§1125a. Construction, repair, etc., of vessels for Government agencies

The Secretary of Transportation is authorized to construct, reconstruct, repair, equip, and outfit, by contract or otherwise, vessels or parts thereof, for any other department or agency of the Government, to the extent that such other department or agency is authorized by law to do so for its own account, and any obligations heretofore or hereafter incurred by the Secretary for any of the aforesaid purposes shall not diminish or otherwise affect any contract authorization granted to the Secretary: Provided, The obligations incurred or the expenditures made are charged against and, to the amount of such obligation or expenditure, diminish the existing appropriation or contract authorization of such department or agency.

(Feb. 6, 1941, ch. 5, §4, 55 Stat. 6 ; Pub. L. 97–31, §12(74), Aug. 6, 1981, 95 Stat. 160 .)

Codification

Section was not enacted as part of the Merchant Marine Act, 1936, which comprises this chapter.

Amendments

1981-Pub. L. 97–31 substituted "Secretary of Transportation" for "Commission" the first time it appeared and "Secretary" for "Commission" the next two times it appeared. For prior transfers of functions of the Commission, meaning the United States Maritime Commission, see Transfer of Functions note below.

Transfer of Functions

For transfer of functions of United States Maritime Commission, see Reorg. Plan No. 6 of 1949 and Reorg. Plan No. 21 of 1950, set out under section 1111 of this Appendix.