Sec. 10. Prohibition on certain vessels landing in the United States; enhanced inspections
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The Ports and Waterways Safety Act ( 33 U.S.C. 1221 et seq. ) is amended by adding at the end the following: Beginning on the date of enactment of the Iran, North Korea, and Syria Nonproliferation Accountability Act of 2013, before a vessel arrives at a port in the United States, the owner, charterer, operator, or master of the vessel shall certify that the vessel did not enter a port in Iran, North Korea, or Syria during the 180-day period ending on the date of arrival of the vessel at the port in the United States.
The Secretary shall prohibit from landing at a port in the United States for a period of at least 2 years— any vessel for which a false certification was made under section (a); and any other vessel owned or operated by a parent corporation, partnership, association, or individual proprietorship of the vessel for which the false certification was made. The Secretary shall— identify foreign ports at which vessels have landed during the preceding 12-month period that have also landed at ports in Iran, North Korea, or Syria during that period; and inspect vessels arriving in the United States from foreign ports identified under paragraph
(1)to establish whether the vessel was involved, during the 12-month period ending on the date of arrival of the vessel at the port in the United States, in any activity that would be subject to sanctions under the Iran, North Korea, and Syria Nonproliferation Accountability Act of 2013 . .
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