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Code · BILL · 117th Congress · H.R. 7900 (Placed on Calendar Senate) — To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2023 for military activities of the Department of Defense and for militar... · Sec. 3501

Sec. 3501. Authorization of the Maritime Administration

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There are authorized to be appropriated to the Department of Transportation for fiscal year 2023 for programs associated with maintaining the United States merchant marine, the following amounts: For expenses necessary for operations of the United States Merchant Marine Academy, $99,748,000, of which— $87,848,000 shall be for Academy operations; and $11,900,000 shall be for capital asset management at the Academy. For expenses necessary to support the State maritime academies, $120,700,000, of which— $2,400,000 is for the Student Incentive Program; $6,000,000 is for direct payments; $6,800,000 is for training ship fuel assistance; $30,500,000 for school ship maintenance and repair; and $75,000,000 for the National Security Multi-Mission Vessel.
For expenses necessary to support Maritime Administration operations and programs, Headquarters Operations, $67,433,000. For expenses necessary to dispose of vessels in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, $6,000,000. For expenses necessary to maintain and preserve a United States flag merchant marine to serve the national security needs of the United States under chapter 531 of title 46, United States Code, $318,000,000. For expenses necessary for the loan guarantee program authorized under chapter 537 of title 46, United States Code, $33,000,000, of which— $30,000,000 may be used for the cost (as defined in section 502(5) of the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990 ( 2 U.S.C. 661a(5) )) of loan guarantees under the program; and $3,000,000 may be used for administrative expenses relating to loan guarantee commitments under the program.
For expenses necessary to provide for the Tanker Security Fleet, as authorized under chapter 534 of title 46, United States Code, $60,000,000. For expenses necessary to support maritime environmental and technical assistance activities authorized under section 50307 of title 46, United States Code, $15,000,000. For expenses necessary to support marine highway program activities authorized under chapter 556 of such title, $15,000,000. For expenses necessary to provide assistance to small shipyards and for the maritime training program authorized under section 54101 of title 46, United States Code, $30,000,000.
For expenses necessary to implement the port infrastructure development activities authorized under subsections
(a)and
(b)of section 54301 of title 46, United States Code, $685,000,000. For expenses necessary to provide for sealift contested environment evaluation, $2,000,000. For expenses necessary to provide for National Defense Reserve Fleet resiliency, $800,000. For expenses necessary to provide for training ship State of Michigan maritime training platform requirements, $1,200,000. None of the amounts authorized to be appropriated for port infrastructure development activities under subsection (a)(11) may be used to provide a grant to purchase fully automated cargo handling equipment that is remotely operated or remotely monitored, with or without the exercise of human intervention or control, if the Secretary of Transportation determines such equipment would result in a net loss of jobs within a port or port terminal.
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