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type: "LegalText"
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title: "46 U.S.C. § 2109"
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description: "Public vessels"
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kind: "code_section"
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title_number: 46
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title_name: "SHIPPING"
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chapter_number: "21"
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chapter_name: "GENERAL"
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section: "2109"
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citation: "46 U.S.C. § 2109"
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# 46 U.S.C. § 2109 - Public vessels
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## Text
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Except as otherwise provided, this subtitle does not apply to a public vessel of the United States. However, this subtitle does apply to a vessel (except a Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation vessel) owned or operated by the Department of Transportation or by any corporation organized or controlled by the Department.
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(Pub. L. 98–89, Aug. 26, 1983, 97 Stat. 507; Pub. L. 99–509, title V, § 5102(b)(3), Oct. 21, 1986, 100 Stat. 1927; Pub. L. 109–241, title IX, § 902(e)(1), July 11, 2006, 120 Stat. 567; Pub. L. 111–281, title IX, § 903(a)(5)(A), Oct. 15, 2010, 124 Stat. 3010; Pub. L. 116–260, div. AA, title V, § 512(c)(6)(A), Dec. 27, 2020, 134 Stat. 2756.)
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## Notes
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Historical and Revision Notes Revised sectionSource section (U.S. Code) 210946:36246:36346:391a(4) Section 2109 exempts public vessels from the applicability of the maritime safety and seamen’s welfare laws of this subtitle although some public vessels are inspected under interagency voluntary agreements.
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Editorial Notes
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Amendments2020—Pub. L. 116–260 substituted “Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation” for “Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation”. 2010—Pub. L. 111–281 amended directory language of Pub. L. 109–241, § 902(e)(1). See 2006 Amendment note below. 2006—Pub. L. 109–241, § 902(e)(1), as amended by Pub. L. 111–281, struck out “a Coast Guard or” after “(except”. 1986—Pub. L. 99–509 substituted “Except as otherwise provided, this” for “This”.
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Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
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Effective Date of 2010 AmendmentPub. L. 111–281, title IX, § 903(a), Oct. 15, 2010, 124 Stat. 3010, provided that the amendment by section 903(a)(5)(A) is effective with enactment of Pub. L. 109–241.
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