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B-95832 1 (1978-12-26)

handle is hein.gao/gaobabjkl0001 and id is 1 raw text is: i k 9rl \-VI iL L . COMPTRJOLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES WASHIINGTON, 0 C. IOU$ k| k L ciJ' I-95832 9E; ( 1978 The Honorable John II, Murphy Chairman, Cownitti,e on lle Pn--- tarine and Piverion liouse of Representatives rear fir. Chairman' 1,70 Lt I , p I *' In response tQi your Septenber 20, 1970, reguest, General. Accounting Office vcaff net with Mr,,Ernest Corroao, General Counsel of your Conm.ittee, and hr. !al .h Casey to discuss possible aenrrents to section 901 of the Moerchant Ilarine Act o 1936, as arrended 46 U.SC, 1241. At the a-aeting's end, Ax , Corraao requested that GAO, as an aid to the Cor;rittee, draft an awendnert providlng the raritie Administration with corillete authority to determine which Govern~ment progras are subject to the cargo preference provision found at 46 U.S.c. 1241(b) (1), Our report, Cargo Preference Programs For Governwrent- tinanced Ccean 5hiprtents Could Be Inproved, CED-78-1l6, June 0, 1976 r econmended clarification of section 901 an to the t%,,-.es of programs to be covered and the extent of the l1aritili.e Adwinistration n authority to deternine section 961's applicability to specified programs, The exact nature of the clarifications were considered matt'ers within the province of conrjressional decision making.-Consequently, CAOSo report pointed out the need for clarification and offered assivtance in crafting any dteired legislation. ! ert'han (b)(2) accompl ish ?' t tParin. Act ;y striking and inserting r 0' f in Corrado'o rlurrosP I3,3 na (1 enee(!, after the first lieu thereof the ,co:ction 9, htould le uc'ntence in fLoI lowing. 01 of the further subsec t i on The Secretary shall by regulation determine which department and agency programs are to be adninistered with resrect to this suLsection, and the Secretary shall review such adrinistra- tion and shall annually rerort to the Congress with respect thereto. Ile belIie ve th sr-ecificolly exclu P ktns - Ck1'6crc at dea except fro for cargo programs wh preference ich rho Congress arpi icabi lIty, -I £1l ir 42 l - & I w3c& Jib a-,--d

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