Us Code § 56504 - Changes in adjustments and arrangements
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§ 56504. Changes in adjustments and arrangements
The Secretary of Transportation may change an adjustment or arrangement made under this chapter as the Secretary considers necessary to carry out this chapter.
(Pub. L. 109–304, §8(c), Oct. 6, 2006, 120 Stat. 1658.)
| Revised Section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
|---|---|---|
| 56504 | 46 App.:1242a(d). | June 29, 1940, ch. 442, subdiv. (d), 54 Stat. 686; Pub. L. 97–31, §12(132), Aug. 6, 1981, 95 Stat. 165. |
Part F—Government-Owned Merchant Vessels
CHAPTER 571—GENERAL AUTHORITY
Editorial Notes
Amendments
2023—Pub. L. 118–31, div. C, title XXXV, §3514(j)(6), Dec. 22, 2023, 137 Stat. 812, added items 57102, 57103, and 57111, struck out former items 57102 "Disposition of vessels not worth preserving" and 57103 "Donation of nonretention vessels in the National Defense Reserve Fleet", and renumbered former item 57111 as 57110.
2019—Pub. L. 116–92, div. C, title XXXV, §3509(b), Dec. 20, 2019, 133 Stat. 1977, added item 57111.
2017—Pub. L. 115–91, div. C, title XXXV, §3502(b)(9), Dec. 12, 2017, 131 Stat. 1911, added item 57100.
2012—Pub. L. 112–213, title IV, §408(b), Dec. 20, 2012, 126 Stat. 1571, substituted "Donation of nonretention vessels in the National Defense Reserve Fleet" for "Sale of obsolete vessels in National Defense Reserve Fleet" in item 57103.
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