§ 7319. Records of merchant mariners’ documents

Type Statute
Publication 2024-07-31
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Department United States Congress
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§ 7319. Records of merchant mariners’ documents

The Secretary shall maintain records on each merchant mariner’s document issued, including the name and address of the individual to whom issued and the next of kin of the individual.

(Pub. L. 98–89, Aug. 26, 1983, 97 Stat. 545; Pub. L. 108–293, title IV, § 403, Aug. 9, 2004, 118 Stat. 1043; Pub. L. 116–283, div. G, title LVXXXV [LXXXV], § 8505(b)(4), Jan. 1, 2021, 134 Stat. 4751.)

Section 7319 requires the Secretary to maintain records on each merchant mariner’s document issued and the seaman’s next of kin. However, these records are not open for general or public inspection.

Historical and Revision Notes
Revised section Source section (U.S. Code)
7319 46:643(f)

Editorial Notes

Amendments

2021—Pub. L. 116–283 substituted “individual” for “seaman” in two places.

2004—Pub. L. 108–293 struck out at end “The records are not open to general or public inspection.”

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