H. Clayton Cook Jr

Attorney & Counselor at Law

Recent Articles, Memoranda & Presentations

memoranda

1.

Memorandum, “Shipyard CCF Program Use”, Cook Law Offices, January 2015

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Presentation, “MARAD Program Financing Structures & Non-citizen Lease Financing”, Panel on Financing Jones Act Vessel Assets, WorkBoat Professional Series, New Orleans, December 2014

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Maritime Administration, Program Evaluation of Federal Ship Financing Guarantee Program (Title XI), Solicitation DTMA-91-R-2013-0014, Summit Consulting, LLC, response to MARAD, September 3. 2013, and announcement of contract award, September 30, 2013

299 kb [ Adobe PDF Document ]


4.

United States Patent No. US 8,101,431 B1, “System and Method for Financing Vessels”, H. C. Cook and P. E. Ogle, August 2011

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Article, “Financing Jones Act Vessel Assets”, H. C. Cook and P.E. Ogle, MARINE MONEY, May 2010

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Memorandum to Navy Dual Use Vessel (DUV) Program Managers on status of studies on “Reducing Vessel Costs with MARAD Program Financing”, National Shipbuilding Research Program (NSRP), from NSRP Financing Studies Team, March 2009

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Presentation, “Reducing Vessel Financing Costs: MARAD Program Assisted Financing”, Shipbuilding Opportunities in Short Sea Shipping: Building Short Sea Shipping, National Shipbuilding Research Program (NSRP) Workshop, Baltimore, October 2008

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Testimony regarding MARAD Title XI Program”, U.S. House of Representatives, Committee on Armed Services, Subcommittee on Seapower and Expeditionary Forces, March 2007

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Report to William G. Schubert, Maritime Administrator, from Fulbright & Jaworski LLP, “MARAD 2002 CCF Changes: Study of Reductions and Enhancements in Federal Income Tax Receipts”, November 11, 2002

324 kb [ Adobe PDF Document ]


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Memorandum Opinion to Departments of Commerce and Treasury, from Office of Legal Counsel, Department of Justice, upholding MARAD and NOAA authority in CCF Program administration, and MARAD CCF Program award to National Steel & Shipbuilding Company (NASSCO), October 1996

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Memorandum of Law to Office of Legal Counsel, Department of Justice, from Morrison Knudsen Corporation in support of MARAD authority in CCF Program administration and MARSAD CCF Program award to National Steel & Shipbuilding Company (NASSCO), October 1995

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Brief to Office of Legal Counsel, U.S. Department of Justice, from U.S. Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service, In the matter of U.S. Department of Transportation, MARAD and U.S. Department of Commerce, NOAA v. U.S. Department of the Treasury and Internal Revenue Service, regarding the authority of MARAD and NOAA in the administration of each of their CCF Programs, and challenging the MARAD 1988 award of a CCF Program contract to National Steel & Shipbuilding Company (NASSCO), October 1985

2.3 mb [ Adobe PDF Document ]


13.

Code of Federal Regulations, 46 C.F.R. Part 390 “Capital Construction Fund

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Code of Federal Regulations, 46 C.F.R. Part 391 “Federal Income Tax Aspects of the Capital Construction Fund”

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H. Clayton Cook Jr

P.O. Box 684
McLean, Virginia 22101

703–288–3556