Incentivizing the Expansion of U.S. Ports Act
This bill allows the operation of foreign-built dredge vessels in the United States. (Current law generally requires that such vessels be domestically built and owned.)
To eliminate certain requirements with respect to dredging and dredged 
                   material, and for other purposes.

    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 ``Incentivizing the Expansion of U.S. 
Ports Act''.

SEC. 2. DREDGING; DREDGED MATERIAL.

    (a) Dredging.--Section 55109(a)(3) of title 46, United States Code, 
is amended--
            (1) by striking ``, or is exempt'' and inserting ``, is 
        exempt''; and
            (2) by striking the period at the end and inserting ``, or 
        is otherwise eligible for such a certificate and endorsement 
        without regard to the requirement under section 12112(a)(2)''.
    (b) Excluding Dredged Material From Transportation Requirements.--
            (1) In general.--Section 55110 of title 46, United States 
        Code, is amended--
                    (A) in the section heading, by striking ``or 
                dredged material''; and
                    (B) by striking ``or dredged material''.
            (2) Conforming amendment.--The analysis for chapter 551 of 
        title 46, United States Code, is amended by striking the item 
        relating to section 55110 and inserting the following:

``Sec. 55110. Transportation of valueless material.''.
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Incentivizing the Expansion of U.S. Ports Act
A bill to eliminate certain requirements with respect to dredging and dredged material, and for other purposes.
Incentivizing the Expansion of U.S. Ports Act
Sen. Lee, Mike