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Code · BILL · 118th Congress · H.R. 529 (Engrossed in House) — To extend the customs waters of the United States from 12 nautical miles to 24 nautical miles from the baselines of t... · Sec. 2

Sec. 2. Definition of customs waters

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Section 401(j) of the Tariff Act of 1930 ( 19 U.S.C. 1401(j) ) is amended— by striking means, in the case and inserting the following: “means— in the case ; by striking of the coast of the United States the first place it appears and inserting from the baselines of the United States, determined in accordance with international law, ; by striking and, in the case and inserting the following: “; and in the case ; and by striking the waters within four leagues of the coast of the United States. and inserting the following:
“the waters within— the territorial sea of the United States, to the limits permitted by international law in accordance with Presidential Proclamation 5928 of December 27, 1988; and the contiguous zone of the United States, to the limits permitted by international law in accordance with Presidential Proclamation 7219 of September 2, 1999. . Section 401(c) of the Anti-Smuggling Act ( 19 U.S.C. 1709(c) ) is amended— by striking means, in the case and inserting the following: “means— in the case ; by striking of the coast of the United States the first place it appears and inserting from the baselines of the United States, determined in accordance with international law, ; by striking and, in the case and inserting the following:
“; and in the case ; and by striking the waters within four leagues of the coast of the United States. and inserting the following: “the waters within— the territorial sea of the United States, to the limits permitted by international law in accordance with Presidential Proclamation 5928 of December 27, 1988; and the contiguous zone of the United States, to the limits permitted by international law in accordance with Presidential Proclamation 7219 of September 2, 1999. . The amendments made by this section shall take effect on the day after the date of the enactment of this Act.
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