
      Notwithstanding the provisions of law of the United States
    restricting to vessels of the United States the transportation of
    passengers and merchandise directly or indirectly from any port in
    the United States to another port of the United States, passengers
    may be transported on Canadian vessels between ports in
    southeastern Alaska, and passengers and merchandise may be
    transported on Canadian vessels between Hyder, Alaska, and other
    points in southeastern Alaska, and between Hyder, Alaska, and other
    points in the United States outside Alaska, either directly or via
    a foreign port, or for any part of the transportation until the
    Secretary of Transportation determines that United States-flag
    service is available to provide such transportation.

                                AMENDMENTS                            
      1981 - Pub. L. 97-31 substituted "Secretary of Transportation"
    for "Secretary of Commerce".
                             PRIOR PROVISIONS                         
      Temporary provisions which authorized transportation of
    passengers and merchandise in Canadian vessels between points in
    Alaska and United States, were contained in the following acts:
      Apr. 5, 1960, Pub. L. 86-410, 74 Stat. 16.
      July 31, 1959, Pub. L. 86-126, 73 Stat. 272.
      June 30, 1958, Pub. L. 85-473, 72 Stat. 244.
      July 11, 1957, Pub. L. 85-103, 71 Stat. 294.
      Apr. 18, 1956, ch. 207, 70 Stat. 114.
      May 7, 1955, ch. 35, 69 Stat. 47.
      June 29, 1954, ch. 413, 68 Stat. 321.
      July 16, 1953, ch. 201, 67 Stat. 175.
      June 11, 1952, ch. 391, 66 Stat. 133.
      June 27, 1951, ch. 153, 65 Stat. 90.
      June 29, 1950, ch. 409, 64 Stat. 301.
      Aug. 22, 1949, ch. 493, 63 Stat. 622.

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