[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3435 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 3435

   To repeal the requirements of the Foreign Dredge Act of 1906 with 
               respect to dredging and dredged material.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            December 7, 2023

    Mr. Lee introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
   referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation

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                                 A BILL


 
   To repeal the requirements of the Foreign Dredge Act of 1906 with 
               respect to dredging and dredged material.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Port Modernization and Supply Chain 
Protection Act''.

SEC. 2. DREDGING; DREDGED MATERIAL.

    (a) Repeal.--
            (1) In general.--Section 55109 of title 46, United States 
        Code, is repealed.
            (2) Conforming amendment.--The analysis for chapter 551 of 
        title 46, United States Code, is amended by striking the item 
        relating to section 55109.
    (b) Excluding Dredged Material From Transportation Requirements.--
            (1) In general.--Section 55110 of title 46, United States 
        Code, is amended--
                    (A) in the section heading, by striking ``or 
                dredged material''; and
                    (B) by striking ``or dredged material''.
            (2) Conforming amendment.--The analysis for chapter 551 of 
        title 46, United States Code, is amended by striking the item 
        relating to section 55110 and inserting the following:

``Sec. 55110. Transportation of valueless material.''.
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