2011 US Code
Title 46 - Shipping
Subtitle V - Merchant Marine (§§ 50101 - 58109)
Part E - Control of Merchant Marine Capabilities (§§ 56101 - 56504)
Chapter 563 - EMERGENCY ACQUISITION OF VESSELS (§§ 56301 - 56307)
Section 56301 - General authority
View Metadata| Publication Title | United States Code, 2006 Edition, Supplement 5, Title 46 - SHIPPING |
| Category | Bills and Statutes |
| Collection | United States Code |
| SuDoc Class Number | Y 1.2/5: |
| Contained Within | Title 46 - SHIPPING Subtitle V - Merchant Marine Part E - Control of Merchant Marine Capabilities CHAPTER 563 - EMERGENCY ACQUISITION OF VESSELS Sec. 56301 - General authority |
| Contains | section 56301 |
| Date | 2011 |
| Laws in Effect as of Date | January 3, 2012 |
| Positive Law | Yes |
| Disposition | standard |
| Source Credit | Pub. L. 109-304, §8(c), Oct. 6, 2006, 120 Stat. 1654. |
| Statutes at Large References | 49 Stat. 2015 95 Stat. 165 102 Stat. 4750 120 Stat. 1654 |
| Public Law References | Public Law 97-31, Public Law 100-710, Public Law 109-304 |
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During a national emergency declared by Presidential proclamation, or a period for which the President has proclaimed that the security of the national defense makes it advisable, the Secretary of Transportation may requisition or purchase, or requisition or charter the use of, a vessel owned by citizens of the United States, a documented vessel, or a vessel under construction in the United States.
(Pub. L. 109–304, §8(c), Oct. 6, 2006, 120 Stat. 1654.)
| Revised Section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
|---|---|---|
| 56301 | 46 App.:1242(a) (1st, 2d sentences). | June 29, 1936, ch. 858, title IX, §902(a) (1st, 2d sentences), 49 Stat. 2015; Pub. L. 97–31, §12(131), Aug. 6, 1981, 95 Stat. 165; Pub. L. 100–710, title I, §104(c), Nov. 23, 1988, 102 Stat. 4750. |
The words “or other watercraft” are omitted because of the definition of “vessel” in chapter 1 of the revised title. The words “The termination of any emergency so declared shall be announced by a further proclamation by the President” are omitted as superseded by the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.).
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