118 HR 6729 IH: Allied Partnership and Port Modernization Act U.S. House of Representatives 2023-12-12 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
I118th CONGRESS1st SessionH. R. 6729IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESDecember 12, 2023Mr. Moylan introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and InfrastructureA BILLTo permit the use of NATO and major non-NATO ally dredge ships in the United States.
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Short title
This Act may be cited as the Allied Partnership and Port Modernization Act.
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Dredging; dredged material
(a)
Dredging
Section 55109 of title 46, United States Code, is amended—(1)in subsection (a), by inserting or (c) after subsection (b); (2)by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (d); and(3)by inserting after subsection (b) the following:(c)
Dredging by NATO-Affiliated vessels
(1)
In general
A vessel described in paragraph (2) may engage in dredging in the navigable waters of the United States.(2)
Vessels
A vessel described in this paragraph is a vessel—(A)documented under the laws of a country that is a member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization;(B)built by a country that is a member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization or a major non-NATO ally (as defined in section 2350a(i) of title 10); and(C)for which a majority of the owners and operators of the vessel are entities incorporated in a country that is a member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization..(b)
Excluding dredged material from transportation requirements
(1)
In general
Section 55110 of title 46, United States Code, is amended—(A)in the section heading, by striking or dredged material and inserting (excluding dredged material); and(B)by striking or dredged material and inserting (excluding dredged material).(2)
Conforming amendment
The analysis for chapter 551 of title 46, United States Code, is amended by striking the item relating to section 55110 and inserting the following:Sec. 55110. Transportation of valueless material (excluding dredged material)..