§ 2109.
Except as otherwise provided, this subtitle does not apply to a public vessel of the United States. However, this subtitle does apply to a vessel (except a Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation vessel) owned or operated by the Department of Transportation or by any corporation organized or controlled by the Department.
([Pub. L. 98–89], Aug. 26, 1983, [97 Stat. 507]; [Pub. L. 99–509, title V, § 5102(b)(3)], Oct. 21, 1986, [100 Stat. 1927]; [Pub. L. 109–241, title IX, § 902(e)(1)], July 11, 2006, [120 Stat. 567]; [Pub. L. 111–281, title IX, § 903(a)(5)(A)], Oct. 15, 2010, [124 Stat. 3010]; [Pub. L. 116–260, div. AA, title V, § 512(c)(6)(A)], Dec. 27, 2020, [134 Stat. 2756].)