MODEL YEARS FOR RECREATIONAL VESSELS.

SEC. 303. MODEL YEARS FOR RECREATIONAL VESSELS. (a) In General.—Section 4302 of title 46, United States Code is amended by adding at the end the following: “(e)(1) Under this section, a model year for recreational vessels and associated equipment shall, except as provided in paragraph (2)— “(A) begin on June 1 of a year and end on July 31 of the following year; and “(B) be designated by the year in which it ends. “(2) Upon the request of a recreational vessel manufacturer to which this chapter applies, the Secretary may alter a model year for a model of recreational vessel of the manufacturer and associated equipment, by no more than 6 months from the model year described in paragraph (1).” . (b) [46 U.S.C. 4302 note] Application.—This section shall only apply with respect to recreational vessels and associated equipment constructed or manufactured, respectively, on or after the date of enactment of this Act.