I 111th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5613 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 28, 2010 Mr. Cohen (for himself, Mr. Arcuri, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Filner, Mr. Kagen, Mr. Patrick J. Murphy of Pennsylvania, Mr. Tonko, Mr. Tierney, and Mr. Yarmuth) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure A BILL To require that vessels used to engage in drilling for oil or gas in ocean waters that are subject to the jurisdiction of the United States must be documented under chapter 121 of title 46, United States Code.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the American Coastal Waters and Shorelines Protection Act.

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Documentation requirement for vessels used for offshore oil and gas drilling

Subsection (d) of section 12111 of title 46, United States Code, is amended— (1)in the subsection heading, by striking mobile offshore drilling unit and inserting offshore drilling; (2)in paragraph (1)(A), by striking or after the semicolon; (3)in paragraph (1)(B), by striking the period and inserting ; or; and (4)by adding at the end of paragraph (1) the following new subparagraph: (C)drilling for oil or gas in ocean waters subject to the jurisdiction of the United States, or support of such drilling. .