§ 891c. Design of NOAA vessels

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. 1992

   NOAA Fleet Modernization Act

   Pub. L. 102–567 title VI § 605 · 106 Stat. 4270

   Enacted · 33 U.S.C. § 891c

   Pub. L. 102–567, title VI, § 605, Oct. 29, 1992, 106 Stat. 4300

   Source evidence

   Code source credit
   Pub. L. 102–567, title VI, § 605, Oct. 29, 1992, 106 Stat. 4300

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   SEC. 605. DESIGN OF NOAA VESSELS (a) Design Requirement.— Except for the vessel designs identified under subsection (b), the Secretary, working through the Office of the NOAA Corps Operations and the Systems Procurement Office, shall— (1) prepare requirements for each class of vessel to be constructed or converted under the Plan; and (2) contract competitively from nongovernmental entities with expertise in shipbuilding for vessel design and construction based on the requirements for each class of vessel to be acquired. (b) Exception.— The Secretary shall— (1) report to Congress identifying any existing vessel design or design proposal that meets the requirements of the Plan within 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act and shall promptly advise the Congress of any modification of these designs; and (2) submit to Congress as part of the annual update of the Plan required in section 604, any subsequent existing vessel design or design proposals that meet the requirements of the Plan.

2. 2025

   Pub. L. 119–60 § 8402(a)(3)(A) · 139 Stat. 1909

   Substituted · 33 U.S.C. § 891c(a)

   Pub. L. 119–60, § 8402(a)(3)(A), substituted “acting through the Assistant Administrator of NOAA for Marine and Aviation Operations” for “working through the Office of the NOAA Corps Operations and the Systems Procurement Office” in introductory provisions

   Unresolved: Pub. L. 119–60 was not found in the local Statutes at Large index.

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 119–60, § 8402(a)(3)(A), substituted “acting through the Assistant Administrator of NOAA for Marine and Aviation Operations” for “working through the Office of the NOAA Corps Operations and the Systems Procurement Office” in introductory provisions.

3. 2025

   Pub. L. 119–60 § 8402(a)(3)(B) · 139 Stat. 1909

   Substituted · 33 U.S.C. § 891c(a)

   Pub. L. 119–60, § 8402(a)(3)(B), substituted “, acting through the Assistant Administrator of NOAA for Marine and Aviation Operations, shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Natural Resources and the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of the House of Representatives,” for “shall—

   Unresolved: Pub. L. 119–60 was not found in the local Statutes at Large index.

   Target inherited from the preceding amendment note.

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Pub. L. 119–60, § 8402(a)(3)(B), substituted “, acting through the Assistant Administrator of NOAA for Marine and Aviation Operations, shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Natural Resources and the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of the House of Representatives,” for “shall—

   “(1) report to Congress identifying any existing vessel design or design proposal that meets the requirements of the Plan within 30 days after October 29, 1992, and shall promptly advise the Congress of any modification of these designs; and “(2) submit to Congress”, and struck out “subsequent” before “existing vessel design”.

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