Except pursuant to international treaty, convention, or agreement, to which the United States is a party, subchapters I through III and this subchapter shall not apply to any foreign vessel that is not destined for, or departing from, a port or place subject to the jurisdiction of the United States and that is in—
innocent passage through the territorial sea of the United States; or
transit through the navigable waters of the United States that form a part of an international strait.
Pub. L. 115–282, title IV, § 401(a)132 Stat. 4261Pub. L. 116–283, div. G, title LVXXXV134 Stat. 4753(Added , , ; amended [LXXXV], § 8507(a)(6), , .)
Editorial Notes
Amendments
Pub. L. 116–2832021— substituted “I through III” for “A through C” in introductory provisions.