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 96 STAT. 1588 Hearing, notification to congressional committees.

Information, submittal to congressional committees.

Sailing School Vessels Act of 1982 46 USC 446 note.

46 USC 390a.

46 USC 390b.

46 USC 390c, 390d.

Violation, civil penalty.

PUBLIC LAW 97-322—OCT. 15, 1982

"O'XD The Commandant of the Coast Guard shall notify the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries of the House of Representatives of any hearing involving the investigation of a major marine casualty involving loss of life under subsection (a) before such hearing occurs. "(2) The Commandant of the Coast Guard shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and to the Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries of the House of Representatives any information on major marine casualties which is requested to be submitted by either of the committees or the chairman of either of the committees if the submission of such information is not prohibited by any other statute of the United States.". SEC. 121. It is the sense of the Congress that the President and the Coast Guard should give the search and rescue operations of the Coast Guard a high priority. TITLE II SEC. 201. This title may be cited as the "Sailing School Vessels Act of 1982". SEC. 202. The Act entitled "An Act to require the inspection and certification of certain vessels carrying passengers", enacted May 10, 1956 (46 U.S.C. 390 et seq.; 70 Stat. 151), is amended as follows: (1) Subsection (a) of the first section is amended by inserting ", or any guest on board a sailing school vessel," after "purposes" in paragraph (5). Such subsection is further amended by striking out "or" at the end of paragraph (5), by striking out the period at the end of paragraph (6) and inserting in lieu thereof "(7) any sailing school instructor or sailing school student.". (2) Section 2(a) is amended by striking out "and each freightcarrying vessel," and inserting in lieu thereof ", each freightcarrying vessel, and each sailing school vessel". Section 2(a)(3) is amended by striking out "and the crew" and inserting in lieu thereof ", crew, sailing school students and sailing school instructions", (3) Section 3 is amended by striking out "and freight-carrying vessels" and inserting in lieu thereof ", freight-carrying vessels, and sailing school vessels". Section 3 is further amended by striking out "and crew," and inserting in lieu thereof ", crew, sailing school students, and sailing school instructors," and by inserting after "number of passengers" the following: ", sailing school students, and sailing school instructors". (4) Sections 4(a), 4(b), and 5 are each amended by striking out "or freight-carrying vessel" each place it appears and inserting in lieu thereof ", freight-carrying vessel, or sailing school vessel". (5) Section 5 is further amended by designating the existing language, as amended by this title, as subsection (a) and by adding at the end thereof the following new subsection: "(b) Whoever violates any rule or regulation of this Act shall be liable to a civil penalty of not more than $1,000. Each day a violation continues shall be deemed a separate offense. No penalty may be assessed under this subsection until the person charged is given notice and an opportunity for a hearing on the charge. The Secre-
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