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46 U.S.C. § 51905

U.S. CodeFederalPositive Law
Flags and grave markers
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Title
46 — Shipping
Chapter
STV/PTB/CH519
Release
119-84
Release Date
2026-04-17

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Except as authorized under another law, the Secretary of Transportation may issue, at no cost, a flag of the United States and a grave marker to the family or personal representative of a deceased individual who served in the merchant marine of the United States in support of the armed forces of the United States or its allies during a war or national emergency. (Pub. L. 109–304, § 8(b), Oct. 6, 2006, 120 Stat. 1585.) Historical and Revision Notes RevisedSectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 5190546 App.:2005.Pub. L. 100–324, § 6, May 30, 1988, 102 Stat. 577.

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