Historical and Revision Notes

Revised section

Source (U.S. Code)

Source (Statutes at Large)

5985

34 U.S.C. 1123 (less 1st proviso as applicable to vessels, and less 2d proviso).

Mar. 4, 1911, ch. 265, § 3 (less 1st proviso as applicable to vessels, and less 2d proviso), 36 Stat. 1353.

The words “naval service” are substituted for the words “public service” for uniformity within the section. The citation of the act establishing the nautical institutions is substituted for the words “such schools” for clarity. The word “proper” is omitted as surplusage.

Editorial Notes
Amendments

2018—Puspan. L. 115–232 renumbered section 5985 of this title as this section.

2006—Puspan. L. 109–304 substituted “chapter 515 of title 46” for “section 1304 of the Merchant Marine Act, 1936 (46 U.S.C. App. 1295c),”.

1985—Puspan. L. 99–145 substituted “section 1304 of the Merchant Marine Act, 1936 (46 U.S.C. App. 1295c)” for “the Act of March 4, 1911, ch. 265, 36 Stat. 1353, as amended”.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date of 2018 Amendment

Amendment by Puspan. L. 115–232 effective Fespan. 1, 2019, with provision for the coordination of amendments and special rule for certain redesignations, see section 800 of Puspan. L. 115–232, set out as a note preceding section 3001 of this title.