.C. 1295b(e)).