...direct and unquestionable decision of the Congress that this Nation have a merchant marine adequate for "the national defense and development of its foreign and domestic commerce." The Government's obligation to insure this adequacy has been pointedly evaded by a budgetary decision...

...merchant marme policy, as stated m tille I of the Merchant Marine Act of 1936 (49 btat. 1985) as follows: It is necessary for the national defense and development...that the United States shall have a merchant marine ia) sutncient to carry Us domestic wnterborne commerce and a substantial portion of the waterborne...

...EXISTING LAW." (Vessel Operation and Related Sections.) 378 Reference Comparative Text, Page so. 2 Sec. 101. It is necessary for the national defense...and domestic commerce that the United States shall I have a merchant marine (a) sufficient to carry its domestic waterborne commerce and a substantial...

...Reference Comparative Text, Page No. 2 Sec. 'lOl. It is necessary for the national defense and developBcnt of its foreign and domestic commerce that the United States shall ! have • merchant marine (a) sufficient to carry its domestic waterborne commerce and a substantial portion...

...Merchant Uarine Act, 1936, are that, ". . . It is necessary for the national defense and levelopment of Its foreign and domestic commerce that the United States shall have a merchant marine, . . . capable of serving as a naval and military luxillary in time of war or national emergency . ....

...the Merchant Marine Act of 1970 It is necessary for the national defense and for the proper growth of its foreign and domestic commerce that the United States shall have a merchant marine of the best equipped and most suitable types of vessels sufficient to carry the greater portion of...

...1920, begins with a statement: That it is necessary for the national defense and for the proper growth of its foreign and domestic commerce that the United States shall have a merchant marine of the best equipped and most suitable type vessels * * *. The American merchant marine serving the...

...PURPOSE AND POLICY OF UNITED STATES It is necessary for the national defense and for the proper growth of its foreign and domestic commerce that the United States shall have a merchant marine of the best equipped and most suitable types of vessels sufficient to carry the greater portion of...

...GOVERNMENT SUPPORT OF SHIPBUILDING INDUSTRY The Merchant Marine Act of l936 (46 USC ll0l) states that "It is necessary for the national defense and development...that the United States shall have a merchant marine * * * supplemented by efficient facilities for shipbuilding and ship repair." This generalized language...

...GOVERNMENT SUPPORT OF SHIPBUILDING INDUSTRY The Merchant Marine Act of 1936 (46 USC 1101) states that "It is necessary for the national defense and development...that the United States shall have a merchant marine * * * supplemented by efficient facilities for shipbuilding and ship repair." This generalized language...