3.0.0 4842 2023-01-27T05:17:59Z 2023-01-27T05:17:59Z Senate S 2022-09-13 117 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2022-09-13T21:54:13Z 2022-09-13 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. IntroReferral 2022-09-13 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress C001098 Sen. Cruz, Ted [R-TX] Ted Cruz R TX N C000127 Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA] Maria Cantwell D WA 2022-09-13 True B001230 Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI] Tammy Baldwin D WI 2022-09-13 True W000437 Sen. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS] Roger Wicker R MS F. 2022-09-13 True S001198 Sen. Sullivan, Dan [R-AK] Dan Sullivan R AK 2022-09-13 True Transportation and Public Works Transportation and Public Works 00 2022-09-13 Introduced in Senate 2023-01-25T13:41:44Z Military to Mariners Act of 2022

This bill modifies requirements related to U.S. Merchant Marine credentials for veterans and members of the uniformed services.

Specifically, the bill requires the U.S. Coast Guard to

  • review and examine all current procedures for issuing credentials for applicants who are veterans and members of the uniformed services seeking to become merchant mariners;
  • provide the availability for a fully internet-based application process for a merchant mariner credential;
  • issue new regulations to reduce the paperwork, delay, and other burdens for applicants for a merchant mariner credential who are veterans and members of the uniformed services and increase the percentages of time equivalent to sea service for such applicants;
  • reduce burdens and create a means of alternative compliance to demonstrate instructor competency for Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers courses; and
  • assess the use of the SkillBridge program of the Department of Defense as a means for transitioning active duty sea service personnel toward employment as a merchant mariner.
]]> Military to Mariners Act of 2022 Display Title Military to Mariners Act of 2022 Short Title(s) as Introduced Military to Mariners Act of 2022 Introduced in Senate IS Official Title as Introduced A bill to require the United States Coast Guard to implement new rules for Merchant Marine credentialing for veterans and members of the Uniformed Services, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2022-09-13T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-117s4842is/xml/BILLS-117s4842is.xml 2022-09-13 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. 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. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.