Us Code § 50101 - Objectives and policy
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§ 50101. Objectives and policy
(a)
(1) sufficient to carry the waterborne domestic commerce and a substantial part of the waterborne export and import foreign commerce of the United States and to provide shipping service essential for maintaining the flow of the waterborne domestic and foreign commerce at all times;
(2) capable of serving as a naval and military auxiliary in time of war or national emergency;
(3) owned and operated as vessels of the United States by citizens of the United States;
(4) composed of the best-equipped, safest, and most suitable types of vessels constructed in the United States and manned with a trained and efficient citizen personnel; and
(5) supplemented by efficient facilities for building and repairing vessels.
(b)
(Pub. L. 109–304, §8(b), Oct. 6, 2006, 120 Stat. 1556; Pub. L. 111–84, div. C, title XXXV, §3511, Oct. 28, 2009, 123 Stat. 2722.)
| Revised Section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
|---|---|---|
| 50101 | 46 App.:861. | June 5, 1920, ch. 250, §1, 41 Stat. 988; Exec. Order No. 6166, June 10, 1933, §12; June 29, 1936, ch. 858, title II, §204, title IX, §904, 49 Stat. 1987, 2016; Pub. L. 97–31, §12(33), Aug. 6, 1981, 95 Stat. 156. |
| 46 App.:891. | May 22, 1928, ch. 675, §1, 45 Stat. 689. | |
| 46 App.:1101. | June 29, 1936, ch. 858, title I, §101, 49 Stat. 1985; Pub. L. 91–469, §1, Oct. 21, 1970, 84 Stat. 1018. |
This section consolidates the source provisions to eliminate repetition.
Editorial Notes
Amendments
2009—Subsec. (a)(4). Pub. L. 111–84 inserted "constructed in the United States" after "vessels".
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