46-U.S.C.-70501
§70501 – Findings and Declarations
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Title 46 > Subtitle VII > Chapter 705 > Section 70501
Details
- Reference: Section 70501
- Legend: §70501 – Findings and Declarations
- USCode Year: 2013
Provision Content
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.
(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.)
| Revised Section |
Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
|---|---|---|
| 70501 | 46 App.:1902. | Pub. L. 96–350, §2, Sept. 15, 1980, 94 Stat. 1160; Pub. L. 99–307, §7, May 19, 1986, 100 Stat. 447; Pub. L. 99–570, title III, §3202, Oct. 27, 1986, 100 Stat. 3207–95; Pub. L. 99–640, §17, Nov. 10, 1986, 100 Stat. 3552. |
Amendments
2008—Pub. L. 110–407 inserted cl. (1) designation after declares that, substituted States and for States., and added cl. (2).
U.S. Encyclopedia of Law Coverage
46-U.S.C.-70121 in the Legal Encyclopedia: Shipping
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