An Act to authorize appropriations for certain maritime programs of the Department of Commerce
PL 92-53 (H.R.4724), enacted 07/09/1971

85 STAT.] 
PUBLIC LAW 92-53-JULY 9, 1971 
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June 30, 1971, and the next fiscal year", (2) by striking out "1972" 
and inserting in lieu thereof "1973", and (3) by striking out "July 1, 
1971" and inserting in lieu thereof "July 1,1972". 
(b) Section 826 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 297e) is amended by strik- 
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ing out "1974" each place it occurs and inserting in lieu thereof 
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"1975". 
(c) The first sentence of section 827(a) (1) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
297f) is amended by striking out "next three fiscal years" and insert-
ing in lieu thereof "next four fiscal years". 
SCHOLARSHIP PKOdKAM I XDER TITLE VIII OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH 
SI:RVICE 
ACT 
SEC. 4. (a) Section 860 (b) of the Public Health Service Act is 
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amended (1) by striking out "the next fiscal year" and inserting in 
lieu thereof "the next two fiscal years", (2) by striking out "1972" in 
the last sentence and inserting in lieu thereof "1973", and (3) by strik-
ing out "1971" in such sentence and inserting in lieu thereof "1972". 
(b) (1) Section 860(c) (1) (A) of such Act is amended by striking 
out "the next fiscal year" and inserting in lieu thereof "the next two 
fiscal years". 
(2) Section 860(c) (1) (B) of such Act is amended (A) by striking 
out "1971" and inserting in lieu thereof "1972", and (B) by striking 
out "1972" and inserting in lieu thereof "1973". 
TRAINEES HIPS FOR ADVANCED TRAINING OF PROFESSIONAL 
NURSES 
SEC. 5. Section 821 (a) of the Public Health Service Act is amended 
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by striking out "for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1971" and insert-
ing in lieu thereof "each for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1971, and 
the next fiscal year". 
Approved July 9, 1971. 
Public Law 92-53 
AN A C T 
July 9, 1971 
To authorize appropriations for certain maritime programs of the Department 
[H. R. 4724] 
of Commerce, and for other purjwses. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That funds are 
commerce 
hereby authorized to be appropriated without fiscal year limita/tion fime^pr'^g2nS"s!"' 
as the appropriation Act may provide for the use of the Department 
Appropriation 
of Commerce, for the fiscal year 1972, as follows: 
authorization. 
(a) acc[uisition, construction, or reconstruction of vessels and 
construction-differential subsidy and cost of national defense fea-
tures incident to the construction, reconstruction, or reconditioning 
of ships, $229,687,000; 
(b) payment of obligations incurred for operating-differential 
subsidy, $239,145,000; 
(c) expenses necessary for research and development activities 
(including reimbursement of the Vessel Operations Revolving 
Fund for losses resulting from expenses of experimental ship 
operations), $25,000,000; 
(d) reserve fleet expenses, $4,318,000; 
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Maritime acad-
emies, vessels. 
72 Stat. 622. 
(e) maritime training at the Merchant Marine Academy at 
Kings Point, New York, $7,300,000; and 
(f) financial assistance to State marine schools, $2,370,000. 
SEC. 2. Section 3 of the Maritime Academy Act of 1958 (46 U.S.C. 
1382) is amended by inserting a new subsection (c) to read as follows: 
"(c) In any case where the Secretary has not, prior to the enactment 
of this subsection, furnished a suitable vessel to a State as authorized 
by subsection (a) of this section, the Secretary may, in lieu of furnish-
ing such a vessel, repair, recondition and equip (including all apparel, 
charts, books, and mstruments of navigation) as necessary, a vessel 
which is owned by a State on the date of enactment of this subsection, 
for use as a training vessel for a maritime academy or college meeting 
the requirements of this Act." 
Approved July 9 , 1971. 
July 12,1971 
[S. 31] 
Emergency 
Employment Act 
of 1971. 
Public Law 92-54 
AN ACT 
To provide (luring times of high unemployment for programs of public service 
employment for unemployed persons, to assist States and local communities in 
providing needed public services, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
Vnited States of America in Congress assembled. That this Act may 
be cited as the "Emergency Employment Act of 1971". 
STATEMENT OF FINDINGS AND PURPOSES 
SEC. 2. The Congress finds and declares that— 
(1) times of high unemployment severely limit the work 
opportunities available to the general population, especially low-
income persons and migrants, persons of limited English-speaking 
ability, and others from socioeconomic backgrounds generally 
associated with substantial unemployment and underemployment; 
(2) expanded work opportunities fail, in times of high unem-
ployment, to keep pace with the increased number of persons in 
the labor force, including the many young persons who are enter-
ing the labor force, persons who have recently been separated 
from military service, and older persons who desire to remain in, 
enter, or reenter the labor force; 
(3) in times of high unemployment, many low-income persons 
are unable to secure or retain employment, making it especially 
difficult to become self-supporting and thus increasing the number 
of welfare recipients; 
(4) many of the persons who have become unemployed or under-
employed as a result of technological changes or as a result of 
shifts in the pattern of Federal expenditures, as in the defense, 
aerospace, and construction industries, could usefully be employed