§ 1980b. Sanctions for imposition of conditions on U.S. fishing vessel found inconsistent with international law

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

   Fisheries Act of 1995

   Pub. L. 104–43 title IV § 402(b) · 109 Stat. 366

   Enacted · 22 U.S.C. § 1980b

   Aug. 27, 1954, ch. 1018, § 12, as added Pub. L. 104–43, title IV, § 402(b), Nov. 3, 1995, 109 Stat. 390

   Source evidence

   Code source credit
   Aug. 27, 1954, ch. 1018, § 12, as added Pub. L. 104–43, title IV, § 402(b), Nov. 3, 1995, 109 Stat. 390

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (b) The Fishermen’s Protective Act of 1967 (22 U.S.C. 1971 et seq.) is further amended by adding at the end the following: “Sec. 12. (a) If the Secretary of State finds that the government of any nation imposes conditions on the operation or transit of United States fishing vessels which the United States regards as being inconsistent with international law or an international agreement, the Secretary of State shall certify that fact to the President. “(b) Upon receipt of a certification under subsection (a), the President shall direct the heads of Federal agencies to impose similar conditions on the operation or transit of fishing vessels registered under the laws of the nation which has imposed conditions on United States fishing vessels. “(c) For the purposes of this section, the term ‘fishing vessel’ has the meaning given that term in section 2101(11a) of title 46, United States Code. “(d) It is the sense of the Congress that any action taken by any Federal agency under subsection (b) should be commensurate with any conditions certified by the Secretary of State under subsection (a).”.

2. 2018

   John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019

   Pub. L. 115–232 div. C title XXXV § 3541(b)(4) · 132 Stat. 1636

   Substituted · 22 U.S.C. § 1980b(c)

   Pub. L. 115–232 substituted “section 2101(12)” for “section 2101(11a)”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 115–232 substituted “section 2101(12)” for “section 2101(11a)”.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (4) Section 12(c) of the Fishermen’s Protective Act of 1967 (22 U.S.C. 1980b(c)) is amended by striking “section 2101(11a)” and inserting “section 2101(12)”.

2 of 2 references resolved to an enrolled provision