In the Senate of the United States, 
November 17, 2011. 
Resolved, That the bill from the House of Representa-
tives (H.R. 3321) entitled ‘‘An Act to facilitate the hosting 
in the United States of the 34th America’s Cup by author-
izing certain eligible vessels to participate in activities related 
to the competition, and for other purposes.’’, do pass with the 
following 
AMENDMENT: 
Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the 
following: 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘America’s Cup Act of 
2011’’. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) 34TH
AMERICA’S
CUP.—The term ‘‘34th 
America’s Cup’’— 
(A) means the sailing competitions, com-
mencing in 2011, to be held in the United States
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in response to the challenge to the defending 
team from the United States, in accordance with 
the terms of the America’s Cup governing Deed 
of Gift, dated October 24, 1887; and 
(B) if a United States yacht club success-
fully defends the America’s Cup, includes addi-
tional sailing competitions conducted by Amer-
ica’s Cup Race Management during the 1-year 
period beginning on the last date of such defense. 
(2) AMERICA’S
CUP
RACE
MANAGEMENT.—The 
term ‘‘America’s Cup Race Management’’ means the 
entity established to provide for independent, profes-
sional, and neutral race management of the America’s 
Cup sailing competitions. 
(3) 
ELIGIBILITY
CERTIFICATION.—The 
term 
‘‘Eligibility Certification’’ means a certification 
issued under section 4. 
(4) ELIGIBLE VESSEL.—The term ‘‘eligible ves-
sel’’ means a competing vessel or supporting vessel of 
any registry that— 
(A) is recognized by America’s Cup Race 
Management as an official competing vessel, or 
supporting vessel of, the 34th America’s Cup, as 
evidenced in writing to the Administrator of the
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Maritime Administration of the Department of 
Transportation; 
(B) transports not more than 25 individ-
uals, in addition to the crew; 
(C) is not a ferry (as defined under section 
2101(10b) of title 46, United States Code); 
(D) does not transport individuals in point- 
to-point service for hire; and 
(E) does not transport merchandise between 
ports in the United States. 
(5) SUPPORTING
VESSEL.—The term ‘‘sup-
porting vessel’’ means a vessel that is operating in 
support of the 34th America’s Cup by— 
(A) positioning a competing vessel on the 
race course; 
(B) transporting equipment and supplies 
utilized for the staging, operations, or broadcast 
of the competition; or 
(C) transporting individuals who— 
(i) have not purchased tickets or di-
rectly paid for their passage; and 
(ii) who are engaged in the staging, 
operations, or broadcast of the competition, 
race team personnel, members of the media, 
or event sponsors.
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SEC. 3. AUTHORIZATION OF ELIGIBLE VESSELS. 
Notwithstanding sections 55102, 55103, and 55111 of 
title 46, United States Code, an eligible vessel, operating 
only in preparation for, or in connection with, the 34th 
America’s Cup competition, may position competing vessels 
and may transport individuals and equipment and sup-
plies utilized for the staging, operations, or broadcast of the 
competition from and around the ports in the United 
States. 
SEC. 4. CERTIFICATION. 
(a) REQUIREMENT.—A vessel may not operate under 
section 3 unless the vessel has received an Eligibility Cer-
tification. 
(b) ISSUANCE.—The Administrator of the Maritime 
Administration of the Department of Transportation is au-
thorized to issue an Eligibility Certification with respect 
to any vessel that the Administrator determines, in his or 
her sole discretion, meets the requirements set forth in sec-
tion 2(4). 
SEC. 5. ENFORCEMENT. 
Notwithstanding sections 55102, 55103, and 55111 of 
title 46, United States Code, an Eligibility Certification 
shall be conclusive evidence to the Secretary of the Depart-
ment of Homeland Security of the qualification of the vessel 
for which it has been issued to participate in the 34th 
America’s Cup as a competing vessel or a supporting vessel.
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SEC. 6. PENALTY. 
Any vessel participating in the 34th America’s Cup 
as a competing vessel or supporting vessel that has not re-
ceived an Eligibility Certification or is not in compliance 
with section 12112 of title 46, United States Code, shall 
be subject to the applicable penalties provided in chapters 
121 and 551 of title 46, United States Code. 
SEC. 7. 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). 
(2) OCEAN VERITAS (IMO number 7366805). 
(3) LUNA (United States official number 
280133). 
(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:
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(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)). 
(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-
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tation, Dry Dock #2 remains connected by a utility or 
other connecting line to pierside moorage. 
Attest: 
Secretary.