Title 10, Armed ForcesRelease 119-110
§2631a Contingency Planning: Sealift and Related Intermodal Transportation Requirements
Title 10 › Subtitle A — General Military Law › PART IV — SERVICE, SUPPLY, AND PROPERTY › CHAPTER 157 — TRANSPORTATION › § 2631a
Summary
The Secretary of Defense must consider the transport and distribution abilities of companies that run privately owned U.S.-flag merchant ships when planning sealift and intermodal operations, and must let each company present its port-to-port and intermodal capacities at least once a year.
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Title 10, §2631a
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(a)Consideration of Private Capabilities.—
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)Private Capacities Presentations.—
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
Sep 22, 2026
Release point: 119-110