FLAG-STATE GUIDANCE AND SUPPLEMENTS.

SEC. 213. [46 U.S.C. 3203 note] FLAG-STATE GUIDANCE AND SUPPLEMENTS. (a) Freight Vessels; Damage Control Information.—Within 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall issue flag-State guidance for all freight vessels documented under chapter 121 of title 46, United States Code, built before January 1, 1992, regarding the inclusion of comprehensive damage control information in safety management plans required under chapter 32 of title 46, United States Code. (b) Recognized Organizations; United States Supplement.—The Commandant shall— (1) work with recognized organizations to create a single United States Supplement to rules of such organizations for classification of vessels; and (2) by not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, provide to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a briefing on whether it is necessary to revise part 8 of title 46, Code of Federal Regulations, to authorize only one United States Supplement to such rules.