[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2055 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 2055

To allow the Coast Guard to issue a certificate of documentation with a 
coastwise endorsement for the vessel OLIVER HAZARD PERRY, and for other 
                               purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              July 8, 2019

  Mr. Whitehouse (for himself and Mr. Reed) 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 allow the Coast Guard to issue a certificate of documentation with a 
coastwise endorsement for the vessel OLIVER HAZARD PERRY, 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. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds the following:
            (1) In 2018, the Tall Ship SSV Oliver Hazard Perry was 
        named the Official Flagship and Tall Ship Ambassador of Rhode 
        Island.
            (2) At 200 feet long, the 3-masted Tall Ship SSV Oliver 
        Hazard Perry is the largest civilian Sailing School Vessel in 
        the United States and serves as Rhode Island's Official 
        Education Sailing Vessel.
            (3) The mission of the Tall Ship SSV Oliver Hazard Perry is 
        to provide innovative and empowering education-at-sea programs 
        that promote personal and professional growth.
            (4) The Tall Ship SSV Oliver Hazard Perry is named after 
        Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry, from Rhode Island, who led 
        United States forces to victory in the decisive Battle of Lake 
        Erie in the War of 1812.

SEC. 2. JONES ACT WAIVER FOR THE OLIVER HAZARD PERRY.

    (a) In General.--Notwithstanding section 12112(a)(2) of title 46, 
United States Code, the Secretary of the department in which the Coast 
Guard is operating may issue a certificate of documentation with a 
coastwise endorsement for the vessel OLIVER HAZARD PERRY (IMO number 
8775560; United States official number 1257224).
    (b) Termination of Effectiveness of Endorsement.--The coastwise 
endorsement authorized under subsection (a) for the vessel OLIVER 
HAZARD PERRY (IMO number 8775560; United States official number 
1257224) shall expire on the first date on which any of the following 
apply:
            (1) The vessel is sold to a person, including an entity, 
        that is not related by ownership or control to the person, 
        including an entity, that owned the vessel on the date of 
        enactment of this Act.
            (2) The vessel is rebuilt and not rebuilt in the United 
        States (as defined in section 12101(a) of title 46, United 
        States Code).
            (3) The vessel is no longer operating in primary service as 
        a sailing school vessel or an educational sailing vessel.
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