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THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
Date 12/12/90
Americans
TO: Honorable Sir
FROM:
ROBERT J. PORTMAN, Rob
Deputy Assistant to the President
for Legislative Affairs
Per your request, attached
is the information we have
thus for assembled regarding
your friends, the Victnamese- -
American fishermen.
We have found nothing
indicating the Administration
position on this provision -
(although we did sign the bill,
of course). I will let you
know if we piched up
any additional information.
H.R.4009
Title and Report Options
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H.R.4009 by JONES, WALTER (D-NC) -- Federal Maritime Commission Authorization
Act of 1990; Coast Guard Omnibus Act of 1990; Aleutian Trade
Act of 1990; Merchant Mariner Memorial Act of 1990;
Non-Vessel-Operating Common Carrier Amendments of 1990 (Pub. L.
101-595, approved 11/16/90)
Official Title (Caption):
A bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1991 for the Federal
Maritime Commission, and for other purposes.
Introduced on Tuesday, February 20, 1990
H.R.4009
Cosponsors, by Name
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CURRENTLY: 1 Democrat
2 Republicans
---
3 Cosponsors
DAVIS, ROBERT (R-MI)
As Introduced 02/20/90
HUBBARD (D-KY)
As Introduced 02/20/90
LENT (R-NY)
As Introduced 02/20/90
H.R.4009
Committee Referrals
(Screen c - 1 of 1)
02/20/90 -- In The HOUSE
Referred to HOUSE COMMITTEE ON MERCHANT MARINE AND FISHERIES
04/04/90 -- In The SENATE
Referred to SENATE COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE, SCIENCE, AND TRANSPORTATION
H.R.4009
Committee Schedules Pending
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Currently, no committee schedules pending for H.R.4009
H.R.4009
Major Actions
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02/20/90 -- In The HOUSE
Introduced by JONES, WALTER (D-NC)
Referred to HOUSE COMMITTEE ON MERCHANT MARINE AND FISHERIES
02/22/90 -- In The HOUSE
Public hearing held by HOUSE COMMITTEE ON MERCHANT MARINE AND FISHERIES
03/21/90 -- In The HOUSE
Another measure incorporated into this measure (H.R. 3185)
03/28/90 -- In The HOUSE
Ordered reported, as amended, by HOUSE COMMITTEE ON MERCHANT MARINE AND
FISHERIES
Another measure incorporated into this measure (H.R. 4276)
04/02/90 -- In The HOUSE
Report filed by HOUSE COMMITTEE ON MERCHANT MARINE AND FISHERIES (H.Rept.
101-440)
04/03/90 -- In The HOUSE
Considered (debated) in the House (CR Page H-1408)
Motion by JONES, WALTER (D-NC) to suspend the rules and pass the measure as
amended
Passed (agreed to), as amended (by Voice Vote)
Full text of measure printed in "Congressional Record" (CR Page H-1408)
04/04/90 -- In The SENATE
Received in the Senate, after passage in the House
Referred to SENATE COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE, SCIENCE, AND TRANSPORTATION
08/04/90 -- In The SENATE
Measure discharged from SENATE COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE, SCIENCE,
AND TRANSPORTATION
Considered (debated) in the Senate (CR Page S-12534)
Passed (agreed to), as amended (by Voice Vote)
Another measure incorporated into this measure (S. 2759, as amended)
09/05/90 -- In The HOUSE
Returned to the House from the Senate, with Senate amendment (s)
10/15/90 -- In The HOUSE
Considered (debated) in the House (CR Page H-9616)
10/27/90 -- In The HOUSE
Considered (debated) in the House (CR Page H-13357)
10/27/90 -- In The SENATE
Considered (debated) in the Senate (CR Page S-17693)
10/28/90 -- In The SENATE
Signed in the Senate
11/06/90 -- In The HOUSE
Presented to the President
11/07/90 -- In The HOUSE
Signed in the House
11/16/90 -- In The HOUSE
Signed by the President
Became Public Law No. 101-595
H.R.4009
Public Laws Cited
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Pub.L. 66-261 SEC. 19 -- Merchant Marine Act, 1920; Ship Mortgage Act, 1920
Pub.L. 74-835 SEC. 510, 1303, 1305 -- Merchant Marine Act, 1936
Pub.L. 76-259 SEC. 7 -- Shipping Act, 1916, Amendment (Act of 8/4/39)
Pub.L. 81-207 -- Coast Guard, Title 14 U.S.C., Enactment (Act of 8/4/49)
Pub.L. 96-453 SEC. 2 -- Maritime Education and Training Act of 1980
Pub.L. 98-89 -- Shipping, Title 46 U.S.C., Revision and Enactment (Act of
8/26/83)
Pub.L. 98-237 SEC. 10, 18 -- Shipping Act of 1984
Pub.L. 98-364 SEC. 402 -- Marine Mammal Protection Act, Amendment (7/17/84);
Commercial Fishing Industry Vessel Act of 1984
Pub.L. 99-509 SEC. 5101 -- Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1986; Farm
Credit Act Amendments of 1986; Petroleum Overcharge
Distribution and Restitution Act of 1986; Program Fraud
Civil Remedies Act of 1986; Conrail Privatization Act of
1986
Pub.L. 101-115 SEC. 3, 4, 8 -- Maritime Administration, Authorization of
Appropriations, Fiscal Year 1990
Pub.L. 101-225 SEC. 102, 302 -- Coast Guard Authorization Act of 1989
H.R.4009
Companion or Similar Bills
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Combinations with Other Bills
03/21/90 -- In The HOUSE
Another measure incorporated into this measure (H.R. 3185)
03/28/90 -- In The HOUSE
Another measure incorporated into this measure (H.R. 4276)
08/04/90 -- In The SENATE
Another measure incorporated into this measure (S. 2759, as amended)
Companion or Similar Bills
H.R.4205 BY JONES, WALTER (D-NC) -- Appropriations for the Maritime
Administration, Fiscal Year 1991, Authorization
S.2759
BY BREAUX (D-LA) -- Appropriations for Fiscal Year 1991 for the
Federal Maritime Commission, Authorization
S.2760
BY BREAUX (D-LA) -- Appropriations for Fiscal Year 1991 for the
Maritime Administration, Authorization
H.R.4009
Recorded Floor Votes
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Currently, no recorded votes for H.R.4009
H.R.4009
'Washington Post' Articles
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Currently, no articles found with reference to H.R.4009
H.R.4009
'CQ Weekly Report' Articles
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Currently, no articles found with reference to H.R.4009
H.R.4009
'National Journal' Articles
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Currently, no articles found with reference to H.R.4009
H.R.4009
Remarks by Members in the Record
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05/18/90 -- In The SENATE
Remarks by BREAUX (D-LA) in "Congressional Record" (CR Page S-6615)
06/20/90 -- In The SENATE
Remarks by BREAUX (D-LA) in "Congressional Record" (CR Page S-8366)
H.R.4009
CRS Bill Abstract and Digest
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Abstract
(from Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress)
Authorizes appropriations for the Federal Maritime Commission.
Amends the Shipping Act of 1984 to change the due date for a report by
the Advisory Commission on Conferences in Ocean Shipping.
Amends the Merchant Marine Act, 1920 to direct the Federal Maritime
Commission to make rules regarding intermodal movements, terminal
operations, cargo solicitation, forwarding and agency services,
non-vessel-operating common carrier operations, and other activities
integral to transportation systems.
Authorizes issuance of certificates of documentation for coastwise or
Great Lakes trade or fisheries to specified vessels.
Digest
(from Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress)
08/04/90 (Measure passed Senate, amended ) Authorizes appropriations
for the Federal Maritime Commission. Increases the amount allowed to be
expended for official reception and representation expenses.
Amends the Shipping Act of 1984 to change the due date for a final
report by the Advisory Commission on Conferences in Ocean Shipping to one
year after all of the Commission's members have been appointed (currently,
one year after the Commission is established).
Amends the Merchant Marine Act, 1920 to authorize and direct the
Federal Maritime Commission to make rules and regulations regarding
intermodal movements, terminal operations, cargo solicitation, forwarding
and agency services, non-vessel-operating common carrier operations, and
other activities integral to transportation systems.
Authorizes the Commission, in furtherance of the purposes of such Act,
to initiate rules and regulations on its own motion or pursuant to a
petition by a person.
Authorizes the Commission to require a person to file information with
the Commission. Makes a person who fails to file such required information
liable for civil fines.
Empowers the Commission to authorize a party to use depositions,
written interrogatories, and discovery procedures in conformity, to the
extent practicable, with those of the U.S. district courts. Grants the
Commission subpoena power. Entitles, subject to funds being appropriated,
witnesses to the same fees and mileage as in U.S. courts.
Authorizes the Commission, for failure to supply information ordered or
subpoenaed, to: (1) suspend tariffs of a common carrier or suspend that
carrier's right to use tariffs of conferences of which it is a member; or
(2) assess a civil fine. Authorizes the Commission to seek enforcement of
such information order or subpoena in U.S. district court.
Authorizes the Commission, notwithstanding another law, to refuse to
disclose to the public information provided under certain provisions amended
by this Act.
Authorizes the Commission, upon its finding of conditions unfavorable
to shipping in the foreign trade of the United States, to: (1) limit
sailings; (2) suspend tariffs; (3) suspend a common carrier's right to
operate under an agreement filed with the Commission; (4) impose a
per-voyage fee up to a specified amount; or (5) take any other action the
Commission finds necessary and appropriate.
Requires the collector of customs, upon request by the Commission, to:
(1) refuse clearance to a vessel of a country named in a rule or regulation
issued by the Commission; and (2) collect any such per-voyage fees imposed
by the Commission. Requires the Secretary of the department in which the
Coast Guard is operating, with regard to a vessel of a country so named by
the Commission, to: (1) deny entry, for purpose of oceanborne trade, into
the United States; or (2) detain from leaving a place in the United States
for another place in the United States. Makes a common carrier which accepts
or handles cargo under a tariff which has been suspended as provided in this
Act or after its right to use another tariff has been SO suspended subject
to a civil fine. Authorizes the Commission to consult with other Government
agencies before taking action under the provisions amended by this Act.
Authorizes the Secretary of Transportation, notwithstanding specified
provisions of the Merchant Marine Act, 1920 and other specified Federal law,
to issue for 24 specified vessels a certificate of documentation.
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EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT
OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET
WITH
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20503
March 30, 1990
(House)
STATEMENT OF ADMINISTRATION POLICY
(THIS STATEMENT HAS BEEN COORDINATED BY OMB WITH THE CONCERNED AGENCIES.)
H.R. 4009 - Federal Maritime Commission FY 1991 Authorization
(Jones (D) North Carolina and 3 others)
The Administration has no objection to enactment of H.R. 4009.
*****
(Not to be Distributed Outside Executive Office of the President)
This draft Statement of Administration Policy was developed by
the Legislative Reference Division (Brown) in consultation with
the Departments of State (Rappaport), Transportation (Bronner),
and the Treasury (Levy), USTR (Frank), the Federal Maritime
Commission (Miles), OIRA (McConnell), and TCJ (Scheinberg).
Responsibilities of the Federal Maritime Commission (FMC)
The FMC regulates the domestic offshore and international
waterborne commerce of the United States. Under its "section
19 (1) (b) authority," the FMC promulgates and enforces rules and
regulations responding to foreign practices that unfairly
disadvantage U.S. vessels in international shipping.
Provisions of H.R. 4009
A copy of H.R. 4009 as ordered reported by the House Merchant
Marina and Fisheries Committee is not available. According to
FMC staff (Miles), however, the bill's principal provisions
would: (1) authorize FY 1991 appropriations for the FMC of
$15,894,000; and (2) authorize nine named vessels, which would
not otherwise be eligible, to participate in the coastwise trade.
The bill's FY 1991 appropriation authorization is consistent with
the 1991 Budget request.
The bill would also strengthen the FMC's authority under section
19 (1) (b) to address foreign practices which unfairly disadvantage
U.S. shipping by clarifying:
-- that the FMC's authority includes unfair practices related
to intermodal movements and other land-based activities
which are integral to shipping;
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-- who may file a petition with the FMC regarding an
allegedly unfair foreign shipping practice; and
-- the FMC's authority to compel the production of
information in connection with hearings on unfair shipping
practices. (The bill would also provide for a civil
penalty of up to $5,000 per day for failure to provide
such information.)
The Foreign Shipping Practices Act of 1988 (P.L. 100-418)
established remedies for unfair shipping practices involving only
certain ships. H.R. 4009 would extend these remedies to all
carriers in the U.S. oceanborne trades, including bulk or tramp
ships.
Administration Position to Date
The Administration has not previously taken a position on this
legislation. The Department of Transportation informed the prior
Congress that it had no objection to a bill which would have made
similar changes to the FMC's section 19 (1) (b) authority.
Legislative Reference Division Draft
3/30/90 -- 12:00 p.m.
H.R.4009
One Hundred First Congress of the United States of America
AT THE SECOND SESSION
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday, the twenty-third day of
January, one thousand nine hundred and ninety
An Act
To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1991 for the Federal Maritime
Commis- sion, 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. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the "Federal Maritime Commission Authorization Act
of 1990".
TITLE I--FEDERAL MARITIME COMMISSION AUTHORIZATION FOR^H
FISCAL YEAR 1991
SEC. 101. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
In fiscal year 1991, $15,894,000 is authorized to be appropriated for the
use of the Federal Maritime Commission; except that for fiscal year 1991, and
for each fiscal year thereafter, not to exceed $2,000 may be expended for
official reception and representation expenses.
SEC. 102. ADVISORY COMMISSION ON CONFERENCES IN OCEAN SHIPPING.
Subsection (h) of section 18 of the Shipping Act of 1984 (46 App. U.S.C.
1717) is amended by inserting "Advisory" immediately before "Commission
shall", and by striking "its establishment" and inserting in lieu thereof
"all of its members have been duly appointed".
SEC. 103. POWERS OF COMMISSION.
Section 19 of the Merchant Marine Act, 1920 (46 App. U.S.C. 876) is
amended--
(1) in subdivision (b) of paragraph (1) by inserting "including
intermodal movements, terminal operations, cargo solicitation, forwarding
and agency services, non-vessel-operating common carrier operations, and
other activities and services integral to transportation sysetms,"
immediately after "generally,"; and
(2) by adding at the end the following new paragraphs:
"(5) The Commission may initiate a rule or regulation under paragraph
(1) (b) of this section either on its own motion or pursuant to a petition.
Any person, including a common carrier, tramp operator, bulk operator,
shipper, shippers' association, ocean freight forwarder, marine terminal
operator, or any component of the Government of the United States, may file a
petition for relief under paragraph (1) (b) of this section.
"(6) In furtherance of the purposes of paragraph (1) (b) of this section--
"(a) the Commission may, by order, require any person (including any
common carrier, tramp operator, bulk operator, shipper, shippers'
association, ocean freight forwarder, or marine terminal operator, or an
officer, receiver, trustee, lessee, agent, or employee thereof) to file
with the Commission a report, answers to questions, documentary material,
or other information which the Commission considers necessary or
appropriate;
'(b) the Commission may require a report or answers to questions to be
made under oath;
"(c) the Commission may prescribe the form and the time for response to
a report and answers to questions; and
"(d) a person who fails to file a report, answer, documentary material,
or other information required under this paragraph shall be liable to the
United States Government for a civil penalty of not more than $5,000 for
each day that the information is not provided.
(7) In proceedings under paragraph (1) (b) of this section--
"(a) the Commission may authorize a party to use depositions, written
interrogatories, and discovery procedures that, to the extent
practicable, are in conformity with the rules applicable in civil
proceedings in the district courts of the United States;
"(b) the Commission may by subpoena compel the attendance of witnesses
and the production of books, papers, documents, and other evidence;
"(c) subject to funds being provided by appropriations Acts, witnesses
are, unless otherwise prohibited by law, entitled to the same fees and
mileage as in the courts of the United States;
"(d) for failure to supply information ordered to be produced or
compelled by subpoena in proceedings under paragraph (1) (b) (7) of this
section, the Commission may--
"(i) after notice and an opportunity for hearing, suspend tariffs
of a common carrier or that common carrier's right to use the tariffs
of conferences of which it is a member, or
"(ii) assess a civil penalty of not more than $5,000 for each day
that the information is not provided; and
"(e) when a person violates an order of the Commission or fails to
comply with a subpoena, the Commission may seek enforcement by a United
States district court having jurisdiction over the parties, and if, after
hearing, the court determines that the order was regularly made and duly
issued, it shall enforce the order by an appropriate injunction or other
process, mandatory or otherwise.
(8) Notwithstanding any other law, the Commission may refuse to disclose
to the public a response or other information provided under the terms of
this section.
"(9) If the Commission finds that conditions that are unfavorable to
shipping under paragraph (1) (b) of this section exist, the Commission may--
"(a) limit sailings to and from United States ports or the amount or
type of cargo carried;
" '(b) suspend, in whole or in part, tariffs filed with the Commission
for carriage to or from United States ports, including a common carrier's
right to use tariffs of conferences in United States trades of which it
is a member for any period the Commission specifies;
"(c) suspend, in whole or in part, an ocean common carrier's right to
operate under an agreement filed with the Commission, including any
agreement authorizing preferential treatment at terminals, preferential
terminal leases, space chartering, or pooling of cargoes or revenue with
other ocean common carriers;
(d) impose a fee, not to exceed $1,000,000 per voyage; or
"(e) take any other action the Commission finds necessary and
appropriate to adjust or meet any condition unfavorable to shipping in
the foreign trade of the United States.
(10) Upon request by the Commission--
(a) the collector of customs at the port or place of destination in
the United States shall refuse the clearance required by section 4197 of
the Revised Statutes (46 App. U.S.C. 91) to a vessel of a country that is
named in a rule or regulation issued by the Commission under paragraph
(1) (b) of this section, and shall collect any fees imposed by the
Commission under paragraph (9) (d) of this section; and
(b) the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is
operating shall deny entry for purpose of oceanborne trade, of a vessel
of a country that is named in a rule or regulation issued by the
Commission under paragraph (1) (b) of this section, to any port or place
in the United States or the navigable waters of the United States, or
shall detain that vessel at the port or place in the United States from
which it is about to depart for another port or place in the United
States.
" (11) A common carrier that accepts or handles cargo for carriage under a
tariff that has been suspended under paragraph (7) (d) or (9) (b) of this
section, or after its right to use another tariff has been suspended under
those paragraphs, is subject to a civil penalty of not more than $50,000 for
each day that it is found to be operating under a suspended tariff.
"(12) The Commission may consult with, seek the cooperation of, or make
recommendations to other appropriate Government agencies prior to taking any
action under this section.
TITLE II--DOCUMENTATION OF VESSELS
SEC. 201. WAIVERS FOR CERTAIN VESSELS.
(a) In General. -Notwithstanding sections 12106, 12107, and 12108 of title
46, United States Code, and section 27 of the Merchant Marine Act, 1920 (46
App. U.S.C. 883), the Secretary of Transportation may issue a certificate of
documentation for the following vessels:
(1) AMERICAN EAGLE (United States official number 523873).
(2) ANGELOS (hull identification number HAZ1432C0173 and State of
Hawaii registration number HA1432C).
(3) ARCTIC SOUNDER (United States official number 569927).
(4) BIG DEAL (North Carolina registration number 8817BD).
(5) BOUNTY (United States official number 950956).
(6) CAMELOT (United States official number 923202).
(7) CHEROKEE V (United States official number 570746).
(8) CONQUEROR (United States official number 552790)
(9) ERNESTINA (United States official number 136423)
(10) ESPERANCE (United States official number 691732)
(11) FLORA VEE (United States official number 526631)
(12) GHOSTRIDER (United States official number 906121).
(13) HE' ENALU (State of Hawaii registration number HA842CP).
(14) HELL'S-A-POPPIN (United States official number 963543).
(15) HIPPOCAMPUS (United States official number 560934).
(16) IMPULSE (United States official number 693209).
(17) JOB SITE (United States official number 595013).
(18) KAINALU (State of Hawaii registration number HA779CP).
(19) LADY ROSE ANNE (United States official number 603040).
(20) MARINER III (United States official number 225459).
(21) OCEAN PROWLER (United States official number 632751).
(22) OH BABY AT LAST (United States official number 938936).
(23) OPEN RETURN (United States official number 658669).
(24) PACIFIC PEARL (hull identification number MRY10161M76H414).
(25) PAULA SUE (State of Maryland registration number MD7449K).
(26) PLAYPEN (United States official number 617198).
(27) PUMPKIN (United States official number 627259)
(28) RANGGA (United States official number 675379)
(29) ROSE (United States official number 928811).
(30) ROUGH POINT (United States official number 917958).
(31) SALISA M (United States official number 265653)
(32) SEA DEVIL (United States official number 569316).
(33) SEAGULL (United States official number 958929).
(34) SEA NUGGET (State of Alaska retgistration number AK2233E).
(35) SEA WIND (United States official number 610694).
(36) SINBAD (ex-SANGRIA) (State of Alaska registration number AK3650
and hull identification number 15846).
(37) SOLITAIRE (United States official number 521894).
(38) SWEE'PEA (State of Alaska registration number AK8550L and hull
identification number PBL32012K990).
(39) SYRINGA (hull identification number 363412; United States Customs
number 84-129170-6).
(40) WEATHERBIRD (United States official number 527918).
(41) WEATHERBIRD II (ex-AUNT BEE) (United States official number
652213).
(42) Eight inflatable vessels identified as follows:
(A) Serial number 3968B, model number J990.
(B) Serial number 4581B, model number J990.
(c) Serial number A501A, model number D989.
(D) Serial number A502A, model number D989.
(E) Serial number 6291C, model number G091.
(F) Serial number 6300c, model number G091.
(G) Serial number 7302C, model number G091.
(H) Serial number 7305C, model number G091.
(43) Submersible vessel PC 1805.
(b) Waiver for Capt. Daryl.--Notwithstanding sections 12106, 12107, and
12108 of title 46, United States Code, and section 27 of the Merchant Marine
Act, 1920 (46 App. U.S.C. 883), the Secretary of Transportation may issue a
certificate of documentation for the vessel CAPT. DARYL (United States
official number 643920), to acquire, purchase, process, and transport fish
and fish products in the fisheries of the United States; except that the
vessel shall not be permitted (1) to regularly carry goods, supplies, or
equipment in support of exploration, exploitation, or production of offshore
mineral or energy resources on the outer Continental Shelf of the United
States or (2) to engage in the transportation of fishery related products for
hire in the Aleutian trade as defined in section 2102 (b) of title 46, United
States Code (as amended by section 602 (a) of title VI of this Act), unless
the vessel also complies with all the requirements of section 4502 (a), (b),
(c), and (f), section 5102 (b) (5), section 8104(n), and section 8702 (b) of
title 46, United States Code (as amended by sections 602 (b), (c), (d), and
(e) of title VI of this Act).
SEC. 202. TREATMENT OF CERTAIN VESSELS.
Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph (a) (4) of section 12102 of
title 46, United States Code, and the first proviso of section 27 of the
Merchant Marine Act, 1920 (46 App. U.S.C. 883), a vessel of less than five
hundred gross tons that was sold to and operated by a nonprofit corporation
organized under United States law, the majority of whose directors are United
States citizens, for use by that corporation exclusively as an oceanographic
research vessel, shall be deemed to be owned by a citizen of the United
States for documentation purposes, and has not been "sold foreign" unless the
vessel has been placed under the registry of a nation other than the United
States during the period of ownership by that corporation.
SEC. 203. SMALL PASSENGER VESSEL INSPECTION.
(A) Construction Tonnage of S/V Zodiac.--The S/V ZODIAC (United States
official number 223755) shall be deemed to be less than one hundred gross
tons and, in applying the regulations relating to the inspection of passenger
vessels, the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is
operating shall inspect that vessel under regulations applying to vessels of
that weight.
(b) Subchapter T nspection.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating shall
inspect the ZODIAC (United States official number 223755) under subchapter T
of title 46, Code of Federal Regulations. Any certification issued by the
Secretary under subchapter T for the ZODIAC shall permit that vessel to carry
not more than forty-nine passengers on lakes, bays, and sounds service.
TITLE III-COAST GUARD OMNIBUS ACT OF 1990
SEC. 301. SHORT TITLE.
This title may be cited as the "Coast Guard Omnibus Act of 1990".
SEC. 302. DESIGNATION OF THE SIDNEY LANIER BRIDGE AS AN OBSTRUCTION TO^H
NAVIGATION.
Notwithstanding another law, the Sidney Lanier Bridge at mile 6.3 on the
Brunswick River in Georgia is deemed an unreasonable obstruction to
navigation, and the Federal Government share of the cost of altering the
Sidney Lanier Bridge shall not exceed 50 percent of such costs.
SEC. 303. EXEMPTION OF CERTAIN VESSELS USED AS MEMORIALS TO MERCHANT
MARINERS^H
FROM PASSENGER SHIP INSPECTION REQUIREMENTS.
(a) Section 3302 of title 46, United States Code, is amended by adding the
following new subsection:
"(1) (1) The Secretary may issue a permit exempting the following vessels
from the requirements of this part for passenger vessels SO long as the
vessels are owned by nonprofit organizations and operated as nonprofit
memorials to merchant mariners:
"(A) The steamship John W. Brown (United States official number
242209), owned by Project Liberty Ship Baltimore, Incorporated, located
in Baltimore, Maryland.
"(B) The steamship Lane Victory (United States official number 248094),
owned by the United States Merchant Marine Veterans of World War II,
located in San Pedro, California.
'(C) The steamship Jeremiah O'Brien (United States official number
243622), owned by the United States Maritime Administration.
"(2) The Secretary may issue a permit for a specific voyage or for not more
than one year. The Secretary may impose specific requirements about the
number of passengers to be carried, manning, the areas or specific routes
over which the vessel may operate, or other similar matters.
(3) A designated Coast Guard official who has reason to believe that a
vessel operating under this subsection is in a condition or is operated in a
manner that creates an immediate threat to life or the environment or is
operated in a manner that is inconsistent with this section, may direct the
master or individual in charge to take immediate and reasonable steps to
safeguard life and the environment, including directing the vessel to a port
or other refuge."
SEC. 304. BIENNIAL DESIGNATION OF MEMBERS OF THE COAST GUARD ACADEMY^H
CONGRESSIONAL BOARD OF VISITORS.
Section 194 of title 14, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:
(a) In addition to the Advisory Committee, a Board of Visitors to the
Academy is established to visit the Academy annually and to make
recommendations on the operation of the Academy.
(b) The Board shall be composed of--
"(1) two Senators designated by the Chairman of the Committee on
Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate;
"(2) three Members of the House of Representatives designated by the
Chairman of the Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries of the House
of Representatives;
"(3) one Senator designated by the President of the Senate;
"(4) two Members of the House of Representatives designated by the
Speaker of the House of Representatives; and
"(5) the Chairman of the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation of the Senate and the Chairman of the Committee on
Merchant Marine and Fisheries of the House of Representatives, as ex
officio Members.
"(c) When a Member is unable to attend the annual meeting another Member
may be designated as provided under subsection (b).
(d) When an ex officio Member is unable to attend the annual meeting that
Member may designate another Member.
"(e) Members of the Board shall be designated in the First Session and
serve for the duration of the Congress.
"(f) The Board shall visit the Academy annually on the date chosen by the
Secretary. Each Member of the Board shall be reimbursed, to the extent
permitted by law, by the Coast Guard for actual expenses incurred while
engaged in duties as a Member of the Board.
SEC. 305. SIMPLIFIED MEASUREMENT OF CERTAIN BARGES.
Section 14301 (b) of title 46, United States Code, is amended by adding the
following:
'(6) a barge (except a barge engaged on a foreign voyage) unless the
owner requests."
SEC. 306. COAST GUARD BONDING REQUIREMENT.
(a) In General. Chapter 17 of title 14, United States Code, is amended by
adding at the end the following new section:
"Sec. 667. Vessel construction bonding requirements
"The Secretary or the Commandant may require bid, payment, performance,
payment and performance, or completion bonds or other financial instruments
from contractors for construction, alteration, repair, or maintenance of
Coast Guard vessels if--
"(1) the bond is required by law; or
"(2) the Secretary or Commandant determines after investigation that
the amount of the bond in excess of 20 percent of the value of the base
contract quantity excluding options, would not prevent a responsible
bidder or offeror from competing for award of the contract.
(b) Conforming Amendment. The analysis for chapter 17 of title 14, United
States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 666
the following:
"667. Vessel construction bonding requirements."
SEC. 307. EXEMPTION FOR DREDGES FROM FEDERAL PILOTAGE REQUIREMENT.
Section 8502 of title 46, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in subsection (a) by striking "subsection (g)" and inserting in
lieu thereof "subsections (g) and (i) and
(2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
"(i) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), a dredge to which this section
would otherwise apply is exempt from the requirements of this section.
(2) If the Secretary determines, after notice and comment, that the
exemption under paragraph (1) creates a hazard to navigational safety in a
specified area, the Secretary may require that a dredge exempted by paragraph
(1) which is operating in that area shall comply with this section.
SEC. 308. HEMPSTEAD, NEW YORK TRANSFER.
Notwithstanding another law, the Secretary of Transportation shall transfer
by quitclaim, without consideration, to the Town of Hempstead, Nassau County,
New York, all rights, title, and interest of the United States in Coast Guard
property and improvements located at Reynolds Channel, Atlantic Beach, New
York. The Secretary shall require the property to be surveyed before it is
transferred and the transferee shall pay for that survey and all conveyance
costs.
SEC. 309. SOUTH HAVEN, MICHIGAN TRANSFER.
(a) Notwithstanding another law, the Secretary of Transportation shall
transfer without consideration to the City of South Haven, Michigan, all
rights, title, and interest of the United States in Coast Guard property
described in subsection (b). The transferee shall pay for all conveyance
costs.
(b) The property is part of block 52 in the original Village (now City) of
South Haven, Van Buren County, Michigan, described as, beginning at a point
found by commencing at the North quarter post of section 10. Town 1 South,
range 17 West, Van Buren County, Michigan; thence with bearings referenced to
the Corps of Engineers Harbor Line Survey of 1941. South 89 degrees 34' 36"
West along the North line of the section, 2386.95 feet; thence South 00
degrees 25' 24" East at right angles to said section line. 450.64 feet to the
place of beginning of this description, said place of beginning being 825.50
feet South 81 degrees 52' 10" West of the East terminus of the Black River
Channel entrance; thence South 10 degrees 38' 30" East, 147.00 feet; thence
South 81 degrees 52' 10" West, 131.47 feet; thence North 07 degrees 43' 50"
West 146.85 feet; thence North 81 degrees 52' 10" East, 124.00 feet to the
place of beginning of this description, as per a survey made July 11, 1925,
by T.A. Smith, Van Buren County Surveyor, subject to existing easements and
restrictions of record.
SEC. 310. MUSKEGON, MICHIGAN TRANSFER.
(a) Notwithstanding another law, the Secretary of Transportation shall
transfer without consideration to the Secretary of Commerce all rights,
title, and interest of the United States in Coast Guard property and
improvements described as follows: Part of Block 739 of Revised Plat of City
of Muskegon of part of section 28, Town 10 North, Range 17 West, City of
Muskegon, Muskegon County, Michigan described as beginning at a point distant
South 48 degrees 15 minutes 56 seconds East 414.13 feet from Corps of
Engineers Disc Guard 2 and distant North 35 degrees 59 minutes 49 seconds
West 225.70 feet from Corps of Engineers Monument MUS 34 and distant South 85
degrees 51 minutes 27 seconds West 727.32 feet from the Northwest corner of
Block 757 of the Revised Plat of City of Muskegon and proceeding thence North
28 degrees 38 minutes 52 seconds West 230.13 feet; thence South 61 degrees 14
minutes 26 seconds West 14.96 feet; thence North 28 degrees 24 minutes West
128.23 feet; thence South 61 degrees 14 minutes 00 seconds West 150 feet,
more or less, to the shore of Lake Michigan; thence Southeasterly 358 feet,
more or less, along the shore of Lake Michigan to the intersection with the
line bearing South 61 degrees 14 minutes 26 seconds West from the point of
beginning; thence North 61 degrees 14 minutes 26 seconds East 163 feet, more
or less, to the point of beginning.
(b) The Secretary of Commerce shall make the property transferred under
this section available to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration.
SEC. 311. STRATEGIC PLAN FOR INFORMATION RESOURCES MANAGEMENT.
(a) None of the funds authorized to be appropriated for use by the Coast
Guard in Fiscal Year 1992 may be expended to acquire additional information
resources, including information equipment, until the Commandant of the Coast
Guard develops and implements a strategic information resources plan to
identify long-term information priorities and link the Coast Guard's
missions, priorities, and organizational strategies to Coast Guard
information resources.
(b) The Commandant shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation in the Senate and to the Committee on Merchant Marine and
Fisheries in the House of Representatives quarterly reports during Fiscal
Year 1991 concerning the progress toward completion of the strategic
information resources plan, and specifically listing any expenditures or
obligations made to acquire information resources.
(c) Section 663 of title 14, United States Code, is amended in the first
sentence, by striking "and Shore Facilities Plan." and inserting "Shore
Facilities Plan, and Information Resources Management Plan.".
SEC. 312. BOATING SAFETY PROGRAM.
Chapter 131 of title 46, United States Code, is amended--
(a) in section 13101 (b) (2) by striking "and with the guidelines
developed under that Act; and" and inserting "the Federal Aid in Sport
Fish Restoration Act of 1950 (16 U.S.C. 777-777k), and with the
guidelines developed under those Acts; and";
(b) in section 13102--
(1) in subsection (a) (3) by inserting "State" after the word
"general";
(2) in subsection (c) (4) by inserting "or drugs" after the word
"alcohol"; and
(3) in subsection (d) by striking "the proportional share" and
inserting "a proportionate share";
(c) in sections 13103 (a) (3) and 13105 (a) by striking "or obligated"
each time it appears; and
(d) in section 13108 (a) (1) to read as follows: "During the second
quarter of a fiscal year and on the basis of computations made under
section 13105 of this title and submitted by the States for the
proceeding fiscal year, the Secertary shall determine the percentage of
the amounts available to which each eligible State is entitled for the
next fiscal year.".
SEC. 313. DARE COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA TRANSFER.
Notwithstanding another law, the Secretary of Transportation shall transfer
without consideration by quitclaim deed to Dare County, North Carolina, all
rights, title, and interest of the United States in Coast Guard property and
improvements located on the northern end of Pea Island east side of State
road 1257, 0.3 miles north of North Carolina Highway 12 in Rodanthe, Dare
County, North Carolina. The Secretary shall require the property to be
surveyed before it is transferred.
SEC. 314. BAYOU LAFOURCHE, LOUISIANA.
Bayou Lafourche, in the State of Louisiana, between the Percy Brown Road
(Hwy 648), city of Thibodaux, parish of Lafourche, and the Southern Pacific
Railroad bridge crossing the bayou, city of Thibodaux, parish of Lafourche,
is declared to be navigable waterway of the United States under chapter 11 of
title 33, United States Code.
SEC. 315. RELEASE OF RESTRICTIONS.
(a) In General.--Subject to subsection (b), the United States hereby
releases, without monetary consideration, all restrictions, conditions, and
limitations on the use, encumbrance, or conveyance of the property described
in subsection (c), to the extent such restrictions, conditions, and
limitations are enforceable by the United States.
(b) Limitation.--Notwithstanding subsection (a), the United States shall
have the right of access to, and use of, the property described in subsection
(c) for national defense purposes in time of war or national emergency.
(c) Property Described. The property referred to in subsections (a) and
(b) consist of the following parcels of lands and improvements thereto
located in Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana:
(1) A parcel commonly known as the Calcasieu Women's Shelter,
consisting of 3 contiguous tracts described as follows:
Tract A--Commencing at a point N 45 deg. 28'31" E 198.3 feet from point A;
thence S 44 deg. 29'9" E 169.3 feet; thence S 45 deg. 28'31"
W 75 feet; thence N 44 deg. 29'9" W 169.3 feet; thence N 45
deg. 28'31" E 75 feet to the point of commencement.
Tract B--Commencing at a point N 45 deg. 28'31" E 198.3 feet from point A;
thence S 44 deg. 29'9" E 220 feet; thence N 45 deg. 28'31" E
50 feet; thence N 44 deg. 29'9" W 220 feet; thence S 45 deg.
28'31" E 50 feet to the point of commencement.
Tract C--Commencing at a point N 45 deg. 28'31" E 248.3 feet from point A;
thence S 44 deg. 29'9" E 220 feet; thence N 45 deg. 28'31" E
50 feet; thence N 44 deg. 29'9" W 220 feet; thence S 45 deg.
28'31" E 50 feet to the point of commencement.
(2) A parcel, consisting of a tract of land containing 33.351 acres,
more or less, in section 11, township 10 south, range 8 west, and
described as follows:
Commencing at a point N 0 deg. 22'09" W 88.18 feet from the northeast corner
of the southeast quarter of section 10, T 10 S--R 8 w; said
point being point D of plat of survey entitled "Boundary
Agreement of CAFB" dated August 7, 1973, and recorded in plat
book 23, page 20 records of Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana:
thence N O deg. 22'09" W 183.6 feet; thence S 79 deg. 45'09"
E 226.33 feet to the point of commencement: thence S 79 deg.
45'09" E 1843.02; thence N 11 deg. 36'26" E 965.89 feet,
thence N 80 deg. 30'11" W 1196.35 feet, thence S 45 deg.
25'51" W 1162.28 feet to the point of commencement.
(d) Mineral Resources. Nothing in this section shall affect the
disposition or ownership of oil, gas, or other mineral resources associated
with property described in subsection (c).
SEC. 316. COLD WATER SURVIVAL TRAINING CENTER.
In addition to any sums authorized to be appropriated for the Coast Guard
for fiscal year 1992, $6,000,000 is authorized to be appropriated for fiscal
year 1992 and transferred to the University of Alaska to establish a Cold War
Survival Training Center in Kenai, Alaska.
SEC. 317. FISHING VESSELS IN CALIFORNIA.
(a) Definition. For purposes of the application of sections 8103 (a),
12102, 12110, and 12111 of title 46, United States Code, to a fishing vessel
operating in waters subject to the jurisdiction of the United States off the
coast of the State of California, the term "citizen of the United States"
includes an alien lawfully admitted to the United States for permanent
residence.
(b) Termination. This section shall terminate on October 1, 2000.
SEC. 318. NONNAVIGABILITY OF WISCONSIN RIVER.
The portion of the Wisconsin River above the hydroelectric dam at Prairie
du Sac, Wisconsin, is hereby declared to be a nonnavigable waterway of the
United States for purposes of title 46, United States Code, including but not
limited to the provisions of such title relating to vessel inspection and
vessel licensure, and the other maritime laws of the United States.
SEC. 319. MEDICAL CARE CONTRACTING AUTHORITY.
(a) In General. Chapter 17 of title 14, United States Code, is amended by
adding at the end the following new section:
"Sec. 668. Contracts for medical care for retirees, dependents, and
survivors: alternative delivery of health care
"(a) The Secretary may contract for the delivery of health care to which
covered beneficiaries are entitled under chapter 55 of title 10. The
Secretary may enter into a contract under this section with any of the
following:
"(1) Health maintenance organizations.
"(2) Preferred provider organizations.
"(3) Individual providers, individual medical facilities, or insurers.
"(4) Consortiums of these providers, facilities, or insurers.
M (b) A contract entered into under this section may provide for the
delivery of--
"(1) selected health care services;
"(2) total health care services for selected covered beneficiaries; or
'(3) total health care services for all covered beneficiaries who
reside in a geographic area designated by the Secretary.
'(c) The Secretary may prescribe a premium, deductible, copayment, or other
change for health care provided under this section.
(b) Clerical Amendment. The analysis for chapter 17 of title 14, United
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
"668. Contracts for medical care for retirees, dependents, and survivors:
alternative delivery of health care".
SEC. 320. PURCHASE OF CERTAIN DATA.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is authorized to enter
into a contract for the future purchase of atmospheric wind data. Any and all
obligations of the Government under such contract shall be contingent upon
the following terms:
(1) the data to be purchased must meet technical criteria specified in
the contract and must be satisfactory to the National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration; and
(2) the availability of appropriated funds.
TITLE IV--FALSE DISTRESS REPORTS
SEC. 401. PENALTIES AND LIABILITY FOR MAKING A FALSE DISTRESS REPORT.
Section 88 of title 14, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end
the following new subsection:
(c) An individual who knowingly and willfully communicates a false
distress message to the Coast Guard or causes the Coast Guard to attempt to
save lives and property when no help is needed is--
"(1) guilty of a class D felony;
"(2) subject to a civil penalty of not more than $5,000; and
"(3) liable for all costs the Coast Guard incurs as a result of the
individual's action.
TITLE V--ADDITIONAL COAST GUARD AUTHORIZATION FOR^H
FISCAL YEAR 1991
SEC. 501. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
Section 102 of Public Law 101-225, the Coast Guard Authorization Act of
1989, is amended by adding a new subsection to read as follows:
"(6) Environmental compliance and restoration. For environmental
compliance and restoration at Coast Guard facilities, $30,000,000.".
TITLE VI--ALEUTIAN TRADE ACT OF 1990
SEC. 601. SHORT TITLE.
This title may be cited as the "Aleutian Trade Act of 1990".
SEC. 602. ALASKA CARGO PROVISIONS.
(a) Definition. Section 2102 of title 46, United States Code, is amended
by--
(1) designating the existing text as subsection (a); and
(2) adding the following new subsection at the end:
"(b) In chapters 33, 45, 51, 81, and 87 of this title, 'Aleutian trade'
means the transportation of cargo (including fishery related products) for
hire on board a fish tender vessel to or from a place in Alaska West of 153
degrees west longitude and east of 172 degrees East longitude, if that place
receives weekly common carrier service by water, to or from a place in the
United States (except a place in Alaska) ".
(b) Inspection Provisions. Section 3302 (c) of title 46, United States
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
"(3) A fishing, fish processing, or fish tender vessel of not more than 500
gross tons is exempt from section 3301 (1), (6), and (7) of this title if--
"(A) when transporting cargo to or from a place in Alaska--
"(i) that place does not receive weekly common carrier service by
water from a place in the United States; or
"(ii) the cargo is of a type not accepted by that common carrier
service; or
'(B) in the case of a fish tender vessel, the vessel is not engaged in
the Aleutian trade.
(4) A fish tender vessel is exempt from section 3301 (1), (6), and (7) of
this title when engaged in the Aleutian trade if the vessel--
'(A) is not more than 500 gross tons;
(B) has an incline test performed by a marine surveyor; and
'(C) has written stability instructions posted on board the vessel
(c) Safety Standards.
(1) Section 4502 (b) and (c) of title 46, United States Code, is
amended to read as follows:
" (b) (1) In addition to the requirements of subsection (a) of this section,
the Secretary shall prescribe regulations requiring the installation,
maintenance, and use of the equipment in paragraph (2) of this subsection for
documented vessels to which this chapter applies that--
"(A) operate beyond the Boundary Line;
(B) operate with more than 16 individuals on board; or
"(C) in the case of a fish tender vessel, engage in the Aleutian trade.
(2) The equipment to be required is as follows:
"(A) alerting and locating equipment, including emergency position
indicating radio beacons;
'(B) lifeboats or liferafts sufficient to accommodate all individuals
on board;
"(C) at least one readily accessible immersion suit for each individual
on board that vessel when operating on the waters described in section
3102 of this title;
"(D) radio communications equipment sufficient to effectively
communicate with land-based search and rescue facilities;
'(E) navigation equipment, including compasses, radar reflectors,
nautical charts, and anchors;
" (F) first aid equipment, including medicine chests; and
" (G) other equipment required to minimize the risk of injury to the
crew during vessel operations, if the Secretary determines that a risk of
serious injury exists that can be eliminated or mitigated by that
equipment.
(c) (1) In addition to the requirements described in subsections (a) and
(b) of this section, the Secretary may prescribe regulations establishing the
standards in paragraph (2) of this subsection for vessels to which this
chapter applies that--
(A) (i) were built after December 31, 1988, or undergo a major
conversion completed after that date; and
"(ii) operate with more than 16 individuals on board; or
"(B) in the case of a fish tender vessel, engage in the Aleutian
trade.
"(2) The standards shall be minimum safety standards, including standards
relating to--
"(A) navigation equipment, including radars and fathometers;
"(B) lifesaving equipment, immersion suits, signaling devices, bilge
pumps, bilge alarms, life rails, and grab rails;
"(C) fire protection and firefighting equipment, including fire alarms
and portable and semiportable fire extinguishing equipment;
"(D) use and installation of insulation material;
"(E) storage methods for flammable or combustible material; and
"(F) fuel, ventilation, and electrical systems.".
(2) Section 4502 (f) of title 46, United States Code, is amended to read
as follows:
"(f) To ensure compliance with the requirements of this chapter, at least
once every 2 years the Secretary shall examine--
"(1) a fish processing vessel; and
"(2) a fish tender vessel engaged in the Aleutian trade.".
(d) Load Lines. --Section 5102 (b) (5) (B) of title 46, United States Code, is
amended to read as follows:
(B) (i) is not on a foreign voyage; or
"(ii) engaged in the Aleutian trade (except a vessel in that trade
assigned a load line at any time before June 1, 1992) .".
(e) Manning.-
(1) Section 8104 of title 46, United States Code, is amended by adding
at the end the following:
"(n) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, on a fish
tender vessel of not more than 500 gross tons engaged in the Aleutian trade,
the licensed individuals and crewmembers shall be divided, when at sea, into
at least 3 watches.
"(2) On a fish tender vessel of not more than 500 gross tons engaged in the
Aleutian trade, the licensed individuals and crewmembers shall be divided,
when at sea, into at least 2 watches, if the vessel--
"(A) before September 8, 1990, operated in that trade; or
"(B) (i) before September 8, 1990, was purchased to be used in that
trade; and
" "(ii) before June 1, 1992, entered into service in that trade.".
(2) Section 8702 of title 46, United States Code, is amended as
follows:
(A) insubsection (a) (3) by striking "vessel" and substituting
"vessel (except a fish tender vessel engaged in the Aleutian trade)";
(B) in subsection (b) (2) by--
(i) striking "50 percent on a vessel permitted under section
8104 of this title to maintain a 2-watch system."; and
(ii) substituting the following:
"50 percent--
"(i) on a vessel permitted under section 8104 of this title to
maintain a 2-watch system; or
"(ii) on a fish tender vessel engaged in the Aleutian trade."
(3) For the purposes of chapter 73 of title 46, United States Code, the
Secretary of Transportation shall accept the service used by an
individual to qualify for an endorsement as able seaman--fishing industry
as qualifying service toward an endorsement as an able seaman--
(A) under sections 7307 and 7309 of that title; or
(B) if the service is on board a vessel of at least 100 gross tons,
under section 7308 of that title.
(f) Effective Dates. section is effective on the date of enactment of
this section except as follows:
(1) The requirements imposed by section 3302 (c) (4) (B) and (c) of title
46, United States Code, (as enacted by subsection (b) of this section) is
effective 6 months after the date of enactment of this Act.
(2) Before January 1, 1993, section 4502 (c) (as amended by subsection
(c) of this section) does not apply to a fish tender vessel engaged in
the Aleutian trade, if the vessel--
(A) (i) before September 8, 1990, operated in that trade; or
(ii) before September 8, 1990, was purchased to be used in that
trade and, before June 1, 1992, entered into service in that trade;
and
(B) does not undergo a major conversion.
(3) Before January 1, 2003, a fish tender vessel is exempt from chapter
51 of title 46, United States Code, (as amended by subsection (d) of this
section) when engaged in the Aleutian trade, if the vessel--
(A) (i) before September 8, 1990, operated in that trade; or
(ii) before September 8, 1990, was purchased to be used in this
trade and, before June 1, 1992, entered into service in that trade;
(B) does not undergo a major conversion; and
(c) did not have a load line assigned at any time before the date
of enactment of this Act.
(4) The requirements imposed by section 8702 (b) (2) of title 46, United
States Code, (as amended by subsection (e) (2) (B) of this section) are
effective 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act.
SEC. 603. MISCELLANEOUS TECHNICAL AMENDMENT.
Title 46, United States Code, is amended as follows:
(1) Section 2101 (14) (c) is amended by striking " (49 U.S.C. 1803)" and
substituting ' (49 App. U.S.C. 1803)"
(2) Section 3302 (j) (2) (B) is amended by striking " (46 App. U.S.C.
1295 (c) and substituting " (46 App. U.S.C. 1295c)".
(3) (A) Section 4104 is repealed.
(B) The chapter analysis for chapter 41 is amended by striking item
4104.
(4) The catch line of section 5114 is amended by striking "officers
employees" and substituting "officers and employees".
(5) (A) Section 5115 is repealed.
(B) The chapter analysis for chapter 51 is amended by striking item
5115.
(6) Section 8103 (i) (1) (C) is amended by striking "Naturalization" and
substituting "Nationality".
(7) (A) Section 8105 is repealed.
(B) The analysis for chapter 81 is amended by striking item 8105.
(8) The chapter analysis is amended by striking items 12113-12116,
12118, and 12121.
(9) Section 12109(b) is amended by striking "aboard such a pleasure
vessel" and substituting "on board that recreational vessel".
(10) Sections 12501 (b) (2) (A) and 12503 (a) (2) (A) are amended to read as
follows:
"(A) the owner's social security number or, if that number is not
available, other means of identification acceptable to the Secretary;
or".
(11) Section 12505 is amended by--
(A) striking subsections (b), (c), (d), and (f) and
(B) redesignating subsection (e) as subsection (b).
(12) (A) Section 14102 is repealed.
(B) The chapter analysis for chapter 141 is amended by striking item
14102.
(13) Section 31308 is amended by striking " (46 App. U.S.C. 1241 et
seq.)" and substituting " (46 App. U.S.C. 1271 et seq.)".
TITLE VII--MARITIME ADMINISTRATION AUTHORIZATION
SEC. 701. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
In fiscal year 1991, the following amounts are authorized to be
appropriated for the Maritime Administration:
(1) Any amounts necessary to liquidate obligations under operating-
differential subsidy contracts for the fiscal year 1991 portion of the
total of current contract authority.
(2) $35,690,000 for expenses related to manpower, education, and
training, including--
(A) $25,205,000 for maritime training at the Merchant Marine
Academy at Kings Point, New York;
(B) $8,872,000 for assistance to the State maritime academies; and
(c) $1,613,000 for manpower and additional training.
(3) $28,095,000 for operating programs.
(4) $7,902,000 for expenses related to national security support
capabilities, including--
(A) $6,748,000 for the National Defense Reserve Fleet; and
(B) $1,154,000 for emergency planning operations.
(5) $225,000,000 for the Ready Reserve Force, including--
(A) $49,400,000 for fleet additions, replacements, acquisitions,
and upgrading of vessels for the Ready Reserve Force;
(B) $171,600,000 for maintenance and operations programs in support
of the Ready Reserve Force; and
(c) $4,000,000 for Ready Reserve Force facilities.
SEC. 702. NATIONAL MARITIME ENHANCEMENT INSTITUTES.
Section 8(e) of the Act of October 13, 1989 (Public Law 101-115; 103 Stat.
695) is amended to read as follows:
"(e) The Secretary may make awards on an equal matching basis to an
institute designated under subsection (a) from amounts appropriated. The
aggregate annual amount of the Federal share of the awards shall not exceed
$100,000.".
SEC. 703. BOARD OF VISITORS.
Section 1303 (h) (1) of the Merchant Marine Act, 1936 (46 App. U.S.C.
1295b (h) (1)), is amended to read as follows:
"(h) (1) A Board of Visitors to the Academy shall be established, for a term
of two years commencing at the beginning of each Congress, to visit the
Academy annually on a date determined by the Secretary and to make
recommendations on the operation of the Academy."
SEC. 704. SALE OF OBSOLETE VESSELS.
Section 510(i) of the Merchant Marine Act, 1936 (46 App. U.S.C. 1160(i)),
is amended to read as follows:
"(i) The Secretary of Transportation is authorized to acquire suitable
documented vessels, as defined in section 2101 of title 46, United States
Code, with funds in the Vessel Operations Revolving Fund derived from the
sale of obsolete vessels in the National Defense Reserve Fleet. For purposes
of this subsection, the acquired and obsolete vessels shall be valued at
their scrap value in domestic or foreign markets as of the date of the
acquisition for or sale from the National Defense Reserve Fleet; except that,
in a transaction subject to this section, the value assigned to those vessels
will be determined on the same basis, with consideration given to the fair
value of the cost of positioning the traded-out vessel to the place of
scrapping. All costs incident to the lay-up of the vessel acquired under this
subsection may be paid from balances in the Fund. Notwithstanding the
provisions of sections 9 and 37 of the Shipping Act, 1916, vessels sold from
the National Defense Reserve Fleet under this subsection may be scrapped in
approved foreign markets."
SEC. 705. SHIP SHARING.
Section 4 of the Act of October 13, 1989 (Public Law 101-115; 103 Stat.
692) is amended--
(1) by inserting "legislative" immediately after "sixty"; and
(2) by adding at the end the following: "The Secretary shall not take
any vessel, currently in service as a State academy training vessel, out
of service for the purpose of implementing any alternative program,
including ship sharing, until or unless the vessel is incapable of being
maintained in good repair as required under section 1304 (c) (1) (A) of the
Merchant Marine Act, 1936. The Secretary shall not implement any program
requiring that any State academy share its training vessel with another
State academy without having first received the express consent of
Congress to do so.".
SEC. 706. COAST GUARD EXAMINATION REQUIREMENT.
Section 3 of the Act of October 13, 1989 (Public Law 101-115; 103 Stat.
692), shall not be effective prior to October 1, 1994.
SEC. 707. COMMITMENT AGREEMENTS.
(a) In General. Section 1303(e) (3) of the Merchant Marine Act, 1936 (46
App. U.S.C. 1295b (e) (3)), is amended--
(1) by inserting "(A)" immediately after "(3)"; and
(2) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
"(B) If the Secretary of Defense is unable or unwilling to order an
individual to active duty under subparagraph (A), the Secretary of
Transportation--
"(i) may recover from the individual the cost of education provided
by the Federal Government; and
"(ii) shall request the Attorney General to begin court proceedings
to recover the costs of education if the Secretary decides to seek
recovery under clause (i)
(b) Applicability.- The amendments made by subsection (a) shall apply to
individuals who sign agreements after the date of enactment of this Act under
section 1303 (e) of the Merchant Marine Act, 1936 (46 App. U.S.C. 1295b(e)).
SEC. 708. NOMINATION AND APPOINTMENT OF CADETS.
Section 1303(b) of the Merchant Marine Act, 1936 (46 App. U.S.C. 1295b(b)),
is amended--
(1) in paragraph (1)
(A) by striking "Governor of American Samoa (until a delegate to
the House of Representatives from American Samoa takes office)" and
inserting in lieu thereof "Delegate from American Samoa";
(B) by striking "any individual who is" and inserting "any
individual who is--"
(C) by inserting "or" immediately after "Commission," the last
place it appears; and
(D) by striking ", or a resident of American Samoa if the
individual is nominated by the Governor of American Samoa";
(2) in paragraph (3) (A) (vi), by striking "Governor of American Samoa
(until a delegate to the House of Representatives from American Samoa
takes office)" and inserting in lieu thereof "Delegate to the House of
Representatives from American Samoa"; and
(3) in paragraph (7)
(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking "annually", "until September
30, 1995,", and "up to six"; and
(B) in subparagraph (B), by striking "the Secretary shall insure
that the Republic of Panama reimburse the Secretary" and inserting in
lieu thereof "The Secretary shall be reimbursed".
SEC. 709. MERCHANT MARINER MEMORIAL.
(a) Short Title.--This section may be cited as the "Merchant Mariner
Memorial Act of 1990".
(b) Vessel Conveyance Authority. (1) Notwithstanding any other law, the
Secretary of Transportation may convey to any group of not less than two and
not more than three nonprofit organizations, without consideration, all
right, title, and interest of the United States Government in a vessel
which--
(A) is in the National Defense Reserve Fleet on the date of enactment
of this section;
(B) is of not less than 4,000 displacement tons;
(C) has no usefulness to the Government; and
(D) is scheduled to be scrapped.
(2) As a condition of conveying a vessel to a group of nonprofit
organizations pursuant to this section, the Secretary shall require that each
nonprofit organization in the group--
(A) before the date of that conveyance, enter into an agreement with
the other nonprofit organizations in that group which requires--
(i) the sale of the vessel for scrap purposes; and
(ii) the equal division of the proceeds of the sale among the
nonprofit organizations in that group;
(B) use its share of those proceeds for the expenses directly related
to acquiring land for, designing, berthing, refurbishing, repairing, or
constructing a memorial to merchant mariners;
(C) have raised, before the date of enactment of this section, at least
$100,000 from non-Federal sources for use for establishing a memorial to
merchant mariners; and
(D) agree to any other conditions the Secretary considers appropriate.
(3) (A) A nonprofit organization may apply to the Secretary for a conveyance
under this section individually or as a member of a group of nonprofit
organizations.
(B) The Secretary shall designate, for purposes of this section, groups of
not less than two and not more than three nonprofit organizations which apply
individually under this section.
(C) A nonprofit organization may not be a member of more than one group of
nonprofit organizations for purposes of this section.
(c) Delivery. The Secretary shall deliver a vessel conveyed under this
section to a group of nonprofit organizations--
(1) at a place where the vessel is located on the date of the approval
of the conveyance,
(2) in its condition on that date, and
(3) without cost of the Government.
(d) Expiration.--The authority of the Secretary under this section to
convey vessels shall expire two years after the date of enactment of this
section.
SEC. 710. NON-VESSEL-OPERATING COMMON CARRIERS.
(a) Short Title.--This section may be cited as the "Non-Vessel-Operating
Common Carrier Amendments of 1990."
(b) Bonding of Non-Vessel-Operating Common Carriers.--The Shipping Act of
1984 (46 App. U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the
following new section:
"SEC. 23. BONDING OF NON-VESSEL-OPERATING COMMON CARRIERS.
"(a) Bond.--Each non-vessel-operating common carrier shall furnish to the
Commission a bond in a form and an amount determined by the Commission to be
satisfactory to insure the financial responsibility of that carrier, but in
any event not less than $50,000.
"(b) Surety. bond submitted pursuant to this section shall be issued by
a surety company found acceptable by the Secretary of the Treasury.
"(c) Claims Against Bond. bond obtained pursuant to this section shall
be available to pay any judgment for damages against a non-vessel-operating
common carrier arising from its transportation-related activities or order
for reparations issued pursuant to section 11 of this Act or any penalty
assessed against a non-vessel-operating carrier pursuant to section 13 of
this Act.
"(d) Resident Agent.--A non-vessel-operating common carrier not domiciled
in the United States shall designate a resident agent in the United States
for receipt of service of judicial and administrative process, including
subpoenas.
"(e) Tariffs.--Th Commission may suspend or cancel any or all tariffs of a
non-vessel-operating common carrier for failure to maintain the bond required
by subsection (a) of this section or to designate an agent as required by
subsection (d) of this section or for a violation of section 10(a)(1) of this
Act.".
(c) Prohibited Acts.--Section 10(b) of the Shipping Act of 1984 (46 App.
U.S.C. 1709(b)) is amended--
(1) by striking "or" at the end of paragraph (13)
(2) by redesignating paragraph (14) and any reference thereto as
paragraph (16) and
(3) by inserting immediately after paragraph (13) the following new
paragraphs:
"(14) knowingly and willfully accept cargo from or transport cargo for
the account of a non-vessel-operating common carrier that does not have a
tariff and a bond as required by sections 8 and 23 of this Act;
"(15) knowingly and willfully enter into a service contract with a non-
vessel-operating common carrier or in which a non-vessel-operating common
carrier is listed as an affiliate that does not have a tariff and a bond
as required by sections 8 and 23 of this Act; or".
(d) Interim Rules.--The Commission may prescribe interim rules and
regulations necessary to carry out the amendments made by this section.
(e) Effective Date.--This section shall become effective 90 days after the
date of its enactment.
(f) Conforming Amendment.--The table of contents in the first section of
the Shipping Act of 1984 is amended by adding at the end the following entry:
"Sec. 23. Bonding of non-vessel-operating common carriers.".
SEC. 711. TECHNICAL CORRECTION.
Section 8103 of title 46, United States Code is amended in subsection (i)
by striking "Naturalization" and inserting "Nationality".
SEC. 712. MARITIME OIL POLLUTION PREVENTION, RESPONSE, AND CLEAN-UP TRAINING.
Section 1305 of the Merchant Marine Act, 1936 (46 App. U.S.C. 1295d), is
amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
"(c) (1) The Secretary shall assist maritime training institutions approved
by the Secretary in establishing a maritime oil pollution prevention,
response, and clean-up training program.
"(2) Under the program established under paragraph (1)
"(A) the Secretary may provide, to maritime training institutions
approved by the Secretary, vessels described in paragraph (4), with title
free of all liens, subject to the requirements specified under paragraph
(3) ; and
"(B) in return for receipt of such vessels, such institutions shall--
"(i) employ the vessels for the training of students and
appropriate maritime industry personnel in oil spill prevention,
response, clean-up, and related skills; and
"(ii) make the vessels and qualified students available to
appropriate Federal, State, and local oil spill response authorities
in the event of a maritime oil spill.
(3) The requirements referred to in paragraph (2) (A) are as follows:
"(i) any vessel provided under paragraph (2) (A) shall be tendered to
the approved maritime training institution at a location determined by
the Secretary;
"(ii) no such vessel may be sold, traded, chartered, donated, scrapped,
or in any way altered or disposed of without the prior approval of the
Secretary;
" "(iii) no such vessel may be used in competition with any privately-
owned vessel documented under the laws of the United States or any State,
unless necessary to carry out the purposes of this subsection;
"(iv) any approved maritime training institution in possession of such
a vessel which can no longer utilize the vessel for training purposes
shall return the vessel to the Secretary, who shall take possession of
the vessel at the training institution and thereafter may dispose of the
vessel, or provide the vessel to another approved maritime training
institution, as the Secretary determines appropriate; and
"(v) such other requirements or conditions as the Secretary determines
appropriate.
"(4) The vessels referred to in paragraph (2) (A) are United States-built
offshore supply vessels and United States-built tug/supply vessels in the
possession of the Maritime Administration as a result of defaults on loans
guaranteed under title XI of this Act "
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.