Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 118.djvu/2225

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118 STAT. 2195 PUBLIC LAW 108–375—OCT. 28, 2004 reactor and hazardous materials on board the vessel SAVANNAH. SEC. 3502. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE WAR RISK INSUR ANCE FOR MERCHANT MARINE VESSELS. (a) EXTENSION.—Section 1214 of the Merchant Marine Act, 1936 (46 U.S.C. App. 1294), is amended by striking ‘‘June 30, 2005’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2010’’. (b) INVESTMENT OF ASSETS IN INSURANCE FUND.—Section 1208(a) of such Act (46 U.S.C. App. 1288), is amended by striking the third sentence and inserting the following: ‘‘The Secretary of Transportation may request the Secretary of the Treasury to invest such portion of the Fund as is not, in the judgment of the Secretary of Transportation, required to meet the current needs of the fund. Such investments shall be made by the Secretary of the Treasury in public debt securities of the United States, with maturities suitable to the needs of the fund, and bearing interest rates deter mined by the Secretary of the Treasury, taking into consideration current market yields on outstanding marketable obligations of the United States of comparable maturity.’’. SEC. 3503. MODIFICATION OF PRIORITY AFFORDED APPLICATIONS FOR NATIONAL DEFENSE TANK VESSEL CONSTRUCTION ASSISTANCE. Section 3542(d)(2) of the Maritime Security Act of 2003 (title XXXV of Public Law 108–136; 117 Stat. 1821; 46 U.S.C. 53101 note) is amended— (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; (2) in subparagraph (B) by striking the period at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and (3) by adding at the end the following: ‘‘(C) with respect to any proposal for financial assist ance to be provided from amounts appropriated for a fiscal year after fiscal year 2005, acceptance of the vessel to be constructed with the assistance for participation in the Shipboard Technology Evaluation Program as outlined in Navigation and Vessel Inspection Circular 01–04, issued by the Commandant of the United States Coast Guard on January 2, 2004.’’. TITLE XXXVI—ASSISTANCE TO FIREFIGHTERS Sec. 3601. Short title. Sec. 3602. Amendments to Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974. Sec. 3603. Report on assistance to firefighters. SEC. 3601. SHORT TITLE. This title may be cited as the ‘‘Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program Reauthorization Act of 2004’’. SEC. 3602. AMENDMENTS TO FEDERAL FIRE PREVENTION AND CON TROL ACT OF 1974. Section 33 of the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 (15 U.S.C. 2229) is amended— (1) in subsection (b)(1)(A)— (A) by inserting ‘‘throughout the Nation’’ after ‘‘per sonnel’’; and 15 USC 2201 note. Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program Reauthorization Act of 2004.