,i #aaith ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #dhci ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,august #a1 #bjbe,mr4 ,case 7for himself and ,mr4 ,moylan7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,transportation and ,infrastructure1 and in addition to the ,committee on ,ways and ,means1 for a period to be subsequently determined by the ,speaker1 in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned ,a ,,bill ,to allow the ,secretary of ,transportation to authorize vessels documented in allied foreign countries1 owned by nationals of allied foreign countries1 or crewed by allied foreign countries to engage in certain coastwise trade1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,merchant ,marine ,allies ,partnership ,act4 #b4 ,participation in coastwise trade of citizens and vessels of allied foreign countries 7a7 ,endorsement eligibility for vessels built in foreign allied countries ,section #abaab7;a77#b77;,b7 of title #df1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended-- 7#a7 in clause 7ii7 by striking 2 or and inserting a semicolon2 7#b7 in clause 7iii7 by striking 2 and and inserting 2 or2 and 7#c7 by adding at the end the following new clause3 7iv7 was built in a country listed on the ,foreign ,ally ,shipping ,registry under section #eeabd7;d7 as of the date of issuance of the coastwise endorsement2 and 4 7b7 ,loss of coastwise trade privileges ,section #abacb of title #df1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended-- 7#a7 in subsection 7b7 by striking outside the ,united ,states and inserting in a country other than the ,united ,states that is not listed on the ,foreign ,ally ,shipping ,registry under section #eeabd7;d72 and 7#b7 by adding at the end the following new subsection3 7c7 ,built or rebuilt in country removed from ,foreign ,ally ,shipping ,registry ,except as otherwise provided in law1 a vessel built or rebuilt in a country other than the ,united ,states that is eligible to engage in coastwise trade may not engage in coastwise trade for any period during which such country is not listed on the ,foreign ,ally ,shipping ,registry1 beginning on the effective date of the removal of such country from the ,registry4 4 7c7 ,treatment of foreign allied countries ,chapter #eea of title #df1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended by adding at the end the following new section3 #eeabd4 ,transportation of merchandise by vessels1 owners1 and crews of foreign allied nations4 7a7 ,qualified vessel described ,for purposes of this section1 a qualified vessel is a vessel-- 7#a7 wholly owned for purposes of engaging in coastwise trade by-- 7,a7 one or more nationals of a country listed on the ,foreign ,ally ,shipping ,registry2 7,b7 the government of a country listed on the ,foreign ,ally ,shipping ,registry2 or 7,c7 a combination of the entities described in clauses 7i7 or 7ii7 and a national of the ,united ,states2 and 7#b7 flagged in the ,united ,states or a country listed on the ,foreign ,ally ,shipping ,registry4 7b7 ,authorization ,to engage in certain trade 7#a7 ,authorization ,notwithstanding any other provision of law1 the ,secretary of ,transportation may authorize1 for a period not to exceed #e years1 a qualified vessel to transport merchandise by water1 or by land and water1 between points in the ,united ,states to which the coastwise laws apply1 either directly or via a foreign port4 7#b7 ,renewal ,the ,secretary may renew an authorization under paragraph 7#a7 for subsequent periods not to exceed #e years each4 7#c7 ,revocation ,if1 at any time during the period that an authorization issued under this subsection applies1 the vessel subject to such authorization ceases to be a qualified vessel under this section1 the ,secretary shall revoke the authorization-- 7,a7 except as provided in subparagraph 7,b71 not later than #cj days after the date on which such vessel ceases to be a qualified vessel2 or 7,b7 with respect to a vessel that ceases to be a qualified vessel due to the removal of a country from the ,foreign ,ally ,shipping ,registry pursuant to subsection 7d77#b71 on the effective date of such removal4 7#d7 ,notice of change in information ,the owner of a vessel subject to an authorization under this subsection shall notify the ,secretary of each change in information on which the authorization is based 7including information indicative of if the vessel is a qualified vessel7 not later than #cj days after such change4 7c7 ,non-,applicability of crewing requirements ,the ,secretary of the department in which the ,coast ,guard is operating may not enforce citizenship requirements under section #hajc of title #df1 ,united ,states ,code1 or the credentialing requirements under section #hgja of title #df1 ,united ,states ,code1 with respect to an individual who is-- 7#a7 a national of the ,united ,states or a country listed on the ,foreign ,ally ,shipping ,registry2 and 7#b7 employed on a qualified vessel engaged in trade pursuant to an authorization under subsection 7b74 7d7 ,foreign ,allied ,country ,registry 7#a7 ,registry ,for purposes of authorizing transportation of merchandise by a vessel under subsection 7b71 the ,secretary of ,state1 in consultation with the ,commandant of the ,coast ,guard1 shall maintain a registry to be known as the ,foreign ,ally ,shipping ,registry that contains a list of each country determined by the ,secretary to be an ally of the ,united ,states for purposes of carrying out coastwise trade under this section4 7#b7 ,removal ,procedures 7,a7 ,determination ,the ,secretary1 in consultation with the ,commandant1 may remove from the ,foreign ,ally ,shipping ,registry any country determined by the ,secretary to no longer be an ally for purposes of carrying out coastwise trade under this section4 7,b7 ,congressional notice ,as soon as is practicable within the #cj-;day period beginning on the date on which the ,secretary determines that a country is no longer an ally under subparagraph 7,a71 the ,secretary shall submit to the ,committees on ,foreign ,affairs and ,transportation and ,infrastructure of the ,house of ,representatives and the ,committees on ,foreign ,relations and ,commerce1 ,science1 and ,transportation of the ,senate a notice of such determination4 7,c7 ,effective date of removal ,removal of a country from the ,foreign ,ally ,shipping ,registry under subparagraph 7,a7 shall take effect on the date that is #cj days after the date on which the ,secretary submits a notice under subparagraph 7,b7 with respect to the country4 7,d7 ,immediately removal resulting from declaration of war ,effective immediately upon a declaration of war by ,congress on any country on the ,foreign ,ally ,shipping ,registry-- 7i7 such country is removed from the ,registry2 and 7ii7 the ,secretary may not add such country to the ,registry during the period of such war4 7#c7 ,treatment of ,,nato member countries ,the ,foreign ,ally ,shipping ,registry shall include each member country of the ,north ,atlantic ,treaty ,organization1 unless and until the date on which such country-- 7,a7 is no longer a member country of the ,north ,atlantic ,treaty ,organization2 or 7,b7 is otherwise removed from the ,foreign ,ally ,shipping ,registry pursuant to paragraph 7#b74 4 7d7 ,clerical amendment ,the analysis for chapter #eea of title #df1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended by adding after the item relating to section #eeabc the following3 #eeabd4 ,exception for transportation of merchandise by vessels1 owners1 and crews of foreign allied nations4 4 #c4 ,exemption from duty on repairs of documented vessels in allied foreign countries ,section #dff7;h7 of the ,tariff ,act of #aicj 7#ai ,u4,s4,c4 #adff7;h77 is amended-- 7#a7 in paragraph 7#c71 by striking or at the end2 7#b7 in paragraph 7#d71 by striking the period at the end and inserting 2 or2 and 7#c7 by inserting after paragraph 7#d7 the following3 7#e7 the cost of repairs made in a shipyard located in a country listed on the ,foreign ,ally ,shipping ,registry pursuant to section #eeabd7;d7 of title #df1 ,united ,states ,code1 with respect to documented vessels 7as such term is defined in section #ajf of such title74 4