46 USC 53303 – Persons eligible to establish funds
A construction reserve fund may be established by a citizen of the United States that—
(1) is operating a vessel in the foreign or domestic commerce of the United States or in the fisheries;
(2) owns, in whole or in part, a vessel being operated in the foreign or domestic commerce of the United States or in the fisheries;
(3) was operating a vessel in the foreign or domestic commerce of the United States or in the fisheries when it was bought or requisitioned by the United States Government;
(4) owned, in whole or in part, a vessel being operated in the foreign or domestic commerce of the United States or in the fisheries when it was bought or requisitioned by the Government; or
(5) had acquired or was having constructed a vessel to operate in the foreign or domestic commerce of the United States or in the fisheries when it was bought or requisitioned by the Government.
Terms Used In 46 USC 53303
- 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