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§51501 General support program
Title 46 › Subtitle Subtitle V— - Merchant Marine › Part Part B— - Merchant Marine Service › Chapter CHAPTER 515— - STATE MARITIME ACADEMY SUPPORT PROGRAM › § 51501
Summary
The Transportation Secretary must help State maritime academies train people for the U.S. merchant marine, help make courses on new ships and technology, and designate the academies as American Maritime Centers of Excellence.
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Title 46, §51501
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(a)The Secretary of Transportation shall cooperate with and assist State maritime academies in providing instruction to individuals to prepare them for service in the merchant marine of the United States.
(b)The Secretary shall provide to each State maritime academy guidance and assistance in developing courses on the operation and maintenance of new vessels, on equipment, and on innovations being introduced to the merchant marine of the United States.
(c)The Secretary shall designate each State maritime academy as an American Maritime Center of Excellence.
Legislative History
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Historical and Revision Notes
Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 51501(a)46 App.:1295c(a).June 29, 1936, ch. 858, title XIII, § 1304(a), (d)(2), as added Pub. L. 96–453, § 2, Oct. 15, 1980, 94 Stat. 2003, 2004. 51501(b)46 App.:1295c(d)(2).
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Amendments
2019—Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 116–92 added subsec. (c).
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46 U.S.C. § 51501
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Apr 6, 2026
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