H.R. 3151

SHIPS for America Act of 2025

Sponsor: Trent Kelly

145 cosponsors
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I Oversight and accountability

Sec. 104. Implementation plan

(a) Implementation plan required. Not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Maritime Administrator and the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating shall each submit to the appropriate committees of Congress and the Maritime Security Board a separate implementation plan for carrying out this Act, and the amendments made by this Act.

(b) Elements. Each implementation plan required under subsection (a) shall include, for each action required of the Maritime Administrator and the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating (as applicable) in this Act, including the amendments made by this Act—

(1) an identification of all administrative restructuring requirements;

(2) an identification of each office or division within the Maritime Administration or Coast Guard principally responsible for each relevant section of this Act;

(3) an identification of additional personnel needed to sufficiently implement this Act, a hiring plan, and a training plan;

(4) an identification of any barrier (including any policy, law, or regulation) to implementation of any section of this Act, and recommendations to address those barriers;

(5) a descriptive implementation timeline, taking into account the administrative needs of the Maritime Administration or the Coast Guard; and

(6) any additional components determined appropriate by the Maritime Administrator or such Secretary to ensure the success of implementation of this Act.

(c) Briefing. Not later than 15 days after submitting each implementation plan required under subsection (a), the Maritime Administrator and the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating shall provide a briefing to the appropriate committees of Congress on the status of that implementation plan required under subsection (a).

(d) Biannual update. Not less frequently than biannually following the submission of the plans under subsection (a) and for 2 years thereafter, the Maritime Administrator and the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress separate reports containing any updates on the implementation of such plans.

(e) GAO review. The Comptroller General of the United States shall—

(1) not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, and biennially thereafter for 10 years, conduct a review of the activities carried out in accordance with this Act, and the amendments made by this Act; and

(2) submit to the appropriate committees of Congress the results of each review.

II Maritime Security Trust Fund

III Sealift capability

IV Vessels of the United States in international commerce

A Strategic sealift programs

B Cargo preference

C Regulatory reform

V Shipbuilding

A Shipbuilding financial incentives

B Department of Defense Programs

C Shipbuilding innovation and infrastructure

VI Workforce Development

A Workforce incentives

B Workforce Pipeline

C United States Merchant Marine Academy and State maritime academies

D Maritime Credentialing Modernization

VII Amendments to the internal revenue code of 1986