[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3126 Introduced in House (IH)]

103d CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3126

   To authorize the Secretary of Transportation to convey vessels to 
       Assistance International, Inc. (a nonprofit corporation).


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 23, 1993

 Ms. Cantwell introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
               Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries

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                                 A BILL


 
   To authorize the Secretary of Transportation to convey vessels to 
       Assistance International, Inc. (a nonprofit corporation).

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. CONVEYANCE TO ASSISTANCE INTERNATIONAL.

    (a) Conveyance.--Notwithstanding any other law, the Secretary of 
Transportation may convey, without compensation and by not later than 
September 30, 1996, all right, title, and interest of the United States 
Government in and to the vessels L.S.T. TIOGA COUNTY, R.V. LYNCH, and 
L.S.T. LORRAINE COUNTY, including related spare parts and vessel 
equipment, to the nonprofit corporation Assistance International, Inc. 
(hereinafter in this section referred to as the ``recipient''), for use 
in emergencies, vocational training, and economic development programs.
    (b) Conditions.--As a condition of any vessel conveyance under this 
section, the recipient shall agree--
            (1) to use the vessel solely for nonprofit activities;
            (2) to not use the vessel for commercial transportation 
        purposes in competition with any United States-flag vessel;
            (3) to make the vessel available to the Government whenever 
        use of the vessel is required by the Government;
            (4) that, whenever the recipient no longer requires the use 
        of the vessel for its nonprofit activities, the recipient 
        shall--
                    (A) at the discretion of the Secretary, reconvey 
                the vessel to the Government in as good a condition as 
                when it was received from the Government, except for 
                ordinary wear and tear; and
                    (B) deliver the vessel to the Government at the 
                place where the vessel was delivered to the recipient;
            (5) to hold the Government harmless for any claim arising 
        after conveyance of the vessel, except for claims against the 
        Government arising during the use of the vessel by the 
        Government under paragraph (3) or (4); and
            (6) to any other conditions the Secretary considers 
        appropriate.
    (c) Delivery.--The Secretary shall deliver each vessel conveyed 
under this section to the recipient--
            (1) at the place where the vessel is located on the date of 
        enactment of this Act;
            (2) in its condition on July 25, 1991, except for ordinary 
        wear and tear occurring after that date; and
            (3) without cost to the Government.

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