50 USC 197: Voluntary purchase or charter agreements
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50 USC 197: Voluntary purchase or charter agreements Text contains those laws in effect on January 23, 2000
From Title 50-WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSECHAPTER 12-VESSELS IN TERRITORIAL WATERS OF UNITED STATES
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§197. Voluntary purchase or charter agreements

During any period in which vessels may be requisitioned under section 1242 of title 46, Appendix, the President is authorized through the Secretary of Transportation to acquire by voluntary agreement of purchase or charter the ownership or use of any merchant vessel not owned by citizens of the United States.

(Aug. 9, 1954, ch. 659, §2, 68 Stat. 675 ; Pub. L. 97–31, §12(152), Aug. 6, 1981, 95 Stat. 167 .)

Amendments

1981-Pub. L. 97–31 substituted "Secretary of Transportation" for "Secretary of Commerce".

Section Referred to in Other Sections

This section is referred to in section 198 of this title.