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BOM24567 S6J S.L.C. 142 1 the Ship America Associate Administrator, shall report to 2 the appropriate congressional committees (as defined in 3 section 4 of the SHIPS for America Act of 2024) and 4 the Maritime Security Board on- 5 "(1) the opportunities and challenges faced by 6 commercial entities to move cargo on oceangoing 7 vessels of the United States; and 8 "(2) recommendations to increase international 9 commerce moving on vessels of the United States.". 10 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.--The table of sec- 11 tions for chapter 553 of title 46, United States Code, is 12 amended by adding at the end the following: "SUBCHAPTER IV-SHIP AMERICA OFFICE "55341. Establishment of Ship America Office.". 13 Subtitle C--Regulatory Reform 14 SEC. 431. ALTERNATE STANDARDS. 15 (a) IN GENERAL.--Chapter 33 of title 46, United 16 States Code, is amended- 17 (1) by redesignating sections 3317 and 3318 as 18 sections 3318 and 3319, respectively; and 19 (2) by inserting after section 3316 the fol- 20 lowing: 21 " 3317. Alternate standards 22 "(a) IN GENERAL.--Not later than 1 year after the 23 date of enactment of this section, the Secretary, in con- 24 sultation with the Maritime Administrator, shall establish OST-2025-1200 Page 00513 Sierra Club v. Dept. of Transp. - 3:25-cv-06221 SC_EVERSPLIT0012194 B0M24567 S6J S.L.C. 143 1 alternate standards to allow self-propelled vessels pro- 2 viding oceangoing transportation that are not documented 3 under chapter 121 of this title to receive a certificate of 4 inspection if the vessel will become a documented vessel. 5 "(b) REQUIREMENTS.--Under the program estab- 6 lished under subsection (a), a self-propelled vessel used to 7 provide oceangoing transportation that is not documented 8 under chapter 121 of this title shall be eligible for a certifi- 9 cate of inspection if the Secretary determines that- 10 "(1) the owner of the vessel has agreed to apply 11 to have the vessel documented under chapter 121 12 upon receiving the certificate; 13 "(2) at the time of the receipt of such certifi- 14 cate, the vessel is eligible for documentation under 15 such chapter; 16 "(3) the vessel is classed by and designed in ac- 17 cordance with the rules of a classification society ac- 18 cepted by the Secretary; 19 "(4) the vessel complies with applicable inter- 20 national agreements and associated guidelines, as 21 determined by the country in which the vessel was 22 documented immediately before becoming docu- 23 mented under chapter 121; 24 "(5) the vessel has been assessed for cybersecu- 25 rity and surveillance risks; and OST-2025-1200 Page 00514 Sierra Club v. Dept. of Transp. - 3:25-cv-06221 SC_EVERSPLIT0012195