(a) Notwithstanding section 1301(a) of title 31, the Secretary of a military department may, under such regulations as he may prescribe, furnish stevedoring and terminal services and facilities to vessels carrying cargo, or passengers, or both, sponsored by his department.
(b) The furnishing of services and facilities under this section shall be at fair and reasonable rates.
(c) The proceeds from furnishing services and facilities under this section shall be paid to the credit of the appropriation or fund out of which the services or facilities were supplied.
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