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33 U.S.C. 2716a: Financial responsibility civil penalties

Created in 1990 by Public Law 101-380. Changed by 1 later law. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.

2 parts of federal rules cite it as their authority, written by Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security (2).

This Congress

No bill we track in the 119th Congress changes this section.

    How it got here

    2018

    • Pub. L. 115–232, §3547(d)(1), substituted "subsection (b)(2)" for "subsection (c)(2)". (John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019) Law text · (a)
    • Pub. L. 115–232, §3547(d)(2), substituted "section 2716" for "this section 2716". (John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019) Law text · (b)

    Text, outline and history from the official U.S. Code (2024 edition) on GovInfo, published by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel. Changes made after that edition appear under This Congress.