Section 7511 - Convicted sex offender as grounds for denial(a) SEXUAL ABUSE.-A license, certificate of registry, or merchant mariner's document authorized to be issued under this part shall be denied to an individual who has been convicted of a sexual offense prohibited under-(1) chapter 109A of title 18, except for subsection (b) of section 2244 of title 18; or(2) a substantially similar offense under State, local, or Tribal law.(b) ABUSIVE SEXUAL CONTACT.-A license, certificate of registry, or merchant mariner's document authorized to be issued under this part may be denied to an individual who within 5 years before applying for the license, certificate, or document, has been convicted of a sexual offense prohibited under subsection (b) of section 2244 of title 18, or a substantially similar offense under State, local, or Tribal law.Added Pub. L. 117-263 title CXVI, §11602(a), Dec. 23, 2022, 136 Stat. 4147.