,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #dgef  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #aa1     
#bjbf,mr4 ,lee introduced the following 
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,commerce1         
,science1 and ,transportation  ,a ,,bill
  ,to permit the use of ,,nato and major
 non-,,nato ally dredge ships in the    
,united ,states4  #a4 ,short title ,this
 ,act may be cited as the ,allied       
,partnership and ,port ,modernization   
,act4  #b4 ,dredging2 dredged material  
7a7 ,dredging ,section #eeaji of title  
#df1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended--
 7#a7 in subsection 7a71 by inserting or
 7c7 after subsection 7b72  7#b7 by     
redesignating subsection 7c7 as         
subsection 7d72 and  7#c7 by inserting  
after subsection 7b7 the following3  7c7
 ,dredging by ,,nato-,affiliated vessels
  7#a7 ,in general ,a vessel described  
in paragraph 7#b7 may engage in dredging
 in the navigable waters of the ,united 
,states4  7#b7 ,vessels ,a vessel       

described in this paragraph is a        
vessel-- 7,a7 documented under the laws 
of a country that is a member of the    
,north ,atlantic ,treaty ,organization2 
7,b7 built by a country that is a member
 of the ,north ,atlantic ,treaty        
,organization or a major non-,,nato ally
 7as defined in section #bcej;a7i7 of   
title #aj72 and  7,c7 for which a       
majority of the owners and operators of 
the vessel are entities incorporated in 
a country that is a member of the ,north
 ,atlantic ,treaty ,organization4  4    
7b7 ,excluding dredged material from    
transportation requirements ,section    
#eeaaj of title #df1 ,united ,states    
,code1 is amended-- 7#a7 in the section 
heading1 by striking or dredged material
 and inserting 7excluding dredged       
material72 and  7#b7 by striking or     
dredged material and inserting          
7excluding dredged material74