Code · U.S. Code · Title 46 - SHIPPING · CHAPTER 565— ESSENTIAL VESSELS AFFECTED BY NEUTRALITY ACT · § 56501

§ 56501. Definition

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In this chapter, the term “essential vessel” means a vessel that is—

(A)security for a mortgage indebtedness to the United States Government; or

(B)constructed under this subtitle or required by a contract under this subtitle to be operated on a certain essential foreign trade route; and

(2)necessary in the interests of commerce and national defense to be maintained in condition for prompt use.

(Pub. L. 109–304, § 8(c), Oct. 6, 2006, 120 Stat. 1656.)

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Pub. L.Pub. L. 109–304, § 8(c)

Stat.120 Stat. 1656

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