2016 US Code
Title 14 - Coast Guard
Part I - Regular Coast Guard
Chapter 17 - Administration
Sec. 665 - Restriction on construction of vessels in foreign shipyards

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Citation 14 U.S.C. § 665 (2016)
Section Name §665. Restriction on construction of vessels in foreign shipyards
Section Text

(a) Except as provided in subsection (b), no Coast Guard vessel, and no major component of the hull or superstructure of a Coast Guard vessel, may be constructed in a foreign shipyard.

(b) The President may authorize exceptions to the prohibition in subsection (a) when the President determines that it is in the national security interest of the United States to do so. The President shall transmit notice to Congress of any such determination, and no contract may be made pursuant to the exception authorized until the end of the 30-day period beginning on the date the notice of such determination is received by Congress.

Source Credit

(Added Pub. L. 100–448, §26(a), Sept. 28, 1988, 102 Stat. 1847.)

Publication Title United States Code, 2012 Edition, Supplement 4, Title 14 - COAST GUARD
Category Bills and Statutes
Collection United States Code
SuDoc Class Number Y 1.2/5:
Contained Within Title 14 - COAST GUARD
PART I - REGULAR COAST GUARD
CHAPTER 17 - ADMINISTRATION
Sec. 665 - Restriction on construction of vessels in foreign shipyards
Contains section 665
Date 2016
Laws In Effect As Of Date January 6, 2017
Positive Law Yes
Disposition standard
Statutes at Large Reference 102 Stat. 1847
Public Law References Public Law 100-448
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