46-U.S.C.-56501
§56501 – Definition
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Title 46 > Subtitle V > Part E > Chapter 565 > Section 56501
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- Reference: Section 56501
- Legend: §56501 – Definition
- USCode Year: 2013
Provision Content
In this chapter, the term essential vessel means a vessel that is—
(1)(A) security for a mortgage indebtedness to the United States Government; or
(B) constructed under this subtitle or required by a contract under this subtitle to be operated on a certain essential foreign trade route; and
(2) necessary in the interests of commerce and national defense to be maintained in condition for prompt use.
(Pub. L. 109–304, §8(c), Oct. 6, 2006, 120 Stat. 1656.)
| Revised Section |
Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
|---|---|---|
| 56501 | 46 App.:1242a(a). | June 29, 1940, ch. 442, subdiv. (a), 54 Stat. 684. |
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