Pub. L. 109-241, tit. IX, sec. 902

CORRECTION OF REFERENCES TO SECRETARY OF TRANSPORTATION AND DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION; RELATED MATTERS.

EnactedYear: 2006Length: 1,028 wordsOfficial source
SEC. 902. CORRECTION OF REFERENCES TO SECRETARY OF TRANSPORTATION AND DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION; RELATED MATTERS.(a) Government Organization.—Title 5, United States Code, is amended—(1) in section 101 by inserting “The Department of Homeland Security.” after and immediately below “The Department of Veterans Affairs.”;(2) in section 2902(b) by inserting “the Secretary of Homeland Security,” after “Secretary of the Interior,”; and(3) in sections 5520a(k)(3), 5595(h)(5), 6308(b), and 9001(10) by striking “of Transportation” each place it appears and inserting “of Homeland Security”.(b) Financial Management.—Title 31, United States Code, is amended—(1) in section 3321(c)(3) by striking “of Transportation” and inserting “of Homeland Security.”;(2) in section 3325(b) by striking “of Transportation” and inserting “of Homeland Security”;(3) in section 3527(b)(1) by striking “of Transportation” each place it appears and inserting “of Homeland Security”; and(4) in section 3711(f)(2) by striking “of Transportation” and inserting “of Homeland Security”.(c) Public Contracts.—Section 3732 of the Revised Statutes (41 U.S.C. 11) is amended by striking “of Transportation” each place it appears and inserting “of Homeland Security”.120 STAT. 567(d) Public Printing and Documents.—Sections 1308 and 1309 of title 44, United States Code, are amended by striking “Secretary of the Department of Transportation” each place it appears and inserting “Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating”.(e) Shipping.—Title 46, United State Code, is amended—(1) in section 2109 by striking “a Coast Guard or”;(2) in section 6308—(A) by redesignating subsections (b) and (c) as subsections (c) and (d), respectively; and(B) by striking subsection (a) and inserting the following:“(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no part of a report of a marine casualty investigation conducted under section 6301 of this title, including findings of fact, opinions, recommendations, deliberations, or conclusions, shall be admissible as evidence or subject to discovery in any civil or administrative proceedings, other than an administrative proceeding initiated by the United States.“(b) Any member or employee of the Coast Guard investigating a marine casualty pursuant to section 6301 of this title shall not be subject to deposition or other discovery, or otherwise testify in such proceedings relevant to a marine casualty investigation, without the permission of the Secretary. The Secretary shall not withhold permission for such employee or member to testify, either orally or upon written questions, on solely factual matters at a time and place and in a manner acceptable to the Secretary if the information is not available elsewhere or is not obtainable by other means.”;(3) in subsection (c), as redesignated by this section, by striking “subsection (a)” and inserting “subsections (a) and (b)”; and(4) in subsection (d), as redesignated by this section, by striking “subsections (a) and (b)” and inserting “subsections (a), (b), and (c)”.(f) Mortgage Insurance.—Section 222 of the National Housing Act of 1934 (12 U.S.C. 1715m) is amended by striking “of Transportation” each place it appears and inserting “of Homeland Security”.(g) Arctic Research.—Section 107(b)(2) of the Arctic Research and Policy Act of 1984 (15 U.S.C. 4106(b)(2)) is amended—(1) by redesignating subparagraphs (I) through (K) as subparagraphs (J) through (L), respectively; and(2) by inserting after subparagraph (H) the following:“(I) the Department of Homeland Security;”.(h) Conservation.—(1) Section 1029.—Section 1029(e)(2)(B) of the Bisti/De-Na-Zin Wilderness Expansion and Fossil Protection Act of 1996 (16 U.S.C. 460kkk(e)(2)(B)) is amended by striking “Secretary of Transportation, to represent the United States Coast Guard.” and inserting “Commandant of the Coast Guard”.(2) Section 312.—Section 312(c) of the Antarctic Marine Living Resources Convention Act of 1984 (16 U.S.C. 2441(c)) is amended by striking “of Transportation” and inserting “of Homeland Security”.(i) Internal Revenue Code of 1986.—Section 3122 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. 3122) is amended by striking “Secretary of Transportation” each place it appears and 120 STAT. 568 inserting “Secretary of the Department in which the Coast Guard is operating”.(j) Anchorage Grounds.—Section 7 of the Rivers and Harbors Appropriations Act of 1915 (33 U.S.C. 471) is amended by striking “of Transportation” in each place it appears and inserting “of Homeland Security”.(k) Bridges.—Section 4 of the General Bridge Act of 1906 (33 U.S.C. 491) is amended by striking “of Transportation” and inserting “of Homeland Security”.(l) Oil Pollution.—The Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (33 U.S.C. 2701 et seq.) is amended—(1) in section 5001(c)(1)(B) (33 U.S.C. 2731(c)(1)(B)) by striking “Commerce, the Interior, and Transportation,” and inserting “Commerce and the Interior and the Commandant of the Coast Guard,”;(2) in section 5002(m)(4) (33 U.S.C. 2732(m)(4)) by striking “of Transportation.” and inserting “of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating.”;(3) in section 7001(a) (33 U.S.C. 2761(a)) by striking paragraph (3) and all that follows through the end of the subsection and inserting the following:“(3) Membership.—The Interagency Committee shall include representatives from the Coast Guard, the Department of Commerce (including the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the National Institute of Standards and Technology), the Department of Energy, the Department of the Interior (including the Minerals Management Service and the United States Fish and Wildlife Service), the Department of Transportation (including the Maritime Administration and the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration), the Department of Defense (including the Army Corps of Engineers and the Navy), the Department of Homeland Security (including the United States Fire Administration in the Federal Emergency Management Agency), the Environmental Protection Agency, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, and such other Federal agencies the President may designate.“(4) Chairman.—A representative of the Coast Guard shall serve as Chairman.”; and(4) in section 7001(c)(6) (33 U.S.C. 2761(c)(6)) by striking “other such agencies in the Department of Transportation as the Secretary of Transportation may designate,” and inserting “such agencies as the President may designate,”.(m) Medical Care.—Section 1(g)(4)(B) of Public Law 87–693 (42 U.S.C. 2651(g)(4)(B)) is amended by striking “of Transportation,” and inserting “of Homeland Security,”.(n) Social Security Act.—Section 205(p)(3) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 405(p)(3)) is amended by striking “of Transportation” each place it appears and inserting “of Homeland Security”.120 STAT. 569(o) Merchant Marine Act, 1920.—Section 27 of the Merchant Marine Act, 1920 (46 U.S.C. App. 883) is amended in the matter following the ninth proviso (pertaining to transportation of a foreign-flag incineration vessel) by striking “Satisfactory inspection shall be certified in writing by the Secretary of Transportation” and inserting “Satisfactory inspection shall be certified, in writing, by the Secretary of Homeland Security.”.
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