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46 U.S.C. § 55304 — Exports financed by the United States Government
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It is the sense of Congress that any loans made by an instrumentality of the United States Government to foster the exporting of agricultural or other products shall provide that the products may be transported only on vessels of the United States unless, as to any or all of those products, the Secretary of Transportation, after investigation, certifies to the instrumentality that vessels of the United States are not available in sufficient number, in sufficient tonnage capacity, on necessary schedules, or at reasonable rates.
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It is the sense of Congress that any loans made by an instrumentality of the United States Government to foster the exporting of agricultural or other products shall provide that the products may be transported only on vessels of the United States unless, as to any or all of those products, the Secretary of Transportation, after investigation, certifies to the instrumentality that vessels of the United States are not available in sufficient number, in sufficient tonnage capacity, on necessary schedules, or at reasonable rates.
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### Statutory Notes
#### Codification
Section 616a, acts Mar. 26, 1934, ch. 90, 48 Stat. 500; June 29, 1936, ch. 858, title II, § 204, 49 Stat. 1987, which related to the shipment of exports financed by the Government in United States vessels, was transferred to [section 1241–1 of Title 46](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title46-section1241–1&num=0&edition=prelim), Appendix, Shipping, and was subsequently repealed and restated as [section 55304 of Title 46](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title46-section55304&num=0&edition=prelim), Shipping, by Pub. L. 109–304, §§ 8(c), 19, Oct. 6, 2006, 120 Stat. 1586, 1710.
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**(a) In General.—** The Secretary of Transportation, in consultation with the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating and the Commander of United States Transportation Command, shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate—
(1) a national maritime strategy; and
(2) not less often than once every five years after the submission of such strategy, an update to the strategy.
**(b) Contents.—** The strategy required under subsection (a) shall include each of the following:
(1) An identification of—
(A) international policies and Federal regulations and policies that reduce the competitiveness of United States-documented vessels with foreign vessels in domestic and international transportation markets; and
(B) the impact of reduced cargo flow due to reductions in the number of members of the United States Armed Forces stationed or deployed outside of the United States.
(2) Recommendations to—
(A) make United States-documented vessels more competitive in shipping routes between United States and foreign ports;
(B) increase the use of United States-documented vessels to carry cargo imported to and exported from the United States;
(C) ensure compliance by Federal agencies with chapter 553;
(D) increase the use of short sea transportation routes, including routes designated under section 55601(b), to enhance intermodal freight movements;
(E) enhance United States shipbuilding capability;
(F) invest in, and identify gaps in, infrastructure needed to facilitate the movement of goods at ports and throughout the transportation system, including innovative physical and information technologies;
(G) enha
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**(a) In general** The President shall establish a program under this subchapter to provide for the sale of agricultural commodities to developing countries and private entities for dollars on credit terms, or for local currencies (including for local currencies on credit terms) for use under this subchapter. Such program shall be implemented by the Secretary.
**(b) General authority** To carry out the policies and accomplish the objectives described in [section 1691 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section1691&num=0&edition=prelim), the Secretary may negotiate and execute agreements with developing countries and private entities to finance the sale and exportation of agricultural commodities to such countries and entities.
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TITLE 46—SHIPPING
§ 55303
expenses incurred on a foreign vessel in the ab-
sence of satisfactory proof of the necessity of
using the vessel.
(Pub. L. 109–304, § 8(c), Oct. 6, 2006, 120 Stat. 1642.)
HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES
Revised
Section
Source (U.S. Code)
Source (Statutes at Large)
55302 ..........
46 App.:1241(a).
June 29, 1936, ch. 858, title
IX, § 901(a), 49 Stat. 2015;
Aug. 26, 1954, ch. 936, 68
Stat. 832; Pub. L. 104–316,
title I, § 125, Oct. 19, 1996,
110 Stat. 3839.
In subsection (a), the words ‘‘by sea’’ are added for
clarity. The words ‘‘a territory or possession of the
United States’’ are substituted for ‘‘any of the posses-
sions of the United States’’ for consistency in the re-
vised title.
Executive Documents
EXEMPTIONS
Functions authorized by Foreign Assistance Act of
1961 as exempt, see Ex. Ord. No. 11223, eff. May 12, 1965,
30 F.R. 6635, set out under section 2393 of Title 22, For-
eign Relations and Intercourse.
§ 55303. Motor vehicles owned by United States
Government personnel
Notwithstanding any other law, privately-
owned American shipping services may be used
to transport motor vehicles owned by personnel
of the United States Government whenever
transportation of those vehicles at Government
expense is otherwise authorized by law.
(Pub. L. 109–304, § 8(c), Oct. 6, 2006, 120 Stat. 1642.)
HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES
Revised
Section
Source (U.S. Code)
Source (Statutes at Large)
55303 ..........
46 App.:1241(c).
June 29, 1936, ch. 858, title
IX, § 901(c), as added May
28, 1956, ch. 325, 70 Stat.
187.
§ 55304. Exports financed by the United States
Government
It is the sense of Congress that any loans made
by an instrumentality of the United States Gov-
ernment to foster the exporting of agricultur
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