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 94 STAT. 1160 21 USC 962.

Definitions. 21 USC 955b.

46 USC 1451 note.

13 UST 2315.

Offense. 21 USC 955c.

21 USC 955d. 21 USC 881.

PUBLIC LAW 96-350—SEPT. 15, 1980

Act if such offense is a second or subsequent ofTense as defined in section 1012(b) of that Act. (h) This section is intended to reach acts of possession, manufacture, or distribution committed outside the territorial jurisdiction of the United States. SEC. 2. As used in this Act— (a) "Customs waters" means those waters as defined in section 4010') of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1401(j)). (b) "High seas" means all waters beyond the territorial seas of the United States and beyond the territorial seas of any foreign nation. (c) "Vessel of the United States" means any vessel documented under the laws of the United States, or numbered as provided by the Federal Boat Safety Act of 1971, as amended, or owned in whole or in part by the United States or a citizen of the United States, or a corporation created under the laws of the United States, or any State, Territory, District, Commonwealth, or possession thereof, unless the vessel has been granted nationality by a foreign nation in accordance with article 5 of the Convention on the High Seas, 1958. (d) "Vessel subject to the jurisdiction of the United States" includes a vessel without nationality or a vessel assimilated to a vessel without nationality, in accordance with paragraph (2) of article 6 of the Convention on the High Seas, 1958. (e) "Comprehensive Act" means the Comprehensive Drug Abuse Control and Prevention Act of 1970 (21 U.S.C. 801-966). All terms used in this Act that are defined in the Comprehensive Act have the meanings assigned to them by that Act. SEC. 3. Any person who attempts or conspires to commit any offense defined in this Act is punishable by imprisonment or fine or both which may not exceed the maximum punishment prescribed for the offense, the commission of which was the object of the attempt or conspiracy. SEC. 4. Any property described in section 511(a) of the Comprehensive Act that is used or intended for use to commit, or to facilitate the commission of, an offense under this Act shall be subject to seizure and forfeiture in the same manner as similar property seized or forfeited under section 511 of the Comprehensive Act. Approved September 15, 1980.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: HOUSE REPORT No. 96-323 (Comm. on Merchant Marine and Fisheries). SENATE REPORT No. 96-855 (Comm. on Commerce, Science, and Transportation). CONGRESSIONAL RECORD: Vol. 125 (1979): July 23, considered and passed House. Vol. 126 (1980): July 24, considered and passed Senate, amended. July 31, House concurred in certain Senate amendments, in others with amendments. Sept. 3, Senate concurred in House amendments. WEEKLY COMPILATION OF PRESIDENTIAL DOCUMENTS: Vol. 16, No. 38 (1980): Sept. 15, Presidential statement.

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