95 STAT. 168
PUBLIC LAW 97-31—AUG. 6, 1981 (D) striking "Secretary of Commerce" and substituting "Secretary of Transportation". (158) Section 12 of the Merchant Ship Sales Act (50 U.S.C. App. 1745) is amended by— (A) striking "Commission" wherever it appears and substituting "Secretary"; and (B) striking "Secretary of (Commerce" and substituting "Secretary of Transportation". (159) Section 26 of the Merchant Marine Act, 1920 (46 U.S.C. 882) is amended by striking, the words "Secretary of Commerce", and substituting "Secretary of the Department in which the Coast Guard is operating." Approved August 6, 1981.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 4074: HOUSE REPORT No. 97-199 (Comm. on Merchant Marine and Fisheries). CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, VoL 127 (1981): July 27, considered and passed House. July 29, considered and passed Senate. WEEKLY COMPILATION OF PRESIDENTIAL DOCUMENTS, Vol. 17, No. 32 (1981): Aug. 6, Presidential statement.
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