Committee Reports
113th Congress (2013-2014)
House Report 113-177 - Part 1
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House Report 113-177 - Part 1 - NUCLEAR IRAN PREVENTION ACT OF 2013
`SEC. 16. PROHIBITION ON ENTRY AND OPERATION.
`(a) In General- No foreign vessel described in subsection (b) shall enter or operate in the navigable waters of the United States or transfer cargo in any port or place under the jurisdiction of the United States.
`(b) Vessels Described- A vessel referred to in subsection (a) is a foreign vessel--
`(1) for which a Notice of Arrival is required to be filed under section 160 of title 33, Code of Federal Regulations, as in effect on the date of enactment of the Nuclear Iran Prevention Act of 2013; and
`(2) that is knowingly registered, pursuant to the Geneva Convention on the High Seas (13 U.S.T. 2312; TIAS 5200; 450 UNTS 82), by a ship registry that is maintaining a registration of a vessel that is included in the list published under subsection (c).
`(c) Notification of Governments- The Secretary of Transportation, in consultation with the Secretary of State, shall--
`(1) maintain timely information on registrations of all foreign vessels over 300 gross tons that are--
`(A) owned or operated by or on behalf of--
`(i) the National Iran Tanker Company or the Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Line; or
`(ii) any successor to an entity referred to in clause (i); or
`(B) otherwise owned or operated by or on behalf of Iran;
`(2) notify each government the agents or instrumentalities of which are maintaining a registration of a foreign vessel described in paragraph (1), that all vessels registered under such government's authority are prohibited from entering or operating in the navigable waters of the United States or transferring cargo in any port or place under the jurisdiction of the United States; and
`(3) publish in the Federal Register a list of vessels described in paragraph (1), including periodic updates of such list.
`(d) Notification of Vessels-
`(1) IN GENERAL- Except as provided in paragraphs (2) and (3), upon receiving a Notice of Arrival under section 160 of title 33, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on the date of enactment of the Nuclear Iran Prevention Act of 2013) from a vessel described in (b), the Secretary shall notify the master of such vessel that the vessel may not enter or operate in the navigable waters of the United States or transfer cargo in any port or place under the jurisdiction of the United States.
`(2) PROVISIONAL ENTRY- The Secretary may allow provisional entry of, or transfer of cargo from, a foreign vessel described in subsection (b) if such entry or transfer is necessary for the safety of the vessel or persons aboard.
`(3) ENTRY FOR DUE DILIGENCE- The Secretary may allow entry of, and transfer of cargo from, a vessel described in subsection (b) if the master shows the owner and operator of the vessel exercised due diligence to avoid registration of the vessel by a registry that registers vessels described in subsection (c).
`(e) Right of Innocent Passage- This section shall not be construed as authority to restrict the right of innocent passage as recognized under international law.
`(f) Foreign Vessel Defined- In this section the term `foreign vessel' has the meaning given that term in section 2101 of title 46, United States Code.'.
(b) Deadline for Publication- The Secretary shall publish a list under section 16(c)(3) of the Ports and Waters Safety Act, as amended by this section, by not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.
(c) Limitation on Application of Prohibition- Subsection (a) of section 16 of the Ports and Waters Safety Act, as amended by this section, shall not apply until 90 days after the date of publication of the list required by subsection (c) of such section.
TITLE III--ADDITIONAL AUTHORITIES TO PREVENT CENSORSHIP ACTIVITIES IN IRAN
