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# 46 U.S.C. § 31112 - Lien not recognized or created

## Text

This chapter shall not be construed as recognizing the existence of or as creating a lien against a public vessel of the United States.

(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) 3111246 App.:788.Mar. 3, 1925, ch. 428, § 8, 43 Stat. 1113.