PUBLIC LAW 96-453—OCT. 15, 1980
94 STAT. 1997
Public Law 96-453 96th Congress An Act To amend the Merchant Marine Act, 1936, to revise and reenact the laws pertaining to the United States Merchant Marine Academy and to State maritime academies and for other maritime education and training 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 Education and Training Act of 1980". SEC. 2. The Merchant Marine Act, 1936 (46 U.S.C. 1101, et seq.), is amended by adding after title XII the following new title:
Oct. 15, 1980 [H.R. 5451]
Maritime Education and Training Act of 1980. 46 USC 1295 note.
"TITLE XIII—MARITIME EDUCATION AND TRAINING "SEC. 1301. It is the policy of the United States that merchant 46 USC 1295. marine vessels of the United States should be operated by highly trained and efficient citizens of the United States and that the United States Navy and the merchant marine of the United States should work closely together to promote the maximum integration of the total seapower forces of the United States. In furtherance of this policy— "(1) the Secretary of Commerce is authorized to take the steps necessary to provide for the education and training of citizens of the United States who are capable of providing for the safe and efficient operation of the merchant marine of the United States at all times and as a naval and military auxiliary in time of war or national emergency; and "(2) the Secretary of Navy, in cooperation with the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Maritime Affairs and the head of each State maritime academy, shall assure that the training of future merchant marine officers at the United States Merchant Marine Academy and at the State maritime academies includes programs for naval science training in the operation of merchant marine vessels as a naval and military auxiliary and that naval officer training programs for the training of future officers, insofar as possible, be maintained at designated maritime academies consistent with United States Navy standards and needs. Definitions. "SEC. 1302. For purposes of this title— "(1) the term Secretary' means the Secretary of Commerce; 46 USC 1295a. "(2) the term 'Academy' means the United States Merchant Marine Academy located at Kings Point, New York which is maintained under section 1303; "(3) the term 'State maritime academy' means any maritime academy or college which is assisted under section 1304 and which is sponsored by any State or territory of the United States or, in the case of a regional maritime academy or college, sponsored by any group of States or territories of the United States, or both; and "(4) the term 'merchant marine officer' means any person who holds a license issued by the United States Coast Guard which authorizes service—
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