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22 U.S.C. § 463 — Bonds from armed vessels on clearing
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The owners or consignees of every armed vessel sailing out of the ports of, or under the jurisdiction of, the United States, belonging wholly or in part to citizens thereof, shall, before clearing out the same, give bond to the United States, with sufficient sureties, in double the amount of the value of the vessel and cargo on board, including her armament, conditioned that the vessel shall not be employed by such owners to cruise or commit hostilities against the subjects, citizens, or property of any foreign prince or state, or of any colony, district, or people, with whom the United States are at peace.
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The owners or consignees of every armed vessel sailing out of the ports of, or under the jurisdiction of, the United States, belonging wholly or in part to citizens thereof, shall, before clearing out the same, give bond to the United States, with sufficient sureties, in double the amount of the value of the vessel and cargo on board, including her armament, conditioned that the vessel shall not be employed by such owners to cruise or commit hostilities against the subjects, citizens, or property of any foreign prince or state, or of any colony, district, or people, with whom the United States are at peace.
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**(a) Definitions.—** In this section—
(1) the term “covered Federal offense” means a level A offense or level B offense, as those terms are defined in section 3771A; and
(2) the term “victim of trafficking” has the meaning given the term in section 103 of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 ([22 U.S.C. 7102](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section7102&num=0&edition=prelim)).
**(b) Duress.—** In a prosecution for a covered Federal offense, a defendant may establish duress by demonstrating that the defendant was a victim of trafficking at the time at which the defendant committed the offense.
**(c) Record or Proceeding Under Seal.—** In any proceeding in which a defense under subsection (b) is raised, any record or part of the proceeding related to the defense shall, on motion, be placed under seal until such time as a conviction is entered for the offense.
**(d) Post-Conviction Relief.—** A failure to assert, or failed assertion of, a defense under subsection (b) by an individual who is convicted of a covered Federal offense may not preclude the individual from asserting as a mitigating factor, at sentencing or in a proceeding for any post-conviction relief, that at the time of the commission of the offense, the defendant was a victim of trafficking and committed the offense under duress.
**(e) Federal Aid.—** A failure to assert, or failed assertion of, a defense under subsection (b) by an individual who is convicted of a covered Federal offense may not be used for the purpose of disqualifying the individual from participating in any federally funded program that aids victims of trafficking.
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**(a)** The President, through any agency of the Department of Defense designated by him, may arm, have armed, or allow to be armed, any watercraft or aircraft that is capable of being used as a means of transportation on, over, or under water, and is documented, registered, or licensed under the laws of the United States.
**(b)** This section applies during a war and at any other time when the President determines that the security of the United States is threatened by the application, or the imminent danger of application, of physical force by any foreign government or agency against the United States, its citizens, the property of its citizens, or their commercial interests.
**(c)** Section 16 of the Act of March 4, 1909 ([22 U.S.C. 463](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section463&num=0&edition=prelim)) does not apply to vessels armed under this section.
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The several collectors of the customs shall detain any vessel manifestly built for warlike purposes, and about to depart the United States, or any place subject to the jurisdiction thereof, the cargo of which principally consists of arms and munitions of war, when the number of men shipped on board, or other circumstances, render it probable that such vessel is intended to be employed by the owners to cruise or commit hostilities upon the subjects, citizens, or property of any foreign prince or state, or of any colony, district, or people with whom the United States are at peace, until the decision of the President is had thereon, or until the owner gives such bond and security as is required of the owners of armed vessels by [section 463 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section463&num=0&edition=prelim).
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TITLE 22—FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE
§ 465
Act June 15, 1917, inserted provisions relating to de-
tention of vessels.
PRIOR PROVISIONS
Section was derived from R.S. § 5288 (act Apr. 20, 1818,
ch. 88, § 9, 3 Stat. 449), which was repealed by act Mar.
4, 1909, ch. 321, § 341, 35 Stat. 1153.
§ 463. Bonds from armed vessels on clearing
The owners or consignees of every armed ves-
sel sailing out of the ports of, or under the juris-
diction of, the United States, belonging wholly
or in part to citizens thereof, shall, before clear-
ing out the same, give bond to the United
States, with sufficient sureties, in double the
amount of the value of the vessel and cargo on
board, including her armament, conditioned
that the vessel shall not be employed by such
owners to cruise or commit hostilities against
the subjects, citizens, or property of any foreign
prince or state, or of any colony, district, or
people, with whom the United States are at
peace.
(Mar. 4, 1909, ch. 321, § 16, 35 Stat. 1091.)
Editorial Notes
CODIFICATION
Section was formerly classified to section 28 of title
18 prior to the general revision and enactment of Title
18, Crimes and Criminal Procedure, by act June 25, 1948,
ch. 645, § 1, 62 Stat. 683.
PRIOR PROVISIONS
Section was derived from R.S. § 5289 (act Apr. 20, 1818,
ch. 88, § 10, 3 Stat. 449), which was repealed by act Mar.
4, 1909, ch. 321, § 341, 35 Stat. 1153.
§ 464. Detention by collectors of customs
The several collectors of the customs shall de-
tain any vessel manifestly built for warlike pur-
poses, and about to depart the United States, or
any place subject to the jurisdiction thereof, the
cargo of which principally consists of arms and
munitions of war, when the number of men
shipped on board, or othe
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