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46 USC 1153.

"Obsolete v e s46 USC 1160.

Rate.

Construction reserve fund. 54 Stat. 1106. 46 USC 1161.

Taxes. 46 USC 1161.

R e c o g nition of gain, etc.

PUBLIC LAW 5 8 6 - J U L Y 17, 1952

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the Commission not less than 25 per centum of the cost of such vessel (excluding from such cost, in either case, the cost of national defense features); and the balance of such purchase price shall be paid by the applicant within twenty years in not to exceed twenty equal annual installments, with interest at 3i/^ per centum per annum, secured by a preferred mortgage on the vessel sold and otherwise secured as the Commission may determine: Provided, That, notwithstanding any other provisions of law, the balance of the purchase price of a passenger vessel constructed under this section which is delivered subsequent to March 8, 1946, and which has the tonnage, speed, passenger accommodations, and other characteristics set forth in section 503 of this Act, may, with the approval of the Commission, be secured as provided in such section, and the obligation of the purchaser of such a vessel shall be satisfied and discharged as provided in such section: And provided,''\ SEC. 7. Paragraph (1) of section 510(a) of such Act is amended by inserting before the period at the end thereof a colon and the following: ''Provided, That until June 30, 1958, the term "obsolete vessel" shall mean a vessel or vessels, each of which (A) is of not less than one thousand three hundred and fifty gross tons, (B) is not less than twelve years old, and (C) is owned by a citizen or citizens of the United States and has been owned by such citizen or citizens for at least three years immediately prior to the date of acquisition hereunder." SEC. 8. Section 510(d) of such Act is amended by adding the following sentence at the end thereof: "The rate for the use of the obsolete vessel shall be fixed by the Commission for the entire period of such use at the time of execution of the contract for the construction of the new vessel." SEC. 9. Section 511(b) of such Act is amended to read as follows: "(b) For the purposes of promoting the construction, reconstruction, reconditioning, or acquisition of vessels, or for other purposes authorized in this section, necessary to carrying out the policy set forth in title I of this Act, any citizen of the United States who is operating a vessel or vessels in the foreign or domestic commerce of the United States or in the fisheries or owns in whole or in part a vessel or vessels being so operated, or who, at the time of purchase or requisition of the vessel by the Government, was operating a vessel or vessels so engaged or owned in whole or in part a vessel or vessels being so operated or had acquired or was having constructed a vessel or vessels for the purpose of operation in such commerce or in the fisheries, may establish a construction reserve fund, for the construction, reconstruction, reconditioning, or acquisition of new vessels, or for other purposes authorized in this section, to be composed of deposits of proceeds from sales of vessels, indemnities on account of losses of vessels, earnings from the operation of vessels documented under the laws of the United States and from services incident thereto, and receipts, in the form of interest or otherwise, with respect to amounts previously deposited. Such construction reserve fund shall be established, maintained, expended, and used in accordance with the provisions of this section and rules or regulations to be prescribed jointly by the Commission and the Secretary of the Treasury." SEC. 10. Section 511(c) of such Act is amended to read as follows: "(c) I n the case of the sale or actual or constructive total loss of a vessel, if the taxpayer deposits an amount equal to the net proceeds of the sale or to the net indemnity with respect to the loss in a construction reserve fund established under subsection (b), then— " (1) if the taxpayer so elects in his income-tax return for the taxable year in which the gain was realized, or

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