§ 973n. Arbitration

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. 1988

   South Pacific Tuna Act of 1988

   Pub. L. 100–330 § 16 · 102 Stat. 591

   Enacted · 16 U.S.C. § 973n

   Pub. L. 100–330, § 16, June 7, 1988, 102 Stat. 600

   Source evidence

   Code source credit
   Pub. L. 100–330, § 16, June 7, 1988, 102 Stat. 600

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   SEC. 16. ARBITRATION. In the event of a dispute requiring the establishment of an arbitral tribunal under Article 6 of the Treaty, the Secretary of State, in consultation with the Secretary, shall appoint the arbitrator to be appointed by the United States under paragraph 3 of that Article, and shall represent the United States in reaching agreement under such paragraph with each Pacific Island Party involved concerning the appointment of the presiding arbitrator of the tribunal.

2. 2025

   Pub. L. 119–60 div. H title LXXXIV § 8424 · 139 Stat. 1919

   1. Struck · 16 U.S.C. § 973n

      Pub. L. 119–60 struck out “Article 6 of” after “arbitral tribunal under”

   2. Substituted · 16 U.S.C. § 973n

      Pub. L. 119–60 substituted “the Treaty, shall determine the location of the arbitration, and shall represent the United States in reaching agreement under the Treaty” for “paragraph 3 of that Article, and shall represent the United States in reaching agreement under such paragraph”

   Unresolved: Pub. L. 119–60 was not found in the local Statutes at Large index.

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Pub. L. 119–60 struck out “Article 6 of” after “arbitral tribunal under” and substituted “the Treaty, shall determine the location of the arbitration, and shall represent the United States in reaching agreement under the Treaty” for “paragraph 3 of that Article, and shall represent the United States in reaching agreement under such paragraph”.

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