[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2838 Introduced in House (IH)]

113th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2838

   To amend title 46, United States Code, with respect to coastwise 
         endorsements and Puerto Rico, and for other purposes.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 25, 2013

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

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
   To amend title 46, United States Code, with respect to coastwise 
         endorsements and Puerto Rico, 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 ``Puerto Rico Interstate Commerce 
Improvement Act of 2013''.

SEC. 2. COASTWISE ENDORSEMENTS AND PUERTO RICO.

    (a) In General.--Section 12120 of title 46, United States Code, is 
amended to read as follows:
``Sec. 12120. Coastwise endorsements and Puerto Rico
    ``(a) Exemption From Requirements.--With respect to engaging in the 
coastwise trade, no requirement under section 12112(a)(2) or section 
12132 applies to a vessel that--
            ``(1) is self propelled;
            ``(2) is transporting bulk cargo, including liquified 
        natural gas or liquified petroleum gas bulk cargo; and
            ``(3) is transporting such cargo--
                    ``(A) to Puerto Rico from another port in the 
                United States; or
                    ``(B) from Puerto Rico to another port in the 
                United States.
    ``(b) Bulk Cargo Defined.--In this section, the term `bulk cargo' 
has the meaning given that term in section 53101.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The analysis for chapter 121 of title 46, 
United States Code, is amended by striking the item relating to section 
12120 and inserting the following:

``12120. Coastwise endorsements and Puerto Rico.''.
                                 <all>