,,ib ,union ,calendar ,no4 #dhd #aaith  
,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4 ,r4 #gjhd
 ,report ,no4 #aai-efc ,,in ,,the       
,,house ,,of ,,representatives  ,january
 #ae1 #bjbf,mr4 ,pfluger 7for himself1  
,mr4 ,carbajal1 ,ms4 ,sewell1 ,mr4      
,mann1 and ,mr4 ,edwards7 introduced the
 following bill2 which was referred to  
the ,committee on ,transportation and   
,infrastructure  ,march #bj1            
#bjbf;,additional sponsors3 ,mr4        
,mc,guire1 ,mr4 ,moore of ,alabama1 and 
,mr4 ,strong  ,march #bj1 #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
 ,january #ae1 #bjbf  ,a ,,bill  ,to    
amend title #df1 ,united ,states ,code1 
with respect to the types of vessels    
that may enter or operate in navigable  
waters of the ,united ,states or        

transfer cargo in any port or place     
under the jurisdiction of the ,united   
,states1 and for other purposes4  #a4   
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,defending ,american ,property      
,abroad ,act of #bjbf4  #b4 ,condition  
for entry into ports in the ,united     
,states ,section #gjjbb of title #df1   
,united ,states ,code1 is amended-- 7#a7
 in subsection 7a77#b77;,a7-- 7,a7 in   
clause 7i7-- 7i7 by striking subsection 
7b77#a7 and inserting subsection        
7b77#a77;,a72 and  7ii7 in subclause    
7,,ii7 by striking 2 or and inserting a 
semicolon2  7,b7 in clause 7ii7-- 7i7 by
 striking subsection 7b77#b7 and        
inserting subsection 7b77#a77;,b72 and  
7ii7 by striking the period at the end  
and inserting 2 or2 and  7,c7 by adding 
at the end the following3  7iii7 vessel 
described in subsection 7b77#a7 in the  
case of-- 7,i7 an emergency being       
experienced by a vessel or an individual
 on the vessel2 or  7,,ii7 a vessel     
authorized by the owner1 as described in

 subsection 7b77#a77;,c77ii71 to transit
 the facilities described in subsection 
7b77#a77;,c74  2 and  7#b7 in subsection
 7b7-- 7,a7 in paragraph 7#b7 by        
striking the period at the end and      
inserting 2 or2  7,b7 by redesignating  
paragraphs 7#a7 and 7#b7 as             
subparagraphs 7,a7 and 7,b7 7and by     
moving the margins of such subparagraphs
 accordingly72  7,c7 by striking ,a     
vessel referred and inserting the       
following3  7#a7 ,in general ,a vessel  
referred  2 and  7,d7 by adding at the  
end the following3  7,c7 a vessel that  
has transited a port1 harbor1 or marine 
terminal1 that at the time of such      
transit-- 7i7 was located within the    
territory of a ,western ,hemisphere     
country that has in effect a free trade 
agreement with the ,united ,states2     
7ii7 was accessible only through land   
that is owned1 held1 or controlled1     
directly or indirectly1 by a ,united    
,states person2 and  7iii7 was          
designated by the ,president under      

paragraph 7#b71 and has not had such    
designation removed under paragraph     
7#c74  7#b7 ,designation ,the ,president
 may designate a port1 harbor1 or marine
 terminal under this subsection if an   
agency or official of the government of 
the ,western ,hemisphere foreign trade  
partner has-- 7,a7 nationalized1 or     
expropriated the port1 harbor1 or marine
 terminal1 owned1 held1 or controlled1  
directly or indirectly1 by a ,united    
,states person2 or  7,b7 taken any other
 action that has the effect of          
expropriating or nationalizing that     
port1 harbor1 or marine terminal1 or    
land providing the exclusive access to  
that port1 harbor1 or marine terminal1  
as described in paragraph 7#a77;,c77ii71
 as long as the matter is not the       
subject of a currently pending          
arbitration under a free trade agreement
 described in paragraph 7#a77;,c77i74   
7#c7 ,removal of designation ,the       
,president shall remove the designation 
of a port1 harbor1 or marine terminal   

made under paragraph 7#b7 if the        
,president determines that-- 7,a7 the   
conditions set forth in paragraph 7#b7  
are no longer met2  7,b7 the ,western   
,hemisphere country has restored        
ownership of the property of the ,united
 ,states person and terminated any      
measures that had the effect of seizing 
ownership or possession of that         
property2  7,c7 the ,western ,hemisphere
 country has provided adequate and      
effective compensation for such property
 in convertible foreign exchange or     
other mutually acceptable compensation  
equivalent to the full value thereof1 as
 required by international law2 or  7,d7
 the dispute has otherwise been resolved
 to the satisfaction of the ,president4 
4  ,march #bj1 #bjbf,reported with an   
amendment1 committed to the ,committee  
of the ,whole ,house on the ,state of   
the ,union1 and ordered to be printed