PUBLIC LAW 109–304—OCT. 6, 2006
120 STAT. 1681
without entering, clearing, or paying any duties or fees (including cruising license fees), the Secretary of Homeland Security may allow yachts from that foreign port used only for pleasure to arrive at and depart from the ports of the United States and to cruise in the waters of the United States without paying any duties or fees. However, the Secretary may require foreign yachts to obtain a license to cruise in the waters of the United States. The license shall be in the form prescribed by the Secretary and contain limitations about length of time, direction, place of cruising and action, and other matters the Secretary considers appropriate. The license shall be issued without cost to the yacht. ‘‘§ 60505. Retaliatory suspension of commercial privileges ‘‘(a) GENERAL AUTHORITY.—The President may proclaim a suspension of commercial privileges to vessels of a foreign country when— ‘‘(1) vessels of that country have been given the same commercial privileges in the ports and waters of the United States given to vessels of the United States (except the privilege of engaging in coastwise commerce); and ‘‘(2) vessels of the United States are denied commercial privileges in the ports or waters of that country given to vessels of that country. ‘‘(b) APPLICATION.—A suspension under this section shall apply to the same commercial privileges denied to vessels of the United States in the ports or waters of the foreign country, and to the same class of vessels of that country as the class of vessels of the United States denied the privileges. ‘‘(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The President shall designate the effective date of the suspension in the proclamation. ‘‘(d) PENALTIES.— ‘‘(1) SEIZURE AND FORFEITURE.—If the master, officer, or agent of a vessel of a foreign country does an act for the vessel in the ports or waters of the United States in violation of a proclamation issued under this section, the vessel and the goods on the vessel may be seized by, and forfeited to, the United States Government. ‘‘(2) FINE OR IMPRISONMENT.—A person opposing an official of the Government enforcing this section shall be fined under title 18, imprisoned for not more than 2 years, or both.
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‘‘§ 60506. Retaliation against British dominions of North America ‘‘(a) GENERAL AUTHORITY.—The President by proclamation may prohibit vessels of the British dominions of North America, their masters and crews, and products of or coming from those dominions, from entering waters, ports, or places of the United States when the President is satisfied that— ‘‘(1) fishermen or fishing vessels of the United States in waters, ports, or places of the British dominions of North America are being or recently have been— ‘‘(A) denied rights provided by law or treaty; ‘‘(B) subjected to unreasonable restrictions in the exercise of those rights; or ‘‘(C) otherwise harassed; ‘‘(2) fishermen or fishing vessels of the United States, having a permit under the laws of the United States to dock
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