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46 U.S.C. 70054: DefinitionsText contains those laws in effect through Public Law 119-120 (October 7, 2026).
From Title 46-SHIPPINGCHAPTER 700-PORTS AND WATERWAYS SAFETY
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§70054. Definitions

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.

(Added Pub. L. 115–282, title IV, § 407(a) , Dec. 4, 2018 , 132 Stat. 4266 .)

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Presidential Proclamation Number 5928, referred to in par. (2), is Proc. No. 5928, Dec. 27, 1988, 54 F.R. 777, which is set out as a note under section 1331 of Title 43, Public Lands.