| Shorttitle: | Drug Trafficking Vessel Interdiction Act |
| Longtitle: | An Act to amend titles 46 and 18, United States Code, with respect to the operation of submersible vessels and semi-submersible vessels without nationality. |
| Colloquialacronym: | DTVIA |
| Nickname: | Drug Trafficking Vessel Interdiction Act of 2008 |
| Enacted By: | 110th |
| Effective Date: | October 13, 2008 |
| Public Law Url: | https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/STATUTE-122/pdf/STATUTE-122-Pg4296.pdf |
| Cite Public Law: | 110-407 |
| Leghisturl: | http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d110:SN03598:@@@R |
| Introducedin: | Senate |
| Introducedby: | Daniel Inouye (D-HI) |
| Introduceddate: | September 25, 2008 |
| Committees: | House Judiciary, House Transportation and Infrastructure |
| Passedbody1: | Senate |
| Passeddate1: | September 25, 2008 |
| Passedvote1: | Passed unanimous consent |
| Passedbody2: | House |
| Passeddate2: | September 29, 2008 |
| Passedvote2: | Passed voice vote |
| Signedpresident: | George W. Bush |
| Signeddate: | October 13, 2008 |
The Drug Trafficking Vessel Interdiction Act of 2008,, was an act of the United States Congress outlawing operation of or travel in unregistered submersibles and semi-submersibles in international waters with the intent to evade detection.
The act was enacted to combat the use of illicit self-propelled semi-submersible and submersible vessels in international drug trafficking (see narco-submarine).[1] Notably, the act provides for extraterritorial jurisdiction.[1] The law extended earlier legislation such as the Marijuana on the High Seas Act (MHSA) and Maritime Drug Law Enforcement Act (MDLEA).[1]