Us Code § 55501 - , 55502. Renumbered §§50401, 50402
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§ 55501. , 55502. Renumbered §§50401, 50402
Editorial Notes
Prior Provisions
A prior section 55501, Pub. L. 109–304, §8(c), Oct. 6, 2006, 120 Stat. 1650, related to mobile trade fairs to show and sell United States products at foreign ports and other global commercial centers, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 113–281, title III, §301(1), Dec. 18, 2014, 128 Stat. 3042.
A prior section 55502 was renumbered section 55501 of this title.
CHAPTER 556—MARINE HIGHWAYS
Editorial Notes
Amendments
2022—Pub. L. 117–263, div. C, title XXXV, §3521(a)(2), (b)(2), (d)(2), Dec. 23, 2022, 136 Stat. 3078, 3079, added items 55601, 55603, and 55605 and struck out former items 55601 "Marine highways transportation program" and 55605 "Marine highway transportation defined".
2021—Pub. L. 116–283, div. G, title LVXXXIII [LXXXIII], §8332(d)(1), (2), (7), Jan. 1, 2021, 134 Stat. 4704, 4705, amended chapter heading similarly, substituting "MARINE HIGHWAYS" for "SHORT SEA TRANSPORTATION", struck out item 55603 "Interagency coordination", and substituted "Marine highways transportation program" for "Short sea transportation program" in item 55601, "Research on marine highway transportation" for "Research on short sea transportation" in item 55604, and "Marine highway transportation defined" for "Short sea transportation defined" in item 55605.
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