46 USC 53403 – Award of operating agreements
(a)
Terms Used In 46 USC 53403
- Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- vessel: includes every description of watercraft or other artificial contrivance used, or capable of being used, as a means of transportation on water. See 1 USC 3
(b)
(1)
(2)
(A) vessel capabilities, as established by the Secretary of Defense; then
(B) after consideration of vessel type, according to an applicant’s record of owning and operating vessels; then
(C) after consideration of ownership and operation, according to such additional priorities as the Secretary of Transportation may consider appropriate.
(3)
(c)
(1) for each of fiscal years 2022 and 2023, 10 vessels; and
(2) for any subsequent fiscal year, 20 vessels.
(d)