Cargo Survival Act of 1989

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Cargo Survival Act of 1989 - Amends cargo preference provisions of the Merchant Marine Act, 1936 to add nonagricultural cargo, including that generated as a result of a foreign aid cash transfer program, to the list of cargoes which must be carried in U.S.-flag commercial vessels. Requires 100 percent (currently 50 percent) of the types of cargoes listed to be carried in such U.S. vessels, subject to exception. Requires 100 percent (currently 25 percent) of certain agricultural cargoes to be carried in such U.S. vessels.…