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46 U.S.C. § 31108

U.S. CodeFederalPositive Law
Arbitration, compromise, or settlement
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Title
46 — Shipping
Chapter
STIII/CH311
Release
119-84
Release Date
2026-04-17

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The Attorney General may arbitrate, compromise, or settle a claim under this chapter if a civil action based on the claim has been commenced. (Pub. L. 109–304, § 6(c), Oct. 6, 2006, 120 Stat. 1522.) Historical and Revision Notes RevisedSectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 3110846 App.:786.Mar. 3, 1925, ch. 428, § 6, 43 Stat. 1113. The words “claim under this chapter” are substituted for “claim on which a libel or cross libel would lie under the provisions of this chapter” to eliminate unnecessary words.

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