Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of Calendar No. 77, S. 685. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the bill by title. The assistant legislative clerk read as follows: A bill (S. 685) to require new vessels carrying oil fuel to have double hulls, and for other purposes. There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the bill, which had been reported from the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, with amendments; as follows: (The parts of the bill intended to be stricken are shown in boldface brackets and the parts of the bill intended to be inserted are shown in italics.) S. 685 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 ``Oil Spill Prevention Act of 2009''. SEC. 2. OIL FUEL TANK PROTECTION.…
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