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Fisheries of the House of Representatives and the Com-
mittee on Commerce, Science and Transportation of the
Senate a report describing in detail the status of imple-
mentation of the Vessel Traffic Service in all the ports
ranked in the Port Needs Study issued by the Coast
Guard in 1991.
SEC. 424. ELECTRONIC FILING OF COMMERCIAL INSTRU-
MENTS.
Section 31321(a) of title 46, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following new para-
graph:
‘‘(4)(A) A bill of sale, conveyance, mortgage, assign-
ment, or related instrument may be filed electronically
under regulations prescribed by the Secretary.
‘‘(B) A filing made electronically under subparagraph
(A) shall not be effective after the 10-day period beginning
on the date of the filing unless the original instrument
is provided to the Secretary within that 10-day period.’’.
SEC. 425. COST ACCOUNTING FOR HAITIAN OPERATIONS.
(a) No later than 30 days after the enactment of this
Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall submit a full
accounting of all Coast Guard costs related to Haiti dur-
ing fiscal year 1994 to the Committee on Merchant Ma-
rine and Fisheries in the House of Representatives and
to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor-
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tation in the Senate. This accounting shall include num-
bers of Coast Guard personnel involved, the numbers of
Coast Guard vessels involved, and the amount of funds
diverted from other Coast Guard missions.
(b) Until all United States military operations in
Haiti cease, the Secretary of Transportation shall submit
monthly reports on all Coast Guard costs related to Haiti
to the Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries in
the House of Representatives and to the Committee on
Commerce, Science, and Transportation in the Senate.
SEC. 426. SENSE OF THE CONGRESS; REQUIREMENT RE-
GARDING NOTICE.
(a) PURCHASE
OF AMERICAN-MADE EQUIPMENT
AND PRODUCTS.—It is the sense of the Congress that, to
the greatest extent practicable, all equipment and products
purchased with funds made available under this Act
should be American-made.
(b) NOTICE
TO RECIPIENTS
OF ASSISTANCE.—In
providing financial assistance under this Act, the Sec-
retary, to the greatest extent practicable, shall provide to
each recipient of the assistance a notice describing the
statement made in subsection (a) by the Congress.
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SEC. 427. SENSE OF THE CONGRESS REGARDING FUNDING
FOR COAST GUARD.
It is the sense of the Congress that in appropriating
amounts for the Coast Guard, the Congress should appro-
priate amounts adequate to enable the Coast Guard to
carry out all extraordinary functions and duties the Coast
Guard is required to undertake in addition to its normal
functions established by law.
SEC. 428. PLAN FOR RESCUE OF PASSENGERS ON THE
CHESAPEAKE BAY.
(a) The Secretary of the department in which the
Coast Guard is operating, in consultation with officials of
the States of Maryland and Virginia, and other interested
persons, shall develop and submit to Congress by March
30, 1995, a plan for the rescue of persons transported on
passenger vessels or small passenger vessels on the Chesa-
peake Bay.
(b) The plan developed in subsection (a) shall in-
clude—
(1) a protocol for command, control, and com-
munications among Federal, State, and local au-
thorities;
(2) a protocol for training exercises to prepare
for an emergency rescue on the Chesapeake Bay;
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(3) an identification of emergency medical per-
sonnel that would be available for an emergency res-
cue on the Chesapeake Bay;
(4) an identification of procedures to be fol-
lowed and equipment that would be needed in the
event of weather that could result in hypothermia of
the passengers; and
(5) a study by the Coast Guard examining the
feasibility of locating a helicopter station on the
Chesapeake Bay and in developing mutual aid agree-
ment with appropriate Federal, State and local
agencies to improve helicopter response time.
TITLE V—RECREATIONAL
BOATING SAFETY
SEC. 501. SHORT TITLE.
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Recreational Boating
Safety Improvement Act of 1994’’.
SEC. 502. PERSONAL FLOTATION DEVICES REQUIRED FOR
CHILDREN.
(a) PROHIBITION.—Section 4307(a) of title 46,
United States Code, is amended—
(1) in paragraph (2) by striking ‘‘or’’ after the
semicolon at the end;
(2) in paragraph (3) by striking the period and
inserting ‘‘; or’’; and
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(3) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(4) operate a recreational vessel under 26 feet
in length unless each individual 12 years of age or
younger wears a Coast Guard approved personal flo-
tation device when the individual is on an open deck
of the vessel.’’.
(b) STATE AUTHORITY PRESERVED.—Section 4307
of title 46, United States Code, is further amended by
adding at the end the following:
‘‘(c) Subsection (a)(4) shall not be construed to limit
the authority of a State to establish requirements relating
to the wearing of personal flotation devices on recreational
vessels that are more stringent than that subsection.’’.
SEC. 503. ALLOCATION OF FUNDS BASED ON STATE ADOP-
TION OF LAWS REGARDING BOATING WHILE
INTOXICATED.
Section 13103 of title 46, United States Code, is
amended—
(1) by redesignating subsections (a), (b), and
(c) in order as subsections (b), (c), and (d);
(2) by inserting before subsection (b) (as so re-
designated) the following new subsection:
‘‘(a)(1) Beginning in fiscal year 1998, of the amounts
transferred to the Secretary each fiscal year pursuant to
section 4(b) of the Act of August 9, 1950 (16 U.S.C.
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777c(b)), the Secretary shall allocate for State rec-
reational boating safety programs $10,000,000 as follows:
‘‘(A) One-half shall be allocated in accordance
with paragraph (2) among eligible States that—
‘‘(i) prohibit operation of a recreational
vessel by an individual who is under the influ-
ence of alcohol or drugs; and
‘‘(ii) establish a blood alcohol concentration
limit of .10 percent or less.
‘‘(B) One-half shall be allocated in accordance
with paragraph (2) among eligible States that—
‘‘(i) prohibit operation of a recreational
vessel by an individual who is under the influ-
ence of alcohol or drugs; and
‘‘(ii) establish an implied consent require-
ment that specifies that an individual is deemed
to have given their consent to evidentiary test-
ing for their blood alcohol concentration or
presence of other intoxicating substances.
‘‘(2) Of the amount allocated under subparagraph
(A) or (B) of paragraph (1) each fiscal year—
‘‘(A) one-half shall be allocated equally among
all eligible States receiving an allocation under that
subparagraph for the fiscal year; and
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‘‘(B) one-half shall be allocated among those el-
igible States so that each such State receives an
amount bearing the same ratio to the total amount
allocated under that subparagraph for the fiscal year
as the number of vessels numbered in that State
under a system approved under chapter 123 of this
title bears to the total number of vessels numbered
under approved systems of all States receiving an al-
location under that subparagraph for the fiscal
year.’’;
(3) in subsection (b) (as so redesignated) in the
matter preceding paragraph (1) by inserting ‘‘the
balance of remaining’’ after ‘‘allocate’’; and
(4) by adding at the end the following new sub-
section:
‘‘(e) A State shall not be ineligible for an allocation
under subsection (a) because of the adoption by the State
of any requirement relating to the operation of a rec-
reational vessel while under the influence of alcohol or
drugs that is more stringent than the requirements for
receiving the allocation.’’.
SEC. 504. MARINE CASUALTY REPORTING.
(a) SUBMISSION OF PLAN.—Not later than one year
after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transpor-
tation shall, in consultation with appropriate State agen-
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cies, submit to the Committee on Merchant Marine and
Fisheries of the House of Representatives and the Com-
mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the
Senate a plan to increase reporting of vessel accidents to
appropriate State law enforcement officials.
(b) PENALTIES
FOR VIOLATING REPORTING RE-
QUIREMENTS.—Section 6103(a) of title 46, United States
Code, is amended by inserting ‘‘or 6102’’ after ‘‘6101’’
the second place it appears.
SEC. 505. REQUIRING VIOLATORS TO TAKE RECREATIONAL
BOATING SAFETY COURSE.
(a) NEGLIGENT OPERATION.—Section 2302 of title
46, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end
the following:
‘‘(e) An individual operating a recreational vessel in
violation of this section shall complete a boating safety
course approved by the Secretary.’’.
(b) OTHER VIOLATIONS.—Section 4311 of title 46,
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the
following:
‘‘(h) A person who operates a recreational vessel in
violation of this chapter or a regulation prescribed under
this chapter may be ordered to complete a recreational
boating safety course approved by the Secretary.’’.
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SEC. 506. TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS.
Section 13108(a)(1) of title 46, United States Code,
is amended by—
(1) striking ‘‘proceeding’’ and inserting ‘‘pre-
ceding’’; and
(2) striking ‘‘Secertary’’ and inserting ‘‘Sec-
retary’’.
TITLE VI—TOWING VESSEL
NAVIGATIONAL SAFETY
SEC. 601. SHORT TITLE.
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Towing Vessel Naviga-
tional Safety Act of 1994’’.
SEC. 602. MINIMUM NAVIGATIONAL SAFETY EQUIPMENT
FOR TOWING VESSELS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 4102 of title 46, United
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the follow-
ing:
‘‘(f)(1) In prescribing regulations for towing vessels,
the Secretary shall—
‘‘(A) consider the characteristics, methods of
operation, and nature of the service of towing ves-
sels;
‘‘(B) consult with the Towing Safety Advisory
Committee; and
‘‘(C) require, to the extent appropriate, the in-
stallation, maintenance, and use of and familiarity
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with the following equipment on each towing vessel,
other than a towing vessel that is used only for tow-
ing disabled vessels:
‘‘(i) A radar system.
‘‘(ii) An electronic position-fixing device.
‘‘(iii) A sonic depth finder.
‘‘(iv) A compass or swing meter.
‘‘(v) Adequate towing wire and associated
equipment.
‘‘(vi) Up-to-date navigational charts and
publications for the areas normally transited by
the vessel.
‘‘(vii) Other safety equipment the Sec-
retary determines to be necessary.
‘‘(2) The Secretary shall establish in regulations
under this chapter requirements that—
‘‘(A) any equipment required on a towing vessel
under paragraph (1) shall be maintained in effective
operating condition; and
‘‘(B) if such equipment on a vessel ceases to op-
erate, the master of the vessel shall exercise due dili-
gence to restore the equipment to effective operating
condition, or cause it to be restored to that condi-
tion, at the earliest practicable date.’’.
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(b) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary of Transportation
shall issue regulations by not later than 12 months after
the date of the enactment of this Act, prescribing naviga-
tional publication and equipment requirements under sub-
section (f) of section 4102 of title 46, United States Code,
as added by subsection (a) of this section.
SEC. 603. REPORTING MARINE CASUALTIES.
(a) EXPEDITED REPORTING REQUIRED.—Section
6101(b) of title 46, United States Code, is amended by
striking ‘‘within 5 days’’ and inserting ‘‘by as soon as
practicable, but in no case later than within 5 days,’’.
(b) PENALTY
FOR FAILURE TO REPORT
A CAS-
UALTY.—Section 6103(a) of title 46, United States Code
is amended by striking ‘‘$1,000’’ and inserting ‘‘not more
than $25,000’’.
SEC. 604. REPORT ON FEASIBILITY OF ESTABLISHING A
DIFFERENTIAL GLOBAL POSITIONING SAT-
ELLITE 
NAVIGATION 
SYSTEM 
AND 
ELEC-
TRONIC CHARTS FOR INLAND WATERWAYS.
Not later than 6 months after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall
submit a report to the Congress on the feasibility of estab-
lishing a differential global positioning satellite navigation
system and creating electronic charts for the inland water-
ways of the United States.
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SEC. 605. PROTECTION OF SEAMEN AGAINST DISCRIMINA-
TION.
Section 2114 of title 46, United States Code, is
amended—
(1) by amending subsection (a) to read as fol-
lows:
‘‘(a) An owner, charterer, managing operator, agent,
master, or individual in charge of a vessel may not dis-
charge, temporarily remove, or in any manner discrimi-
nate against a seaman because the seaman—
‘‘(1) in good faith has reported or is about to
report to the Coast Guard that the seaman believes
that a violation of this subtitle, or a regulation is-
sued under this subtitle, has occurred; or
‘‘(2) refuses to violate this subtitle or a regula-
tion issued under this subtitle.’’; and
(2) in subsection (b)—
(A) in paragraph (1) by striking ‘‘and’’
after the semicolon;
(B) in paragraph (2) by striking the period
and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and
(C) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(3) an award of cost and reasonable attorney’s
fees to the prevailing plaintiff.’’.
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SEC. 606. MANNING AND LICENSING REQUIREMENTS FOR
TOWING VESSELS.
(a) MANNING REQUIREMENTS.—Section 8904 of title
46, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end
the following:
‘‘(c) A towing vessel, other than a vessel referred to
in subsection (b), shall—
‘‘(1) while being operated, have on board an in-
dividual licensed by the Secretary as a master of
that type of towing vessel; and
‘‘(2) be operated by an individual licensed by
the Secretary to operate that type of towing vessel.’’.
(b) REGULATIONS ESTABLISHING LICENSES
FOR
MASTERS AND OPERATORS.—Section 7101 of title 46,
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the
following:
‘‘(j)(1) The Secretary shall prescribe regulations
which establish licenses for masters and mates of towing
vessels.
‘‘(2) Regulations under this subsection shall provide
that an individual may be issued a license as a master
or mate of a towing vessel only if the individual—
‘‘(A) demonstrates proficiency in the use of the
equipment 
required 
pursuant 
to 
section
4102(f)(1)(C) of this title; and
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‘‘(B) demonstrates proficiency in operating a
towing vessel.
‘‘(3) Regulations under this subsection may establish
standards and procedures under which the Secretary may
delegate, to individuals who have experience in the oper-
ation of towing vessels and to other qualified persons, the
authority to conduct examinations required for the issu-
ance of a license as a master or mate of a towing vessel.’’.
(c) EXISTING UNINSPECTED TOWING VESSEL OPER-
ATOR LICENSE HOLDERS.—An uninspected towing vessel
operator license that is valid on the date of enactment of
this Act shall be valid as a master or mate license required
by section 8904 of title 46, United States Code, as amend-
ed by this section, until otherwise required to be renewed.
The Secretary shall require that an individual applying for
a first renewal of such a license as a master or mate li-
cense under that section demonstrate proficiency under
the requirements of section 7101(j) of title 46, United
States Code, as added by this section.
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
this section shall take effect 2 years after the date of the
enactment of this Act.
(e) DEADLINE FOR REGULATIONS.—The Secretary
of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating
shall issue regulations under the amendments made by
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this section by not later than 1 year after the date of the
enactment of this Act.
SEC. 607. CIVIL PENALTIES.
(a) PROHIBITED OPERATION OF UNINSPECTED TOW-
ING VESSEL, GENERALLY.—Section 4106 of title 46,
United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘$5,000’’ and
inserting ‘‘$25,000’’.
(b) OPERATION OF UNINSPECTED TOWING VESSEL
IN VIOLATION
OF MANNING REQUIREMENTS.—Section
8906 of title 46, United States Code, is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘$1,000’’ and inserting ‘‘not more than $25,000’’.
SEC. 608. MODEL TOWING VESSEL COMPANY INSPECTION
PROGRAM.
Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment
of this Act, the Secretary of the department in which the
Coast Guard is operating, in consultation with the Towing
Safety Advisory Committee, shall—
(1) develop a model towing vessel company in-
spection program, including a Coast Guard boarding
program to determine compliance with the model
program; and
(2) submit to the Congress for its approval the
model program and a description of the statutory
changes necessary to implement the model program.
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SEC. 609. MERCHANT MARINERS’ DOCUMENTS REQUIRED.
(a) REQUIREMENT.—Section 8701(a) of title 46,
United States Code, is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘100’’ and inserting ‘‘5’’;
(2) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘a vessel oper-
ating only on rivers and lakes (except the Great
Lakes);’’ and inserting ‘‘a small passenger vessel, or
an uninspected passenger vessel;’’;
(3) by striking paragraph (2), and redesignat-
ing the subsequent paragraphs accordingly; and
(4) in paragraph (6) (as so redesignated) by
striking ‘‘clause (6)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraph (5)’’.
(b) EXCEPTIONS.—Section 8701(b) of title 46,
United States Code, is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘A person’’ and inserting ‘‘(1)
Except as provided in paragraph (2), a person’’; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(2) The Secretary shall prescribe regulations which
exempt from paragraph (1)—
‘‘(A) engagement or employment of an individ-
ual in any position, on a passenger vessel, that is
not listed in the Certificate of Inspection for the ves-
sel;
‘‘(B) engagement or employment of an individ-
ual in any position, on a vessel of a type to which
this section did not apply on the day before the date
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of enactment of the Towing Vessel Navigational
Safety Act of 1994, for which the individual is re-
quired to hold a license issued by the Secretary
under this title; and
‘‘(C) service by an individual in a position de-
scribed in subparagraph (A) or (B).’’.
(c) USER FEE EXEMPTION AND PRIVACY OF INFOR-
MATION.—
(1) USER FEE EXEMPTION.—The Secretary of
Transportation may not collect a fee or charge under
section 2110 of title 46, United States Code, for any
service related to a merchant mariner’s document re-
quired to be obtained under this title.
(2) PRIVACY OF INFORMATION.—The Secretary
of Transportation may not make available to a mem-
ber of the public any personal information concern-
ing an individual required to obtain a merchant
mariner’s document under this title.
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
this section shall take effect 2 years after the date of the
enactment of this Act.
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TITLE VII—COAST GUARD
REGULATORY REFORM
SEC. 701. SHORT TITLE.
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Coast Guard Regu-
latory Reform Act of 1994’’.
SEC. 702. SAFETY MANAGEMENT.
(a) MANAGEMENT OF VESSELS.—Title 46, United
States Code, is amended by adding after chapter 31 the
following new chapter:
‘‘CHAPTER 32—MANAGEMENT OF VESSELS
‘‘Sec.
‘‘3201. Definitions.
‘‘3202. Application.
‘‘3203. Safety management system.
‘‘3204. Implementation of safety management system.
‘‘3205. Certification.
‘‘§ 3201. Definitions
‘‘In this chapter—
‘‘(1) ‘International Safety Management Code’
has the same meaning given that term in chapter IX
of the Annex to the International Convention for the
Safety of Life at Sea, 1974;
‘‘(2) ‘responsible person’ means—
‘‘(A) the owner of a vessel to which this
chapter applies; or
‘‘(B) any other person that has—
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‘‘(i) assumed the responsibility for op-
eration of a vessel to which this chapter
applies from the owner; and
‘‘(ii) agreed to assume with respect to
the vessel responsibility for complying with
all the requirements of this chapter and
the regulations prescribed under this chap-
ter.
‘‘(3) ‘vessel engaged on a foreign voyage’ means
a vessel to which this chapter applies—
‘‘(A) arriving at a place under the jurisdic-
tion of the United States from a place in a for-
eign country;
‘‘(B) making a voyage between places out-
side the United States; or
‘‘(C) departing from a place under the ju-
risdiction of the United States for a place in a
foreign country.
‘‘§ 3202. Application
‘‘(a) MANDATORY APPLICATION.—This chapter ap-
plies to the following vessels engaged on a foreign voyage:
‘‘(1) Beginning July 1, 1998—
‘‘(A) a vessel transporting more than 12
passengers described in section 2101(21)(A) of
this title; and
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‘‘(B) a tanker, bulk freight vessel, or high-
speed freight vessel, of at least 500 gross tons.
‘‘(2) Beginning July 1, 2002, a freight vessel
and a mobile offshore drilling unit of at least 500
gross tons.
‘‘(b) VOLUNTARY APPLICATION.—This chapter ap-
plies to a vessel not described in subsection (a) of this
section if the owner of the vessel requests the Secretary
to apply this chapter to the vessel.
‘‘(c) EXCEPTION.—Except as provided in subsection
(b) of this section, this chapter does not apply to—
‘‘(1) a barge;
‘‘(2) a recreational vessel not engaged in com-
mercial service;
‘‘(3) a fishing vessel;
‘‘(4) a vessel operating on the Great Lakes or
its tributary and connecting waters; or
‘‘(5) a public vessel.
‘‘§ 3203. Safety management system
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall prescribe
regulations which establish a safety management system
for responsible persons and vessels to which this chapter
applies, including—
‘‘(1) a safety and environmental protection
policy;
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‘‘(2) instructions and procedures to ensure safe
operation of those vessels and protection of the envi-
ronment in compliance with international and
United States law;
‘‘(3) defined levels of authority and lines of
communications between, and among, personnel on
shore and on the vessel;
‘‘(4) procedures for reporting accidents and
nonconformities with this chapter;
‘‘(5) procedures for preparing for and respond-
ing to emergency situations; and
‘‘(6) procedures for internal audits and man-
agement reviews of the system.
‘‘(b) COMPLIANCE WITH CODE.—Regulations pre-
scribed under this section shall be consistent with the
International Safety Management Code with respect to
vessels engaged on a foreign voyage.
‘‘§ 3204. Implementation of safety management sys-
tem
‘‘(a) SAFETY MANAGEMENT PLAN.—Each respon-
sible person shall establish and submit to the Secretary
for approval a safety management plan describing how
that person and vessels of the person to which this chapter
applies will comply with the regulations prescribed under
section 3203(a) of this title.
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‘‘(b) APPROVAL.—Upon receipt of a safety manage-
ment plan submitted under subsection (a), the Secretary
shall review the plan and approve it if the Secretary deter-
mines that it is consistent with and will assist in imple-
menting the safety management system established under
section 3203.
‘‘(c) PROHIBITION ON VESSEL OPERATION.—A ves-
sel to which this chapter applies under section 3202(a)
may not be operated without having on board a Safety
Management Certificate and a copy of a Document of
Compliance issued for the vessel under section 3205 of
this title.
‘‘§ 3205. Certification
‘‘(a) ISSUANCE OF CERTIFICATE AND DOCUMENT.—
After verifying that the responsible person for a vessel to
which this chapter applies and the vessel comply with the
applicable requirements under this chapter, the Secretary
shall issue for the vessel, on request of the responsible per-
son, a Safety Management Certificate and a Document of
Compliance.
‘‘(b) MAINTENANCE OF CERTIFICATE AND DOCU-
MENT.—A Safety Management Certificate and a Docu-
ment of Compliance issued for a vessel under this section
shall be maintained by the responsible person for the ves-
sel as required by the Secretary.
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‘‘(c) VERIFICATION OF COMPLIANCE.—The Secretary
shall—
‘‘(1) periodically review whether a responsible
person having a safety management plan approved
under section 3204(b) and each vessel to which the
plan applies is complying with the plan; and
‘‘(2) revoke the Secretary’s approval of the plan
and each Safety Management Certificate and Docu-
ment of Compliance issued to the person for a vessel
to which the plan applies, if the Secretary deter-
mines that the person or a vessel to which the plan
applies has not complied with the plan.
‘‘(d) ENFORCEMENT.—At the request of the Sec-
retary, the Secretary of the Treasury shall withhold or re-
voke the clearance required by section 4197 of the Revised
Statutes (46 App. U.S.C. 91) of a vessel that is subject
to this chapter under section 3202(a) of this title or to
the International Safety Management Code, if the vessel
does not have on board a Safety Management Certificate
and a copy of a Document of Compliance for the vessel.
Clearance may be granted on filing a bond or other surety
satisfactory to the Secretary.’’.
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of chapters
at the beginning of subtitle II of title 46, United States
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Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to
chapter 31 the following:
‘‘32. Management of vessels ........................................................... 3201’’.
(c) STUDY.—
(1) STUDY.—The Secretary of the department
in which the Coast Guard is operating shall conduct,
in cooperation with the owners, charterers, and man-
aging operators of vessels documented under chapter
121 of title 46, United States Code, and other inter-
ested persons, a study of the methods that may be
used to implement and enforce the International
Management Code for the Safe Operation of Ships
and for Pollution Prevention under chapter IX of
the Annex to the International Convention for the
Safety of Life at Sea, 1974.
(2) REPORT.—The Secretary shall submit to
the Congress a report of the results of the study re-
quired under paragraph (1) before the earlier of—
(A) the date that final regulations are pre-
scribed under section 3203 of title 46, United
States Code (as enacted by subsection (a); or
(B) the date that is 1 year after the date
of enactment of this Act.
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SEC. 703. USE OF REPORTS, DOCUMENTS, RECORDS, AND
EXAMINATIONS OF OTHER PERSONS.
(a) REPORTS, DOCUMENTS, AND RECORDS.—Chap-
ter 31 of title 46, United States Code, is amended by add-
ing the following new section:
‘‘§ 3103. Use of reports, documents, and records
‘‘The Secretary may rely, as evidence of compliance
with this subtitle, on—
‘‘(1) reports, documents, and records of other
persons who have been determined by the Secretary
to be reliable; and
‘‘(2) other methods the Secretary has deter-
mined to be reliable.’’.
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections
for chapter 31 of title 46, United States Code, is amended
by adding at the end the following:
‘‘3103. Use of reports, documents, and records.’’.
(c) EXAMINATIONS.—Section 3308 of title 46, United
States Code, is amended by inserting ‘‘or have examined’’
after ‘‘examine’’.
SEC. 704. EQUIPMENT APPROVAL.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 3306(b) of title 46,
United States Code, is amended to read as follows:
‘‘(b)(1) Equipment and material subject to regulation
under this section may not be used on any vessel without
prior approval of the Secretary.
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‘‘(2) Except with respect to use on a public vessel,
the Secretary may treat an approval of equipment or ma-
terials by a foreign government as approval by the Sec-
retary for purposes of paragraph (1) if the Secretary de-
termines that—
‘‘(A) the design standards and testing proce-
dures used by that government meet the require-
ments of the International Convention for the Safety
of Life at Sea, 1974;
‘‘(B) the approval of the equipment or material
by the foreign government will secure the safety of
individuals and property on board vessels subject to
inspection; and
‘‘(C) for lifesaving equipment, the foreign gov-
ernment—
‘‘(i) has given equivalent treatment to ap-
provals of lifesaving equipment by the Sec-
retary; and
‘‘(ii) otherwise ensures that lifesaving
equipment approved by the Secretary may be
used on vessels that are documented and sub-
ject to inspection under the laws of that coun-
try.’’.
(b) FOREIGN APPROVALS.—The Secretary of Trans-
portation, in consultation with other interested Federal
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agencies, shall work with foreign governments to have
those governments approve the use of the same equipment
and materials on vessels documented under the laws of
those countries that the Secretary requires on United
States documented vessels.
(c) TECHNICAL AMENDMENT.—Section 3306(a)(4)
of title 46, United States Code, is amended by striking
‘‘clauses (1)–(3)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraphs (1), (2), and
(3)’’.
SEC. 705. FREQUENCY OF INSPECTION.
(a) FREQUENCY OF INSPECTION, GENERALLY.—Sec-
tion 3307 of title 46, United States Code, is amended—
(1) in paragraph (1)—
(A) by striking ‘‘nautical school vessel’’
and inserting ‘‘, nautical school vessel, and
small passenger vessel allowed to carry more
than 12 passengers on a foreign voyage’’; and
(B) by adding ‘‘and’’ after the semicolon
at the end;
(2) by striking paragraph (2) and redesignating
paragraph (3) as paragraph (2); and
(3) in paragraph (2) (as so redesignated), by
striking ‘‘2 years’’ and inserting ‘‘5 years’’.
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(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 3710(b) of
title 46, United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘24
months’’ and inserting ‘‘5 years’’.
SEC. 706. CERTIFICATE OF INSPECTION.
Section 3309(c) of title 46, United States Code, is
amended by striking ‘‘(but not more than 60 days)’’.
SEC. 707. DELEGATION OF AUTHORITY OF SECRETARY TO
CLASSIFICATION SOCIETIES.
(a) AUTHORITY TO DELEGATE.—Section 3316 of
title 46, United States Code, is amended—
(1) by striking subsections (a) and (d);
(2) by redesignating subsections (b) and (c) as
subsections (a) and (b), respectively; and
(3) in subsection (b), as so redesignated, by—
(A) redesignating paragraph (2) as para-
graph (3); and
(B) striking so much of the subsection as
precedes paragraph (3), as so redesignated, and
inserting the following:
‘‘(b)(1) The Secretary may delegate to the American
Bureau of Shipping or another classification society recog-
nized by the Secretary as meeting acceptable standards
for such a society, for a vessel documented or to be docu-
mented under chapter 121 of this title, the authority to—
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‘‘(A) review and approve plans required for is-
suing a certificate of inspection required by this
part;
‘‘(B) conduct inspections and examinations; and
‘‘(C) issue a certificate of inspection required by
this part and other related documents.
‘‘(2) The Secretary may make a delegation under
paragraph (1) to a foreign classification society only—
‘‘(A) to the extent that the government of the
foreign country in which the society is headquartered
delegates authority and provides access to the Amer-
ican Bureau of Shipping to inspect, certify, and pro-
vide related services to vessels documented in that
country; and
‘‘(B) if the foreign classification society has of-
fices and maintains records in the United States.’’.
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—(1) The heading
for section 3316 of title 46, United States Code, is amend-
ed to read as follows:
‘‘§ 3316. Classification societies’’.
(2) The table of sections for chapter 33 of title 46,
United States Code, is amended by striking the item relat-
ing to section 3316 and inserting the following:
‘‘3316. Classification societies.’’.
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SEC. 708. STUDY OF MARINE CASUALTY REPORTING RE-
QUIREMENTS.
The Coast Guard shall, within 9 months after the ef-
fective date of this title, conduct a study of current regu-
latory requirements regarding the reporting of marine cas-
ualties under section 6101 of title 46, United States Code,
to determine whether—
(1) marine casualties should be classified ac-
cording to the seriousness of nonfatal casualties;
(2) further regulations pertaining to the neces-
sity for alcohol and drug testing for each classifica-
tion need to be proposed;
(3) the regulations may exclude certain non-se-
rious casualties from the requirement that drug or
alcohol testing be performed; and
(4) the reporting of certain marine casualties
that may be classified as minor may be done on a
quarterly basis.
TITLE VIII—UNITED STATES
CRUISE VESSEL DEVELOPMENT
SEC. 801. SHORT TITLE.
This title may be cited as the ‘‘United States Cruise
Vessel Development Act’’.
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SEC. 802. PURPOSE.
The purpose of this title is to promote construction
and operation of United States flag cruise vessels in the
United States.
SEC. 803. COASTWISE TRANSPORTATION OF PASSENGERS.
Section 8 of the Act entitled ‘‘An Act to abolish cer-
tain fees for official services to American vessels, and to
amend the laws relating to shipping commissioners, sea-
men, and owners of vessels, and for other purposes’’, ap-
proved June 19, 1886 (46 App. U.S.C. 289), is amended
to read as follows:
‘‘SEC. 8. COASTWISE TRANSPORTATION OF PASSENGERS.
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Except as otherwise provided by
law, a vessel may transport passengers in coastwise trade
only if—
‘‘(1) the vessel is owned by a person that is—
‘‘(A) an individual who is a citizen of the
United States; or
‘‘(B) a corporation, partnership, or asso-
ciation that is a citizen of the United States
under section 2(a) of the Shipping Act, 1916;
‘‘(2) the vessel meets the requirements of sec-
tion 27 of the Merchant Marine Act, 1920; and
‘‘(3) for a vessel that is at least 5 net tons, the
vessel is issued a certificate of documentation under
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chapter 121 of title 46, United States Code, with a
coastwise endorsement.
‘‘(b) EXCEPTION
FOR
VESSEL
UNDER
DEMISE
CHARTER.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (a)(1) does not
apply to a cruise vessel operating under a demise
charter that—
‘‘(A) has a term of at least 18 months; and
‘‘(B) is to a person described in subsection
(a)(1).
‘‘(2) EXTENSION
OF
PERIOD
FOR
OPER-
ATION.—A cruise vessel authorized to operate in
coastwise trade under paragraph (1) based on a de-
mise charter described in paragraph (1) may operate
in that coastwise trade during a period following the
termination of the charter of not more than 6
months, if the operation—
‘‘(A) is approved by the Secretary; and
‘‘(B) in accordance with such terms as
may be prescribed by the Secretary for that ap-
proval.
‘‘(c) EXCEPTION FOR VESSEL TO BE REFLAGGED.—
‘‘(1) EXCEPTION.—Subsection (a)(2) and sec-
tion 12106(a)(2)(A) of title 46, United States Code,
do not apply to a cruise vessel if—
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‘‘(A) the vessel—
‘‘(i) is not documented under chapter
121 of title 46, United States Code, on the
date of enactment of the United States
Cruise Vessel Development Act; and
‘‘(ii) is not less than 5 years old and
not more than 15 years old on the first
date that the vessel is documented under
that chapter after that date of enactment;
and
‘‘(B) the owner or charterer of the vessel
has entered into a contract for the construction
in the United States of another cruise vessel
that has a total berth or stateroom capacity
that is at least 80 percent of the capacity of the
cruise vessel.
‘‘(2) TERMINATION OF AUTHORITY TO OPER-
ATE.—Paragraph (1) does not apply to a vessel after
the date that is 18 months after the date on which
a certificate of documentation with a coastwise en-
dorsement is first issued for the vessel after the date
of enactment of the United States Cruise Vessel De-
velopment Act if, before the end of that 18-month
period, the keel of another vessel has not been laid,
or another vessel is not at a similar stage of con-
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struction, under a contract required for the vessel
under paragraph (1)(B).
‘‘(3) EXTENSION OF PERIOD BEFORE TERMI-
NATION.—The Secretary of Transportation may ex-
tend the period under paragraph (2) for not more
than 6 months for good cause shown.
‘‘(d) LIMITATION ON OPERATIONS.—A person (in-
cluding a related person with respect to that person) that
owns or charters a cruise vessel operating in coastwise
trade under subsection (b) or (c) under a coastwise en-
dorsement may not operate any vessel between—
‘‘(1) any 2 ports served by another cruise vessel
that transports passengers in coastwise trade under
subsection (a) on the date the Secretary issues the
coastwise endorsement; or
‘‘(2) the islands of Hawaii.
‘‘(e) PENALTIES.—
‘‘(1) CIVIL
PENALTY.—A person operating a
vessel in violation of this section is liable to the
United States Government for a civil penalty of
$1,000 for each passenger transported in violation of
this section.
‘‘(2) FORFEITURE.—A vessel operated in know-
ing violation of this section, and its equipment, are
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liable to seizure by and forfeiture to the United
States Government.
‘‘(3) 
DISQUALIFICATION
FROM
COASTWISE
TRADE.—A person that is required to enter into a
construction contract under subsection (c)(1)(B)
with respect to a cruise vessel (including any related
person with respect to that person) may not own or
operate any vessel in coastwise trade after the period
applicable under subsection (c)(2) with respect to
the cruise vessel, if before the end of that period a
keel is not laid and a similar stage of construction
is not reached under such a contract.
‘‘(f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section—
‘‘(1) the term ‘coastwise trade’ includes trans-
portation of a passenger between points in the
United States, either directly or by way of a foreign
port;
‘‘(2) the term ‘cruise vessel’ means a vessel
that—
‘‘(A) is at least 10,000 gross tons (as
measured under chapter 143 of title 46, United
States Code);
‘‘(B) has berth or stateroom accommoda-
tions for at least 200 passengers; and
‘‘(C) is not a ferry; and
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‘‘(3) the term ‘related person’ means, with re-
spect to a person—
‘‘(A) a holding company, subsidiary, affili-
ate, or association of the person; and
‘‘(B) an officer, director, or agent of the
person or of an entity referred to in subpara-
graph (A).’’.
SEC. 804. CONSTRUCTION STANDARDS.
Section 3309 of title 46, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(d)(1) A vessel described in paragraph (3) is deemed
to comply with parts B and C of this subtitle.
‘‘(2) The Secretary shall issue a certificate of inspec-
tion under subsection (a) to a vessel described in para-
graph (3).
‘‘(3) A vessel is described in this paragraph if—
‘‘(A) it meets the standards and conditions for
the issuance of a control verification certificate to a
foreign vessel embarking passengers in the United
States;
‘‘(B) a coastwise endorsement is issued for the
vessel under section 12106 of this title after the date
of enactment of the United States Cruise Vessel De-
velopment Act; and
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‘‘(C) the vessel is authorized to engage in coast-
wise trade by reason of section 8(c) of the Act enti-
tled ‘An Act to abolish certain fees for official serv-
ices to American vessels, and to amend the laws re-
lating to shipping commissioners, seamen, and own-
ers of vessels, and for other purposes’, approved of
June 19, 1886.’’.
SEC. 805. CITIZENSHIP FOR PURPOSES OF DOCUMENTA-
TION.
Section 2 of the Shipping Act, 1916 (46 App. U.S.C.
802), is amended—
(1) in subsection (a) by inserting ‘‘other than
primarily in the transport of passengers,’’ after ‘‘the
coastwise trade’’; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(e) For purposes of determining citizenship under
subsection (a) with respect to operation of a vessel pri-
marily in the transport of passengers in coastwise trade,
the controlling interest in a partnership or association that
owns the vessel shall not be deemed to be owned by citi-
zens of the United States unless a majority interest in the
partnership or association is owned by citizens of the
United States free from any trust or fiduciary obligation
in favor of any person that is not a citizen of the United
States.’’.
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SEC. 806. AMENDMENT TO TITLE XI OF THE MERCHANT MA-
RINE ACT, 1936.
Section 1101(b) of the Merchant Marine Act, 1936
(46 App. U.S.C. 1271(b)) is amended by striking ‘‘pas-
senger cargo’’ and inserting ‘‘passenger, cargo,’’.
SEC. 807. PERMITS FOR VESSELS ENTERING UNITS OF NA-
TIONAL PARK SYSTEM.
(a) PRIORITY.—Notwithstanding any other provision
of law, the Secretary of the Interior may not permit a per-
son to operate a vessel in any unit of the National Park
System except in accordance with the following priority:
(1) First, any person that—
(A) will operate a vessel that is docu-
mented under the laws of, and the home port
of which is located in, the United States; or
(B) holds rights to provide visitor services
under section 1307(a) of the Alaska National
Interest Lands Conservation Act (16 U.S.C.
3197(A)).
(2) Second, any person that will operate a ves-
sel that—
(A) is documented under the laws of a for-
eign country, and
(B) on the date of the enactment of this
Act is permitted to be operated by the person
in the unit.
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(3) Third, any person that will operate a vessel
other than a vessel described in paragraph (1) or
(2).
(b) REVOCATION OF PERMITS FOR FOREIGN-DOCU-
MENTED VESSELS.—The Secretary of the Interior shall
revoke or refuse to renew permission granted by the Sec-
retary for the operation of a vessel documented under the
laws of a foreign country in a unit of the National Park
System, if—
(1) a person requests permission to operate a
vessel documented under the laws of the United
States in that unit; and
(2) the permission may not be granted because
of a limit on the number of permits that may be is-
sued for that operation.
(c) RESTRICTIONS ON REVOCATION OF PERMITS.—
The Secretary of the Interior may not revoke or refuse
to renew permission under subsection (b) for any person
holding rights to provide visitor services under section
1307(a) of the Alaska National Interest Lands Conserva-
tion Act (16 U.S.C. 3197(a)).
(d) RETURN OF PERMITS.—Any person whose per-
mission to provide visitors services in a unit of the Na-
tional Park System has been revoked or not renewed
under subsection (b) shall have the right of first refusal
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to a permit to provide visitors services in that unit of the
National Park System that becomes available when the
conditions described in subsection (b) no longer apply.
Such right shall be limited to the number of permits which
are revoked or not renewed.
TITLE IX—BOATING
IMPROVEMENT
SEC. 901. SHORT TITLE.
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Boating Improvement
Act of 1994’’.
SEC. 902. BOATING SAFETY GRANTS.
(a) TRANSFER OF AMOUNTS FOR STATE BOATING
SAFETY PROGRAMS.—
(1) TRANSFERS.—Section 4(b) of the Act of
August 9, 1950 (16 U.S.C. 777c(b)), is amended to
read as follows:
‘‘(b)(1) Of the balance of each annual appropriation
remaining after making the distribution under subsection
(a), an amount equal to $15,000,000 for fiscal year 1995,
$40,000,000 for fiscal year 1996, $55,000,000 for fiscal
year 1997, and $69,000,000 for each of fiscal years 1998
and 1999, shall, subject to paragraph (2), be used as fol-
lows:
‘‘(A) A sum equal to $7,500,000 of the amount
available for fiscal year 1995, and a sum equal to
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$10,000,000 of the amount available for each of fis-
cal years 1996 and 1997, shall be available for use
by the Secretary of the Interior for grants under
section 5604(c) of the Clean Vessel Act of 1992.
Any portion of such a sum available for a fiscal year
that is not obligated for those grants before the end
of the following fiscal year shall be transferred to
the Secretary of Transportation and shall be ex-
pended by the Secretary of Transportation for State
recreational boating safety programs under section
13106 of title 46, United States Code.
‘‘(B) A sum equal to $7,500,000 of the amount
available for fiscal year 1995, $30,000,000 of the
amount available for fiscal year 1996, $45,000,000
of the amount available for fiscal year 1997, and
$59,000,000 of the amount available for each of fis-
cal years 1998 and 1999, shall be transferred to the
Secretary of Transportation and shall be expended
by the Secretary of Transportation for State rec-
reational boating safety programs under section
13106 of title 46, United States Code.
‘‘(C) A sum equal to $10,000,000 of the
amount available for each of fiscal years 1998 and
1999 shall be available for use by the Secretary of
the Interior for—
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‘‘(i) grants under section 903(e) of the
Boating Improvement Act of 1994; and
‘‘(ii) grants under section 5604(c) of the
Clean Vessel Act of 1992.
Any portion of such a sum available for a fiscal year that
is not obligated for those grants before the end of the fol-
lowing fiscal year shall be transferred to the Secretary of
Transportation and shall be expended by the Secretary of
Transportation for State recreational boating safety pro-
grams under section 13106 of title 46, United States
Code.
‘‘(2)(A) Beginning with fiscal year 1996, the amount
transferred under paragraph (1)(B) for a fiscal year shall
be reduced by the lesser of—
‘‘(i) the amount appropriated to the Secretary
of Transportation for that fiscal year to carry out
the purposes of section 13106 of title 46, United
States Code, from the Boat Safety Account in the
Aquatic Resources Trust Fund established under
section 9504 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986;
or
‘‘(ii) $35,000,000; or
‘‘(iii) for fiscal year 1996 only, $30,000,000.
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‘‘(B) The amount of any reduction under subpara-
graph (A) shall be apportioned among the several States
under subsection (d) by the Secretary of the Interior.’’.
(2) 
CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—Section
5604(c)(1) of the Clean Vessel Act of 1992 (33
U.S.C. 1322 note) is amended by striking ‘‘section
4(b)(2) of the Act of August 9, 1950 (16 U.S.C.
777c(b)(2), as amended by this Act)’’ and inserting
‘‘section 4(b)(1) of the Act of August 9, 1950 (16
U.S.C. 777c(b)(1))’’.
(3) LIMITATION
ON
OTHER
DISTRIBUTION.—
Notwithstanding any other law, the amount distrib-
uted under section 4(a) of the Act of August 9,
1950 (16 U.S.C. 777c(a)), in fiscal year 1996 may
not exceed $50,000,000.
(b) EXPENDITURE OF AMOUNTS FOR STATE REC-
REATIONAL
BOATING
SAFETY
PROGRAMS.—Section
13106 of title 46, United States Code, is amended—
(1) in subsection (a)(1) by striking the first
sentence and inserting the following: ‘‘Subject to
paragraph (2), the Secretary shall expend under
contracts with States under this chapter in each fis-
cal year for State recreational boating safety pro-
grams an amount equal to the sum of the amount
appropriated from the Boat Safety Account for that
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fiscal year plus the amount transferred to the Sec-
retary under section 4(b)(1) of the Act of August 9,
1950 (16 U.S.C. 777c(b)(1)) for that fiscal year.’’;
and
(2) by amending subsection (c) to read as fol-
lows:
‘‘(c) For expenditure under this chapter for State rec-
reational boating safety programs there are authorized to
be appropriated to the Secretary of Transportation from
the Boat Safety Account established under section
9503(c)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26
U.S.C. 9503(c)(4)) not more than $35,000,000 each fiscal
year.’’.
SEC. 903. BOATING ACCESS.
(a) FINDINGS.—The Congress makes the following
findings:
(1) Nontrailerable recreational motorboats con-
tribute 15 percent of the gasoline taxes deposited in
the Aquatic Resources Trust Fund while constitut-
ing less than 5 percent of the recreational vessels in
the United States.
(2) The majority of recreational vessel access
facilities constructed with Aquatic Resources Trust
Fund moneys benefit trailerable recreational vessels.
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(3) More Aquatic Resources Trust Fund mon-
eys should be spent on recreational vessel access fa-
cilities that benefit recreational vessels that are
nontrailerable vessels.
(b) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this section is to pro-
vide funds to States for the development of public facilities
for transient nontrailerable vessels.
(c) SURVEY.—Within 18 months after the date of the
enactment of this Act, any State may complete and submit
to the Secretary of the Interior a survey which identifies—
(1) the number and location in the State of all
public facilities for transient nontrailerable vessels;
and
(2) the number and areas of operation in the
State of all nontrailerable vessels that operate on
navigable waters in the State.
(d) PLAN.—Within 6 months after submitting a sur-
vey to the Secretary of the Interior in accordance with
subsection (c), a State may develop and submit to the Sec-
retary of the Interior a plan for the construction and ren-
ovation of public facilities for transient nontrailerable ves-
sels to meet the needs of nontrailerable vessels operating
on navigable waters in the State.
(e) GRANT PROGRAM.—
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(1) MATCHING GRANTS.—The Secretary of the
Interior may obligate not less than 1⁄2 of the amount
made available for each of fiscal years 1998 and
1999 under section 4(b)(1)(C) of the Act of August
9, 1950, as amended by section 902(a)(1) of this
title, to make grants to any State to pay not more
than 75 percent of the cost of constructing or ren-
ovating public facilities for transient nontrailerable
vessels.
(2) PRIORITIES.—
(A) IN
GENERAL.—In awarding grants
under this subsection, the Secretary of the Inte-
rior shall give priority to projects that consist
of the construction or renovation of public fa-
cilities for transient nontrailerable vessels in ac-
cordance with a plan submitted by a State sub-
mitted under subsection (b).
(B) WITHIN STATE.—In awarding grants
under this subsection for projects in a particu-
lar State, the Secretary of the Interior shall
give priority to projects that are likely to serve
the greatest number of nontrailerable vessels.
SEC. 904. DEFINITIONS.
For the purpose of this title the term—
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(1) ‘‘Act of August 9, 1950’’ means the Act en-
titled ‘‘An Act to provide that the United States
shall aid the States in fish restoration and manage-
ment projects, and for other purposes’’, approved
August 9, 1950 (16 U.S.C. 777a et seq.);
(2) ‘‘nontrailerable vessel’’ means a recreational
vessel greater than 26 feet in length;
(3) ‘‘public facilities for transient nontrailerable
vessels’’ means mooring buoys, day-docks, seasonal
slips or similar structures located on navigable wa-
ters, that are available to the general public and de-
signed for temporary use by nontrailerable vessels;
(4) ‘‘recreational vessel’’ means a vessel—
(A) operated primarily for pleasure; or
(B) leased, rented, or chartered to another
for the latter’s pleasure; and
(5) ‘‘State’’ means each of the several States of
the United States, the District of Columbia, the
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, American
Samoa, the United States Virgin Islands, and the
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.
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TITLE X—DOCUMENTATION OF
VESSELS
SEC. 1001. AUTHORIZATION OF DOCUMENTATION FOR VAR-
IOUS VESSELS
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding section 27 of the
Merchant Marine Act, 1920 (46 App. U.S.C. 883), the
Act of June 19, 1886 (46 App. U.S.C. 289), the Act of
May 28, 1906 (46 App. U.S.C. 292), and sections 12106,
12107, and 12108 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
appropriate endorsements for the vessels listed in sub-
section (b).
(b) VESSELS DESCRIBED.—The vessels referred to in
subsection (a) are the following:
(1) ABORIGINAL (United States official num-
ber 942118).
(2) ALPHA TANGO (United States official
number 945782)
(3) ANNAPOLIS (United States official num-
ber 999008).
(4) ARTHUR ATKINSON (former United
States official number 214656).
(5) ATTITUDE (North Carolina registration
number NC3607AN).
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(6) BIG DAD (United States official number
565022).
(7) BROKEN PROMISE (United States offi-
cial number 904435).
(8) CHESAPEAKE (United States official
number 999010).
(9) CHRISSY (Maine registration number
ME4778B).
(10) CONSORT (United States official number
999005).
(11) CURTIS BAY (United States official
number 999007).
(12) EAGLE MAR (United States official num-
ber 575349).
(13) ENDEAVOR (United States official num-
ber 947869).
(14) FIFTY ONE (United States official num-
ber 1020419).
(15) FIREBIRD (United States official number
253656).
(16) GIBRALTAR (United States official num-
ber 668634).
(17) HAMPTON ROADS (United States offi-
cial number 999009).