1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Maritime Academy Reinvestment And Training Improvements for Mariner Employment Act or the MARITIME Act . 2. Education and research harbors (a) In general Chapter 541 of title 46, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section: 54103. Education and research harbors (a) Definitions In this section: (1) Administrator The term Administrator means the Administrator of the Maritime Administration. (2) Eligible harbor The term eligible harbor means a harbor that supports or will support a federally owned vessel operated by— (A) a State maritime academy (as defined in section 51102 of this title); or (B) a non-Federal oceanographic research facility. (b) Establishment of program The Administrator shall establish a program to provide assistance to a non-Federal interest for a project relating to an eligible harbor. (c) Form of assistance A non-Federal interest may receive assistance for a project for— (1) the construction or maintenance dredging of an eligible harbor; (2) the construction, installation, or maintenance of infrastructure in an eligible harbor, including bulkheads, aprons, and piles; (3) the construction or maintenance dredging of a berth in an eligible harbor