117 S5090 IS: Cargo Preference Reporting Act U.S. Senate 2022-11-15 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

II117th CONGRESS2d SessionS. 5090IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATESNovember 15, 2022Mrs. Fischer (for herself and Mr. Peters) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and TransportationA BILLTo require the Administrator of the Maritime Administration to publicly report cargo preference data on an annual basis.

1.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the Cargo Preference Reporting Act.

2.

Reporting requirements

(a)

In general

Subchapter I of chapter 553 of title 46, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:

55306.

Annual report on cargo preference data

(a)

Definitions

In this section:(1)

Administrator

The term Administrator means the Administrator of the Maritime Administration.(2)

Cargo preference data

The term cargo preference data means data made available to the Maritime Administration regarding compliance with sections 55302, 55303, 55304, and 55305 of this subchapter and section 2631 of title 10, United States Code.(b)

In general

By March 1 of each fiscal year, the Administrator shall prepare, submit to Congress, and make public a report regarding the cargo preference data received by the Administrator for the preceding fiscal year.(c)

Contents

Each report submitted under subsection (b) shall include, for each Federal department or agency—(1)the total cargo volume and amount shipped by the department or agency on vessels of the United States for the period of the report; and(2)the total cargo volume and amount shipped by the department or agency on foreign vessels for such period.(d)

Rulemaking

The Administrator shall promulgate rules to implement this section, which shall clarify how the report will be made accessible to the public.

.(b)

Conforming amendment

The table of sections for chapter 553 of title 46, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 55305 the following:Sec. 55306. Annual report on cargo preference data..