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46 USC § 53718 - Annual report to Congress 

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identifier: "/us/usc/t46/s53718"
source: "usc"
legal_status: "official_legal_evidence"
title: "46 USC § 53718 - Annual report to Congress"
title_number: 46
title_name: "SHIPPING"
section_number: "53718"
section_name: "Annual report to Congress"
chapter_number: 537
chapter_name: "LOANS AND GUARANTEES"
subchapter_number: "I"
subchapter_name: "GENERAL"
part_number: "C"
part_name: "Financial Assistance Programs"
positive_law: true
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-03-26"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 109–304, § 8(c), Oct. 6, 2006, 120 Stat. 1617; Pub. L. 109–163, div. C, title XXXV, § 3507(c)(3), Jan. 6, 2006, 119 Stat. 3556; Pub. L. 110–181, div. C, title XXXV, § 3522(a)(9)(C), (b), Jan. 28, 2008, 122 Stat. 598.)"
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# § 53718. Annual report to Congress

The Administrator shall report to Congress annually on the loan guarantee program under this chapter. Each report shall include—

**(1)** the size, in dollars, of the portfolio of loans guaranteed;

**(2)** the size, in dollars, of projects in the portfolio facing financial difficulties;

**(3)** the number and type of projects covered;

**(4)** a profile of pending loan applications;

**(5)** the amount of appropriations available for new guarantees;

**(6)** a profile of each project approved since the last report; and

**(7)** a profile of any defaults since the last report.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 109–304, § 8(c), Oct. 6, 2006, 120 Stat. 1617; Pub. L. 109–163, div. C, title XXXV, § 3507(c)(3), Jan. 6, 2006, 119 Stat. 3556; Pub. L. 110–181, div. C, title XXXV, § 3522(a)(9)(C), (b), Jan. 28, 2008, 122 Stat. 598.)

| RevisedSection | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 53718 | 46 App.:1280b. | Pub. L. 108–136, title XXXV, § 3527, Nov. 24, 2003, 117 Stat. 1802. |

## Editorial Notes

### Amendments

2008—, repealed . See 2006 Amendment note below.

, incorporated the substance of the amendment by , into this section by substituting “Administrator” for “Secretary of Transportation” in introductory provisions. See 2006 Amendment note below and , set out as a Legislative Purpose and Construction note preceding .

2006—, which directed the amendment of section 1280b of the former Appendix to this title from which this section was derived, was repealed by . See 2008 Amendment notes and Historical and Revision notes above.