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46 U.S.C. § 42107 — Refusal of clearance and entry

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At the request of the Federal Maritime Commission—
  1. (1)the Secretary of Homeland Security shall—
    1. (A)refuse the clearance required by section 60105 of this title to a vessel of a country that is named in a regulation prescribed by the Commission under section 42101 of this title; and
    2. (B)collect any fees imposed by the Commission under section 42106(4) of this title; and
  2. (2)the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating shall—
    1. (A)deny entry, for purposes of oceanborne trade, of a vessel of a country that is named in a regulation prescribed by the Commission under section 42101 of this title, to a port or place in the United States or the navigable waters of the United States; or
    2. (B)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.