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46 U.S.C. 51706: Centers of excellence for domestic maritime workforce training and education

Created in 2017 by Public Law 115-91. Changed by 3 later laws. 2 bills in this Congress would change it.

This Congress

  • H.R. 8800 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027 · passed house · would change (c)
  • H.R. 3151 SHIPS for America Act of 2025 · introduced · would change (c), (d)

How it got here

2023

  • Pub. L. 118–31, §3534(k)(1), designated existing provisions as par. (1) and inserted heading, inserted ", after consultation with the Coast Guard," after "Transportation" and ", for a 5-year period," after "designate", and added par. (2). Law text · (a)
  • Pub. L. 118–31, §3534(k)(2), added par. (5). Law text · (b)
  • Pub. L. 118–31, §3534(k)(3), added subpar. (D). Law text · (c)

2022

  • Pub. L. 117–263, §3532(a)(1), added subsec. (a) and struck out former subsec. (a) which related to designation. Law text · (a)
  • Pub. L. 117–263, §3532(a)(2), added subsec. (b) and struck out former subsec. (b) which related to assistance. Law text · (b)
  • Pub. L. 117–263, §3532(a)(3)(A), added par. (1) and struck out former par. (1) which defined "covered training entity" in this section. Law text · (c)
  • Pub. L. 117–263, §3532(a)(3)(B), added pars. (3) to (6). Law text · (c)

2021

  • Pub. L. 116–283 renumbered section 54102 of this title as this section. Law text

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.