,,ii  #aah? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #dech  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,june #ac1 #bjbd,mr4   
,lee introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read
 twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on      
,comm]ce1 ,sci5ce1 & ,transportation  ,a
 ,,bill  ,to adju/ c]ta9 own]%ip & o!r  
requirem5ts = pass5g] vessels1 & = o!r  
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,op5 ,am]ica's ,ports ,act4
  #b4 ,repeal ( ,,pvsa & adju/m5t (     
,jones ,act requirem5ts = pass5g]       
vessels  7a7 ,repeal ( ,,pvsa dome/ic   
requirem5ts ,section #eeajc ( title #df1
 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code 7commonly ref]r$ to
 z ! ,pass5g] ,vessel ,s]vices ,act (   
#ahhf71 is repeal$4  7b7 ,adju/m5t (    
,jones ,act requirem5ts ,*apt] #aba (   
title #df1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is      
am5d$-- 7#a7 9 section #abajc1 by add+  
at ! end ! foll[+3  7d7                 
,nonapplicability ,! requirem5ts ( ?is  
section %all n apply to any vessel t    
transports pass5g]s betwe5 ports or     
places 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates to :i* !       

coa/wise laws apply1 ei!r directly or   
via a =eign port4  2  7#b7 9 section    
#abaab7;a7-- 7,a7 9 p>agraph 7#a71 by   
ins]t+ except 9 ! case ( a vessel       
describ$ 9 subp>agraph 7,c7 ( p>agraph  
7#b71 be=e satisfies2 &  7,b7 9 p>agraph
 7#b7-- 7i7 9 subp>agraph 7,a71 by /rik+
 or aft] ! semicolon2  7ii7 9           
subp>agraph 7,b77iii71 by /rik+ 2 & &   
ins]t+ 2 or2 &  7iii7 by add+ at ! end !
 foll[+3  7,c7 transports pass5g]s      
betwe5 ports or places 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates
 to :i* ! coa/wise laws apply1 ei!r     
directly or via a =eign port2 &  2 &    
7#c7 9 section #ababa7;b71 by /rik+     
#eeajb1 & #eeajc & ins]t+ & #eeajb4  7c7
 ,adju/m5t ( citiz5%ip & ,navy ,res]ve  
requirem5ts ,section #hajc7k7 ( title   
#df1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ to   
read z foll[s3  7k7 ,exemption = pass5g]
 vessels ,subsections 7a7 & 7b7 %all n  
apply to any vessel t transports        
pass5g]s betwe5 ports or places 9 !     
,unit$ ,/ates to :i* ! coa/wise laws    
apply1 ei!r directly or via a =eign     

port4  4  7d7 ,con=m+ am5dm5ts  7#a7 ,9 
g5]al ,*apt] #eea ( title #df1 ,unit$   
,/ates ,code1 is am5d$-- 7,a7 by repeal+
 section #eeajd2 &  7,b7 9 section      
#eeaba-- 7i7 9 ! section head+1 by /rik+
 & pass5g]s2  7ii7 by /rik+ subsection  
7a72  7iii7 by /rik+ 7b7 & all t foll[s 
?r\gh ,/ates4--2 &  7iv7 by /rik+       
sections #eeajb & #eeajc ( ?is title d &
 ins]t+ section #eeajb ( ?is title does4
  7#b7 ,additional con=m+ am5dm5t       
,section #aaejd7;f7 ( ! ,james ,m4      
,inh(e ,national ,def5se ,au?orization  
,act = ,fiscal ,ye> #bjbc 7,public ,law 
#aag-bfc7 is am5d$ by /rik+ #eeajc14    
#c4 ,rule ( con/ruction ,no?+ 9 !       
am5dm5ts made by ?is ,act %all be       
con/ru$ to exempt a vessel t transports 
pass5g]s betwe5 ports or places 9 !     
,unit$ ,/ates to :i* ! coa/wise laws    
apply1 ei!r directly or via a =eign     
port1 f any applicable law ( ! ,unit$   
,/ates except z explicitly provid$ 9 su*
 am5dm5ts4