3.0.0 2652 2023-01-11T13:17:02Z 2023-01-11T13:17:02Z House H HR 2009-06-02 111 hshm00 Homeland Security Committee House Standing Legislative interest 2010-09-22T16:38:00Z hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee House Standing hspw07 Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Subcommittee Discharged from 2009-06-04T18:21:33Z Referred to 2009-06-03T18:21:16Z Reported by 2009-12-03T19:06:22Z Markup by 2009-06-04T20:34:07Z Referred to 2009-06-02T18:02:42Z H. Rept. 111-351 Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2010 111 3619 HR 2010-10-15 Became Public Law No: 111-281. Related bill CRS A bill to amend title 46, United States Code, to modify the vessels eligible for a fishery endorsement, and for other purposes. 111 1124 S 2009-05-21 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Related bill CRS Text similarities House 2009-12-03 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 202. Calendars H12410 2 House floor actions U00202 2009-12-03 Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Transportation. H. Rept. 111-351. Committee H12200 2 House floor actions hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee 2009-12-03 Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Transportation. H. Rept. 111-351. Committee 5000 9 Library of Congress hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee 2009-10-23 hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee 1 House committee actions Provisions of measure incorporated in to Title VIII of H.R. 3619. Committee 2009-06-04 hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee 1 House committee actions Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote. Committee 2009-06-04 hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee 1 House committee actions Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. Committee 2009-06-04 hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee 1 House committee actions Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Discharged. Committee 2009-06-03 hspw07 Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation. Committee 2009-06-02 Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee 2009-06-02 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2009-06-02 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress O000006 Rep. Oberstar, James L. [D-MN-8] JAMES OBERSTAR D MN L. 8 N C000984 Rep. Cummings, Elijah E. [D-MD-7] ELIJAH CUMMINGS D MD E. 7 2009-06-02 True L000560 Rep. Larsen, Rick [D-WA-2] RICK LARSEN D WA 2 2009-06-04 False D000210 Rep. Delahunt, Bill [D-MA-10] Bill Delahunt D MA 10 2009-07-13 False 2009-06-23T04:00:00Z H.R. 2652, Maritime Safety Act of 2009 http://www.cbo.gov/publication/20852 <p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure on June 4, 2009</p> 2009-06-23T04:00:00Z H.R. 2652, Maritime Safety Act of 2009 https://www.cbo.gov/publication/20852 Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure on June 4, 2009 H.R.3619 https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/house-bill/3619 Transportation and Public Works Administrative law and regulatory procedures Advisory bodies Alaska Business records Civil actions and liability Coast guard Congressional oversight Department of Defense Department of Homeland Security Employment discrimination and employee rights Energy efficiency and conservation Evidence and witnesses Government studies and investigations Hazardous wastes and toxic substances Licensing and registrations Marine and coastal resources, fisheries Marine and inland water transportation Massachusetts Motor carriers Motor fuels Oil and gas Research administration and funding Transportation employees Transportation safety and security Transportation and Public Works 00 2009-06-02 Introduced in House 2009-11-20T19:58:27Z Maritime Safety Act of 2009 - Amends the American Fisheries Act to allow the owner of an eligible vessel, in order to improve vessel safety and operational efficiencies (including fuel efficiency), to rebuild or replace that vessel with a vessel documented with a fishery endorsement.

Authorizes the North Pacific Fishery Management Council to recommend for approval by the Secretary of Commerce conservation and management measures, including size limits and measures to control fishing capacity, to ensure that the effectiveness of fishery management plans of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area or the Gulf of Alaska is not diminished. Sets forth special rules, including rules pertaining to vessel size limits, certain catcher vessels, fishery endorsement limitations, and replacement vessels in the Gulf of Alaska.

Directs the Commandant of the Coast Guard to report to specified congressional committees on the efficacy of the Coast Guard's cold weather survival training.

Revises safety requirements for uninspected commercial fishing industry vessels.

Requires the Secretary to establish: (1) a Fishing Safety Training Grants Program; and (2) a Fishing Safety Research Grant Program.

Requires U.S. vessels (except those on a voyage from the United States to Canada) that are subject to inspection to have an official logbook with specified entries.

Authorizes any individual authorized to: (1) enforce federal merchant marine law to remove a vessel's certificate for unsafe operation; (2) order the individual in charge of a vessel without a certificate on board to return the vessel to a mooring; and (3) direct an individual in charge of a vessel operated in an unsafe condition to take steps necessary for the safety of individuals on board.

Requires the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating (Secretary) to establish vessel equipment standards based on performance using the best available technology economically achievable that is operationally practical.

Prohibits the Secretary from approving a survival craft as a safety device unless it ensures that no part of an individual is immersed in water.

Applies certain vessel management requirements to a passenger vessel or small passenger vessel that transports more passengers than a number prescribed by the Secretary based on the number of individuals on the vessel that could be killed or injured in a marine casualty.

Specifies additional acts related to marine safety for which a seaman may not be discharged or discriminated against, such as that the seaman testified in a maritime safety law enforcement proceeding or cooperated with a safety investigation. Replaces requirements for civil actions by a seaman alleging discharge or discrimination with requirements for administrative complaint.

Requires certain new U.S. vessels with a construction contract date after enactment of this Act, or delivered after January 1, 2011, to comply with specified oil fuel tank protection standards.

Repeals the requirement of oaths for applicants for a merchant seaman license or certificate of registry and holders of merchant mariners' documents.

Allows eight-month advance renewals of merchant mariners' documents, merchant seamen's licenses, and merchant seaman certificates of registry.

Prohibits the Secretary from requiring the fingerprinting of an individual for the issuance or renewal of a license, a certificate of registry, or a merchant mariner's document if the individual was fingerprinted upon applying for a transportation security card.

Authorizes the Secretary to extend the duration of expiring licenses, certificates of registry, and merchant mariner documents for up to one year to enable the Coast Guard to eliminate an applications backlog.

Directs the Secretary to develop an interim clearance process for issuance of a merchant mariner document to enable a newly hired seaman to begin working on an offshore supply vessel or towing vessel, provided the seaman does not pose a safety and security risk.

Directs the Commandant of the Coast Guard to make a merchant mariner assistance report to specified congressional committees.

Directs the Secretary to designate by regulation the areas of the approaches to and waters of Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts, if any, on which certain vessels are not required to be under the direction and control of a pilot.

Sets forth pilot licensing requirements applicable to any area of Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts, where a single-hull tanker or tank vessel carrying 5,000 or more barrels of oil or other hazardous material is required to be under a pilot's direction and control.

Revises tonnage and minimum number of licensed mate and engineer requirements for certain off-shore supply vessels.

Directs the Secretary to promulgate regulations to require the installation, maintenance, and use of life preservers and other lifesaving devices for individuals on board uninspected vessels.

Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security, acting through the Coast Guard Commandant, to study and report to specified congressional committees on the use, safety, and performance of blended fuels in marine applications.

Extends the authorization of certain advisory committees through FY2020.

Revises requirements for the Navigation Safety Advisory Council.

]]> 17 2009-12-03 Reported to House with amendment(s) 2009-12-17T17:37:32Z Maritime Safety Act of 2009 - (Sec. 2) Amends the American Fisheries Act to allow the owner of an eligible vessel, in order to improve vessel safety and operational efficiencies (including fuel efficiency), to rebuild or replace that vessel with a vessel documented with a fishery endorsement.

Authorizes the North Pacific Fishery Management Council to recommend for approval by the Secretary of Commerce conservation and management measures, including size limits and measures to control fishing capacity, to ensure that the effectiveness of fishery management plans of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area or the Gulf of Alaska is not diminished. Sets forth special rules, including rules pertaining to vessel size limits, certain catcher vessels, fishery endorsement limitations, and replacement vessels in the Gulf of Alaska.

(Sec. 3) Directs the Commandant of the Coast Guard to report to specified congressional committees on the efficacy of the Coast Guard's cold weather survival training.

(Sec. 4) Revises safety requirements for uninspected commercial fishing industry vessels.

Requires the Secretary to establish: (1) a Fishing Safety Training Grants Program; and (2) a Fishing Safety Research Grant Program.

Authorizes appropriations for both grant programs for FY2010-FY2014.

Renames the Commercial Fishing Industry Vessel Safety Advisory Committee as the Commercial Fishing Safety Advisory Committee. Revises requirements for its membership and increases the number of members from 17 to 18. Extends the Committee through FY2020.

Applies specified certification and operating requirements to fishing vessels and fish tender vessels as well as (under current law) fish processing vessels. Requires such vessels, after January 1, 2020, to comply with an alternate safety compliance program developed in cooperation with the commercial fishing industry and prescribed by the Secretary, if the vessel meets certain length and age requirements. Requires the Secretary to prescribe such a program by January 1, 2017.

(Sec. 5) Authorizes the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating (Secretary) to prescribe regulations requiring a vessel owner or managing operator of a commercial vessel, or the employer of a seaman on that vessel, to maintain records of each individual engaged on the vessel on matters of engagement, discharge, and service for at least five years after the individual completes service on the vessel. Sets a civil penalty for violation of such regulations.

(Sec. 6) Repeals the exemption of operators of certain towing vessels from license requirements.

(Sec. 7) Requires U.S. vessels (except those on a voyage from the United States to Canada) that are subject to inspection to have an official logbook with specified entries.

(Sec. 8) Authorizes any individual authorized to: (1) enforce federal merchant marine law to remove a vessel's certificate for unsafe operation; (2) order the individual in charge of a vessel without a certificate on board to return the vessel to a mooring; and (3) direct an individual in charge of a vessel operated in an unsafe condition to take immediate steps necessary for the safety of individuals on board.

Requires the Secretary to establish vessel equipment standards based on performance using the best available technology economically achievable that is operationally practical.

(Sec. 9) Prohibits the Secretary from approving a survival craft as a safety device unless it ensures that no part of an individual is immersed in water. Grandfathers from this prohibition certain approved and serviceable survival crafts that do not meet such requirement.

(Sec. 10) Applies certain vessel management requirements to a passenger vessel or small passenger vessel that transports more passengers than a number prescribed by the Secretary based on the number of individuals on the vessel that could be killed or injured in a marine casualty.

(Sec. 11) Specifies additional acts related to marine safety for which a seaman may not be discharged or discriminated against, such as that the seaman testified in a maritime safety law enforcement proceeding or cooperated with a safety investigation. Replaces requirements for civil actions by a seaman alleging discharge or discrimination with requirements for administrative complaint.

(Sec. 12) Requires certain new U.S. Vessels with a construction contract date after enactment of this Act, or delivered after January 1, 2011, to comply with specified oil fuel tank protection standards.

(Sec. 13) Repeals the requirement of oaths for applicants for a merchant seaman license or certificate of registry and holders of merchant mariners' documents.

(Sec. 14) Allows eight-month advance renewals of merchant mariners' documents, merchant seamen's licenses, and merchant seaman certificates of registry.

(Sec. 15) Prohibits the Secretary from requiring the fingerprinting of an individual for the issuance or renewal of a license, a certificate of registry, or a merchant mariner's document if the individual was fingerprinted upon applying for a transportation security card.

(Sec. 16) Authorizes the Secretary to extend the duration of expiring licenses, certificates of registry, and merchant mariner documents for up to one year to enable the Coast Guard to eliminate an applications backlog.

(Sec. 17) Directs the Secretary to develop an interim clearance process for issuance of a merchant mariner document to enable a newly hired seaman to begin working on an offshore supply vessel or towing vessel, provided the seaman does not pose a safety and security risk.

(Sec. 18) Directs the Commandant of the Coast Guard to make a merchant mariner assistance report to specified congressional committees.

(Sec. 19) Revises tonnage and minimum number of licensed mate and engineer requirements for certain offshore supply vessels.

(Sec. 21) Directs the Secretary to promulgate regulations to require the installation, maintenance, and use of life preservers and other lifesaving devices for individuals on board uninspected vessels.

(Sec. 22) Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security, acting through the Coast Guard Commandant, to study and report to specified congressional committees on the use, safety, and performance of blended fuels in marine applications.

(Sec. 23) Extends the authorization of certain advisory committees through FY2020.

Revises membership requirements for and increases to 18 the number of members on the Towing Safety Advisory Committee.

Revises requirements for the Navigation Safety Advisory Council.

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