[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4468 Introduced in House (IH)]

113th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4468

    To require career and technical education for maritime careers.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 10, 2014

   Ms. Castor of Florida (for herself and Mr. Hunter) introduced the 
 following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and 
                             the Workforce

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                                 A BILL


 
    To require career and technical education for maritime careers.

    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 ``Seafarers Educational Advancement 
Act''.

SEC. 2. CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION LEADING TO MARITIME CAREERS.

    Section 135(b) of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical 
Education Act of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 2355(b)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (8), by striking ``and'' at the end;
            (2) in paragraph (9), by striking the period at the end and 
        inserting ``; and''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(10) provide career and technical education at the 
        secondary level that leads to maritime careers, including a 
        career in marine construction, commercial diving and marine 
        salvaging, container sales, dredging, environmental, marine, or 
        ship engineering, marine and science research, maritime 
        technology, stevedoring, ship repair, trucking and towing and 
        tug services, admiralty or maritime legal services, the cruise 
        industry, as a member of a ship crew (such as a captain, mate, 
        seaman, or engineer), or as a member of the Navy or Coast 
        Guard.''.
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