(a) Refusal or Revocation of Clearance.—If any owner, agent, master, officer, or person in charge of a vessel is liable for a penalty under section 70119, or if reasonable cause exists to believe that the owner, agent, master, officer, or person in charge may be subject to a penalty under section 70119, the Secretary may, with respect to such vessel, refuse or revoke any clearance required by section 60105 of this title.
(b) Clearance Upon Filing of Bond or Other Surety.—The Secretary may require the filing of a bond or other surety as a condition of granting clearance refused or revoked under this subsection.
Structure US Code
Subtitle VII— Security and Drug Enforcement
§ 70102. United States facility and vessel vulnerability assessments
[§ 70102a. Repealed. [LXXXV], § 8507(d)(1), , ]
§ 70103. Maritime transportation security plans
§ 70104. Transportation security incident response
§ 70105. Transportation worker identification credentials
§ 70106. Deployable, specialized forces
§ 70108. Foreign port assessment
§ 70109. Notifying foreign authorities
§ 70110. Actions and assistance for foreign ports or facilities and United States territories
§ 70111. Enhanced crewmember identification
§ 70112. Maritime Security Advisory Committees
§ 70113. Maritime intelligence
§ 70114. Automatic identification systems
§ 70115. Long-range vessel tracking system
§ 70116. Port, harbor, and coastal facility security
§ 70118. Enforcement by State and local officers
§ 70120. In rem liability for civil penalties and certain costs
§ 70121. Withholding of clearance
§ 70122. Waterway Watch Program
§ 70123. Mobile biometric identification
§ 70125. Port security training for facility security officers