46 U.S.C. § 55304
Exports financed by the United States Government
United States · Title 46 — SHIPPING · Status: effective
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- 46 U.S.C. § 55304, Exports financed by the United States Government, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/488364
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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.
Legislative history
The public laws that enacted or amended this section. Tallies are for the whole bill as it passed each chamber — often an omnibus covering far more than this provision — not a vote on this section alone.
- To complete the codification of title 46, United States Code, "Shipping", as positive law.House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally