,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #affi  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,march #aa1 #bjai    
,mr4 ,king of ,new ,york 7for himself1  
,miss ,rice of ,new ,york1 and ,mr4     
,suozzi7 introduced the following bill2 
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,transportation and ,infrastructure  ,a 
,,bill  ,to direct the ,secretary of the
 department in which the ,coast ,guard  
is operating to study and report to the 
,congress regarding recreational vessel 
operator training4  #a4 ,short title    
,this ,act may be cited as the ,brianna 
,lieneck ,boating ,safety ,act of #bjai4
  #b4 ,recreational vessel operator     
education and training  7a7 ,in general 
,not later than #ahj days after the date
 of enactment of this ,act1 the         
,secretary of the department in which   
the ,coast ,guard is operating shall    
study and report to the ,committee on   
,transportation and ,infrastructure of  
the ,house of ,representatives and the  
,committee on ,commerce1 ,science1 and  

,transportation of the ,senate regarding
 recreational vessel operator training4 
,the study and report shall include a   
review of--  7#a7 ,coast ,guard         
,auxiliary and ,power ,squadron training
 programs2  7#b7 existing ,state boating
 education programs1 including programs 
by the ,national ,association of ,state 
,boating ,law ,administrators 7in this  
section referred to as ,,nasbla72 and   
7#c7 other hands-on training programs   
available to recreational vessel        
operators4  7b7 ,included subjects ,the 
study shall specifically examine--  7#a7
 course materials2  7#b7 course content2
  7#c7 training methodology2  7#d7      
assessment methodology2 and  7#e7       
relevancy of course content to risks for
 recreational boaters4  7c7 ,contents of
 report ,the report under this section  
shall include--  7#a7 a section         
regarding steps the ,coast ,guard and   
,,nasbla have taken to encourage ,states
 to adopt mandatory recreational vessel 
operator training2  7#b7 an evaluation  

of the ability of the ,states to        
harmonize their education programs and  
testing procedures2  7#c7 an analysis of
 the extent ,states have provided       
reciprocity among the ,states for their 
respective mandatory and voluntary      
education requirements and programs2    
7#d7 a section examining the level of   
uniformity of education and training    
between the ,states that currently have 
mandatory education and training        
programs2  7#e7 a section outlining the 
minimum standards for education of      
recreational vessel operators2  7#f7 a  
section analyzing how a ,federal        
training and testing program can be     
harmonized with ,state training and     
testing programs2  7#g7 an analysis of  
course content and delivery methodology 
for relevancy to risks for recreational 
boaters2  7#h7 a description of the     
current phase-in periods for mandatory  
boater education in ,state mandatory    
education programs and recommendation   
for the phase-in period for a mandatory 

boater education program including an   
evaluation as to whether the phase-in   
period affects course availability and  
cost2  7#i7 a description of the extent 
,states allow for experienced boaters to
 bypass mandatory education courses and 
go directly to testing2  7#aj7          
recommendations for a bypass option for 
experienced boaters2  7#aa7 a section   
analyzing how the ,coast ,guard would   
administer a ,federal boating education1
 training1 and testing program2 and     
7#ab7 an analysis of the extent to which
 a ,federal boating education1 training1
 and testing program should be required 
for all waters of a ,state1 including   
internal waters4