§ 294.1 Purpose.

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Title 46—Shipping > CHAPTER II—MARITIME ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION > SUBCHAPTER C—REGULATIONS AFFECTING SUBSIDIZED VESSELS AND OPERATORS > PART 294—TANKER SECURITY PROGRAM (TSP) > Subpart A—Introduction

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This part prescribes regulations implementing subtitle B of Title XXXV of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Pub. L. 116-283), section 3511, and the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Pub. L. 117-81), section 3515, codified at ch. 534 of title 46, United States Code, governing the establishment of a Tanker Security Fleet of product tank vessels operating in the foreign trade or mixed foreign and domestic commerce of the United States permitted under a registry endorsement issued by the United States Coast Guard. The Department of War (DOW) and the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) have joint responsibility for the Tanker Security Fleet, with responsibility delegated to the Commander, United States Transportation Command through the Secretary of War, and the Maritime Administrator through the Secretary of Transportation.

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