14 U.S.C. § 1153Chapter 11

§1153. Prohibition on overhaul, repair, and maintenance of Coast Guard vessels in foreign shipyards

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§1153. Prohibition on overhaul, repair, and maintenance of Coast Guard vessels in foreign shipyards

A Coast Guard vessel the home port of which is in the United States or Guam may not be overhauled, repaired, or maintained in a shipyard outside the United States or Guam, other than in the case of voyage repairs.

Editorial Notes

Amendments

2018—Pub. L. 115–282 renumbered section 96 of this title as this section.

2010—Pub. L. 111–281 substituted "in the United States or Guam" for "in a State of the United States" and inserted "or Guam" after "outside the United States".

Last amended: December 31, 2024

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