[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3589 Introduced in House (IH)]

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114th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3589

To amend title 46, United States Code, to ensure continuing funding for 
               the United States Merchant Marine Academy.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 22, 2015

  Mr. Israel introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                      Committee on Armed Services

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend title 46, United States Code, to ensure continuing funding for 
               the United States Merchant Marine Academy.

    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 ``Midshipmen Education Certainty 
Act''.

SEC. 2. CONTINUING FUNDING FOR THE UNITED STATES MERCHANT MARINE 
              ACADEMY.

    Section 51301 of title 46, United States Code, is amended by adding 
at the end the following:
    ``(c) Continuing Funding.--
            ``(1) In general.--Out of any funds in the general fund of 
        the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, there are hereby 
        appropriated such sums as are necessary for operations of the 
        United States Merchant Marine Academy for any period during 
        which interim or full-year appropriations are not in effect for 
        the United States Merchant Marine Academy, for fiscal year 2016 
        and each fiscal year thereafter.
            ``(2) Termination.--Funds made available for a fiscal year 
        by this subsection shall remain available until whichever of 
        the following first occurs:
                    ``(A) The enactment into law of an appropriation 
                for such fiscal year (including a continuing 
                appropriation) for such operations.
                    ``(B) The enactment into law for the Maritime 
                Administration of the applicable regular appropriation 
                for such fiscal year, or continuing appropriations 
                resolution for such fiscal year, without any 
                appropriation for such operations.''.
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