[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 348 Introduced in House (IH)]







                                    


104th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 348

 To authorize the Secretary of Transportation to use available amounts 
to make grants to qualified ship repair yards to pay 75 percent of the 
   cost of acquiring advanced ship repair technology and modern ship 
                           repair technology.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 4, 1995

 Mr. Pickett introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
             Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

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                                 A BILL


 
 To authorize the Secretary of Transportation to use available amounts 
to make grants to qualified ship repair yards to pay 75 percent of the 
   cost of acquiring advanced ship repair technology and modern ship 
                           repair technology.

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

SECTION 1. QUALIFIED SHIP REPAIR YARD MODERNIZATION ASSISTANCE.

    (a) Grant Authority.--The Secretary of Transportation may use 
available amounts to make grants to qualified ship repair yards to pay 
75 percent of the cost of acquiring advanced ship repair technology and 
modern ship repair technology.
    (b) Condition of Assistance.--As a condition of receiving a grant 
under this section, the Secretary shall require that a qualified ship 
repair yard provide, in cash contributions, 25 percent of the costs 
incurred in acquiring advanced ship repair technology and modern ship 
repair technology with the grant.
    (c) Priority.--In making grants under this section, the Secretary 
shall give priority to qualified ship repair yards for which assistance 
under this section will permit the performance of ship repairs more 
efficiently and in a manner that is more competitive with foreign ship 
repair yards.
    (d) Definitions.--For purposes of this section:
            (1) Advanced ship repair technology.--The term ``advanced 
        ship repair technology'' includes--
                    (A) numerically controlled machine tools, robots, 
                automated process control equipment, computerized 
                flexible manufacturing systems, associated computer 
                software, and other technology for improving ship 
                repair and related industrial production which advance 
                the state-of-the-art; and
                    (B) novel techniques and processes designed to 
                improve ship repair quality, productivity, and 
                practice, and to promote sustainable development, 
                including engineering design, quality assurance, 
                concurrent engineering, continuous process production 
                technology, energy efficiency, waste minimization, 
                design for recyclability or parts reuse, inventory 
                management, upgraded worker skills, and communications 
                with customers and suppliers.
            (2) Modern ship repair technology.--The term ``modern ship 
        repair technology'' means the best available proven technology, 
        techniques, and processes appropriate to enhancing the 
        productivity of ship repair yards.
            (3) Qualified ship repair yard defined.--The term 
        ``qualified ship repair yard'' means a shipyard located in the 
        United States that meets the eligibility qualification 
        requirements for obtaining and retaining a Master Ship Repair 
        Agreement with the United States Navy.
    (e) Authorization of Appropriations.--For grants under this section 
there are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of 
Transportation $17,500,000 for fiscal year 1996, to remain available 
until expended.
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