[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 22, Volume 1]
[Revised as of April 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 22CFR33.7]

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                       TITLE 22--FOREIGN RELATIONS
 
                     CHAPTER I--DEPARTMENT OF STATE
 
PART 33--FISHERMEN'S PROTECTIVE ACT GUARANTY FUND PROCEDURES UNDER SECTION 7--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 33.7  Conditions for claims.

    (a) Unless there is clear and convincing credible evidence that the 
seizure did not meet the requirements of the Act, payment of claims will 
be made when:
    (1) A covered vessel is seized by a foreign country under conditions 
specified in the Act and the guaranty agreement; and
    (2) The incident occurred during the period the guaranty agreement 
was in force for the vessel involved.
    (b) Payments will be made to the owner for:
    (1) All actual costs (except those covered by section 3 of the Act 
or reimbursable from some other source) incurred by the owner during the 
seizure or detention period as a direct result thereof, including:
    (i) Damage to, or destruction of, the vessel or its equipment; or
    (ii) Loss or confiscation of the vessel or its equipment; and
    (iii) Dockage fees or utilities;
    (2) The market value of fish or shellfish caught before seizure of 
the vessel and confiscated or spoiled during the period of detention; 
and
    (3) Up to 50 percent of the vessel's gross income lost as a direct 
result of the seizure and detention.
    (c) The exceptions are that no payment will be made from the Fund 
for a seizure which is:
    (1) Covered by any other provision of law (for example, fines, 
license fees, registration fees, or other direct charges payable under 
section 3 of the Act);
    (2) Made by a country at war with the United States;
    (3) In accordance with any applicable convention or treaty, if that 
treaty or

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convention was made with the advice and consent of the Senate and was in 
force and effect for the United States and the seizing country at the 
time of the seizure;
    (4) Which occurs before the guaranty agreement's effective date or 
after its termination;
    (5) For which other sources of alternative reimbursement have not 
first been fully pursued (for example, the insurance coverage required 
by the agreement and valid claims under any law);
    (6) For which material requirements of the guaranty agreement, the 
Act, or the program regulations have not been fully fulfilled; or
    (7) In the view of the Department of State occurred because the 
seized vessel was undermining or diminishing the effectiveness of 
international conservation and management measures recognized by the 
United States, or otherwise contributing to stock conservation problems 
pending the establishment of such measures.