{"data":{"id":"us/46-u.s.c.-53901","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"46 U.S.C. § 53901","heading":"Definitions","body":"In this chapter:(1) American vessel.—The term “American vessel” includes—(A) a documented vessel with a registry or coastwise endorsement under chapter 121 of this title; (B) an undocumented vessel owned or chartered by or made available to the United States Government; and (C) a tug, barge, or other watercraft (whether or not documented) owned by a citizen of the United States and used in essential water transportation or in the fisheries, except only for sport fishing. (2) Cargo.—The term “cargo” includes a loaded or empty container on a vessel. (3) Transportation in the waterborne commerce of the united states.—The term “transportation in the waterborne commerce of the United States” includes the operation of a vessel in the fisheries, except only for sport fishing. (4) War risks.—The term “war risks” includes, to the extent the Secretary of Transportation determines—(A) any part of a loss excluded from marine insurance coverage under a “free of capture or seizure” clause or analogous clause; and (B) any other loss from a hostile act, including confiscation, expropriation, nationalization, or deprivation.","path":["Title 46—SHIPPING","CHAPTER 539—WAR RISK INSURANCE"],"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":"7d4c03d3bd9e34056800d52ef8f240cbba6257531ced9776bbfa6a06dfcbfb78","source_id":"us","stale":true,"prev":"us/46-u.s.c.-53735","next":"us/46-u.s.c.-53902"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}