Public Law 119-102 (07/12/2026)

46 U.S.C. § 53512

FIFO and LIFO withdrawals

Section text and notes

(a)

FIFO .—

Except as provided in subsection (b), an amount withdrawn from an account under this chapter shall be treated as withdrawn on a first-in-first-out basis.
(b)

LIFO .—

An amount withdrawn from an account under this chapter shall be treated as withdrawn on a last-in-first-out basis if it is—
(1)
a nonqualified withdrawal for research, development, and design expenses incident to new and advanced vessel design, machinery, and equipment; or
(2)
section 53510(d) of this title an amount treated as a nonqualified withdrawal under .

Pub. L. 109–304, § 8(c)120 Stat. 1599 (, , .)

Historical and Revision Notes

Revised

Section

Source (U.S. Code)

Source (Statutes at Large)

53512

46 App.:1177(h)(2) (last sentence).

June 29, 1936, ch. 858, title VI, § 607(h)(2) (last sentence), 49 Stat. 2005; June 23, 1938, ch. 600, §§ 23–28, 52 Stat. 960; Aug. 4, 1939, ch. 417, § 10, 53 Stat. 1185; July 17, 1952, ch. 939, §§ 17–19, 66 Stat. 764; Pub. L. 85–637, Aug. 14, 1958, 72 Stat. 216; Pub. L. 86–518, § 1, June 12, 1960, 74 Stat. 216; Pub. L. 87–45, § 6, May 27, 1961, 75 Stat. 91; Pub. L. 87–271, Sept. 21, 1961, 75 Stat. 570; restated Pub. L. 91–469, § 21(a), Oct. 21, 1970, 84 Stat. 1030.