33 U.S.C. § 386 : US Code - Section 386: Commissioning private vessels for seizure of piratical vessels

Search 33 U.S.C. § 386 : US Code - Section 386: Commissioning private vessels for seizure of piratical vessels

The President is authorized to instruct the commanders of the
public-armed vessels of the United States, and to authorize the
commanders of any other armed vessels sailing under the authority
of any letters of marque and reprisal granted by Congress, or the
commanders of any other suitable vessels, to subdue, seize, take,
and, if on the high seas, to send into any port of the United
States, any vessel or boat built, purchased, fitted out, or held as
mentioned in section 385 of this title.