Maritime Authorization and Oversight--1980: Hearings Before the Subcommittee on Merchant Marine of the Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries, House of Representatives, Ninety-sixth Congress, First-[second] Session....U.S. Government Printing Office, 1979 |
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Page 122 - States and to provide shipping service on all routes essential for maintaining the flow of such domestic and foreign waterborne commerce at all times, (b) capable of serving as a naval and military auxiliary in time of war or national emergency...
Page 13 - it is necessary for the national defense and development of its foreign and domestic commerce that the United States shall have a merchant marine (a) sufficient to carry its domestic water-borne commerce and a substantial portion of the water-borne export and import foreign commerce of the United States...
Page 167 - Our examinations were made in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards and, accordingly, included such tests of the accounting records and such other auditing procedures as we considered necessary in the circumstances.
Page 191 - Department of Transportation Act". DECLARATION OF PURPOSE SEC. 2. (a) The Congress hereby declares that the general welfare, the economic growth and stability of the Nation and its security require the development of national transportation policies and programs conducive to the provision of fast, safe, efficient, and convenient transportation at the lowest cost consistent therewith and with other national objectives, including the efficient utilization and conservation of the Nation's resources.
Page 318 - I am pleased to appear before you this morning to discuss the 1932 Economic Report of the President and the Report of the Council of Economic Advisers.
Page 321 - This concludes my prepared statement, Mr. Chairman. I will be happy to answer any questions you or members of the committee might have.
Page 44 - ... essential equivalence" thinking of strategic nuclear deterrence to carry over to our general purpose naval forces. I reiterate my firm conviction that, as a matter of national priority, the United States must maintain a clear margin of maritime superiority over the Soviet Union. But maritime superiority is not a matter of naval strength alone. Much too often overlooked or neglected is the merchant marine's vital role in our national security. The US merchant marine is, by any measure, stagnating,...
Page 46 - Honorable Elmer B. Staats Comptroller General of the United States US General Accounting Office Washington, DC 20548 Dear Mr. Staats...
Page 35 - ... REPORT THAT SINCE FEBRUARY OF LAST YEAR, AN INTERAGENCY COMMITTEE HAS BEEN ACTIVE, OUR MEETINGS REFLECT A HIGH DEGREE OF COOPERATIVE EFFORT. OUR MOST PROMISING JOINT EFFORT INVOLVES THE PROPOSED ESTABLISHMENT OF A- JOB CORPS CENTER AND ITS PILOT PROGRAM OF TRAINING IN THE MARINE TRADES. DlSADVANTAGED YOUNG AMERICANS WILL LIVE AND WORK AT THIS CENTER FOR TWO FULL •YEARS. AT THE END OF THAT TIME, THEY WILL HAVE RECEIVED A HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA AND THE EQUIVALENT OF AT LEAST THE FIRST YEAR OF AN...
Page 315 - . . . propose overdue changes in the nation's maritime policies. We must improve the ability of our Merchant Marine to win a fair share of our cargo.