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[CITE: 46USC12119]

 
                           TITLE 46--SHIPPING
 
                     Subtitle II--Vessels and Seamen
 
                    Part H--Identification of Vessels
 
                  CHAPTER 121--DOCUMENTATION OF VESSELS
 
Sec. 12119. List of documented vessels

    The Secretary of Transportation shall publish periodically a list of 
all documented vessels and information about those vessels that the 
Secretary considers pertinent or useful. The list shall contain a 
notation clearly indicating all vessels classed by the American Bureau 
of Shipping.

(Pub. L. 98-89, Aug. 26, 1983, 97 Stat. 589; Pub. L. 100-710, title I, 
Sec. 104(a)(4), Nov. 23, 1988, 102 Stat. 4750.)

                      Historical and Revision Notes
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          Revised section                Source section (U.S. Code)
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12119.............................  46:65s
                                    46:881
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    Section 12119 requires the Secretary to publish a list of all 
documented vessels and pertinent and useful information about the 
vessels, including a notation of which vessels are classed by the 
American Bureau of Shipping.


                               Amendments

    1988--Pub. L. 100-710 inserted ``of Transportation'' after first 
reference to ``Secretary''.


                    Effective Date of 1988 Amendment

    Amendment by Pub. L. 100-710 effective Jan. 1, 1989, with certain 
exceptions and qualifications, see section 107 of Pub. L. 100-710, set 
out as an Effective Date note under section 30101 of this title.


     Inventory of Vessels for Cable Laying, Maintenance, and Repair

    Pub. L. 107-295, title IV, Sec. 403, Nov. 25, 2002, 116 Stat. 2114, 
provided that:
    ``(a) Inventory.--The Secretary of Transportation shall develop, 
maintain, and periodically update an inventory of vessels that are 
documented under chapter 121 of title 46, United States Code, are 200 
feet or more in length, and have the capability to lay, maintain, or 
repair a submarine cable, without regard to whether a particular vessel 
is classified as a cable ship or cable vessel.
    ``(b) Vessel information.--For each vessel listed in the inventory, 
the Secretary shall include in the inventory--
        ``(1) the name, length, beam, depth, and other distinguishing 
    characteristics of the vessel;
        ``(2) the abilities and limitations of the vessel with respect 
    to the laying, maintaining, and repairing of a submarine cable; and
        ``(3) the name and address of the person to whom inquiries 
    regarding the vessel may be made.
    ``(c) Publication.--The Secretary shall--
        ``(1) not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this 
    Act [Nov. 25, 2002], publish in the Federal Register a current 
    inventory developed under subsection (a); and
        ``(2) every 6 months thereafter, publish in the Federal Register 
    an updated inventory.''