Dear Chairmen and Ranking Members of the Committees of Jurisdiction:
USA Maritime is a coalition of ship owning companies, maritime labor organizations, and maritime trade associations committed to promoting and protecting the U.S.‐flag Merchant Marine. USA Maritime represents virtually every U.S.‐flag vessel participating in the U.S.‐ foreign trade.
We write to express our profound disappointment and concern with Section 100124 of the Highway Bill (H.R. 4348). This provision, which deals with the transportation of international food aid and adversely affects U.S. military capabilities, was not germane to the bill, was added in conference at the last moment without any public scrutiny or transparency, and was never considered by either the U.S. House of Representatives or the U.S. Senate.
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