Cargo Preference Reporting Act
This bill requires the U.S. Maritime Administration to make public and submit to Congress a report regarding cargo preference data on an annual basis.
To require the Administrator of the Maritime Administration to publicly 
            report cargo preference data on an annual basis.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Cargo Preference Reporting Act''.

SEC. 2. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.

    (a) In General.--Subchapter I of chapter 553 of title 46, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 55306. Annual report on cargo preference data
    ``(a) Definitions.--In this section:
            ``(1) Administrator.--The term `Administrator' means the 
        Administrator of the Maritime Administration.
            ``(2) Cargo preference data.--The term `cargo preference 
        data' means data made available to the Maritime Administration 
        regarding compliance with sections 55302, 55303, 55304, and 
        55305 of this subchapter and section 2631 of title 10, United 
        States Code.
    ``(b) In General.--By March 1 of each fiscal year, the 
Administrator shall prepare, submit to Congress, and make public a 
report regarding the cargo preference data received by the 
Administrator for the preceding fiscal year.
    ``(c) Contents.--Each report submitted under subsection (b) shall 
include, for each Federal department or agency--
            ``(1) the total cargo volume and amount shipped by the 
        department or agency on vessels of the United States for the 
        period of the report; and
            ``(2) the total cargo volume and amount shipped by the 
        department or agency on foreign vessels for such period.
    ``(d) Rulemaking.--The Administrator shall promulgate rules to 
implement this section, which shall clarify how the report will be made 
accessible to the public.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--The table of sections for chapter 553 of 
title 46, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item 
relating to section 55305 the following:

``Sec. 55306. Annual report on cargo preference data.''.
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Cargo Preference Reporting Act
A bill to require the Administrator of the Maritime Administration to publicly report cargo preference data on an annual basis.
Cargo Preference Reporting Act
Sen. Fischer, Deb