1. Short title; table of contents (a) Short title This Act may be cited as the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2017 . (b) Table of contents The table of contents of this Act is as follows: Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. Sec. 2. Effective dates. TITLE I—Authorizations Sec. 101. Authorization of appropriations. Sec. 102. Authorized levels of military strength and training. TITLE II—Coast Guard Sec. 201. Primary duties. Sec. 202. Training; emergency response providers. Sec. 203. Commissioned service retirement. Sec. 204. Officer promotion zones. Sec. 205. Officer evaluation report. Sec. 206. Retired pay; amounts for payments in connection with modernized retirement system. Sec. 207. Inclusion of vessel for investigation purposes. Sec. 208. Leave for the birth of adoption of a child. Sec. 209. Aviation cadets; appointment as Reserve officers; cross reference. Sec. 210. Clothing at time of discharge for good of service; repeal. Sec. 211. Multiyear contracts. Sec. 212. Coast Guard ROTC Program. TITLE III—Marine safety Sec. 301. Coast Guard advisory committees. Sec. 302. Clarification of logbook and entry requirements. Sec. 303. Technical corrections; licenses, certifications of registry, and merchant mariner documents. Sec. 304. Numbering for undocumented barges. Sec. 305. Aids to navigation. Sec. 306. Equipment requirements; exemption from throwable personal flotation devices. Sec. 307. Ensuring maritime coverage. Sec. 308. Deadline for compliance with alternate safety compliance program. Sec. 309. Fishing, fish tender, and fish processing vessel certification. Sec. 310. Termination of unsafe operations