Maritime Academy Reinvestment And Training Improvements for Mariner Employment Act or the MARITIME Act This bill directs the U.S. Maritime Administration to provide assistance for the construction, installation, or maintenance of harbor projects that will support a federally owned vessel operated by a state maritime academy or a nonfederal oceanographic research facility. The bill designates state maritime academies as centers of excellence, making them eligible for maritime workforce training and education assistance.
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Timeline
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Transportation and Public Works
Higher educationMarine and coastal resources, fisheriesMarine and inland water transportationNavigation, waterways, harborsState and local government operationsTransportation employeesTransportation programs funding
MARITIME Act
USA116th CongressS-1452| Senate
| Updated: 5/14/2019
Maritime Academy Reinvestment And Training Improvements for Mariner Employment Act or the MARITIME Act This bill directs the U.S. Maritime Administration to provide assistance for the construction, installation, or maintenance of harbor projects that will support a federally owned vessel operated by a state maritime academy or a nonfederal oceanographic research facility. The bill designates state maritime academies as centers of excellence, making them eligible for maritime workforce training and education assistance.
Higher educationMarine and coastal resources, fisheriesMarine and inland water transportationNavigation, waterways, harborsState and local government operationsTransportation employeesTransportation programs funding