{"data":{"id":"us/46-u.s.c.-12137","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"46 U.S.C. § 12137","heading":"Recording of vessels built in the United States","body":"The Secretary may provide for recording and certifying information about vessels built in the United States that the Secretary considers to be in the public interest.","path":["Title 46—SHIPPING","CHAPTER 121—DOCUMENTATION OF VESSELS"],"source_url":"https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/103/xml_usc46@119-103.zip","current_through":"Public Law 119-103 (09/02/2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-10T06:00:50Z","sha256":"5a4fcdd3458da740a017c16b018db95cce713a0ac77122772500bd05a16b1f9d","source_id":"us","stale":false,"prev":"us/46-u.s.c.-12136","next":"us/46-u.s.c.-12138"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}