[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 529 Engrossed in House (EH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 529

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                                 AN ACT


 
  To extend the customs waters of the United States from 12 nautical 
  miles to 24 nautical miles from the baselines of the United States, 
            consistent with Presidential Proclamation 7219.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Extending Limits of U.S. Customs 
Waters Act''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITION OF CUSTOMS WATERS.

    (a) Tariff Act of 1930.--Section 401(j) of the Tariff Act of 1930 
(19 U.S.C. 1401(j)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``means, in the case'' and inserting the 
        following: ``means--
            ``(1) in the case'';
            (2) by striking ``of the coast of the United States'' the 
        first place it appears and inserting ``from the baselines of 
        the United States, determined in accordance with international 
        law,'';
            (3) by striking ``and, in the case'' and inserting the 
        following: ``; and
            ``(2) in the case''; and
            (4) by striking ``the waters within four leagues of the 
        coast of the United States.'' and inserting the following: 
        ``the waters within--
                    ``(A) the territorial sea of the United States, to 
                the limits permitted by international law in accordance 
                with Presidential Proclamation 5928 of December 27, 
                1988; and
                    ``(B) the contiguous zone of the United States, to 
                the limits permitted by international law in accordance 
                with Presidential Proclamation 7219 of September 2, 
                1999.''.
    (b) Anti-Smuggling Act.--Section 401(c) of the Anti-Smuggling Act 
(19 U.S.C. 1709(c)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``means, in the case'' and inserting the 
        following: ``means--
            ``(1) in the case'';
            (2) by striking ``of the coast of the United States'' the 
        first place it appears and inserting ``from the baselines of 
        the United States, determined in accordance with international 
        law,'';
            (3) by striking ``and, in the case'' and inserting the 
        following: ``; and
            ``(2) in the case''; and
            (4) by striking ``the waters within four leagues of the 
        coast of the United States.'' and inserting the following: 
        ``the waters within--
                    ``(A) the territorial sea of the United States, to 
                the limits permitted by international law in accordance 
                with Presidential Proclamation 5928 of December 27, 
                1988; and
                    ``(B) the contiguous zone of the United States, to 
                the limits permitted by international law in accordance 
                with Presidential Proclamation 7219 of September 2, 
                1999.''.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall take 
effect on the day after the date of the enactment of this Act.

            Passed the House of Representatives April 30, 2024.

            Attest:

                                                                 Clerk.
118th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                               H. R. 529

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 AN ACT

  To extend the customs waters of the United States from 12 nautical 
  miles to 24 nautical miles from the baselines of the United States, 
            consistent with Presidential Proclamation 7219.