,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #affi  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,m>* #aa1 #bjai ,mr4  
,k+ ( ,new ,york 7= himself1 ,miss ,rice
 ( ,new ,york1 & ,mr4 ,suozzi7 introduc$
 ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !       
,committee on ,transportation &         
,infra/ructure  ,a ,,bill  ,to direct ! 
,secret>y ( ! dep>tm5t 9 :i* ! ,coa/    
,gu>d is op]at+ to /udy & report to !   
,congress reg>d+ recreational vessel    
op]ator tra9+4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is    
,act may be cit$ z ! ,brianna ,li5eck   
,boat+ ,safety ,act ( #bjai4  #b4       
,recreational vessel op]ator education &
 tra9+  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an #ahj   
days aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 
! ,secret>y ( ! dep>tm5t 9 :i* ! ,coa/  
,gu>d is op]at+ %all /udy & report to ! 
,committee on ,transportation &         
,infra/ructure ( ! ,h\se (              
,repres5tatives & ! ,committee on       
,comm]ce1 ,sci5ce1 & ,transportation ( !
 ,s5ate reg>d+ recreational vessel      
op]ator tra9+4 ,! /udy & report %all    

include a review (--  7#a7 ,coa/ ,gu>d  
,auxili>y & ,p[] ,squadron tra9+        
programs2  7#b7 exi/+ ,/ate boat+       
education programs1 includ+ programs by 
! ,national ,association ( ,/ate ,boat+ 
,law ,adm9i/rators 79 ?is section ref]r$
 to z ,,nasbla72 &  7#c7 o!r h&s-on     
tra9+ programs available to recreational
 vessel op]ators4  7b7 ,includ$ subjects
 ,! /udy %all specifically exam9e--     
7#a7 c\rse mat]ials2  7#b7 c\rse cont5t2
  7#c7 tra9+ me?odology2  7#d7 assessm5t
 me?odology2 &  7#e7 relevancy ( c\rse  
cont5t to risks = recreational boat]s4  
7c7 ,cont5ts ( report ,! report "u ?is  
section %all include--  7#a7 a section  
reg>d+ /eps ! ,coa/ ,gu>d & ,,nasbla h  
tak5 to enc\rage ,/ates to adopt m&atory
 recreational vessel op]ator tra9+2     
7#b7 an evaluation ( ! ability ( !      
,/ates to h>monize _! education programs
 & te/+ proc$ures2  7#c7 an analysis ( !
 ext5t ,/ates h provid$ reciprocity     
among ! ,/ates = _! respective m&atory &
 volunt>y education requirem5ts &       

programs2  7#d7 a section exam9+ ! level
 ( uni=mity ( education & tra9+ betwe5 !
 ,/ates t curr5tly h m&atory education &
 tra9+ programs2  7#e7 a section outl9+ 
! m9imum /&>ds = education (            
recreational vessel op]ators2  7#f7 a   
section analyz+ h[ a ,f$]al tra9+ & te/+
 program c be h>moniz$ ) ,/ate tra9+ &  
te/+ programs2  7#g7 an analysis ( c\rse
 cont5t & deliv]y me?odology = relevancy
 to risks = recreational boat]s2  7#h7 a
 description ( ! curr5t phase-9 p]iods =
 m&atory boat] education 9 ,/ate m&atory
 education programs & recomm5dation = ! 
phase-9 p]iod = a m&atory boat]         
education program includ+ an evaluation 
z to :e!r ! phase-9 p]iod affects c\rse 
availability & co/2  7#i7 a description 
( ! ext5t ,/ates all[ = exp]i5c$ boat]s 
to bypass m&atory education c\rses & g  
directly to te/+2  7#aj7 recomm5dations 
= a bypass option = exp]i5c$ boat]s2    
7#aa7 a section analyz+ h[ ! ,coa/ ,gu>d
 w\ld adm9i/] a ,f$]al boat+ education1 
tra9+1 & te/+ program2 &  7#ab7 an      

analysis ( ! ext5t to :i* a ,f$]al boat+
 education1 tra9+1 & te/+ program %\ld  
be requir$ = all wat]s ( a ,/ate1       
includ+ int]nal wat]s4