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33 U.S.C. § 381 — Use of public vessels to suppress piracy

33 U.S.C. § 381

Type
Statute
Source
United States Code
Jurisdiction
Federal
Date
2025-01-06
Topic
litigation

The President is authorized to employ so many of the public armed vessels as in his judgment the service may require, with suitable instructions to the commanders thereof, in protecting the merchant vessels of the United States and their crews from piratical aggressions and depredations.

The President is authorized to employ so many of the public armed vessels as in his judgment the service may require, with suitable instructions to the commanders thereof, in protecting the merchant vessels of the United States and their crews from piratical aggressions and depredations.