As the author of H.R. 2138. which became section 311 of H.R. 4300. I recognize that the amendment made to subsection 4(d) of section 274a(h) of the Immigration and Nationality Act defines longshore work as any activity relating or incident to the loading or unloading of cargo in the United States. I would like to clarify that this section will not expand longshore duties that are currently performed on passenger vessels engaged in foreign commerce. Where longshore labor is currently employed to load ship stores or load or discharge baggage. it is not intended that the duties performed by these workers will be expanded to include onboard loading or unloading activities that have not in the past been performed by longshore workers.
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