[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1579 Introduced in House (IH)]







108th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1579

To authorize the vessel STAD AMSTERDAM to carry certain persons who are 
     not directly and substantially connected with the operation, 
           navigation, ownership, or business of the vessel.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 2, 2003

 Mr. Isakson introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
             Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

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                                 A BILL


 
To authorize the vessel STAD AMSTERDAM to carry certain persons who are 
     not directly and substantially connected with the operation, 
           navigation, ownership, or business of the vessel.

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

SECTION 1. OPERATION OF THE VESSEL STAD AMSTERDAM.

    (a) In General.--Notwithstanding section 8 of the Act of June 19, 
1886 (46 App. U.S.C. 289), and the ruling by the Acting Director of the 
International Trade Compliance Division of the Customs Service on May 
17, 2002 (Customs Bulletins and Decisions, Vol. 36, No. 23, June 5, 
2002), the vessel STAD AMSTERDAM (International Maritime Organization 
number 9185554) may carry within United States waters and between ports 
or places in the United States individuals who are not directly and 
substantially connected with the operation, navigation, ownership, or 
business of the vessel, including the vessel owners' friends, guests, 
colleagues, business clients, prospective business clients, business 
associates, corporate officers, board members, and employees and public 
officials.
    (b) Limitation.--This section does not authorize the vessel STAD 
AMSTERDAM to be used to carry individuals for a fare or to be chartered 
on a for-hire basis in the coastwise trade.
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