A vessel under the jurisdiction of a military department may be transferred or otherwise made available without reimbursement to another military department or to the Department of Homeland Security, and a vessel under the jurisdiction of the Department of Homeland Security may be transferred or otherwise made available without reimbursement to a military department. Any such transfer may be made only upon the request of the Secretary of the military department concerned or the Secretary of Homeland Security, as the case may be, and with the approval of the Secretary of the department having jurisdiction of the vessel.
Structure US Code
Subtitle A— General Military Law
PART IV— SERVICE, SUPPLY, AND PROPERTY
CHAPTER 153— EXCHANGE OF MATERIAL AND DISPOSAL OF OBSOLETE, SURPLUS, OR UNCLAIMED PROPERTY
§ 2571. Interchange of supplies and services
§ 2574. Armament: sale of individual pieces
§ 2575. Disposition of unclaimed property
§ 2576a. Excess personal property: sale or donation for law enforcement activities
§ 2576b. Excess personal property: sale or donation to assist firefighting agencies
§ 2577. Disposal of recyclable materials
§ 2578. Vessels: transfer between departments
§ 2579. War booty: procedures for handling and retaining battlefield objects
§ 2580. Donation of excess chapel property
§ 2581. Excess UH–1 Huey and AH–1 Cobra helicopters: requirements for transfer to foreign countries