{"data":{"id":"us/1-u.s.c.-3","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"1 U.S.C. § 3","heading":"“Vessel” as including all means of water transportation","body":"The word “vessel” includes every description of watercraft or other artificial contrivance used, or capable of being used, as a means of transportation on water.","path":["Title 1—GENERAL PROVISIONS","CHAPTER 1—RULES OF CONSTRUCTION"],"source_url":"https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/103/xml_usc01@119-103.zip","current_through":"Public Law 119-103 (09/02/2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-10T05:55:16Z","sha256":"7d476adb8ae4c9191cfa2083b873a64f76c5c30c71f3329030d73b6a2399ac44","source_id":"us","stale":false,"prev":"us/1-u.s.c.-2","next":"us/1-u.s.c.-4"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}