50 U.S.C. § 4704 | United States as entitled to all benefits of exemption and limitation of liability accorded to owners of vessels

1 See Transfer of Functions note below.

The United States shall, with respect to vessels owned by or chartered to the War Shipping Administrator  under bareboat charter or time charter or operated directly by such Administrator or for his account, be entitled to the benefits of all exemptions and of all limitations of liability accorded by law to the owners of vessels. With respect to any such vessel, the term “the United States” shall include agents or other persons acting for or on behalf of the Administrator in connection with the operation thereof.

Mar. 24, 1943, ch. 26, § 4 57 Stat. 51(, .)

Editorial Notes

Codification

Section was formerly classified to section 1294 of the former Appendix to this title prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Transfer of Functions

Sept. 1, 1946Sept. 1, 1946Dec. 31, 1946act July 8, 1946, ch. 543, title II, § 202 60 Stat. 501War Shipping Administration terminated as of , and functions, powers, duties, etc., transferred to United States Maritime Commission for period , to , for purpose of liquidating Administration, by , .

Pub. L. 97–31Aug. 6, 198195 Stat. 151 Pub. L. 109–304, § 19Oct. 6, 2006120 Stat. 1710 section 109 of Title 49Maritime Administration transferred from Department of Commerce to Department of Transportation by Maritime Act of 1981, , , , which was repealed in part by , , . See , Transportation.

Vessel Operations Under Revolving Fund

Vessel operations conducted under Vessel Operations Revolving Fund, applicability of this section to, see section 50301(a) to (e) of Title 46, Shipping.

Executive Documents

Transfer of Functions

May 24, 195064 Stat. 1273United States Maritime Commission abolished by Reorg. Plan No. 21, 1950, eff. , 15 F.R. 3178, , set out in the Appendix to Title 5, Government Organization and Employees, which transferred part of its functions and part of functions of its Chairman to Federal Maritime Board and Chairman thereof, that Board having been created by that Plan as an agency within Department of Commerce with an independent status in some respects, and transferred remainder of Commission’s functions and functions of its Chairman to Secretary of Commerce, with power vested in Secretary to authorize their performance by Maritime Administrator, the head of Maritime Administration, which likewise was established by the Plan in Department of Commerce with provision that Chairman of Federal Maritime Board should, ex officio, be that Administrator.

Aug. 12, 196175 Stat. 843Federal Maritime Board, including offices of members of Board, abolished by section 304 of Reorg. Plan No. 7 of 1961, eff. , 26 F.R. 7315, , set out in the Appendix to Title 5, Government Organization and Employees. Functions of Board transferred either to Federal Maritime Commission or to Secretary of Commerce by sections 103 and 202 of Reorg. Plan No. 7 of 1961.