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46 U.S.C. § 51505 — Annual payments for maintenance and support

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46 U.S.C. § 51505 — Annual payments for maintenance and support

**(a) Payment Agreements.—** The Secretary of Transportation may make an agreement (effective for not more than 4 years) with the following academies to provide annual payments to those academies for their maintenance and support: (1) One State maritime academy in each State that satisfies [section 51506(a) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title46-section51506/a&num=0&edition=prelim). (2) Each regional maritime academy that satisfies [section 51506(a) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title46-section51506/a&num=0&edition=prelim). **(b) Payments.—** (1) **In general.—** — Subject to paragraph (2), an annual payment to an academy under subsection (a) shall be at least equal to the amount given to the academy for its maintenance and support by the State in which it is located, or, for a regional maritime academy, by all States cooperating to sponsor the academy. (2) **Maximum.—** — The amount under paragraph (1) may not be more than $25,000, unless the academy satisfies [section 51506(b) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title46-section51506/b&num=0&edition=prelim).

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46 U.S.C. § 101 — Agency

In this title, the term “agency” means a department, agency, or instrumentality of the United States Government.

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46 U.S.C. § 51506 — Conditions to receiving payments and use of vessels

**(a) General Conditions.—** As conditions of receiving an annual payment or the use of a vessel under this chapter, a State maritime academy shall— (1) provide courses of instruction on navigation, marine engineering (including steam and diesel propulsion), the operation and maintenance of new vessels and equipment, and innovations being introduced to the merchant marine of the United States; (2) agree in writing to conform to the standards for courses, training facilities, admissions, and instruction that the Secretary of Transportation may establish after consultation with the superintendents of State maritime academies, which shall include standards for a program described in subsection (c); (3) agree in writing to require, as a condition for graduation, that each individual who is a citizen of the United States and who is attending the academy in a merchant marine officer preparation program pass the examination required for the issuance of a license under [section 7101 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title46-section7101&num=0&edition=prelim); and (4) agree that any individual enrolled at such State maritime academy in a merchant marine officer preparation program— (A) shall, not later than 9 months after such individual’s date of enrollment, pass an examination in form and substance satisfactory to the Secretary that demonstrates that such individual meets the medical and physical requirements— (i) required for the issuance of an original license under section 7101; or (ii) set by the Coast Guard for issuing merchant mariners’ documentation under section 7302, with no limit to the individual’s operational authority; (B) following passage of the examination under subparagraph (A), shall continue to mee

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46 U.S.C. § 51509 — Student incentive payment agreements

**(a) General Authority.—** If a State maritime academy has an agreement with the Secretary of Transportation under [section 51505 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title46-section51505&num=0&edition=prelim), the Secretary may make an agreement with a student at the academy who is a citizen of the United States to make student incentive payments to the individual. An agreement with a student may not be effective for more than 4 academic years. The Secretary shall allocate payments under this section among the various State maritime academies in an equitable manner. **(b) Payments.—** (1) **In general.—** — Except as provided in paragraph (2), payments under an agreement under this section shall be equal to $16,000 each academic year and be paid in such installments as the Secretary shall determine while the individual is attending the academy, as prescribed by the Secretary. (2) **Exception.—** — The Secretary may modify the payments made to an individual under paragraph (1), but the total amount of payments to that individual may not exceed $64,000. (3) **Authorized uses.—** — The payments shall be used for uniforms, tuition, books, and subsistence. **(c) Enlisted Reserve Status.—** An agreement under this section shall require the student to accept enlisted reserve status in the Navy Reserve (including the Strategic Sealift Officer Program, Navy Reserve) or the Coast Guard Reserve before receiving any payments under the agreement. **(d) Agreement Requirements.—** An agreement under this section shall require the student to— (1) complete the course of instruction at the academy the individual is attending; (2) obtain a merchant mariner license, without limitation as to tonnage or horsepower, from the Coast Guard as an o

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46 U.S.C. § 51505 — Annual payments for maintenance and

Page 378 TITLE 46—SHIPPING § 51505 HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES—CONTINUED Revised Section Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) 51504(d)(1) .. 46 App.:1295c(c)(1) (A)(i). 51504(d)(2) .. 46 App.:1295c(c)(1) (A)(iv). 51504(e) ...... 46 App.:1295c(c)(1) (B). 51504(f) ....... 46 App.:1295c(c)(2). 51504(g) ...... 46 App.:1295c note. Pub. L. 101–115, § 4, Oct. 13, 1989, 103 Stat. 692; Pub. L. 101–595, title VII, § 705, Nov. 16, 1990, 104 Stat. 2994. In subsection (a), the reference to territories is omit- ted as unnecessary because of the definition of ‘‘State’’ in chapter 1 of the revised title. In subsection (e), before paragraph (1), the word ‘‘agency’’ is substituted for ‘‘department or agency of the United States’’ because of the definition of ‘‘agen- cy’’ in chapter 1 of the revised title. In subsection (g), the 1st–3d sentences of section 4 of Public Law 101–115 are omitted as obsolete. Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT The date of enactment of the National Defense Au- thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019, referred to in sub- sec. (g)(1), is the date of enactment of Pub. L. 115–232, which was approved Aug. 13, 2018. AMENDMENTS 2018—Subsec. (g). Pub. L. 115–232 amended subsec. (g) generally. Prior to amendment, subsec. (g) related to removing vessels from service and vessel sharing. 2008—Pub. L. 110–181, § 3523(b), repealed Pub. L. 109–163, § 3502(b). See 2006 Amendment note below. Subsec. (f). Pub. L. 110–181, § 3523(a)(2), incorporated the substance of the amendment by Pub. L. 109–163, § 3502(b), by amending heading and text of subsec. (f) generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows: ‘‘The Secretary may pay to a State maritime academy the costs of fuel used by a vessel provided under this section while used for t

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