22 USC 1980a - Reimbursement of owner for fee paid to navigate foreign waters if fee inconsistent with international law
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(a) Certification
If the Secretary of State finds that the government of any nation
imposes conditions on the operation or transit of United States
fishing vessels which the United States regards as being
inconsistent with international law or an international agreement,
the Secretary of State shall certify that fact to the President.
(b) Sanctions
Upon receipt of a certification under subsection (a) of this
section, the President shall direct the heads of Federal agencies
to impose similar conditions on the operation or transit of fishing
vessels registered under the laws of the nation which has imposed
conditions on United States fishing vessels.
(c) "Fishing vessel" defined
For the purposes of this section, the term "fishing vessel" has
the meaning given that term in section 2101(11a) of title 46.
(d) Sanctions commensurate with conditions certified
It is the sense of the Congress that any action taken by any
Federal agency under subsection (b) of this section should be
commensurate with any conditions certified by the Secretary of
State under subsection (a) of this section.
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