[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 6 (Tuesday, January 13, 2015)]
[Senate]
[Pages S210-S211]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 4. Mr. McCAIN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 2 proposed by Ms. Murkowski (for herself, Mr. Hoeven, Mr. 
Barrasso, Mr. Risch, Mr. Lee, Mr. Flake, Mr. Daines, Mr. Manchin, Mr.

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Cassidy, Mr. Gardner, Mr. Portman, Mr. Alexander, and Mrs. Capito) to 
the bill S. 1, to approve the Keystone XL Pipeline; which was ordered 
to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of the amendment, add the following:

     SEC. 3. REPEAL OF CERTAIN LIMITATIONS ON COASTWISE TRADE.

       (a) In General.--Section 12112(a) of title 46, United 
     States Code, is amended to read as follows:
       ``(a) In General.--A coastwise endorsement may be issued 
     for a vessel that qualifies under the laws of the United 
     States to engage in the coastwise trade.''.
       (b) Regulations.--Not later than 90 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Commandant of the United 
     States Coast Guard shall issue regulations to implement the 
     amendment made by subsection (a) that require all vessels 
     permitted to engage in the coastwise trade to meet all 
     appropriate safety and security requirements.
       (c) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Tank vessel construction standards.--Section 
     3703a(c)(1)(C) of title 46, United States Code, is amended by 
     striking ``and is qualified for documentation as a wrecked 
     vessel under section 12112 of this title''.
       (2) Liquified gas tankers.--Section 12120 of such title is 
     amended by striking ``, if the vessel--'' and all that 
     follows and inserting a period.
       (3) Small passenger vessels.--Section 12121(b) of such 
     title is amended by striking ``12112,''.
       (4) Loss of coastwise trade privileges.--Section 12132 of 
     such title is repealed.
       (5) Clerical amendment.--The table of sections for chapter 
     121 of title 46, United States Code, is amended by striking 
     the item relating to section 12132.

     SEC. 4. EFFECTIVE DATE.

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