unlawful for any citizen of the United States to travel on any vessel of the state or states named in
such proclamation, except in accordance with such rules and regulations as the President shall
prescribe: Provided, however, That the provisions of this section shall not apply to a citizen of the
United States traveling on a vessel whose voyage was begun in advance of the date of the
President's proclamation, and who had no opportunity to discontinue his voyage after that date:
And provided further, That they shall not apply under ninety days after the date of the President's
proclamation to a citizen of the United States returning from a foreign state to the United States.
Whenever, in the President's judgment, the conditions which have caused him to issue his
proclamation have ceased to exist, he shall revoke his proclamation and the provisions of this
section shall thereupon cease to apply with respect to the state or states named in such
proclamation, except with respect to offenses committed prior to such revocation.
"ARMING OF AMERICAN MERCHANT VESSELS PROHIBITED
"Sec. 10. Whenever the President shall have issued a proclamation under the authority of
section 1, it shall thereafter be unlawful, until such proclamation is revoked, for any American
vessel engaged in commerce with any belligerent state, or any state wherein civil strife exists,
named in such proclamation, to be armed or to carry any armament, arms, ammunition, or
implements of war, except small arms and ammunition therefor which the President may deem
necessary and shall publicly designate for the preservation of discipline aboard such vessels.
"REGULATIONS
"Sec. 11. The President may, from time to time, promulgate such rules and regulations, not
inconsistent with law, as may be necessary and proper to carry out any of the provisions of this
Act; and he may exercise any power or authority conferred on him by this Act through such
officer or officers, or agency or agencies, as he shall direct.
"GENERAL PENALTY PROVISION
"Sec. 12. In every case of the violation of any of the provisions of this Act or of any rule or
regulation issued pursuant thereto where a specific penalty is not herein provided, such violator or
violators, upon conviction, shall be fined not more than $10,000, or imprisoned not more than five
years, or both.
"DEFINITIONS
"Sec. 13. For the purposes of this Act-
"(a) The term United States,' when used in a geographical sense, includes the several States
and Territories, the insular possessions of the United States (including the Philippine Islands), the
Canal Zone, and the District of Columbia.
"(b) The term 'person' includes a partnership, company, association, or corporation, as well as
a natural person.
"(c) The term 'vessel' means every description of watereraft (including aircraft) or other
contrivance used, or capable of being used, as a means of transportation on, under, or over water.
"(d) The term 'American vessel' means any vessel (including air craft) documented under the
laws of the United States. -
"(e) The term 'vehicle' means every description of carriage (including tfircraft) or other
contrivance used, or capable of being used, as a means of transportation on or over land.
"(f) The term 'state' shall include nation, government, and country.
"SEPARABILITY OF PROVISIONS
"Sec. 14. If any of the provisions of this Act, or the application thereof to any person or
circumstance, is held invalid, the remainder of the Act., and the application of such provision to
other persons or circumstances, shall not be affected thereby.
"APPROPRIATIONS
"Sec. 15. There is hereby authorized to be appropriated from time to time, out of any money
in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, such amounts as may be necessary to carry out the
provisions and accomplish the purposes of this Act."
Approved, May 1, 1937, 6.30 p.m., Central Standard Time.