§ 1434. Entry; vessels

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

1. 1930

   Pub. L. 71–497 · 46 Stat. 590

   Enacted · 19 U.S.C. § 1434

   June 17, 1930, ch. 497, title IV, § 434, 46 Stat. 711

   Source evidence

   Code source credit
   June 17, 1930, ch. 497, title IV, § 434, 46 Stat. 711

2. 1970

   Pub. L. 91–271 title III § 301(b) · 84 Stat. 273

   Substituted · 19 U.S.C. § 1434

   Pub. L. 91–271 substituted reference to appropriate customs officer for reference to collector

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Pub. L. 91–271 substituted reference to appropriate customs officer for reference to collector.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (b) Sections 311, 315, 432, 434. 438, 441, 443–447. 449–450, 452–455, 457, 485, 490, 492, 496, 521. 555, 562, 584, 586, 609, 613, and 614 (19 U.S.U 1311, 1315, 1432, 1434, 1438, 1441, 1443–1447, 1449–1450, 1452–1455, 1457, 1485, 1490, 1492, 1496, 1521, 1555, 1562, 1584, 1586, 1609, 1613, and 1614) are amended by striking the word “collector” wherever 67 Stat. 508; 49 Stat. 524. it appears in the sections and inserting hr lieu thereof “appropriate customs officer”.

3. 1993

   North American Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act

   Pub. L. 103–182 title VI § 653 · 107 Stat. 2057

   Amended · 19 U.S.C. § 1434

   Pub. L. 103–182 amended section generally. Prior to amendment, section read as follows: “Except as otherwise provided by law, and under such regulations as the Commissioner of Customs may prescribe, the master of a vessel of the United States arriving in the United States from a foreign port or place shall, within forty-eight hours after its arrival within the limits of any customs collection district, make formal entry of the vessel at the customhouse by producing and depositing with the appropriate customs officer the vessel’s crew list, its register, or document in lieu thereof, the clearance and bills of health issued to the vessel at the foreign port or ports from which it arrived, together with the original and one copy of the manifest, and shall make oath that the ownership of the vessel is as indicated in the register, or document in lieu thereof, and that the manifest was made out in accordance with section 1431 of this title.”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Pub. L. 103–182 amended section generally. Prior to amendment, section read as follows: “Except as otherwise provided by law, and under such regulations as the Commissioner of Customs may prescribe, the master of a vessel of the United States arriving in the United States from a foreign port or place shall, within forty-eight hours after its arrival within the limits of any customs collection district, make formal entry of the vessel at the customhouse by producing and depositing with the appropriate customs officer the vessel’s crew list, its register, or document in lieu thereof, the clearance and bills of health issued to the vessel at the foreign port or ports from which it arrived, together with the original and one copy of the manifest, and shall make oath that the ownership of the vessel is as indicated in the register, or document in lieu thereof, and that the manifest was made out in accordance with section 1431 of this title.”

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   SEC. 653. ENTRY OF VESSELS. Section 434 (19 U.S.C. 1434) is amended to read as follows: “SEC. 434. ENTRY; VESSELS. “(a) Formal Entry.— Within 24 hours (or such other period of time as may be provided under subsection (c)(2)) after the arrival at any port or place in the United States of— “(1) any vessel from a foreign port or place; “(2) any foreign vessel from a domestic port; “(3) any vessel of the United States having on board bonded merchandise or foreign merchandise for which entry has not been made; or “(4) any vessel which has visited a hovering vessel or has delivered or received merchandise while outside the territorial sea; the master of the vessel shall, unless otherwise provided by law, make formal entry at the nearest customs facility or such other place as the Secretary may prescribe by regulation. “(b) Preliminary Entry.— The Secretary may by regulation permit the master to make preliminary entry of the vessel with the Customs Service in lieu of formal entry or before formal entry is made. In permitting preliminary entry, the Customs Service shall board a sufficient number of vessels to ensure compliance with the laws it enforces. “(c) Regulations.— The Secretary may by regulation— “(1) prescribe the manner and format in which entry under subsection (a) or subsection (b), or both, must be made, and such regulations may provide that any such entry may be made electronically pursuant to an electronic data interchange system; “(2) provide that— “(A) formal entry must be made within a greater or lesser time than 24 hours after arrival, but in no case more than 48 hours after arrival, and “(B) formal entry may be made before arrival; and “(3) authorize the Customs Service to permit entry or preliminary entry of any vessel to be made at a place other than a designated port of entry, under such conditions as may be prescribed.”.

4. 2000

   Pub. L. 106–476 title I § 1452(a)(2) · 114 Stat. 2101

   Struck · 19 U.S.C. § 1434(a)(3)

   Pub. L. 106–476 struck out “bonded merchandise or” before “foreign merchandise”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (a)(3). Pub. L. 106–476 struck out “bonded merchandise or” before “foreign merchandise”.

   Effective date note
   Amendment by Pub. L. 106–476, except as otherwise provided, applicable with respect to goods entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption, on or after the 15th day after Nov. 9, 2000, see section 1471 of Pub. L. 106–476, set out as a note under section 58c of this title.

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