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16 U.S.C. 1822: International fishery agreements

Created in 1976 by Public Law 94-265. Changed by 5 later laws. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.

5 other sections of the Code cite this one, including 16 U.S.C. 1371, 16 U.S.C. 1385, 16 U.S.C. 1826h, 16 U.S.C. 1826k, 19 U.S.C. 4715.

1 part of federal rules cite it as their authority, written by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce (1).

This Congress

No bill we track in the 119th Congress changes this section.

    How it got here

    2022

    • Pub. L. 117–328 struck out par. (3) which read as follows: "Not later than January 1, 1997, and annually thereafter, the Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of State, shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on … (Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023) Law text · (h)

    1996

    • Pub. L. 104–297, §105(b)(1), inserted before period at end "or section 1824(e) of this title". (Sustainable Fisheries Act) Law text · (c)
    • Pub. L. 104–297, §105(b)(2), added subsec. (h). (Sustainable Fisheries Act) Law text · (h)

    1992

    • Pub. L. 102–251, §301(e)(3), added subsec. (g). · (g)

    1990

    • Pub. L. 101–627, §105(a), added subsec. (e). Former subsec. (e) redesignated (f). · (e)
    • Pub. L. 101–627, §120(a), substituted "an exclusive economic" for "a exclusive economic". · (f)
    • Pub. L. 101–627, §105(a), redesignated former subsec. (e) as (f). · (f)

    1986

    • Pub. L. 99–659 substituted "exclusive economic zone" for "fishery conservation zone" wherever appearing. · (b), (c), (d), (e)

    Text, outline and history from the official U.S. Code (2024 edition) on GovInfo, published by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel. Changes made after that edition appear under This Congress.