### Question
What is the definition of United States exclusive economic zone?


### Answer
The definition of **United States exclusive economic zone** is as follows in *33 U.S.C. § 1956*:

> the zone established by Presidential Proclamation Numbered 5030, dated March 10, 1983, including the ocean waters of the areas referred to as “eastern special areas” in article 3(1) of the Agreement between the United States of America and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics on the Maritime Boundary, signed June 1, 1990

#### Citation:
  - *33 U.S.C. § 1956*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 33A-MARINE DEBRIS RESEARCH, PREVENTION, AND REDUCTION**

