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14 U.S.C. 1153: Prohibition on overhaul, repair, and maintenance of Coast Guard vessels in foreign shipyardsText contains those laws in effect through Public Law 119-120 (October 7, 2026).
From Title 14-COAST GUARDCHAPTER 11-ACQUISITIONS
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§1153. Prohibition on overhaul, repair, and maintenance of Coast Guard vessels in foreign shipyards

A Coast Guard vessel the home port of which is in the United States or Guam may not be overhauled, repaired, or maintained in a shipyard outside the United States or Guam, other than in the case of voyage repairs.

(Added Pub. L. 104–324, title III, § 311(a) , Oct. 19, 1996 , 110 Stat. 3920 , § 96; amended Pub. L. 111–281, title II, § 218 , Oct. 15, 2010 , 124 Stat. 2918 ; renumbered § 1153, Pub. L. 115–282, title I, § 108(b) , Dec. 4, 2018 , 132 Stat. 4208 .)

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2018⁠—Pub. L. 115–282 renumbered section 96 of this title as this section.

2010⁠—Pub. L. 111–281 substituted “in the United States or Guam” for “in a State of the United States” and inserted “or Guam” after “outside the United States”.