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Code · STATUTE-COMPILATIONS · Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2016 · Sec. 314

Sec. 314. MARITIME DRUG LAW ENFORCEMENT

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## SEC. 314 MARITIME DRUG LAW ENFORCEMENT ###
(a)Prohibitions Section 70503(a) of title 46, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: > > ### “(a) Prohibitions > > While on board a covered vessel, an individual may not knowingly or intentionally— > > > #### “(1) > > manufacture or distribute, or possess with intent to manufacture or distribute, a controlled substance; > > > #### “(2) > > destroy (including jettisoning any item or scuttling, burning, or hastily cleaning a vessel), or attempt or conspire to destroy, property that is subject to forfeiture under section 511(a) of the Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act of 1970 (21 U.S.C. 881(a)); or > > > #### “(3) > > conceal, or attempt or conspire to conceal, more than $100,000 in currency or other monetary instruments on the person of such individual or in any conveyance, article of luggage, merchandise, or other container, or compartment of or aboard the covered vessel if that vessel is outfitted for smuggling.” > . ###
(b)Covered Vessel Defined Section 70503 of title 46, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: > > ### “(e) Covered Vessel Defined > > In this section the term ‘covered vessel’ means— > > > #### “(1) > > a vessel of the United States or a vessel subject to the jurisdiction of the United States; or > > > #### “(2) > > any other vessel if the individual is a citizen of the United States or a resident alien of the United States.” > . ###
(c)Penalties Section 70506 of title 46, United States Code, is amended— ####
(1)in subsection (a), by striking “A person violating section 70503” and inserting “A person violating paragraph
(1)of section 70503(a)”; and ####
(2)by adding at the end the following: > > ### “(d) Penalty > > A person violating paragraph
(2)or
(3)of section 70503(a) shall be fined in accordance with section 3571 of title 18, imprisoned not more than 15 years, or both.” > . ###
(d)Seizure and Forfeiture Section 70507(a) of title 46, United States Code, is amended by striking “section 70503” and inserting “section 70503 or 70508”. ###
(e)Clerical Amendments ####
(1)The heading of section 70503 of title 46, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: > > ## “SEC. 70503 Prohibited acts” > ####
(2)**[**[46 U.S.C. 70501](/us/usc/t46/s70501)**]** The analysis for chapter 705 of title 46, United States Code, is further amended by striking the item relating to section 70503 and inserting the following:“70503. Prohibited acts.”.
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