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§2631a Contingency Planning: Sealift and Related Intermodal Transportation Requirements
Title 10 › Subtitle Subtitle A— General Military Law › Part IV— SERVICE, SUPPLY, AND PROPERTY › Chapter 157— TRANSPORTATION › § 2631a
Summary
The Secretary of Defense must make sure DoD studies, reports, and actions about sealift and intermodal transport consider the full capabilities of companies that operate privately owned U.S.-flag merchant ships. At least once a year, each such operator must be allowed to present its port-to-port and intermodal capacity information to the Department.
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Title 10, §2631a
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(a)The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that all studies and reports of the Department of Defense, and all actions taken in the Department of Defense, concerning sealift and related intermodal transportation requirements take into consideration the full range of the transportation and distribution capabilities that are available from operators of privately owned United States flag merchant vessels.
(b)The Secretary shall afford each operator of a vessel referred to in subsection (a), not less often than annually, an opportunity to present to the Department of Defense information on its port-to-port and intermodal transportation capacities.
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10 U.S.C. § 2631a
Title 10 — Armed Forces
Last Updated
Apr 3, 2026
Release point: 119-73not60