[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3377 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







110th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 3377

     To amend title 46, United States Code, to waive the biometric 
  transportation security card requirement for certain small business 
               merchant mariners, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             July 31, 2008

 Mr. Coleman (for himself, Ms. Collins, and Mr. Lieberman) introduced 
the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee 
                on Commerce, Science, and Transportation

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                                 A BILL


 
     To amend title 46, United States Code, to waive the biometric 
  transportation security card requirement for certain small business 
               merchant mariners, and for other purposes.

    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 ``Small Marine Business and Fishing 
Guide Relief Act of 2008''.

SEC. 2. WAIVER OF BIOMETRIC TRANSPORTATION SECURITY CARD REQUIREMENT 
              FOR CERTAIN SMALL BUSINESS MERCHANT MARINERS.

    (a) In General.--Section 70105 (b)(2) of title 46, United States 
Code, is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (B), by inserting ``and serving under 
        the authority of such license, certificate of registry, or 
        merchant mariners document on a vessel for which the owner or 
        operator of such vessel is required to submit a vessel security 
        plan under section 70103(c) of this title'' before the 
        semicolon;
            (2) by striking subparagraph (D); and
            (3) by redesignating subparagraphs (E), (F), and (G) as 
        subparagraphs (D), (E), and (F), respectively.
    (b) Report.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall submit to 
Congress a report that contains the following:
            (1) A list of the locations that provide service to 
        individuals seeking to obtain or renew a license, certificate 
        of registry, or merchant mariners document under part E of 
        subtitle II of title 46, United States Code.
            (2) An assessment of the feasibility of accepting 
        applications for licenses, certificates of registry, and 
        merchant mariner documents described in paragraph (1) and any 
        applicant biometrics required therefor at the Transportation 
        Worker Identification Credential enrollment facilities or 
        mobile enrollment centers of the Department of Homeland 
        Security.
            (3) An assessment of the administrative feasibility of 
        verifying that an individual has obtained a biometric 
        transportation security card issued under section 70105 of 
        title 46, United States Code, and is serving under the 
        authority of a license, certificate of registry, or merchant 
        mariners document described in paragraph (1) on a vessel for 
        which the owner or operator of such vessel is not required to 
        submit a vessel security plan under section 70103(e) of such 
        title to provide such individual a refund of any fees paid by 
        such individual to obtain such biometric transportation 
        security card.
            (4) An assessment of the administrative feasibility of 
        verifying that an individual has obtained a biometric 
        transportation security card described in paragraph (3) and is 
        serving under the authority of a license, certificate of 
        registry, or merchant mariners document described in paragraph 
        (1) on a vessel described in paragraph (3) to provide such 
        individual a credit towards the renewal of such license, 
        certificate of registry, or merchant mariners document that is 
        equal to the amount of fees paid by such individual for such 
        biometric transportation security card.
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