{"data":{"id":"us/46-u.s.c.-70501","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"46 U.S.C. § 70501","heading":"Findings and declarations","body":"Congress finds and declares that (1) trafficking in controlled substances aboard vessels is a serious international problem, is universally condemned, and presents a specific threat to the security and societal well-being of the United States and (2) operating or embarking in a submersible vessel or semi-submersible vessel without nationality and on an international voyage is a serious international problem, facilitates transnational crime, including drug trafficking, and terrorism, and presents a specific threat to the safety of maritime navigation and the security of the United States.","path":["Title 46—SHIPPING","CHAPTER 705—MARITIME DRUG LAW ENFORCEMENT"],"source_url":"https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/103/xml_usc46@119-103.zip","current_through":"Public Law 119-103 (09/02/2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-10T06:00:50Z","sha256":"81f1c8866cc77619b41f30d3f570aaea90183a360dd4bcd045710ee463e15dd3","source_id":"us","stale":true,"prev":"us/46-u.s.c.-70306","next":"us/46-u.s.c.-70502"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}