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PUBLIC LAW 91-469-OCT. 21, 1970
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(1) By striking out of the first paragraph the year "1970" and inserting in lieu thereof the year "1972". (2) By striking out of the first paragraph the words "which were constructed or contracted for by the United States shipyards before September 3, 1945," and inserting in lieu thereof the words "which were constructed in the United States,". (3) By striking out of the first paragraph the words "war-built vessels (which are defined for purposes of this subsection as". (4) By striking out of the first paragraph the words "which were constructed or contracted for by the United States shipyards during the period beginning September 3, 1939, and ending September 2, 1945)". SEC. 14. Section 601(a) of the Merchant Marine Act, 1936 • (46 U.S.C. 1171 (a)), is amended as follows: 75^^a!^90^°°^' (1) By inserting after the first sentence a new sentence to read as ^° ' follows: " I n this title VI the term 'essential service' means the opera- "Essential tion of a vessel on a service, route, or line described in section 211(a) ^^49^stat'. 1989. or in bulk cargo carrying service described in section 211(b).". Ante, p. 1018. (2) By striking out of subdivision (1) the words "such service, route, or line" and inserting in lieu thereof the words "an essential service". (3) By striking from subdivision (2) the words "and maintain the service, route, or line" and inserting in lieu thereof the words "in an essential service". SEC. 15. Section 603(a) of the Merchant Marine Act, 1936 (46 U.S.C. 1173(a)), is amended by striking out the words "such service, route, or line," and inserting in lieu thereof the words "an essential service". SEC. 16. Section 603(b) of the Merchant Marine Act, 1936 (46 U.S.C. 1173 (b)), is amended as follows: (1) By striking out the words "Such contract shall provide that the amount of the operating-differential subsidy for the operation of vessels on a service, route, or line shall not exceed the excess of" and inserting in lieu thereof the words "Such contract shall provide, except as the parties should agree upon a lesser amount, that the amount of the operating-differential subsidy for the operation of vessels in an essential service shall equal the excess of the subsidizable wage costs of the United States officers and crews,". (2) By inserting in the first sentence after the words "cost of insurance," the words "subsistence of officers and crews on passenger vessels, as defined in section 613 of this Act,". 7 5 Stat. s 9. (3) By striking out of the first sentence the words "maintenance, ^^ "^^ ^^*^* repairs not compensated by insurance," and inserting in lieu thereof "maintenance, and repairs not compensated by insurance". (4) By striking out of the first sentence the words "wages and subsistence of officers and crews, and any other items of expense in which the Commission shall find and determine that the applicant is at a substantial disadvantage in competition with vessels of the foreign country hereinafter referred to," and inserting in lieu thereof "incurred". (5) By inserting before the period at the end of the first sentence a colon and a proviso to read as follows: '•'•Provided, however, That the Secretary of Commerce may, with respect to any vessel in an essential bulk cargo carrying service as described in section 211(b), pay, in lieu of the operating-differential subsidy provided by this subsection (b), such sums as he shall determine to be necessary to make the cost of operating such vessel competitive with the cost of operating similar vessels under the registry of a foreign country".
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