[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 113 (Monday, July 29, 1996)]
[Senate]
[Page S9033]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




     CERTIFICATE OF DOCUMENTATION FOR THE VESSEL ``ROYAL AFFAIRE''

  The bill (S. 802) to authorize the Secretary of Transportation to 
issue a certificate of documentation and coastwise trade endorsement 
for the vessel Royal Affaire, was considered, ordered to be engrossed 
for a third reading, read the third time, and passed; as follows:

                                 S. 802

       Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
     the United States of America in Congress assembled, That 
     notwithstanding section 27 of the Merchant Marine Act, 1920 
     (46 U.S.C. App. 883), the Act of June 19, 1886 (46 U.S.C. 
     App. 289), and section 12106, 12107, and 12108 of title 46, 
     United States Code, the Secretary of Transportation may issue 
     a certificate of documentation with a coastwise endorsement 
     for the vessel ROYAL AFFAIR, United States official number 
     649292.

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