Section 1736(d) of the Appendix to title 50, referred to in text, was repealed by
Pub. L. 101–225, title III, § 307(12), Dec. 12, 1989,
103 Stat. 1925.
Section was enacted as part of The Supplemental Independent Offices Appropriation Act, 1949, act June 30, 1948, and not as part of the Merchant Marine Act, 1920, which comprises this chapter.
1981—
Pub. L. 97–31 substituted “Secretary of Transportation” for “Commission”, meaning the United States Maritime Commission.