[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3281 Introduced in House (IH)]

  2d Session
                                H. R. 3281

 To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1997 for certain maritime 
 programs of the Department of Transportation, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 22, 1996

   Mr. Bateman (for himself and Mr. Taylor of Mississippi) (both 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 1997 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 1997''.

SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 1997.

    Funds are authorized to be appropriated without fiscal year 
limitation, as Appropriations Acts may provide for the use of the 
Department of Transportation, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
1997, as follows:
            (a) For expenses necessary for operations and training 
        activities, not to exceed $78,097,000.
            (b) 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, as amended (46 App. 
        U.S.C. 1271 et seq.), $40,000,000. In addition, for 
        administrative expenses related to loan guarantee commitments 
        under title XI of the Merchant Marine Act, 1936, as amended (46 
        App. U.S.C. 1271 et seq.), $4,000,000.
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