An Act to amend the Merchant Marine Act, 1936, as amended, to encourage the construction and maintenance of American flag vessels built in American shipyards
PL 87-266 (H.R.6732), enacted 09/21/1961

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PUBLIC LAW 87-267-aEPT. 21, 1961 
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SEC. 16. The appropriation contained herein for "Cai)ital Outlay" 1^",?^^^'^^ °"*" 
shall be withheld from obligation hv deletion of projects in an amount 
Deletion o
f proj-
sufficient to assure the operation of the District of Columbia govern- **'*^-
ment within available revenues in the event of failure of enactment 
of H.R. 258, Eighty-seventh Confess, or other similar legislation. 
This Act may be cited as the "District of Columbia Appropriation 
^short titie. 
Act, 1962". 
Approved September 21, 1961. 
Public Law 87-266 
A N A C T 
September 21, 1961 
To amend the Merchant Marine Act, 1936, as amended, to encourage the 
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construction and maintenance of American-flag vessels built in American 
shipyards. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United /States of America in Congress assembled^ That section 901 (b) 
Merchant Marine 
of the Merchant Marine Act, 1936, as amended (46 U.S.C. 1241), is iien't/"^' ^ 
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hereby amended by inserting at the end thereof the following: "For 
American-fiag 
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Vessels 
purposes of this section, the term 'privately owned United States- 
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flag commercial vessels' shall not be deemed to include any vessel 
which, subsequent to the date of enactment of this amendment, shall 
have been either (a) built outside the United States, (b) rebuilt outside 
the United States, or (c) documented under any foreign registry, until 
such vessel shall have been documented under the laws of the United 
States for a period of three years: Provided^ however^ That the 
provisions of this amendment shall not apply where, (1) prior to the 
enactment of this amendment, the owner or a vessel, or contractor for 
the purchase of a vessel, originally constructed in the United States 
and rebuilt abroad or contracted to be rebuilt abroad, has notified the 
Maritime Administration in writing of its intent to document such 
vessel under United States registry, and such vessel is so documented 
on its first arrival at a United States port not later than one year 
subsequent to the date of the enactment of this amendment, or (2) 
where prior to the enactment of this amendment, the owner of a vessel 
under United States registry has made a contract for the rebuilding 
abroad of such vessel and has notified the Maritime Administration of 
such contract, and such rebuilding is completed and such vessel is 
thereafter documented under United States registry on its first arrival 
at a United States port not later than one year subsequent to the date 
of the enactment of this amendment." 
Approved September 21, 1961. 
Public Law 87-267 
A N A C T 
September 21, 1961 
To repeal sections 1176 and 1177 of the Revised Statutes of the United States 
[H. R. 7622] 
relating to the District of Columbia. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That sections 1176 te^Vi^ie's.*' * *" 
and 1177 of the Revised Statutes of the United States relating to the 
District of Columbia (18 Stat. 136; D.C. Code, sees. 22-3401, 3402, 
^7 stat. 464. 
and 3403) are hereby repealed. 
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Approved September 21, 1961.