; or (ii) outside the United States at least 3 years before the certificate requested under subsection (b) would take effect. ; and (2) in subsection (b), by inserting 12132, after 12113, . 305. Installation Vessels (a) In general Chapter 551 of title 46, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section: 55123. Installation vessels (a) Initial determination of coastwise qualified vessel No later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this section, the Secretary of Transportation shall determine whether an installation vessel exists for which a coastwise endorsement has been issued under section 12112. (b) Application If the Secretary of Transportation determines under subsection (a) that no such coastwise qualified vessel exists, then, after the date on which such determination was made, lifting operations between a vessel for which a coastwise endorsement has been issued under section 12112 and an installation vessel for which no such endorsement has been issued is not transportation of merchandise for the purposes of section 55102. (c) Requests for determinations of coastwise qualified vessels (1) In general After the date on which the determination was made under subsection (a), an installation vessel for which a coastwise endorsement has been issued under section 12112, the owner or operator of such installation vessel may seek a new determination from the Secretary of Transportation that an installation vessel for which a coastwise endorsement has been issued under section 12112 exists. (2) Application to non-qualified vessels If the Secretary of Transportation makes a determination under paragraph (1) that a coastwise qualified vessel exists, then— (A) the owner or operator of an installation vessel for which no coastwise endorsement has been issued under section 12112 shall seek a determination of the availability of a coastwise qualified vessel under paragraph (3) before using such non-coastwise qualified vessel for the transportation of a platform jacket