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14 U.S.C. § 1153 — Prohibition on overhaul, repair, and maintenance of Coast Guard vessels in foreign shipyards

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A Coast Guard vessel the home port of which is in the United States or Guam may not be overhauled, repaired, or maintained in a shipyard outside the United States or Guam, other than in the case of voyage repairs.