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46 U.S.C. 57100: National Defense Reserve Fleet

Created in 2017 by the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (Public Law 115-91). Changed by 3 later laws. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.

1 other section of the Code cite this one, including 10 U.S.C. 2218.

1 part of federal rules cite it as their authority, written by Maritime Administration, Department of Transportation (1).

This Congress

No bill we track in the 119th Congress changes this section.

    How it got here

    2024

    • Pub. L. 118–159, §3535(c)(1), substituted "chapter 563" for "section 902 of the Merchant Marine Act, 1936 (46 App. U.S.C. 1242)". (Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025) Law text · (b)
    • Pub. L. 118–159, §3535(c)(2), substituted "the use of such" for "the such use". (Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025) Law text · (f)

    2023

    • Pub. L. 118–31 substituted "an obsolete vessel" for "of insufficient value to remain in the National Defense Reserve Fleet". (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024) Law text · (g)

    2018

    • Pub. L. 115–232 substituted "section 8680 of title 10" for "section 7310 of title 10, United States Code,". (John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019) Law text · (d)

    2017

    • Pub. L. 115–91, §3502(b)(6)(A), inserted section enumerator and catchline. (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018) Law text
    • Pub. L. 115–91, §3502(a)(3), transferred section 11 of act Mar. 8, 1946, to this chapter and renumbered it as this section. See Codification note above. (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018) Law text
    • Pub. L. 115–91, §3502(b)(6)(A), inserted heading. (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018) Law text · (a)
    • Pub. L. 115–91, §3502(b)(6)(B), inserted heading. (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018) Law text · (b)
    • Pub. L. 115–91, §3502(b)(6)(C), inserted heading and struck out "of title 46, United States Code" after "section 3703a" in text. (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018) Law text · (e)

    Text, outline and history from the official U.S. Code (2024 edition) on GovInfo, published by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel. Changes made after that edition appear under This Congress.