shall cause publication to be made within 7 days of the 
Secretary’s determination as presented in the ruling letter. 
‘‘(d) REVIEW OF INTERPRETIVE RULING.—Not later 
than 90 days after the petitioner files the notice of a desire 
to contest a ruling under subparagraph (c), any interested 
party may commence an action in any district court of 
the United States, subject to the venue requirements of 
section 1391 of title 28, by filing concurrently a summons 
and complaint, each with the content and in the form, 
manner, and style prescribed by the rules of such court, 
contesting any legal conclusions of the Secretary. 
‘‘(e) RULEMAKING.—Not later than 60 days after the 
date of enactment of this section, the Secretary shall issue 
such regulations as are necessary to implement this sec-
tion. 
‘‘(f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) COASTWISE
QUALIFIED
VESSEL.—The 
term ‘coastwise qualified vessel’ has the meaning 
given such term in section 55108(a). 
‘‘(2) INTERESTED
PARTY.—The term ‘inter-
ested party’ means— 
‘‘(A) the owner or operator of a vessel en-
gaged in coastwise trade; 
‘‘(B) a manufacturer of coastwise qualified 
vessels; 
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‘‘(C) a certified union, recognized union, or 
group of workers or mariners which is rep-
resentative of an industry engaged or employed 
in— 
‘‘(i) the coastwise trade; or 
‘‘(ii) construction of coastwise quali-
fied vessels; 
‘‘(D) a trade or business association of 
which the majority of members are— 
‘‘(i) owners or operators of vessels en-
gaged in coastwise trade; or 
‘‘(ii) manufacturers of coastwise quali-
fied vessels; or 
‘‘(E) an association of which the majority 
of members are persons described in para-
graphs (1) through (4).’’. 
(b) RULEMAKING.—Not later than 60 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall issue 
such regulations as are necessary to implement the 
amendments made by subsection (a). 
(c) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis for chap-
ter 551 of title 46, United States Code, is amended by 
adding at the end the following: 
‘‘55124. Petitions by domestic interested parties.’’. 
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SEC. 7. CONGRESSIONAL REVIEW ACT APPLICABILITY. 
(a) 
IN
GENERAL.—Notwithstanding 
section 
804(3)(A) of title 5, United States Code, for purposes of 
the application of chapter 8 of such title to a covered rul-
ing letter, the term ‘‘rule’’ shall be read to include such 
a covered ruling letter. 
(b) DEFINITION.—In this subsection, the term ‘‘cov-
ered ruling letter’’ means a ruling letter issued after the 
date of enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 8. NOTIFICATION. 
(a) ADVANCE NOTIFICATION REQUIRED.—Prior to 
engaging in any activity or operations on the outer Conti-
nental Shelf, the operator of a foreign vessel used in such 
activity or operations shall file with the Secretary a notifi-
cation describing all activities and operations to be per-
formed on the outer Continental Shelf and an identifica-
tion of applicable ruling letters issued by the Secretary 
that have approved the use of a foreign vessel in a sub-
stantially similar activity or operation. 
(b) PUBLICATION OF NOTICES.— 
(1) PUBLICATION.—The Secretary shall publish 
a notification under subsection (a) in the Customs 
Bulletin and Decisions within 14 days of receipt of 
such notification. 
(2) CONFIDENTIAL
INFORMATION.—The Sec-
retary shall redact any information exempt from dis-
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closure under section 552 of title 5, United States 
Code, in a notification published under paragraph 
(1). 
SEC. 9. PUBLICATION OF FINES AND PENALTIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 55102 of title 46, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(d) PUBLICATION OF PENALTY.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 14 days 
after the issuance of a pre-penalty notice or a pen-
alty, including a settlement, under subsection (c), 
the Secretary of Homeland Security shall publish 
such pre-penalty notice or a notification of such pen-
alty in the Customs Bulletin and Decisions to the 
party impacted by the penalty. 
‘‘(2) CONTENTS.—A pre-penalty notice or pen-
alty notification published under paragraph (1) shall 
include— 
‘‘(A) the name and the International Mari-
time Organization identification number of the 
vessel that is the subject of the penalty; 
‘‘(B) the name of the owner of the vessel 
that is the subject of the penalty; 
‘‘(C) the amount of the fine or value of 
merchandise seized; and 
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‘‘(D) a summary of the alleged misconduct 
and justification for imposing a penalty.’’. 
(b) RULEMAKING.—Not later than 90 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall issue 
such regulations as are necessary to implement the 
amendments made by subsection (a), including— 
(1) regulations regarding the information to be 
contained in a penalty notification under section 
55102(d) of title 46, United States Code (as amend-
ed by such subsection); and 
(2) any changes to existing regulations relating 
to penalties issued by the Secretary. 
SEC. 10. PREVAILING WAGE REQUIREMENT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 81 of title 46, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘§ 8108. Prevailing wage requirement 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall require the 
owner or operator of a covered facility to provide each in-
dividual who is manning or crewing the covered facility 
a prevailing wage (as such term is defined in section 3141 
of title 40) as determined by the Secretary of Labor in 
accordance with subchapter IV of chapter 31 of title 40 
(commonly referred to as the Davis-Bacon Act). 
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