2015 US Code
Title 50 - War and National Defense (Sections 1 - 4705)
Chapter 12 - Vessels in Territorial Waters of United States (Sections 191 - 198)
Sec. 197 - Voluntary purchase or charter agreements

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Publication TitleUnited States Code, 2012 Edition, Supplement 3, Title 50 - WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE
CategoryBills and Statutes
CollectionUnited States Code
SuDoc Class NumberY 1.2/5:
Contained WithinTitle 50 - WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE
CHAPTER 12 - VESSELS IN TERRITORIAL WATERS OF UNITED STATES
Sec. 197 - Voluntary purchase or charter agreements
Containssection 197
Date2015
Laws In Effect As Of DateJanuary 3, 2016
Positive LawNo
Dispositionstandard
Source CreditAug. 9, 1954, ch. 659, §2, 68 Stat. 675; Pub. L. 97-31, §12(152), Aug. 6, 1981, 95 Stat. 167.
Statutes at Large References68 Stat. 675
95 Stat. 167
120 Stat. 1709
Public and Private LawsPublic Law 97-31, Public Law 109-304

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50 U.S.C. § 197 (2015)
§197. Voluntary purchase or charter agreements

During any period in which vessels may be requisitioned under chapter 563 of title 46, the President is authorized through the Secretary of Transportation to acquire by voluntary agreement of purchase or charter the ownership or use of any merchant vessel not owned by citizens of the United States.

(Aug. 9, 1954, ch. 659, §2, 68 Stat. 675; Pub. L. 97–31, §12(152), Aug. 6, 1981, 95 Stat. 167.)

CODIFICATION

In text, "chapter 563 of title 46" substituted for "section 902 of the Merchant Marine Act, 1936, as amended" on authority of Pub. L. 109–304, §18(c), Oct. 6, 2006, 120 Stat. 1709, which Act enacted chapter 563 of Title 46, Shipping.

AMENDMENTS

1981—Pub. L. 97–31 substituted "Secretary of Transportation" for "Secretary of Commerce".

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