Amendments to the Merchant Marine Act, 1936. : Hearings before the Merchant Marine and Fisheries subcommittee ... 86th Congress, 1st session on S. 2148, a bill to amend Title XI of the Merchant Marine Act, 1936, as amended, to provide for the deposit of funds in escrow with the Secretary of Commerce, to provide for the payment of insurance, in part, on the basis of such deposits, and for other purposes; and H.R. 8388, an act to amend the Merchant Marine Act, 1936, to provide for further requirements for applicants for and contractors under operating-differential subsidy contracts. June 18, August 24 and 25, 1959.