MERCHANT MARINE INDUSTRY see also Cargo Transportation; Ships and Vessels

Bills and resolutions

Veterans: provide eligibility for veterans benefits for individuals who served in the U.S. merchant marine in the Southeast Asia theater of operations during the Vietnam Era (see H.R. 5112), H6296 [15JY]

Remarks in House

Dept. of Homeland Security: accept additional documentation when considering the application for veterans status of an individual who performed service as a coastwise merchant seaman during World War II, H4753 [21MY]

Dept. of Transportation: authority to enforce cargo preference requirements relative to U.S.-flagged vessels carrying Government-impelled cargo, H8304 [3DE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish the Merchant Mariner Equity Compensation Fund to provide benefits to certain individuals who served in the U.S. merchant marine during World War II (H.R. 1936), H4815 [22MY], E580 [10AP]