Pub. L. 108-375, tit. XIV, sec. 1408 (as amended)

DEFINITIONS.

Year: 2022Length: 295 wordsOfficial source
SEC. 1408. [10 U.S.C. 113 note] DEFINITIONS. In this title: (1) Associated contents.—The term “associated contents” means— (A) the equipment, cargo, and contents of a sunken military craft that are within its debris field; and (B) the remains and personal effects of the crew and passengers of a sunken military craft that are within its debris field. (2) Secretary concerned.—The term “Secretary concerned” means— (A) subject to subparagraph (B), the Secretary of a military department; and (B) in the case of a Coast Guard vessel, the Secretary of the Department in which the Coast Guard is operating. (3) Sunken military craft.—The term “sunken military craft” means all or any portion of— (A) any sunken warship, naval auxiliary, or other vessel that was owned or operated by a government on military noncommercial service when it sank; (B) any sunken military aircraft or military spacecraft that was owned or operated by a government when it sank; and (C) the associated contents of a craft referred to in subparagraph (A) or (B), if title thereto has not been abandoned or transferred by the government concerned. (4) United states contiguous zone.—The term “United States contiguous zone” means the contiguous zone of the United States under Presidential Proclamation 7219, dated September 2, 1999. (5) United states internal waters.—The term “United States internal waters” means all waters of the United States on the landward side of the baseline from which the breadth of the United States territorial sea is measured. (6) United states territorial sea.—The term “United States territorial sea” means the waters of the United States territorial sea under Presidential Proclamation 5928, dated December 27, 1988. (7) United states waters.—The term “United States waters” means United States internal waters, the United States territorial sea, and the United States contiguous zone.
Cross-references to the US Code
10 U.S.C. 113 note
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