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# 46 U.S.C. § 8303 - Repealed. Pub. L. 116–283, div. G, title LVXXXV [LXXXV], § 8503(a)(1), Jan. 1, 2021, 134 Stat. 4747]

## Notes

Section, Pub. L. 98–89, Aug. 26, 1983, 97 Stat. 552, related to individuals issued a license without examination before Oct. 29, 1941.