[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1343 Introduced in House (IH)]







105th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1343

To authorize appropriations for fiscal years 1998 and 1999 for certain 
 maritime programs of the Department of Transportation, and for other 
                               purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 16, 1997

   Mr. Bateman (for himself and Mr. Abercrombie) (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 years 1998 and 1999 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 Years 1998 and 1999''.

SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEARS 1998 AND 1999.

    Funds are authorized to be appropriated, without fiscal year 
limitation, as appropriations Acts may provide, for the use of the 
Department of Transportation, as follows:
            (1) For the fiscal year ending September 30, 1998--
                    (A) for expenses necessary for operations and 
                training activities, not to exceed $70,000,000; and
                    (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 
                (46 App. U.S.C. 1271 et seq.), $35,000,000, and in 
                addition for administrative expenses related to loan 
                guarantee commitments under that title, $4,000,000.
            (2) For the fiscal year ending September 30, 1999, such 
        sums as may be necessary.

SEC. 3. ELIMINATION OF REPORT ON RELATIVE COST OF SHIPBUILDING IN THE 
              VARIOUS COASTAL DISTRICTS OF THE UNITED STATES.

    Section 213 of the Merchant Marine Act, 1936 (46 App. U.S.C. 
1123(c)) is amended by--
            (1) striking the semicolon at the end of subsection (a) and 
        inserting in lieu thereof ``; and'';
            (2) striking the semicolon at the end of subsection (b) and 
        inserting in lieu thereof a period; and
            (3) striking subsection (c).
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