### Question
How does the law define other direct charge?


### Answer
Under *22 U.S.C. § 1973*, **other direct charge** is defined as:

> any levy, however characterized or computed (including, but not limited to, any computation based on the value of a vessel or the value of fish or other property on board a vessel), which is imposed in addition to any fine, license fee, or registration fee

#### Citation:
  - *22 U.S.C. § 1973*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 25-PROTECTION OF VESSELS ON THE HIGH SEAS AND IN TERRITORIAL WATERS OF FOREIGN COUNTRIES**

