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193.
194.
195.
196.

197.
198.

Repealed.
Enforcement provisions.
Definitions.
Emergency foreign vessel acquisition; purchase or requisition of vessels lying idle in
United States waters.
Voluntary purchase or charter agreements.
Requisitioned vessels.

§ 191. Regulation of anchorage and movement of
vessels during national emergency
Whenever the President by proclamation or
Executive order declares a national emergency
to exist by reason of actual or threatened war,
insurrection, or invasion, or disturbance or
threatened disturbance of the international relations of the United States, or whenever the
Attorney General determines that an actual or
anticipated mass migration of aliens en route
to, or arriving off the coast of, the United States
presents urgent circumstances requiring an immediate Federal response, the Secretary of
Transportation may make, subject to the approval of the President, rules and regulations
governing the anchorage and movement of any
vessel, foreign or domestic, in the territorial waters of the United States, may inspect such vessel at any time, place guards thereon, and, if
necessary in his opinion in order to secure such
vessels from damage or injury, or to prevent
damage or injury to any harbor or waters of the
United States, or to secure the observance of the
rights and obligations of the United States, may
take, by and with the consent of the President,
for such purposes, full possession and control of
such vessel and remove therefrom the officers
and crew thereof and all other persons not specially authorized by him to go or remain on
board thereof.
Whenever the President finds that the security of the United States is endangered by reason of actual or threatened war, or invasion, or
insurrection, or subversive activity, or of disturbances or threatened disturbances of the
international relations of the United States, the
President is authorized to institute such measures and issue such rules and regulations—
(a) to govern the anchorage and movement
of any foreign-flag vessels in the territorial
waters of the United States, to inspect such
vessels at any time, to place guards thereon,
and, if necessary in his opinion in order to secure such vessels from damage or injury, or to
prevent damage or injury to any harbor or waters of the United States, or to secure the observance of rights and obligations of the
United States, may take for such purposes full
possession and control of such vessels and remove therefrom the officers and crew thereof,
and all other persons not especially authorized
by him to go or remain on board thereof;
(b) to safeguard against destruction, loss, or
injury from sabotage or other subversive acts,
accidents, or other causes of similar nature,
vessels, harbors, ports, and waterfront facilities in the United States and all territory and
water, continental or insular, subject to the
jurisdiction of the United States.
The President may delegate the authority to
issue such rules and regulations to the Sec-

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retary of the department in which the Coast
Guard is operating. Any appropriation available
to any of the Executive Departments shall be
available to carry out the provisions of this
title.1
(June 15, 1917, ch. 30, title II, § 1, 40 Stat. 220;
Aug. 9, 1950, ch. 656, § 1, 64 Stat. 427; Sept. 26,
1950, ch. 1049, § 2(b), 64 Stat. 1038; Pub. L. 89–670,
§ 6(b)(1), Oct. 15, 1966, 80 Stat. 938; Pub. L. 96–70,
title III, § 3302(a), Sept. 27, 1979, 93 Stat. 498; Pub.
L. 104–208, div. C, title VI, § 649, Sept. 30, 1996, 110
Stat. 3009–711; Pub. L. 108–293, title II, § 223, Aug.
9, 2004, 118 Stat. 1040.)
REFERENCES IN TEXT
This title, referred to in text, means title II of act
June 15, 1917, ch. 30, 40 Stat. 220, as amended, which enacted sections 191 and 192 to 194 of this title. For complete classification of title II to the Code, see Tables.
AMENDMENTS
2004—Pub. L. 108–293 inserted ‘‘The President may
delegate the authority to issue such rules and regulations to the Secretary of the department in which the
Coast Guard is operating.’’ at beginning of concluding
provisions.
1996—Pub. L. 104–208, in first par., inserted ‘‘or whenever the Attorney General determines that an actual or
anticipated mass migration of aliens en route to, or arriving off the coast of, the United States presents urgent circumstances requiring an immediate Federal response,’’ after ‘‘international relations of the United
States,’’.
1979—Pub. L. 96–70 struck out second par., providing
that within the territory and waters of the Canal Zone
the Governor of the Canal Zone, with the approval of
the President, shall exercise all the powers conferred
by this section on the Secretary of the Treasury, and in
cl. (b) of third par., struck out ‘‘the Canal Zone,’’ after
‘‘facilities in the United States,’’.
1950—Act Sept. 26, 1950, substituted ‘‘Governor of the
Canal Zone’’ for ‘‘Governor of the Panama Canal’’ in
second par.
Act Aug. 9, 1950, authorized the President to institute
such rules and regulations to control anchorage and
movement of foreign-flag vessels in United States waters when the national security is endangered.
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1979 AMENDMENT
Amendment by Pub. L. 96–70 effective Oct. 1, 1979, see
section 3304 of Pub. L. 96–70, set out as an Effective
Date note under section 3601 of Title 22, Foreign Relations and Intercourse.
TERMINATION DATE OF 1950 AMENDMENT
Section 4 of act Aug. 9, 1950, provided that: ‘‘The provisions of this Act [amending this section and sections
192 and 194 of this title] shall expire on such date as
may be specified by concurrent resolution of the two
Houses of Congress.’’
TERMINATION OF WAR AND EMERGENCIES
Act July 25, 1947, ch. 327, § 3, 61 Stat. 451, provided
that in the interpretation of this section, the date July
25, 1947, shall be deemed to be the date of termination
of any state of war theretofore declared by Congress
and of the national emergencies proclaimed by the
President on Sept. 8, 1939, and May 27, 1941.
REGULATIONS—POST-WAR GENERALLY
For regulations relating to safeguarding of vessels,
harbors, ports, and waterfront facilities, under a finding that the security of the United States is endangered by reason of subversive activity, see Ex. Ord. No.
10173, Oct. 18, 1950, 15 F.R. 7005.
1 See

References in Text note below.

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REGULATIONS—WORLD WAR II

Proc. No. 2732, June 2, 1947, 12 F.R. 3583, 61 Stat. 1069,
revoked Proc. No. 2412, June 27, 1940, 5 F.R. 2419, 54
Stat. 2711, which granted consent of President to the
exercise of certain powers under this section by the
Secretary of the Treasury and the Governor of the
Canal Zone.
REGULATIONS—WORLD WAR I
A proclamation was issued under this section on December 3, 1917.
SEPARABILITY
Section 4 of title XIII of act June 15, 1917, provided:
‘‘If any clause, sentence, paragraph, or part of this Act
[see Tables for classification] shall for any reason be
adjudged by any court of competent jurisdiction to be
invalid, such judgment shall not affect, impair, or invalidate the remainder thereof but shall be confined in
its operation to the clause, sentence, paragraph, or part
thereof directly involved in the controversy in which
such judgment shall have been rendered.’’
TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS
For transfer of authorities, functions, personnel, and
assets of the Coast Guard, including the authorities
and functions of the Secretary of Transportation relating thereto, to the Department of Homeland Security,
and for treatment of related references, see sections
468(b), 551(d), 552(d), and 557 of Title 6, Domestic Security, and the Department of Homeland Security Reorganization Plan of November 25, 2002, as modified, set
out as a note under section 542 of Title 6.
‘‘Secretary of Transportation’’ substituted for ‘‘Secretary of the Treasury’’ in first paragraph of text pursuant to section 6(b)(1) of Pub. L. 89–670, which transferred Coast Guard to Department of Transportation
and transferred to and vested in Secretary of Transportation functions, powers, and duties, relating to Coast
Guard, of Secretary of the Treasury and of other officers and offices of Department of the Treasury. See section 108 of Title 49, Transportation.
DELEGATION OF FUNCTIONS
For delegation to Secretary of the Treasury of authority vested in President by this section, see section
2(e) of Ex. Ord. No. 10289, Sept. 17, 1951, 16 F.R. 9499, as
amended, set out as a note under section 301 of Title 3,
The President.
PROC. NO. 6867. DECLARATION OF NATIONAL EMERGENCY
AND INVOCATION OF EMERGENCY AUTHORITY RELATING
TO REGULATION OF ANCHORAGE AND MOVEMENT OF VESSELS

Proc. No. 6867, Mar. 1, 1996, 61 F.R. 8843, provided:
WHEREAS, on February 24, 1996, Cuban military aircraft intercepted and destroyed two unarmed U.S.-registered civilian aircraft in international airspace north
of Cuba;
WHEREAS the Government of Cuba has demonstrated a ready and reckless willingness to use excessive force, including deadly force, in the ostensible enforcement of its sovereignty;
WHEREAS, on July 13, 1995, persons in U.S.-registered vessels who entered into Cuban territorial waters suffered injury as a result of the reckless use of
force against them by the Cuban military; and
WHEREAS the entry of U.S.-registered vessels into
Cuban territorial waters could again result in injury
to, or loss of life of, persons engaged in that conduct,
due to the potential use of excessive force, including
deadly force, against them by the Cuban military, and
could threaten a disturbance in international relations;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, WILLIAM J. CLINTON, President of the United States of America, by the authority
vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the
United States of America, including section 1 of title II
of Public Law 65-24, ch. 30, June 15, 1917, as amended (50

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U.S.C. 191), sections 201 and 301 of the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.) [50 U.S.C. 1621, 1631],
and section 301 of title 3, United States Code, find and
do hereby proclaim that a national emergency does
exist by reason of a disturbance or threatened disturbance of international relations. In order to address this
national emergency and to secure the observance of the
rights and obligations of the United States, I hereby
authorize and direct the Secretary of Transportation
(the ‘‘Secretary’’) to make and issue such rules and regulations as the Secretary may find appropriate to regulate the anchorage and movement of vessels, and delegate to the Secretary my authority to approve such
rules and regulations, as authorized by the Act of June
15, 1917 [see Tables for classification].
SECTION 1. The Secretary may make rules and regulations governing the anchorage and movement of any
vessel, foreign or domestic, in the territorial waters of
the United States, which may be used, or is susceptible
of being used, for voyage into Cuban territorial waters
and that may create unsafe conditions and threaten a
disturbance of international relations. Any rule or regulation issued pursuant to this proclamation may be effective immediately upon issuance as such rule or regulation shall involve a foreign affairs function of the
United States.
SEC. 2. The Secretary is authorized to inspect any
vessel, foreign or domestic, in the territorial waters of
the United States, at any time; to place guards on any
such vessel; and, with my consent expressly hereby
granted, take full possession and control of any such
vessel and remove the officers and crew, and all other
persons not specifically authorized by the Secretary to
go or remain on board the vessel when necessary to secure the rights and obligations of the United States.
SEC. 3. The Secretary may request assistance from
such departments, agencies, officers, or instrumentalities of the United States as the Secretary deems necessary to carry out the purposes of this proclamation.
Such departments, agencies, officers, or instrumentalities shall, consistent with other provisions of law and
to the extent practicable, provide requested assistance.
SEC. 4. The Secretary may seek assistance from State
and local authorities in carrying out the purposes of
this proclamation. Because State and local assistance
may be essential for an effective response to this emergency, I urge all State and local officials to cooperate
with Federal authorities and to take all actions within
their lawful authority necessary to prevent the unauthorized departure of vessels intending to enter Cuban
territorial waters.
SEC. 5. All powers and authorities delegated by this
proclamation to the Secretary may be delegated by the
Secretary to other officers and agents of the United
States Government unless otherwise prohibited by law.
SEC. 6. This proclamation shall be immediately transmitted to the Congress and published in the Federal
Register.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my
hand this first day of March, in the year of our Lord
nineteen hundred and ninety-six, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred
and twentieth.
WILLIAM J. CLINTON.
CONTINUATION OF NATIONAL EMERGENCY DECLARED BY
PROC. NO. 6867
Notice of President of the United States, dated Feb.
24, 2011, 76 F.R. 11073, provided:
On March 1, 1996, by Proclamation 6867 [set out
above], a national emergency was declared to address
the disturbance or threatened disturbance of international relations caused by the February 24, 1996, destruction by the Cuban government of two unarmed
U.S.-registered civilian aircraft in international airspace north of Cuba. On February 26, 2004, by Proclamation 7757 [set out below], the national emergency was
extended and its scope was expanded to deny monetary
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Cuban government has not demonstrated that it will
refrain from the use of excessive force against U.S. vessels or aircraft that may engage in memorial activities
or peaceful protest north of Cuba. In addition, the unauthorized entry of any U.S.-registered vessel into
Cuban territorial waters continues to be detrimental to
the foreign policy of the United States. Therefore, in
accordance with section 202(d) of the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1622(d)), I am continuing the national emergency with respect to Cuba and the emergency authority relating to the regulation of the anchorage and movement of vessels set out in Proclamation 6867 as amended by Proclamation 7757.
This notice shall be published in the Federal Register
and transmitted to the Congress.
BARACK OBAMA.
Prior continuations of national emergency declared
by Proc. No. 6867 were contained in the following:
Notice of President of the United States, dated Feb.
23, 2010, 75 F.R. 8793.
Notice of President of the United States, dated Jan.
15, 2009, 74 F.R. 3959.
Notice of President of the United States, dated Feb.
6, 2008, 73 F.R. 7459.
Notice of President of the United States, dated Feb.
26, 2007, 72 F.R. 9231.
Notice of President of the United States, dated Jan.
10, 2006, 71 F.R. 2133.
Notice of President of the United States, dated Feb.
18, 2005, 70 F.R. 8919.
Notice of President of the United States, dated Feb.
26, 2004, 69 F.R. 9513.
Notice of President of the United States, dated Feb.
27, 2003, 68 F.R. 9849.
Notice of President of the United States, dated Feb.
26, 2002, 67 F.R. 9387.
Notice of President of the United States, dated Feb.
27, 2001, 66 F.R. 12841.
Notice of President of the United States, dated Feb.
25, 2000, 65 F.R. 10929.
Notice of President of the United States, dated Feb.
24, 1999, 64 F.R. 9903.
Notice of President of the United States, dated Feb.
25, 1998, 63 F.R. 9923.
Notice of President of the United States, dated Feb.
27, 1997, 62 F.R. 9347.
PROC. NO. 7757. EXPANDING THE SCOPE OF THE NATIONAL
EMERGENCY AND INVOCATION OF EMERGENCY AUTHORITY RELATING TO THE REGULATION OF THE ANCHORAGE
AND MOVEMENT OF VESSELS INTO CUBAN TERRITORIAL
WATERS
Proc. No. 7757, Feb. 26, 2004, 69 F.R. 9515, provided:
By the authority vested in me by the Constitution
and the laws of the United States of America, in order
to expand the scope of the national emergency declared
in Proclamation 6867 of March 1, 1996 [set out above],
based on the disturbance or threatened disturbance of
the international relations of the United States caused
by actions taken by the Cuban government, and in
light of steps taken over the past year by the Cuban
government to worsen the threat to United States
international relations, and,
WHEREAS the United States has determined that
Cuba is a state-sponsor of terrorism and it is subject to
the restrictions of section 6(j)(1)(A) of the Export Administration Act of 1979 [50 U.S.C. App. 2405(j)(1)(A)],
section 620A of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 [22
U.S.C. 2371], and section 40 of the Arms Export Control
Act [22 U.S.C. 2780];
WHEREAS the Cuban government has demonstrated
a ready and reckless willingness to use excessive force,
including deadly force, against U.S. citizens, in the ostensible enforcement of its sovereignty, including the
February 1996 shoot-down of two unarmed U.S.-registered civilian aircraft in international airspace, resulting in the deaths of three American citizens and
one other individual;
WHEREAS the Cuban government has demonstrated
a ready and reckless willingness to use excessive force,

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including deadly force, against U.S. citizens and its
own citizens, including on July 13, 1995, when persons in
U.S.-registered vessels that entered into Cuban territorial waters suffered injury as a result of the reckless
use of force against them by the Cuban military, and
including the July 1994 sinking of an unarmed Cubanregistered vessel, resulting in the deaths of 41 Cuban
citizens;
WHEREAS the Cuban government has impounded
U.S.-registered vessels in Cuban ports and forced the
owners, as a condition of release, to violate U.S. law by
requiring payments to be made to the Cuban government;
WHEREAS the entry of any U.S.-registered vessels
into Cuban territorial waters could result in injury to,
or loss of life of, persons engaged in that conduct, due
to the potential use of excessive force, including deadly
force, against them by the Cuban military, and could
threaten a disturbance of international relations;
WHEREAS the unauthorized entry of vessels subject
to the jurisdiction of the United States into Cuban territorial waters is in violation of U.S. law and contrary
to U.S. policy;
WHEREAS the objectives of U.S. policy regarding
Cuba are the end of the dictatorship and a rapid, peaceful transition to a representative democracy respectful
of human rights and characterized by an open market
economic system;
WHEREAS a critical initiative by the United States
to advance these U.S. objectives is to deny resources to
the repressive Cuban government, resources that may
be used by that government to support terrorist activities and carry out excessive use of force against innocent victims, including U.S. citizens;
WHEREAS the unauthorized entry of U.S.-registered
vessels into Cuban territorial waters is detrimental to
the foreign policy of the United States, which is to
deny monetary and material support to the repressive
Cuban government, and, therefore, such unauthorized
entries threaten to disturb the international relations
of the United States by facilitating the Cuban government’s support of terrorism, use of excessive force, and
continued existence;
WHEREAS the Cuban government has over the
course of its 45-year existence repeatedly used violence
and the threat of violence to undermine U.S. policy interests. This same regime continues in power today,
and has since 1959 maintained a pattern of hostile actions contrary to U.S. policy interests. Among other
things, the Cuban government established a military
alliance with the Soviet Union, and invited Soviet
forces to install nuclear missiles in Cuba capable of attacking the United States, and encouraged Soviet authorities to use those weapons against the United
States; it engaged in military adventurism in Africa;
and it helped to form and provide material and political support to terrorist organizations that sought the
violent overthrow of democratically elected governments in Central America and elsewhere in the hemisphere allied with the United States, thereby causing
repeated disturbances of U.S. international relations;
WHEREAS the Cuban government has recently and
over the last year taken a series of steps to destabilize
relations with the United States, including threatening
to abrogate the Migration Accords with the United
States and to close the U.S. Interests Section, and
Cuba’s most senior officials repeatedly asserting that
the United States intended to invade Cuba, despite explicit denials from the U.S. Secretaries of State and
Defense that such action is planned, thereby causing a
sudden and worsening disturbance of U.S. international
relations;
WHEREAS U.S. concerns about these unforeseen
Cuban government actions that threaten to disturb
international relations were sufficiently grave that on
May 8, 2003, the United States warned the Cuban government that political manipulations that resulted in a
mass migration would be viewed as a ‘‘hostile act;’’
NOW, THEREFORE, I, GEORGE W. BUSH, President
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ed in me by the Constitution and the laws of the United
States of America, including section 1 of title II of Public Law 65–24, ch. 30, June 15, 1917, as amended (50
U.S.C. 191), sections 201 and 301 of the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.) [50 U.S.C. 1621, 1631],
and section 301 of title 3, United States Code, in order
to expand the scope of the national emergency declared
in Proclamation 6867 of March 1, 1996 [set out above],
and to secure the observance of the rights and obligations of the United States, hereby authorize and direct
the Secretary of Homeland Security (the ‘‘Secretary’’)
to make and issue such rules and regulations as the
Secretary may find appropriate to regulate the anchorage and movement of vessels, and authorize and approve the Secretary’s issuance of such rules and regulations, as authorized by the Act of June 15, 1917 [see
Tables for classification].
SECTION 1. The Secretary may make rules and regulations governing the anchorage and movement of any
vessel, foreign or domestic, in the territorial waters of
the United States, which may be used, or is susceptible
of being used, for voyage into Cuban territorial waters
and that may create unsafe conditions, or result in unauthorized transactions, and thereby threaten a disturbance of international relations. Any rule or regulation issued pursuant to this proclamation may be effective immediately upon issuance as such rule or regulation shall involve a foreign affairs function of the
United States.
SEC. 2. The Secretary is authorized to inspect any
vessel, foreign or domestic, in the territorial waters of
the United States, at any time; to place guards on any
such vessel; and, with my consent expressly hereby
granted, take full possession and control of any such
vessel and remove the officers and crew and all other
persons not specifically authorized by the Secretary to
go or remain on board the vessel when necessary to secure the rights and obligations of the United States.
SEC. 3. The Secretary may request assistance from
such departments, agencies, officers, or instrumentalities of the United States as the Secretary deems necessary to carry out the purposes of this proclamation.
Such departments, agencies, officers, or instrumentalities shall, consistent with other provisions of law and
to the extent practicable, provide requested assistance.
SEC. 4. The Secretary may seek assistance from State
and local authorities in carrying out the purposes of
this proclamation. Because State and local assistance
may be essential for an effective response to this emergency, I urge all State and local officials to cooperate
with Federal authorities and to take all actions within
their lawful authority necessary to prevent the unauthorized departure of vessels intending to enter Cuban
territorial waters.
SEC. 5. All powers and authorities delegated by this
proclamation to the Secretary may be delegated by the
Secretary to other officers and agents of the United
States Government unless otherwise prohibited by law.
SEC. 6. Any provisions of Proclamation 6867 [set out
above] that are inconsistent with the provisions of this
proclamation are superseded to the extent of such inconsistency.
SEC. 7. This proclamation shall be immediately transmitted to the Congress and published in the Federal
Register.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my
hand this twenty-sixth day of February, in the year of
our Lord two thousand four, and of the Independence of
the United States of America the two hundred and
twenty-eighth.
GEORGE W. BUSH.

§ 191a. Transfer of Secretary of Transportation’s
powers to Secretary of Navy when Coast
Guard operates as part of Navy
When the Coast Guard operates as a part of
the Navy pursuant to section 3 of title 14, the
powers conferred on the Secretary of Transpor-

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tation by section 191 of this title, shall vest in
and be exercised by the Secretary of the Navy.
(Nov. 15, 1941, ch. 471, § 2, 55 Stat. 763; Pub. L.
87–845, § 11, Oct. 18, 1962, 76A Stat. 699; Pub. L.
89–670, § 6(b)(1), Oct. 15, 1966, 80 Stat. 938.)
AMENDMENTS
1962—Pub. L. 87–845 substituted ‘‘section 3 of title 14’’
for ‘‘section 1 of title 14’’.
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1962 AMENDMENT
Amendment by Pub. L. 87–845 effective Jan. 2, 1963,
see section 25 of Pub. L. 87–845, set out as a note under
section 414 of Title 28, Judiciary and Judicial Procedure.
TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS
For transfer of authorities, functions, personnel, and
assets of the Coast Guard, including the authorities
and functions of the Secretary of Transportation relating thereto, to the Department of Homeland Security,
and for treatment of related references, see sections
468(b), 551(d), 552(d), and 557 of Title 6, Domestic Security, and the Department of Homeland Security Reorganization Plan of November 25, 2002, as modified, set
out as a note under section 542 of Title 6.
‘‘Secretary of Transportation’’ substituted in text for
‘‘Secretary of the Treasury’’ pursuant to section 6(b)(1)
of Pub. L. 89–670, which transferred Coast Guard to Department of Transportation and transferred to and
vested in Secretary of Transportation functions, powers, and duties, relating to Coast Guard, of Secretary of
the Treasury and of other officers and offices of Department of the Treasury. See section 108 of Title 49, Transportation.

§ 191b. Repealed. Pub. L. 96–70, title
§ 3303(a)(5), Sept. 27, 1979, 93 Stat. 499

III,

Section, acts Nov. 15, 1941, ch. 471, § 4, 55 Stat. 763;
Sept. 26, 1950, ch. 1049, § 2(b), 64 Stat. 1038; Oct. 18, 1962,
Pub. L. 87–845, § 12, 76A Stat. 699, provided that this section, section 191a of this title, and section 91 of title 14
not affect the authority of the Governor of the Canal
Zone conferred by section 191 of this title or section 34
of Title 2, Canal Zone Code.
EFFECTIVE DATE OF REPEAL
Repeal effective Oct. 1, 1979, see section 3304 of Pub.
L. 96–70, set out as an Effective Date note under section
3601 of Title 22, Foreign Relations and Intercourse.

§ 191c. Repealed. Aug. 4, 1949, ch. 393, § 20, 63
Stat. 561
Section, act Nov. 15, 1941, ch. 471, § 1, 55 Stat. 763, related to control of anchorage and movement of vessels
to insure safety of naval vessels. See section 91 of Title
14, Coast Guard.

§ 192. Seizure and forfeiture of vessel; fine and
imprisonment
(a) In general
If any owner, agent, master, officer, or person
in charge, or any member of the crew of any
such vessel fails to comply with any regulation
or rule issued or order given under the provisions of this title,1 or obstructs or interferes
with the exercise of any power conferred by this
title,1 the vessel, together with her tackle, apparel, furniture, and equipment, shall be subject
to seizure and forfeiture to the United States in
the same manner as merchandise is forfeited for
1 See

References in Text note below.