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# 14 U.S.C. § 952 - Construction of Coast Guard vessels and assignment of vessel projects

## Text

The assignment of Coast Guard vessel conversion, alteration, and repair projects shall be based on economic and military considerations and may not be restricted by a requirement that certain parts of Coast Guard shipwork be assigned to a particular type of shipyard or geographical area or by a similar requirement.

(Added Pub. L. 115–282, title III, § 310(a), Dec. 4, 2018, 132 Stat. 4248.)