In this subchapter:
(1)
(2)
(A) enters, or operates within, the internal waters of the United States and the territorial sea of the United States; or
(B) transfers such cargo or residue in any port or place, under the jurisdiction of the United States, within the territorial sea of the United States or the internal waters of the United States.
Editorial Notes
References in Text
Section 1 of title II of the Act of June 15, 1917, referred to in par. (2), which was classified to section 191 of Title 50, War and National Defense, was redesignated and transferred to section 70051 of this title by Pub. L. 115–282, title IV, §407(b)(1), (5), Dec. 4, 2018, 132 Stat. 4267.
Section 7(b) of the Ports and Waterways Safety Act, referred to in par. (2), which was classified to section 1226(b) of Title 33, Navigation and Navigable Waters, was redesignated and transferred to sections 70102a(b) and 70116(b) of this title by Pub. L. 115–282, title IV, §§402(b)(1), 408(a), Dec. 4, 2018, 132 Stat. 4264, 4268.
Amendments
2010—Pub. L. 111–330 amended Pub. L. 111–281, §828(a), which enacted this section.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date of 2010 Amendment
Pub. L. 111–330, §1, Dec. 22, 2010, 124 Stat. 3569, provided that the amendment made by section 1(16) is effective with the enactment of Pub. L. 111–281.
1 See References in Text note below.