section 50503 of title 46, United States Code, during each 
of the past 10 fiscal years. 
(b) CONTENTS.—The report required by subsection 
(a) shall include the following elements: 
(1) The total number of foreign-flagged vessels 
known or estimated to operate or to have operated 
as oceanographic research vessels (as such term is 
defined in section 2101 of title 46, United States 
Code) during each of the past 10 fiscal years. 
(2) The total number of United States-flagged 
vessels known or estimated to operate or to have op-
erated as oceanographic research vessels (as such 
term is defined section 2101 of title 46, United 
States Code) during each of the past 10 fiscal years. 
SEC. 303. ATLANTIC COAST PORT ACCESS ROUTES BRIEF-
ING. 
Not later than 30 days after the date of enactment 
of this Act, and every 30 days thereafter until the require-
ments of section 70003 of title 46, United States Code, 
are fully executed with respect to the Atlantic Coast Port 
Access Route, the Secretary of the department in which 
the Coast Guard is operating shall brief the Committee 
on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of 
Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, 
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Science, and Transportation of the Senate on any progress 
made to execute such requirements. 
Subtitle B—Vessel Safety 
SEC. 304. FISHING VESSEL SAFETY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 45 of title 46, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(1) in section 4502(f)(2) by striking ‘‘certain 
vessels described in subsection (b) if requested by 
the owner or operator; and’’ and inserting ‘‘vessels 
described in subsection (b) if— 
‘‘(A) requested by an owner or operator; or 
‘‘(B) the vessel is— 
‘‘(i) at least 50 feet overall in length; 
‘‘(ii) built before July 1, 2013; and 
‘‘(iii) 25 years of age or older; and’’; 
(2) in section 4503(b) by striking ‘‘Except as 
provided in section 4503a, subsection (a)’’ and in-
serting ‘‘Subsection (a)’’; and 
(3) by repealing section 4503a. 
(b) ALTERNATIVE SAFETY COMPLIANCE AGREE-
MENTS.—Nothing in this section or the amendments made 
by this section shall be construed to affect or apply to any 
alternative compliance and safety agreement entered into 
by the Coast Guard that is in effect on the date of enact-
ment of this Act. 
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(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—The table of sec-
tions in chapter 45 of title 46, United States Code, is 
amended by striking the item relating to section 4503a. 
SEC. 305. REQUIREMENTS FOR DUKW-TYPE AMPHIBIOUS 
PASSENGER VESSELS. 
(a) REGULATIONS REQUIRED.—Not later than 1 year 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commandant 
of the Coast Guard shall issue regulations for DUKW-type 
amphibious passenger vessels operating in waters subject 
to the jurisdiction of the United States, as defined in sec-
tion 2.38 of title 33, Code of Federal Regulations (as in 
effect on the date of enactment of this Act). 
(b) DEADLINE FOR COMPLIANCE.—The regulations 
issued under subsection (a) shall take effect not later than 
24 months after the date of enactment of this Act. 
(c) 
REQUIREMENTS.—The 
regulations 
required 
under subsection (a) shall include the following: 
(1) A requirement that operators of DUKW- 
type amphibious passenger vessels provide reserve 
buoyancy for such vessels through passive means, in-
cluding watertight compartmentalization, built-in flo-
tation, or such other means as determined appro-
priate by the Commandant, in order to ensure that 
such vessels remain afloat and upright in the event 
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of flooding, including when carrying a full com-
plement of passengers and crew. 
(2) A requirement that an operator of a 
DUKW-type amphibious passenger vessel— 
(A) review and notate the forecast of the 
National Weather Service of the National Oce-
anic and Atmospheric Administration in the 
logbook of the vessel before getting underway 
and periodically while underway; 
(B) proceed to the nearest harbor or safe 
refuge in any case in which a watch or warning 
is issued for wind speeds exceeding the wind 
speed equivalent used to certify the stability of 
such DUKW-type amphibious passenger vessel; 
and 
(C) maintain and monitor a weather mon-
itor radio receiver at the operator station of the 
vessel that is automatically activated by the 
warning alarm device of the National Weather 
Service. 
(3) A requirement that— 
(A) operators of DUKW-type amphibious 
passenger vessels inform passengers that seat-
belts may not be worn during waterborne oper-
ations; 
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