46 USC § 57504 - Charter or sale of vessels acquired by Department of Transportation

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title: "46 USC § 57504 - Charter or sale of vessels acquired by Department of Transportation"
title_number: 46
title_name: "SHIPPING"
section_number: "57504"
section_name: "Charter or sale of vessels acquired by Department of Transportation"
chapter_number: 575
chapter_name: "CONSTRUCTION, CHARTER, AND SALE OF VESSELS"
subchapter_number: "I"
subchapter_name: "GENERAL"
part_number: "F"
part_name: "Government-Owned Merchant Vessels"
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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. 1665.)"
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# § 57504. Charter or sale of vessels acquired by Department of Transportation

Vessels transferred to or otherwise acquired by the Department of Transportation in any manner may be chartered or sold by the Secretary of Transportation as provided in this chapter.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 109–304, § 8(c), Oct. 6, 2006, 120 Stat. 1665.)

| RevisedSection | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 57504 | 46 App.:1194. | June 29, 1936, ch. 858, title VII, § 704, 49 Stat. 2008; Apr. 1, 1937, ch. 64, 50 Stat. 57; Pub. L. 97–31, § 12(106), Aug. 6, 1981, 95 Stat. 163. |