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S. 2942 (96th)
A bill to amend the Merchant Ship Sales Act of 1946.
Introduced
21 July 1980
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Status
Referred to Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
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Summary
Amends the Merchant Ship Sales Act of 1946 to authorize the President to utilize ships in the National Defense Reserve Fleet: (1) whenever the President proclaims that the security of the national defense makes it advisable; and (2) without invoking a specific section of the Merchant Marine Act, 1936.
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Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 21 July 1980
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/96th-congress/senate-bill/2942
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/96/s/2942