...I— DECLARATION OF POLICY [SECTION 101. — It is necessary for the national defense and development of its foreign and domestic commerce that the United States shall have a merchant marine (a) sufficient to carry its domestic water-borne commerce and a substantial portion of the water-borne...

...101(b) of the Merchant Marine Act, of 1936, It is necessary for the National Defense and development of its foreign and domestic commerce that the United States shall have a merchant marine," subparagraph (b), "capable of serving as a naval and military auxiliary in time of war or national...

...as amended. That section states that it is necessary for the national defense and development of our foreign and domestic commerce that the United States shall have a merchant marine which, among other things, is: Sufficient to carry a substantial portion of our waterborne export and...

...1936 Merchant Marine Act states the maritime policy of the United States quite succinctly by stating that: "... The United States shall have a merchant marine capable of serving as a naval auxiliary." Yet, all too often, efforts by the Congress to promote, at this point to save, what little...

...Respectfully yours, John A. Knauss Chairman It is necessary for the national defense and the development of its foreign and domestic commerce that the United States shall have a merchant marine (a) sufficient to carry its domestic water-borne commerce and a substantial portion of the water-borne...

...Policy, the following objectives: "SECTION 101. It is necessary for the national defense and development of its foreign and domestic commerce that the United States shall have a merchant marine (a) sufficient to carry its domestic water-borne commerce and a substantial portion of the water-borne...

...Declaration of Policy, states that: "It is necessary for the national defense and for the proper growth of its foreign and domestic commerce that the United states shall have a merchant marine of the best equipped and most suitable types of vessels sufficient to carry the greater portion of...

...Act, 1936, the very first sentence states: It is necessary for the national defense and development of its foreign and domestic commerce that the United States shall have a merchant marine owned and operated under the United States flag by citizens of the United States. We certainly understand...

...Act, 1936, the very first sentence states: It is necessary for the national defense and development of its foreign and domestic commerce that the United States shall have a merchant marine owned and operated under the United States flag by citizens of the United States. We certainly understand...

...valid law of the United States of America: It is necessary for the national defense and the development of its foreign and domestic commerce that the United States shall have a merchant marine (a) sufficient to carry its domestic water-borne commerce and a substantial portion of the water-borne...