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16 U.S.C. 1826j: Illegal, unreported, or unregulated fishing

Created in 2007 by the Fisheries Act of 1995 (Public Law 104-43). Changed by 5 later laws. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.

1 other section of the Code cite this one, including 16 U.S.C. 1826a.

This Congress

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

    How it got here

    2022

    • Pub. L. 117–263, §11337(a)(1), added par. (2) and struck out former par. (2). Prior to amendment, text read as follows: "Taking into account the factors described under subsection (a)(1), the Secretary shall also identify, and list in such report, a nation— (James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023) Law text · (a)
    • Pub. L. 117–263, §11337(a)(2), added par. (4). (James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023) Law text · (a)
    • Pub. L. 117–263, §11337(b)(1), added par. (3) and struck out former par. (3) which related to effect of certification. (James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023) Law text · (d)
    • Pub. L. 117–328, §401(1), redesignated subsecs. (f) and (g) as (e) and (f), respectively, and struck out former subsec. (e) which related to recordkeeping requirements. (Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023) Law text · (e), (f), (g)
    • Pub. L. 117–263, §11337(b)(2), (3), added subsec. (e) and redesignated former subsecs. (e) and (f) as (f) and (g), respectively. (James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023) Law text · (e), (f), (g)

    2016

    • Pub. L. 114–327 substituted "any fishing vessel of that nation is engaged, or has" for "fishing vessels of that nation are engaged, or have" in introductory provisions. Law text · (a)

    2015

    • Pub. L. 114–81, §101(g)(1), (2), designated existing provisions as par. (1), inserted heading, and, in introductory provisions, inserted ", based on a cumulative compilation and analysis of data collected and provided by international fishery management organizations and other nations … Law text · (a)
    • Pub. L. 114–81, §101(c), amended subsec. (b) generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows: "An identification under subsection (a) or section 1826k(a) of this title is deemed to be an identification under section 1826a(b)(1)(A) of this title, and the Secretary shall notify the P… Law text · (b)
    • Pub. L. 114–81, §101(i)(2), struck out "of its fishing vessels" after "offending activities" in introductory provisions. Law text · (d)
    • Pub. L. 114–81, §101(i)(3), struck out "of its fishing vessels" after "offending activities". Law text · (d)
    • Pub. L. 114–81, §101(i)(4), in introductory provisions, substituted "to authorize" for "for certification", inserted "the importation" after "or other basis", struck out "harvesting" before "nation", and substituted "issued a negative certification under paragraph (1)" for "not cert… Law text · (d)
    • Pub. L. 114–81, §101(e), struck out "that has not been certified by the Secretary under this subsection, or" after "subsection (a)". Law text · (d)

    2011

    • Pub. L. 111–348 substituted "bycatch reduction requirements, and shark conservation measures;" for "and bycatch reduction requirements;". Law text · (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.