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46 U.S.C. § 11202 — Qualified service

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For purposes of this chapter, an individual shall be considered to have engaged in qualified service if, between August 16, 1945, and December 31, 1946, the individual—
  1. (1)was a member of the United States merchant marine (including the Army Transport Service and the Naval Transport Service) serving as a crewmember of a vessel that was—
    1. (A)operated by the War Shipping Administration or the Office of Defense Transportation (or an agent of the Administration or Office);
    2. (B)operated in waters other than inland waters, the Great Lakes, and other lakes, bays, and harbors of the United States;
    3. (C)under contract or charter to, or property of, the Government of the United States; and
    4. (D)serving the Armed Forces; and
  2. (2)while so serving, was licensed or otherwise documented for service as a crewmember of such a vessel by an officer or employee of the United States authorized to license or document the individual for such service.