,i  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #dhac  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,july #bi1 #bjbe,mr4 
,moylan 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,case1 ,ms4  
,king-,hinds1 ,mrs4 ,radewagen1 and ,mr4
 ,torres of ,new ,york7 introduced the  
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,transportation and   
,infrastructure  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend   
title #df1 ,united ,states ,code1 to    
provide for a waiver of navigation or   
vessel-inspection laws in noncontiguous 
areas upon a declaration of a major     
disaster or emergency1 and for other    
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,noncontiguous      
,disaster ,shipping ,act4  #b4 ,waiver  
in a noncontiguous area ,section #eja of
 title #df1 ,united ,states ,code1 is   
amended-- 7#a7 by redesignating         
subsections 7c7 and 7d7 as subsections  
7d7 and 7e71 respectively2 and  7#b7 by 
inserting after subsection 7b7 the      
following new subsection3  7c7 ,in a    
,noncontiguous ,area  7#a7 ,in general  

,upon a declaration by the ,president   
pursuant to section #dja or #eja the    
,robert ,t4 ,stafford ,disaster ,relief 
and ,emergency ,assistance ,act 7#db    
,u4,s4,c4 #eagj2 #eaia7 that a major    
disaster or emergency exists in a       
noncontiguous area of the ,united       
,states1 the head of an agency          
responsible for the administration of   
the navigation or vessel-inspection laws
 shall waive compliance with such laws  
for a vessel transporting cargo to or   
from the noncontiguous area affected by 
such major disaster or emergency for the
 purpose of disaster relief4  7#b7      
,duration of waiver  7,a7 ,in general   
,subject to subparagraphs 7,b7 and 7,c71
 a waiver issued under this subsection  
shall be for a period of not more than  
#aj days4  7,b7 ,waiver extension ,upon 
the termination of a waiver issued under
 this subsection1 the head of the agency
 referred to in paragraph 7#a71 in      
consultation with the ,governor of the  
noncontiguous area affected by such     

major disaster or emergency1 may extend 
the waiver for an additional period of  
not more than #aj days4  7,c7 ,aggregate
 duration ,the aggregate duration of the
 period of all waivers and extensions of
 waivers under this subsection with     
respect to any one major disaster or    
emergency shall not exceed #de days4    
7#c7 ,notice to congress  7,a7 ,in      
general ,the head of the agency referred
 to in paragraph 7#a7 shall notify the  
,committee on ,transportation and       
,infrastructure1 the ,committee on      
,armed ,services of the ,house of       
,representatives and the ,committee on  
,commerce1 ,science1 and ,transportation
 and the ,committee on ,armed ,services 
of the ,senate of the issuance of any   
waiver of the navigation or             
vessel-inspection laws under this       
subsection not later than #dh hours     
after such issuance4  7,b7 ,notification
 required for extensions ,for the       
purposes of this paragraph1 an extension
 issued under paragraph 7#b77;,b7 shall 

be treated in the same manner as a      
waiver issued under this subsection4    
7#d7 ,noncontiguous area of the ,united 
,states defined ,for the purposes of    
this subsection1 the term noncontiguous 
area of the ,united ,states means       
,puerto ,rico1 the ,virgin ,islands1    
,guam1 ,american ,samoa1 the            
,commonwealth of the ,northern ,mariana 
,islands1 ,hawaii1 and ,alaska4  4