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 120 STAT. 1554

PUBLIC LAW 109–304—OCT. 6, 2006

disapproval, if the President finds that disapproval is required for reasons of national defense or foreign policy. ‘‘§ 42307. Review of regulations and orders ‘‘A regulation or final order of the Federal Maritime Commission under this chapter is reviewable exclusively in the same forum and in the same manner as provided in section 2342(3)(B) of title 28.

‘‘PART C—MISCELLANEOUS ‘‘CHAPTER 441—EVIDENCE OF FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY FOR PASSENGER TRANSPORTATION ‘‘Sec. ‘‘44101. ‘‘44102. ‘‘44103. ‘‘44104. ‘‘44105. ‘‘44106.

Application. Financial responsibility to indemnify passengers for nonperformance of transportation. Financial responsibility to pay liability for death or injury. Civil penalty. Refusal of clearance. Conduct of proceedings.

‘‘§ 44101. Application ‘‘This chapter applies to a vessel that— ‘‘(1) has berth or stateroom accommodations for at least 50 passengers; and ‘‘(2) boards passengers at a port in the United States. ‘‘§ 44102. Financial responsibility to indemnify passengers for nonperformance of transportation ‘‘(a) FILING REQUIREMENT.—A person in the United States may not arrange, offer, advertise, or provide transportation on a vessel to which this chapter applies unless the person has filed with the Federal Maritime Commission evidence of financial responsibility to indemnify passengers for nonperformance of the transportation. ‘‘(b) SATISFACTORY EVIDENCE.—To satisfy subsection (a), a person must file— ‘‘(1) information the Commission considers necessary; or ‘‘(2) a copy of a bond or other security, in such form as the Commission by regulation may require. ‘‘(c) AUTHORIZED ISSUER OF BOND.—If a bond is filed, it must be issued by a bonding company authorized to do business in the United States.

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‘‘§ 44103. Financial responsibility to pay liability for death or injury ‘‘(a) GENERAL REQUIREMENT.—The owner or charterer of a vessel to which this chapter applies shall establish, under regulations prescribed by the Federal Maritime Commission, financial responsibility to meet liability for death or injury to passengers or other individuals on a voyage to or from a port in the United States. ‘‘(b) AMOUNTS.— ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The amount of financial responsibility required under subsection (a) shall be based on the number of passenger accommodations as follows: ‘‘(A) $20,000 for each of the first 500 passenger accommodations.

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