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46 U.S.C. § 70054. — Definitions · Congress.wiki

U.S. Code/Title 46/§ 70054

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46 U.S.C. § 70054.Chapter 700

§ 70054

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Subchapter: REGULATION OF VESSELS IN TERRITORIAL WATERS OF UNITED STATES

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((1)) ** .—** The term “United States” includes all territory and waters, continental or insular, subject to the jurisdiction of the United States.

((2)) ** .—** 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 .

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