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§57521 Termination of Charter During National Emergency
Title 46 › Subtitle V — Merchant Marine › Part F — Government-Owned Merchant Vessels › CHAPTER 575 — CONSTRUCTION, CHARTER, AND SALE OF VESSELS › SUBCHAPTER II — CHARTERS › § 57521
Summary
Charters must allow the Secretary of Transportation to end them without cost to the U.S. if the President declares an emergency or says it is needed for national defense, with whatever notice the President requires.
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Title 46, §57521
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A charter under this chapter shall provide that during a national emergency proclaimed by the President or a period for which the President has proclaimed that the security of the national defense makes it advisable, the Secretary of Transportation may terminate the charter without cost to the United States Government on such notice to the charterer as the President determines.
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Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 5752146 App.:1202(d).June 29, 1936, ch. 858, title VII, § 712(d), 49 Stat. 2010; Aug. 7, 1939, ch. 555, § 1, 53 Stat. 1254; Pub. L. 97–31, § 12(114), Aug. 6, 1981, 95 Stat. 163.
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46 U.S.C. § 57521
Title 46, Shipping
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Aug 21, 2026
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