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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:United_States_federal_law
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gptkbp:affects
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gptkb:Alaska
gptkb:Guam
gptkb:Hawaii
gptkb:Puerto_Rico
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gptkbp:amendedBy
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several times
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gptkbp:appliesTo
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domestic shipping
U.S. ports
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gptkbp:codifiedIn
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gptkb:46_U.S.C._§_55102
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gptkbp:criticizedFor
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increasing shipping costs
limiting competition
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gptkbp:dateEnacted
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1920
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gptkbp:enforcedBy
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gptkb:U.S._Coast_Guard
gptkb:U.S._Customs_and_Border_Protection
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Jones Act
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gptkbp:jurisdiction
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gptkb:United_States
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gptkbp:nickname
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gptkb:Jones_Act
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gptkbp:officialName
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gptkb:Merchant_Marine_Act_of_1920
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gptkbp:provides
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seamen's right to sue employers for negligence
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gptkbp:regulates
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maritime commerce
cabotage
seamen's rights
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gptkbp:relatedTo
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gptkb:Merchant_Marine_Act_of_1936
maritime law
cabotage laws
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gptkbp:requires
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ships crewed by U.S. citizens or permanent residents
ships owned by U.S. citizens
goods shipped between U.S. ports be transported on U.S.-built ships
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gptkbp:section
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Section 27
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gptkbp:sponsor
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gptkb:Wesley_L._Jones
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gptkbp:supportedBy
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gptkb:U.S._maritime_industry
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:United_States_Merchant_Marine
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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5
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