,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #bjee  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #h1      
#bjai,mr4 ,whitehouse 7for himself and  
,mr4 ,reed7 introduced the following    
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,commerce1         
,science1 and ,transportation  ,a ,,bill
  ,to allow the ,coast ,guard to issue a
 certificate of documentation with a    
coastwise endorsement for the vessel    
,,oliver ,,hazard ,,perry1 and for other
 purposes4  #a4 ,findings ,congress     
finds the following3 7#a7 ,in #bjah1 the
 ,tall ,ship ,,ssv ,oliver ,hazard      
,perry was named the ,official ,flagship
 and ,tall ,ship ,ambassador of ,rhode  
,island4  7#b7 ,at #bjj feet long1 the  
#c-masted ,tall ,ship ,,ssv ,oliver     
,hazard ,perry is the largest civilian  
,sailing ,school ,vessel in the ,united 
,states and serves as ,rhode ,island's  
,official ,education ,sailing ,vessel4  
7#c7 ,the mission of the ,tall ,ship    
,,ssv ,oliver ,hazard ,perry is to      

provide innovative and empowering       
education-at-sea programs that promote  
personal and professional growth4  7#d7 
,the ,tall ,ship ,,ssv ,oliver ,hazard  
,perry is named after ,commodore ,oliver
 ,hazard ,perry1 from ,rhode ,island1   
who led ,united ,states forces to       
victory in the decisive ,battle of ,lake
 ,erie in the ,war of #ahab4  #b4 ,jones
 ,act waiver for the ,,oliver ,,hazard  
,,perry  7a7 ,in general                
,notwithstanding section #abaab7;a77#b7 
of title #df1 ,united ,states ,code1 the
 ,secretary of the department in which  
the ,coast ,guard is operating may issue
 a certificate of documentation with a  
coastwise endorsement for the vessel    
,,oliver ,,hazard ,,perry 7,,imo number 
#hggeefj2 ,united ,states official      
number #abegbbd74  7b7 ,termination of  
effectiveness of endorsement ,the       
coastwise endorsement authorized under  
subsection 7a7 for the vessel ,,oliver  
,,hazard ,,perry 7,,imo number #hggeefj2
 ,united ,states official number        

#abegbbd7 shall expire on the first date
 on which any of the following apply3   
7#a7 ,the vessel is sold to a person1   
including an entity1 that is not related
 by ownership or control to the person1 
including an entity1 that owned the     
vessel on the date of enactment of this 
,act4  7#b7 ,the vessel is rebuilt and  
not rebuilt in the ,united ,states 7as  
defined in section #abaja7;a7 of title  
#df1 ,united ,states ,code74  7#c7 ,the 
vessel is no longer operating in primary
 service as a sailing school vessel or  
an educational sailing vessel4