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115TH CONGRESS REPORT
2d Session HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 1 115-1019
MARITIME SAFETY ACT OF 2018
NOVEMBER 13, 2018.-Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the
State of the Union and ordered to be printed
Mr. SHUSTER, from the Committee on Transportation and
Infrastructure, submitted the following
REPORT
[To accompany H.R. 6175]
[Including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office]
The Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, to whom
was referred the bill (H.R. 6175) to enhance maritime safety, and
for other purposes, having considered the same, report favorably
thereon without amendment and recommend that the bill do pass.
CONTENTS
Page
P urpose of L egislation ............................................................................................. 1
Background and Need for Legislation ................................................................... 2
H e a rin g s ................................................................................................................... 2
Legislative H istory and Consideration .................................................................. 2
C om m ittee V otes ...................................................................................................... 2
Com m ittee Oversight Findings ............................................................................... 2
New Budget Authority and Tax Expenditures ...................................................... 2
Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate .......................................................... 3
Perform ance Goals and Objectives ......................................................................... 5
A dvisory of E arm ark s ............................................................................................. 5
Duplication of Federal Program s ........................................................................... 5
Disclosure of Directed Rule M akings .................................................................... 5
Federal M andate Statem ent ................................................................................... 5
Preem ption C larification ........................................................................................ . 5
A dvisory Com m ittee Statem ent ............................................................................. 6
Applicability of Legislative Branch ........................................................................ 6
Section-by-Section Analysis of Legislation ............................................................ 6
Changes in Existing Law Made by the Bill, as Reported .................................... 9
PURPOSE OF LEGISLATION
H.R. 6175 directs Coast Guard corrective or remedial actions and
makes changes to the shipping authorities found under title 46 of
the United States Code to enhance maritime transportation safety,
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