Noncontiguous Shipping Competition Act

HR 104: to authorize the Maritime Administrator to use certain funds in conjunction with the WW II congressional Gold Medal Act of 2020 HR 298: Noncontiguous Shipping Competition Act HR 299: Noncontiguous Shipping Act of 2021 HR 300: Noncontiguous Shipping Relief Act of 2021 HR 1319: American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 HR 1819/S 707: Energizing American Shipbuilding Act of 2021 S 576: Great lakes Winter Commerce Act of 2021

Client expense: $60,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Maritime Administration (MARAD), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT)

Legislation and Congressional Action: H.R. 104 / No Senate Companion - Bill to authorize the MARAD Administrator to use certain funds to purchase duplicate Congressional Gold Medals for World War II Era Merchant Mariners - Discussions with staff over the drafting of legislation and advocacy in support of the legislation. H.R. 298 / No Senate Companion - Noncontiguous Shipping Competition Act - Advocacy in opposition to the legislation. H.R. 299 / No Senate Companion - Noncontiguous Shipping Reasonable Rate Act of 2021 - Advocacy in opposition to the legislation. H.R. 300 / No Senate Companion - Noncontiguous Shipping Relief Act of 2021 - Advocacy in opposition to the legislation. H.R. 628 / No Senate Companion - Shellfish Aquaculture Improvement Act of 2021 - Discussions with staff regarding potential impacts on mariners from the legislation. H.R. 1318 / S. 593 - Alaska Tourism Recovery Act - Discussions with staff regarding the provisions of the bill and concerns with potential precedents that could be set by the legislation. H.R. 1319 / No Direct Senate Companion - American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 - Discussions with staff and advocacy in support of including maritime industry relief and COVID vaccine priority for merchant mariners. Advocacy in support of the legislation. H.R. 1561 / No Senate Companion - Bill to require Coast Guard to conduct icebreaking operations in the Great Lakes - Discussions with staff and members regarding the issues in the Great Lakes and advocacy in support of the legislation. S. 707 / HOUSE DRAFT - Energizing American Shipbuilding Act of 2021 - Discussions with staff over the legislative language, and advocacy in support of the legislation. WHITE HOUSE DRAFT - American Jobs Plan - Discussions with the White House on maritime related provisions to be included in the American Jobs Plan. Legislative Initiatives and General Issue Areas: Tanker Security Program - Discussions with staff regarding potential legislative changes to the Tanker Security Program to make it more viable. Ligado Order Recession - On-going discussions with staff regarding the potential impact of the Ligado Order on the maritime industry, in particular GPS and other maritime positioning systems. Offshore Wind OCSLA Issues - On-going discussions with members regarding issues around Customs and Border Protection guidance concerning use of US-Flag ships for movements of cargo to the pristine seabed in the Outer Continental Shelf for wind farm development. COVID-19 Issues Relating to the Maritime Industry - On-going discussions with multiple members, staff and committee staff regarding the impact of the current pandemic on the maritime industry and mariners. This includes issues with crew relief, credential expiration, potential MSP program waivers and emergency appropriations, cargo preference expansion, and regulatory issues. Jones Act - On-going discussions with staff regarding issues relating to the Jones Act, including wind-farm development and concerns with the effects of COVID. Passenger Vessel Services Act Waivers - On-going discussions with staff regarding issues surrounding the PVSA and its impact on certain cruise related voyages to Alaska and the Pacific Northwest. Maritime Security Program full funding for FY 22 - Discussions and advocacy to ensure MSP is funded at levels sufficient to maintain the fleet. Cargo Preference - On-going discussions in regards to increasing the percentages of cargo reserved under cargo preference programs to the U.S.-Flag fleet, and creating a new preference program for cargoes that may become available under the Jobs Act. Maritime regulatory issues - Discussions with staff over regulatory reform issues, particularly those that impact U.S.-Flag carriers but are not present in the foreign sailing international fleet.

General maritime issues of interest to U.S. flag carriers - no specific legislation. Matters pertaining to coastwise laws - no specific legislation. National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022: Issues related to military sealift and the maritime security fleet. HR 300: Noncontiguous Shipping Relief Act of 2021 - entire bill. HR 299: Noncontiguous Shipping Reasonable Rate Act of 2021 - entire bill. HR 298: Noncontiguous Shipping Competition Act - entire bill.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $100,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Any legislative or administrative proposal to amend or waive the coastwise laws. Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2021: Issues related to coastwise laws and the outer continental shelf. National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021: Issues related to coastwise laws. HR 300: Noncontiguous Shipping Relief Act of 2021 - entire bill. HR 299: Noncontiguous Shipping Reasonable Rate Act of 2021 - entire bill. HR 298: Noncontiguous Shipping Competition Act - entire bill. H.R. 1318/S. 593 - Alaska Tourism Recovery Act - entire bill. S. Con. Res. 5 - issues related to the Jones Act.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $280,000