[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 662 Referred in House (RFH)]

  1st Session
                                 S. 662


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 25, 1997

     Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

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                                 AN ACT


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

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,
That notwithstanding sections 12106 and 12108 of title 46, United 
States Code, section 8 of the Act of June 19, 1886 (46 U.S.C. App. 
289), and section 27 of the Merchant Marine Act, 1920 (46 U.S.C. App. 
883), the Secretary of Transportation may issue a certificate of 
documentation with appropriate endorsement for employment in the 
coastwise trade for the vessel VORTICE (Bari, Italy, registration 
number 256), if the vessel meets the ownership requirements of section 
2 of the Shipping Act, 1916 (46 U.S.C. App. 802).

            Passed the Senate September 24, 1997.

            Attest:

                                                    GARY SISCO,

                                                             Secretary.