2021 US Code
Title 46 - Shipping
Subtitle II - Vessels and Seamen
Part E - Merchant Seamen Licenses, Certificates, and Documents
Chapter 75 - General Procedures for Licensing, Certification, and Documentation
Sec. 7508 - Authority to extend the duration of medical certificates
46 U.S.C. § 7508 (2021) |
§7508. Authority to extend the duration of medical certificates |
(a) Granting of Extensions.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary may extend for not more than one year a medical certificate issued to an individual holding a license, merchant mariner's document, or certificate of registry issued under chapter 71 or 73 if the Secretary determines that the extension is required to enable the Coast Guard to eliminate a backlog in processing applications for medical certificates or is in response to a national emergency or natural disaster. (b) Manner of Extension.—An extension under this section may be granted to an individual or a specifically identified group of individuals. |
(Added Pub. L. 112–213, title III, §306(a), Dec. 20, 2012, 126 Stat. 1565; amended Pub. L. 116–283, div. G, title LVXXXV [LXXXV], §8505(b)(6), Jan. 1, 2021, 134 Stat. 4751.) |
EDITORIAL NOTES
AMENDMENTS
2021—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 116–283 substituted "an individual or a specifically identified group of individuals" for "individual seamen or a specifically identified group of seamen". |
United States Code, 2018 Edition, Supplement 3, Title 46 - SHIPPING |
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Title 46 - SHIPPING Subtitle II - Vessels and Seamen Part E - Merchant Seamen Licenses, Certificates, and Documents CHAPTER 75 - GENERAL PROCEDURES FOR LICENSING, CERTIFICATION, AND DOCUMENTATION Sec. 7508 - Authority to extend the duration of medical certificates |
section 7508 |
2021 |
January 3, 2022 |
Yes |
standard |
126 Stat. 1565 134 Stat. 4751 |
Public Law 112-213, Public Law 116-283 |