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Union Calendar No. 361 

118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 529 

[Report No. 118–436] 

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. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JANUARY 25, 2023 

Mr. WALTZ (for himself, Mr. MCCAUL, Ms. SALAZAR, and Mr. MAST) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways 

and Means 

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Additional sponsors: Mrs. GONZA ́LEZ-COLO ́N, Mr. PETERS, Mr. HIGGINS of 

Louisiana, Mr. EZELL, Mr. RUTHERFORD, Mr. MOYLAN, Mrs. CAMMACK, 

Mr. DAVIS of North Carolina, Mr. PAPPAS, Mr. STEUBE, Ms. LEE of 

Florida, Mr. GUEST, Ms. MACE, Mr. DAVIDSON, Mr. GIMENEZ, Mr. 

SCOTT FRANKLIN of Florida, Mr. GAETZ, Ms. MALLIOTAKIS, Mr. PANETTA, Mr. GRAVES of Louisiana, Ms. DE LA CRUZ, Mr. ALLEN, Mr. 

BEAN of Florida, Mr. POSEY, Mr. WEBSTER of Florida, Mr. DONALDS, 

Mr. BAIRD, Mr. LAMALFA, and Mr. BABIN

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Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 

House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 

[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on January 25, 2023] 


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A BILL 

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. 


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1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Extending Limits of 

5 U.S. Customs Waters Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. DEFINITION OF CUSTOMS WATERS. 

7 (a) TARIFF ACT OF 1930.—Section 401(j) of the Tariff 

8 Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1401(j)) is amended— 

9 (1) by striking ‘‘means, in the case’’ and insert10 ing the following: ‘‘means— 

11 ‘‘(1) in the case’’; 

12 (2) by striking ‘‘of the coast of the United 

13 States’’ the first place it appears and inserting ‘‘from 

14 the baselines of the United States, determined in ac15 cordance with international law,’’; 

16 (3) by striking ‘‘and, in the case’’ and inserting 

17 the following: ‘‘; and 

18 ‘‘(2) in the case’’; and 

19 (4) by striking ‘‘the waters within four leagues 

20 of the coast of the United States.’’ and inserting the 

21 following: ‘‘the waters within— 

22 ‘‘(A) the territorial sea of the United States, 

23 to the limits permitted by international law in 

24 accordance with Presidential Proclamation 5928 

25 of December 27, 1988; and 


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1 ‘‘(B) the contiguous zone of the United 

2 States, to the limits permitted by international 

3 law in accordance with Presidential Proclama4 tion 7219 of September 2, 1999.’’. 

5 (b) ANTI-SMUGGLING ACT.—Section 401(c) of the 

6 Anti-Smuggling Act (19 U.S.C. 1709(c)) is amended— 

7 (1) by striking ‘‘means, in the case’’ and insert8 ing the following: ‘‘means— 

9 ‘‘(1) in the case’’; 

10 (2) by striking ‘‘of the coast of the United 

11 States’’ the first place it appears and inserting ‘‘from 

12 the baselines of the United States, determined in ac13 cordance with international law,’’; 

14 (3) by striking ‘‘and, in the case’’ and inserting 

15 the following: ‘‘; and 

16 ‘‘(2) in the case’’; and 

17 (4) by striking ‘‘the waters within four leagues 

18 of the coast of the United States.’’ and inserting the 

19 following: ‘‘the waters within— 

20 ‘‘(A) the territorial sea of the United States, 

21 to the limits permitted by international law in 

22 accordance with Presidential Proclamation 5928 

23 of December 27, 1988; and 

24 ‘‘(B) the contiguous zone of the United 

25 States, to the limits permitted by international 


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1 law in accordance with Presidential Proclama2 tion 7219 of September 2, 1999.’’. 

3 (c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this 

4 section shall take effect on the day after the date of the en5 actment of this Act. 


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Union Calendar No. 361 

118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 529 

[Report No. 118–436] 

A BILL 

To extend the customs waters of the United States 

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

APRIL 2, 2024 

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Comand ordered to be printed mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 


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