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PUBLIC LAW 92-323-JUNE 30, 1972

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SEC. 2. (a) The Attorney General of the United States shall make a g,^;^."* ^^ ^*"'" report to Congress not later than two years after the date of enactment of this Act as to whether the activities of the Interstate Oil Compact Commission and the States under the provisions of such compact have been consistent with the purposes as set out in Article V of such compact, and have been limited to activities related directly to the immediate purpose of such compact as set out in Article II of such compact. (b) Section 2 of Public Law 185, Eighty-fourth Congress (69 Stat. Repeal. 391) is hereby repealed. SEC. 3. The right to alter, amend, or repeal the provisions of the first section of this joint resolution is hereby expressly reserved. Approved June 30, 1972.

Public Law 92-323 AN ACT To amend the cruise legislation of the Merchant Marine Act, li)80.

June 30, 1972 TH. R. 9552]

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 613 of Passenger the Merchant Marine Act, 1936, as amended (46 TT.S.C. 1183), is ""JJtiVa.on amended as follows: cruises. (a) Subsection (b) is amended as follows: 82^stat? 2*48;' (IA) By striking out "effective before January 2, 1960, is re- 84 Stat.'2i5. (juired for at least one-third of each year, but not" and inserting in lieu thereof "effective before January 2, 1960, is not required. (B) By striking out " (1) on such service, route, or line for such part of each year" and inserting in lieu thereof "(1) on such service, route, or line for some part or no part of each year". (C) By striking out " (2) on cruises for all or part of the remainder of each year" and inserting in lieu thereof " (2) on cruises for all or part of each year". (b) Subsection (d) is amended as follows: (A) By inserting after the numeral " (1) " the words "except as provided in subdivision (4) of this subsection" and a comma. (B) By inserting a new subsection (4) to read as follows: "(4) Any other provisions of the Merchant Marine Act, 1936, ^9 Stat. 1985. or of the Shipping Act, 1916, to the contrary notwithstanding, Wst^u^ni.' with the approval of the Secretary of Commerce, it may carry 46 USC 842. cargo and mail between ports to the extent such carriage is not in direct competition with a carrier offering United States-flag berth service between those ports, or, if such carriage is in direct competition with one or more carriers offering United States-flag berth service between such ports, with the consent of the next scheduled United States-flag carrier, which consent shall not be ' unreasonably withheld in the judgment of the Maritime Administrator." (c) The first sentence of subsection (e) is amended by inserting after the words "after consideration of all relevant matter presented, shall" the words "approve the proposed cruise" and by striking out the last comma in the sentence and the words "approve the proposed cruise" at the end of the sentence. Approved June 30, 1972.

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