S. 2535

119 S2535 IS: Protecting Jobs in American Ports Act
 U.S. Senate
 2025-07-30
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 II  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  S. 2535  IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES   July 30, 2025   Mr. Lee  introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation    A BILL
To enable passenger vessels that were not built in the United States to receive coastwise endorsement, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Protecting Jobs in American Ports Act  .
2.
Coastwise endorsement for passenger vessels
(a)
In general
Section 12112(a)(2)(B) of title 46, United States Code, is amended—
(1)
in clause (ii), by striking  ; or  and inserting a semicolon;
(2)
in clause (iii), by striking  ; and  and inserting  ; or ; and
(3)
by adding at the end the following:
(iv)
is a vessel that transports passengers between ports or places in the United States to which the coastwise laws apply, either directly or via a foreign port; and
 .
(b)
Conforming amendment
Section 12121 of title 46, United States Code, is repealed.
(c)
Rule of construction
Nothing in the amendments made by this section shall be construed to exempt a vessel that transports passengers between ports or places in the United States to which the coastwise laws apply, either directly or via a foreign port, from any applicable law of the United States except as explicitly provided in such amendments.