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16 U.S.C. 6602: Definitions

Created in 2004 by Public Law 108-266. Changed by 1 later law. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.

This Congress

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

    How it got here

    2019

    • Pub. L. 116–9, §7001(c)(3)(B)(i)(I), substituted "marine turtles, freshwater turtles, and tortoises, and the habitats of marine turtles, freshwater turtles, and tortoises, in foreign countries and territories of the United States under the jurisdiction of United States Fish and Wildlife S… (John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act) Law text · (2)
    • Pub. L. 116–9, §7001(c)(3)(B)(i)(II), struck out "nesting" wherever appearing before "habitats", "populations", and "habitat". (John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act) Law text · (2)
    • Pub. L. 116–9, §7001(c)(3)(B)(i)(III)(aa), substituted "countries—" for "countries to—" in introductory provisions. (John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act) Law text · (2)
    • Pub. L. 116–9, §7001(c)(3)(B)(i)(III)(bb), inserted "to" before "protect" and struck out "nesting" before "populations" and before "habitats". (John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act) Law text · (2)
    • Pub. L. 116–9, §7001(c)(3)(B)(i)(III)(cc), inserted "to" before "prevent". (John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act) Law text · (2)
    • Pub. L. 116–9, §7001(c)(3)(B)(i)(IV), substituted "turtles, freshwater turtles, and tortoises" for "turtles on nesting habitat". (John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act) Law text · (2)
    • Pub. L. 116–9, §7001(c)(3)(B)(i)(V), substituted "turtles, freshwater turtles, and tortoises over habitats used by marine turtles, freshwater turtles, and tortoises" for "turtles over habitat used by marine turtles for nesting". (John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act) Law text · (2)
    • Pub. L. 116–9, §7001(c)(3)(B)(i)(VI), struck out "nesting" before "population" and before "habitat". (John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act) Law text · (2)
    • Pub. L. 116–9, §7001(c)(3)(B)(ii)–(v), added pars. (3), (5), (9), and (10) and redesignated former pars. (3) to (6) as (4), (6), (7), and (8), respectively. (John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act) Law text · (3), (4), (5), (6), (7), (8), (9), (10)

    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.