[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1373 Introduced in House (IH)]

103d CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1373

 To amend title 46, United States Code, to require merchant mariners' 
                     documents for certain seamen.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 16, 1993

  Mr. Studds introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
              Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries.

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend title 46, United States Code, to require merchant mariners' 
                     documents for certain seamen.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. MERCHANT MARINERS' DOCUMENTS REQUIRED.

    Section 8701(a) of title 46, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by striking ``100'' and substituting ``5'';
            (2) in paragraph (1), by striking ``a vessel operating only 
        on rivers and lakes (except the Great Lakes);'' and 
        substituting ``a passenger vessel operating only on rivers and 
        lakes (except the Great Lakes), or a small passenger vessel, or 
        an uninspected passenger vessel;''; and
            (3) in paragraph (2), by striking ``a barge (except a 
        seagoing barge or a barge to which chapter 37 of this title 
        applies);'' and substituting ``an offshore supply vessel that 
        is less than 100 gross tons;''.

SEC. 2. USER FEE EXEMPTION AND PRIVACY OF INFORMATION.

    (a) The Secretary of Transportation may not collect a fee or charge 
under section 2110 of title 46, United States Code, for any service 
related to a merchant mariner's document required to be obtained under 
this Act.
    (b) The Secretary may not make available to a member of the public 
any personal information concerning an individual required to obtain a 
merchant mariner's document under this Act.

SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    The amendments made by this Act are effective two years after the 
date of enactment of this Act.

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