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S. 3930 116th Congress Senate

Maritime Administration Authorization and Improvement Act

Official title: A bill to reauthorize the Maritime Administration and to reauthorize the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Officer Corps Act of 2002.

Introduced: June 10, 2020 Introduced by: Roger F. Wicker Republican · Mississippi See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Jun 10, 2020
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 Latest action June 10, 2020

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

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Maritime Administration Authorization and Improvement Act

This bill revises provisions related to the Maritime Administration (MARAD) and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Officer Corps.

The bill addresses several aspects of MARAD, including

  • reauthorizing MARAD programs, including programs associated with maintaining the U.S. Merchant Marine;
  • establishing a tanker security fleet of active, commercially viable, militarily useful, privately owned product tank vessels to meet national defense and other security requirements and maintain a United States presence in international commercial shipping;
  • authorizing a grant program to award maritime career training grants to community and technical colleges for the purpose of developing, offering, or improving educational or career training programs for American workers related to the maritime workforce;
  • assessing foreign subsidies to international shipping; and
  • establishing a standing committee of experts to explore and advise on supply chain transportation system vulnerabilities and disruptions and how to minimize them in the event of emergencies and disasters such as the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic.

Additionally, among other provisions, the bill sets forth new requirements for the corps concerning

  • commissioned grades and operational strength numbers,
  • obligated service requirements,
  • training and physical fitness,
  • education loan assistance,
  • recruitment,
  • hiring and promotions,
  • separation and retirement, and
  • other workforce issues.
 Related & companion bills 4
  • HR 2406 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Officer Corps Amendments Act of 2019
  • S 2910 A bill to establish aviation accession training programs for the Commissioned Officer Corps of the National Oceanic and…
  • S 2981 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Officer Corps Amendments Act of 2020
  • HR 7456 To establish a grant program for domestic maritime workforce training and education, and for other purposes.
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3930: Maritime Administration Authorization and Improvement Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-3930/
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S. 3930, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-3930/.
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