,,ii  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,h4 ,r4 #chif  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of 
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #cj1     
#bjad,received  ,,an ,,act  ,to amend   
the ,longshore and ,harbor ,workers'    
,compensation ,act to provide a         
definition of recreational vessel for   
purposes of such ,act4  #a4 ,short title
 ,this ,act may be cited as the         
,longshore and ,harbor ,workers'        
,compensation ,clarification ,act of    
#bjad4  #b4 ,definition of ,recreational
 vessel  7a7 ,definition ,section #b of 
the ,longshore and ,harbor ,workers'    
,compensation ,act 7#cc ,u4,s4,c4 #ijb7 
is amended--  7#a7 by redesignating     
paragraph 7#bb7 as paragraph 7#bc72 and 
7#b7 by inserting after paragraph 7#ba7 
the following3  7#bb7  7,a7 ,the term   
recreational vessel means a vessel--    
7i7 being manufactured or operated      
primarily for pleasure2 or  7ii7 leased1
 rented1 or chartered to another for the
 latter's pleasure4  7,b7 ,in applying  
the definition in subparagraph 7,a71 the

 following rules apply3  7i7 ,a vessel  
being manufactured or built1 or being   
repaired under warranty by its          
manufacturer or builder1 is a           
recreational vessel if the vessel       
appears intended1 based on its design   
and construction1 to be for ultimate    
recreational uses4 ,the manufacturer or 
builder bears the burden of establishing
 that a vessel is recreational under    
this standard4  7ii7 ,a vessel being    
repaired1 dismantled for repair1 or     
dismantled at the end of its life will  
be treated as recreational at the time  
of repair1 dismantling for repair1 or   
dismantling1 provided that such vessel  
shares elements of design and           
construction of traditional recreational
 vessels and is not normally engaged in 
a military1 commercial1 or traditionally
 commercial undertaking4  7iii7 ,a      
vessel will be treated as a recreational
 vessel if it is a public vessel1 such  
as a vessel owned or chartered and      
operated by the ,united ,states1 or by a

 ,state or political subdivision        
thereof1 at the time of repair1         
dismantling for repair1 or dismantling1 
provided that such vessel shares        
elements of design and construction with
 traditional recreational vessels and is
 not normally engaged in a military1    
commercial1 or traditionally commercial 
undertaking4  4  7b7 ,regulations ,not  
later than #ij days after the date of   
enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary  
of ,labor shall--  7#a7 amend the       
regulations in section #gja4eja of title
 #bj1 ,code of ,federal ,regulations1 by
 deleting the text of subsections 7a7   
and 7b7 of such section and replacing it
 with only the text of the definition of
 recreational vessel in section #b7bb7  
of the ,longshore and ,harbor ,workers' 
,compensation ,act1 as added by         
subsection 7a72 and  7#b7 make no       
further modification to such definition 
in another regulation or any            
administrative directive4  ,passed the  
,house of ,representatives ,july #bi1   

#bjad4,karen ,l4 ,haas1,clerk