Sec. 407. REGULATION OF VESSELS IN TERRITORIAL WATERS OF UNITED STATES

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## SEC. 407 REGULATION OF VESSELS IN TERRITORIAL WATERS OF UNITED STATES ###

(a)Establishment of Subchapter F Chapter 700 of title 46, United States Code, as established by section 401 of this Act, is amended by adding at the end the following: > > ### “SUBCHAPTER VI REGULATION OF VESSELS IN TERRITORIAL WATERS OF UNITED STATES > > > ## “SEC. § 70054 Definition > > **[**[46 U.S.C. 70054](/us/usc/t46/s70054)**]** > > “In this subchapter: > > > #### “(1) United states > > The term ‘United States’ includes all territory and waters, continental or insular, subject to the jurisdiction of the United States. > > > #### “(2) Territorial waters > > The term ‘territorial waters of the United States’ includes all waters of the territorial sea of the United States as described in Presidential Proclamation 5928 of December 27, 1988.” > . ###

(b)Regulation of Anchorage and Movement of Vessels During National Emergency Section 1 of title II of the Act of June 15, 1917 (40 Stat. 220, chapter 30; 50 U.S.C. 191), is amended— ####

(1)by striking the section designation and all that follows before “ by proclamation ” and inserting the following: > > ## “SEC. § 70051 Regulation of anchorage and movement of vessels during national emergenc > > **[**[46 U.S.C. 70051](/us/usc/t46/s70051)**]** > > “Whenever the President” > ; ####

(2)by striking “of the Treasury”; ####

(3)by striking “of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating”; ####

(4)by striking “this title” and inserting “this subchapter”; and ####

(5)by transferring the section so that the section appears before section 70054 of title 46, United States Code (as added by subsection

(a)of this section). ###

(c)Seizure and Forfeiture of Vessel; Fine and Imprisonment Section 2 of title II of the Act of June 15, 1917 (40 Stat. 220, chapter 30; 50 U.S.C. 192), is amended— ####

(1)by striking the section designation and all that follows before “ agent, ” and inserting the following: > > ## “SEC. § 70052 Seizure and forfeiture of vessel; fine and imprisonmen > > **[**[46 U.S.C. 70052](/us/usc/t46/s70052)**]** > > > ### “(a) In General > > If any owner,” > ; ####

(2)by striking “this title” each place it appears and inserting “this subchapter”; and ####

(3)by transferring the section so that the section appears after section 70051 of title 46, United States Code (as transferred by subsection

(b)of this section). ###

(d)Enforcement Provisions Section 4 of title II of the Act of June 15, 1917 (40 Stat. 220, chapter 30; 50 U.S.C. 194), is amended— ####

(1)by striking all before “ may employ ” and inserting the following: > > ## “SEC. § 70053 Enforcement provision > > **[**[46 U.S.C. 70053](/us/usc/t46/s70053)**]** > > “The President” > ; ####

(2)by striking “the purpose of this title” and inserting “this subchapter”; and ####

(3)by transferring the section so that the section appears after section 70052 of title 46, United States Code (as transferred by subsection

(c)of this section). ###

(e)Clerical Amendment **[**[46 U.S.C. 70001](/us/usc/t46/s70001)**]** The analysis for chapter 700 of title 46, United States Code, as established by section 401 of this Act, is amended by adding at the end the following:" “ subchapter f—regulation of vessels in territorial waters of united states “70051. Regulation of anchorage and movement of vessels during national emergency. “70052. Seizure and forfeiture of vessel; fine and imprisonment. “70053. Enforcement provisions. “70054. Definitions.” ". # TITLE V MARITIME TRANSPORTATION SAFETY

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