---
kind: "unit"
title: "33"
title_heading: "Navigation and Navigable Waters"
key: "ch17/schIII"
level: "subchapter"
label: "Subchapter III"
heading: "Noaa Fleet Modernization"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/33/ch17-schIII"
sections_count: 10
---

# Subchapter III — Noaa Fleet Modernization

Title 33 — Navigation and Navigable Waters › Chapter 17 — National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

## Sections

- [§891. Definitions](/usc/33/891.md)
- [§891a. Operation and maintenance of NOAA fleet](/usc/33/891a.md)
- [§891b. Fleet replacement and modernization Plan](/usc/33/891b.md)
- [§891c. Design of NOAA vessels](/usc/33/891c.md)
- [§891d. Contract authority](/usc/33/891d.md)
- [§891e. Restriction with respect to certain shipyard subsidies](/usc/33/891e.md)
- [§891e–1. Shipyards located outside of the United States](/usc/33/891e-1.md)
- [§891f. Use of vessels](/usc/33/891f.md)
- [§891g. Interoperability](/usc/33/891g.md)
- [§891h. Authorization of appropriations](/usc/33/891h.md)