Findings and Declarations
[Pub. L. 110–407, title I, § 101], Oct. 13, 2008, [122 Stat. 4296], provided that: “Congress finds and declares that operating or embarking in a submersible vessel or semi-submersible vessel without nationality and on an international voyage is a serious international problem, facilitates transnational crime, including drug trafficking, and terrorism, and presents a specific threat to the safety of maritime navigation and the security of the United States.”