2017 US Code
Title 46 - Shipping
Subtitle VII - Security and Drug Enforcement
Chapter 705 - Maritime Drug Law Enforcement
Sec. 70501 - Findings and declarations
| 46 U.S.C. § 70501 (2017) | ||||||
| §70501. Findings and declarations | ||||||
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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. |
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(Pub. L. 109–304, §10(2), Oct. 6, 2006, 120 Stat. 1685; Pub. L. 110–407, title II, §201, Oct. 13, 2008, 122 Stat. 4299.) |
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2008—Pub. L. 110–407 inserted cl. (1) designation after "declares that", substituted "States and" for "States.", and added cl. (2). |
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| Title 46 - SHIPPING Subtitle VII - Security and Drug Enforcement CHAPTER 705 - MARITIME DRUG LAW ENFORCEMENT Sec. 70501 - Findings and declarations |
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| 94 Stat. 1160 100 Stat. 447, 3207-95, 3552 120 Stat. 1685 122 Stat. 4299 |
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| Public Law 96-350, Public Law 99-307, Public Law 99-570, Public Law 99-640, Public Law 109-304, Public Law 110-407 |
