46 USC 57101: Placement of vessels in National Defense Reserve Fleet

46 USC 57101: Placement of vessels in National Defense Reserve Fleet Text contains those laws in effect on January 8, 2008

From Title 46-SHIPPINGSubtitle V-Merchant MarinePart F-Government-Owned Merchant VesselsCHAPTER 571-GENERAL AUTHORITY

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§57101. Placement of vessels in National Defense Reserve Fleet

(a) In General.-Any vessel acquired by the Maritime Administration shall be placed in the National Defense Reserve Fleet maintained under section 11 of the Merchant Ship Sales Act of 1946 (50 App. U.S.C. 1744).

(b) Removal From Fleet.-A vessel placed in the Fleet under subsection (a) may not be traded out or sold from the Fleet, except as provided in section 57102, 57103, or 57104 or chapter 533, 537, 573, or 575 of this title.

( Pub. L. 109–304, §8(c), Oct. 6, 2006, 120 Stat. 1658 .)

Historical and Revision Notes
Revised Section	Source (U.S. Code)	Source (Statutes at Large)
57101	46 App.:1160(j).	June 29, 1936, ch. 858, title V, §510(j), as added Pub. L. 89–254, §2, Oct. 10, 1965, 79 Stat. 980 ; Pub. L. 97–31, §12(91), Aug. 6, 1981, 95 Stat. 161 .

In subsection (a), the words "vessel acquired by the Maritime Administration" are subtituted for "vessel heretofore or hereafter acquired under this section, or otherwise acquired by the Maritime Administration of the Department of Transportation under any other authority" to eliminate unnecessary words.

In subsection (b), the words "except as provided in section 57102, 57103, or 57104 or chapter 533, 537, 573, or 575 of this title" are substituted for "except as provided for in subsections (g) and (i) of this section. This limitation shall not affect the rights of the Secretary of Transportation to dispose of a vessel as provided in other sections of this subchapter or in subchapters VII or XI of this chapter" because of the restatement.