U.S Code last checked for updates: Sep 25, 2026
§ 451.
Submarines and armed merchant vessels

Whenever, during any war in which the United States is neutral, the President shall find that special restrictions placed on the use of the ports and territorial waters of the United States by the submarines or armed merchant vessels of a foreign state will serve to maintain peace between the United States and foreign states, or to protect the commercial interests of the United States and its citizens, or to promote the security of th

(Nov. 4, 1939, ch. 2, § 11, 54 Stat. 9.)
cite as: 22 USC 451