33 USC § 891g - Interoperability

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title: "33 USC § 891g - Interoperability"
title_number: 33
title_name: "NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS"
section_number: "891g"
section_name: "Interoperability"
chapter_number: 17
chapter_name: "NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION"
subchapter_number: "III"
subchapter_name: "NOAA FLEET MODERNIZATION"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(Pub. L. 102–567, title VI, § 609, Oct. 29, 1992, 106 Stat. 4303.)"
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# § 891g. Interoperability

The Secretary shall consult with the Oceanographer of the Navy regarding appropriate measures that should be taken, on a reimbursable basis, to ensure that NOAA vessels are interoperable with vessels of the Department of the Navy, including with respect to operation, maintenance, and repair of those vessels.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 102–567, title VI, § 609, Oct. 29, 1992, 106 Stat. 4303.)

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Interoperability of Vessels

> “The Secretary of Commerce shall consult with the Oceanographer of the Navy regarding appropriate cost effective and practical measures to allow vessels of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to be interoperable with vessels of the Department of the Navy, including with respect to operation, maintenance, and repair of those vessels.”

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