[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1347 Introduced in House (IH)]







104th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1347

 To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1996 for certain maritime 
 programs of the Department of Transportation, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 29, 1995

 Mr. Spence  (for himself, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Bateman, and Mr. Taylor of 
Mississippi) (all by request) introduced the following bill; which was 
             referred to the Committee on National Security

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                                 A BILL


 
 To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1996 for certain maritime 
 programs of the Department of Transportation, and for other purposes.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Maritime Administration 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1996''.

SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 1996.

    Funds are authorized to be appropriated without fiscal year 
limitation for the use of the Department of Transportation for fiscal 
year 1996, as follows:
            (1) For payment of obligations incurred for operating-
        differential subsidy, not to exceed $162,610,000.
            (2) For payments pursuant to operating agreements for 
        vessels enrolled in the Maritime Security Program, 
        $175,000,000, of which $75,000,000 shall be held in reserve for 
        contract termination costs.
            (3) For expenses necessary for operations and training 
        activities, not to exceed $81,650,000.
            (4) For the costs, as defined in section 502 of the Federal 
        Credit Reform Act of 1990, of guaranteed loans authorized by 
        title XI of the Merchant Marine Act, 1936 (46 App. U.S.C. 1271 
        et seq.), $48,000,000. In addition, for administrative expenses 
        related to loan guarantee commitments under title XI of the 
        Merchant Marine Act, 1936 (46 App. U.S.C. 1271 et seq.), 
        $4,000,000.

SEC. 3. MERCHANT SHIPS SALES ACT OF 1946 AMENDMENT.

    Section 11 of the Merchant Ship Sales Act of 1946 (50 App. U.S.C. 
1744) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``Secretary of the Navy,'' in subsection 
        (b)(2) and inserting ``Secretary of Defense,''; and
            (2) by striking subsection (c) and redesignating subsection 
        (d) as subsection (c).

SEC. 4. EXTENSION OF WAR RISK INSURANCE AUTHORITY.

    Section 1214 of the Merchant Marine Act, 1936 (46 App. U.S.C. 1294) 
is amended by striking ``June 30, 1995'' and inserting ``June 30, 
2000''.

SEC. 5. SUBMISSION OF REPORT ON CONDITION OF PUBLIC PORTS.

    Section 308(c) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by 
inserting ``even-numbered'' between ``each'' and ``year''.
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