An Act to further amend the shipping laws to prohibit operation in the coastwise trade of a rebuilt vessel unless the entire rebuilding is effected within the United States, and for other purposes.
PL 86-583 (S.3189), enacted 07/05/1960

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"(1) a statement setting forth the distinguished service and 
recommending official recognition of it was made and supported 
by sufficient evidence within two years after the distinguished 
service; and 
"(2) no award was made, because the statement was lost or 
through inadvertence the recommendation was not acted on; 
a medal of honor, distinguished-service cross, distinguished-service 
medal, or device in place thereof, as the case may be, may be 
awarded to the person concerned within two years after the date 
of that determination." 
Approved July 5, 1960. 
Public Law 86-583. 
AN ACT 
To furthei- amend the shipping laws to prohibit operation in the coastwise trade 
of a rebuilt vessel unless the entire rebuilding is effected within the United 
States, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That the second 
proviso of section 27 of the Merchant Marine Act, 1920, as amended 
(U.S.C, 1958 edition, title 46, sec. 883), is amended to read as follows: 
^''Provided further^ That no vessel of more than five hundred gross 
tons which has acquired the lawful right to engage in the coastwise 
trade, by virtue of having been built in or documented under the 
laws of the United States, and which has later been rebuilt, shall 
have the right thereafter to engage in the coastwise trade, unless the 
entire rebuilding, including the construction of any major compo-
nents of the hull or superstructure of the vessel, is effected within the 
United States, its Territories (not including trust territories), or its 
possessions:" 
SEC. 2. The first sentence of section 2 of the Act of July 14, 1956 
(U.S.C. 1958 edition, title 46, sec. 883a) is amended to read: "If any 
vessel of more than five hundred gross tons documented under the 
laws of the United States, or last documented under such laws, is re-
built, and any part of the rebuilding, including the construction of 
major components of the hull and superstructure of the vessel, is not 
effected within the United States, its Territories (not including trust 
territories) or its possessions, a report of the circumstances of such 
rebuilding shall be made to the Secretary of the Treasury, upon the 
first arrival of the vessel thereafter at a port within the customs 
territory of the United States, if rebuilt outside the United States, 
its Territories (not including trust territories), or its possessions, or, 
in any other case, upon completion of the rebuilding, in accordance 
with such regulations as the Secretary may prescribe." 
SEC. 3. The Secretary of the Treasury shall prescribe such regula-
tions as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this Act. 
SEC. 4. This Act shall be effective from the time of enactment 
hereof: Provided, however. That no vessel shall be deemed to have lost 
its coastwise privileges as a result of the amendments made by this 
Act if it is rebuilt within the United States, its Territories (not in-
cluding trust territories), or its possessions under a contract executed 
before such date of enactment and if the work of rebuilding is com-
menced not later than twenty-four months after such date of enact-
ment. 
Approved July 5, 1960. 
July 5, 1960 
[S. 3189] 
Rebuilt 
vessels 
in coastwise trade. 
70 Stat. 544. 
70 Stat. 544. 
Regulations. 
Effective date. 
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