46 USC § 80301 - International agreements

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identifier: "/us/usc/t46/s80301"
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title: "46 USC § 80301 - International agreements"
title_number: 46
title_name: "SHIPPING"
section_number: "80301"
section_name: "International agreements"
chapter_number: 803
chapter_name: "ICE AND DERELICTS"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-03-26"
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generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 109–304, § 11, Oct. 6, 2006, 120 Stat. 1692; Pub. L. 113–281, title III, § 314(a)(1), Dec. 18, 2014, 128 Stat. 3049; Pub. L. 116–283, div. G, title LVXXXV [LXXXV], § 8513(b), Jan. 1, 2021, 134 Stat. 4761.)"
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# § 80301. International agreements

**(a)** **General Authority.—** The President may make agreements with interested maritime countries to—

**(1)** maintain in the North Atlantic Ocean a service of ice patrol, of study and observation of ice and current conditions, and of assistance to vessels and their crews requiring assistance within the limits of the patrol;

**(2)** maintain a service of study and observation of ice and current conditions in the waters affecting the set and drift of ice in the North Atlantic Ocean; and

**(3)** take all practicable steps to ensure the destruction or removal of derelicts in the northern part of the Atlantic Ocean, east of the line drawn from Cape Sable to a point in latitude 34 degrees north, longitude 70 degrees west, if the destruction or removal is necessary.

**(b)** **Payment Between Countries.—** The President may include in an agreement under subsection (a) a provision for—

**(1)** payment to the United States Government by other countries for their proportionate share of the expense of maintaining the services; or

**(2)** contribution by the Government for its proportionate share if the agreement provides for another country to maintain the services.

**(c)** **Payments.—** Payments received pursuant to subsection (b)(1) shall be credited to the appropriation for operations and support of the Coast Guard.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 109–304, § 11, Oct. 6, 2006, 120 Stat. 1692; Pub. L. 113–281, title III, § 314(a)(1), Dec. 18, 2014, 128 Stat. 3049; Pub. L. 116–283, div. G, title LVXXXV [LXXXV], § 8513(b), Jan. 1, 2021, 134 Stat. 4761.)

| RevisedSection | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 80301 | 46 App.:738. | June 25, 1936, ch. 807, § 1, 49 Stat. 1922. |

## Editorial Notes

### Amendments

2021—Subsec. (c).  substituted “operations and support” for “operating expenses”.

2014—Subsec. (c).  added subsec. (c).

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Effective Date of 2014 Amendment

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