[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4343 Introduced in House (IH)]







104th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4343

 To prohibit the Secretary of Defense from making American communities 
 non-competitive by using shipping cost differentials attributable to 
           the application of the Merchant Marine Act, 1920.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 3, 1996

Mr. Underwood introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                     Committee on National Security

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                                 A BILL


 
 To prohibit the Secretary of Defense from making American communities 
 non-competitive by using shipping cost differentials attributable to 
           the application of the Merchant Marine Act, 1920.

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

SECTION 1. PROHIBITION ON MAKING COMPARISONS UNDER THE JONES ACT.

    The Secretary of Defense, when making cost analysis or business 
comparisons between United States and foreign bases for the supply of 
United States Navy activities, may not use shipping cost differentials 
that are attributable to the application of the Merchant Marine Act, 
1920 (46 U.S.C. App. 861 et seq.) to the United States bases.
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