[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3563 Introduced in House (IH)]

103d CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3563

 To provide for an exemption for certain United States flag ships from 
               radio operator and equipment requirements.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           November 19, 1993

 Mr. Kingston introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                    Committee on Energy and Commerce

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                                 A BILL


 
 To provide for an exemption for certain United States flag ships from 
               radio operator and equipment requirements.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``U.S. Ship Safety and Competitiveness 
Act of 1993''.

SEC. 2. EXEMPTION FOR COMPLIANCE WITH GMDSS PROVISIONS.

    Section 352(a) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 352(a)) 
is amended--
            (1) by redesignating paragraphs (5) through (8) as 
        paragraphs (6) through (9), respectively; and
            (2) by inserting after paragraph (4) the following new 
        paragraph:
            ``(5) a United States ship operating in accordance with the 
        Global Maritime Distress and Safety System provisions of the 
        Safety Convention;''.

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