Sec. 301. SURVIVAL CRAFT
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## SEC. 301 SURVIVAL CRAFT ###
(a)In General Section 3104 of title 46, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: > > ## “SEC. 3104 Survival craft > > > ### “(a) Requirement To Equip > > The Secretary shall require that a passenger vessel be equipped with survival craft that ensures that no part of an individual is immersed in water, if— > > > #### “(1) > > such vessel is built or undergoes a major conversion after January 1, 2016; and > > > #### “(2) > > operates in cold waters as determined by the Secretary. > > > ### “(b) Higher Standard of Safety > > The Secretary may revise part 117 or part 180 of title 46, Code of Federal Regulations, as in effect before January 1, 2016, if such revision provides a higher standard of safety than is provided by the regulations in effect on or before the date of the enactment of the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2016. > > > ### “(c) Innovative and Novel Designs > > The Secretary may, in lieu of the requirements set out in part 117 or part 180 of title 46, Code of Federal Regulations, as in effect on the date of the enactment of the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2016, allow a passenger vessel to be equipped with a life-saving appliance or arrangement of an innovative or novel design that— > > > #### “(1) > > ensures no part of an individual is immersed in water; and > > > #### “(2) > > provides an equal or higher standard of safety than is provided by such requirements as in effect before such date of the enactment. > > > ### “(d) Built Defined > > In this section, the term ‘built’ has the meaning that term has under section 4503(e).” > . ###
(b)Review; Revision of Regulations **[**[46 U.S.C. 3104 note](/us/usc/t46/s3104)**]** ####
(1)Review Not later than December 31, 2016, the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating 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 review of— #####
(A)the number of casualties for individuals with disabilities, children, and the elderly as a result of immersion in water, reported to the Coast Guard over the preceding 30-year period, by vessel type and area of operation; #####
(B)the risks to individuals with disabilities, children, and the elderly as a result of immersion in water, by passenger vessel type and area of operation; #####
(C)the effect that carriage of survival craft that ensure that no part of an individual is immersed in water has on— ######
(i)passenger vessel safety, including stability and safe navigation; ######
(ii)improving the survivability of individuals, including individuals with disabilities, children, and the elderly; and ######
(iii)the costs, the incremental cost difference to vessel operators, and the cost effectiveness of requiring the carriage of such survival craft to address the risks to individuals with disabilities, children, and the elderly; #####
(D)the efficacy of alternative safety systems, devices, or measures in improving survivability of individuals with disabilities, children, and the elderly; and #####
(E)the number of small businesses and nonprofit vessel operators that would be affected by requiring the carriage of such survival craft on passenger vessels to address the risks to individuals with disabilities, children, and the elderly. ####
(2)Scope In conducting the review under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall include an examination of passenger vessel casualties that have occurred in the waters of other nations. ####
(3)Updates The Secretary shall update the review required under paragraph
(1)every 5 years. ####
(4)Revision Based on the review conducted under paragraph (1), including updates thereto, the Secretary shall revise regulations concerning the carriage of survival craft under section 3104(c) of title 46, United States Code. ###
(c)GAO Study ####
(1)In general Not later than 5 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall complete and 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 to determine any adverse or positive changes in public safety after the implementation of the amendments and requirements under this section and section 3104 of title 46, United States Code. ####
(2)Requirements In completing the report under paragraph (1), the Comptroller General shall examine— #####
(A)the number of casualties, by vessel type and area of operation, as the result of immersion in water reported to the Coast Guard for each of the 10 most recent fiscal years for which such data are available; #####
(B)data for each fiscal year on— ######
(i)vessel safety, including stability and safe navigation; and ######
(ii)survivability of individuals, including individuals with disabilities, children, and the elderly; #####
(C)the efficacy of alternative safety systems, devices, or measures; and #####
(D)any available data on the costs of the amendments and requirements under this section and section 3104 of title 46, United States Code.
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