46a USC Rule - Authorization of appropriations

(a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, there are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter.

(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter or any other law, there are authorized to be appropriated after December 31, 1967, for the use of the Maritime Administration for—

(1) acquisition, construction, or reconstruction of vessels;

(2) construction-differential subsidy incident to the construction, reconstruction, or reconditioning of ships;

(3) cost of national defense features;

(4) payment of obligations incurred for operating-differential subsidy;

(5) expenses necessary for research and development activities (including reimbursement of the Vessel Operations Revolving Fund for losses resulting from expenses of experimental ship operations);

(6) reserve fleet expenses;

(7) maritime training at the Merchant Marine Academy at Kings Point, New York;

(8) financial assistance to State maritime academies under section 1295c of this Appendix;

(9) the Vessel Operations Revolving Fund;

(10)   ^[1] expenses necessary for additional training provided under section 1295d of this Appendix;

(10)   ^[1] expenses necessary to carry out subchapter XIII of this chapter; and

(11) other operations and training expenses related to the development of waterborne transportation systems, the use of waterborne transportation systems, or general administration;

only such sums as the Congress may specifically authorize by law: Provided, however, That the Congress finds and declares that the national policy set forth in section 1101 of this Appendix requires that there should be authorized and appropriated for fiscal years 1971 through 1980 such sums as may be necessary to construct 300 ships of such sizes, types and designs as the Secretary of Transportation may consider best suited to carry out the purposes and policy of this chapter.

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[1]  See 1980 Amendment note below.

Source

(June 29, 1936, ch. 858, title II, § 209,49 Stat. 1988; Aug. 26, 1937, ch. 822, § 3,50 Stat. 839; Pub. L. 90–81, Sept. 5, 1967, 81 Stat. 193; Pub. L. 91–469, § 2,Oct. 21, 1970, 84 Stat. 1018; Pub. L. 95–173, § 6(a),Nov. 12, 1977, 91 Stat. 1360; Pub. L. 96–387, § 4,Oct. 7, 1980, 94 Stat. 1546; Pub. L. 96–453, § 3(a),Oct. 15, 1980, 94 Stat. 2008; Pub. L. 97–31, § 12(66),Aug. 6, 1981, 95 Stat. 159.)

Codification

Subsec. (c) of this section, which related to availability, for all objects of expenditure under this chapter, of all appropriations and unexpended balances of appropriations in connection with then existing ocean-mail contracts entered into under sections 891e to 891r of former Title 46, Shipping, in connection with which the powers and duties with respect thereto had been transferred from the Postmaster General to the United States Maritime Commission by section 1144 of this Appendix, was omitted.

Subsec. (d) of this section, which made funds available under former subsection (b) available for expenditures authorized by former United States Maritime Commission under former provisions in section 1111 of this Appendix, as soon as a majority of the members of the United States Maritime Commission had taken the oath of office, notwithstanding section 1246 of this Appendix, was omitted.

Amendments

1981—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 97–31substituted “Secretary of Transportation” for “Secretary of Commerce”.

1980—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 96–453, which directed that pars. (7) and (9) be amended, that par. (10), relating to other operations and training expenses, be redesignated as (11), and that a par. (10), relating to expenses necessary to carry out subchapter XIII of this chapter, be added, was executed by amending pars. (8) and (10), set out first, and adding a par. (10), set out second, as the probable intent of Congress, in view of the prior redesignation of par. (7) as (8), par. (9) as (10), set out first and (10) as (11) by Pub. L. 96–387. The amendment substituted in par. (8) “State maritime academies under section 1295c of this Appendix” for “State Marine Schools” and in par. (10) “for additional training provided under section 1295d” for “for extension and correspondence courses authorized under section 1126(c)” and added a par. (10), relating to expenses necessary to carry out subchapter XIII of this chapter.

Pub. L. 96–387struck out in par. (2) “and cost of national defense features” after “subsidy”, added par. (3), and redesignated former pars. (3) to (10) as (4) to (11), respectively.

1977—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 95–173added pars. (9) and (10).

1970—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 91–469authorized appropriations for construction of 300 ships for fiscal years 1971 through 1980.

1967—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 90–81inserted “Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section” at beginning of subsec.

Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 90–81added subsec. (b). A prior subsec. (b), making available to the United States Maritime Commission all appropriations and unexpended balances of the United States Shipping Board Bureau and the United States Shipping Board Merchant Fleet Corporation, had been eliminated as executed and obsolete.

Effective Date of 1980 Amendment

Amendment by Pub. L. 96–453effective Oct. 1, 1981, see section 4 ofPub. L. 96–453, set out as an Effective Date note under section 1295 of this Appendix.

Effective Date of 1977 Amendment

Section 6(b) ofPub. L. 95–173provided that: “The amendment made by subsection (a) of this section [amending this section] shall be effective for fiscal years beginning after September 30, 1978.”