Allied Partnership and Port Modernization Act

This Act may be cited as the “Allied Partnership and Port Modernization Act”.

(a) Dredging.— Section 55109 of title 46, United States Code, is amended—

(1) in subsection (a), by inserting “or (c)” after “subsection (b)”;

(2) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (d); and

(3) by inserting after subsection (b) the following:

“(c) Dredging by NATO-Affiliated vessels.—

(1) In general.— A vessel described in paragraph (2) may engage in dredging in the navigable waters of the United States.

(2) Vessels.— A vessel described in this paragraph is a vessel—

(A) documented under the laws of a country that is a member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization;

(B) built by a country that is a member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization or a major non-NATO ally (as defined in section 2350a(i) of title 10); and

(C) for which a majority of the owners and operators of the vessel are entities incorporated in a country that is a member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.”.

(b) Excluding dredged material from transportation requirements.— Section 55110 of title 46, United States Code, is amended—

(1) in the section heading, by striking “or dredged material” and inserting “(excluding dredged material)”; and

(2) by striking “or dredged material” and inserting “(excluding dredged material)”.