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title: "46 U.S.C. § 56501"
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description: "Definition"
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kind: "code_section"
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title_number: 46
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title_name: "SHIPPING"
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chapter_number: "565"
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chapter_name: "ESSENTIAL VESSELS AFFECTED BY NEUTRALITY ACT"
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section: "56501"
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citation: "46 U.S.C. § 56501"
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release_date: "2026-06-26"
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# 46 U.S.C. § 56501 - Definition
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## Text
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In this chapter, the term “essential vessel” means a vessel that is—
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(1) (A) security for a mortgage indebtedness to the United States Government; or
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(B) constructed under this subtitle or required by a contract under this subtitle to be operated on a certain essential foreign trade route; and
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(2) necessary in the interests of commerce and national defense to be maintained in condition for prompt use.
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(Pub. L. 109–304, § 8(c), Oct. 6, 2006, 120 Stat. 1656.)
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## Notes
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Historical and Revision Notes RevisedSectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 5650146 App.:1242a(a).June 29, 1940, ch. 442, subdiv. (a), 54 Stat. 684.
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