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46 U.S.C. § 55302 — Transportation of United States Government personnel
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**(a) In General.—** An officer or employee of the United States Government traveling by sea on official business overseas or to or from a territory or possession of the United States shall travel and transport personal effects on a vessel documented under the laws of the United Sates if such a vessel is available, unless the necessity of the mission requires the use of a foreign vessel.
**(b) Regulations.—** The Administrator of General Services shall prescribe regulations under which agencies may not pay for or reimburse an officer or employee for travel or transportation expenses incurred on a foreign vessel in the absence of satisfactory proof of the necessity of using the vessel.
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**(a) In General.—** An officer or employee of the United States Government traveling by sea on official business overseas or to or from a territory or possession of the United States shall travel and transport personal effects on a vessel documented under the laws of the United Sates if such a vessel is available, unless the necessity of the mission requires the use of a foreign vessel.
**(b) Regulations.—** The Administrator of General Services shall prescribe regulations under which agencies may not pay for or reimburse an officer or employee for travel or transportation expenses incurred on a foreign vessel in the absence of satisfactory proof of the necessity of using the vessel.
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**(a) Contracts and expenditure of funds** Whenever the President determines it to be in furtherance of the purposes of this chapter, the functions authorized under this chapter may be performed without regard to such provisions of law (other than the Renegotiation Act of 1951, as amended (50 U.S.C. App. 1211 et seq.)),11 See References in Text note below. regulating the making, performance, amendment, or modification of contracts and the expenditure of funds of the United States Government as the President may specify.
**(b) Neutrality laws** The functions authorized under subchapter II of this chapter may be performed without regard to such provisions as the President may specify of subchapter II of chapter 9 of this title.
**(c) Assignment of personnel** Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 3544(b) and 8544(b) 1 of title 10, personnel of the Department of Defense may be assigned or detailed to any civil office to carry out this chapter.
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**(a) Delegation of powers; submission of proposal for delegation to Congress** The President may delegate, to such officers of the Government as he determines to be appropriate, any of the powers conferred upon him by this chapter to the extent that he finds such delegation to be in the interest of the purposes expressed in this chapter and the efficient administration of the programs undertaken pursuant to this chapter: Provided, That where the President has delegated any of such powers to any officer, before the President implements any proposal for the delegation of any of such powers to another officer, that proposal shall be submitted to the Speaker of the House of Representatives and to the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate, and thereafter a period of not less than sixty days shall have elapsed while Congress is in session. In computing such sixty days, there shall be excluded the days on which either House is not in session because of an adjournment of more than three days.
**(b) Employment of personnel** The President is authorized to employ such other personnel as he deems necessary to carry out the provisions and purposes of this chapter, and of such personnel not to exceed ten may be compensated without regard to the provisions of chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of title 5, but not in excess of the highest rate of grade 18 of the General Schedule. Such positions shall be in addition to the number authorized by [section 5108 of title 5](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section5108&num=0&edition=prelim).
**(c) Repealed. Pub. L. 96–465, title II, § 2205(7), Oct. 17, 1980, 94 Stat. 2160**
**(d) Extension of benefits** For the purpose of performing functions under this chapter outside the United States,
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The President is authorized to designate the head of any department or agency of the United States Government, or any official thereof who is required to be appointed by the President by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, to perform any functions conferred upon the President by this chapter. If the President shall so specify, any individual so designated under this section is authorized to redelegate to any of his subordinates any functions authorized to be performed by him under this section, except the function of exercising the waiver authority specified in [section 2602(b) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section2602/b&num=0&edition=prelim).
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TITLE 46—SHIPPING
§ 55302
1 So in original. Does not conform to subchapter heading.
Secretary shall report to Congress within 30
days an action eliminating priority loading
under this section.
(Pub. L. 109–304, § 8(c), Oct. 6, 2006, 120 Stat. 1642,
§ 55301; renumbered § 55123, Pub. L. 116–283, div.
A, title X, § 1024(b)(1)(A), Jan. 1, 2021, 134 Stat.
3842.)
HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES
Revised
Section
Source (U.S. Code)
Source (Statutes at Large)
55301 ..........
46 App.:1121–1.
Pub. L. 96–387, § 5, Oct. 7,
1980, 94 Stat. 1546; Pub. L.
97–31, § 12(68), Aug. 6, 1981,
95 Stat. 159; Pub. L. 99–662,
title IX, § 947, Nov. 17,
1986, 100 Stat. 4200.
Editorial Notes
AMENDMENTS
2021—Pub. L. 116–283 renumbered section 55301 of this
title as this section.
CHAPTER 553—PASSENGER AND CARGO
PREFERENCES
SUBCHAPTER I—GENERAL 1
Sec.
55301.
Report on administration of programs by
other Federal departments and agencies.
55302.
Transportation of United States Government
personnel.
55303.
Motor vehicles owned by United States Gov-
ernment personnel.
55304.
Exports financed by the United States Gov-
ernment.
55305.
Cargoes procured, furnished, or financed by
the United States Government.
SUBCHAPTER II—EXPORT TRANSPORTATION OF
AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES
55311.
Findings and purposes.
55312.
Determining prevailing world market price.
55313.
Exemption of certain agricultural exports
from cargo preference provisions.
55314.
Transportation requirements for certain ex-
ports sponsored by the Secretary of Agri-
culture.
55315.
Minimum tonnage.
[55316, 55317. Repealed.]
55318.
Effect on other law.
SUBCHAPTER III—AMERICAN GREAT LAKES
VESSELS
55331.
Definitions.
55332.
Designating American Great Lakes vessels.
55333.
Exemption from res
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