§ 2106. Relationship to other laws

• (a) The law of salvage and the law of finds shall not apply to abandoned shipwrecks to which section 2105 of this title applies.
• (b) This chapter shall not change the laws of the United States relating to shipwrecks, other than those to which this chapter applies.
• (c) This chapter shall not affect any legal proceeding brought prior to April 28, 1988 .