Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 120.djvu/1705

 120 STAT. 1674

PUBLIC LAW 109–304—OCT. 6, 2006

SEC. 9. SUBTITLE VI OF TITLE 46.

(a) REDESIGNATION.—Title 46, United States Code, is amended by redesignating subtitle VI as subtitle VII. (b) NEW SUBTITLE.—Title 46, United States Code, is amended by inserting after subtitle V the following:

‘‘Subtitle VI—Clearance, Tonnage Taxes, and Duties ‘‘Chapter Sec. ‘‘601. Arrival and Departure Requirements ............................................... 60101 ‘‘603. Tonnage Taxes and Light Money ........................................................ 60301 ‘‘605. Discriminating Duties and Reciprocal Privileges .......................... 60501

‘‘CHAPTER 601—ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE REQUIREMENTS ‘‘Sec. ‘‘60101. ‘‘60102. ‘‘60103. ‘‘60104. ‘‘60105. ‘‘60106. ‘‘60107. ‘‘60108. ‘‘60109.

Boarding arriving vessels before inspection. Production of certificate on entry. Oath of ownership on entry. Depositing certificates of documentation with consular officers. Clearance of vessels. State inspection laws. Payment of fees on departing vessel. Duty to transport tendered cargo. Duty to transport money and securities of the United States Government.

‘‘§ 60101. Boarding arriving vessels before inspection ‘‘(a) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary of Homeland Security shall prescribe and enforce regulations on the boarding of a vessel arriving at a port of the United States before the vessel has been inspected and secured. ‘‘(b) CRIMINAL PENALTY.—A person violating a regulation prescribed under this section shall be fined under title 18, imprisoned for not more than 6 months, or both. ‘‘(c) RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER LAW.—This section shall be construed as supplementary to section 2279 of title 18. ‘‘§ 60102. Production of certificate on entry ‘‘On entry of a vessel documented under chapter 121 of this title, the master or other individual in charge of the vessel shall produce the certificate of documentation to the customs officer at the place where the vessel is entered. If the certificate is not produced, the vessel is not entitled to the privileges of a documented vessel. ‘‘§ 60103. Oath of ownership on entry ‘‘(a) REQUIRED STATEMENT.—On entry of a vessel of the United States from a foreign port, the individual designated under subsection (b) shall state under oath that— ‘‘(1) the vessel’s certificate of documentation contains the names of all the owners of the vessel; or ‘‘(2) part of the ownership has been transferred since the certificate was issued and, to the best of the individual’s knowledge and belief, the vessel is still owned only by citizens of the United States. ‘‘(b) PERSON TO MAKE STATEMENT.—The statement under subsection (a) shall be made by— ‘‘(1) an owner if one resides at the port of entry; or

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