Us Code § 51504 - Use of training vessels
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§ 51504. Use of training vessels
(a)
(b)
(c)
(1) an application has been made under subsection (a);
(2) the State maritime academy satisfies section 51506(a) of this title; and
(3) a suitable port will be available for the safe mooring of the vessel while the academy is using the vessel.
(d)
(1) repaired, reconditioned, and equipped (with all apparel, charts, books, and instruments of navigation) as necessary for use as a training vessel; and
(2) maintained in good repair by the Secretary.
(e)
(1) is suitable for training purposes; and
(2) can be provided without detriment to the service to which the vessel is assigned.
(f)
(1)
(2)
(A) $100,000 for fiscal year 2006;
(B) $200,000 for fiscal year 2007; and
(C) $300,000 for fiscal year 2008 and each fiscal year thereafter.
(g)
(1)
(2)
(A) ways to maximize the available underway training available in the fleet of training vessels;
(B) coordinating the dates and duration of training cruises with the academic calendars of maritime academies;
(C) coordinating academic programs designed to be implemented aboard training vessels among maritime academies; and
(D) identifying ways to minimize costs.
(3)
(4)
(Pub. L. 109–304, §8(b), Oct. 6, 2006, 120 Stat. 1577; Pub. L. 109–163, div. C, title XXXV, §3502(b), Jan. 6, 2006, 119 Stat. 3548; Pub. L. 110–181, div. C, title XXXV, §3523(a)(2), (b), Jan. 28, 2008, 122 Stat. 599, 600; Pub. L. 115–232, div. C, title XXXV, §3505, Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 2308.)
| Revised Section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
|---|---|---|
| 51504(a) | 46 App.:1295c(c)(1) (A)(ii), (v). | June 29, 1936, ch. 858, title XIII, §1304(c)(1), (2), as added Pub. L. 96–453, §2, Oct. 15, 1980, 94 Stat. 2003. |
| 51504(b) | 46 App.:1295c(c)(1) (A) (1st sentence words before "meeting the requirements"). | |
| 51504(c)(1) | 46 App.:1295c(c)(1) (A)(ii). | |
| 51504(c)(2) | 46 App.:1295c(c)(1) (A) (1st sentence words beginning with "meeting the requirements"). | |
| 51504(c)(3) | 46 App.:1295c(c)(1) (A)(iii). | |
| 51504(d)(1) | 46 App.:1295c(c)(1) (A)(i). | |
| 51504(d)(2) | 46 App.:1295c(c)(1) (A)(iv). | |
| 51504(e) | 46 App.:1295c(c)(1) (B). | |
| 51504(f) | 46 App.:1295c(c)(2). | |
| 51504(g) | 46 App.:1295c note. | Pub. L. 101–115, §4, Oct. 13, 1989, 103 Stat. 692; Pub. L. 101–595, title VII, §705, Nov. 16, 1990, 104 Stat. 2994. |
In subsection (a), the reference to territories is omitted as unnecessary because of the definition of "State" in chapter 1 of the revised title.
In subsection (e), before paragraph (1), the word "agency" is substituted for "department or agency of the United States" because of the definition of "agency" in chapter 1 of the revised title.
In subsection (g), the 1st–3d sentences of section 4 of Public Law 101–115 are omitted as obsolete.
Editorial Notes
References in Text
The date of enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019, referred to in subsec. (g)(1), is the date of enactment of Pub. L. 115–232, which was approved Aug. 13, 2018.
Amendments
2018—Subsec. (g). Pub. L. 115–232 amended subsec. (g) generally. Prior to amendment, subsec. (g) related to removing vessels from service and vessel sharing.
2008—Pub. L. 110–181, §3523(b), repealed Pub. L. 109–163, §3502(b). See 2006 Amendment note below.
Subsec. (f). Pub. L. 110–181, §3523(a)(2), incorporated the substance of the amendment by Pub. L. 109–163, §3502(b), by amending heading and text of subsec. (f) generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows: "The Secretary may pay to a State maritime academy the costs of fuel used by a vessel provided under this section while used for training." See 2006 Amendment note below and section 18(a) of Pub. L. 109–304, set out as a Legislative Purpose and Construction note preceding section 101 of this title.
2006—Pub. L. 109–163, §3502(b), which directed the amendment of section 1295c(c)(2) of the former Appendix to this title from which subsec. (f) of this section was derived, was repealed by Pub. L. 110–181, §3523(b). See 2008 Amendment note for subsec. (f) and Historical and Revision notes above.
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