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46 U.S.C. 31101: Short titleText contains those laws in effect through Public Law 119-120 (October 7, 2026).
From Title 46-SHIPPINGCHAPTER 311-SUITS INVOLVING PUBLIC VESSELS
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§31101. Short title

This chapter may be cited as the “Public Vessels Act”.

( Pub. L. 109–304, § 6(c) , Oct. 6, 2006 , 120 Stat. 1521 .)

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46 App.:781 note.

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Act of March 3, 1925, ch. 428, 43 Stat. 1112, which enacted chapter 22 (§ 781 et seq.) of the former Appendix to this title, was popularly known as the “Public Vessels Act”, prior to being repealed and restated in this chapter by Pub. L. 109–304, §§ 6(c), 19, Oct. 6, 2006, 120 Stat. 1509, 1710.