§ 261. During war or threat to national security
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(a)The President, through any agency of the Department of Defense designated by him, may arm, have armed, or allow to be armed, any watercraft or aircraft that is capable of being used as a means of transportation on, over, or under water, and is documented, registered, or licensed under the laws of the United States.
(b)This section applies during a war and at any other time when the President determines that the security of the United States is threatened by the application, or the imminent danger of application, of physical force by any foreign government or agency against the United States, its citizens, the property of its citizens, or their commercial interests.
(c)Section 16 of the Act of March 4, 1909 (22 U.S.C. 463) does not apply to vessels armed under this section.
(Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 16, § 351; Pub. L. 96–513, title V, § 511(12), Dec. 12, 1980, 94 Stat. 2921; renumbered § 261, Pub. L. 114–328, div. A, title XII, § 1241(a)(2), Dec. 23, 2016, 130 Stat. 2497.)
In subsection (a), the wording of the special definition of “vessel” and “American vessel”, contained in section 16 of the Neutrality Act of 1939, 54 Stat. 12 (22 U.S.C. 456), is substituted for the words “any American vessel as defined in the Neutrality Act of 1939”.
In subsection (b), the words “or national emergency” are omitted, since the words of the source statute defining that term have been substituted for it.
In subsection (c), the words “(relating to bonds from armed vessels on clearing)” are omitted as surplusage.
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- Section 16 of the Act of March 4, 1909
- Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041
- 70A Stat. 16
- Pub. L. 96–513, title V, § 511(12)
- 94 Stat. 2921
- 130 Stat. 2497
- 54 Stat. 12
- act Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041
- 70A Stat. 10
- Pub. L. 103–337, div. A, title XVI
- 108 Stat. 2979
- Pub. L. 90–168, § 2(5)
- 81 Stat. 521
- 70A Stat. 11
- Pub. L. 90–168, § 2(6)
- Pub. L. 91–121, title III, § 303
- 83 Stat. 206
- Pub. L. 95–485, title IV, § 406(a)
- 92 Stat. 1616
- Pub. L. 98–525, title XIV, § 1405(7)(A)
- 98 Stat. 2622
- 70A Stat. 12
- Pub. L. 85–861, § 1(3)
- 72 Stat. 1437
- Pub. L. 90–168, § 2(8)
- 81 Stat. 522
- Pub. L. 97–295, § 1(5)
- 96 Stat. 1289
- Pub. L. 85–861, § 1(4)
- Pub. L. 86–559, § 1(2)(A)
- 74 Stat. 264
- Pub. L. 90–168, § 2(9)
- Pub. L. 95–485, title IV, § 405(a)(1)
- 92 Stat. 1615
- Pub. L. 98–94, title X, § 1018
- 97 Stat. 669
- Pub. L. 100–456, div. A, title XII, § 1234(a)(1)
- 102 Stat. 2059
- Pub. L. 85–861, § 1(5)(A)
- 72 Stat. 1438
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