MARITIME PROGRAM APPROPRIATION AUTHORIZATION 43-798 COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE NINETY-FIRST CONGRESS SECOND SESSION ON S. 3489 and H.R. 15945 MARCH 23, 1970 Serial No. 91-53 Printed for the use of the Committee on Commerce U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE WASHINGTON: 1970 DEPOSIYED BY THE NITED STATES OF AMERIC well, Robert J., Deputy Maritime Administrator; accompanied by liam J. Heneghan, Jr., Čhief, Office of the Budget, Maritime Admin- well, Robert J., Acting Maritime Administrator, Maritime Admin- ation, Department of Commerce, letter of March 20, 1970. uson, Hon. Warren G., U.S. Senator from Washington and chairman, TO AUTHORIZE APPROPRIATIONS FOR CERTAIN MARITIME PROGRAMS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE MONDAY, MARCH 23, 1970 U.S. SENATE, COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE, MERCHANT MARINE SUBCOMMITTEE, Washington, D.C. The subcommittee met at 10 a.m. in room 2221, New Senate Office Building, Hon. Russell B. Long (chairman of the subcommittee) presiding. Present: Senators Long and Griffin. Senator LONG. This morning we take up S. 3489 and H.R. 15945, bills to authorize appropriations for certain maritime programs of the Department of Commerce. As originally introduced, the bills were identical. However, the House adopted two amendments which had the effect of authorizing $4 million for the continued operation of the N.S. Savannah rather than $1.7 million to lay up the ship as had originally been requested. (The bills and agency comments follow:) [S. 3489, 91st Cong., second sess.] A BILL To authorize appropriations for certain maritime programs of the Department of Commerce Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated without fiscal year limitation as the appropriation Act may provide for the use of the Department of Commerce, for the fiscal year 1971, as follows: (a) acquisition, construction, or reconstruction of vessels and constructiondifferential subsidy and cost of national defense features incident to the construction, reconstruction, or reconditioning of ships, $199,500,000; (b) payment of obligations incurred for ship operation subsidies, $193,000,000; (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), $20,700,000; (d) reserve fleet expenses, $4,675,000; (e) maritime training at the Merchant Marine Academy at Kings Point, New York, $6,800,000; and (f) financial assistance to State marine schools, $2,325,000. [H.R. 15945, 91st Cong., 2d sess.] AN ACT To authorize appropriations for certain maritime programs of the Department of Commerce Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated without fiscal year limitation as the appropriation Act may provide for the use of the Department of Commerce, for the fiscal year 1971, as follows: Staff member assigned to this hearing: Emanuel Rouvelas. |