1. Short title; table of contents (a) Short title This Act may be cited as the Maritime Administration Authorization and Enhancement Act for Fiscal Year 2018 . (b) Table of contents The table of contents for this Act is as follows: Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. Sec. 2. Authorization of the Maritime Administration. Sec. 3. Removal adjunct professor limit at United States Merchant Marine Academy. Sec. 4. Acceptance of guarantees in conjunction with partial donations for major projects of the United States Merchant Marine Academy. Sec. 5. Authority to pay conveyance or transfer expenses in connection with acceptance of a gift to the United States Merchant Marine Academy. Sec. 6. Authority to participate in Federal, State or other research grants. Sec. 7. Continuing funding for the United States Merchant Marine Academy. Sec. 8. Access to satellite phone during Sea Year program. Sec. 9. Assistance for small shipyards and maritime communities. 2. Authorization of the Maritime Administration (a) In general There are authorized to be appropriated to the Department of Transportation for fiscal year 2018, to be available without fiscal year limitation if so provided in appropriations Acts, for programs associated with maintaining the United States merchant marine, the following amounts: (1) For expenses necessary for operations of the United States Merchant Marine Academy, $99,902,000, of which— (A) $74,851,000 shall be for Academy operations, including— (i) the implementation of section 3514(b) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017, as added by section 8; and (ii) staffing, training, and other actions necessary to prevent and respond to sexual harassment and sexual assault; and (B) $25,051,000 shall remain available until expended for capital asset management at the Academy. (2) For expenses necessary to support the State maritime academies, $29,550,000, of which— (A) $2,400,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2018, for the Student Incentive Program