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46 U.S.C. § 7304 — Citizenship or noncitizen nationality notation on merchant mariners’ documents
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An individual applying for a merchant mariner’s document shall provide satisfactory proof that the individual is a citizen or noncitizen national (as such term is described in section 308 of the Immigration and Nationality Act ([8 U.S.C. 1408](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title8-section1408&num=0&edition=prelim))) of the United States before that notation is made on the document.
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An individual applying for a merchant mariner’s document shall provide satisfactory proof that the individual is a citizen or noncitizen national (as such term is described in section 308 of the Immigration and Nationality Act ([8 U.S.C. 1408](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title8-section1408&num=0&edition=prelim))) of the United States before that notation is made on the document.
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Unless otherwise provided in [section 1401 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title8-section1401&num=0&edition=prelim), the following shall be nationals, but not citizens, of the United States at birth:
(1) A person born in an outlying possession of the United States on or after the date of formal acquisition of such possession;
(2) A person born outside the United States and its outlying possessions of parents both of whom are nationals, but not citizens, of the United States, and have had a residence in the United States, or one of its outlying possessions prior to the birth of such person;
(3) A person of unknown parentage found in an outlying possession of the United States while under the age of five years, until shown, prior to his attaining the age of twenty-one years, not to have been born in such outlying possession; and
(4) A person born outside the United States and its outlying possessions of parents one of whom is an alien, and the other a national, but not a citizen, of the United States who, prior to the birth of such person, was physically present in the United States or its outlying possessions for a period or periods totaling not less than seven years in any continuous period of ten years—
(A) during which the national parent was not outside the United States or its outlying possessions for a continuous period of more than one year, and
(B) at least five years of which were after attaining the age of fourteen years.
The proviso of [section 1401(g) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title8-section1401/g&num=0&edition=prelim) shall apply to the national parent under this paragraph in the same manner as it applies to the citizen parent under that section.
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The President of the United States is authorized to designate and empower the head of any department or agency in the executive branch, or any official thereof who is required to be appointed by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, to perform without approval, ratification, or other action by the President (1) any function which is vested in the President by law, or (2) any function which such officer is required or authorized by law to perform only with or subject to the approval, ratification, or other action of the President: Provided, That nothing contained herein shall relieve the President of his responsibility in office for the acts of any such head or other official designated by him to perform such functions. Such designation and authorization shall be in writing, shall be published in the Federal Register, shall be subject to such terms, conditions, and limitations as the President may deem advisable, and shall be revocable at any time by the President in whole or in part.
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TITLE 46—SHIPPING
§ 7307
1 See Temporary Reduction of Lengths of Certain Periods of
Service note below.
Editorial Notes
AMENDMENTS
2021—Pub. L. 116–283 substituted ‘‘individual’’ for
‘‘seaman’’ wherever appearing.
2002—Pub. L. 107–295 struck out ‘‘the thumbprint,’’
after ‘‘photograph,’’.
§ 7304. Citizenship notation on merchant mari-
ners’ documents
An individual applying for a merchant mari-
ner’s document shall provide satisfactory proof
that the individual is a citizen of the United
States before that notation is made on the docu-
ment.
(Pub. L. 98–89, Aug. 26, 1983, 97 Stat. 542.)
HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES
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Source section (U.S. Code)
7304 ..............................................
46:643(b)
Section 7304 specifies, that before a merchant mari-
ner’s document is noted to specify that the individual
is a U.S. citizen, the individual must provide satisfac-
tory proof that he is a citizen. This does not impose a
requirement of United States citizenship as a condition
for issuance of a document.
§ 7305. Oaths for holders of merchant mariners’
documents
An applicant for a merchant mariner’s docu-
ment shall take, before issuance of the docu-
ment, an oath that the applicant will perform
faithfully and honestly all the duties required
by law, and will carry out the lawful orders of
superior officers.
(Pub. L. 98–89, Aug. 26, 1983, 97 Stat. 542.)
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Source section (U.S. Code)
7305 ..............................................
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The requirement for an oath, drawn from a clause
which had appeared in 46 U.S.C. 672(g), and adminis-
tered by the Coast Guard to all applicants, was re-
pealed in a 1980 amendment by section 4 of Publ
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TITLE 8—ALIENS AND NATIONALITY
§ 1408
Editorial Notes
REFERENCES IN TEXT
This chapter, referred to in subsec. (c), was in the
original, ‘‘this Act’’, meaning act June 27, 1952, ch. 477,
66 Stat. 163, known as the Immigration and Nationality
Act, which is classified principally to this chapter. For
complete classification of this Act to the Code, see
Short Title note set out under section 1101 of this title
and Tables.
§ 1408. Nationals but not citizens of the United
States at birth
Unless otherwise provided in section 1401 of
this title, the following shall be nationals, but
not citizens, of the United States at birth:
(1) A person born in an outlying possession of
the United States on or after the date of formal
acquisition of such possession;
(2) A person born outside the United States
and its outlying possessions of parents both of
whom are nationals, but not citizens, of the
United States, and have had a residence in the
United States, or one of its outlying possessions
prior to the birth of such person;
(3) A person of unknown parentage found in an
outlying possession of the United States while
under the age of five years, until shown, prior to
his attaining the age of twenty-one years, not to
have been born in such outlying possession; and
(4) A person born outside the United States
and its outlying possessions of parents one of
whom is an alien, and the other a national, but
not a citizen, of the United States who, prior to
the birth of such person, was physically present
in the United States or its outlying possessions
for a period or periods totaling not less than
seven years in any continuous period of ten
years—
(A) during which the national parent was
not outside the United States or its outlying
possessions for
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