[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 198 (Monday, November 15, 2021)]
[Senate]
[Page S8097]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 4573. Mr. YOUNG (for himself and Mr. Braun) submitted an amendment 
intended to be proposed to amendment SA 3867 submitted by Mr. Reed and 
intended to be proposed to the bill H.R. 4350, to authorize 
appropriations for fiscal year 2022 for military activities of the 
Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense 
activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel 
strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was 
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

        At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. __. NONAPPLICABILITY OF CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS TO THE 
                   PASSENGER VESSEL AMERICAN QUEEN.

       (a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law, sections 3507 and 3508 of title 46, United States Code, 
     shall not apply to the passenger vessel AMERICAN QUEEN 
     (United States official number 1030765) when such vessel is 
     operating inside the Boundary Line.
       (b) Effective Date.--Subsection (a) shall take effect on 
     the date of enactment of this Act.
       (c) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Boundary line.--The term ``Boundary Line'' has the 
     meaning given such term in section 103 of title 46, United 
     States Code.
       (2) Passenger vessel.--The term ``passenger vessel'' has 
     the meaning given such term in section 2101 of title 46, 
     United States Code.
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