,,ii  #aagth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #ccfe  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,december #i1  
#bjba,mr4 ,lee introduced the following 
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,commerce1         
,science1 and ,transportation  ,a ,,bill
  ,to eliminate certain requirements    
with respect to dredging and dredged    
material1 and for other purposes4  #a4  
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,incentivizing the ,expansion of    
,u4,s4 ,ports ,act4  #b4 ,dredging2     
dredged material  7a7 ,dredging ,section
 #eeaji7;a77#c7 of title #df1 ,united   
,states ,code1 is amended-- 7#a7 by     
striking 1 or is exempt and inserting 1 
is exempt2 and  7#b7 by striking the    
period at the end and inserting 1 or is 
otherwise eligible for such a           
certificate and endorsement without     
regard to the requirement under section 
#abaab7;a77#b74  7b7 ,excluding dredged 
material from transportation            
requirements  7#a7 ,in general ,section 

#eeaaj of title #df1 ,united ,states    
,code1 is amended-- 7,a7 in the section 
heading1 by striking or dredged         
material2 and  7,b7 by striking or      
dredged material4  7#b7 ,conforming     
amendment ,the analysis for chapter #eea
 of title #df1 ,united ,states ,code1 is
 amended by striking the item relating  
to section #eeaaj and inserting the     
following3  ,sec4 #eeaaj4               
,transportation of valueless material4  
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