SHIPS AND VESSELS

Articles and editorials

Carrying a Torch, H2848 [18MY]

Liberate Lady Liberty, H2848 [18MY]

Liberty Is Open Again to the Masses, but Just to the Hem of Her Robes, H2848 [18MY]

War of the Worlds, E269 [2MR]

Bills and resolutions

Baltimore, MD: anniversary of Port of Baltimore (see H. Res. 870), H4009 [14JN]

Champlain Quadricentennial Commemoration Commission: establish (see S. 3618), S6786 [29JN]

Coast Guard: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 5681), H4554 [26JN]

———authorizing appropriations and amending various laws administered by the Coast Guard (H.R. 889), corrections in enrollment (see S. Con. Res. 103), S6419 [22JN]

———require a security plan for a maritime facility be resubmitted for approval upon transfer of ownership or operation of such facility (see H.R. 4880), H571 [6MR]

———vest primary responsibility in the Federal Government for the naval defense of nuclear power facilities located on navigable waters (see H.R. 5614), H4008 [14JN]

Committee on Foreign Investment in the U.S.: add Director of National Intelligence, strengthen consideration of national security concerns over foreign acquisitions, and require increased transparency (see S. 2335), S1539 [28FE]

Coral Reef Conservation Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4788), H388 [16FE] (see H.R. 5622), H4133 [15JN]

Courts: establish a statute of repose for civil actions filed against recreational vessel manufacturers (see H.R. 5256), H1979 [2MY]

Crime: require the owner of a cruise ship that calls at a U.S. port to report crimes that occur on the cruise ship in which a U.S. citizen was a victim (see H.R. 5707), H4795 [28JN]

Death on the High Seas Act: limit application to maritime accidents (see H.R. 4921), H866 [9MR]

Defense Production Act: require notification to Congress after receipt of written notification of proposed or pending mergers, acquisitions, or takeovers subject to investigation (see H.R. 4917), H866 [9MR]

———strengthen requirements relative to assessing national security impact of foreign ownership of critical U.S. infrastructure (see H.R. 4820), H450 [28FE]

Dept. of Transportation: prioritize maritime transportation security grants based on the risks and vulnerabilities of ports and the proximity of ports to critical infrastructure (see H.R. 4986), H1128 [16MR]

Forest Service: restore authority to utilize special use permit fees for marinas in units of the National Forest System derived from the public domain (see S. 3188), S5229 [25MY]

GAO: conduct a study on the extent to which security operations at U.S. seaports are managed by nationals of foreign countries and other related matters (see H.R. 4978), H1128 [16MR]

Government regulations: establish vessel ballast water management requirements (see H.R. 5030), H1196 [28MR]

———require exchange of ballast water or alternative ballast water management methods prior to entry into any port within the Great Lakes (see H.R. 4771), H387 [16FE]

Hudson-Fulton 400th Commemoration Commission: establish (see S. 3618), S6786 [29JN]

Hudson-Fulton-Champlain 400th Commemoration Commission: establish (see H.R. 5501), H3307 (see H.R. 5501), H3359 [25MY]

National security: disapprove Committee on Foreign Investment in the U.S. review of proposal to transfer management of certain U.S. ports to a United Arab Emirates state-owned company (see S.J. Res. 32), S1505 [27FE] (see H.J. Res. 79), H450 [28FE]

———establish requirements for ownership, management, and operation of critical infrastructure (see H.R. 4881), H644 [7MR]

———limit foreign control of investments in certain U.S. critical infrastructure (see S. 2374), S1790 [6MR] (see S. 2410), S2122 [14MR] (see H.R. 4959), H972 [14MR]

———moratorium on certain contracts to conduct port operations (see H.R. 4977), H1128 [16MR]

———prohibit foreign government-owned companies from leasing or controlling property at U.S. ports and require increased transparency relative to existing or proposed port contracts (see S. 2334), S1539 [28FE] (see H.R. 4842), H508 [1MR]

———prohibit merger, acquisition, or takeover of Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Co., by Dubai Ports World (company) (see S. 2341), S1540 [28FE]

———request the President, and direct the Dept. of Homeland Security, to provide certain documents in their possession relative to the Dubai Ports World (company) acquisition of certain U.S. commercial port leases (see H. Res. 718), H867 [9MR]

———require an investigation of proposal to transfer management of certain U.S. ports to a United Arab Emirates state-owned company (see S. 2333), S1504 [27FE] (see H.R. 4807), H449 [28FE]

Navy: repeal requirement of naval forces to include a certain number of operational aircraft carriers (see S. 2310), S1414 [16FE]

Petroleum: establish requirements relative to transfer of oil to or from an onshore or offshore facility, or a vessel with a capacity of over 250 barrels in U.S. waters (see H.R. 4724), H224 [8FE]

Shipping industry: improve codification of U.S. Code title relative to shipping (see H.R. 5413), H2705 (see H.R. 5413), H2757 [17MY]

———prohibit the entry of ocean shipping containers into the U.S. unless such containers have been scanned and sealed before loading on the vessel for shipment (see H.R. 4899), H790 [8MR]

Tariff: high accuracy, metal, marine sextants, used for navigating by celestial bodies (see S. 3081), S5227 [25MY]

———provide that certain vessel repairs done by U.S. crews are not subject to duty (see S. 3183), S5229 [25MY]

Taxation: provide a deduction for the provision of boating safety equipment (see H.R. 5274), H1980 [2MY]

———treatment of income received in connection with litigation concerning the Exxon Valdez (vessel) oil spill (see S. 3422), S5490 [6JN]

Transportation: improve maritime, rail, and public transportation security (see S. 2791), S4469 [11MY]

Conference reports

Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Act (H.R. 889), H1640-H1664 [6AP]

Letters

Belated Thank You to the Merchant Mariners of World War II Act: Ian Allison and Henry Van Gemert, Just Compensation Committee, E114 [8FE]

Ensure of greater security for U.S. seaports: Kurt Nagle, American Association of Port Authorities, S7308 [11JY]

Foreign Investment Security Improvement Act: several Senators, S2117 [14MR]

Long Range Aids to Navigation (LORAN) stations operation funding: Jeffrey N. Shane, Dept. of Transportation, S7376 [12JY]

Port Security—Federal Agendas vs. Terminal Operators Responsibilities: James P. Fox, Port Authority of New York & New Jersey, S1933 [9MR]

Prevent shipbuilders under Federal contract from receiving both disaster recovery funding and insurance benefits for hurricane damages: Donald P. Springer, Defense Contract Management Agency, S3865 [2MY]

Require an investigation of proposal to transfer management of certain U.S. ports to a United Arab Emirates state-owned company: Representative Kaptur, H470 [1MR]

U.S. military relationship with the United Arab Emirates: John P. Abizaid, U.S. Central Command, S1942 [9MR]

———Peter Pace, Joint Chiefs of Staff, S1941 [9MR]

Lists

Ports affected by proposal to transfer management of certain U.S. ports to a United Arab Emirates state-owned company, H734 [8MR]

Remarks in House

Agreement on Security and Prosperity: negotiation, H4383 [21JN]

Alaska: adjust processing quotas for certain crab fisheries of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands, H4665 [27JN]

Alexandria, VA: Mount Vernon Yacht Club anniversary, E762 [10MY]

Baltimore, MD: anniversary of Port of Baltimore (H. Res. 870), E1149 [14JN]

Border Patrol: power boating equipment funding, H3289 [25MY]

Charles W. Morgan (vessel): tribute, E1295 [27JN]

Coast Guard: authorizing appropriations and amending various laws administered by the Coast Guard (H.R. 889), conference report, H4526-H4528 [26JN], H4665 [27JN], E1294 [27JN]

———authorizing appropriations and amending various laws administered by the Coast Guard (H.R. 889), corrections in enrollment (S. Con. Res. 103), H4525 [26JN], E1317 [28JN]

———Integrated Deepwater System Program funding, H2135, H2136 [4MY]

Committee on Foreign Investment in the U.S.: strengthen the foreign investment review process, H1007 [15MR]

Coral Reef Conservation Act: reauthorize (H.R. 5622), E1167 [16JN]

Corps of Engineers: prohibit funding for implementation of certain OMB guidelines determining eligibility of harbors for dredging, H3188, H3189 [24MY]

Defense Production Act: strengthen requirements relative to assessing national security impact of foreign ownership of critical U.S. infrastructure (H.R. 4820), E225 [28FE]

Delaware River Power Squadron: anniversary, E163 [15FE]

Dept. of Defense: include comprehensive analysis of future air lift and sea lift mobility requirements in update of mobility capability study, H2528, H2529 [11MY]

———Keesler AFB, MS, and Navy Construction Battalion, Gulfport, MS, commissaries rebuilding funding, H1045 [15MR]

———refueling vessel funding to assist Coast Guard drug interdiction vessels, H1014 [15MR]

Dept. of Homeland Security: cargo container security initiatives funding, H1076-H1079 [16MR], H1638 [6AP], H2062, H2063 [3MY]

———Domestic Nuclear Detection Office Advanced Spectroscopic Portal monitors funding, H3332 [25MY]

———improve Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (C-TPAT) program, H1422 [4AP], H3289 [25MY]

———increase number of Customs and Border Patrol officers at U.S. ports, H2107 [4MY]

Dept. of Transportation: prioritize maritime transportation security grants based on the risks and vulnerabilities of ports and the proximity of ports to critical infrastructure, H2117 [4MY]

Dorchester (U.S.S): tribute to chaplains who were killed in action during World War II, E19 [31JA], E116 [8FE], E1000 [26MY]

FERC: prohibit funding for review of the application for the Broadwater liquified natural gas facility in Long Island Sound, H3189, H3190 [24MY]

Government regulations: require exchange of ballast water or alternative ballast water management methods prior to entry into any port within the Great Lakes (H.R. 4771), E186 [17FE]

Guam: shipyard funding, H2548 [11MY]

Houston (U.S.S.): tribute, E194 [17FE]

Income: overtime pay for employees on passenger vessels, E1322 [29JN]

International Shipholding Corp.: relocation to Mobile, AL, E1344 [29JN]

Lagarto (U.S.S.): tribute to crew, E891 [19MY]

Merchant marine industry: provide a monthly monetary benefit to certain individuals who served in the U.S. merchant marine during World War II (H.R. 23), E113 [8FE]

National Park Service: require competitive bidding for contract to provide ferry service to the Statue of Liberty, H2847, H2848 [18MY]

National security: disapprove Committee on Foreign Investment in the U.S. review of proposal to transfer management of certain U.S. ports to a United Arab Emirates state-owned company (H.J. Res. 79), E214 [28FE]

———ensure greater security for U.S. seaports, H418 [28FE], H475 [1MR], H513, H514, H553, H557 [2MR], H615, H624-H627 [7MR], H647, H648, H650, H730 [8MR], H859 [9MR], H1004 [15MR], H1187-H1190 [28MR], H1202 [29MR], H1377 [30MR], H1422, H1443 [4AP], H1552 [5AP], H4549 [26JN], E245 [1MR], E387 [16MR]

———establish requirements for ownership, management, and operation of critical infrastructure, H798, H799, H802 [9MR]

———homeland security funding, H1596, H1600 [6AP]

———limit foreign control of investments in certain U.S. critical infrastructure, H758 [8MR], H1122 [16MR]

———military readiness of U.S. forces, H1635 [6AP], H1905, H1909-H1911 [27AP], H4911 [29JN]

———prohibit foreign government-owned companies from leasing or controlling property at U.S. ports and require increased transparency relative to existing or proposed port contracts, H626 [7MR]

———prohibit foreign government-owned companies from leasing or controlling property at U.S. ports and require increased transparency relative to existing or proposed port contracts (H.R. 4842), H495 [1MR], H604 [7MR]

———proposal to transfer management of certain U.S. ports to a United Arab Emirates state-owned company, H358 [16FE], H416, H417, H418, H421 [28FE], H456, H491-H493 [1MR], H617 [7MR], H647, H648, H650, H730-H735 [8MR], H793, H794, H798, H799, H802 [9MR], H1003-H1005 [15MR], H1122 [16MR], H1186, H1187, H1189, H1190 [28MR], E269 [2MR], E340 [9MR], E387 [16MR]

———require an investigation of proposal to transfer management of certain U.S. ports to a United Arab Emirates state-owned company, H391, H392, H393, H396 [28FE], H467, H469, H474, H475, H493-H496 [1MR], H513, H540, H543, H561 [2MR], H624-H626 [7MR], H758, H773 [8MR], H848 [9MR], E245 [1MR], E259 [2MR]

———require an investigation of proposal to transfer management of certain U.S. ports to a United Arab Emirates state-owned company (H.R. 4807), H474 [1MR], H525-H528 [2MR], E233-E235 [28FE]

Navy: submarine program funding, H2545 [11MY], H4286 [20JN]

Oakland, CA: Port of Oakland dredging project funding, H3165 [24MY]

OMB: revise funding formula used to determine feasibility of dredging recreational traffic waterways, H3199 [24MY]

Shipping industry: prohibit the entry of ocean shipping containers into the U.S. unless such containers have been scanned and sealed before loading on the vessel for shipment, H1100, H1101 [16MR], H2107, H2111-H2121, H2151, H2152 [4MY], H3332 [25MY]

Remarks in Senate

Acacia (vessel): tribute to Coast Guard cutter and crew, S5340 [26MY]

Champlain Quadricentennial Commemoration Commission: establish (S. 3618), S6803 [29JN]

Coast Guard: authorizing appropriations and amending various laws administered by the Coast Guard (H.R. 889), S4185-S4187 [9MY]

———authorizing appropriations and amending various laws administered by the Coast Guard (H.R. 889), conference report, S6041, S6042 [19JN], S6516 [27JN]

———authorizing appropriations and amending various laws administered by the Coast Guard (H.R. 889), corrections in enrollment (S. Con. Res. 103), S6439 [22JN]

———decommissioning of the Acacia (vessel), S5595 [7JN]

———prohibit funding for Long Range Aids to Navigation (LORAN) stations operation, S7370-S7377 [12JY]

———prohibit funding for Long Range Aids to Navigation (LORAN) stations operation except in Alaska, far Northwest and far Northeast Continental U.S., S7382 [12JY]

Corps of Engineers: develop plan for deauthorization of deep draft navigation on the Mississippi River Gulf Outlet and address wetland losses and other issues relative to the Outlet, S3944 [3MY]

Dept. of Commerce: provide grant to Port of New Orleans, LA, to mitigate increased costs from loss of deep draft navigation access to certain facilities at the Port in aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, S3944 [3MY]

Dept. of Defense: DD(X) Destroyer Program development funding, S5850 [14JN]

———naming of CVN-78 Naval aircraft carrier as the U.S.S. Gerald Ford, S5840-S5845 [14JN]

———prevent shipbuilders under Federal contract from receiving both disaster recovery funding and insurance benefits for hurricane damages, S3864-S3869 [2MY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: ensure greater security for U.S. seaports, S7307-S7309 [11JY]

———maritime container security funding, S3686 [27AP]

———seaports security funding, S2103-S2107, S2113 [14MR], S2176, S2177 [15MR]

Forest Service: restore authority to utilize special use permit fees for marinas in units of the National Forest System derived from the public domain (S. 3188), S5255 [25MY]

Hudson-Fulton 400th Commemoration Commission: establish (S. 3618), S6803 [29JN]

Hurricanes: provide assistance to fishery vessels damaged in Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, S3568 [26AP]

Mackinaw (vessel): tribute to Coast Guard cutter and crew, S5340 [26MY], S5712 [12JN]

National security: disapprove Committee on Foreign Investment in the U.S. review of proposal to transfer management of certain U.S. ports to a United Arab Emirates state-owned company (S.J. Res. 32), S1508 [27FE]

———ensure greater security for U.S. seaports, S1512 [28FE]

———homeland security programs funding, S2228, S2229, S2247, S2248, S2256, S2290 [16MR]

———limit foreign control of investments in certain U.S. critical infrastructure (S. 2374), S1797 [6MR]

———maritime security funding, including the Container Security Initiative, and full background checks for port personnel, S2107 [14MR], S2175 [15MR], S3677-S3679 [27AP]

———prohibit any company owned or controlled by a foreign government that recognized the Taliban from owning, leasing, operating, or managing property or facilities at a U.S. port, S1926-S1946 [9MR]

———prohibit foreign government-owned companies from leasing or controlling property at U.S. ports and require increased transparency relative to existing or proposed port contracts (S. 2334), S1541-S1543 [28FE]

———prohibit merger, acquisition, or takeover of Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Co., by Dubai Ports World (company) (S. 2341), S1548-S1550 [28FE], S1672-S1674 [3MR]

———proposal to transfer management of certain U.S. ports to a United Arab Emirates state-owned company, S1608 [2MR], S1818-S1821 [7MR], S6750 [29JN]

———require an investigation of proposal to transfer management of certain U.S. ports to a United Arab Emirates state-owned company, S1489, S1492, S1494 [27FE], S2439 [28MR]

———require an investigation of proposal to transfer management of certain U.S. ports to a United Arab Emirates state-owned company (S. 2333), S1492, S1493, S1506 [27FE], S2117 [14MR]

Navy: repeal requirement of naval forces to include a certain number of operational aircraft carriers, S3544-S3547 [26AP], S3682 [27AP], S6395 [22JN]

———repeal requirement of naval forces to include a certain number of operational aircraft carriers (S. 2310), S1431 [16FE]

Taxation: treatment of income received in connection with litigation concerning the Exxon Valdez (vessel) oil spill (S. 3422), S5493 [6JN]

Transportation: improve maritime, rail, and public transportation security (S. 2791), S4473-S4476, S4503 [11MY], S4526 [12MY]

———improve transportation security (S. 1052), S2176 [15MR]

U.S.-Oman Free Trade Agreement: prohibit foreign government-owned companies from leasing or controlling property at U.S. ports and require increased transparency relative to existing or proposed port contracts, S6750 [29JN]

Reports filed

Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Act: Committee of Conference (H.R. 889) (H. Rept. 109-413), H1676 [6AP]

Michigan Lighthouse and Maritime Heritage Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1346) (S. Rept. 109-234), S3419 [24AP]

Presidential and Dept. of Homeland Security Provision of Documents on Dubai Ports World (Company) Acquisition of Certain U.S. Commercial Port Leases: Committee on Financial Services (House) (H. Res. 718) (H. Rept. 109-414), H1740 [25AP]

Restore Forest Service Authority To Utilize Special Use Permit Fees for Marinas in Units of the National Forest System Derived From the Public Domain: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 4084) (H. Rept. 109-490), H3495 [7JN]

Transportation Security Improvement Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 1052) (S. Rept. 109-216), S1504 [27FE]

Statements

Belated Thank You to the Merchant Mariners of World War II Act: Senator Craig, E113 [8FE]

Testimonies

Denial of Overtime Pay: Luis Bolanos, E1322 [29JN]

Texts of

S. 2333, Foreign Investment Security Improvement Act, S1507 [27FE]

S. 2334, Port Security Act, S1542 [28FE]

S. 2374, Foreign Investment Transparency and Security Act, S1797 [6MR]

S. 2410, Foreign Investment Transparency and Security Act, S2125 [14MR]

S. 3188, restore Forest Service authority to utilize special use permit fees for marinas in units of the National Forest System derived from the public domain, S5256 [25MY]

S. 3422, tax treatment of income received in connection with litigation concerning the Exxon Valdez (vessel) oil spill, S5494 [6JN]

S. Con. Res. 103, corrections in enrollment of H.R. 889, Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Act, S6423, S6439 [22JN], H4525 [26JN]