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§58103 Employing Another Person as Managing or Operating Agent
Title 46 › Subtitle Subtitle V— Merchant Marine › Part G— Restrictions and Penalties › Chapter 581— RESTRICTIONS AND PENALTIES › § 58103
Summary
Contractors under the operating-differential subsidy program or chapter 575 cannot let another operate or charter a vessel without the Secretary's written consent; if so, the operator must follow all subtitle and subsidy rules, including profit and salary limits.
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Title 46, §58103
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(a)Except with the written consent of the Secretary of Transportation, a contractor holding a contract under the operating-differential subsidy program or under chapter 575 of this title may not—
(1)employ another person as the managing or operating agent of the operator; or
(2)charter a vessel, on which an operating-differential subsidy is to be paid, for operation by another person.
(b)If a charter prohibited by this section is made, the person operating the chartered vessel is subject to all the provisions of this subtitle and the operating-differential subsidy program, including limitations of profits and salaries.
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Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 5810346 App.:1223(d).June 29, 1936, ch. 858, title VIII, § 805(d), 49 Stat. 2013; June 23, 1938, ch. 600, §§ 36, 37, 52 Stat. 963; Pub. L. 91–603, § 4(e), Dec. 31, 1970, 84 Stat. 1675; Pub. L. 97–31, § 12(122), Aug. 6, 1981, 95 Stat. 164; Pub. L. 104–239, § 4(b)(2), Oct. 8, 1996, 110 Stat. 3131. In subsection (a), the words “contractor holding a contract under the operating-differential subsidy program or under chapter 575 of this title” are substituted for “contractor holding a contract authorized under part A of subchapter VI or VII of this chapter” for the reasons explained under section 58101.
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46 U.S.C. § 58103
Title 46 — Shipping
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Apr 5, 2026
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