PUBLIC LAW 101-115—OCT. 13, 1989 103 STAT. 693 ness to the United States Government; the cost impact on the affected State governments; the safety of any vessels involved; the safety of the students; the operational and scheduling impact upon the several entities involved; liability exposure; and the impact on national security sealift. The Secretary shall not implement any ship sharing program until not less than sixty days after the submission of the study to the Congress. PAYMENTS TO MARITIME ACADEMIES SEC. 5. Section 1304(d)(1) of the Merchant Marine Act, 1936 i46 App. U.S.C. 1295c(d)(l)) is amended— (1) by redesignating the existing text as subparagraph (A); (2) by striking the second sentence of subparagraph (A) as so redesignated; and (3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraphs: "(B) Subject to subparagraph (C), the annual payment to such State maritime academy shall be at least equal to the amount given to the academy for its maintenance and support by the State in which it is located, and to such regional maritime academy shall be at least equal to the amount given the academy by all States and territories cooperating to sponsor the academy. "(C) The amount under subparagraph (B) may not be more than $25,000, except that the amount shall be— "(i) $100,000 to such State maritime academy if the academy meets the condition set forth in subsection (f)(2); or "(ii) $200,000 to such regional maritime academy if the acad- emy meets the condition set forth in subsection (f)(2),". NATIONAL DEFENSE RESERVE FLEET Armed Forces. SEC. 6. Section 11 of the Merchant Ship Sales Act of 1946 (50 App. U.S.C. 1744) is amended to read as follows: "NATIONAL DEFENSE RESERVE FLEET "SEC. 11. (a) The Secretary of Transportation shall maintain a National Defense Reserve Fleet, including any vessel assigned by the Secretary to the Ready Reserve Force component of the fleet, consisting of those vessels owned or acquired by the United States Government that the Secretary of Transportation, after consulta- tion with the Secretary of the Navy, determines are of value for national defense purposes and that the Secretary of Transportation decides to place and maintain in the fleet. "(b) Except as otherwise provided by law, a vessel in the fleet may be used— "(1) for an account of an agency of the United States Govern- ment in a period during which vessels may be requisitioned under section 902 of the Merchant Marine Act, 1936 (46 App. U.S.C. 1242); or "(2) on the request of the Secretary of the Navy, and in accordance with memoranda of agreement between the Sec- retary of Transportation and the Secretary of Defense, for— "(A) testing for readiness and suitability for mission performance; "(B) defense sealift functions for which other sealift assets are not reasonably available; and
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