[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2414 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

103d CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 2414

    To authorize the Secretary of Transportation to issue temporary 
    certificates of documentation with appropriate endorsement for 
  employment in the coastwise trade for the vessels IDUN VIKING, LIV 
                       VIKING, and FREJA VIKING.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

              August 23 (legislative day, August 18), 1994

   Mr. Lott 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 authorize the Secretary of Transportation to issue temporary 
    certificates of documentation with appropriate endorsement for 
  employment in the coastwise trade for the vessels IDUN VIKING, LIV 
                       VIKING, and FREJA VIKING.

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

SECTION 1. COASTWISE TRADE AUTHORIZATION.

    (a) In General.--Notwithstanding section 27 of the Merchant Marine 
Act, 1920 (46 App. U.S.C. 883) or any other provision of law 
restricting the operation of foreign-flag vessels in the coastwise 
trade of the United States, as applicable on the date of enactment of 
this Act, the foreign-flag vessels IDUN VIKING, LIV VIKING, and FREJA 
VIKING may, during the period described in subsection (b), engage in 
the transportation by water of passengers in the coastwise trade of the 
United States, if--
            (1) a binding contract for the construction or rebuilding, 
        in the United States, of coastwise-qualified replacement 
        vessels is executed within 9 months after the date of enactment 
        of this Act;
            (2) all ship repair work on the vessels necessary to their 
        operation under this section is performed in the United States; 
        and
            (3) all officers and crew members employed on board the 
        vessels during their operation under this section are United 
        States citizens.
    (b) Period of Authorization.--The period of transportation 
authorized under subsection (a) for each vessel begins on the date of 
enactment of this Act and ends on the earlier of--
            (1) the date that is 4 years after such date of enactment; 
        or
            (2) the date of delivery of a coastwise-qualified 
        replacement vessel constructed in or rebuilt in the United 
        States.
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