Notes on maritime liability : US Code - Notes

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Chap. Sec.
301. General 30101
[Chapters 303-311 - Reserved]
313. Commercial Instruments and Maritime Liens 31301
[Chapter 315 - Reserved]

HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES
Section 101 [102] of H.R. 3105 revises, consolidates, and enacts
certain general and permanent laws of the United States related to
commercial instruments and liens and public vessels and goods. It
amends subtitle III of title 46, United States Code by striking at
the end "Chapters 313, 315 - Reserved" and substituting "Chapter
313 - Commercial Instruments and Maritime Liens". Chapter 313 is
essentially a codification of the Ship Mortgage Act, 1920 (46 App.
U.S.C. 911-984). H.R. 3105 is the second step in the process of
enacting laws compiled in title 46 of the Code into positive law.
The first step in the codification process began in 1983 when
certain general and permanent laws related to vessels and seamen
were enacted as subtitle II of the title 46, United States Code.

HOUSE FLOOR STATEMENT
Section 102 of this bill adds a new subtitle III to title 46,
which contains a codification of the Ship Mortgage Act, 1920 and
other related provisions. A previous version of this codification
and the remaining sections of the bill were recently reported by
the Merchant Marine and Fisheries Committee in H.R. 3105 (H. Rept.
100-918). The significant additions or changes by this provision to
the version of H.R. 3105 reported by the Merchant Marine and
Fisheries Committee are explained as follows: [see sections 30101,
31305, 31321, 31322, 31325, 31329, 31330, 31343 of this title].