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46 U.S.C. 14302: Measurement

Created in 1986 by Public Law 99-509. Changed by 1 later law. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.

40 other sections of the Code cite this one, including 33 U.S.C. 1321, 46 U.S.C. 2101, 46 U.S.C. 3202, 46 U.S.C. 3302, 46 U.S.C. 3306.

1 part of federal rules cite it as their authority, written by Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security (1).

This Congress

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

    How it got here

    2010

    • Pub. L. 111–281 amended subsec. (b) generally. Prior to amendment, subsec. (b) read as follows: "Except as provided in section 1602(a) of the Panama Canal Act of 1979 (22 U.S.C. 3792(a)), a vessel measured under this chapter may not be required to be measured under another law." (Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2010) 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.