What changed between these versions
A minor refinement. v2 adds a new requirement for the merchant mariner credential examination working group to include a representative from the United States Merchant Marine Academy. This change broadens the expertise required for the working group, ensuring a wider range of perspectives in the examination modernization process.
Overview
A single, minor change to the composition of a working group. · v2 clarifies and slightly expands the required composition of the working group responsible for reviewing examination content.
The primary change in v2 is the addition of a representative from the United States Merchant Marine Academy to the merchant mariner credential examination working group. This expands the required expertise for the group responsible for reviewing examination questions and content, aiming to enhance the relevance and quality of the examinations. All other substantive provisions regarding the modernization of the examination process remain unchanged from v1.
Major additions
v2 adds a requirement for the merchant mariner credential examination working group, which reviews and approves examination questions, content, and relevancy, to include at least one representative from the United States Merchant Marine Academy.
This addition ensures that the working group benefits from the academic and practical expertise of a major federal maritime training institution, potentially enhancing the quality and relevance of the examination content and alignment with modern maritime education.
Modifications
This modification is a technical adjustment to the renumbering scheme within the bill's proposed amendments to accommodate the insertion of a new subparagraph (F) requiring a representative from the United States Merchant Marine Academy. It ensures the correct legislative sequencing and does not directly alter any operative policy beyond facilitating the new addition.
Before
The instruction stated that existing subparagraphs (E), (F), and (G) would be redesignated as (F), (G), and (H), respectively, within the amended text of 46 U.S.C. 7510(c)(1).
After
The instruction states that existing subparagraphs (E), (F), and (G) will be redesignated as (G), (H), and (I), respectively, within the amended text of 46 U.S.C. 7510(c)(1).