[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
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[S. 2487 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







106th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 2487

 To authorize appropriations for Fiscal Year 2001 for certain maritime 
             programs of the Department of Transportation.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              May 1, 2000

Mr. McCain (for himself and 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 authorize appropriations for Fiscal Year 2001 for certain maritime 
             programs of the Department of Transportation.

    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 Year 2001''.

SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2001.

    There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of 
Transportation for the Maritime Administration the following amounts:
            (1) For the expenses necessary for operations and training 
        activities, not to exceed $80,240,000 for the fiscal year 
        ending September 30, 2001.
            (2) 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, as amended (46 
        U.S.C. App. 1271 et seq.), $2,000,000, to be available until 
        expended. In addition, for administrative expenses related to 
        loan guarantee commitments under title XI of the Merchant 
        Marine Act, 1936, as amended (46 U.S.C. App. 1271 et seq.), 
        $4,179,000.

SEC. 3. DOCUMENTATION OF CERTAIN DRY CARGO VESSELS.

    (a) In General.--Title IX of the Merchant Marine Act, 1936 (46 
U.S.C. App. 101 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end thereof the 
following:

``SEC. 910. DOCUMENTATION OF CERTAIN DRY CARGO VESSELS.

    ``(a) In General.--The restrictions of section 901(b)(1) of this 
Act concerning a vessel built in a foreign country shall not apply to a 
drybulk or breakbulk vessel over 7,500 deadweight tons that has been 
delivered from a foreign shipyard or contracted for construction in a 
foreign shipyard before the earlier of--
            ``(1) the date that is 1 year after the date of enactment 
        of the Maritime Administration Authorization Act for Fiscal 
        Year 2001; or
            ``(2) the effective date of the OECD Shipbuilding Trade 
        Agreement Act.
    ``(b) Compliance With Certain U.S.-Build Requirements.--A vessel 
timely contracted for or delivered pursuant to this section and 
documented under the laws of the United States shall be deemed to have 
been United-States built for purposes of sections 901(b) and 901b of 
this Act if--
            ``(1) following delivery by a foreign shipyard, the vessel 
        has any additional shipyard work necessary to receive a Coast 
        Guard certificate of inspection performed in a United States 
        shipyard;
            ``(2) the vessel is not documented in another country 
        before being documented under the laws of the United States;
            ``(3) the vessel complies with the same inspection 
        standards set forth for ocean common carriers in section 1137 
        of the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 1996 (46 U.S.C. App. 
        1187 note); and
            ``(4) actual delivery of a vessel contracted for 
        construction takes place on or before the 3-year anniversary of 
        the date of the contract to construct the vessel.
    ``(c) Section 12106(e) of Title 46.--Section 12106(e) of title 46, 
United States Code, shall not apply to a vessel built pursuant to this 
section.''.
    (b) Conforming Calendar Year to Federal Fiscal Year for Section 
901b Purposes.--Section 901b(c)(2) of the Merchant Marine Act, 1936 (46 
U.S.C App. 1241f(c)(2)) is amended by striking ``1986.'' and inserting 
``1986, the 18-month period commencing April 1, 2000, and the 12-month 
period beginning on the first day of October in the year 2001 and each 
year thereafter.''.

SEC. 4. SCRAPPING OF CERTAIN VESSELS.

    (a) In General.--Section 510(i) of the Merchant Marine Act, 1936 
(46 U.S.C. App. 1160(i)) is amended--
            (1) by inserting ``(1)'' before ``The Secretary''; and
            (2) by adding at the end thereof the following:
    ``(2) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the following 
vessels of the National Defense Reserve Fleet may be scrapped in 
foreign countries under terms and conditions prescribed by the 
Secretary:
            ``(1) EXPORT CHALLENGER.
            ``(2) EXPORT COMMERCE.
            ``(3) BUILDER.
            ``(4) ALBERT E. WATTS.
            ``(5) WAYNE VICTORY.
            ``(6) MORMACDAWN.
            ``(7) MORMACMOON.
            ``(8) SANTA ELENA.
            ``(9) SANTA ISABEL.
            ``(10) SANTA CRUZ.
            ``(11) PROTECTOR.
            ``(12) LAUDERDALE.
            ``(13) PVT. FRED C. MURPHY.
            ``(14) BEAUJOLAIS.
            ``(15) MEACHAM.
            ``(16) NEACO.
            ``(17) WABASH.
            ``(18) NEMASKET.
            ``(19) MIRFAK.
            ``(20) GEN. ALEX M. PATCH.
            ``(21) ARTHUR M. HUDDELL.
            ``(22) WASHINGTON.
            ``(23) SUFFOLK COUNTY.
            ``(24) CRANDALL.
            ``(25) CRILLEY.
            ``(26) RIGEL.
            ``(27) VEGA.
            ``(28) COMPASS ISLAND.
            ``(29) DONNER.
            ``(30) PRESERVER.
            ``(31) MARINE FIDDLER.
            ``(32) WOOD COUNTY.
            ``(33) CATAWBA VICTORY.
            ``(34) GEN. NELSON M. WALKER.
            ``(35) LORAIN COUNTY.
            ``(36) LYNCH.
            ``(37) MISSION SANTA YNEZ.
            ``(38) CALOOSAHATCHEE.
            ``(39) CANISTEO.
    ``(3) If the Secretary determines that additional vessels in the 
National Defense Reserve Fleet will become hazards to navigation or the 
environment, those vessels may be scrapped in a manner consistent with 
this subsection.''
    (b) Report.--No later than 1 year after the date of enactment of 
this Act, the Administrator of the Maritime Administration shall submit 
to the Congress a report on the implementation of the Administration's 
program to rid the National Defense Reserve Fleet of obsolete vessels, 
including--
            (1) the number of vessels scrapped to date;
            (2) the proceeds realized from the sale of vessels to be 
        scrapped; and
            (3) the number of vessels remaining to be scrapped.
    (c) Extension of Disposal Deadline.--Section 6(c)(1)(A) of the 
National Marine Heritage Act of 1994 (16 U.S.C. 5405(c)(1)(A)) is 
amended by striking ``2001;'' and inserting ``2004;''.
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