90th Congress, H. R. 18340 An Act To amend section 212(B) of the Merchant Marine Act, 1936, as amended. 82 STAT. 449 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 212(B) of the Merchant Marine Act, 1936, as amended (46 U.S.C. 1122b), is amended as follows: (1) Subsection (a) is amended by striking out "exclusively use" and inserting in lieu thereof "use insofar as practicable"; (2) Subsection (b) is amended by inserting after "incurred abroad" the following: "(other than the cost of transportation on foreignflag vessels and aircraft),"; and (3) Subsection (c) is amended by striking out "1968." and inserting in lieu thereof "1968, and not to exceed $166,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1969". Approved July 27, 1968. LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: HOUSE REPORT No. 1713 (Comm. on Merchant Marine & Fisheries). CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 114 (1968): July 15: Considered and passed House. 4 90th Congress, S. 3102 July 27, 1968 An Act To extend until November 1, 1970, the period for compliance with certain safety standards in the case of passenger vessels operating on the inland rivers and waterways. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Act entitled Passenger "An Act to require evidence of adequate financial responsibility to vessels. pay judgments for personal injury or death, or to repay fares in the Safety standevent of nonperformance of voyages, to establish minimum standards ards. for passenger vessels and to require disclosure of construction details on passenger vessels, and for other purposes", approved November 6, 1966 (Public Law 89-777; 80 Stat. 1356 et seq.), is amended as 46 USC 362 follows: (1) Section 4 is amended by striking the date "November 1, 1968' where appearing and inserting in lieu thereof "November 1, 1970". (2) Section 5 is amended by striking the date "November 2, 1968" where appearing in the last sentence and inserting in lieu thereof "November 2, 1970". Approved July 27, 1968. note. 82 STAT. 449 82 STAT. 450 LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: HOUSE REPORT No. 1561 accompanying H. R. 15714 (Comm. on Merchant Marine & Fisheries). SENATE REPORT No. 1080 (Comm. on Commerce). CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 114 (1968): Apr. 10: Considered and passed Senate. July 1: Considered and passed House, amended, in lieu of H. R. 15714. July 10: Senate concurred in House amendments. 90th Congress, H. R. 15189 An Act To authorize appropriations for certain maritime programs of the Department of Commerce. 82 STAT. 692 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That funds are hereby Maritime proauthorized to be appropriated without fiscal year limitation as the grams. appropriation Act may provide for the use of the Department of Appropriation Commerce, for the fiscal year 1969, as follows: authorization, (a) acquisition, construction, or reconstruction of vessels and 1969. construction-differential subsidy and cost of national defense features incident to the construction, reconstruction, or reconditioning of ships, $200,000,000; (b) payment of obligations incurred for operating-differential subsidy, $206,000,000; (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), $10,960,000; (d) reserve fleet expenses, $5,279,000; (e) maritime training at the Merchant Marine Academy at Kings Point, New York, $5,177,000; and (f) financial assistance to State marine schools, $2,035,000. None of the construction, reconstruction, or reconditioning of ships authorized in paragraph (a) shall be procured from other than shipyards and facilities within the United States. Approved August 9, 1968. LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: HOUSE REPORTS: No. 1246 (Comm. on Merchant Marine & Fisheries) and SENATE REPORT No. 1121 (Comm. on Commerce). CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 114 (1968): Apr. 10: Considered and passed House. 90th Congress, H. R. 18254 An Act To amend further section 27 of the Merchant Marine Act, 1920. 82 STAT. 700 vans. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the last proviso Vessels. to section 27, Merchant Marine Act, 1920, as amended (46 U.S.C. Empty cargo 883), is amended to read as follows: "Provided further, That upon such terms and conditions as the Secretary of the Treasury by regula- 79 Stat. 823. tion may prescribe, and, if the transporting vessel is of foreign registry, upon a finding by the Secretary of the Treasury, pursuant to information obtained and furnished by the Secretary of State, that the government of the nation of registry extends reciprocal privileges to vessels of the United States, this section shall not apply to the transportation by vessels of the United States not qualified to engage in the coastwise trade, or by vessels of foreign registry, of (a) empty cargo vans, empty lift vans, and empty shipping tanks, (b) equipment for use with cargo vans, lift vans, or shipping tanks, (c) empty barges specifically designed for carriage aboard a vessel, and (d) any empty instrument for international traffic exempted from application of the customs laws by the Secretary of the Treasury pursuant to the provisions of section 322(a), Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1322(a)), 67 Stat. 516. if the articles described in clauses (a) through (d) are owned or leased by the owner or operator of the transporting vessel and are transported for his use in handling his cargo in foreign trade; and (e) stevedoring equipment and material, if such equipment and material is owned or leased by the owner or operator of the transporting vessel, or is owned or leased by the stevedoring company contracting for the lading or unlading of that vessel, and is transported without charge for use in the handling of cargo in foreign trade." Approved August 11, 1968. LEGIS LATIVE HISTORY: HOUSE REPORT No. 1712 (Comm. on Merchant Marine & Fisheries). CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 114 (1968): July 15: Considered and passed House. 90th Congress, H. R. 13781 An Act To amend title II of the Marine Resources and Engineering Development Act of 1966. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That title II of the Marine Resources and Engineering Development Act of 1966 is amended as follows: 82 STAT. 704 Sea-grant solleges and pro grams. (1) Section 203 (b) (1) of the Marine Resources and Engineering Appropriation Development Act of 1966 is amended by inserting immediately after to National "for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1968, not to exceed the sum of Science Foun$15,000,000," the following: "for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1969, 80 Stat. 999. not to exceed the sum of $6,000,000, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 33 USC 1122. 1970, not to exceed the sum of $15,000,000,". (2) Section 204(d) (1) of the Marine Resources and Engineering dation. Development Act of 1966 is amended by deleting the phrase "in any 33 USC 1123. fiscal year" each time it appears therein. Approved August 11, 1968. LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: HOUSE REPORTS: No. 1221 (Comm. on Merchant Marine & Fisheries) and SENATE REPORTS: No. 1381 (Comm. on Commeroe) and No. 1439 (Comm. CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 114 (1968): Apr. 1: Considered and passed House. July 20: Considered and passed Senate, amended. Aug. 1: Senate adopted conference report. Aug. 2: House adopted conference report. |