---
kind: "unit"
title: "46"
title_heading: "Shipping"
key: "stV/ptC/ch534"
level: "chapter"
label: "Chapter 534"
heading: "Tanker Security Fleet"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/46/stV-ptC-ch534"
sections_count: 12
---

# Chapter 534 — Tanker Security Fleet

Title 46 — Shipping › Subtitle V — Merchant Marine › Part C — Financial Assistance Programs

## Sections

- [§53401. Definitions](/usc/46/53401.md)
- [§53402. Establishment of the Tanker Security Fleet](/usc/46/53402.md)
- [§53403. Award of operating agreements](/usc/46/53403.md)
- [§53404. Effectiveness of operating agreements](/usc/46/53404.md)
- [§53405. Obligations and rights under operating agreements](/usc/46/53405.md)
- [§53406. Payments](/usc/46/53406.md)
- [§53407. National security requirements](/usc/46/53407.md)
- [§53408. Regulatory relief](/usc/46/53408.md)
- [§53409. Special rule regarding age of participating Fleet vessels](/usc/46/53409.md)
- [§53410. Regulations](/usc/46/53410.md)
- [§53411. Authorization of appropriations](/usc/46/53411.md)
- [§53412. Acquisition of Fleet vessels](/usc/46/53412.md)