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BOM24567 S6J S.L.C. 144 1 "(6) the country in which the vessel was docu- 2 mented immediately before becoming documented 3 under chapter 121 has not been identified by the 4 Secretary as inadequately enforcing international 5 vessel regulations as to that vessel. 6 "(c) CONTINUED ELIGIBILITY FOR CERTIFICATE.- 7 This section does not apply to a vessel after any date on 8 which the vessel fails to comply with the applicable inter- 9 national agreements and associated guidelines referred to 10 in subsection (b)(4). 11 "(d) RELIANCE ON CLASSIFICATION SOCIETY.- 12 "(1) IN GENERAL.--The Secretary may rely on 13 a certification from the American Bureau of Ship- 14 ping or, subject to paragraph (2), another classifica- 15 tion society accepted by the Secretary to establish 16 that a vessel is in compliance with the requirements 17 of paragraphs (3), (4), and (6) of subsection (b) and 18 of subsection (c). 19 "(2) FOREIGN CLASSIFICATION SOCIETY.--The 20 Secretary may accept certification from a foreign 21 classification society under paragraph (1) only- 22 "(A) to the extent that the government of 23 the foreign country in which the society is 24 headquartered provides access on a reciprocal 25 basis to the American Bureau of Shipping; and OST-2025-1200 Page 00515 Sierra Club v. Dept. of Transp. - 3:25-cv-06221 SC_EVERSPLIT0012196 BOM24567 S6J S.L.C. 145 1 "(B) if the foreign classification society 2 has offices and maintains records in the United 3 States. 4 "(e) RULEMAKING PROCEDURE.--The Secretary may 5 initiate a rulemaking procedure to implement this stand- 6 ard. 7 "(f) SAVINGS PROVISION.--Nothing in this section 8 shall be interpreted to affect requirements related to mer- 9 chant seamen credentials under part E of subtitle II of 10 this title or the requirements related to manning of vessels 11 under part F of such subtitle.". 12 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.--The table of sections 13 for chapter 33 of title 46, United States Code, is amended 14 by striking the items relating to sections 3317 and 3318 15 and inserting the following: "3317. Alternate standards. "3318. Fees. "3319. Penalties.". 16 SEC. 432. RULEMAKING COMMITTEE ON COMMERCIAL 17 MARITIME REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS. 18 (a) DEFINITIONS.-In this section: 19 (1) COVERED REGULATION.--The term "cov- 20 ered regulation"- 21 (A) means a commercial regulation or 22 standard issued by the Coast Guard relating to 23 the operation of vessels in foreign commerce, in- 24 eluding-- OST-2025-1200 Page 00516 Sierra Club v. Dept. of Transp. - 3:25-cv-06221 SC_EVERSPLIT0012197