legislation: 96-s-2942
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| 96-s-2942 | 96 | s | 2942 | A bill to amend the Merchant Ship Sales Act of 1946. | Transportation and Public Works | 1980-07-21 | 1980-07-21 | Referred to Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. | Senate | Sen. Cannon, Howard W. [D-NV] | NV | D | C000120 | 0 | 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. | 2025-01-14T18:51:33Z |