46 USC § 30901 - Short title

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title: "46 USC § 30901 - Short title"
title_number: 46
title_name: "SHIPPING"
section_number: "30901"
section_name: "Short title"
chapter_number: 309
chapter_name: "SUITS IN ADMIRALTY AGAINST THE UNITED STATES"
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last_updated: "2026-03-26"
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source_credit: "(Pub. L. 109–304, § 6(c), Oct. 6, 2006, 120 Stat. 1517.)"
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# § 30901. Short title

This chapter may be cited as the “Suits in Admiralty Act”.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 109–304, § 6(c), Oct. 6, 2006, 120 Stat. 1517.)

| RevisedSection | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 30901 | 46 App.:741 note. |  |

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Short Title

, , which enacted chapter 20 (§ 741 et seq.) of the former Appendix to this title, was popularly known as the “Suits in Admiralty Act”, prior to being repealed and restated in this chapter by , §§ 6(c), 19, , , 1710.