II 112th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1496 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES August 2, 2011 Ms. Collins (for herself, Mr. Lieberman, and Mr. Begich) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation A BILL To amend title 46, United States Code, to prohibit the delegation by the United States of inspection, certification, and related services to a foreign classification society that provides comparable services to Iran, North Korea, North Sudan, or Syria and for other purposes.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Ethical Shipping Inspections Act of 2011.

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Limitation on delegation of inspection, certification, and related services

Section 3316 of title 46, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (e)The Secretary may not make a delegation, and shall revoke an existing delegation made, to a foreign classification society pursuant to subsection (b) or (d) to provide inspection, certification, or related services if the Secretary of State determines that the foreign classification society provides comparable services— (1)in Iran, North Korea, North Sudan, or Syria; or (2)for the government of Iran, North Korea, North Sudan, or Syria. .