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Title 46 — ShippingRelease 119-73not60

§4303 Inspection and Testing

Title 46 › Subtitle Subtitle II— Vessels and Seamen › Part B— Inspection and Regulation of Vessels › Chapter 43— RECREATIONAL VESSELS › § 4303

Last updated Apr 5, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Secretary can assign other people, agencies, or their employees to do testing, inspections, and examinations needed to enforce the rules and to collect data to help make regulations under section 4302. Those assignments must follow the rules, supervision, and reviews the Secretary sets. The Secretary can also carry out research, testing, and development for this chapter. That includes buying experimental or recreational boats and related equipment for tests, and later selling those boats.

Full Legal Text

Title 46, §4303

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(a)Subject to regulations, supervision, and reviews that the Secretary may prescribe, the Secretary may delegate to a person, private or public agency, or organization, or to an officer or employee under the supervision of that person or agency, any work, business, or function related to the testing, inspection, and examination necessary for compliance enforcement and for the development of data to enable the Secretary to prescribe regulations under section 4302 of this title.
(b)The Secretary may—
(1)conduct research, testing, and development necessary to carry out this chapter, including the procurement by negotiation or otherwise of experimental and other recreational vessels or associated equipment for research and testing purposes; and
(2)subsequently sell those vessels.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Historical and Revision Notes

Revised sectionSource section (U.S. Code) 430346:1457 section 4303 authorizes the Secretary to delegate to certain persons or agencies or organizations any work, business, or function related to the testing, inspection, and examination necessary for compliance

Enforcement

. The Secretary may also conduct research, testing, and development necessary to carry out this chapter, including procurement of vessels and equipment and their subsequent sale. The Committee wishes to make clear that the Secretary may sell anything that was purchased to test.

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Citation

46 U.S.C. § 4303

Title 46 — Shipping

Last Updated

Apr 5, 2026

Release point: 119-73not60