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 12 2 STA T .476 1 PUBLIC LA W 11 0– 417 —O CT. 14 , 200 8Sec.351 1. Transpo r t at i on in Am erican v esse l so fg overnment personnel an d certain cargoes. Sec. 351 2 . P ort of Gu am I mprovement E nterprise Program. SEC.3501 . AUTHORIZ ATIO N O F A P PROPRIATIONS FOR FISCA LY EAR 2 00 9 . Fundsareh ere by au t h o r iz edtobea p propriated f or fis c a l year 20 0 9, tobea v ailable w ithout fiscal year li m itation if so provided in appropriations A cts, for the use of the D epartment of T ranspor - tation for the M aritime Administration as follows
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For e x penses necessary for operations and trainin g activities, $ 1 4 2, 8 0 3 ,000, of which — (A) $ 7 9,8 5 8,000 shall remain available until expended for expenses at the U nited S tates Merchant Marine Academy, ( B )$2 6 ,640,000 shall remain available until expended for capital improvements at the United States Merchant Marine Academy, and ( C ) $10,987,000 shall remain available until expended for maintenance and repair of school ships of the State Maritime Academies . (2) For expenses to maintain and preserve a United States- flag merchant fleet to serve the national security needs of the United States under chapter 531 of title 46, Unites States Code, $193,500,000, of which $19,500,000 will be available for costs associated with the maintenance reimbursement pilot pro- gram under section 3517 of the Maritime Security Act of 2003 (46 U.S.C. 53101 note). (3) For expenses to dispose of obsolete vessels in the N ational Defense R eserve Fleet, $18,000,000. (4) 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 authorized by chapter 537 of title 46, United States Code, $30,000,000. (5) For administrative expenses related to the implementa- tion of the loan guarantee program under chapter 537 of title 46, United States Code, administrative expenses related to implementation of the reimbursement program under section 3517 of the Maritime Security Act of 2003 (46 U.S.C. 53101 note), and administrative expenses related to the implementa- tion of the small shipyards and maritime communities assist- ance program under section 54101 of title 46, United States Code, $6,000,000. SEC. 3502. LI M ITATION ON E X PORT OF V ESSELS O W NE DB Y THE G OVERNMENT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE PUR - POSE OF DISMANTLING, RECYCLING, OR SCRAPPING. (a) INGE NE RAL .— E xcept as provided in subsection (b), no vessel that is owned by the Government of the United States shall be approved for export to a foreign country for purposes of dismantling, recycling, or scrapping. (b) E XC E PTIO N.—Subsection (a) shall not apply with respect to a vessel if the Administrator of the Maritime Administration certifies to the Committee on Armed Services of the H ouse of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate that— (1) a compelling need for dismantling, recycling, or scrap- ping the vessel exists
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