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type: "LegalText"
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title: "46 U.S.C. § 80301"
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description: "International agreements"
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jurisdiction: "us"
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corpus: "united_states_code"
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kind: "code_section"
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title_number: 46
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title_name: "SHIPPING"
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chapter_number: "803"
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chapter_name: "ICE AND DERELICTS"
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section: "80301"
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citation: "46 U.S.C. § 80301"
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status: "current"
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release_point: "119-100"
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release_date: "2026-06-26"
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source: "official"
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# 46 U.S.C. § 80301 - International agreements
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## Text
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(a) General Authority.— The President may make agreements with interested maritime countries to—
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(1) maintain in the North Atlantic Ocean a service of ice patrol, of study and observation of ice and current conditions, and of assistance to vessels and their crews requiring assistance within the limits of the patrol;
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(2) maintain a service of study and observation of ice and current conditions in the waters affecting the set and drift of ice in the North Atlantic Ocean; and
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(3) take all practicable steps to ensure the destruction or removal of derelicts in the northern part of the Atlantic Ocean, east of the line drawn from Cape Sable to a point in latitude 34 degrees north, longitude 70 degrees west, if the destruction or removal is necessary.
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(b) Payment Between Countries.— The President may include in an agreement under subsection (a) a provision for—
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(1) payment to the United States Government by other countries for their proportionate share of the expense of maintaining the services; or
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(2) contribution by the Government for its proportionate share if the agreement provides for another country to maintain the services.
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(c) Payments.— Payments received pursuant to subsection (b)(1) shall be credited to the appropriation for operations and support of the Coast Guard.
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(Pub. L. 109–304, § 11, Oct. 6, 2006, 120 Stat. 1692; Pub. L. 113–281, title III, § 314(a)(1), Dec. 18, 2014, 128 Stat. 3049; Pub. L. 116–283, div. G, title LVXXXV [LXXXV], § 8513(b), Jan. 1, 2021, 134 Stat. 4761.)
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## Notes
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Historical and Revision Notes RevisedSectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 8030146 App.:738.June 25, 1936, ch. 807, § 1, 49 Stat. 1922.
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Editorial Notes
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Amendments2021—Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 116–283 substituted “operations and support” for “operating expenses”. 2014—Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 113–281 added subsec. (c).
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Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
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Effective Date of 2014 AmendmentPub. L. 113–281, title III, § 314(c), Dec. 18, 2014, 128 Stat. 3049, provided that: “This section [enacting section 80304 of this title and amending this section and section 80302 of this title] shall take effect on January 1, 2017.”
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