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10/13/2008--Public Law. (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The expanded summary of the Senate passed version is repeated here.) Drug Trafficking Vessel Interdiction Act of 2008 - Title I: Criminal Prohibition - Amends the federal criminal code to impose a fine and/or prison term of up to 15 years for knowingly operating, attempting or conspiring to operate, or embarking in any submersible or semi-submersible vessel that is without nationality in, through, or from waters beyond the outer limit of the territorial sea of a single country or a lateral limit of that country's territorial sea with an adjacent country, with the intent to avoid detection. Grants extraterritorial federal jurisdiction over an offense under this Act. Specifies that a claim of nationality or registry under this Act includes only: (1) possession on board the vessel and production of documents evidencing the vessel's nationality as provided in the 1958 Convention on the High Seas; (2) flying its nation's ensign or flag; or (3) a verbal claim of nationality or registry by the person in charge of the vessel. Makes it an affirmative defense to a prosecution under this Act that a vessel operated at the time of a violation was: (1) a vessel of the Untied States or lawfully registered in a foreign nation; (2) classed by and designated in accordance with the rules of a classification society; (3) lawfully operated in a government regulated or licensed activity; or (4) equipped with and using an operable automatic identification system, vessel monitoring system, or a long range identification and tracking system. Specifies the documents required to conclusively prove an affirmative defense.<br/>Directs the U.S. Sentencing Commission to promulgate or amend sentencing guidelines to provide adequate penalties for violating the criminal prohibition imposed by this Act.<br/>Title II: Civil Prohibition - Imposes a civil penalty of up to $1 million for a violation of this Act. Allows the same defenses to a civil enforcement proceeding as for a criminal prosecution under this Act.<br/>Defines a &quot;semi-submersible vessel&quot; as any manned or unmanned watercraft constructed or adapted to operate with most of its hull and bulk under the surface of the water. Defines a &quot;submersible vessel&quot; as a manned or unmanned vessel capable of operating completely below the surface of the water.<br/>

1223870400 2008-10-13 Tue Nov 18 11:13:51 -0600 2008 introduced 52948 '18':8 '46':6 'bill':2 'code':11 'oper':16 'semi':22 'titl':5 'unit':9 'amend':4 'state':10 'nation':26 'vessel':19,24 'respect':13 'submers':18,23 'without':25 'semi-submers':21 64514 false official introduced 52948 'act':5 '2008':7 'drug':1 'vessel':3 'traffick':2 'interdict':4 64956 false short passed house 52948 'act':5 '2008':7 'drug':1 'vessel':3 'traffick':2 'interdict':4 64957 false short passed senate 52948 'act':5 '2008':7 'drug':1 'vessel':3 'traffick':2 'interdict':4 64958 false short enacted 52948 'act':5 '2008':7 'drug':1 'vessel':3 'traffick':2 'interdict':4 65570 false short signed 52948 1223870400 Mon Oct 13 00:00:00 -0500 2008 176910 Signed by President. I000025 1924-09-07 6034 722 Hart Senate Office Building http://inouye.senate.gov/Contact/Email-Form.cfm 202-224-6747 Daniel 'd':4 'hi':5 'sen':1 'inouy':3,7,9 'daniel':2,6,8 M 300056 Inouye Daniel_Inouye K. Sen. Daniel Inouye [D, HI] 2896 N00001762 7990 Democrat 202-224-3934 Methodist HI Daniel Inouye 2.11111111111111 http://inouye.senate.gov/ B000444 1942-11-20 8444 Joseph 'd':4 'de':5 'sen':1 'biden':3,7,9 'joseph':2,6,8 M 300008 Biden Joseph_Biden R. Sen. Joseph Biden [D, DE] 4550 N00001669 10001 Democrat Roman Catholic DE Joseph Biden 3.0 C000127 1958-10-13 5942 511 Dirksen Senate Office Building http://cantwell.senate.gov/contact/ 202-228-0514 Maria 'd':4 'wa':5 'sen':1 'maria':2,6,8 'cantwel':3,7,9 F 300018 Cantwell Maria_Cantwell Sen. Maria Cantwell [D, WA] 3288 N00007836 12637 Democrat 202-224-3441 Roman Catholic WA Maria Cantwell 4.33802816901408 http://cantwell.senate.gov SenatorCantwell F000062 1933-06-22 14060 331 Hart Senate Office Building http://feinstein.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=ContactUs.EmailMe 202-228-3954 Dianne 'd':4 'ca':5 'sen':1 'diann':2,6,8 'feinstein':3,7,9 F 300043 Feinstein Dianne_Feinstein Sen. Dianne Feinstein [D, CA] 7642 N00007364 20667 Democrat 202-224-3841 Jewish CA Dianne Feinstein 1.93087557603687 http://feinstein.senate.gov/public/ SenatorFeinstein G000359 1955-07-09 13286 290 Russell Senate Office Building http://lgraham.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=Contact.EmailSenatorGraham 202-224-3808 Lindsey 'r':4 'sc':5 'sen':1 'graham':3,7,9 'lindsey':2,6,8 M 300047 Graham Lindsey_Graham O. Sen. Lindsey Graham [R, SC] 6577 N00009975 11504 Republican 202-224-5972 Southern Baptist SC Lindsey Graham 2.90243902439024 http://lgraham.senate.gov/public/ G000386 1933-09-17 10344 135 Hart Senate Office Building http://grassley.senate.gov/contact.cfm 202-224-6020 Charles 'r':4 'ia':5 'sen':1 'charl':2,6,9 'chuck':8 'grassley':3,7,10 M 300048 Grassley Chuck_Grassley E. Sen. Charles Grassley [R, IA] 6430 Chuck N00001758 12254 Republican 202-224-3744 Baptist IA Chuck Charles Grassley 4.85294117647059 http://grassley.senate.gov SenChuckGrassley K000148 1943-12-11 26650 218 Russell Senate Office Building http://kerry.senate.gov/contact/email.cfm 202-224-8525 John 'd':4 'ma':5 'sen':1 'john':2,6,8 'kerri':3,7,9 M 300060 Kerry John_Kerry Forbes Sen. John Kerry [D, MA] 12187 N00000245 14618 Democrat 202-224-2742 Roman Catholic MA John Kerry 2.57943925233645 http://kerry.senate.gov/ L000123 1924-01-23 7358 324 Hart Senate Office Building http://lautenberg.senate.gov/contact/routing.cfm 202-228-4054 Frank 'd':4 'nj':5 'sen':1 'frank':2,6,8 'lautenberg':3,7,9 M 300064 Lautenberg Frank_Lautenberg R. Sen. Frank Lautenberg [D, NJ] 3975 N00000659 11789 Democrat 202-224-3224 Jewish NJ Frank Lautenberg 2.15909090909091 http://lautenberg.senate.gov/ franklautenberg M001162 1946-10-23 8320 356 Russell Senate Office Building http://martinez.senate.gov/public/?p=EmailSenatorMartinez 202-228-5171 Mel 'r':4 'fl':5 'mel':2,6,8 'sen':1 'martinez':3,7,9 M 400621 Martinez Mel_Martinez Sen. Mel Martinez [R, FL] 4965 N00026748 16486 Republican 202-224-3041 FL Mel Mel Martinez 3.20754716981132 http://martinez.senate.gov SenMartinezdotgov N000032 1942-09-29 8770 716 Hart Senate Office Building http://billnelson.senate.gov/contact/email.cfm 202-228-2183 Bill 'd':4 'fl':5 'sen':1 'bill':2,6,8 'nelson':3,7,9 M 300078 Nelson Bill_Nelson Sen. Bill Nelson [D, FL] 4302 N00009926 18918 Democrat 202-224-5274 Presbyterian FL Bill Nelson 2.19791666666667 http://billnelson.senate.gov/ SenBillNelson P000590 1963-01-10 5794 255 Dirksen Senate Office Building http://pryor.senate.gov/contact/ 202-228-0908 Mark 'd':4 'ar':5 'sen':1 'mark':2,6,8 'pryor':3,7,9 M 300080 Pryor Mark_Pryor Sen. Mark Pryor [D, AR] 2307 N00013823 9111 Democrat 202-224-2353 Unknown AR Mark Pryor 2.625 http://pryor.senate.gov SenatorPryor S001142 1952-05-25 5160 Gordon 'smith':2,4,6 'gordon':1,3,5 M 300090 Smith Gordon_Smith Harold Gordon Smith 1881 N00007815 7299 Republican Latter Day Saints Gordon Smith 3.71428571428571 S000663 1947-02-21 8888 154 Russell Senate Office Building http://snowe.senate.gov/webform.htm 202-224-1946 Olympia 'r':4 'sen':1 'snow':3,7,9 'olympia':2,6,8 F 300091 Snowe Olympia_Snowe J. Sen. Olympia Snowe [R, ME] 3615 N00000480 16205 Republican 202-224-5344 Greek Orthodox ME Olympia Snowe 2.54918032786885 http://snowe.senate.gov/ S000888 1923-11-18 8197 Ted 'ted':1,3,5 'steven':2,4,6 M 300094 Stevens Ted_Stevens F. Ted Stevens 2728 N00007997 7165 Republican Episcopalian Ted Stevens 0.818181818181818 enacted 52948 1223870400 Mon Oct 13 00:00:00 -0500 2008 176911 Became Public Law No: 110-407. signed 52948 1223870400 Mon Oct 13 00:00:00 -0500 2008 176910 Signed by President. topresident 52948 1223006400 Fri Oct 03 00:00:00 -0500 2008 176644 Presented to President. vote 52948 1222711140 Mon Sep 29 14:59:00 -0500 2008 by voice vote 175909 pass On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. vote2 h vote 52948 1222711140 Mon Sep 29 14:59:00 -0500 2008 by voice vote 176261 pass On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR 9/27/2008 H10251-10252) vote2 h action 52948 1222711080 Mon Sep 29 14:58:00 -0500 2008 175908 Considered as unfinished business. topresident 52948 1222660800 Mon Sep 29 00:00:00 -0500 2008 176643 Cleared for White House. action 52948 1222549800 Sat Sep 27 18:10:00 -0500 2008 175907 At the conclusion of debate, the chair put the question on the motion to suspend the rules. Mr. Smith (TX) objected to the vote on the grounds that a quorum was not present. Further proceedings on the motion were postponed. The point of no quorum was withdrawn. action 52948 1222549140 Sat Sep 27 17:59:00 -0500 2008 175906 DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 3598. action 52948 1222549140 Sat Sep 27 17:59:00 -0500 2008 175905 Considered under suspension of the rules. action 52948 1222549140 Sat Sep 27 17:59:00 -0500 2008 175904 Mr. Conyers moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill. action 52948 1222434780 Fri Sep 26 10:13:00 -0500 2008 174758 Received in the House. action 52948 1222401600 Fri Sep 26 00:00:00 -0500 2008 174759 Message on Senate action sent to the House. action 52948 1222401600 Fri Sep 26 00:00:00 -0500 2008 174762 Referred to House Transportation and Infrastructure action 52948 1222401600 Fri Sep 26 00:00:00 -0500 2008 174761 Referred to House Judiciary action 52948 1222401600 Fri Sep 26 00:00:00 -0500 2008 174760 Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. vote 52948 1222315200 Thu Sep 25 00:00:00 -0500 2008 by Unanimous Consent 174757 pass Introduced in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Unanimous Consent. vote s introduced 52948 1222315200 Thu Sep 25 00:00:00 -0500 2008 174756