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16 U.S.C. 971: Definitions

Created in 1975 by Public Law 94-70. Changed by 4 later laws. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.

3 other sections of the Code cite this one, including 16 U.S.C. 1826g, 16 U.S.C. 1826k, 16 U.S.C. 6905.

3 parts of federal rules cite it as their authority, written by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce (1), International Fishing and Related Activities (1), Fishery Conservation and Management, 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

    1998

    • Pub. L. 105–384 renumbered par. (4) defining "exclusive economic zone" as par. (5) and made technical amendment to reference in original act which appears in text as reference to section 1802 of this title. Law text · (4), (5)

    1995

    • Pub. L. 104–43, §303(1), added par. (3). Former par. (3) redesignated (4). (Fisheries Act of 1995) Law text · (3)
    • Pub. L. 104–43, §303(2), added par. (4) defining "exclusive economic zone". Former par. (4) redesignated (5). (Fisheries Act of 1995) Law text · (4)
    • Pub. L. 104–43, §303(1), redesignated par. (3) defining "Council" as (4). (Fisheries Act of 1995) Law text · (4)
    • Pub. L. 104–43, §303(2), struck out par. (5) which read as follows: "The term 'fisheries zone' means the waters included within a zone contiguous to the territorial sea of the United States, of which the inner boundary is a line coterminous with the seaward boundary of each coastal State,… (Fisheries Act of 1995) Law text · (5)
    • Pub. L. 104–43, §303(1), redesignated par. (4) as (5). Former par. (5) redesignated (6). (Fisheries Act of 1995) Law text · (5)
    • Pub. L. 104–43, §303(1), redesignated pars. (5) to (10) as (6) to (11), respectively. (Fisheries Act of 1995) Law text · (6), (7), (8), (9), (10), (11)

    1977

    • Pub. L. 95–33 struck out the comma between "zone" and "contiguous", substituted "two hundred" for "200", and substituted a semicolon for a comma after "is measured". · (4)

    1976

    • Pub. L. 94–265, which directed the substitution of "the waters included within a zone, contiguous to the territorial sea of the United States, of which the inner boundary is a line coterminous with the seaward boundary of each coastal state, and the outer boundary is a line drawn in such … · (4)

    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.