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Code · U.S. Code · Title 46 - SHIPPING · CHAPTER 575— CONSTRUCTION, CHARTER, AND SALE OF VESSELS · SUBCHAPTER I— GENERAL · § 57501

§ 57501. Completion of long-range program

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Whenever the Secretary of Transportation determines that the objectives and policies declared in sections 50101 and 50102 of this title cannot be fully realized within a reasonable time under title V of the Merchant Marine Act, 1936, and the President approves the determination, the Secretary, in accordance with this chapter, shall complete the long-range program described in section 50102 of this title.
(Pub. L. 109–304, § 8(c), Oct. 6, 2006, 120 Stat. 1664; Pub. L. 114–120, title III, § 313(b)(1), Feb. 8, 2016, 130 Stat. 58.)
The words “find and”, “finding and”, “in whole or in part”, and “previously adopted” are omitted as unnecessary. The word “shall” is substituted for “is authorized and directed to” to eliminate unnecessary words.
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  • Pub. L. 109–304, § 8(c)
  • 120 Stat. 1664
  • 130 Stat. 58
  • act June 29, 1936, ch. 858
  • 49 Stat. 1985
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§ 57501
Completion of long-range program
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Pub. L.Pub. L. 109–304, § 8(c)
Stat.120 Stat. 1664
Stat.130 Stat. 58
Actact June 29, 1936, ch. 858
Stat.49 Stat. 1985
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