{"data":{"id":"us/46-u.s.c.-4304","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"46 U.S.C. § 4304","heading":"Importation of nonconforming vessels and equipment","body":"The Secretary and the Secretary of the Treasury may authorize by joint regulations the importation of any nonconforming recreational vessel or associated equipment on conditions, including providing a bond, that will ensure that the recreational vessel or associated equipment will be brought into conformity with applicable safety regulations and standards of the Government before the vessel or equipment is operated on waters subject to the jurisdiction of the United States.","path":["Title 46—SHIPPING","CHAPTER 43—RECREATIONAL VESSELS"],"source_url":"https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/103/xml_usc46@119-103.zip","current_through":"Public Law 119-103 (09/02/2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-10T06:00:50Z","sha256":"11490b32ef63740c8a265e3a29ca4f580dfd4f2019adb9eec463833eede11bd7","source_id":"us","stale":true,"prev":"us/46-u.s.c.-4303","next":"us/46-u.s.c.-4305"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}