(a) Consideration of Private Capabilities.—The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that all studies and reports of the Department of Defense, and all actions taken in the Department of Defense, concerning sealift and related intermodal transportation requirements take into consideration the full range of the transportation and distribution capabilities that are available from operators of privately owned United States flag merchant vessels.
(b) Private Capacities Presentations.—The Secretary shall afford each operator of a vessel referred to in subsection (a), not less often than annually, an opportunity to present to the Department of Defense information on its port-to-port and intermodal transportation capacities.
Structure US Code
Subtitle A— General Military Law
PART IV— SERVICE, SUPPLY, AND PROPERTY
§ 2631. Preference for United States vessels in transporting supplies by sea
§ 2631a. Contingency planning: sealift and related intermodal transportation requirements
§ 2632. Transportation to and from certain places of employment and on military installations
§ 2636. Deductions from amounts due carriers
§ 2637. Transportation in certain areas outside the United States
§ 2638. Transportation of civilian clothing of enlisted members
§ 2639. Transportation to and from school for certain minor dependents
§ 2640. Charter air transportation of members of the armed forces or cargo
§ 2641. Transportation of certain veterans on Department of Defense aeromedical evacuation aircraft
§ 2643. Commissary and exchange services: transportation overseas
§ 2644. Control of transportation systems in time of war
§ 2646. Travel services: procurement for official and unofficial travel under one contract
§ 2648. Persons and supplies: sea, land, and air transportation
§ 2650. Civilian personnel in Alaska
§ 2651. Passengers and merchandise to Guam: sea transport
§ 2652. Prohibition on charge of certain tariffs on aircraft traveling through channel routes