Title 46 — ShippingRelease 119-73
§70501 Findings and declarations
Title 46 › Subtitle Subtitle VII— - Security and Drug Enforcement › Chapter CHAPTER 705— - MARITIME DRUG LAW ENFORCEMENT › § 70501
Summary
Congress says drug trafficking on vessels and using submersible or semi‑submersible vessels without nationality on international voyages are serious international problems that harm U.S. security, aid transnational crime, including terrorism, and threaten safe navigation.
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Title 46, §70501
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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
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Historical and Revision Notes
Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 7050146 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.
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Amendments
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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Citation
46 U.S.C. § 70501
Title 46 — Shipping
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
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