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SEC. 419. MANNING AND CREWING REQUIREMENTS FOR 
CERTAIN VESSELS, VEHICLES, AND STRUC-
TURES. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION OF LIMITED EXEMPTIONS FROM 
MANNING AND CREW REQUIREMENT.—Chapter 81 of title 
46, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘§ 8108. Exemptions from manning and crew require-
ments 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may provide an ex-
emption described in subsection (b) to the owner or operator 
of a covered facility if each individual who is manning or 
crewing the covered facility is— 
‘‘(1) a citizen of the United States; 
‘‘(2) an alien lawfully admitted to the United 
States for permanent residence; or 
‘‘(3) a citizen of the nation under the laws of 
which the vessel is documented. 
‘‘(b) REQUIREMENTS FOR ELIGIBILITY FOR EXEMP-
TION.—An exemption under this subsection is an exemption 
from the regulations established pursuant to section 
302(a)(3) of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 
U.S.C. 1356(a)(3)). 
‘‘(c) LIMITATIONS.—An exemption under this sec-
tion— 
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‘‘(1) shall provide that the number of individuals 
manning or crewing the covered facility who are de-
scribed in paragraphs (2) and (3) of subsection (a) 
may not exceed two and one- half times the number 
of individuals required to man or crew the covered fa-
cility under the laws of the nation under the laws of 
which the covered facility is documented; and 
‘‘(2) shall be effective for not more than 12 
months, but may be renewed by application to and 
approval by the Secretary. 
‘‘(d) APPLICATION.—To be eligible for an exemption 
or a renewal of an exemption under this section, the owner 
or operator of a covered facility shall apply to the Secretary 
with an application that includes a sworn statement by the 
applicant of all information required for the issuance of 
the exemption. 
‘‘(e) REVOCATION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary— 
‘‘(A) may revoke an exemption for a covered 
facility under this section if the Secretary deter-
mines that information provided in the applica-
tion for the exemption was false or incomplete, 
or is no longer true or complete; and 
‘‘(B) shall immediately revoke such an ex-
emption if the Secretary determines that the cov-
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ered facility, in the effective period of the exemp-
tion, was manned or crewed in a manner not 
authorized by the exemption. 
‘‘(2) NOTICE
REQUIRED.—The Secretary shall 
provides notice of a determination under subpara-
graph (A) or (B) of paragraph (1) to the owner or 
operator of the covered facility. 
‘‘(f) REVIEW OF COMPLIANCE.—The Secretary shall 
periodically, but not less than once annually, inspect each 
covered facility that operates under an exemption under 
this section to verify the owner or operator of the covered 
facility’s compliance with the exemption. During an inspec-
tion under this subsection, the Secretary shall require all 
crew members serving under the exemption to hold a valid 
transportation security card issued under section 70105. 
‘‘(g) PENALTY.—In addition to revocation under sub-
section (e), the Secretary may impose on the owner or oper-
ator of a covered facility a civil penalty of $10,000 per day 
for each day the covered facility— 
‘‘(1) is manned or crewed in violation of an ex-
emption under this subsection; or 
‘‘(2) operated under an exemption under this 
subsection that the Secretary determines was not val-
idly obtained. 
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