46 U.S.C. § 70111 Enhanced Crewmember Identification

• Library: United States Statutes
• Edition: 2023
• Currency: Current through P.L. 118-34 (published on www.congress.gov on 12/26/2023), except for [P. L. 118-31]
• Year: 2023
• Citation: 46 U.S.C. § 70111

(a) REQUIREMENT.-Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the SAFE Port Act, the Secretary, in consultation with the Attorney General and the Secretary of State, shall require crewmembers on vessels calling at United States ports to carry and present on demand any identification that the Secretary decides is necessary.

(b) FORMS AND PROCESS.-Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the SAFE Port Act, the Secretary, in consultation with the Attorney General and the Secretary of State, shall establish the proper forms and process that shall be used for identification and verification of crewmembers.

Cite as 46 U.S.C. § 70111

Source: Added Pub. L. 107-295, title I, §102(a), Nov. 25, 2002, 116 Stat. 2080; amended Pub. L. 109-347, title I, §110, Oct. 13, 2006, 120 Stat. 1893.

Notes from the Office of Law Revision Counsel

current through 7/7/2023

EDITORIAL NOTES

REFERENCES IN TEXT

The date of enactment of the SAFE Port Act, referred to in subsecs. (a) and (b), is the date of enactment of Pub. L. 109-347 which was approved Oct. 13, 2006.

AMENDMENTS

2006-Subsecs. (a), (b). Pub. L. 109-347 substituted "Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the SAFE Port Act, the" for "The".

STATUTORY NOTES AND RELATED SUBSIDIARIES

INTERNATIONAL SEAFARER IDENTIFICATION

Pub. L. 107-295, title I, §103, Nov. 25, 2002, 116 Stat. 2084, provided that:

"(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.