To authorize the Maritime Administrator to use certain appropriated funds to purchase duplicate medals authorized under Merchant Mariners of World War II Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2020, and for other purposes.

Bill: 116-hr-8825
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-3]
Introduced: 2020-11-30
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Conflicts and wars

Congressional tributes

Marine and inland water transportation

Military history

Transportation employees
Latest action: action_date: 2020-11-30
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

Summaries:
action_date: 2020-11-30
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>This bill authorizes the Maritime Administrator of the Department of Transportation to purchase duplicate medals for U.S. merchant mariners who engaged in qualified service during World War II. To be eligible, a merchant mariner must submit an application to the Maritime Administrator. The bill sets forth what constitutes qualified service, including time frame of service and licensing requirements.</p>

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8825 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES November 30, 2020 Mr. Garamendi introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services A BILL To authorize the Maritime Administrator to use certain appropriated funds to purchase duplicate medals authorized under Merchant Mariners of World War II Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2020, and for other purposes.

1. Authorization to purchase duplicate medals (a) In general The Secretary of Transportation, acting through the Administrator, may use funds appropriated for the Maritime Administration to purchase duplicate medals authorized under the Merchant Mariners of World War II Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2020 ( Public Law 116–125 ) and provide such medals to eligible individuals who engaged in qualified service who submit an application under subsection (b) and were United States merchant mariners of World War II. (b) Application To be eligible to receive a medal described in subsection (a), an eligible individual who engaged in qualified service shall submit to the Administrator an application containing such information and assurances as the Administrator may require. (c) Definitions In this Act: (1) Administrator The term Administrator means the Maritime Administrator. (2) Eligible individual who engaged in qualified service The term eligible individual who engaged in qualified service means an individual who, between December 7, 1941, and December 31, 1946— (A) was a member of the United States merchant marine, including the Army Transport Service and the Navy Transport Service, serving as a crewmember of a vessel that was— (i) operated by the War Shipping Administration, the Office of Defense Transportation, or an agent of such departments; (ii) operated in waters other than inland waters, the Great Lakes, and other lakes, bays, or harbors of the United States; (iii) under contract or charter to, or property of, the Government of the United States; and (iv) serving in the Armed Forces; and (B) while so serving, was licensed or otherwise documented for service as a crewmember of such a vessel by an officer or employee of the United States authorized to license or document the person for such service.