Title 50 — War and National Defense
Chapter 12 — Vessels in Territorial Waters of United States
§ 195. Definitions
Statutory text
In this Act:
United states.—
The term “United States” includes all territory and waters, continental or insular, subject to the jurisdiction of the United States.
Territorial waters.—
The term “territorial waters of the United States” includes all waters of the territorial sea of the United States as described in Presidential Proclamation 5928 of .
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.
Pub. L. 65–30 · 40 Stat. 217
Enacted · 50 U.S.C. § 195
June 15, 1917, ch. 30, title XIII, § 1, 40 Stat. 231
Source evidence
Code source credit
June 15, 1917, ch. 30, title XIII, § 1, 40 Stat. 231Panama Canal Act of 1979
Pub. L. 96–70 title III § 3302(b) · 93 Stat. 452
Struck · 50 U.S.C. § 195
Pub. L. 96–70 struck out “the Canal Zone and” after “this Act includes”
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Pub. L. 96–70 struck out “the Canal Zone and” after “this Act includes”.Enacted provision · exact public law section
(b) Section 1 of title XIII of the Act of June 15, 1917 (50 U.S.C. 195), is amended by striking out “the Canal Zone and”.Effective date note
Amendment by Pub. L. 96–70 effective Oct. 1, 1979, see section 3304 of Pub. L. 96–70, set out as an Effective Date note under section 3601 of Title 22, Foreign Relations and Intercourse.Maritime Transportation Security Act of 2002
Pub. L. 107–295 title I § 104(a) · 116 Stat. 2064
Added · 50 U.S.C. § 195
Pub. L. 107–295 added introductory provisions
Amended · 50 U.S.C. § 195
Pub. L. 107–295 designated existing provisions as par. (1)
Inserted · 50 U.S.C. § 195
Pub. L. 107–295 inserted heading
Struck · 50 U.S.C. § 195
Pub. L. 107–295 struck out “as used in this Act” before “includes”
Added · 50 U.S.C. § 195
Pub. L. 107–295 added par. (2)
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Pub. L. 107–295 added introductory provisions, designated existing provisions as par. (1), inserted heading, struck out “as used in this Act” before “includes”, and added par. (2).Enacted provision · exact public law section
(a) Definition of Territorial Waters.— Section 1 of title XIII of the Act of June 15, 1917 (50 U.S.C. 195; 40 Stat. 231) is amended— (1) by striking “The term ‘United States’ as used in this Act includes” and inserting the following: “ In this Act: “(1) United states.— The term United States’ includes”; and (2) by adding at the end the following: “(2) Territorial waters—The term ‘territorial waters of the United States’ includes all waters of the territorial sea of the United States as described in Presidential Proclamation 5928 of December 27, 1988.”.
6 of 7 references resolved to an enrolled provision · 1 partial
Editorial Notes
References in Text
This Act, referred to in text, means act June 15, 1917, ch. 30, 40 Stat. 217. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Tables.
Presidential Proclamation 5928 of , referred to in par. (2), is set out as a note under section 1331 of Title 43, Public Lands.
Codification
Section was formerly classified to section 40 of this title. In the original this section defined “United States” as used in act . Other provisions of that act were contained in sections 31 to 42 of this title and certain sections of former Title 18, Criminal Code and Criminal Procedure. The definition of “United States” as used in present provisions derived from those former sections is covered by section 5 of Title 18, Crimes and Criminal Procedure.
Amendments1979–2002 · 2 rounds
2002
Pub. L. 107–295 added introductory provisions, designated existing provisions as par. (1), inserted heading, struck out “as used in this Act” before “includes”, and added par. (2).
1979
Pub. L. 96–70 struck out “the Canal Zone and” after “this Act includes”.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date of 1979 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 96–70 effective , see section 3304 of Pub. L. 96–70, set out as an Effective Date note under section 3601 of Title 22, Foreign Relations and Intercourse.
Separability
Act June 15, 1917, ch. 30, title XIII, § 4, 40 Stat. 231, provided: “If any clause, sentence, paragraph, or part of this Act [see Tables for classification] shall for any reason be adjudged by any court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, such judgment shall not affect, impair, or invalidate the remainder thereof but shall be confined in its operation to the clause, sentence, paragraph, or part thereof directly involved in the controversy in which such judgment shall have been rendered.”
Credits
1917–2002 · 3 acts
- 1917June 15, 1917, ch. 30, title XIII, § 1, 40 Stat. 231
- 1979Pub. L. 96–70, title III, § 3302(b), , 93 Stat. 498
- 2002Pub. L. 107–295, title I, § 104(a), , 116 Stat. 2085.
Show as published
(June 15, 1917, ch. 30, title XIII, § 1, 40 Stat. 231; Pub. L. 96–70, title III, § 3302(b), , 93 Stat. 498; Pub. L. 107–295, title I, § 104(a), , 116 Stat. 2085.)