§ 57308. Use of vessels at least 25 years old

Type Statute
Publication 2024-07-31
State In force
Department United States Congress
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§ 57308. Use of vessels at least 25 years old

(1) during a period in which vessels may be requisitioned under chapter 563 of this title; or

(2) except as otherwise provided in this subtitle, on trade routes serving only the foreign trade of the United States.

(Pub. L. 109–304, § 8(c), Oct. 6, 2006, 120 Stat. 1664.)

The words “and vessels presently in the Secretary’s laid-up fleet which are or become twenty-five years old or more” and “or any such vessel in the laid-up fleet” are omitted as obsolete. In paragraph (2), the words “for the employment of the Secretary’s vessels in steamship lines” are omitted as unnecessary.

Historical and Revision Notes
RevisedSection Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large)
57308 46 App.:1160(g). June 29, 1936, ch. 858, title V, § 510(g), as added Aug. 4, 1939, ch. 417, § 7, 53 Stat. 1185; Pub. L. 86–518, § 1, June 12, 1960, 74 Stat. 216; Pub. L. 97–31, § 12(91), Aug. 6, 1981, 95 Stat. 161.

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