,,ii  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #ajca  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,april #d1 #bjai,mr4   
,hawley 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 ,%ort   
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,duck   
,boat ,safety ,enhancem5t ,act ( #bjai4 
#b4 ,safety requirem5ts = amphibi\s     
pass5g] vessels  7a7 ,rema9+ afloat &   
upright 9 ! ev5t ( flood+  7#a7         
,regulations requir$ ,n lat] ?an #ahj   
days aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is     
,act1 ! ,comm&ant ( ! ,coa/ ,gu>d %all  
prescribe 9 regulations 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 ,int]im requirem5ts ,comm5c+
 z ( ! date ! regulations requir$ by    
p>agraph 7#a7 are prescrib$1 ! ,comm&ant
 ( ! ,coa/ ,gu>d %all require t op]ators
 ( amphibi\s pass5g] vessels t are n 9  
compliance ) ! requirem5ts 9 !          
regulations d ! foll[+3 7,a7 ,remove !  
canopies ( su* vessels = wat]borne      
op]ations1 or in/all 9 su* vessels a    
,coa/ ,gu>d-approv$ 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 subp>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]$4
  7,g7 ,v]ify ! wat]tight integrity (   
any su* vessel 9 ! wat] at ! outset (   
ea* wat]borne dep>ture ( su* vessel4    
7#c7 ,prohibition on op]ation (         
noncompliant vessels ,! foll[+ amphibi\s
 pass5g] vessels may n op]ate on ,unit$ 
,/ates wat]ways3 7,a7 ,comm5c+ z ( !    
date ! regulations requir$ by p>agraph  
7#a7 are prescrib$1 any amphibi\s       
pass5g] vessel ^: configuration or      
op]ation does n comply ) ! requirem5ts 9
 p>agraph 7#b74  7,b7 ,comm5c+ z ( !    
date specifi$ by ! ,comm&ant ( ! ,coa/  
,gu>d pursuant to subsection 7d71 any   
amphibi\s pass5g] vessel ^:             

configuration or op]ation does n comply 
) ! requirem5ts 9 ! regulations "u      
p>agraph 7#a74  7b7 ,sev]e wea!r em]g5cy
 prep>$ness ,n lat] ?an #ahj days aft] !
 date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !        
,comm&ant ( ! ,coa/ ,gu>d %all prescribe
 9 regulations-- 7#a7 ! limit+          
environm5tal conditions1 su* z wea!r1 9 
:i* amphibi\s pass5g] vessels may safely
 op]ate1 & a requirem5t t su* limit+    
conditions be describ$ 9 ! c]tificate ( 
inspection ( ea* amphibi\s pass5g]      
vessel2  7#b7 t an op]ator ( an         
amphibi\s pass5g] vessel-- 7,a7 *eck !  
,national ,wea!r ,s]vice =eca/ be=e     
gett+ und]way & p]iodically :ile        
und]way2 &  7,b7 9 ! case ( a wat* or   
w>n+ issu$ = w9d spe$s exce$+ ! w9d spe$
 equival5t us$ to c]tify ! /ability ( an
 amphibi\s pass5g] vessel1 proce$ to !  
ne>e/ h>bor or safe refuge2 &  7#c7 t an
 amphibi\s pass5g] vessel c]tifi$ to    
op]ate on p>tially protect$ wat]s h a   
wea!r monitor radio receiv] at ! op]ator
 /ation t may be automatically activat$ 

by ! w>n+ al>m device ( ! ,national     
,wea!r ,s]vice4  7c7 ,additional safety 
measures ,n lat] ?an #ahj days aft] !   
date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !         
,comm&ant ( ! ,coa/ ,gu>d %all prescribe
 9 regulations t-- 7#a7 op]ators (      
amphibi\s pass5g] vessels in=m pass5g]s 
t seat belts may n be worn dur+         
wat]borne op]ations2 &  7#b7 be=e !     
comm5cem5t ( wat]borne op]ations1 a crew
 memb] visually *eck t ea* pass5g] has  
unbuckl$ 8 or h] seatbelt4  7d7 ,deadl9e
 = compliance ,! regulations requir$ by 
subsections 7a7 ?r\gh 7c7 %all require  
compliance ) ! requirem5ts 9 !          
regulations by op]ators ( amphibi\s     
pass5g] vessels by su* date1 n lat] ?an 
#b ye>s aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is  
,act1 z ! ,comm&ant %all specify 9 !    
regulations4