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46 U.S.C. 46102: QuorumText contains those laws in effect through Public Law 119-120 (October 7, 2026).
From Title 46-SHIPPINGCHAPTER 461-FEDERAL MARITIME COMMISSION
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§46102. Quorum

A vacancy or vacancies in the membership of the Federal Maritime Commission do not impair the power of the Commission to execute its functions. The affirmative vote of a majority of the Commissioners serving on the Commission is required to dispose of any matter before the Commission.

( Pub. L. 109–304, § 4 , Oct. 6, 2006 , 120 Stat. 1489 , § 302; renumbered § 46102, Pub. L. 116–283, div. G, title LVXXXVI [LXXXVI], § 8605(a)(3), Jan. 1, 2021 , 134 Stat. 4765 .)

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Source (Statutes at Large)

302

46 App.:1111 note.

Reorg. Plan No. 7 of 1961, eff. Aug. 12, 1961, § 102(d), 75 Stat. 840; Pub. L. 105–258, title II, § 202, Oct. 14, 1998, 112 Stat. 1915.

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Amendments

2021⁠—Pub. L. 116–283 renumbered section 302 of this title as this section.