...effort to attain the United States-flag merchant shipping capable of carrying a substantial portion of the waterborne export and import foreign commerce of the United States and of serving as a naval and military auxiliary in time of war or national emergency. The Masters, Mates...

...water-borne export and import foreign commerce of the United States and to provide shipping service essential for maintaining the flow of such domestic and foreign water-borne commerce at all times, (b) capable of serving as a naval and military auxiliary in time of war or national emergency, (c)...

...sufficient to carry a substantial portion of the waterborne foreign commerce of the United States and capable of serving as a naval and military auxiliary in time of war or national emergency. The Cargo Preference Act of 1954 (Public Law 664), which mandates that "whenever...

...merchant marine (a) sufficient to carry its domestic water-borne commerce and a substantial portion of the water-borne export and import foreign commerce...the United States and to provide shipping service essential for maintaining the flow of such domestic and foreign water-borne commerce at all times,...

...AND A SUBSTANTIAL PORTION OF THE EXPORT AND IMPORT FOREIGN COMMERCE OF THE UNITED STATES AND . . . CAPABLE OF SERVING AS A NAVAL AND MILITARY AUXILIARY IN TIME OF WAR OR NATIONAL EMERGENCY." I THEREFORE STRONGLY REQUEST THAT THIS BODY TAKE WHATEVER ACTIONS ARE NECESSARY...

...mandated a United States merchant marine policy— the development and maintenance of a merchant marine capable of serving as a naval and military auxiliary in time of war or national emergency. The TAKX program is an example of the Navy's continuing efforts in support of that...

...remote today as ever. The US merchant marine is far from sufficient to carry a "substantial portion of the waterborne export and import foreign commerce of the United States," as stated in the 1936 Merchant Marine Act. Futhermore, our merchant marine is capable of serving only...

...chips. The stated purpose of the bill is to strengthen pur national defense by providing a bulk fleet capable of serving as a naval and military auxiliary in time of national emergency. Another stated purpose is to revitalize our shipbuilding industry and provide jobs...

...subsection (a) above, "sufficient to carry its domestic water-borne commerce and a substantial portion of the water-borne export and import foreign commerce...domestic and foreign water-borne commerce at all times", is applicable today but to even a greater extent than envisioned by the framers of this legislation....

...water-borne export and inport foreign commerce of the United States and to provide shipping service essential for maintaining the flow of such domestic and foreign water-borne commerce at all times; (b) capable of serving as a naval and military auxiliary in times of war of national emergency; (c)...