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106TH CONGRESS

2D SESSION S. 2487

To authorize appropriations for Fiscal Year 2001 for certain maritime

programs of the Department of Transportation.

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

MAY 1, 2000

Mr. MCCAIN (for himself and Mr. INOUYE) introduced the following bill; which

was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and

Transportation

A BILL

To authorize appropriations for Fiscal Year 2001 for certain

maritime programs of the Department of Transportation.

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 ‘‘Maritime Administra5 tion Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2001’’.

6 SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL

7 YEAR 2001.

8 There are authorized to be appropriated to the Sec9 retary of Transportation for the Maritime Administration

10 the following amounts:
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1 (1) For the expenses necessary for operations

2 and training activities, not to exceed $80,240,000

3 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2001.

4 (2) For the costs, as defined in section 502 of

5 the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990, of guaran6 teed loans authorized by title XI of the Merchant

7 Marine Act, 1936, as amended (46 U.S.C. App.

8 1271 et seq.), $2,000,000, to be available until ex9 pended. In addition, for administrative expenses re10 lated to loan guarantee commitments under title XI

11 of the Merchant Marine Act, 1936, as amended (46

12 U.S.C. App. 1271 et seq.), $4,179,000.

13 SEC. 3. DOCUMENTATION OF CERTAIN DRY CARGO VES14 SELS.

15 (a) IN GENERAL.—Title IX of the Merchant Marine

16 Act, 1936 (46 U.S.C. App. 101 et seq.) is amended by

17 adding at the end thereof the following:

18 ‘‘SEC. 910. DOCUMENTATION OF CERTAIN DRY CARGO VES19 SELS.

20 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The restrictions of section

21 901(b)(1) of this Act concerning a vessel built in a foreign

22 country shall not apply to a drybulk or breakbulk vessel

23 over 7,500 deadweight tons that has been delivered from

24 a foreign shipyard or contracted for construction in a for25 eign shipyard before the earlier of—
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1 ‘‘(1) the date that is 1 year after the date of

2 enactment of the Maritime Administration Author3 ization Act for Fiscal Year 2001; or

4 ‘‘(2) the effective date of the OECD Ship5 building Trade Agreement Act.

6 ‘‘(b) COMPLIANCE WITH CERTAIN U.S.-BUILD RE7 QUIREMENTS.—A vessel timely contracted for or delivered

8 pursuant to this section and documented under the laws

9 of the United States shall be deemed to have been United10 States built for purposes of sections 901(b) and 901b of

11 this Act if—

12 ‘‘(1) following delivery by a foreign shipyard,

13 the vessel has any additional shipyard work nec14 essary to receive a Coast Guard certificate of inspec15 tion performed in a United States shipyard;

16 ‘‘(2) the vessel is not documented in another

17 country before being documented under the laws of

18 the United States;

19 ‘‘(3) the vessel complies with the same inspec20 tion standards set forth for ocean common carriers

21 in section 1137 of the Coast Guard Authorization

22 Act of 1996 (46 U.S.C. App. 1187 note); and

23 ‘‘(4) actual delivery of a vessel contracted for

24 construction takes place on or before the 3-year an-
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1 niversary of the date of the contract to construct the

2 vessel.

3 ‘‘(c) SECTION 12106(e) OF TITLE 46.—Section

4 12106(e) of title 46, United States Code, shall not apply

5 to a vessel built pursuant to this section.’’.

6 (b) CONFORMING CALENDAR YEAR TO FEDERAL

7 FISCAL YEAR FOR SECTION 901b PURPOSES.—Section

8 901b(c)(2) of the Merchant Marine Act, 1936 (46 U.S.C

9 App. 1241f(c)(2)) is amended by striking ‘‘1986.’’ and in10 serting ‘‘1986, the 18-month period commencing April 1,

11 2000, and the 12-month period beginning on the first day

12 of October in the year 2001 and each year thereafter.’’.

13 SEC. 4. SCRAPPING OF CERTAIN VESSELS.

14 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 510(i) of the Merchant

15 Marine Act, 1936 (46 U.S.C. App. 1160(i)) is amended—

16 (1) by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ before ‘‘The Secretary’’;

17 and

18 (2) by adding at the end thereof the following:

19 ‘‘(2) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the

20 following vessels of the National Defense Reserve Fleet

21 may be scrapped in foreign countries under terms and con22 ditions prescribed by the Secretary:

23 ‘‘(1) EXPORT CHALLENGER.

24 ‘‘(2) EXPORT COMMERCE.

25 ‘‘(3) BUILDER.
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1 ‘‘(4) ALBERT E. WATTS.

2 ‘‘(5) WAYNE VICTORY.

3 ‘‘(6) MORMACDAWN.

4 ‘‘(7) MORMACMOON.

5 ‘‘(8) SANTA ELENA.

6 ‘‘(9) SANTA ISABEL.

7 ‘‘(10) SANTA CRUZ.

8 ‘‘(11) PROTECTOR.

9 ‘‘(12) LAUDERDALE.

10 ‘‘(13) PVT. FRED C. MURPHY.

11 ‘‘(14) BEAUJOLAIS.

12 ‘‘(15) MEACHAM.

13 ‘‘(16) NEACO.

14 ‘‘(17) WABASH.

15 ‘‘(18) NEMASKET.

16 ‘‘(19) MIRFAK.

17 ‘‘(20) GEN. ALEX M. PATCH.

18 ‘‘(21) ARTHUR M. HUDDELL.

19 ‘‘(22) WASHINGTON.

20 ‘‘(23) SUFFOLK COUNTY.

21 ‘‘(24) CRANDALL.

22 ‘‘(25) CRILLEY.

23 ‘‘(26) RIGEL.

24 ‘‘(27) VEGA.

25 ‘‘(28) COMPASS ISLAND.
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1 ‘‘(29) DONNER.

2 ‘‘(30) PRESERVER.

3 ‘‘(31) MARINE FIDDLER.

4 ‘‘(32) WOOD COUNTY.

5 ‘‘(33) CATAWBA VICTORY.

6 ‘‘(34) GEN. NELSON M. WALKER.

7 ‘‘(35) LORAIN COUNTY.

8 ‘‘(36) LYNCH.

9 ‘‘(37) MISSION SANTA YNEZ.

10 ‘‘(38) CALOOSAHATCHEE.

11 ‘‘(39) CANISTEO.

12 ‘‘(3) If the Secretary determines that additional ves13 sels in the National Defense Reserve Fleet will become

14 hazards to navigation or the environment, those vessels

15 may be scrapped in a manner consistent with this sub16 section.’’

17 (b) REPORT.—No later than 1 year after the date

18 of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Mari19 time Administration shall submit to the Congress a report

20 on the implementation of the Administration’s program to

21 rid the National Defense Reserve Fleet of obsolete vessels,

22 including—

23 (1) the number of vessels scrapped to date;

24 (2) the proceeds realized from the sale of ves25 sels to be scrapped; and
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1 (3) the number of vessels remaining to be

2 scrapped.

3 (c) EXTENSION OF DISPOSAL DEADLINE.—Section

4 6(c)(1)(A) of the National Marine Heritage Act of 1994

5 (16 U.S.C. 5405(c)(1)(A)) is amended by striking

6 ‘‘2001;’’ and inserting ‘‘2004;’’.

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