Sec. 416. Priority for vessels of the United States
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Part D of subtitle V of title 46, United States Code, is amended by inserting after chapter 553 the following: Sec. 55501. Priority for vessels of the United States. The Secretary of Transportation may allow a vessel of the United States to be given priority at any port in the United States, ahead of a waiting vessel of a foreign country of concern (as defined in section 4 of the SHIPS for America Act of 2025 ) or owned by a foreign entity of concern (as so defined). Notwithstanding subsection (a), if the Secretary of Transportation finds that it is in the national interest, the Secretary may eliminate the priority under this section at any port.
The Secretary shall report to the appropriate committees of Congress, as defined in section 4 of the SHIPS for America Act of 2025 , by not later than 30 days after an action eliminating priority under this section. . The table of chapters for subtitle V of title 46, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to chapter 553 the following: 555. Priority for vessels of the United States 55501 .