A bill to enhance drug trafficking interdiction by creating a Federal felony for operating or embarking in a submersible or semi-submersible vessel without nationality and on an international voyage.
Drug Trafficking Interdiction Assistance Act of 2008 - Amends the federal criminal code to impose a fine and/or prison term of up to 15 years for the intentional operation of, or for embarking in, any submersible or semi-submersible vessel that is without nationality (as defined by federal law) and that is navigating or has navigated into, 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 evade detection.
Directs the United States Sentencing Commission to amend or promulgate sentencing guidelines to provide adequate penalties for such offense.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
For Further Action See S.3598.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 1116 under authority of the order of the Senate of 11/17/2008.
Became Public Law No: 110-407.
Introduced in Senate
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S7576)
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
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