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S. 135 (103rd)

A bill to increase the role of the Secretary of Transportation in administering section 901 of the Merchant Marine Act, 1936.

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Introduced

21 January 1993

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce.

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14 January 2025

Summary

Amends the Merchant Marine Act, 1936 to grant to the Secretary of Transportation the sole responsibility for determining and designating those programs which are subject to the requirement that at least 50 percent of Government-generated cargoes be shipped on privately owned U.S.-flag commercial vessels to the extent such vessels are available at fair and reasonable rates.

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