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Code · U.S. Code · Title 46 - SHIPPING · CHAPTER 313— COMMERCIAL INSTRUMENTS AND MARITIME LIENS · SUBCHAPTER I— GENERAL · § 31308

§ 31308. Secretary of Commerce or Transportation as mortgagee

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The Secretary of Commerce or Transportation, as a mortgagee under this chapter, may foreclose on a lien arising from a right established under a mortgage under chapter 537 of this title, subject to section 362(b) of title 11.
(Pub. L. 100–710, title I, § 102(c), Nov. 23, 1988, 102 Stat. 4741; Pub. L. 101–595, title VI, § 603(13), Nov. 16, 1990, 104 Stat. 2993; Pub. L. 109–304, § 15(28), Oct. 6, 2006, 120 Stat. 1704; Pub. L. 111–281, title IX, § 913(b), Oct. 15, 2010, 124 Stat. 3017.)
Section 31308 allows the Secretary of Commerce or Transportation to foreclose on a lien arising from a right established under a mortgage under title XI of the Merchant Marine Act, 1936. This section makes no substantive change to law.
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  • Pub. L. 100–710, title I, § 102(c)
  • 102 Stat. 4741
  • Pub. L. 101–595, title VI, § 603(13)
  • 104 Stat. 2993
  • Pub. L. 109–304, § 15(28)
  • 120 Stat. 1704
  • Pub. L. 111–281, title IX, § 913(b)
  • 124 Stat. 3017
  • Pub. L. 111–281
  • Pub. L. 109–304
  • Pub. L. 101–595
  • section 107 of Pub. L. 100–710
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§ 31308
Secretary of Commerce or Transportation as mortgagee
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Pub. L.Pub. L. 100–710, title I, § 102(c)
Stat.102 Stat. 4741
Pub. L.Pub. L. 101–595, title VI, § 603(13)
Stat.104 Stat. 2993
Pub. L.Pub. L. 109–304, § 15(28)
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