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.

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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
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
surface form: Franklin D. Roosevelt
providesFor construction-differential subsidies
operating-differential subsidies
purpose to develop and maintain a strong American merchant marine
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
subsidies for construction of merchant vessels
relatedTo Merchant Marine Act of 1936 self-linksurface differs
surface form: Jones Act

Shipping Act of 1916
reorganizedBy Reorganization Plan No. 21 of 1950
sector maritime transportation
shortTitle Merchant Marine Act of 1936 self-link
signedBy President Franklin D. Roosevelt
surface form: Franklin D. Roosevelt
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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74th United States Congress passed Merchant Marine Act of 1936
Merchant Marine Act of 1936 shortTitle Merchant Marine Act of 1936 self-link
Merchant Marine Act of 1936 relatedTo Merchant Marine Act of 1936 self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Jones Act
Merchant Marine Act of 1970 follows Merchant Marine Act of 1936
Merchant Marine Act of 1970 updates Merchant Marine Act of 1936
United States merchant marine legalFramework Merchant Marine Act of 1936
United States Maritime Commission establishedBy Merchant Marine Act of 1936
Merchant Ship Sales Act of 1946 relatedDocument Merchant Marine Act of 1936
this entity surface form: United States Merchant Marine Act of 1936