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Version 00 · Introduced in House · Jun 12, 2002
Center for Commercial Deployment of Transportation Technology Development Authorization Act of 2002 - Amends the Merchant Marine Act of 1920 to direct the Secretary of Defense, in cooperation with the Secretary of Transportation, and under a cooperative agreement with the Center for Commercial Deployment of Transportation Technology of California State University, Long Beach, to develop and deploy specified and related dual use transportation technologies for commercial and military applications.
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Rep. Horn, Stephen [R-CA-38] · R–CA
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Executive Comment Requested from DOD.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Research and Development.
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1045)
Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. (text of measure as introduced: CR E1045)
Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. (text of measure as introduced: CR E1045)
Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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