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title: "46 U.S.C. § 31106"
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# 46 U.S.C. § 31106 - Exoneration and limitation

## Text

The United States is entitled to the exemptions from and limitations of liability provided by law to an owner, charterer, operator, or agent of a vessel.

(Pub. L. 109–304, § 6(c), Oct. 6, 2006, 120 Stat. 1522.)

## Notes

Historical and Revision Notes RevisedSectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 3110646 App.:789.Mar. 3, 1925, ch. 428, § 9, 43 Stat. 1113.