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Code · STATUTE-COMPILATIONS · William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 · Sec. 8505

Sec. 8505. REFERENCES TO “PERSONS” AND “SEAMEN”

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## SEC. 8505 REFERENCES TO “PERSONS” AND “SEAMEN” ###
(a)Technical Correction of References to “Persons” Title 14, United States Code, is amended as follows: ####
(1)In section 312(d), by striking “persons” and inserting “individuals”. ####
(2)In section 313(d)(2)(B), by striking “person” and inserting “individual”. ####
(3)In section 504— #####
(A)in subsection (a)(19)(B), by striking “a person” and inserting “an individual”; and #####
(B)in subsection (c)(4), by striking “seamen;” and inserting “mariners;”. ####
(4)In section 521, by striking “persons” each place it appears and inserting “individuals”. ####
(5)In section 522— #####
(A)by striking “a person” and inserting “an individual”; and #####
(B)by striking “person” the second and third place it appears and inserting “individual”. ####
(6)In section 525(a)(1)(C)(ii), by striking “person” and inserting “individual”. ####
(7)In section 526— #####
(A)by striking “person” each place it appears and inserting “individual”; #####
(B)by striking “persons” each place it appears and inserting “individuals”; and #####
(C)in subsection (b), by striking “person’s” and inserting “individual’s”. ####
(8)In section 709— #####
(A)by striking “persons” and inserting “individuals”; and #####
(B)by striking “person” and inserting “individual”. ####
(9)In section 933(b), by striking “Every person” and inserting “An individual”. ####
(10)In section 1102(d), by striking “persons” and inserting “individuals”. ####
(11)In section 1902(b)(3)— #####
(A)in subparagraph (A), by striking “person or persons” and inserting “individual or individuals”; and #####
(B)in subparagraph (B), by striking “person” and inserting “individual”. ####
(12)In section 1941(b), by striking “persons” and inserting “individuals”. ####
(13)In section 2101(b), by striking “person” and inserting “individual”. ####
(14)In section 2102(c), by striking “A person” and inserting “An individual”. ####
(15)In section 2104(b)— #####
(A)by striking “persons” and inserting “individuals”; and #####
(B)by striking “A person” and inserting “An individual”. ####
(16)In section 2118(d), by striking “person” and inserting “individual who is”. ####
(17)In section 2147(d), by striking “a person” and inserting “an individual”. ####
(18)In section 2150(f), by striking “person” and inserting “individual who is”. ####
(19)In section 2161(b), by striking “person” and inserting “individual”. ####
(20)In section 2317— #####
(A)by striking “persons” and inserting “individuals”; #####
(B)by striking “person” each place it appears and inserting “individual”; and #####
(C)in subsection (c)(2), by striking “person’s” and inserting “individual’s”. ####
(21)In section 2531— #####
(A)by striking “person” each place it appears and inserting “individual”; and #####
(B)by striking “persons” each place it appears and inserting “individuals”. ####
(22)In section 2709, by striking “persons” and inserting “individuals”. ####
(23)In section 2710— #####
(A)by striking “persons” and inserting “individuals”; and #####
(B)by striking “person” each place it appears and inserting “individual”. ####
(24)In section 2711(b), by striking “person” and inserting “individual”. ####
(25)In section 2732, by striking “a person” and inserting “an individual”. ####
(26)In section 2733— #####
(A)by striking “A person” and inserting “An individual”; and #####
(B)by striking “that person” and inserting “that individual”. ####
(27)In section 2734, by striking “person” each place it appears and inserting “individual”. ####
(28)In section 2735, by striking “a person” and inserting “an individual”. ####
(29)In section 2736, by striking “person” and inserting “individual”. ####
(30)In section 2737, by striking “a person” and inserting “an individual”. ####
(31)In section 2738, by striking “person” and inserting “individual”. ####
(32)In section 2739, by striking “person” and inserting “individual”. ####
(33)In section 2740— #####
(A)by striking “person” and inserting “individual”; and #####
(B)by striking “one” the second place it appears. ####
(34)In section 2741— #####
(A)in subsection (a), by striking “a person” and inserting “an individual”; #####
(B)in subsection (b)(1), by striking “person’s” and inserting “individual’s”; and #####
(C)in subsection (b)(2), by striking “person” and inserting “individual”. ####
(35)In section 2743, by striking “person” each place it appears and inserting “individual”. ####
(36)In section 2744— #####
(A)in subsection (b), by striking “a person” and inserting “an individual”; and #####
(B)in subsections
(a)and (c), by striking “person” each place it appears and inserting “individual”. ####
(37)In section 2745, by striking “person” and inserting “individual”. ####
(38)#####
(A)In section 2761— ######
(i)in the section heading, by striking “Persons” and inserting “Individuals”; ######
(ii)by striking “persons” and inserting “individuals”; and ######
(iii)by striking “person” and inserting “individual”. #####
(B)**[**[14 U.S.C. 2710](/us/usc/t14/s2710)**]** In the analysis for chapter 27, by striking the item relating to section 2761 and inserting the following:" “2761. Individuals discharged as result of court-martial; allowances to.” ". ####
(39)#####
(A)In the heading for section 2767, by striking “persons” and inserting “individuals”. #####
(B)In the analysis for chapter 27, by striking the item relating to section 2767 and inserting the following:" “2767. Reimbursement for medical-related travel expenses for certain individuals residing on islands in the continental United States.” ". ####
(40)In section 2769— #####
(A)by striking “a person’s” and inserting “an individual’s”; and #####
(B)in paragraph (1), by striking “person” and inserting “individual”. ####
(41)In section 2772(a)(2), by striking “person” and inserting “individual”. ####
(42)In section 2773— #####
(A)in subsection (b), by striking “persons” each place it appears and inserting “individuals”; and #####
(B)in subsection (d), by striking “a person” and inserting “an individual”. ####
(43)In section 2775, by striking “person” each place it appears and inserting “individual”. ####
(44)In section 2776, by striking “person” and inserting “individual”. ####
(45)#####
(A)In section 2777— ######
(i)in the heading, by striking “persons” and inserting “individuals”; and ######
(ii)by striking “persons” each place it appears and inserting “individuals”. #####
(B)In the analysis for chapter 27, by striking the item relating to section 2777 and inserting the following:" “2777. Clothing for destitute shipwrecked individuals.” ". ####
(46)In section 2779, by striking “persons” each place it appears and inserting “individuals”. ####
(47)In section 2902(c), by striking “person” and inserting “individual”. ####
(48)In section 2903(b), by striking “person” and inserting “individual”. ####
(49)In section 2904(b)(1)(B), by striking “a person” and inserting “an individual”. ####
(50)In section 3706— #####
(A)by striking “a person” and inserting “an individual”; and #####
(B)by striking “person’s” and inserting “individual’s”. ####
(51)In section 3707— #####
(A)in subsection (c)— ######
(i)by striking “person” and inserting “individual”; and ######
(ii)by striking “person’s” and inserting “individual’s”; and #####
(B)in subsection (e), by striking “a person” and inserting “an individual”. ####
(52)In section 3708, by striking “person” each place it appears and inserting “individual”. ####
(53)In section 3738— #####
(A)by striking “a person” each place it appears and inserting “an individual”; #####
(B)by striking “person’s” and inserting “individual’s”; and #####
(C)by striking “A person” and inserting “An individual”. ###
(b)Correction of References to Persons and Seamen ####
(1)Section 2303a(a) of title 46, United States Code, is amended by striking “persons” and inserting “individuals”. ####
(2)Section 2306(a)(3) of title 46, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: > > #### “(3) > > An owner, charterer, managing operator, or agent of a vessel of the United States notifying the Coast Guard under paragraph
(1)or
(2)shall— > > > ##### “(A) > > provide the name and identification number of the vessel, the names of individuals on board, and other information that may be requested by the Coast Guard; and > > > ##### “(B) > > submit written confirmation to the Coast Guard within 24 hours after nonwritten notification to the Coast Guard under such paragraphs.” > . ####
(3)Section 7303 of title 46, United States Code, is amended by striking “seaman” each place it appears and inserting “individual”. ####
(4)Section 7319 of title 46, United States Code, is amended by striking “seaman” each place it appears and inserting “individual”. ####
(5)Section 7501(b) of title 46, United States Code, is amended by striking “seaman” and inserting “holder”. ####
(6)Section 7508(b) of title 46, United States Code, is amended by striking “individual seamen or a specifically identified group of seamen” and inserting “an individual or a specifically identified group of individuals”. ####
(7)Section 7510 of title 46, United States Code, is amended— #####
(A)in subsection (c)(8)(B), by striking “merchant seamen” and inserting “merchant mariner”; and #####
(B)in subsection (d), by striking “merchant seaman” and inserting “merchant mariner”. ####
(8)Section 8103(k)(3)(C) of title 46, United States Code, is amended by striking “merchant mariners” each place it appears and inserting “merchant mariner’s”. ####
(9)Section 8104 of title 46, United States Code, is amended— #####
(A)in subsection (c), by striking “a licensed individual or seaman” and inserting “an individual”; #####
(B)in subsection (d), by striking “A licensed individual or seaman” and inserting “An individual”; #####
(C)in subsection (e), by striking “a seaman” each place it appears and inserting “an individual”; and #####
(D)in subsection (j), by striking “seaman” and inserting “individual”. ####
(10)Section 8302(d) of title 46, United States Code, is amended by striking “3 persons” and inserting “3 individuals”. ####
(11)Section 11201 of title 46, United States Code, is amended by striking “a person” each place it appears and inserting “an individual”. ####
(12)Section 11202 of title 46, United States Code, is amended— #####
(A)by striking “a person” and inserting “an individual”; and #####
(B)by striking “the person” each place it appears and inserting “the individual”. ####
(13)Section 11203 of title 46, United States Code, is amended— #####
(A)by striking “a person” each place it appears and inserting “an individual”; and #####
(B)in subsection (a)(2), by striking “that person” and inserting “that individual”. ####
(14)Section 15109(i)(2) of title 46, United States Code, is amended by striking “additional persons” and inserting “additional individuals”.
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