"(f) The terms 'Representative' and 'Member of the Congress' include Delegates to the House of Representatives from the District of Columbia, Guam, and the Virgin Islands, and the Resident Commissioner to the House of Representatives from the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. "Representative" and "Member of the Congress." “(g) The term 'United States' includes the District of Columbia, the "United States." Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, American Samoa, the Virgin Islands, and the areas and installations in the Republic of Panama made available to the United States pursuant to the Panama Canal Treaty of 1977, the agreements relating to and implementing that Treaty, signed September 7, 1977, and the Agreement Between the United States of America and the Republic of Panama Concerning Air Traffic Control and Related Services, concluded January 8, 1979.". (c) The Act entitled "An Act to encourage the establishment of Repeal. Public Marine Schools", approved June 20, 1874 (18 Stat. 121), is repealed. (d) Section 216 of the Merchant Marine Act, 1936 (46 U.S.C. 1126) is Repeal. repealed. (e) The Act entitled "An Act to provide for the examination of Repeal. civilian nautical schools and for the inspection of vessels used in connection therewith, and for other purposes", approved June 12, 1940 (46 U.S.C. 1331-1334, commonly known as the Civilian Nautical School Act), is repealed. (f) The joint resolution entitled "Joint resolution to establish a Repeal. Board of Visitors for the United States Merchant Marine Academy", approved May 11, 1944 (46 U.S.C. 1126c), is repealed. (g) The Act entitled "An Act to authorize the course of instruction Repeal. at the United States Merchant Marine Academy to be given to not exceeding twelve persons at a time from the American republics, other than the United States", approved August 9, 1946 (46 U.S.C. 1126b), is repealed. (h) The Act entitled "An Act to create an Academic Advisory Board Repeal. for the United States Merchant Marine Academy", approved July 22, 1947 (46 U.S.C. 1126d), is repealed. (i) Section 34 of the Act entitled "An Act to revise, codify, and enact Repeal. into law, title 10 of the United States Code entitled 'Armed Forces', and title 32 of the United States Code, entitled 'National Guard' ”, approved August 10, 1956 (46 U.S.C. 1126a-1), is repealed. (j) The Maritime Academy Act of 1958 (46 U.S.C. 1381-1388) is repealed, except as provided in section 1304(g)(5) of title XIII of the Merchant Marine Act, 1936 (as added by section 2 of this Act). Repeal. Ante, p. 2003. Repeal. Effective date. 46 USC 1295 note. (k) The Act entitled "An Act to authorize the Secretary of Interior to nominate citizens of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands to be cadets at the United States Merchant Marine Academy", approved September 14, 1961 (46 U.S.C. 1126b-1), is repealed. SEC. 4. This Act shall take effect on October 1, 1981. Approved October 15, 1980. LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: HOUSE REPORT No. 96-1139 (Comm. on Merchant Marine and Fisheries). June 30, considered and passed House. Sept. 30, considered and passed Senate. WEEKLY COMPILATION OF PRESIDENTIAL DOCUMENTS, Vol. 16, No. 42: Public Law 96-459 96th Congress An Act 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 training 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". documentation as U.S. vessel. 46 USC 883. SEC. 5. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 27 of the Mer- Fundy Pride, chant Marine Act of 1920 as amended, the Secretary of the Department in which the Coast Guard is operating, shall cause the vessel Fundy Pride, built in Cape Saint Mary's, Nova Scotia, and now owned by the State of Maine, as represented by the Department of Educational and Cultural Services to be documented as a vessel of the United States, upon compliance of the usual requirements, to engage in the coastwise trade and the fisheries, so long as such vessel is owned by the State of Maine. Approved October 15, 1980. LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: HOUSE REPORT No. 96-840 (Comm. on Merchant Marine and Fisheries). Apr. 15, considered and passed House. June 3, considered and passed Senate, amended. Sept. 30, House concurred in one Senate amendment and in another with an WEEKLY COMPILATION OF PRESIDENTIAL DOCUMENTS, Vol. 16, No. 42: Oct. 15, 1980 [H.R. 4417] Chesapeake Bay To provide for the coordination of federally supported and conducted research efforts regarding the Chesapeake Bay, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, Coordination Act SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. of 1980. 16 USC 3001 note. 16 USC 3001. This Act may be cited as the "Chesapeake Bay Research Coordination Act of 1980". SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND STATEMENT OF PURPOSE. (a) The Congress finds that— (1) the Chesapeake Bay area is one of the greatest national resources in the United States of America, serving as an abundant source of seafood, recreation, beauty, and enjoyment, as well as providing habitat for a wide variety of fish, waterfowl, flora, and fauna; (2) the Chesapeake Bay area serves as one of the world's major waterways, each year carrying millions of tons of waterborne shipping to and from all parts of the globe; (3) the productivity and beauty of the Chesapeake Bay area in recent years has been diminished and threatened by water pollution, shoreline erosion, excessive sedimentation, and other injuries; (4) numerous Federal agencies have initiated and supported research to study, manage, enhance, protect, preserve, or restore the resources of the Chesapeake Bay area; and (5) the various research relating to the Chesapeake Bay area could be more effectively coordinated in order to obtain maximum benefits. (b) The purposes of this Act are— (1) to provide for the rational and effective coordination of federally conducted and supported research aimed at increasing fundamental knowledge in support of wise management of the Chesapeake Bay area; (2) to identify key management information needs and specify a coherent program of research that will respond to those needs; (3) to identify the needs and priorities for such additional research as are required for the improvement of fundamental knowledge about the Chesapeake Bay area; (4) to assure a comprehensive and balanced approach to federally conducted and supported research on the Chesapeake Bay area; (5) to encourage the utilization of the results and findings of research, and of other relevant information, in the management decisionmaking processes which have an impact on the Chesapeake Bay area; and |