2012 US Code
Title 46 - Shipping
Subtitle V - Merchant Marine (§§ 50101 - 58109)
Part E - Control of Merchant Marine Capabilities (§§ 56101 - 56504)
Chapter 565 - ESSENTIAL VESSELS AFFECTED BY NEUTRALITY ACT (§§ 56501 - 56504)
Section 56501 - Definition
| Publication Title | United States Code, 2012 Edition, 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 565 - ESSENTIAL VESSELS AFFECTED BY NEUTRALITY ACT Sec. 56501 - Definition |
| Contains | section 56501 |
| Date | 2012 |
| Laws in Effect as of Date | January 15, 2013 |
| Positive Law | Yes |
| Disposition | standard |
| Source Credit | Pub. L. 109-304, §8(c), Oct. 6, 2006, 120 Stat. 1656. |
| Statutes at Large References | 54 Stat. 684 120 Stat. 1656 |
| Public Law Reference | Public Law 109-304 |
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In this chapter, the term “essential vessel” means a vessel that is—
(1)(A) security for a mortgage indebtedness to the United States Government; or
(B) constructed under this subtitle or required by a contract under this subtitle to be operated on a certain essential foreign trade route; and
(2) necessary in the interests of commerce and national defense to be maintained in condition for prompt use.
(Pub. L. 109–304, §8(c), Oct. 6, 2006, 120 Stat. 1656.)
| Revised Section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
|---|---|---|
| 56501 | 46 App.:1242a(a). | June 29, 1940, ch. 442, subdiv. (a), 54 Stat. 684. |
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