S. 3930 · 116th Congress
Maritime Administration Authorization and Improvement Act
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This bill revises provisions related to the Maritime Administration (MARAD) and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Officer Corps.
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in Senate · Jun 10, 2020
Maritime Administration Authorization and Improvement Act
This bill revises provisions related to the Maritime Administration (MARAD) and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Officer Corps.
The bill addresses several aspects of MARAD, including
- reauthorizing MARAD programs, including programs associated with maintaining the U.S. Merchant Marine;
- establishing a tanker security fleet of active, commercially viable, militarily useful, privately owned product tank vessels to meet national defense and other security requirements and maintain a United States presence in international commercial shipping;
- authorizing a grant program to award maritime career training grants to community and technical colleges for the purpose of developing, offering, or improving educational or career training programs for American workers related to the maritime workforce;
- assessing foreign subsidies to international shipping; and
- establishing a standing committee of experts to explore and advise on supply chain transportation system vulnerabilities and disruptions and how to minimize them in the event of emergencies and disasters such as the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic.
Additionally, among other provisions, the bill sets forth new requirements for the corps concerning
- commissioned grades and operational strength numbers,
- obligated service requirements,
- training and physical fitness,
- education loan assistance,
- recruitment,
- hiring and promotions,
- separation and retirement, and
- other workforce issues.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Maritime Administration Authorization and Improvement Act
Latest action (Jun 10, 2020): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Jun 10, 2020
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.