46 USC 57107: Vessels for other agencies

46 USC 57107: Vessels for other agencies 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

§57107. Vessels for other agencies

(a) In General.-The Secretary of Transportation may construct, reconstruct, repair, equip, and outfit, by contract or otherwise, vessels or parts thereof, for any other department or agency of the United States Government to the extent the other department or agency is authorized by law to do so for its own account.

(b) Effect on Contract Authorization.-An obligation incurred or expenditure made by the Secretary under this section does not affect any contract authorization of the Secretary, but instead shall be charged against the existing appropriation or contract authorization of the department or agency.

( Pub. L. 109–304, §8(c), Oct. 6, 2006, 120 Stat. 1661 .)

Historical and Revision Notes
Revised Section	Source (U.S. Code)	Source (Statutes at Large)
57107	46 App.:1125a.	Feb. 6, 1941, ch. 5, §4, 55 Stat. 6 ; Pub. L. 97–31, §12(74), Aug. 6, 1981, 95 Stat. 160 .

In subsection (b), the words "heretofore or hereafter", "diminish or otherwise", and "and, to the amount of such obligation or expenditure, diminish" are omitted as unnecessary.