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110TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 3377 

To amend title 46, United States Code, to waive the biometric transportation 

security card requirement for certain small business merchant mariners, 

and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JULY 31, 2008 

Mr. COLEMAN (for himself, Ms. COLLINS, and Mr. LIEBERMAN) introduced 

the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee 

on Commerce, Science, and Transportation 

A BILL 

To amend title 46, United States Code, to waive the biometric transportation security card requirement for certain 

small business merchant mariners, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Small Marine Business 

5 and Fishing Guide Relief Act of 2008’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. WAIVER OF BIOMETRIC TRANSPORTATION SECU2 RITY CARD REQUIREMENT FOR CERTAIN 

3 SMALL BUSINESS MERCHANT MARINERS. 

4 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 70105 (b)(2) of title 46, 

5 United States Code, is amended— 

6 (1) in subparagraph (B), by inserting ‘‘and 

7 serving under the authority of such license, certifi8 cate of registry, or merchant mariners document on 

9 a vessel for which the owner or operator of such ves10 sel is required to submit a vessel security plan under 

11 section 70103(c) of this title’’ before the semicolon; 

12 (2) by striking subparagraph (D); and 

13 (3) by redesignating subparagraphs (E), (F), 

14 and (G) as subparagraphs (D), (E), and (F), respec15 tively. 

16 (b) REPORT.—Not later than 90 days after the date 

17 of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland 

18 Security shall submit to Congress a report that contains 

19 the following: 

20 (1) A list of the locations that provide service 

21 to individuals seeking to obtain or renew a license, 

22 certificate of registry, or merchant mariners docu23 ment under part E of subtitle II of title 46, United 

24 States Code. 

25 (2) An assessment of the feasibility of accepting 

26 applications for licenses, certificates of registry, and 


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1 merchant mariner documents described in paragraph 

2 (1) and any applicant biometrics required therefor at 

3 the Transportation Worker Identification Credential 

4 enrollment facilities or mobile enrollment centers of 

5 the Department of Homeland Security. 

6 (3) An assessment of the administrative feasi7 bility of verifying that an individual has obtained a 

8 biometric transportation security card issued under 

9 section 70105 of title 46, United States Code, and 

10 is serving under the authority of a license, certificate 

11 of registry, or merchant mariners document de12 scribed in paragraph (1) on a vessel for which the 

13 owner or operator of such vessel is not required to 

14 submit a vessel security plan under section 70103(e) 

15 of such title to provide such individual a refund of 

16 any fees paid by such individual to obtain such bio17 metric transportation security card. 

18 (4) An assessment of the administrative feasi19 bility of verifying that an individual has obtained a 

20 biometric transportation security card described in 

21 paragraph (3) and is serving under the authority of 

22 a license, certificate of registry, or merchant mari23 ners document described in paragraph (1) on a ves24 sel described in paragraph (3) to provide such indi25 vidual a credit towards the renewal of such license, 


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1 certificate of registry, or merchant mariners docu2 ment that is equal to the amount of fees paid by 

3 such individual for such biometric transportation se4 curity card. 

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