§ 70033. Limitation on application to foreign vessels

46 U.S.C. § 70033 (N/A)
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Except pursuant to international treaty, convention, or agreement, to which the United States is a party, subchapters A through C [1] and this subchapter shall not apply to any foreign vessel that is not destined for, or departing from, a port or place subject to the jurisdiction of the United States and that is in—

(1) innocent passage through the territorial sea of the United States; or

(2) transit through the navigable waters of the United States that form a part of an international strait.

(Added Pub. L. 115–282, title IV, § 401(a), Dec. 4, 2018, 132 Stat. 4261.)