{"data":{"id":"us/46-u.s.c.-58103","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"46 U.S.C. § 58103","heading":"Employing another person as managing or operating agent","body":"(a) Prohibition.—Except with the written consent of the Secretary of Transportation, a contractor holding a contract under the operating-differential subsidy program or under chapter 575 of this title may not—(1) employ another person as the managing or operating agent of the operator; or (2) charter a vessel, on which an operating-differential subsidy is to be paid, for operation by another person. (b) Applicability of Provisions to Charterer.—If a charter prohibited by this section is made, the person operating the chartered vessel is subject to all the provisions of this subtitle and the operating-differential subsidy program, including limitations of profits and salaries.","path":["Title 46—SHIPPING","CHAPTER 581—RESTRICTIONS AND PENALTIES"],"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":"2c1ac322a7cad2a9fc8081b1e30cd555f764c2f993110fb6f29db126646aee52","source_id":"us","stale":false,"prev":"us/46-u.s.c.-58102","next":"us/46-u.s.c.-58104"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}