,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #bhch  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,july #be1 #bjac ,mr4
 ,pierluisi introduced the following    
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,transportation and       
,infrastructure  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend   
title #df1 ,united ,states ,code1 with  
respect to coastwise endorsements and   
,puerto ,rico1 and for other purposes4  
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,puerto ,rico ,interstate       
,commerce ,improvement ,act of #bjac4   
#b4 ,coastwise endorsements and ,puerto 
,rico  7a7 ,in general ,section #ababj  
of title #df1 ,united ,states ,code1 is 
amended to read as follows3  #ababj4    
,coastwise endorsements and ,puerto     
,rico  7a7 ,exemption from requirements 
,with respect to engaging in the        
coastwise trade1 no requirement under   
section #abaab7;a77#b7 or section #abacb
 applies to a vessel that--  7#a7 is    
self propelled2  7#b7 is transporting   
bulk cargo1 including liquified natural 

gas or liquified petroleum gas bulk     
cargo2 and  7#c7 is transporting such   
cargo--  7,a7 to ,puerto ,rico from     
another port in the ,united ,states2 or 
7,b7 from ,puerto ,rico to another port 
in the ,united ,states4  7b7 ,bulk cargo
 defined ,in this section1 the term bulk
 cargo has the meaning given that term  
in section #ecaja4  4  7b7 ,clerical    
amendment ,the analysis for chapter #aba
 of title #df1 ,united ,states ,code1 is
 amended by striking the item relating  
to section #ababj and inserting the     
following3  #ababj4 ,coastwise          
endorsements and ,puerto ,rico4  4