operated fixed-wing aircraft if the Secretary has not pro-
vided the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Com-
merce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate all of the 
following: 
(1) A cost-constrained Fleet Mix Analysis. 
(2) The notification required under section 219 
of the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2010 (Public 
Law 111–281; 124 Stat. 2918). 
(b) EXCEPTION.—The Secretary and the Commandant 
may travel aboard a Coast Guard owned and operated 
fixed-wing aircraft— 
(1) to respond to a major disaster or emergency 
declared under section 401 of the Robert T. Stafford 
Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 
U.S.C. 5170); 
(2) to respond to a discharge classified as a spill 
of national significance under part 300.323 of title 
40, Code of Federal Regulations; or 
(3) for evacuation purposes including for a med-
ical emergency. 
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TITLE IV—SHIPPING AND 
NAVIGATION 
SEC. 401. COMMITTEE ON THE MARINE TRANSPORTATION 
SYSTEM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 555 of title 46, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘§ 55502. Committee on the Marine Transportation 
System 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established a Com-
mittee on the Marine Transportation System (in this sec-
tion referred to as the ‘Committee’). 
‘‘(b) PURPOSE.—The Committee shall— 
‘‘(1) assess the adequacy of the marine transpor-
tation system (including ports, waterways, channels, 
and their intermodal connections); 
‘‘(2) develop and implement policies to promote 
an efficient marine transportation system; and 
‘‘(3) coordinate policies among Federal agencies 
to promote an efficient marine transportation system. 
‘‘(c) MEMBERSHIP.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Committee shall consist 
of the Secretary of Transportation, the Secretary of 
Defense, the Secretary of Homeland Security, the Sec-
retary of Commerce, the Secretary of the Treasury, 
the Secretary of State, the Secretary of the Interior, 
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the Secretary of Agriculture, the Attorney General, the 
Secretary of Labor, the Secretary of Energy, the Ad-
ministrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, 
the Chairman of the Federal Maritime Commission, 
and the head of any other Federal agency that the 
Committee Chair, with the approval of a majority of 
the voting members of the Committee, determines can 
further the purpose and activities of the Committee. 
‘‘(2) EX-OFFICIO
MEMBERS.—The Committee 
may also consist of so many nonvoting members as 
the Committee Chair, with the approval of a majority 
of the voting members of the Committee, determines is 
appropriate to further the purpose and activities of 
the Committee. 
‘‘(3) CHAIRMAN.—The Chair of the Committee 
shall rotate each year among the Secretary of Trans-
portation, the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of 
Homeland Security, and the Secretary of Commerce. 
The order of rotation shall be determined with the ap-
proval of a majority of the voting members of the 
Committee. 
‘‘(d) SUPPORT.— 
‘‘(1) COORDINATING
BOARD.—Each member of 
the Committee may select a senior level representative 
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to serve on a coordinating board which shall assist the 
Committee in carrying out its purpose and activities. 
‘‘(2) EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR.—The Secretary of 
Transportation, in consultation with the Secretary of 
Defense, the Secretary of Homeland Security, and the 
Secretary of Commerce, shall select an executive direc-
tor to assist the Committee in carrying out its pur-
pose and activities. 
‘‘(e) MARINE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM ASSESSMENT 
AND STRATEGY.—Not later than one year after the date of 
enactment of this Act and every 5 years thereafter, the Com-
mittee shall provide a report to Congress which includes— 
‘‘(1) steps taken to implement actions rec-
ommended in the July 2008 ‘National Strategy for 
the Marine Transportation System: A Framework for 
Action’; 
‘‘(2) an assessment of the condition of the marine 
transportation system; 
‘‘(3) a discussion of the challenges the system 
faces in meeting user demand; 
‘‘(4) a plan with recommended actions for im-
proving the marine transportation system to meet 
current and future challenges; and 
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‘‘(5) steps taken to implement actions rec-
ommended in previous reports required under this 
subsection. 
‘‘(f) CONSULTATION.—In carrying out its purpose and 
activities, the Committee may consult with the Marine 
Transportation System National Advisory Council, inter-
ested parties, and the public.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at 
the beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after 
the item relating to section 55501 the following: 
‘‘55502. Committee on the Marine Transportation System.’’. 
SEC. 402. REPORT ON DETERMINATIONS. 
Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary of the department in which the 
Coast Guard is operating shall provide to the Committee 
on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
Transportation of the Senate a report on— 
(1) the loss of United States shipyard jobs and 
industrial base expertise as a result of rebuild, conver-
sion, and double-hull work on United States-flag ves-
sels eligible to engage in the coastwise trade being per-
formed in foreign shipyards; 
(2) enforcement of the Coast Guard’s foreign re-
build determination regulations; and 
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(3) recommendations for improving the trans-
parency in the Coast Guard’s foreign rebuild deter-
mination process. 
SEC. 403. DOCKSIDE EXAMINATIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 4502(f) of title 46, United 
states Code, is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (2) by striking ‘‘at least once 
every 2 years’’ and inserting ‘‘at least once every 5 
years’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘and’’ after the semicolon at the 
end of paragraph (1); 
(3) by striking the period at the end of para-
graph (2) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(4) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(3) shall complete the first examination of a 
dockside vessel under this section no later than Octo-
ber 15, 2015.’’. 
(b) DATABASE.—Section 4502(g)(4) of title 46, United 
States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘a publicly accessible’’ 
and inserting ‘‘an’’. 
SEC. 404. RECOURSE FOR NONCITIZENS. 
Section 30104 of title 46, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—’’ before the 
first sentence; and 
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(2) by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(b) RECOURSE FOR NONRESIDENT ALIEN SEAMEN 
EMPLOYED ON FOREIGN PASSENGER VESSELS.—A claim 
for damages or expenses relating to personal injury, illness, 
or death of a seaman who is a citizen of a foreign nation, 
arising during or from the engagement of the seaman by 
or for a passenger vessel duly registered under the laws of 
a foreign nation, may not be brought under the laws of the 
United States if— 
‘‘(1) such seaman was not a permanent resident 
alien of the United States at the time the claim arose; 
‘‘(2) the injury, illness, or death arose outside the 
territorial waters of the United States; and 
‘‘(3) the seaman or the seaman’s personal rep-
resentative has or had a right to seek compensation 
for the injury, illness, or death in, or under the laws 
of— 
‘‘(A) the nation in which the vessel was reg-
istered at the time the claim arose; or 
‘‘(B) the nation in which the seaman main-
tained citizenship or residency at the time the 
claim arose.’’. 
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SEC. 405. MARITIME LIENS ON FISHING PERMITS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter I of chapter 313 of title 
46, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘§ 31310. Limitation on maritime liens on fishing per-
mit and permit description 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—This chapter— 
‘‘(1) does not establish a maritime lien on a per-
mit that— 
‘‘(A) authorizes a person or use of a vessel 
to engage in fishing; and 
‘‘(B) is issued under State or Federal law; 
and 
‘‘(2) does not authorize any civil action to en-
force a maritime lien on such a permit. 
‘‘(b) FISHING PERMIT DESCRIBED.—A fishing per-
mit— 
‘‘(1) is governed solely by the State or Federal 
law under which it was issued; and 
‘‘(2) is not included in the whole of a vessel or 
as an appurtenance or intangible of a vessel for any 
purpose. 
‘‘(c) LIMITATION
ON STATUTORY CONSTRUCTION.— 
Nothing in subsections (a) and (b) shall be construed as 
imposing any limitation upon the authority of the Sec-
retary of Commerce to modify, suspend, revoke, or sanction 
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any Federal fishery permit issued by the Secretary of Com-
merce or to bring a civil action to enforce such modifica-
tion, suspension, revocation, or sanction.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at 
the beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after 
the item relating to section 31309 the following: 
‘‘31310. Limitation on maritime liens on fishing permit and permit description.’’. 
SEC. 406. SHORT SEA TRANSPORTATION. 
(a) PURPOSE OF PROGRAM AND PROJECTS; REAU-
THORIZATION; TERMINATION.—Section 55601 of title 46, 
United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘landside con-
gestion.’’ and inserting ‘‘landside congestion and to 
promote increased use of the navigable waters of the 
United States for transportation of passengers or 
freight (or both).’’; 
(2) in subsection (c), by inserting ‘‘and to pro-
mote waterborne transportation between ports within 
the United States’’ after ‘‘coastal corridors’’; 
(3) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘that the 
project may—’’ and all that follows through the end 
of the subsection and inserting ‘‘that the project uses 
documented vessels and— 
‘‘(1) mitigates landside congestion; or 
‘‘(2) promotes waterborne transportation between 
ports of the United States.’’; 
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(4) by striking subsection (f) and redesignating 
subsection (g) as subsection (f); 
(5) in subsection (f), as so redesignated, by add-
ing at the end the following— 
‘‘(4) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.— 
There is authorized to be appropriated not more than 
$5,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2012 through 
fiscal year 2017 for grants under this subsection.’’; 
and 
(6) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(g) TERMINATION OF AUTHORITY.—Authority grant-
ed to the Secretary under this section shall terminate Sep-
tember 30, 2017.’’. 
(b) SHORT SEA TRANSPORTATION DEFINITION.—Sec-
tion 55605 of title 46, United States Code, is amended by 
striking ‘‘means the carriage by vessel of cargo—’’ and in-
serting ‘‘means the carriage of passengers or freight (or 
both) by a vessel documented under the laws of the United 
States—’’. 
SEC. 407. MISSION OF THE MARITIME ADMINISTRATION. 
Section 109(a) of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in the subsection heading by striking ‘‘ORGA-
NIZATION’’ and inserting ‘‘ORGANIZATION AND MIS-
SION’’; and 
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(2) by inserting at the end the following: ‘‘The 
mission of the Maritime Administration is to foster, 
promote, and develop the domestic merchant maritime 
industry of the United States.’’. 
TITLE V—FEDERAL MARITIME 
COMMISSION 
SEC. 501. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
Section 501 of the Coast Guard and Maritime Trans-
portation Act of 2004 (Public Law 108–293; 118 Stat. 
1049) is amended by striking ‘‘Commission—’’ and all that 
follows through the period at the end of the section and in-
serting ‘‘Commission for each of the fiscal years 2012 
through 2015, $22,100,000.’’. 
TITLE VI—MISCELLANEOUS 
SEC. 601. TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS. 
(a) TITLE 14.—Title 14, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in section 564, by striking subsection (d); 
and 
(2) in section 569(a), by striking ‘‘and annually 
thereafter,’’. 
(b) STUDY OF BRIDGES.—Section 905 of the Coast 
Guard Authorization Act of 2010 (Public Law 111–281; 
124 Stat. 3012) is amended to read as follows: 
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‘‘SEC. 905. STUDY OF BRIDGES OVER NAVIGABLE WATERS. 
‘‘The Commandant of the Coast Guard shall submit 
to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor-
tation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation 
and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a com-
prehensive study on the construction or alteration of any 
bridge, drawbridge, or causeway over the navigable waters 
of the United States with a channel depth of 25 feet or 
greater that may impede or obstruct future navigation to 
or from port facilities, for which a permit under the Act 
of March 23, 1906 (chapter 1130; 33 U.S.C. 491 et seq.), 
popularly known as the Bridge Act of 1906, was requested 
on or after January 1, 2006 and on or before August 3, 
2011.’’. 
SEC. 602. REPORT ON COAST GUARD MERCHANT MARINER 
MEDICAL EVALUATION PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Commandant of the Coast 
Guard shall submit to the Committee on Transportation 
and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the 
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of 
the Senate a report on the Coast Guard National Maritime 
Center’s merchant mariner medical evaluation program 
and alternatives to the program. 
(b) CONTENTS.—The report required under subsection 
(a) shall include the following: 
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(1) An overview of the adequacy of the program 
for making medical certification determinations for 
issuance of merchant mariners’ documents. 
(2) An analysis of how a system similar to the 
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s Na-
tional Registry of Certified Medical Examiners pro-
gram, and the Federal Aviation Administration’s 
Designated Aviation Medical Examiners program, 
could be applied by the Coast Guard to make medical 
fitness determinations for issuance of merchant mari-
ners’ documents. 
(3) An explanation of how the amendments to 
the International Convention on Standards of Train-
ing, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers, 
1978, that enter into force on January 1, 2012, will 
require changes to the Coast Guard’s merchant mar-
iner medical evaluation program. 
SEC. 603. NOTICE OF ARRIVAL. 
The regulations required under section 109(a) of Pub-
lic Law 109–347 (33 U.S.C. 1223 note) on notice of arrival 
for foreign vessels on the Outer Continental Shelf shall not 
apply to a vessel documented under section 12105 of title 
46, United States Code, unless such vessel arrives from a 
foreign port or place. 
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SEC. 604. TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS TO TITLE 14. 
Chapter 1 of title 14, United States Code, is amended 
to read as follows: 
‘‘CHAPTER 1—ESTABLISHMENT AND 
DUTIES 
‘‘Sec. 
‘‘1. Establishment of Coast Guard. 
‘‘2. Primary duties. 
‘‘3. Department in which the Coast Guard operates. 
‘‘4. Secretary defined. 
‘‘§ 1. Establishment of Coast Guard 
‘‘The Coast Guard shall be a military service and a 
branch of the armed forces of the United States at all times. 
‘‘§ 2. Primary duties 
‘‘The Coast Guard shall— 
‘‘(1) enforce or assist in the enforcement of all 
applicable Federal laws on, under, and over the high 
seas and waters subject to the jurisdiction of the 
United States; 
‘‘(2) engage in maritime air surveillance or 
interdiction to enforce or assist in the enforcement of 
the laws of the United States; 
‘‘(3) administer laws and promulgate and en-
force regulations for the promotion of safety of life 
and property on and under the high seas and waters 
subject to the jurisdiction of the United States cov-
ering all matters not specifically delegated by law to 
some other executive department; 
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‘‘(4) develop, establish, maintain, and operate, 
with due regard to the requirements of national de-
fense, aids to maritime navigation, ice-breaking fa-
cilities, and rescue facilities for the promotion of safe-
ty on, under, and over the high seas and waters sub-
ject to the jurisdiction of the United States; 
‘‘(5) pursuant to international agreements, de-
velop, establish, maintain, and operate icebreaking fa-
cilities on, under, and over waters other than the high 
seas and waters subject to the jurisdiction of the 
United States; 
‘‘(6) engage in oceanographic research of the high 
seas and in waters subject to the jurisdiction of the 
United States; and 
‘‘(7) maintain a state of readiness to function as 
a specialized service in the Navy in time of war, in-
cluding the fulfillment of Maritime Defense Zone com-
mand responsibilities. 
‘‘§ 3. Department in which the Coast Guard operates 
‘‘(a) The Coast Guard shall be a service in the Depart-
ment of Homeland Security, except when operating as a 
service in the Navy. 
‘‘(b) Upon the declaration of war if Congress so directs 
in the declaration or when the President directs, the Coast 
Guard shall operate as a service in the Navy, and shall 
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so continue until the President, by Executive order, trans-
fers the Coast Guard back to the Department of Homeland 
Security. While operating as a service in the Navy, the 
Coast Guard shall be subject to the orders of the Secretary 
of the Navy, who may order changes in Coast Guard oper-
ations to render them uniform, to the extent such Secretary 
deems advisable, with Navy operations. 
‘‘(c) Whenever the Coast Guard operates as a service 
in the Navy: 
‘‘(1) applicable appropriations of the Navy De-
partment shall be available for the expense of the 
Coast Guard; 
‘‘(2) applicable appropriations of the Coast 
Guard shall be available for transfer to the Navy De-
partment; 
‘‘(3) precedence between commissioned officers of 
corresponding grades in the Coast Guard and the 
Navy shall be determined by the date of rank stated 
by their commissions in those grades; 
‘‘(4) personnel of the Coast Guard shall be eligi-
ble to receive gratuities, medals, and other insignia of 
honor on the same basis as personnel in the naval 
service or serving in any capacity with the Navy; and 
‘‘(5) the Secretary may place on furlough any of-
ficer of the Coast Guard and officers on furlough shall 
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receive one half of the pay to which they would be en-
titled if on leave of absence, but officers of the Coast 
Guard Reserve shall not be so placed on furlough. 
‘‘§ 4. Secretary defined 
‘‘In this title, the term ‘Secretary’ means the Secretary 
of the respective department in which the Coast Guard is 
operating.’’. 
SEC. 605. DISTANT WATER TUNA FLEET. 
Section 421(d) of the Coast Guard and Maritime 
Transportation Act of 2006 (Public Law 109–241; 120 
Stat. 548) is amended by striking ‘‘on December 31, 2012’’ 
and inserting ‘‘on the date the Treaty on Fisheries Between 
the Governments of Certain Pacific Island States and the 
Government of the United States of America ceases to have 
effect for any party under Article 12.6 or 12.7 of such trea-
ty, as in effect on the date of enactment of the Coast Guard 
and Maritime Transportation Act of 2011’’. 
SEC. 606. WAIVERS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding sections 12112 
and 12132 and chapter 551 of title 46, United States Code, 
the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard 
is operating may issue a certificate of documentation with 
a coastwise endorsement for each of the following vessels: 
(1) M/V GEYSIR (United States official number 
622178). 
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(2) MACY-RENEE (United States official num-
ber 1107319) 
(3) OCEAN VERITAS (IMO number 7366805). 
(4) LUNA (United States official number 
280133). 
(5) IL MORO DI VENEZIA IV (United States 
official number 1028654) 
(b) DOCUMENTATION OF LNG TANKERS.— 
(1) 
IN
GENERAL.—Notwithstanding 
sections 
12112 and 12132 and chapter 551 of title 46, United 
States Code, the Secretary of the department in which 
the Coast Guard is operating may issue a certificate 
of documentation with a coastwise endorsement for 
each of the following vessels: 
(A) LNG GEMINI (United States official 
number 595752). 
(B) LNG LEO (United States official num-
ber 595753). 
(C) LNG VIRGO (United States official 
number 595755). 
(2) 
LIMITATION
ON
OPERATION.—Coastwise 
trade authorized under paragraph (1) shall be limited 
to carriage of natural gas, as that term is defined in 
section 3(13) of the Deepwater Port Act of 1974 (33 
U.S.C. 1502(13)). 
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(3) TERMINATION
OF
EFFECTIVENESS
OF
EN-
DORSEMENTS.—The coastwise endorsement issued 
under paragraph (1) for a vessel shall expire on the 
date of the sale of the vessel by the owner of the vessel 
on the date of enactment of this Act to a person who 
is not related by ownership or control to such owner. 
(c) OPERATION OF A DRY DOCK.—A vessel transported 
in Dry Dock #2 (State of Alaska registration AIDEA 
FDD-2) is not merchandise for purposes of section 55102 
of title 46, United States Code, if, during such transpor-
tation, Dry Dock #2 remains connected by a utility or 
other connecting line to pierside moorage. 
SEC. 607. REPORT ON OPTIONS TO IMPROVE INTEGRATION 
OF U.S. COAST GUARD AND CANADIAN COAST 
GUARD GREAT LAKES ICEBREAKING OPER-
ATIONAL INFORMATION. 
Within 180 days after the date of enactment of this 
Act, the Commandant of the Coast Guard shall report to 
the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation 
of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and 
Infrastructure of the House of Representatives on options 
to improve the integration of the Great Lakes icebreaking 
operational information of the United States Coast Guard 
and Canadian Coast Guard to improve the safety, economic 
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security, and efficiency of Great Lakes icebreaking activities 
of both services. 
SEC. 608. STANDBY VESSELS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle VIII of title 46, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end thereof the 
following new chapter: 
‘‘CHAPTER 807—STANDBY VESSELS 
‘‘Sec. 
‘‘80701. Standby vessels. 
‘‘§ 80701. Standby vessels 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The owner or operator of a 
manned facility, installation, unit, or vessel shall locate a 
standby vessel— 
‘‘(1) not more than 3 nautical miles from such 
manned facility, installation, unit, or vessel while it 
is performing drilling, plugging, abandoning, or 
workover operations; and 
‘‘(2) not more than 12 nautical miles from such 
manned facility, installation, unit, or vessel while it 
is performing operations other than drilling, plug-
ging, abandoning, or workover operations. 
‘‘(b) IMPROVED STANDBY VESSEL RESPONSE TIME.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—A Coast Guard District 
Commander may reduce the distances prescribed in 
subsection (a) for the area of command of the District 
Commander if the District Commander determines 
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the reduction is necessary to address delays in stand-
by vessel response times caused by inclement weather, 
high seas, or other conditions that prolong standby 
vessel response time or lessen the time survivors of an 
accident can remain in the water. 
‘‘(2) APPROXIMATION
OF
NORMAL
RESPONSE 
TIME.—Any reduction under paragraph (1) shall be 
made to a distance that, in weather conditions neces-
sitating the reduction, ensures that a standby vessel’s 
response time approximates that of a standby vessel 
covering the distance prescribed in subsection (a) dur-
ing normal weather conditions. 
‘‘(3) PREVENTION OF HYPOTHERMIA.—Any re-
duction under paragraph (1) made due to water tem-
perature or other factors that reduce the time sur-
vivors of an accident can remain in the water shall 
be made to a distance at which a standby vessel can 
be assumed to reach the survivor before the onset of 
hypothermia. 
‘‘(4) NOTICE TO OWNERS AND OPERATORS.—Be-
fore exercising the authority in paragraph (1), a Dis-
trict Commander shall provide 72 hours notice to the 
owners and operators of standby vessels and owners 
and operators of manned facilities, installations, 
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units, and vessels operating in the District Com-
mander’s area of command. 
‘‘(c) MULTIPLE PLATFORMS AND USES.—Nothing in 
this section shall be construed to prohibit— 
‘‘(1) use of one standby vessel for more than one 
manned facility, installation, unit, or vessel; or 
‘‘(2) use of a standby vessel for other purposes.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of chapters at 
the beginning of such subtitle is amended by adding at the 
end the following: 
‘‘807. Standby vessels ..............................................................................80701’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this 
section shall take effect one year after the date of enactment 
of this Act. 
(d) REGULATIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the depart-
ment in which the Coast Guard is operating may 
promulgate regulations to implement the amendments 
made by this section. 
(2) EXISTING REGULATIONS.—Until such time 
as the Secretary promulgates regulations to imple-
ment the amendments made by this section, the re-
quirements of subpart E of part 143 of title 33, Code 
of Federal Regulations, as in effect on the date of en-
actment of this Act, including the requirements that 
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must be met by a standby vessel, shall apply to stand-
by vessels required under the amendments. 
SEC. 609. CAP ON PENALTY WAGES. 
(a) FOREIGN AND INTERCOASTAL VOYAGES.—Section 
10313(g) of title 46, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (2)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘all claims in a class action 
suit by seamen’’ and inserting ‘‘each claim by a 
seaman’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘the seamen’’ and inserting 
‘‘the seaman’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘class action’’. 
(b) COASTWISE VOYAGES.—Section 10504(c) of such 
title is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (2)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘all claims in a class action 
suit by seamen’’ and inserting ‘‘each claim by a 
seaman’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘the seamen’’ and inserting 
‘‘the seaman’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘class action’’. 
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