II 109th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 902 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES April 26, 2005 Mr. Martinez introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions A BILL To amend the Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act to clarify the exemption for recreational vessel support employees, and for other purposes.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Recreational Marine Employment Act of 2005.

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Clarification of recreational vessel worker exemption

The Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act (33 U.S.C. 901 et seq.) is amended as follows: (1)Section 2 (33 U.S.C. 902) is amended— (A)in paragraph (3)— (i)so that subparagraph (C) reads as follows: (C)individuals employed by or at, or engaged in the construction or maintenance of, a recreational marine facility or structure; and (ii)so that subparagraph (F) reads as follows: (F)individuals employed primarily to build, repair, test, maintain, accommodate, buy, sell, store, restore, transport by land, or dismantle a recreational vessel; ; and (B)by redesignating paragraph (22) as paragraph (24) and inserting after paragraph (21) the following new paragraphs: (22)The term recreational marine facility or structure means a place used primarily to build, repair, test, maintain, accommodate, buy, sell, store, restore, or dismantle recreational vessels. (23)The term recreational vessel means a vessel manufactured primarily for pleasure use. .