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a construction or operating subsidy has been granted all of the crew 

 (crew including all employees of the ship) shall be citizens of the 

 United States, native-born or completely naturalized. 



(b) For a period of one year after the effective date of this chapter 

 upon each departure from the United States of a passenger vessel in 

 respect of which a construction or operation subsidy has been granted, 

 all licensed officers shall be citizens of the United States as defined 

 above, and no less than 80 per centum of the crew (crew including all 

 employees of the ship other than officers) shall be citizens of the 

 United States, native-born or completely naturalized, and tjiereafter 

 the percentage of citizens, as above defined, shall be increased 5 per 

 centum per annum until 90 per centum of the entire crew, including 

 all licensed officers of any such vessel, shall be citizens of the United 

 States, native-born or completely naturalized. 



(c) Any member of the crew, not required by this section to be a 

 citizen of the United States, may be an alien only if he is in possession 

 of a valid declaration of intention to become a citizen of the United 

 States, or other evidence of legal admission to the United States for 

 permanent residence. Such alien, as above defined, may be employed 

 only in the steward's department on passenger vessels. 



(d) If any such vessel (as above defined) while on a foreign voyage 

 is for any reason deprived of the services of any employee below the 

 grade of master, his place or a vacancy caused by the promotion of 

 another to his place may be supplied by a person other than defined in 

 subsections (a) and (b) of this section until the first return of such 

 vessel to a port in the United States. 



(e) The owner, agent, or officer of any such vessel who knowingly 

 employs any person in violation of the provisions of this chapter shall, 

 upon conviction thereof, be fined $50 for each person so employed. 



Enforcement; effective date 



46 U.S.C. 1132(f) 



This section shall be enforced by the Commandant of the Coast 

 Guard, for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this section, 

 (46 U.S.C. 1132) and shall take effect ninety days after June 29, 1936. 



