‘‘(B) On and after June 30, 2002, to any roll-
on-roll-off passenger vessel on an international voy-
age (including a voyage-to-nowhere), if the vessel
was built before July 1, 2000.
‘‘(C) On and after January 1, 2004, to any
passenger vessel or small passenger vessel on an
international voyage (including a voyage-to-no-
where), if the vessel was built before July 1, 2002.
‘‘(D) On and after January 1, 2004, to any
freight vessel of 20,000 or more gross tons, if the
vessel was built after June 30, 2002.
‘‘(E) On and after January 1, 2006, to any
freight vessel of 3,000 or more gross tons and less
than 20,000 gross tons, if the vessel was built after
June 30, 2002.
‘‘(F) On and after January 1, 2007, to any
freight vessel of 20,000 or more gross tons on an
international voyage (including a voyage-to-no-
where), if the vessel was built before July 1, 2002.
‘‘(G) On and after January 1, 2009, to any
freight vessel of 3,000 or more gross tons and less
than 20,000 gross tons, on an international voyage
(including a voyage-to-nowhere), if the vessel was
built before July 1, 2002.’’.
SEC. 5. INVESTIGATIONS OF CASUALTY RESPONSE.
Section 6301 of title 46, United States Code, is
amended—
(1) by inserting ‘‘, and responses to those cas-
ualties,’’ after ‘‘marine casualties’’; and
(2) in paragraph (6) by inserting ‘‘or improve
the response to future casualties’’ after ‘‘recurrence
of the casualty’’.
SEC. 6. AUTOMATED INFORMATION SYSTEM.
(a) TRANSPONDER REQUIREMENT.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2),
the following vessels, while operating on the navi-
gable waters of the United States, shall be equipped
with a position indicating transponder and an appro-
priate situation display or other device suitable for
accessing information made available by the trans-
ponder system, in accordance with regulations pre-
scribed by the Secretary of Transportation:
(A) Vessels subject to Public Law 92–63.
(B) Small passenger vessels carrying more
than a number of passengers determined by the
Secretary of Transportation.
(C) Towing vessels while towing astern or
pushing ahead or alongside, except commercial
assistance towing vessels rendering assistance
to disabled small vessels.
(2) EXEMPTION.—The Secretary may exempt a
vessel from paragraph (1) if the Secretary finds that
a transponder is not necessary for the safe naviga-
tion of the vessel on the waters on which the vessel
operates.
(b) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary of Transportation
shall issue regulations implementing subsection (a), in-
cluding requirements for the operation and maintenance
of transponders required under subsection (a).
(c) APPLICATION.—Subsection (a) shall apply as fol-
lows:
(1) On and after July 1, 2002, to—
(A) vessels built after that date; and
(B) vessels operating within the geographic
boundaries of a Vessel Traffic Service.
(2) On and after July 1, 2003, to—
(A) passenger vessels;
(B) tankers; and
(C) towing vessels engaged in moving a
tank vessel.
(3) On and after July 1, 2005, to all other ves-
sels.
SEC. 7. AUTHORITY TO PROHIBIT LOADING AND UNLOAD-
ING OF VESSELS.
(a) PROHIBITION.—The Port and Waterways Safety
Act (33 U.S.C. 1221 et seq.) is amended by adding at
the end the following:
‘‘SEC. 15. AUTHORITY TO PROHIBIT LOADING AND UNLOAD-
ING OF VESSELS.
‘‘The Secretary may prohibit the loading or unloading
of a vessel in any port or place subject to the jurisdiction
of the United States if the vessel is registered in a country
that the Secretary finds fails to adequately enforce safety
standards prescribed by the International Maritime Orga-
nization.’’.
(b) REVIEW.—Within one year after the date of en-
actment of this Act, the Secretary shall—
(1) determine the 5 countries having the great-
est number of vessels registered in the country that
were detained by the Coast Guard in 1999 for viola-
tion of a safety standard prescribed by the Inter-
national Maritime Organization; and
(2) review and report to the Congress regarding
whether those countries have, since December 31,
1999, adequately enforced safety standards pre-
scribed by such organization.
(c) INNOCENT PASSAGE
AND TRANSIT NOT AF-
FECTED.—Nothing in this section is intended to prevent
entry into waters subject to the jurisdiction of the United
States by a vessel under an international agreement to
which the United States is a party.
SEC. 8. ELIMINATION OF SINGLE HULLS OVER BUNKER
TANKS.
The Secretary of Transportation shall propose to and
seek to negotiate at the International Maritime Organiza-
tion the elimination of single hull bunker tanks on com-
mercial vessels capable of carrying more than 1,000 bar-
rels of fuel on board. The proposal shall include—
(1) a requirement prohibiting the operation of
any such vessel built after January 1, 2004, that
has a single hull bunker tank; and
(2) a phaseout schedule for such vessels built
before that date that have a single hull bunker tank.
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