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[120 STAT. 1709]
PUBLIC LAW 109-000—MMMM. DD, 2006
[120 STAT. 1709]

PUBLIC LAW 109–304—OCT. 6, 2006

120 STAT. 1709

(2) In section 3134(b), strike ‘‘the Merchant Marine Act, 1936 (46 App. U.S.C. 1101 et seq.)’’ and substitute ‘‘subtitle V of title 46’’. (3) In section 3313(a)— (A) in the matter before paragraph (1), strike ‘‘Except for the authority contained in section 3305(b) of this title, the’’ and substitute ‘‘The’’; and (B) in paragraph (1), strike ‘‘shall’’ and substitute ‘‘shall, except for the authority contained in section 3305(b) of this title,’’. (h) TITLE 49.—Title 49, United States Code, is amended as follows: (1) In section 5122(c)(1), strike ‘‘Secretary of the Treasury’’ and ‘‘section 4197 of the Revised Statutes of the United States (46 App. U.S.C. 91)’’ and substitute ‘‘Secretary of Homeland Security’’ and ‘‘section 60105 of title 46’’, respectively. (2) In section 5901(3)(B), strike ‘‘section 3 of the Shipping Act of 1984 (46 App. U.S.C. 1702)’’ and substitute ‘‘section 40102 of title 46’’. (i) MISCELLANEOUS.—Section 5501(a) of the Oceans Act of 1992 (Public Law 102–587, 106 Stat. 5084) is amended by adding the following: ‘‘(3) The exceptions provided by paragraph (2) shall apply under section 55109 of title 46, United States Code, to the same extent as under former section 1 of the Act of May 28, 1906, as amended by paragraph (1).’’. SEC. 18. TRANSITIONAL AND SAVINGS PROVISIONS.

(a) CUTOFF DATE.—This Act replaces certain provisions enacted on or before April 30, 2005. If a law enacted after that date amends or repeals a provision replaced by this Act, that law is deemed to amend or repeal, as the case may be, the corresponding provision enacted by this Act. If a law enacted after that date is otherwise inconsistent with this Act, it supersedes this Act to the extent of the inconsistency. (b) ORIGINAL DATE OF ENACTMENT UNCHANGED.—For purposes of determining whether one provision supersedes another based on enactment later in time, the date of enactment of a provision enacted by this Act is deemed to be the date of enactment of the provision it replaced. (c) REFERENCES TO PROVISIONS REPLACED.—A reference to a provision replaced by this Act is deemed to refer to the corresponding provision enacted by this Act. (d) LAWS GOVERNING APPLICABILITY OF PRIOR AMENDMENTS.— This Act does not affect any law governing the applicability of an amendment to a provision replaced by this Act, notwithstanding the repeal by this Act of the provision that was amended. To the extent that any such law governed the applicability of a provision replaced by this Act, that law governs the applicability of the corresponding provision enacted by this Act. (e) REGULATIONS, ORDERS, AND OTHER ADMINISTRATIVE ACTIONS.—A regulation, order, or other administrative action in effect under a provision replaced by this Act continues in effect under the corresponding provision enacted by this Act. (f) ACTIONS TAKEN AND OFFENSES COMMITTED.—An action taken or an offense committed under a provision replaced by this

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