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46 U.S.C. § 7508 — Authority to extend the duration of medical certificates

U.S.C. Title 46 - SHIPPING 46 U.S.C. United States Code, 2023 Edition Title 46 - SHIPPING Subtitle II - Vessels and Seamen Part E - Merchant Seamen Licenses, Certificates, and Documents CHAPTER 75 - GENERAL PROCEDURES FOR LICENSING, CERTIFICATION, AND DOCUMENTATION Sec. 7508 - Authority to extend the duration of medical certificates From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov

§7508. Authority to extend the duration of medical certificates

(a) Granting of Extensions.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary may extend for not more than one year a medical certificate issued to an individual holding a license, merchant mariner's document, or certificate of registry issued under chapter 71 or 73 if the Secretary determines that the extension is required to enable the Coast Guard to eliminate a backlog in processing applications for medical certificates or is in response to a national emergency or natural disaster. (b) Manner of Extension.—An extension under this section may be granted to an individual or a specifically identified group of individuals.

(Added Pub. L. 112–213, title III, §306(a), Dec. 20, 2012, 126 Stat. 1565; amended Pub. L. 116–283, div. G, title LVXXXV [LXXXV], §8505(b)(6), Jan. 1, 2021, 134 Stat. 4751.)

Editorial Notes

Amendments 2021—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 116–283 substituted "an individual or a specifically identified group of individuals" for "individual seamen or a specifically identified group of seamen".

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Ch. 75 — GENERAL PROCEDURES FOR LICENSING, CERTIFICATION, AND DOCUMENTATION

46 U.S.C. § 7501 46 U.S.C. § 7502 46 U.S.C. § 7503 46 U.S.C. § 7504 46 U.S.C. § 7505 46 U.S.C. § 7506 46 U.S.C. § 7507 46 U.S.C. § 7508 46 U.S.C. § 7509 46 U.S.C. § 7510 46 U.S.C. § 7511

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