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S. 996 (99th)
A bill to amend Public Law 96-350 to further define the customs waters for the purposes of certain drug offenses.
Introduced
24 April 1985
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Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce.
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14 January 2025
Summary
Amends the Comprehensive Drug Abuse Control and Prevention Act of 1970 to modify the definition of "customs waters" with respect to U.S. jurisdiction over drug traffickers in international waters. States that, within the definition, an event still qualifies as an arrangement even though the terms of the arrangement, or consent to it, is communicated by radio, telephone, or other similar means, or even though the arrangement is not very specific as to the vessel to which it applies.
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Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 24 April 1985
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/99th-congress/senate-bill/996
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/99/s/996