To authorize appropriations for the Federal Maritime Commission for fiscal years 2018 and 2019, and for other purposes.
Federal Maritime Commission Authorization Act of 2017
This bill reauthorizes appropriations through FY2019 for the Federal Maritime Commission. It also prohibits a group of two or more common carriers from negotiating with a provider of port services for rates or services unless advance notice is provided to the commission.
The bill authorizes the Department of Transportation (DOT) to designate college maritime training programs as centers of excellence and enter into cooperative agreements to help them admit additional students, recruit additional faculty, expand facilities, create new career pathways, and award students credit for previous experience.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.
Became Public Law No: 115-232.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.
Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Discharged.
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. H. Rept. 115-1017.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. H. Rept. 115-1017.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 796.
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