2014 US Code
Title 46 - Shipping (Sections 101 - 80509)
Subtitle V - Merchant Marine (Sections 50101 - 58109)
Part F - Government-Owned Merchant Vessels (Sections 57101 - 57533)
Chapter 571 - General Authority (Sections 57101 - 57109)
Sec. 57101 - Placement of vessels in National Defense Reserve Fleet
| Publication Title | United States Code, 2012 Edition, Supplement 2, 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 F - Government-Owned Merchant Vessels CHAPTER 571 - GENERAL AUTHORITY Sec. 57101 - Placement of vessels in National Defense Reserve Fleet |
| Contains | section 57101 |
| Date | 2014 |
| Laws In Effect As Of Date | January 5, 2015 |
| Positive Law | Yes |
| Disposition | standard |
| Source Credit | Pub. L. 109-304, §8(c), Oct. 6, 2006, 120 Stat. 1658; Pub. L. 112-213, title IV, §§406, 407, Dec. 20, 2012, 126 Stat. 1571. |
| Statutes at Large References | 79 Stat. 980 95 Stat. 161 120 Stat. 1658 126 Stat. 1571 |
| Public and Private Laws | Public Law 89-254, Public Law 97-31, Public Law 109-304, Public Law 112-213 |
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(a) In General.—Any vessel acquired by the Maritime Administration of 1,500 gross tons or more or such other vessels as the Secretary of Transportation determines are appropriate shall be placed in the National Defense Reserve Fleet maintained under section 11 of the Merchant Ship Sales Act of 1946 (50 App. U.S.C. 1744).
(b) Removal From Fleet.—A vessel placed in the Fleet under subsection (a) may not be traded out or sold from the Fleet, except as provided in section 57102, 57103, or 57104 or chapter 533, 537, 573, or 575 of this title.
(c) Authority of Federal Entities To Transfer Vessels.—All Federal entities are authorized to transfer vessels to the National Defense Reserve Fleet without reimbursement subject to the approval of the Secretary of Transportation and the Secretary of the Navy with respect to Ready Reserve Force vessels and the Secretary of Transportation with respect to all other vessels.
(Pub. L. 109–304, §8(c), Oct. 6, 2006, 120 Stat. 1658; Pub. L. 112–213, title IV, §§406, 407, Dec. 20, 2012, 126 Stat. 1571.)
| Revised Section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
|---|---|---|
| 57101 | 46 App.:1160(j). | June 29, 1936, ch. 858, title V, §510(j), as added Pub. L. 89–254, §2, Oct. 10, 1965, 79 Stat. 980; Pub. L. 97–31, §12(91), Aug. 6, 1981, 95 Stat. 161. |
In subsection (a), the words "vessel acquired by the Maritime Administration" are subtituted for "vessel heretofore or hereafter acquired under this section, or otherwise acquired by the Maritime Administration of the Department of Transportation under any other authority" to eliminate unnecessary words.
In subsection (b), the words "except as provided in section 57102, 57103, or 57104 or chapter 533, 537, 573, or 575 of this title" are substituted for "except as provided for in subsections (g) and (i) of this section. This limitation shall not affect the rights of the Secretary of Transportation to dispose of a vessel as provided in other sections of this subchapter or in subchapters VII or XI of this chapter" because of the restatement.
AMENDMENTS2012—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 112–213, §406, inserted "of 1,500 gross tons or more or such other vessels as the Secretary of Transportation determines are appropriate" after "Administration".
Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 112–213, §407, added subsec. (c).
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