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46a USC Rule - Reemployment rights for certain merchant seamen
In general An individual who is certified by the Secretary of Transportation under subsection (c) of this section shall be entitled to reemployment rights and other benefits substantially equivalent to the rights and benefits provided for by chapter 43 of title 38 for any member of a Reserve component of the Armed Forces of the United States who is ordered to active duty.
Time for application An individual may submit an application for certification under subsection (c) of this section to the Secretary of Transportation not later than 45 days after the date the individual completes a period of employment described in subsection (c)(1)(A) of this section with respect to which the application is submitted.
Certification determination Not later than 20 days after the date the Secretary of Transportation receives from an individual an application for certification under this subsection, the Secretary shall—
determine whether or not the individual—
in the National Defense Reserve Fleet maintained under section 1744 of Title 50, Appendix, in a period in which that vessel was in use or being activated for use under subsection (b) of that section;
that is requisitioned or purchased under section 1242 of this Appendix; or
that is owned, chartered, or controlled by the United States and used by the United States for a war, armed conflict, national emergency, or maritime mobilization need (including for training purposes or testing for readiness and suitability for mission performance); and
during the period of that employment, possessed a valid license, certificate of registry, or merchant mariner’s document issued under chapter 71 or chapter 73 (as applicable) of title 46; and
if the Secretary makes affirmative determinations under paragraph (1)(A) and (B), certify that individual under this subsection.
Equivalence to Military Selective Service Act certificate For purposes of reemployment rights and benefits provided by this section, a certification under subsection (c) of this section shall be considered to be the equivalent of a certificate referred to in paragraph (1) of section 4301
(June 29, 1936, ch. 858, title III, § 302, as added Pub. L. 104–239, § 10(a),Oct. 8, 1996, 110 Stat. 3133.)
A certificate referred to in paragraph (1) of section 4301
(a) of title 38, referred to in subsec. (d), probably means a certificate described in section 9(a) of the Military Selective Service Act (50 App. U.S.C. 459
(a)), which was referred to in section 4301
(a)(1) of Title 38, Veterans’ Benefits, prior to the general amendment of that section by section 2(a) ofPub. L. 103–353.
A prior section 1132 of former Title 46, Shipping, acts June 29, 1936, ch. 858, title III, § 302,49 Stat. 1992; Aug. 6, 1981, Pub. L. 97–31, § 12(83), 95 Stat. 160, related to citizenship of officers and crew prior to repeal by Pub. L. 98–89, § 4(b),Aug. 26, 1983, 97 Stat. 603. See sections 7102 and 8103 of Title 46, Shipping.
Pub. L. 104–239, § 10(b),Oct. 8, 1996, 110 Stat. 3134, provided that: “The amendment made by subsection (a) [enacting this section], shall apply to employment described in section 302(c)(1)(A) of the Merchant Marine Act, 1936 [subsec. (c)(1)(A) of this section], as amended by subsection (a), occurring after the date of enactment of this Act [Oct. 8, 1996].”
Pub. L. 104–239, § 8,Oct. 8, 1996, 110 Stat. 3133, provided that:
“(a) In General.—The Secretary of Transportation may prescribe rules as necessary to carry out this Act [see Short Title of 1996 Amendment note set out under section 1245 of this Appendix] and the amendments made by this Act.
“(b) Interim Rules.—The Secretary of Transportation may prescribe interim rules necessary to carry out this Act and the amendments made by this Act. For this purpose, the Secretary of Transportation is excepted from compliance with the notice and comment requirements of section 553 of title 5, United States Code. All rules prescribed under the authority of this subsection that are not earlier superseded by final rules shall expire no later than 270 days after the date of enactment of this Act [Oct. 8, 1996].”
Pub. L. 104–239, § 10(c),Oct. 8, 1996, 110 Stat. 3134, provided that: “Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act [Oct. 8, 1996], the Secretary of Transportation shall issue regulations implementing this section [enacting this section and provisions set out as a note above].”