§70501 — Title 46 Shipping | U.S. Code

Summary

Congress finds two serious international problems. Drug trafficking on ships and unflagged submersible or semi‑submersible boats on international voyages are condemned worldwide, help cross‑border crimes (including drug smuggling and terrorism), threaten safe navigation, and endanger U.S. security and society.

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.

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

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.

Editorial Notes

Amendments

2008—Pub. L. 110–407 inserted cl. (1) designation after “declares that”, substituted “States and” for “States.”, and added cl. (2).

§70501 Findings and Declarations