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19 U.S.C. § 1704 — Refusal or revocation of registry, enrollment, license or number on evidence that vessel engaging in smuggling; appeal; immunity from liability
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Subject to appeal to the Secretary of the Treasury and under such regulations as he may prescribe, when the Secretary of Transportation is shown upon evidence which he deems sufficient that such vessel is being, or is intended to be, employed to smuggle, transport, or otherwise assist in the unlawful introduction or importation into the United States of any merchandise or person, or to smuggle any merchandise into the territory of any foreign government in violation of the laws there in force, if under the laws of such foreign government any penalty or forfeiture is provided for violation of the laws of the United States respecting the customs revenue, or whenever, from the design or fittings of any vessel or the nature of any repairs made thereon, it is apparent to the Secretary of Transportation that such vessel has been built or adapted for the purpose of smuggling merchandise, the the 11 So in original. Secretary of Transportation shall revoke any endorsement on the vessel’s certificate of documentation or number (when the Secretary is the authority issuing the number under chapter 123 of title 46) or refuse the same if application be made therefor, as the case may be. The Secretary of Transportation and all persons acting by or under his direction shall be indemnified from any penalties or actions for damages for carrying out the provisions of this section.
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Subject to appeal to the Secretary of the Treasury and under such regulations as he may prescribe, when the Secretary of Transportation is shown upon evidence which he deems sufficient that such vessel is being, or is intended to be, employed to smuggle, transport, or otherwise assist in the unlawful introduction or importation into the United States of any merchandise or person, or to smuggle any merchandise into the territory of any foreign government in violation of the laws there in force, if under the laws of such foreign government any penalty or forfeiture is provided for violation of the laws of the United States respecting the customs revenue, or whenever, from the design or fittings of any vessel or the nature of any repairs made thereon, it is apparent to the Secretary of Transportation that such vessel has been built or adapted for the purpose of smuggling merchandise, the the 11 So in original. Secretary of Transportation shall revoke any endorsement on the vessel’s certificate of documentation or number (when the Secretary is the authority issuing the number under chapter 123 of title 46) or refuse the same if application be made therefor, as the case may be. The Secretary of Transportation and all persons acting by or under his direction shall be indemnified from any penalties or actions for damages for carrying out the provisions of this section.
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Except as hereinafter provided the reorganization of the customs service made by the President and communicated to Congress under date of March 3, 1913, shall, until otherwise provided by Congress, constitute the permanent organization of the customs service.
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**(a) In General.—** The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration shall be an administration in the Department of Transportation.
**(b) Safety as Highest Priority.—** In carrying out its duties, the Administration shall consider the assignment and maintenance of safety as the highest priority, recognizing the clear intent, encouragement, and dedication of Congress to the furtherance of the highest degree of safety in pipeline transportation and hazardous materials transportation.
**(c) Administrator.—** The head of the Administration shall be the Administrator who shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, and shall be an individual with professional experience in pipeline safety, hazardous materials safety, or other transportation safety. The Administrator shall report directly to the Secretary of Transportation.
**(d) Deputy Administrator.—** The Administration shall have a Deputy Administrator who shall be appointed by the Secretary. The Deputy Administrator shall carry out duties and powers prescribed by the Administrator.
**(e) Chief Safety Officer.—** The Administration shall have an Assistant Administrator for Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety appointed in the competitive service by the Secretary. The Assistant Administrator shall be the Chief Safety Officer of the Administration. The Assistant Administrator shall carry out the duties and powers prescribed by the Administrator.
**(f) Duties and Powers of the Administrator.—** The Administrator shall carry out—
(1) duties and powers related to pipeline and hazardous materials transportation and safety vested in the Secretary by chapters 51, 57, 61, 601, and 603; and
(2) other duties and powers prescribed by the Secretary.
**(g) Limitation.—**
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TITLE 19—CUSTOMS DUTIES
§ 1702
1 So in original.
bring the same into port, and, subject to regula-
tions of the Secretary of the Treasury, it shall
be their duty to pursue and seize or arrest and
otherwise enforce upon such vessel, merchan-
dise, or person, the provisions of law which are
made effective thereto in pursuance of sub-
section (a) in the same manner as such officers
are or may be authorized or required to do in
like case at any place in the United States by
virtue of any law respecting the revenue: Pro-
vided, That nothing contained in this section or
in any other provision of law respecting the rev-
enue shall be construed to authorize or to re-
quire any officer of the United States to enforce
any law thereof upon the high seas upon a for-
eign vessel in contravention of any treaty with
a foreign government enabling or permitting the
authorities of the United States to board, exam-
ine, search, seize, or otherwise to enforce upon
such vessel upon the high seas the laws of the
United States except as such authorities are or
may otherwise be enabled or permitted under
special arrangement with such foreign govern-
ment: Provided further, That none of the provi-
sions of this Act shall be construed to relieve
the Secretary of Commerce of any authority, re-
sponsibility, or jurisdiction now vested in or im-
posed on that officer.
(Aug. 5, 1935, ch. 438, title I, § 1, 49 Stat. 517.)
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This Act, referred to in text, means act Aug. 5, 1935,
which enacted this chapter and sections 1432a and 1601a
of this title and amended sections 70, 483, 1401, 1434,
1436, 1441, 1581, 1584, 1585, 1586, 1587, 1591, 1592, 1615, 1619,
1621 of this title, sections 60, 106, and 288 of former Title
46, Shipping, and sect
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