<filename>data/bills/hr/hr3589/data.json
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  "official_title": "To amend title 46, United States Code, to ensure continuing funding for the United States Merchant Marine Academy.", 
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  "short_title": "Midshipmen Education Certainty Act", 
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    "text": "Midshipmen Education Certainty Act \n\n Makes appropriations available each fiscal year for operations of the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy for any period during which interim or full-year appropriations for the Academy are not in effect.\n\nRequires funds made available for a fiscal year under this Act to remain available until the enactment of: (1) an appropriation for such fiscal year (including a continuing appropriation) for such operations; or (2) an applicable regular appropriation for the Maritime Administration for such fiscal year, or continuing appropriations resolution for such fiscal year, without any appropriation for such operations."
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