; and . (c) Foreign transfer Section 56101(a)(2) of title 46, United States Code, is amended— (1) by striking Paragraph (1)(A) and inserting: (A) Fishing vessel Paragraph (1)(A) ; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (B) Foreign qualified freight vessel Paragraph (1) does not apply with respect to a foreign qualified freight vessel for which the Secretary has issued a certificate of documentation after the date of enactment of the Noncontiguous Shipping Relief Act of 2023 and that is used solely for transportation referred to in section 55102(c). (C) Foreign registry A foreign qualified freight vessel may be placed under foreign registry without the approval of the Secretary at any time after such vessel is issued a certificate of documentation. At such time as such vessel is placed under foreign registry, the Secretary shall revoke the certificate of documentation issued by the Secretary. . 3. Citizenship and transfer provisions (a) Citizenship of corporations, partnerships, and associations Section 50501 of title 46, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: (e) Exceptions Subsection (c) and paragraphs (2) and (3) of subsection (b) shall not apply to a foreign qualified freight vessel (as such term is defined in section 55102(c)) used for transportation referred to in section 55102(c)(2)(B). . (b) Approval of transfer of registry or operation under authority of a foreign country or for scrapping in a foreign country