U.S. Code > Title 50 War and National Defense > CHAPTER 12—VESSELS IN TERRITORIAL WATERS OF UNITED STATES (§§ 191—198) > § 197. Voluntary purchase or charter agreements

§ 197. Voluntary purchase or charter agreements

During any period in which vessels may be req­uisitioned under chapter 563 of title 46, the President is authorized through the Secretary of Transportation to acquire by voluntary agreement of purchase or charter the ownership or use of any merchant vessel not owned by citizens of the United States.