[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 115 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







105th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 115

      To increase the role of the Secretary of Transportation in 
  administering section 901 of the Merchant Marine Act, 1936, and for 
                            other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            January 21, 1997

  Mr. Inouye introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
   referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation

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                                 A BILL


 
      To increase the role of the Secretary of Transportation in 
  administering section 901 of the Merchant Marine Act, 1936, 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. TRANSPORTATION IN AMERICAN VESSELS OF GOVERNMENT PERSONNEL 
              AND CERTAIN CARGOES.

    Section 901(b)(2) of the Merchant Marine Act, 1936 (46 U.S.C. App. 
1241 (b)(2)), is amended to read as follows:
            ``(2)(A) The Secretary of Transportation shall have the 
        sole responsibility for determining and designating the 
        programs that are subject to the requirements of this 
        subsection. Each department or agency that has responsibility 
        for a program that is designated by the Secretary of 
        Transportation pursuant to the preceding sentence shall, for 
        the purposes of this subsection, administer such program 
        pursuant to regulations promulgated by such Secretary.
            ``(B) The Secretary of Transportation shall--
                    ``(i) review the administration of the programs 
                referred to in subparagraph (A); and
                    ``(ii) on an annual basis, submit a report to 
                Congress concerning the administration of such 
                programs.''.
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