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106TH CONGRESS

2D SESSION S. 2388

To authorize appropriations for Fiscal Year 2001 for certain maritime

programs of the Department of Transportation, and for other purposes.

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

APRIL 11, 2000

Mr. HOLLINGS (by request) 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,

and for other purposes.

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 Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated, as

9 Appropriations Acts may provide, for the use of the De-
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1 partment of Transportation for the Maritime Administra2 tion as follows:

3 (1) For expenses necessary for operations and

4 training activities, not to exceed $80,240,000 for the

5 fiscal year ending September 30, 2001.

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

7 the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990, of guaran8 teed loans authorized by Title XI of the Merchant

9 Marine Act, 1936 (46 U.S.C. App. 1271 et seq.),

10 $2,000,000, to be available until expended. In addi11 tion, for administrative expenses related to loan

12 guarantee commitments under Title XI of that Act,

13 $4,179,000.

14 SEC. 3. AMENDMENTS TO TITLE IX OF THE MERCHANT MA15 RINE ACT, 1936.

16 (a) Title IX of the Merchant Marine Act, 1936 (46

17 U.S.C. App. 101 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end

18 thereof the following:

19 ‘‘SEC. 910. DOCUMENTATION OF CERTAIN DRY CARGO VES20 SELS.

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

22 901(b)(1) of this Act concerning a vessel built in a foreign

23 country shall not apply to a drybulk or breakbulk vessel

24 over 7,500 deadweight tons that has been delivered from
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1 a foreign shipyard or contracted for construction in a for2 eign shipyard before the earlier of—

3 ‘‘(1) the date that is 1 year after the date of

4 enactment of the Maritime Administration Author5 ization Act for Fiscal Year 2001; or

6 ‘‘(2) the effective date of the OECD Ship7 building Trade Agreement Act.

8 ‘‘(b) COMPLIANCE WITH CERTAIN U.S.-BUILD RE9 QUIREMENTS.—A vessel timely contracted for or delivered

10 pursuant to this section and documented under the laws

11 of the United States shall be deemed to have been United12 States built for purposes of sections 901(b) and 901b of

13 this Act if—

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

15 the vessel has any additional shipyard work nec16 essary to receive a Coast Guard certificate of inspec17 tion performed in a United States shipyard;

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

19 country before being documented under the laws of

20 the United States;

21 ‘‘(3) the vessel complies with the same inspec22 tion standards set forth for ocean common carriers

23 in section 1137 of the Coast Guard Authorization

24 Act of 1996 (46 U.S.C. App. 1187 note); and
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1 ‘‘(4) actual delivery of a vessel contracted for

2 construction takes place on or before the 3-year an3 niversary of the date of the contract to construct the

4 vessel.

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

6 12106(e) of title 46, United States Code, shall not apply

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

8 (b) CONFORMING CALENDAR YEAR TO FEDERAL

9 FISCAL YEAR FOR SECTION 901b PURPOSES.—Section

10 901b(c)(2) of the Merchant Marine Act, 1936 (46 U.S.C

11 App. 1241f(c)(2)) is amended by striking ‘‘1986.’’ and in12 serting ‘‘1986, the 18-month period commencing April 1,

13 2000, and the 12-month period beginning on the first day

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

15 SEC. 4. AMENDMENT RELATING TO DISPOSAL OF OBSO16 LETE VESSELS FROM THE NATIONAL DE17 FENSE RESERVE FLEET.

18 Section 6(c)(1)(A) of the National Maritime Heritage

19 Act of 1994 (16 U.S.C. 5405(c)(1)(A)) is amended by

20 striking out ‘‘2001’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘2006’’.

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