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 manning of vessels; and (5) merchant seamen, their protection and relief.
Repeals specified laws.
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce.
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