Voluntary Intermodal Sealift Agreement
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The Voluntary Intermodal Sealift Agreement is a U.S. government program that secures access to commercial shipping and intermodal transportation resources from private carriers to support national defense and emergency sealift requirements.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Voluntary Intermodal Sealift Agreement canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1206285 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Voluntary Intermodal Sealift Agreement Context triple: [Maritime Security Program, relatedTo, Voluntary Intermodal Sealift Agreement]
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A.
Reciprocal Trade Agreements Act
The Reciprocal Trade Agreements Act was a 1934 U.S. law that empowered the president to negotiate bilateral tariff-reduction agreements, marking a major shift toward freer international trade and away from protectionism.
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B.
BRUSA Agreement
The BRUSA Agreement was a World War II-era intelligence-sharing pact between the United States and the United Kingdom that laid the foundation for modern Anglo-American signals intelligence cooperation.
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C.
New York Agreement
The New York Agreement is a component accord of the broader Chapultepec Peace Accords that helped formalize and support the negotiated end to El Salvador’s civil war.
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D.
Trade Agreements Extension Act of 1958
The Trade Agreements Extension Act of 1958 was a U.S. law that temporarily continued and modestly expanded presidential authority to negotiate reciprocal tariff reductions under the postwar trade-liberalization framework prior to the broader reforms of the early 1960s.
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E.
Merchant Marine Act of 1970
The Merchant Marine Act of 1970 is a U.S. federal law that updated and expanded national maritime policy, including shipbuilding and fleet modernization programs, to strengthen the American merchant marine.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Voluntary Intermodal Sealift Agreement Target entity description: The Voluntary Intermodal Sealift Agreement is a U.S. government program that secures access to commercial shipping and intermodal transportation resources from private carriers to support national defense and emergency sealift requirements.
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A.
Reciprocal Trade Agreements Act
The Reciprocal Trade Agreements Act was a 1934 U.S. law that empowered the president to negotiate bilateral tariff-reduction agreements, marking a major shift toward freer international trade and away from protectionism.
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B.
BRUSA Agreement
The BRUSA Agreement was a World War II-era intelligence-sharing pact between the United States and the United Kingdom that laid the foundation for modern Anglo-American signals intelligence cooperation.
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C.
New York Agreement
The New York Agreement is a component accord of the broader Chapultepec Peace Accords that helped formalize and support the negotiated end to El Salvador’s civil war.
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D.
Trade Agreements Extension Act of 1958
The Trade Agreements Extension Act of 1958 was a U.S. law that temporarily continued and modestly expanded presidential authority to negotiate reciprocal tariff reductions under the postwar trade-liberalization framework prior to the broader reforms of the early 1960s.
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E.
Merchant Marine Act of 1970
The Merchant Marine Act of 1970 is a U.S. federal law that updated and expanded national maritime policy, including shipbuilding and fleet modernization programs, to strengthen the American merchant marine.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
U.S. government program
ⓘ
defense transportation program ⓘ |
| activationAuthority |
Secretary of Defense
ⓘ
linked to:
United States Secretary of Defense
Secretary of Transportation ⓘ
linked to:
United States Secretary of Transportation
|
| activationCondition |
contingency requiring additional sealift capacity
ⓘ
national defense emergency ⓘ |
| administeredBy |
Maritime Administration
ⓘ
U.S. Department of Transportation ⓘ
linked to:
United States Department of Transportation
U.S. Transportation Command ⓘ |
| benefitToParticipants |
access to government-impelled cargo
ⓘ
priority consideration for peacetime Department of Defense cargo ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| covers |
containerized cargo transportation
ⓘ
intermodal inland transportation legs ⓘ roll-on/roll-off cargo transportation ⓘ |
| designedFor | rapid surge and sustainment of U.S. forces overseas ⓘ |
| geographicScope | global ⓘ |
| goal |
to integrate commercial and military sealift capabilities
ⓘ
to reduce the need for government-owned sealift capacity ⓘ |
| governedBy | VISA implementing rules and regulations ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
Stage I activation
ⓘ
Stage II activation ⓘ Stage III activation ⓘ |
| involves |
commercial ocean carriers
ⓘ
intermodal equipment providers ⓘ motor carriers ⓘ port and terminal operators ⓘ rail carriers ⓘ |
| legalBasis |
Defense Production Act authorities
ⓘ
Maritime Security Act of 1996 ⓘ |
| obligationOfParticipants |
to make specified sealift capacity available during activation
ⓘ
to provide intermodal system services in support of defense requirements ⓘ |
| purpose |
to ensure timely movement of military cargo during contingencies
ⓘ
to provide the U.S. government with assured access to commercial intermodal shipping capacity during national defense emergencies ⓘ to support Department of Defense sealift requirements ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Civil Reserve Air Fleet
ⓘ
Maritime Security Program ⓘ |
| sector |
intermodal freight transportation
ⓘ
maritime transportation ⓘ |
| shortName | VISA ⓘ |
| stakeholder |
U.S. Department of Defense
ⓘ
linked to:
Department of Defense
U.S. commercial shipping industry ⓘ U.S. intermodal transportation providers ⓘ |
| status | active program ⓘ |
| supports |
U.S. military deployment and sustainment operations
ⓘ
U.S. national defense strategy ⓘ civil emergency response sealift requirements ⓘ |
| typeOfParticipation | voluntary ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Voluntary Intermodal Sealift Agreement Description of subject: The Voluntary Intermodal Sealift Agreement is a U.S. government program that secures access to commercial shipping and intermodal transportation resources from private carriers to support national defense and emergency sealift requirements.
Referenced by (2)
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