APPENDIX II 



93d congress 



1st Session 



H. R. 8924 



IN THE HOUSE OF EEPRESENTATIVES 



Junk 22, 1973 



Mr. DoAVNiNG (for liinisclf, Mrs. Si li.ivan. Mi-. Mosher, Mr. RooEns, and Mr. 

 MiFiPiiY of Now York) introduceil the following bill; which was referred 

 to the Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries 



A BILL 



To promote safely in tlie operation of submersible vessels. 



1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 



2 lives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 



3 That this Act may be cited as the ''Submersible Vessel 



4 Safety Act". 



•'» Sec. 2. As used in this Act — 



(> (1) "Secretary" means the Secretary of the de- 



7 partment in which the Coast Guard is operating, and 



8 (2) "submersible vessel" includes any contrivance 



9 used or designed for transportation underwater, for 



10 human occupancy underwater, or for underwater com- 



11 mercial purposes, other than those of the Government 



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