Humanitarian Disaster Relief Act of 2017

Bill: 115-hr-3852
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6]
Introduced: 2017-09-27
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Disaster relief and insurance

Marine and inland water transportation

Navigation, waterways, harbors

Transportation safety and security
Latest action: action_date: 2017-09-28
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.

Summaries:
action_date: 2017-09-27
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Humanitarian Disaster Relief Act of 2017</b></p> <p>This bill allows the head of an agency responsible for the administration of the navigation or vessel inspection laws, when the head considers it necessary for humanitarian relief efforts, and following a determination by the Maritime Administrator of the non-availability of qualified U.S. flag capacity to meet those requirements, to waive compliance with those laws as the Administrator prescribes.</p>

tv_txt: I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3852 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 27, 2017 Ms. Meng (for herself, Ms. Velázquez , Mr. Serrano , Mr. Soto , and Mr. Gutiérrez ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure , and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services , for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned A BILL To permit the waiver of Jones Act requirements for humanitarian relief efforts.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Humanitarian Disaster Relief Act of 2017 . 2. Jones Act waiver for humanitarian relief efforts Section 501(b) of title 46, United States Code, is amended by inserting or humanitarian relief efforts after national defense in each place it appears.