USE OF REPORTS, DOCUMENTS, RECORDS, AND EXAMINATIONS OF OTHER PERSONS.

SEC. 603. USE OF REPORTS, DOCUMENTS, RECORDS, AND EXAMINATIONS OF OTHER PERSONS. (a) Reports, Documents, and Records.— Chapter 31 of title 46, United States Code, is amended by adding the following new section: “§ 3103. Use of reports, documents, and records “The Secretary may rely, as evidence of compliance with this subtitle, on— “(1) reports, documents, and records of other persons who have been determined by the Secretary to be reliable; and “(2) other methods the Secretary has determined to be reliable.”. (b) Clerical Amendment.— The table of sections for chapter 31 of title 46, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: “3103. Use of reports, documents, and records.”. (c) Examinations.— Section 3308 of title 46, United States Code, is amended by inserting “or have examined” after “examine”.