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(a)Section 4417a of the Revised Statutes of the United States (46 U.S.C. 391a) is amended as follows— ####

(1)by amending subparagraph

(C)of paragraph

(2)by deleting the word “ or ” in clause (ii); by deleting the period at the end of clause

(iii)and inserting “ ; or ”; and by adding a new clause

(iv)as follows: > > ###### “(iv) > > designated as a noxious liquid substance under Annex II of the Protocol of 1978 Relating to the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, 1973.” > ; ####

(2)by amending subparagraph

(E)of paragraph

(3)to read as follows: > > ##### “(E) > > which is constructed or adapted to carry, or which carries, oil or any hazardous materials in bulk as cargo or in residue.” > . ###

(b)The Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as amended, is further amended in the first sentence of section 311(b)(3), after the words “except

(A)in the case of such discharges”, by striking the words “of oil”; and by striking the phrase “the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution of the Sea by Oil, 1954, as amended” and inserting in lieu thereof the phrase “the Protocol of 1978 Relating to the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, 1973”.

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