,,ii  #aae? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #ccja  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,july #ca1 #bjah ,mrs4 
,mc,caskill 7= h]self & ,ms4 ,duckwor?7 
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,comm]ce1 ,sci5ce1 & ,transportation  ,a
 ,,bill  ,to implem5t recomm5dations    
relat$ to ! safety ( amphibi\s pass5g]  
vessels1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4         
,requirem5ts = amphibi\s pass5g] vessels
 to rema9 afloat & upright 9 ! ev5t (   
flood+  7a7 ,res]ve buoyancy = amphibi\s
 pass5g] vessels ?r\gh passive means    
7#a7 ,regulations requir$ ,n lat] ?an   
#ahj days aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is
 ,act1 ! ,comm&ant ( ! ,coa/ ,gu>d %all 
prescribe 9 regulations requirem5ts t   
op]ators ( amphibi\s pass5g] vessels    
provide res]ve buoyancy = su* vessels   
?r\gh passive means1 includ+ wat]tight  
comp>tm5talization1 built-9 flotation1  
or su* o!r means z ! ,comm&ant %all     
specify 9 ! regulations1 9 ord] to      
ensure t su* vessels rema9 afloat &     

upright 9 ! ev5t ( flood+1 includ+ :5   
c>ry+ a full complem5t ( pass5g]s &     
crew4  7#b7 ,deadl9e = compliance ,!    
regulations requir$ by p>agraph 7#a7    
%all require compliance ) ! requirem5ts 
9 ! regulations by op]ators ( amphibi\s 
pass5g] vessels by su* date1 n lat] ?an 
#bd mon?s aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is
 ,act1 z ! ,comm&ant %all specify 9 !   
regulations4  7b7 ,int]im requirem5ts   
,comm5c+ z ( ! date ! regulations       
requir$ by subsection 7a7 are prescrib$1
 ! ,comm&ant ( ! ,coa/ ,gu>d %all       
require t op]ators ( amphibi\s pass5g]  
vessels t are n 9 compliance ) !        
requirem5ts 9 ! regulations d ! foll[+3 
7#a7 ,remove ! canopies ( su* vessels = 
wat]borne op]ations1 or in/all 9 su*    
vehicles a ,coa/ ,gu>d-approv$ canopy t 
does n re/rict ei!r horizontal or       
v]tical escape by pass5g]s 9 ! ev5t (   
flood+ or s9k+4  7#b7 ,if ! canopy is   
remov$ f any su* vessel pursuant to     
p>agraph 7#a71 require t all pass5g]s   
don a ,coa/ ,gu>d type-approv$ p]sonal  

flotation device be=e ! onset (         
wat]borne op]ations ( su* vessel4  7#c7 
,re5g9e] su* vessels to p]man5tly close 
all unnecess>y access plugs & to r$uce  
all ?r\gh-hull p5etrations to ! m9imum  
numb] & size necess>y = op]ation4  7#d7 
,in/all 9 su* vessels indep5d5tly p[]$  
electric bilge pumps t are capable (    
dewat]+ su* vessels at ! volume ( !     
l>ge/ rema9+ p5etration 9 ord] to       
supplem5t ei!r an op]able ,higg9s pump  
or a dewat]+ pump ( equival5t or great] 
capacity4  7#e7 ,in/all 9 su* vessels n 
few] ?an f\r indep5d5tly p[]$ bilge     
al>ms4  7#f7 ,inspect any su* vessel 9  
wat] aft] ea* "t a ?r\gh-hull p5etration
 ( su* vessel has be5 remov$ or uncov]$4
  7#g7 ,v]ify ! wat]tight integrity (   
any su* vessel 9 ! wat] at ! outset (   
ea* wat]borne dep>ture ( su* vessel4    
7#h7 ,o!rwise comply ) any o!r          
provisions ( ,navigation & ,vessel      
,inspection ,circul> #a-ja 9 !          
inspection1 configuration1 & op]ation ( 
su* vessels4  7c7 ,prohibition on       

op]ation ( noncompliant vessels ,!      
foll[+ amphibi\s pass5g] vessels may n  
op]ate on ,unit$ ,/ates wat]ways3 7#a7  
,comm5c+ z ( ! date ! regulations       
requir$ by subsection 7a7 are prescrib$1
 any amphibi\s pass5g] vessel ^:        
configuration or op]ation does n comply 
) ! requirem5ts 9 subsection 7b74  7#b7 
,comm5c+ z ( ! date specifi$ by !       
,comm&ant ( ! ,coa/ ,gu>d pursuant to   
subsection 7a77#b71 any amphibi\s       
pass5g] vessel ^: configuration or      
op]ation does n comply ) ! requirem5ts 9
 ! regulations "u subsection 7a77#a74