46 USC 70033: Limitation on application to foreign vessels
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46 USC 70033: Limitation on application to foreign vessels Text contains those laws in effect on December 20, 2024
From Title 46-SHIPPINGSubtitle VII-Security and Drug EnforcementCHAPTER 700-PORTS AND WATERWAYS SAFETYSUBCHAPTER IV-DEFINITIONS, REGULATIONS, ENFORCEMENT, INVESTIGATORY POWERS, APPLICABILITY

§70033. Limitation on application to foreign vessels

Except pursuant to international treaty, convention, or agreement, to which the United States is a party, subchapters I through III and this subchapter shall not apply to any foreign vessel that is not destined for, or departing from, a port or place subject to the jurisdiction of the United States and that is in-

(1) innocent passage through the territorial sea of the United States; or

(2) transit through the navigable waters of the United States that form a part of an international strait.

(Added Pub. L. 115–282, title IV, §401(a), Dec. 4, 2018, 132 Stat. 4261 ; amended Pub. L. 116–283, div. G, title LVXXXV [LXXXV], §8507(a)(6), Jan. 1, 2021, 134 Stat. 4753 .)


Editorial Notes

Amendments

2021-Pub. L. 116–283 substituted "I through III" for "A through C" in introductory provisions.