 So in original. The word “the” probably should not appear.

 So in original. Probably should be followed by a comma.

to private operators, citizens of the United States, or to any department or agency of the United States Government, without regard to the provisions of chapter 575, and any department or agency of the United States Government is authorized to enter into such charters.

Editorial Notes

Codification

Section, as added and amended by section 3504(c) of Pub. L. 115–91, is based on act Aug. 9, 1954, ch. 659, § 3, 68 Stat. 675; Pub. L. 89–670, § 6(b)(1), (2), Oct. 15, 1966, 80 Stat. 938; Pub. L. 97–31, § 12(152), Aug. 6, 1981, 95 Stat. 167, which was formerly classified to section 198 of Title 50, War and National Defense, before being transferred to this chapter and renumbered as this section.

Amendments

2017—Pub. L. 115–91, § 3504(c)(3)(A), substituted “section 56309 or 56310, as applicable” for “this Act” wherever appearing, except in first sentence of subsec. (c) and second sentence of subsec. (d).

Pub. L. 115–91, § 3504(c)(2), inserted section enumerator and catchline.

Pub. L. 115–91, § 3504(c)(1), transferred section 3 of act Aug. 9, 1954, to this chapter and renumbered it as this section. See Codification note above.

Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 115–91, § 3504(c)(3)(B), substituted “section 56309 or 56310, as applicable,” for “this Act” in first sentence and “Section 57109” for “The second paragraph of section 9 of the Shipping Act, 1916, as amended,” in third sentence.

Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 115–91, § 3504(c)(3)(C)(i)–(iii), substituted, in first sentence, “section 6101 of title 41” for “provisions of section 3709 of the Revised Statutes”, in second sentence, “section 56309 or 56310, as applicable,” for “this Act” and “section 6101 of title 41” for “said section 3709”, and, in third sentence, “chapter 575” for “title VII of the Merchant Marine Act, 1936”.

Subsec. (f). Pub. L. 115–91, § 3504(c)(3)(C)(iv), struck out subsec. (f) which read as follows: “When used in this Act, the term ‘documented’ means ‘registered’, ‘enrolled and licensed’, or ‘licensed’.” See section 56312 of this title.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Transfer of Functions

For transfer of authorities, functions, personnel, and assets of the Coast Guard, including the authorities and functions of the Secretary of Transportation relating thereto, to the Department of Homeland Security, and for treatment of related references, see sections 468(b), 551(d), 552(d), and 557 of Title 6, Domestic Security, and the Department of Homeland Security Reorganization Plan of November 25, 2002, as modified, set out as a note under section 542 of Title 6.

“Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating” substituted in subsec. (a) for “Secretary of the Treasury” pursuant to section 6(b)(1), (2) of Pub. L. 89–670, which transferred Coast Guard to Department of Transportation and transferred to and vested in Secretary of Transportation functions, powers, and duties relating to Coast Guard, of Secretary of the Treasury and of all other officers and offices of Department of the Treasury, and which provided that notwithstanding such transfer Coast Guard shall operate as part of Navy in time of war or when President directs as provided in former section 3 (now 103) of Title 14, Coast Guard. See section 108 of Title 49, Transportation.