3.0.0 3270 2022-12-30T02:48:56Z 2022-12-30T02:48:56Z Senate S 2021-11-29 117 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2021-11-29T22:10:39Z Maritime Administration Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 117 4357 S 2022-06-22 Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably. Related bill CRS 2021-11-29 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. IntroReferral 2021-11-29 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress C000127 Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA] Maria Cantwell D WA N W000437 Sen. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS] Roger Wicker R MS F. 2021-11-29 True Transportation and Public Works Transportation and Public Works 00 2021-11-29 Introduced in Senate 2022-12-13T14:25:53Z Maritime Administration Reauthorization Act of 2022

This bill revises provisions related to the Maritime Administration (MARAD).

Among other things, the bill

  • reauthorizes MARAD programs, including programs associated with maintaining the U.S. Merchant Marine;
  • sets aside funding to support the maritime environmental and technical assistance program of MARAD, including for activities related to technologies that support port and vessel air emissions reductions and to support zero emissions technologies;
  • directs the Department of Transportation to develop and and deliver to Congress a strategy to assist state maritime academies and the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy to improve the representation of women and underrepresented communities in the next generation of the mariner workforce;
  • authorizes MARAD to award maritime career training grants to eligible institutions (e.g., postsecondary educational institutions or postsecondary vocational institutions) for the purpose of developing, offering, or improving educational or career training programs for workers in the United States related to the maritime workforce; and
  • addresses sexual harassment and sexual assault at the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy and provides for greater diversity and inclusion at the academy and within the maritime transportation system workforce.
]]> Maritime Administration Reauthorization Act of 2022 Display Title Maritime Administration Reauthorization Act of 2022 Short Title(s) as Introduced Maritime Administration Reauthorization Act of 2022 Introduced in Senate IS Short Title(s) as Introduced for portions of this bill Improving Protections for Midshipmen Act Introduced in Senate IS Short Title(s) as Introduced for portions of this bill Maritime Technological Advancement Act of 2021 Introduced in Senate IS Short Title(s) as Introduced for portions of this bill Sustainable Port Infrastructure Act Introduced in Senate IS Official Title as Introduced A bill to reauthorize the Maritime Administration, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2021-11-29T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-117s3270is/xml/BILLS-117s3270is.xml 2021-11-29 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. 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.