115 
HR 6865 RFS
States or transfer cargo in any port or place under 
the jurisdiction of the United States. 
(2) LIMITATIONS ON APPLICATION.—— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The prohibition under 
paragraph (1) shall not apply with respect to 
vessel described in subsection (b) if the Sec-
retary of State determines that— 
(i) the vessel is owned or operated by 
a Russian national or operated by the gov-
ernment of the Russian Federation; and 
(ii) it is in the national security inter-
est not to apply the prohibition to such 
vessel. 
(B) NOTICE.—Not later than 15 days 
after making a determination under subpara-
graph (A), the Secretary of State shall submit 
to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the 
Committee on Transportation and Infrastruc-
ture of the House of Representatives and the 
Committee on Foreign Relations and the Com-
mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor-
tation of the Senate written notice of the deter-
mination and the basis upon which the deter-
mination was made. 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
05:07 Mar 31, 2022
Jkt 029200
PO 00000
Frm 00115
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H6865.RFS
H6865
kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS
116 
HR 6865 RFS
(C) 
PUBLICATION.—The 
Secretary 
of 
State shall publish a notice in the Federal Reg-
ister of each determination made under sub-
paragraph (A). 
(b) VESSELS DESCRIBED.—A vessel referred to in 
subsection (a) is a vessel owned or operated by a Russian 
national or operated by the government of the Russian 
Federation. 
(c) INFORMATION
AND PUBLICATION.—The Sec-
retary of the department in which the Coast Guard is op-
erating, with the concurrence of the Secretary of State, 
shall— 
(1) maintain timely information on the registra-
tions of all foreign vessels owned or operated by or 
on behalf of the Government of the Russian Federa-
tion, a Russian national, or a entity organized under 
the laws of the Russian Federation or any jurisdic-
tion within the Russian Federation; and 
(2) periodically publish in the Federal Register 
a list of the vessels described in paragraph (1). 
(d) NOTIFICATION OF GOVERNMENTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of State shall 
notify each government, the agents or instrumental-
ities of which are maintaining a registration of a for-
eign vessel that is included on a list published under 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
05:07 Mar 31, 2022
Jkt 029200
PO 00000
Frm 00116
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H6865.RFS
H6865
kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS
117 
HR 6865 RFS
subsection (c)(2), not later than 30 days after such 
publication, that all vessels registered under such 
government’s authority are subject to subsection (a). 
(2) ADDITIONAL NOTIFICATION.—In the case of 
a government that continues to maintain a registra-
tion for a vessel that is included on such list after 
receiving an initial notification under paragraph (1), 
the Secretary shall issue an additional notification to 
such government not later than 120 days after the 
publication of a list under subsection (c)(2). 
(e) NOTIFICATION OF VESSELS.—Upon receiving a 
notice of arrival under section 70001(a)(5) of title 46, 
United States Code, from a vessel described in subsection 
(b), the Secretary of the department in which the Coast 
Guard is operating shall notify the master of such vessel 
that the vessel may not enter or operate in the navigable 
waters of the United States or transfer cargo in any port 
or place under the jurisdiction of the United States, un-
less— 
(1) the Secretary of State has made a deter-
mination under subsection (a)(2); or 
(2) the Secretary of the department in which 
the Coast Guard is operating allows provisional 
entry of the vessel, or transfer of cargo from the ves-
sel, under subsection (f). 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
05:07 Mar 31, 2022
Jkt 029200
PO 00000
Frm 00117
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H6865.RFS
H6865
kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS
118 
HR 6865 RFS
(f) PROVISIONAL ENTRY OR CARGO TRANSFER.— 
Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, the 
Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is 
operating may allow provisional entry of, or transfer of 
cargo from, a vessel, if such entry or transfer is necessary 
for the safety of the vessel or persons aboard. 
SEC. 516. ST. LUCIE RIVER RAILROAD BRIDGE. 
The Commandant of the Coast Guard shall take such 
actions as are necessary to implement any recommenda-
tions for the St. Lucie River railroad bridge made by the 
Coast Guard in the document titled ‘‘Waterways Analysis 
and Management System for Intracoastal Waterway Miles 
925-1005 (WAMS #07301)’’ published by Coast Guard 
Sector Miami in 2018. 
SEC. 517. ASSISTANCE RELATED TO MARINE MAMMALS. 
(a) MARITIME ENVIRONMENTAL
AND TECHNICAL 
ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.—Section 50307(b) of title 46, 
United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)(D) by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(2) in paragraph (2) by striking the period and 
insert ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(3) technologies that quantifiably reduce un-
derwater noise from marine vessels, including noise 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
05:07 Mar 31, 2022
Jkt 029200
PO 00000
Frm 00118
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H6865.RFS
H6865
kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS