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46 U.S.C. 42103: No preference to Government-owned vesselsText contains those laws in effect through Public Law 119-120 (October 7, 2026).
From Title 46-SHIPPINGCHAPTER 421-REGULATIONS AFFECTING SHIPPING IN FOREIGN TRADE
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§42103. No preference to Government-owned vessels

A regulation may not give a vessel owned by the United States Government a preference over a vessel owned by citizens of the United States and documented under the laws of the United States.

( Pub. L. 109–304, § 7 , Oct. 6, 2006 , 120 Stat. 1549 .)

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42103

46 App.:876(d).

June 5, 1920, ch. 250, § 19(d), 41 Stat. 995; Ex. Ord. No. 6166, § 12, eff. June 10, 1933; June 29, 1936, ch. 858, title II, § 204, title IX, § 904, 49 Stat. 1987, 2016; Pub. L. 105–258, title III, § 301, Oct. 14, 1998, 112 Stat. 1915.