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46 U.S.C. § 10301 — Application
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**(a)** Except as otherwise specifically provided, this chapter applies to a vessel of the United States—
(1) on a voyage between a port in the United States and a port in a foreign country (except a port in Canada, Mexico, or the West Indies); or
(2) of at least 75 gross tons as measured under [section 14502 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title46-section14502&num=0&edition=prelim), or an alternate tonnage measured under [section 14302 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title46-section14302&num=0&edition=prelim) as prescribed by the Secretary under [section 14104 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title46-section14104&num=0&edition=prelim) on a voyage between a port of the United States on the Atlantic Ocean and a port of the United States on the Pacific Ocean.
**(b)** This chapter does not apply to a vessel on which the seamen are entitled by custom or agreement to share in the profit or result of a voyage or to riding gang members.
**(c)** Unless otherwise provided, this chapter does not apply to a foreign vessel.
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**(a)** Except as otherwise specifically provided, this chapter applies to a vessel of the United States—
(1) on a voyage between a port in the United States and a port in a foreign country (except a port in Canada, Mexico, or the West Indies); or
(2) of at least 75 gross tons as measured under [section 14502 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title46-section14502&num=0&edition=prelim), or an alternate tonnage measured under [section 14302 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title46-section14302&num=0&edition=prelim) as prescribed by the Secretary under [section 14104 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title46-section14104&num=0&edition=prelim) on a voyage between a port of the United States on the Atlantic Ocean and a port of the United States on the Pacific Ocean.
**(b)** This chapter does not apply to a vessel on which the seamen are entitled by custom or agreement to share in the profit or result of a voyage or to riding gang members.
**(c)** Unless otherwise provided, this chapter does not apply to a foreign vessel.
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**(a)** The Secretary shall measure a vessel to which this chapter applies in the way provided by this chapter and the Convention.
**(b)** A vessel measured under this chapter may not be required to be measured under another law.
**(c)** Unless otherwise provided by law, the measurement of a vessel under this chapter applies to a law of the United States whose applicability depends on a vessel’s tonnage, if that law—
(1) becomes effective after July 18, 1994; or
(2) is in effect before July 19, 1994, is not enumerated in [section 14305 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title46-section14305&num=0&edition=prelim), and is identified by the Secretary by regulation as a law to which this chapter applies.
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The Secretary shall measure a vessel to which this chapter applies in the way provided by this chapter.
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**(a)** When the application of a law of the United States to a vessel depends on the vessel’s tonnage, the vessel shall be measured under this part.
**(b)** If a statute allows for an alternate tonnage to be prescribed under this section, the Secretary may prescribe it by regulation. Any such regulation shall be considered to be an interpretive regulation for purposes of [section 553 of title 5](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section553&num=0&edition=prelim). Until an alternate tonnage is prescribed, the statutorily established tonnage shall apply to vessels measured under chapter 143 or chapter 145 of this title.
**(c)** The head of each Federal agency shall ensure that regulations issued by the agency that specify particular tonnages comply with the alternate tonnages implemented by the Secretary.
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TITLE 46—SHIPPING
§ 10301
(2) the employer of a seafarer on such a ves-
sel.
(Added Pub. L. 101–225, title II, § 214(a)(2), Dec.
12, 1989, 103 Stat. 1914; amended Pub. L. 117–263,
div. K, title CXVI, § 11609, Dec. 23, 2022, 136 Stat.
4152.)
Editorial Notes
PRIOR PROVISIONS
A prior section 10104, Pub. L. 98–89, Aug. 26, 1983, 97
Stat. 561, related to regulations, prior to repeal by Pub.
L. 101–225, § 214(a)(1).
AMENDMENTS
2022—Pub. L. 117–263 added subsecs. (a) to (g) and
struck out former subsecs. (a) and (b) which read as fol-
lows:
‘‘(a) A master or other individual in charge of a docu-
mented vessel shall report to the Secretary a com-
plaint of a sexual offense prohibited under chapter 109A
of title 18, United States Code.
‘‘(b) A master or other individual in charge of a docu-
mented vessel who knowingly fails to report in compli-
ance with this section is liable to the United States
Government for a civil penalty of not more than
$5,000.’’
§ 10105. Reports to Congress
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after
the date of enactment of the Don Young Coast
Guard Authorization Act of 2022, and on an an-
nual basis thereafter, the Commandant shall
submit
to
the
Committee
on
Commerce,
Science, and Transportation of the Senate and
the Committee on Transportation and Infra-
structure of the House of Representatives a re-
port that includes—
(1) the number of reports received under sec-
tion 10104;
(2) the number of penalties issued under such
section;
(3) the number of open investigations under
such section, completed investigations under
such section, and the outcomes of such open or
completed investigations;
(4) the number of assessments or audits con-
ducted under section 3203 and the outcome of
those assessments or audits;
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