---
kind: "unit"
title: "46"
title_heading: "Shipping"
key: "stV/ptF/ch573"
level: "chapter"
label: "Chapter 573"
heading: "Vessel Trade-In Program"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/46/stV-ptF-ch573"
sections_count: 8
---

# Chapter 573 — Vessel Trade-In Program

Title 46 — Shipping › Subtitle V — Merchant Marine › Part F — Government-Owned Merchant Vessels

## Sections

- [§57301. Definitions](/usc/46/57301.md)
- [§57302. Authority to acquire vessels](/usc/46/57302.md)
- [§57303. Utility value and tonnage requirements](/usc/46/57303.md)
- [§57304. Eligible acquisition dates](/usc/46/57304.md)
- [§57305. Determination of trade-in allowance](/usc/46/57305.md)
- [§57306. Payment of trade-in allowance](/usc/46/57306.md)
- [§57307. Recognition of gain for tax purposes](/usc/46/57307.md)
- [§57308. Use of vessels at least 25 years old](/usc/46/57308.md)