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Title 47 — Telecommunications

Part III · Chapter 5 — Wire or Radio Communication

§ 382. Vessels excepted from radiotelephone requirement

Statutory text

The provisions of this part shall not apply to—

(1)

vessels which are equipped with a radio installation in accordance with the provisions of part II of this subchapter, or in accordance with the radio requirements of the Safety Convention; and

(2)

vessels of the United States belonging to and operated by the Government, and

(3)

vessels navigating on the Great Lakes.

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

  1. National Health Survey Act

    Pub. L. 84–652 · 70 Stat. 489

    Enacted · 47 U.S.C. § 382

    June 19, 1934, ch. 652, title III, § 382, as added Aug. 6, 1956, ch. 973, § 1, 70 Stat. 1048

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    June 19, 1934, ch. 652, title III, § 382, as added Aug. 6, 1956, ch. 973, § 1, 70 Stat. 1048

  2. Pub. L. 103–414 title III § 303(a)(20)(B) · 108 Stat. 4279

    Inserted · 47 U.S.C. § 382

    Pub. L. 103–414 inserted section catchline

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Pub. L. 103–414 inserted section catchline.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (B) by inserting before section 382 the following 47 USC 382. heading:

  3. Pub. L. 104–104 title IV § 403(h)(2) · 110 Stat. 131

    Struck · 47 U.S.C. § 382(2)

    Pub. L. 104–104 struck out “except a vessel of the United States Maritime Administration, the Inland and Coastwise Waterways Service, or the Panama Canal Company,” after “the Government,”

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Par. (2). Pub. L. 104–104 struck out “except a vessel of the United States Maritime Administration, the Inland and Coastwise Waterways Service, or the Panama Canal Company,” after “the Government,”.

1 of 3 references resolved to an enrolled provision · 2 partial

Editorial Notes

References in Text

Part II of this subchapter, referred to in par. (1), is classified to section 351 et seq. of this title.

Amendments1994–1996 · 2 rounds

1996

Par. (2). Pub. L. 104–104 struck out “except a vessel of the United States Maritime Administration, the Inland and Coastwise Waterways Service, or the Panama Canal Company,” after “the Government,”.

1994

Pub. L. 103–414 inserted section catchline.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

Section effective , see section 4 of act , set out as a note under section 381 of this title.

Credits

1934–1996 · 3 acts
  1. 1934June 19, 1934, ch. 652, title III, § 382, as added Aug. 6, 1956, ch. 973, § 1, 70 Stat. 1048
  2. 1994amended Pub. L. 103–414, title III, § 303(a)(20)(B), , 108 Stat. 4295
  3. 1996Pub. L. 104–104, title IV, § 403(h)(2), , 110 Stat. 131.
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(June 19, 1934, ch. 652, title III, § 382, as added Aug. 6, 1956, ch. 973, § 1, 70 Stat. 1048; amended Pub. L. 103–414, title III, § 303(a)(20)(B), , 108 Stat. 4295; Pub. L. 104–104, title IV, § 403(h)(2), , 110 Stat. 131.)

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