46 USC § 57111 - Definition of obsolete vessel

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identifier: "/us/usc/t46/s57111"
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title: "46 USC § 57111 - Definition of obsolete vessel"
title_number: 46
title_name: "SHIPPING"
section_number: "57111"
section_name: "Definition of obsolete vessel"
chapter_number: 571
chapter_name: "GENERAL AUTHORITY"
part_number: "F"
part_name: "Government-Owned Merchant Vessels"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-03-26"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Added Pub. L. 118–31, div. C, title XXXV, § 3514(j)(1)(B), Dec. 22, 2023, 137 Stat. 811.)"
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# § 57111. Definition of obsolete vessel

In this chapter, the term “obsolete vessel” means a vessel that—

**(1)** is or will be in the custody and control of the Maritime Administration for purposes of disposing of the vessel; and

**(2)** has been determined by the Secretary of Transportation to be of insufficient value, with respect to the programs of the Maritime Administration, to warrant—

**(A)** preserving for future use or spare parts harvesting; or

**(B)** retaining in the National Defense Reserve Fleet.

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**Source Credit**: (Added Pub. L. 118–31, div. C, title XXXV, § 3514(j)(1)(B), Dec. 22, 2023, 137 Stat. 811.)

## Editorial Notes

### Prior Provisions

A prior section 57111 was renumbered .