46 USC § 53512 - FIFO and LIFO withdrawals

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title: "46 USC § 53512 - FIFO and LIFO withdrawals"
title_number: 46
title_name: "SHIPPING"
section_number: "53512"
section_name: "FIFO and LIFO withdrawals"
chapter_number: 535
chapter_name: "CAPITAL CONSTRUCTION FUNDS"
part_number: "C"
part_name: "Financial Assistance Programs"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-03-26"
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source_credit: "(Pub. L. 109–304, § 8(c), Oct. 6, 2006, 120 Stat. 1599.)"
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# § 53512. FIFO and LIFO withdrawals

**(a)** **FIFO.—** Except as provided in subsection (b), an amount withdrawn from an account under this chapter shall be treated as withdrawn on a first-in-first-out basis.

**(b)** **LIFO.—** An amount withdrawn from an account under this chapter shall be treated as withdrawn on a last-in-first-out basis if it is—

**(1)** a nonqualified withdrawal for research, development, and design expenses incident to new and advanced vessel design, machinery, and equipment; or

**(2)** an amount treated as a nonqualified withdrawal under section 53510(d) of this title.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 109–304, § 8(c), Oct. 6, 2006, 120 Stat. 1599.)

| RevisedSection | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 53512 | 46 App.:1177(h)(2) (last sentence). | June 29, 1936, ch. 858, title VI, § 607(h)(2) (last sentence), 49 Stat. 2005; June 23, 1938, ch. 600, §§ 23–28, 52 Stat. 960; Aug. 4, 1939, ch. 417, § 10, 53 Stat. 1185; July 17, 1952, ch. 939, §§ 17–19, 66 Stat. 764; Pub. L. 85–637, Aug. 14, 1958, 72 Stat. 216; Pub. L. 86–518, § 1, June 12, 1960, 74 Stat. 216; Pub. L. 87–45, § 6, May 27, 1961, 75 Stat. 91; Pub. L. 87–271, Sept. 21, 1961, 75 Stat. 570; restated Pub. L. 91–469, § 21(a), Oct. 21, 1970, 84 Stat. 1030. |