,i  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #dhac  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,july #bi1 #bjbe,mr4  
,moylan 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,case1 ,ms4    
,k+-,h9ds1 ,mrs4 ,radewag51 & ,mr4      
,torres ( ,new ,york7 introduc$ ! foll[+
 bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,transportation & ,infra/ructure  ,a    
,,bill  ,to am5d title #df1 ,unit$      
,/ates ,code1 to provide = a waiv] (    
navigation or vessel-inspection laws 9  
noncontigu\s areas ^u a decl>ation ( a  
major disa/] or em]g5cy1 & = o!r        
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,noncontigu\s ,disa/]      
,%ipp+ ,act4  #b4 ,waiv] 9 a            
noncontigu\s area ,section #eja ( title 
#df1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$--    
7#a7 by r$esignat+ subsections 7c7 & 7d7
 z subsections 7d7 & 7e71 respectively2 
&  7#b7 by ins]t+ aft] subsection 7b7 ! 
foll[+ new subsection3  7c7 ,9 a        
,noncontigu\s ,area  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,^u a
 decl>ation by ! ,presid5t pursuant to  
section #dja or #eja ! ,rob]t ,t4 ,/af=d

 ,disa/] ,relief & ,em]g5cy ,assi/ance  
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #eagj2 #eaia7 t a   
major disa/] or em]g5cy exi/s 9 a       
noncontigu\s area ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 !  
head ( an ag5cy responsible = !         
adm9i/ration ( ! navigation or          
vessel-inspection laws %all waive       
compliance ) su* laws = a vessel        
transport+ c>go to or f ! noncontigu\s  
area affect$ by su* major disa/] or     
em]g5cy = ! purpose ( disa/] relief4    
7#b7 ,duration ( waiv]  7,a7 ,9 g5]al   
,subject to subp>agraphs 7,b7 & 7,c71 a 
waiv] issu$ "u ?is subsection %all be = 
a p]iod ( n m ?an #aj days4  7,b7 ,waiv]
 ext5sion ,^u ! t]m9ation ( a waiv]     
issu$ "u ?is subsection1 ! head ( !     
ag5cy ref]r$ to 9 p>agraph 7#a71 9      
consultation ) ! ,gov]nor ( !           
noncontigu\s area affect$ by su* major  
disa/] or em]g5cy1 may ext5d ! waiv] =  
an additional p]iod ( n m ?an #aj days4 
7,c7 ,aggregate duration ,! aggregate   
duration ( ! p]iod ( all waiv]s &       
ext5sions ( waiv]s "u ?is subsection )  

respect to any "o major disa/] or       
em]g5cy %all n exce$ #de days4  7#c7    
,notice to congress  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,!   
head ( ! ag5cy ref]r$ to 9 p>agraph 7#a7
 %all notify ! ,committee on            
,transportation & ,infra/ructure1 !     
,committee on ,arm$ ,s]vices ( ! ,h\se (
 ,repres5tatives & ! ,committee on      
,comm]ce1 ,sci5ce1 & ,transportation & !
 ,committee on ,arm$ ,s]vices ( ! ,s5ate
 ( ! issuance ( any waiv] ( ! navigation
 or vessel-inspection laws "u ?is       
subsection n lat] ?an #dh h\rs aft] su* 
issuance4  7,b7 ,notification requir$ = 
ext5sions ,= ! purposes ( ?is p>agraph1 
an ext5sion issu$ "u p>agraph 7#b77;,b7 
%all be treat$ 9 ! same mann] z a waiv] 
issu$ "u ?is subsection4  7#d7          
,noncontigu\s area ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates    
def9$ ,= ! purposes ( ?is subsection1 ! 
t]m noncontigu\s area ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates 
means ,pu]to ,rico1 ! ,virg9 ,isl&s1    
,guam1 ,am]ican ,samoa1 ! ,commonweal? (
 ! ,nor!rn ,m>iana ,isl&s1 ,hawaii1 &   
,alaska4  4