Bilirakis (FL)

#1

Would strike section 708 of the substitute amendment (maritime biometric identification) and replace it with a requirement that the Commandant of the Coast Guard, within one year of enactment, conduct a program for the mobile biometric identification of suspected individuals, including terrorists, to enhance border security.  It also would require a cost analysis of expanding these capabilities to other Coast Guard and DHS vessels.  The analysis may include a plan to give priority to vessels and units more likely to encounter those suspected of making illegal border crossings through the maritime environment.

Bishop, Tim (NY)

#11

Would require the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating to study, within 180 days of enactment, the role of state and local law enforcement in augmenting Coast Guard resources by enforcing Coast Guard-imposed security zones around vessels transiting to, through, or from U.S. ports and conducting port security patrols.

Bordallo (GU)

#2

(WITHDRAWN)  Would consider all Coast Guard vessels homeported in Guam as ineligible to receive repairs, overhauls, and maintenance at foreign shipyards.

Bordallo (GU)

#3

(2nd REVISION)  Would authorize the Secretary of Transportation and the Administrator of Maritime Administration to establish a Port of Guam Improvement Enterprise Program to provide for the planning, design, and construction of projects for the Port of Guam to improve port facilities, relieve port congestion, increase port security, and provide greater access to port facilities.  The program could receive funds from non-federal entities.

Boustany (LA)

#31

(REVISED)  Would allow a newly hired employee to work on board a towing or offshore supply vessel for up to 90 days before making application for a Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC), provided that: 1) the vessel is operated in compliance with all provisions of its Coast Guard-approved vessel security plan; 2) the employee passes a pre-employment drug test as required by existing Coast Guard regulations; and, 3) the employee passes a name-based security screen against the terrorist watch list.

Broun (GA)

#27

Would strike title X (appeals to national transportation safety board) and title XI (marine safety) from the bill.

Chabot (OH)

#5

Would extend the statutory exemption granted under 46 U.S.C. sec. 3503(a) (regarding fire-retardant materials on passenger vessels) for an additional 10 years, from November 2008 to November 2018.  The exemption would allow certain passenger vessels that are not constructed with fire-retardant materials to operate within the inland waters of the United States.

Cuellar (TX)

#17

Would direct the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating, within 90 days of enactment, to conduct a mission requirement analysis for the navigable portions of the Rio Grande River, Texas, international water boundary.  The analysis would identify what resources would be needed to further the Coast Guard's mission along the Rio Grande River.

Flake (AZ)

#12

(WITHDRAWN)  Would prohibit any funds authorized by section 101 of the substitute amendment (authorization of appropriations) from being used for a New London, Connecticut, pier.

Flake (AZ)

#13

Would strike the establishment of the Fishing Safety Training Grants program from the underlying bill.

Flake (AZ)

#14

Would prohibit any funds appropriated for the Fishing Safety Training Grants Program from being used for a congressional earmark, as defined by clause 9(d) of rule XXI of the Rules of the House.

Flake (AZ)

#15

Would strike the establishment of the Fishing Safety Research Grants program from the underlying bill.

Flake (AZ)

#16

Would prohibit any funds appropriated for the Fishing Safety Research Grants program from being used for a congressional earmark, as defined by clause 9(d) of rule XXI of the Rules of the House.

Jackson-Lee (TX)

#37

(WITHDRAWN)  Would extend the interim work period for employees on towing vessels to have access to secure areas if the vessel has an approved security plan and the employee has successfully completed a drug test.

Jackson-Lee (TX)

#38

(REVISED)  Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security to assess, within 30 days of enactment, the enrollment sites for transportation security cards, including the feasibility of keeping them open for longer durations and the quality of their customer service and application processing times.

Kind (WI)

#35

(WITHDRAWN)  Would require vessels to make available to the Secretary monthly water ballast treatment reports.

Kind (WI)

#36

(WITHDRAWN)  Provides that no ballast on-board (NOBOB) vessels would be required to conduct ballast water treatment when applicable.

Kirk (IL)

#18

Would include vessels that operate exclusively in the Great Lakes ecosystem amongst vessels that would be required to have a ballast water treatment system, at the request of the Secretary of Agriculture.

LaTourette (OH)

#8

Would add to the bill a title prohibiting alien smuggling.  It would be a federal criminal offense for a person on board a covered vessel to transport, harbor, or conceal an alien on the vessel knowing or having reason to believe that the alien is attempting to enter the United States unlawfully.  The amendment would provide for several affirmative defenses.

LaTourette (OH)/Boustany (LA)

#9

Would amend section 720 of the substitute (regarding waterside security around liquified natural gas tankers and terminals) to state that the Coast Guard may consider security assets and personnel provided by state and local officials contracted or otherwise made available to an LNG terminal operator in determining whether security resources are available to carry out necessary waterside security measures.

LaTourette (OH)

#19

Would amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to redefine the term "pollutant" to exclude any deck runoff from a recreational vessel or vessel rented, leased or chartered for recreational purposes, any engine cooling water, gray water, bilge water effluent from a properly functioning recreational marine engine, laundry, shower, and galley sink wastes from such a vessel, or any other discharge incidental to the normal operation of such vessel. Would declare that such exclusion does not apply to rubbish, trash, garbage, or any other such materials discharged overboard by a recreational vessel.

#20

Would require the Coast Guard to establish nationwide, uniform, and environmentally sound standards for discharges that are incidental to the operation of vessels in U.S. waters after studying the nature and volume of such discharges and availability of technologies and procedures to minimize their effects.  The amendment would prohibit state and local governments from enacting other statutes or regulations regarding discharge incidental to the normal operation of vessels.  The amendment would exempt recreational vessels and uninspected commercial vessels from complying with the standards.

LaTourette (OH)

#21

Would amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to exempt recreational vessels and vessels rented, leased or chartered for recreational purposes from complying with national or state permit requirements for the discharge of any deck runoff, any engine cooling water, gray water, bilge water effluent from properly functioning recreational marine engine, laundry, shower, and galley sink wastes from such a vessel, or any other discharge incidental to the normal operation of such vessel.

Lofgren (CA)

#34

Would allow the Secretary of Homeland Security to use a secondary authentication system for individuals applying for transportation security cards when fingerprints are not able to be taken or read to enhance transportation security.

Lungren (CA)

#6

Would make it a federal criminal offense to knowingly or intentionally operate or embark in any submersible or semisubmersible vessel that is without nationality and that is navigating or has navigated into, through, or from waters beyond the outer limit of the territorial sea of a single country or the lateral limit of a country's territorial sea with an adjacent country.  An offense would be punishable by a fine, imprisonment for not more than 20 years, or both.

Markey (MA)

#29

Would direct the Secretary of Homeland Secretary to notify the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) of any determination by the Secretary that a proposed waterside liquefied natural gas (LNG) facility is suitable or unsuitable for the marine traffic associated with the LNG facility.  Within 90 days of such notification, FERC must respond to the Secretary's determination with what action the Commission has taken regarding a proposal to construct and operate a waterside LNG.

Matsui (CA)/Poe (TX)/Maloney (NY)/Shays (CT)

#24

Would require the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating to maintain on an Internet site a numerical accounting of missing persons and alleged crimes committed on cruise ships.  The database would be updated quarterly and aggregated by cruise line.  The amendment would require cruise lines to include a link to this database on their public websites.

McNerney (CA)

#33

States that the marine safety provisions of the bill shall not impair the legal authority of the Coast Guard to carry out its homeland security mission, including protecting ports and waterways, stopping human smuggling, and preventing terrorist organizations from attacking the United States.

Mica (FL)

#7

Would authorize the Department of Homeland Security to accept funds from a state for reimbursement of costs incurred for the sharing with states of data collected in transportation security card background checks regarding an individual for use in state port access determinations if the sharing of such data is authorized by the individual and not prohibited by law.  Reimbursements shall be credited to and merged with applicable appropriations and be made available for the same purpose and period as the appropriations with which merged.

Oberstar (MN)

#26

(REVISED) Would allow the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard operates to delegate to the American Bureau of Shipping or another classification authority the authority regarding offshore structures to review and approve plans required for issuing a certificate of inspection or certificate of compliance and conduct inspections and examinations.  The Secretary may make a delegation to a foreign classification society only if the society has an office and maintains records in the United States and (1) if the government of that foreign society delegates the authority to the American Bureau of Shipping or (2) to the extent the government of that foreign society accepts plans, inspections, or examinations conducted by the American Bureau of Shipping and provides equivalent access to inspect, certify, and provide related services to offshore facilities.

Poe (TX)

#28

Would state the findings of Congress that stateless submersible or semi-submersible vessels on international voyages are a serious international problem, facilitate international crimes, and are a threat to the safety and security of the United States.  The amendment would make it a federal criminal offense subject to fines, imprisonment, or both for the operation and embarkation of any stateless submersible or semi-submersible vessel.

Sanchez, Loretta (CA)

#32

(WITHDRAWN)  Would require the Coast Guard Academy to establish a policy on sexual harassment and sexual violence for cadets and academy personnel.  This policy would include programs to promote awareness of sexual harassment and sexual violence, procedures for reporting such incidents, training for academy staff that would process allegations, and annual assessments to measure the incidence of sexual harassment and sexual violence.  The amendment would require an annual report to Congress on the results of the policies and surveys.

Smith, Lamar (TX)

#23

Would add a new title to the bill to enhance federal criminal penalties for alien smuggling.

Souder (IN)

#30

Would amend the Homeland Security Act to require the annual budget submission for the Department of Homeland Security to include the drug interdiction budget as part of the category for homeland security missions and shall make every effort to maintain and enhance the link between the counternarcotics and homeland security missions.

Stupak (MI)

#25

Would permit the Commandant of the Coast Guard to convey, without consideration, the Coast Guard Station Marquette and Lighthouse Point in Marquette County, Michigan, to the City of Marquette, Michigan.  The conveyance could not occur until the Coast Guard has relocated to a newly constructed station, any environmental remediation required under federal law has been completed, and the Commandant of the Coast Guard determines that retention of the lighthouse is not needed for Coast Guard missions.

Tauscher (CA)

#10

(WITHDRAWN) Would authorize the Coast Guard to issue regulations that (1) require licensed pilots to carry and utilize a portable electronic device that is equipped for navigational purposes and capable of being connected to an Automatic Identification System, and (2) require pilots to obtain training in the use of such devices.  The regulations would cover self-propelled commercial vessels of 300 gross tons or more that do not have an electronic chart.

Taylor, Gene (MS)

#4

Would establish an interim work authority program for newly-hired individuals working on towing vessels and offshore supply vessels.  The authority would allow new employees to work for up to 90 days before having to apply for a transportation security card provided the vessel security requirements are met, the individual successfully completes a drug test, and the individual successfully passes a name-based check against the Secretary's terrorist watch list.

Weiner (NY)

#22

(WITHDRAWN)  Would require the EPA to conduct a study and report to Congress on the underground petroleum spill on the Brooklyn shoreline of Newtown Creek in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, New York.  The study would be funded from the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund.