33 U.S.C. § 891f : US Code - Section 891F: Use of vessels

Search 33 U.S.C. § 891f : US Code - Section 891F: Use of vessels

(a) Vessel agreements
In implementing the NOAA fleet replacement and modernization
program, the Secretary shall use excess capacity of UNOLS vessels
where appropriate and may enter into memoranda of agreement with
the operators of these vessels to carry out this requirement.
(b) Report to Congress
Within one year after October 29, 1992, the Comptroller General
of the United States shall provide a report to Congress, in
consultation with the Secretary, comparing the cost-efficiency,
accounting, and operating practices of the vessels of NOAA, UNOLS,
other Federal agencies, and the United States private sector in
meeting the missions of NOAA.