§ 3505. Prevention of departure

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. 1983

   Pub. L. 98–89 · 97 Stat. 500

   Enacted · 46 U.S.C. § 3505

   Pub. L. 98–89, Aug. 26, 1983, 97 Stat. 520

   Source evidence

   Code source credit
   Pub. L. 98–89, Aug. 26, 1983, 97 Stat. 520

2. 1992

   Coast Guard Authorization Act of 1992

   Pub. L. 102–587 title V § 5210(b) · 106 Stat. 5039

   Substituted · 46 U.S.C. § 3505

   Pub. L. 102–587 substituted “foreign vessel may not depart” for “foreign or domestic vessel of more than 100 gross tons having berth or stateroom accommodations for at least 50 passengers may not depart”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Pub. L. 102–587 substituted “foreign vessel may not depart” for “foreign or domestic vessel of more than 100 gross tons having berth or stateroom accommodations for at least 50 passengers may not depart”.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (b) Section 3505 of title 46, United States Code, is amended by striking “or domestic vessel of more than 100 gross tons having berth or stateroom accommodations for at least 50 passengers” and insert “vessel”.

3. 2004

   Pub. L. 108–293 title IV § 411(a) · 118 Stat. 1028

   Amended · 46 U.S.C. § 3505

   Pub. L. 108–293 reenacted section catchline without change and amended text generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows: “Notwithstanding section 3303(a) of this title, a foreign vessel may not depart from a United States port with passengers who are embarked at that port, if the Secretary finds that the vessel does not comply with the standards stated in the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea to which the United States Government is currently a party.”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Pub. L. 108–293 reenacted section catchline without change and amended text generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows: “Notwithstanding section 3303(a) of this title, a foreign vessel may not depart from a United States port with passengers who are embarked at that port, if the Secretary finds that the vessel does not comply with the standards stated in the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea to which the United States Government is currently a party.”

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (a) In General.— Section 3505 of title 46, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: “§ 3505. Prevention of departure   “Notwithstanding section 3303 of this title, a foreign vessel carrying a citizen of the United States as a passenger or embarking passengers from a United States port may not depart from a United States port if the Secretary finds that the vessel does not comply with the standards stated in the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea to which the United States Government is currently a party.” .

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