,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #fid  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,march #g1 #bjai,mr4
 ,lee introduced the following bill2    
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,commerce1 ,science1 and 
,transportation  ,a ,,bill  ,to repeal  
the ,jones ,act restrictions on         
coastwise trade1 and for other purposes4
  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be    
cited as the ,open ,america's ,waters   
,act of #bjai4  #b4 ,repeal of certain  
limitations on coastwise trade  7a7 ,in 
general ,section #abaab7;a7 of title    
#df1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended  
to read as follows3  7a7 ,in general ,a 
coastwise endorsement may be issued for 
a vessel that qualifies under the laws  
of the ,united ,states to engage in the 
coastwise trade4  4  7b7 ,regulations   
,not later than #ij days after the date 
of the enactment of this ,act1 the      
,commandant of the ,united ,states      
,coast ,guard shall issue regulations to
 implement the amendment made by        

subsection 7a7 that require all vessels 
permitted to engage in the coastwise    
trade to meet all appropriate safety and
 security requirements4  7c7 ,conforming
 amendments  7#a7 ,tank vessel          
construction standards ,section         
#cgjc;a7c77#a77;,c7 of title #df1       
,united ,states ,code1 is amended by    
striking and is qualified for           
documentation as a wrecked vessel under 
section #abaab of this title4  7#b7     
,liquified gas tankers ,section #ababj  
of such title is amended by striking 1  
if the vessel-- and all that follows and
 inserting a period4  7#c7 ,small       
passenger vessels ,section #ababa7;b7 of
 such title is amended by striking      
#abaab14  7#d7 ,loss of coastwise trade 
privileges ,section #abacb of such title
 is repealed4  7#e7 ,oil spill response 
vessels ,section #abaag7;b7 of such     
title is amended by striking sections   
#abajc1 #abacb1 and #ejeja and inserting
 sections #abajc and #ejeja4  7#f7      
,optional regulatory measurement        

,section #adcje7;a77#f7 of such title is
 amended by striking sections #abaah and
 #abacb and inserting section #abaah4   
7#g7 ,court sales of undocumented       
vessels ,section #cacbi7;b7 of such     
title is amended--  7,a7 in paragraph   
7#a71 by striking 2 and inserting 2 and2
  7,b7 in paragraph 7#b71 by striking 2 
and and inserting a period2 and  7,c7 by
 striking paragraph 7#c74  7#h7         
,clerical amendment ,the table of       
sections for chapter #aba of title #df1 
,united ,states ,code1 is amended by    
striking the item relating to section   
#abacb4