{"data":{"id":"us/46-u.s.c.-57308","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"46 U.S.C. § 57308","heading":"Use of vessels at least 25 years old","body":"An obsolete vessel acquired under this chapter that is or becomes at least 25 years old may not be used for commercial operation. However, the vessel may be used—(1) during a period in which vessels may be requisitioned under chapter 563 of this title; or (2) except as otherwise provided in this subtitle, on trade routes serving only the foreign trade of the United States.","path":["Title 46—SHIPPING","CHAPTER 573—VESSEL TRADE-IN PROGRAM"],"source_url":"https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/103/xml_usc46@119-103.zip","current_through":"Public Law 119-103 (09/02/2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-10T06:00:50Z","sha256":"ee07579b77103060d379a1987daba6c0f63d6302948d9b09453c2aee5465ec4e","source_id":"us","stale":true,"prev":"us/46-u.s.c.-57307","next":"us/46-u.s.c.-57501"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}