46 U.S.C. § 3714
Inspection and examination
United States · Title 46 — SHIPPING · Status: effective
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- 46 U.S.C. § 3714, Inspection and examination, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/487525
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Each vessel to which this chapter applies shall have on board those documents the Secretary considers necessary for inspection and enforcement, including documents listing—
In developing an examination schedule under paragraph (1) and subject to paragraph (3), with respect to each vessel in determining eligibility to participate in the performance based examination schedule—
the Secretary shall consider—
the Secretary may consider—
In developing an examination schedule under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall not consider a vessel eligible to take part in a performance-driven examination schedule under paragraph (1) if, within the last 36 months, the vessel has—
The Secretary may not adopt a performance-driven examination schedule under paragraph (1) until the Secretary has—
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
- National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026House: 312–112Senate: no recorded tally