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46 USC § 31101 - Short title 

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identifier: "/us/usc/t46/s31101"
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title: "46 USC § 31101 - Short title"
title_number: 46
title_name: "SHIPPING"
section_number: "31101"
section_name: "Short title"
chapter_number: 311
chapter_name: "SUITS INVOLVING PUBLIC VESSELS"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-03-26"
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source_credit: "(Pub. L. 109–304, § 6(c), Oct. 6, 2006, 120 Stat. 1521.)"
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# § 31101. Short title

This chapter may be cited as the “Public Vessels Act”.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 109–304, § 6(c), Oct. 6, 2006, 120 Stat. 1521.)

| RevisedSection | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 31101 | 46 App.:781 note. |  |

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Short Title

, , which enacted chapter 22 (§ 781 et seq.) of the former Appendix to this title, was popularly known as the “Public Vessels Act”, prior to being repealed and restated in this chapter by , §§ 6(c), 19, , , 1710.