22 U.S.C. § 1971 : US Code - Section 1971: "Vessel of the United States" defined

Search 22 U.S.C. § 1971 : US Code - Section 1971: "Vessel of the United States" defined

For the purposes of this chapter the term "vessel of the United
States" shall mean any private vessel documented or certificated
under the laws of the United States. Notwithstanding any other law,
the documentation or certification of any such vessel shall not be
considered to be affected, for the purposes of this chapter, in any
manner or to any extent if at any time during any voyage for the
purpose of fishing beyond the fishery conservation zone (as defined
in section 1802(8) (!1) of title 16), the vessel is commanded by
other than a citizen of the United States.