S 1873
Protecting Access to American Products Act
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Bill overview
This bill, the Protecting Access to American Products Act, creates a process for temporarily waiving certain requirements of the Jones Act, which currently mandates that vessels transporting goods between Puerto Rico and the U.S. mainland be built in the United States, owned by U.S. citizens, and primarily crewed by U.S. citizens. The bill allows federal agencies to grant waivers if there are no suitable vessels available and a good faith effort was made to find one. It also establishes timelines for agency responses, provides for potential waiver extensions, and requires agencies to notify Congress of any waivers issued or requested.
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