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16 U.S.C. 1826g: Enforcement

Created in 1995 by the Fisheries Act of 1995 (Public Law 104-43). Changed by 2 later laws. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.

8 other sections of the Code cite this one, including 16 U.S.C. 957, 16 U.S.C. 959, 16 U.S.C. 971f, 16 U.S.C. 1385, 16 U.S.C. 3637.

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

    2016

    • Pub. L. 114–327 added par. (9). Law text · (b)

    2015

    • Pub. L. 114–81 designated existing provisions as subsec. (h), inserted heading, and added subsecs. (a) to (g). Law text

    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.