,i  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #cafg  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,may #a1 #bjbe,mr4   
,torres of ,new ,york 7for himself1 ,mr4
 ,case1 and ,mr4 ,moylan7 introduced the
 following bill2 which was referred to  
the ,committee on ,transportation and   
,infrastructure  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend   
title #df1 ,united ,states ,code1 to    
allow for the transportation of energy  
products on vessels between points in   
the ,united ,states to which the        
coastwise laws apply if at least one    
such point is in ,alaska1 ,hawaii1      
,guam1 or the ,commonwealth of ,puerto  
,rico1 and for other purposes4  #a4     
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,noncontiguous ,energy ,relief and  
,access ,act of #bjbe4  #b4 ,energy     
products exemption ,section #eeajb of   
title #df1 ,united ,states ,code1 is    
amended--  7#a7 in subsection 7a7 to    
read as follows3  7a7 ,definitions ,in  
this subsection3  7#a7 ,covered         
noncontiguous trade ,the term covered   

noncontiguous trade means-- 7,a7 trade  
between--  7i7 one of the contiguous #dh
 ,states2 and  7ii7 ,alaska1 ,hawaii1   
,guam1 or the ,commonwealth of ,puerto  
,rico2 and  7,b7 trade between-- 7i7 a  
place in ,alaska1 ,hawaii1 ,guam1 or the
 ,commonwealth of ,puerto ,rico2 and    
7ii7 another place in ,alaska1 ,hawaii1 
,guam1 or the ,commonwealth of ,puerto  
,rico4  7#b7 ,energy products ,the term 
energy products means any equipment1    
component of equipment1 or energy source
 for the generation1 storage1           
transmission1 and distribution of       
electricity4  7#c7 ,energy source ,the  
term energy source means-- 7,a7         
liquefied natural gas or any other      
energy source needed for the generation 
of electricity2 and  7,b7 a petroleum   
product4  7#d7 ,equipment ,the term     
equipment means power generators1       
storage units1 wind turbines1 solar     
panels1 hydroelectric plants1 and any   
other components needed for the         
generation1 transmission1 or            

distribution of electricity4  7#e7      
,merchandise ,the term merchandise      
includes-- 7,a7 merchandise owned by the
 ,united ,states ,government1 a ,state1 
or a subdivision of a ,state2 and  7,b7 
valueless material4  7#f7 ,petroleum    
product ,the term petroleum product has 
the meaning given such term in section  
#c of the ,energy ,policy and           
,conservation ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4       
#fbjb74  2  7#b7 by redesignating       
subsection 7c7 as subsection 7d72 and   
7#c7 by inserting after subsection 7b7  
the following3  7c7 ,energy products    
exemption ,subsection 7b7 shall not     
apply with respect to transportation of 
energy products in covered noncontiguous
 trade on a vessel4  4