,,ib ,union ,calendar ,no4 #gej #aaith ,,congress #b;d ,session ,h4 ,r4 #ccca ,report ,no4 #aai-hec ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,may #ac1 #bjbe,mr4 ,carbajal 7for himself and ,mr4 ,ezell7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,transportation and ,infrastructure ,october #bi1 #bjbf;,additional sponsor3 ,mr4 ,fitzpatrick ,october #bi1 #bjbf,reported with an amendment1 committed to the ,committee of the ,whole ,house on the ,state of the ,union1 and ordered to be printed,strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic,for text of introduced bill1 see copy of bill as introduced on ,may #ac1 #bjbe ,a ,,bill ,to amend title #df1 ,united ,states ,code1 with respect to merchant mariner credential examination working groups1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,mariner ,exam ,modernization ,act4 #b4 ,examinations for merchant mariner credentials ,section #geaj of title #df1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended-- 7#a7 in subsection 7c7-- 7,a7 in the subsection heading by striking ,exam review and inserting ,working group2 7,b7 in paragraph 7#a7-- 7i7 by striking #ij days and inserting #ahj days2 7ii7 by striking ,coast ,guard ,authorization ,act of #bjaf and insert ,mariner ,exam ,modernization ,act2 7iii7 by striking new questions for inclusion in and inserting questions1 content1 and relevancy of2 7iv7 by redesignating subparagraphs 7,e71 7,f71 and 7,g7 as subparagraphs 7,g71 7,h71 and 7,i71 respectively2 and 7v7 by inserting after subparagraph 7,d7 the following3 7,e7 at least #b individuals that have taken and passed the examination in the #e years before the commissioning of the working group2 7,f7 at least #a representative from the ,united ,states ,merchant ,marine ,academy2 2 7,c7 in paragraph 7#d7-- 7i7 in the paragraph heading by striking ,baseline review and inserting ,review2 7ii7 in subparagraph 7,a7-- 7,i7 by striking ,within #a year and inserting ,not later than #bgj days2 7,,ii7 by striking ,coast ,guard ,authorization ,act of #bjaf and inserting ,mariner ,exam ,modernization ,act2 7,,iii7 by striking ,secretary and inserting ,commandant2 7,,iv7 by redesignating clauses 7i71 7ii71 7iii71 and 7iv7 as clauses 7ii71 7iii71 7iv71 and 7vii71 respectively2 7,v7 in clause 7iv71 as so redesignated1 by striking 2 and and inserting a semicolon2 7,,vi7 by inserting before clause 7ii7 the following3 7i7 industry standards1 practices1 and technology to be considered in the ,merchant ,mariner ,credentialing ,examination2 2 and 7,,vii7 by inserting after clause 7iv7 the following3 7v7 the relevancy of examination topics and contents2 7vi7 any redundancy of core competencies between the ,merchant ,mariner ,credentialing ,examination and ,standards of ,training1 ,certification1 and ,watchingkeeping competencies2 and 2 7iii7 by striking subparagraph 7,b7 and inserting the following3 7,b7 ,report to ,commandant ,upon completion of the review under this paragraph1 a report shall be provided to the ,commandant which shall include findings of the review with recommendations for updates to the ,merchant ,marine ,credentialling ,examination4 2 7,d7 by striking paragraphs 7#c71 7#e71 and 7#h72 7,e7 by redesignating paragraphs 7#d7 and 7#i7 as paragraphs 7#e7 and 7#h71 respectively2 and 7,f7 by inserting after paragraph 7#b7 the following3 7#c7 ,meeting of working group 7,a7 ,in general ,the ,commandant shall convene the working group annually or at the creation of new examination questions1 whichever occurs sooner4 7,b7 ,remote participation ,the ,commandant shall allow any member of the working group to participate remotely if the member of the working group does not have the means to participate in person4 7#d7 ,use of questions ,the ,commandant may not use questions developed for use in the ,merchant ,mariner ,credentialing ,examination until such questions are reviewed and approved by the working group4 2 7#b7 by redsignating subsection 7d7 as subsection 7e72 and 7#c7 by inserting after subsection 7c7 the following3 7d7 ,plan 7#a7 ,requirement ,not later than #bgj days after the completion of the review under paragraph 7#d7 of subsection 7c71 the ,commandant shall develop a plan to update and modernize the ,merchant ,mariner ,credentialing ,examination and implement the recommendations developed by the review under such paragraph4 7#b7 ,contents ,the plan developed under paragraph 7#a7 shall include-- 7,a7 the elimination or updating of outdated topics1 contents1 core competencies1 or questions covered by the ,merchant ,mariner ,credentialing ,examination2 7,b7 the modernization of testing procedures consistent with contemporary procedures for standardized testing administration and evaluation2 and 7,c7 the development of methods to collect examination data on pass and fail rates for questions and the overall examination for future analysis and comparison uses4 7#c7 ,coordination ,in developing the plan under paragraph 7#a71 the ,commandant shall develop such plan in consultation with the working group and individuals with expertise in modern best practices for relevant standardized testing4 7#d7 ,briefing required ,not later than #a year after the date of enactment of the ,mariner ,exam ,modernization ,act1 the ,coast ,guard shall provide to the ,committee on ,transportation and ,infrastructure of the ,house of ,representatives and the ,committee on ,commerce1 ,science1 and ,transportation of the ,senate a briefing on the review and plan developed under this subsection4 4 ,october #bi1 #bjbf,reported with an amendment1 committed to the ,committee of the ,whole ,house on the ,state of the ,union1 and ordered to be printed