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type: "LegalText"
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title: "46 U.S.C. § 51902"
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description: "Gallant Ship Award"
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jurisdiction: "us"
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corpus: "united_states_code"
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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: "519"
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chapter_name: "MERCHANT MARINE AWARDS"
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section: "51902"
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citation: "46 U.S.C. § 51902"
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status: "current"
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release_point: "119-100"
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release_date: "2026-06-26"
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source: "official"
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# 46 U.S.C. § 51902 - Gallant Ship Award
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## Text
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(a) Awards to Vessels.— The Secretary of Transportation may award a Gallant Ship Award and a citation to a vessel (including a foreign vessel) participating in outstanding or gallant action in a marine disaster or other emergency to save life or property at sea. The Secretary may award a plaque to the vessel, and a replica of the plaque may be preserved as a permanent historical record.
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(b) Awards to Crews.— The Secretary of Transportation may award an appropriate citation ribbon bar to the master and each individual serving, at the time of the action, on a vessel issued an award under subsection (a).
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(c) Consultation.— The Secretary of Transportation shall consult with the Secretary of State before awarding an award or citation to a foreign vessel or its crew under this section.
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(Pub. L. 109–304, § 8(b), Oct. 6, 2006, 120 Stat. 1584.)
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## Notes
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Historical and Revision Notes RevisedSectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 5190246 App.:2003.Pub. L. 100–324, § 4, May 30, 1988, 102 Stat. 576. In subsection (a), the words “a vessel (including a foreign vessel)” are substituted for “a United States vessel or to a foreign-flag vessel” to eliminate unnecessary words.
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