1. Recreational vessel operator education and training (a) In general Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating shall study and report to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committees on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate regarding recreational vessel operator training. The study and report shall included a review of— (1) Coast Guard Auxiliary and Power Squadron training programs; (2) existing State boating education programs, including programs by the National Association of State Boating Law Administrators (in this section referred to as NASBLA ); and (3) other hands-on training programs available to recreational vessel operators. (b) Included subjects The study shall specifically examine— (1) course materials; (2) course content; (3) training methodology; (4) assessment methodology; and (5) relevancy of course content to risks for recreational boaters. (c) Contents of report The report under this section shall include— (1) a section regarding steps the Coast Guard and NASBLA have taken to encourage States to adopt mandatory recreational vessel operator training; (2) an evaluation of the ability of the States to harmonize their education programs and testing procedures; (3) an analysis of the extent States have provided reciprocity among the States for their respective mandatory and voluntary education requirements and programs; (4) a section examining the level of uniformity of education and training between the States that currently have mandatory education and training programs; (5) a section outlining the minimum standards for education of recreational vessel operators; (6) a section analyzing how a Federal training and testing program can be harmonized with State training and testing programs; (7) analysis of course content and delivery methodology for relevancy to risks for recreational boaters