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LegalText 46 U.S.C. § 50106 Studies on the operation of vessels us united_states_code code_section 46 SHIPPING 501 POLICY, STUDIES, AND REPORTS 50106 46 U.S.C. § 50106 current 119-100 2026-06-26 official https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/100/xml_usc46@119-100.zip /us/usc/t46/s50106 data/legal/raw/us/code/title-46/usc46.xml 51c9b0371e3415a085873ac4616c217da5b95890fc118341a12bc7bbd5616f1f eb1331aa3c08ed87231a3606d86b30d1b5942cdf8542f6a3df8ac1d66e86057f 2101cb9a9372674f8058fea72f2142a1492a1409212929b2e61e78881959fed2 2026-07-04 official
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46 U.S.C. § 50106 - Studies on the operation of vessels

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(a) Relative Costs.— The Secretary of Transportation shall investigate, determine, and keep current records of the relative cost of marine insurance, maintenance, repairs, wages and subsistence of officers and crews, and all other items of expense, in the operation of comparable vessels under the laws and regulations of the United States and those of the foreign countries whose vessels are substantial competitors of American vessels.

(b) Shipyards.— The Secretary shall investigate, determine, and keep current records of the number, location, and efficiency of shipyards in the United States.

(c) Navigation Laws.— The Secretary shall examine the navigation laws and regulations of the United States and make such recommendations to Congress as the Secretary considers proper for the amendment, improvement, and revision of those laws and for the development of the merchant marine of the United States.

(Pub. L. 109304, § 8(b), Oct. 6, 2006, 120 Stat. 1559.)

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Historical and Revision Notes RevisedSectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 50106(a)46 App.:811 (1st sentence words after 1st comma).Sept. 7, 1916, ch. 451, § 12 (1st sentence words after 1st comma, 3d sentence), 39 Stat. 732; Ex. Ord. No. 6166, § 12, eff. June 10, 1933; June 29, 1936, ch. 858, title II, § 204, title IX, § 904, 49 Stat. 1987, 2016; Pub. L. 9731, § 12(27), Aug. 6, 1981, 95 Stat. 155. 46 App.:1121(e).June 29, 1936, ch. 858, title II, § 211(e), (g), 49 Stat. 1989; Pub. L. 91469, §§ 4(2), 5, 35(a), Oct. 21, 1970, 84 Stat. 1018, 1035; Pub. L. 9731, § 12(67), Aug. 6, 1981, 95 Stat. 159. 50106(b)46 App.:1121(g). 50106(c)46 App.:811 (3d sentence). In subsection (b), the words “existing on June 29, 1936, or thereafter built” are omitted as obsolete.