Title 14, Coast GuardRelease 119-102
§1153 Prohibition on Overhaul, Repair, and Maintenance of Coast Guard Vessels in Foreign Shipyards
Title 14 › SUBTITLE I — ESTABLISHMENT, POWERS, DUTIES, AND ADMINISTRATION › CHAPTER 11 — ACQUISITIONS › SUBCHAPTER III — PROCUREMENT › § 1153
Summary
U.S. or Guam Coast Guard ships can't be repaired abroad, except voyage repairs.
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Title 14, §1153
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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.
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Amendments
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”.
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Citation
14 U.S.C. § 1153
Title 14, Coast Guard
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102