MERCHANT MARINE

Addresses

Christening of the U.S.S. Henry J. Kaiser: Jennings Randolph, 26500 [7OC]

Great Lakes Task Force: Representative Walter B. Jones, 5608 [19MR]

National Maritime Day: Representative Biaggi, 13686 [23MY]

Amendments

Dept. of Commerce: authorizing appropriations for maritime programs (H.R. 1157), 11148 [8MY], 11725, 11727 [14MY]

Dept. of Transportation: authorizing appropriations for maritime programs (S. 679), 14432 [5JN]

Foreign trade: initiation of negotiations with Japan to open vehicle carrier trade (S. Res. 223), 24110 [18SE]

Appointments

U.S. Merchant Marine Academy: Senator Danforth to the Board of Visitors, 32734 [20NO]

———Senator Inouye to the Board of Visitors, 32734 [20NO]

———Senator Moynihan to the Board of Visitors, 32734 [20NO]

———Senator Packwood to the Board of Visitors, 32734 [20NO]

U.S. Merchant Marine Academy Board of Visitors, 7575 [4AP]

Articles and editorials

Axing Farm Exports, 8131 [17AP]

Cargo Preference Requirements (excerpt), 29438, 29459 [29OC]

Destructive Shipbuilding Policy, 19530 [17JY]

How To Treat Defectors—Medvid Rules, 32477 [19NO]

Man Called Simas, 30092 [31OC]

Medvid Case—American Honor Lost, 35429 [9DE]

Merchant Shipping, 27027 [9OC]

1984 Was a Winning Year for the Port, 10197 [1MY]

Oceanic Facts of Life, 25520 [1OC]

Ominous Scenario, 23484 [11SE]

Recession on the River, 20335 [24JY]

Respecting the Titanic, 24220 [18SE]

Seaway Accident Jars Grain Mart, 28384 [22OC]

Shame in the Medvid Case, 34793 [5DE]

Shipping Costs (excerpt), 20131 [23JY]

Some River Barge Firms Scraping Bottom, 31777 [13NO]

Sunken Treasure Ship Luring Archeologists, 20971 [29JY]

Sure-Fire Recipe for Defeat, 10921 [7MY]

Take My Subsidy—Please, 14604 [6JN]

Bills and resolutions

Abandoned Shipwreck Act: enact (see H.R. 25)

Admiralty and maritime liability: revise and consolidate certain laws (see H.R. 3156)

Agriculture: amend CCC charter to exempt commodities from cargo preference requirements (see S. 930)

———exempt commodity exports from certain cargo preference laws (see H.R. 2357)

———exempt export of certain commodities from cargo preference requirements (see H.R. 2538)

———improve quality of grain exports (see H.R. 1206)

———percentage shipment of certain products on U.S.-flag vessels (see H.R. 1939)

———repeal cargo preference requirements for CCC's blended credit program (see S. 721; H.R. 1612)

Bankruptcy: preserve rights of certain parties with interest in aircraft, aircraft parts, or vessels in bankruptcy cases (see S. 1993)

Capital construction fund: construction-differential subsidy (see H.R. 2893)

Cargo preference: limit kinds of qualifying vessels (see H.R. 3665)

Charleston, SC: harbor deepening project (see H.R. 795)

Commercial instruments and liens: revise and consolidate certain laws (see H.R. 3158)

Commission on Merchant Marine and Defense: funds (see H.R. 2197)

Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act: amend (see S. 493)

Construction-differential subsidy: equitable repayment (see H.R. 2485)

———permanent payback (see H.R. 2550)

Crime and criminals: smuggling by vessels, vehicles, and aircraft (see S. 1694; H.R. 3479)

———study on impact of illegal activity (see H.R. 2726)

Dept. of Commerce: appropriations for maritime programs (see H.R. 1157)

Disabled vessels: licensing of towboat operators (see H.R. 3678)

Education: transfer confiscated vessels to institutions for seamanship programs (see H.R. 3529)

Federal Maritime Commission: authorizing appropriations (see S. 679)

———judicial review of certain orders (see H.R. 3049)

Foreign countries: acquisition of subsidized U.S.-flag vessels (see H.R. 3141)

———construction or acquisition of subsidized U.S.-flag vessels (see S. 1481)

———eliminate 3-year documentation requirement for foreign-built or rebuilt vessels (see S. 1482)

Foreign trade: amend U.S.-flag vessel requirement relative to agricultural commodities (see H.R. 1464, 1465, 1466, 1517)

———international agreement on freight rates and proportional cargo shares for U.S.-flag vessels (see H.R. 3662)

———limit kinds of vessels qualifying for cargo preference (see H.R. 3665)

———minimal requirements for international agreements (see S. 189)

———orderly and efficient transportation of dry bulk commodities (see H.R. 1301)

———promote increased transportation of bulk commodities on U.S.-flag vessels (see H.R. 2573)

———U.S. jurisdiction over tariff-filing requirements (see S. 188)

———U.S.-flag vessel preference for Government-generated cargoes (see S. 185, 187)

Foreign-built vessels: documentation of certain for coastwise trade (see S. 1935; H.R. 3873)

Government cargoes: cost efficiency (see S. 1518; H.R. 3656)

Government-generated cargoes: U.S.-flag vessel preference (see S. 185, 187)

Great Lakes: limit liability of registered pilots for negligence (see H.R. 3196)

Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Seaway Advisory Council: establish (see S. 1518; H.R. 3656)

Gypsy Rose (vessel): clear certain impediments to documentation (see H.R. 3642)

Harbors: Federal cost-sharing guidelines for projects (see H.R. 50)

———operation, maintenance, and improvement policy (see H.R. 45, 46)

Hawaii: authorize certain navigation projects (see H.R. 1643)

———Kalihi Channel project, Honolulu (see H.R. 1642)

Humanitarian assistance: availability of surplus vessels (see H.R. 603, 2161)

Ice breaking operations: limit use of foreign vesssels in domestic waters (see H.R. 1772)

Income: clarify wage penalty provisions applying to vessels engaged in coastwise commerce (see S. 597)

Innovation and competitiveness: stimulate (see H.R. 33)

Jane E and Diane M (vessels): licensing for coastwise and fisheries trades (see H.R. 735, 743)

Japan: negotiations over automobile carriers (see S. Res. 223)

La Reina (vessel): license for coastwise trade (see S. 711)

Longshoremen's and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act: Benefits Review Board (see H.R. 3502)

Mail transportation: U.S.-flag vessel preference (see S. 186)

Marilyn (vessel): licensing for coastwise trade (see H.R. 739)

Marine accidents: establish title of States in certain abandoned shipwrecks (see H.R. 3558)

Maritime Administration: judicial review of certain orders (see H.R. 3049)

Maritime claims: revise laws pertaining to limitation of liability (see H.R. 277)

Maritime construction: authorizing appropriations (see S. 102)

Maritime Education and Training Act: amend (see H.R. 2533)

Maritime skills: encouraging international training (see H.R. 1231)

Medvid, Miroslav: attempted defection of sailor (see H. Res. 310, 314)

Merchant Ship Revolving Fund: establish (see H.R. 3798)

Merchant ship revolving fund: establish build and charter program (see S. 1832, 1833)

Military Auxiliary Revolving Fund: establish (see S. 1885)

Motor vehicles: transportation of Japanese imports on U.S.-flag vessels (see H.R. 3655)

National defense: strengthen defense industrial base (see H.R. 2573)

National Maritime Museum: use of funds from rental of floating drydock and other equipment (see S. 530; H.R. 1343)

National Shipbuilding Industrial Base Act: enact (see S. 535)

NOAA: greater cost recovery for nautical and aeronautical charts (see H.R. 2775)

Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act: amend (see H.R. 3699)

Passenger Ship Authorization Act: amend (see H.R. 3262)

———enact (see S. 1929)

Passenger ships: Dept. of Transportation documentation of certain, for coastwise trade (see S. 1461)

Passenger vessels: improve security (see H.R. 3734)

Personal property and goods: maritime liability (see H.R. 3157)

Petroleum: comprehensive system of liability and compensation for oilspill damage and removal costs (see H.R. 1232)

———Santa Barbara Channel Islands' route restrictions for certain vessels (see H.R. 601)

Postal Service: mail exclusively for U.S.-flag vessels (see H.R. 1702)

Public vessels and goods: revise and consolidate certain laws (see H.R. 3158)

Ready Reserve-Sealift Enhancement Revolving Fund: establish (see H.R. 2144)

Safety: radio beacons on fishing vessels (see H.R. 3532)

———use of exposure suits on vessels operating in cold waters (see S. 597)

Salvage: State title over abandoned historic shipwrecks (see S. 676)

Service recognition: authorize awards, decorations, and insignias (see H.R. 679)

Shipbuilding: administration of Loan Guarantee Program (see H.R. 3571, 3572)

———consistent use of available construction funds (see H.R. 3264)

———consistent use of construction funds (see S. 1522; H.R. 3164)

Ships: clear certain impediments to licensing for coastwise and fisheries trade (see H.R. 3285)

———scrapping of certain, in foreign market (see H.R. 3362)

South Africa: prohibit transportation of agricultural commodities on certain vessels (see H.R. 2746)

State maritime academies: replacement of training vessels (see H.R. 2533)

Taxation: financing navigation improvements (see H.R. 46)

Titanic, SS: maritime memorial (see H.R. 3272)

———research, exploration, and salvage activities (see H.R. 3272)

Tourist trade: international agreement relative to passenger vessel security (see S. Con. Res. 90; H. Con. Res. 236)

Vessels: resolution of claims for damages outside the locks of the Panama Canal (see H.R. 729)

———revise, consolidate, and enact certain laws relative to load lines and measurement (see H.R. 1362)

Veterans: recognition on National Defense Transportation Day (see H.R. 2004)

———VA-furnished flags to drape caskets of certain seamen (see H.R. 2004)

War risk insurance: 5-year extension (see S. 413)

World War II: civil service retirement benefits (see H.R. 1169)

———issue medals for recognition of service (see S. 1597)

Books

``History of the Transport Service'': A. Gleaves (excerpt), 22396 [1AU]

Briefs

Cargo Preference Requirements: Milwaukee, WI, 29442 [29OC]

Documents

Repayment of Subsidies by U.S. Shippers, 14605 [6JN]

Explanations

Sections of the Congressional Budget Act waived by the Rules Committee in special order resolutions, 11714 [14MY]

History

Capture of U.S. Merchant Ship City of Flint, 24397 [19SE]

Letters

Cargo preference requirement for agricultural exports: sundry farm and export organizations, 5099 [7MR]

Cargo preference requirements: agricultural coalition (excerpt), 29441 [29OC]

———Daniel E. Shaughnessy, 29443 [29OC]

———several organizations, 29434 [29OC]

———William T. Duke, 29734 [30OC]

Maritime tax reform initiatives (sundry), 30750-30753 [6NO]

Operations of the Coast Guard and the NOAA: Representative Walter Jones, 11959 [15MY]

Repayment of shippers subsidies: Representative Daub, 14603 [6JN]

Lists

Cosponsors of the Cochran amendment to the Agriculture, Food, Trade, and Conservation Act (S. 1714), 29429 [29OC]

Organizations supporting the Cochran amendment to the Agriculture, Food, Trade, and Conservation Act (S. 1714), 29430 [29OC]

Memorials of legislature

California, 3427 [25FE], 18515 [10JY], 19596 [18JY], 21278 [29JY], 23755 [13SE], 25279 [30SE], 26361 [7OC]

Georgia, 7813 [15AP]

Illinois, 32888 [20NO]

Louisiana, 22898 [4SE]

Vessel air emission standards: California, 23755 [13SE]

Virgin Islands, 15592 [13JN], 16251 [19JN]

Petitions

Arleigh-Burke class (DDG 51) Guided Missile Destroyer contract for Todd Pacific Shipyards Corp.: South Gate, CA, City Council, 7813 [15AP]

Strong, viable marine forces afloat: Navy League of the U.S., 18858 [11JY]

Poems

``Row, Row, Row, Your Boat'', 17978 [27JN]

Remarks in House

Agricultural exports: cargo preference requirements (H.R. 1612), 5913 [20MR]

Agriculture: cargo preference requirements, 5080, 5099 [7MR]

Bankruptcy: reform law relative to vessels and fisheries (H.R. 3571), 27739, 27757 [16OC]

Cargo preference: impact on agricultural exports and the Federal budget, 20833-20836 [26JY]

———proposals to eliminate, 20397 [24JY]

———requirements, 20130 [23JY]

Cargo preference law: impact of proposed changes, 11241 [9MY]

Cargo preference laws: application, 12710 [21MY]

City of Flint (vessel): history of U.S. merchant ship, 24397 [19SE]

Coast Guard: authorize user fees (H.R. 1936), 17977 [27JN]

———proposed consolidation of search and rescue missions on the Great Lakes, 10380 [2MY]

Commercial Fishing Industry Vessel Advisory Committee: establish, 19139 [16JY], 19711 [18JY], 20833-20836 [26JY], 22739 [1AU]

Competitive Shipping and Shipbuilding Act: enact (H.R. 2573), 12794 [21MY]

Construction-differential subsidy: provide for the equitable repayment (H.R. 2485), 11917 [14MY]

Dept. of Commerce: authorizing appropriations for maritime programs (H.R. 1157), 11713, 11722-11733 [14MY]

Dry bulk vessels and tankers: provide for payback of construction subsidy by owners (H.R. 2550), 13286 [22MY]

Equitable Automobile Transportation Act: enact (H.R. 3655), 29789 [30OC]

Expansion: proposed, 31560 [13NO]

Federal Ship Financing Program: protect interest of U.S. as secured creditor (H.R. 2816), 16746 [20JN]

Fishing vessels: rising cost of protection and indemnity and hull insurance, 19139 [16JY], 19711 [18JY], 20833-20836 [26JY], 22739 [1AU]

Foreign trade: cargo preference program authority, 26002 [3OC]

———promote increased transportation of bulk commodities on U.S.-flag vessels (H.R. 2573), 12794 [21MY]

———provide for negotiation of maritime agreements for carriage of U.S. waterborne trade (H.R. 3662), 30104 [31OC]

Foreign-built vessels: documentation of certain for coastwise trade (H.R. 3873), 34883 [6DE]

Great Britain: alleged decline in merchant marine, 27027 [9OC]

Hampton Roads, VA: harbor navigation project (H.R. 866), 1366 [31JA]

Harbors: port user fees, 30756 [6NO]

Houston Ship Channel Navigation Improvement Act: enact (H.R. 663), 1102 [24JA]

Income: clarify wage penalty provisions applying to vessels engaged in coastwise commerce (S. 597), 10493 [6MY]

Inland and coastal waterways: role of Federal Government in construction and maintenance, 16892 [21JN]

Leopoldville (S.S.) (vessel): tribute to victims of sinking in World War II, 3094 [21FE]

Marilyn (vessel): document (H.R. 739), 33694 [3DE]

Maritime Administration: Buy America regulation, 29321 [29OC]

Maritime cargo: recodification of laws, 22739 [1AU]

Maritime liability law: recodification, 22739 [1AU]

Maritime policy: proposals to strengthen, 19139 [16JY]

Maritime programs: funds, 14597 [6JN]

Medvid, Miroslav: question of political asylum from Soviet vessel, 31364 [14NO], 32476 [19NO], 32888 [20NO], 34792 [5DE], 35429 [9DE]

Merchant marine: incentives to build and maintain a strong, 19139 [16JY]

Merchant Marine Act: amend (H.R. 3141), 22047, 22069 [31JY]

———amend (H.R. 3264), 23478 [11SE]

Merchant Ship Revolving Fund: establish (H.R. 3798), 32897 [20NO]

National defense: strengthen defense industrial base (H.R. 2573), 12794 [21MY]

National Maritime Day: observance, 13686 [23MY]

Naval shipyards: lowering of authorized employment levels, 4244, 4266 [28FE]

Navy: repair vessels in U.S. shipyards, 27774 [17OC]

New Zealand: banning of port visits of U.S. nuclear-powered/armed ships, 3550-3557 [26FE]

———port access to U.S. ships, 11117 [8MY]

NOAA: allow for greater cost recovery for nautical and aeronautical charts (H.R. 2775), 15772 [13JN]

Oilspills: liability and compensation for damages (H.R. 1232), 3060 [21FE]

Philadelphia, PA: naming of the Albert S. Woodford Marine Terminal, 32903 [20NO]

Port navigation projects, 30749 [6NO]

Ports: user fees, 4711 [6MR]

Railroads: ICC regulations relative to shipping contracts, 7533 [3AP]

Rainbow Navigation: cargo preference requirement for U.S. Defense carriage, 32883 [20NO]

———cargo preference requirements for U.S. defense carriage, 29306 [28OC], 30955 [6NO], 31220 [7NO], 33187 [20NO]

Rainbow Navigation (shipping company): transportation of Dept. of Defense cargo, 36315 [12DE]

Rainbow Warrior (vessel): bombing of Greenpeace movement ship, 19718 [18JY]

Recreational Marine Craft Act: enact (H.R. 3856), 34347 [4DE]

Replacement vessels: authorize capital construction fund for earnings of eligible vessel to be used for (H.R. 2893), 19251 [16JY]

Safety: use of exposure suits on vessels operating in cold waters (S. 597), 10493 [6MY]

Sailors' Union of the Pacific: anniversary, 4721 [6MR]

Sailors' Union of the Pacific, AFL-CIO: anniversary, 3683 [26FE]

San Francisco, CA: establish a National Maritime Museum (H.R. 1343), 18960 [15JY]

Seaport and passenger vessel security: conference to develop international (H. Con. Res. 236), 32895 [20NO]

Shipbuilding industry: tax incentives for operators to purchase U.S. constructed ships, 19530 [17JY]

Shipowners: clarify and update the limitation of liability laws, 493 [3JA]

———tax benefits, 28827 [24OC]

Shipyards: provide for the construction of modern vessels for commerce, 577 [3JA]

South Africa: prohibit transportation of agricultural commodities on certain vessels (H.R. 2746), 15553 [13JN]

Soviet propaganda: effects on waterborne commerce and shipping lanes, and future security, 19737 [18JY]

State maritime academies: provide for modern training vessels, 12402 [16MY]

Tangier Island, VA: shoreline erosion control structure (H.R. 865), 1366 [31JA]

Titanic, SS: designate shipwreck as maritime memorial, provide for research and, if appropriate, salvage activities (H.R. 3272), 23366 [11SE], 33591 [2DE]

———wreckage discovery, 23535 [12SE]

U.S. shippers: repayment of subsidies, 14603 [6JN]

U.S.-flag vessels: authorize the foreign acquisition of subsidized (H.R. 3141), 22047, 22069 [31JY]

———ship U.S. mail aboard exclusively (H.R. 1702), 6034 [25MR]

U.S.-owned vessels: registration under foreign flags, 23484 [11SE]

Vessels: cargo preference requirements, 11947 [15MY]

———ensure consistent use of funds for capital construction (H.R. 3164), 22797 [1AU]

———funding for capital construction (H.R. 3264), 23478 [11SE]

———licensing for employment in coastwise and fisheries trade (H.R. 3285), 23474 [11SE]

———load lines and measurement requirements (H.R. 1362), 4237, 4254 [28FE], 33586 [2DE]

———permit those forfeited to the U.S. to be used by educational institutions for commercial fishing vessel safety programs (H.R. 3529), 26813 [8OC]

———registration under foreign flags of U.S.-owned, 23484 [11SE]

———tax incentives for operators to purchase U.S. constructed, 19530 [17JY]

———transfer of certain, into domestic trade, 16863 [21JN]

Veterans: honoring those who served during World War II (H.R. 2004), 7739 [4AP]

War risk insurance: 5-year extension (S. 413), 16930 [24JN]

War risk insurance program: extend, 498, 560 [3JA]

Remarks in Senate

Agriculture: shipment requirements for exports, 29416-29454 [29OC]

———transfer costs for shipment of certain commodities, 29460-29463, 29467-29469 [29OC]

Bankruptcy: preserve rights of certain parties with interest in aircraft, aircraft parts, or vessels in bankruptcy cases (S. 1993), 38587 [19DE]

CCC: repeal cargo preference requirements on agricultural exports (S. 930), 8131 [17AP], 8610 [22AP]

———repeal cargo preference requirements on certain export activities (S. 721), 5841 [20MR], 6271 [26MR], 13578 [23MY], 15328 [12JN]

Charities: ocean freight reimbursement, 12080 [15MY]

Coast Guard: allow certain vessels to engage in coastwise trade (S. 1461), 19600 [18JY]

Commission on Merchant Marine and Defense: funding, 16668 [20JN]

Crime and criminals: increase measures to combat smuggling (S. 1694), 24758 [24SE]

Customs Service: reinstate account used to deposit certain fees, 31291 [12NO]

———user fees, 31300 [12NO], 31951, 31954 [14NO]

Dept. of Agriculture: requirements for commodity purchases and procurement of transportation services, 25308 [30SE]

Dept. of Transportation: authorizing appropriations for maritime programs (S. 679), 14432 [5JN]

———authorizing appropriations (S. 679), 5318 [18MR]

Economic conditions: impact on inland barge and towing industry, 20335 [24JY]

Federal Maritime Commission: authorizing appropriations (S. 679), 5318 [18MR]

Foreign trade: clarification of cargo preference requirement, 5275 [18MR]

Foreign-built vessels: documentation of certain for coastwise trade (S. 1935), 36280 [12DE]

Government-impelled cargoes: cost efficiency (S. 1518), 20954, 20957 [29JY]

Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Seaway Advisory Council: establish, 29697-29701 [30OC]

———establish (S. 1518), 20954, 20957 [29JY]

Higgs, William Y.: merchant marine safety award recipient, 14864 [7JN]

Income: clarify wage penalty provisions applying to vessels engaged in coastwise commerce (S. 597), 4608 [6MR]

Inland waterway system: cost sharing, 31776 [13NO]

Laws: technical changes (S. 597), 4608 [6MR]

Mariner fund: prohibit use of funds, 35473 [10DE]

Maritime construction: authorize appropriations (S. 102), 200 [3JA]

Merchant marine: authorize foreign acquisition of subsidized U.S.-flag vessels (S. 1481), 19970 [23JY]

———eliminate documentation requirements for foreign-built vessels (S. 1482), 19970 [23JY]

Merchant ship revolving fund: establish, build, and charter program (S. 1832), 30581 [5NO]

———establish, build, and charter program (S. 1833), 30581 [5NO]

Military Auxiliary Revolving Fund: establish (S. 1885), 33493 [23NO]

National Maritime Museum: authorize use of certain income for restoration projects (S. 530), 3780 [27FE]

National Shipbuilding Industrial Base Act: enact (S. 535), 3806 [27FE]

Ocean transportation: promote and maintain efficient system (S. 189), 285 [3JA]

Passenger Ship Authorization Act: enact (S. 1929), 36273 [12DE]

Postal Service: international sea transportation of mail on U.S. registry vessels (S. 186), 282 [3JA]

Safety: use of exposure suits on vessels operating in cold waters (S. 597), 4608 [6MR]

Shipbuilding: consistent use of construction funds (S. 1522), 20933 [29JY], 23088 [9SE]

Shipping Act: amend (S. 597), 8184 [17AP]

Shipping industry: authorize foreign acquisition of subsidized U.S.-flag vessels (S. 1481), 19970 [23JY]

———cargo preference requirements, 29980 [31OC]

———cost efficiency in shipment of Government cargoes, 29697-29701 [30OC]

———criteria for determination of availability of U.S.-flag vessels relative to cargo preference requirements, 29703-29705 [30OC]

———criteria for determination of rates for purposes of cargo preference requirements, 29454-29459 [29OC]

———eliminate documentation requirements for foreign-built vessels (S. 1482), 19970 [23JY]

———exemption of certain agricultural commodities from cargo preference requirements, 29469-29475 [29OC]

———limit applicability of cargo preference requirements to vessels certified as necessary for national defense, 29464 [29OC]

———provide direction in the administration of the cargo preference requirements, 29732-29736 [30OC]

———rates relative to cargo preference requirements, 29694 [30OC]

———technical changes in laws (S. 597), 4608 [6MR]

State Maritime School of Massachusetts: vessel conversion, 16707 [20JN]

States: grant ownership of certain abandoned historic shipwrecks (S. 676), 5315 [18MR]

Tourist trade: international seaport security agreement (S. Con. Res. 90), 33126 [21NO]

U.S. Merchant Marine Academy: appointment of Senator Danforth to the Board of Visitors, 32734 [20NO]

———appointment of Senator Inouye to the Board of Visitors, 32734 [20NO]

———appointment of Senator Moynihan to the Board of Visitors, 32734 [20NO]

———appointment of Senator Packwood to the Board of Visitors, 32734 [20NO]

U.S.-flag vessels: transportation of Government cargo (S. 185), 281 [3JA]

———transportation of Government cargo (S. 187), 284 [3JA]

Vessels: jurisdiction over common carriers utilizing ports contiguous to the U.S. (S. 188), 285 [3JA]

War risk insurance: 5-year extension (S. 413), 1978 [6FE], 14770 [6JN]

———5-year extension (S. 413), unanimous-consent request, 6163-6167 [26MR]

Waterways: U.S. navigation system, 28383 [22OC]

Reports

Cargo Preference Requirements: OTA (excerpt), 29431 [29OC]

Cargo Preference Requirements on Agricultural Commodity Exports: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (S. 721) (S. Rept. 99-89), 16962 [24JN]

Claims to Vessels Damaged in Panama Canal Outside Locks: Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries (H.R. 729) (H. Rept. 99-184), 17910 [27JN]

Clarify Wage Penalty Provisions Applying to Vessels Engaged in Coastwise Commerce: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (S. 597) (S. Rept. 99-26), 7812 [15AP]

Construction Projects for Improvements to Rivers and Harbors: Committee on Environment and Public Works (S. 1567) (S. Rept. 99-126), 22264 [1AU]

Designation of Shipwreck of SS Titanic as Maritime Memorial: Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries (H.R. 3272) (H. Rept. 99-393), 32617 [20NO]

Documentation of vessel Marilyn To Be Employed in Coastwise Trade: Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries (H.R. 739) (H. Rept. 99-389), 32641 [20NO]

Extension of War Risk Insurance: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (S. 413) (S. Rept. 99-13), 5446 [19MR]

International Sea Transportation of Mail on U.S. Registry Vessels: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (1984), 283 [3JA]

Liability and Compensation for Oilspill Damage: Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries (H.R. 1232) (H. Rept. 99-247), 22681 [1AU]

Load Lines and Measurement Requirements of Vessels: Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries (H.R. 1362) (H. Rept. 99-398), 32618 [20NO]

Panama Canal Act With Regard to Claims for Vessels Damaged Outside Locks: Committee on Armed Services (H.R. 729) (H. Rept. 99-206), 33953 [3DE]

Use of Exposure Suits on Vessels Operating in Cold Waters: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (S. 597) (S. Rept. 99-26), 7812 [15AP]

Water Resources Development Act Appropriations: Committee on Environment and Public Works (S. 1567; S. Res. 207, 208), 22264 [1AU]

Statements

Authorize the Foreign Acquisition of Subsidized U.S.-Flag Vessels (H.R. 3141), 22047 [31JY]

Cargo Preference Compromise: Maritime Coalition, 36315 [12DE]

Cargo Preference Requirements: Seafarers International Union, 29734 [30OC]

Maintaining the U.S. Merchant Marine for Domestic and Foreign Trade and for Defense: Military Sealift Command, 11723 [14MY]

Merchant Marine Act Amendment (H.R. 3141), 22047 [31JY]

Purpose and Need for S. 1481, Authorizing Foreign Acquisition of Subsidized U.S.-Flag Vessels, 19970 [23JY]

Purpose and Need for S. 1482, Eliminating Documentation for Foreign-Built Vessels, 19971 [23JY]

Repeal of Cargo Preference Requirements on CCC Agricultural Exports (S. 930): Senator Nickles, 8610 [22AP]

Shipowner's Liability Limitations (excerpt), 493 [3JA]

U.S. and Foreign Cargo Rates: Stephen Kearns, 20131 [23JY]

U.S. Maritime Industries: Caspar W. Weinberger, Sec. of Defense (excerpt), 32897 [20NO]

U.S. Port System: David A. Stockman, 16230 [19JN], 28383 [22OC]

Studies

Cargo Preference, 25980 [3OC]

Waste in the Defense Department—Executive Summary: National Marine Engineers' Beneficial Association, 8077-8078 [16AP]

Tables

Annual comparisons of exports transshipped through Canada, 285 [3JA]

Comparison of rules and budget waivers granted by the Rules Committee, 95th through 98th Congresses, 11713 [14MY]

Effects of cargo preference requirements on farmers, 5081 [7MR]

Port user fees, 30751 [6NO]

U.S.-flag vessel calls to port of Duluth 1980-85, 29443 [29OC]

Value of U.S. waterborne merchandise trade, 30750 [6NO]

Texts of

H.R. 739, documentation of the Marilyn, 33694 [3DE]

H.R. 1157, authorizing appropriations for maritime programs, 11725 [14MY]

H.R. 1343, establish a National Maritime Museum in San Francisco, CA, 18960 [15JY]

H.R. 1362, to revise, consolidate, and enact certain laws related to load lines of measurement of vessels, 33586 [2DE]

H.R. 1612, agricultural exports exemption from cargo preference requirements, 5914 [20MR]

H.R. 3164, ensure consistent use of funds for capital construction of vessels, 22797 [1AU]

H.R. 3264, amend the Merchant Marine Act, 23478 [11SE]

H.R. 3264, funding for capital construction of vessels, 23478 [11SE]

H.R. 3272, Titanic Maritime Memorial Act, 33591 [2DE]

H.R. 3856, Recreational Marine Craft Act, 34347 [4DE]

S. 102, authorizing appropriations for maritime construction, 201 [3JA]

S. 185, Government Impelled Cargo Act, 281 [3JA]

S. 186, sea transportation of international mail on U.S. registry vessels, 284 [3JA]

S. 187, transportation of Government cargo on U.S.-flag vessels, 284 [3JA]

S. 188, jurisdiction over common carriers utilizing ports contiguous to the U.S., 285 [3JA]

S. 189, promote and maintain efficient system of ocean transportation, 285 [3JA]

S. 413, 5-year extension of war risk insurance, 1979 [6FE]

S. 413, extension of merchant marine war risk insurance, 14770 [6JN]

S. 413, extension of war risk insurance, 16930 [24JN]

S. 535, National Shipbuilding Industrial Base Act, 3806 [27FE]

S. 597, making technical and conforming changes to shipping laws, 4608 [6MR]

S. 597, technical corrections to Shipping Act, 8185 [17AP]

S. 676, Abandoned Shipwreck Act, 5315 [18MR]

S. 679, authorizing appropriations for the Federal Maritime Commission, 5318 [18MR]

S. 721, repeal cargo preference requirements on certain CCC export activities, 5842 [20MR]

S. 930, repeal cargo preference requirements on CCC agricultural exports, 8131 [17AP]

S. 1482, authorize foreign acquisition of subsidized U.S.-flag vessels, 19970 [23JY]

S. 1518, establish Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Seaway Advisory Council, 20955-20957 [29JY]

S. 1522, consistent use of shipbuilding funds (S. 1522), 20933 [29JY]

S. 1885, establish Military Auxiliary Revolving Fund, 33493 [23NO]

S. 1929, Passenger Ship Authorization Act, 36274 [12DE]

S. 1993, preserve rights of certain parties with interest in aircraft, aircraft parts, or vessels in bankruptcy cases, 38588 [19DE]

S. Con. Res. 90, international seaport security agreement, 33125 [21NO]