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46 U.S.C. 53301: Definitions

Created in 2006 by Public Law 109-304. Not changed since. 1 bill in this Congress would change it.

This Congress

  • H.R. 3151 SHIPS for America Act of 2025 · introduced · would change (a)

How it got here

Unchanged since Public Law 109-304 (Oct 6, 2006).

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.