Lets the President bar ships that used U.S.-owned ports seized by certain foreign nations

§1What it does

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This bill would let the President bar a ship from entering or operating in U.S. waters if it has stopped at a port, harbor or marine terminal that was owned or controlled by an American company or person and was then nationalized or otherwise seized by a foreign government.^2,3 It applies only to seizures by countries in the Western Hemisphere that have a free trade agreement in effect with the United States.³ The ban would end once the President determines that the country has returned the property, paid compensation both sides accept, or otherwise resolved the dispute to the President's satisfaction, or that the conditions for the ban no longer apply.³ It also allows certain foreign ships that would otherwise be barred to enter during emergencies and in some cases where the American property owner granted access to the facility.³

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§3How Congress voted

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