Title 48 — Territories and Insular PossessionsRelease 119-84
§35 [Merchant Marine Act, 1936.]
Title 48 › Chapter CHAPTER 3— - HAWAII › § 35
Summary
Adds Alaska and Hawaii to the meaning of "continental" in three places in the Merchant Marine Act of 1936. When those parts talk about the "continental limits of the United States" or the "continental United States," they now count Alaska and Hawaii as included.
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Title 48, §35
Territories and Insular Possessions — Source: USLM XML via OLRC
(a)Subsection (a) of section 505 of the Merchant Marine Act, 1936, as amended, is further amended by adding at the end thereof the following new sentence: ‘For the purposes of this subsection, the term “continental limits of the United States” includes the States of Alaska and Hawaii.’
“(b)section 606 of such Act, as amended, is further amended by adding at the end thereof the following new sentence: ‘For the purposes of this section, the term “continental limits of the United States” includes the States of Alaska and Hawaii.’
“(c)section 702 of such Act, as amended, is further amended by adding at the end thereof the following new sentence: ‘For the purposes of this section, the term “continental United States” includes the States of Alaska and Hawaii.’
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48 U.S.C. § 35
Title 48 — Territories and Insular Possessions
Last Updated
Apr 22, 2026
Release point: 119-84