Presidential Proclamation 7219
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Presidential Proclamation 7219 is a 1999 U.S. presidential directive that formally extended and defined the United States’ contiguous zone beyond its territorial sea for purposes of enforcing customs, fiscal, immigration, and sanitary laws.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States presidential proclamation
ⓘ
legal instrument ⓘ |
| affects |
United States Coast Guard operations
ⓘ
United States Customs enforcement at sea ⓘ United States immigration enforcement at sea ⓘ public health enforcement at sea ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
United States territories and possessions
ⓘ
all coasts of the United States ⓘ |
| authorizesEnforcement |
customs regulations in the contiguous zone
ⓘ
fiscal regulations in the contiguous zone ⓘ immigration regulations in the contiguous zone ⓘ sanitary regulations in the contiguous zone ⓘ |
| codifiesPractice | U.S. assertion of control in the contiguous zone for specific laws ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateSigned | 1999-09-02 ⓘ |
| defines | contiguous zone of the United States ⓘ |
| documentType | proclamation ⓘ |
| enforcementPurpose |
customs laws
ⓘ
fiscal laws ⓘ immigration laws ⓘ sanitary laws ⓘ |
| extendsToDistance | 24 nautical miles from the baselines from which the breadth of the territorial sea is measured ⓘ |
| governmentBranch | Executive branch of the United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| issuedBy | Executive Office of the President of the United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | United States contiguous zone ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalBasis |
United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
international law of the sea ⓘ |
| policyArea |
border control
ⓘ
customs enforcement ⓘ immigration policy ⓘ maritime law ⓘ public health and sanitation ⓘ |
| president | Bill Clinton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publishedIn | Federal Register NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
to define the contiguous zone of the United States for enforcement purposes
ⓘ
to extend the contiguous zone of the United States beyond its territorial sea ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Presidential Proclamation 5928
NERFINISHED
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United States territorial sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatesTo |
United States maritime jurisdiction
ⓘ
territorial sea of the United States ⓘ |
| signedBy | Bill Clinton ⓘ |
| status | in force ⓘ |
| subject |
contiguous zone of the United States
ⓘ
maritime zones ⓘ |
| title | Extension of the Contiguous Zone of the United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| year | 1999 ⓘ |
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