§ 55101. Application of coastwise laws

• (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), the coastwise laws apply to the United States, including the island territories and possessions of the United States.
• (b) The coastwise laws do not apply to—
  • (1) American Samoa;
  • (2) the Northern Mariana Islands, except as provided in section 502(b) of the Covenant To Establish a Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands in Political Union With the United States of America ( 48 U.S.C. 1801 note); or
  • (3) the Virgin Islands until the President declares by proclamation that the coastwise laws apply to the Virgin Islands.