I 
117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 5852 
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 
NOVEMBER 3, 2021 
Mr. WALTZ (for himself, Mrs. MURPHY of Florida, Mr. MAST, Mr. RUTHER-
FORD, and Mr. PALAZZO) introduced the following bill; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on Ways and Means 
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. 
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— 
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(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 (deter-
mined in accordance 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 Proclama-
tion 5928 of December 27, 1988; and 
‘‘(B) the contiguous zone of the United 
States, to the limits permitted by international 
law in accordance with Presidential Proclama-
tion 7219 of September 2, 1999.’’. 
(b) ANTI-SMUGGLING ACT.—Section 401(c) of the 
Anti-Smuggling Act (19 U.S.C. 1709(c)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘means, in the case’’ and insert-
ing the following: ‘‘means— 
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‘‘(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 (deter-
mined in accordance 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 Proclama-
tion 5928 of December 27, 1988; and 
‘‘(B) the contiguous zone of the United 
States, to the limits permitted by international 
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 enactment of this Act. 
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