Amends Federal law to recodify and consolidate specified shipping and related marine provisions.
Reorganizes existing law with respect to: (1) the operation, inspection, and regulation of passenger, cargo, animal transport, and recreational vessels; (2) marine casualties and accidents; (3) licenses, certificates and merchant mariners' documents; (4) the maning of vessels; and (5) merchant seamen, their protection and relief.
Repeals specified laws.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to House Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries.
Executive Comment Requested from DOT,Justice,Treasury,Commerce,OPM.
Referred to Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Navigation.
Referred to Subcommittee on Merchant Marine.
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
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