1. Centers of excellence for domestic maritime workforce training and education Section 54102 of title 46, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (a), by striking of Transportation ; (2) in subsection (b), in the subsection heading, by striking Assistance and inserting Cooperative agreements ; (3) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (d); (4) in subsection (d), as redesignated by paragraph (2), by adding at the end the following: (3) Secretary The term Secretary means the Secretary of Transportation. ; and (5) by inserting after subsection (b) the following: (c) Grant program (1) Definition of eligible institution In this subsection, the term eligible institution means an institution of higher education (as defined in section 102 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1002 )) that offers a 2-year program of study, a 1-year program of training, or is a postsecondary vocational institution. (2) Grant authorization (A) In general Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the Maritime Administration Authorization and Improvement Act , the Secretary may award maritime career training grants to eligible institutions for the purpose of developing, offering, or improving educational or career training programs for American workers related to the maritime workforce. (B) Guidelines Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the Maritime Administration Authorization and Improvement Act , the Secretary shall— (i) promulgate guidelines for the submission of grant proposals under this subsection