[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1371 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







106th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1371

 To issue a certificate of documentation with appropriate endorsement 
   for employment in the coastwise trade for the vessel OCEAN PRIDE.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             July 14, 1999

  Mr. Gorton 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 issue a certificate of documentation with appropriate endorsement 
   for employment in the coastwise trade for the vessel OCEAN PRIDE.

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

SECTION 1. CERTIFICATE OF DOCUMENTATION.

    Notwithstanding section 27 of the Merchant Marine Act, 1920 (46 
U.S.C. App. 883), section 8 of the Act of June 19, 1886 (24 Stat. 81, 
chapter 421; 46 U.S.C. App. 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 for the vessel Ocean Pride, United 
States official number 528790.
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