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§70304 Travel Advisories on Security at Foreign Ports

Title 46 › Subtitle VII — Security and Drug Enforcement › CHAPTER 703 — MARITIME SECURITY › § 70304

Last updated Sep 22, 2026|Official source

Summary

When the Secretary tells the Secretary of State that a foreign port under section 70303(b) has security problems that threaten passengers, passenger ships, or crew, the Secretary of State must immediately issue a travel advisory for that port and make it widely known. An advisory can be lifted only if the Secretary, after consulting with the Secretary of State, finds the port now has effective security measures. The Secretary of State must tell Congress right away about any change in the advisory’s status.

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Title 46, §70304

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(a)General Requirements.—
On being notified by the Secretary that the Secretary has determined that a condition exists that threatens the safety or security of passengers, passenger vessels, or crew traveling to or from a foreign port that the Secretary has determined under section 70303(b) of this title does not maintain and administer effective security measures, the Secretary of State immediately shall issue a travel advisory for that port. The Secretary of State shall take the necessary steps to widely publicize the travel advisory.
(b)Lifting Advisories.—
A travel advisory issued under subsection (a) may be lifted only if the Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of State, has determined that effective security measures are maintained and administered at the port.
(c)Notice to Congress.—
The Secretary of State shall notify Congress immediately of any change in the status of a travel advisory issued under this section.

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Historical and Revision Notes

Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 7030446 App.:1804.Pub. L. 99–399, title IX, § 908, Aug. 27, 1986, 100 Stat. 891; Pub. L. 105–277, div. G, title XXII, § 2224(b), Oct. 21, 1998, 112 Stat. 2681–819. In subsection (b), the words “with respect to which the Secretary of Transportation had made the determination described in section 1803(d) of this Appendix” are omitted as unnecessary.

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46 U.S.C. § 70304

Title 46, Shipping

Last Updated

Sep 22, 2026

Release point: 119-110