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[CITE: 46USC7502]

 
                           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. 7502. Records

    The Secretary shall maintain computerized records on the issuances, 
denials, suspensions, and revocations of licenses, certificates of 
registry, merchant mariners' documents, and endorsements on those 
licenses, certificates, and documents.

(Pub. L. 98-89, Aug. 26, 1983, 97 Stat. 545; Pub. L. 101-380, title IV, 
Sec. 4114(e), Aug. 18, 1990, 104 Stat. 517.)

                      Historical and Revision Notes
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          Revised section                Source section (U.S. Code)
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7502..............................  46:414
                                    46:643(f)
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    Section 7502 requires the Secretary to maintain records on the 
issuances, denials, suspensions, and revocations of licenses, 
certificates of registry, merchant mariner's documents, and 
endorsements.


                               Amendments

    1990--Pub. L. 101-380 substituted ``maintain computerized records'' 
for ``maintain records''.


                    Effective Date of 1990 Amendment

    Amendment by Pub. L. 101-380 applicable to incidents occurring after 
Aug. 18, 1990, see section 1020 of Pub. L. 101-380, set out as an 
Effective Date note under section 2701 of Title 33, Navigation and 
Navigable Waters.
