Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Findings and Declarations

Puspan. L. 110–407, title I, § 101, Oct. 13, 2008, 122 Stat. 4296, provided that:

“Congress finds and declares that 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.”