Title: To make technical corrections to provisions of law enacted by the Frank LoBiondo Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2018, and for other purposes.
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works

Summary:
This bill modifies member representation requirements of the National Offshore Safety Advisory Committee, including to require that one member must represent entities engaged in offshore oil exploration and production on the Outer Continental Shelf adjacent to Alaska. (The committee advises the U.S. Coast Guard on matters relating to the exploration of offshore mineral and energy resources.)

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 7329 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 7329

To make technical corrections to provisions of law enacted by the Frank 
LoBiondo Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2018, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           December 19, 2018

 Mr. Shuster introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
             Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

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                                 A BILL


 
To make technical corrections to provisions of law enacted by the Frank 
LoBiondo Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2018, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS.

    (a) Upon the date amendments to section 3305(d)(3)(B) of title 46, 
United States Code, take effect under section 501(a) of the Frank 
LoBiondo Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2018 (Public Law 115-282), 
such section is amended by striking ``Coast Guard Authorization Act of 
2017'' and inserting ``Frank LoBiondo Coast Guard Authorization Act of 
2018''.
    (b) Upon the date section 4312 of title 46, United States Code, 
takes effect under section 503(c) of the Frank LoBiondo Coast Guard 
Authorization Act of 2018 (Public Law 115-282), such section is amended 
by striking ``Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2017'' each place it 
appears and inserting ``Frank LoBiondo Coast Guard Authorization Act of 
2018''.
    (c) Section 821(a)(2) of the Frank LoBiondo Coast Guard 
Authorization Act of 2018 (Public Law 115-282) is amended by striking 
``Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2017'' and inserting ``this Act''.
    (d) Section 820(b)(2) of the Frank LoBiondo Coast Guard 
Authorization Act of 2018 (Public Law 115-282) is amended by inserting 
``and the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018 (Public Law 115-141)'' 
after ``(Public Law 115-31)''.
    (e) Section 820(a) of the Frank LoBiondo Coast Guard Authorization 
Act of 2018 (Public Law 115-282) is amended by striking ``years 2018 
and'' and inserting ``year''.
    (f) Section 810(d) of the Frank LoBiondo Coast Guard Authorization 
Act of 2018 (Public Law 115-282) is amended by striking ``within 30 
days after receiving the notice under subsection (a)(1), the Secretary 
shall, by not later than 60 days after transmitting such notice,'' and 
inserting ``in accordance within subsection (a)(2), the Secretary 
shall''.
    (g) Subsections (a) and (d) of section 408 of the Frank LoBiondo 
Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2018 (Public Law 115-282) shall have 
no force or effect.
    (h) This section shall take effect on the date of the enactment of 
the Frank LoBiondo Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2018 (Public Law 
115-282) and apply as if included therein as enacted.

SEC. 2. ADVISORY COMMITTEE; REPRESENTATION.

    Section 15106(c)(3) of title 46, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``mineral and oil 
        operations, including geophysical services'' and inserting 
        ``operations'';
            (2) in subparagraph (D), by striking ``exploration and 
        recovery'';
            (3) in subparagraph (E), by striking ``engaged in diving 
        services related to offshore construction, inspection, and 
        maintenance'' and inserting ``providing diving services to the 
        offshore industry'';
            (4) in subparagraph (F), by striking ``engaged in safety 
        and training services related to offshore exploration and 
        construction'' and inserting ``providing safety and training 
        services to the offshore industry'';
            (5) in subparagraph (G), by striking ``engaged in 
        pipelaying services related to offshore construction'' and 
        inserting ``providing subsea engineering, construction, or 
        remotely operated vehicle support to the offshore industry'';
            (6) in subparagraph (H), by striking ``mineral and 
        energy'';
            (7) in subparagraph (I), by striking ``national 
        environmental entities'' and inserting ``entities providing 
        environmental protection, compliance, or response services to 
        the offshore industry''; and
            (8) in subparagraph (J), by striking ``deepwater ports'' 
        and inserting ``entities engaged in offshore oil exploration 
        and production on the Outer Continental Shelf adjacent to 
        Alaska''.
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