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§55303 Motor Vehicles Owned by United States Government Personnel
Title 46 › Subtitle V — Merchant Marine › Part D — Promotional Programs › CHAPTER 553 — PASSENGER AND CARGO PREFERENCES › SUBCHAPTER I — GOVERNMENT IMPELLED TRANSPORTATION › § 55303
Summary
Private U.S. shippers may transport vehicles of government personnel when authorized, despite other laws.
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Title 46, §55303
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Notwithstanding any other law, privately-owned American shipping services may be used to transport motor vehicles owned by personnel of the United States Government whenever transportation of those vehicles at Government expense is otherwise authorized by law.
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Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 5530346 App.:1241(c).June 29, 1936, ch. 858, title IX, § 901(c), as added May 28, 1956, ch. 325, 70 Stat. 187.
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46 U.S.C. § 55303
Title 46, Shipping
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102