1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Elijah E. Cummings Merchant Mariner Workforce Development Act . 2. Centers of excellence for domestic maritime workforce training and education: technical amendments (a) Redesignation and transfer of section Section 54102 of title 46, United States Code, is redesignated as section 51706 of such title and transferred to appear after section 51705 of such title. (b) Clerical amendments Title 46, United States Code, is amended— (1) in the analysis for chapter 541, by striking the item relating to section 54102; and (2) in the analysis for chapter 517, by striking the item relating to section 51705 and inserting the following: 51705. Training for use of force against piracy. 51706. Center of excellence for domestic maritime workforce training and education . 3. Merchant mariner education loan program (a) In general Chapter 517 of title 46, United States Code, as amended by section 2 of this Act, is further amended by adding at the end the following: 51707. Merchant mariner career training loan program (a) Establishment The Secretary of Transportation shall establish the Elijah E. Cummings Merchant Mariner Career Training Loan Program (in this section referred to as the program ) in accordance with the requirements of this section. (b) Purpose The purpose of the program shall be to make merchant mariner career training loans available to eligible students to provide for the training of United States merchant mariners, including those working to receive a Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping endorsement under subchapter B of chapter I of title 46, Code of Federal Regulations. (c) Administration The program shall be carried out by the Secretary, acting through the Administrator of the Maritime Administration. (d) Duties The Secretary shall— (1) allocate, on an annual basis, the award of loans under the program based on the needs of students; (2) develop an application process and eligibility criteria for the award of loans under the program