Title 16 — Conservation
Chapter 38 — Fishery Conservation and Management
§ 1826b. Duration of denial of port privileges and sanctions
Statutory text
Any denial of port privileges or sanction under section 1826a of this title with respect to a nation shall remain in effect until such time as the Secretary of Commerce certifies to the President and the Congress that such nation has terminated large-scale driftnet fishing by its nationals and vessels beyond the exclusive economic zone of any nation or effectively addressed the offending activities for which the nation received a negative certification under 1826j(d) 1 or 1826k(c) of this title.
Footnotes
- 1 So in original. Probably should be preceded by “section”.
Legislative history
Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.
High Seas Driftnet Fisheries Enforcement Act
Pub. L. 102–582 title I § 102 · 106 Stat. 4900
Enacted · 16 U.S.C. § 1826b
Pub. L. 102–582, title I, § 102, Nov. 2, 1992, 106 Stat. 4903
Source evidence
Code source credit
Pub. L. 102–582, title I, § 102, Nov. 2, 1992, 106 Stat. 4903Enacted provision · exact public law section
SEC. 102. Duration Of Denial Of Port Privileges And Sanctions. Any denial of port privileges or sanction under section 101 with respect to a nation shall remain in effect until such time as the Secretary of Commerce certifies to the President and the Congress that such nation has terminated large-scale drifnet fishing oy its nationals and vessels beyond the exclusive economic zone of any nation.Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Reauthorization Act of 2006
Pub. L. 109–479 title IV § 403(b)(2) · 120 Stat. 3575
Inserted · 16 U.S.C. § 1826b
Pub. L. 109–479 inserted “or illegal, unreported, or unregulated fishing” after “driftnet fishing”
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Pub. L. 109–479 inserted “or illegal, unreported, or unregulated fishing” after “driftnet fishing”.Enacted provision · exact public law section
(2) Duration of denial.— Section 102 of the High Seas Driftnet Fisheries Enforcement Act (16 U.S.C. 1826b) is amended by inserting “or illegal, unreported , or unregulated fishing” after “fishing”.Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated Fishing Enforcement Act of 2015
Pub. L. 114–81 title I § 102(b) · 129 Stat. 649
Struck and inserted · 16 U.S.C. § 1826b
Pub. L. 114–81 struck out “or illegal, unreported, or unregulated fishing” after “driftnet fishing” and inserted “or effectively addressed the offending activities for which the nation received a negative certification under 1826j(d) or 1826j(c) of this title” before period at end
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Pub. L. 114–81 struck out “or illegal, unreported, or unregulated fishing” after “driftnet fishing” and inserted “or effectively addressed the offending activities for which the nation received a negative certification under 1826j(d) or 1826j(c) of this title” before period at end.Enacted provision · exact public law section
(b) Duration of Negative Certification Effects.— Section 102 of such Act (16 U.S.C. 1826b) is amended by— (1) striking “or illegal, unreported, or unregulated fishing”; and (2) inserting “or effectively addressed the offending activities for which the nation received a negative certification under 609(d) or 610(c) of the High Seas Driftnet Fishing Moratorium Protection Act (16 U.S.C. 1826j(d), 1826k(c))” before the period at the end.
3 of 3 references resolved to an enrolled provision
Editorial Notes
Codification
Section was enacted as part of the High Seas Driftnet Fisheries Enforcement Act, and not as part of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act which comprises this chapter.
Amendments2007–2015 · 2 rounds
2015
Pub. L. 114–81 struck out “or illegal, unreported, or unregulated fishing” after “driftnet fishing” and inserted “or effectively addressed the offending activities for which the nation received a negative certification under 1826j(d) or 1826j(c) of this title” before period at end.
2007
Pub. L. 109–479 inserted “or illegal, unreported, or unregulated fishing” after “driftnet fishing”.
Credits
1992–2015 · 3 acts
- 1992Pub. L. 102–582, title I, § 102, , 106 Stat. 4903
- 2007Pub. L. 109–479, title IV, § 403(b)(2), , 120 Stat. 3632
- 2015Pub. L. 114–81, title I, § 102(b), , 129 Stat. 656.
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(Pub. L. 102–582, title I, § 102, , 106 Stat. 4903; Pub. L. 109–479, title IV, § 403(b)(2), , 120 Stat. 3632; Pub. L. 114–81, title I, § 102(b), , 129 Stat. 656.)