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16 U.S.C. 1821: Foreign fishing
Created in 1976 by Public Law 94-265. Changed by 12 later laws. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.
7 other sections of the Code cite this one, including 16 U.S.C. 1822, 16 U.S.C. 1824, 16 U.S.C. 1856, 16 U.S.C. 1857, 16 U.S.C. 6905.
1 part of federal rules cite it as their authority, written by International Fishing and Related Activities (1).
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No bill we track in the 119th Congress changes this section.
How it got here
2007
- Pub. L. 109–479, §5, substituted "is" for "shall be" and "cannot, or will not," for "will not" and inserted at end "Allocations of the total allowable level of foreign fishing are discretionary, except that the total allowable level shall be zero for fisheries determined by the Secreta… (Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Reauthorization Act of 2006) Law text · (d)
- Pub. L. 109–479, §404(a), substituted "or other monitoring program that the Secretary, in consultation with the Western Pacific Management Council, determines is adequate to monitor harvest, bycatch, and compliance with the laws of the United States by vessels fishing under the a… (Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Reauthorization Act of 2006) Law text · (h)
1996
- Pub. L. 104–297, §105(a)(1), added pars. (1) and (2) and struck out former pars. (1) and (2) which read as follows: (Sustainable Fisheries Act) Law text · (a), (2)
- Pub. L. 104–297, §105(a)(2), substituted "subsection (h)" for "subsection (i)". (Sustainable Fisheries Act) Law text · (c)
- Pub. L. 104–297, §105(a)(3), (4), repealed subsec. (f) and redesignated subsec. (g) as (f). See 1994 Amendment note below. (Sustainable Fisheries Act) Law text · (f)
- Pub. L. 104–297, §105(a)(4), redesignated subsec. (h) as (g). Former subsec. (g) redesignated (f). (Sustainable Fisheries Act) Law text · (g)
- Pub. L. 104–297, §105(a)(4), redesignated subsec. (i) as (h). Former subsec. (h) redesignated (g). (Sustainable Fisheries Act) Law text · (h)
- Pub. L. 104–297, §105(a)(5), added subpar. (B) and redesignated former subpars. (B) and (C) as (C) and (D), respectively. (Sustainable Fisheries Act) Law text · (h)
- Pub. L. 104–297, §105(a)(4), (6), redesignated subsec. (j) as (i) and substituted "section 1854" for "section 1855". Former subsec. (i) redesignated (h). (Sustainable Fisheries Act) Law text · (i)
- Pub. L. 104–297, §105(a)(4), redesignated subsec. (j) as (i). (Sustainable Fisheries Act) Law text · (j)
1994
- Pub. L. 103–236 directed the repeal of section 201(f) of the Fishery Conservation and Management Act, 1976, which was executed by repealing subsec. (f) of this section which was section 201(f) of the Magnuson Fishery Conservation and Management Act. Prior to repeal, subsec. (f) read as… · (f)
1990
- Pub. L. 101–627 amended subsec. (d) generally, limiting the total allowable level of foreign fishing, with respect to any fishery subject to the exclusive management authority of the United States, to only that part of the potential fishery yield which is not harvested by United States… · (d)
1986
- Pub. L. 99–659, §101(c)(2), substituted "exclusive economic zone" for "fishery conservation zone" in two places. · (a), (e)
- Pub. L. 99–386 substituted "The Secretary and the Secretary of State shall" for "The Secretary of the Treasury, in cooperation with the Secretary and the Secretary of State, shall". · (f)
- Pub. L. 99–659, §§101(c)(2), 103(a)(1), (2), designated existing provisions as subpar. (A), substituted "exclusive economic zone" for "fishery conservation zone", and added subpar. (B). · (i)
- Pub. L. 99–659, §101(c)(2), substituted "exclusive economic zone" for "fishery conservation zone". · (i)
- Pub. L. 99–659, §103(a)(3), amended subpar. (B) generally. Prior to amendment, subpar. (B) read as follows: "with respect to any foreign fishing vessel while it is engaged in fishing within the fishery conservation zone— · (i)
- Pub. L. 99–659, §101(c)(2), substituted "exclusive economic zone" for "fishery conservation zone". · (j)
1984
- Pub. L. 98–623, §404(1), substituted "may allocate" for "shall allocate" in provisions preceding subpar. (A). · (d)
- Pub. L. 98–623, §404(2)(A), substituted "may make allocations to foreign nations from" for "shall determine the allocation among foreign nations of". · (e)
- Pub. L. 98–623, §404(2)(B), substituted "both United States fish and fishery products" for "United States fish or fishery products" and inserted ", particularly fish and fishery products for which the foreign nation has requested an allocation". · (e)
- Pub. L. 98–623, §404(2)(C), amended provisions generally, thereby substituting "in both the advancement of existing and new opportunities for fisheries exports from the United States through the purchase of fishery products from United States processors, and the advancement o… · (e)
1983
- Pub. L. 97–453, §2(a)(1), amended par. (D) generally, substituting "United States observers required under subsection (i) be permitted to be stationed aboard any such vessel and that all of the costs incurred incident to such stationing, including the costs of data editing and en… · (c)
- Pub. L. 97–453, §2(a)(2), added subpar. (D). · (c)
- Pub. L. 97–453, §2(a)(3), substituted "may be allocated" for "shall be allocated" after "then such portion or part". · (d)
- Pub. L. 97–453, §2(a)(4), designated first sentence of existing provisions as subpar. (A), added subpars. (B), (C), and (D), and redesignated former subpars. (A) through (H) as cls. (i) through (viii) of subpar. (E), respectively. · (e)
- Pub. L. 97–453, §2(a)(5)(A)(i), substituted provision that observers, while stationed aboard foreign fishing vessels, shall carry out such scientific, compliance monitoring, and other functions as the Secretary deems necessary or appropriate to carry out the purposes of this chapter… · (i)
- Pub. L. 97–453, §2(a)(5)(A)(ii), added par. (6). · (i)
- Pub. L. 97–453, §2(a)(6), added subsec. (j). · (j)
1980
- Pub. L. 96–561, §230, designated existing provision as par. (2), substituted provision prescribing the total allowable level of foreign fishing with respect to any United States fishery for each harvesting season after the 1980 harvesting season as the level representing that portion o… · (d)
- Pub. L. 96–561, §231(a), substituted "All such determinations shall be made by the Secretary of State and the Secretary on the basis of" for "In making any such determination, the Secretary of State and the Secretary shall consider", added subpars. (A), (B), (D), and (E), redesignated … · (e)
- Pub. L. 96–561, §236, added subsec. (i). · (i)
1979
- Pub. L. 96–61 designated existing provisions as par. (1), redesignated pars. (1) through (4) as subpars. (A) to (D), and added par. (2). · (e)
- Pub. L. 96–118 substituted "unharvested" for "harvested". · (e)
1978
- Pub. L. 95–354, §4(1), substituted "(g)" for "(f)". · (a)
- Pub. L. 95–354, §4(2), substituted "harvest an amount of fish which exceeds" for "exceed". · (c)
- Pub. L. 95–354, §4(3), (4), added subsec. (f), redesignated former subsecs. (f) and (g) as (g) and (h), and in subsec. (h)(1), as so redesignated, set out existing provisions as cls. (A) and (C) and added cl. (B). · (f), (g), (h)
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