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Code · U.S. Code · Title 46 - SHIPPING · CHAPTER 563— EMERGENCY ACQUISITION OF VESSELS · § 56310

§ 56310. Voluntary purchase or charter agreements

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During any period in which vessels may be requisitioned under this chapter as amended,1 the President is authorized through the Secretary of Transportation to acquire by voluntary agreement of purchase or charter the ownership or use of any merchant vessel not owned by citizens of the United States.
(Added and amended Pub. L. 115–91, div. C, title XXXV, § 3504(b), Dec. 12, 2017, 131 Stat. 1912.)
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  • 131 Stat. 1912
  • act Aug. 9, 1954, ch. 659, § 2
  • 68 Stat. 675
  • Pub. L. 97–31, § 12(152)
  • 95 Stat. 167
  • section 197 of Title 50
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§ 56310
Voluntary purchase or charter agreements
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Stat.131 Stat. 1912
Actact Aug. 9, 1954, ch. 659, § 2
Stat.68 Stat. 675
Pub. L.Pub. L. 97–31, § 12(152)
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