Merchant Marine Act

GPTKB entity

Statements (22)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:United_States_federal_law
gptkbp:appliesTo U.S. shipping industry
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:dateEnacted various years
gptkbp:enactedBy gptkb:United_States_Congress
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Merchant Marine Act
gptkbp:legalCitation 46 U.S.C. § 50101 et seq.
gptkbp:notableRelease gptkb:Merchant_Marine_Act_of_1920
gptkb:Merchant_Marine_Act_of_1936
Merchant Marine Act of 1916
gptkbp:purpose promote U.S. merchant marine
regulate maritime commerce
gptkbp:regulates shipbuilding industry
vessel registration
maritime labor
coastwise trade
maritime subsidies
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Jones_Act
U.S. maritime policy
gptkbp:subjectOf maritime law
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:United_States_(during_WWII)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7