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Title 50 - War and National Defense
Chapter 12 - Vessels in Territorial Waters of United States
Sec. 197 - Voluntary purchase or charter agreements
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50 U.S.C. § 197 (2016) |
§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.) |
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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. AMENDMENTS1981—Pub. L. 97–31 substituted "Secretary of Transportation" for "Secretary of Commerce". |
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Title 50 - WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE CHAPTER 12 - VESSELS IN TERRITORIAL WATERS OF UNITED STATES Sec. 197 - Voluntary purchase or charter agreements |
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68 Stat. 675 95 Stat. 167 120 Stat. 1709 |
Public Law 97-31, Public Law 109-304 |
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