§ 1979. Fishermen’s Protective Fund

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. 1954

   Pub. L. 92–569 § 5 · 86 Stat. 1181

   Enacted · 22 U.S.C. § 1979

   Aug. 27, 1954, ch. 1018, § 9, as added Pub. L. 92–569, § 5, Oct. 26, 1972, 86 Stat. 1183

   Source evidence

   Code source credit
   Aug. 27, 1954, ch. 1018, § 9, as added Pub. L. 92–569, § 5, Oct. 26, 1972, 86 Stat. 1183

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   Sec. 5. The Fishermen’s Protective Act of 1967 is further amended Fishermen’s Protective Fund establishment. by adding at the end thereof the following new section: “Sec. 9. There is created a Fishermen’s Protective Fund which shall be used by the Secretary of the Treasury to reimburse owners of vessels for amounts certified to him by the Secretary of State under section 3. The amount of any claim or portion thereof collected by the Secretary of State from any foreign country pursuant to section 5(a) shall be deposited in the fund and shall be available for the purpose of reimbursing vessel owners under section 3; except that if a transfer to the fund was made pursuant to section 5(b) (1) with respect to any such claim, an amount from the fund equal to the amount so collected shall be covered into the Treasury as miscellaneous receipts. There is authorized to be appropriated to the fund (1) the Appropriation. sum of $3,000,000 to provide initial capital, and (2) such additional sums as may be necessary from time to time to supplement the fund in order to meet the requirements of the fund.”

2. 1984

   Pub. L. 98–364 title III § 302(c) · 98 Stat. 440

   1. Substituted · 22 U.S.C. § 1979

      Pub. L. 98–364 substituted “Secretary of State” for “Secretary of the Treasury”

   2. Substituted · 22 U.S.C. § 1979

      Pub. L. 98–364 substituted “determined and certified by him” for “certified to him by the Secretary of State”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Pub. L. 98–364 substituted “Secretary of State” for “Secretary of the Treasury” and “determined and certified by him” for “certified to him by the Secretary of State”.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (c) The first sentence of section 9 of such Act of 1967 (22 U.S.C. 1979) is amended by striking “Secretary of the Treasury” and inserting in lieu thereof “Secretary of State”; and by striking “certified to him by the Secretary of State” and inserting in lieu thereof “determined and certified by him”.

3 of 3 references resolved to an enrolled provision