{"data":{"id":"us/46-u.s.c.-57511","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"46 U.S.C. § 57511","heading":"Demise charters","body":"A charter by the Secretary of Transportation under this chapter shall demise the vessel to the charterer subject to all usual conditions contained in a bareboat charter. The charter shall be for a term the Secretary considers to be in the best interest of the United States Government and the merchant marine.","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":"e6ce187362b720cfbffde0d4081e680953d96dae575f866d21677d91e21c6ef3","source_id":"us","stale":true,"prev":"us/46-u.s.c.-57506","next":"us/46-u.s.c.-57512"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}