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Title 14 — Coast Guard

Chapter 11 — Acquisitions

§ 1153. Prohibition on overhaul, repair, and maintenance of Coast Guard vessels in foreign shipyards

Statutory text

A Coast Guard vessel the home port of which is in the United States or Guam may not be overhauled, repaired, or maintained in a shipyard outside the United States or Guam, other than in the case of voyage repairs.

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

  1. Coast Guard Authorization Act of 1996

    Pub. L. 104–324 title III § 311(a) · 110 Stat. 3901

    Enacted · 14 U.S.C. § 1153

    Added Pub. L. 104–324, title III, § 311(a), Oct. 19, 1996, 110 Stat. 3920, § 96

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    Added Pub. L. 104–324, title III, § 311(a), Oct. 19, 1996, 110 Stat. 3920, § 96

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (a) Prohibition.— Chapter 5 of title 14, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: “§ 96. Prohibition on overhaul, repair, and maintenance of Coast Guard vessels in foreign shipyards “A Coast Guard vessel the home port of which is in a State of the United States may not be overhauled, repaired, or maintained in a shipyard outside the United States, other than in the case of voyage repairs.”.

  2. Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2010

    Pub. L. 111–281 title II § 218 · 124 Stat. 2905

    1. Substituted · 14 U.S.C. § 1153

      Pub. L. 111–281 substituted “in the United States or Guam” for “in a State of the United States”

    2. Inserted · 14 U.S.C. § 1153

      Pub. L. 111–281 inserted “or Guam” after “outside the United States”

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Pub. L. 111–281 substituted “in the United States or Guam” for “in a State of the United States” and inserted “or Guam” after “outside the United States”.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    SEC. 218. HOME PORT OF COAST GUARD VESSELS IN GUAM.   Section 96 of title 14, United States Code, is amended— (1) by striking “a State of the United States” and inserting “the United States or Guam”; and (2) by inserting “or Guam” after “outside the United States”.

  3. Frank LoBiondo Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2018

    Pub. L. 115–282 title I § 108(b) · 132 Stat. 4192

    Changed · 14 U.S.C. § 1153

    Pub. L. 115–282 renumbered section 96 of this title as this section

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Pub. L. 115–282 renumbered section 96 of this title as this section.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (b) Redesignations and Transfers.— (1) Requirement.— The sections of title 14, United States Code, identified in the table provided in paragraph (2) are amended— (A) by redesignating the sections as described in the table; and (B) by transferring the sections, as necessary, so that the sections appear after the table of sections for chapter 11 of such title (as added by subsection (a)), in the order in which the sections are presented in the table. (2) Table.— The table referred to in paragraph (1) is the following: Title 14 section number before redesignationSection heading (provided for identification purposes only-not amended)Title 14 section number after redesignation 561Acquisition directorate1101 562Improvements in Coast Guard acquisition management1102 578Role of Vice Commandant in major acquisition programs1103 563Recognition of Coast Guard personnel for excellence in acquisition1104 564Prohibition on use of lead systems integrators1105 565Required contract terms1106 579Extension of major acquisition program contracts1107 566Department of Defense consultation1108 567Undefinitized contractual actions1109 569Mission need statement1110 571Identification of major system acquisitions1131 572Acquisition1132 573Preliminary development and demonstration1133 574Acquisition, production, deployment, and support1134 575Acquisition program baseline breach1135 576Acquisition approval authority1136 665Restriction on construction of vessels in foreign shipyards1151 577Advance procurement funding1152 96Prohibition on overhaul, repair, and maintenance of Coast Guard vessels in foreign shipyards1153 97Procurement of buoy chain1154 657Contract termination1155 581Definitions1171

4 of 4 references resolved to an enrolled provision

Editorial Notes

Amendments2010–2018 · 2 rounds

2018

Pub. L. 115–282 renumbered section 96 of this title as this section.

2010

Pub. L. 111–281 substituted “in the United States or Guam” for “in a State of the United States” and inserted “or Guam” after “outside the United States”.

Credits

1996–2018 · 3 acts
  1. 1996Added Pub. L. 104–324, title III, § 311(a), , 110 Stat. 3920, § 96
  2. 2010amended Pub. L. 111–281, title II, § 218, , 124 Stat. 2918
  3. 2018renumbered § 1153, Pub. L. 115–282, title I, § 108(b), , 132 Stat. 4208.
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(Added Pub. L. 104–324, title III, § 311(a), , 110 Stat. 3920, § 96; amended Pub. L. 111–281, title II, § 218, , 124 Stat. 2918; renumbered § 1153, Pub. L. 115–282, title I, § 108(b), , 132 Stat. 4208.)

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