U.S. Code, Title 46, Shipping

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Author: "U.S. Congress, Office of the Law Revision Counsel"

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§ 4304. Importation of Nonconforming Vessels and Equipment

     The Secretary and the Secretary of the Treasury may authorize by joint regulations the importation of any nonconforming recreational vessel or associated equipment on conditions, including providing a bond, that will ensure that the recreational vessel or associated equipment will be brought into conformity with applicable safety regulations and standards of the Government before the vessel or equipment is operated on waters subject to the jurisdiction of the United States.

(Pub. L. 98–89, Aug. 26, 1983, 97 Stat. 531.)

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4304      46:1460

     Section 4304 requires the regulation and control of the importation of nonconforming recreational vessels and associated equipment. This is to assure United States manufacturers that foreign imports comply with those regulations and standards in effect for United States products so that all manufacturers will be on this same competitive footing. This is being done in lieu of providing a specific prohibition against the importation of these vessels and equipment that might be considered an imposition of a non-tariff barrier to trade.

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Chicago: "U.S. Congress, Office of the Law Revision Counsel", "§ 4304. Importation of Nonconforming Vessels and Equipment," U.S. Code, Title 46, Shipping in U.S. Code, Title 46, Shipping (Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 2002), Original Sources, accessed September 26, 2023, http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=DD6RR7PVQW1IPTJ.

MLA: "U.S. Congress, Office of the Law Revision Counsel". "§ 4304. Importation of Nonconforming Vessels and Equipment." U.S. Code, Title 46, Shipping, in U.S. Code, Title 46, Shipping, Washington, D.C., Government Printing Office, 2002, Original Sources. 26 Sep. 2023. http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=DD6RR7PVQW1IPTJ.

Harvard: "U.S. Congress, Office of the Law Revision Counsel", '§ 4304. Importation of Nonconforming Vessels and Equipment' in U.S. Code, Title 46, Shipping. cited in 2002, U.S. Code, Title 46, Shipping, Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C.. Original Sources, retrieved 26 September 2023, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=DD6RR7PVQW1IPTJ.