123STA T . 2 7 1 8PUBLIC LA W 111 – 8 4—O CT. 28 , 2 0 0 9Sec.350 5. D e f e ns e m e a s ur esa g a i ns t unaut ho ri z e d seizures of M aritime Securit yFl eet v essels. Sec. 350 6 . R e p ort on restrictions on U nited States - flagged commercial vessel secu- rity. Sec. 350 7 . T echnical corrections to State maritime academies student incentive pro- gram. Sec. 350 8 . C ooperative agreements , administrative e x penses, and contracting au- thority. Sec. 350 9 . Use of funding for D O T maritime heritage property. Sec. 35 1 0. Use of midshipman fees. Sec. 3511. Construction of vessels in the United States policy. Sec. 351 2 . P ort infrastructure development program. Sec. 3513. Reefs for marine life conservation program. Sec. 351 4 . United States Merchant Marine A cademy graduate program receipt, dis- b ursement, and accounting for nonappropriated funds. Sec. 3515. America ’ s short sea transportation grants for the development of marine high w ays. Sec. 3516. E xpansion of the Marine V iew system. SEC.3501 . AUTHORIZ ATIO N O F A P PROPRIATIONS FOR FISCA LY EAR 2 010. Fundsareh ere by au t h o r iz edtobea p propriated f or fis c a l year 201 0 , tobea v ailable w ithout fiscal year li m itation if so provided in appropriations A cts, for the use of the D epartment of T ranspor - tation for the M aritime Administration as follows
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1 ) For e x penses necessary for operations and trainin g activities, $ 1 5 2, 9 00,000, of which — (A) $15, 3 91,000 shall remain available until expended for capital improvements at the U nited S tates Merchant Marine Academy
( B ) $11,2 4 0,000 shall remain available until expended for maintenance and repair of training ships of the State Maritime Academies; and ( C )$ 7 4,500,000 shall be available for operations at the United States Merchant Marine Academy . (2) For expenses to maintain and preserve a United States- flag merchant fleet to serve the national security needs of the United States under chapter 531 of title 4 6 , United States Code, $174,000,000. (3) For expenses to dispose of obsolete vessels in the N ational Defense R eserve Fleet, $15,000,000. (4) For the cost (as defined in section 502(5) of the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990 (2 U.S.C. 661a(5)) of loan guarantees under the program authorized by chapter 537 of title 46, United States Code, $60,000,000. (5) For administrative expenses related to the implementa- tion of the loan guarantee program under chapter 537 of title 46, United States Code, administrative expenses related to the implementation of the reimbursement program under sec- tion 3517 of the Maritime Security Act of 2003 (46 U.S.C. 53101 note), and administrative expenses related to the implementation of the program of assistance for small shipyards and maritime communities under section 54101 of title 46, United States Code, $4,000,000. SEC. 3502. UNUSE D LEA V E B ALANCES. The Maritime Administrator may, sub j ect to the availability of appropriations, ma k e a lump-sum payment for the accumulated balance of unused annual leave, at a rate of pay that existed on the date of termination or on the day before conversion to the Civil Service, to any former employee of a United States Mer- chant Marine Academy nonappropriated fund instrumentality who
