{"data":{"id":"us/46-u.s.c.-57504","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"46 U.S.C. § 57504","heading":"Charter or sale of vessels acquired by Department of Transportation","body":"Vessels transferred to or otherwise acquired by the Department of Transportation in any manner may be chartered or sold by the Secretary of Transportation as provided in this chapter.","path":["Title 46—SHIPPING","CHAPTER 575—CONSTRUCTION, CHARTER, AND SALE OF VESSELS"],"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":"4bacd33472518eb693f2e8bdf3742a19e3b1621f53a6df09d371b95e9872f2bb","source_id":"us","stale":false,"prev":"us/46-u.s.c.-57503","next":"us/46-u.s.c.-57505"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}