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43 U.S.C. 1841: Definitions

Created in 1978 by Public Law 95-372. 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 Marine Fisheries Service, 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

    1982

    • Pub. L. 97–212 added par. (1), redesignated former pars. (1) to (7) as (2) to (8), respectively, and struck out "at sea" after "the aiding or assisting" in par. (4)(B) as redesignated.

    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.