46 U.S.C. § 70501
Findings and declarations
United States · Title 46 — SHIPPING · Status: effective
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- 46 U.S.C. § 70501, Findings and declarations, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/488578
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Congress finds and declares that (1) trafficking in controlled substances aboard vessels is a serious international problem, is universally condemned, and presents a specific threat to the security and societal well-being of the United States and (2) operating or embarking in a submersible vessel or semi-submersible vessel without nationality and on an international voyage is a serious international problem, facilitates transnational crime, including drug trafficking, and terrorism, and presents a specific threat to the safety of maritime navigation and the security of the United States.
Legislative history
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.
- To complete the codification of title 46, United States Code, "Shipping", as positive law.House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- Drug Trafficking Vessel Interdiction Act of 2008House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally