A bill to provide for the termination of the reregistration of certain Kuwaiti-owned vessels under the flag of the United States.
Persian Gulf Shipping Act of 1987 - Requires the President to terminate the reregistration under the United States flag of any vessel which had been owned as of June 1, 1987, by the government of any country bordering the Persian Gulf or by any national of such country.
Allows the President to reregister such vessels if, within a specified time, the President determines and certifies to the Congress that the exercise of such authority for an additional period of time is vital to the national security interests of the United States and if the Congress enacts a joint resolution authorizing such actions.
Sets forth special rules for the consideration of such a joint resolution.
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Committee on Foreign Relations requested executive comment from State Department.
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