46 U.S.C. § 7102 — Citizenship or noncitizen nationality

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Licenses and certificates of registry for individuals on documented vessels may be issued only to citizens or noncitizen nationals (as such term is described in section 308 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1408)) of the United States.

Source credit: (Pub. L. 98–89, Aug. 26, 1983, 97 Stat. 540; Pub. L. 119–60, div. G, title LXXIII, § 7301(b)(1), Dec. 18, 2025, 139 Stat. 1751.)

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1983Enacted · Pub. L. 98-89 · 97 Stat. 540
2025Amended · Pub. L. 119-60 · 139 Stat. 1751

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