,i  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #cfad  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,may #bc1 #bjbc,mr4   
,scott ( ,virg9ia 7= himself1 ,mr4      
,panetta1 ,mr4 ,au*9closs1 & ,ms4 ,ross7
 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$  
to ! ,committee on ,transportation &    
,infra/ructure1 & 9 addition to !       
,committees on ,natural ,res\rces1 &    
,education & ! ,work=ce1 = 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 !        
,comptroll] ,g5]al ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates to 
submit to ,congress a report on (f%ore  
w9d developm5t vessels1 & = o!r         
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,am]ican ,(f%ore ,w9d      
,opportunity ,act4  #b4 ,,gao /udy  7a7 
,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an #abj days aft] !   
date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !           
,comptroll] ,g5]al ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates    
%all initiate a /udy describ$ 9         
subsection 7c74  7b7 ,submission ,!     

,comptroll] ,g5]al %all submit to       
appropriate congressional committees1   
includ+ ! ,committee on ,transportation 
& ,infra/ructure & ! ,committee on      
,education & ! ,work=ce ( ! ,h\se (     
,repres5tatives & ! ,committee on       
,comm]ce1 ,sci5ce1 & ,transportation & !
 ,committee on ,heal?1 ,education1      
,labor1 & ,p5sions ( ! ,s5ate1 ! results
 ( ! /udy "u subsection 7a74  7c7       
,cont5ts ( /udy ,9 conduct+ ! /udy "u   
subsection 7a71 ! ,comptroll] ,g5]al    
%all include-- 7#a7 an outl9e ( policy &
 regulatory options t c\ld be adopt$ to 
increase ! role ( ,unit$ ,/ates built   
vessels1 flagg$ vessels1 & m>9]s 9      
(f%ore w9d turb9e in/allation to meet ! 
goal ( develop+ #cj gigawatts ( (f%ore  
w9d capacity by #bjcj2  7#b7 an outl9e (
 any pot5tial ways to-- 7,a7 increase ! 
role ( ,unit$ ,/ates crews on vessels t 
are subject to ! ,out] ,cont95tal ,%elf 
,l&s ,act & n subject to *apt]s #aba &  
#eea ( title #df1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1  
commonly ref]r$ to z ! ,jones ,act2 &   

7,b7 dome/ically manufacture vessels    
describ$ 9 subp>agraph 7,a72  7#c7 an   
assessm5t ( ! work=ce ne$s t w\ld be    
requir$ to build an ,unit$ ,/ates m>9]  
work=ce = (f%ore w9d con/ruction1       
op]ations1 & ma9t5ance to meet ! #cj    
gigawatt goal 9 subsection 7#a71        
specifically-- 7,a7 ! numb] ( su* work]s
 ne$$ to crew ! (f%ore w9d vessels      
necess>y to meet ! goal ( develop+ #cj  
gigawatts ( (f%ore w9d capacity by      
#bjcj2  7,b7 ! numb] ( work]s ne$$ to   
manufacture1 build1 op]ate1 ma9ta91 &   
support (f%ore w9d projects2  7,c7 !    
types ( skills & compet5cies1 includ+ ^?
 unique to (f%ore w9d con/ruction1      
op]ations1 & ma9t5ance1 requir$ = su*   
employm5t opportunities2  7,d7 ! requir$
 indu/ry or recogniz$ po/second>y       
cr$5tials requir$ ( su* work]s2  7,e7 ! 
adjac5t skills requir$ = o!r simil>     
occupations1 su* z oil drill+1 t c be   
lev]ag$ = reskill+ ( exi/+ ,unit$ ,/ates
 work]s2  7,f7 ! gaps 9 ! availability (
 regi/]$ appr5tice%ip programs & !      

ability ( employ]s to recruit1 hire1 &  
tra9 su* work]s1 includ+-- 7i7 ! total  
co/ ( tra9+ = su* programs to skill up  
su* work]s2 &  7ii7 ! policies ! ,unit$ 
,/ates ,gov]nm5t c take to elim9ate su* 
gaps & co/s2 &  7,g7 ! actions t =eign &
 dome/ic w9d develop]s & vessel op]ators
 are tak+ or c\ld be tak+ to ensure !   
availability ( ,unit$ ,/ates m>9]s2     
7#d7 an assessm5t ( ! capacity ( ,unit$ 
,/ates %ipy>ds to build w9d turb9e      
in/allation vessels1 heavy lift vessels1
 fall pipe vessels1 cable lay+ vessels1 
& oceanographic rese>* vessels 9        
addition to l>g] ,jones ,act compliant  
fe$] vessels2 &  7#e7 an assessm5t (    
public & private inve/m5ts ne$$ to spur 
use ( a ,unit$ ,/ates manufactur$ fleet 
( (f%ore w9d vessels to support meet+ ! 
goal ( develop+ #cj gigawatts ( (f%ore  
w9d capacity by #bjcj4