[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 4609 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 4609

  To direct the Comptroller General of the United States to submit a 
    report to Congress on vessel fires and responses, and for other 
                               purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             June 20, 2024

  Mr. Booker 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 direct the Comptroller General of the United States to submit a 
    report to Congress on vessel fires and responses, and for other 
                               purposes.

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

SECTION 1. GAO REPORT ON VESSEL FIRES.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States 
shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of 
the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
and Transportation of the Senate a report on the state of marine 
firefighting authorities, jurisdiction, plan review, and other 
considerations with respect to vessel fires at waterfront facilities 
and within the navigable waters of the United States up to 3 nautical 
miles from the shoreline.
    (b) Contents.--In carrying out subsection (a), the Comptroller 
General shall--
            (1) examine factors that affect Federal and non-Federal 
        collaboration aimed at reducing vessel and waterfront facility 
        fire risk to local communities;
            (2) focus on the prevalence and frequency of vessel fires 
        described in subsection (a); and
            (3) make recommendations for preparedness, responses to, 
        training for, and other items for consideration.
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