; and (2) $1,000,000 for administrative expenses of the Secretary in carrying out the program. 51708. Merchant mariner recruitment, training, and retention program (a) Strategic plan (1) In general Not later than one year after the date of enactment of this section, and at least once every 3 years thereafter, the Secretary of Transportation, acting through the Administrator of the Maritime Administration, shall publish in the Federal Register a plan to recruit, train, and retain merchant mariners for the 5-year period following the date of publication of the most recently published plan under this paragraph. (2) Contents A plan published under paragraph (1) shall contain— (A) a strategy to address merchant mariner recruitment, training, and retention issues in the United States; and (B) demonstration and research priorities concerning merchant mariner recruitment, training, and retention. (3) Factors In developing a plan under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall take into account, at a minimum— (A) the availability of existing research (as of the date of publication of the plan)