46 USC 12112 - Sec. 12112. Vessels procured outside the United States

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(a) The Secretary of Transportation and the Secretary of State, acting jointly, may provide for the issuance of a certificate of documentation with an appropriate endorsement for a vessel procured outside the United States meeting the ownership requirements of section 12102 of this title. (b) Subject to limitations the Secretary of Transportation may prescribe, a vessel for which a 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. On the vessel's arrival in the United States, the document shall be surrendered as provided by regulations prescribed by the Secretary. (c) A vessel for which a document is issued under this section is subject to the jursidiction (!1) and laws of the United States.

However, the Secretary of Transportation may suspend for a period of not more than 6 months, the application of a vessel inspection law carried out by the Secretary or regulations prescribed under that law if the Secretary considers the suspension to be in the public interest.

Historical And Revision Notes

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12112 46:65p

Section 12112 authorizes the Secretary and the Secretary of State to provide for the issuance of an appropriate document for a vessel procured outside of the United States by a United States citizen.

This enables the vessel to proceed directly to the United States and to trade en route, with the requirement that the document be surrendered upon the vessel's arrival in the United States.

It also authorizes the Secretary to temporarily suspend application of those vessel inspection and measurement laws if the suspension is deemed to be in the public interest.

AMENDMENTS 1989 - Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 101-225, Sec. 301(a)(11)(A), substituted "a certificate of documentation with an appropriate endorsement" for "an appropriate document". Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 101-225, Sec. 301(a)(11)(B), substituted "a document" for "an appropriate document". 1988 - Pub. L. 100-710 inserted "of Transportation" after first reference to "Secretary" in subsecs. (a) to (c).

EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1988 AMENDMENT

Amendment by Pub. L. 100-710 effective Jan. 1, 1989, with certain exceptions and qualifications, see section 107 of Pub. L. 100-710, set out as an Effective Date note under section 30101 of this title.

(!1) So in original.

Probably should be "jurisdiction".