Historical and Revision Notes
Revised Section	Source (U.S. Code)	Source (Statutes at Large)
55104(a)(1)	46 App.:289c(b) (related to meaning of certificate).	Pub. L. 98–563, Oct. 30, 1984, 98 Stat. 2916.
55104(a)(2)	46 App.:289c(e).
55104(b)	46 App.:289c(a).
55104(c)	46 App.:289c(b).
55104(d)	46 App.:289c(c).
55104(e)	46 App.:289c(d).

In subsection (a), the definition of “certificate” is added based on the language in 46 App. U.S.C. 289c(b)(1) and (2) to avoid repeating the substance of the definition twice in the section.

In subsection (b), the words “Notwithstanding any other provision of law” and “directly or by way of a foreign port” are omitted as unnecessary.