[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 8498 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 8498

  To authorize funding for necessary expenses for the rehabilitation, 
modernization, and construction of facilities and infrastructure at the 
                 United States Merchant Marine Academy.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 22, 2024

 Mr. Garbarino (for himself, Mr. Suozzi, Mr. Valadao, Mrs. Kiggans of 
 Virginia, Mr. LaLota, Mr. D'Esposito, Ms. Malliotakis, Mr. Van Drew, 
Mr. Fitzpatrick, Mr. Lawler, and Mr. Molinaro) introduced the following 
      bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services

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                                 A BILL


 
  To authorize funding for necessary expenses for the rehabilitation, 
modernization, and construction of facilities and infrastructure at 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. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR UNITED STATES MERCHANT 
              MARINE ACADEMY INFRASTRUCTURE AND FACILITIES 
              MODERNIZATION.

    There are authorized to be appropriated to the Department of 
Transportation for expenses necessary for the phased rehabilitation, 
modernization, and construction of facilities and infrastructure at the 
United States Merchant Marine Academy, consistent with the Full Speed 
Ahead plan developed by the Maritime Security Infrastructure Council as 
set forth in the Congressional Record dated February 28, 2024, 
$1,020,000,000, of which--
            (1) $54,000,000 shall be made available in fiscal year 2025 
        for design and planning purchases, which shall be used for the 
        development of a design and plan for the phased rehabilitation, 
        modernization, and construction of facilities and 
        infrastructure at the United States Merchant Marine Academy; 
        and
            (2) $107,333,333 shall be made available for each of year 
        fiscal years 2026 through 2034 for construction and contingency 
        purchases necessary to execute the design and construction as 
        described in paragraph (1).
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