46 U.S.C. § 2103
Superintendence of the merchant marine
United States · Title 46 — SHIPPING · Status: effective
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- 46 U.S.C. § 2103, Superintendence of the merchant marine, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/487441
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The Secretary has general superintendence over the merchant marine of the United States and of merchant marine personnel insofar as the enforcement of this subtitle is concerned and insofar as those vessels and personnel are not subject, under other law, to the supervision of another official of the United States Government. In the interests of marine safety and seamen’s welfare, the Secretary shall enforce this subtitle and shall carry out correctly and uniformly administer this subtitle. The Secretary may prescribe regulations to carry out the provisions of this subtitle.
Legislative history
The public laws that enacted or amended this section. Tallies are for the whole bill as it passed each chamber — often an omnibus covering far more than this provision — not a vote on this section alone.
- An act to revise, consolidate, and enact certain laws related to vessels and seamen as subtitle II of title 46, United States Code, "Shipping".House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- A bill relating to the documentation of the vessel MARILYN to be employed in the coastwise trade.House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally