,i  #aagth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #bhhj  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,april #bh1 #bjba,mr4
 ,higgins of ,louisiana introduced the  
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,transportation and   
,infrastructure  ,a ,,bill  ,to require 
the ,commandant of the ,coast ,guard to 
modify regulations relating to vessel   
response plans to include notifications 
with respect to search and rescue       
missions4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,vessel ,response   
,plan ,improvement ,act4  #b4 ,search   
and rescue notification requirements for
 vessel response plans of ,coast        
,guard-approved commercial vessels  7a7 
,in general ,the ,commandant of the     
,coast ,guard shall modify subparts ,i  
and ,j of part #aee of title #cc1 ,code 
of ,federal ,regulations1 to require the
 vessel response plans of ,coast        
,guard-approved tank and nontank        
commercial vessels to include the       
procedures described in subsection 7b7  

for use by the ,coast ,guard in the case
 of a search and rescue mission4  7b7   
,procedures ,the procedures described in
 this subsection are as follows3 7#a7 ,a
 procedure for providing1 not less      
frequently than twice daily for the     
duration of a search and rescue mission1
 notifications to family members of the 
crew of the vessel with respect to the  
status of the search and rescue mission1
 any injured crew member1 and salvage4  
7#b7 ,a procedure for the immediate     
notification of the next of kin or      
family members in the case of-- 7,a7 a  
deceased crew member2 or  7,b7 the      
recovery of a survivor or the body of a 
crew member during such a search and    
rescue mission4