2016 US Code
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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Citation 50 U.S.C. § 197 (2016)
Section Name §197. Voluntary purchase or charter agreements
Section Text

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.

Source Credit

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

Editorial Notes 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".

Publication Title United States Code, 2012 Edition, Supplement 4, Title 50 - WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE
Category Bills and Statutes
Collection United States Code
SuDoc Class Number Y 1.2/5:
Contained Within Title 50 - WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE
CHAPTER 12 - VESSELS IN TERRITORIAL WATERS OF UNITED STATES
Sec. 197 - Voluntary purchase or charter agreements
Contains section 197
Date 2016
Laws In Effect As Of Date January 6, 2017
Positive Law No
Disposition standard
Statutes at Large References 68 Stat. 675
95 Stat. 167
120 Stat. 1709
Public Law References Public Law 97-31, Public Law 109-304
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