14 USC § 1159 - Floating drydock for United States Coast Guard Yard

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identifier: "/us/usc/t14/s1159"
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legal_status: "official_legal_evidence"
title: "14 USC § 1159 - Floating drydock for United States Coast Guard Yard"
title_number: 14
title_name: "COAST GUARD"
section_number: "1159"
section_name: "Floating drydock for United States Coast Guard Yard"
chapter_number: 11
chapter_name: "ACQUISITIONS"
subchapter_number: "III"
subchapter_name: "PROCUREMENT"
positive_law: true
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-03-26"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Added Pub. L. 119–60, div. G, title LXXII, § 7214(a), Dec. 18, 2025, 139 Stat. 1695.)"
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# § 1159. Floating drydock for United States Coast Guard Yard

**(a)** **In General.—** Except as provided in subsection (b), the Commandant, using funds appropriated pursuant to section 1181, may not acquire, procure, or construct a floating dry dock for the Coast Guard Yard.

**(b)** **Permissible Acquisition, Procurement, or Construction Methods.—** Notwithstanding subsection (a) of this section and section 1105(a), the Commandant may—

**(1)** provide for an entity other than the Coast Guard to contract for the acquisition, procurement, or construction of a floating drydock by contract, purchase, or other agreement;

**(2)** construct a floating drydock at the Coast Guard Yard; or

**(3)** acquire or procure a commercially available floating drydock.

**(c)** **Design Standards and Construction Practices.—** To the extent practicable, a floating drydock acquired, procured, or constructed under this section shall reflect commercial design standards and commercial construction practices that are consistent with the best interests of the Federal Government.

**(d)** **Berthing Requirement.—** Any floating drydock acquired, procured, or constructed under subsection (b) shall be berthed at the Coast Guard Yard in Baltimore, Maryland, when lifting or maintaining vessels.

**(e)** **Floating Drydock Defined.—** In this section, the term “floating drydock” means equipment that is—

**(1)** constructed in the United States; and

**(2)** capable of meeting the lifting and maintenance requirements of an Offshore Patrol Cutter or a National Security Cutter.

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**Source Credit**: (Added Pub. L. 119–60, div. G, title LXXII, § 7214(a), Dec. 18, 2025, 139 Stat. 1695.)