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16 U.S.C. 3637: Prohibited acts and penalties

Created in 1985 by Public Law 99-5. Changed by 1 later law. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.

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

    2015

    • Pub. L. 114–81, §104(1)(B), made technical amendment to reference in original act which appears in text as reference to "this chapter". Law text · (a)
    • Pub. L. 114–81, §104(1)(A), inserted ", investigation," after "search". Law text · (a)
    • Pub. L. 114–81, §104(2), inserted ", investigation," after "search" and substituted "paragraph (2);" for "subparagraph (2);". Law text · (a)
    • Pub. L. 114–81, §104(3), made technical amendment to reference in original act which appears as a reference to "this chapter" and struck out "or" at end. Law text · (a)
    • Pub. L. 114–81, §104(4), added subsec. (b) and struck out former subsecs. (b) to (f), which related to civil penalty, criminal penalty, forfeiture, enforcement authority, and jurisdiction. Law text · (b), (c), (d), (e), (f)

    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.