§ 42107. Refusal of clearance and entry

At the request of the Federal Maritime Commission—

• (1) the Secretary of Homeland Security shall—
  • (A) refuse the clearance required by section 60105 of this title to a vessel of a country that is named in a regulation prescribed by the Commission under section 42101 of this title ; and
  • (B) collect any fees imposed by the Commission under section 42106(4) of this title ; and
• (2) the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating shall—
  • (A) deny entry, for purposes of oceanborne trade, of a vessel of a country that is named in a regulation prescribed by the Commission under section 42101 of this title , to a port or place in the United States or the navigable waters of the United States; or
  • (B) detain the vessel at the port or place in the United States from which it is about to depart for another port or place in the United States.