Title 33 — Navigation and Navigable WatersRelease 119-73not60
§891g Interoperability
Title 33 › Chapter 17— NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION › Subchapter III— NOAA FLEET MODERNIZATION › § 891g
Summary
The Secretary must talk with the Navy’s Oceanographer about steps, with the Navy paying any costs, to make sure NOAA ships can work together with Navy ships, including how they are run, kept up, and fixed.
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Title 33, §891g
Navigation and Navigable Waters — Source: USLM XML via OLRC
The Secretary shall consult with the Oceanographer of the Navy regarding appropriate measures that should be taken, on a reimbursable basis, to ensure that NOAA vessels are interoperable with vessels of the Department of the Navy, including with respect to operation, maintenance, and repair of those vessels.
Legislative History
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Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Interoperability of Vessels Pub. L. 102–567, title IV, § 401(b)(5), Oct. 29, 1992, 106 Stat. 4291, provided that: “The Secretary of Commerce shall consult with the Oceanographer of the Navy regarding appropriate cost effective and practical measures to allow vessels of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to be interoperable with vessels of the Department of the Navy, including with respect to operation, maintenance, and repair of those vessels.”
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33 U.S.C. § 891g
Title 33 — Navigation and Navigable Waters
Last Updated
Apr 5, 2026
Release point: 119-73not60