; selection criteria. Sec. 3514. Codification of existing language; technical amendments. Subtitle C—Reports Sec. 3521. Reports on maritime industry, policies, and programs. Sec. 3522. Reports on availability of used sealift vessels and the scrapping and recycling of imported vessels. Sec. 3523. Study on foreign ownership and control of marine terminals. Sec. 3524. Reports to Congress. Subtitle D—Other Matters Sec. 3531. Cargoes procured, furnished, or financed by the United States Government. Sec. 3532. Recapitalization of National Defense Reserve Fleet. Sec. 3533. United States Merchant Marine Academy and Coast Guard Academy matters; Maritime Administration requirements. Sec. 3534. Maritime workforce working group. Sec. 3535. Consideration of life-cycle cost estimates for acquisition and procurement of vessels. Sec. 3536. Loans for retrofitting to qualify as a vessel of the United States. Sec. 3537. Accountability for National Maritime Strategy. A Maritime Administration 3501. Authorization of appropriations for Maritime Administration (a) In general There are authorized to be appropriated to the Department of Transportation for fiscal year 2024, for programs associated with maintaining the United States Merchant Marine, the following amounts: (1) For expenses necessary to support the United States Merchant Marine Academy, $198,500,000, of which— (A) $103,500,000 shall be for Academy operations; (B) $70,000,000 shall be for United States Merchant Marine Academy capital improvement projects; (C) $22,000,000 shall be for facilities maintenance and repair and equipment; and (D) $3,000,000 shall be for training, staffing, retention, recruiting, and contract management for United States Merchant Marine Academy capital improvement projects. (2) For expenses necessary to support the State maritime academies, $66,580,000, of which— (A) $4,480,000 shall be for the Student Incentive Payment Program; (B) $6,000,000 shall be for direct payments for State maritime academies