(a) In general
Within 1 year after the effective date of this section, and
triennially thereafter, the Secretary of the department in which
the Coast Guard is operating, in consultation with the Secretary of
Agriculture and the Secretary of Commerce, shall report to the
Congress regarding compliance with Annex V to the International
Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, 1973, in
United States waters and, not later than 1 year after October 19,
1996, and annually thereafter, shall publish in the Federal
Register a list of the enforcement actions taken against any
domestic or foreign ship (including any commercial or recreational
ship) pursuant to the Act to Prevent Pollution from Ships (33
U.S.C. 1901 et seq.).
(b) Report on inability to comply
Within 3 years after the effective date of this section, the head
of each Federal agency that operates or contracts for the operation
of any ship referred to in section 3(b)(1)(A) of the Act to Prevent
Pollution from Ships [33 U.S.C. 1902(b)(1)(A)] that may not be able
to comply with the requirements of that section shall report to the
Congress describing -
(1) the technical and operational impediments to achieving that
compliance;
(2) an alternative schedule for achieving that compliance as
rapidly as is technologically feasible;
(3) the ships operated or contracted for operation by the
agency for which full compliance with section 3(b)(2)(A) [33
U.S.C. 1902(b)(2)(A)] is not technologically feasible; and
(4) any other information which the agency head considers
relevant and appropriate.
(c) Congressional action
Upon receipt of the compliance report under subsection (b) of
this section, the Congress shall modify the applicability of Annex
V to ships referred to in section 3(b)(1)(A) of the Act to Prevent
Pollution from Ships [33 U.S.C. 1902(b)(1)(A)], as may be
appropriate with respect to the requirements of Annex V to the
Convention.
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