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Ingested titles 12–51 and 54 from OLRC USLM XML @119-100 (the whole Code now, uniform edition; Title 53 is reserved/empty). LegalText 11,221 -> 59,740; repo total 105,704 records. Deterministic (byte-identical rerun, verified on Title 42's 8,356 sections); make check green. make legal-us-code default now covers every title. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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type: "LegalText"
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title: "14 U.S.C. § 1159"
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description: "Floating drydock for United States Coast Guard Yard"
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jurisdiction: "us"
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corpus: "united_states_code"
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kind: "code_section"
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title_number: 14
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title_name: "COAST GUARD"
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chapter_number: "11"
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chapter_name: "ACQUISITIONS"
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section: "1159"
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citation: "14 U.S.C. § 1159"
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release_point: "119-100"
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release_date: "2026-06-26"
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source: "official"
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---
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# 14 U.S.C. § 1159 - Floating drydock for United States Coast Guard Yard
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## Text
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(a) In General.— Except as provided in subsection (b), the Commandant, using funds appropriated pursuant to section 1181, may not acquire, procure, or construct a floating dry dock for the Coast Guard Yard.
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(b) Permissible Acquisition, Procurement, or Construction Methods.— Notwithstanding subsection (a) of this section and section 1105(a), the Commandant may—
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(1) provide for an entity other than the Coast Guard to contract for the acquisition, procurement, or construction of a floating drydock by contract, purchase, or other agreement;
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(2) construct a floating drydock at the Coast Guard Yard; or
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(3) acquire or procure a commercially available floating drydock.
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(c) Design Standards and Construction Practices.— To the extent practicable, a floating drydock acquired, procured, or constructed under this section shall reflect commercial design standards and commercial construction practices that are consistent with the best interests of the Federal Government.
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(d) Berthing Requirement.— Any floating drydock acquired, procured, or constructed under subsection (b) shall be berthed at the Coast Guard Yard in Baltimore, Maryland, when lifting or maintaining vessels.
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(e) Floating Drydock Defined.— In this section, the term “floating drydock” means equipment that is—
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(1) constructed in the United States; and
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(2) capable of meeting the lifting and maintenance requirements of an Offshore Patrol Cutter or a National Security Cutter.
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(Added Pub. L. 119–60, div. G, title LXXII, § 7214(a), Dec. 18, 2025, 139 Stat. 1695.)
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