SHIPS AND VESSELS see also Merchant Marine Industry; Recreational Vehicles

Addresses

Commissioning of the Coast Guard Margaret Norvell (vessel): Senator Landrieu, S4671 [19JN]

Amendments

Southeast Asia: promote peaceful and collaborative resolution of maritime territorial disputes in the South China Sea (S. Res. 167), S6025, S6026 [29JY]

Articles and editorials

Shipyard Lays Keel of the John Warner Submarine, E340 [20MR]

2 Years After Japan Tsunami, Debris Spreads in US, S1286 [11MR]

Bills and resolutions

Africa: condemn acts of piracy and other maritime crime in the Gulf of Guinea, support U.S. assistance in combatting such crimes, and commend international agencies that have enhanced maritime security (see S. Res. 288), S7876 [6NO]

Arctic regions: expedite development of Arctic deepwater ports (see S. 428), S1012 [28FE]

Charles W. Morgan (vessel): commemorate relaunching, commend preservation and reinterpretation as a vessel of scientific and educational exploration, and recognize as the ‘‘Ambassador to the Whales’’ (see S. Res. 183), S5017 [24JN]

Coral Reef Conservation Act: reauthorize (see S. 839), S3029 [25AP] (see H.R. 71), H30 [3JA]

Corps of Engineers: prohibit from taking action to establish a restricted area prohibiting public access to waters downstream of a dam (see S. 421), S1011 [28FE] (see S. 982), S3569 [16MY] (see H.R. 826), H658 [26FE]

——— prohibit imposition of excessive fees for use of Army-controlled property at water resources development projects relative to certain concessionaires at marinas (see H.R. 2795), H4978 [23JY]

Crime: provide for protection of maritime navigation and prevention of nuclear terrorism (see H.R. 1073), H1355 [12MR]

Dept. of Defense: reduce number of nuclear weapons and related programs (see H.R. 1506), H1956 [11AP]

——— review operation of certain ships during the Vietnam Era (see H.R. 1494), H1955 [11AP]

——— terminate or retire certain aircraft and ship programs (see H.R. 1361), H1823 [21MR]

Dept. of Homeland Security: accept additional documentation when considering the application for veterans status of an individual who performed service as a coastwise merchant seaman during World War II (see S. 1361), S5907 [24JY] (see H.R. 1288), H1718 [20MR]

——— develop a comprehensive strategy to gain and maintain operational control of the international borders of the U.S. (see S. 683), S2501 [9AP] (see H.R. 1417), H1856 [9AP]

——— incorporate into design and construction of reconfigured and new ports of entry certain concerns relative to border location-dependent businesses (see H.R. 2213), H2964 [24MY]

——— study and report to Congress on gaps in U.S. port security and a plan to address them (see H.R. 1535), H1991 [12AP]

Dept. of the Interior: study suitability and feasibility of designating the Prison Ship Martyrs’ Monument in Fort Greene Park, Brooklyn, NY, as a unit of the National Park System (see S. 1389), S6071 [30JY] (see H.R. 1501), H1956 [11AP]

Dept. of Transportation: eliminate certain unnecessary reporting requirements and consolidate or modify others (see H.R. 3628), H7394 [2DE]

——— establish a program to make grants to ports to enable ports to employ high school students during the summer (see H.R. 2163), H2953 [23MY]

——— improve cruise passenger security and safety (see S. 1340), S5840 [23JY] (see H.R. 2800), H4978 [23JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish the Merchant Mariner Equity Compensation Fund to provide benefits to certain individuals who served in the U.S. merchant marine during World War II (see H.R. 1936), H2568 [9MY]

EPA: establish national standards for discharges from cruise vessels (see S. 1359), S5907 [24JY]

——— make permanent the moratorium on certain regulations and fines governing incidental discharges from commercial vessels under a certain size (see H.R. 3464), H7050 [13NO]

Erie, PA: recognize for its critical role in the development and construction of the fleet of Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry during the War of 1812 (see S. Res. 155), S3844 [23MY]

FEMA: authorize appropriations for the Port Security Grant Program (see H.R. 1534), H1991 [12AP]

Fire prevention: extend exemption from fire-retardant materials construction requirement for vessels operating within the Boundary Line (see S. 1022), S3761 [22MY] (see H.R. 1961), H2602 [14MY]

Fish and fishing: allow fishermen who hold capital construction fund accounts to make a penalty-free withdrawal from such accounts without requiring reinvestment in the fishing industry (see S. 551), S1785 [13MR]

——— establish uniform administrative and enforcement procedures and penalties to enforce the High Seas Driftnet Fishing Moratorium Protection Act and similar statutes (see S. 269), S589 [11FE]

——— strengthen enforcement mechanisms to stop illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing, and implement Antigua Convention on conservation of migratory fish in the Eastern Pacific Ocean (see H.R. 69), H29 [3JA]

Foreign aid: ensure that a percentage of food aid provided in the form of certain agricultural commodities or their products must be transported on U.S. commercial vessels (see H.R. 1678), H2246 [23AP]

Foreign trade: exempt cargo containers containing trace residue from certain customs laws in order to streamline legitimate trade (see H.R. 2806), H5049 [24JY]

Golden Venture (vessel): adjust status of certain aliens who were aboard the immigrant-smuggling ship (see H.R. 2392), H3653 [14JN]

John Craig (vessel): exempt from certain requirements when operating on a portion of the Kentucky River (see H.R. 2570), H4143 [27JN]

National Lighthouse and Lighthouse Preservation Day: designate (see S. Res. 204), S6072 [30JY]

National Marine Technology Week: designate (see H. Res. 324), H5345 [1AU]

National parks and recreation areas: provide for use of hand-propelled vessels in Yellowstone National Park, Grand Teton National Park, and the National Elk Refuge (see H.R. 3492), H7109 [14NO]

National security: enhance safety of U.S. ports of entry (see H.R. 583), H413 [6FE]

Navy: encourage commissioning of U.S.S. Somerset (LPD–25) in Philadelphia, PA (see H. Res. 125), H1568 [18MR]

——— encourage to commission the U.S.S. Somerset (LPD–25) in Philadelphia, PA (see S. Res. 63), S1012 [28FE]

——— provide for the transfer of naval vessels to certain foreign recipients (see S. 12), S871 [26FE] (see S. 1683), S7951 [12NO] (see H.R. 3470), H7051 [13NO]

NOAA: limit maritime liens on fishing licenses (see S. 542), S1785 [13MR] (see H.R. 1147), H1396 [13MR]

NOAA Commissioned Officer Corps Act: reauthorize and amend (see S. 1068), S3844 [23MY]

Petroleum: establish Federal Oil Spill Research Committee and improve oil spill response plans (see S. 1483), S6208 [1AU]

Puerto Rico: allow vessels built outside the U.S. to transport bulk cargo between Puerto Rican ports and other U.S. ports (see H.R. 2838), H5088 [25JY]

Ronald Wilson Reagan Exclusive Economic Zone of the U.S.: designate (see H.R. 553), H411 [6FE]

Safety: establish requirements to ensure the security and safety of passengers and crew on cruise vessels (see H.R. 3475), H7051 [13NO]

San Francisco, CA: tribute to Oracle Team USA for winning the America’s Cup sailing competition (see S. Res. 286), S7829 [5NO]

Southeast Asia: promote peaceful and collaborative resolution of maritime territorial disputes in the South China Sea (see S. Res. 167), S4058 [10JN] (see H.R. 772), H595 [15FE]

Taxation: allow the mortgage interest deduction with respect to boats only if the boat is used as the principal residence of the taxpayer (see H.R. 2563), H4143 [27JN]

——— impose an ad valorem excise tax on certain passenger cruise voyages (see S. 1450), S6207 [1AU]

——— provide that income attributable to certain passenger cruises beginning or ending in the U.S. be treated as effectively connected with the conduct of a trade or business within the U.S. (see S. 1449), S6207 [1AU]

Thresher (U.S.S.): anniversary of sinking (see S. Res. 94), S2501 [9AP] (see H. Res. 145), H1909 [10AP]

Transportation: provide States certain authority to adopt air pollution reduction requirements for motor carriers providing services at port facilities (see S. 1435), S6206 [1AU] (see H.R. 2958), H5343 [1AU]

Transportation Security Administration: prepare a comprehensive security assessment of the transportation worker identification credentials (TWIC) program (see H.R. 3202), H5921 [27SE]

War of 1812: anniversary of Battle of Lake Erie (see S. Res. 153), S3844 [23MY]

Letters

Navy Offensive Anti-Surface Warfare and Long Range Anti-Ship Missile funding: S.J. Locklear III, U.S. Pacific Command, H4910 [23JY]

Remarks in House

Charles W. Morgan (vessel): commemorate relaunching, commend preservation and reinterpretation as a vessel of scientific and educational exploration, and recognize as the ‘‘Ambassador to the Whales’’, E1104 [19JY]

Coral Reef Conservation Act: reauthorize (H.R. 71), E8 [3JA]

Corps of Engineers: Inland Waterways Trust Fund funding, H6711, H6712 [23OC]

——— prohibit from taking action to establish a restricted area prohibiting public access to waters downstream of a dam (S. 982), H2825–H2827 [21MY]

——— Savannah Harbor Expansion Project funding, H6702 [23OC]

Crime: provide for protection of maritime navigation and prevention of nuclear terrorism (H.R. 1073), H2781–H2785 [20MY]

Dept. of Defense: military readiness funding, H3338 [12JN]

——— Navy Advanced Submarine Systems Development program funding through reductions in operations and maintenance funding, H4912, H4913 [23JY]

——— Navy Offensive Anti-Surface Warfare and Long Range Anti-Ship Missile funding through reductions in operations and maintenance funding, H4909, H4910 [23JY]

——— nuclear-armed Ohio-class submarine research funding, H4918, H4919 [23JY]

——— seapower-related programs funding, H3335, H3340 [12JN]

——— Special Operations Boat Docks funding, H3080 [4JN]

——— strategic seaports infrastructure funding, H3545 [13JN]

——— Trident II D5 submarine launched ballistic missile program funding, H4889 [23JY]

Dept. of Energy: National Nuclear Security Administration W–76 nuclear warhead funding, H4299 [9JY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: accept additional documentation when considering the application for veterans status of an individual who performed service as a coastwise merchant seaman during World War II, H6791 [28OC], E1596 [29OC]

——— accept additional documentation when considering the application for veterans status of an individual who performed service as a coastwise merchant seaman during World War II (H.R. 1288), H3164 [5JN]

——— Agricultural Quarantine Inspection Program funding, H3192, H3193 [5JN]

——— develop a comprehensive strategy to gain and maintain operational control of the international borders of the U.S., H4133 [27JN]

——— develop a comprehensive strategy to gain and maintain operational control of the international borders of the U.S. (H.R. 1417), H3126 [5JN], H6468 [10OC], H7387 [2DE], H8102 [12DE]

——— study and report to Congress on gaps in U.S. port security and a plan to address them (H.R. 1535), H4222 [9JY]

Dept. of the Army: establish national water-based freight policy to improve movement of freight and cargo across waterways, H6752 [23OC]

Dept. of Transportation: establish a program to make grants to ports to enable ports to employ high school students during the summer (H.R. 2163), E755 [23MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish the Merchant Mariner Equity Compensation Fund to provide benefits to certain individuals who served in the U.S. merchant marine during World War II (H.R. 1936), H2849 [22MY], H6914 [30OC], E640 [9MY]

Federal Maritime Commission: salaries and expenses funding, H5168 [30JY]

FEMA: authorize appropriations for the Port Security Grant Program (H.R. 1534), E443, E446 [12AP]

——— Port Security Grant Program funding, H3157 [5JN]

Fire prevention: extend exemption from fire-retardant materials construction requirement for vessels operating within the Boundary Line (H.R. 1961), H5810–H5815, H5825 [25SE]

Fish and fishing: strengthen enforcement mechanisms to stop illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing, and implement the Antigua Convention on conservation of migratory fish in the Eastern Pacific Ocean (H.R. 69), E11 [3JA]

Great Lakes Exploration Group, LLC.: tribute to possible discovery of Le Griffon (vessel), E83 [4FE]

John Warner SSN–785 (vessel): keel laying ceremony for submarine at Newport News Shipbuilding (company), E340 [20MR]

LST–325 (U.S.S.): return to Evansville, IN, E1354 [20SE]

Minnesota (U.S.S.): tribute to commissioning, E1178 [31JY]

National Lighthouse Day: observance, E1211 [2AU]

Navy: reduce minimum level of aircraft carriers in fleet, H3520, H3521 [13JN]

——— tribute to christening of U.S.S. Gerald R. Ford, E1601 [30OC]

——— Virginia-class submarine program funding, H8041 [12DE]

Panama: anniversary of Panama Canal, E49 [23JA]

Quinault Indian Nation: tribute to ‘‘Paddle to Quinault’’ Canoe Journey, E1212 [2AU]

San Francisco, CA: tribute to Oracle Team USA for participation in the America’s Cup sailing competition, H5837, H5838 [26SE]

Santos, Joseph: U.S. Paciifc Fleet Sea Sailor of the Year Award recipient, E655 [14MY]

Scorpion (U.S.S.): anniversary of sinking, E828 [6JN]

Southeast Asia: promote peaceful and collaborative resolution of maritime territorial disputes in the South China Sea, E740 [23MY]

Thresher (U.S.S.): anniversary of sinking, H1922 [11AP]

Tide (U.S.S.): tribute to survivors of mine explosion, E843 [11JN]

War of 1812: anniversary of Battle of Lake Erie, E1271 [10SE]

Remarks in Senate

Alaska: anniversary of Alaska Marine Highway System, S3155 [7MY]

Arctic regions: expedite development of Arctic deepwater ports, S3451 [15MY]

Charles W. Morgan (vessel): commemorate relaunching, commend preservation and reinterpretation as a vessel of scientific and educational exploration, and recognize as the ‘‘Ambassador to the Whales’’ (S. Res. 183), S5757 [17JY]

Corps of Engineers: Great Lakes dredging funding, S317, S318 [28JA], S3423 [14MY], S3448, S3449 [15MY]

——— prohibit from taking action to establish a restricted area prohibiting public access to waters downstream of a dam (S. 421), S1028 [28FE], S2863 [23AP]

——— prohibit from taking action to establish a restricted area prohibiting public access to waters downstream of a dam (S. 982), S3584 [16MY]

Dept. of Defense: littoral combat ship funding, S6035 [30JY]

——— Navy vessels construction funding, S8305 [20NO]

——— reduce number of nuclear weapons and related programs, S4742 [20JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security: develop a comprehensive strategy to gain and maintain operational control of the international borders of the U.S., S4037, S4041–S4043 [10JN], S4073, S4078 [11JN], S4365, S4383–S4388 [12JN], S4551, S4561–S4565 [18JN], S4626, S4641, S4651 [19JN], S4730–S4732, S4734–S4737, S4786 [20JN]

——— develop a comprehensive strategy to gain and maintain operational control of the international borders of the U.S. (H.R. 1417), S6101 [31JY]

——— develop a comprehensive strategy to gain and maintain operational control of the international borders of the U.S. (S. 683), S2482 [9AP]

——— enhance maritime border security, S5539 [9JY]

——— prohibit delegation of vessel inspection and certification to a foreign classification society that provides such services to Iran, North Korea, North Sudan, or Syria, S844 [26FE]

EPA: establish national standards for discharges from cruise vessels (S. 1359), S6105 [31JY]

Executive Office of the President: call to establish interagency task force to address cleanup of debris from Japanese earthquake, S1285 [11MR]

Fish and fishing: allow fishermen who hold capital construction fund accounts to make a penalty-free withdrawal from such accounts without requiring reinvestment in the fishing industry (S. 551), S1788 [13MR]

Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund: allow payments to shippers entering or transporting cargo through certain ports, S3449, S3450 [15MY]

Herreshoff Manufacturing Co.: tribute, S467 [4FE]

John Rodgers (U.S.S.): tribute, S3086 [6MY]

Kirkland, Duncan: U.S.S. George H.W. Bush Avenger of the Day award recipient, S6439 [12SE]

Lehman, John: testimony as former Sec. of the Navy before Committee on Armed Services (House) Subcommittee on Seapower and Projection Forces on maintaining a strong maritime defense capability, S866 [26FE]

NAS Patuxent River, MD: anniversary, S2321 [22MR]

National Lighthouse and Lighthouse Preservation Day: designate (S. Res. 204), S6082 [30JY]

Navy: anniversary, S7385 [10OC]

Rhode Island: observance of Gaspee Days, S3945 [4JN]

San Francisco, CA: tribute to Oracle Team USA for winning the America’s Cup sailing competition (S. Res. 286), S7834 [5NO]

Southeast Asia: promote peaceful and collaborative resolution of maritime territorial disputes in the South China Sea (S. Res. 167), S6026 [29JY]

Taxation: impose an ad valorem excise tax on certain passenger cruise voyages (S. 1450), S6222 [1AU]

——— provide that income attributable to certain passenger cruises beginning or ending in the U.S. be treated as effectively connected with the conduct of a trade or business within the U.S. (S. 1449), S6222 [1AU]

Thresher (U.S.S.): anniversary of sinking, S1707 [12MR]

——— anniversary of sinking (S. Res. 94), S2508 [9AP]

——— dedication of memorial in Kittery, ME, to honor crew, S1707 [12MR]

War of 1812: anniversary of Battle of Lake Erie, S6508 [17SE]

——— anniversary of Battle of Lake Erie (S. Res. 153), S3863 [23MY], S6027 [29JY]

Reports

Comparative Analysis of the Development and Application of Marine Navigation Safety and Marine Environmental Protection Criteria for Offshore Renewable Energy Installations: John F. McGowan, McGowan Group, LLC., E1091 [18JY]

Reports filed

Border Security Results Act: Committee on Homeland Security (House) (H.R. 1417) (H. Rept. 113–87), H2802 [20MY]

Condemn Acts of Piracy and Maritime Crime in Gulf of Guinea, Support U.S. Assistance in Combatting Such Crimes, and Commend International Agencies That Enhanced Maritime Security: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 288), S8975 [18DE]

Fire-Retardant Materials Construction Requirement Exemption Extension for Vessels Operating Within the Boundary Line: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 1961) (H. Rept. 113–175), H5049 [24JY]

International Fisheries Stewardship and Enforcement Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 269) (S. Rept. 113–127), S8912 [17DE]

Nuclear Terrorism Conventions Implementation and Safety of Maritime Navigation Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1073) (H. Rept. 113–85), H2802 [20MY]

Promote Peaceful and Collaborative Resolution of Southeast Asian Maritime Territorial Disputes in the South China Sea: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 167), S5148 [25JN]

Ronald Wilson Reagan Exclusive Economic Zone of the U.S. Designation: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 553) (H. Rept. 113–204), H5475 [10SE]

Transfer of Naval Vessels to Certain Foreign Recipients: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. 1683), S8048 [14NO]

Transportation Reports Elimination Act: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 3628) (H. Rept. 113–299), H8124 [19DE]

Statements

What They Are Saying About Border Security Metrics: several border security experts, S4735 [20JN]

Testimonies

Maintaining a Strong Maritime Defense Capability: John Lehman, S866 [26FE]

Texts of

H.R. 1073, Nuclear Terrorism Conventions Implementation and Safety of Maritime Navigation Act, H2781–H2784 [20MY]

H.R. 1961, extend exemption from fire-retardant materials construction requirement for vessels operating within the Boundary Line, H5810 [25SE]

S. 421, Freedom To Fish Act, S1028 [28FE]

S. 551, Capital Construction Fund Penalty Relief Act, S1788 [13MR]

S. 982, Freedom To Fish Act, S3585 [16MY], H2825 [21MY]

S. 1359, Clean Cruise Ship Act, S5912–S5916 [24JY]

S. 1449, provide that income attributable to certain passenger cruises beginning or ending in the U.S. be treated as effectively connected with the conduct of a trade or business within the U.S., S6222 [1AU]

S. 1450, impose an ad valorem excise tax on certain passenger cruise voyages, S6223 [1AU]

S. Res. 63, encourage Navy to commission the U.S.S. Somerset (LPD–25) in Philadelphia, PA, S1030 [28FE]

S. Res. 94, U.S.S. Thresher sinking anniversary, S2507 [9AP]

S. Res. 153, War of 1812 Battle of Lake Erie anniversary, S3863 [23MY]

S. Res. 155, recognize Erie, PA, for its critical role in the development and construction of the fleet of Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry during the War of 1812, S3864 [23MY]

S. Res. 167, promote peaceful and collaborative resolution of maritime territorial disputes in the South China Sea, S4062 [10JN], S6026 [29JY]

S. Res. 183, commemorate relaunching of Charles W. Morgan (vessel), commend preservation and reinterpretation as a vessel of scientific and educational exploration, and recognize as the ‘‘Ambassador to the Whales’’, S5027 [24JN]

S. Res. 204, National Lighthouse and Lighthouse Preservation Day, S6079 [30JY]

S. Res. 286, tribute to Oracle Team USA for winning the America’s Cup sailing competition, S7831 [5NO]

S. Res. 288, condemn acts of piracy and other maritime crime in the Gulf of Guinea, support U.S. assistance in combatting such crimes, and commend international agencies that have enhanced maritime security, S7879 [6NO]