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HAMDT 920 (104th)

An amendment printed in House Rpt. 104-375, to make a number of changes to the provisions of the bill that establishes a new Maritime Security Fleet, and to make other changes to maritime law. Specifically, the amendment would clarify provisions relating to restricting certain vessels from participation in noncontiguous trade routes; designate the Secretary of Defense as the official to request a vessel for the National Defense Reserve Fleet; repeal current law prohibiting the Secretary of Transportation from requiring performance bonds from contractors for repair and maintenance of vessels in the Ready Reserve Fleet; grant reemployment rights to merchant seamen of a vessel used by the U.S. in time of war or national emergency; extend the Transportation Department's authority to provide maritime insurance to vessels until commercial insurance can be obtained; and other purposes.

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