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TITLE: Reauthorization of the Maritime Security Program

CIS-NO: 2003-H201-7  
SOURCE: Committee on Armed Services. House  
DOC-TYPE: Hearing Retrieve the full text of testimony  
DATE: July 16, 23, Oct. 8, 2002  
LENGTH: v+218 p.  
CONG-SESS: 107-2  
ITEM-NO: 1012-C-01; 1012-D-01  
SUDOC: Y4.AR5/2A:2001-2002/47  
 
INCLUDED IN LEGISLATIVE HISTORY OF: P.L. 108-136

SUMMARY:
Committee Serial H.A.S.C. No. 107-47. Hearing before the Special Oversight Panel on the Merchant Marine to review proposals for reauthorization of the Maritime Security Program (MSP), which provides Government subsidies to ensure preservation of a U.S.-flag merchant shipping fleet available to meet national security and military sealift needs.
 
Examines a proposal to relax current U.S. citizenship requirements for companies owning and operating vessels which participate in MSP, in order to allow companies that are foreign-owned but have a majority of corporate officers who are U.S. citizens to participate in MSP.
 
Supplementary material (p. 45-110, 139-177, 201-218) includes witnesses' written statements and written replies to Panel questions, and correspondence.

CONTENT-NOTATION: Merchant marine industry subsidy program, extension and revision

DESCRIPTORS:  
    CITIZENSHIP; FOREIGN CORPORATIONS; MERCHANT MARINE; MILITARY SEALIFT; NATIONAL DEFENSE; PANEL ON THE MERCHANT MARINE, SPECIAL OVERSIGHT. HOUSE; SHIPBUILDING AND OPERATING SUBSIDIES

03-H201-7 TESTIMONY NO: 1     July 16, 2002 p. 2-35, 52-90
 
WITNESSES (and witness notations):
   ALARIO, ROBERT J. (President, Offshore Marine Service Association)
   TRUCHAN, JORDAN M. (President and CEO, Patriot Holdings, American Ship Management, and Patriot Contract Services)
   KEEGAN, JOSEPH T. (President and CEO, U.S. Ship Management, Inc)
   JOHNSEN, ERIK F. (President, International Shipholding Corp)
   BOWMAN, ROY G. (Vice President, Government Affairs, APL Ltd.; also representing American Automar, Inc)
   CLANCEY, JOHN P. (Board Chairman, Maersk Sealand)
 
STATEMENTS AND DISCUSSION:
   Conflicting views on proposal to relax U.S. citizenship requirements for companies owning and operating MSP vessels; description of and issues relating to operations of represented maritime companies; need for and recommendations regarding MSP reauthorization.
 
CONTENT NOTATION:
   Merchant marine industry subsidy program, extension and revision
 
TESTIMONY DESCRIPTORS:
   AMERICAN AUTOMAR, INC.; AMERICAN SHIP MANAGEMENT; APL LTD.; INTERNATIONAL SHIPHOLDING CORP.; MAERSK GROUP; OFFSHORE MARINE SERVICE ASSOCIATION; PATRIOT CONTRACT SERVICES; PATRIOT HOLDINGS; U.S. SHIP MANAGEMENT, INC.
 
 
03-H201-7 TESTIMONY NO: 2     July 16, 2002 p. 36-43, 91-99
 
WITNESSES (and witness notations):
   SACCO, MICHAEL (President, Seafarers International Union of North America; also representing American Maritime Officers, International Organization of Masters, Mates, and Pilots, and Marine Engineers' Beneficial Association)
   DAVIS, RON (President, Marine Engineers' Beneficial Association)
   RODRIGUEZ, MIKE (Executive Assistant to the President, International Organization of Masters, Mates, and Pilots)
   MCKAY, MICHAEL R. (President, American Maritime Officers)
 
STATEMENTS AND DISCUSSION:
   Importance of and recommendations for reauthorization of MSP, with support for relaxing U.S. citizenship requirements for participating companies.
 
CONTENT NOTATION:
   Merchant marine industry subsidy program, extension and revision
 
TESTIMONY DESCRIPTORS:
   AMERICAN MARITIME OFFICERS; INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION OF MASTERS, MATES, AND PILOTS; MARINE ENGINEERS' BENEFICIAL ASSOCIATION; SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA
 
 
03-H201-7 TESTIMONY NO: 3     July 23, 2002 p. 113-138, 147-172
 
WITNESSES (and witness notations):
   VORTMANN, RICHARD H. (President, National Steel and Shipbuilding Co.; representing American Shipbuilding Association)
   VINYARD, HERSCHEL T., JR. (Vice President, Atlantic Marine Holding Co)
   MCALEAR, RONALD J. (President and CEO, Kvaerner Philadelphia Shipyard, Inc)
 
STATEMENTS AND DISCUSSION:
   Proposal for a revised MSP under which DOD would pay for construction of vessels to be leased by commercial operators; perspectives on the state of the U.S. shipbuilding industry, with policy recommendations to revitalize the industry.
 
CONTENT NOTATION:
   Merchant marine industry subsidy program, extension and revision
 
TESTIMONY DESCRIPTORS:
   AMERICAN SHIPBUILDING ASSOCIATION; ATLANTIC MARINE HOLDING CO.; DEFENSE BUDGETS AND APPROPRIATIONS; DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE; KVAERNER PHILADELPHIA SHIPYARD, INC.; LEASING AND RENTING; SHIPS AND SHIPBUILDING
 
 
03-H201-7 TESTIMONY NO: 4     Oct. 8, 2002 p. 180-199
 
WITNESSES (and witness notations):
   HANDY, JOHN W. (Gen.) (Commander in Chief, U.S. Transportation Command)
 
STATEMENT AND DISCUSSION:
   Views on MSP reauthorization proposals and related issues.
 
CONTENT NOTATION:
   Merchant marine industry subsidy program, extension and revision
 
TESTIMONY DESCRIPTORS:
   U.S. TRANSPORTATION COMMAND

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