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I 
112TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4274 
To amend title IV of the Public Health Service Act and title V of the 
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to permanently extend the provi-
sions of the Best Pharmaceuticals for Children Act and the Pediatric 
Research Equity Act of 2003. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 28, 2012 
Mr. ROGERS of Michigan (for himself, Ms. ESHOO, and Mr. MARKEY) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy 
and Commerce 
A BILL 
To amend title IV of the Public Health Service Act and 
title V of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act 
to permanently extend the provisions of the Best Phar-
maceuticals for Children Act and the Pediatric Research 
Equity Act of 2003. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘BPCA and PREA Reauthorization Act of 2012’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents of 
this Act is as follows: 
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serting ‘‘the period beginning on October 1, 2011, and 
ending on June 1, 2012.’’. 
(d) ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.—Section 112(a) of 
the Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2011, Part 
II (125 Stat. 346) is amended by striking ‘‘$196,427,625 
for the period beginning on October 1, 2011, and ending 
on March 31, 2012.’’ and inserting ‘‘$261,903,500 for the 
period beginning on October 1, 2011, and ending on June 
1, 2012.’’. 
TITLE II—EXTENSION OF 
HIGHWAY SAFETY PROGRAMS 
SEC. 201. EXTENSION OF NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC 
SAFETY ADMINISTRATION HIGHWAY SAFETY 
PROGRAMS. 
(a) CHAPTER 4 HIGHWAY SAFETY PROGRAMS.—Sec-
tion 2001(a)(1) of SAFETEA–LU (119 Stat. 1519) is 
amended by striking ‘‘$235,000,000 for fiscal year 2009’’ 
and all that follows through the period at the end and 
inserting ‘‘$235,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2009 
through 2011, and $156,666,667 for the period beginning 
on October 1, 2011, and ending on June 1, 2012.’’. 
(b) HIGHWAY SAFETY RESEARCH AND DEVELOP-
MENT.—Section 2001(a)(2) of SAFETEA–LU (119 Stat. 
1519) is amended by striking ‘‘and $54,122,000 for the 
period beginning on October 1, 2011, and ending on 
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March 31, 2012.’’ and inserting ‘‘and $72,162,667 for the 
period beginning on October 1, 2011, and ending on June 
1, 2012.’’. 
(c) OCCUPANT PROTECTION INCENTIVE GRANTS.— 
Section 2001(a)(3) of SAFETEA–LU (119 Stat. 1519) 
is amended by striking ‘‘$25,000,000 for fiscal year 2006’’ 
and all that follows through the period at the end and 
inserting ‘‘$25,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2006 
through 2011, and $16,666,667 for the period beginning 
on October 1, 2011, and ending on June 1, 2012.’’. 
(d) SAFETY BELT PERFORMANCE GRANTS.—Section 
2001(a)(4) of SAFETEA–LU (119 Stat. 1519) is amend-
ed by striking ‘‘and $24,250,000 for the period beginning 
on October 1, 2011, and ending on March 31, 2012.’’ and 
inserting ‘‘and $32,333,334 for the period beginning on 
October 1, 2011, and ending on June 1, 2012.’’. 
(e) STATE TRAFFIC SAFETY INFORMATION SYSTEM 
IMPROVEMENTS.—Section 2001(a)(5) of SAFETEA–LU 
(119 Stat. 1519) is amended by striking ‘‘for fiscal year 
2006’’ and all that follows through the period at the end 
and inserting ‘‘for each of fiscal years 2006 through 2011 
and $23,000,000 for the period beginning on October 1, 
2011, and ending on June 1, 2012.’’. 
(f) 
ALCOHOL-IMPAIRED
DRIVING
COUNTER-
MEASURES
INCENTIVE
GRANT
PROGRAM.—Section 
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2001(a)(6) of SAFETEA–LU (119 Stat. 1519) is amend-
ed by striking ‘‘$139,000,000 for fiscal year 2009’’ and 
all that follows through the period at the end and inserting 
‘‘$139,000,000 for each of fiscal years fiscal years 2009 
through 2011, and $92,666,667 for the period beginning 
on October 1, 2011, and ending on June 1, 2012.’’. 
(g) 
NATIONAL
DRIVER
REGISTER.—Section 
2001(a)(7) of SAFETEA–LU (119 Stat. 1520) is amend-
ed by striking ‘‘and $2,058,000 for the period beginning 
on October 1, 2011, and ending on March 31, 2012.’’ and 
inserting ‘‘and $2,744,000 for the period beginning on Oc-
tober 1, 2011, and ending on June 1, 2012.’’. 
(h) HIGH VISIBILITY ENFORCEMENT PROGRAM.— 
Section 2001(a)(8) of SAFETEA–LU (119 Stat. 1520) 
is amended by striking ‘‘for fiscal year 2006’’ and all that 
follows through the period at the end and inserting ‘‘for 
each of fiscal years 2006 through 2011 and $19,333,334 
for the period beginning on October 1, 2011, and ending 
on June 1, 2012.’’. 
(i) MOTORCYCLIST SAFETY.—Section 2001(a)(9) of 
SAFETEA–LU (119 Stat. 1520) is amended by striking 
‘‘$7,000,000 for fiscal year 2009’’ and all that follows 
through the period at the end and inserting ‘‘$7,000,000 
for each of fiscal years 2009 through 2011, and 
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I
103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 3277
To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances
Import and Export Act to eliminate certain mandatory minimum pen-
alties relating to crack cocaine offenses.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
OCTOBER 13, 1993
Mr. RANGEL introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled
Substances Import and Export Act to eliminate certain
mandatory minimum penalties relating to crack cocaine
offenses.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Crack-Cocaine Equi-
table Sentencing Act of 1993’’.
(b) RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS.—The Secretary of 
Transportation shall reduce the amount apportioned or al-
located for a program, project, or activity under this Act 
in fiscal year 2012 by amounts apportioned or allocated 
pursuant to the Surface Transportation Extension Act of 
2011, Part II (title I of Public Law 112–30) for the period 
beginning on October 1, 2011, and ending on March 31, 
2012. 
(c) TABLE OF CONTENTS.— 
Sec. 1. Short title; reconciliation of funds; table of contents. 
TITLE I—FEDERAL-AID HIGHWAYS 
Sec. 101. Extension of Federal-aid highway programs. 
TITLE II—EXTENSION OF HIGHWAY SAFETY PROGRAMS 
Sec. 201. Extension of National Highway Traffic Safety Administration high-
way safety programs. 
Sec. 202. Extension of Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration programs. 
Sec. 203. Additional programs. 
TITLE III—PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION PROGRAMS 
Sec. 301. Allocation of funds for planning programs. 
Sec. 302. Special rule for urbanized area formula grants. 
Sec. 303. Allocating amounts for capital investment grants. 
Sec. 304. Apportionment of formula grants for other than urbanized areas. 
Sec. 305. Apportionment based on fixed guideway factors. 
Sec. 306. Authorizations for public transportation. 
Sec. 307. Amendments to SAFETEA–LU. 
TITLE IV—HIGHWAY TRUST FUND EXTENSION 
Sec. 401. Extension of trust fund expenditure authority. 
Sec. 402. Extension of highway-related taxes. 
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SEC. 2. TRAFFICKING AMENDMENTS.
(a) 50 GRAM PENALTY.—Section 401(b)(1)(A) of the
Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 841(b)(1)(A)) is
amended by striking clause (iii).
(b) 5 GRAM PENALTY.—Section 401(b)(1)(B) of the
Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 841(b)(1)(B)) is
amended by striking clause (iii).
SEC. 3. POSSESSION AMENDMENT.
Section 404(a) of the Controlled Substances Act (21
U.S.C. 844(a)) is amended by striking the sentence that
begins ‘‘Notwithstanding the preceding sentence’’.
SEC. 4. IMPORTATION AMENDMENTS.
(a) 50 GRAM PENALTY.—Section 1010(b)(1) of the
Controlled Substances Import and Export Act (21 U.S.C.
960(b)(1)) is amended by striking out subparagraph (C).
(b) 5 GRAM PENALTY.—Section 1010(b)(2) of the
Controlled Substances Import and Export Act (21 U.S.C.
960(b)(2)) is amended by striking out subparagraph (C).
SEC. 5. SENTENCING COMMISSION TO AMEND GUIDELINES.
Not later than 30 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the United States Sentencing Commis-
sion shall promulgate such amendments to the Sentencing
Guidelines as are necessary to conform those Guidelines
to the amendments made by this Act.
Æ
I
103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 3278
To increase the minimum wage and to deny employers a deduction for
payments of excessive compensation.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
OCTOBER 13, 1993
Mr. SABO introduced the following bill; which was referred jointly to the
Committee on Ways and Means and Education and Labor
A BILL
To increase the minimum wage and to deny employers a
deduction for payments of excessive compensation.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Income Equity Act
of 1993’’.
SEC. 2. INCREASE IN MINIMUM WAGE.
Section 6(a)(1) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of
1938 (29 U.S.C. 206(a)(1)) is amended by striking out
‘‘and not less than $4.25 an hour after March 31, 1991’’
and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘not less than $4.25 an hour
until the 90th day after the date of the enactment of the
Minimum Wage Amendments of 1993, and not less than
$6.50 an hour after the 90th day after such date’’.
SEC. 3. DENIAL OF DEDUCTION FOR PAYMENTS OF EXCES-
SIVE COMPENSATION.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 162 of the Internal Reve-
nue Code of 1986 (relating to deduction for trade or busi-
ness expenses) is amended by inserting after subsection
(h) the following new subsection:
‘‘(i) EXCESSIVE COMPENSATION.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—No deduction shall be al-
lowed under this chapter for any excessive com-
pensation with respect to any full-time employee.
‘‘(2) EXCESSIVE
COMPENSATION.—For pur-
poses of this subsection, the term ‘excessive com-
pensation’ means, with respect to any employee, the
amount by which—
‘‘(A) the compensation for services per-
formed by such employee during the taxable
year, exceeds
‘‘(B) an amount equal to 25 times the low-
est compensation for services performed by any
other employee during such taxable year.
‘‘(3) DEFINITIONS AND SPECIAL RULES.—For
purposes of this subsection—
‘‘(A) COMPENSATION.—
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—The term ‘com-
pensation’ means salary, wages, and bo-
nuses.
‘‘(ii) PART-YEAR EMPLOYEES.—In the
case of any part-year employee, the com-
pensation of the employee shall be com-
puted on an annualized basis.
‘‘(B) EMPLOYER.—All persons treated as a
single employer under subsection (a) or (b) of
section 52 or subsection (m) or (o) of section
414 shall be treated as 1 employer.’’
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by
this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after
the date of the enactment of this Act.
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103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 3279
To suspend temporarily the duty on ranitidine hydrochloride (bulk and dosage
forms).
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
OCTOBER 13, 1993
Mr. VALENTINE (for himself, Mr. PRICE of North Carolina, and Mr. LAN-
CASTER) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Commit-
tee on Ways and Means
A BILL
To suspend temporarily the duty on ranitidine hydrochloride
(bulk and dosage forms).
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. RANITIDINE HYDROCHLORIDE.
Subchapter II of chapter 99 of the Harmonized Tar-
iff Schedule of the United States is amended by inserting
in numerical sequence the following new heading:
‘‘
9902.31.12
N[2-[[[5-
[(dimethylamino)methyl]-2-
furanyl]methyl]thio]ethyl]-
N’-methyl-2-nitro-1,1-
ethenediamine, 
hydro-
chloride (ranitidine hydro-
chloride-bulk 
form, 
pro-
vided for in subheading
2932.19.50007) (ranitidine
hydrochloride-dosage form,
provided for in subheading
3004.90.60) ........................
Free
No change
No change
On or before
12/31/95
’’.
SEC. 2. EFFECTIVE DATE.
The amendment made by section 1 applies with re-
spect to goods entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for
consumption, on or after the 15th day after the date of
enactment of this Act.
Æ
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103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 327
To provide for the retention of the name of Mount McKinley.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 5, 1993
Mr. REGULA introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Natural Resources
A BILL
To provide for the retention of the name of Mount McKinley.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
That, notwithstanding any other authority of law, the
mountain located 63 degrees, 04 minutes, 12 seconds
north, by 151 degrees, 00 minutes, 18 seconds west, shall
continue to be named and referred to for all purposes as
Mount McKinley.
Æ
I
103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 3280
To suspend temporarily the duties on salmeterol xinafoate (bulk and dosage
forms).
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
OCTOBER 13, 1993
Mr. VALENTINE (for himself, Mr. PRICE of North Carolina, and Mr. LAN-
CASTER) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Commit-
tee on Ways and Means
A BILL
To suspend temporarily the duties on salmeterol xinafoate
(bulk and dosage forms).
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SALMETEROL XINAFOATE (BULK AND DOSAGE
FORMS).
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter II of chapter 99 of
the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States is
amended by inserting in numerical sequence the following
new heading:
‘‘
9902.31.12
4-Hydroxy-α1-[[[6-(4-
phenylbutoxy)hexyl]amino]-
methyl]-1,3-
benzenedimethanol, 
1-
hydroxy-2-
naphthalenecarboxylate
(CAS 
No. 
94749–08–3)
(provided for in subhead-
ings 
2922.50.25 
and
3004.90.60) ........................
Free
No change
No change
On or before
12/31/95
’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by
subsection (a) applies with respect to goods entered, or
withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or after
the 15th day after the date of the enactment of this Act.
Æ
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103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 3281
To authorize the Secretary of Transportation to issue a certificate of docu-
mentation with appropriate endorsement for employment in the coastwise
trade of the United States for the vessel TOO MUCH FUN.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
OCTOBER 13, 1993
Ms. BYRNE introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on Merchant Marine and Fisheries
A BILL
To authorize the Secretary of Transportation to issue a
certificate of documentation with appropriate endorse-
ment for employment in the coastwise trade of the
United States for the vessel TOO MUCH FUN.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
That notwithstanding section 27 of the Merchant Marine
Act, 1920 (46 App. U.S.C. 883), the Act of June 19, 1886
(46 App. U.S.C. 289), and section 12106 of title 46,
United States Code, the Secretary of Transportation may
issue a certificate of documentation with appropriate en-
dorsement for employment in the coastwise trade of the
United States for the vessel TOO MUCH FUN (United
States official number 936565).
Æ
HR 4281 RDS
TITLE I—FEDERAL-AID 
HIGHWAYS 
SEC. 101. EXTENSION OF FEDERAL-AID HIGHWAY PRO-
GRAMS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 111 of the Surface Trans-
portation Extension Act of 2011, Part II (Public Law 
112–30; 125 Stat. 343) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘the period beginning on Octo-
ber 1, 2011, and ending on March 31, 2012,’’ each 
place it appears and inserting ‘‘the period beginning 
on October 1, 2011, and ending on June 30, 2012,’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘1⁄2’’ each place it appears and 
inserting ‘‘3⁄4’’; and 
(3) in subsection (a) by striking ‘‘March 31, 
2012’’ and inserting ‘‘June 30, 2012’’. 
(b) USE OF FUNDS.—Section 111(c)(3)(B)(ii) of the 
Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2011, Part II 
(125 Stat. 343) is amended by striking ‘‘$319,500,000’’ 
and inserting ‘‘$479,250,000’’. 
(c) EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATIONS UNDER TITLE 
V OF SAFETEA–LU.—Section 111(e)(2) of the Surface 
Transportation Extension Act of 2011, Part II (125 Stat. 
343) is amended by striking ‘‘the period beginning on Oc-
tober 1, 2011, and ending on March 31, 2012.’’ and in-
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YEARS 2008 THROUGH 2011 AND THE PERIOD 
BEGINNING ON OCTOBER 1, 2011, AND ENDING 
ON JUNE 30, 2012.—’’; and 
(B) in the matter preceding clause (i) by 
striking ‘‘2011 and during the period beginning 
on October 1, 2011, and ending on March 31, 
2012’’ and inserting ‘‘2011 and during the pe-
riod beginning on October 1, 2011, and ending 
on June 30, 2012’’. 
SEC. 303. ALLOCATING AMOUNTS FOR CAPITAL INVEST-
MENT GRANTS. 
Section 5309(m) of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in paragraph (2)— 
(A) by striking the paragraph heading and 
inserting ‘‘FISCAL YEARS 2006 THROUGH 2011 
AND THE PERIOD BEGINNING ON OCTOBER 1, 
2011, AND ENDING ON JUNE 30, 2012.—’’; 
(B) in the matter preceding subparagraph 
(A) by striking ‘‘2011 and the period beginning 
on October 1, 2011, and ending on March 31, 
2012,’’ and inserting ‘‘2011 and the period be-
ginning on October 1, 2011, and ending on 
June 30, 2012,’’; and 
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I 
112TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4278 
To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act with respect to permit 
requirements for dredged or fill material. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 28, 2012 
Mr. HURT (for himself and Mr. ALTMIRE) introduced the following bill; which 
was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act with 
respect to permit requirements for dredged or fill material. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Preserving Rural Re-
sources Act of 2012’’. 
SEC. 2. PERMITS FOR DREDGED OR FILL MATERIAL. 
Section 404(f) of the Federal Water Pollution Con-
trol Act (33 U.S.C. 1344(f)) is amended— 
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(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘Except as 
provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, the dis-
charge’’ and inserting ‘‘The discharge’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘having as its 
purpose bringing an area of the navigable waters 
into a use to which it was not previously subject, 
where the flow or circulation of navigable waters 
may be impaired or the reach of such waters be re-
duced,’’ and inserting ‘‘having as its purpose bring-
ing an area into a use not described in paragraph 
(1)’’. 
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I
103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 3282
To amend title 46, United States Code, to improve towing vessel navigational
safety.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
OCTOBER 14, 1993
Mr. TAUZIN (for himself, Mr. STUDDS, Mr. FIELDS of Texas, and Mr. COBLE)
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on
Merchant Marine and Fisheries
A BILL
To amend title 46, United States Code, to improve towing
vessel navigational safety.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Towing Vessel Naviga-
tional Safety Act of 1993’’.
SEC. 2. MINIMUM NAVIGATIONAL SAFETY EQUIPMENT FOR
TOWING VESSELS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 4102 of title 46, United
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the
following:
‘‘(f) Each towing vessel to which this chapter applies
shall be equipped with navigational publications and
equipment as prescribed by the Secretary, including—
‘‘(1) marine charts of the area being transited;
‘‘(2) navigational publications for the area
being transited;
‘‘(3) compasses;
‘‘(4) radar; and
‘‘(5) a fathometer.’’.
(b) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary of Transportation
shall issue regulations by not later than 6 months after
the date of the enactment of this Act, prescribing naviga-
tional publication and equipment requirements under sub-
section (f) of section 4102 of title 46, United States Code,
as added by subsection (a) of this section.
SEC. 3. DEMONSTRATION OF PROFICIENCY IN USE OF
NAVIGATIONAL 
SAFETY 
EQUIPMENT 
RE-
QUIRED.
Section 7101 of title 46, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(j) The Secretary shall require an individual who ap-
plies for issuance or renewal of a towing vessel operators
license to demonstrate proficiency in the use of naviga-
tional safety equipment.’’.
SEC. 4. REPORTING MARINE CASUALTIES.
(a) EXPEDITED REPORTING REQUIRED.—Section
6101(b) of title 46, United States Code, is amended by
striking ‘‘within 5 days’’ and inserting ‘‘by as soon as
practicable, but in no case later than within 5 days,’’.
(b) REGULATIONS.—Not later than 90 days after the
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall pre-
scribe regulations implementing the amendment made by
subsection (a).
SEC. 5. REPORT ON ADEQUACY AND EFFECTIVENESS OF
MANNING AND LICENSING REQUIREMENTS
FOR OPERATION OF TOWING VESSELS.
Not later than 6 months after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall
submit a report to the Congress on the adequacy and ef-
fectiveness of manning and licensing requirements for op-
eration of towing vessels.
SEC. 6. REPORT ON FEASIBILITY OF ESTABLISHING A DIF-
FERENTIAL 
GLOBAL 
POSITIONING 
SAT-
ELLITE NAVIGATION SYSTEM FOR INLAND
WATERWAYS.
Not later than 6 months after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall
submit a report to the Congress on the feasibility of estab-
lishing a differential global positioning satellite navigation
system for the inland waterways of the United States.