Title 46, ShippingRelease 119-110
§11204 Processing Fees
Title 46 › Subtitle II — Vessels and Seamen › Part G — Merchant Seamen Protection and Relief › CHAPTER 112 — MERCHANT MARINER BENEFITS › § 11204
Summary
People who apply under section 11203(a) must pay a $30 processing fee. The fees go into the U.S. Treasury General Fund as offsetting receipts for the department involved (Coast Guard or Department of Defense) and, only if Congress provides the money, may be used to pay the costs of processing those applications.
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Title 46, §11204
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(a)Collection of Fees.—
The Secretary, or in the case of personnel of the Army Transport Service or the Naval Transport Service, the Secretary of Defense, shall collect a fee of $30 from each applicant for processing an application submitted under section 11203(a) of this title.
(b)Treatment of Fees Collected.—
Amounts received by the Secretary under this section shall be deposited in the General Fund of the Treasury as offsetting receipts of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating and ascribed to Coast Guard activities. Amounts received by the Secretary of Defense under this section shall be deposited in the General Fund of the Treasury as offsetting receipts of the Department of Defense. In either case, such amounts shall be available, subject to appropriation, for the administrative costs of processing applications under section 11203 of this title.
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Transfer of Functions
For transfer of authorities, functions, personnel, and assets of the Coast Guard, including the authorities and functions of the Secretary of Transportation relating thereto, to the Department of Homeland Security, and for treatment of related references, see section 468(b), 551(d), 552(d), and 557 of Title 6, Domestic Security, and the Department of Homeland Security Reorganization Plan of November 25, 2002, as modified, set out as a note under section 542 of Title 6.
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46 U.S.C. § 11204
Title 46, Shipping
Last Updated
Sep 22, 2026
Release point: 119-110