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[CITE: 46USC6305]

 
                           TITLE 46--SHIPPING
 
                     Subtitle II--Vessels and Seamen
 
                        Part D--Marine Casualties
 
               CHAPTER 63--INVESTIGATING MARINE CASUALTIES
 
Sec. 6305. Reports of investigations

    (a) The Secretary shall prescribe regulations about the form and 
manner of reports of investigations conducted under this part.
    (b) Reports of investigations conducted under this part shall be 
made available to the public. This subsection does not require the 
release of information described by section 552(b) of title 5 or 
protected from disclosure by another law of the United States.

(Pub. L. 98-89, Aug. 26, 1983, 97 Stat. 538; Pub. L. 105-383, title III, 
Sec. 305, Nov. 13, 1998, 112 Stat. 3420.)

                      Historical and Revision Notes
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          Revised section                Source section (U.S. Code)
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6305..............................  46:239(g)
                                    46:239(k)
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    Section 6305 requires the Secretary to prescribe regulations about 
the form and manner of reports of investigations of marine casualties. 
It also provides that the reports shall be available to the public, 
except for any information they contain related to national security.


                               Amendments

    1998--Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 105-383 substituted ``. This subsection 
does not require the release of information described by section 552(b) 
of title 5 or protected from disclosure by another law of the United 
States.'' for ``, except to the extent that they contain information 
related to the national security.''
