2017 US Code
Title 46 - Shipping
Subtitle V - Merchant Marine
Part A - General
Chapter 501 - Policy, Studies, and Reports
Sec. 50106 - Studies on the operation of vessels
46 U.S.C. § 50106 (2017) | |||||||||||||||
§50106. Studies on the operation of vessels | |||||||||||||||
(a) Relative Costs.—The Secretary of Transportation shall investigate, determine, and keep current records of the relative cost of marine insurance, maintenance, repairs, wages and subsistence of officers and crews, and all other items of expense, in the operation of comparable vessels under the laws and regulations of the United States and those of the foreign countries whose vessels are substantial competitors of American vessels. (b) Shipyards.—The Secretary shall investigate, determine, and keep current records of the number, location, and efficiency of shipyards in the United States. (c) Navigation Laws.—The Secretary shall examine the navigation laws and regulations of the United States and make such recommendations to Congress as the Secretary considers proper for the amendment, improvement, and revision of those laws and for the development of the merchant marine of the United States. |
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(Pub. L. 109–304, §8(b), Oct. 6, 2006, 120 Stat. 1559.) |
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In subsection (b), the words "existing on June 29, 1936, or thereafter built" are omitted as obsolete. |
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United States Code, 2012 Edition, Supplement 5, Title 46 - SHIPPING | |||||||||||||||
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Title 46 - SHIPPING Subtitle V - Merchant Marine Part A - General CHAPTER 501 - POLICY, STUDIES, AND REPORTS Sec. 50106 - Studies on the operation of vessels |
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section 50106 | |||||||||||||||
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January 12, 2018 | |||||||||||||||
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39 Stat. 732 49 Stat. 1987, 1989 84 Stat. 1018 95 Stat. 155, 159 120 Stat. 1559 |
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Public Law 91-469, Public Law 97-31, Public Law 109-304 |