S. 1452 · 116th Congress
Maritime Academy Reinvestment And Training Improvements for Mariner Employment Act
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Ed Markey
- Introduced
- 2019-05-14
- Latest action
- 2019-05-14 · Introduced in Senate
Summary
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.