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[CITE: 46USC10506]

 
                           TITLE 46--SHIPPING
 
                     Subtitle II--Vessels and Seamen
 
              Part G--Merchant Seamen Protection and Relief
 
                     CHAPTER 105--COASTWISE VOYAGES
 
Sec. 10506. Trusts

    Section 10505 of this title does not prevent an employer from making 
deductions from the wages of a seaman, with the written consent of the 
seaman, if--
        (1) the deductions are paid into a trust fund established only 
    for the benefit of seamen employed by that employer, and the 
    families and dependents of those seamen (or of those seamen, 
    families, and dependents jointly with other seamen employed by other 
    employers, and the families and dependents of the other seamen); and
        (2) the payments are held in trust to provide, from principal or 
    interest, or both, any of the following benefits for those seamen 
    and their families and dependents:
            (A) medical or hospital care, or both.
            (B) pensions on retirement or death of the seaman.
            (C) life insurance.
            (D) unemployment benefits.
            (E) compensation for illness or injuries resulting from 
        occupational activity.
            (F) sickness, accident, and disability compensation.
            (G) purchasing insurance to provide any of the benefits 
        specified in this section.

(Pub. L. 98-89, Aug. 26, 1983, 97 Stat. 571.)

                      Historical and Revision Notes
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          Revised section                Source section (U.S. Code)
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10506.............................  46:599
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    Section 10506 permits deductions to be made from wages of seamen on 
coastwise voyages if the deductions are to be used for the benefit of 
the seamen or their families.
