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Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 6101', '§ 6101', '§ 6101', '§ 212', '§ 212', '§ 7', '§ 4106', '§ 33', '§ 423', '§ 901', '§ 15', '§ 3529', '§ 15', '§ 15', '§ 423', '§ 442', '§ 423', '§ 442', '§ 4106', '§ 4106', '§ 212', '§ 212', '§ 442']

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46 USC § 6101 - Marine casualties and reporting
The Secretary shall prescribe regulations on the marine casualties to be reported and the manner of reporting. The regulations shall require reporting the following marine casualties:
Repealed. Pub. L. 98–498, title II, § 212(b)(1)(B),Oct. 19, 1984, 98 Stat. 2306.]
This chapter applies to a marine casualty involving a United States citizen on a foreign passenger vessel operating south of 75 degrees north latitude, west of 35 degrees west longitude, and east of the International Date Line; or operating in the area south of 60 degrees south latitude that—
When there is a marine casualty described in paragraph (1) of this subsection and an investigation is conducted, the Secretary shall ensure that the investigation—
When there is a marine casualty described in paragraph (1) of this subsection, the Secretary may—
For purposes of this paragraph, the term “major marine casualty” means a casualty involving a vessel, other than a public vessel, that results in—
(Pub. L. 98–89, Aug. 26, 1983, 97 Stat. 536; Pub. L. 98–498, title II, § 212(b)(1),Oct. 19, 1984, 98 Stat. 2306; Pub. L. 98–557, § 7(b)(1),Oct. 30, 1984, 98 Stat. 2862; Pub. L. 101–380, title IV, § 4106(b),Aug. 18, 1990, 104 Stat. 513; Pub. L. 102–241, § 33,Dec. 19, 1991, 105 Stat. 2222; Pub. L. 107–295, title IV, §§ 423, 442(a),Nov. 25, 2002, 116 Stat. 2125, 2132; Pub. L. 109–241, title IX, § 901(o),July 11, 2006, 120 Stat. 565; Pub. L. 109–304, § 15(21),Oct. 6, 2006, 120 Stat. 1704; Pub. L. 110–181, div. C, title XXXV, § 3529(c)(1),Jan. 28, 2008, 122 Stat. 603.)
Revised section Source section (U.S. Code) 6101 46:239
(a) requires the Secretary to prescribe regulations on the types and manner of reporting of marine casualties to be reported under subsection (b) and incidents to be reported under subsection (c). The casualties to be reported must include casualties involving death to an individual, serious injury to an individual, material loss of property, and any damage affecting the seaworthiness or efficiency of the vessel, in addition to the other casualties (if any) the Secretary feels should be reported.
2008—Subsecs. (g) to (i). Pub. L. 110–181repealed Pub. L. 109–304, § 15(21). See 2006 Amendment notes below.
2006—Subsecs. (g) to (i). Pub. L. 109–304, § 15(21), which directed amendment identical to that made by Pub. L. 109–241, was repealed by Pub. L. 110–181. See Construction of 2006 Amendment note below.
Pub. L. 109–241redesignated the second subsec. (g), relating to electronic publishing of marine casualty reports, and subsec. (h) assubsecs. (h) and (i), respectively.
2002—Subsecs. (e), (f). Pub. L. 107–295, § 423(1), redesignatedsubsec. (e), relating to passenger vessel investigations, as subsec. (f).
Subsec. (g). Pub. L. 107–295, § 442(a), added subsec. (g) relating to electronic publishing of marine casualty reports.
Pub. L. 107–295, § 423(2), added subsec. (g) relating to applicability of this part to a foreign vessel involved in a marine casualty or incident.
Subsec. (h). Pub. L. 107–295, § 442(a), added subsec. (h).
1991—Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 102–241added subsec. (e) relating to passenger vessel investigations.
1990—Subsec. (a)(5). Pub. L. 101–380, § 4106(b)(1), added par. (5).
Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 101–380, § 4106(b)(2), designated existing provisions as par. (1) and added par. (2).
1984—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 98–498, § 212(b)(1)(A), struck out “and incidents” after “marine casualties” in provisions preceding par. (1).
Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 98–557inserted provisions relating to alcohol as a contributing factor to the casualty.
Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 98–498, § 212(b)(1)(B), struck out subsec. (c) which related to determination of status of a vessel that may be lost or imperiled and notification of the Coast Guard.
Pub. L. 107–295, title IV, § 442(b),Nov. 25, 2002, 116 Stat. 2132, provided that: “The amendment made by subsection (a) [amending this section] applies to all marine casualty reports completed after the date of enactment of this Act [Nov. 25, 2002].”
Amendment by Pub. L. 98–498effective 180 days after Oct. 1, 1984, see section 214 ofPub. L. 98–498, set out as an Effective Date note under section 2306 of this title.
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