United States Maritime Commission Law and Legal Definition
The United States Maritime Commission was an independent executive agency of the U.S. Federal government. This Commission was established by the Merchant Marine Act of 1936 to devise a merchant shipbuilding program to equip the United States with a fleet of 500 modern cargo ships. The goal of the Commission was to replace the cargo vessels built during the World War I with new ship designs that were faster, of greater capacity and more energy efficient. The U.S. Marine Commission replaced the U.S. Shipping Board which had existed since World War I. 7.
Reorg. Plan No. 21 of 1950, § 306, abolished the United States Maritime Commission. [5 USCS § 903].
Legal Definition list
- United States Maritime Administration [MARAD]
- United States Marine Corps
- United States Joint Forces Command [USJFCOM]
- United States International Trade Commission
- United States Institute of Peace
- United States Maritime Commission
- United States Marshals Service
- United States Medical Licensing Examination [USMLE]
- United States Medical Officers and Hospitals
- United States Military Academy
- United States Mint
Related Legal Terms
- 9/11 Commission Act
- Accompanying the Armed Forces outside the United States
- Accompanying the Federal Government Outside the United States
- Administration of Estates
- Administrative Conference of the United States
- Administrative Office of the United States Courts (AO)
- Admiralty and Maritime
- Admiralty Court/Maritime Court
- Affiliate of a Futures Commission Merchant, Commodity Trading Advisor, Commodity Pool Operator or Introducing Broker
- Agency of the United States
