Title 22, Foreign Relations and IntercourseRelease 119-110
§1974 Inapplicability of Chapter to Certain Seizures
Title 22 › CHAPTER 25 — PROTECTION OF VESSELS ON THE HIGH SEAS AND IN TERRITORIAL WATERS OF FOREIGN COUNTRIES › § 1974
Summary
The chapter doesn't apply to seizures by a country at war with the U.S. or seizures done under a treaty approved by the Senate and in effect for both countries.
Full Legal Text
Title 22, §1974
Foreign Relations and Intercourse, Source: USLM XML via OLRC
The provisions of this chapter shall not apply with respect to a seizure made by a country at war with the United States or a seizure made in accordance with the provisions of any applicable convention or treaty, if that treaty or convention was made with advice and consent to the Senate and was in force and effect for the United States and the seizing country at the time of the seizure.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Editorial Notes
Amendments
1984—Pub. L. 98–364 substituted “any applicable convention or treaty, if that treaty or convention was made with advice and consent to the Senate and was in force and effect for the United States and the seizing country at the time of the seizure” for “any fishery convention or treaty to which the United States is a party”.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date
of 1984 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 98–364 applicable with respect to seizures made after Apr. 1, 1983, by foreign countries of vessels of the United States, see section 303(c) of Pub. L. 98–364, set out as a note under section 1972 of this title.
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Citation
22 U.S.C. § 1974
Title 22, Foreign Relations and Intercourse
Last Updated
Sep 23, 2026
Release point: 119-110