### Question
What is the definition of vessel subject to the jurisdiction of the United States?


### Answer
The definition of **vessel subject to the jurisdiction of the United States** is as follows in *46 U.S.C. § 11113*:

> given that term in section 70502(c), except that it does not include a vessel that is—


(A) owned, or operated under a bareboat charter, by the United States, a State or political subdivision thereof, or a foreign nation; 

#### Citation:
  - *46 U.S.C. § 11113*
  - Heading: **Subtitle II-Vessels and Seamen > Part G-Merchant Seamen Protection and Relief > CHAPTER 111-PROTECTION AND RELIEF**

