Joint resolution amending title XI of the Merchant Marine Act, 1936, to authorize the Secretary of Commerce to guarantee certain loans made to the National Maritime Historical Society for the purpose of restoring and returning to the United States the last surviving American square-rigged merchant ship, the Kaiulani, and for other purposes
PL 90-194 (S.J.Res.101), enacted 12/14/1967

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PUBLIC LAW 90-194-DEC. 14, 1967 
[81 STAT. 
Public Law 90-194 
December 14, 1967 
JOINT RESOLUTION 
[S.J. Res. 101] 
Auieiuliug title XI of the Merchant Marine Act, 11«6, to authorize the Secretary 
of Commerce to guarantee certain loans made to the National Maritime His-
torical S<X'iety for the i)nrix)se of restoring and returning to the United States 
the last surviving American square-rigged merchant ship, the Kaiulani, and 
for other purposes. 
Whereas the Kaiuhmi, the lust survivinjj^ Ainericaii-built square-
rigged merchant ship, was a gift of the people of the Philippines to 
the people of the United States; and 
Whereas the President of the Philippines formally presented the gift 
to President Lyndon B. Johnson in a ceremony at the White House 
on October 5,1964; and 
Whereas the task of restoring the Kaiulani was assigned by President 
Johnson to the National Maritime Historical Society as trustee for 
the people of the United States; and 
Whereas the Kaiulani is presently being restored in the Philippines by 
the National Maritime Historical Society; and 
Whereas, upon completion of restoration, the Kaiulani will be sailed 
to the United States and permanently berthed on the Washington 
Channel waterfront in the Nation's Capital as a nonprofit musemu 
devoted to the maritime heritage of this great country; and 
Whereas the restoration of the Kaiulani and its preparation for the 
return voyage to the United States is being unduly delayed because 
of the lack of funds for the completion of this project: Now, there-
fore, be it 
Resolved hy the Senate and House of Representat'tres of the United 
States of America in Congress assembled^ That title XI of the Mer-
chant Marine Act, 1936, is amended by adding at the end thereof the 
following new section: 
"SEC. 1112. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law includ-
g/3^stat.^272; 
ing sections 1101(f), 1104(a)(2), and 1104(a)(8) of this Act, the 
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Secretary of Commerce is hereby authorized to insure all or any part 
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of the principal of and interest on any mortgage made, within the 
three-year period beginning on the date of enactment of this section, 
by the National Maritime Historical Society of the District of (Colum-
bia for the purpose of restoring and returning to the United States the 
vessel, Kaiulani, the last surviving American-built, square-rigged mer-
chant ship presented as a gift to the people of the United States from 
the people of the Philippines. 
"(b) An insurance contract issued under this section shall be made 
only with respect to a mortgage which, in the opinion of the Secretary 
of Commerce, is economically sound and such contract and the related 
mortgage shall be subject to such reasonable terms and conditions as 
he may deem necessary to protect the interests of the United States. 
"(c) The Secretary of Commerce is authorized to make commit-
ments to insure a mortgage under this section. 
"(d) The aggregate unpaid principal amount of any mortgage 
insured under this section shall not exceed $500,(K)0. 
"(e) The faith of the United States is solemnly pledged to the pay-
ment of interest on and the unpaid balance of the principal amount of 
each mortgage insured under this section. 
"(f) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the vessel 
Kaiulani shall be entitled to be registered or enrolled under the laws 
of the United States at any time, and shall be exempt from all United 
States customs duties and tonnage taxes, if any, upon her return to 
the United States. 
Kaiulani. 
Restoration. 
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"(g) Sucli of the provisions of this title as the Secretary of Com-
merce determines, shall apply to the insurance granted under this 
section." 
Approved December 14, 1967. 
Public Law 90-195 
AN ACT 
December 14, 1967 
To authorize the exchange of certain vessels for conversion and oi>eration in 
[H. R. 12638] 
unsubsidized service between the west coast of the United States and the 
Territory of Guam. 
Vessels ex-
change, authori-
zation. 
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Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That the Secretary 
of Commerce (hereinafter referred to as the "Secretary"), acting 
by and through the Maritime Administration, pursuant to the pro-
visions of section 510(i) of the Merchant Marine Act, 1936 (46 U.S.C. 
1160(i)), is authorized to trade out in exchange for obsolete vessels 
^4 stat. 312; 
two C-4-type vessels for the purpose of conversion and operation 
in unsubsidized service between the west coast of the United States 
and the Territory of Guam by the person acquiring the traded-out 
vessels without regard to whether such person receives operating-dif-
ferential subsidy under the Merchant Marine Act, 1936, for any other 
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of his operations. The Secretary shall exchange the vessels under 
authority of this Act under such terms and conditions as he deems 
necessary to insure that if the person who acquires the tw^o C-4-type 
vessels discontinues his operation of such service, the vessels will be 
sold to his successor in such service at their fair and reasonable value 
as determined by the Secretary and subject to such other requirements 
as the Secretary determines necessary to protect the interests of the 
United States. 
Approved December 14, 1967. 
Public Law 90-196 
AN ACT 
December 14, 1967 
For the relief of DcK-tor Ricardo Yallejo Saniala and to provide for congressional 
[H. R. 2275] 
redistricting. 
Be It enacted hy the Senate and House of Be present atices of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That, for the pur-
pose of the Immigration and Nationality Act, Doctor Ricardo Vallejo 
Samala sliall be held and considered to have been lawfully admitted to 
the United States for permanent residence as of August 30, 1959. 
In each State entitled in the Ninety-first (^ongress or in any subse- redi°s'tricTin'°"^^ 
quent Congress thereafter to more than one Representative under an "
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apportionment made pursuant to the provisions of subsection (a) of 
section 22 of the Act of June 18, 1929, entitled "An Act to provide for 
apportionment of Representatives" (46 Stat. 26), as amended, there 
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shall be established by law a number of districts equal to the number 
of Representatives to which such State is so entitled, and Representa-
tives shall be elected only from districts so established, no district to 
elect more than one Representative (except that a State which is 
entitled to more than one Representative and which has in all previous 
elections elected its Representatives at Large may elect its Representa-
tives at Large to the Ninety-first Congress). 
Approved December 14, 1967. 
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