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103D CONGRESS

2D SESSION H. R. 4622

To authorize the Secretary of Transportation to convey for scrapping to

the Mariners’ Museum in Newport News, Virginia, a vessel in the National Defense Reserve Fleet that is scheduled to be scrapped.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

JUNE 22, 1994

Mr. BATEMAN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the

Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries

A BILL

To authorize the Secretary of Transportation to convey for

scrapping to the Mariners’ Museum in Newport News,

Virginia, a vessel in the National Defense Reserve Fleet

that is scheduled to be scrapped.

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

3 SECTION 1. CONVEYANCE OF NDRF VESSELS FOR SCRAP4 PING BY THE MARINERS’ MUSEUM IN NEW5 PORT NEWS, VIRGINIA.

6 (a) VESSEL CONVEYANCE AUTHORITY.—

7 (1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other

8 law and subject to paragraph (2), the Secretary of
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1 Transportation shall convey to the Mariners’ Mu2 seum (a not-for-profit educational institution located

3 in Newport News, Virginia; in this section referred

4 to as the ‘‘Museum’’), without consideration, all

5 right, title, and interest of the United States Gov6 ernment in—

7 (A) the GENERAL ALEXANDER

8 PATCH (a vessel in the National Defense Re9 serve Fleet); or

10 (B) any other vessel which—

11 (i) is in the National Defense Reserve

12 Fleet on the date of the enactment of this

13 section;

14 (ii) is of a tonnage approximately

15 equivalent to the tonnage of the GEN16 ERAL ALEXANDER PATCH;

17 (iii) has no usefulness to the Govern18 ment; and

19 (iv) is scheduled to be scrapped.

20 (2) CONDITION.—As a condition of conveying

21 any vessel to the Museum pursuant to this section,

22 the Secretary shall require that the Museum enter

23 into an agreement with the Secretary which requires

24 that the Museum—

25 (A) sell the vessel for scrap purposes;
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1 (B) use the proceeds of that scrapping for

2 expenses directly related to the computerization

3 and national accessibility of the library and ar4 chives of the Museum in accordance with para5 graph (3); and

6 (C) contribute from non-Federal sources,

7 at least 30 percent of the reasonably antici8 pated costs of that computerization, which may

9 be in the form of payment by the Museum of

10 overhead costs related to that computerization.

11 (3) AUTHORIZED USES OF PROCEEDS.—The

12 Secretary shall ensure that under the agreement

13 under paragraph (2) the uses for which the Museum

14 is authorized to use proceeds of any vessel conveyed

15 to the Museum under this section include—

16 (A) data entry;

17 (B) data base searches and the production

18 of records and cards;

19 (C) archives conversion;

20 (D) acquisition of personal computers;

21 (E) scanning of unique materials; and

22 (F) other expenses related to provision of

23 on-line computer access to the library and ar24 chives of the Museum.
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1 (b) DELIVERY.—The Secretary shall deliver any ves2 sel conveyed under this section to the Museum—

3 (1) at the place where the vessel is located on

4 the date of the approval of the conveyance;

5 (2) in its condition on that date; and

6 (3) without cost to the Government.

7 (c) EXPIRATION.—The authority of the Secretary to

8 convey vessels under this section expires on the date which

9 is 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act.

10 (d) TREATMENT OF AMOUNTS AVAILABLE TO MU11 SEUM.—Amounts available to, or used by, the Museum

12 pursuant to subparagraph (B) or (C) of subsection (a)(2)

13 shall not be considered in any determination of the eligi14 bility of the Museum for financial assistance under any

15 other Federal law.

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