{"data":{"id":"us/16-u.s.c.-4713","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"16 U.S.C. § 4713","heading":"Armed services ballast water programs","body":"(a) Department of Defense vesselsSubject to operational conditions, the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Secretary, the Task Force, and the International Maritime Organization, shall implement a ballast water management program for seagoing vessels of the Department of Defense to minimize the risk of introduction of nonindigenous species from releases of ballast water. (b) Coast Guard vesselsSubject to operational conditions, the Secretary, in consultation with the Task Force and the International Maritime Organization, shall implement a ballast water management program for seagoing vessels of the Coast Guard to minimize the risk of introduction of nonindigenous species from releases of ballast water.","path":["Title 16—CONSERVATION","CHAPTER 67—AQUATIC NUISANCE PREVENTION AND CONTROL"],"source_url":"https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/103/xml_usc16@119-103.zip","current_through":"Public Law 119-103 (09/02/2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-10T05:56:44Z","sha256":"3ae3589c22f64a0e6d03d6f9e4b54742fc0054fda8422514890a2c8ddccc79fd","source_id":"us","stale":true,"prev":"us/16-u.s.c.-4712","next":"us/16-u.s.c.-4714"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}