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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) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways 
and Means 
APRIL 2, 2024 
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. PA-
NETTA, 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 
APRIL 2, 2024 
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 Procla-
mation 7219. 
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Extending Limits of 
U.S. Customs Waters Act’’. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITION OF CUSTOMS WATERS. 
(a) TARIFF ACT OF 1930.—Section 401(j) of the Tariff 
Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1401(j)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘means, in the case’’ and insert-
ing the following: ‘‘means— 
‘‘(1) in the case’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘of the coast of the United 
States’’ the first place it appears and inserting ‘‘from 
the baselines of the United States, determined in ac-
cordance with international law,’’; 
(3) by striking ‘‘and, in the case’’ and inserting 
the following: ‘‘; and 
‘‘(2) in the case’’; and 
(4) by striking ‘‘the waters within four leagues 
of the coast of the United States.’’ and inserting the 
following: ‘‘the waters within— 
‘‘(A) the territorial sea of the United States, 
to the limits permitted by international law in 
accordance with Presidential Proclamation 5928 
of December 27, 1988; and 
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law in accordance with Presidential Proclama-
tion 7219 of September 2, 1999.’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this 
section shall take effect on the day after the date of the en-
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 
from 12 nautical miles to 24 nautical miles from 
the baselines of the United States, consistent 
with Presidential Proclamation 7219. 
APRIL 2, 2024 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Com-
mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 
and ordered to be printed 
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