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title: "46 U.S.C. § 7319"
description: "Records of merchant mariners documents"
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title_number: 46
title_name: "SHIPPING"
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chapter_name: "MERCHANT MARINERS DOCUMENTS"
section: "7319"
citation: "46 U.S.C. § 7319"
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# 46 U.S.C. § 7319 - Records of merchant mariners documents
## Text
The Secretary shall maintain records on each merchant mariners document issued, including the name and address of the individual to whom issued and the next of kin of the individual.
(Pub. L. 9889, Aug. 26, 1983, 97 Stat. 545; Pub. L. 108293, title IV, § 403, Aug. 9, 2004, 118 Stat. 1043; Pub. L. 116283, div. G, title LVXXXV [LXXXV], § 8505(b)(4), Jan. 1, 2021, 134 Stat. 4751.)
## Notes
Historical and Revision Notes Revised sectionSource section (U.S. Code) 731946:643(f) Section 7319 requires the Secretary to maintain records on each merchant mariners document issued and the seamans next of kin. However, these records are not open for general or public inspection.
Editorial Notes
Amendments2021—Pub. L. 116283 substituted “individual” for “seaman” in two places. 2004—Pub. L. 108293 struck out at end “The records are not open to general or public inspection.”