Union Calendar No. 204

103D CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. R. 58

[Report No. 103–370]

A BILL

To authorize the Secretary of Transportation to

Fleet to certain nonprofit organizations.convey vessels in the National Defense Reserve

NOVEMBER 17, 1993

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Commitordered to be printed tee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and
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Union Calendar No. 204

103D CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. R. 58

[Report No. 103–370]

To authorize the Secretary of Transportation to convey vessels in the National

Defense Reserve Fleet to certain nonprofit organizations.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

JANUARY 5, 1993

Mrs. BENTLEY introduced the following bill; which was referred to the

Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries

NOVEMBER 17, 1993

Additional sponsors: Ms. SNOWE, Mr. RANGEL, Mrs. MEEK, Mr. FROST, Mr.

KING, Ms. PELOSI, Mr. HORN, Mr. LEWIS of California, Ms. HARMAN,

Mr. ROHRABACHER, Mr. CARDIN, Ms. FURSE, Mr. DEFAZIO, Mr. KINGSTON, Mr. WELDON, Mr. RAVENEL, Mr. CALVERT, Mr. MOORHEAD, Mr.

COBLE, Mr. SAXTON, Mr. CASTLE, Mr. GILCHREST, Mr. FIELDS of

Texas, and Mr. SWIFT

NOVEMBER 17, 1993

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole

House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed

[Omit the part struck through and insert the part printed in italic]

A BILL

To authorize the Secretary of Transportation to convey vessels in the National Defense Reserve Fleet to certain

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

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Merchant Marine

5 Memorial Enhancement Act of 1993’’.

6 SEC. 2. CONVEYANCE VESSELS.

7 (a) AUTHORITY TO CONVEY.—The Secretary of

8 Transportation may convey without consideration all

9 right, title, and interest of the United States in 2 vessels

10 described in subsection (b) to any nonprofit organization

11 which operates and maintains a Liberty Ship or Victory

12 Ship as a memorial to merchant mariners.

13 (b) VESSELS DESCRIBED.—Vessels which may be

14 conveyed under subsection (a) are vessels which—

15 (1) are in the National Defense Reserve Fleet

16 on the date of the enactment of this Act;

17 (2) are not less than 10,000 4,000

18 (3) have no usefulness to the Government; and

19 (4) are scheduled to be scrapped.

20 (c) CONDITIONS OF CONVEYANCE.—As a condition of

21 conveying any vessel to an organization under subsection

22 (a), the Secretary shall require that before the date of the

23 conveyance the organization enter into an agreement

24 under which the organization shall—

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

2 purpose of refurbishing and making seaworthy a

3 Liberty Ship or Victory Ship which the organization

4 maintains as a memorial to merchant mariners, to

5 enable the ship to participate in 1994 in commemo6 rative activities in conjunction with the 50th anni7 versary of the Normandy invasion; and

8 (3) return to the United States any proceeds of

9 scrapping carried out pursuant to paragraph (1)

10 which are not used in accordance with paragraph

11 (2).

12 (d) DEPOSIT OF AMOUNTS RETURNED.—Amounts

13 returned to the United States pursuant to subsection

14 (c)(3) shall be deposited in the Vessel Operations Revolv15 ing Fund created by the Act of June 2, 1951 (65 Stat.

16 59; 46 App. U.S.C. 1241a).

17 (e) DELIVERY OF VESSELS.—The Secretary shall de18 liver each vessel conveyed under this section—

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

20 the date of the approval of the conveyance by the

21 Secretary;

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

23 (3) without cost to the Government.

24 (f) EXPIRATION OF AUTHORITY TO CONVEY.—The

25 authority of the Secretary under this section to convey ves-
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1 sels shall expire on the date that is 2 years after the date

2 of the enactment of this Act.