I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4470 
To rename the Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation the Great 
Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 24, 2019 
Ms. KAPTUR (for herself, Mr. HUIZENGA, Mrs. DINGELL, Mr. JOYCE of Ohio, 
Mr. RYAN, Mr. GONZALEZ of Ohio, Mr. QUIGLEY, Mr. KELLY of Pennsyl-
vania, Ms. MOORE, Mr. CASTEN of Illinois, and Mr. STAUBER) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Trans-
portation and Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To rename the Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Cor-
poration the Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway Develop-
ment Corporation. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. GREAT LAKES ST. LAWRENCE SEAWAY DEVEL-
OPMENT CORPORATION. 
(a) RENAMING THE SAINT LAWRENCE SEAWAY DE-
VELOPMENT CORPORATION.—The Act of May 13, 1954 
(33 U.S.C. 981 et seq.) is amended— 
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(1) in section 1 (33 U.S.C. 981), by striking 
‘‘Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation’’ 
and inserting ‘‘Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway 
Development Corporation’’; and 
(2) in section 2(b) (33 U.S.C. 982(b)), by strik-
ing ‘‘Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corpora-
tion’’ and inserting ‘‘Great Lakes St. Lawrence Sea-
way Development Corporation’’. 
(b) REFERENCES.—Any reference to the Saint Law-
rence Seaway Development Corporation in any law, regu-
lation, document, record, Executive order, or other paper 
of the United States shall be deemed to be a reference 
to the Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway Development 
Corporation. 
(c) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) TITLE 5.—Section 5315 of title 5, United 
States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘Saint Law-
rence Seaway Development Corporation’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway Develop-
ment Corporation’’. 
(2) TITLE
18.—Section 2282B of title 18, 
United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘Saint 
Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation’’ and in-
serting ‘‘Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway Develop-
ment Corporation’’. 
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(3) 
INTERNAL
REVENUE
CODE.—Section 
9505(a)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
(26 U.S.C. 9505(a)(2)) is amended by striking 
‘‘Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation’’ 
and inserting ‘‘Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway 
Development Corporation’’. 
(4) TITLE 31.—Section 9101(3)(K) of title 31, 
United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘Saint 
Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation’’ and in-
serting ‘‘Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway Develop-
ment Corporation’’. 
(5) WATER RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT ACT OF 
1986.—The Water Resources Development Act of 
1986 (33 U.S.C. 2211 et seq.) is amended— 
(A) in section 206 (33 U.S.C. 2234), by 
striking ‘‘Saint Lawrence Seaway Development 
Corporation’’ and inserting ‘‘Great Lakes St. 
Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation’’; 
(B) in section 210(a)(1) (33 U.S.C. 
2238(a)(1)), by striking ‘‘Saint Lawrence Sea-
way Development Corporation’’ and inserting 
‘‘Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway Develop-
ment Corporation’’; 
(C) in section 214(2)(B) (33 U.S.C. 
2241(2)(B)), by striking ‘‘Saint Lawrence Sea-
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way Development Corporation’’ and inserting 
‘‘Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway Develop-
ment Corporation’’; and 
(D) 
in 
section 
1132(b) 
(33 
U.S.C. 
2309(b)), by striking ‘‘Saint Lawrence Seaway 
Development 
Corporation’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway Develop-
ment Corporation’’ each place it appears. 
(6) TITLE 46.—Title 46, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(A) in section 2109, by striking ‘‘Saint 
Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation’’ 
and inserting ‘‘Great Lakes St. Lawrence Sea-
way Development Corporation’’; 
(B) in section 8103(g), by striking ‘‘Saint 
Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation’’ 
and inserting ‘‘Great Lakes St. Lawrence Sea-
way Development Corporation’’; 
(C) in section 8503(c), by striking ‘‘Saint 
Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation’’ 
and inserting ‘‘Great Lakes St. Lawrence Sea-
way Development Corporation’’; 
(D) in section 55112(a)(3), by striking 
‘‘St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corpora-
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