22 USC § 3823 - Regulations governing inspection

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title: "22 USC § 3823 - Regulations governing inspection"
title_number: 22
title_name: "FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE"
section_number: "3823"
section_name: "Regulations governing inspection"
chapter_number: 51
chapter_name: "PANAMA CANAL"
subchapter_number: "I"
subchapter_name: "ADMINISTRATION AND REGULATIONS"
part_number: "8"
part_name: "Shipping and Navigation"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-03-26"
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source_credit: "(Pub. L. 96–70, title I, § 1813, Sept. 27, 1979, 93 Stat. 493.)"
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# § 3823. Regulations governing inspection

The Commission shall prescribe, and from time to time may amend, regulations concerning the inspection of vessels conforming as nearly as practicable to the laws and regulations governing marine inspection by the United States Coast Guard.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 96–70, title I, § 1813, Sept. 27, 1979, 93 Stat. 493.)

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Transfer of Functions

For transfer of authorities, functions, personnel, and assets of the Coast Guard, including the authorities and functions of the Secretary of Transportation relating thereto, to the Department of Homeland Security, and for treatment of related references, see sections 468(b), 551(d), 552(d), and 557 of Title 6, Domestic Security, and the Department of Homeland Security Reorganization Plan of , as modified, set out as a note under .