46 U.S.C. § 7304

Current through P.L. 118-106 (published on www.congress.gov on 10/04/2024)

Section 7304 - Citizenship notation on merchant mariners' documents

An individual applying for a merchant mariner's document shall provide satisfactory proof that the individual is a citizen of the United States before that notation is made on the document.

46 U.S.C. § 7304

Pub. L. 98-89, Aug. 26, 1983, 97 Stat. 542.

HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES
Revised section	Source section (U.S. Code)
7304	46:643(b)

Section 7304 specifies, that before a merchant mariner's document is noted to specify that the individual is a U.S. citizen, the individual must provide satisfactory proof that he is a citizen. This does not impose a requirement of United States citizenship as a condition for issuance of a document.