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 PUBLIC LAW 96-594—DEC. 24, 1980

94 STAT. 3457

SEC. 116. FALSIFICATION IN DOCUMENTATION: FRAUDULENT USE OF DOCUMENT; PENALTY.

46 USC 65n.

(a) Whenever the owner of a vessel knowingly falsifies or conceals a material fact, or makes a false statement or representation in connection with the documentation of his vessel under this title, in addition to any other penalty provided by law, that vessel, together with its equipment, is liable to seizure by and forfeiture to the United States. (b) Whenever a certificate of documentation is knowingly and fraudulently used for any vessel, that vessel, together with its equipment, is liable to seizure by and forfeiture to the United States. SEC.

117.

CERTIFICATE VALIDITY.

OF

DOCUMENTATION:

TERMINATION

OF

46 USC 65o.

(a) A certificate of documentation is invalid if the vessel for which it is issued— (1) no longer meets the requirements of this Act and the regulations prescribed thereunder pertaining to that certificate of documentation; or (2) is placed under the command of a person who is not a citizen of the United States. (b) Except as provided by subsection (o) of section 30 of the Act of June 5, 1920, as amended (46 U.S.C. 961(a)), an invalid certificate of documentation shall be surrendered in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Secretary. SEC. 118. VESSELS PROCURED OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES.

46 USC 65p.

(a) The Secretary and the Secretary of State, acting jointly, may provide for the issuance of an appropriate document for any vessel procured outside the United States that meets the ownership requirements of section 104 of this title. (b) Subject to any limitations the Secretary may prescribe, a vessel for which an appropriate document is issued under this section may proceed to the United States and engage en route in the foreign trade or trade with Guam, American Samoa, Wake, Midway, or Kingman Reef. Upon the vessel's arrival in the United States the document shall be surrendered in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Secretary. (c) A vessel for which a document is issued under this section is subject to the jurisdiction and laws of the United States. However, the Suspension. Secretary may suspend for a period not to exceed six months the application of any vessel inspection law administered by him, or any regulation issued thereunder, if he considers the suspension to be in the public interest. SEC. 119. RECORDING OF UNITED STATES BUILT VESSELS.

46 USC 65q.

The Secretary may provide for the recording and certifying of any information pertaining to vessels built in the United States that he considers to be in the public interest. SEC. 120. REGISTRATION OF FUNNEL MARKS AND HOUSE FLAGS.

46 USC 65r.

The Secretary shall provide for the registration of funnel marks and house flags by owners of vessels. SEC. 121. LIST OF DOCUMENTED VESSELS.

The Secretary shall publish periodically a list of all documented vessels together with any information pertaining to them that he considers pertinent or useful.

46 USC 65s.

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