Title 46, ShippingRelease 119-102
§42103 No Preference to Government-owned Vessels
Title 46 › Subtitle IV — Regulation of Ocean Shipping › Part B — Actions To Address Foreign Practices › CHAPTER 421 — REGULATIONS AFFECTING SHIPPING IN FOREIGN TRADE › § 42103
Summary
Rules cannot favor ships owned by the U.S. government. Ships owned and registered by U.S. citizens must be treated the same and not be passed over because the government owns a ship.
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Title 46, §42103
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A regulation may not give a vessel owned by the United States Government a preference over a vessel owned by citizens of the United States and documented under the laws of the United States.
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Historical and Revision Notes
Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 4210346 App.:876(d).June 5, 1920, ch. 250, § 19(d), 41 Stat. 995; Ex. Ord. No. 6166, § 12, eff. June 10, 1933; June 29, 1936, ch. 858, title II, § 204, title IX, § 904, 49 Stat. 1987, 2016; Pub. L. 105–258, title III, § 301, Oct. 14, 1998, 112 Stat. 1915.
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46 U.S.C. § 42103
Title 46, Shipping
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102