3.0.0 2997 2022-02-03T05:09:20Z 2022-02-03T05:09:20Z Senate S S 2008-05-08 110 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Standing Reported by 2008-09-11T20:35:28Z Markup by 2008-05-15T14:42:22Z Referred to 2008-05-08T21:29:02Z S. Rept. 110-457 2008-09-11 Senate Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 955. Calendars 2008-09-11 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Inouye with amendments. With written report No. 110-457. Committee 2008-09-11 Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Inouye with amendments. With written report No. 110-457. Committee 14000 9 Library of Congress sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee 2008-05-15 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with amendments favorably. Committee 2008-05-08 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. IntroReferral 2008-05-08 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress L000123 Sen. Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ] FRANK LAUTENBERG D NJ R. N S000888 Sen. Stevens, Ted [R-AK] THEODORE STEVENS R AK F. 2008-05-08 True S001142 Sen. Smith, Gordon H. [R-OR] GORDON SMITH R OR H. 2008-05-08 True I000025 Sen. Inouye, Daniel K. [D-HI] DANIEL INOUYE D HI KEN 2008-05-14 False 2008-06-05T04:00:00Z S. 2997, Maritime Administration Act for Fiscal Year 2009 http://www.cbo.gov/publication/19860 <p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation on May 15, 2008</p> 2008-06-05T04:00:00Z S. 2997, Maritime Administration Act for Fiscal Year 2009 https://www.cbo.gov/publication/19860 Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation on May 15, 2008 Transportation and Public Works Armed Forces and National Security Armed forces reserves College teachers Crime and Law Enforcement Defense contracts Economics and Public Finance Education Federal aid to transportation Federally-guaranteed loans Finance and Financial Sector Government lending Higher education Labor and Employment Merchant seamen Merchant ships Reinsurance Scholarships Service academies Sex crimes Sexual harassment Shipbuilding Transportation insurance War risk insurance Warships Transportation and Public Works 00 2008-05-08 Introduced in Senate 2008-07-30T17:07:46Z Maritime Administration Act for Fiscal Year 2009 - Authorizes the Secretary of Transportation, subject to limitation and sunset, to execute personal service contracts with adjunct professors to meet a United States Merchant Marine Academy temporary need.

Requires the Academy's superintendent to prescribe a sexual harassment and sexual violence policy applicable to Academy cadets and other personnel.

Amends the John Warner National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007 to revise provisions concerning riding gang member requirements on vessels under Department of Defense (DOD) contracts.

Requires, subject to appropriations, grants, loans, and loan guarantees to small shipyards for capital improvements and assistance for training programs to foster technical skills and operational productivity in communities with economies related to or dependent on the maritime industry.

Allows state maritime academy student incentive payments to be made to the academy or the student. Doubles the level of payments, removes a requirement that the student be attending the academy when payments are made, allows the payments to be used for tuition, and requires recipients to accept midshipman and enlisted reserve (currently, enlisted reserve) status in the U.S. Navy Reserve (including the Merchant Marine Reserve).

Extends to December 31, 2015, the expiration of the authority of the Secretary to provide war risk insurance and reinsurance.

]]> 01 2008-09-11 Reported to Senate with amendment(s) 2008-11-17T19:26:25Z Maritime Administration Act for Fiscal Year 2009 - (Sec. 2) Authorizes the Secretary of Transportation, subject to limitation and sunset, to execute personal service contracts with adjunct professors to meet a United States Merchant Marine Academy temporary need. Requires the Secretary, if the Secretary executes one or more such contracts, to report to specified congressional committees, explaining the need for each contract and the duties to be performed.

(Sec. 3) Requires the Academy's superintendent to prescribe a sexual harassment and sexual violence policy applicable to Academy cadets and other personnel.

(Sec. 4) Amends the John Warner National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007 to revise provisions concerning riding gang member requirements on vessels under Department of Defense (DOD) contracts.

(Sec. 5) Requires, subject to appropriations, grants, loans, and loan guarantees to small shipyards for capital improvements and assistance for training programs to foster technical skills and operational productivity in communities with economies related to or dependent on the maritime industry.

(Sec. 6) Allows state maritime academy student incentive payments to be made to the academy or the student. Doubles the level of payments, removes a requirement that the student be attending the academy when payments are made, allows the payments to be used for tuition, and requires recipients to accept midshipman and enlisted reserve (currently, enlisted reserve) status in the U.S. Navy Reserve (including the Merchant Marine Reserve).

(Sec. 7) Extends to December 31, 2015, the expiration of the authority of the Secretary to provide war risk insurance and reinsurance.

(Sec. 8) Conditions the waiver of navigation and inspection laws in the interest of national defense on a determination by the Maritime Administrator that qualified U.S. flag capacity is unavailable to meet national defense requirements.

(Sec. 9) Requires the Coast Guard commandant, acting through the appropriate Area Committee established under certain provisions of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, to submit to specified congressional committees a vessel traffic risk assessment and related recommendations for Cook Inlet, Alaska, and for the Aleutian Islands, Alaska. Authorizes appropriations.

(Sec. 10) Amends provisions relating to vessels and seamen to exclude from the definition of "fish processing vessel" a fishing vessel operating in Alaskan waters under an Alaskan permit or license that fillets: (1) only salmon taken by that vessel; and (2) less than 5 metric tons of such salmon during any 7-day period.

(Sec. 11) Modifies the circumstances in which at least 50% of the gross tonnage of cargoes transported on ocean vessels and procured, furnished, or financed by the U.S. government must be transported on privately-owned commercial vessels of the United States.

(Sec. 12) Amends the Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act to modify the definition of "employee" to make it applicable to individuals who are employed to manufacture any recreational vessel under 165 feet in length or are employed to repair any recreational vessel, or to dismantle any part of any recreational vessel in connection with repair of the vessel.

(Sec. 13) Authorizes appropriations to the Secretary of Transportation, for the Maritime Administration, for: (1) operations and training; (2) expenses to maintain and preserve a U.S. flag merchant fleet to serve national security needs; (3) paying reimbursement under specified provisions of the Maritime Security Act of 2003 relating to a maintenance and repair reimbursement pilot program; (4) disposal of obsolete vessels in the National Defense Reserve Fleet; (5) the cost of loan guarantees under provisions relating to direct loans for fisheries; and (6) administrative expenses related to specified programs.

]]> Maritime Administration Act for Fiscal Year 2009 Short Titles as Introduced Maritime Administration Act for Fiscal Year 2009 Short Titles as Reported to Senate Maritime Administration Act for Fiscal Year 2009 S Senate Display Title Maritime Administration Act for Fiscal Year 2009 Official Title as Introduced A bill to reauthorize the Maritime Administration, and for other purposes. Reported to Senate 2008-09-11T04:00:00Z Introduced in Senate 2008-05-08T04:00:00Z 2008-09-11 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 955. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.