§ 1153. Prohibition on overhaul, repair, and maintenance of Coast Guard vessels in foreign shipyards

Type Statute

Publication 2026-03-26

State In force

Department United States Congress

Source OLRC

§ 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.)

Editorial Notes

Amendments

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”.

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