46 U.S.C. § 60101

Pub. L. 107–296116 Stat. 2178section 321(c) of title 31In subsection (a), the Secretary of Homeland Security is substituted for the Commissioner of Customs because the functions of the Customs Service and of the Secretary of the Treasury relating thereto were transferred to the Secretary of Homeland Security by section 403(1) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (, ). The functions of the Commissioner of Customs previously were vested in the Secretary of the Treasury under . For prior related transfers of functions, see the transfer of functions note under 46 App. U.S.C. 163. The word “shall” is substituted for “is authorized and directed to” for consistency in the revised title and to eliminate unnecessary words. The word “port” is substituted for “seaports” for consistency in the revised title. The word “secured” is substituted for “placed in security” to eliminate unnecessary words. The words “from time to time”, “properly”, and “and for that purpose to employ any of the officers of the United States Customs Service” are omitted as unnecessary.

In subsection (b), the words “fined under title 18, imprisoned for not more than 6 months, or both” are substituted for “subject to a penalty of not more than $100 or imprisonment not to exceed six months, or both” because of chapter 227 of title 18. The words “in the discretion of the court” are omitted as unnecessary.

section 2279 of title 18Mar. 31, 190046 U.S.C. 70818 U.S.C. 2279June 25, 194862 Stat. 683August 2, 188222 Stat. 189section 4(b) of Public Law 98–89Aug. 26, 198397 Stat. 600In subsection (c), the words “” are substituted for “section forty-six hundred and six of the Revised Statutes” in the Act of , because R.S. § 4606 (formerly classified to (1946 ed.)) was replaced by in the codification of title 18 by the Act of (ch. 645, ). The words “section 9 of act ()” are omitted because that law was repealed by (, ).