All 68 Stat. 377. Report. "(f) The Secretary of the Interior shall make a report to the appropriate committees of Congress annually on the use of the separate fund created under section 2 of this Act." Approved July 1, 1954. 83d Congress JOINT RESOLUTION All 68 Stat. 396. To authorize the Secretary of Commerce to further extend certain charters of vessels to citizens of the Philippines, and for other purposes. Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That, notwithstanding any Philippines. other provisions of existing law, the Secretary of Commerce is author- Charters of ized to extend and continue the present charters of vessels to citizens of vessels. the Republic of the Philippines, which charters were made and entered into under the terms of section 306 (a) of the Act of April 30, 1946 (Public Law 370, Seventy-ninth Congress), and which charters were 66 Stat. 65. extended by the Secretary of Commerce under the terms of a joint resolution, approved June 30, 1953 (Public Law 87, Eighty-third 67 Stat. 110. Congress). Such charters may be further extended for such periods 50 USC app. 1786 of time and under such terms and conditions as the Secretary may, note. from time to time, determine to be required in the interest of the economy of the Philippines, but any such charter shall contain a provision requiring that the vessel shall be operated only in the interisland commerce in the Philippines. No such vessel shall be continued under charter, as authorized herein, beyond the completion of the first voyage terminating after June 30, 1955. Approved July 1, 1954. To authorize the sale of certain vessels to Brazil for use in the coastwise trade of Brazil. Be it enacted by the Senate and Ilouse of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary Brazil. of Commerce is authorized, at any time prior to twenty-four months Sale of vessels. from the date of enactment of this Act, to transfer to the Government of Brazil or to citizens of Brazil title to not more than twelve C1-MAV-1 type merchant vessels under the following conditions: (a) After consultation with the Secretary of State it is determined Conditions. that the sale of such ships to Brazil will contribute to the economic development of Brazil, and such sales would serve the interest of the foreign policy of the United States; 68 Stat. 481. (b) After consultation with the Secretary of Defense it is deter- 68 Stat. 482. mined that the sale of such vessels would not adversely affect the defense of the United States; (c) After investigation it is determined that there are no privately owned C1-MAV-1 type vessels offered and available for sale by American citizens as defined in section 2 of the Shipping Act, 1916, as amended, at prices equal to or less than, and upon credit terms similar to, those provided for below; (d) The sale of such vessels shall be at prices determined under section 3 of the Merchant Ship Sales Act, 1946, as amended, as-is, 60 Stat. 41. where-is; 50 USC app. (e) At the time of sale the purchasers shall pay at least 25 per 1736. centum of the price determined under subsection (d). The Secretary of Commerce, after consultation with the National Advisory Council on International Monetary and Financial Problems, shall fix the terms of payment on unpaid balances, which terms shall in no event be more favorable than the terms applicable in the case of sales to citizens of the United States; (f) The obligation of the purchasers with respect to the payment of such unpaid balance of the purchase price and interest thereon shall be secured by a mortgage which shall contain, among others, provisions according to such mortgage, the priorities over other liens and encumbrances accorded such mortgages on merchant vessels under the laws of the country to which the registry of the vessels is transferred; and (g) Every transfer under the authority of this Act, including transfers under the authority of section 9, or section 37, of the Shipping Act, 1916, within the intent of subsection (c) hereof, shall be subject 39 Stat. 730; to an agreement by the Government of Brazil that the vessels whether 40 Stat. 901. under mortgage to the United States or not shall not engage in inter- 46 USC 808, 835. national trade or in other than the coast wise trade of Brazil. Approved July 15, 1954. To provide for the revocation or denial of merchant marine documents to persons involved in certain narcotics violations. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That when used in Narcotic users, this Act Seaman's doou (a) The term "narcotic drug" shall have the meaning ascribed to ment. that term by paragraph (a) of the first section of the Narcotic Drugs Import and Export Act, as amended (21 U. S. C., sec. 171 (a)), and 58 Stat. 721, also shall include marihuana as defined in section 3238 (b) of the Internal Revenue Code. 53 Stat. 387. (b) The term "Secretary" means the head of the department in 26 USC 3238. which the Coast Guard is operating. (c) The term "seaman's document" means any document authorized by law or regulation to be issued to a merchant mariner by the Secretary. SEC. 2. The Secretary may (a) deny a seaman's document to— (1) any person who, within ten years prior to the date of the application therefor, has been convicted in a court of record of a violation of the narcotic drug laws of the United States, the District of Columbia, or any State or Territory of the United States, which conviction has become final; or (2) any person who, unless he furnishes satisfactory evidence that he is cured, has ever been a user of or addicted to the use of a narcotic drug; and Denial. (b) take action, based on a hearing before a Coast Guard Revocation. examiner, under hearing procedures prescribed by the Administrative Procedure Act, as amended (U. S. C., title 5, secs. 10011011), to revoke the seaman's document of (1) any person who, subsequent to the effective date of this Act and within ten years prior to the institution of the action, has been convicted in a court of record of a violation of the narcotic drug laws of the United States, the District of Columbia, or any State or Territory of the United States, the revocation to be subject to the conviction's becoming final; or (2) any person who, unless he furnishes satisfactory evidence that he is cured, has been, subsequent to the effective date of this Act, a user of or addicted to the use of a narcotic drug. Approved July 15, 1954. 60 Stat. 237. 3 Chapter 565 - 2d Session H. R. 8247 AN ACT To provide for the restoration and maintenance of the United States ship Constitution and to authorize the disposition of the United States ship Constellation, United States ship Hartford, United States ship Olympia, and United States ship Oregon, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary Historic ships. of the Navy is authorized to repair, equip, and restore the United States u.s.s. Constiship Constitution, as far as may be practicable, to her original condi- tution. tion, but not for active service, and thereafter to maintain the United Restoration. States ship Constitution at Boston, Massachusetts. SEC. 2. The Secretary of the Navy is authorized U.S.S. Constel (a) to make minimum repairs to the United States ship Con- lation. stellation so as to enable that vessel to be safely transported, by Transfer to towing or otherwise, from its present berth to the harbor of Baltimore, Md., Baltimore, Maryland; (b) to transport, by towing or otherwise, the United States ship Constellation from its present berth to the harbor of Baltimore, Maryland; and (c) to transfer by gift the United States ship Constellation to the State of Maryland, the city of Baltimore, or to a corporation or association located in Baltimore whose charter or articles of agreement denies it the right to operate for profit, for restoration as a public memorial.at Baltimore, Maryland. SEC. 3. The Secretary of the Navy is authorized etc. U.S.S. Hartford. (a) to make minimum repairs to the United States ship Hart- Transfer to ford so as to enable that vessel to be safely transported, by towing Mobile, Ala., or otherwise, from its present berth to the harbor of Mobile, etc. Alabama; (b) to transport, by towing or otherwise, the United States ship Hartford, from its present berth to the harbor of Mobile, Alabama; and (c) to transfer by gift the United States ship Hartford to the State of Alabama, the city of Mobile, or to a corporation or association located in Mobile whose charter or articles of agreement denies it the right to operate for profit, for restoration as a public memorial at Mobile, Alabama. SEC. 4. The Secretary of the Navy is authorized to make the trans- Terms and fers authorized in subsections 2 (c) and 3 (c) under such terms and conditions. conditions as he shall prescribe, such terms and conditions to include but not be limited to the following: (a) Application for transfer hereunder will not be considered unless received within one year of the enactment of this Act; (b) Each transferee shall take delivery of the vessel within one year of enactment of this Act; (c) On failure to take delivery within one year of enactment 68 Stat. 527. of this Act, the transferor having been willing and ready to make 68 Stat. 528. delivery and having offered delivery, the transferee shall lose all rights and interest in the vessel; (d) Each transferee shall agree to maintain the vessel in a condition satisfactory to the Department of the Navy; and (e) After delivery, the transferor shall make no further expendi tures for maintenance of the vessel transferred. SEC. 5. The Secretary of the Navy is directed to retain title and u.s.s. Olympia custody of, and to maintain the United States ships Olympia and and Oregon. Oregon for a period of six months after enactment of this Act, during Donation appliwhich period any of the several States, Territories, or possessions of cation. |