116 STAT. 2084 PUBLIC LAW 107-295—NOV. 25, 2002 46 USC 70104 note. 46 USC 70101 note. 46 USC 70114 note. 46 USC 70111 note. "§ 70117. Civil penalty "Any person that violates this chapter or any regulation under this chapter shall be liable to the United States for a civil penalty of not more than $25,000 for each violation.". (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.— The table of subtitles at the beginning of title 46, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: "VI. MISOELLANEOUS .70101". (c) DEADLINE. — The Secretary shall establish the plans required under section 70104(a)(1) of title 46, United States Code, as enacted by this Act, before April 1, 2003. (d) RULEMAKING REQUIREMENTS. — (1) INTERIM FINAL RULE AUTHORiTY.The Secretary shall issue an interim final rule as a temporary regulation implementing this section (including the amendments made by this section) as soon as practicable after the date of enactment of this section, without regard to the provisions of chapter 5 of title 5, United States Code. All regulations prescribed under the authority of this subsection that are not earlier superseded by final regulations shall expire not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act. (2) INITIATION OF RULEMAKING.— The Secretary may initiate a rulemaking to implement this section (including the amendments made by this section) as soon as practicable after the date of enactment of this section. The final rule issued pursuant to that rulemaking may supersede the interim final rule promulgated under this subsection. (e) PHASE-IN OF AUTOMATIG IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM. — (1) SCHEDULE.— Section 70114 of title 46, United States Code, as enacted by this Act, shall apply as follows: (A) On and after January 1, 2003, to any vessel built after that date. (B) On and after July 1, 2003, to any vessel built before the date referred to in subparagraph (A) that is— (i) a passenger vessel required to carry a certificate under the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea, 1974 (SOLAS); (ii) a tanker; or (iii) a towing vessel engaged in moving a tank vessel. (C) On and after December 31, 2004, to all other vessels built before the date referred to in subparagraph (A). (2) DEFINITION. —The terms in this subsection have the same meaning as those terms have under section 2101 of title 46, United States Code. SEC. 103. INTERNATIONAL SEAFARER IDENTIFICATION. (a) TREATY INITIATIVE.— The Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating is encouraged to negotiate an international agreement, or an amendment to an international agreement, that provides for a uniform, comprehensive, international system of identification for seafarers that will enable the United States and another country to establish authoritatively the identity of any seafarer aboard a vessel within the jurisdiction, including the territorial waters, of the United States or such other country.
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