...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 or national emergency; (c) owned and operated under the US flag by citizens of the United...

...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...

...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...

...The Merchant Marine Act of 1936 in its preamble makes comments about a merchant marine that must be capable of serving as a naval and military auxiliary in time of war and national emergency. Today, when the administration is embarked on the effort to improve our military...

...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...

...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) owned and operated under the US flag by citizens of the United...

...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 l) Now, through no fault of their own, find themselves in an impossible situation....

...planning to fulfill the capabilities required under section (b) of the statement of policy, above, "capable of serving as a naval and military auxiliary in time of war or national emergency." Other provisions of the act permit unlimited expansion for emergency needs (§§...

...ships. The stated purpose of the bill is to strengthen our naitonal 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 ship-building industry and to provide...

...Marine is necessary for national defense, development of foreign and domestic commerce and shall be capable of serving as a naval and military auxiliary in time of war and national emergency. The Act also states that the US Merchant Marine shall be capable of carrying...