[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1844 Introduced in House (IH)]

112th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1844

To amend the Security and Accountability for Every Port Act of 2006 to 
clarify that a notice of arrival is not required for certain documented 
         vessels unless arriving from a foreign port or place.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 11, 2011

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

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend the Security and Accountability for Every Port Act of 2006 to 
clarify that a notice of arrival is not required for certain documented 
         vessels unless arriving from a foreign port or place.

    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 ``Notice of Arrival Act'' or the ``NOA 
Act''.

SEC. 2. NOTICE OF ARRIVAL FOR VESSELS ON THE OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF.

    Section 109(b) of the Security and Accountability for Every Port 
Act of 2006 (33 U.S.C. 1223 note; 120 Stat. 1893) is amended by 
striking ``Act.'' and inserting ``Act, but shall not require a notice 
of arrival on the Outer Continental Shelf for vessels documented under 
section 12105 of title 46, United States Code, unless such vessels are 
to arrive from a foreign port or place.''.
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