{"data":{"id":"us/10-u.s.c.-8168","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"10 U.S.C. § 8168","heading":"Consular powers: senior officer present afloat","body":"In any foreign port where there is no resident consul of the United States, or on the high seas, the senior officer present afloat has the powers of a consul in relation to mariners of the United States.","path":["Title 10—ARMED FORCES","CHAPTER 821—OFFICERS IN COMMAND"],"source_url":"https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/103/xml_usc10@119-103.zip","current_through":"Public Law 119-103 (09/02/2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-10T05:56:10Z","sha256":"deeaf47d93656fd3501980acac37abb445da6a72795f61a9cc2275a71047ce31","source_id":"us","stale":true,"prev":"us/10-u.s.c.-8167","next":"us/10-u.s.c.-8169"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}