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
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46 U.S.C. § 70033.

Text

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

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

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