46 U.S.C. § 57101 — Placement of vessels in National Defense Reserve Fleet

submitted 20 years ago by Pub. L. 109-304 to r/title-46-SHIPPING · 146 words · no verdicts yet

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This law requires certain acquired vessels — those of 1,500 gross tons or more, or others the Secretary picks — to be placed in the National Defense Reserve Fleet. Once placed, a vessel generally cannot be sold or traded away except through specific listed procedures, and federal agencies can transfer vessels into the Fleet for free.

(a) In General. Any vessel that the Maritime Administration acquires, if it is 1,500 gross tons or larger — or any other vessel the Secretary of Transportation decides is appropriate — must be placed in the National Defense Reserve Fleet. (b) Removal From Fleet. Once a vessel is placed in the Fleet, it cannot be traded away or sold from the Fleet, except through the specific procedures allowed in sections 57102, 57103, or 57104, or under certain other listed chapters of this title. (c) Authority of Federal Entities To Transfer Vessels. All federal agencies are allowed to transfer vessels into the National Defense Reserve Fleet without getting paid back, subject to approval — from both the Secretary of Transportation and the Secretary of the Navy for Ready Reserve Force vessels, and from just the Secretary of Transportation for all other vessels.

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(a)In General.—

Any vessel acquired by the Maritime Administration of 1,500 gross tons or more or such other vessels as the Secretary of Transportation determines are appropriate shall be placed in the National Defense Reserve Fleet.

(b)Removal From Fleet.—

A vessel placed in the Fleet under subsection (a) may not be traded out or sold from the Fleet, except as provided in section 57102, 57103, or 57104 or chapter 533, 537, 573, or 575 of this title, or section 308704 of title 54.

(c)Authority of Federal Entities To Transfer Vessels.—

All Federal entities are authorized to transfer vessels to the National Defense Reserve Fleet without reimbursement subject to the approval of the Secretary of Transportation and the Secretary of the Navy with respect to Ready Reserve Force vessels and the Secretary of Transportation with respect to all other vessels.

Source credit: (Pub. L. 109–304, § 8(c), Oct. 6, 2006, 120 Stat. 1658; Pub. L. 112–213, title IV, §§ 406, 407, Dec. 20, 2012, 126 Stat. 1571; Pub. L. 115–91, div. C, title XXXV, § 3502(b)(7), Dec. 12, 2017, 131 Stat. 1911; Pub. L. 118–31, div. C, title XXXV, § 3514(j)(3), Dec. 22, 2023, 137 Stat. 811.)

history & why it existsrecord from the source credit

2006Enacted · Pub. L. 109-304 · 120 Stat. 1658
2012Amended · Pub. L. 112-213 · 126 Stat. 1571
2017Amended · Pub. L. 115-91 · 131 Stat. 1911
2023Amended · Pub. L. 118-31 · 137 Stat. 811

A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by Pub. L. 109-304 on 2006-10-06.

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