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MARITIME Act

Introduced: May 14, 2019 Introduced by: Markey, Edward J. Democratic · Massachusetts See on congress.gov

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May 14, 2019

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

May 14, 2019

Introduced in Senate

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Maritime Academy Reinvestment And Training Improvements for Mariner Employment Act or the MARITIME Act

This bill directs the U.S. Maritime Administration to provide assistance for the construction, installation, or maintenance of harbor projects that will support a federally owned vessel operated by a state maritime academy or a nonfederal oceanographic research facility.

The bill designates state maritime academies as centers of excellence, making them eligible for maritime workforce training and education assistance.

What's happening now May 14, 2019

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

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