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46 U.S.C. § 57521

U.S. CodeFederalPositive Law
Termination of charter during national emergency
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Title
46 — Shipping
Chapter
STV/PTF/CH575
Release
119-84
Release Date
2026-04-17

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A charter under this chapter shall provide that during a national emergency proclaimed by the President or a period for which the President has proclaimed that the security of the national defense makes it advisable, the Secretary of Transportation may terminate the charter without cost to the United States Government on such notice to the charterer as the President determines. (Pub. L. 109–304, § 8(c), Oct. 6, 2006, 120 Stat. 1668.) Historical and Revision Notes RevisedSectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 5752146 App.:1202(d).June 29, 1936, ch. 858, title VII, § 712(d), 49 Stat. 2010; Aug. 7, 1939, ch. 555, § 1, 53 Stat. 1254; Pub. L. 97–31, § 12(114), Aug. 6, 1981, 95 Stat. 163.

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