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Maritime provisions enacted in US defense legislation

Winston & Strawn LLP
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USA
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October 13 2009

On Oct. 8, 2009, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010

Customs issues new vessel repair duty regulations

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USA
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October 21 2009

On October 20, 2009, United States Customs and Border Protection modified its regulations administering the foreign vessel repair duty to incorporate additional exemptions for repairs by the vessel’s crew and repairs made in countries with which the United States has a free trade agreement

House of Representatives passes Coast Guard authorization bill again

Winston & Strawn LLP
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USA
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October 27 2009

On October 23, 2009, the U.S. House of Representatives once again passed the authorizing legislation for the U.S. Coast Guard with its accompanying 300 pages of diverse maritime legislative provisions (H.R. 3619

President signs DOD bill with maritime provisions into law

Winston & Strawn LLP
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USA
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January 4 2013

On January 2, 2013, the President signed into law the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 including a number of provisions of interest

U.S. government international economic sanctions bite maritime industry again

Winston & Strawn LLP
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USA
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August 2 2010

The worldwide maritime industry was reacquainted in April 2010 with U.S. government international economic sanctions when President Obama issued an order making it unlawful for U.S. persons to pay ransoms to designated Somali pirates

MARAD seeks project applications for new marine highway program

Winston & Strawn LLP
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USA
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April 15 2010

The US Maritime Administration (MARAD) announced today, April 15, 2010, that it will accept applications for the designation of "marine highways" and related projects for preferential federal government funding

Guidance regarding the application of the new US Executive Order on Somalia to pirate ransom payments

Winston & Strawn LLP
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USA
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April 26 2010

Last week, the White House released Executive Order 13536 of April 12, 2010, “Blocking Property of Certain Persons Contributing to the Conflict in Somalia,” which has significant potential impacts on the payment of ransom by U.S. persons in the event of a Somalia related piratical attack

Senate approves Coast Guard authorization bill setting stage for conference with the House of Representatives

Winston & Strawn LLP
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USA
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May 11 2010

On May 7, 2010, the US Senate passed a House version of a Coast Guard authorization bill (HR 3619), setting the stage for enactment of the service's first reauthorization since 2006

U.S. district court upholds Coast Guard’s Matson foreign rebuild determinations

Winston & Strawn LLP
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USA
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December 9 2009

On December 4, 2009, a federal district court in Virginia entered judgment in favor of the U.S. Coast Guard and Matson Navigation Company, Inc. in a long-running vessel foreign rebuild case

Coast Guard explores limits of U.S. construction Jones Act standard

Winston & Strawn LLP
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USA
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August 4 2011

The Coast Guard issued a ruling to the National Steel and Shipbuilding Company (NASSCO) on August 1, 2011 dealing with the extent a vessel can be constructed from foreign steel and with foreign outfitting and still be considered Jones Act eligible

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