46 U.S.C. § 301 — Automatic execution of conforming changes
submitted 1 year ago by Pub. L. 119-60 to r/title-46-SHIPPING · 225 words · no verdicts yet
When Congress amends a maritime law by adding, repealing, moving, or renaming a section, that amendment automatically updates the law's table of contents to match — unless the amendment itself already fixes the table, or the amendment says this rule does not apply. "Covered maritime law" means this title, certain Maritime Administration funding laws, and any other law that names itself as covered.
(a) In General — When an amendment to a covered maritime law adds a section or larger organizational unit, repeals or transfers a section or larger unit, or amends the designation or heading of a section or larger unit, that amendment also automatically amends any analysis, table of contents, or similar tabular entries in the covered maritime law, so the table matches the changes made by the amendment.
(b) Exceptions — Subsection (a) does not apply to an amendment described there when either (1) the amendment itself, or a clerical amendment enacted at the same time, expressly amends a table of sections, table of contents, or similar tabular entries to match the changes made; or (2) the amendment otherwise expressly exempts itself from this section.
(c) Covered Maritime Law Defined — "Covered maritime law" means (1) this title (title 46); (2) any Maritime Administration authorization Act that authorizes funds to be appropriated for a fiscal year to the Maritime Administration; and (3) any other law that its own text designates as a covered maritime law for this section's purposes.
When an amendment to a covered maritime law adds a section or larger organizational unit to the covered maritime law, repeals or transfers a section or larger organizational unit in the covered maritime law, or amends the designation or heading of a section or larger organizational unit in the covered maritime law, that amendment also shall have the effect of amending any analysis, table of contents, or similar tabular entries in the covered maritime law to alter the table to conform to the changes made by the amendment.
Subsection (a) shall not apply to an amendment described in such subsection when—
the amendment or a clerical amendment enacted at the same time expressly amends a table of sections, table of contents, or similar tabular entries in the covered maritime law to alter the table to conform to the changes made by the amendment; or
the amendment otherwise expressly exempts itself from the operation of this section.
In this section, the term “covered maritime law” means—
this title;
any Maritime Administration authorization Act that authorizes funds to be appropriated for a fiscal year to the Maritime Administration; and
any other law designated in the text thereof as a covered maritime law for purposes of application of this section.
Source credit: (Added Pub. L. 119–60, div. G, § 7103(b), Dec. 18, 2025, 139 Stat. 1662.)
- 2025Enacted · Pub. L. 119-60 · 139 Stat. 1662
A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by Pub. L. 119-60 on 2025-12-18.
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