SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. (a) Short Title.—This Act may be cited as the “Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Act of 2012”. (b) Table of Contents.—The table of contents for this Act is as follows: Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. TITLE I—AUTHORIZATION Sec. 101. Authorization of appropriations. Sec. 102. Authorized levels of military strength and training. TITLE II—COAST GUARD Sec. 201. Interference with Coast Guard transmissions. Sec. 202. Coast Guard authority to operate and maintain Coast Guard assets. Sec. 203. Limitation on expenditures. Sec. 204. Academy pay, allowances, and emoluments. Sec. 205. Policy on sexual harassment and sexual violence. Sec. 206. Appointments of permanent commissioned officers. Sec. 207. Selection boards; oath of members. Sec. 208. Special selection boards; correction of errors. Sec. 209. Prohibition of certain involuntary administrative separations. Sec. 210. Major acquisitions. Sec. 211. Advance procurement funding. Sec. 212. Minor construction. Sec. 213. Capital investment plan and annual list of projects to Congress. Sec. 214. Aircraft accident investigations. Sec. 215. Coast Guard Auxiliary enrollment eligibility. Sec. 216. Repeals. Sec. 217. Technical corrections to title 14. Sec. 218. Acquisition workforce expedited hiring authority. Sec. 219. Renewal of temporary early retirement authority. Sec. 220. Response Boat-Medium procurement. Sec. 221. National Security Cutters. Sec. 222. Coast Guard polar icebreakers. TITLE III—SHIPPING AND NAVIGATION Sec. 301. Identification of actions to enable qualified United States flag capacity to meet national defense requirements. Sec. 302. Limitation of liability for non-Federal vessel traffic service operators. Sec. 303. Survival craft. Sec. 304. Classification societies. Sec. 305. Dockside examinations. Sec. 306. Authority to extend the duration of medical certificates. Sec. 307. Clarification of restrictions on American Fisheries Act vessels. Sec. 308. Investigations by Secretary. Sec. 309. Penalties. Sec. 310. United States Committee on the Marine Transportation System. Sec. 311. Technical correction to title 46. Sec. 312. Deepwater ports. TITLE IV—MARITIME ADMINISTRATION AUTHORIZATION Sec. 401. Short title. Sec. 402. Authorization of appropriations for national security aspects of the merchant marine for fiscal year 2013. Sec. 403. Maritime environmental and technical assistance. Sec. 404. Property for instructional purposes. Sec. 405. Short sea transportation. Sec. 406. Limitation of National Defense Reserve Fleet vessels to those over 1,500 gross tons. Sec. 407. Transfer of vessels to the National Defense Reserve Fleet. Sec. 408. Clarification of heading. Sec. 409. Mission of the Maritime Administration. Sec. 410. Amendments relating to the National Defense Reserve Fleet. Sec. 411. Requirement for barge design. Sec. 412. Container-on-barge transportation. Sec. 413. Department of Defense national strategic ports study and Comptroller General studies and reports on strategic ports. Sec. 414. Maritime workforce study. Sec. 415. Maritime Administration vessel recycling contract award practices. TITLE V—PIRACY Sec. 501. Short title. Sec. 502. Training for use of force against piracy. Sec. 503. Security of Government-impelled cargo. Sec. 504. Actions taken to protect foreign-flagged vessels from piracy. TITLE VI—MARINE DEBRIS Sec. 601. Short title. Sec. 602. Short title amendment; references. Sec. 603. Purpose. Sec. 604. NOAA Marine Debris Program. Sec. 605. Repeal of obsolete provisions. Sec. 606. Coordination. Sec. 607. Confidentiality of submitted information. Sec. 608. Definitions. Sec. 609. Severe marine debris event determination. TITLE VII—MISCELLANEOUS Sec. 701. Distant water tuna fleet. Sec. 702. Technical corrections. Sec. 703. Extension of moratorium. [Sec. 704. was transferred] Sec. 705. Waivers. Sec. 706. National Response Center notification requirements. Sec. 707. Vessel determinations. Sec. 708. Mille Lacs Lake, Minnesota. Sec. 709. Transportation Worker Identification Credential process reform. Sec. 710. Investment amount. Sec. 711. Integrated cross-border maritime law enforcement operations between the United States and Canada. Sec. 712. Bridge permits. Sec. 713. Tonnage of Aqueos Acadian. Sec. 714. Navigability determination. Sec. 715. Coast Guard housing. Sec. 716. Assessment of needs for additional Coast Guard presence in high-latitude regions. Sec. 717. Potential Place of Refuge. Sec. 718. Merchant mariner medical evaluation program. Sec. 719. Determinations. Sec. 720. Impediments to the United States-flag registry. Sec. 721. Arctic deepwater seaport. Sec. 722. Risk assessment of transporting Canadian oil sands.