At Bennett's instigation, Congress passed legislation that gave the Navy Department full control over the expedition; it would fly the American flag, the crew would be engaged by the navy, and would be subject to naval discipline.
Ved Bennett's anstrengelse vedtog kongressen lovgivning, der gav Navy Department fuld kontrol over ekspeditionen; det ville bruge det amerikanske flag, besætningen ville være stillet til rådighed af flåden og ville være underlagt flådens disciplin.