SEC. 405. LIMITATION ON RECOVERY FOR CERTAIN INJU-
RIES INCURRED IN AQUACULTURE ACTIVI-
TIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 30104 of title 46, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—’’ before 
the first sentence; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(b) LIMITATION ON RECOVERY BY AQUACULTURE 
WORKERS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of subsection 
(a), the term ‘seaman’ does not include an individual 
who— 
‘‘(A) is an aquaculture worker if State 
workers’ compensation is available to such indi-
vidual; and 
‘‘(B) was, at the time of injury, engaged in 
aquaculture in a place where such individual 
had lawful access. 
‘‘(2) AQUACULTURE
WORKER
DEFINED.—In 
this subsection, the term ‘aquaculture worker’ means 
an individual who— 
‘‘(A) is employed by a commercial enter-
prise that is involved in the controlled cultiva-
tion and harvest of aquatic plants and animals, 
including— 
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‘‘(i) the cleaning, processing, or can-
ning of fish and fish products; 
‘‘(ii) the cultivation and harvesting of 
shellfish; and 
‘‘(iii) the controlled growing and har-
vesting of other aquatic species; 
‘‘(B) does not hold a license issued under 
section 7101(c); and 
‘‘(C) is not required to hold a merchant 
mariner credential under part F of subtitle II.’’. 
(b) APPLICABILITY.—The amendments made by this 
section shall apply to an injury incurred on or after the 
date of enactment of this Act. 
Subtitle B—Other Matters 
SEC. 406. INFORMATION ON TYPE APPROVAL CERTIFI-
CATES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Title IX of the Frank LoBiondo 
Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2018 (Public Law 115– 
282) is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 904. INFORMATION ON TYPE APPROVAL CERTIFI-
CATES. 
‘‘The Commandant of the Coast Guard shall, upon 
request by any State, the District of Columbia, or territory 
of the United States, provide all data possessed by the 
Coast Guard pertaining to challenge water quality charac-
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teristics, challenge water biological organism concentra-
tions, post-treatment water quality characteristics, and 
post-treatment biological organism concentrations data for 
a ballast water management system with a type approval 
certificate approved by the Coast Guard pursuant to sub-
part 162.060 of title 46, Code of Federal Regulations.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 
for the Frank LoBiondo Coast Guard Authorization Act 
of 2018 (Public Law 115–282) is amended by inserting 
after the item relating to section 903 the following: 
‘‘904. Information on type approval certificates.’’. 
SEC. 407. PASSENGER VESSEL SECURITY AND SAFETY RE-
QUIREMENTS. 
Section 3507(k)(1) of title 46, United States Code, 
is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (A) by striking ‘‘at least 
250’’ and inserting ‘‘250 or more’’; and 
(2) by striking subparagraph (B) and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘(B) has overnight accommodations for 
250 or more passengers; and’’. 
SEC. 408. CARGO WAITING TIME REDUCTION. 
(a) INTERAGENCY TASK FORCE.—The President 
shall, acting through the Supply Chain Disruptions Task 
Force established under Executive Order 14017 (relating 
to supply chains) of February 24, 2021 (86 Fed. Reg. 
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11849) (hereinafter referred to as the ‘‘Task Force’’), 
carry out the duties described in subsection (c). 
(b) DUTIES.—In carrying out this section, the Task 
Force shall— 
(1) evaluate and quantify the economic and en-
vironmental impact of cargo backlogs; 
(2) evaluate and quantify the costs incurred by 
each Federal agency represented on the Task Force, 
and by State and local governments, due to such 
cargo backlogs; 
(3) evaluate the responses of each such Federal 
agency to such cargo backlogs; and 
(4) not later than 90 days after the date of en-
actment of this Act— 
(A) develop a plan to— 
(i) significantly reduce or eliminate 
such cargo backlog; and 
(ii) reduce nationwide cargo proc-
essing delays, including the Port of Los 
Angeles and the Port of Long Beach; and 
(B) submit to the Committee on Transpor-
tation and Infrastructure of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Committee on Commerce, 
Science, and Transportation of the Senate a re-
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