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§30917 Disposition of amounts recovered by the United States
Title 46 › Subtitle Subtitle III— - Maritime Liability › Chapter CHAPTER 309— - SUITS IN ADMIRALTY AGAINST THE UNITED STATES › § 30917
Summary
Money the U.S. recovers from lawsuits about merchant ships or cargo must go to the U.S. Treasury and be credited to the responsible agency so it can repay the fund that paid it.
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Title 46, §30917
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Amounts recovered in a civil action brought by the United States on a claim arising from the ownership, possession, or operation of a merchant vessel, or the ownership, possession, or carriage of cargo, shall be deposited in the Treasury to the credit of the department of the United States Government, or the federally-owned corporation, having control of the vessel or cargo, for reimbursement of the appropriation, insurance fund, or other fund from which the compensation for which the judgment was recovered was or will be paid.
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Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 3091746 App.:751.Mar. 9, 1920, ch. 95, § 11, 41 Stat. 528; Pub. L. 97–31, § 12(25)(D), Aug. 6, 1981, 95 Stat. 155. The words “or in connection with” and “with respect to which such cause of action arises” are omitted as unnecessary.
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46 U.S.C. § 30917
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Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
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