[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1915 Introduced in House (IH)]

103d CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1915

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


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 28, 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 small passenger vessel, or an uninspected 
        passenger vessel;''; and
            (3) by striking paragraph (2), and by redesignating the 
        subsequent paragraphs accordingly.

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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