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 100 STAT. 892 46 USC app. 1805. President of U.S.

PUBLIC LAW 99-399—AUG. 27, 1986

SEC. 909. SUSPENSION OF PASSENGER SERVICES.

(a) PRESIDENT'S DETERMINATION.—Whenever the President deter-

mines that a foreign nation permits the use of territory under its jurisdiction as a base of operations or training for, or as a sanctuary for, or in any way arms, aids, or abets, any terrorist or terrorist group which knowingly uses the illegal seizure of passenger vessels or the threat thereof as an instrument of policy, the President may, without notice or hearing and for as long as the President determines necessary to assure the security of passenger vessels against unlawful seizure, suspend the right of any passenger vessel common carrier to operate to and from, and the right of any passenger vessel of the United States to utilize, any port in that foreign nation for passenger service. (b) PROHIBITION.—It shall be unlawful for any passenger vessel common carrier, or any passenger vessel of the United States, to operate in violation of the suspension of rights by the President under this section. (c) PENALTY.—(1) If a person operates a vessel in violation of this section, the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating may deny the vessels of that property to United States ports. (2) A person violating this section is liable to the United States Government for a civil penalty of not more than $50,000. Each day a vessel utilizes a prohibited port shall be a separate violation of this section.

46 USC app. 1806.

SEC. 910. SANCTIONS FOR THE SEIZURE OF VESSELS BY TERRORISTS.

46 USC app. 1807.

SEC. 911. DEFINITIONS.

46 USC app. 1808.

SEC. 912. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

46 USC app. 1809.

SEC. 913. REPORTS.

The Congress encourages the President— (1) to review the adequacy of domestic and international sanctions against terrorists who seize or attempt to seize vessels; and (2) to strengthen where necessary, through bilateral and multilateral efforts, the effectiveness of such sanctions. President of U.S. Not later than one year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Reports. President shall submit a report to the Congress which includes the review of such sanctions and the efforts to improve such sanctions.

Classified information.

For purposes of this title— (1) the term "common carrier" has the same meaning given such term in section 3(6) of the Shipping Act of 1984 (46 U.S.C. App. 1702(6)); and (2) the terms "passenger vessel" and "vessel of the United States" have the same meaning given such terms in section 2101 of title 46, United States Code. There are authorized to be appropriated $12,500,000 for each of the fiscal years 1987 through 1991, to be available to the Secretary of Transportation to carry out this title. (a) CONSOUDATION.—To the extent practicable, the reports required under sections 903, 905, and 907 shall be consolidated into a single document before being submitted to the Congress. Any classified material in those reports shall be submitted separately as an addendum to the consolidated report.

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