Sec. 5603. International Port Security Enforcement Act
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Section 70108 of title 46, United States Code, is amended— in subsection (f)— in paragraph (1), by striking provided that and all that follows and inserting the following: if— the Secretary certifies that the foreign government or international organization— has conducted the assessment in accordance with subsection (b); and has provided the Secretary with sufficient information pertaining to its assessment (including information regarding the outcome of the assessment); and the foreign government that conducted the assessment is not a state sponsor of terrorism (as defined in section 3316(h)). ; and by amending paragraph
(3)to read as follows: Nothing in this section may be construed— to require the Secretary to treat an assessment conducted by a foreign government or an international organization as an assessment that satisfies the requirement under subsection (a); to limit the discretion or ability of the Secretary to conduct an assessment under this section; to limit the authority of the Secretary to repatriate aliens to their respective countries of origin; or to prevent the Secretary from requesting security and safety measures that the Secretary considers necessary to safeguard Coast Guard personnel during the repatriation of aliens to their respective countries of origin. ; and by adding at the end the following: The Secretary— may not enter into an agreement under subsection (f)(2) with— a foreign government that is a state sponsor of terrorism (as defined in section 3316(h)); or an entity designated by the Secretary of State as a foreign terrorist organization pursuant to section 219 of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1189 ); and shall— deem any port that is under the jurisdiction of a foreign government that is a state sponsor of terrorism as not having effective antiterrorism measures for purposes of this section and section 70109; and immediately apply the sanctions described in section 70110(a) to such port. .
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