[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2119 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

103d CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 2119

To prohibit the imposition of additional fees for attendance by United 
     States citizens at the United States Merchant Marine Academy.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                 May 17 (legislative day, May 16), 1994

   Mr. Breaux (for himself, Mr. Lott, Ms. Mikulski, Mr. Inouye, Mr. 
Stevens, Mr. D'Amato, and Mr. Moynihan) introduced the following bill; 
    which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, 
                      Science, and Transportation

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                                 A BILL


 
To prohibit the imposition of additional fees for attendance by United 
     States citizens at the United States Merchant Marine Academy.

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

SECTION 1. PROHIBITION ON IMPOSITION OF ADDITIONAL CHARGES OR FEES FOR 
              ATTENDANCE AT THE UNITED STATES MERCHANT MARINE ACADEMY.

    (a) Prohibition.--Except as provided in subsection (b), no charge 
or fee for tuition, room, or board for attendance by United States 
citizens at the United States Merchant Marine Academy may be imposed.
    (b) Exception.--The prohibition specified in subsection (a) shall 
not apply with respect to any item or service provided to midshipmen at 
the United States Merchant Marine Academy for which a charge or fee is 
imposed as of the date of the enactment of this Act. The Secretary of 
Transportation shall notify the Congress of any change made by the 
United States Merchant Marine Academy in the amount of a charge or fee 
authorized under this subsection.

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