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16 U.S.C. § 450rr–6

Disclaimer of extraterritorial sovereignty

United States · Title 16 — CONSERVATION · Status: effective

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16 U.S.C. § 450rr–6, Disclaimer of extraterritorial sovereignty, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/444522
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By enactment of sections 450rr to 450rr–6 of this title, the United States does not assert sovereignty, or sovereign or exclusive rights or jurisdiction over, or the ownership of, any marine areas or the R.M.S. Titanic.

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The public laws that enacted or amended this section. Tallies are for the whole bill as it passed each chamber — often an omnibus covering far more than this provision — not a vote on this section alone.

  • Enacted byPub. L. 99-513(S. 2048)1986-10-21
    R.M.S. Titanic Maritime Memorial Act of 1986
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally