110 STAT. 3986 PUBLIC LAW 104-324—OCT. 19, 1996 alternatives that provide equal or greater protection to the marine environment, or interim solutions to remediate potential environmental damage resulting from oil spills from existing tank vessels, commenced prior to the date of enactment of this section, is fiiliy funded for completion by the end of fiscal year 1997. Any vessel construction or repair necessary to carry out the purpose of this section must be performed in a shipyard located in the United States. (b) USE OF PUBLIC VESSELS. —The Secretary may provide vessels owned by, or demise chartered to, and operated by the Government and not engaged in commercial service, without reimbursement, for use in and the support of projects sponsored by the Government for research, development, testing, evaluation, and demonstration of new or improved technologies that are effective in preventing or mitigating oil discharges and protecting the environment. SEC. 1135. PLAN FOR THE ENGINEERING, DESIGN, AND RETRO- FITTING OF THE ICEBREAKER MACKINAW. (a) IN GENERAL.— Not later than May 1, 1997, the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating shall submit to the Committees a plan and cost estimate for the engineering, design, and retrofitting of the icebreaker MACKINAW (WAGB- 83) to equip the vessel with new engines, command and control features, habitability improvements, and other features needed to allow operation of the vessel by a significantly reduced crew, including 24-nour continuous operation when necessary. (b) COMMITTEES DEFINED.— In subsection (a), the term "Committees" means the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate. SEC. 1136. CROSS-BORDER FINANCING. (a) DOCUMENTATION OF VESSELS OWNED BY TRUSTS. —Section 12102 of title 46, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: "(d)(1) For the issuance of a certificate of documentation with only a registry endorsement, subsection (a)(2)(A) of this section does not apply to a beneficiary of a trust that is qualified under paragraph (2) of this subsection if the vessel is subject to a charter to a citizen of the United States, "(2)(A) Subject to subparagraph (B) of this paragraph, a trust is qualified under this paragraph with respect to a vessel only if— "(i) each of the trustees is a citizen of the United States; and "(ii) the application for documentation of the vessel includes the affidavit of each trustee stating that the trustee is not aware of any reason involving a beneficiary of the trust that is not a citizen of the United States, or involving any other person that is not a citizen of the United States, as a result of which the beneficiary or other person would hold more than 25 percent of the aggregate power to influence or limit the exercise of the authority of the trustee with respect to matters involving any ownership or operation of the vessel that may adversely affect the interests of the United States. "(B) If any person that is not a citizen of the United States has authority to direct or participate in directing a trustee for
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