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§30301 Short Title
Title 46 › Subtitle III — Maritime Liability › CHAPTER 303 — DEATH ON THE HIGH SEAS › § 30301
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Names the chapter the "Death on the High Seas Act."
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Title 46, §30301
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This chapter may be cited as the “Death on the High Seas Act”.
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Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 3030146 App.:761 note.
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Act Mar. 30, 1920, ch. 111, 41 Stat. 537, which enacted chapter 21 (§ 761 et seq.) of the former Appendix to this title, was popularly known as the “Death on the High Seas Act”, prior to being repealed and restated in this chapter by Pub. L. 109–304, §§ 6(c), 19, Oct. 6, 2006, 120 Stat. 1509, 1710.
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46 U.S.C. § 30301
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Aug 21, 2026
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