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# 46 U.S.C. § 70033 - Limitation on application to foreign vessels
## Text
Except pursuant to international treaty, convention, or agreement, to which the United States is a party, subchapters I through III and this subchapter shall not apply to any foreign vessel that is not destined for, or departing from, a port or place subject to the jurisdiction of the United States and that is in—
(1) innocent passage through the territorial sea of the United States; or
(2) transit through the navigable waters of the United States that form a part of an international strait.
(Added Pub. L. 115282, title IV, § 401(a), Dec. 4, 2018, 132 Stat. 4261; amended Pub. L. 116283, div. G, title LVXXXV [LXXXV], § 8507(a)(6), Jan. 1, 2021, 134 Stat. 4753.)
## Notes
Editorial Notes
Amendments2021—Pub. L. 116283 substituted “I through III” for “A through C” in introductory provisions.