Merchant Marine Act of 1936
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The Merchant Marine Act of 1936 is a U.S. federal law that established policies and programs to develop and maintain a strong American merchant marine for commerce and national defense.
Aliases (1)
- Jones Act ×1
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States federal statute
→
maritime law → |
| affects |
U.S. merchant mariners
→
U.S. shipowners → U.S. shipyards → maritime labor unions → |
| aimsTo |
ensure availability of U.S.-flag ships for military sealift
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make U.S.-flag shipping competitive with foreign-flag shipping → |
| appliesTo |
U.S.-flag commercial vessels engaged in domestic commerce
→
U.S.-flag commercial vessels engaged in foreign commerce → |
| codifiedIn | Title 46 of the United States Code → |
| country |
United States of America
→
surface form: "United States"
|
| createsAgency | United States Maritime Commission → |
| dateEnacted | June 29, 1936 → |
| enactedBy | United States Congress → |
| establishes | United States Maritime Commission → |
| geographicScope |
United States territories
→
surface form: "United States and its territories"
|
| historicalContext | New Deal era legislation → |
| jurisdiction |
United States government
→
surface form: "federal government of the United States"
|
| language | English → |
| partiallySupersededBy | Merchant Marine Act of 1970 → |
| policyStatement |
the United States shall have a merchant marine capable of carrying a substantial portion of its foreign commerce
→
the United States shall have a merchant marine composed of the best-equipped, safest, and most suitable types of vessels → the United States shall have a merchant marine owned and operated under the U.S. flag by U.S. citizens → the United States shall have a merchant marine sufficient to carry its domestic water-borne commerce → the United States shall have a merchant marine supplemented by efficient shipbuilding and ship repair facilities → |
| presidentAtEnactment |
President Franklin D. Roosevelt
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surface form: "Franklin D. Roosevelt"
|
| providesFor |
construction-differential subsidies
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operating-differential subsidies → |
| purpose |
to develop and maintain a strong American merchant marine
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to encourage a merchant marine capable of serving as a naval and military auxiliary in time of war or national emergency → to ensure a merchant marine owned and operated under the United States flag by U.S. citizens → to promote United States commerce → to provide for the construction and operation of U.S.-flag vessels → to support national defense through a merchant marine fleet → |
| regulates |
operating-differential subsidies for U.S.-flag ships
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subsidies for construction of merchant vessels → |
| relatedTo |
Merchant Marine Act of 1936
→
surface form: "Jones Act"
Shipping Act of 1916 → |
| reorganizedBy | Reorganization Plan No. 21 of 1950 → |
| sector | maritime transportation → |
| shortTitle | Merchant Marine Act of 1936 → |
| signedBy |
President Franklin D. Roosevelt
→
surface form: "Franklin D. Roosevelt"
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| subject |
maritime labor and employment conditions
→
merchant marine policy of the United States → operation of U.S.-flag commercial vessels → shipbuilding subsidies → |
| yearEnacted | 1936 → |
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this entity surface form: "Jones Act"