; (2) section 7308 of such title shall be applied by substituting 12 months for 18 months ; and (3) section 7309 of such title shall be applied by substituting 6 months for 12 months . (k) Centers of excellence for domestic maritime workforce training and education Section 51706 of title 46, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (a)— (A) by striking The Secretary and inserting the following: (1) In general The Secretary ; (B) by inserting , after consultation with the Coast Guard, after Transportation ; (C) by inserting , for a 5-year period, after designate ; and (D) by adding at the end the following: (2) Withdrawal of designation The Secretary of Transportation may withdraw a designation as a center of excellence for domestic maritime workforce training and education of a covered training entity upon discovery of adverse information, including discovery of information that the covered training entity has engaged in fraudulent or unlawful activities, or has been subjected to disciplinary or adverse administrative action by Federal, State, or other regulatory bodies. ; (2) in subsection (b), by adding at the end the following: (5) Eligible uses of grant funds A center of excellence receiving a grant under this subsection shall— (A) carry out activities that are identified as priorities for the purpose of developing, offering, or improving educational or career training programs for the United States maritime industry workforce; and (B) provide training to upgrade the skills of the United States maritime industry workforce, including training to acquire covered requirements as well as technical skills training for jobs in the United States maritime industry. ; and (3) in subsection (c)(1)— (A) in subparagraph (B)(v), by striking and after the semicolon; (B) in subparagraph (C), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and ; and (C) by adding at the end the following: (D) has— (i) not been subject to a disciplinary or adverse administrative action by Federal, State, or other regulatory bodies