46 U.S.C. § 57511
A charter by the Secretary of Transportation under this chapter shall demise the vessel to the charterer subject to all usual conditions contained in a bareboat charter. The charter shall be for a term the Secretary considers to be in the best interest of the United States Government and the merchant marine.
(Pub. L. 109–304, § 8(c), , 120 Stat. 1666.)
| Historical and Revision Notes | ||
|---|---|---|
| Revised Section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
| 57511 | 46 App.:1201. | June 29, 1936, ch. 858, title VII, § 711, 49 Stat. 2010; Pub. L. 97–31, § 12(113), Aug. 6, 1981, 95 Stat. 163. |
The words “for a term the Secretary considers to be” are substituted for “until , shall be for terms of three years or less as the Secretary of Transportation may decide: Provided, That after , charters may be executed by the Secretary of Transportation for such terms as the experience gained by the Secretary of Transportation shall indicate are” to eliminate unnecessary and obsolete words.