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14 U.S.C. 1151: Restriction on construction of vessels in foreign shipyards

Created in 1988 by Public Law 100-448. Changed by 1 later law. 1 new law this Congress changed it.

This Congress

  • S. 1071 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 · became law · changed the section as a whole

How it got here

2018

  • Pub. L. 115–282 renumbered section 665 of this title as this section. (Frank LoBiondo Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2018) Law text

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