§ 973m. Fisheries-related assistance

Statutory text

The Secretary and the Secretary of State may provide assistance to a Pacific Island Party to benefit such Pacific Island Party from the development of fisheries resources and the operation of fishing vessels that are licensed pursuant to the Treaty, including—

technical assistance;

training and capacity building opportunities;

facilitation of the implementation of private sector activities or partnerships; and

other activities as determined appropriate by the Secretary and the Secretary of State.

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.

1988
South Pacific Tuna Act of 1988
Pub. L. 100–330 § 15 · 102 Stat. 591
Enacted · 16 U.S.C. § 973m
Pub. L. 100–330, § 15, June 7, 1988, 102 Stat. 600
Source evidence
Code source credit
Pub. L. 100–330, § 15, June 7, 1988, 102 Stat. 600
Enacted provision · exact public law section
SEC. 15. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE. Business and industry. The United States tuna industry shall provide $250,000 annually in technical assistance, including provision of assistance by technicians, in response to requests coordinated through the Administrator. Reports. The Secretary of State shall designate an entity to coordinate the provision of such technical assistance as provided by the United States tuna industry and to provide an annual report to the Secretary of State regarding the provision of such technical assistance.
2025
Pub. L. 119–60 div. H title LXXXIV § 8423 · 139 Stat. 1918
Amended · 16 U.S.C. § 973m
Pub. L. 119–60 amended section generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows: “The United States tuna industry shall provide $250,000 annually in technical assistance, including provision of assistance by technicians, in response to requests coordinated through the Administrator. The Secretary of State shall designate an entity to coordinate the provision of such technical assistance as provided by the United States tuna industry and to provide an annual report to the Secretary of State regarding the provision of such technical assistance.”
Unresolved: Pub. L. 119–60 was not found in the local Statutes at Large index.
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Pub. L. 119–60 amended section generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows: “The United States tuna industry shall provide $250,000 annually in technical assistance, including provision of assistance by technicians, in response to requests coordinated through the Administrator. The Secretary of State shall designate an entity to coordinate the provision of such technical assistance as provided by the United States tuna industry and to provide an annual report to the Secretary of State regarding the provision of such technical assistance.”

1 of 2 references resolved to an enrolled provision · 1 unresolved

Editorial Notes

Amendments

2025—Pub. L. 119–60 amended section generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows: “The United States tuna industry shall provide $250,000 annually in technical assistance, including provision of assistance by technicians, in response to requests coordinated through the Administrator. The Secretary of State shall designate an entity to coordinate the provision of such technical assistance as provided by the United States tuna industry and to provide an annual report to the Secretary of State regarding the provision of such technical assistance.”

Credits

1988–2025 · 2 acts

1988Pub. L. 100–330, § 15, June 7, 1988, 102 Stat. 600
2025Pub. L. 119–60, div. H, title LXXXIV, § 8423, Dec. 18, 2025, 139 Stat. 1918.

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(Pub. L. 100–330, § 15, June 7, 1988, 102 Stat. 600; Pub. L. 119–60, div. H, title LXXXIV, § 8423, Dec. 18, 2025, 139 Stat. 1918.)