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46 U.S.C. § 2301

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United States · Title 46 — SHIPPING · Status: effective

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46 U.S.C. § 2301, Application, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/487458
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Except as provided in sections 2304 and 2306 of this title, this chapter applies to a vessel operated on waters subject to the jurisdiction of the United States (including the territorial sea of the United States as described in Presidential Proclamation No. 5928 of December 27, 1988) and, for a vessel owned in the United States, on the high seas.

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.

  • Enacted byPub. L. 98-89(S. 46)1983-08-26
    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
  • Amended byPub. L. 98-498(S. 1102)1984-10-19
    Marine Sanctuaries Amendments of 1983
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 105-383(H.R. 2204)1998-11-13
    Coast Guard Authorization Act of 1998
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 109-304(H.R. 1442)2006-10-06
    To complete the codification of title 46, United States Code, "Shipping", as positive law.
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally