FEDERAL · 46 U.S.C. · Chapter SUBCHAPTER IV—DEFINITIONS, REGULATIONS, ENFORCEMENT, INVESTIGATORY POWERS, APPLICABILITY
Limitation on application to foreign vessels
46 U.S.C. § 70033
Title46 — Shipping
ChapterSUBCHAPTER IV—DEFINITIONS, REGULATIONS, ENFORCEMENT, INVESTIGATORY POWERS, APPLICABILITY
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46 U.S.C. § 70033.
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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.
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History
(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
Editorial Notes
Amendments
2021—Pub. L. 116–283 substituted "I through III" for "A through C" in introductory provisions.
Amendments
2021—Pub. L. 116–283 substituted "I through III" for "A through C" in introductory provisions.
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