1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2019 . 2. Table of contents The table of contents for this Act is as follows: Sec. 1. Short title. Sec. 2. Table of contents. Title I—Authorizations Sec. 101. Authorizations of appropriations. Sec. 102. Authorized levels of military strength and training. Title II—Coast Guard Sec. 201. Grade on retirement. Sec. 202. Congressional affairs; Director. Sec. 203. Limitations on claims. Sec. 204. Authority for officers to opt out of promotion board consideration. Sec. 205. Temporary promotion authority for officers in certain grades with critical skills. Sec. 206. Career intermission program. Sec. 207. Major acquisitions; operation and sustainment costs. Sec. 208. Employment assistance. Sec. 209. Reports on gender diversity in the Coast Guard. Sec. 210. Disposition of infrastructure related to E–LORAN. Sec. 211. Positions of importance and responsibility. Title III—Shipping Sec. 301. Electronic charts; equivalency. Sec. 302. Passenger vessel security and safety requirements; application. Sec. 303. Non-operating individual. Sec. 304. Small passenger vessels and uninspected passenger vessels. Sec. 305. Installation Vessels. Sec. 306. Advisory committees. Sec. 307. Expired maritime liens. Sec. 308. Offshore navigation. Sec. 309. Training; emergency response providers. Sec. 310. Aiming a laser pointer at a vessel. Sec. 311. Maritime transportation assessment. Sec. 312. Safety of special activities. Sec. 313. Engine cut-off switches; use requirement. Sec. 314. Exemptions and equivalents. Title IV—Miscellaneous Sec. 401. Coastwise trade. Sec. 402. Unmanned maritime systems. Sec. 403. Expedited transfer in cases of sexual assault; dependents of members of the Coast Guard. Sec. 404. Towing vessels