Federal · Title 46 — Shipping
46 U.S.C. § 42305: Refusal of clearance and entry
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the Secretary of Homeland Security shall refuse the clearance required by section 60105 of this title to a vessel of a foreign carrier that is identified by the Commission under section 42304 of this title ; and deny entry, for purposes of oceanborne trade, of a vessel of a foreign carrier that is identified by the Commission under section 42304 of this title , to a port or place in the United States or the navigable waters of the United States; or detain the vessel at the port or place in the United States from which it is about to depart for another port or place in the United States.
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