Us Code § 58103 - Employing another person as managing or operating agent
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§ 58103. Employing another person as managing or operating agent
(a)
(1) employ another person as the managing or operating agent of the operator; or
(2) charter a vessel, on which an operating-differential subsidy is to be paid, for operation by another person.
(b)
(Pub. L. 109–304, §8(c), Oct. 6, 2006, 120 Stat. 1671.)
| Revised Section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
|---|---|---|
| 58103 | 46 App.:1223(d). | June 29, 1936, ch. 858, title VIII, §805(d), 49 Stat. 2013; June 23, 1938, ch. 600, §§36, 37, 52 Stat. 963; Pub. L. 91–603, §4(e), Dec. 31, 1970, 84 Stat. 1675; Pub. L. 97–31, §12(122), Aug. 6, 1981, 95 Stat. 164; Pub. L. 104–239, §4(b)(2), Oct. 8, 1996, 110 Stat. 3131. |
In subsection (a), the words "contractor holding a contract under the operating-differential subsidy program or under chapter 575 of this title" are substituted for "contractor holding a contract authorized under part A of subchapter VI or VII of this chapter" for the reasons explained under section 58101.
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