Maritime Workforce Development Act

Bill: 111-hr-2651
Sponsor: Rep. Cummings, Elijah E. [D-MD-7]
Introduced: 2009-06-02 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Education programs funding
Employment and training programs
Government information and archives
Government lending and loan guarantees
Government trust funds
Higher education
Marine and inland water transportation
Student aid and college costs
Transportation employees
Vocational and technical education

Summary:
action_date: 2009-06-02
text: 
Maritime Workforce Development Act - Directs the Secretary of Transportation to establish a maritime career training loan program. 
 
Requires the Secretary, acting through the Administrator of the Maritime Administration, to make maritime career training loans available to eligible students at federal, state, and commercial maritime training institutions, including state maritime academies, and nonprofit training organizations. Makes undergraduate students at the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy ineligible for such loans.
 
Allows loans to a student of up to $15,000 in a calendar year or $60,000 in the aggregate.
 
Establishes certain student eligibility and loan requirements.
 
Requires the Secretary to establish a revolving loan fund consisting of receipts from the repayment of loans to cover the administrative costs of the program.
 
Directs the Secretary, acting through the Administrator, to publish in the Federal Register a plan that describes the demonstration, research, and multistate project priorities of the Department of Transportation (DOT) regarding merchant mariner recruitment, training, and retention for the three-year period following the publication of the plan.
 
Authorizes the Secretary to award competitive grants to maritime training institutions to carry out demonstration projects and other eligible projects that implement DOT priorities in a way to address merchant mariner recruitment, training, and retention issues.

action_date: 2009-07-31
text: 

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)

 
Maritime Workforce Development Act - Directs the Secretary of Transportation to establish a maritime career training loan program. 
 
Requires the Secretary, acting through the Administrator of the Maritime Administration, to make maritime career training loans available to eligible students at federal, state, and commercial maritime training institutions, including state maritime academies, and nonprofit training organizations. Makes undergraduate students at the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy ineligible for such loans.
 
Allows loans to a student of up to $15,000 in a calendar year or $60,000 in the aggregate.
 
Establishes certain student eligibility and loan requirements.
 
Requires the Secretary to establish a revolving loan fund consisting of receipts from the repayment of loans to cover the administrative costs of the program.
 
Authorizes appropriations for this loan program for FY2010-FY2015.
 
Directs the Secretary, acting through the Administrator, to publish in the Federal Register, a plan that describes the demonstration, research, and multistate project priorities of the Department of Transportation (DOT) regarding merchant mariner recruitment, training, and retention for the three-year period following the publication of the plan. Requires the Secretary to submit copies of the plan to Congress.
 
Authorizes the Secretary to award competitive grants to maritime training institutions to carry out demonstration projects and other eligible projects that implement DOT priorities in a way to address merchant mariner recruitment, training, and retention issues.
 
Establishes certain grant and project eligibility requirements.
 
Authorizes appropriations for this grant program for FY2010-FY2015.

action_date: 2009-10-14
text: 
Maritime Workforce Development Act - Directs the Secretary of Transportation to establish a maritime career training loan program. 
 
Requires the Secretary, acting through the Administrator of the Maritime Administration, to make maritime career training loans available to eligible students at federal, state, and commercial maritime training institutions, including state maritime academies, and nonprofit training organizations. Makes undergraduate students at the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy ineligible for such loans.
 
Allows loans to a student of up to $15,000 in a calendar year or $60,000 in the aggregate.
 
Establishes certain student eligibility and loan requirements.
 
Requires the Secretary to establish a revolving loan fund consisting of receipts from the repayment of loans to cover the administrative costs of the program.
 
Authorizes appropriations for this loan program for FY2010-FY2015.
 
Directs the Secretary, acting through the Administrator, to publish in the Federal Register, a plan that describes the demonstration, research, and multistate project priorities of the Department of Transportation (DOT) regarding merchant mariner recruitment, training, and retention for the three-year period following the publication of the plan. Requires the Secretary to submit copies of the plan to Congress.
 
Authorizes the Secretary to award competitive grants to maritime training institutions to carry out demonstration projects and other eligible projects that implement DOT priorities in a way to address merchant mariner recruitment, training, and retention issues.
 
Establishes certain grant and project eligibility requirements.
 
Authorizes appropriations for this grant program for FY2010-FY2015.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-10-23
text: Provisions of measure incorporated in to Title VI of H.R. 3619.
action_date: 2009-10-15
text: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
action_date: 2009-10-14
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2009-10-14
text: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H11341-11343)
action_date: 2009-10-14
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H11341-11343)
action_date: 2009-10-14
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2651.
action_date: 2009-10-14
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H11341-11347)
action_date: 2009-10-14
text: Mr. Cummings moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
action_date: 2009-07-31
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 134.
action_date: 2009-07-31
text: Reported by the Committee on Transportation. H. Rept. 111-243.
action_date: 2009-07-31
text: Reported by the Committee on Transportation. H. Rept. 111-243.
action_date: 2009-06-04
text: Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
action_date: 2009-06-04
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2009-06-04
text: Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Discharged.
action_date: 2009-06-03
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.
action_date: 2009-06-02
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2009-06-02
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-06-02
text: Introduced in House