,i  #aag? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #ijhf  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,septemb] #bi1        
#bjbb,ms4 ,velzquez 7= h]self1 ,mr4     
,espaillat1 ,mr4 ,torres ( ,new ,york1  
,mrs4 ,c>olyn ,b4 ,maloney ( ,new ,york1
 & ,mr4 ,case7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on         
,transportation & ,infra/ructure  ,a    
,,bill  ,to provide exemptions f c]ta9  
,jones ,act re/rictions to vessels      
provid+ disa/] relief to ,pu]to ,rico = 
! areas affect$ by ,hurricane ,fiona4   
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,pu]to ,rico ,recov]y ,act4  #b4      
,tempor>y exemptions f ,jones ,act      
re/rictions = vessels provid+ hurricane 
relief to ,pu]to ,rico  7a7 ,tempor>y   
exemption = ,pu]to ,rican hurricane     
relief  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,not)/&+ sections 
#abaab1 #abajc1 & #eeajb ( title #df1   
,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 ! ,secret>y ( !    
dep>tm5t 9 :i* ! ,coa/ ,gu>d is op]at+  
7ref]r$ to 9 ?is section z ! ,secret>y7 
%all exempt a vessel f ! requirem5ts (  

su* sections if ! ,secret>y det]m9es t !
 own] or op]ator ( ! vessel has         
reasonably demon/rat$ t ! exemption is  
ne$$ to provide disa/] relief to ,pu]to 
,rico = areas affect$ by ,hurricane     
,fiona4  7#b7 ,process  7,a7 ,reque/ ,an
 own] or op]ator ( a vessel may reque/  
an exemption "u p>agraph 7#a71 & !      
,secret>y %all approve or d5y ! reque/  
by n lat] ?an #gb h\rs aft] ! reque/ is 
made4  7,b7 ,public d5ial /atem5t ,9 any
 case :]e ! ,secret>y d5ies an exemption
 reque/ "u subp>agraph 7,a71 ! ,secret>y
 %all promptly provide a public1 detail$
 /atem5t reg>d+ ! reason+ & analysis = !
 d5ial4  7,c7 ,deem$ approval ,if !     
,secret>y does n approve or d5y a reque/
 accord+ to ! t]ms ( subp>agraph 7,a71 !
 reque/ %all be deem$ to be approv$4    
7b7 ,p]iod ( exemption ,an exemption    
approv$ "u subsection 7a7 %all be valid 
until ! e>li] (-- 7#a7 ! date t is #a   
ye> aft] ! date on :i* ! exemption 0    
approv$2 or  7#b7 ! date on :i* ! major 
disa/] decl>$ by ! ,presid5t "u section 

#dja ( ! ,rob]t ,t4 ,/af=d ,disa/]      
,relief & ,em]g5cy ,assi/ance ,act 7#db 
,u4,s4,c4 #eaba7 on ,septemb] #bb1 #bjbb
 expires4  7c7 ,applicability ,?is      
section1 & any exemption issu$ "u ?is   
section1 %all cease to h effect on !    
date describ$ 9 subsection 7b77#b74