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Federal laws to the rights under said laws of any 

 person entitled to recovery hereunder. If any subro- 

 gee brings an action based on unseaworthiness of the 

 vessel or negligence of its owner or operator, it may 

 recover from any affiliate of the owner or operator, 

 if the respective owner or operator fails to satisfy any 

 claim by the subrogee allowed under this paragraph. 



(9) This subsection shall not be interpreted to 

 preempt the field of strict liability or to preclude any 

 State from imposing additional requirements. 



(10) If the Fund is unable to satisfy a claim as- 

 serted and finally determined under this subsection, 

 the Fxmd may borrow the money needed to satisfy 

 the claim from any commercial credit source, at the 

 lowest available rate of interest, subject to approval 

 of the Secretary. 



(11) For purposes of this subsection only, the term 

 "afflliate" includes — 



(A) Any person owned or effectively controlled 

 by the vessel owner or operator ; or 



(B) Any person that effectively controls or has 

 the power effectively to control the vessel owner or 

 operator by — 



(i) stock interest, or 



(ii) representation on a board of directors or 



similar body, or 



(iii) contract or other agreement with other 

 stockholders, or 



(iv) otherwise; or 

 (C) Any person which is under common owner- 

 ship or control with the vessel owner or operator. 

 (12) The term "person" means an individual, a 

 corporation, a partnership, an association, a joint- 

 stock company, a business trust, or an unincorpo- 

 rated organization. (Pub. L. 93-153, title n, § 204, 

 Nov. 16, 1973, 87 Stat. 586.) 



§ 1654. Antitrust laws. 



The grant of a right-of-way, permit, lease, or 

 other authorization pursuant to this chapter shall 

 grant no Immunity from the operation of the federal 

 anti-trust laws. (Pub. L. 93-153, title U, § 205, 

 Nov. 16. 1973, 87 Stat. 588.) 



§ 1655. Roads and airports. 



A right-of-way, permit, lease, or other authoriza- 

 tion granted under section 1652(b) of this title for a 

 road or airstrip as a related facility of the trans- 

 Alaska pipeline may provide for the construction of 

 a pubUc road or airstrip. (Pub. L. 93-153, title II, 

 § 206, Nov. 16, 1973, 87 Stat. 588.) 



58. Transportation of Explosives 

 18 UJS.C. 845 



§845. Exceptions; relief from disabilities. 



<a) Except in the case of subsections (d), (e), 

 (f). (g), (h), and (i) of section 844 of this title, 

 this chapter shall not apply to: 



( 1 ) any aspect of the transportation of explosive 

 materials via railroad, water, highway, or air 

 which are regulated by the United States Depart- 

 ment of Transportation and agencies thereof: 

 * (2i the use of explosive materials in medicines 

 and medicinal agents in the forms prescribed by 

 the official United States Pharmacopeia, or the 

 National Formulary; 



(3) the transportation, shipment, receipt, or 

 importation of explosive materials for delivery 

 to any agency of the United States or to any State 

 or political subdivision thereof; 



(4) small arms ammunition and components 

 thereof; 



( 5 ) commercially manufactured black powder in 

 quax:tit:?3 Hjt to oriceeri iifty poLUid.^, iojrcussion 

 caps, safety and pyrotechnic fuses, quills, quick 

 and slow matches, and friction primers, intended 

 to be used solely for sporting, rei rcational, or cul- 

 tural purposes in antique fireauas as defined in 

 section 92lca) (16) of title 18 of the United States 

 Code, or in antique devices as exempted from the 

 term "destructive device'" in section 921(a)(4) 

 of title 18 of the United States Code; and 



(6) the manufacture under the regulation of 

 the military department of the United States of 

 explosive materials for, or their distribution to or 

 storage or possession by the military or naval 

 services or other agencies of- the United States ; 

 or to arsenals, navy yards, depots, or other es- 



tablishments owned by, or operated by or on be- 

 half of the United States. 



(b) A person who had been Indicted for or con- 

 victed of a crime punishable by Imprisonment for a 

 term exceeding one year may make application to 

 the Secretary for relief from the disabilities im- 

 posed by this chapter with respect to engaging in 

 the business of importing, manufacturing, or dealing 

 in explosive materials, or the purchase of explosive 

 materials, and incurred by reason of such indict- 

 ment or conviction, and the Secretary may grant 

 such relief if it is established to his satisfaction that 

 the circumstances regarding the indictment or con- 

 viction, and the applicant's record and reputation, 

 are such that the applicant will not be likely to act 

 in a manner dangerous to public safety and that 

 the granting of the relief will not be contrary to 

 the public interest. A licensee or permittee who 

 makes application for relief from the disabilities in- 

 curred under this chapter by reason of indictment 

 or conviction, shall not be barred by such indict- 

 ment or conviction from further operations under 

 his license or permit pending final action on an ap- 

 plication for relief filed pursuant to this section. 

 (As am3ncled Pub. L,. 93-639. § 101, Jan. 4, 1975, 88 



Stat. 2217.) 



Amendments 

 1975 — Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 93-639, In par. (5), substi- 

 tuted provisions exempting commercially manufactured 

 black powder In quantities not exceeding fifty pounds, 

 percufslcn caps, safety and pyrotechnic fuses, quills, quick 

 and slow matches, and friction primers. Intended to be 

 used solely for sporting, recreational, or cultural purposes 

 In antique firearms or In antique devices for such ex- 

 emption of black powder In quantities not exceeding five 

 pounds. 



