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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. 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.

  1. 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. 4903

    Enacted 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.

  2. 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”.

  3. 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
  1. 1992Pub. L. 102–582, title I, § 102, , 106 Stat. 4903
  2. 2007Pub. L. 109–479, title IV, § 403(b)(2), , 120 Stat. 3632
  3. 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.)

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