MERCHANT MARINE

Addresses

Blessing of the Fleet Ceremony: Robert F. Dorn, 20007 [2AU]

Commission on Merchant Marine and Defense: James L. Holloway III, 559 [1FE]

Importance of the Merchant Marine: John C. Leet, 14162 [10JN]

Amendments

Banks and banking: maritime commercial instruments and liens (H.R. 3105), 32133, 32159-32165 [20OC]

Federal Maritime Commission: authorizing appropriations for certain programs (H.R. 4200), 21725 [10AU]

Merchant Marine Act: amend (S. 1988), 11518 [18MY]

Salvage: establish title of States in certain abandoned shipwrecks (S. 858), 6344 [11AP], 6383 [12AP], 6624, 6631, 6635 [13AP]

Vessels: authorizing a certificate of documentation for certain (S. 2417), 18631, 18647 [25JY]

Analyses

Banks and Banking Maritime Commercial Instruments and Liens (H.R. 3105), 29077 [6OC]

Dept. of Transportation Appropriations for Certain Maritime Programs (H.R. 4405), 7505 [19AP]

Appointments

Board of Visitors of the Merchant Marine Academy, 10996 [13MY]

Articles and editorials

Justice for Merchant Seamen, 944 [3FE], 3020 [2MR]

Mariner Honored Under New Rules, 12202 [24MY]

Nobody Asked Me, but . . ., 283 [27JA]

Take the Rocket Fuel Out to Sea, 86 [25JA]

Bills and resolutions

Albert (vessel): certificate of documentation (see H.R. 4820)

Aleutian Trawler (vessel): certificate of documentation for employment in U.S. coastwise trade (see H.R. 4835)

Citizenship: requirements for manning certain vessels (see H.R. 3923)

Coal: transport in foreign-flag vessels between Alaska and Hawaii (see S. 2728)

Commission on Merchant Marine Defense: extend (see H.R. 5452)

Dept. of Commerce: grants for operation of export promotion vessels (see H.R. 5188)

Dept. of Transportation: authorizing appropriations for certain maritime programs (see H.R. 4200, 4405)

Encore (vessel): certificate of documentation for employment in U.S. coastwise trade (see H.R. 4716)

Fair Tide (vessel): certificate of documentation for employment in U.S. coastwise trade (see H.R. 4490)

Federal Maritime Commission: authorizing appropriations for certain programs (see H.R. 4200)

Foreign countries: require appropriate position fixing and identification equipment on foreign fishing vessels (see H. Res. 402)

Foreign flagships: extend coverage of certain Federal labor laws (see H.R. 3994)

GATT: exclusion of maritime transportation services (see S. Con. Res. 166; H. Con. Res. 376)

Gipsy (vessel): certificate of documentation (see S. 2777)

Great Lakes: enabling certain U.S.-flag vessels to engage in trade within (see S. 2364)

Great Lakes Set-Aside: extending for the duration of the increase in the cargo preference (see S. 2333; H.R. 5162)

Lane Victory (vessel): authorize conveyance (see S. 2604)

Maritime Drug Law Enforcement and Enhancement Act: enact (see H.R. 4608)

Maritime industry: revitalize (see H.R. 4662)

Memorials: nonprofit organizations (see H.R. 4987)

National Oceans Policy Commission: establish (see H.R. 5069)

National Offshore Vessel Operators Safety Advisory Committee: establish (see H.R. 4629)

Operating differential subsidies: qualification for certain vessels (see S. 2510)

Pavlof (vessel): certificate of documentation for employment in U.S. coastwise trade (see H.R. 4836)

Pilgrim (vessel): relief (see H.R. 4627)

Pro-Competition Cargo Allocation Act: enact (see S. 2334)

Suva (vessel): certificate of documentation (see H.R. 4819)

Taxation: assist inland waterway vessels affected by the drought (see H.R. 5014)

———treatment of intermodal cargo containers (see S. 2908)

VA: certain service of merchant marine veterans in World War II constitutes active service (see H.R. 4682)

Vessels: authorizing a certificate of documentation for certain (see S. 2417)

———clear certain documentation impediments (see H.R. 4460, 4624, 5011)

———seizures and forfeitures of certain (see H.R. 5324)

Communications

Recommendations by the Commissioners of Merchant Marine and Defense: report, 757 (EC2461) [3FE]

Explanations

Preventing retroactive change in tax treatment of a qualified intermodal cargo container, 31543 [18OC]

Letters

Abandoned Shipwreck Act: William P. Mott, National Park Service, 6616 [13AP]

Territorial Sea and Contiguous Zone Extension Act: Douglas W. Kmiec, 29129 [6OC]

Transporting large quantities of plutonium: Dept. of Defense, 24240 [16SE]

Tribute to Jack O'Neale: L.J. O'Neale, 18094 [13JY]

Veteran's status for merchant seaman who served during World War II: A. Ralph Strong, 1212 [8FE]

Memorandums

Historical and Legal Precedents Involving the U.S. Protection of Neutral Shipping: Library of Congress, 26973-26975 [30SE]

Protection of Neutral Commerce—A Short Legal and Historical Overview: Navy Office of Legislatice Affairs, 26972 [30SE]

Memorials of legislature

Hawaii, 10017 [9MY], 11017 [13MY]

Washington, 8095 [20AP], 15361 [21JN]

Messages

Convention on the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea: President Reagan, 18757 [26JY]

Opinions

Rainbow Navigation, Inc. v. Dept. of the Navy: Harold H. Green, 12627, 12628, 12647-12649 [26MY]

Petitions

Status of merchant marine veterans of World War II: New York, NY, City Council, 2998 [2MR]

Remarks in House

Abandoned shipwrecks: State administration of guidelines, 6624-6631 [13AP]

Ashtabula, OH: blessing of the fleet ceremony, 20007 [2AU]

Banks and banking: maritime commercial instruments and liens (H.R. 3105), 29070 [6OC], 32762 [21OC]

———maritime commercial instruments and liens (H.R. 3105), concurring in Senate amendment, 32754-32762 [21OC]

Cargo preference laws: implementation, 10179 [9MY]

Citizenship: requirements for manning certain vessels (H.R. 3923), 1410 [16FE]

Coast Guard: fleet of icebreakers, 283 [27JA], 31961 [19OC]

Commission on Merchant Marine Defense: extend (H.R. 5452), 29081 [6OC]

Dept. of Commerce: grants for operation of export promotion vessels (H.R. 5188), 21420 [9AU]

Dept. of Transportation: authorizing appropriations for certain maritime programs (H.R. 4200), 21723-21726 [10AU]

———authorizing appropriations for certain maritime programs (H.R. 4200), consideration (H. Res. 503), 21722 [10AU]

———authorizing appropriations for certain maritime programs (H.R. 4405), 7505 [19AP]

Drought: relief for inland barge and towing industry, 17788 [12JY]

Federal Maritime Commission: authorizing appropriations for certain programs (H.R. 4200), 21723-21726 [10AU]

———authorizing appropriations for certain programs (H.R. 4200), consideration (H. Res. 503), 21722 [10AU]

Foreign flagships: extend coverage of certain Federal labor laws (H.R. 3994), 2481 [24FE]

Foreign trade: cargo preference, 2519-2521 [25FE]

GATT: exclusion of maritime transportation services (H. Con. Res. 376), 25843 [27SE]

Great Lakes: extend set-aside for duration of increase in cargo preference (H.R. 5162), 2721 [11AU]

Japan: maritime defense of commercial sealanes, 2549 [25FE]

Labor disputes: deny crewmember status in cases of certain strikes and lockouts (H.R. 285), 4726-4732, 4735 [22MR], 7003 [14AP]

Maritime Drug Law Enforcement and Enhancement Act: enact (H.R. 4608), 11779 [19MY]

Maritime industry: revitalize (H.R. 4662), 12202 [24MY]

Merchant Marine Academy: anniversary, 28262 [4OC]

Merchant Marine Act: amend (S. 1988), 12153-12156 [24MY]

Decorations, medals, and other recognition for service: authorize (H.R. 1430), 3521-3524 [8MR]

———Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries filing of report on H.R. 1430, 3258 [3MR]

National Lighthouse Day: designate (S.J. Res. 306), 32792 [21OC]

National Maritime Day: observance, 11413, 11414 [18MY], 12175 [24MY], 12747 [26MY]

National Shipbuilding and Repair Industry Productivity Improvement Week: observance, 6997 [14AP]

Protector (vessel): conveyance (H.R. 2032), 3524, 3525 [8MR]

Salvage: establish title of States in certain abandoned shipwrecks (S. 858), 2417 [23FE], 5336, 5343-5345 [28MR], 5609 [29MR], 6613-6636 [13AP], 25043 [22SE]

———establish title of States in certain abandoned shipwrecks (S. 858), consideration (H. Res. 421), 6611, 6612 [13AP]

Tribute, 3020 [2MR]

VA: certain service of merchant marine veterans in World War II constitutes active service (H.R. 4682), 12472 [25MY]

Vessels: seizures and forfeitures of certain (H.R. 5324), 24350 [16SE]

Waukegan, IL: harbor pollution abatement, 20360 [3AU]

World War II: veteran's status to seaman who served, 944 [3FE], 1212 [8FE]

Remarks in Senate

AID: require exports to be shipped through St. Lawrence Seaway, 17195-17196 [7JY]

Banks and banking: maritime commercial instruments and liens (H.R. 3105), 32159-32165 [20OC]

Citizenship: requirements for manning certain vessels (H.R. 3923), 1854 [19FE]

Coal: transport in foreign-flag vessels between Alaska and Hawaii (S. 2728), 21625 [10AU]

Decorations, medals, and other recognition for service: authorize (H.R. 1430), 11069 [13MY]

Federal Express: Japanese unfair trade practices, 28060 [4OC]

GATT: exclusion of maritime transportation services (S. Con. Res. 166), 32128 [20OC]

Gipsy (vessel): authorizing certificate of documentation (S. 2777), 23528 [13SE]

Great Lakes: enabling certain U.S.-flag vessels to engage in trade within (S. 2364), 10462 [11MY]

Great Lakes Set-Aside: extending for the duration of the increase in the cargo preference (S. 2333), 9358 [28AP]

Lane Victory (vessel): conveyance (S. 2604), 16377 [29JN]

———conveyance (H.R. 2032), 28468 [5OC]

Merchant Marine Act: amend (S. 1988), 11518 [18MY]

Operating differential subsidies: qualification for certain vessels (S. 2510), 14461 [14JN], 16176 [28JN]

Pro-Competition Cargo Allocation Act: enact (S. 2334), 9359 [28AP]

Taxation: treatment of intermodal cargo containers (S. 2908), 31543 [18OC]

Vessels: certificate of documentation for certain (S. 2417), 11658 [19MY], 18647 [25JY], 27111 [30SE]

World War II: veteran status for certain merchant seamen, 18094 [13JY]

Reports

Transportation Alternatives for the Secure Transfer of Plutonium From Europe to Japan, 24240-24243 [16SE]

Reports filed

Certificate of Documentation for Certain Vessels: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (S. 2417) (S. Rept. 100-422), 17364 [8JY]

Certificate of Documentation of Vessel Polar Ice To Engage in Coastwise Trade: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (S. 1418) (S. Rept. 100-419), 17364 [8JY]

Conveyance of U.S.S. Protector: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (H.R. 2032) (S. Rept. 100-586), 27464 [3OC]

Conveyance of vessel Protector: Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries (H.R. 2032) (H. Rept. 100-509), 2996 [2MR]

Medals and Decorations for the Merchant Marine: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (H.R. 1430) (S. Rept. 100-329), 10151 [9MY]

———Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries (H.R. 1430) (H. Rept. 100-510), 3508 [7MR]

Federal Maritime Administration Programs Appropriations: Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries (H.R. 4200) (H. Rept. 100-738), 16273 [28JN]

———Consideration: Committee on Rules (H. Res. 503) (H. Rept. 100-804), 19226 [27JY]

Maritime Commercial Instruments and Liens and Public Vessels and Goods: Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries (H.R. 3105) (H. Rept. 100-918), 24107 [15SE]

Merchant Marine Act Amendments: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (S. 1988) (S. Rept. 100-327), 10151 [9MY]

National Oceans Policy Commission: Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries (H.R. 5069) (H. Rept. 100-1030), 27984 [3OC]

Title of State for Certain Abandoned Shipwrecks: Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries enact (S. 858) (H. Rept. 100-514), 5357 [28MR]

Statements

Cargo Preference for U.S. Agricultural Products: Representative Bereuter, 2519 [25FE]

———Representative Madigan, 2520 [25FE]

———Representative Virginia Smith, 2520 [25FE]

———Representative de la Garza, 2519 [25FE]

Drafting Historic Shipwreck Laws: Representative Bennett, 25043 [22SE]

Merchant Marine Seamen Deserve Veterans Benefits: Representative Fields, 944 [3FE]

Testimonies

Abandoned Historic Shipwreck Act: Arthur Cohen, 2417 [23FE]

Texts of

H. Res. 402, require appropriate position fixing and identification equipment on foreign fishing vessels, 4141 [16MR]

H.R. 1430, authorize decorations, medals, and other recognition for service in the merchant marine, 3521 [8MR]

H.R. 2032, conveyance of vessel Protector, 3524 [8MR]

H.R. 3105, maritime commercial instruments and liens, 29070 [6OC]

H.R. 3976, extend and deepen Morro Bay, CA, Harbor entrance channel, 1807 [18FE]

H.R. 5069, Territorial Sea and Contiguous Zone Extension Act, 29126 [6OC]

H.R. 5452, extend Commission on Merchant Marine Defense, 29081 [6OC]

S. 858, establish title of States in certain abandoned shipwrecks, 6623 [13AP]

S. 1988, Merchant Marine Act amendment, 12153 [24MY]

S. 2334, Pro-Competition Cargo Allocation Act, 9359 [28AP]

S. 2364, enabling certain U.S.-flag vessels to engage in trade within the Great Lakes, 10462 [11MY]

S. 2417, authorizing a certificate of documentation for certain vessels, 11658 [19MY]

S. 2604, authorize conveyance of vessel Lane Victory, 16377 [29JN]

S. 2777, authorizing certificate of documentation for vessel Gipsy, 23529 [13SE]

S. 2908, tax treatment of intermodal cargo containers, 31543 [18OC]

S. Con. Res. 166, exclusion of maritime transportation services from GATT, 32128 [20OC]

S.J. Res. 306, National Lighthouse Day, 32792 [21OC]