Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 94 Part 2.djvu/764

 94 STAT. 2042

PUBLIC LAW 96-459—OCT. 15, 1980

Public Law 96-459 96th Congress An Act Oct. 15, 1980 [H.R. 6554]

Maritime Appropriation Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1981.

Vessels.

Operatingdifferential subsidy.

Research and development. Education and training.

46 USC 1126. Operating expenses. Merchant Marine Academy, supplemental amounts.

93 Stat. 847.

To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1981 and a supplemental appropriation for fiscal year 1980 for certain maritime programs of the Department of Commerce, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That this Act may be cited as the "Maritime Appropriation Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1981". SEC. 2. Funds are authorized to be appropriated without fiscal year limitation as the appropriation Act may provide for the use of the Department of Commerce for fiscal year 1981 as follows: (1) for acquisition, construction, or reconstruction of vessels and construction-differential subsidy and cost of national defense features incident to the construction, reconstruction, or reconditioning of ships, not to exceed $135,000,000; except that no funds authorized by this paragraph may be paid to subsidize the construction of any vessel which will not be offered for enrollment in a sealift readiness program approved by the Secretary of Defense; (2) for payment of obligations incurred for operating-differential subsidy, not to exceed $347,697,000; except that no funds authorized by this paragraph may be paid for the operation of any vessel which is not offered for participation in a sealift readiness program approved by the Secretary of Defense; (3) for expenses necessary for research and development activities, not to exceed $17,070,000; (4) for maritime education and training expenses, not to exceed $32,543,000, including not to exceed $18,201,000 for maritime training at the Merchant Marine Academy at Kings Point, New York; $12,460,000 for financial assistance to State marine schools, of which amount, $2,100,000 shall be for fuel oil for State marine school trsiining vessels; and $1,882,000 for supplementary training courses authorized under section 216(c) of the Merchant Marine Act, 1936; and (5) for operating expenses, not to exceed $38,864,000, including not to exceed $7,208,000 for reserve fleet expenses, and not to exceed $31,656,000 for other operating expenses. SEC. 3. There are authorized to be appropriated for the fiscal year 1981, in addition to the amounts authorized by section 2 of this Act, such additional supplemental amounts for the activities for which appropriations are authorized under section 2 of this Act, as may be necessary for increases in salary, pay, retirement, or other employee benefits authorized by law, and for increased costs for public utilities, food service, and other expenses of the Merchant Marine Academy at Kings Point, New York. SEC. 4. Paragraph (2) of section 2 of the Maritime Appropriation Authorization Act for fiscal year 1980 (Public Law 96-112) is amended by striking "$256,208,000" and substituting "$300,515,000".

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