,i  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ciff  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,october #e1         
#bjag,mr4 ,palmer 7for himself1 ,ms4    
,velzquez1 ,mr4 ,biggs1 and ,mr4 ,brat7 
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on          
,transportation and ,infrastructure1 and
 in addition to the ,committee on ,armed
 ,services1 for a period to be          
subsequently determined by the ,speaker1
 in each case for consideration of such 
provisions as fall within the           
jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
,a ,,bill  ,to provide that provisions  
of title #df1 ,united ,states ,code1    
popularly known as the ,jones ,act and  
relating to carriage of passenger and   
merchandise in coastwise trade shall not
 apply for #e years with respect to such
 carriage to and from ,puerto ,rico4    
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,puerto ,rico ,humanitarian     
,relief ,act4  #b4 ,exemption of ,puerto
 ,rico from restrictions on coastwise   

trade  7a7 ,exemption ,during the       
#e-year period beginning on the date of 
the enactment of this ,act1 provisions  
of title #df1 ,united ,states ,code1    
formerly enacted as provisions of the   
,merchant ,marine ,act1 #aicf and the   
,merchant ,marine ,act1 #aibj 7popularly
 known as the ,jones ,act7 and relating 
to carriage of passenger and            
merchandise1 respectively1 in coastwise 
trade shall not apply with respect to   
such carriage to and from ,puerto ,rico4
  7b7 ,study and report ,not later than 
#d years after the date of the enactment
 of this ,act1 the ,comptroller ,general
 of the ,united ,states shall conduct a 
study and submit to ,congress a report  
analyzing the economic impact of this   
section on the economy of ,puerto ,rico1
 including regarding shipping costs1    
commodity prices1 job creation1 and     
utility and food costs4