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title: "16 U.S.C. § 1220c"
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# 16 U.S.C. § 1220c - Denial of applications; finality of decision

## Text

A decision by the Secretary denying any application for a 11 So in original. Probably should be “an”. obsolete ship under this chapter is final.

(Pub. L. 92–402, § 6, Aug. 22, 1972, 86 Stat. 618; Pub. L. 98–623, title II, § 207(1), Nov. 8, 1984, 98 Stat. 3397.)

## Notes

Editorial Notes

Amendments1984—Pub. L. 98–623 substituted “obsolete ship” for “Liberty ship”.