§ 58103. Employing another person as managing or operating agent

Type Statute
Publication 2024-07-31
State In force
Department United States Congress
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§ 58103. Employing another person as managing or operating agent

(a) Prohibition.— Except with the written consent of the Secretary of Transportation, a contractor holding a contract under the operating-differential subsidy program or under chapter 575 of this title may not—

(1) employ another person as the managing or operating agent of the operator; or

(2) charter a vessel, on which an operating-differential subsidy is to be paid, for operation by another person.

(b) Applicability of Provisions to Charterer.— If a charter prohibited by this section is made, the person operating the chartered vessel is subject to all the provisions of this subtitle and the operating-differential subsidy program, including limitations of profits and salaries.

(Pub. L. 109–304, § 8(c), Oct. 6, 2006, 120 Stat. 1671.)

In subsection (a), the words “contractor holding a contract under the operating-differential subsidy program or under chapter 575 of this title” are substituted for “contractor holding a contract authorized under part A of subchapter VI or VII of this chapter” for the reasons explained under section 58101.

Historical and Revision Notes
RevisedSection Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large)
58103 46 App.:1223(d). June 29, 1936, ch. 858, title VIII, § 805(d), 49 Stat. 2013; June 23, 1938, ch. 600, §§ 36, 37, 52 Stat. 963; Pub. L. 91–603, § 4(e), Dec. 31, 1970, 84 Stat. 1675; Pub. L. 97–31, § 12(122), Aug. 6, 1981, 95 Stat. 164; Pub. L. 104–239, § 4(b)(2), Oct. 8, 1996, 110 Stat. 3131.

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