Fourth Arm of Defense: Executing U.S. National Security Interests in Context of the Jones Act

Abstract

The Jones Act refers to Section 27 of the Merchant Marine Act of 1920 [46 U.S.C. 55102; 19 CFR 4.80, 4.80(a) and 4.80(b)] which limits domestic maritime commerce to United States (U.S.) registered, owned, built, and crewed vessels. Maintaining a domestically controlled merchant marine is essential to both the nations economic prosperity and defense interests. The Jones Act remains a contemporary and controversial economic issue with direct linkage to U.S. national defense objectives. The following independent analysis will provide evidence supporting the Jones Act as the best economic alternative and a critical component of U.S. national security because of its contribution towards domestic security, power projection, and leveraging of commercial partnership.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 03, 2018
Accession Number
AD1062118

Entities

People

  • Marie C. Arthur

Organizations

  • Naval War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Aircrafts
  • Commerce
  • Geographic Regions
  • Governments
  • International Trade
  • Law
  • Marine Transportation
  • National Security
  • Naval Architecture
  • Personnel Management
  • Security
  • Shipbuilding
  • Students
  • United States
  • United States Transportation Command
  • War Colleges

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