,i  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #eibe  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,novemb] #i1 #bjba,mr4
 ,gim5ez 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,web] (       
,texas1 ,ms4 ,salaz>1 ,mr4 ,diaz-,bal>t1
 ,mr4 ,ma/1 ,mr4 ,mc,kinley1 ,mr4       
,mooney1 ,mr4 ,gohm]t1 ,ms4             
,malliotakis1 ,mr4 ,r\z]1 ,mr4 ,h>ris1 &
 ,mr4 ,caw?orn7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2
 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on        
,transportation & ,infra/ructure1 & 9   
addition to ! ,committee on ,ov]sight & 
,re=m1 = a p]iod to be subsequ5tly      
det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 9 ea* case =      
consid]ation ( su* provisions z fall )9 
! jurisdiction ( ! committee conc]n$  ,a
 ,,bill  ,to direct ! ,secret>y (       
,transportation to e/abli% a program to 
provide grants to own]s ( c>go vessels  
be+ r]\t$ f ! we/]n seabo>d ( ! ,unit$  
,/ates ?r\gh ! ,panama ,canal1 & = o!r  
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,supply ,*a9 ,em]g5cy      
,response ,act4  #b4 ,em]g5cy inc5tive  
program = r]\t+ c>go vessels  7a7 ,9    

g5]al ,! ,secret>y ( ,transportation1   
act+ ?r\gh ! ,adm9i/rator ( ! ,m>itime  
,adm9i/ration1 %all e/abli% a program to
 provide grants to eligible entities to 
cov] toll co/s associat$ ) r]\t+ c>go   
vessels f ports along ! we/]n seabo>d ( 
! ,unit$ ,/ates ?r\gh ! ,panama ,canal  
to ports along ! ,gulf ( ,mexico & !    
ea/]n seabo>d ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates4  7b7   
,grant am\nt ,a grant provid$ "u ?is    
section %all be 9 an am\nt equal to !   
co/ ( ! toll fees at ! ,panama ,canal4  
7c7 ,docum5tation requir$ ,to receive a 
grant "u ?is section1 an eligible entity
 %all submit to ! ,adm9i/rator          
docum5tation t su* eligible entity--    
7#a7 _h an agreem5t to dock a c>go      
vessel at a port along ! we/]n seabo>d (
 ! ,unit$ ,/ates & int5ds to r]\te su*  
c>go vessel f su* port ?r\gh ! ,panama  
,canal to a port along ! ,gulf ( ,mexico
 or ! ea/]n seabo>d ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 &
  7#b7 has an agreem5t to dock su* c>go 
vessel at su* port along ! ,gulf (      
,mexico or ! ea/]n seabo>d ( ! ,unit$   

,/ates4  7d7 ,entities ineligible =     
grant ,any individual :o is a memb] ( ! 
,*9ese ,communi/ ,p>ty or any company   
own$1 9 :ole or 9 "p1 by ! ,*9ese       
,communi/ ,p>ty may n receive a grant "u
 ?is section4  7e7 ,def9ition ( eligible
 entity ,9 ?is section1 ! t]m eligible  
entity means ! own] ( a c>go vessel :o  
int5ds to r]\te su* c>go vessel f a port
 along ! we/]n seabo>d ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates
 ?r\gh ! ,panama ,canal to a de/9ation  
locat$ 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates4  7f7 ,fund+   
,not)/&+ any o!r provision ( law1 n m   
?an #abe1jjj1jjj ( ! total am\nt (      
unobligat$ funds made available "u !    
,,c>es ,act 7,public ,law #aaf-acf7 may 
be us$ to c>ry out ?is section4  #c4    
,use ( ,,covid relief funds to (fset    
%ipp+ co/s ,not)/&+ any o!r provision ( 
law1 a ,/ate or unit ( local gov]nm5t   
may use any unobligat$ funds made       
available to su* ,/ate or unit ( local  
gov]nm5t "u ! ,,c>es ,act 7,public ,law 
#aaf-acf7 = co/s relat$ to r]\t+ c>go   
vessels f ! we/]n seabo>d ( ! ,unit$    

,/ates to ! ea/]n seabo>d ( ! ,unit$    
,/ates4  #d4 ,prohibition on collection 
( port fees ,any m>9e t]m9al op]ator 7z 
su* t]m is def9$ 9 section #djajb (     
title #df1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code7 :o is   
op]at+ a port locat$ along ! we/]n      
seabo>d ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates may n collect 
port fees f a recipi5t ( a grant "u     
section #b :o has r]\t$ a c>go vessel f 
su* port due to ! inability ( su* port  
to receive su* vessel4  #e4 ,def9ition (
 c>go vessel ,9 ?is ,act1 ! t]m c>go    
vessel has ! mean+ giv5 su* t]m 9       
section #aii4cj ( title #df1 ,code (    
,f$]al ,regulations4