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For Immediate Release
12/21/05
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Senate Approves Maritime Administration Enhancement Act
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WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Senate today passed H.R. 1815, the National Defense Authorization Act Conference Report for Fiscal Year 2006 by voice vote. The conference report incorporates provisions originally included in the Maritime Administration Enhancement Act, S. 2029, reported by the Commerce Committee. The conference report establishes within the Maritime Administration (MARAD) a grant, loan, and loan guarantee program to assist small shipyards in obtaining capital improvements and to improve maritime training programs for small communities largely served by the maritime industry.
Included in the MARAD title of the conference report is a provision clarifying the roles of the Maritime Administrator and the Secretary of Defense in the guaranteed loan program known as Title XI, which is administered by the MARAD. In addition, the measure requires the Secretary of the Department of Transportation to carry out, subject to the availability of appropriations, the domestic maintenance and repair pilot program authorized in the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2004 with at least one vessel under a Military Security Program contract.
The MARAD title also includes provisions authorizing recipients of certain maritime awards to receive medals free of charge, as do members of the armed forces; the use of the United States Maritime Service to better promote the merchant marine; and funds for State and regional maritime academies.
The bill is now ready for the President’s signature.
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Rockefeller DTV Delay Bill Passes Senate
- Washington, DC – Senator John D. (Jay) Rockefeller IV (D-WV), Chairman of the Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, issued the following statement after the U.S. Senate passed the DTV Delay bill by unanimous consent.
“Delaying the upcoming DTV switch is the right thing to do. I firmly believe that our nation is not yet ready to make this transition at this time. The S...
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Rockefeller Announces Compromise on DTV Delay Bill
- Washington, DC – This evening, Senator John D. (Jay) Rockefeller IV (D-WV), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, announced a bipartisan compromise to the DTV Delay Act introduced last week.
The amended DTV Delay Act will retain the extension of the digital transition date to June 12, 2009. Additionally, the agreement extends the Federal Communicatio...
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Oceans Policy Scores Victory with Passage of S. 22, the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009
- WASHINGTON, D.C. – Ocean conservation and research scored a major victory today with the passage of S. 22, the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009. The act includes five bills, originally introduced in the 110th Congress under the leadership of Commerce Committee Chairman Daniel K. Inouye (D-Hawaii), that increase our knowledge of oceans and coastal areas, provide policymakers with i...
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