PUBLIC LAW 102-587 —NOV. 4, 1992 106 STAT. 5083 ^§4705. Liability of barge removal contractors "(a)(1) A barge removal contractor and its subcontractor not liable for damages that result from actions taken or omitted to be taken in the course of removing a barge under this chapter. "(2) Paragraph (1) does not apply— "(A) with respect to personal injury or wrongful death; or "(B) if the contractor or subcontractor is grossly negligent or engages in willful misconduct.". SEC. 6303. APPLICATION TO CERTAIN BARGES. 46 USC 4701 Chapter 47 of title 46, United States Code, as added by subsection (a), does not apply to a barge abandoned before June 11, 1992, if the barge was removed before the date that is 1 year £Lfter the date of enactment of this title. SEC. 5304. CLERICAL AMENDMENT. The analysis of subtitle II at the beginning of title 46, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to chapter 45 the following: "4 7. Abandonment of barges 4701". SEC. 6306. NUMBERING OF BARGES. Section 12301 of title 46, United States Code, is amended— (1) by inserting "(a)" before "An undocumented vessel"; and (2) by adding at the end the following: "(b) The Secretary shall require an undocumented barge more than 100 gross tons operating on the navigable waters of the United States to be numbered.". Subtitle D—Honoring the Coast Guard Women's Reserve SEC. 6401. FINDINGS. The Congress finds the following: (1) The Congress passed legislation 50 years ago establishing the Coast Guard Women's Reserve. (2) The Congress recognized both women's right to participate in the total war effort and the military's pressing need for women during World War II. (3) The Congress responded to women's commitment and dedication by creating the Coast Guard Women's Reserve as a sister service to the WACS, and the Women Marines. (4) The first director of the Coast Guard Women's Reserve, Dorothy C. Captain Dorothy C. Stratton, named the Coast Guard Women's Stratton. Reserve SPAR, an acronjrm derived from the Latin and English translations of the Coast Guard motto. Semper Paratus Always Ready. (5) The first director recruited the best and brightest women from industry, educational institutions, and homes. (6) SPARS' high level of education and experience greatly reduced the need for further training and SPARS only needed to be taught military structure and Coast Guard missions and traditions. (7) SPARS made history by being the first women trained at a service academy.
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