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[H.R. 1836 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1836

 To amend title 46, United States Code, to make technical corrections 
  with respect to ocean shipping authorities, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 28, 2023

Mr. Johnson of South Dakota (for himself and Mr. Garamendi) introduced 
      the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
                   Transportation and Infrastructure

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend title 46, United States Code, to make technical corrections 
  with respect to ocean shipping authorities, 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 ``Ocean Shipping Reform Implementation 
Act of 2023''.

SEC. 2. PURPOSES.

    Section 40101 of title 46, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1) by striking ``with'' and all that 
        follows through ``regulatory costs'';
            (2) in paragraph (2) by striking ``in the ocean commerce of 
        the United States'' and inserting ``for the common carriage of 
        goods by water in the foreign commerce of the United States'';
            (3) in paragraph (3) by striking ``and'' at the end;
            (4) in paragraph (4)--
                    (A) by striking ``promote'' and inserting 
                ``support''; and
                    (B) by striking ``, and'' and all that follows 
                through the period and inserting ``; and''; and
            (5) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(5) promote reciprocal trade in the common carriage of 
        goods by water in the foreign commerce of the United States.''.

SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

    (a) In General.--Section 40102(9) of title 46, United States Code, 
is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (A) by striking ``or'' at the end;
            (2) in subparagraph (B) by striking the period and 
        inserting ``; or''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(C) owned or controlled by, a subsidiary of, or 
                otherwise related legally or financially (other than a 
                minority relationship or investment) to a corporation 
                based in a country--
                            ``(i) identified as a nonmarket economy 
                        country (as defined in section 771(18) of the 
                        Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1677(18))) as of 
                        the date of enactment of this paragraph;
                            ``(ii) identified by the United States 
                        Trade Representative in the most recent report 
                        required by section 182 of the Trade Act of 
                        1974 (19 U.S.C. 2242) as a priority foreign 
                        country under subsection (a)(2) of that 
                        section; or
                            ``(iii) subject to monitoring by the United 
                        States Trade Representative under section 306 
                        of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2416).''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 46106(b)(7) of title 46, United 
States Code, is amended by striking ``controlled carriers'' and all 
that follows through the period at the end and inserting ``controlled 
carriers.''.

SEC. 4. SERVICE CONTRACTS.

    Section 40502(c)(9) of title 46, United States Code, is amended by 
inserting ``and minimum contract requirements'' after ``essential 
terms''.

SEC. 5. COMPLAINTS AGAINST SHIPPING EXCHANGES.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 405 of title 46, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 40505. Complaints against shipping exchanges
    ``(a) In General.--A person may submit to the Federal Maritime 
Commission, and the Commission shall accept, information concerning--
            ``(1) alleged violations by shipping exchanges (as such 
        term is defined in section 40504);
            ``(2) alleged violations of regulations issued by the 
        Commission; or
            ``(3) alleged incidents of market manipulation or other 
        anticompetitive practices by such shipping exchanges.
    ``(b) Investigation.--Upon receipt of a submission of information 
under subsection (a), the Commission shall promptly investigate the 
accuracy of such information.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The analysis for chapter 405 of title 46, 
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:

``40505. Complaints against shipping exchanges.''.

SEC. 6. DATA COLLECTION.

    Section 41110 of title 46, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by striking ``The Federal Maritime Commission'' and 
        inserting ``(a) Quarterly Report.--The Federal Maritime 
        Commission''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(b) Prohibition on Duplication.--Data required to be reported 
under subsection (a) may not duplicate information--
            ``(1) submitted to the Corps of Engineers pursuant to 
        section 11 of the Act entitled `An Act authorizing the 
        construction, repair, and preservation of certain public works 
        on rivers and harbors, and for other purposes', approved 
        September 22, 1922 (33 U.S.C. 555), by an ocean common carrier 
        acting as a vessel operator; or
            ``(2) submitted pursuant to section 481 of the Tariff Act 
        of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1481) to U.S. Customs and Border Protection 
        by merchandise importers.''.

SEC. 7. NATIONAL ADVISORY COMMITTEES.

    (a) National Shipper Advisory Committee.--Section 42502 of title 
46, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a) by striking ``Committee.'' and 
        inserting ``(in this section referred to as the `Shipper 
        Committee').'';
            (2) in subsections (b) and (c) by striking ``Committee'' 
        each place it appears and inserting ``Shipper Committee''; and
            (3) in subsection (c)(3)--
                    (A) in subparagraph (A) by inserting ``, including 
                ocean transportation intermediaries (as such term is 
                defined in section 40102)'' after ``ocean common 
                carriers''; and
                    (B) in subparagraph (B) by striking ``ocean common 
                carriers'' and inserting ``ocean common carriers 
                described in subparagraph (A)''.
    (b) National Seaport Advisory Committee.--Chapter 425 of title 46, 
United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by redesignating section 42503 as section 42504; and
            (2) by inserting after section 42502 the following:
``Sec. 42503. National Seaport Advisory Committee
    ``(a) Establishment.--There is established a National Seaport 
Advisory Committee (in this section referred to as the `Seaport 
Committee').
    ``(b) Function.--The Seaport Committee shall advise the Federal 
Maritime Commission on policies relating to the competitiveness, 
reliability, and efficiency of the international ocean freight delivery 
system.
    ``(c) Membership.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Seaport Committee shall consist of 
        24 members appointed by the Commission in accordance with this 
        section.
            ``(2) Expertise.--Each member of the Seaport Committee 
        shall have particular expertise, knowledge, and experience in 
        matters relating to the function of the Seaport Committee.
            ``(3) Representation.--Members of the Seaport Committee 
        shall be appointed as follows:
                    ``(A) Eight members shall represent marine terminal 
                operators, as defined in section 40102.
                    ``(B) Sixteen members shall represent port 
                authorities.''.
    (c) Conforming Amendments.--
            (1) Definitions.--Section 42501 of title 46, United States 
        Code, is amended by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the 
        following:
            ``(2) Covered committee.--The term `covered Committee' 
        means--
                    ``(A) the National Shipper Advisory Committee 
                established under section 42502; and
                    ``(B) the National Seaport Advisory Committee 
                established under section 42503.''.
            (2) Administration.--Section 42504 of title 46, United 
        States Code, as redesignated by subsection (b)(1), is amended--
                    (A) by striking ``The Committee'' each place it 
                appears and inserting ``Each covered Committee'';
                    (B) in subsection (a) by striking ``the Committee'' 
                each place it appears and inserting ``each such 
                Committee'';
                    (C) in subsections (b), (c), (d), (e), (f), and (j) 
                by striking ``the Committee'' each place it appears and 
                inserting ``a covered Committee'';
                    (D) in subsection (h)--
                            (i) in paragraph (1)--
                                    (I) by striking ``Chair of the 
                                Committee'' and inserting ``Chair of 
                                each covered Committee''; and
                                    (II) by striking ``function of the 
                                Committee'' and inserting ``function of 
                                the applicable Committee''; and
                            (ii) in paragraph (2) by striking ``the 
                        Committee'' and inserting ``each covered 
                        Committee''; and
                    (E) in subsection (i)--
                            (i) in paragraph (1) by striking ``the 
                        Committee if the function of the Committee'' 
                        and inserting ``any relevant covered Committee 
                        if the function of such Committee'';
                            (ii) in paragraph (2) by striking ``the 
                        Committee'' and inserting ``each such 
                        Committee'';
                            (iii) in paragraph (3)--
                                    (I) by striking ``from the 
                                Committee'' and inserting ``from a 
                                covered Committee''; and
                                    (II) in subparagraph (B) by 
                                striking ``to the Committee'' and 
                                inserting ``to the submitting 
                                Committee''; and
                            (iv) in paragraph (4) by striking ``from 
                        the Committee'' and inserting ``from a covered 
                        Committee''.

SEC. 8. ANNUAL REPORT AND PUBLIC DISCLOSURES.

    (a) Report on Foreign Laws and Practices.--Section 46106(b) of 
title 46, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (6)--
                    (A) by striking ``and'' at the end; and
                    (B) by striking ``under this part'' and inserting 
                ``under chapter 403'';
            (2) in paragraph (7)--
                    (A) by inserting ``anticompetitive, nonreciprocal 
                trade, or'' before ``otherwise concerning practices'';
                    (B) by inserting ``or marine terminal operators'' 
                after ``ocean common carriers''; and
                    (C) by striking the period at the end and inserting 
                a semicolon; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(8) an analysis of any trade imbalance resulting from the 
        business practices of ocean common carriers, including an 
        analysis of the data collected under section 41110; and
            ``(9) the findings and results of the Vessel-Operating 
        Common Carrier Audit Program established by the Commission on 
        July 18, 2021, pursuant to the Commission rule interpreting 
        section 41102(c).''.
    (b) Public Disclosure.--Section 46106(d)(2) of title 46, United 
States Code, is amended by inserting ``or marine terminal operator'' 
after ``common carrier''.

SEC. 9. POLICY WITH RESPECT TO LOGINK.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 503 of title 46, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 50309. Prohibited use
    ``(a) In General.--A covered port authority shall not utilize--
            ``(1) the national transportation logistics public 
        information platform (commonly referred to as `LOGINK') 
        provided by the People's Republic of China; or
            ``(2) a similar system provided by Chinese state-affiliated 
        entities.
    ``(b) Guidance.--The Secretary of Transportation shall publish on 
the website of the Department of Transportation, and update regularly, 
a list of prohibited logistics information technologies provided by the 
People's Republic of China or Chinese state-affiliated entities.
    ``(c) Consultation.--The Secretary shall consult with the United 
States-China Economic and Security Review Commission established under 
section 1238 of the Floyd D. Spence National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2001 (Public Law 106-398) in carrying out this section.
    ``(d) Review.--In preparing the guidance under subsection (b), the 
Secretary shall review the list of Chinese state-affiliated entities 
included in--
            ``(1) the list of Communist Chinese military companies 
        published in the Federal Register pursuant to section 1237(b) 
        of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999 
        (50 U.S.C. 1201 note); and
            ``(2) the most recent `Non-SDN Chinese Military-Industrial 
        Complex Companies List' published by the Secretary of the 
        Treasury pursuant to Executive Order 14032 of June 3, 2021 (86 
        Fed. Reg. 30145; relating to Addressing the Threat From 
        Securities Investments That Finance Certain Companies of the 
        People's Republic of China).
    ``(e) Covered Port Authority Defined.--In this section, the term 
`covered port authority' means a port authority that receives funding 
after the date of enactment of this section under--
            ``(1) the port infrastructure development program under 
        subsections (a) and (b) of section 54301; or
            ``(2) the maritime transportation system emergency relief 
        program under section 50308.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The analysis for chapter 503 of title 46, 
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:

``50309. Prohibited use.''.

SEC. 10. MARINE TERMINAL AND DWELL TIME STATISTICS.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 63 of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 6315. Marine terminal and dwell time statistics
    ``(a) Definitions.--In this section:
            ``(1) Director.--The term `Director' means the Director of 
        the Bureau of Transportation Statistics.
            ``(2) Marine container.--The term `marine container' means 
        an intermodal container with a length of--
                    ``(A) not less than 20 feet; and
                    ``(B) not greater than 53 feet.
            ``(3) Marine terminal operator; ocean common carrier.--The 
        terms `marine terminal operator' and `ocean common carrier' 
        have the meaning given such terms in section 40102 of title 46.
            ``(4) Out of service percentage.--The term `out of service 
        percentage' means the proportion of the chassis fleet for any 
        defined geographical area that is out of service at any one 
        time.
            ``(5) Street dwell time.--The term `street dwell time', 
        with respect to a piece of equipment, means the quantity of 
        time during which the piece of equipment is in use outside of 
        the terminal.
    ``(b) Authority To Collect Data.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Director shall collect such data as 
        the Director determines to be necessary for the implementation 
        of this section, subject to subchapter III of chapter 35 of 
        title 44 from--
                    ``(A) each port, marine terminal operator, and 
                ocean common carrier; and
                    ``(B) each chassis owner or provider with a fleet 
                of over 50 chassis that supply chassis for a fee.
            ``(2) Approval by omb.--Not later than 60 days after the 
        date of enactment of this section, the Director of the Office 
        of Management and Budget shall approve an information 
        collection for purposes of this section.
    ``(c) Publication.--Not later than 240 days after the date of 
enactment of this section, and not less frequently than monthly 
thereafter, the Director shall publish statistics relating to--
            ``(1) the dwell time of equipment used in intermodal 
        transportation at the top 25 ports, including inland ports, by 
        20-foot equivalent unit, including--
                    ``(A) total street dwell time, from all causes, of 
                marine containers and marine container chassis; and
                    ``(B) the average out of service percentage, which 
                shall not be identifiable with any particular port, 
                marine terminal operator, or chassis provider; and
            ``(2) for each port--
                    ``(A) the yard capacity for marine containers;
                    ``(B) the yard utilization by marine containers;
                    ``(C) the berthing schedule and windows;
                    ``(D) the total number of marine containers leaving 
                (commonly referred to as `gate-out');
                    ``(E) the total number of marine containers 
                entering (commonly referred to as `gate-in');
                    ``(F) the total number of marine containers 
                unloaded daily from vessels;
                    ``(G) the total number of marine containers loaded 
                daily from vessels; and
                    ``(H) the average turn time for a commercial motor 
                vehicle (as defined in section 13102) operated by a 
                motor carrier (as defined in such section).
    ``(d) Factors.--To the maximum extent practicable, the Director 
shall publish the statistics described in subsection (c) on a local, 
regional, and national basis.''.
    (b) Rulemaking To Define Turn Time.--
            (1) Deadline.--Not later than 90 days after the date of 
        enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall 
        promulgate an advance notice of proposed rulemaking to define 
        turn time and specify the methods for collecting and reporting 
        information relating to average dwell time to the Bureau of 
        Transportation Statistics under section 6315 of title 49, 
        United States Code.
            (2) Content.--The rulemaking under paragraph (1)--
                    (A) shall address the amount of time a commercial 
                motor vehicle operated by a motor carrier spends 
                waiting in line outside the gate of a port; and
                    (B) may address the ability of a port to collect 
                dwell times from operators of commercial motor vehicles 
                operated by motor carriers, including from motor 
                carrier telematic capabilities.
    (c) Clerical Amendment.--The analysis for chapter 63 of title 49, 
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:

``6315. Marine terminal and dwell time statistics.''.
    (d) Repeal.--Section 16 of the Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 2022 
(Public Law 117-146) is repealed.

SEC. 11. CONTAINERIZED FREIGHT INDEXES.

    Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the 
Federal Maritime Commission shall promulgate an advance notice of 
proposed rulemaking on price indexes for containerized ocean freight 
for shippers (as such term is defined in section 40102 of title 46, 
United States Code) in the United States published by a shipping 
exchange registered under section 40504 of title 46, United States 
Code.

SEC. 12. DATA STANDARD FOR MARITIME FREIGHT LOGISTICS.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Federal Maritime Commission shall promulgate 
an advance notice of proposed rulemaking on a data standard for 
maritime freight logistics and ocean transportation in the foreign 
commerce of the United States.
    (b) Consultation.--During the public comment period for the 
rulemaking under subsection (a), the Commission shall consult with--
            (1) the National Shippers Advisory Board established under 
        section 42502 of title 46, United States Code; and
            (2) the Secretaries of Transportation, Commerce, and 
        Agriculture.
    (c) Contents.--The rulemaking under subsection (a) shall--
            (1) develop a data standard for the voluntary sharing of 
        appropriate supply chain data with--
                    (A) a common lexicon of standard terms and methods 
                of measurements;
                    (B) a method to exchange data in real time amongst 
                relevant stakeholders;
                    (C) appropriate data protections to ensure 
                confidentiality of proprietary business information; 
                and
                    (D) appropriate cybersecurity measures to protect 
                data from unauthorized use;
            (2) incorporate data from stakeholders to facilitate--
                    (A) the arrival, unloading, loading, and departure 
                of vessels;
                    (B) cargo availability and pick up reservation;
                    (C) chassis availability; and
                    (D) other data elements the Commission consider 
                prudent; and
            (3) consider relevant data standards used or under 
        development within the private sector and whether to adopt or 
        otherwise incorporate such standards into the rule finalized 
        under this subsection, with priority given to standards that--
                    (A) are developed in open, transparent, impartial, 
                balanced, consensus-based processes;
                    (B) are performance-based, technology neutral, and 
                vendor neutral;
                    (C) are interoperable, allowing for the exchange 
                and use of data between devices and systems;
                    (D) are market relevant and globally applicable;
                    (E) are nonduplicative of, and coherent with, other 
                relevant standards, guides, best practices, and 
                frameworks; and
                    (F) allow information owners to control what 
                information is shared, when information is shared, with 
                whom, and for what purpose; and
            (4) be consistent with section 12(d) of the National 
        Technology Transfer and Advancement Act of 1995 (Public Law 
        104-113; 15 U.S.C. 272 note) including any standard for the 
        voluntary sharing of appropriate supply chain data developed 
        thereunder.
    (d) Third-Party Agreement.--The Commission may enter into an 
agreement with 1 or more appropriate independent entities based in the 
United States that operate as voluntary consensus standards setting 
organizations as defined for purposes of section 12(d) of the National 
Technology Transfer and Advancement Act of 1995 (Public Law 104-113) 
and Office of Management and Budget Revised Circular A-119, published 
in the Federal Register on January 27, 2016 (81 Fed. Reg. 4673), to 
develop the data standard for maritime freight logistics and ocean 
transportation in the foreign commerce of the United States for the 
rulemaking under subsection (a) and for procurement or other relevant 
programmatic activities, consistent with the requirements of this 
section.
    (e) Grant Criterion.--If the rulemaking under subsection (a) is 
finalized, the Secretary of Transportation may require a covered port 
authority to adopt any data standard issued pursuant to this section 
for relevant operational use cases, as determined by the Secretary.
    (f) Definition of Covered Port Authority.--In this section, the 
term ``covered port authority'' means a port authority that receives 
funding after the date on which a rule is finalized under this section 
under--
            (1) the port infrastructure development program under 
        section 54301(a) of title 46, United States Code; or
            (2) the maritime transportation system emergency relief 
        program under section 50308 of title 46, United States Code.
    (g) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be 
construed to require the Commission to develop a data standard that 
violates the confidentiality and disclosure policies established under 
subchapter III of chapter 35 of title 44, United States Code.

SEC. 13. INDEPENDENT STUDY AND REPORT ON SHANGHAI SHIPPING EXCHANGE.

    (a) Study.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall enter into an 
agreement with an appropriate independent entity described in 
subsection (d) to conduct a study and assessment of the business 
practices of the Shanghai Shipping Exchange, including--
            (1) any anticompetitive advantages benefitting the Shanghai 
        Shipping Exchange; and
            (2) the ability of the Ministry of Transport of the 
        People's Republic of China and the Shanghai Shipping Exchange 
        to manipulate container freight markets.
    (b) Elements.--The study and assessment required under to 
subsection (a) shall address the following:
            (1) The influence of the government of the People's 
        Republic of China on the Shanghai Shipping Exchange.
            (2) The impact of such business practices or influence on 
        American consumers and businesses.
            (3) The ability of a shipping exchange registered under 
        section 40504 of title 46, United States Code, and based in the 
        United States to identify market manipulation as described in 
        subsection (a)(2) or any otherwise concerning practices by the 
        Shanghai Shipping Exchange and report such incidents to the 
        Federal Maritime Commission and other Federal regulators.
            (4) Any other matters the Secretary or the appropriate 
        independent entity that enters into an agreement under this 
        section determines to be appropriate for the purposes of the 
        study.
    (c) Report.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the date on 
        which the Secretary of Transportation enters into an agreement 
        under this section, the appropriate independent entity shall 
        submit to the Secretary, the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
        and Transportation of the Senate, and the Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of 
        Representatives a report setting forth the results of the study 
        conducted under subsection (a).
            (2) Public availability.--The Secretary shall publish the 
        report required under paragraph (1) on a publicly accessible 
        website of the Department of Transportation.
    (d) Appropriate Independent Entity Described.--An appropriate 
independent entity described in this subsection is--
            (1) a federally funded research and development center 
        sponsored by a Federal agency;
            (2) the Transportation Research Board of the National 
        Academies;
            (3) the Government Accountability Office; or
            (4) an organization described in section 501(c) of the 
        Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and exempt from taxation under 
        section 501(a) of such Code.
    (e) Obtaining Official Data.--The appropriate independent entity 
that enters into an agreement under this section may secure directly 
from any department or agency of the Federal Government information 
necessary to enable such entity to carry out this section. Upon request 
of such entity, the head of such department or agency shall furnish 
such information to the appropriate independent entity, unless doing so 
would not be in the public interest.

SEC. 14. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.

    (a) Administration.--Section 15109 of title 46, United States Code, 
is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)(2) by striking ``15102,'' and 
        inserting ``15102''; and
            (2) in subsection (k)(1) by inserting ``or to which this 
        chapter applies'' after ``under this chapter''.
    (b) Investigations.--Section 41302(a) of title 46, United States 
Code, is amended by striking ``conduct agreement'' and inserting 
``conduct, agreement''.
    (c) Award of Reparations.--Section 41305(c) is amended by striking 
``section subsection'' and inserting ``subsection''.
    (d) National Shipper Advisory Committee.--Section 42502(c)(3) of 
title 46, United States Code is amended by striking ``(3) 
representation'' and all that follows through ``Twelve members'' and 
inserting the following:
            ``(3) Representation.--Members of the Committee shall be 
        appointed as follows:
                    ``(A) Twelve members''.
    (e) Monetary Penalties or Refunds.--The analysis for chapter 411 of 
title 46, United States Code, is amended by striking the item relating 
to section 41107 and inserting the following:

``41107. Monetary penalties or refunds.''.
    (f) National Advisory Committees.--The analysis for subtitle IV of 
title 46, United States Code, is amended by striking the item relating 
to chapter 425 and inserting the following:

``425. National Advisory Committees.........................   42501''.
    (g) Analysis.--The analysis for chapter 425 of title 46, United 
States Code, is amended to read as follows:

              ``Chapter 425--National Advisory Committees

``Sec.
``42501. Definitions.
``42502. National Shipper Advisory Committee.
``42503. National Seaport Advisory Committee.''.
    (h) Annual Report and Public Disclosure.--
            (1) Conforming amendment.--The heading for section 46106 of 
        title 46, United States Code, is amended by inserting ``and 
        public disclosure'' after ``report''.
            (2) Clerical amendment.--The analysis for chapter 461 of 
        title 46, United States Code, is amended by striking the item 
        related to section 46106 and inserting the following:

``46106. Annual report and public disclosure.''.
    (i) Analysis Amendment.--The item relating to section 41307 in the 
analysis for chapter 413 of title 46, United States Code, is amended by 
striking ``sought''.
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