Volume 83 · 133
Public Law 91–85
To authorize appropriations for certain maritime programs of the Department of Commerce.
Approved October 10, 1969
Statutory text
AN ACT
To authorize appropriations for certain maritime programs of the Department of Commerce.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
That funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated without fiscal year limitation as the appropriation Act may provide for the use of the Department of Commerce, for the fiscal year 1970, as follows:
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, $145,000,000;
payment of obligations incurred for operating-differential subsidy, $212,000,000;
expenses necessary for research and development activities, $12,000,000;
reserve fleet expenses, $5,174,000;
maritime training at the Merchant Marine Academy at Kings Point, New York, $6,164,000;
financial assistance to State marine schools, $2,270,000; and
reimbursement of the vessel operations revolving fund for losses resulting from expenses of experimental ship operations, $2,000,000.
Approved October 10, 1969.