,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #becg  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #cj1     
#bjbe,mr4 ,lee introduced the following 
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,commerce1         
,science1 and ,transportation  ,a ,,bill
  ,to adjust certain ownership and other
 requirements for passenger vessels1 and
 for other purposes4  #a4 ,short title  
,this ,act may be cited as the ,open    
,america's ,ports ,act4  #b4 ,repeal of 
,,pvsa and adjustment of ,jones ,act    
requirements for passenger vessels  7a7 
,repeal of ,,pvsa domestic requirements 
,section #eeajc of title #df1 ,united   
,states ,code 7commonly referred to as  
the ,passenger ,vessel ,services ,act of
 #ahhf71 is repealed4  7b7 ,adjustment  
of ,jones ,act requirements ,chapter    
#aba of title #df1 ,united ,states      
,code1 is amended-- 7#a7 in section     
#abajc1 by adding at the end the        
following3  7d7 ,nonapplicability ,the  
requirements of this section shall not  

apply to any vessel that transports     
passengers between ports or places in   
the ,united ,states to which the        
coastwise laws apply1 either directly or
 via a foreign port4  2  7#b7 in section
 #abaab7;a7-- 7,a7 in paragraph 7#a71 by
 inserting except in the case of a      
vessel described in subparagraph 7,c7 of
 paragraph 7#b71 before satisfies2 and  
7,b7 in paragraph 7#b7-- 7i7 in         
subparagraph 7,a71 by striking or after 
the semicolon2  7ii7 in subparagraph    
7,b77iii71 by striking 2 and and        
inserting 2 or2 and  7iii7 by adding at 
the end the following3  7,c7 transports 
passengers between ports or places in   
the ,united ,states to which the        
coastwise laws apply1 either directly or
 via a foreign port2 and  2 and  7#c7 in
 section #ababa7;b71 by striking #eeajb1
 and #eeajc and inserting and #eeajb4   
7c7 ,adjustment of citizenship and ,navy
 ,reserve requirements ,section #hajc7k7
 of title #df1 ,united ,states ,code1 is
 amended to read as follows3  7k7       

,exemption for passenger vessels        
,subsections 7a7 and 7b7 shall not apply
 to any vessel that transports          
passengers between ports or places in   
the ,united ,states to which the        
coastwise laws apply1 either directly or
 via a foreign port4  4  7d7 ,conforming
 amendments  7#a7 ,in general ,chapter  
#eea of title #df1 ,united ,states      
,code1 is amended-- 7,a7 by repealing   
section #eeajd2 and  7,b7 in section    
#eeaba-- 7i7 in the section heading1 by 
striking and passengers2  7ii7 by       
striking subsection 7a72  7iii7 by      
striking 7b7 and all that follows       
through ,states4--2 and  7iv7 by        
striking sections #eeajb and #eeajc of  
this title do and inserting section     
#eeajb of this title does4  7#b7        
,additional conforming amendment        
,section #aaejd7;f7 of the ,james ,m4   
,inhofe ,national ,defense              
,authorization ,act for ,fiscal ,year   
#bjbc 7,public ,law #aag-bfc7 is amended
 by striking #eeajc14  7#c7 ,clerical   

amendment ,the table of sections for    
chapter #eea of title #df1 ,united      
,states ,code1 is amended by striking   
the items relating to sections #eeajc   
and #eeajd4  #c4 ,rule of construction  
,nothing in the amendments made by this 
,act shall be construed to exempt a     
vessel that transports passengers       
between ports or places in the ,united  
,states to which the coastwise laws     
apply1 either directly or via a foreign 
port1 from any applicable law of the    
,united ,states except as explicitly    
provided in such amendments4