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(i) vessel design and engineering
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standards;
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(ii) merchant mariner training and
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credentialing; or
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(iii) vessel operating and environ-
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mental standards; and
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(B) does not include any commercial regu-
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lation or standard issued by the Coast Guard
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that exclusively applies to vessels in domestic
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commerce.
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(2) RULEMAEING COMMITTEE.--The term
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"rulemaking committee" means the committee es-
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tablished under subsection (b).
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(3) SECRETARY.--The term "Secretary" means
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the Secretary of the department in which the Coast
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Guard is operating.
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(b) ESTABLISHMENT OF RULEMAEING COM-
18 MITTEE.--There is established, in the department in
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(1) review, and develop findings and rec-
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ommendations regarding, the covered regulations;
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and
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(2) provide to the Secretary a report on oppor-
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tunities to review and update regulations governing
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vessel design and engineering, vessel and facility op-
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eration and environmental standards, and merchant
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mariner credentialing, in order to-
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(A) revitalize the merchant marine; and
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(B) better align, and limit redundancies
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between, the regulatory standards of the Coast
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Guard and the International Maritime Organi-
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zation and international treaty requirements.
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(c) MEMBERS.-
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(1) COMPOSITION OF RULEMAKING COM-
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MITTEE.--The Secretary shall appoint the following
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as members of the rulemaking committee:
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(A) Each of the following Federal officers
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or employees, or their designees:
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(i) The Maritime Security Advisor.
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(ii) The Maritime Administrator.
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(iii) The Commandant of the Coast
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Guard.
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(iv) The Secretary of Commerce.
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(v) The Administrator of the Environ-
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mental Protection Agency.
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(vi) The Secretary of the Navy.
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