Notes on 33 U.S.C. § 913 : US Code - Notes

Search Notes on 33 U.S.C. § 913 : US Code - Notes

(Mar. 4, 1927, ch. 509, Sec. 13, 44 Stat. 1432; Pub. L. 92-576,
Sec. 12(b), Oct. 27, 1972, 86 Stat. 1259; Pub. L. 98-426, Sec. 12,
Sept. 28, 1984, 98 Stat. 1649.)
AMENDMENTS
1984 - Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 98-426 designated existing provisions
as par. (1) and added par. (2).
1972 - Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 92-576 inserted "Except as otherwise
provided in this section" and provided that the time for filing a
claim shall not begin to run until the employee or beneficiary is
aware, or by the exercise of reasonable diligence should have been
aware, of the relationship between the injury or death and the
employment.
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1984 AMENDMENT
Amendment by Pub. L. 98-426 effective Sept. 28, 1984, and
applicable both with respect to claims filed after such date and to
claims pending on such date, see section 28(a) of Pub. L. 98-426,
set out as a note under section 901 of this title.
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1972 AMENDMENT
Amendment by Pub. L. 92-576 effective 30 days after Oct. 27,
1972, see section 22 of Pub. L. 92-576, set out as a note under
section 902 of this title.