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Cargo Preference Programs for Government-Financed Ocean Shipments Could Be Improved

CED-78-116 Published: Jun 08, 1978. Publicly Released: Jun 08, 1978.
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Cargo preference laws seek to promote the development and maintenance of an adequate, well-balanced U.S. merchant marine, to promote U.S. commerce, and to aid in the national defense. The laws require use of U.S. flag vessels for 50 percent to 100 percent of federal government-generated ocean shipments. The Secretary of Commerce is responsible for issuing cargo preference regulations, reviewing the administration of agency cargo preference programs, and reporting on them annually to Congress.

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