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46 U.S.C. § 31111

U.S. CodeFederalPositive Law
Claims by nationals of foreign countries
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Title
46 — Shipping
Chapter
STIII/CH311
Release
119-84
Release Date
2026-04-17

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A national of a foreign country may not maintain a civil action under this chapter unless it appears to the satisfaction of the court in which the action is brought that the government of that country, in similar circumstances, allows nationals of the United States to sue in its courts. (Pub. L. 109–304, § 6(c), Oct. 6, 2006, 120 Stat. 1522.) Historical and Revision Notes RevisedSectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 3111146 App.:785.Mar. 3, 1925, ch. 428, § 5, 43 Stat. 1113.

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