A bill to amend title 46, United States Code, to extend the exemption from the fire-retardant materials construction requirement for vessels operating within the Boundary Line.

Extends, through November 1, 2018, the exemption from the requirement that certain vessels operating within the Boundary Line be constructed of fire-retardant materials.

[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
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[S. 3498 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







110th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 3498

To amend title 46, United States Code, to extend the exemption from the 
fire-retardant materials construction requirement for vessels operating 
                       within the Boundary Line.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           September 16, 2008

  Mr. Voinovich (for himself, Mr. Brown, Mr. Harkin, Mr. Cochran, Mr. 
 Vitter, Mr. Obama, Mr. Bayh, and Mr. Lugar) 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 amend title 46, United States Code, to extend the exemption from the 
fire-retardant materials construction requirement for vessels operating 
                       within the Boundary Line.

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

SECTION 1. EXTENSION OF EXEMPTION.

    Section 3503(a) of title 46, United States Code, is amended by 
striking ``2008'' and inserting ``2018''.
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