46 U.S.C. § 53203 — Award of operating agreements
submitted 7 years ago by Pub. L. 116-92 to r/title-46-SHIPPING · 204 words · no verdicts yet
This section requires Cable Security Fleet Operating Agreements and sets application and national-security priorities.
(a) The Secretary* must require the owner or operator under section 53202(c) to enter an Operating Agreement* as a condition of Fleet inclusion. (b) (1) No later than 60 days after this chapter takes effect, the Secretary must accept applications to enroll vessels. (2) Within 120 days after receiving an application, the Secretary, with the Operating Agency*, must approve and make an agreement* or give written reasons for denial. (c) Subject to appropriations, the Secretary must make agreements with vessels the Operating Agency* alone determines best meet United States* national-security needs. After those needs are considered, priority goes to a section 50501 citizen.
The Secretary* shall require, as a condition of including any vessel* in the Cable Fleet*, that the person* that is the owner or operator of the vessel for purposes of section 53202(c) enter into an Operating Agreement* with the Secretary under this section.
Beginning no later than 60 days after the effective date of this chapter, the Secretary shall accept applications for enrollment of vessels in the Cable Fleet.
Within 120 days after receipt of an application for enrollment of a vessel in the Cable Fleet, the Secretary shall approve the application in conjunction with the Operating Agency*, and shall enter into an Operating Agreement* with the applicant, or provide in writing the reason for denial of that application.
Subject to the availability of appropriations, the Secretary shall enter into Operating Agreements with those vessels determined by the Operating Agency*, in its sole discretion, to best meet the national security requirements of the United States*. After consideration of national security requirements, priority shall be given to an applicant that is a United States citizen under section 50501 of this title.
Source credit: (Added Pub. L. 116–92, div. C, title XXXV, § 3521(a), Dec. 20, 2019, 133 Stat. 1992.)
- 2019Enacted · Pub. L. 116-92 · 133 Stat. 1992
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