REPORTS RELATING TO EXPORT OF VESSELS THAT MAY CONTAIN POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS.

SEC. 1026. REPORTS RELATING TO EXPORT OF VESSELS THAT MAY CONTAIN POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS. (a) Reports Required.—Not later than March 1, 1998, the Secretary of the Navy (with respect to the Navy), the Administrator of the Maritime Administration (with respect to the Maritime Administration), and the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (with respect to the Environmental Protection Agency) shall each submit to Congress a report on the implementation of the agreement between the Department of the Navy and the Environmental Protection Agency that became effective August 6, 1997, and that is titled “Export of Naval Vessels that May Contain Polychlorinated Biphenyls for Scrapping Outside the United States”. (b) Contents of Reports.—The reports required by subsection (a) shall address, at a minimum, the following: (1) An assessment of the effects of the notification requirements regarding the export of vessels for scrapping, any impediments that those requirements may create for the export of vessels, and any changes to the agreement that may be required to address those impediments. (2) An explanation of the process by which it is determined which solid items containing polychlorinated biphenyls are readily removable and must be removed before the export of a vessel for scrapping, what types of polychlorinated biphenyls have been determined to be readily removable pursuant to this process, any impediments that such determinations may create for the export of vessels, and any changes to the agreement that may be required to address those impediments or to ensure protection of human health and the environment. (c) Amendments Relating to Disposal of Obsolete Vessels From the National Defense Reserve Fleet.—Section 6 of the National Maritime Heritage Act of 1994 (Public Law 103–451; 108 Stat. 4776; 16 U.S.C. 5405) is amended— (1) in subsections (a)(1) and (b)(2)— (A) by inserting “or 510(i)” after “508”; and (B) by inserting “or 1160(i)” after “1158”; (2) in subsection (b)(2), by striking out “first 6” and inserting in lieu thereof “first 8”; and (3) in subsection (c)(1)(A), by striking out “1999” and inserting in lieu thereof “2001”.