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 1990 74T H C ONGRESS. SESS. II. CH. 858 . JUNE 29, 1936. Aid by foreign gov- ernments to their mer- (e) The extent and character of the governmental aid and subsidies chant marine. granted by foreign governments to their merchant marine ; Domestic shipyards. (f) The number, location, and efficiency of the shipyards existing on the date of the enactment of this Act or thereafter built in the United States ; Application of sh ip- ping laws to aircraft. (g) To investigate and determine what provisions of this Act and other Acts relating to shipping should be made applicable to aircraft engaged in foreign commerce in order to further the policy expressed Reco mmendatio ns. in this Act, and to recommend appropriate legislation to this end Aid to producers in (h) The advisability of enactment of suitable legislation authoriz- transporting products to foreign ports. in g the C ommissio n, in a n econom ic or c ommercia l emerg ency, to aid the farmers and cotton, coal, lumber, and cement producers in any section of the United States in the transportation and landing of their products in any foreign port, which products can be carried in dry- cargo vessels by reducing rates, by supplying additional tonnage to any American operator, or by operation of vessels directly by the Comm ission, until such tim e as the Commission sh all deem such special rate reduction and operation unnecessary for the benefit of the American farmers and such producers ; and New designs, etc ., (i) New designs, new methods of construction, and new types of of vessels. equipment for vessels ; the possibilities of promoting the carrying of American foreign trade in American vessels ; and intercoastal and inland water transportation, including their relation to transporta- tion by land and air. SEC. 212. The Commission is authorized and directed- studies and investi- (a) To study all maritime problems arising in the carrying out of gations. the policy set forth in title I of this Act ; Cooperation w i t h (b) To study, aand to cooperate with vessel owners in devising vess el ow ners. means by which- P refer ence to ve ssels (1) the importers and exporters of the United States can be of United States reg- istry. induced to give preference to vessels under United States registry ; and Express-lin e r or (2 ) there may be constru cted by or with the ai d of the United super-liner censtruc- ti on. States express-liner or super-liner vessels comparable with those of other nations, especially with a view to their use in national emergency, and the use in connection with or in lieu of such vessels of tra nsoce anic airc raft serv ice ; veloping plans for eco- Collaboration (c) To collaborate with vessel owners and shipbuilders in develop- plans nomi cal c onstr uctio n, ing plans for the economical construction of vessels and their pro- pelling machinery, of most modern economical types, giving thorough consideration to all well-recognized means of propulsion and taking into account the benefits accruing from standardized production where practicable and desirable ; Liaison wi th other (d) To establish and maintain liaison with such other boards, boards, etc., for secur- 7 ing pre ference in ship- Commissions, independent establishments, and departments of the meats. United States Government, and with such representative trade organ- izations throughout the United States as may be concerned, directly or ind irectly, with a ny move ment of commodi ties in the wat er-born e export and import foreign commerce of the United States, for the purpose of securing preference to vessels of United States registry in the shipment of such commodities ; and Discriminations by vessel ow ners against (e) To investigate, under the regulatory powers transferred to it United States exp ort by this Act, any a nd all discriminatory rate s, charges, classificatio ns, cargo . and practices whereby exporters and shippers of cargo originating in the United States are required by any common carrier by water in the foreign trade of the United States to pay a higher rate from any United States port to a fore ign port than t he rate charged by suc h carrier on similar cargo from such foreign port to such United States