HR 2651 · 111th Congress · Transportation and Public Works
Maritime Workforce Development Act
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House Vote4
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EnactedLatest: Provisions of measure incorporated in to Title VI of H.R. 3619.(2009-10-23)
Plain Language Summary
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Maritime Workforce Development Act - Directs the Secretary of Transportation to establish a maritime career training loan program. Requires the Secretary, acting through the Administrator of the Maritime Administration, to make maritime career training loans available to eligible students at federal, state, and commercial maritime training institutions, including state maritime academies, and nonprofit training organizations. Makes undergraduate students at the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy ineligible for such loans. Allows loans to a student of up to $15,000 in a calendar year or $60,000 in the aggregate. Establishes certain student eligibility and loan requirements. Requires the Secretary to establish a revolving loan fund consisting of receipts from the repayment of loans to cover the administrative costs of the program. Directs the Secretary, acting through the Administrator, to publish in the Federal Register a plan that describes the demonstration, research, and multistate project priorities of the Department of Transportation (DOT) regarding merchant mariner recruitment, training, and retention for the three-year period following the publication of the plan. Authorizes the Se…
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CBO Cost Estimate
Congressional Budget OfficeH.R. 2651, Maritime Workforce Development Act
Jul 13, 2009<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure on June 4, 2009</p>
Full CBO report ↗H.R. 2651, Maritime Workforce Development Act
Jul 13, 2009Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure on June 4, 2009
Full CBO report ↗Official non-partisan budget analysis by the Congressional Budget Office
Cosponsors (4)
2 Democrats2 Republicans