Sec. 3524. Cargoes procured, furnished, or financed by the United States Government
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Section 55305 of title 46, United States Code, is amended— by striking subsection (a); by redesignating subsection
(b)as subsection (a); in subsection (c)— by striking The President and inserting the following: The President ; and by adding at the end the following: At least once each fiscal year, the President or the Secretary of Defense, as applicable, shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees, in writing, a notice of any waiver granted under this subsection and the reasons for granting such waiver. ; by redesignating subsections
(c)through
(e)as subsections
(d)through (f), respectively; by inserting after subsection
(a)the following: To be eligible to carry cargo under this section, a privately-owned commercial vessel— shall be documented under the laws of the United States for at least 3 years; or may be documented under the laws of the United States for less than 3 years if the vessel owner signs an agreement with the Secretary providing that— the vessel shall remain documented under the laws of the United States for at least 3 years; and the vessel owner shall, upon request of the Secretary, agree to enroll the vessel in an Emergency Preparedness Program under chapter 531 or voluntary agreement authorized under section 708 of the Defense Production Act of 1950 ( 50 U.S.C. 4558 ) and shall remain so enrolled until the vessel ceases to be documented under the laws of the United States. A vessel under an agreement described in subsection (b)(2) may be seized by and forfeited to the United States if, in violation of such agreement— the vessel owner places the vessel under foreign registry; or a person operates the vessel under the authority of a foreign country. Section 12112 of title 46, United States Code, shall not apply to the seizure and forfeiture of a vessel pursuant to paragraph (1). ; and by adding at the end the following: In carrying out this section, the Secretary shall annually— audit the list of vessels that are operating under an agreement described in subsection (b)(2); and submit to Congress a report describing— each of the vessels operating under paragraph
(2)of section 55305(b) and each agreement signed by the Secretary pursuant to such paragraph; the results of any audit described in paragraph (1); and any other pertinent information that the Secretary determines to be of interest to Congress. . The analysis for chapter 553 of title 46, United States Code, is amended by striking the item relating to subchapter I and inserting the following: SUBCHAPTER I—GOVERNMENT IMPELLED TRANSPORTATION . Section 55305(d)(2)(D) of title 46, United States Code, is amended by striking section 25(c)(1) of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act ( and inserting 41 U.S.C. 1303(a)(1) ) section 1303(a)(1) of title 41, United States Code, .
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Sec. 3524
Cargoes procured, furnished, or financed by the United States Government
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