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10 U.S.C. § 8891 — Scope of chapter

submitted 70 years ago by ch. 1041 to r/title-10-ARMED-FORCES · 111 words · no verdicts yet

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This section identifies the suits covered by the chapter and defines “vessel in the naval service.” The definition includes specified Navy vessels and, in a stated situation, Coast Guard vessels.

(a) This chapter applies to any suit against the United States under chapter 311 of title 46 for— (1) damage caused by a vessel in the naval service; or (2) compensation for towage or salvage services, including contract salvage, rendered to a vessel in the naval service. (b) In this chapter, the term “vessel in the naval service” means— (1) any vessel of the Navy, manned by the Navy, or chartered on bareboat charter to the Navy; or (2) when the Coast Guard is operating as a service in the Navy, any vessel of the Coast Guard, manned by the Coast Guard, or chartered on bareboat charter to the Coast Guard.

the actual law source: uscode.house.gov ↗public domain
(a)

This chapter applies to any suit against the United States under chapter 311 of title 46 for—

(1)

damage caused by a vessel in the naval service; or

(2)

compensation for towage or salvage services, including contract salvage, rendered to a vessel in the naval service.

(b)

In this chapter, the term “vessel in the naval service” means—

(1)

any vessel of the Navy, manned by the Navy, or chartered on bareboat charter to the Navy; or

(2)

when the Coast Guard is operating as a service in the Navy, any vessel of the Coast Guard, manned by the Coast Guard, or chartered on bareboat charter to the Coast Guard.

Source credit: (Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 483, § 7721; Pub. L. 96–513, title V, § 513(43), Dec. 12, 1980, 94 Stat. 2935; Pub. L. 100–26, § 7(k)(10), Apr. 21, 1987, 101 Stat. 284; Pub. L. 103–35, title II, § 201(c)(11), May 31, 1993, 107 Stat. 98; Pub. L. 109–304, § 17(a)(6), Oct. 6, 2006, 120 Stat. 1706; renumbered § 8891, Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title VIII, § 807(d)(10), Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 1837.)

history & why it existsrecord from the source credit
  • 1956Enacted · Act of Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041
  • 1980Amended · Pub. L. 96-513 · 94 Stat. 2935
  • 1987Amended · Pub. L. 100-26 · 101 Stat. 284
  • 1993Amended · Pub. L. 103-35 · 107 Stat. 98
  • 2006Amended · Pub. L. 109-304 · 120 Stat. 1706
  • 2018Amended · Pub. L. 115-232 · 132 Stat. 1837

A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by ch. 1041 on 1956-08-10.

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