[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2793 Introduced in House (IH)]







105th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2793

To authorize the Secretary of Transportation to issue a certificate of 
   documentation with appropriate endorsement for employment in the 
     coastwise trade and fisheries for the vessel FIERCE CONTENDER.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 31, 1997

 Mr. Metcalf 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 issue a certificate of 
   documentation with appropriate endorsement for employment in the 
     coastwise trade and fisheries for the vessel FIERCE CONTENDER.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That notwithstanding 
section 27 of the Merchant Marine Act, 1920 (46 App. U.S.C. 883), 
section 8 of the Act of June 19, 1886 (46 App. U.S.C. 289), and 
sections 12106 and 12108 of title 46, United States Code, the Secretary 
of Transportation may issue a certificate of documentation with 
appropriate endorsement for employment in the coastwise trade and 
fisheries for the vessel FIERCE CONTENDER (United States official 
number 589883).
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