§ 554. Smuggling goods from the United States

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

1. 2006

   Reducing Crime and Terrorism at America’s Seaports Act of 2005

   Pub. L. 109–177 title III § 311(a) · 120 Stat. 192

   Enacted · 18 U.S.C. § 554

   (Added Pub. L. 109–177, title III, § 311(a), Mar. 9, 2006, 120 Stat. 242.)

   Source evidence

   Code source credit
   (Added Pub. L. 109–177, title III, § 311(a), Mar. 9, 2006, 120 Stat. 242.)

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (a) In General.— Chapter 27 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: “§ 554. Smuggling goods from the United States “(a) In General.— Whoever fraudulently or knowingly exports or sends from the United States, or attempts to export or send from the United States, any merchandise, article, or object contrary to any law or regulation of the United States, or receives, conceals, buys, sells, or in any manner facilitates the transportation, concealment, or sale of such merchandise, article or object, prior to exportation, knowing the same to be intended for exportation contrary to any law or regulation of the United States, shall be fined under this title, imprisoned not more than 10 years, or both. “(b) Definition.— In this section, the term ‘United States’ has the meaning given that term in section 545.” .

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