,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #feeh  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,april #ag1 #bjbj,mr4 
,web] ( ,texas 7= himself1 ,mr4         
,gonzalez ( ,texas1 ,mr4 ,"y1 & ,mr4    
,cl\d7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0   
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ! ,judici>y   
,a ,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,immigration &    
,nationality ,act by ext5d+ ! p]iod ( "t
 = :i* a conditional p]mit to l&        
tempor>ily may be grant$ to an ali5     
seaf>] engag$ 9 %ip-to-%ip c>go transf] 
op]ations1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort 
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,l&+    
,pass ,ext5sion ,act ( #bjbj4  #b4      
,ext5sion ( "t = a conditional p]mit to 
l& tempor>ily ,section #beb ( !         
,immigration & ,nationality ,act 7#h    
,u4,s4,c4 #abhb7;a77 is am5d$-- 7#a7 9  
subsection 7a7-- 7,a7 9 ! matt] prec$+  
p>agraph 7#a7-- 7i7 by /rik+ 7a7 ,no    
ali5 crewman & ins]t+ 7a77#a7 ,no ali5  
crewman2  7ii7 by /rik+ he may & ins]t+ 
! immigration (fic] may2 &  7iii7 by    
/rik+ 8 discretion & ins]t+ !           

immigration (fic]'s discretion2  7,b7 by
 r$esignat+ p>agraphs 7#a71 7#b71 & 7#c7
 z subp>agraphs 7,a71 7,b71 & 7,c71     
respectively2  7,c7 9 subp>agraph 7,a71 
z r$esignat$-- 7i7 by /rik+ tw5ty-n9e & 
ins]t+ #bi2  7ii7 by /rik+ he ea* place 
su* t]m appe>s & ins]t+ ! crewman2 &    
7iii7 by /rik+ or at ! end2  7,d7 9     
subp>agraph 7,b71 z r$esignat$-- 7i7 by 
/rik+ tw5ty-n9e & ins]t+ #bi2  7ii7 by  
/rik+ he ea* place su* t]m appe>s &     
ins]t+ ! crewman2  7iii7 by /rik+ "o &  
ins]t+ vessel or aircraft2 &  7iv7 by   
/rik+ ! p]iod at ! end & ins]t+ 2 or2 & 
7,e7 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7,c7   
#ahj days1 if ! immigration (fic] is    
satisfi$ t ! crewman int5ds to dep>t1 )9
 ! p]iod = :i* ! crewman is p]mitt$ to  
l&1 on a vessel o!r ?an ! vessel on :i* 
! crewman arriv$ & t ! crewman w p]=m   
%ip-to-%ip c>go transf] op]ations to or 
f any o!r vessel engag$ 9 =eign trade4  
7#b7 ,not)/&+ any o!r provision ( law1 !
 p]iod ( admission = an ali5 :o is a    
nonimmigrant "u section                 

#aja7;a77#ae77;,c7 9 imm$iate & cont9u\s
 transit ?r\gh ! ,unit$ ,/ates to a     
vessel p]=m+ %ip-to-%ip c>go transf]    
op]ations %all be up to1 b %all n exce$1
 #ahj days4  2 &  7#b7 9 subsection 7b71
 by /rik+ subsection 7a77#a7 & ins]t+   
subsection 7a77#a77;,a74